# North Dakota HB 1592: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-17.5-01, 54-17.5-02, 54-17.5-03, 54-17.5-04, and 54-17.5-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the appointments, operations, and powers of the lignite research council, the powers of the industrial commission, and public record exemptions. North Dakota HB 1592, AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-17.5-01, 54-17.5-02, 54-17.5-03, 54-17.5-04, and 54-17.5-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the appointments, operations, and powers of the lignite research council, the powers of the industrial commission, and public record exemptions., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Anna S. Novak (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-21 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16) (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1592-202501 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1592 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-17.5-01, 54-17.5-02, 54-17.5-03, 54-17.5-04, and 54-17.5-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the appointments, operations, and powers of the lignite research council, the powers of the industrial commission, and public record exemptions. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-20 - Last action: 2025-04-21, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 - Sponsor: Anna S. Novak (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (224 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Daily pay for lignite council legislators: benefit, low. Legislators serving on the Lignite Research Council receive daily pay for council meetings and other official council duties. Pay follows the rate set by state law. The Legislative Council pays this compensation and reimburses travel and expenses as allowed by law. - Less public access to lignite records: cost, low. The law limits public access to certain lignite program records held by the Industrial Commission. The Commission must determine that covered records contain trade secrets or commercial, financial, or proprietary information of applicants, contractors, or recipients. The identities of independent t… - Lignite council gains input and support: mixed, low. The Lignite Research Council has 26 members: 24 governor appointees and two legislators appointed by Legislative Management’s chair. The governor chooses from Lignite Energy Council lists, with seats for industry, government, workers, tribal interests, and landowners. The council recommends grants,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Anna S. Novak (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dick Anderson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Olson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Tveit (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith Boehm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Kessel (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 | pass | 88 | 3 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1 | pass | 45 | 1 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 | pass | 91 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-21: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 (House) - 2025-04-18: Signed by Governor 04/16 (House) - 2025-04-15: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-04-15: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 (House) - 2025-04-09: Concurred (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned to House (12) (House) - 2025-04-01: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 03:00 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 (House) - 2025-02-06: Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 10 0 3 (House) - 2025-02-06: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House) - 2025-01-20: Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1292-04000.pdf) - HOUSE BILL NO. 1592 with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1292-03000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1292-02000.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Novak: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1292-02003m.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed) - SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and th… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1292-04000.pdf) - [HOUSE BILL NO. 1592 with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1292-03000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1292-02000.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Novak (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1292-02003m.pdf) ## Related - [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 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) - [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) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1592-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).