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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota House Bill 1392 Establishes $125 Single License Plate Option and $200 Violation Fee
Last action · February 7, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 21 nays 69Sponsors: Eric Murphy and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Motor vehicle owners in North Dakota would be allowed to request a single license plate for an additional $125 fee under a proposed bill that failed in the House. The measure also sets a $200 for violating license plate display rules and requires specific plate placement for different vehicle types.
Vehicle owners would face a new fee option for displaying a single plate and a $200 penalty for improper plate display, while the department would alter its plate issuance procedures.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
motor vehicle owners
Vehicle owners gain the option to pay a $125 fee for a single license plate and become subject to a $200 fee for display violations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the House.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 7, 2025HouseSecond reading, failed to pass, yeas 21 nays 69
- Feb 6, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 10 3 1
- Jan 31, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 10:30
- Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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