North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1285: A BILL for an Act to provide for state employee compensation adjustments and to provide for an appropriation and transfer to the teachers' fund for retirement for cost-of-living adjustments.
Status: Failed, February 11, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an Act to provide for state employee compensation adjustments and to provide for an appropriation and transfer to the teachers' fund for retirement for cost-of-living adjustments.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2025:
A BILL for an Act to provide for state employee compensation adjustments and to provide for an appropriation and transfer to the teachers' fund for retirement for cost-of-living adjustments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS - GUIDELINES - INTENT. 1. The 2025-27 biennium compensation adjustments for permanent state employees are to average 3 percent per eligible employee for the first fiscal year of the biennium and are to average 2 percent per eligible employee for the second year of the biennium. The increases for the first year of the biennium are to be given beginning with the month of July 2025, to be paid in August 2025, and for the second year of the biennium are to be given beginning with the month of July 2026, to be paid in August 2026. Increases for eligible state employees are to be based on documented performance and are not to be the same percentage increase for each employee. 2. The office of management and budget shall develop guidelines for use by state agencies for providing compensation adjustments for classified state employees. The guidelines must follow the compensation philosophy statement under section 54-44.3-01.2. 3. Probationary employees are not entitled to the increases. However, at the discretion of the appointing authority, probationary employees may …
Sponsors
- Mike Schatz (R, 39) · primary sponsor
- Jim Jonas (R, 13)
- Alisa Mitskog (D, 25)
- David Monson (R, 19)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R, 25)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 3 nays 88
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 10 2 2
- : Committee Hearing 08:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (February 11, 2025): 3 yea, 88 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HB1285?
- HB1285 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A BILL for an Act to provide for state employee compensation adjustments and to provide for an appropriation and transfer to the teachers' fund for retirement for cost-of-living adjustments.
- What does HB1285 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an Act to provide for state employee compensation adjustments and to provide for an appropriation and transfer to the teachers' fund for retirement for cost-of-living adjustments.
- What is the status of HB1285?
- Failed as of February 11, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 3 nays 88 (February 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1285?
- Mike Schatz (R, 39), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1285?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1285.html
Source: official North Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.