SB 2117 - NATIONAL GUARD - Death Benefit on State Active Duty - 2021

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