From one of the fellows that sat in on the meeting:
"The prime sponsor of the bill introduced the bill. First thing he did during the introduction was to offer what he called a "Christmas tree amendment." He basically took out all of page 1, all of page three, and everything after line 11 on page 2, except a merged lines 20 and 21. The committee still has the original bill before it and will likely consider the amendment sometime soon when it does "committee work." They took about 45 minutes or an hour of testimony. Supporters included the Cattlemens' Association and the ND Farm Bureau. Opponents included the association of realtors, a part 107 licensed geologist who works for the division of mineral resources (I think) where they monitor pipelines and reclamation work with their 9 107 pilots' drones, several other 107 pilots (including me) and one hobbyist. In addition to the geologist, one of the better opposition presentations came from a lobbyist for "Grand Sky" (which I had never heard of. According to wikipedia, it's a "UAS-specific business and aviation park located at the Grand Forks Air Force Base." They apparently have major drone contractors on site and those folks might just pull up their stakes and leave ND if a bill like this becomes law. But here's a pro tip: At the end of the introduction, the prime sponsor closed with a sentence that went something like this: "If you are opposed to this bill, then you are in favor of Peeking Toms." (And, yes, he said "peeking.")
They're essentially "taking it under advisement." They'll do "committee work" on it sometime later. In North Dakota, all bills get voted on in at least one chamber unless all sponsors ask to withdraw it. After they consider proposed amendments, they'll either recommend to the legislative body that they "do pass" it or "do not pass." That hasn't happened yet. They have not scheduled a time when they'll take further action on it. The only way to know when they take action is to either be a lobbyist and sit in on every committee hearing going forward, or hire a lobbyist to do it for you."