North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota SB2278: AN ACT to provide a legislative management study relating to the retention of library materials.
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2025
Relating to the retention of library materials.
What the bill says
An act to provide a legislative management study relating to the retention of library materials.
From the enrolled text, March 27, 2025:
AN ACT to provide a legislative management study relating to the retention of library materials. SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - RETENTION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the feasibility and desirability of requiring libraries maintained by state agencies, including the state library and libraries at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education, to retain a copy of any book or other written material that contains the material's original text if the publisher of the material publishes a new version to update language that was common when the material was originally published to language that is considered more socially progressive, politically correct, inclusive, or less socially offensive. The study must include an analysis of how artificial intelligence has or will affect the retention of library materials, how library materials are updated or altered using artificial intelligence, and the fiscal and operational impact of collection management. The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly. S. B. NO. 2278 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House ____________________________ ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth …
Sponsors
- Keith Boehm (R, 33) · primary sponsor
- Jose Castaneda (R, 40)
- Kathy Frelich (R, 15)
- Donna Henderson (R, 15)
- Dawson Holle (R, 31)
- Michael Wobbema (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31
- : Signed by Governor 03/28
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by President
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Returned to Senate
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 14
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 2 1
- : Committee Hearing 02:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (March 24, 2025): 77 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Final Passage (January 30, 2025): 44 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB2278?
- SB2278 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to provide a legislative management study relating to the retention of library materials.
- What does SB2278 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide a legislative management study relating to the retention of library materials.
- What is the status of SB2278?
- Signed into law as of April 1, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31 (April 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2278?
- Keith Boehm (R, 33), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2278?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2278.html
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