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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 38-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to critical minerals and rare earth minerals and royalties; to amend and reenact sections 38-12-01 and 47-10-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions of critical minerals and rare earth minerals and descriptions and definitions of minerals in leases and conveyances; and to provide for retroactive application."
description: "Relating to critical minerals and rare earth minerals and royalties; to amend and reenact sections 381201 and 471024 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions of critical minerals and rare earth minerals and descriptions and definitions of minerals in leases and conveyances; and to provide for retroactive application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1459"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1459 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dick Anderson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cbb5b86-2b05-4374-9872-fba866c20c18"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "44908c2698d68047f97571f66928e7064ed2e27cc8f7904f04ef7f2699b3b3e8"
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 1459 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 38-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to critical minerals and rare earth minerals and royalties; to amend and reenact sections 38-12-01 and 47-10-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions of critical minerals and rare earth minerals and descriptions and definitions of minerals in leases and conveyances; and to provide for retroactive application.
Relating to critical minerals and rare earth minerals and royalties; to amend and reenact sections 381201 and 471024 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions of critical minerals and rare earth minerals and descriptions and definitions of minerals in leases and conveyances; and to provide for retroactive application.
## 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/25-1038-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1038-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1038-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1038-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1038-03000.pdf)
## Votes
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1459 — **852** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1459 — **6326** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1459 — **2719** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1459 — **460** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Alisa Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Anna S. Novak — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Marcellais — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Received from House
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-27** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-04-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-04-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-21** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-24** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-24** Conference committee appointed D. Anderson Dockter Porter
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee appointed Patten Kessel Boehm
- **2025-05-01** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Conference committee report rejected
- **2025-05-02** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-02** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-05-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 63 nays 26, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-05-02** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-02** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-05-02** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 27 nays 19 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-05-02** Emergency clause failed
- **2025-05-02** Signed by President
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Signed by Governor 05/05 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06 `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6cbb5b86-2b05-4374-9872-fba866c20c18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).