---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 38-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pretrial appraisals; and to amend and reenact section 38-11.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recovery of attorney's fees in an action relating to oil and gas production."
description: "Relating to pretrial appraisals; and to amend and reenact section 38‑11.1‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recovery of attorney's fees in an action relating to oil and gas production."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2335"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2335 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffery J. Magrum"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9dc556a-36d6-4be3-ab9d-6cc2527d9f78"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "7c38825e1d4a526600eca2e3a361567072f6941a0f2f0e0f26eff03109cb502a"
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 2335 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 38-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pretrial appraisals; and to amend and reenact section 38-11.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recovery of attorney's fees in an action relating to oil and gas production.

Relating to pretrial appraisals; and to amend and reenact section 38‑11.1‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recovery of attorney's fees in an action relating to oil and gas production.

## 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/25-1216-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1216-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1216-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1216-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2335 — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2335 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2335 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeffery J. Magrum — primary (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dwyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-30** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-02-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-24** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-25** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2025-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-02** Concurred
- **2025-04-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-04** Signed by President
- **2025-04-04** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-08** Signed by Governor 04/07 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-09** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9dc556a-36d6-4be3-ab9d-6cc2527d9f78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).