---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑10‑41 and 39‑10‑43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to railroad grade crossings; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑10‑41 and 39‑10‑43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to railroad grade crossings; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2133"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2133 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "RAILROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Hoverson", "McWilliams", "O. Larsen", "Paulson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/822625a0-9c82-42c7-a807-144bcaf937f1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2133.html"
source_hash: "8cb91b5c70bacb62b49eabea3b9a67d6d5e1ac9df083c7ac62dc88a0b9afb9af"
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 2133 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39‑10‑41 and 39‑10‑43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to railroad grade crossings; 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/19-0478-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0478-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Hoverson — primary (person)
- McWilliams — primary (person)
- O. Larsen — primary (person)
- Paulson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-18** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-01-18** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-22** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 4 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-13** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Signed by President
- **2019-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-21** Signed by Governor 03/20 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/822625a0-9c82-42c7-a807-144bcaf937f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).