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Votes at a glance:

- Senate Bill 22-62 (K–12 coordination council contracts and appropriation): Passed 42 ayes, 3 nays, 1 absent. The bill grants the K–12 coordination council authority to enter contracts for educational research and included an appropriation of $120,000 (committee-recommended). (Final tally recorded at 2260–2278.)

- Senate Bill 23-48 (higher education acceptance of healthcare sharing ministries): Passed 44 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent. The bill provides legal clarity that healthcare sharing ministries may satisfy institutional insurance requirements in certain circumstances and requires disclosures and audits. (Final tally recorded at 2607–2624.)

- Senate Bill 22-13 (mathematics curriculum, professional development, screening and intervention): Passed 39 ayes, 6 nays, 1 absent. The bill sets curriculum and professional development expectations for mathematics instruction, includes administrative rules and an appropriation of $1,200,000 for implementation; sponsors said it mirrors the “science of reading” rollout approach. (Final tally recorded at 3165–3181.)

- Senate Bill 23-68 (grasslands grazing grant program): Passed 44 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent. The bill codifies an existing grant program supporting grazing and related conservation efforts; sponsor said no fiscal appropriation was required. (Final tally recorded at 4426–4442.)

- Senate Bill 23-25 (non-federal easements on wetlands areas): Passed 45 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Sponsor said the bill addresses wetland high-water issues damaging roads and infrastructure and adjusts state-held easement authority. (Final tally recorded at 4745–4763.)

- Senate Concurrent Resolution 4018 (line-of-duty death memorial for EMS personnel): Adopted (voice vote). The resolution urges the Capitol Grounds Planning Commission to plan a memorial honoring volunteer and career EMS personnel who died in service. (Adoption announced at 4849–4858.)

Bills defeated (selected): SB 23-61, SB 23-37, SB 23-14 (all foreign-adversary related) were defeated on final passage votes; see separate floor debate and committee notes for details.

Procedure and next steps:

Several measures were re-referred to committees after amendment or adopted with emergency clauses as noted on the floor. Where House bills were noted as overlapping, sponsors and committee presenters indicated the house-passed versions may be the vehicle for similar policy changes.

This roundup summarizes the secretary’s roll-call tallies and speakers’ descriptions recorded during the Feb. 17 Senate floor session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","69th Legislative Assembly - Senate Mon, Feb 17, 2025 1:00 PM-2:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","A roundup of final Senate action Feb. 17, including passage of education, veterans, and housing bills and defeats of multiple foreign-adversary measures.","taxTitle","Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28311,"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},6326929,"Senate passes bill establishing receivership and tenant protections for mobile home parks",170,2625000,2795000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323589-3b77b66e7ca7f2fe91fd607fd009a1cf&start=2625&end=2795","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323589-3b77b66e7ca7f2fe91fd607fd009a1cf/thumbnail_2625000.jpg","/articles/6326929/North-Dakota/Senate-passes-bill-establishing-receivership-and-tenant-protections-for-mobile-home-parks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326929-7b91e29c96e628b8a356f0a7b5309ef2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213515&Signature=AAovy3Ti4GaB9W6kvnEscLICqQwXliGeD3r5NZSX3~XCgV80-YQZNPQ5Ku0aLUgl0cpSrSCRr4bhZeG14suQrx8HcNOCEe9G9~lGFAUttI1w0NNBfrU19iHhxCK3bWuwh46L9x0g1Uq2sKRKjJuuksA9vUcWem4Z-OkcKvEDqr0HFvgSM-Zh1eC3nkySDCM3JNKnDX-eA5rD86zs4~Lc8DpzrF~kpxwbVQvSDTiHWIrGgo17rKZPDokhP0TpILrA16VqXduCCD5-r6sTduDbdWZvGMvqikDVXLpKY7bqD4yXc9dUC1dFFODVh0~0bgb5Lp5JHCKbcfruZ2hSd54uBA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 23-85 on Feb. 17, creating a receivership process for mobile home parks in serious disrepair, requiring annual ownership disclosures, and expanding tenant protections, including a defense to eviction. The final vote was 45 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent.

Senator Kessel, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill provides a practical solution when park owners fail to maintain safe conditions. \"This ensures that when a park has serious violations threatening residents' health and safety, there's a clear process to protect those families while bringing the property back into compliance,\" Kessel told the chamber.

Key provisions described on the floor include a receivership program focused on remediation rather than a permanent ownership transfer, an annual reporting requirement for basic ownership and contact information, limits on late fees, rules that require individual utility metering before charging separate utility fees, and clearer eviction-notice requirements.

Senator Kessel said the bill balances protections for residents while not unduly burdening responsibly operated parks. The fiscal note read on the floor indicated no fiscal impact. The measure passed unanimously among voting senators and will proceed to the next legislative steps.

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Senate Bill 2,361, which would have extended a sunset clause and duplicated provisions in House Bill 1209, was defeated on final passage by a vote of 1–44 with one absent. Senator Castaneda, the bill’s carrier, said committee members recommended a do-not-pass and noted House Bill 1209 made parts of Senate Bill 2,361 unnecessary.

Senate Bill 23-37 (recorded as 23 37 on the floor), a reworking of earlier legislation, also failed on final passage with a 1–44 vote and one absent. The measure would have adjusted percentages and retained certain provisions for county and city authority related to development by foreign organizations; sponsors told the chamber the house-passed House Bill 1209 was a cleaner alternative.

Senate Bill 23-14, which would have created criminal penalties and a formal reporting path for suspected foreign-adversary development agreements, drew more discussion. Sponsor Senator Makram described the bill as creating “a path for justice,” directing sheriffs to state’s attorneys and notifying the North Dakota State and Local Intelligence Committee (ND SLIC) and federal authorities when suspicion arises. The Senate defeated that bill, 8 ayes to 37 nays with one absent.

Floor presenters and sponsors repeatedly pointed to House Bill 1209 as an overlapping vehicle expected to move through the legislature. Senator Wallin said the house bill “is a much cleaner bill” and that the house-passed measure addresses many of the same issues.

Senators expressed a mix of concern about foreign influence in local development and a desire to avoid duplicative or conflicting legislation. The defeated measures will not take effect; sponsors indicated related provisions will be considered as House Bill 1209 advances.

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The bill’s committee sponsor, Senator Powers, said the Workforce Development Committee recommended a do-not-pass, citing concerns the measure would burden already stretched rural EMS providers. The committee report stated the rule changes would “add hardship on already stressed EMS services in smaller communities, increasing the cost, eliminating courses provided in rural areas, and added workload to volunteers.”

Senators who supported the bill described it as necessary to maintain consistent instructional standards and access to equipment. “They just would have to be affiliated with the training center, so they could still instruct in their local community, but the affiliation would help ensure they have all the equipment,” Senator Axman said during floor debate. Axman said some training centers planned outreach to unaffiliated instructors to reduce service loss.

Rural senators and other proponents warned the requirement could reduce local training availability and increase travel costs for volunteers. “If somebody in say Tioga wants to be certified, they’re gonna have to go to Williston to go through the training rather than have a local instructor,” Senator Beard said, arguing the rule change has a “chilling effect” on local ambulance services. Senator Angus said the nearest certified center for some districts is 80 miles away and called the extra travel a “tremendous ask” for volunteers.

Other supporters urged passage to allow later clarifications in rulemaking and to align the bill with parallel work addressing distressed ambulance services. “This is all part of the bigger picture that we’re trying to address,” Senator Lee said, urging a yes vote so fixes could be clarified later if needed.

The Senate vote followed extended floor debate and repeated assurances from some senators that local instructors could continue teaching provided they affiliate with a certified center; opponents remained concerned about cost and access for remote communities. The bill will proceed to the next steps in the legislative process.

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