North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1309: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state contracts with certain companies that boycott energy, mining, and production agriculture; and to provide for application.
Status: Failed, January 31, 2025
Relating to state contracts with certain companies that boycott energy, mining, and production agriculture; and to provide for application.
What the bill says
A bill for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state contracts with certain companies that boycott energy, mining, and production agriculture; and to provide for application.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2025:
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state contracts with certain companies that boycott energy, mining, and production agriculture; and to provide for application. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 54-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Prohibition on contracts - Boycotting critical state sectors . 1. As used in this section: a. "Boycott" means without any ordinary business purpose, refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any action intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations with a company because the company: (1) Engages in the exploration, production, use, transportation, sale, or manufacturing of fossil fuel-based energy, timber, minerals, hydroelectric power, nuclear energy, or mining and does not commit or pledge to meet environmental standards beyond applicable federal and state law; (2) Engages in production agriculture; (3) Engages in, facilitates, or supports the manufacture, import, distribution, marketing, advertising, sale, or lawful use of firearms, ammunition, or components, parts, and accessories of firearms or ammunition; or (4) Does business with a company engaged in the activities described in this subdivision. b. "Company" means a for-profit organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint …
Sponsors
- Matthew Heilman (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Mark Enget (R, 2)
- Andrew Marschall (R, 16)
- Anna Novak (R, 33)
- Matthew Ruby (R, 40)
- Chuck Walen (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 12 nays 76
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 11 0 3
- : Committee Hearing 09:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (January 31, 2025): 12 yea, 76 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HB1309?
- HB1309 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state contracts with certain companies that boycott energy, mining, and production agriculture; and to provide for application.
- What does HB1309 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state contracts with certain companies that boycott energy, mining, and production agriculture; and to provide for application.
- What is the status of HB1309?
- Failed as of January 31, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 12 nays 76 (January 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1309?
- Matthew Heilman (R, 7), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1309?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1309.html
Source: official North Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.