HB 1370 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 39-20-05 and section 39-20-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to onsite screening tests and administrative hearings for refusing to submit to a chemical test.

HB 1370 clarifies the scope of administrative hearings for drivers who refuse roadside breath or oral fluid screening tests. It specifies that hearings can only review whether law enforcement had reasonable grounds to suspect impairment, whether the driver was arrested, and whether they refused the test. This affects drivers facing license revocation for refusing screening tests and ensures hearings focus strictly on these procedural issues. The bill updates existing North Dakota law (sections 39-20-05 and 39-20-14) without changing penalties for refusal.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

1573
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 92
Feb 17, 2025
D Democratic11
2 Yea 9 Nay
81% Nay
R Republican81
13 Yea 64 Nay 4
79% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 17, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (15-73-4)
house
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 9 3 2
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Transportation
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 9 3 2
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 11:00
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors