---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 8‑12 and section 39‑01‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to automated vehicle network companies and autonomous vehicle operations."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 8‑12 and section 39‑01‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to automated vehicle network companies and autonomous vehicle operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1418"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1418 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "DRIVERS - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES", "HIGHWAYS - SEE ALSO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Ruby", "Rust"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d12aca78-f63b-47f6-99c4-b7a446bf3341"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1418.html"
source_hash: "ce4923c1f53f448d2e62a1025e898185d80b22b6aa6cb4a5e46ced5d53962cc3"
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 1418 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 8‑12 and section 39‑01‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to automated vehicle network companies and autonomous vehicle operations.

## 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/19-1043-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1043-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Transportation Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1043-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1043-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1043-02000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1043-03000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Rust** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1043-02001a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Rust (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1043-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Ruby — primary (person)
- Rust — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 3 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 5 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-26** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-03** Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-12** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d12aca78-f63b-47f6-99c4-b7a446bf3341`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).