republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/sb-2156.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23‑20.2‑02, 23‑20.2‑04, and 23‑20.2‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions, permitting required for underground storage and retrieval or waste disposal facilities, and the disposal of radioactive waste material; and to provide for a legislative management study."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23‑20.2‑02, 23‑20.2‑04, and 23‑20.2‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions, permitting required for underground storage and retrieval or waste disposal facilities, and the disposal of radioactive waste material; and to provide for a legislative management study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2156"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2156 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES - SEE ALSO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS", "HEALTH - SEE ALSO MEDICAL SERVICES; SAFETY", "SOLID WASTE", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH", "WATER RESOURCE DISTRICTS - SEE ALSO WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burckhard", "J. Nelson", "Klein", "Pollert", "Robinson", "Weisz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72a557bd-c47b-44eb-b908-c5f0f15099a0"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2156.html"
source_hash: "5fddb233ef2d74bbbc6b110bc55aba999e93b941ec5f4f2bb82006910dd4bcc5"
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 2156 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23‑20.2‑02, 23‑20.2‑04, and 23‑20.2‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions, permitting required for underground storage and retrieval or waste disposal facilities, and the disposal of radioactive waste material; and to provide for a legislative management study.

## 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/17-0107-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0107-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0107-02001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0107-06000.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2156 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0107-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 47 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 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 45 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **45–0** (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 80 YEAS, 11 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **80–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burckhard — primary (person)
- J. Nelson — primary (person)
- Klein — primary (person)
- Pollert — primary (person)
- Robinson — primary (person)
- Weisz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-20** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2017-01-27** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Received from Senate
- **2017-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-04-04** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 80 nays 11 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-04** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2017-04-05** Refused to concur
- **2017-04-05** Conference committee appointed J. Lee Burckhard Anderson
- **2017-04-06** Conference committee appointed D. Anderson Damschen Bosch
- **2017-04-12** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-13** Conference committee report adopted
- **2017-04-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-13** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-14** Conference committee report adopted
- **2017-04-17** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-17** Signed by President
- **2017-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/19 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/19 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72a557bd-c47b-44eb-b908-c5f0f15099a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).