North Dakota · Current officeholder
Greg Kessel
Republican North Dakota Senate, District 39
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Sponsored legislation
47 bills in the current data (8 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2188 | AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-63.1-03 and 54-63.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the membership of the clean sustainable energy authority and the clean sustainable energy fund line of credit; and to provide for a transfer. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 1577 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 23.1-07 and a new subsection to section 23.1-07-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a wastewater infrastructure grant program and the duties of the department of environmental quality; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a legislative management study; and to declare an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 1524 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-60 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regional planning council grants from the department of commerce. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| SB 2342 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 4.1-01.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a value-added milk processing facility incentive program; and to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 2, 2025 |
| HB 1579 | AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to the impact of large energy consumers on the state's electrical grid. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 30, 2025 |
| SB 2339 | AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to strict liability and a wildfire mitigation plan of a qualified utility; and to provide for a report. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 26, 2025 |
| HB 1318 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 28-01.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pesticide labeling. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 25, 2025 |
| HB 1139 | AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-39.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for fire departments; and to provide an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 25, 2025 |
| SB 2340 | AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study to evaluate the evolving fire service operational and response needs of the state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| SB 2159 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-11-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 1476 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the assessment of all public school buildings. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| 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. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 21, 2025 |
| HB 1500 | AN ACT to create and enact sections 11-33-17.1, 40-47-05.1, and 58-03-14.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonconforming structures in counties, cities, and townships. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 21, 2025 |
| HB 1483 | AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 57-51.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the oil extraction tax rate reduction for oil produced from a new well drilled and completed outside the Bakken and Three Forks formations; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 21, 2025 |
| HB 1258 | AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 49-22-16 of the of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission facility siting; and to provide for retroactive application. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 21, 2025 |
| SB 2333 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a low-carbon fuels fund; to amend and reenact sections 39-04-39 and 54-44.5-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the distribution of certain vehicle registration fees and ethanol production incentives; to repeal chapter 17-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethanol production incentives; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for a report. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 18, 2025 |
| HB 1140 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 24-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designating the bridge on state highway 22 in Dickinson as the Specialist Jon P. Fettig Iraq bridge; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to declare an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2025 |
| SB 2261 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-38 and a new subdivision to subsection 7 of section 57-38-30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a prison industries workforce development income tax credit; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 1444 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 24-05-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the county road system. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 7, 2025 |
| 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. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 4, 2025 |
| SB 2336 | AN ACT to create and enact eight new sections to chapter 43-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of conveyances and elevator contractors, mechanics, and inspectors; to amend and reenact sections 43-09-01 and 43-09-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions applicable to conveyance regulation and the membership of the state electrical board; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 4, 2025 |
| SB 2274 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to creating a farm management program within the department of agriculture; to amend and reenact section 15-20.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the state board of career at technical education; and to provide an appropriation. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 1400 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conservation easements and leaseholds; and to amend and reenact sections 4.1-01-21, 4.1-01-21.1, and 49-22-09.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the federal environmental law impact review fund, the environmental impact mitigation fund, and mitigating environmental impacts; and to declare an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 1094 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-05.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to discretionary special allocation hunting licenses. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 2302 | AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-01-02 and 15-05-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers of the board of university and school lands and leases on state lands. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 1480 | A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a request for a certificate of title for a motor vehicle. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 2136 | AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 5-04-02 and 5-04-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to wholesaler and brewer relations. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 27, 2025 |
| SB 2368 | AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a grasslands grazing grant program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 2250 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 32-03-30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to damages for injuries to timber. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 2163 | AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 43-07-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to contractor reporting thresholds for single projects. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| HB 1539 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 49-22-03 and subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 49-22-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to backup electric generation. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 2141 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61-04-15.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a change in the purpose of use of a conditional or perfected water permit. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 2135 | AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 18-04-05 and section 18-05.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the firefighters death benefits fund. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2025 |
| HCR 3017 | A concurrent resolution recognizing December 6th as annual "Miner's Day" to honor the hard work and dedication of coal miners, whose critical efforts provide reliable and affordable energy to millions of people, fuel economic growth, and support the energy security of North Dakota and the region. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HCR 3009 | A concurrent resolution urging the federal government to take actions to enact trade policy that supports business and workers of the United States while penalizing global polluters. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 1281 | AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 57-43.1-03.3, 57-43.2-04.5, and 57-43.3-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to motor vehicle fuel tax, special fuels tax, and aviation fuel tax refunds for fuels purchased by fire departments; and to provide an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 1453 | A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 21-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting natural asset companies; and to provide a penalty. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| SB 2208 | A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 57-51.1-07.5 and sections 57-51.1-07.7 and 57-51.1-07.8 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state share of oil and gas tax revenue allocations, the municipal infrastructure fund, and the county and township infrastructure fund. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1576 | A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study of the oil and gas tax revenue allocation formulas. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| SB 2331 | A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-60 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the Theodore Roosevelt national park working group; to provide a report; and to provide an appropriation. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1435 | A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a legacy earnings fund; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 21-10-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to funds invested by the state investment board; to repeal sections 21-10-12 and 21-10-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to legacy fund definitions and a legacy earnings fund; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1349 | A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 32-42-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to liability limits for health care malpractice actions or claims. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| SB 2246 | A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the legislative council for the purpose of contracting with a consultant to study the feasibility and desirability of creating a regenerative grazing ranch in the state; and to provide for a legislative management study. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| HB 1136 | A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 4.1-09-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the penalty for failure to submit assessments to the oilseed council; and to provide a penalty. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| SB 2311 | A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 4.1-01-20.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the bioscience innovation grant program. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | January 24, 2025 |
| SB 2162 | A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 4.1-13-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the assessment levied by the wheat commission. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 13, 2025 |