SB 2176 — Relating to the children's cabinet and designated working groups; to repeal section 50‑06‑43.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the children's cabinet; and to provide for a legislative management report.
Last action — Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08
-
✓Introduced
-
✓In Committee
-
✓Passed Senate
-
✓Passed House
-
✓To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong (Republican) on April 08, 2025.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.
A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.
Prognosis
-
Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
-
4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
-
Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
-
Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the children's cabinet and designated working groups; to repeal section 50-06-43.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the children's cabinet; and to provide for a legislative management report.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
102 added · 105 removedPlain-language change summary
The changes made in Senate Bill No. 2176 involve the creation of a children's cabinet, which will focus on coordinating care for children and families across North Dakota’s government and tribal nations. The bill specifies the cabinet's membership, including key state officials and legislators, and formalizes its duties to assess and guide services for children. Additionally, it repeals an older section of the law that addressed similar issues, reflecting a shift towards a more organized approach to children's services. This matters because it aims to improve collaboration among various stakeholders to enhance the support available for children and families in the state.
25.1017.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular ENGROSSEDSession Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO.
2176 Introduced(Senators by Senators Axtman, HoganHogan) Representatives(Representatives O'Brien, PylePyle) AAN BILLACT for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the children's cabinet and designated working groups;
and to provide for a legislative management report;report.
and to provide an appropriation.
Pageh. No.
1 25.1017.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly h.
The governor, in collaboration with the chairman of the legislative management, shall appoint as the presiding officer of the children's cabinet a member of the governor's cabinet or a legislatorS. serving on the children's cabinet.
B.
NO.
2176 - PAGE 2 legislator serving on the children's cabinet.
Pageh. No.
2 25.1017.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly h.
The legislative council shall pay the per diem compensation and reimbursement forS. travel and such expenses as provided by law for any member of the children's cabinet or working group who is a member of the legislative assembly.
B.
NO.
2176 - PAGE 3 for travel and such expenses as provided by law for any member of the children's cabinet or working group who is a member of the legislative assembly.
SECTIONS. 3.
APPROPRIATIONB. - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR - CHILDREN'S CABINET.
ThereNO. is appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $220,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the office of Page No.
32176 25.1017.02000- Sixty-ninthPAGE Legislative4 Assembly____________________________ ____________________________ President of the governor,Senate forSpeaker of the purposeHouse ____________________________ ____________________________ Secretary of administeringthe Senate Chief Clerk of the children'sHouse cabinetThis andcertifies coordinatingthat designatedthe workingwithin groups,bill fororiginated in the bienniumSenate beginningof Julythe 1,Sixty-ninth 2025,Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and endingis Juneknown 30,on 2027.the records of that body as Senate Bill No.
Page2176. No.
4Senate 25.1017.02000Vote:
Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0 House Vote:
Yeas 75 Nays 9 Absent 10 ____________________________ 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
View plain text versions (6)
- Enrolled Enrollment Current pdf
- Engrossed FIRST ENGROSSMENT pdf
- Adopted by the House Education Committee View text pdf
- Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee View text pdf
- Amended FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments pdf
- Introduced View text pdf
Action History
-
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08
-
Signed by Governor 04/08
-
Sent to Governor
-
Signed by President
-
Signed by Speaker
-
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
-
Concurred
-
Returned to Senate (12)
-
Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 9
-
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
-
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1
-
Committee Hearing 02:30
-
Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
-
Received from Senate
-
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
-
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 15 1 0
-
Rereferred to Appropriations
-
Amendment adopted
-
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
-
Committee Hearing 09:00
-
Rereferred to Human Services
-
Request return from committee
-
Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
Sponsors
- Michelle Axtman · Primary
- Kathy Hogan · Cosponsor
- Brandy L. Rep. Pyle · Cosponsor
- Emily O'Brien · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Axtman, Michelle Republican
Co-sponsors (3)
- Hogan, Kathy Democratic
- Rep. Pyle, Brandy L.
- Emily O'Brien
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 2% | 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 | Nay |
| 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 2176 do?
- AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the children's cabinet and designated working groups; to repeal section 50-06-43.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the children's cabinet; and to provide for a legislative management report.
- Who sponsors SB 2176?
- SB 2176 is sponsored by Axtman, Michelle (Republican), Hogan, Kathy (Democratic), Rep. Pyle, Brandy L., and Emily O'Brien.
- What is the current status of SB 2176?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 2176?
- Track SB 2176 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on SB 2176
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of SB 2176
Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →