# North Dakota HCR 3015: A concurrent resolution urging the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to promptly and decisively act to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system by addressing market failures that have allowed capacity retirements to outpace replacement.

North Dakota HCR 3015, A concurrent resolution urging the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to promptly and decisively act to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system by addressing market failures that have allowed capacity retirements to outpace replacement., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Anna S. Novak (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-03-20 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HCR 3015
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: A concurrent resolution urging the Southwest Power Pool and Midcontinent Independent System Operator to promptly and decisively act to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system by addressing market failures that have allowed capacity retirements to outpace replacement.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21
- Sponsor: Anna S. Novak (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (87 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anna S. Novak (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dick Anderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Dockter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jared C. Hagert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat D. Heinert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Olson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd Porter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Tveit (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Boehm (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dale Patten (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Second reading, adopted yeas 87 nays 0 | pass | 87 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-03-20: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 (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, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Hearing 09:30 (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Second reading, adopted yeas 87 nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 13 0 0 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3084-02000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3084-01000.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3084-02000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3084-01000.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HCR3015-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).