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Votes at a glance: Interim Finance Committee approves work-program revisions, transfers and staffing-study funds

2867563 · April 3, 2025

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Summary

The Interim Finance Committee voted on multiple work-program revisions and transfers on March 31, 2025. The committee approved items on lists D, E and F not pulled for discussion; approved a cannabis penalties coding change; authorized NDOT funding adjustments; approved NDOC transfers and a one-shot staffing-study appropriation; and

At its March 31, 2025 meeting the Interim Finance Committee took the following formal actions (summary):

- Lists D, E and F not pulled: The committee approved the agenda items on lists D, E and F that were not pulled for discussion, inclusive of the withdrawals and late revisions flagged by fiscal staff. Motion moved by Assemblymember Daniel Monroe Moreno and seconded by Senator Kate Wynne; passed by voice vote.

- E17 (Cannabis Compliance Board): Approved a work-program revision clarifying civil-penalty receipts will be coded to the General Fund (see article on cannabis penalties). The board reported actual receipts to date of roughly $140,000 (not the $1.5 million projection) and said future civil penalties will be coded directly to the General Fund.

- E64, E66, E67, E68 (Department of Corrections transfers) and F13 (one-shot for staffing study): Approved work-program transfers and a one-shot appropriation tied to NDOC's operational needs and a contracted staffing study. Motion moved by Assemblymember Daniel Monroe Moreno and seconded by Senator Kate Wynne; passed by voice vote.

- E89, E90, E91 (NDOT work programs): Approved increased federal reimbursement and state highway authority and operating authority for NDOT to cover higher-than-anticipated construction and operating costs.

- E97 (Public Employees' Benefits Program): Approved an increase of $33.5 million in medical-claims authority funded by reserve reductions and offsets; PEBP said the board kept 2026 rates flat and will monitor claims in 2026/2027.

Context and procedure: Several items were pulled for discussion before votes were taken. For pulled items, the committee heard presentations and asked for follow-up documentation; in some cases the committee asked agencies to return with project-level quarterly reports or spend forecasts. All votes referenced above were recorded as committee voice votes in the meeting minutes.

Full item list and outcomes (selected): - Motion: Approve lists D/E/F items not pulled — Outcome: Approved (motion: Assemblymember Monroe Moreno; second: Senator Wynne). - Motion: Approve E17 (Cannabis penalties coding) — Outcome: Approved. - Motion: Approve E64/E66/E67/E68 and F13 (NDOC transfers and staffing-study one-shot) — Outcome: Approved. - Motion: Approve E89/E90/E91 (NDOT additional authority) — Outcome: Approved. - Motion: Approve E97 (PEBP medical claims increase) — Outcome: Approved.

Provenance: All votes occurred during the March 31, 2025 IFC meeting; motions and voice votes are recorded in the committee transcript and minutes. Members moved and seconded motions on the record; where roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript, minutes report voice-vote outcomes.

Note: This summary does not include every informational presentation at the meeting. Several informational items were heard without vote and will receive follow-up reporting to the committee as requested.