North DakotaProposal would set when North Dakota lawmakers’ service counts toward term limits
The proposal would start counting North Dakota lawmakers’ service toward term limits when they are first elected or appointed after November 7, 2022.
What it does
For members first elected or appointed after November 7, 2022, the proposal would start counting years of service toward legislative term limits on that election or appointment date.
Argument forPeople first elected or appointed after November 7, 2022, might have a clear date for counting service toward the constitutional term limit.
Argument againstVoters might prefer earlier service to count toward term limits, but this proposal would exclude service before the specified first election or appointment.
More detail
The proposal would start counting a member’s years of service on the date they are first elected or appointed after November 7, 2022. The rule covers a person’s service as a member of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. The counting start date would be the person’s first election or appointment to the Legislative Assembly after November 7, 2022.
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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 28Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 28 nays 61Latest
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1300. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 28Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 25Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House accept)Minor
- Apr 14Conference committee appointed Myrdal Sickler Castaneda
- Apr 10Conference committee appointed Koppelman Rohr VanWinkle
- Apr 10Refused to concur
- Apr 8Refused to concur
- Apr 8Refused to concur
- Apr 8Reconsidered Do Concur
- Apr 8Reconsidered
- Apr 7Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 42 nays 48Minor
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1300. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 7Concurred
- Mar 31Returned to House (12)
- Mar 28Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 6Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1300. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 26Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Mar 25Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0Minor
- Mar 19Rereferred to Judiciary
- Mar 18Laid over one legislative day
- Mar 17Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 1Minor
- Mar 17Committee Hearing 10:00
- Feb 13Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Jan 28Received from House
- Jan 27Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 28Passed House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1300. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0Minor
- Jan 23Committee Hearing 08:30
- Jan 13Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeIntroduced
- Apr 28Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 28 nays 61Latest
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