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North Dakota House votes for annual legislative sessions
BISMARCK ( North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota is one of just four states where the Legislature does not meet every year, but that could change starting in 2027 if the state Senate follows the lead of the House. The House of Representatives on Friday voted 64-26 to pass House Bill 1408, to meet and pass a budget every year.
North Dakota House passes bill to implement annual sessions
House Bill 1408 received recommendations to pass from both the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.
North Dakota House moves forward bill to define gender as a person's biological sex
The North Dakota House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would define gender in state law based on a person's sex.
North Dakota House votes to defund Prairie Public, sends bill to Senate
The House Appropriations Committee had recommended continuing to fund Prairie Public with $1.2 million for the biennium. But House Bill 1255, sponsored by Rep. Jorin Johnson, R-Fargo, passed the House on Monday with a 48-41 vote, cutting the funding.
North Dakota House passes ban on ranked choice, approval voting
Fargo could be forced to return to traditional voting methods after becoming the first city in the nation to use approval voting in 2018.
North Dakota House passes 2 bills to protect state tribes through task forces, cultural preservation
Champion dancer Sage Casas, an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, performs the "Prairie Chicken Dance" on Thursday in the North Dakota State Capitol's Memorial Hall. North Dakota lawmakers passed legislation Thursday to bolster support for the state’s Indigenous population.
House defeats bill to display Ten Commandments in North Dakota public schools, colleges
The Ten Commandments are displayed on a monument near the Civic Center in Fargo, North Dakota, on Jan. 14, 2025. North Dakota House members voted no Wednesday to requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools.
Rural Representatives Blast Proposed North Dakota Private School Funding Bill
Rural education activists and public school supporters rallied against a proposed bill in the North Dakota Legislature that would funnel public tax dollars to private schools.
Public Charter Schools get Support From North Dakota Senate
( By: Michael Achterling. North Dakota Monitor) – A bill authorizing public charter schools in North Dakota cleared the Senate on a 40-7 vote. It will now advance to the House of Representatives, which previously was split on a similar bill.
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Education Savings Accounts for all North Dakota students pass Senate
The bill will advance to the House of Representatives for its consideration.
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North Dakota Moves to Create State-Level Version of DOGE
The state’s House of Representatives advanced legislation this week that would create a task force dedicated to reviewing ...