In the Senate since September 2, 2026.
Special Session - Sep 2026, 2025–2026
Senate Bill 2406
Relating to prohibiting agencies from entering nondisclosure agreements concerning data centers and industrial projects; to provide a penalty; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 44-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting agencies from entering nondisclosure agreements concerning data centers and industrial projects; to provide a penalty; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
September 2 to September 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Joint Policy6–2
Do not pass · Sep 2
Senate, second reading15–32
Failed · Sep 3
Who voted how
Yea David A. Clemens, Desiree van Oosting, Jamie Selzler, Jeffery J. Magrum, Kathy Hogan, Keith Boehm, Kyle Davison, Mark Enget, Mark F. Weber, Michelle Axtman, Richard Marcellais, Ronald Sorvaag, Ryan Braunberger, Sean Cleary, Tim Mathern
Nay Bob Paulson, Brad Bekkedahl, Chuck Walen, Claire Cory, Cole Conley, Dale Patten, David Hogue, Dean Rummel, Diane Larson, Dick Dever, Donald Schaible, Greg Kessel, Janne Myrdal, Jeff Barta, Jerry Klein, Jonathan Sickler, Jose L. Castaneda, Judy Lee, Justin Gerhardt, Kent Weston, Kristin Roers, Larry Luick, Michael Dwyer, Michelle Powers, Mike Wobbema, Paul J. Thomas, Randy A. Burckhard, Randy D. Lemm, Robert Erbele, Scott Meyer, Terry M. Wanzek, Todd Beard
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Sep 3
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Sep 2 – Sep 3
- Sep 2Introduced and sent to Joint Policy
- Heard in committee
- Joint Policy recommended against it, 6 to 2
- Sep 3Amended as the committee recommended
- Failed in the Senate, 15 to 32
All 5 actions, as published
- Sep 2Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy CommitteeSenate
- Sep 2Committee Hearing 10:30House of Representatives
- Sep 2Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 2 0Senate
- Sep 3Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
- Sep 3Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 15 nays 32Senate