SB 2116 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 49-22-13 and a new subsection to section 49-22.1-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings for energy conversion and transmission facilities; and to amend and reenact sections 49-22-03, 49-22-16.4, and 49-22.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings and light-mitigating technology systems.

Summary
Relating to public hearings for energy conversion and transmission facilities; and to amend and reenact sections 49‑22‑03, 49‑22‑16.4, and 49‑22.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings and light-mitigating technology systems.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025
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INTRODUCED Enrollment · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted and reorganized from a traditional legislative format to a modern clean layout. The substantive legal content appears unchanged, with the same sections, definitions, and requirements for energy facility construction and public hearings preserved.
TECHNICAL

Page headers and formatting were updated from the traditional 'Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly' format to a cleaner, more modern layout with centered headers and page numbers.

The bill title and committee information were repositioned from the top of the document to a centered header format.

Line numbering was removed from the text body, converting from a numbered line format to standard paragraph formatting.

The bill text was consolidated into a continuous format rather than being split across multiple pages with page headers interspersed throughout.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed
Total votes 47
Jan 20, 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
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31
legislature
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/27
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 9
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 13 0 0
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:00
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 1
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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