---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57‑60‑01, subsection 1 of section 57‑60‑02, and section 57‑60‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the coal conversion facilities privilege tax; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57‑60‑01, subsection 1 of section 57‑60‑02, and section 57‑60‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the coal conversion facilities privilege tax; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2133"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2133 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COAL", "COAL CONVERSION TAX", "TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Dockter", "Dotzenrod", "Headland", "Mitskog", "Unruh"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc60b180-5670-4d14-9a9f-dbc5dd82b852"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2133.html"
source_hash: "2521a51488c3928c521db2816035f31016968a521a70b307f695e4b62c7fede9"
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 2133 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57‑60‑01, subsection 1 of section 57‑60‑02, and section 57‑60‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the coal conversion facilities privilege tax; and to provide an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0469-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0469-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 45 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 92 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Dockter — primary (person)
- Dotzenrod — primary (person)
- Headland — primary (person)
- Mitskog — primary (person)
- Unruh — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-11** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-01-24** Reported back, do pass 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-24** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2017-01-26** Request return from committee
- **2017-01-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Received from Senate
- **2017-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2017-03-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-10** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-13** Signed by President
- **2017-03-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-15** Signed by Governor 03/14 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-16** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/15 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc60b180-5670-4d14-9a9f-dbc5dd82b852`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).