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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report."
+description: "Relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
+legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
+session: "69"
+identifier: "SB 2339"
+citation: "North Dakota SB 2339 (69)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Greg Kessel"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-01-21"
+last_action: "2025-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c61f765c-6edf-4e43-b59f-4f99408745e4"
+source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
+source_hash: "a8e31d1658aca57b48da705e107b6623c2c6ad7c23ab20ce07ab3d9952c5781d"
+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 SB 2339 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report.
+
+Relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report.
+
+## 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/25-1247-01000.pdf)
+2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-04000.pdf)
+3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-02000.pdf)
+4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-03000.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **45–46** (fail) · lower
+- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
+- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **45–1** (pass) · upper
+- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **62–28** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Greg Kessel — primary (person)
+- Anna S. Novak — cosponsor (person)
+- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
+- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
+- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
+- **2025-01-31** Committee Hearing 10:00
+- **2025-02-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-02-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
+- **2025-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-12** Received from Senate
+- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
+- **2025-03-20** Committee Hearing 09:00
+- **2025-04-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
+- **2025-04-17** Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 45 nays 46 `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-18** Reconsidered
+- **2025-04-18** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 62 nays 28 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-18** Returned to Senate (12)
+- **2025-04-21** Concurred
+- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-23** Signed by Speaker
+- **2025-04-23** Signed by President
+- **2025-04-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/24 `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/25 `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c61f765c-6edf-4e43-b59f-4f99408745e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).
+