North Dakota 69-2025 Assembly Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

HB 1144 — Relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

Last action — Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong (Republican) on May 02, 2025.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

79 added · 62 removed

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25.0440.04000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRST ENGROSSMENT ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.
Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.
1144 Introduced by Representatives Tveit, D.
1144 (Representatives Tveit, D.
Olson, Rohr, Schatz Senators Weston, Clemens A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools;
Olson, Rohr, Schatz) (Senators Weston, Clemens) AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools;
and to provide a penalty.
to provide a penalty;
and to declare an emergency.
Multi-stall or multi-room gender neutral restrooms and shower rooms are prohibited.
Multi-stall gender neutral restrooms and shower rooms are prohibited.
A restroom for males and a restroom for females may not be located together with a communal sink or communal area where students enter and exit an individual stall or room.
This subsection does not apply to a restroom in existence on July 1, 2025.
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Notwithstanding subsection 4:
a.
An individual may use a restroom in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 [20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.], section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C.
794], the federal Americans with Disabilities Act [42 U.S.C.
12131 et seq.];
and b.
A public school may change the designation of a restroom or shower room from one designated sex to the other designated sex to accommodate a school-sponsored event.
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6.
The parent of a student in a school district may submit a complaint to the attorney general, in the manner prescribed by the attorney general, if the school district appears to the parent to be violating this section.
Upon receipt of a complaint under subsection 6, the attorney general shall enforce this section and may conduct investigations by:
The parent of a student in a school district may submit a complaint to the school district, in the manner prescribed by the school district policy, if the school district appears to the parent to be violating this section.
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After the parent has made a complaint under subsection 7, if it appears to the parent the school district is violating this section, the parent may submit a complaint to the attorney general.
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Upon receipt of a complaint under subsection 8, the attorney general shall enforce this section and may conduct investigations by:
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SECTION 2.
If a school had the number of toilets per students required by the state plumbing board on January 1, 2025, and modifying the designation of a gender neutral restroom to an exclusively male or exclusively female restroom to comply with this section causes the school to be out of compliance with the required toilet to student ratio of the state plumbing board, the school is exempt from that requirement.
EMERGENCY.
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This Act is declared to be an emergency measure.
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1144 - PAGE 3 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No.
1144 and that two-thirds of the members-elect of the House of Representatives voted in favor of said law.
Vote:
Yeas 75 Nays 14 Absent 5 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that two-thirds of the members-elect of the Senate voted in favor of said law.
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Yeas 40 Nays 7 Absent 0 ____________________________ ____________________________ President of the Senate Secretary of the Senate Received by the Governor at ________M.
on _____________________________________, 2025.
Approved at ________M.
on __________________________________________________, 2025.
____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.
____________________________ Secretary of State
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Action History

  1. Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02

  2. Signed by Governor 05/01

  3. Sent to Governor

  4. Signed by Speaker

  5. Signed by President

  6. Emergency clause carried

  7. Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 7

  8. Conference committee report adopted

  9. Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

  10. Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 14, Emergency clause carried

  11. Conference committee report adopted

  12. Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

  13. Conference committee appointed Lemm Gerhardt Boschee

  14. Conference committee appointed Rohr Frelich Fegley

  15. Refused to concur

  16. Returned to House (12)

  17. Emergency clause carried

  18. Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 7

  19. Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

  20. Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0

  21. Committee Hearing 10:00

  22. Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee

  23. Received from House

  24. Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 18

  25. Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

  26. Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 3 2

  27. Committee Hearing 03:15

  28. Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Final Passage

Passed 40 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 39200
Unaffiliated 1000
Democratic 0500
Total 40700
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
van Oosting — Yea
Boschee, Josh Democratic Nay
Braunberger, Ryan Democratic Nay
Hogan, Kathy Democratic Nay
Marcellais, Richard Democratic Nay
Mathern, Tim Democratic Nay
Axtman, Michelle Republican Yea
Barta, Jeff Republican Yea
Beard, Todd Republican Yea
Bekkedahl, Brad Republican Yea
Boehm, Keith Republican Yea
Burckhard, Randy A. Republican Yea
Castaneda, Jose L. Republican Yea
Cleary, Sean Republican Yea
Clemens, David A. Republican Yea
Conley, Cole Republican Yea
Cory, Claire Republican Yea
Davison, Kyle Republican Yea
Dever, Dick Republican Yea
Dwyer, Michael Republican Yea
Enget, Mark Republican Yea
Erbele, Robert Republican Yea
Gerhardt, Justin Republican Yea
Hogue, David Republican Yea
Kessel, Greg Republican Yea
Klein, Jerry Republican Yea
Larson, Diane Republican Yea
Lee, Judy Republican Nay
Lemm, Randy D. Republican Yea
Luick, Larry Republican Yea
Magrum, Jeffery J. Republican Yea
Meyer, Scott Republican Yea
Myrdal, Janne Republican Yea
Patten, Dale Republican Yea
Paulson, Bob Republican Yea
Powers, Michelle Republican Yea
Roers, Kristin Republican Yea
Rummel, Dean Republican Nay
Schaible, Donald Republican Yea
Sickler, Jonathan Republican Yea
Sorvaag, Ronald Republican Yea
Thomas, Paul J. Republican Yea
Walen, Chuck Republican Yea
Wanzek, Terry M. Republican Yea
Weber, Mark F. Republican Yea
Weston, Kent Republican Yea
Wobbema, Mike Republican Yea

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Final Passage

Passed 40 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 39200
Unaffiliated 1000
Democratic 0500
Total 40700
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
van Oosting — Yea
Boschee, Josh Democratic Nay
Braunberger, Ryan Democratic Nay
Hogan, Kathy Democratic Nay
Marcellais, Richard Democratic Nay
Mathern, Tim Democratic Nay
Axtman, Michelle Republican Yea
Barta, Jeff Republican Yea
Beard, Todd Republican Yea
Bekkedahl, Brad Republican Yea
Boehm, Keith Republican Yea
Burckhard, Randy A. Republican Yea
Castaneda, Jose L. Republican Yea
Cleary, Sean Republican Yea
Clemens, David A. Republican Yea
Conley, Cole Republican Yea
Cory, Claire Republican Yea
Davison, Kyle Republican Yea
Dever, Dick Republican Yea
Dwyer, Michael Republican Yea
Enget, Mark Republican Yea
Erbele, Robert Republican Yea
Gerhardt, Justin Republican Yea
Hogue, David Republican Yea
Kessel, Greg Republican Yea
Klein, Jerry Republican Yea
Larson, Diane Republican Yea
Lee, Judy Republican Nay
Lemm, Randy D. Republican Yea
Luick, Larry Republican Yea
Magrum, Jeffery J. Republican Yea
Meyer, Scott Republican Yea
Myrdal, Janne Republican Yea
Patten, Dale Republican Yea
Paulson, Bob Republican Yea
Powers, Michelle Republican Yea
Roers, Kristin Republican Yea
Rummel, Dean Republican Nay
Schaible, Donald Republican Yea
Sickler, Jonathan Republican Yea
Sorvaag, Ronald Republican Yea
Thomas, Paul J. Republican Yea
Walen, Chuck Republican Yea
Wanzek, Terry M. Republican Yea
Weber, Mark F. Republican Yea
Weston, Kent Republican Yea
Wobbema, Mike Republican Yea

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Final Passage

Passed 73 Yea · 18 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 72703
Unaffiliated 1000
Democratic 01100
Total 731803
% of votes cast 78%19%0%3%
How each member voted (94)
Member Party Vote
Olson — Yea
Brown, Collette Democratic Nay
Conmy, Liz Democratic Nay
Davis, Jayme Democratic Nay
Dobervich, Gretchen Democratic Nay
Finley-DeVille, Lisa Democratic Nay
Foss, Austin Democratic Nay
Hager, LaurieBeth Democratic Nay
Hanson, Karla Rose Democratic Nay
Ista, Zachary Democratic Nay
Mitskog, Alisa Democratic Nay
Schneider, Mary Democratic Nay
Anderson, Bert Republican Yea
Anderson, Dick Republican Yea
Anderson, Karen A. Republican Yea
Bahl, Landon Republican Yea
Beltz, Mike Republican Yea
Berg, Mike Republican Not Voting
Bolinske, Macy Republican Yea
Bosch, Glenn Republican Yea
Brandenburg, Mike Republican Yea
Christianson, Nels Republican Yea
Christy, Josh Republican Not Voting
Dockter, Jason Republican Yea
Dressler, Ty Republican Yea
Fegley, Clayton Republican Nay
Fisher, Jay Republican Yea
Frelich, Kathy Republican Yea
Grindberg, Karen Republican Yea
Grueneich, Jim Republican Yea
Hagert, Jared C. Republican Yea
Hatlestad, Patrick R. Republican Yea
Hauck, Dori Republican Yea
Headland, Craig Republican Yea
Heilman, Matthew Republican Yea
Heinert, Pat D. Republican Yea
Henderson, Donna Republican Yea
Hendrix, Jared Republican Yea
Holle, Dawson Republican Yea
Hoverson, Jeff Republican Yea
Johnson, Jorin Republican Yea
Johnston, Daniel Republican Yea
Jonas, Jim Republican Nay
Karls, Karen Republican Yea
Kasper, Jim Republican Yea
Kempenich, Keith Republican Yea
Kiefert, Dwight Republican Yea
Klemin, Lawrence R. Republican Yea
Koppelman, Ben Republican Yea
Lefor, Mike Republican Yea
Longmuir, Donald W. Republican Yea
Louser, Scott Republican Yea
Maki, Roger A. Republican Yea
Marschall, Andrew Republican Yea
Martinson, Bob Republican Nay
McLeod, Carrie Republican Yea
Meier, Lisa Republican Yea
Monson, David Republican Yea
Morton, Desiree Republican Yea
Motschenbacher, Mike Republican Yea
Murphy, Eric J. Republican Nay
Nathe, Mike Republican Yea
Nehring, Dennis Republican Yea
Nelson, Jon O. Republican Not Voting
Novak, Anna S. Republican Yea
O'Brien, Emily Republican Nay
Olson, Jeremy Republican Yea
Osowski, Doug Republican Yea
Ostlie, Mitch Republican Yea
Porter, Todd Republican Yea
Pyle, Brandy L. Republican Yea
Richter, David Republican Yea
Rios, Nico Republican Yea
Rohr, Karen M. Republican Yea
Ruby, Dan Republican Yea
Ruby, Matthew Republican Yea
Sanford, Mark Republican Yea
Satrom, Bernie Republican Yea
Schatz, Mike Republican Yea
Schauer, Austen Republican Yea
Schreiber-Beck, Cynthia Republican Nay
Steiner, Vicky Republican Yea
Stemen, Gregory Republican Yea
Swiontek, Steve Republican Yea
Toman, Nathan Republican Yea
Tveit, Bill Republican Yea
VanWinkle, Lori Republican Yea
Vetter, Steve Republican Yea
Vigesaa, Don Republican Yea
Vollmer, Daniel R. Republican Yea
Wagner, Scott Republican Yea
Warrey, Jonathan Republican Yea
Weisz, Robin Republican Nay
Wolff, Christina Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1144 do?
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.
Who sponsors HB 1144?
HB 1144 is sponsored by Olson, SuAnn (Republican), Anderson, Dick (Republican), Tveit, Bill (Republican), Frelich, Kathy (Republican), Klemin, Lawrence R. (Republican), Rohr, Karen M. (Republican), Schatz, Mike (Republican), McLeod, Carrie (Republican), Sen. Clemens, David A., and Sen. Weston, Kent.
What is the current status of HB 1144?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2025. Enacted.
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