---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 15 of section 57-40.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for enrolled tribal members; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for enrolled tribal members; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1223"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1223 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Vigesaa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/312c1bc3-a103-4b42-8c96-177f046004ca"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "92580f5031b964a555a1a36560b23396d251d8a41b81146d98339d52a5d9dd85"
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 1223 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 15 of section 57-40.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for enrolled tribal members; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for enrolled tribal members; and to provide an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0524-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0524-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1223 — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1223 — **87–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1223 — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Vigesaa — primary (person)
- Alisa Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Headland — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan L. Kannianen — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Sorvaag — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-01-19** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24** Received from House
- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/312c1bc3-a103-4b42-8c96-177f046004ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).