---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-40.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for abandoned motor vehicles; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23.1-15-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to excise tax on a motor vehicle taken into the custody of a commercial towing service."
description: "Relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for abandoned motor vehicles; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23.1‑15‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to excise tax on a motor vehicle taken into the custody of a commercial towing service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1578"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1578 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Grueneich"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03c7e728-773d-41d8-bb07-48ad483fbea7"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "144802a560fa41fe0d25dee580ca0eeff64aea79f9600f904bd15c73d6f9c88e"
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 1578 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-40.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for abandoned motor vehicles; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23.1-15-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to excise tax on a motor vehicle taken into the custody of a commercial towing service.

Relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for abandoned motor vehicles; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23.1‑15‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to excise tax on a motor vehicle taken into the custody of a commercial towing service.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1259-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1259-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1578 — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1578 — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Grueneich — primary (person)
- Ben Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Cole Conley — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Weisz — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Vetter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-07** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-11** Received from House
- **2025-03-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-24** Returned to House
- **2025-03-25** Signed by President
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-01** Signed by Governor 03/27 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03c7e728-773d-41d8-bb07-48ad483fbea7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).