---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to limitations on regulation of coal‑fueled electric generating units; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to limitations on regulation of coal‑fueled electric generating units; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2237"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2237 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30873e73-84dd-4624-bb49-81a52ffd42a5"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2237.html"
source_hash: "69876f565294ba35508886e9bd70f63f85e910661e06f745d4d7669e81434727"
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 2237 (67) — Relating to limitations on regulation of coal‑fueled electric generating units; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/21-0965-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0965-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-02-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Received from Senate
- **2021-03-05** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-12** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 94 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-22** Signed by President
- **2021-03-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-24** Signed by Governor 03/23 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30873e73-84dd-4624-bb49-81a52ffd42a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).