NDNG: Death Benefit on State Active Duty
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to death benefits for national guard members; and to declare an emergency.
This bill would...
- Allow the ND National Guard to pay a death benefit to NDNG members next of kin providing...
- Member was on active service for the state at time of death; and
- members death was connected to the member's scope of duty; and
- death benefit does not exceed $10,000
- Allow ND NG Adjutant General to adopt rules
SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS
- Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 194
- Passed Senate 46-0 SJ 203
- House amendments received in Senate 3/19/2021 SJ 910
- Senate refused to concur with House amendments 4/5/2021 SJ 1148
- Senate conference committee: Wobbema, Elkin, Marcellais SJ 1148
- Senate accede SJ 1343
- PASSED Senate 46-0 Emergency Clause Carried SJ 1360
- Signed by House Speaker 4/16/2021 HJ 1761
HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS
- Received in House 1/18/2021 HJ 265
- Removed verbiage: who died while..."on active service for the state if the death was connected to the members scope of duty"...
- Changed $10,000 to $15,000
- Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 13-0-1 HJ 1139
- PASSED House as amended emergency clause carried 89-3 HJ 1195
- Bill with amendments returned to Senate for consideration of amendments 3/19/2021 SJ 910
- Conference committee appointed: Karls, Schauer, Schneider HJ 1477
- Senate accede HJ 1622
- Signed by Senate President SJ 1517
Signed by Governor 4/19/2021 SJ 1560
Fiscal Note: None
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