North DakotaHB 10622025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 49-04-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to unreasonable preferences or advantages from public utilities; and to repeal sections 49-04-08, 49-04-09, and 49-04-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of common carriers relating to permissible discrimination, long and short hauls, and freight pooling.

Sponsored By: House Energy and Natural Resources

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stronger fair pricing rules for utilities

The law bans public utilities from giving unfair rate or service advantages to any person or place. Utilities must charge the same price for the same service when conditions are the same or similar. A utility can use a reasonable contract or sliding price scale only if its franchise allows it and the Public Service Commission approves it. No such contract or sliding scale is legal until it is filed with and approved by the commission.

Some freight carrier rules repealed

The law repeals three state rules for freight carriers. It removes statutes on permissible discrimination, long-and-short haul pricing, and freight pooling. If you run a carrier or ship goods in North Dakota, the legal standards that applied to you change. Those repealed sections no longer control these practices.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • House Energy and Natural Resources

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Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 136 • No: 1

Senate vote 3/7/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1

Yes: 46 • No: 1

House vote 1/17/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0

Yes: 90 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14

    3/19/2025House
  2. Signed by Governor 03/14

    3/18/2025House
  3. Sent to Governor

    3/13/2025House
  4. Signed by Speaker

    3/13/2025House
  5. Signed by President

    3/12/2025Senate
  6. Returned to House

    3/10/2025House
  7. Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1

    3/7/2025Senate
  8. Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0

    3/7/2025Senate
  9. Committee Hearing 09:00

    2/14/2025Senate
  10. Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee

    2/5/2025Senate
  11. Received from House

    1/20/2025Senate
  12. Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0

    1/17/2025House
  13. Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0

    1/16/2025House
  14. Committee Hearing 02:00

    1/16/2025House
  15. Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee

    1/7/2025House

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