# North Dakota SB 2161: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 4.1-02-03, 4.1-02-12, and 4.1-13-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to member districts and the assessments levied by the barley council and wheat commission. North Dakota SB 2161, AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 4.1-02-03, 4.1-02-12, and 4.1-13-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to member districts and the assessments levied by the barley council and wheat commission., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Kessel (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-20 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2161-202501 - 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 SB 2161 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 4.1-02-03, 4.1-02-12, and 4.1-13-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to member districts and the assessments levied by the barley council and wheat commission. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 - Sponsor: Greg Kessel (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (124 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader eligibility for barley council seats: benefit, low. North Dakota Barley Council members remain participating producers, but no longer must live or produce barley in the district represented. The council keeps one elected member per district. If no local participating producer is available and a district fails to elect, the council must fill the seat… - Higher barley and wheat farm assessments: cost, low. North Dakota raises the barley assessment from 20 to 30 mills per bushel, or 2 to 3 cents. It covers barley grown in the state, delivered into it, or sold to a first buyer there. Barley grown and used by the same producer as livestock feed remains exempt. The wheat assessment rises from 15 to 20 mi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Greg Kessel (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Brandenburg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith Kempenich (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Terry M. Wanzek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark F. Weber (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-11 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 11 | pass | 79 | 11 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 | pass | 45 | 2 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-20: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 (House) - 2025-03-18: Signed by Governor 03/18 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned to Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 11 (House) - 2025-03-07: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 2 0 (House) - 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 01:00 (House) - 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee (House) - 2025-01-29: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-28: Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Committee Hearing 02:45 (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0616-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0616-01000.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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 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/25-0616-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0616-01000.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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-SB2161-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).