HB 1503 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 39-08-01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to punishment for causing injury while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol; and to provide a penalty.

HB 1503 amends North Dakota's criminal code to update penalties for drivers who cause injury while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. It specifically revises subsection 2 of section 39-08-01.2 in the North Dakota Century Code, adjusting the legal consequences for this offense. The bill directly affects individuals convicted of DUI-related injury incidents by establishing a new penalty structure under the amended code section. This change modifies the sentencing framework for these specific criminal violations without altering the underlying offense definition.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
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MINOR
This bill amends the North Dakota Century Code to update the penalties for criminal vehicular injury. The primary change is a correction of a typo in the sentencing language, changing 'one year'syear' to 'one year's', while maintaining the same penalty structure of at least one year and one day of imprisonment for first offenses and at least two years for repeat offenders.
TECHNICAL

Corrected a typographical error in the statutory language where 'one year'syear' was changed to 'one year's' to properly reflect the minimum sentencing requirement.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025 · House Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

432
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Mar 25, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1 Nay
80% Yea
R Republican42
39 Yea 1 Nay 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03
legislature
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 04/02
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 2
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:30
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 3
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:00
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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