---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsections 1 and 2 of section 39‑08‑01, section 39‑20‑01, and subsection 1 of section 39‑20‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any other drugs or substances, implied consent, and screening tests; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsections 1 and 2 of section 39‑08‑01, section 39‑20‑01, and subsection 1 of section 39‑20‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any other drugs or substances, implied consent, and screening tests; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1534"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1534 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOL - SEE ALSO DRUGS", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DRIVERS - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES", "DRUGS - SEE ALSO ALCOHOL", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dwyer", "Hanson", "K. Koppelman", "Paur", "Rust"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4adf3189-a867-4b02-8624-96c722918999"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1534.html"
source_hash: "3240c67c6970bb60288f644f28409ce8a94b6795ffb4da370bbd1ff6ce47c090"
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 1534 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsections 1 and 2 of section 39‑08‑01, section 39‑20‑01, and subsection 1 of section 39‑20‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any other drugs or substances, implied consent, and screening tests; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/19-1020-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1020-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1020-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1020-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1020-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dwyer — primary (person)
- Hanson — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Paur — primary (person)
- Rust — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Received from House
- **2019-02-20** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-04-02** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Returned to House
- **2019-04-04** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4adf3189-a867-4b02-8624-96c722918999`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).