---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to energy conversion and transmission siting and facilities; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 49‑22‑03, section 49‑22‑07.2, subsections 1 and 4 of section 49‑22‑13, subsection 1 of section 49‑22‑22, subsections 3 and 7 of section 49‑22.1‑01, section 49‑22.1‑05, subsections 1 and 4 of section 49‑22.1‑10, and subsection 1 of section 49‑22.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission siting and facilities; and to repeal section 49‑22.1‑22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to removal of electrical standards requirement from gas and liquid energy transmission facilities."
description: "Relating to energy conversion and transmission siting and facilities; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 49‑22‑03, section 49‑22‑07.2, subsections 1 and 4 of section 49‑22‑13, subsection 1 of section 49‑22‑22, subsections 3 and 7 of section 49‑22.1‑01, section 49‑22.1‑05, subsections 1 and 4 of section 49‑22.1‑10, and subsection 1 of section 49‑22.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission siting and facilities; and to repeal section 49‑22.1‑22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to removal of electrical standards requirement from gas and liquid energy transmission facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1096"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1096 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dedec90b-e7b3-4a8c-a584-5ea43ce1f0d8"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1096.html"
source_hash: "25a51cd30967e20edb08e949b951afcf3f6807e3e84facc65909ff5077d40493"
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 1096 (67) — Relating to energy conversion and transmission siting and facilities; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 49‑22‑03, section 49‑22‑07.2, subsections 1 and 4 of section 49‑22‑13, subsection 1 of section 49‑22‑22, subsections 3 and 7 of section 49‑22.1‑01, section 49‑22.1‑05, subsections 1 and 4 of section 49‑22.1‑10, and subsection 1 of section 49‑22.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission siting and facilities; and to repeal section 49‑22.1‑22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to removal of electrical standards requirement from gas and liquid energy transmission facilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8080-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8080-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8080-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8080-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Energy And Natural Resources — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-14** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-01-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Received from House
- **2021-02-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2021-03-18** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-06** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-06** Conference committee appointed M. Ruby Marschall Zubke
- **2021-04-07** Conference committee appointed Bell Schaible Patten
- **2021-04-09** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate recede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-14** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate recede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-15** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by President
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dedec90b-e7b3-4a8c-a584-5ea43ce1f0d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).