---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 4.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1551"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1551 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig Headland"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8394a008-1291-456e-a1dd-391604a81086"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "b53a38b66610976a48641a3ed870f05e9486cb1d3846a1f58c5c1a39418a8d52"
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 1551 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 4.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/25-1199-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1199-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1199-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1199-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1551 — **89–4** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1551 — **44–2** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1551 — **87–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craig Headland — primary (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Dawson Holle — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Beltz — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Erbele — cosponsor (person)
- Terry M. Wanzek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-30** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2025-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 1 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-20** Received from House
- **2025-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-07** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-03-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-13** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-14** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-03-18** Concurred
- **2025-03-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Signed by President
- **2025-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Governor 03/25 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8394a008-1291-456e-a1dd-391604a81086`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).