republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1352.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 24‑03‑23, 39‑26‑02, 39‑26‑04, 39‑26‑06, 39‑26‑07, and 39‑26‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to custody and disposition of abandoned motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 24‑03‑23, 39‑26‑02, 39‑26‑04, 39‑26‑06, 39‑26‑07, and 39‑26‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to custody and disposition of abandoned motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1352"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1352 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "HIGHWAYS - SEE ALSO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "RETAILERS - SEE ALSO SALES AND SALES CONTRACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Koppelman", "Campbell", "Casper", "Clemens", "Dockter", "Kading", "Lefor", "M. Johnson", "Owens", "Rick C. Becker", "Steiner"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd9e45f7-07f4-4356-83fc-4572fb14f31d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1352.html"
source_hash: "714ce5633f8e1b3cbe9204ccb6e658e60b7e0188767e1436652d8c98b1a3a3f8"
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 1352 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 24‑03‑23, 39‑26‑02, 39‑26‑04, 39‑26‑06, 39‑26‑07, and 39‑26‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to custody and disposition of 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](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0687-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0687-01005a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Transportation Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0687-01005m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0687-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0687-03000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0687-02000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0687-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 87 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 6 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **87–1** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 89 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 4 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 47 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Casper — primary (person)
- Clemens — primary (person)
- Dockter — primary (person)
- Kading — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- M. Johnson — primary (person)
- Owens — primary (person)
- Rick C. Becker — primary (person)
- Steiner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2017-02-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13** Rereferred to Transportation
- **2017-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-22** Received from House
- **2017-02-22** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2017-03-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-14** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-14** Emergency clause carried
- **2017-03-15** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-03-31** Concurred
- **2017-03-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-03** Signed by President
- **2017-04-03** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-03** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Governor 04/05 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/05 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd9e45f7-07f4-4356-83fc-4572fb14f31d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).