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The secretary read the governor’s letter: \"Dear president Strinden, this is to inform you that on 04/28/2025, I vetoed senate bill 21 60. Sincerely, Kelly Armstrong, governor.\" The message was entered in the record; the transcript excerpt contains no additional floor debate on the veto in the provided segment.

The nut graf: The governor transmitted a formal veto notice to the Senate; the transcript excerpt records the message but does not include further floor action (such as a motion to override) in the supplied segment.

Any next steps—such as a motion to reconsider or a veto‑override attempt—are not recorded in the excerpt provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Floor Session Apr 29, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate received a message from Gov. Kelly Armstrong stating that on April 28, 2025 he vetoed Senate Bill 2160.","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},6258314,"Senate appoints conference committee for House Bill 1005",185,961000,1146000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3148476-5199ed81e60abe3d8a5a887cec21dbea&start=961&end=1146","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3148476-5199ed81e60abe3d8a5a887cec21dbea/thumbnail_961000.jpg","/articles/6258314/North-Dakota/Senate-appoints-conference-committee-for-House-Bill-1005","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258314-77279a505019f7c32f5a701000f8f164/orig.mp4?Expires=1770451654&Signature=MYmdm7Pc8bdXgPck3hXSYL8XRnQXb7lhSSnUovXapCZJlXRh8-iGmoj~1gW3ijUKRhb1MTN89HnJEIwzRwkiKMLsCGGYvmZ-SZgHiUvHzYX4XFYvy1fYhIeTnTZsV6nGdVMHX9sqaxMseC4lOfRuCmkl6DlLQJ0inL541Eed0uLrenlW1RETNnMLGL75k3RHzrwAUtVXCDO94rnlEK7AxuT6xULgt79G4Zl-fn61wL7aQE-fZheljdhYa8v2N6qD9QUYOR94tA0B6bXEH06S6VaByRtyc0pirE4R2ESzOnnYHAqtlbo92FHtP8Ui5ss2Owa4W~WqBdEXBlPOwbyZdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota Senate on April 28 appointed a three‑member conference committee to meet with a like committee from the House on House Bill 1005.

Senator Klein moved that \"a committee of 3 be appointed to serve with a like committee from the house as conference committee on house bill 1005.\" The motion was seconded and, after no floor discussion, the motion prevailed.

President Strinden appointed Senators Burkhart, Sickler and Wansick to the conference committee.

The appointment was a procedural action enabling negotiation with the House on that particular bill; no further details of the House Bill’s subject matter were provided on the floor record excerpt.","Senator Klein moved that a three-member conference committee be appointed to meet with a like committee from the House on House Bill 1005; the president named Senators Burkhart, Sickler and Wansick to the committee.",{"_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},6258319,"Senate passes Rural Catalyst Grant program with reduced funding and expanded rural eligibility",387,1713000,2100000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3148476-5199ed81e60abe3d8a5a887cec21dbea&start=1713&end=2100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3148476-5199ed81e60abe3d8a5a887cec21dbea/thumbnail_1713000.jpg","/articles/6258319/North-Dakota/Senate-passes-Rural-Catalyst-Grant-program-with-reduced-funding-and-expanded-rural-eligibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258319-2a90c9b109dc3ce9f88f4e7906365c36/orig.mp4?Expires=1770451654&Signature=gkUhrgX11R61-e3ZE85NjAg8wzWR3s0QdKR2EnRedwWL9c-wUkJqUPwKJpWOxBsgT7xDKEDA8ndOuR9B1iY20MFe9r~VZ-n8RVqj1uwyRzEYkRn7H6XM4vBxlCNx9vxDd~YVmuAfwLDuE5yKkm8wF2S02be4DhVqZAZtu9hkvcuhkFFQ1WRZFsUGxj7a8uVKDjYXzt~mmkDEJZhWxJiaSmuYahYGQcugtN2mHVPBZPQxJzwxwliLCUAEc1h0HqJsPLnaERWimQcd4NY1up1XRy3D21Ni2jhiyR3RpzlDNiIUWQnxapa~j0l~ghlC1RXyKwZGmFOQCc4~VRGs4vOXYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota Senate on April 28 passed legislation to create a Rural Catalyst Grant Program intended to help smaller communities access development grants and other supports.

Senator Dwyer, the conference committee chair, told the chamber the program will form a Rural Catalyst Committee with one member from each of the eight regional planning councils to develop guidelines for Department of Commerce grant awards. \"One member from each of the 8 regional councils would be on this catalyst committee,\" Dwyer said on the floor.

The bill establishes a 1:1 local match and raises the population limit for communities eligible for the smaller‑community share from the House’s 3,000/1,500 split to a single higher limit of 4,500 for the half allocation, a change adopted by the conference committee to include three additional communities. The bill’s funding was reduced repeatedly in conference: it started at $30 million in earlier drafts, was cut to $5 million in the House and the conference committee settled on $2.5 million.

The nut graf: The law creates committee and fund structures to assist rural communities with economic development, prioritizes smaller places through population limits and requires a 1:1 local match; however, the appropriation was sharply reduced from earlier versions.

On final passage the tally was 42 yea, 5 nay, 0 absent.

Conference committee sponsors said the reduction to $2.5 million balanced program value with fiscal constraints. The conference committee also directed that half of the program dollars be targeted to communities at or below the revised size threshold and allowed in‑kind contributions to satisfy the local match.

The Senate adopted the conference committee report and passed the bill; sponsors asked for a green vote and the measure cleared the chamber.","Senate Bill 23‑90 (reengrossed as Senate Bill 2390) establishes a Rural Catalyst Grant Program with a $2.5 million allocation and raises the qualifying population limit for small‑community matching from 3,000 to 4,500; the bill passed 42‑5.",{"_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},6258323,"Senate approves $ career-and-technical education budget package with emergency clause",478,1366000,1844000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3148476-5199ed81e60abe3d8a5a887cec21dbea&start=1366&end=1844","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3148476-5199ed81e60abe3d8a5a887cec21dbea/thumbnail_1366000.jpg","/articles/6258323/North-Dakota/Senate-approves-career-and-technical-education-budget-package-with-emergency-clause","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258323-83baae02775ca218738b71b1068dcd0b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770451654&Signature=T0wfa3KTViPb-VrhSgIb2t~XXlQ4YcJrPkpAXwwR3kimbejllVg7UBrKiy8-GC30xPmeXXX3Wf~534tov-UgB6TMoPS3VhF5-otihVcMytNOlbtgsoXd9U2WYj1gw6Bos5nP6Xj5~MNJm3bWHVqb8vX19TEyVPlXDjGW7pm~bN8Ftxe3tIdAE602WpvwzDPciPcRBLyTYZ-JG7rNVYvubVf5XPpYMutxYJtZHgvs23grucGArk6HV3CyiLesxKzVE9f~r7QfiBxLEs3yX3qA6vPk79ACwvA6XiORBceQF37UlsZsDsFd3vJdo0slhDn6-qIC29UYIHNTTgnFG25uDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota Senate on April 28 approved Senate Bill 20‑19, an appropriation measure for the Department of Career and Technical Education, and carried an emergency clause to allow immediate effect.

Senator Shibley, speaking for the conference committee, described the package as funding to expand career and technical education programs and to cover startup costs for new programs. \"This is a budget for career in tech,\" Shibley said, adding that conference negotiators \"settled for $303,000,000 of new and expanding programs\" (as reported on the floor). He also described increases for work‑based learning coordinators and funds to assist the department with moving costs for facilities vacating current space, raising a moving‑and‑setup allotment up to $300,000.

Senator Shibley also addressed questions about federal pandemic relief funds. When Senator Powers asked whether the approximately $74 million cited as federal funds were secure, Shibley replied that those are ESSER dollars with reimbursement requirements and that \"there should be no clawback on existing funds that career tech would know about.\"

The nut graf: The bill provides targeted funding increases and startup support intended to expand career centers and work‑based learning coordination while the emergency clause allows the appropriation and related actions to take immediate effect.

On final passage the tally was 47 yea, 0 nay, 0 absent. The conference committee report had been adopted earlier on the floor.

Supporters framed the package as an investment to help students transition from education to employment. Sponsors noted rural program access and infrastructure needs but did not attach additional details about long‑term recurring funding beyond the appropriations in the measure.

The Senate carried the emergency clause as part of final passage; the bill will take effect immediately upon enactment per the emergency language adopted by the chamber.","Senators adopted a conference committee report and passed Senate Bill 20‑19, a budget measure for the Department of Career and Technical Education that includes startup funding increases and an emergency clause; final tally was 47‑0.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6258328,"Senate passes bill creating Advanced Technology Review Committee without funding",322,1056000,1378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3148476-5199ed81e60abe3d8a5a887cec21dbea&start=1056&end=1378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3148476-5199ed81e60abe3d8a5a887cec21dbea/thumbnail_1056000.jpg","/articles/6258328/North-Dakota/Senate-passes-bill-creating-Advanced-Technology-Review-Committee-without-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258328-ea0eb54f6bb91a1377661ecd5983d6ef/orig.mp4?Expires=1770451654&Signature=QekEUm6vjPsHKMJEJLmlxvw2gGaK6biwzGts-zmIaeNyl4CatC~u~shTQRBTHdmsb6cqZusgza8DI0DZN802NWIwK~wmf-Ogdj0T~ggM3sD3hj968XKGzYwyN6Wz1leXaFolP7F-kYSgG2rgv4G5uEHjIy0ydN04VwRP~P2Lrtw2Gf3-y30ta9C3df3HjiWR6bZy96LY2xI8yZ7tv1sbMXqsLt2pisUeG8TNPGCu3kd36I61kSH2rN1r8FpEbzRAEebeY5lshKMR7qcc8MLNV6shIMi16s3xH-vIrzLbWQ0hVdJ9y~pnlKZuCw-1wyXSAyE7Eji2qlL0Jxv6cfnV4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota Senate on April 28 passed House Bill 14‑48 to create an Advanced Technology Review Committee, an advanced technology grant program and an advanced technology grant fund, with no initial funding attached.

Senator Bartha, speaking for the conference committee, said the bill would establish the committee and related structures but that the Department of Commerce and Information Technology told lawmakers they could handle the work without appropriations. \"When it came over from the the house was, came over without any funding,\" Bartha said, adding that departments \"thought they could handle this without any funds. So we took the funding out.\"

The nut graf: The measure establishes a statutory framework for state review and grant support for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing, but it does not provide start‑up money. Sponsors said agencies can perform the committee’s duties under existing resources.

In floor remarks Bartha urged colleagues to support the conference committee report after those interchamber conversations. The Senate adopted the conference committee report and later took final passage on the bill.

On final passage the tally was 47 yea, 0 nay, 0 absent; the bill passed unanimously.

There were no amendments or funding allocations attached at the time of final passage. The reporter noted the bill would create new statutory sections in Title 54 of the North Dakota Century Code to establish the committee, grant program and fund.

The Senate did not attach an appropriation to the new statutory structure; supporters described the change as a compromise following agency assurances that the work could be performed without new appropriations.

The Senate moved on to other business after passage; sponsors asked for the green vote and none opposed on the floor.","The North Dakota Senate approved House Bill 1448 to create an Advanced Technology Review Committee, grant program and fund but removed any initial appropriations after agencies told lawmakers they could implement the work without new money.","actionData","errors"]

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