---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50-24.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adult residential facility payment rates; to amend and reenact section 50-24.5-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of adult residential facility; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an appropriation."
description: "Relating to adult residential facility payment rates; to amend and reenact section 50‑24.5‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of adult residential facility; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2271"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2271 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sean Cleary"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/240d778b-d5df-4938-912c-0b578cad1edf"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "0bb8dc22fcecc0c9924cc12b4e5e18b4ddb853829786edd0c6a5456b719c6dc7"
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 2271 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50-24.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adult residential facility payment rates; to amend and reenact section 50-24.5-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of adult residential facility; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an appropriation.

Relating to adult residential facility payment rates; to amend and reenact section 50‑24.5‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of adult residential facility; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an appropriation.

## 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/25-1225-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1225-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1225-02000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1225-03000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1225-05000.pdf)
6. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1225-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2271 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2271 — **84–8** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2271 — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2271 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sean Cleary — primary (person)
- Carrie McLeod — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Beltz — cosponsor (person)
- Zachary Ista — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-28** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2025-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-06** Amendment adopted
- **2025-02-06** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-20** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2025-03-21** Reported back, do pass 10 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-04-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-10** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 8 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-14** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-14** Conference committee appointed Roers Hogan Van Oosting
- **2025-04-16** Conference committee appointed Beltz Murphy Rohr
- **2025-04-22** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-24** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-24** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 88 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-29** Signed by President
- **2025-04-29** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Signed by Governor 04/30 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/240d778b-d5df-4938-912c-0b578cad1edf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).