---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 49-22-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to factors to be considered when evaluating applications and designation for sites, corridors, and routes."
description: "Relating to factors to be considered when evaluating applications and designation for sites, corridors, and routes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1315"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1315 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna S. Novak"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75e09ae7-2b4b-458c-bd53-68091ee339e2"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e555cdbacd161167af75afc4397250b572446a4079f3e5d3f54bcf323c647159"
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 1315 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 49-22-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to factors to be considered when evaluating applications and designation for sites, corridors, and routes.

Relating to factors to be considered when evaluating applications and designation for sites, corridors, and routes.

## 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/23-0504-05000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0504-08000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0504-06000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0504-07000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1315 — **39–8** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1315 — **90–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anna S. Novak — primary (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- SuAnn Olson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-23** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-24** Committee Hearing 09:29
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 09:39
- **2023-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Amendment failed, placed on calendar `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 8 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Returned to House
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75e09ae7-2b4b-458c-bd53-68091ee339e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).