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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report."
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description: "Relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
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legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
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session: "69"
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identifier: "SB 2339"
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citation: "North Dakota SB 2339 (69)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Greg Kessel"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-01-21"
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last_action: "2025-04-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c61f765c-6edf-4e43-b59f-4f99408745e4"
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source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
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source_hash: "a8e31d1658aca57b48da705e107b6623c2c6ad7c23ab20ce07ab3d9952c5781d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
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---
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# North Dakota SB 2339 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report.
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Relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-01000.pdf)
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2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-04000.pdf)
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3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-02000.pdf)
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4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1247-03000.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **45–46** (fail) · lower
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- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
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- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **45–1** (pass) · upper
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- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2339 — **62–28** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Greg Kessel — primary (person)
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- Anna S. Novak — cosponsor (person)
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- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
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- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
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- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
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- **2025-01-31** Committee Hearing 10:00
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- **2025-02-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
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- **2025-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
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- **2025-02-12** Received from Senate
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- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
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- **2025-03-20** Committee Hearing 09:00
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- **2025-04-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
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- **2025-04-17** Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 45 nays 46 `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-18** Reconsidered
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- **2025-04-18** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 62 nays 28 `passage, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-18** Returned to Senate (12)
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- **2025-04-21** Concurred
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- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-23** Signed by Speaker
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- **2025-04-23** Signed by President
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- **2025-04-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/24 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/25 `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c61f765c-6edf-4e43-b59f-4f99408745e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).
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