---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce student loan repayment program; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 15-10-38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce scholarship program."
description: "Relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce student loan repayment program; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 15‑10‑38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce scholarship program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2221"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2221 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristin Roers"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09022c10-823f-4b93-8bb4-b52d57fa29e3"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "0c760ab69a0485a235720504b9af55713c30799c1d70219bb1b14cd45e811fac"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota SB 2221 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce student loan repayment program; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 15-10-38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce scholarship program.

Relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce student loan repayment program; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 15‑10‑38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce scholarship program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0638-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0638-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2221 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2221 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2221 — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kristin Roers — primary (person)
- Dean Rummel — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen M. Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nathe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-31** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2025-02-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-10** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Committee Hearing 03:40
- **2025-03-25** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 91 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-11** Concurred
- **2025-04-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-15** Signed by President
- **2025-04-16** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/17 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09022c10-823f-4b93-8bb4-b52d57fa29e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).