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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a postproduction royalty oversight program; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 38-08-04.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the abandoned oil and gas well plugging and site reclamation fund; and to provide a report."
description: "Relating to a postproduction royalty oversight program; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 380804.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the abandoned oil and gas well plugging and site reclamation fund; and to provide a report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2194"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2194 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Patten"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d81c377a-445b-4208-aaf2-3031d78189a1"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "a59942382f8199e9af89d05f574861bae9a1ae86a6c98a33e43da34be51e925d"
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 2194 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a postproduction royalty oversight program; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 38-08-04.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the abandoned oil and gas well plugging and site reclamation fund; and to provide a report.
Relating to a postproduction royalty oversight program; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 380804.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the abandoned oil and gas well plugging and site reclamation fund; and to provide 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/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0490-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0490-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0490-02000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0490-03000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0490-04000.pdf)
## Votes
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2194 — **875** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2194 — **406** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2194 — **3511** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dale Patten — primary (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Donald W. Longmuir — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan L. Kannianen — cosponsor (person)
- Kelby Timmons — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 10:25
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2023-02-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-06** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-02-15** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-02-17** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-17** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-21** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-21** Amendment adopted
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 35 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-23** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 10:32
- **2023-03-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Amendment adopted
- **2023-04-03** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-04-05** Committee Hearing 11:15
- **2023-04-05** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 21 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 87 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-10** Concurred
- **2023-04-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-12** Signed by President
- **2023-04-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-17** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d81c377a-445b-4208-aaf2-3031d78189a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).