---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-51.1-07.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to revenue deposited in the state energy research center fund; to provide for a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration date."
description: "Relating to revenue deposited in the state energy research center fund; to provide for a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2143"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2143 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Patten"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ded33be-88da-4564-8257-8004a9fad6b9"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "0ef918aa215163cc758685cf90fed4b8307aecc23f691b0a551101f96d00157e"
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 2143 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-51.1-07.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to revenue deposited in the state energy research center fund; to provide for a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration date.

Relating to revenue deposited in the state energy research center fund; to provide for a continuing appropriation; 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/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0763-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0763-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2143 — **86–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2143 — **43–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2143 — **44–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale Patten — primary (person)
- Alisa Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Anna S. Novak — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Sickler — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-16** Committee Hearing 11:15
- **2025-01-16** Committee Hearing 02:21
- **2025-01-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-20** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-01-27** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2025-02-10** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2025-02-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-17** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-13** Reported back, do pass 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 0 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 86 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-28** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-09** Concurred
- **2025-04-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-14** Signed by President
- **2025-04-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Governor 04/16 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ded33be-88da-4564-8257-8004a9fad6b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).