---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-10.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to bicycling or riding an animal while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to amend and reenact section 39-07-01 and subsection 1 of section 39-10.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a bicycle and a ridden animal being deemed a vehicle; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to bicycling or riding an animal while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to amend and reenact section 39‑07‑01 and subsection 1 of section 39‑10.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a bicycle and a ridden animal being deemed a vehicle; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1506"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1506 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shannon Roers Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d0abdbe-32d2-4c18-8072-c8cb5b8e0cf1"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "fdccb240073f59fb13f9e032bab57b8a397f54cad31ce61c02ea855ce25ed5b7"
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 1506 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-10.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to bicycling or riding an animal while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to amend and reenact section 39-07-01 and subsection 1 of section 39-10.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a bicycle and a ridden animal being deemed a vehicle; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to bicycling or riding an animal while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to amend and reenact section 39‑07‑01 and subsection 1 of section 39‑10.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a bicycle and a ridden animal being deemed a vehicle; 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](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1065-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1065-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1065-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1065-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1506 — **85–6** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1506 — **78–12** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1506 — **43–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shannon Roers Jones — primary (person)
- Corey Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Barta — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Frelich — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Motschenbacher — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wagner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **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 78 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13** Received from House
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-23** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-30** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-04** Concurred
- **2023-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by President
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Governor 04/07 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/10 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d0abdbe-32d2-4c18-8072-c8cb5b8e0cf1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).