---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a clean sustainable energy authority and a clean sustainable energy fund; to amend and reenact sections 17‑01‑01 and 17‑07‑01 and subsection 5 of section 54‑44.4‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to low‑emission technology, the energy policy commission, and an exemption from procurement services for energy programs; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an appropriation; to provide a transfer; and to provide a report."
description: "Relating to a clean sustainable energy authority and a clean sustainable energy fund; to amend and reenact sections 17‑01‑01 and 17‑07‑01 and subsection 5 of section 54‑44.4‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to low‑emission technology, the energy policy commission, and an exemption from procurement services for energy programs; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an appropriation; to provide a transfer; and to provide a report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1452"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1452 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6ccc397-815d-4c43-95b9-e81a99a34047"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1452.html"
source_hash: "046c3889ff1dd82397e55cde287dbf3d92c46ccf473113e9903d752af5f22484"
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 1452 (67) — Relating to a clean sustainable energy authority and a clean sustainable energy fund; to amend and reenact sections 17‑01‑01 and 17‑07‑01 and subsection 5 of section 54‑44.4‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to low‑emission technology, the energy policy commission, and an exemption from procurement services for energy programs; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an appropriation; to provide a transfer; and to provide a report.

## 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/21-0904-03000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0904-08000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0904-04000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0904-05000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0904-06000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Delzer — cosponsor (person)
- Holmberg — cosponsor (person)
- Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Pollert — cosponsor (person)
- Porter — cosponsor (person)
- Wardner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2021-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-08** Amendment adopted
- **2021-02-08** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 17 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-19** Laid over one legislative day
- **2021-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Received from House
- **2021-02-23** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2021-03-19** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-03-25** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26** Amendment adopted
- **2021-03-26** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-04-05** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2021-04-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-13** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Amendment failed `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-13** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-16** Concurred
- **2021-04-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by President
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor 04/26 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6ccc397-815d-4c43-95b9-e81a99a34047`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).