---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a low-carbon fuels fund; to amend and reenact sections 39-04-39 and 54-44.5-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the distribution of certain vehicle registration fees and ethanol production incentives; to repeal chapter 17-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethanol production incentives; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for a report."
description: "Relating to a low-carbon fuels fund; to amend and reenact sections 39‑04‑39 and 54‑44.5‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the distribution of certain vehicle registration fees and ethanol production incentives; to repeal chapter 17‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethanol production incentives; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for a report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2333"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2333 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry M. Wanzek"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b9798ef-1390-4870-bf75-7225602338b7"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "a73e72f3a7da22b947b024c500d2a6a226690539aeee3b846034d7ce9032a208"
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 2333 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a low-carbon fuels fund; to amend and reenact sections 39-04-39 and 54-44.5-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the distribution of certain vehicle registration fees and ethanol production incentives; to repeal chapter 17-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethanol production incentives; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for a report.

Relating to a low-carbon fuels fund; to amend and reenact sections 39‑04‑39 and 54‑44.5‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the distribution of certain vehicle registration fees and ethanol production incentives; to repeal chapter 17‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethanol production incentives; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for a report.

## 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/25-1286-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1286-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2333 — **65–25** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2333 — **42–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry M. Wanzek — primary (person)
- Greg Kessel — cosponsor (person)
- Jared C. Hagert — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Beltz — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Sorvaag — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-29** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2025-02-05** Reported back, do pass 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-05** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-02-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 15 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-17** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2025-03-18** Reported back, do pass 10 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-03-31** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 22 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 65 nays 25 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07** Returned to Senate
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-14** Signed by President
- **2025-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Governor 04/15 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-18** 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/1b9798ef-1390-4870-bf75-7225602338b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).