# North Dakota SB 2133: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to blackout number plates.

North Dakota SB 2133, AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to blackout number plates., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kristin Roers (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-02 (Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SB 2133
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to blackout number plates.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01
- Sponsor: Kristin Roers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (249 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Drivers can get blackout plates for a fee: mixed, low. North Dakota now offers blackout license plates with a solid black background and white letters. You must pay all normal registration fees, plus a $15 one-time fee and $10 each registration period. Only passenger cars, motorcycles, and trucks registered at 20,000 pounds or less qualify. Fees apply…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kristin Roers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Josh Christy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Stemen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Don Vigesaa (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Claire Cory (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dean Rummel (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 8 | pass | 85 | 8 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 8 | pass | 39 | 8 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 86 nays 7 | pass | 86 | 7 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 5 | pass | 39 | 5 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-05-02: Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor 04/30 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 8 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee report adopted (House)
- 2025-04-21: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-21: Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 8 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Conference committee appointed D. Johnston Kasper Hendrix (House)
- 2025-03-31: Conference committee appointed Cory Paulson Klein (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Refused to concur (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 86 nays 7 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 17 2 4 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Rereferred to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-11: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-03-10: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 3 0 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 02:45 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee (House)
- 2025-02-17: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-14: Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 1 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Rereferred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Amendment adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Committee Hearing 09:45 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the House Transportation Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-02001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-05000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-04000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Clemens: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-01001m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Cory: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-02004m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the House Transportation Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-02001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-05000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-04000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Clemens (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-01001m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Cory (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0580-02004m.pdf)

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- [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501)
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- [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2133-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).