SB 2134 — Relating to the composition of the teachers' fund for retirement board.
Last action — Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong (Republican) on March 31, 2025.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15-39.1-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the composition of the teachers' fund for retirement board.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
45 added · 36 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated bill SB 2134 clarifies the composition of the teachers' fund for retirement board by specifying the roles of board members appointed by the governor. It now requires that these members include two actively employed teachers, one school administrator, and two retired teachers. This change ensures that the board includes a diverse representation of perspectives within the education community, which is important for making informed policy decisions that affect teachers and their retirement benefits.
25.0587.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular ENGROSSEDSession SENATECommencing BILLTuesday, NO.January 7, 2025 (Senators Roers, Davison, Dever) (Representatives Dockter, Schauer, Stemen) AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15-39.1-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the composition of the teachers' fund for retirement board.
2134 Introduced by Senators Roers, Davison, Dever Representatives Dockter, Schauer, Stemen A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15-39.1-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the composition of the teachers' fund for retirement board.
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2134 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House ____________________________ ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No.
2134.
Senate Vote:
Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0 House Vote:
Yeas 75 Nays 9 Absent 10 ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Received by the Governor at ________M.
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____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Action History
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Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31
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Signed by Governor 03/27
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Sent to Governor
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Returned to Senate
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Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 9
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Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 12 0 1
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Committee Hearing 02:30
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Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee
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Received from Senate
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Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
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Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
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Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
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Committee Hearing 10:30
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Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
Sponsors
- Kyle Davison · Cosponsor
- Kristin Roers · Primary
- Dick Dever · Cosponsor
- Jason Rep. Dockter · Cosponsor
- Austen Rep. Schauer · Cosponsor
- Gregory Rep. Stemen · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Roers, Kristin Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Davison, Kyle Republican
- Dever, Dick Republican
- Rep. Dockter, Jason
- Rep. Schauer, Austen
- Rep. Stemen, Gregory
Not signed on (142)
142 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 142 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 66 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 10% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (94)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Olson | — | Nay |
| Brown, Collette | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Conmy, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Davis, Jayme | Democratic | Yea |
| Dobervich, Gretchen | Democratic | Yea |
| Finley-DeVille, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Foss, Austin | Democratic | Yea |
| Hager, LaurieBeth | Democratic | Yea |
| Hanson, Karla Rose | Democratic | Yea |
| Ista, Zachary | Democratic | Yea |
| Mitskog, Alisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Schneider, Mary | Democratic | Yea |
| Anderson, Bert | Republican | Yea |
| Anderson, Dick | Republican | Yea |
| Anderson, Karen A. | Republican | Yea |
| Bahl, Landon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Beltz, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Berg, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Bolinske, Macy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bosch, Glenn | Republican | Yea |
| Brandenburg, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Brown, TJ | Republican | Yea |
| Christianson, Nels | Republican | Yea |
| Dockter, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Dressler, Ty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Fegley, Clayton | Republican | Yea |
| Fisher, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Frelich, Kathy | Republican | Yea |
| Grindberg, Karen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Grueneich, Jim | Republican | Not Voting |
| Hagert, Jared C. | Republican | Yea |
| Hatlestad, Patrick R. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Hauck, Dori | Republican | Yea |
| Headland, Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Heilman, Matthew | Republican | Yea |
| Heinert, Pat D. | Republican | Yea |
| Henderson, Donna | Republican | Nay |
| Hendrix, Jared | Republican | Yea |
| Holle, Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Hoverson, Jeff | Republican | Nay |
| Johnson, Jorin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnston, Daniel | Republican | Nay |
| Jonas, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Karls, Karen | Republican | Yea |
| Kasper, Jim | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| McLeod, Carrie | Republican | Yea |
| Meier, Lisa | Republican | Yea |
| Monson, David | Republican | Yea |
| Morton, Desiree | Republican | Nay |
| Motschenbacher, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Murphy, Eric J. | Republican | Yea |
| Nathe, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Nehring, Dennis | Republican | Nay |
| Nelson, Jon O. | Republican | Yea |
| Novak, Anna S. | Republican | Yea |
| O'Brien, Emily | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Schauer, Austen | Republican | Yea |
| Schreiber-Beck, Cynthia | Republican | Yea |
| Steiner, Vicky | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stemen, Gregory | Republican | Yea |
| Swiontek, Steve | Republican | Yea |
| Toman, Nathan | Republican | Yea |
| Tveit, Bill | Republican | Yea |
| VanWinkle, Lori | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vetter, Steve | Republican | Yea |
| Vigesaa, Don | Republican | Yea |
| Vollmer, Daniel R. | Republican | Yea |
| Wagner, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Warrey, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Weisz, Robin | Republican | Yea |
| Wolff, Christina | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| van Oosting | — | Yea |
| Boschee, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Braunberger, Ryan | Democratic | Yea |
| Hogan, Kathy | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcellais, Richard | Democratic | Yea |
| Mathern, Tim | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 2134 do?
- AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15-39.1-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the composition of the teachers' fund for retirement board.
- Who sponsors SB 2134?
- SB 2134 is sponsored by Davison, Kyle (Republican), Roers, Kristin (Republican), Dever, Dick (Republican), Rep. Dockter, Jason, Rep. Schauer, Austen, and Rep. Stemen, Gregory.
- What is the current status of SB 2134?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2025. Enacted.
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