---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 4.1-04-08 and 4.1-04-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duties and powers of the corn council; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the duties and powers of the corn council; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1153"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1153 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Brandenburg"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64999116-1891-4c47-ba8b-700e96f12ffa"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "8cb0ab246d0e1aadc471738348e3f570f911bdaea715ae328aa71f0b6b934c95"
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 1153 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 4.1-04-08 and 4.1-04-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duties and powers of the corn council; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to the duties and powers of the corn council; and to declare an emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0594-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0594-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0594-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0594-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0594-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1153 — **89–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1153 — **81–12** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1153 — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Brandenburg — primary (person)
- Alisa Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Headland — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Klein — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Grueneich — cosponsor (person)
- Jon O. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Kempenich — cosponsor (person)
- Mark F. Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Erbele — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Weisz — cosponsor (person)
- Terry M. Wanzek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-27** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2023-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 10:27
- **2023-03-31** Committee Hearing 09:18
- **2023-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Rereferred to Agriculture and Veterans Affairs
- **2023-04-06** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-04-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-10** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-10** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-12** Concurred
- **2023-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 3, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by President
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/20 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64999116-1891-4c47-ba8b-700e96f12ffa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).