---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑06‑08 and 39‑06‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a minor's application for an operator's license and liability for the negligence of a minor."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑06‑08 and 39‑06‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a minor's application for an operator's license and liability for the negligence of a minor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2126"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2126 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "DRIVERS - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Transportation"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-03-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10960275-1081-4c89-82e9-fb85fe099686"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2126.html"
source_hash: "56002a9eab0c9e25bd35013629cb55435acfc2a10c0cf6292a725d9e5a9661d1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota SB 2126 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑06‑08 and 39‑06‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a minor's application for an operator's license and liability for the negligence of a minor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8098-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8098-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 45 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 90 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 4 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Transportation — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-12** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-01-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-01-17** Received from Senate
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-16** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2017-02-23** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-03** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-06** Signed by President
- **2017-03-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-09** Signed by Governor 03/09 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10960275-1081-4c89-82e9-fb85fe099686`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).