---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-35 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a legislative task force on government efficiency; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the creation of a legislative task force on government efficiency; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1442"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1442 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nathan Toman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2025-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf422b7c-9f98-4eba-bcfa-d166b4df3d7c"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "ce7803cc626b39365a5b9726a4899d38206ac4334f389d3895fb6ed721e625fc"
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 HB 1442 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-35 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a legislative task force on government efficiency; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to the creation of a legislative task force on government efficiency; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/25-0931-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0931-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0931-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0931-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1442 — **41–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1442 — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1442 — **88–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nathan Toman — primary (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Don Vigesaa — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Weisz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-11** Committee Hearing 08:45
- **2025-02-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-18** Received from House
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-05** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2025-04-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-04** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** Emergency clause carried
- **2025-04-15** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-21** Concurred
- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by President
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Governor 04/28 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf422b7c-9f98-4eba-bcfa-d166b4df3d7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).