North DakotaState funds local agency bonuses and trainee tuition
The law provides one-time funding for local agencies to give current officers bonuses and pay tuition and fees for law enforcement trainees.
What it does
The law provides up to $3.5 million for city and county law enforcement grants from July 2025 through June 2027. The money pays current officers' retention bonuses and trainees' tuition and fees.
During the 2025–26 interim, the attorney general reports on how agencies used the grants, the grants' results, and average bonus amounts.
Argument forBonuses could help agencies keep current officers, while tuition payments could help trainees prepare for law enforcement work.
Argument againstBecause grant shares follow officer headcounts, agencies with fewer employees could receive smaller grants, even with some funding reserved for them.
More detail
The attorney general provides grants to city and county law enforcement agencies. Each agency's share is based on its number of licensed peace officers and correctional officers compared with the total at all city and county law enforcement agencies. Grant money must pay retention bonuses to current law enforcement and correctional officers or tuition and fees for law enforcement trainees. At least $750,000 must go to agencies with ten or fewer employees working in law enforcement. The one-time funding covers the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
The attorney general reports to Legislative Management on the grants and their results. The report covers how grant money was used, how well it worked, the number of grants, average bonus amounts, and other program results. The attorney general must provide the report during the 2025–26 interim.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 30Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28Latest
- Apr 29Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/28Became Law
- Apr 25Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 25Signed by Speaker
- Apr 22Signed by President
- Apr 21Second reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 14Major
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1193. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Concurred
- Apr 15Returned to House (12)
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1193. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 5Major
- Apr 15Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 14Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 4 0Minor
- Mar 27Rereferred to Appropriations
- Mar 27Reported back, do pass 5 0 0Minor
- Mar 21Committee Hearing 10:30
- Mar 10Rereferred to Workforce Development
- Mar 10Request return from committee
- Feb 20Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Feb 19Received from House
- Feb 18Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 14Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1193. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 17Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 0 4Minor
- Feb 3Rereferred to Appropriations
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1193. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Reconsidered
- Feb 3Second reading, passed, yeas 70 nays 23Passed House
- Jan 31Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 9 3 1Minor
- Jan 23Committee Hearing 09:30
- Jan 10Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions CommitteeIntroduced
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