North DakotaHB 10622025 Regular SessionHouse

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

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

State rules removed for common carriers

The law repeals three North Dakota rules for common carriers, which transport goods or people for the public. The rules covered permitted discrimination, long- and short-distance hauls, and freight pooling. The repeal removes those state rules but sets no specific customer price or service change.

Fewer traffic-based protections for utility customers

North Dakota law no longer expressly bars unfair utility treatment based on the type of traffic carried. Utilities still cannot unfairly favor or disadvantage people, businesses, places, or types of service. They must charge equally for like services provided at the same time under the same or substantially similar circumstances. Reasonable customer, consumer, or employee agreements and sliding-scale charges remain allowed unless the utility’s franchise or permit prohibits them. These arrangements must be filed with and approved by the Public Service Commission before taking effect.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • House Energy and Natural Resources

    Affiliation unavailable

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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