North DakotaNorth Dakota funds Veterans’ Home and permits meals during disruptions
The law provides funds for the Veterans’ Home through June 2027 and allows meals for employees during disruptions when their job assignments require them.
What it does
The law provides about $31.7 million for the Veterans’ Home from July 2025 through June 2027. This includes $587,050 for building maintenance, resident garages and storage, and equipment.
The Veterans’ Home may not spend money from its new and vacant job pool directly. It may ask the budget office to move that money to wages under rules in House Bill 1015.
During an operations disruption, the Veterans’ Home may provide employees meals at fair value or free, depending on what their job assignments require.
At the Veterans’ Home’s request, the budget director may move up to $600,000 in special funds from wages to operating costs. The home must report any transfer to the Legislative Council.
During the 2025–26 interim, the Legislative Management must consider a study of the Veterans’ Home facilities, including ways to increase the number of residents and use empty space.
Argument forMoney for maintenance, garages, storage, and equipment could help the Veterans’ Home care for its buildings and serve residents.
Argument againstMoving special funds from wages to operating costs could leave less money available for employee pay during the transfer period.
More detail
The law provides state, federal, and other funds for the Veterans’ Home’s expenses. The $31,652,790 appropriation covers the Veterans’ Home for the two-year period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The appropriation covers the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
The Veterans’ Home may not spend money from the new and vacant job pool directly, but may ask to move it to wages. This applies to money in the new and vacant full-time job pool funded in this Act. Any transfer must follow the guidelines and reporting rules in House Bill 1015 as approved by the 69th Legislative Assembly.
The Veterans’ Home may provide meals to employees during a disruption of operations. This applies to employees of the Veterans’ Home when its operations are disrupted. Meals may be provided at fair value or free, as employees’ job assignments require. The meal option applies during a disruption of operations.
The budget director may transfer special funds from wages to operating costs at the Veterans’ Home. The transfer may be up to $600,000 from special funds in the Veterans’ Home’s 2023–25 budget, moving money from wages to operating costs. The Veterans’ Home must request the transfer, and the home must notify the Legislative Council if a transfer is made. The transfer authority runs from the Act’s effective date through June 30, 2025.
The Legislative Management must consider studying use of the Veterans’ Home facilities. The study concerns use of the Veterans’ Home facilities. The study must consider organizational changes that could increase the resident count, possible uses for unoccupied space, and federal requirements. The Legislative Management must report its findings, recommendations, and any needed legislation to the 70th Legislative Assembly. The study is for the 2025–26 interim, and the report is due to the 70th Legislative Assembly.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- May 2Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01Latest
- May 1Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/30Became Law
- Apr 29Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 29Signed by President
- Apr 28Signed by Speaker
- Apr 24Emergency clause carried
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2007. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 1Major
- Apr 24Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 23Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarMinor
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2007. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carriedMajor
- Apr 23Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 23Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarMinor
- Apr 15Conference committee appointed B. Anderson O'Brien Murphy
- Apr 11Conference committee appointed Davison Magrum Mathern
- Apr 11Refused to concur
- Apr 7Returned to Senate (12)
- Apr 4Emergency clause carried
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2007. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 4Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 88 nays 3Passed House
- Apr 1Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Mar 31Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 0 4Minor
- Mar 18Committee Hearing 02:00
- Mar 7Committee Hearing 09:00
- Feb 18Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Feb 12Received from Senate
- Feb 11Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carriedPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2007. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 10Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0Minor
- Jan 14Committee Hearing 02:00
- Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeIntroduced
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