# North Dakota SB 2359: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to qualifications for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to repeal sections 49-02-28, 49-02-29, 49-02-30, 49-02-31, 49-02-32, 49-02-33, and 49-02-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state renewable and recycled energy objectives, public reporting, qualifications and applications to the statewide objectives, the purchase and retirement of renewable energy certificates to meet the objectives, verification of generation and the purchase of certificates, and economic evaluations on the use of renewable and recycled energy. North Dakota SB 2359, AN ACT to amend and reenact section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to qualifications for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to repeal sections 49-02-28, 49-02-29, 49-02-30, 49-02-31, 49-02-32, 49-02-33, and 49-02-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state renewable and recycled energy objectives, public reporting, qualifications and applications to the statewide objectives, the purchase and retirement of renewable energy certificates to meet the objectives, verification of generation and the purchase of certificates, and economic evaluations on the use of renewable and recycled energy., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dale Patten (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-04 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03) (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2359-202501 - 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 2359 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to qualifications for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to repeal sections 49-02-28, 49-02-29, 49-02-30, 49-02-31, 49-02-32, 49-02-33, and 49-02-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state renewable and recycled energy objectives, public reporting, qualifications and applications to the statewide objectives, the purchase and retirement of renewable energy certificates to meet the objectives, verification of generation and the purchase of certificates, and economic evaluations on the use of renewable and recycled energy. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-04-04, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 - Sponsor: Dale Patten (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hydropower credit rules change for generators: benefit, low. North Dakota requires electricity to come from sources listed in state law to qualify for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits. The law removes special hydropower rules tied to service dates, repowering, and efficiency upgrades. Those rules included upgrades to facilities existing on A… - Utilities no longer face state energy objectives: benefit, low. North Dakota ends its statewide renewable and recycled energy objectives. Utilities and other covered entities no longer follow the related public reporting, qualification, and application rules. The repeal also ends related rules for buying and retiring renewable energy certificates, verifying gen… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dale Patten (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Anna S. Novak (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Porter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith Boehm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Kessel (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-26 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 9 | pass | 83 | 9 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 | pass | 46 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-04-04: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor 04/02 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-27: Returned to Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 9 (House) - 2025-03-21: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 2 0 (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House) - 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-11: Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee Hearing 02:30 (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1343-03000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1343-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1343-01000.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Patten: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1343-01001m.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/25-1343-03000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1343-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1343-01000.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Patten (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1343-01001m.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-SB2359-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).