---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1-40.2 and a new section to chapter 39-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delivery network company insurance and classifying a transportation network company driver as an independent contractor; and to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 26.1-40.1-01, section 26.1-40.1-03, subsection 1 of section 26.1-40.1-04, and sections 39-34-01, 39-34-02, 39-34-04, and 39-34-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation network company insurance and transportation and delivery company networks."
description: "Relating to delivery network company insurance and classifying a transportation network company driver as an independent contractor; and to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 26.1‑40.1‑01, section 26.1‑40.1‑03, subsection 1 of section 26.1‑40.1‑04, and sections 39‑34‑01, 39‑34‑02, 39‑34‑04, and 39-34-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation network company insurance and transportation and delivery company networks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1440"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1440 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Ruby"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0269df52-a6fe-417a-8120-d4a993d17d64"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "2b6cfb64b79ae3f0bfaf58eefa6201fbb94365267ac97ed9bab205cac8b2b93e"
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 1440 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1-40.2 and a new section to chapter 39-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delivery network company insurance and classifying a transportation network company driver as an independent contractor; and to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 26.1-40.1-01, section 26.1-40.1-03, subsection 1 of section 26.1-40.1-04, and sections 39-34-01, 39-34-02, 39-34-04, and 39-34-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation network company insurance and transportation and delivery company networks.

Relating to delivery network company insurance and classifying a transportation network company driver as an independent contractor; and to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 26.1‑40.1‑01, section 26.1‑40.1‑03, subsection 1 of section 26.1‑40.1‑04, and sections 39‑34‑01, 39‑34‑02, 39‑34‑04, and 39-34-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation network company insurance and transportation and delivery company networks.

## 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/23-0957-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0957-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0957-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0957-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1440 — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1440 — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1440 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Ruby — primary (person)
- Bill Tveit — cosponsor (person)
- David S. Rust — cosponsor (person)
- Don Vigesaa — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Klein — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Kasper — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Luick — cosponsor (person)
- Michael A. Wobbema — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Ostlie — cosponsor (person)
- Randy A. Schobinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 09:20
- **2023-02-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-09** Received from House
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 02:55
- **2023-03-23** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0 `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/0269df52-a6fe-417a-8120-d4a993d17d64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).