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Floor roundup: House re‑refers two bills, withdraws one and passes several measures
Summary
On Wednesday the North Dakota House re‑referred House Bills 1570 and 1445 to different committees, accepted the withdrawal of House Bill 1617, and recorded final floor votes on a set of bills including passage of HB 1440, HB 1170, HB 1122, HB 1420, HB 1354 and failures of HB 1324, HB 1159 and HB 1262.
The North Dakota House recorded several procedural and final actions on Wednesday, including committee re‑referrals, a withdrawal, and floor votes on a set of bills.
Re‑referrals and withdrawal Representative Jeff Bosch moved that House Bill 1570 be returned to the floor from the Human Services Committee and re‑referred to the Finance and Tax Committee; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote (motion recorded as carried). House Bill 1445 was likewise returned from the Political Subdivisions Committee and re‑referred to the Government and Veterans Affairs Committee after a motion from Representative Bosch. Representative Finley DeVille requested unanimous consent to withdraw House Bill 1617; with no objection the bill was withdrawn.
Final floor votes (select bills) - House Bill 1440 (cigar lounges, clarifying annual gross income and adding pipe tobacco language): Presented by Representative Moschenbacher; committee recommended due pass with amendments. Final recorded vote: 81 yeas, 13 nays. HB 1440 declared passed.
- House Bill 1170 (new‑hire leave for state employees — grant 40 hours to new hires to use within first year): Presented by Representative McLeod; committee recommended due pass as amended. Final recorded vote: 54 yeas, 40 nays. HB 1170 declared passed.
- House Bill 1122 (procurement and multiple award vendor pool contracts; housekeeping and procurement process updates): Presented by Representative Vetter; committee recommended due pass. Final recorded vote: 92 yeas, 1 nay. HB 1122 declared passed.
- House Bill 1324 (income tax deduction for cash and noncash tips for food/beverage service employees): Committee recommended do not pass. Final recorded vote: 23 yeas, 71 nays. HB 1324 declared failed.
- House Bill 1159 (require vendors to provide printed tickets upon request): Committee recommended do not pass. Final recorded vote: 27 yeas, 67 nays. HB 1159 declared failed.
- House Bill 1262 (guardians of incapacitated persons — proposed changes): Committee recommended do not pass. Final recorded vote: 4 yeas, 90 nays. HB 1262 declared failed.
- House Bill 1420 (clarify responsibilities of the North Dakota Library Coordinating Council and state aid to public libraries): Committee recommended due pass. Final recorded vote: 92 yeas, 2 nays. HB 1420 declared passed.
- House Bill 1354 (allow appraisers to perform evaluations; update definitions and standards): Committee recommended due pass. Final recorded vote: 94 yeas, 0 nays. HB 1354 declared passed.
Procedure and context Several bills came to the floor with committee recommendations; where clerk records show 'due pass' the House adopted final passage on the floor for the bills listed above. Where committees recommended 'do not pass' the House voted the committee recommendation into effect by rejecting final passage.
