A bill preventing policies that would limit the use of baiting for big game animals on private property passed the Senate floor Wednesday on a 31-15 vote. Senate Bill 2137 would prohibit the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish from creating rules and policies on using bait for wildlife.

Wednesday to pass a bill preventing the North Dakota Game and Fish Department from restricting the use of supplemental feed on private property.

House Bill 1259 would eliminate daylight saving time in North Dakota, instead having the state observe standard time year-round.

North Dakota lawmakers passed a bill ending Daylight Saving Time and forcing permanent standard time. The House voted 55 to 37 in favor of sending House Bill 1259 to the Senate. It does not change any time zone lines.

No one spoke in opposition to the bill during the House floor session. Rep. Jared Hendrix, R-Fargo, who chaired the committee that sponsored the term limits measure, was among law