North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1387: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school closures on election days if schools are used as polling places.
Status: Failed, April 8, 2025
Relating to school closures on election days if schools are used as polling places.
What the bill says
A bill for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school closures on election days if schools are used as polling places.
From the engrossed text, February 3, 2025:
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school closures on election days if schools are used as polling places. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 15.1-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 15.1-06-02. School holidays. 1. Schools may not be in session on the following holidaysdays: a. Any Sunday. b. New Year's Day, the first day of January. c. Good Friday, the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. d. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. e. The anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the fourth day of July. f. Labor Day, the first Monday in September. g. Veteran's Day, the eleventh day of November. h. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November. i. Christmas Day, the twenty-fifth day of December. j. Any day declared to be a public holiday by the President of the United States or the governor. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, if the first day of January, the fourth day of July, the eleventh day of November, or the twenty-fifth day of December is a Sunday, the school district shall observe the holiday on the following Monday. Page No. 1 25.1066.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection …
Sponsors
- Patrick Heinert (R, 32) · primary sponsor
- Mike Berg (R, 8)
- Jason Dockter (R, 7)
- Jim Jonas (R, 13)
- Lisa Meier (R, 32)
- Anna Novak (R, 33)
- Matthew Ruby (R, 40)
- Dean Rummel (R, 37)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 0 nays 46
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 01:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
- : Received from House
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 8
- : Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- : Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 2 2
- : Committee Hearing 03:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (April 8, 2025): 0 yea, 46 nay, failed
- Final Passage (February 3, 2025): 85 yea, 8 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1387?
- HB1387 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school closures on election days if schools are used as polling places.
- What does HB1387 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school closures on election days if schools are used as polling places.
- What is the status of HB1387?
- Failed as of April 8, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 0 nays 46 (April 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1387?
- Patrick Heinert (R, 32), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1387?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1387.html
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