HB 1147 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to fees for game and fish licenses and permits.

HB 1147 updates North Dakota's fee schedule for hunting and fishing licenses and permits, directly affecting residents and nonresidents purchasing these licenses. The bill specifies exact fees (e.g., $30 for a resident big game license, $250 for a nonresident big game license) and clarifies where funds are deposited - most to the game and fish fund, with $45 from each nonresident big game license funding a private land initiative. It also details fees for specialized permits like fishing licenses for seniors/disabled residents ($5), commercial frog licenses ($50 for residents), and aquatic nuisance species fees ($15 per motorboat). The changes are purely administrative, adjusting existing fee structures without introducing new regulations or eligibility criteria.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the North Dakota Century Code to establish fee schedules for game and fish licenses and permits. The changes primarily involve reformatting the bill structure and updating page numbering, while the substantive fee amounts and eligibility criteria remain unchanged from the previous version.
TECHNICAL

Reorganized bill header information, moving the bill number and sponsors to a more prominent position and updating the legislative session date to January 7, 2025.

Reformatted the fee schedule section with consistent indentation and numbering, though all fee amounts and eligibility requirements remain identical to the original version.

Updated page numbering and removed redundant header information that appeared in the first engrossment version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2025 · House Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 14, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
42 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
legislature
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/21
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors