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House passes batch of bills on treatment courts, corrections to code, licensing and tax changes

January 10, 2025 | House of Representatives, Legislative, North Dakota


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House passes batch of bills on treatment courts, corrections to code, licensing and tax changes
During its floor session the North Dakota House of Representatives approved multiple bills across judiciary, agriculture, industry licensing and taxation. Several measures were presented by committee chairs and passed by recorded votes with mostly bipartisan margins. The bills below were considered and passed (vote tallies are recorded as read on the House floor):

House Bill 1030 — Treatment courts (renames "drug court" to "treatment court"): Introduced by the Legislative Management at the request of the Judiciary Committee. Committee reported a do‑pass recommendation. Final recorded vote: 89 yays, 1 nay. (Bill amends multiple sections of the North Dakota Century Code to change references from "drug court" to "treatment court".)

House Bill 1031 — Technical corrections to Century Code references: Introduced by the Legislative Management at the request of the Judiciary Committee; committee recommended do‑pass. Final recorded vote: 91 yays, 0 nays. (Corrects improper, inaccurate, redundant or obsolete statutory references.)

House Bill 1045 — Private Investigative and Security Board fees: Introduced by Industry, Business and Labor Committee at the Board’s request. Establishes application and renewal fees (not to exceed $60; late fee not to exceed $20) for non‑licensed officers and for remote/online apprentice security training; committee reported a do‑pass with a fiscal note estimating modest revenue. Final recorded vote: 91 yays, 0 nays.

House Bill 1059 — Sentencing alternatives (clarifies misdemeanor class for certain 360‑day sentences): Introduced by the Judiciary Committee at the request of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; committee recommended do‑pass. Floor debate clarified the bill’s purpose is to prescribe class A misdemeanor where a 360‑day sentence is applied as a sentencing alternative. Final recorded vote: 88 yays, 3 nays.

House Bill 1040 — Drought disaster livestock water assistance eligibility: Introduced by the Agriculture Committee at the request of the Department of Water Resources. The bill removes a requirement that applicants first apply to USDA before seeking state assistance, expediting aid during drought. Committee recommended do‑pass. Final vote recorded on the floor as "Final vote shows 9 to 1 yays, 0 nays" (as read on the transcript).

House Bill 1084 — Eggs and poultry statutory updates: Introduced by the Agriculture Committee at the request of the Agriculture Commissioner; committee recommended do‑pass. The measure repeals obsolete licensing provisions for buyers, sellers and producers of eggs and poultry because there are currently no producers eligible for grading services in the state. Final recorded vote: 89 yays, 1 nay.

House Bill 1085 — Federal meat inspection alignment: Introduced by the Agriculture Committee at the request of the Agriculture Commissioner to align state statute with USDA meat and poultry inspection regulations; committee recommended do‑pass. Final recorded vote: 90 yays, 0 nays.

House Bill 1103 — Dry pea and lentil council definition changes: Introduced by Representative Bels and other sponsors; committee recommended do‑pass. Modifies eligibility to run for the council to account for longer crop rotation cycles. Final recorded vote: 90 yays, 0 nays.

House Bill 1115 — Tax commissioner forms, bonds and penalties changes: Introduced by Finance and Taxation Committee at the request of the Tax Commissioner; committee recommended do‑pass. Bill updates requirements for forms, reports and bonds and increases a penalty from $10 to $15 per return (removing a $2,000 cap) for certain statements due after Dec. 31, 2025. Final recorded vote: 90 yays, 0 nays.

House Bill 1107 — AmeriCorps Segal Education Award income tax exclusion: Introduced by the Finance and Taxation Committee at the request of the Tax Commissioner; committee recommended do‑pass. The bill would exclude a single AmeriCorps Segal Education Award from North Dakota taxable income; committee reported a do‑pass but debate included opposition to targeted tax exclusions. Final recorded vote: 84 yays, 5 nays.

Several other routine agenda items were handled, committee reports adopted, and members were excused before the House adjourned until the next scheduled floor session.

Votes and committee recommendations above are taken from the floor record as read into the transcript and reflect the final recorded tallies announced by the clerk. When the transcript listed a fiscal note or cited Century Code sections, those citations were included in committee summaries as read on the House floor.

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