l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2397

Relating to a limited exemption for development incentive wells; to amend and reenact sections 57‑51‑02.6, 57‑51‑05, and 57‑51.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the temporary exemption for oil and gas wells employing a system to avoid flaring, an exemption from gross production tax for gas produced from certain enhanced oil recovery projects, and the definition of development incentive well; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Became law, signed May 17, 2025, 110 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-51.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a limited exemption for development incentive wells; to amend and reenact sections 57-51-02.6, 57-51-05, and 57-51.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the temporary exemption for oil and gas wells employing a system to avoid flaring, an exemption from gross production tax for gas produced from certain enhanced oil recovery projects, and the definition of development incentive well; 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.

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Keith Kempenich, Jonathan Sickler, Ronald Sorvaag

Its course

January 27 to June 11, 2025, 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.

Every action25 actions on 17 days

In the SenateJan 27 to Feb 48 days

Finance and TaxationJan 27 to Feb 37 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Apr 2176 days

Finance and TaxationFeb 18 to Apr 1758 days

Back in the SenateApr 21 to May 211 days

Waiting to be sentMay 2 to May 20 days

With the GovernorMay 2 to May 1715 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 18

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 Jan 27 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 27Introduced and sent to Finance and Taxation
  2. Feb 3Heard in Finance and Taxation
  3. Finance and Taxation recommended it, 5 to 0
  4. Feb 4Passed the Senate, 46 to 0

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Apr 21

  1. Feb 5Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Read a first time and sent to Finance and Taxation
  3. Mar 11Heard in Finance and Taxation
  4. Apr 17Finance and Taxation recommended it as amended, 14 to 0
  5. Apr 18Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Apr 21Passed the House of Representatives, 89 to 5

Back in the Senate Apr 22 – May 2

  1. Apr 22Returned to the Senate
  2. Apr 24The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Apr 25Sent to a conference committee
  5. Apr 29The conference committee reported
  6. May 1The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the Senate, 42 to 4
  8. The conference committee reported
  9. The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  10. Passed the House of Representatives, 85 to 5
  11. May 2Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor May 2 – Jun 11

  1. May 2Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. May 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 11Filed with the Secretary of State
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Finance and Taxation CommitteeSenate
  2. Feb 3Committee Hearing 10:30Senate
  3. Feb 3Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1Senate
  4. Feb 4Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carriedSenate
  5. Feb 5Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 18Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Finance and Taxation CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 11Committee Hearing 10:30House of Representatives
  8. Apr 17Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0House of Representatives
  9. Apr 18Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  10. Apr 21Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 89 nays 5House of Representatives
  11. Apr 22Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  12. Apr 24Refused to concurSenate
  13. Apr 24Conference committee appointed Patten Rummel SicklerSenate
  14. Apr 25Conference committee appointed Dockter Porter J. OlsonHouse of Representatives
  15. Apr 29Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  16. May 1Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  17. May 1Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 4Senate
  18. May 1Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  19. May 1Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  20. May 1Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 5House of Representatives
  21. May 2Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  22. May 2Signed by PresidentSenate
  23. May 2Sent to GovernorSenate
  24. May 17Signed by Governor 05/05Senate
  25. Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06Both houses