---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑05‑17 and 39‑05‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the delivery and issuance of certificates of vehicle title; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑05‑17 and 39‑05‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the delivery and issuance of certificates of vehicle title; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1407"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1407 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "DRIVERS - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES", "DRIVERS - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blum", "Bosch", "Grueneich", "Howe", "Meyer", "Schobinger"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e608578-d94c-4c35-aa4d-831c4b01e431"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1407.html"
source_hash: "d5ced9be6e893ea00a7b0379a6c6394c50568e780b4ed608b82e9c094d68affd"
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 HB 1407 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑05‑17 and 39‑05‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the delivery and issuance of certificates of vehicle title; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/66-2019/documents/19-0848-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-02002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Transportation Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-02002m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-03004a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Transportation Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-03004m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-07000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-03000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-06000.pdf)
9. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-05000.pdf)
10. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-04000.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Grueneich** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-03005a.pdf)
12. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Grueneich (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0848-03005m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Blum — primary (person)
- Bosch — primary (person)
- Grueneich — primary (person)
- Howe — primary (person)
- Meyer — primary (person)
- Schobinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2019-02-08** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-15** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-08** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-03-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-21** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-01** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-01** Conference committee appointed Weisz Grueneich Hanson
- **2019-04-04** Conference committee appointed Rust Clemens Bakke
- **2019-04-11** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Laid over one legislative day
- **2019-04-17** Conference committee report rejected
- **2019-04-23** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-23** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-23** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by President
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor 05/01 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e608578-d94c-4c35-aa4d-831c4b01e431`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).