The North Dakota House adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 13-77, a campaign disclosure and election law bill, and passed the measure on a final floor vote.

Representative Steiner, the conference committee member presenting the report, said the Senate accepted the campaign finance bill provisions that had passed the House previously and that the conference version retains current reporting requirements for contributions and expenditures while adding Secretary of State drop‑down categories for reporting. The bill delays the higher contribution threshold: for the next two years the current $200 reporting threshold remains, and the increase to a $250 threshold will take effect Jan. 1, 2028. The conference committee also added an attorney general opinion clarifying that political action committees do not have to keep filing if they are no longer doing business in the state, and it bars foreign nationals from donating on ballot measures.

The bill increases fines for late filings: first offense rises from $25 to $50; two weeks late increases to $100; and more than two weeks late carries a $500 fine. The bill keeps transparency provisions while allowing certain expenditures to be exempt if provided via an opt‑in; the Secretary of State will provide categorical reporting fields to replace a broad ‘miscellaneous’ designation.

Floor debate included Representative O’Brien urging stronger transparency and earlier reporting of beginning and ending balances; Representative D. Ruby supported the conference outcome and said the bill contains improvements. On final passage the clerk recorded the vote: 64 yeas and 25 nays. House Bill 13-77 was declared passed.