Bismarck  (CSi) The  North Dakota senate on Tuesday voted down a bill that would have allowed retailers to open on Sunday mornings.  A repeal of most of current Blue Law  failed 22-25.

The repeal was voted down in the North Dakota House in late January, then, reconsidered and passed by one vote a day later.

The law makes it a Class B misdemeanor to operate a business that’s open to the public before noon on Sunday.

Exceptions exist for restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other businesses.