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Votes at a glance: North Dakota House actions on bills and referrals, Jan. 29, 2025
Summary
Summary of final actions taken on bills during the House session, including vote tallies and committee referrals.
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota House of Representatives recorded final action Thursday on a slate of bills and committee referrals. Below are the outcomes and key details as read into the record by the chief clerk and the presiding officers.
House Bill 1416 — Passed, 77-14 House Bill 1416, introduced by Representative Greenach, would allow two charitable gambling organizations to conduct two different types of games at the same site on the same day under specified conditions (licensed organizations, mutual consent, separate staff and funds, limited to 12 hours, site must be in a city with population 1,200 or less). The Judiciary Committee recommended do pass (8–6). Final recorded vote: 77 yea, 14 nay. (Clerk and vote recorded in the House minutes.)
House Bill 1089 — Failed, 38-53 House Bill 1089, introduced by Representative Hoverson, would have added a section to chapter 1-08 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to regulations or plans adopted by international organizations; the Energy and Natural Resources Committee recommended do not pass (8–3 with 2 absent). Final recorded vote: 38 yea, 53 nay.
House Bill 1147 — Passed, 93-0 House Bill 1147, carried from the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, lowers the veterans' disability threshold to qualify for a combination hunting and fishing license from 100% to 50% VA disability, aligning the combination license with the existing fishing license requirement. Committee recommendation: do pass (11–0). Final recorded vote: 93 yea, 0 nay.
House Bill 1171 — Failed, 14-79 House Bill 1171 proposed creation of a law enforcement family scholarship program (50% of tuition for qualifying students) and included an appropriation (listed in the bill text as $5,000,000). The Political Subdivisions Committee recommended do not pass (8–5). Final recorded vote: 14 yea, 79 nay.
House Bill 1367 — Passed, 93-0 House Bill 1367 amends drug crime penalties and drug paraphernalia provisions, adding actions such as pack, repack, store, container, and conceal to the list of paraphernalia offenses and aligning out-of-state prior offenses with in-state prior offenses for sentencing purposes. Judiciary Committee recommended do pass (13–0 with 1 absent). Final recorded vote: 93 yea, 0 nay.
House Bill 1211 — Passed, 92-1 House Bill 1211 (sponsored at the request of Missouri River Energy Services) amends definitions and provisions for qualifying renewable electricity and recycled energy credits and repeals an existing section relating to hydroelectric facilities. Finance and Taxation Committee recommended do pass (12–0). Final recorded vote: 92 yea, 1 nay.
Committee referrals and procedural actions - Representative Bosch moved that House Bill 1066 (11th order) be re-referred to the Appropriations Committee; motion carried. (Clerk recorded the re-referral.) - Bills on the 6th order were deemed approved and placed on the 11th order except House Bills 1205 and 1234, which were re‑referred to the Appropriations Committee as read into the record.
These results reflect the clerk's read-in and the roll-call tallies as entered into the House record during the Jan. 29, 2025 session.
