---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 3 of section 54-35-26, a new section to chapter 57-39.2, and a new subdivision to subsection 3 of section 57-40.2-03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to evaluation of economic development tax incentives and a sales and use tax exemption for raw materials, single-use product contact systems, and reagents used for biologic manufacturing; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date."
description: "Relating to evaluation of economic development tax incentives and a sales and use tax exemption for raw materials, single‑use product contact systems, and reagents used for biologic manufacturing; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1455"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1455 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emily O'Brien"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2a3f15d-fde1-4957-af5d-ba9628316575"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "17986317bf55d13aedfd8c362d0f5558c8d4c283856f6e9505322c8f0a8ee199"
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 1455 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 3 of section 54-35-26, a new section to chapter 57-39.2, and a new subdivision to subsection 3 of section 57-40.2-03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to evaluation of economic development tax incentives and a sales and use tax exemption for raw materials, single-use product contact systems, and reagents used for biologic manufacturing; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Relating to evaluation of economic development tax incentives and a sales and use tax exemption for raw materials, single‑use product contact systems, and reagents used for biologic manufacturing; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration 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/23-0718-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0718-07000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0718-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0718-06000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0718-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1455 — **64–27** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1455 — **42–5** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1455 — **42–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1455 — **54–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emily O'Brien — primary (person)
- Austen Schauer — cosponsor (person)
- Curt Kreun — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- David Monson — cosponsor (person)
- Jared Hagert — cosponsor (person)
- Jim P. Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Roers Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Terry M. Wanzek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2023-02-08** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-02-15** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2023-02-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 54 nays 39 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-20** Committee Hearing 11:17
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 11:18
- **2023-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-03** Conference committee appointed Hagert J. Olson Steiner
- **2023-04-04** Conference committee appointed Rummel Weber Magrum
- **2023-04-06** Appoint Rep. Toman to replace Rep. J. Olson on conference committee
- **2023-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 27 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-21** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-21** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by President
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/26 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-28** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2a3f15d-fde1-4957-af5d-ba9628316575`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).