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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 4.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty."
+description: "Relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
+legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
+session: "69"
+identifier: "HB 1551"
+citation: "North Dakota HB 1551 (69)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Craig Headland"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-01-20"
+last_action: "2025-03-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8394a008-1291-456e-a1dd-391604a81086"
+source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
+source_hash: "b53a38b66610976a48641a3ed870f05e9486cb1d3846a1f58c5c1a39418a8d52"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
+---
+
+# North Dakota HB 1551 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 4.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty.
+
+Relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1199-01000.pdf)
+2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1199-04000.pdf)
+3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1199-02000.pdf)
+4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1199-03000.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1551 — **89–4** (pass) · lower
+- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1551 — **44–2** (pass) · upper
+- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1551 — **87–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Craig Headland — primary (person)
+- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
+- Dawson Holle — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Beltz — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Erbele — cosponsor (person)
+- Terry M. Wanzek — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
+- **2025-01-30** Committee Hearing 09:45
+- **2025-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 1 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
+- **2025-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-20** Received from House
+- **2025-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
+- **2025-03-07** Committee Hearing 10:00
+- **2025-03-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
+- **2025-03-13** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-14** Returned to House (12)
+- **2025-03-18** Concurred
+- **2025-03-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-21** Signed by President
+- **2025-03-24** Signed by Speaker
+- **2025-03-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-03-26** Signed by Governor 03/25 `executive-signature`
+- **2025-03-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26 `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8394a008-1291-456e-a1dd-391604a81086`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).
+