North DakotaNorth Dakota law requires a study of a public spending database
North Dakota law directs Legislative Management to consider a spending database study during the 2025–26 interim and report recommendations to lawmakers.
What it does
Legislative Management must consider studying a government spending database, including the payment details it could show and training school staff might need. The law calls for a study, not for creating the database.
Argument forSearch and download tools could help people compare public spending across agencies, schools, and colleges if lawmakers later create the database.
Argument againstPayment amounts, dates, and recipient names could make some spending easier to trace, raising concerns about how public records identify recipients.
More detail
Legislative Management must consider studying whether a government spending database is feasible. The study must consider training for school board members and school staff, along with possible spending records for public entities. For school districts, it also considers details about educational materials. The law calls for a study, not for creating the database. The study is for the 2025–26 interim. Legislative Management must report its findings, recommendations, and any needed legislation to the 70th Legislative Assembly.
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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 83 nays 8Major
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1329. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Concurred
- Apr 15Returned to House (12)
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1329. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 4Passed Senate
- Apr 15Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 14Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0Minor
- Apr 4Rereferred to Appropriations
- Apr 4Amendment adopted
- Apr 2Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0Minor
- Mar 19Committee Hearing 10:30
- Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeMinor
- Feb 24Received from House
- Feb 21Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 8Passed House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1329. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 19Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0Minor
- Jan 28Committee Hearing 10:00
- Jan 13Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeIntroduced
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