---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-51.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an oil extraction tax rate reduction on production from a restimulation well; to amend and reenact sections 57-51.1-01 and 57-51.1-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition and certification of a restimulation well; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to an oil extraction tax rate reduction on production from a restimulation well; to amend and reenact sections 57‑51.1‑01 and 57‑51.1‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition and certification of a restimulation well; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1427"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1427 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig Headland"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a375c59-1adb-49e6-98d6-1ac66de3a120"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "23c4d1f961e93fe701cb774a713793e3efea2ac9a5c13bc7b132988d70bca2af"
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 1427 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-51.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an oil extraction tax rate reduction on production from a restimulation well; to amend and reenact sections 57-51.1-01 and 57-51.1-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition and certification of a restimulation well; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to an oil extraction tax rate reduction on production from a restimulation well; to amend and reenact sections 57‑51.1‑01 and 57‑51.1‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition and certification of a restimulation well; 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/23-1026-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1026-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1026-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1026-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1427 — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1427 — **42–5** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1427 — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craig Headland — primary (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan L. Kannianen — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Request return from committee
- **2023-01-20** Rereferred to Finance and Taxation
- **2023-02-01** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-16** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-02-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from House
- **2023-02-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:37
- **2023-03-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **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/3a375c59-1adb-49e6-98d6-1ac66de3a120`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).