North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1580: AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to state employee compensation levels.
Status: Signed into law, April 30, 2025
Relating to state employee compensation levels.
What the bill says
An act to provide for a legislative management study relating to state employee compensation levels.
From the enrolled text, April 22, 2025:
AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to state employee compensation levels. SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. 1. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the classified state employee total rewards compensation system, including a review of the development and determination of pay grade, classifications, and health care benefits. The study must include a review b. Comparisons among state employees across all departments and between state employee compensation levels to similar private sector jobs; c. The use of equity funding and bonuses to retain employees; d. The payment of prevailing wages on state projects; e. Wage levels in awarding contracts for state projects; f. The impact of changes to health plan benefits; and g. Premium rate structures for single and family coverage and the impact of any proposed changes. 2. The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly. H. B. NO. 1580 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body …
Sponsors
- Steve Vetter (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Nels Christianson (R, 18)
- Sean Cleary (R, 35)
- Claire Cory (R, 42)
- Jason Dockter (R, 7)
- Daniel Johnston (R, 24)
- Lisa Meier (R, 32)
- Michael Motschenbacher (R, 47)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28
- : Signed by Governor 04/28
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 15
- : Concurred
- : Returned to House (12)
- : Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0
- : Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Votes
- Final Passage (April 21, 2025): 76 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Final Passage (April 14, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Passage (February 11, 2025): 72 yea, 18 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1580?
- HB1580 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to state employee compensation levels.
- What does HB1580 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide for a legislative management study relating to state employee compensation levels.
- What is the status of HB1580?
- Signed into law as of April 30, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 (April 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1580?
- Steve Vetter (R, 18), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1580?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1580.html
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