---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-51.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the removal of triggered oil extraction tax rate changes for wells located outside the exterior boundaries of a reservation; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to the removal of triggered oil extraction tax rate changes for wells located outside the exterior boundaries of a reservation; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1286"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1286 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig Headland"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e1a3a30-2a9c-4549-ad5c-db412323a0ea"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "117c9981249cf66309634d6d48296cb8d299b04e4f5c6d6faf1f27139f54da26"
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 1286 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-51.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the removal of triggered oil extraction tax rate changes for wells located outside the exterior boundaries of a reservation; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to the removal of triggered oil extraction tax rate changes for wells located outside the exterior boundaries of a reservation; 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/23-0830-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0830-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0830-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1286 — **36–10** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1286 — **72–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craig Headland — primary (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Dean Rummel — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Don Vigesaa — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Kessel — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nathe — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-07** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2023-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 72 nays 21 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17** Received from House
- **2023-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 10:08
- **2023-03-21** Reported back without recommendation 6 0 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 36 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Returned to House
- **2023-03-24** Signed by President
- **2023-03-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Signed by Governor 03/29 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-04** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/30 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e1a3a30-2a9c-4549-ad5c-db412323a0ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).