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SB 2030

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the housing finance agency and the department of public instruction; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for a legislative management study.

69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

SB 2030 funds homelessness: $10M to HFA grants, $1M DPI liaison grants (1:1 match), $50K for statewide study, $200M one-time to Housing Incentive Fund for 2025–29, plus a Legislative Management study.

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 4 nays 43
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Bill Summary · SB 2030

Summary — SB 2030

Status note: the materials provided include mixed and partly inconsistent records from different jurisdictions. The bill text summarized below is the version titled “An Act to provide an appropriation to the housing finance agency and the department of public instruction; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for a legislative management study,” which is a North Dakota Legislative Assembly bill (biennium beginning July 1, 2025). There are other unrelated excerpts (an Illinois FOIA/Property Tax Code draft) included in the packet; this summary focuses on the North Dakota appropriations/study bill.

Purpose / Intent

SB 2030 provides one-time and biennial appropriations to address homelessness through grants, a consultant-led study, school-based liaison services, and a large transfer to a housing incentive fund. It also requires the Legislative Management to study homelessness and report recommendations to the next legislature.

Key provisions and changes

  • Appropriations (all from the state General Fund unless otherwise noted):

    • $10,000,000 to the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) for homeless grants for the 2025–2027 biennium.
    • $50,000 to the HFA (one-time) to contract a consultant to assist with a statewide homelessness study (one-time funding).
    • $1,000,000 to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for grants to provide homelessness liaison services to the ten school districts in the state with the largest student enrollment. Program rules:
    • Maximum $50,000 per school district per fiscal year.
    • Districts must provide a dollar-for-dollar local match ($1 state : $1 local).
    • $200,000,000 (one-time) appropriated to be transferred by the Office of Management and Budget from the General Fund to the Housing Incentive Fund during the 2025–2027 biennium. Legislative intent: distribute those funds from the Housing Incentive Fund over a four-year period beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

  • Legislative Management study:

    • During the 2025–26 interim, Legislative Management must study homelessness in the state.
    • The study must review existing data and funding, analyze how funds are currently used, identify gaps and potential solutions, and obtain input from the HFA-engaged consultant.
    • Findings, recommendations, and any required implementing legislation are to be reported to the Seventieth Legislative Assembly.

  • Timeframe:

    • Appropriations cover the biennium July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027.
    • The $50,000 HFA study appropriation and the $200,000,000 transfer are designated as one-time funding items.

Who is affected

  • Housing Finance Agency: recipient of $10M in grants and $50K for a consultant study; responsible for contracting the consultant.
  • Department of Public Instruction and school districts: eligible to receive liaison-service grants (top ten districts by enrollment); districts must provide matching funds.
  • Office of Management and Budget: tasked with transferring $200M to the Housing Incentive Fund.
  • Homeless service providers, housing developers, and individuals/families experiencing homelessness: potential recipients/beneficiaries of grants and housing incentives.
  • Legislative Management: charged with conducting the homelessness study and reporting to the next legislature.

Fiscal and implementation notes

  • All appropriations are out of the General Fund.
  • The $50,000 and $200,000,000 items are explicitly identified as one-time funding.
  • The $200M transfer is large relative to the other items and is intended for distribution across four fiscal years (2025–2029) from the Housing Incentive Fund; implementing rules and distribution priorities would depend on the Housing Incentive Fund’s administration.
  • DPI grants require local matching, which may limit participation to districts able to provide matching funds.

Procedural / status note

The packet contains conflicting procedural entries (some indicating passage and gubernatorial approval, others indicating a failed second reading). The header lists the status as “Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 4 nays 43.” Verify current status and final disposition with the official legislative records for the relevant state (North Dakota Legislative Assembly) to confirm whether the bill advanced, was amended, enacted, or failed.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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