---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 49‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the right of utilities to cross over or under a railroad right of way; and to provide for application."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 49‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the right of utilities to cross over or under a railroad right of way; and to provide for application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1362"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1362 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION", "PUBLIC UTILITIES", "RAILROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Burckhard", "Headland", "Mitskog", "Monson", "Robinson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-10"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14d28f1f-d50b-480a-8a5f-a010d2b64879"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1362.html"
source_hash: "09e757939b919afdb1a9738252d7b7c5c966e4385b152f5061965b7563963dd8"
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 HB 1362 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 49‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the right of utilities to cross over or under a railroad right of way; and to provide for application.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0623-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0623-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0623-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0623-04000.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Monson** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0623-02001a.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Monson (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0623-02001m.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Klein** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0623-03001a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Klein (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0623-03001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Burckhard — primary (person)
- Headland — primary (person)
- Mitskog — primary (person)
- Monson — primary (person)
- Robinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 8 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Motion to reconsider laid on table
- **2019-02-20** Received from House
- **2019-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-28** Request return from committee
- **2019-02-28** Rereferred to Industry, Business and Labor
- **2019-03-13** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2019-03-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-21** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-22** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-01** Concurred
- **2019-04-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 8 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-12** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14d28f1f-d50b-480a-8a5f-a010d2b64879`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).