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HB 1363 - Decommissioning Commercial Wind Energy Facilities

Introduced by Rep. Nelson, Kreidt, Weisz Introduced by Sen. Holmberg, Triplett A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the decommissioning of commercial wind energy facilities.Read the full bill in PDF Format
Introduced: 01/12/07
Last Action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 034 nays 057
Final Bill Status: Failed

Related Topics

The following is a list of related topics or categories for this bill. Click on the topic title to view more legislation related to the same topic.

Energy, Public Service Commission, Public Utilities, Wind Energy

Voting Statistics

There was only one roll call vote on this bill in the House and the Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 034 nays 057

The following is a breakdown of the votes on this bill from the last roll call recorded for each legislative body.

Party Breakdown

The following is a breakdown by party:
Percent Voting For Bill
Republican
13.1%
Democrat
78.7%

House / Senate

The following is a breakdown by legislative body:
Percent Voting For Bill
House
36.1%
Senate
0%


East vs. West

Based on the geographic location of the district, we have tallied the votes by "East versus West" (view the East/West District map)
Percent Voting For Bill
Eastern Districts
40%
Western Districts
31.8%



District Votes



The following breaks down the percentage of ND Legislative Districts that were either fully In Support (voted Yea) on this bill, Fully Against (All Voted Nay) or Split (not all members of district agreed)
Percent Of Districts
Districts For
23.4%
Districts Against
48.9%
Districts Split
27.6%
How did your district vote on this bill? - Break the Votes Down by District


Demographic Breakdowns

We have gathered statistics on each legislative district and have grouped their votes into a number of categories. These statistics come from US Census Data and you can read more on our classification and grouping methodology here.

High Female Populations


Percent Voting For Bill
Higher Female Population
29.1%
Lower Female Population
38.5%



Low Graduating Rates


Percent Voting For Bill
Lower Graduation Rate
25%
Higher Graduation Rate
40.9%



High Native American Population


Percent Voting For Bill
High Native American Population
75%
Low Native American Population
32.5%



High Manufacturing Sector Jobs


Percent Voting For Bill
Higher Manufacturing Employment
33.3%
Lower Manufacturing Employment
36.8%



High Divorce Rate


Percent Voting For Bill
Higher Divorce Rate
56.2%
Lower Divorce Rate
32.0%



High Population in Poverty


Percent Voting For Bill
Higher Poverty Rate
50%
Lower Poverty Rate
33.3%



High Population Over the Age of 62


Percent Voting For Bill
Higher 62+ Population
38.2%
Lower 62+ Population
35%



High Veteran Population


Percent Voting For Bill
Higher Veteran Population
38.5%
Lower Veteran Population
29.1%



High Rural Population


Percent Voting For Bill
Higher Rural Population
43.4%
Lower Rural Population
29.1%



Roll Call Votes

The following is a list of House and Senate Roll Call Votes on this bill. The votes are listed in the order of the legislative day in which the vote was taken. The last two roll call votes normally will show the final status of the bill.

In order for a bill to "pass" it must acheive a Constitutional Majority in both the House and the Senate on th exact same version of the bill. This is why you will see more than two votes on many bills. If either body ammends (adds to) a bill, the vote must be re-taken in both houses.

A "Constitutional Majority" requires that greater than 1/2 of ALL legislators in a body must vote yea. Not just a majority of those present. In the house, this requires a total of 48 votes and in the senate, this requires a total of 24 votes

Body Question Yeas Nays Absent
House Day 28 - view the votes...
The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO NOT PASS, the roll was called and there were 34 YEAS, 57 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING
34 57 3

Recorded Actions

The following is a list of "Recorded Actions" taken on this bill as recorded in the house and senate journals

Date Body Action
01/12/07 House Introduced, first reading, referred Natural Resources
01/25/07 House Committee Hearing 10:30
02/05/07 House Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar y 011 n 002
02/09/07 House Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 034 nays 057

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