l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

House Bill 1298

Relating to the amount of statutory fees, speed limitations on multilane highways, variable speed limits, alteration of maximum speed limits on state highways, speed zone reduction limitations, and city fines and penalties; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide a penalty.

Became law, signed May 17, 2025, 124 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the amount of statutory fees, speed limitations on multilane highways, variable speed limits, alteration of maximum speed limits on state highways, speed zone reduction limitations, and city fines and penalties; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide a penalty.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

10 co-sponsors

Claire Cory, Jim Grueneich, Scott Louser, Scott Meyer, Eric J. Murphy, Bob Paulson, Brandy L. Pyle, Kristin Roers, Mary Schneider, Steve Vetter

Its course

January 13 to June 11, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action31 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jan 2411 days

TransportationJan 13 to Jan 2310 days

In the SenateJan 24 to Apr 1884 days

TransportationFeb 17 to Apr 1759 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 18 to May 214 days

Waiting to be sentMay 2 to May 20 days

With the GovernorMay 2 to May 1715 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 18

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jan 24

  1. Jan 13Introduced and sent to Transportation
  2. Jan 23Heard in Transportation
  3. Transportation recommended it, 13 to 0
  4. Jan 24Passed the House of Representatives, 69 to 22

In the Senate Jan 27 – Apr 18

  1. Jan 27Arrived in the Senate
  2. Feb 17Read a first time and sent to Transportation
  3. Mar 6Heard in Transportation
  4. Apr 17Transportation recommended it as amended, 4 to 2
  5. Apr 18Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Passed the Senate, 28 to 18

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 18 – May 2

  1. Apr 18Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Apr 22The House of Representatives refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Apr 23Ty Dressler replaced Jim Kasper on the conference committee
  5. Apr 24Sent to a conference committee
  6. May 1The conference committee reported
  7. The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  8. Failed in the House of Representatives, 46 to 45
  9. Passed the House of Representatives, 54 to 36
  10. May 2The conference committee reported
  11. The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  12. Passed the Senate, 27 to 20
  13. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor May 2 – Jun 11

  1. May 2Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. May 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 11Filed with the Secretary of State
All 31 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 23Committee Hearing 02:00House of Representatives
  3. Jan 23Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1House of Representatives
  4. Jan 24Second reading, passed, yeas 69 nays 22House of Representatives
  5. Jan 27Received from HouseSenate
  6. Feb 17Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation CommitteeSenate
  7. Mar 6Committee Hearing 09:30Senate
  8. Apr 17Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 2 0Senate
  9. Apr 18Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  10. Apr 18Division of billSenate
  11. Apr 18Division A passedSenate
  12. Apr 18Division B passedSenate
  13. Apr 18Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 28 nays 18Senate
  14. Apr 18Returned to House (12)House of Representatives
  15. Apr 22Refused to concurHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 22Conference committee appointed Koppelman Kasper MortonHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 23Appoint Rep. Dressler to replace Rep. Kasper on conference committeeHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 24Conference committee appointed Rummel Hogan KleinSenate
  19. May 1Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  20. May 1Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  21. May 1Second reading, failed, lacks constitutional majority yeas 46 nays 45House of Representatives
  22. May 1ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  23. May 1Second reading, passed, yeas 54 nays 36House of Representatives
  24. May 2Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  25. May 2Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  26. May 2Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 27 nays 20Senate
  27. May 2Signed by PresidentSenate
  28. May 2Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  29. May 2Sent to GovernorHouse of Representatives
  30. May 17Signed by Governor 05/05House of Representatives
  31. Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06Both houses