---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23.1-15-01, 23.1-15-03, 23.1-15-04, and 23.1-15-05, subsection 1 of section 23.1-15-07, and sections 23.1-15-08 and 23.1-15-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to abandoned motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2118"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2118 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc0ade98-3b1a-4f4f-8472-d360d6d5ee3d"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "651436031e8acf37859a843efbd712b1d8fe1f1792eed3915b4262eab8eebb42"
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 2118 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23.1-15-01, 23.1-15-03, 23.1-15-04, and 23.1-15-05, subsection 1 of section 23.1-15-07, and sections 23.1-15-08 and 23.1-15-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to abandoned motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/23-8033-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8033-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8033-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8033-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2118 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2118 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2118 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2118 — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Energy and Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 03:15
- **2023-01-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24** Reconsidered
- **2023-01-24** Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 09:55
- **2023-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-22** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 11:25
- **2023-03-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-21** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-03-22** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-06** Concurred
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-11** Signed by President
- **2023-04-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-17** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc0ade98-3b1a-4f4f-8472-d360d6d5ee3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).