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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota requires mediators to prepare written summaries of agreements and advise courts on mediation outcomes
Last action · March 19, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
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What This Bill Does
North Dakota updated its law on agreements, requiring mediators to prepare a written summary of any agreement reached by the parties and inform them of their right to consult counsel before signing. The signed agreement summary may not be shown to the court unless signed by the parties, and it remains non- until approved by a court order.
Parties participating in must now be explicitly advised of their right to review agreements with counsel, and courts will receive a mediator's summary of whether an agreement was reached alongside the signed agreement.
- House Bill 1048 was requested by the Supreme Court of North Dakota to modify statutory procedures governing mediation agreements. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
parties in mediation
Participants in mediation must be informed of their right to review agreements with counsel and have their agreements subjected to formal court approval before becoming binding.
mediators
Mediators are required to prepare written summaries of agreements, advise participants regarding legal counsel, and report the outcome directly to the court.
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What must a mediator do when parties reach an agreement?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 19, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
- Mar 18, 2025HouseEnrolledSigned by Governor 03/17
- Mar 14, 2025HouseEnrolledSent to Governor
- Mar 14, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Mar 12, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Mar 11, 2025HouseReturned to House
Show 10 earlier actions
- Mar 10, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1
- Mar 7, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
- Feb 18, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:45
- Feb 5, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
- Jan 16, 2025SenateReceived from House
- Jan 15, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
- Jan 14, 2025HouseCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Jan 13, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0
- Jan 8, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 10:35
- Jan 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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