North DakotaNorth Dakota sets aside $1 million for rural grocery grants
The law gives Commerce up to $1 million for rural grocery grants, with existing stores first in line during the 2025–27 funding period.
What it does
The Department of Commerce has up to $1 million for grants to preserve rural grocery stores and improve food access. It must put existing stores first before funding studies on reopening a store where none exists.
Argument forPutting existing rural stores first could help keep grocery shopping available in rural communities before funds go to reopening studies.
Argument againstStores needing food processing or offsite preparation may have fewer ways to use grant money because those operations are excluded.
More detail
The Department of Commerce provides grants to preserve rural grocery stores and improve food access. Grants may support existing rural grocery stores and feasibility costs for reopening a grocery store in a community without one. The department must prioritize grants for existing rural stores before funding studies on reopening a grocery store in a community without one. Grant money cannot pay for food processing or offsite preparation operations. The department must set guidelines for awarding grants. The one-time funding is for the two-year period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 24Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22Latest
- Apr 23Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/21Became Law
- Apr 18Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 18Signed by President
- Apr 18Signed by Speaker
- Apr 15Returned to Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2228. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 17Passed House
- Apr 14Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 18 3 2Minor
- Mar 18Rereferred to Appropriations
- Mar 18Reported back, do pass 12 1 1Minor
- Mar 17Committee Hearing 10:30
- Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation CommitteeMinor
- Feb 24Received from Senate
- Feb 21Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 6Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2228. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 5 0Minor
- Feb 12Rereferred to Appropriations
- Feb 12Amendment adopted
- Feb 11Laid over one legislative day
- Feb 10Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0Minor
- Feb 7Committee Hearing 10:43
- Jan 17Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs CommitteeIntroduced
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