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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota Senate Bill 2202 Proposes Beef Commission Election Districts and Procedures
Last action · January 31, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 8 nays 36Sponsors: Schaible, Donald and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 2202 establishes nine geographical districts for electing North Dakota Beef Commission members, sets up nomination and voting rules administered by the North Dakota State University Extension Service, and requires the commission to cover all election costs. The measure failed to pass in the Senate after a .
The bill would have altered how cattle producers select representatives for the state beef commission by replacing at-large appointments with district-based elections managed by extension services, affecting who oversees industry promotion funds and regulatory compliance.
- The North Dakota Beef Commission is an industry-funded state organization dedicated to promoting beef and expanding industry opportunities. context
- Senate Bill 2202 was introduced during the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota in January 2025. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
beef producers
Beef producers are subject to new district-based voting procedures and nomination requirements to select North Dakota Beef Commission members.
North Dakota Beef Commission
The commission is required to assume all financial costs for holding district elections and must review district boundaries every seven years.
North Dakota State University Extension Service
The extension service director is tasked with overseeing the nomination and election process for district commission members.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How were commission members to be chosen under the proposed bill?
Who was responsible for paying the costs of the district elections?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 31, 2025SenateSecond reading, failed to pass, yeas 8 nays 36
- Jan 30, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0
- Jan 24, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:45
- Jan 14, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
Version history
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Transition from At-Large to District Representation
The bill sought to shift the North Dakota Beef Commission from an appointment-based at-large structure to a regional, district-elected board.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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