[{"_1":2,"_112":-5,"_113":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,76,88,100],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},"mediaId",6329646,"mediaKeyId","2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069","parentId",2315865,"title","Committee trims tribal tourism request, adds match, oversight and two-year sunset","audioSeconds",1653,"startMs",2742000,"endMs",4395000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069&start=2742&end=4395","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069/thumbnail_2742000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6329646/North-Dakota/Committee-trims-tribal-tourism-request-adds-match-oversight-and-two-year-sunset","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6329646-3288d50188321e1c97b213145475cda0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771103055&Signature=HlW5mAa5XrVG7Yj6XQ7X6ul7lomkrY4ZaRa4XqW-Mf4AfQQGKTVuKf98j8moyxS-XJVltR4N0jLFbGN0QD3PJHaVQ9hxE80h6uXDWOzZiHEwtFXXkoFof8d6DMAdVGQcgZ0vTHuWaQ7fUSbHPQDOs69WS1QAB2~1UnL-A8EajhQaPDX88es6mMNt3fm05uFpMQGdSGzkKqUSBeIVj5rQK6b4qJYX45iOmWSyhIYkDvksIjMQ99Qtdm6LESq3~NLtyi3aj6ENGNymaosvdzWIGD65-Q3lSwLpB5GDVThvlgnhqccgDKhWYRY2nGhP3yRJBLLB-WFs17t4UV-SnktTsw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","North Dakota State Legislature","date","2025-02-14T00:00:00Z","article","The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee amended House Bill 1581, a state grant proposal for Native American tourism, to reduce the original request and add accountability requirements. Under the committee amendment, the state would provide matching grants up to $100,000 total with a cap of up to $20,000 per tribal government; the program would be administered by the Department of Commerce's tourism and marketing division, require a submitted tourism plan for each grant, include reporting to Legislative Management, and include a two-year sunset.

Representative Brown, the bill sponsor, told the committee she favored the larger original request but said the group should consider a lower amount to improve the bill's chances given appropriations timing. \"I think we should lower the amount, so that it can pass being that we missed the appropriations deadlines,\" Brown said. Several members pressed for matching funds and oversight. Representative Van Winkle recommended a match requirement so tribes would have “skin in the game,” and Representative Rohrer suggested requiring a tourism plan and a follow-up report to the Legislature.

Committee members also discussed the timing of tourism events in 2026 — including national gatherings and the Theodore Roosevelt library opening — as reasons why seed funding could leverage visitor interest to multiple venues. Opponents raised budgetary restraint concerns; Representative Steiner said he could not support any appropriation while mindful of constituent pressure to reduce the state budget.

The committee approved the amendment by roll call (recorded as 10 yes, 0 no with four members not recorded as voting in that roll) and then gave the amended bill a due-pass recommendation; the due-pass roll call recorded 9 yes, 2 no, 3 not voting (as reported in the committee roll). Committee staff said if the bill requires appropriations, it will be sent to the appropriations process. Members asked Legislative Council to prepare an LC amendment incorporating the match, oversight, plan requirement and a two-year sunset so the committee could move the amended bill to the floor and, if needed, to appropriations.

The amended bill directs the tourism and marketing division to administer matching grants, requires each applicant to submit a plan as part of the application, sets reporting to legislative management and creates a two-year sunset provision. Committee members described the funds as a seed investment to leverage broader tourism activity across the state and particularly around 2026 events.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Government and Veterans Affairs Friday, Feb 14, 2025 8:55 AM - 10:30 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Lawmakers amended House Bill 1581 to create a $100,000 state matching grant program for tribal tourism (up to $20,000 per tribal government), with oversight, reporting and a two-year sunset.","taxTitle","Government and Veterans Affairs, House of Representatives, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28892,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6329651,"Committee splits on Fargo approval-voting bill; state uniformity vs. home-rule debate",820,1876000,2696000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069&start=1876&end=2696","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069/thumbnail_1876000.jpg","/articles/6329651/North-Dakota/Committee-splits-on-Fargo-approval-voting-bill-state-uniformity-vs-home-rule-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6329651-ab7e50cb64112b65d723d072d11ff05c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771103055&Signature=mcQn2ao3YOIX~5Zsh6ilKaxQ5J3TGQ-jU~APkkeSJd7r4yGflcdaTGwtKyaXI-0F9kE3hW8SOkg-mCuoSbPwI06uEwZcDe5k8i-cfuDDNwgA0hoAfuv9bTkZEAtI821bOlijvz9WODdUtXVMUV9frmNNXCcaCjLKLpJR2qL74Vkqf6tLyoYp63MX19JhwJOCoeEyk4j6WpQCHWdzPVW2DyMqJ76-VH8FQkjQJKn1Uia6uZLhj7nIaJW7HTWiLLY96CmNDLOS~1KOE5ldS76ZjJi3ywOi8uLnF2wKyqMzSnrokSLnAqUC9PfB8YcFLTBbgiCH~ilOMZcnfnSfUear5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee debated House Bill 1297, a measure that would override Fargo’s home-rule approval-voting measure and require uniform state election procedures. The committee considered testimony showing Fargo voters approved the change in a citizen-led initiative and heard objections from city supporters that state intervention would unsettle local self-governance.

Members repeatedly returned to a central legal question: whether home-rule charter authority allows Fargo to adopt a different voting system, or whether the Secretary of State has authority to require uniform election methods statewide. Representative Schneider and others defended home rule, citing state law that grants certain rights and responsibilities to charter cities; other members emphasized the Secretary of State’s interest in uniformity across jurisdictions.

The committee’s first recorded recommendation on the bill resulted in a tied outcome and failed; a subsequent roll call produced a due-pass recommendation. On the second roll call the committee recorded yes votes from Vice Chairman Satrim, Representative Carls, Representative McLeod, Representative Rohr, Representative Steiner, Representative Van Winkle and Representative Vetter, and no votes from Chairman Schauer, Representative Greenberg and Representative Wolfe; the motion carried (6 yes, 4 no, 4 recorded as absent or not voting in the transcript).

Speakers raised practical concerns about opening the door to multiple voting systems across cities. Representative Vetter argued uniformity is important so voters have a consistent experience statewide; Representative Schneider replied that home-rule status confers legally protected powers and cited civic education efforts in Fargo showing local support. Several members described being \"torn\" on the bill because of those competing principles.

The committee record shows the bill will proceed with the committee's recommendation; members noted the issue could resurface in conference committee or on the floor as cities and the Secretary of State continue to litigate the underlying legal boundary between state election uniformity and municipal home-rule authority.","Members debated House Bill 1297, which would nullify Fargo's approval-voting home-rule measure; the committee weighed state uniformity against home-rule authority and ultimately recorded a due-pass recommendation after a tied initial vote and a subsequent roll call.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6329656,"Committee amends bill to ban AI impersonation, exempts routine text edits",815,815000,1630000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069&start=815&end=1630","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069/thumbnail_815000.jpg","/articles/6329656/North-Dakota/Committee-amends-bill-to-ban-AI-impersonation-exempts-routine-text-edits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6329656-7c1da3536b913c7e99171d697a5ed454/orig.mp4?Expires=1771103055&Signature=nIPUsytzheT6EdB-9ACvjLkNA~d-4l8IWJdoUzdVHy-HQZt-8syc32oNnZ-mMgRYnNZH5Uz~PoZ5tuMhD3U~UBzKbkmRHE38O5ty0AVnoaMvRcxXAWar1UQVL046Wy01oAvjbL1ZX5qHiFJtc~alCzYyEzw~BKKnlMH4hlgh6weFxXpsSqa3NscRuR-Z43W77dV4lVwXZ9Y1HSoCLhfk7JYIIu8FpG3Qqt-2N7IyaRf-~nEUiqGtxTa2UFxLyAts-cp~UnxG4S152bQGjbKKY6gXpgXrDTlvXaor8KZ0EVL8XRlvYIsFIZnfcaKPQl4gflr-~~AMy4r~Ec8QfEXmeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee amended House Bill 1167 on artificial-intelligence protections to make it unlawful to “impersonate visually or audibly a human” using AI while exempting routine text uses such as text generation solely for grammar correction, spelling checks, stylistic editing or enhancing existing content.

Representative Josh Warrie, the bill sponsor, told the committee the goal is narrow: to block human impersonation online without banning everyday uses of AI tools. \"The core thing they're trying to block is human impersonation,\" Warrie said, adding the amendment was developed with input from the Secretary of State's office and from TechND, an information-technology trade group, which had urged not burdening ordinary text-editing uses.

The amendment adds a visual/audible impersonation prohibition and spells out that the disclosure requirement does not apply to content that uses AI solely for text generation, grammar correction, spelling checks, stylistic editing or enhancing existing content without creating new impersonations. Committee members raised questions about whether the language would capture items such as politically motivated fake emails and deepfakes; Representative Steiner said his office had seen campaign-related fake emails that IT staff believed to be AI-generated.

Committee discussion also touched on criminal penalties. A staff member identified chapter 16.11 in state code, and noted that \"the penalty for violation of any part of that chapter is a class A misdemeanor.\" Warrie said both houses in earlier drafts were reluctant to lock in criminal penalties at this stage and expected further changes if the bill reaches the Senate.

The committee approved a due-pass recommendation for House Bill 1167 as amended. The motion to give the bill a due pass as amended was moved by Representative Wolff and seconded; a roll call recorded yes votes from Chairman Schauer, Vice Chairman Satrim, Representatives Greenberg, Carls, Rohr, Schneider, Steiner, Van Winkle and Wolf (9 yes, 0 no). The committee indicated the bill will go forward as amended and may be refined further as the Legislature addresses AI issues on the floor and in other chambers.

Because the amendment narrows the bill to impersonation and excludes routine text editing, committee members said they expect additional edits as legislators reconcile similar proposals and related bills on deepfakes and campaign conduct.","The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee amended House Bill 1167 to prohibit creating AI-generated visual or audible impersonations of a human while exempting routine text uses such as grammar, spelling and stylistic edits; the committee gave the bill a due-pass recommendation as amended.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6329641,"Committee recommends do-not-pass on veterans-assistance bill after accreditation dispute",284,5265000,5549000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069&start=5265&end=5549","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2315865-a670e437e1d409c438162187b02f3069/thumbnail_5265000.jpg","/articles/6329641/North-Dakota/Committee-recommends-do-not-pass-on-veterans-assistance-bill-after-accreditation-dispute","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6329641-246b6ac15465b42d7ccd4163d650a8a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771103055&Signature=NC36VRS6dAGG4b1s3TwB0To0FiTI0x9ZniUlh-YIVEwieV3bvhs01GMUYAmFLLGljFROVBGbKWiXjTnY35~YHLW60jiU~tyCYp1cfarrOy4ns6mYOCU7-bTF6rWl6VUXQRXeNPZmzo9vP4bvKFz2BUVT83~EMt50hWu~LLDWVXzbanix0x5nz3hPmzSUctJaqZxX78dZsUcfTxwsbmztTqx5rDfXgv5kfnkgFi3ha2SB7QYQKW7M6iW95p~P5PE08wKIySF1-W6LDUYFGx10SczRkV~~9ZqR1uYFCdKZ6hpNSC~2fG8FpXNu6gNhPal~Z9adUqVSYlgthcVEc-d8rw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee voted to recommend a do-not-pass on House Bill 1169 after members concluded the bill could not be reconciled with federal Veterans Affairs accreditation requirements and because the state-level options sought by the sponsor were not acceptable to the VA commissioner.

Representative Brown, who had been working behind the scenes on the issue, told the committee the sponsor and stakeholders had not reached agreement with the commissioner and that no committee amendments had been accepted. Representative Vedder argued against killing the bill outright, saying the industry and veterans could benefit if the statutory obstacles could be addressed; other members pointed to a federal accreditation requirement that the commissioner said agents and attorneys representing veterans must meet.

Committee staff summarized the status: that agents and attorneys may represent North Dakota veterans but must meet federal VA accreditation and that the commissioner had insisted on that requirement. Members noted the bill's intent to help outside businesses assist veterans but said they lacked a path to alter federal accreditation requirements through state statute.

The committee vote on a do-not-pass recommendation was taken by roll call and recorded yes votes from Chairman Schauer, Vice Chairman Satrim, Representative Brown, Representative Grinberg, Representative Rohr, Representative Schneider, Representative Steiner and Representative Wolf; Representatives Carls, Van Winkle and Vetter were recorded as no. The motion carried (8 yes, 3 no, 3 not recorded as voting). Members left open the possibility of further work but recommended the bill not advance in its present form.

Committee staff noted that killing the bill would leave the status quo in place and that any future change would require coordination with the federal VA and accreditation processes.","Committee recommended a do-not-pass on House Bill 1169 after state and federal accreditation requirements and disagreements with the Veterans Affairs commissioner left the bill's goals unresolved; the committee recorded an 8-3-3 do-not-pass vote.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Committee trims tribal tourism request, adds match, oversight and two-year sunset

Committee splits on Fargo approval-voting bill; state uniformity vs. home-rule debate

Committee amends bill to ban AI impersonation, exempts routine text edits

Committee recommends do-not-pass on veterans-assistance bill after accreditation dispute