---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the authorization and administration of public charter schools; and to provide for a legislative management report."
description: "Relating to the authorization and administration of public charter schools; and to provide for a legislative management report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2241"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2241 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle Axtman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d64e9c0-9116-427f-854f-56314f7ec13c"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "d8d2d9a1bbb92ee19e3514025892b9fcdcc3ecac8505a210f9a75bd75b3332db"
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 2241 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the authorization and administration of public charter schools; and to provide for a legislative management report.

Relating to the authorization and administration of public charter schools; and to provide for a legislative management report.

## 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/25-0799-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0799-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0799-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0799-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2241 — **40–7** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2241 — **39–7** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2241 — **64–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michelle Axtman — primary (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Donald Schaible — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-03** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-21** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-25** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2025-04-02** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 64 nays 29 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-15** Concurred
- **2025-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-18** Signed by President
- **2025-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d64e9c0-9116-427f-854f-56314f7ec13c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).