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North Dakota Bill Tracker

The North Dakota legislature reached the crossover deadline two days early after holding days long floor sessions since last week to vote on hundreds of bills. The Lignite Energy Council has been tracking a list of bills of interest to our industry this session; please view below to see which bills those are and where they currently stand.

SUPPORT

HB1066 (Nathe) “Operation Prairie Dog” -Relating to infrastructure funds; to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 57-51-01 and sections 57-51-15, 57-51.1-07.3, and 57-51.1-07.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to oil and gas tax revenue allocations; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a report; and to provide an effective date.

  • 1/15- Hearing in House Finance and Taxation Committee
  • 2/5- Amended, Do Pass 9-5
  • 2/6- Rereferred to Appropriations Committee
  • 2/20- The bill passed the House 80-12
  • 2/20- Received from House
  • 2/20- First reading, referred to Finance and Taxation Committee

 

SB2044 (Myrdal) Relating to tampering with or damaging a critical infrastructure facility or a public service; and to provide a penalty.

  • 1/18- Hearing in Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • 2/14- Amended, Do Pass 6-0
  • 2/15- The bill passed the Senate 42-3
  • 2/18- Received from Senate

 

HB1439 (Porter) CO2 from Lignite Coal Tax Incentive for Extended Oil Recovery. Relating to an oil extraction tax exemption for the incremental production from tertiary recovery projects using carbon dioxide; and to provide an effective date.

  • 1/24- Hearing in Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • 1/28- Amended, Do Pass 13-0
  • 1/30- The bill passed the House 92-0
  • 1/30- Received from House
  • 2/18- First reading, referred to Finance and Taxation Committee

TRACK

HB1014 (Appropriations Committee) Appropriation for the Industrial Commission. A BILL for an Act to provide for an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the industrial commission and the agencies under the management of the industrial commission; and to provide for a transfer.

  • 1/10- Hearing- House Appropriations Committee
  • 1/16- Hearing- House Appropriations Committee
  • 1/17- Hearing- House Appropriations Committee
  • 1/23- Hearing- House Appropriations Committee
  • 2/14- Amended, Do Pass 19-1
  • 2/19- The bill passed the House 86-7

 

HB1086 (Agriculture Committee) A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 61‑01‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to waters of the state.

  • 1/18- Hearing- Agriculture Committee
  • 1/28- Do Not Pass 13-0
  • 1/31- The bill failed in the House 0-91

 

HB1133 (Porter) Relating to limiting increases on electrical rates.

  • 1/14- Hearing- Industry, Business and Labor Committee
  • 1/14- Do Not Pass 9-4
  • 1/15- The bill failed in the House 31-60

 

HB1167 (Magrum) Relating to exclusion and avoidance areas for a wind turbine; and to provide for application.

  • 1/18- Hearing- Political Subdivisions Committee
  • 2/18- Amended, Do Pass 8-6
  • 2/20- The bill failed in the House 47-43 (Did not reach 48 votes)
  • 2/20- Motion to reconsider failed

 

HB1225 (Steiner) A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study of future energy innovation; and to provide an appropriation. The amendment removed the appropriation and changed the execution of the study from Legislative Management to the Empower Commission.

  • 1/18- Hearing- House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • 2/4- Amended, Do Pass vote 13-0
  • 2/8- The bill passed the House 88-0
  • 2/11- Received from House
  • 2/18- Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hearing scheduled on 3/1

 

HB1238 (Owens) Relating to a fee for electric vehicles. The fee is $180 annually for an EV or $.015 per mile with mileage log. An amendment reduced the fee to $110 and removed the mileage log provision.

  • 1/31- Hearing- Transportation Committee
  • 2/4- Do Pass 7-6
  • 2/8- The bill passed the House 65-23
  • 2/11- Received from House
  • 2/18- Referred to Transportation Committee

 

HB1383 (Brandenburg) Relating to the creation of an environmental impact mitigation fund and an environmental impact advisory board and to mitigating direct environmental impacts; to amend and reenact sections 49-22-05.1, 49-22-09, 49-22.1-03, and 49-22.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exclusion and avoidance areas and the factors considered by the public service commission when evaluating and designating sites, corridors, and routes; to provide for a report to the budget section; and to provide an appropriation.

  • 1/31- Hearing- Agriculture Committee
  • 2/11- Amended, Do Pass 10-2
  • 2/12- Rereferred to Appropriations Committee
  • 2/18- Amended, Do Pass 18-1
  • 2/20- The bill passed the House 73-17

 

HB1392 (Zubke) A BILL for an Act to create and enact section 44‑04‑18.29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to confidentiality of records received by the board of university and school lands; and to provide a penalty.

  • 2/4- Hearing- Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
  • 2/8- Amended, Do Pass 12-0
  • 2/8- The bill passed the House 86-2
  • 2/11- Received from House
  • 2/18- Referred to Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, hearing scheduled on 2/28

 

HB1405 (Lefor) Relating to prohibiting blocking parking spaces for electric vehicles; and to provide a penalty.

  • 1/31- Hearing- Political Subdivisions Committee
  • 2/8-  Amended, Do Pass 8-5
  • 2/14- The bill passed the House 63-27
  • 2/15- Received from House
  • 2/18- Referred to Political Subdivisions Committee

 

HB1418 (Ruby, D) Relating to automated vehicle network companies and autonomous vehicle operations; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 39-06.1-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonmoving violations; and to repeal section 39-10-51 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to unattended motor vehicles.

  • 1/31- Hearing- Transportation Committee
  • 2/11- Amended, Do Pass 9-3
  • 2/15- The bill passed the House 85-5
  • 2/18- Received from House
  • 2/19- Referred to Transportation Committee

 

HB1521 (Pollert) Relating to reporting campaign contributions, restrictions on public officials and lobbyists, investigations of ethics violations, and implementing requirements of article XIV of the Constitution of North Dakota; to amend and reenact section 16.1‑08.1‑01, subsection 4 of section 16.1‑08.1‑02.1, sections 16.1‑08.1‑02.3, 16.1‑08.1‑02.4, 16.1‑08.1‑03.1, 16.1‑08.1‑04.1, 28‑32‑01, 28‑32‑02, 28‑32‑03, 28‑32‑06, 28‑32‑07, 28‑32‑08, 28‑32‑08.1, 28‑32‑08.2, 28‑32‑09, 28‑32‑10, 28‑32‑11, 28‑32‑12, 28‑32‑14, 28‑32‑15, 28‑32‑16, 28‑32‑17, 28‑32‑18, and 28‑32‑18.1, subsections 2 and 4 of section 28‑32‑19, and section 28‑32‑27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to rulemaking procedures, disqualification of hearing officers, and requirements for the North Dakota ethics commission; to provide for a penalty; to provide an appropriation; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

  • 1/30- Hearing- Ethics Committee
  • 2/7- Hearing- Ethics Committee
  • 2/12- Hearing- Ethics Committee
  • 2/15- Amended, Do Pass 13-1
  • 2/18- Referred to Appropriations Committee
  • 2/19- Do Pass 17-4
  • 2/20- The bill passed the House 81-9
  • 2/20- Motion to reconsider laid on table

 

HB1538 (Hoverson) Relating to the freedom to teach students the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theories and controversies.

  • 1/22- The bill was withdrawn from further consideration.

 

HB1542 (Beadle) A BILL for an Act to create a task force for the purpose of studying the needs and challenges of North Dakota’s autonomous ecosystem; and to provide for a report to the legislative management.

  • 1/14- Hearing- House Industry, Business and Labor Committee
  • 2/5- Do Not Pass 13-1
  • 2/11- The bill failed in the House 23-70

 

HB1543 (Beadle) Definitions of Autonomous Technology and Vehicle, Requirements for Insurance for Testing, Safety and Registration Requirements, Manufacturer Liability, Department Rulemaking

  • 1/31- Hearing- Transportation Committee
  • 2/1- Do Not Pass 13-1
  • 2/6- The bill failed in the House 11-81

 

SB2061 (Kruen) Relating to a road use fee for electric and hybrid vehicles. EV fee was reduced to $110, Hybrids to $50 and EV Infrastructure Study was added by amendment.

  • 1/4- Hearing- Transportation Committee
  • 1/10- Hearing- Transportation Committee
  • 1/25- Do Pass 4-2
  • 1/29- The bill passed the Senate 26-19
  • 1/30- Received from Senate
  • 2/14- Referred to Transportation Committee, hearing scheduled on 2/28

 

SB2108 (Energy & Natural Resources Committee) Relating to citizen suit and intervention; to amend and reenact section 23.1-08-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to coal combustion residuals; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.

  • 1/10- Hearing- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • 1/11- Do Pass 6-0
  • 1/14- The bill passed the Senate 47-0
  • 1/15- Received from Senate
  • 2/13- Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hearing scheduled on 3/1

 

SB2209 (Klein) Relating to protection for records related to critical infrastructure and security planning, mitigation, or threats.

  • 1/21- Hearing- Industry, Business and Labor Committee
  • 1/21- Do Pass 6-0
  • 1/22- The bill passed the Senate 47-0
  • 1/23- Received from Senate
  • 2/13- Referred to Industry, Business and Labor Committee

 

SB2249 (Holmberg) Relating to the state energy research center and the state energy research center fund; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

  • 1/31- Hearing- Appropriations Committee
  • 2/6- Amended, Do Pass 14-0
  • 2/8- The bill passed off the Senate floor 46-0
  • 2/11- Received from Senate
  • 2/18- Referred to Appropriations Committee

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