Hello, I read that HB1520 was passed and signed by the governor on March 17, 2025 and is now law in North Dakota. Some of that bill relates to royalty payments (North Dakota law generally requires that royalties be paid based on gross proceeds without deductions for post-production costs). Does anyone have more specific information? Thank you.
Hello, I looked at HB1520 online and I don’t see anything about royalties in this bill. Maybe it is a different bill number?
Hi Lia_ND, I am posting a link to explain what the HB 1520 is about.I was hoping there would be a clarification on post production costs, however, I did not see any wording: https://ndlegis.gov/files/resource/68-2023/library/hb1520.pdf#:~:text=Under%20North%20Dakota%20law%2C%20unless%20an%20oil,costs%20associated%20with%20marketing%2C%20processing%2C%20transportation%2C%20etc.&text=Also%20under%20ND%20law%2C%20statute%20doesn't%20provide,sense%20of%20gross%20proceeds%20at%20the%20wellhead.
bill #s are specific to the legislative session. they reuse bill #s for each session. https://legiscan.com/ND/text/HB1520/id/2648586
this bill is dead, not on track. Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-13 - Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 10 nays 80 [HB1520 Detail]
in order for this to be considered, they would have to re-introduce the bill. it would get a new #.
you might want to contact one of the sponsors of the bill about royalties. https://legiscan.com/ND/sponsors/HB1520/2023
the HB1520 of the 2025-2026 session did pass and was signed by the governor. it is not related to the HB1520 bill of the 2023-2024 session.
it concerns:
Status
Completed Legislative Action Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0) Status: Passed on March 18 2025 - 100% progression Action: 2025-03-20 - Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
AN ACT to authorize the department of health and human services to transfer real property to the office of the adjutant general to construct a new training and storage facility; and to declare an emergency.
[shamlet76] Thanks for the schooling. I wish that 2023 HB 1520 would have became law.