---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report."
description: "Relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2339"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2339 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Kessel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c61f765c-6edf-4e43-b59f-4f99408745e4"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "a8e31d1658aca57b48da705e107b6623c2c6ad7c23ab20ce07ab3d9952c5781d"
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 2339 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report.

Relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; 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/25-1247-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **45–46** (fail) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **62–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Kessel — primary (person)
- Anna S. Novak — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-31** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-02-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-04-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-17** Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 45 nays 46 `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18** Reconsidered
- **2025-04-18** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 62 nays 28 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-21** Concurred
- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-23** Signed by President
- **2025-04-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/24 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/25 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c61f765c-6edf-4e43-b59f-4f99408745e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).