---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 23.1-08-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23.1-08-09 and section 61-28.1-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; to repeal section 23.1-08-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23.1‑08‑09 and section 61‑28.1‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; to repeal section 23.1‑08‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1089"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1089 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cda1acb-9c98-4a66-9cf2-ec2c3b757c9e"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "62a520e17e0d88d78b648545e327efb2b7f68d447654894728ef8c0a66bc7cd7"
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 1089 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 23.1-08-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23.1-08-09 and section 61-28.1-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; to repeal section 23.1-08-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23.1‑08‑09 and section 61‑28.1‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; to repeal section 23.1‑08‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to improving efficiencies in the department of environmental quality; 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](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8031-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8031-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8031-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1089 — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1089 — **45–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Energy and Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-01-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-18** Received from House
- **2023-02-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Returned to House
- **2023-03-13** Signed by President
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Governor 03/20 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cda1acb-9c98-4a66-9cf2-ec2c3b757c9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).