House Bill Introductions
HB 1025: A bill to provide for a legislative management study on advanced nuclear energy.
Status: Pre-filed bill by Legislative Management. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/16/25. Committee reports Do Pass (13-0) 1/17/25. Re-referred to Appropriations 1/20/25. Set for hearing 2/6/25. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (16-6) 2/7/25. Passed House (81-8) 2/11/25; referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 3/6/25. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (7-0) 3/13/25; re-referred to Appropriations 3/14/25. Set for hearing 3/24/25.
HB 1046: A bill to update the process to seek an advisory opinion from the ND Ethics Commission.
Status: Pre-filed bill by Judiciary Committee. Set for hearing in House Judiciary 1/8/25. Reported back do NOT pass (13-1); placed on House calendar 1/10/25. Failed to pass House (12-80) 1/14/25.
HB 1062: Pertaining to IOUs, updates statutes placing limits on preferential rates by IOUs.
Status: Pre-filed bill by Energy and Natural Resources committee. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/16/25. Committee reports Do Pass (13-0) 1/17/25. Passed House (90-0) 1/17/25. Referred to Senate. Referred to Senate Transportation 2/5/25. Set for hearing 2/14/25. Committee reports Do Pass (6-0) 3/7/25. Passed Senate (46-1) 3/7/25. Signed by Governor 3/14/25.
HB 1063: Clarifying that the Public Service Commission attendance at a state legislative committee meeting is not an “open meeting” and does not need prior notice.
Status: Pre-filed bill by Government and Veterans Affairs Committee. Referred to House Government and Veterans Affairs. Set for hearing 1/17/25. Committee reports Do Pass (10-0) 1/28/25. Referred to Senate State and Local Government 2/5/25. Set for hearing 3/20/25. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (5-0) 3/21/25. Passed Senate as amended (45-1) 3/25/25; returned to the House.
HB 1089: Prohibiting all ND local governmental units from adopting or implementing a law or policy that infringes upon private property rights in accordance with United Nations agendas, including Agenda 21, net-zero emissions plans, or 2030 sustainable development plans. It would also state that climate control related regulations, including by order of the federal government, are not enforceable on the state of ND.
Status: Pre-filed bill. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/16/25. Reported as Do NOT pass (8-3) as amended 1/24/25. Placed on House calendar. Failed to Pass House (38-53) 1/29/25.
HB 1110: Allowing the Public Service Commission to limit public access to records and portions of meetings related to investigative and surveillance activities.
Status: Pre-filed bill; assigned to House Judiciary. Hearing set 1/8/25. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (8-5) 1/15/25. Passed House as amended (82-8) 1/17/25. Referred to Senate. Referred to Senate State and Local Government 2/5/25. Hearing set for 3/20/25. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (5-0) 3/21/25. Passed Senate as amended (45-1) 3/25/25; returned to the House.
HB 1111: Giving the authority to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to exempt IOUs from a regulation that affects rates, contracts, resource adequacy, or other services if the PSC finds that the exemption is in the public interest. The PSC also has the authority to revoke such an exemption.
Status: Pre-filed bill at the request of the PSC. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/16/25. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (10-1) 2/20/25. Failed to pass (0-93) 2/24/25.
HB 1141: A bill prohibiting any governmental unit from belonging to a private organization that endorses a candidate, or opposes or supports a ballot measure.
Status: Introduced 1/7/25. Referred to House Political Subdivisions. Set for hearing 1/16/25. Re-referred to Industry, Business, and Labor 1/10/25. Set for hearing 1/27/25. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (8-3) 2/13/25. Failed to pass House (39-51) 2/17/25.
HB 1142: A bill to change the liability caps for ND political subdivisions (under chapter 32-12.1). The current liability caps of $375,000 per person and $1 million for a single occurrence would change to $468,000 per person and $1,875,000 per single occurrence.
Status: Introduced 1/7/25. Referred to House Political Subdivisions. Set for hearing 1/16/25. Committee reports Do Pass (13-0) 1/16/25. Passed House (86-1) 1/22/25. Referred to Senate. Referred to Senate Judiciary 2/13/25. Hearing set 3/12/25. Committee reports Do Pass (7-0) 3/13/25. Passed Senate (46-1) 3/14/25. Signed by the Governor 3/21/25.
HB 1210: Setting penalties and damages for landowners and others who are impacted by carbon dioxide pipeline leaks or other damage.
Status: Introduced 1/10/25; referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/30/25. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (11-1) 2/13/25. Failed to pass House (29-55) 2/14/25.
HB 1211: A bill to count hydropower of pre-2007 vintage as “renewable”.
Status: Introduced 1/10/25; referred to House Finance and Taxation. Set for hearing 1/15/25. Committee reports Do Pass (12-0) 1/27/25. Passed House (92-1) 1/29/25; referred to Senate. Referred to Finance and Taxation; hearing set 2/18/25. Committee recommends Do Pass (5-0) 2/18/25. Passed Senate (47-0) 3/7/25. Signed by Governor 3/18/25.
HB 1239: A bill to incentivize bit coin mining. It includes language that prohibits cities from placing any zoning requirements on data centers except for noise ordinances.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; hearing set for 1/22/25. Hearing re-set for 1/28/25. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (10-2) 2/13/25. Failed to pass House (14-75) 2/17/25.
HB 1258: Bill to provide more PSC authority over local siting of generation/transmission equipment.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Energy & Natural Resources. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (11-0) 1/24/25. Passed House (86-7) 1/30/25. Referred to Senate. Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources 2/13/25. Committee hearing set 3/21/25.
HB 1277: A bill to revise definitions of lobbying and providing exemptions for legislators.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Government and Veterans Affairs. Withdrawn from further consideration 1/15/25.
HB 1286: Revising state campaign finance law and reporting of gifts, etc.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Government and Veterans Affairs. Set for hearing 1/23/25. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (7-6) 2/12/25. Failed to pass House (32-53) 2/13/25.
HB 1292: Excluding CO2 pipelines from eminent domain laws.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/30/25. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (12-0) 2/13/25. Failed to pass House (15-70) 2/14/25.
HB 1304: A bill revising state gift laws for legislators and elected officials for out-of-state event attendance.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Government and Veterans Affairs. Withdrawn from further consideration 1/17/25.
HB 1306: A bill revising public records—requiring that the first copy of a record must be without fees, provided certain parameters are met.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Government and Veterans Affairs. Set for hearing 2/6/25. Failed to pass House (15-75) 2/17/25.
HB 1360: Revising the complaint and enforcement process for the ND Ethics Commission.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Government and Veterans Affairs. Set for hearing 1/31/25. Committee recommends Do NOT Pass (9-1) 2/21/25. Failed to pass (12-81) 2/24/25.
HB 1377: Revising campaign finance laws and reporting.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Finance and Taxation. Set for hearing 1/20/25. Reported back Do Pass as amended 1/21/25. Amended and passed (91-0) 1/23/25. Referred to Senate State & Local Government 2/13/25. Set for hearing 3/13/25.
HB 1414: A bill revising eminent domain; excluding its use for CO2 pipelines, wind, solar and hydrogen projects.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/30/25. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (12-1) 2/13/25. Failed to pass House (29-55) 2/14/25.
HB 1427: Requiring data centers to undergo the same permitting process as generation and other similar large energy facilities.
Status: Introduced 1/13/25; referred to Industry, Business and Labor. Withdrawn from further consideration 1/17/25.
HB 1486: A bill that would prohibit AMI/smart meter devices unless the homeowner consents.
Status: Introduced 1/20/25; referred to House Industry, Business and Labor. Hearing set 2/5/25. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (6-4) 2/17/25. Failed to pass House (28-60) 2/18/25.
HB 1579: A bill to fund an interim study on the impacts of large customers.
Status: Introduced 1/20/25; referred to Energy and Natural Resources. Committee delete all amendment to create large energy customer study; committee reports Do Pass as amended (10-0) 2/21/25. Passed House (89-3) 2/24/25. Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources 3/7/25. Set for hearing 3/21/25. Set for hearing 3/28/25.