AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 11-10 and a new section to chapter 40-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting a county or city from prohibiting the connection or reconnection of utilities services.
Summary
Relating to prohibiting a county or city from prohibiting the connection or reconnection of utilities services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Mar 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2023 · House Feb 1, 2023
How they voted
43–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Mar 9, 2023
D
Democratic4
75% Nay
R
Republican43
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/16
legislature
Mar 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/15
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:20
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Request return from committee
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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