---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 49-22-13 and a new subsection to section 49-22.1-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings for energy conversion and transmission facilities; and to amend and reenact sections 49-22-03, 49-22-16.4, and 49-22.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings and light-mitigating technology systems."
description: "Relating to public hearings for energy conversion and transmission facilities; and to amend and reenact sections 49‑22‑03, 49‑22‑16.4, and 49‑22.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings and light-mitigating technology systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2116"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2116 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c58a36d-afc1-4385-a052-2c02cfc1bbd5"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "888e0a9fc85b41b8923dea74cc913c464011c3012a402b5742772c077e7b1146"
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 SB 2116 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 49-22-13 and a new subsection to section 49-22.1-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings for energy conversion and transmission facilities; and to amend and reenact sections 49-22-03, 49-22-16.4, and 49-22.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings and light-mitigating technology systems.

Relating to public hearings for energy conversion and transmission facilities; and to amend and reenact sections 49‑22‑03, 49‑22‑16.4, and 49‑22.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public hearings and light-mitigating technology systems.

## 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/25-8062-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8062-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2116 — **75–9** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2116 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Energy and Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-17** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-01-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-21** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2025-03-20** Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-24** Returned to Senate
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-26** Signed by President
- **2025-03-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-31** Signed by Governor 03/27 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-01** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c58a36d-afc1-4385-a052-2c02cfc1bbd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).