---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 39-05-05 and section 39-05-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to obtaining a new vehicle certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title, and the removal of number plates on a vehicle."
description: "Relating to obtaining a new vehicle certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title, and the removal of number plates on a vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2247"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2247 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul J. Thomas"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d36b40c-c02a-4e75-aafd-7c4c21e7f2c9"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "2d1ddd5d0c41893c82e2d48b5eec0b0bcbf46225f0f642b88d8a8f8e4858fdc4"
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 2247 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 39-05-05 and section 39-05-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to obtaining a new vehicle certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title, and the removal of number plates on a vehicle.

Relating to obtaining a new vehicle certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title, and the removal of number plates on a vehicle.

## 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/25-0604-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0604-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0604-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0604-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2247 — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2247 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2247 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul J. Thomas — primary (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Clemens — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Grueneich — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-31** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-21** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-25** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 94 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-03-26** Concurred
- **2025-03-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-31** Signed by President
- **2025-03-31** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by Governor 04/02 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d36b40c-c02a-4e75-aafd-7c4c21e7f2c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).