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ND SB2308

Bill

Status

Passed

5/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kristin Roers

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Origin

Senate

69th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a boards review task force led by the governor to assess all state boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces for inefficiencies and duplication, with a report due to legislative management by October 1, 2026

  • Eliminates approximately 20 boards and committees including the atmospheric resource board, commission on the status of women, committee on aging, health information technology advisory committee, statewide longitudinal data system committee, and Devils Lake outlet management advisory committee

  • Transfers atmospheric resource board functions to the department of water resources, which will oversee weather modification licensing, permits, research programs, and contracting with operational districts

  • Transfers water well contractor licensing from the state board of water well contractors to the department of water resources and creates a new water well contractors advisory board with six members to advise on certification rules

  • Transfers poet laureate program administration to the North Dakota council on the arts, requiring the poet laureate to participate in at least four public events annually

Legislative Description

Occupational and professional boards, the midwest interstate passenger rail compact, prison industry advisory committee, energy policy commission, medical marijuana advisory committee, onsite wastewater recycling technical committee, state board of water well contractors, committee on aging, brain injury advisory council, early childhood council, unemployment insurance advisory council, commission on the status of women, health information technology advisory committee, poet laureate nominating board, rural development council, America 250 commission, atmospheric resource board, and Devils Lake outlet management advisory committee; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Last Action

Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02

6/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Government and Veterans Affairs3/7/2025
State and Local Government1/20/2025

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