SB 2159 — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-11-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue.
Last action — Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong (Republican) on April 23, 2025.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
55 added · 44 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to SB 2159 clarify the reporting requirements for the state energy research center in North Dakota. The updated bill ensures that the center must provide annual reports on its research activities to specific legislative committees, which aids in transparency and accountability. This change matters because it ensures that lawmakers stay informed about the center's progress and can make better decisions regarding energy policy and funding.
25.0797.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO.
2159 of(Senators North Dakota Introduced by Senators Hogue, Kessel, PattenPatten) Representatives(Representatives D.
Anderson, Hagert, PorterPorter) AAN BILLACT for an Act to amend and reenact section 15-11-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue.
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TheTheIf approved by the industrial commission and conducted in consultation with the high-level radioactive waste advisory council, the state energy research center may not conduct research or pursue projects that will result in the exploration, storage, treatment, or disposal of high-level radioactive waste above ground in North Dakota.
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2159 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House ____________________________ ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No.
2159.
Senate Vote:
Yeas 43 Nays 3 Absent 1 House Vote:
Yeas 57 Nays 32 Absent 5 ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Received by the Governor at ________M.
on _____________________________________, 2025.
Approved at ________M.
on __________________________________________________, 2025.
____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.
____________________________ Secretary of State
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Action History
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Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22
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Signed by Governor 04/21
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Sent to Governor
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3
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Concurred
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Returned to Senate (12)
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Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 57 nays 32
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Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
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Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0
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Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
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Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
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Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0
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Committee Hearing 09:00
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Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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Received from Senate
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Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2
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Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 1
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Committee Hearing 10:15
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Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Sponsors
- Jared C. Hagert · Cosponsor
- Todd Porter · Cosponsor
- Dale Patten · Cosponsor
- Greg Kessel · Cosponsor
- Dick Anderson · Cosponsor
- David Hogue · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on · 35 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Hogue, David Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Jared C. Hagert
- Porter, Todd Republican
- Patten, Dale Republican
- Kessel, Greg Republican
- Anderson, Dick Republican
Not signed on (142)
142 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 142 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 6% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boschee, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Braunberger, Ryan | Democratic | Yea |
| Hogan, Kathy | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcellais, Richard | Democratic | Yea |
| Mathern, Tim | Democratic | Nay |
| Axtman, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Barta, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Beard, Todd | Republican | Yea |
| Bekkedahl, Brad | Republican | Not Voting |
| Boehm, Keith | Republican | Yea |
| Burckhard, Randy A. | Republican | Yea |
| Castaneda, Jose L. | Republican | Yea |
| Cleary, Sean | Republican | Yea |
| Clemens, David A. | Republican | Yea |
| Conley, Cole | Republican | Yea |
| Cory, Claire | Republican | Yea |
| Davison, Kyle | Republican | Yea |
| Dever, Dick | Republican | Yea |
| Dwyer, Michael | Republican | Yea |
| Enget, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Erbele, Robert | Republican | Yea |
| Gerhardt, Justin | Republican | Yea |
| Hogue, David | Republican | Yea |
| Kessel, Greg | Republican | Yea |
| Klein, Jerry | Republican | Nay |
| Larson, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Lee, Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Lemm, Randy D. | Republican | Yea |
| Luick, Larry | Republican | Yea |
| Magrum, Jeffery J. | Republican | Nay |
| Meyer, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Myrdal, Janne | Republican | Yea |
| Patten, Dale | Republican | Yea |
| Paulson, Bob | Republican | Yea |
| Powers, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Roers, Kristin | Republican | Yea |
| Rummel, Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Schaible, Donald | Republican | Yea |
| Sickler, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Sorvaag, Ronald | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas, Paul J. | Republican | Yea |
| Walen, Chuck | Republican | Yea |
| Wanzek, Terry M. | Republican | Yea |
| Weber, Mark F. | Republican | Yea |
| Weston, Kent | Republican | Yea |
| Wobbema, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| van Oosting, Desiree | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 47 | 27 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 32 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 34% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (94)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Schreiber-Beck | — | Yea |
| Emily O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Jared C. Hagert | — | Yea |
| Liz Conmy | — | Yea |
| Mike Beltz | — | Yea |
| Brown, Collette | Democratic | Nay |
| Davis, Jayme | Democratic | Nay |
| Dobervich, Gretchen | Democratic | Nay |
| Finley-DeVille, Lisa | Democratic | Nay |
| Foss, Austin | Democratic | Yea |
| Hager, LaurieBeth | Democratic | Yea |
| Hanson, Karla Rose | Democratic | Yea |
| Ista, Zachary | Democratic | Yea |
| Mitskog, Alisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Schneider, Mary | Democratic | Nay |
| Anderson, Bert | Republican | Yea |
| Anderson, Dick | Republican | Yea |
| Anderson, Karen A. | Republican | Nay |
| Bahl, Landon | Republican | Nay |
| Berg, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Bolinske, Macy | Republican | Nay |
| Bosch, Glenn | Republican | Yea |
| Brandenburg, Mike | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brown, TJ | Republican | Yea |
| Christianson, Nels | Republican | Yea |
| Dockter, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Dressler, Ty | Republican | Nay |
| Fegley, Clayton | Republican | Nay |
| Fisher, Jay | Republican | Nay |
| Frelich, Kathy | Republican | Nay |
| Grindberg, Karen | Republican | Yea |
| Grueneich, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Hatlestad, Patrick R. | Republican | Yea |
| Hauck, Dori | Republican | Nay |
| Headland, Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Heilman, Matthew | Republican | Nay |
| Heinert, Pat D. | Republican | Yea |
| Henderson, Donna | Republican | Nay |
| Hendrix, Jared | Republican | Nay |
| Holle, Dawson | Republican | Nay |
| Hoverson, Jeff | Republican | Not Voting |
| Johnson, Jorin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnston, Daniel | Republican | Nay |
| Jonas, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Karls, Karen | Republican | Yea |
| Kasper, Jim | Republican | Nay |
| Kempenich, Keith | Republican | Yea |
| Kiefert, Dwight | Republican | Nay |
| Klemin, Lawrence R. | Republican | Yea |
| Koppelman, Ben | Republican | Nay |
| Lefor, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Longmuir, Donald W. | Republican | Yea |
| Louser, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Maki, Roger A. | Republican | Nay |
| Marschall, Andrew | Republican | Yea |
| Martinson, Bob | Republican | Not Voting |
| McLeod, Carrie | Republican | Yea |
| Meier, Lisa | Republican | Nay |
| Monson, David | Republican | Yea |
| Morton, Desiree | Republican | Nay |
| Motschenbacher, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Murphy, Eric J. | Republican | Yea |
| Nathe, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Nehring, Dennis | Republican | Nay |
| Nelson, Jon O. | Republican | Yea |
| Novak, Anna S. | Republican | Yea |
| Olson, Jeremy | Republican | Yea |
| Olson, Jeremy | Republican | Nay |
| Osowski, Doug | Republican | Nay |
| Ostlie, Mitch | Republican | Yea |
| Porter, Todd | Republican | Yea |
| Pyle, Brandy L. | Republican | Yea |
| Richter, David | Republican | Yea |
| Rios, Nico | Republican | Nay |
| Rohr, Karen M. | Republican | Nay |
| Ruby, Dan | Republican | Yea |
| Ruby, Matthew | Republican | Yea |
| Sanford, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Satrom, Bernie | Republican | Yea |
| Schatz, Mike | Republican | Nay |
| Schauer, Austen | Republican | Yea |
| Steiner, Vicky | Republican | Nay |
| Stemen, Gregory | Republican | Yea |
| Swiontek, Steve | Republican | Not Voting |
| Toman, Nathan | Republican | Nay |
| Tveit, Bill | Republican | Yea |
| VanWinkle, Lori | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vetter, Steve | Republican | Yea |
| Vigesaa, Don | Republican | Yea |
| Vollmer, Daniel R. | Republican | Yea |
| Wagner, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Warrey, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Weisz, Robin | Republican | Yea |
| Wolff, Christina | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 4% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Boschee, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Braunberger, Ryan | Democratic | Yea |
| Hogan, Kathy | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcellais, Richard | Democratic | Yea |
| Mathern, Tim | Democratic | Nay |
| Axtman, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Barta, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Beard, Todd | Republican | Yea |
| Bekkedahl, Brad | Republican | Yea |
| Boehm, Keith | Republican | Yea |
| Burckhard, Randy A. | Republican | Yea |
| Castaneda, Jose L. | Republican | Yea |
| Cleary, Sean | Republican | Yea |
| Clemens, David A. | Republican | Yea |
| Conley, Cole | Republican | Yea |
| Cory, Claire | Republican | Yea |
| Davison, Kyle | Republican | Yea |
| Dever, Dick | Republican | Yea |
| Dwyer, Michael | Republican | Yea |
| Enget, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Erbele, Robert | Republican | Yea |
| Gerhardt, Justin | Republican | Yea |
| Hogue, David | Republican | Yea |
| Kessel, Greg | Republican | Yea |
| Klein, Jerry | Republican | Yea |
| Larson, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Lee, Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Lemm, Randy D. | Republican | Yea |
| Luick, Larry | Republican | Yea |
| Magrum, Jeffery J. | Republican | Nay |
| Meyer, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Myrdal, Janne | Republican | Yea |
| Patten, Dale | Republican | Yea |
| Paulson, Bob | Republican | Yea |
| Powers, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Roers, Kristin | Republican | Yea |
| Rummel, Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Schaible, Donald | Republican | Yea |
| Sickler, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Sorvaag, Ronald | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas, Paul J. | Republican | Yea |
| Walen, Chuck | Republican | Yea |
| Wanzek, Terry M. | Republican | Yea |
| Weber, Mark F. | Republican | Yea |
| Weston, Kent | Republican | Yea |
| Wobbema, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| van Oosting, Desiree | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 2159 do?
- Relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue.
- Who sponsors SB 2159?
- SB 2159 is sponsored by Jared C. Hagert, Porter, Todd (Republican), Patten, Dale (Republican), Kessel, Greg (Republican), Anderson, Dick (Republican), and Hogue, David (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 2159?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2025. Enacted.
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