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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 380809.4 and sections 380809.5 and 380809.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approval requirements for unitization plans."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 380809.4 and sections 380809.5 and 380809.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approval requirements for unitization plans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1257"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1257 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION", "MINERALS - SEE ALSO COAL; OIL AND GAS; MINERAL INTERESTS", "OIL AND GAS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Campbell", "J. Nelson", "Kempenich", "Schneider", "Steiner", "Vetter", "Zubke"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9461ea7b-f4e8-4dd9-b2ea-52408abe2fa7"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1257.html"
source_hash: "5c69ddc7e88032d15bce1ffa2c159cb2dfb05ebdffef439d7f63f3546c0d32a7"
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 1257 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 380809.4 and sections 380809.5 and 380809.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approval requirements for unitization plans.
## 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/65-2017/documents/17-0685-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0685-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0685-02000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Keiser** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0685-01001a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Keiser (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0685-01001m.pdf)
## Votes
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 46 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **460** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 92 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **920** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- J. Nelson — primary (person)
- Kempenich — primary (person)
- Schneider — primary (person)
- Steiner — primary (person)
- Vetter — primary (person)
- Zubke — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-03** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2017-02-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-21** Received from House
- **2017-02-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-10** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2017-03-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-21** Returned to House
- **2017-03-22** Signed by President
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-24** Signed by Governor 03/24 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9461ea7b-f4e8-4dd9-b2ea-52408abe2fa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).