republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/68/hb-1097.md

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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 15 of section 49-22-03 and section 49-22-16.5, of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of utility-scale energy storage and route adjustments for electric transmission lines; to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 49-22-03, subsection 4 of section 49-22-13, section 49-22-22, subsections 6 and 7 of section 49-22.1-01, subsection 4 of section 49-22.1-10, and subsection 4 of section 49-22.1-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of electric energy conversion facility, the publication of notices of public hearings, payment of an administrative fee, adding hydrogen to definitions, the publication of a public hearing, and the payment of an administrative fee; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the definition of utility-scale energy storage and route adjustments for electric transmission lines; to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 49‑22‑03, subsection 4 of section 49‑22‑13, section 49‑22‑22, subsections 6 and 7 of section 49‑22.1‑01, subsection 4 of section 49‑22.1‑10, and subsection 4 of section 49‑22.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of electric energy conversion facility, the publication of notices of public hearings, payment of an administrative fee, adding hydrogen to definitions, the publication of a public hearing, and the payment of an administrative fee; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1097"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1097 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c4febaf-9582-46ab-84c9-c42e588338aa"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "8e240b6de9ab4202edf67e45cdc9f1cdae88dd2e2d1de1eefd55fa7d11b54f21"
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 1097 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact subsection 15 of section 49-22-03 and section 49-22-16.5, of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of utility-scale energy storage and route adjustments for electric transmission lines; to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 49-22-03, subsection 4 of section 49-22-13, section 49-22-22, subsections 6 and 7 of section 49-22.1-01, subsection 4 of section 49-22.1-10, and subsection 4 of section 49-22.1-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of electric energy conversion facility, the publication of notices of public hearings, payment of an administrative fee, adding hydrogen to definitions, the publication of a public hearing, and the payment of an administrative fee; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to the definition of utility-scale energy storage and route adjustments for electric transmission lines; to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 49‑22‑03, subsection 4 of section 49‑22‑13, section 49‑22‑22, subsections 6 and 7 of section 49‑22.1‑01, subsection 4 of section 49‑22.1‑10, and subsection 4 of section 49‑22.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of electric energy conversion facility, the publication of notices of public hearings, payment of an administrative fee, adding hydrogen to definitions, the publication of a public hearing, and the payment of an administrative fee; 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/23-8084-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8084-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1097 — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1097 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1097 — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Energy and Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-17** Received from House
- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 10:12
- **2023-03-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-15** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-03-16** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c4febaf-9582-46ab-84c9-c42e588338aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).