republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/69/hb-1027.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 26.1-01-03, 26.1-22-01, 26.1-22-02, 26.1-22-02.1, 26.1-22-03.1, 26.1-22-09, 26.1-22-10, 26.1-22-11, 26.1-22-14, 26.1-22-16, 26.1-22-17, 26.1-22-21, and 26.1-22-22, subdivisions a and c of subsection 1 of section 26.1-23.1-01, and section 37-03-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to changing the administration of the state fire and tornado fund from the insurance commissioner to the office of management and budget; to repeal sections 26.1-22-03, 26.1-22-05, 26.1-22-06, 26.1-22-06.1, 26.1-22-08, 26.1-22-10.1, 26.1-22-13, 26.1-22-15, 26.1-22-18, 26.1-22-19, and 26.1-22-21.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of the state fire and tornado fund; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
description: "Relating to changing the administration of the state fire and tornado fund from the insurance commissioner to the office of management and budget; to repeal sections 26.1‑22‑03, 26.1‑22‑05, 26.1‑22‑06, 26.1‑22‑06.1, 26.1‑22‑08, 26.1‑22‑10.1, 26.1‑22‑13, 26.1‑22‑15, 26.1‑22‑18, 26.1‑22‑19, and 26.1‑22‑21.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of the state fire and tornado fund; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1027"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1027 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae70b21c-ff21-483a-b441-1d60181d3c6f"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "ded663a303ebf8a49fbddd69910784a94c4a76d7c4ab54fb39398005cee013bb"
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 1027 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 26.1-01-03, 26.1-22-01, 26.1-22-02, 26.1-22-02.1, 26.1-22-03.1, 26.1-22-09, 26.1-22-10, 26.1-22-11, 26.1-22-14, 26.1-22-16, 26.1-22-17, 26.1-22-21, and 26.1-22-22, subdivisions a and c of subsection 1 of section 26.1-23.1-01, and section 37-03-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to changing the administration of the state fire and tornado fund from the insurance commissioner to the office of management and budget; to repeal sections 26.1-22-03, 26.1-22-05, 26.1-22-06, 26.1-22-06.1, 26.1-22-08, 26.1-22-10.1, 26.1-22-13, 26.1-22-15, 26.1-22-18, 26.1-22-19, and 26.1-22-21.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of the state fire and tornado fund; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

Relating to changing the administration of the state fire and tornado fund from the insurance commissioner to the office of management and budget; to repeal sections 26.1‑22‑03, 26.1‑22‑05, 26.1‑22‑06, 26.1‑22‑06.1, 26.1‑22‑08, 26.1‑22‑10.1, 26.1‑22‑13, 26.1‑22‑15, 26.1‑22‑18, 26.1‑22‑19, and 26.1‑22‑21.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of the state fire and tornado fund; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide a continuing 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/25-0246-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0246-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0246-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0246-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1027 — **41–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1027 — **84–6** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1027 — **87–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-13** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2025-01-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-04** Received from House
- **2025-02-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-18** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-04** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-15** Concurred
- **2025-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by President
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-21** 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/ae70b21c-ff21-483a-b441-1d60181d3c6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).