---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-11-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue."
description: "Relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2159"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2159 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Hogue"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-10"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74789388-4888-46cc-853c-8648801f9c81"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e45ea7ec1ba8ae730d4fe319b59e39a76d163687186fd478ce7d2ebb6c6568d2"
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 2159 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-11-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue.

Relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue.

## 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/25-0797-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0797-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2159 — **43–3** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2159 — **57–32** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2159 — **45–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Hogue — primary (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Kessel — cosponsor (person)
- Jared C. Hagert — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-17** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **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 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-21** 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 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-02** Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- **2025-04-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-09** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 57 nays 32 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-15** Concurred
- **2025-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-18** Signed by President
- **2025-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74789388-4888-46cc-853c-8648801f9c81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).