North Dakota Legislative Assembly

What North Dakota Legislative Assembly does

The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the constitutionally mandated biennial legislative body of the State of North Dakota, established in 1889 upon North Dakota's admission as the 39th U.S. state. The Assembly holds exclusive authority to enact state law, appropriate state funds, and provide legislative oversight of the executive branch. The current 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-2026) is operating in both regular and special session configurations, with a 70th Assembly (2027-28) already provisioned.

The Assembly operates a comprehensive digital information platform centered on its official website (ndlegis.gov), which integrates bill and resolution tracking, live and recorded video streaming of floor sessions and committee meetings, the North Dakota Century Code, the Administrative Code, Session Laws, Legislative Journals, Fiscal Notes, and constituent-facing tools including Constituent Views and Find My Legislator. Supporting modules include an Agency Prefile System, committee meeting calendars, and a documented legislative API for programmatic data access. The platform is built on standard web CMS architecture with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML components; it serves primarily as a public-information and transparency infrastructure rather than a commercial product.

The entity is not a commercial business and has no revenue model. Services are provided free of charge to North Dakota citizens, and the Assembly is funded through state legislative appropriations under the North Dakota Constitution. It serves a single geographic market (the State of North Dakota), with no exports of services or geographic diversification. The primary "customer" segment is North Dakota residents engaging with the legislative process through constituent contact tools, bill tracking, and public access to sessions. Distribution is direct-to-citizen via the website, video portal, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram), and a weekly email newsletter (The Council).

Name

North Dakota Legislative Assembly

Legal name

North Dakota Legislative Assembly

Website

https://legis.nd.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the constitutionally mandated state legislative body, established in 1889, that enacts state law and appropriates funds for North Dakota. It serves the state's residents through a digital platform offering bill tracking, live legislative video streaming, legal databases, and constituent contact tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• State legislative services
• Bill tracking system
• Legislative video portal
• North Dakota Century Code
• Constituent engagement tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Bismarck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the state legislative body of North Dakota, exercising constitutional authority to draft, debate, and enact state laws. It provides public access to legislative information, including a bill tracking system, live and archived video of legislative proceedings, the North Dakota Century Code, Session Laws, Administrative Code, Legislative Journals, and Fiscal Notes, as well as tools such as "Find My Legislator" and an Agency Prefile System for bill drafting.

Product overview

The North Dakota Legislative Assembly operates as a government legislative information platform offering a comprehensive suite of digital services for the state's legislative processes. The platform is organized around a unified portal that integrates multiple interconnected modules: the Legislative Bill Tracking System for monitoring bill progress, the Legislative Video Portal for accessing live and recorded sessions, the North Dakota Century Code and Administrative Code for legal research, Session Laws and Legislative Journals for official records, Fiscal Notes for budget analyses, and Constituent Views and Find My Legislator for citizen engagement. Additional modules include the Agency Prefile System for pre-legislative bill submission, Committee Meeting Schedules for hearing coordination, and the Legislative Bill Drafting Seminar for training. The platform serves both legislative operations and public access to government information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legislative Bill Tracking System Searchable online system that lets the public follow the status, text, and history of bills and resolutions introduced in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly.
• Legislative Video Portal Online portal streaming live and archived video of legislative committee meetings, floor sessions, and other proceedings for the public.
• North Dakota Century Code Online publication of the codified general and permanent laws of the State of North Dakota, available for free public access.
• Session Laws Online publication of the laws passed by each legislative session of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly.
• Administrative Code Online publication of the North Dakota Administrative Code containing state agency rules and regulations.
• Legislative Journals Online publication of official legislative journals documenting the daily proceedings and actions of each chamber.
• Fiscal Notes Online publication of fiscal notes providing the financial impact analysis of bills and resolutions for legislators and the public.
• Find My Legislator Online tool that allows North Dakota residents to identify their state legislators by location or district.
• Agency Prefile System Online system used by North Dakota state agencies to prefile and submit bill drafts to the Legislative Assembly.
• Legislative Bill Drafting Seminar Training program offered by the Legislative Assembly to instruct legislative drafters on the proper form and style of bill drafting.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Congress (Congress.gov): National legislative body's public information platform — broader scope (federal) but overlapping functionality in bill tracking, public records, video streaming, and constituent services at a much larger scale.

Others

• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): Nonpartisan organization serving all 50 state legislatures with shared resources, policy research, and best practices — an enabling/supporting peer that the Assembly interacts with on legislative modernization.

Direct peers

• Idaho Legislature: State legislature providing bill status tracking, committee schedules, legislator information, and session streaming through its public website — comparable in mandate and digital service set.
• Wyoming Legislature: Small-population state legislature offering bill tracking, session archives, and legislator directories — directly comparable in both scope of services and resource constraints.
• Nebraska Legislature: Unicameral state legislature operating a public portal with bill information, senator directories, and session streaming — directly comparable in legislative service delivery.
• Minnesota Legislature: Regional state legislature running a comparable information platform including bill status, video streaming of floor sessions, and constituent lookup tools — same operational model with greater scale.
• Iowa Legislature: State legislative body providing bill tracking, journals, video, and constituent services through a comparable web platform — same functional mandate and digital delivery model.
• Montana Legislature: Another small-population state legislative body operating a public portal with bill tracking, legislator directories, and session information — directly comparable structure and citizen service model.
• South Dakota Legislature: Neighboring state legislature performing the same constitutional function of lawmaking, bill tracking, and constituent representation for South Dakota — directly comparable in mandate, scale, and digital service delivery approach.
• Kansas Legislature: State legislative body offering bill tracking, journals, audio/video of sessions, and legislator directories — closely mirrors North Dakota's platform structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NDLegis
• Instagraminstagram.com/ndlegis?igsh=Z3hwdjZtbmQzMHg3
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-dakota-legislative-assembly

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