Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, Senate.
Dale Patten
Sponsored
Became law9
Relating to the fees for recording and rerecording livestock brands.
Relating to a change in the purpose of use of a conditional or perfected water permit.
Relating to revenue deposited in the state energy research center fund; to provide for a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration date.
Relating to long-term care insurance policy terms and claim payments.
Relating to the membership of the clean sustainable energy authority and the clean sustainable energy fund line of credit; and to provide for a transfer.
Relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for tribal governments; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to the insurance commissioner assuming the duties of the securities commissioner; to provide for a transfer; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to the powers of the board of university and school lands and leases on state lands.
Relating to qualifications for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to repeal sections 49‑02‑28, 49‑02‑29, 49‑02‑30, 49‑02‑31, 49‑02‑32, 49‑02‑33, and 49‑02‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state renewable and recycled energy objectives, public reporting, qualifications and applications to the statewide objectives, the purchase and retirement of renewable energy certificates to meet the objectives, verification of generation and the purchase of certificates, and economic evaluations on the use of renewable and recycled energy.
Out of committee1
Relating to the state share of oil and gas tax revenue allocations, the municipal infrastructure fund, and the county and township infrastructure fund.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 27
Relating to discretionary special allocation hunting licenses.
Relating to assessed communication service fees.
Relating to the one‑call excavation notice system.
Relating to educational and community outreach programs established by the game and fish department.
Relating to the collection of data on missing persons and the missing indigenous people task force; to amend and reenact section 54‑12‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the criminal justice data information sharing system; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to energy conversion and transmission facility siting; and to provide for retroactive application.
Relating to the management of moneys in the state treasury and a cash management board; to provide a report; and to provide an expiration date.
Relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax; to repeal section 57‑60‑02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax; to provide an effective date; to provide a contingent effective date; and to provide an expiration date.
Relating to motor vehicle fuel tax, special fuels tax, and aviation fuel tax refunds for fuels purchased by fire departments; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to the amount of fees for a moving violation.
Relating to a value-added agriculture facility incentive program; to provide for a transfer; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to the county road system.
Relating to critical minerals and rare earth minerals and royalties; to amend and reenact sections 38‑12‑01 and 47‑10‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions of critical minerals and rare earth minerals and descriptions and definitions of minerals in leases and conveyances; and to provide for retroactive application.
Relating to hunting, fishing, and gun dog activity fees and hunting guide and outfitter licensing requirements.
Relating to golf carts on city streets.
Relating to service agreement protection of service during the term of the loan; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to backup electric generation.
Relating to the impact of large energy consumers on the state's electrical grid.
Relating to the use of supplemental feed for hunting; and to provide an expiration date.
Relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue.
Relating to a research technology park grant program; to provide an appropriation; and to provide for a report.
Relating to garnishments.
Relating to a county home rule charter and city home rule charter conforming with statute or court order; and to amend and reenact sections 11‑09.1‑06 and 40‑05.1‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the amendment or repeal of a county and city home rule charter.
Relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report.
AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study to evaluate the evolving fire service operational and response needs of the state.
AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding geothermal energy.
Relating to a grasslands grazing grant program.
Passed the House · 5
Relating to the option for a school district to reduce its local contribution deduction in the school state aid formula by the percentage of the local contribution which comes from in lieu of revenue.
Relating to the determination of state aid.
Relating to the review of introduced legislation by the Indian affairs commission and tribal consultation.
Relating to a request for a certificate of title for a motor vehicle.
Relating to a uniform taxing district financial and property tax data reporting system; to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 21‑03‑07 and sections 57‑20‑04 and 57‑20‑07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to park district bonding authority without a vote, reporting of legislative tax relief information, and delivery and contents of the real estate tax statement; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide for a legislative management report.
Passed the Senate · 2
Relating to the maintenance of electronic pull tab devices and the elimination of dog racing; and to provide an effective date.
Special Session - Sep 2026 · Relating to the order of application of the primary residence credit and discount for early payment of tax; and to provide an effective date.
Out of committee · 7
Relating to the scheduling of mitragynine as a schedule I controlled substance.
Relating to a housing development loan fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to the definition of a pre-engineered structure and the threshold for procuring plans, drawings, and specifications from an architect or engineer for construction of a public improvement.
Relating to limitation of the rate of home rule sales, use, or gross receipts taxes; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to deer hunting with a crossbow.
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the legislative council for the purpose of contracting with a consultant to study the feasibility and desirability of creating a regenerative grazing ranch in the state; and to provide for a legislative management study.
Relating to a legacy earnings fund; to amend and reenact section 6‑09.4‑10.1, subsection 1 of section 21‑10‑06, and section 54‑27‑19.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to funds invested by the state investment board; to repeal sections 21‑10‑12 and 21‑10‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to legacy fund definitions and a legacy earnings fund; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.