republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/sb-2176.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 39‑08‑01, subsection 7 of section 39‑08‑01, subsection 3 of section 39‑08‑01.2, subdivision a of subsection 3 of section 39‑20‑01, sections 39‑20‑03.1 and 39‑20‑03.2, subsection 2 of section 39‑20‑05, and subsection 3 of section 39‑20‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence; to repeal section 39‑20‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 39‑08‑01, subsection 7 of section 39‑08‑01, subsection 3 of section 39‑08‑01.2, subdivision a of subsection 3 of section 39‑20‑01, sections 39‑20‑03.1 and 39‑20‑03.2, subsection 2 of section 39‑20‑05, and subsection 3 of section 39‑20‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence; to repeal section 39‑20‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2176"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2176 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "DRIVERS - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92e6cef0-a922-44f8-be37-16fd96e318ff"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2176.html"
source_hash: "edce951304d792920cd843c75c25ba79aec61457afed3ecfbe1bb0062192d2ec"
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 2176 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 39‑08‑01, subsection 7 of section 39‑08‑01, subsection 3 of section 39‑08‑01.2, subdivision a of subsection 3 of section 39‑20‑01, sections 39‑20‑03.1 and 39‑20‑03.2, subsection 2 of section 39‑20‑05, and subsection 3 of section 39‑20‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence; to repeal section 39‑20‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driving under the influence; 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](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0775-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0775-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0775-02001m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0775-01001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0775-01001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0775-04000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0775-02000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0775-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- 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, 3 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **89–3** (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
- 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 43 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 4 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-24** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-02-02** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-17** Received from Senate
- **2017-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2017-03-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-17** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 89 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-20** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2017-03-23** Concurred
- **2017-03-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-24** Signed by President
- **2017-03-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Governor 03/29 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-31** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/30 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92e6cef0-a922-44f8-be37-16fd96e318ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).