HB 1241 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-10-03.1 and 39-21-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to class B authorized emergency vehicles and special restrictions on lamps on motor vehicles or equipment.

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Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Apr 11, 2025
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INTRODUCED Enrollment · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends North Dakota Century Code sections regarding emergency vehicle privileges and vehicle lighting restrictions. The changes clarify when emergency vehicles may exceed speed limits or disregard traffic rules, and update restrictions on high-intensity vehicle lights and flashing lights. The amendments also correct typographical errors found in the original text.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on traffic laws for emergency vehicles and vehicle lighting, but clarifies specific conditions under which exemptions apply.
REQUIREMENT

Clarified that emergency vehicle exemptions for speed limits and traffic direction only apply when amber and white lights are visible for 500 feet, and only during immediate protection of life/property, when stopped for duty, or when traveling slower than traffic flow.

Added restriction that emergency vehicles may display flashing blue lights only when stopped on a highway, not when transporting vehicles or traveling on highways.

TECHNICAL

Corrected multiple typographical errors including 'uponon' to 'upon', 'anya' to 'any', 'thereofof' to 'thereof', and reorganized the list of authorized flashing light vehicles for clarity.

DEFINITION

Added specific distance measurements in both feet and meters for high-intensity light beam restrictions (75 feet/22.86 meters) and emergency vehicle light visibility (500 feet/152.4 meters).

Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House Jan 28, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Mar 18, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
41 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11
legislature
Apr 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 04/10
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Concurred
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 11:15
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 11:00
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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