{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bill Tveit | office = Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 33rd district | party = Republican | birth_place = | spouse = Laurel Tveit | children = 3 | term_start = December 1, 2018 }}
'''Bill Tveit''' is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives representing District 33 since December 1, 2018. Tveit is on the Agriculture and Human Services Committees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bill Tveit|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Tveit|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>
Tveit has sponsored numerous bills targeting LGBT people as part of the larger 2020s anti-LGBT movement. In January 2023, Tveit sponsored House Bill 1254, which sought to ban all forms of gender-affirming care for transgender minors and impose felony charges on doctors who perform transition-related surgeries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/north-dakota-bills-take-aim-at-gender-issues-lgbtq-advocates-voice-opposition/article_d9fdfb92-976d-11ed-8541-77fdb5c25e30.html|title=North Dakota bills take aim at gender issues; LGBTQ advocates voice opposition|work=The Bismarck Tribune|first1=Jack|last1=Dura|first2=Jeremy|last2=Turley|date=January 18, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118213735/https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/north-dakota-bills-take-aim-at-gender-issues-lgbtq-advocates-voice-opposition/article_d9fdfb92-976d-11ed-8541-77fdb5c25e30.html|archive-date=January 18, 2023|url-status=live}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="pbs">{{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/north-dakota-governor-signs-law-criminalizing-trans-health-care-for-minors|title=North Dakota governor signs law criminalizing trans health care for minors|work=PBS|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> It passed the legislature and was signed into law by Governor Doug Burgum in April,<ref name=pbs/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kxnet.com/news/state-news/governor-burgum-signs-transgender-medical-ban-bill/|title=Governor Burgum signs transgender medical ban bill|publisher=KXNet|first1=Joel|last1=Porter|first2=Kyara|last2=Brown|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> drawing immediate condemnation from the Human Rights Campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-condemns-north-dakota-governor-doug-burgum-for-endangering-transgender-youth-in-north-dakota-signing-gender-affirming-care-ban-into-law|title=Human Rights Campaign Condemns North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum for Endangering Transgender Youth in North Dakota, Signing Gender Affirming Care Ban into Law|publisher=Human Rights Campaign|first=Cullen|last=Peele|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> This law caused North Dakota transgender youth to travel to Minnesota to receive healthcare; a group of families filed a lawsuit against HB1254 in September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/09/14/north-dakota-families-file-lawsuit-against-trans-healthcare-law/|title=North Dakota families file lawsuit against trans healthcare law|publisher=KFYR|first=Bella|last=Kraft|date=September 14, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> During the 2023 legislative session, Tveit voted in favor of every anti-LGBTQ bill proposed,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/those-pushing-transgender-bills-in-north-dakota/|title=Those Pushing Transgender Bills in North Dakota|work=High Plains Reader|first=Faye|last=Seidler|date=July 27, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> including bathroom bills, suggesting that school districts that ignore such laws should lose their state funding.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wkrg.com/national/your-state-has-a-law-on-bathrooms-and-trans-kids-officials-may-not-know-how-it-will-be-enforced/|title=In some states with laws on transgender bathrooms, officials may not know how they will be enforced|publisher=WKRG|agency=Associated Press|first1=Jack|last1=Dura|first2=John|last2=Hanna|first3=Sean|last3=Murphy|date=June 26, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref>
In 2025, Tveit sponsored Resolution 3013, which called for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges and define marriage as between a man and a woman. "As you are well aware, two cannot conceive or birth a child except for coming together of a female and a male," he said. "Based on the laws of nature, it’s just that simple," adding that they were welcome to call it a "collaborative union of a sort, or a legal bonding". The bill passed the House, 52 to 40,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/02/24/north-dakota-resolution-urging-to-end-same-sex-marriage-advances/|title=North Dakota resolution urging end to same-sex marriage advances|work=North Dakota Monitor|first=Michael|last=Achterling|date=February 24, 2025|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> before it was killed in the Senate, despite receiving the support of MassResistance, an anti-LGBT hate group.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/03/13/north-dakota-senate-rejects-resolution-opposing-same-sex-marriage/|title=North Dakota Senate rejects resolution opposing same-sex marriage|work=North Dakota Monitor|first=Michael|last=Achterling|date=March 13, 2025|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> Tveit also introduced his own bathroom bill, House Bill 1144, which, among other things, bans all-gender bathrooms and allowed schools to be fined for noncompliance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/03/24/bathroom-bill-would-make-schools-less-safe-opponents-lgbtq-advocates-testify/|title=Bathroom bill would make schools less safe, opponents, LGBTQ advocates testify|work=North Dakota Monitor|first=Mary|last=Steurer|date=March 24, 2025|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/04/10/north-dakota-senate-approves-bathroom-bill-that-would-fine-schools-for-noncompliance/|title=North Dakota Senate approves bathroom bill that would fine schools for noncompliance|work=North Dakota Monitor|first=Mary|last=Steurer|date=April 10, 2025|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> The bill passed both the House and the Senate and was signed into law by Governor Doug Burgum on May 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legiscan.com/ND/bill/HB1144/2025|title=ND HB1144 {{!}} 2025-2026 {{!}} 69th Legislative Assembly|publisher=LegiScan|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Tveit is married to Laurel Tveit and has three children. He attended the North Dakota State College of Science. He has served in the army. He lives in Hazen, North Dakota.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Representative Bill Tveit {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch|url=https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/members/house/representative-bill-tveit|access-date=2021-11-05|website=www.legis.nd.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|url=http://votesmart.org/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Vote Smart}}</ref>
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