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ND HB1150

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Heilman

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Origin

House of Representatives

69th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits for-profit business operations and public-facing businesses from operating between midnight and noon on Sundays, with violations classified as a class B misdemeanor

  • Bans Sunday morning sale or rental of 44 categories of items including clothing, furniture, appliances, electronics, motor vehicles, jewelry, sporting goods, and building supplies

  • Exempts persons who observe a Sabbath day other than Sunday, provided they close during the same 12-hour period on their observed Sabbath

  • Allows 39 categories of essential and recreational businesses to operate on Sundays, including restaurants, hospitals, pharmacies, gas stations, grocery stores (with staffing limits), hotels, transportation services, and entertainment venues

  • Removes the January 1, 2019 date limitation from existing law prohibiting lease or franchise agreements from requiring retail businesses to open on Sundays, making the protection apply to all contracts

Legislative Description

Sunday closing laws and retail agreements; and to provide a penalty.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 4 nays 89

1/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Industry, Business and Labor1/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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