# North Dakota HB 1147: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to fees for game and fish licenses and permits.

North Dakota HB 1147, AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to fees for game and fish licenses and permits., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Daniel Johnston (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1147
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to fees for game and fish licenses and permits.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
- Sponsor: Daniel Johnston (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Flat $18 license fee for motorized canoes: benefit, low. A motorized canoe costs $18 to license in North Dakota, regardless of its length. This lowers license costs for motorized canoes that previously fell into higher length-based fee tiers.
- Lower outdoor license fees for disabled veterans: benefit, low. North Dakota resident veterans with at least a 50% service-connected disability qualify for a $5 fishing license. Fishing eligibility also includes an extra-schedular rating covering individual unemployability that brings the total disability rating to at least 50%. Resident veterans with at least…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel Johnston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Brandenburg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Kasper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Marschall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dennis Nehring (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Ruby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Tveit (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Clemens (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bob Paulson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 | pass | 93 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-25: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Signed by Governor 03/21 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-20: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Returned to House (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Hearing 09:30 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-01-24: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0705-01001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0705-03000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0705-02000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0705-01000.pdf)

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- HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed)
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## Sources
- [Adopted by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0705-01001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0705-03000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0705-02000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0705-01000.pdf)

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- [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501)
- [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501)
- [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501)
- [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501)
- [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501)
- [SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1147-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).