Karen Karls

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HB 1485 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 50-24.1-02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the personal needs allowance amount for eligible beneficiaries; to provide for an increase in the personal monthly needs allowance; and to provide an appropriation. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2025
HB 1225 AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 12.1-17-03 and 12.1-32-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reckless endangerment and habitual offenders; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Apr 30, 2025
SB 2385 AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 23 and a new section to chapter 47-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to receivers for mobile home parks and a defense to an eviction from a mobile home; to amend and reenact sections 23-10-03, 23-10-04, 23-10-06, 23-10-06.2, 23-10-12, and 47-10-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure and regulation of mobile home parks; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Apr 24, 2025
HB 1095 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a child protective services and school district child safety liaison work group. · Became Law · Apr 21, 2025
HB 1274 AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-52-01, 54-52-02.15, 54-52-06.4, and 54-52-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to membership of the public employees retirement system public safety retirement plan. · Became Law · Apr 21, 2025
HB 1428 A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-39.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for sales of clothing by a thrift store of a nonprofit corporation; and to provide an effective date. · Passed Legislature · Apr 16, 2025
HB 1561 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 51-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a commercial entity's liability for publishing or distributing sexual material harmful to a minor; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application. · Became Law · Apr 14, 2025
HB 1364 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 39-08-01.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the partial suspension of sentence for drug court program, mental health court program, or veterans treatment docket completion. · Became Law · Apr 14, 2025
HB 1206 AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-08-01.2 and 39-08-01.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the special punishment for causing injury or death while operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any other drugs or substances and to driving while under the influence of alcohol or any other drugs or substances while being accompanied by a minor; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application. · Became Law · Apr 14, 2025
HB 1367 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 19-03.1-23 and subsection 1 of section 19-03.4-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to drug crime penalties and drug paraphernalia possession; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Apr 9, 2025
HB 1504 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 37-14-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the veterans' postwar trust fund. · Became Law · Apr 7, 2025
HB 1418 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 29-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to arrests without a warrant for harassing a public safety agency. · Became Law · Apr 7, 2025
SB 2169 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 43-26.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to physical therapy patient management. · Became Law · Apr 4, 2025
SB 2249 AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to health care mandates. · Became Law · Apr 1, 2025
HB 1394 AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23-27-01 and 23-27-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensing of emergency medical services operations. · Became Law · Mar 31, 2025
SB 2231 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 50-24.1-45 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to covered services for medical assistance. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 27, 2025
HB 1177 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 54-52-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of correctional officer for purposes of the public employees retirement system. · Became Law · Mar 25, 2025
SB 2164 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-08.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duty of confidentiality and disclosure to the North Dakota protection and advocacy project. · Became Law · Mar 20, 2025
HB 1399 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 31-01-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to compensation and mileage and travel expenses for witnesses. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
SCR 4010 A concurrent resolution urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy, which directly discriminates against female student athletes in collegiate women's sports. · Introduced · Feb 10, 2025
SB 2304 AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 53-06.1-01 and 53-06.1-03, subsection 3 of section 53-06.1-10.1, subsection 5 of section 53-06.1-11, and subsection 10 of section 53-06.1-15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions of alcoholic beverage establishment and manufacturer, approval for a gaming site authorization and licensure, the maximum number of gaming sites allowed, the maximum number of pull tab devices allowed at a site, gaming licenses for alcoholic beverage establishments, electronic fifty-fifty raffles, rent limits for electronic pull tab devices, and the imposition of monetary fines for violations by third-party businesses; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency. · Became Law · May 18, 2023
HB 1439 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 57-02-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a property tax exemption for property of churches; to provide for application; and to provide a retroactive effective date. · Became Law · Apr 26, 2023
HCR 3035 A concurrent resolution commending Taiwan's vibrant democracy, celebrating the 37th anniversary of North Dakota's sister-state relationship with Taiwan, recognizing North Dakota's trade relationship and academic exchange program with Taiwan, supporting the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, and advocating for Taiwan's inclusion in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity and international organizations that are important to the health, safety, and well-being of Taiwan's people and the world. · Introduced · Apr 25, 2023
SB 2231 AN ACT to create and enact sections 14-02.4-03.1 and 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to preferred pronoun discriminatory practices and school policies on expressed gender. · To Executive · Apr 24, 2023
HB 1183 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 12 of section 54-52-01, section 54-52-06.4, subsection 3 of section 54-52-17, and subsection 4 of section 54-52-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a public employees retirement system retirement plan for peace officers; and to provide for a legislative management study. · Became Law · Apr 20, 2023
SB 2243 AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23-10-06.2, 23-10-12, 27-08.1-01, and 47-10-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the transferability, revocation, and suspension of licenses for a mobile home park, small claims court jurisdiction, and required disclosures to tenants residing in a mobile home park; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Apr 18, 2023
HB 1277 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 39-08-01.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to suspension of the electronic alcohol monitoring and sobriety breath testing requirement during drug court program participation; and to declare an emergency. · Became Law · Apr 17, 2023
HB 1353 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 49-05-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to resource planning. · Became Law · Apr 14, 2023
HB 1263 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 1 of section 27-20.2-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers of the director of juvenile court; and to amend and reenact sections 27-20.2-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the Juvenile Court Act definitions. · Became Law · Apr 14, 2023
HB 1171 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting a forced or coerced abortion; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Apr 14, 2023
HB 1138 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1-32-02 and sections 19-03.1-23 and 39-08-01.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a mental health court program. · Became Law · Apr 14, 2023
HB 1375 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services to reimburse child-placing agencies for the costs of home study reports. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2023
HB 1136 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 14-02.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the exercise of religion. · Became Law · Apr 4, 2023
HB 1264 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12-44.1-01 and subsection 3 of section 12-44.1-07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to jail and regional correctional center definitions and alternatives to physical custody of individuals; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Apr 4, 2023
HB 1338 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 31-13-04 and subsection 10 of section 39-20-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to collection of samples for DNA testing and chemical tests to determine alcohol concentration and presence of drugs for individuals operating motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency. · Became Law · Apr 4, 2023
HB 1510 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 38-11.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to legal fees and costs a surface owner may be awarded in cases relating to the development of minerals. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2023
HB 1192 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 16.1-05-04, section 16.1-06-03, subsection 8 of section 16.1-06-14, sections 16.1-06-15 and 16.1-06-20, subsection 1 of section 16.1-07-13.1, and sections 16.1-11.1-06, 16.1-14-04, 16.1-15-02, 16.1-15-22, 16.1-15-25, and 40-21-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to electronic voting systems, electronic voting devices, absentee voting, meeting of presidential electors, and canvassing boards. · Became Law · Mar 30, 2023
SCR 4009 A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying whether health insurance should provide coverage for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without imposing cost-sharing requirements. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2023
SB 2278 AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding municipal courts and judges. · Became Law · Mar 24, 2023
SB 2163 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 16.1-06-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to language on voting ballots. · Became Law · Mar 24, 2023
SB 2191 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 39-01-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adding physical therapists as health care professionals who can sign statements for applications for mobility-impaired parking certificates; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Mar 24, 2023
HB 1203 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-63-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to powers of the peace officer standards and training board; and to amend and reenact section 12-63-01 and subsection 1 of section 12-63-02.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reserve peace officer licenses. · Became Law · Mar 24, 2023
HB 1109 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 37-01-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to military definitions. · Became Law · Mar 23, 2023
HB 1196 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-10-18.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to free tuition for dependents of disabled veterans or veterans killed in action. · Became Law · Mar 23, 2023
SB 2131 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the attorney general for the crime laboratory. · Introduced · Feb 15, 2023
HB 1117 Relating to involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication; and to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑03.1, 25‑03.1‑06, 25‑03.1‑08, 25‑03.1‑15, 25‑03.1‑18.2, and 25‑03.1‑19, subsection 2 of section 25‑03.1‑21, and sections 25‑03.1‑22, 25‑03.1‑23, and 25‑03.1‑29, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑28‑03, and sections 30.1‑28‑04, 30.1‑28‑12, and 30.1‑28‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to commitment procedures and involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication. · Became Law · Apr 23, 2021
HB 1410 Relating to prohibiting department of human services from substantially burdening the exercise of religion by a patient or resident under the department's care; to amend and reenact sections 12‑44.1‑14 and 12‑47‑26, subsection 12 of section 23‑01‑05, and section 37‑17.1‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting a correctional facility or facility under the control of the department of corrections and rehabilitation from substantially burdening the exercise of religion by an offender in the facility's custody, the state health officer's authority, and the governor's authority during a declared disaster or emergency; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Apr 21, 2021
HB 1349 Relating to open record and meeting laws; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 44‑04‑17.1, sections 44‑04‑18.27 and 44‑04‑19, subsections 1 and 2 of section 44‑04‑20, and section 44‑04‑30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; and to provide a penalty. · Became Law · Apr 21, 2021
HB 1471 Relating to a property tax exemption for property of churches; and to provide an effective date. · Became Law · Apr 21, 2021
SB 2159 Relating to mobile home park tenant rights when ownership of the park is transferred; and to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date. · Became Law · Apr 21, 2021
SB 2146 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the office of management and budget for accessibility improvements on the state capitol grounds; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to declare an emergency. · Became Law · Apr 21, 2021
HB 1427 AN ACT to provide for duties of the commission on juvenile justice and the children's cabinet and to create a juvenile justice planning committee, a planning committee for children in need of services, and a planning committee for alternatives to juvenile detention. · Became Law · Apr 21, 2021
HCR 3006 A concurrent resolution urging Congress and the President of the United States to protect the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. · Introduced · Apr 20, 2021
HB 1480 Relating to seizure and forfeiture reporting requirements. · Became Law · Apr 14, 2021
HB 1355 Relating to sealing a criminal record. · Became Law · Mar 30, 2021
HB 1336 Relating to sealing a criminal record of a driving under the influence offense; and to provide for retroactive application. · Became Law · Mar 30, 2021
HCR 3017 Relating to voter approval for constitutional amendments. · Introduced · Feb 12, 2021
SB 2176 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for a distance learning family reimbursement program; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency. · Introduced · Feb 2, 2021
SB 2194 Relating to statements of rental property condition and the application of security deposit toward damages, cleaning, and unpaid rent upon termination of a rental agreement. · Introduced · Feb 1, 2021
HB 1291 Relating to reassessment of property sold for less than its most recently assessed true and full value; and to provide an effective date. · Introduced · Jan 29, 2021

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