---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact sections 11-33-17.1, 40-47-05.1, and 58-03-14.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonconforming structures in counties, cities, and townships."
description: "Relating to nonconforming structures in counties, cities, and townships."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1500"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1500 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Koppelman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5edd209c-cb69-4ab7-ade1-82c8832f55e9"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "5eb7c79b46fe7d7b3d5b2c785e8d270f5a4b8fa0e1b2d05c1ead4de6f175f4c7"
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 1500 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact sections 11-33-17.1, 40-47-05.1, and 58-03-14.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonconforming structures in counties, cities, and townships.

Relating to nonconforming structures in counties, cities, and townships.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1213-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1213-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1213-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1213-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1500 — **87–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1500 — **81–10** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1500 — **31–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ben Koppelman — primary (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Clemens — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Kessel — cosponsor (person)
- Jorin Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dwyer — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Louser — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Vetter — cosponsor (person)
- Vicky Steiner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-07** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-14** Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 7 3 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-19** Received from House
- **2025-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2025-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 3 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 31 nays 16 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-07** Concurred
- **2025-04-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Signed by President
- **2025-04-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/15 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5edd209c-cb69-4ab7-ade1-82c8832f55e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).