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Confirmations and appointments
- Levi Bachmeier — Confirmed to the State Board of Higher Education (final tally: 44 ayes, 2 nays, 1 absent and not voting).
- Patrick Sogard — Confirmed to the State Board of Higher Education (final tally: 45 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent and not voting).
- David Stradinger and Brooke Olsen (alternate) — Confirmed to the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Commission (final tally: 46 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and not voting).

Selected final-passage bills and outcomes (floor tallies from transcript)
- House Bill 12-31 (study on early discontinuation of registration for some low-risk offenders): Passed, final tally 43 ayes, 3 nays, 1 absent not voting.
- House Bill 14-60 (adult foster care substitute provider and electronic monitoring provisions): Passed, final tally 46 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent not voting.
- House Bill 1,300 (legislative term limits implementing language): Passed, final tally 40 ayes, 6 nays, 1 absent not voting.
- House Bill 11-25 (real estate licensing clarifications): Passed, final tally 46 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent not voting.
- House Bill 13-98 (insurance annual-statement abstract publication): Passed, final tally 44 ayes, 2 nays, 1 absent not voting.
- House Bill 13-95 (landlord criminal-background disclosure requirement): Failed, final tally 15 ayes, 31 nays, 1 absent not voting.
- House Bill 13-67 (drug crime penalties and paraphernalia): Passed, final tally 46 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent not voting.
- House Bill 13-91 (health-status anti-discrimination): Failed, 17 ayes, 29 nays, 1 absent (see main article).
- House Bill 15-94 (medical cost transparency): Failed, 23 ayes, 22 nays, 1 absent (see main article).
- House Bill 13-41 (simple assault against hospital workers): Passed, final tally 37 ayes, 8 nays, 2 absent not voting.
- House Bill 15-45 (change First Nations Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day): Passed, final tally 46 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent not voting.

Procedural motions and other floor actions
- Multiple House bills were placed on the Senate calendar for the fourteenth order after adoption of committee amendments (see transcript entries for specific bills). Several bills were re-referred to Appropriations as recorded on the floor (for example HB 13-69, HB 13-91 was considered and failed on final passage). The Senate also appointed conference committees for several House bills, and the President appointed senators to serve on conference committees for specific bills.

This roundup reflects floor tallies and actions recorded in the transcript. For full bill text, amendment language and committee reports, consult official legislative records.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Floor Session Friday, Mar 28, 2025 12:27 PM - 2:34 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate confirmed several nominees and took final votes on multiple House bills during the session; this roundup lists outcomes and tallies for floor actions recorded on the transcript.","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},6100542,"Senate adopts amendments to reentry bills aimed at diversion, supervision and reentry services (House Bills 14-25, 14-17, 15-49)",283,1203000,1486000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2813194-607365d3fed0817e5789c1d8962c688b&start=1203&end=1486","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2813194-607365d3fed0817e5789c1d8962c688b/thumbnail_1203000.jpg","/articles/6100542/North-Dakota/Senate-adopts-amendments-to-reentry-bills-aimed-at-diversion-supervision-and-reentry-services-House-Bills-14-25-14-17-15-49","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6100542-4dbd6758aed3cd6b74bfb771534beefe/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443031&Signature=M5XEqM0-XXXG-iGIbx7iBGh80uA3ueVxkRbYQXXnHX~lDURQ4teafhn9dCA9Tq54jGpLu3lJ1y7JIvxVl4xSVqRw98FYR9kGk7KvmLOiCuOQjW5~~18Mxp-c3FDWS43UyAp3DLtlP7T5xQEUm5GLKYvI~hfmytjnFq~MStyt4AggDoECY0T7hOWr1d0i4RLoobI5ILzlGR3MtShWeTxqX8~e48K5WyxITSYoAsgux62dag5LyGKnmcsmmiecNimAkOdrsC5lnTl9-sQ5fXy5pk-VhAkKIVbpDXfc2~5mjSAsmH5mZoGpfTDbco6bWy9gBvea1D72u2uFw3Tk9owPhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senators considered a package of bills aimed at improving reentry and diversion practices in North Dakota’s criminal justice system. The Judiciary Committee presented amendments to House Bills 14-25, 14-17 and 15-49; the Senate adopted the committee’s proposed amendments on the floor.

House Bill 14-25: The amendment clarified the definition of a “deflection” process used to redirect people to treatment, explicitly carving out criminal activity that involves bodily injury or damage to personal property from the deflection definition. The amendment also removed language that would have exempted peace officers, first responders and local government agencies from civil liability when deflecting someone to treatment instead of incarceration. Finally, the amendment moved the deadline for establishing a prosecutor-led diversion pilot and required a report to legislative management by Jan. 1, 2027. The Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the amendment and the Senate concurred.

House Bill 14-17: This amendment removed the bill’s mandatory tiered sanctions for “technical” violations of community supervision (the proposed 15/30/90/remaining-time tiered schedule) and eliminated a requirement that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) use a matrix system for sanctions and incentives. The committee reasoned that these mandatory tiers would have reduced judicial discretion; the committee approved the amendment 5–1 and the Senate adopted it.

House Bill 15-49: The amendment added the newly appointed commissioner of recovery and reentry to the oversight committee for grants and struck a section that would have created a reentry program tailored specifically to Native American populations, with the committee saying reentry programming should be tailored for all North Dakotans. The Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the amendment and the Senate concurred.

All three amended bills were placed on the calendar for second reading and further consideration on the fourteenth order.","On the Senate floor, committees amended three related reentry bills to refine definitions, remove mandatory tiered sanctions for technical probation violations, add a recovery-and-reentry commissioner to grant oversight, and require a prosecutor-led diversion pilot report by Jan. 1, 2027.",{"_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},6100548,"Senate approves felony penalty for simple assault against hospital workers (House Bill 13-41)",713,6704000,7417000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2813194-607365d3fed0817e5789c1d8962c688b&start=6704&end=7417","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2813194-607365d3fed0817e5789c1d8962c688b/thumbnail_6704000.jpg","/articles/6100548/North-Dakota/Senate-approves-felony-penalty-for-simple-assault-against-hospital-workers-House-Bill-13-41","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6100548-cb96e6afccff2574c8255808c794c136/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443031&Signature=Mn-NrQ51GxxKY52lBfIdZM56KrmBNQ2ltqxUtERuD~A~B-PNCKjF7UnHmR-C446QJ9bRxOv6Ys2gq7kEBgsnUnYmTM5VF17dv6SiyaOL2ye0pMWEbeZFxqo9Xy18EHxnFSSYgXUaDq5iWwulRwBhU0JALpe8ir-hJmnq2wtp0aOpTqCC9syxiCIyOdhaP~RkeHXamcc0TEZwBn2rycTSvu-BJ5NxYyVfgMHE7qozraTyJq-ZwytDOJuKZnF0TdV2xYpfS3DOz5Kp61mT2165XwkHHYriVq5JaXc1WpMJ8dRC9GHNR77fbl6eDqT8opIWlKj1BZit0jaAtgpKVKRwlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 13-41 amends criminal penalties to elevate certain simple-assault offenses to a felony when they are committed against hospital workers “engaged in essential patient care.” The Senate passed the bill with a final tally of 37 ayes, 8 nays and 2 absent.

Senator Larson presented the bill as part of a continuing effort to protect workers who cannot step away from a patient in the course of providing care. He and other proponents said medical staff, emergency department and inpatient personnel are uniquely unable to retreat and should receive heightened protection. Supporters cited instances of staff being struck, grabbed or otherwise assaulted while treating patients and said the change would deter attacks and protect continuity of care.

Opponents—including Senator Meerdal—objected to the bill’s broad wording. Meerdal noted the bill applies to a wide range of “hospital workers engaged in essential patient care,” which is not defined in statute; he warned the list of protected professions has grown in prior sessions and that the new language could expand criminal penalties unevenly across occupations. Several senators asked whether certain nonclinical roles (for example, environmental services, food service or maintenance staff) might be swept in because “essential patient care” is not defined.

Supporters responded by saying the change is targeted to situations where staff cannot safely leave a patient’s side and emphasized the practical need to protect caregivers and patients alike. After debate, the measure passed and will proceed to further processing consistent with Senate procedure.","The North Dakota Senate passed House Bill 13-41 to make simple assault against hospital workers engaged in essential patient care a felony, voting 37–8; supporters said it protects workers and patients, while critics warned the language is broad and could expand over time.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":46,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6100551,"Senate narrowly rejects medical cost-transparency bill after split debate (House Bill 15-94)",830,5856000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2813194-607365d3fed0817e5789c1d8962c688b&start=5856&end=6686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2813194-607365d3fed0817e5789c1d8962c688b/thumbnail_5856000.jpg","/articles/6100551/North-Dakota/Senate-narrowly-rejects-medical-cost-transparency-bill-after-split-debate-House-Bill-15-94","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6100551-0c67910bf05b776816ca9bc8e2277c70/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443031&Signature=KlT-TIvmoo5VQXDO-HNutm5FVm7KD1-hu4rr2bjOW8oz7DMtwaYwPZTz0y0~MfcAsy9O5E59lyrSKGh9FRWmWblRUieTPDAX9nhwlIqM-UneELVDv7jpPzP399zR7GBYqMSxpkdXwyKgY0hZ~4mLOBfaKamhDa7znWR595eb6kkjxZoIblcVV2-H8oKoMZu3-2VIYLU5zxDZHNtX0gm67yD~1u5RjpxC4~xm5Bmm8DQ4aXVG1kkvxCf~m8I-L7vmuBctINAoCytkF17HgeRj~kC3OMTLPXs8IX1teBYv5bBnKR~S-a91xXldNCmMNJAnZYeWh9B1kIUinkEicdHoFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 15-94 sought to add state-level medical cost-transparency requirements for health-care facilities and impose penalties for noncompliance. Sponsors argued the bill would give consumers actionable price data and help constrain health-care costs; opponents warned the measure would create duplicative bureaucracy and could mislead consumers because actual out-of-pocket cost depends heavily on individual insurance coverage and case-specific clinical decisions.

Senator Hogan, speaking in favor, described the bill as a practical step toward giving patients better information and compared the proposal to transparency laws recently enacted in Minnesota, Texas, Colorado and other states. Hogan said better data is necessary to pursue broader reforms in health-care pricing.

Opponents, including Senator Lee and Senator Rohrs, argued the federal rules administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services already require hospital price disclosures and that those federal systems, implementation and reporting mechanisms should be used rather than adding a new state enforcement layer. Opponents also noted the technical complexity of hospital billing—differences between observation, outpatient and inpatient status, numerous procedural codes and insurer-negotiated rates—that can make single “sticker” prices misleading to patients.

After extended discussion and questions from members, the Senate voted 23 ayes, 22 nays, 1 absent. The bill did not pass.","House Bill 15-94, which would have created state enforcement and reporting around health-care price transparency, failed in the Senate by one vote after back-and-forth floor debate on federal rules, implementation complexity and patient benefit.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6100553,"Senate rejects bill to add health-status protections, including vaccine refusals (House Bill 13-91)",2064,3460000,5524000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2813194-607365d3fed0817e5789c1d8962c688b&start=3460&end=5524","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2813194-607365d3fed0817e5789c1d8962c688b/thumbnail_3460000.jpg","/articles/6100553/North-Dakota/Senate-rejects-bill-to-add-health-status-protections-including-vaccine-refusals-House-Bill-13-91","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6100553-e68617df054d914a0ec5f310f54d01d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443031&Signature=mN4-xg8LL219d4E0Y2uol24NujY~Wlx5UXE1WF1aJNmoGluhFeX3UMvPi75r87lqE13Rq3MOBD35ZW063WIVmPL2JWLkegGLki0T26y3R5~MYevZODdzzJkbib27mWkfo7nkqxrCc7k7PlL1MDIB-HfF4UllX6QxjtwkMpdM~ryJhcPyzpoOBjHw9xwKk9MMZ1RWejj51Us6cNjNEiDCg7FOTSh3GWXel3l2nadPFkWyVas8VOt663GstDqRyd4K8EcQpbYFHTE-ejG7ydcNU9pSkgLNutUf7T6StF0eY1EJ8pDkpDqjjiUg5H5OGq0lIvwmLlOZIJv9BXWihNU2~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 13-91, which would have added “health status” as a protected category and limited employers’ ability to use vaccination or other medical-treatment status in employment and service decisions, failed in the Senate after a daylong floor debate. The final roll call showed 17 ayes, 29 nays and 1 absent, so the bill did not pass.

The bill’s sponsor explained the measure as protecting “medical freedom” and preventing employment discrimination based on private medical decisions. Senator Behm introduced an amendment that narrowed some definitions and added an appropriation; the amendment failed in a verification vote, 16 ayes to 30 nays with 1 absent.

Opponents, led on the floor by Senator Klein, said the bill would interfere with employers’ ability to set health-and-safety policies, expose businesses and state agencies to litigation and limit public-health protections for vulnerable populations. Klein cited testimony from the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights that the department would likely need additional staff and estimated costs (the department told the committee it could require roughly five additional full-time positions at an estimated cost in the hundreds of thousands of dollars). Klein and other opponents pointed to testimony from hospitals, public-health officials and business groups warning the proposed protected class would create legal uncertainty.

Supporters—including the amendment’s carrier, Senator Behm, and others who testified—said the bill would protect individuals’ ability to keep a job and to refuse medical interventions without losing employment. Senator Myrdal and others invoked individual-liberty arguments and described cases where employees said they lost work for declining vaccinations.

During floor debate, other senators emphasized practical trade-offs: Senator Lee and others noted clinical situations where vaccination requirements protect patients with severely weakened immune systems and argued employers and health-care facilities need flexibility to protect vulnerable people in hospitals, long-term care and childcare settings. Several senators urged constituents to rely on existing federal and state processes for exemptions and accommodation rather than creating a new protected class in state law.

Because the amendment and the bill both failed, no changes to the North Dakota Century Code were adopted by this action. The Senate record shows committee review and floor debate under the fourteenth order; no final appropriations or implementation steps were adopted for HB 13-91.","After extensive debate about workplace safety, public health and legal burden, the North Dakota Senate voted 17–29 to defeat House Bill 13-91, which would have created a protected class for individuals who decline medical interventions, including vaccines.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: confirmations and key House bills the North Dakota Senate considered

Senate adopts amendments to reentry bills aimed at diversion, supervision and reentry services (House Bills 14-25, 14-17, 15-49)

Senate approves felony penalty for simple assault against hospital workers (House Bill 13-41)

Senate narrowly rejects medical cost-transparency bill after split debate (House Bill 15-94)

Senate rejects bill to add health-status protections, including vaccine refusals (House Bill 13-91)