AN ACT to amend and reenact section 40-05-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to golf carts on city streets.
HB 1522 allows North Dakota cities to permit golf carts on city streets through local ordinances, directly affecting city residents and golf cart owners. The law restricts operation to daytime travel between a resident's home and a golf course, prohibits use on federal/state/county highways (except perpendicular crossings), and exempts compliant golf carts from standard vehicle registration, title, and equipment requirements. This policy change gives cities flexibility to regulate low-speed vehicle use while maintaining safety standards on local roads.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 20, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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This bill was formally enrolled and signed into law, amending section 40-05-22 of the North Dakota Century Code to regulate golf cart operation on city streets. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the introduced version, with only formatting and procedural markup differences between the two versions.
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No substantive change to scope or applicability; the bill's provisions regarding golf cart operation on city streets remain identical to the original version.
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2025 · House Feb 3, 2025
How they voted
43–4
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 14, 2025
D
Democratic5
80% Yea
R
Republican42
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
legislature
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/21
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 4
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 2 0
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:00
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 7
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 1 2
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:30
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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