Sponsored Legislation
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 16.1-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conducting and reporting postelection audits.
Requires mandatory pre-election testing of voting systems and random, statewide postelection audits to verify results and improve transparency in North Dakota elections.
A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 23.1-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to septic systems and the environmental quality advisory committee; to amend and reenact sections 23-35-02, 23-35-08, 23.1-01-03, and 23.1-17-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the department of environmental quality, boards of health, and public health units; to repeal sections 23-35-02.2 and 23-35-02.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the onsite wastewater recycling technical committee; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.
HB 1541 would vest exclusive rulemaking over septic, sewer and private water systems in the North Dakota DEQ, centralizing regulation and shifting local authority.
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting deepfake videos and images; and to provide a penalty.
HB 1320 makes nonconsensual, deceptive AI deepfakes of real people a class A misdemeanor, criminalizing creation, possession, or distribution of fake images or videos.
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-28, relating to the priority of liens; to amend and reenact sections 47-18-01, 47-18-04, 47-18-18, and 57-28-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the homestead exemption, declaration of a homestead, and the contents of a tax lien.
Establishes that unpaid property taxes and special assessments have priority over most other liens on real property, affecting homeowners, lenders, and tax collection.