The North Dakota House of Representatives spent a floor session taking up more than 200 bills and nearly two dozen resolutions on a calendar that, members were told, includes 222 bills and 17 resolutions to consider before crossover. Representative Lafore told members the chamber needs to move at pace to finish items before scheduled deadlines.

Key procedural actions and votes recorded on the floor covered a mix of policy areas including education, public broadcasting, drainage permits, criminal law changes, and several concurrent resolutions. Several committee-sponsored bills were adopted while other measures were defeated after committee and floor debate.

Votes at a glance (items recorded on the floor and outcome as shown in the House record):

- House Bill 15 82 — Laid over for one legislative day (motion carried). (action: laid over)
- Motion to reconsider House Bill 12 42 — Recorded roll call requested; the motion to reconsider failed (recorded on the floor; motion did not succeed). (action: motion failed)
- House Bill 15 62 — Passed (final vote recorded: 89 yeas, 0 nays). The bill concerns mandated‑reporter training for suspected child abuse or neglect (Human Services committee recommendation: do pass, with amendments).
- House Bill 12 56 — Failed (final vote recorded: 2 yeas, 88 nays). The bill would have appropriated funds for a walking trail grant; the Energy and Natural Resources Committee recommended do not pass.
- House Concurrent Resolution 30 16 — Passed (final vote recorded: 67 yeas, 20 nays, 3 absent). The resolution recognizes the potential benefits of enhanced oil recovery and urges favorable policies for carbon capture and CO2 utilization (see separate article).
- House Bill 12 25 — Passed (final vote recorded: 79 yeas, 11 nays). The bill amends statutes on reckless endangerment and habitual offender definitions (Judiciary and Appropriations committees included fiscal notes and analysis of corrections impacts through 2028).
- House Bill 13 33 — Failed (final vote recorded: 20 yeas, 70 nays). The bill would have set a statutory duration for student lunch breaks (Education committee recommended do not pass as a local issue).
- House Bill 15 45 — Passed (final vote recorded: 88 yeas, 1 nay). The bill renames First Nations Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in state code (Agriculture committee recommended do pass).
- House Bill 15 44 — Failed (final vote recorded: 27 yeas, 60 nays, 3 absent). The bill proposed changes to drainage‑permit requirements for watersheds smaller than 80 acres (Agriculture committee recommended do not pass).
- House Concurrent Resolution 30 19 — Passed (final vote recorded in transcript: 70 yeas, 9 nays, 11 absent as recorded on the floor). The resolution congratulated Donald J. Trump on his inauguration as President (Agriculture committee recommended do pass).
- House Bill 12 55 — Passed (final vote recorded: 48 yeas, 41 nays). The bill would prohibit the use of public funds to support public broadcasting as previously appropriated; the Appropriations committee recommended do not pass.
- House Concurrent Resolution 30 25 — Passed (final vote recorded: 98 yeas). The resolution honors Fargo police and first responders for actions during a 2023 shooting incident (Political Subdivisions committee recommended do pass).
- House Concurrent Resolution 30 22 — Failed (final vote recorded: 15 yeas, 75 nays). The resolution would have directed legislative management to study political subdivisions making investments in stablecoins (Political Subdivisions committee recommended do not pass).
- House Bill 13 06 — Failed (final vote recorded: 15 yeas, 75 nays). The bill would have allowed one free open records request per citizen per year and expand the free search allowance; the Government and Veterans Affairs committee recorded substantial opposition from local officials.
- House Bill 14 63 — Failed (final vote recorded: 13 yeas, 76 nays). The bill would have set statutory locations for district endorsing caucuses; the committee recommended do not pass.
- House Bill 15 87 — Failed (final vote recorded: 10 yeas, 80 nays). The bill proposed changes to election‑security standards and post‑election audits; the Government and Veterans Affairs committee recommended do not pass.
- House Bill 13 70 — Failed (action recorded as failed). The Transportation committee recommended do not pass on changes related to on‑site screening tests and administrative hearings for chemical‑test refusals.

Several other bills and resolutions were introduced, read for final consideration, or returned to committee during the session but did not have a final floor outcome recorded in the transcript excerpt provided. For items the House voted on, the outcomes above reflect the roll‑call or final vote language read into the record during the floor session; where the transcript displayed explicit tallies, that tally is reported here.

Context and next steps: Representative Lafore reminded members at the outset that the House’s calendar included more than 200 bills and that the chamber would schedule additional floor sessions, including evening sessions to allow the House to finish work before crossover. Several bills that failed on the floor had been recommended “do not pass” by the chairing committees after receiving opposition testimony during hearings; bills that passed will proceed toward the Senate or be enrolled as appropriate. Some items — for example, the public‑broadcasting funding question — may prompt additional committee follow‑up or administrative review.

Ending: The House recessed for an afternoon break and scheduled additional sessions and committee meetings to continue work on the remaining calendar items.