---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 38-14.2-02, and sections 38-14.2-04, 38-14.2-06, and 38-14.2-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned surface mine reclamation."
description: "Relating to abandoned surface mine reclamation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2117"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2117 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e433a3d8-f4d0-4040-853e-8644f8f0a9e7"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "ae777b5a5d32b3af9b2a7a781b8f61df01eafdda1b8faba4823b9ca7616e774e"
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 2117 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 38-14.2-02, and sections 38-14.2-04, 38-14.2-06, and 38-14.2-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned surface mine reclamation.

Relating to abandoned surface mine reclamation.

## 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/25-8067-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8067-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8067-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8067-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2117 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2117 — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2117 — **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 09:30
- **2025-01-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-01-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-23** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-14** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-01** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 89 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-11** Concurred
- **2025-04-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-15** Signed by President
- **2025-04-16** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/17 `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/e433a3d8-f4d0-4040-853e-8644f8f0a9e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).