North Dakota considers 2025-26 interim legislative management study on immigration law

Original title: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study relating to immigration law.

Last action · April 4, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 44Sponsors: Rep. Heilman, Matthew and 6 others

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What This Bill Proposed

The North Dakota Legislative Assembly directed a study during the 2025-26 regarding federal jurisdiction over immigration, unauthorized workers, and state law enforcement coordination with federal agencies. The measure ultimately failed to pass the Senate on April 4, 2025.

Why it matters

Changes no state laws, creates no new programs, and appropriates no funds; it proposes only an authorized legislative review that failed enactment.

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.

Directly affected

Legislative Management

Assigned the responsibility to conduct the interim study on immigration law and report findings to the seventieth legislative assembly.

Directly affected

office of the attorney general

Required to provide input to the legislative management study.

Directly affected

secretary of state

Required to provide input to the legislative management study.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of HB 1291?

It directed a study during the 2025-26 to examine federal jurisdiction over immigration, unauthorized workers, and state-federal law enforcement coordination.

Did HB 1291 become law?

No. The bill failed to pass the Senate on April 4, 2025, with a vote of 1 yea and 44 nays.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.

Procedural history

11 actions

Apr 4, 2025Senate
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 44
Apr 4, 2025SenateCommittee
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Apr 3, 2025SenateCommittee
Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 5 0 0
Mar 21, 2025SenateCommittee
Committee Hearing 09:45
Feb 17, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee
Feb 11, 2025Senate
Received from House

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Feb 10, 2025HouseFloor
Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 19
Feb 7, 2025HouseCommittee
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Feb 6, 2025HouseCommittee
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 5 2
Jan 29, 2025HouseCommittee
Committee Hearing 09:00
Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee

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