Appropriations Committee, North Dakota State Senate

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The Appropriations Committee is a standing committee of the North Dakota State Senate.

Per Section 501 of the Senate Rules, committees of the North Dakota Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees. Committees are assigned at the start of an organizational session after every election. The majority leader shall serve as the chair of the Committee on Committees and shall appoint four members from the majority party and three members from the minority party to the committee. The Senate has one five-day standing committee, the Appropriations Committee, five three-day standing committees and five two-day standing committees. Members can only serve on two standing committees; no more than one three-day and one two-day standing committee. Members of the Appropriations Committee may not serve on any other standing committee. The Majority Leader shall appoint the chair and vice-chair of each standing committee.

See rules: Senate and House Legislative Manual 2021-2022

Function

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Measures referred to the Appropriations Committee: 1. Every bill providing an appropriation of five thousand dollars or more must be referred or rereferred to and acted on by the Appropriations Committee, and every bill or resolution proposing a change in the audit or fiscal procedures of a state agency or institution must be originally referred to and acted upon by that committee, before final action by the Senate thereon, unless otherwise ordered by a majority vote of the members present. 2. Every bill or resolution to which is attached a fiscal note stating that the measure has an effect of fifty thousand dollars or more on the appropriation for a state agency or department must be rereferred to and acted on by the Appropriations Committee before final action by the Senate thereon, unless otherwise ordered by a majority vote of the members present. 3. A bill or resolution required to be referred or rereferred to the Appropriations Committee which received a do not pass recommendation from committee and which then is passed by the Senate is deemed reconsidered and must be referred to and acted upon by the Appropriations Committee if that measure has not been referred or rereferred to the Appropriations Committee before passage. The Appropriations Committee shall report the measure back to the Senate for action in accordance with these rules. 4. Except for bills approved for introduction after the deadline for introduction of bills, all Senate bills required to be rereferred to the Appropriations Committee must be rereferred not later than the twenty-fifth legislative day and all House bills required to be rereferred to the Appropriations Committee must be rereferred not later than the fifty-seventh legislative day. If an appropriation bill is not reported to the floor and rereferred as required herein, the bill is deemed rereferred and is under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Committee at the end of the twenty-fifth or fifty-seventh legislative day, as appropriate.

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Membership

2023-2024 legislative session

Senate Appropriations Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (0)	Republican members (2)	Third-party members(0)
	Brad Bekkedahl Chair Karen Krebsbach Vice Chair

2021-2022 legislative session

Senate Appropriations Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (12)	Third-party members(0)
Joan Heckaman Tim Mathern	Ray Holmberg Chair Karen Krebsbach Vice chair Terry Wanzek Vice chair Brad Bekkedahl David Hogue Dave Oehlke Nicole Poolman David Rust Kyle Davison Ronald Sorvaag Dick Dever Robert Erbele

2019-2020 legislative session

Senate Appropriations Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (11)	Third-party members(0)
John Grabinger Tim Mathern Larry Robinson	Ray Holmberg Chair Karen Krebsbach Vice chair Terry Wanzek Brad Bekkedahl Dick Dever Robert Erbele David Hogue Gary Lee Dave Oehlke Nicole Poolman Ronald Sorvaag

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2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Appropriations Members, 2017
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (11)
• John Grabinger	• Ray Holmberg, Chair
• Tim Mathern	• Bill Bowman, Vice chair
• Larry Robinson	• Karen Krebsbach, Vice chair
	• Dick Dever
	• Robert Erbele
	• David Hogue
	• Ralph Kilzer
	• Gary Lee
	• Dave Oehlke
	• Ronald Sorvaag
	• Terry Wanzek

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Appropriations Members, 2015
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (9)
• Joan Heckaman	• Ray Holmberg, Chairman
• Tim Mathern	• Bill Bowman, Vice Chairman
• David O'Connell	• Karen K. Krebsbach, Vice Chairman
• Larry Robinson	• Ron Carlisle
	• Robert Erbele
	• Ralph Kilzer
	• Gary Lee
	• Ronald Sorvaag
	• Terry Wanzek

2013-2014

Appropriations Members, 2013
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (9)
• Tim Mathern	• Ray Holmberg, Chairman
• David O'Connell	• Bill Bowman, Vice Chairman
• Larry J. Robinson	• Tony Grindberg, Vice Chairman
• John M. Warner	• Ron Carlisle
	• Robert Erbele
	• Ralph Kilzer
	• Karen K. Krebsbach
	• Gary A. Lee
	• Terry M. Wanzek

2011-2012

Appropriations Members, 2011
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (10)
• David O'Connell	• Ray Holmberg, Chairman
• Larry Robinson	• Bill Bowman, Co-Vice Chairman
• John Warner (North Dakota legislator)	• Tony Grindberg, Co-Vice Chairman
	• Randel Christmann
	• Robert Erbele
	• Tom Fischer
	• Ralph Kilzer
	• Karen Krebsbach
	• Terry Wanzek
	• Rich Wardner

2009-2010 Members

Appropriations Members, 2009
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (8)
• Elroy Lindaas	• Bill Bowman
• Tim Mathern	• Randel Christmann
• Larry Robinson	• Tom Fischer
• Tom Seymour	• Tony Grindberg
• John Warner (North Dakota legislator)	• Ray Holmberg
	• Ralph Kilzer
	• Karen Krebsbach
	• Rich Wardner

External links

• Appropriations Committee

Footnotes

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Current members of the North Dakota State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:David Hogue

Minority Leader:Kathy Hogan

Senators

District 1

Brad Bekkedahl (R)

District 2

Mark Enget (R)

District 3

Bob Paulson (R)

District 4

Chuck Walen (R)

District 5

Randy Burckhard (R)

District 6

Paul Thomas (R)

District 7

Michelle Axtman (R)

District 8

Jeffery Magrum (R)

District 9

Richard Marcellais (D)

District 10

Ryan Braunberger (D)

District 11

Tim Mathern (D)

District 12

Cole Conley (R)

District 13

Judy Lee (R)

District 14

Jerry Klein (R)

District 15

Kent Weston (R)

District 16

David Clemens (R)

District 17

Jonathan Sickler (R)

District 18

Scott Meyer (R)

District 19

Janne Myrdal (R)

District 20

Randy Lemm (R)

District 21

Kathy Hogan (D)

District 22

Mark Weber (R)

District 23

Todd Beard (R)

District 24

Mike Wobbema (R)

District 25

Larry Luick (R)

District 26

Dale Patten (R)

District 27

Kristin Roers (R)

District 28

Robert Erbele (R)

District 29

Terry Wanzek (R)

District 30

Diane Larson (R)

District 31

Donald Schaible (R)

District 32

Dick Dever (R)

District 33

Keith Boehm (R)

District 34

Justin Gerhardt (R)

District 35

Sean Cleary (R)

District 36

Desiree Van Oosting (R)

District 37

Dean Rummel (R)

District 38

David Hogue (R)

District 39

Greg Kessel (R)

District 40

Jose Castaneda (R)

District 41

Kyle Davison (R)

District 42

Claire Cory (R)

District 43

Jeff Barta (R)

District 44

Joshua Boschee (D)

District 45

Ronald Sorvaag (R)

District 46

Michelle Powers (R)

District 47

Mike Dwyer (R)

Republican Party (42)

Democratic Party (5)