l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2133

Relating to blackout number plates.

Became law, signed May 1, 2025, 114 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to blackout number plates.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

5 co-sponsors

Josh Christy, Claire Cory, Dean Rummel, Gregory Stemen, Don Vigesaa

Its course

January 7 to May 2, 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 action30 actions on 24 days

In the SenateJan 7 to Feb 1438 days

TransportationJan 7 to Jan 3124 days

AppropriationsFeb 3 to Feb 1310 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 1933 days

TransportationFeb 18 to Mar 1020 days

AppropriationsMar 13 to Mar 185 days

Back in the SenateMar 19 to Apr 2840 days

Waiting to be sentApr 28 to Apr 291 day

With the GovernorApr 29 to May 12 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 Feb 3

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 11

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 Senate Jan 7 – Feb 14

  1. Jan 7Introduced and sent to Transportation
  2. Jan 16Heard in Transportation
  3. Jan 31Transportation recommended it as amended, 5 to 1
  4. Feb 3Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Sent to Appropriations
  6. Feb 13Appropriations recommended it, 14 to 1
  7. Feb 14Passed the Senate, 39 to 5

In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 19

  1. Feb 17Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Read a first time and sent to Transportation
  3. Mar 6Heard in Transportation
  4. Mar 10Transportation recommended it as amended, 11 to 3
  5. Mar 11Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Mar 13Sent to Appropriations
  7. Mar 18Appropriations recommended it, 17 to 2
  8. Mar 19Passed the House of Representatives, 86 to 7

Back in the Senate Mar 20 – Apr 28

  1. Mar 20Returned to the Senate
  2. Mar 31The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Apr 2Sent to a conference committee
  5. Apr 16The conference committee reported
  6. Apr 21The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the Senate, 39 to 8
  8. The conference committee reported
  9. Apr 24The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  10. Passed the House of Representatives, 85 to 8
  11. Apr 28Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Apr 29 – May 2

  1. Apr 29Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. May 1Signed by the Governor
  4. May 2Filed with the Secretary of State
All 30 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 16Committee Hearing 09:45Senate
  3. Jan 31Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0Senate
  4. Feb 3Amendment adoptedSenate
  5. Feb 3Rereferred to AppropriationsSenate
  6. Feb 13Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 1 1Senate
  7. Feb 14Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 5Senate
  8. Feb 17Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 18Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 6Committee Hearing 02:45House of Representatives
  11. Mar 10Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 3 0House of Representatives
  12. Mar 11Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 13Rereferred to AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 18Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 17 2 4House of Representatives
  15. Mar 19Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 86 nays 7House of Representatives
  16. Mar 20Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  17. Mar 31Refused to concurSenate
  18. Mar 31Conference committee appointed Cory Paulson KleinSenate
  19. Apr 2Conference committee appointed D. Johnston Kasper HendrixHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 16Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  21. Apr 21Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  22. Apr 21Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 8Senate
  23. Apr 21Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 24Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  25. Apr 24Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 8House of Representatives
  26. Apr 28Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  27. Apr 29Signed by PresidentSenate
  28. Apr 29Sent to GovernorSenate
  29. May 1Signed by Governor 04/30Senate
  30. May 2Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01Both houses