ND HB 1459

enacted

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.

North Dakota · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislative Assembly) · lower

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Quick answers

Did ND HB 1459 pass?

Yes. ND HB 1459 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-11): Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06

What is ND HB 1459 about?

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.

Who sponsors ND HB 1459?

Dick Anderson is the primary sponsor of ND HB 1459, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-16
Latest action: 2025-06-11 — Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-06-11
Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06
introduction
2025-05-17
Signed by Governor 05/05
executive-signature
2025-05-02
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-02
Signed by Speaker
2025-05-02
Signed by President
2025-05-02
Emergency clause failed
2025-05-02
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 27 nays 19
passage,reading-2
2025-05-02
Conference committee report adopted
2025-05-02
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
committee-passage
2025-05-02
Second reading, passed, yeas 63 nays 26, Emergency clause carried
passage,reading-2
2025-05-02
Conference committee report adopted
2025-05-02
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
committee-passage
2025-05-01
Conference committee report rejected
2025-05-01
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
committee-passage
2025-04-25
Conference committee appointed Patten Kessel Boehm
2025-04-24
Conference committee appointed D. Anderson Dockter Porter
2025-04-24
Refused to concur
2025-04-21
Returned to House (12)
2025-04-21
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0
passage,reading-2
2025-04-21
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
2025-04-18
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-03
Committee Hearing 09:00
2025-03-27
Committee Hearing 10:00
2025-02-13
Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
introduction
2025-02-12
Received from House
2025-02-11
Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 2, Emergency clause carried
passage,reading-2
2025-02-10
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
2025-02-07
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-06
Committee Hearing 09:00
2025-01-16
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
introduction

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Documents

Votes

Motion for Final Passage on HB 1459
2025-02-12 · pass · 85-2
Member-level votes (94)
- Bert Anderson: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Karen A. Anderson: yes
- Landon Bahl: yes
- Mike Beltz: yes
- Mike Berg: yes
- Macy Bolinske: yes
- Glenn Bosch: yes
- Mike Brandenburg: yes
- Nels Christianson: yes
- Liz Conmy: yes
- Gretchen Dobervich: yes
- Jason Dockter: yes
- Clayton Fegley: yes
- Jay Fisher: yes
- Austin Foss: yes
- Kathy Frelich: yes
- Karen Grindberg: yes
- LaurieBeth Hager: yes
- Jared C. Hagert: yes
- Karla Rose Hanson: yes
- Patrick R. Hatlestad: yes
- Dori Hauck: yes
- Craig Headland: yes
- Pat D. Heinert: yes
- Donna Henderson: yes
- Jared Hendrix: yes
- Dawson Holle: yes
- Jeff Hoverson: yes
- Zachary Ista: yes
- Jorin Johnson: yes
- Daniel Johnston: yes
- Jim Jonas: yes
- Karen Karls: yes
- Jim Kasper: yes
- Keith Kempenich: yes
- Dwight Kiefert: yes
- Lawrence R. Klemin: yes
- Ben Koppelman: yes
- Mike Lefor: yes
- Donald W. Longmuir: yes
- Roger A. Maki: yes
- Andrew Marschall: yes
- Bob Martinson: yes
- Carrie McLeod: yes
- Lisa Meier: yes
- Alisa Mitskog: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Desiree Morton: yes
- Mike Motschenbacher: yes
- Eric J. Murphy: yes
- Mike Nathe: yes
- Dennis Nehring: yes
- Jon O. Nelson: yes
- Anna S. Novak: yes
- Emily O'Brien: yes
- Jeremy L. Olson: yes
- SuAnn Olson: yes
- Doug Osowski: yes
- Mitch Ostlie: yes
- Todd Porter: yes
- Brandy L. Pyle: yes
- David Richter: yes
- Nico Rios: yes
- Karen M. Rohr: yes
- Dan Ruby: yes
- Matthew Ruby: yes
- Mark Sanford: yes
- Bernie Satrom: yes
- Mike Schatz: yes
- Austen Schauer: yes
- Mary Schneider: yes
- Vicky Steiner: yes
- Gregory Stemen: yes
- Steve Swiontek: yes
- Nathan Toman: yes
- Bill Tveit: yes
- Lori VanWinkle: yes
- Steve Vetter: yes
- Don Vigesaa: yes
- Daniel R. Vollmer: yes
- Scott Wagner: yes
- Jonathan Warrey: yes
- Robin Weisz: yes
- Christina Wolff: yes
- Collette Brown: no
- Lisa Finley-DeVille: no
- Josh Christy: other
- Jayme Davis: other
- Ty Dressler: other
- Jim Grueneich: other
- Matthew Heilman: other
- Scott Louser: other
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: other
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1459
2025-04-21 · pass · 46-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Michelle Axtman: yes
- Jeff Barta: yes
- Todd Beard: yes
- Brad Bekkedahl: yes
- Keith Boehm: yes
- Josh Boschee: yes
- Ryan Braunberger: yes
- Randy A. Burckhard: yes
- Jose L. Castaneda: yes
- Sean Cleary: yes
- David A. Clemens: yes
- Cole Conley: yes
- Claire Cory: yes
- Kyle Davison: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Michael Dwyer: yes
- Mark Enget: yes
- Robert Erbele: yes
- Justin Gerhardt: yes
- Kathy Hogan: yes
- David Hogue: yes
- Greg Kessel: yes
- Jerry Klein: yes
- Diane Larson: yes
- Judy Lee: yes
- Randy D. Lemm: yes
- Larry Luick: yes
- Jeffery J. Magrum: yes
- Richard Marcellais: yes
- Tim Mathern: yes
- Scott Meyer: yes
- Janne Myrdal: yes
- Dale Patten: yes
- Bob Paulson: yes
- Michelle Powers: yes
- Kristin Roers: yes
- Dean Rummel: yes
- Donald Schaible: yes
- Jonathan Sickler: yes
- Ronald Sorvaag: yes
- Paul J. Thomas: yes
- Desiree van Oosting: yes
- Chuck Walen: yes
- Terry M. Wanzek: yes
- Mark F. Weber: yes
- Kent Weston: yes
- Mike Wobbema: other
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1459
2025-05-03 · pass · 63-26
Member-level votes (141)
- Bert Anderson: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Landon Bahl: yes
- Mike Beltz: yes
- Mike Berg: yes
- Glenn Bosch: yes
- Mike Brandenburg: yes
- Nels Christianson: yes
- Liz Conmy: yes
- Jayme Davis: yes
- Gretchen Dobervich: yes
- Jason Dockter: yes
- Ty Dressler: yes
- Clayton Fegley: yes
- Jay Fisher: yes
- Austin Foss: yes
- Karen Grindberg: yes
- Jim Grueneich: yes
- LaurieBeth Hager: yes
- Jared C. Hagert: yes
- Karla Rose Hanson: yes
- Patrick R. Hatlestad: yes
- Dori Hauck: yes
- Craig Headland: yes
- Pat D. Heinert: yes
- Zachary Ista: yes
- Jim Jonas: yes
- Karen Karls: yes
- Keith Kempenich: yes
- Dwight Kiefert: yes
- Mike Lefor: yes
- Scott Louser: yes
- Bob Martinson: yes
- Lisa Meier: yes
- Alisa Mitskog: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Mike Motschenbacher: yes
- Eric J. Murphy: yes
- Mike Nathe: yes
- Jon O. Nelson: yes
- Anna S. Novak: yes
- Emily O'Brien: yes
- Jeremy L. Olson: yes
- Mitch Ostlie: yes
- Todd Porter: yes
- Brandy L. Pyle: yes
- David Richter: yes
- Dan Ruby: yes
- Mark Sanford: yes
- Mike Schatz: yes
- Mary Schneider: yes
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: yes
- Vicky Steiner: yes
- Gregory Stemen: yes
- Steve Swiontek: yes
- Nathan Toman: yes
- Bill Tveit: yes
- Steve Vetter: yes
- Don Vigesaa: yes
- Daniel R. Vollmer: yes
- Scott Wagner: yes
- Jonathan Warrey: yes
- Robin Weisz: yes
- Karen A. Anderson: no
- Macy Bolinske: no
- Collette Brown: no
- Lisa Finley-DeVille: no
- Kathy Frelich: no
- Matthew Heilman: no
- Donna Henderson: no
- Jared Hendrix: no
- Dawson Holle: no
- Jeff Hoverson: no
- Jorin Johnson: no
- Daniel Johnston: no
- Lawrence R. Klemin: no
- Ben Koppelman: no
- Donald W. Longmuir: no
- Roger A. Maki: no
- Carrie McLeod: no
- Desiree Morton: no
- Dennis Nehring: no
- SuAnn Olson: no
- Doug Osowski: no
- Nico Rios: no
- Karen M. Rohr: no
- Austen Schauer: no
- Lori VanWinkle: no
- Christina Wolff: no
- TJ Brown: other
- Jim Kasper: other
- Andrew Marschall: other
- Matthew Ruby: other
- Bernie Satrom: other
- Michelle Axtman: yes
- Jeff Barta: yes
- Randy A. Burckhard: yes
- Cole Conley: yes
- Claire Cory: yes
- Kyle Davison: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Michael Dwyer: yes
- Robert Erbele: yes
- Justin Gerhardt: yes
- David Hogue: yes
- Greg Kessel: yes
- Jerry Klein: yes
- Judy Lee: yes
- Randy D. Lemm: yes
- Scott Meyer: yes
- Janne Myrdal: yes
- Dale Patten: yes
- Bob Paulson: yes
- Kristin Roers: yes
- Dean Rummel: yes
- Donald Schaible: yes
- Jonathan Sickler: yes
- Ronald Sorvaag: yes
- Desiree van Oosting: yes
- Chuck Walen: yes
- Mike Wobbema: yes
- Todd Beard: no
- Brad Bekkedahl: no
- Keith Boehm: no
- Josh Boschee: no
- Ryan Braunberger: no
- Jose L. Castaneda: no
- Sean Cleary: no
- David A. Clemens: no
- Mark Enget: no
- Kathy Hogan: no
- Diane Larson: no
- Larry Luick: no
- Jeffery J. Magrum: no
- Richard Marcellais: no
- Tim Mathern: no
- Michelle Powers: no
- Paul J. Thomas: no
- Terry M. Wanzek: no
- Mark F. Weber: no
- Kent Weston: other

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