---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 39-06-03.1, subsection 5 of section 39-06-14, and subsection 1 of section 39-06-14.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nondriver photo identification cards and operator licenses for noncitizens."
description: "Relating to nondriver photo identification cards and operator licenses for noncitizens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1318"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1318 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Kasper"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84368285-22bf-4147-989f-2cbd3016851b"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "f0c1578012ea94a6d2bfd4856af7b34392ffd84e8d2c1f1314c56bbd530b3865"
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 1318 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 39-06-03.1, subsection 5 of section 39-06-14, and subsection 1 of section 39-06-14.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nondriver photo identification cards and operator licenses for noncitizens.

Relating to nondriver photo identification cards and operator licenses for noncitizens.

## 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/23-0127-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0127-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0127-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1318 — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1318 — **44–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Kasper — primary (person)
- Ben Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff A. Hoverson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen M. Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)
- Vicky Steiner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-27** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 11:15
- **2023-02-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13** Received from House
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-23** Committee Hearing 11:20
- **2023-03-24** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Returned to House
- **2023-03-30** Signed by President
- **2023-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-31** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by Governor 04/04 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-07** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/05 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84368285-22bf-4147-989f-2cbd3016851b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).