---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the beyond visual line of sight unmanned aircraft system program; to provide an exemption; to provide for a report; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to the beyond visual line of sight unmanned aircraft system program; to provide an exemption; to provide for a report; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1506"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1506 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-08"
last_action: "2021-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc45c9a9-1703-465d-b3b7-d614b2ba3f75"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/special/bill-overview/bo1506.html"
source_hash: "2696e8e2238481ff61241771b5a5337e4b0088c9e27f1882e2fcdffc073c9d51"
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 1506 (67) — Relating to the beyond visual line of sight unmanned aircraft system program; to provide an exemption; to provide for a report; 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.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/special/documents/21-1130-04000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/special/documents/21-1130-08000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/special/documents/21-1130-05000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/special/documents/21-1130-07000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-11-08** Committee Hearing 04:00
- **2021-11-09** Committee Hearing 04:15
- **2021-11-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-11-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-09** Received from House
- **2021-11-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-11-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-11-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-11** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-11-11** Concurred
- **2021-11-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-12** Signed by President
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-11-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Governor 11/15 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 11/15 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc45c9a9-1703-465d-b3b7-d614b2ba3f75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).