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HB 1518

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2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Andrew Barkis and 5 co-sponsors

ND HB 1518 amends NDCC 39-10-16 to require signaling before exiting a rotary island, while mandating keeping to the right and obeying one-way roadways; improves safety.

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Bill Summary · HB 1518

Note: multiple unrelated bills across different states use the bill number “HB 1518.” This summary covers the North Dakota House Bill 1518 described in your Bill Information — the bill to amend and reenact section 39‑10‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code (rotary traffic islands).

Purpose / Intent

To clarify and restate rules for one‑way roadways and the operation of vehicles around rotary (roundabout) traffic islands, including a required turn signal before exiting a rotary island.

Key provisions

  • Amends and reenacts NDCC § 39‑10‑16 (One‑way roadways and rotary traffic islands).
  • Confirms authority of the Director (of Transportation) and local authorities to designate one‑way roadways, parts of roadways, or lanes by official traffic‑control devices (subsection 1).
  • Requires that vehicles on a roadway designated one‑way be driven only in the direction indicated by official devices (subsection 2).
  • Specifies that a vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island must be driven only to the right of the island (subsection 3).
  • Adds an explicit requirement that after a vehicle enters a rotary traffic island, the vehicle may not exit from any position within the rotary without first giving a signal of intention to exit the rotary traffic island (subsection 4).

(The bill’s text is largely a reenactment and clarification of existing duties; it adds an explicit signaling requirement for exiting a rotary.)

Who is affected

  • All motorists operating vehicles on North Dakota roadways, particularly those using rotaries/roundabouts.
  • State and local traffic authorities responsible for designating one‑way streets and posting traffic‑control devices.
  • Law enforcement officers and courts enforcing traffic rules (possible citations for failure to signal, if prosecuted as a traffic violation under existing enforcement mechanisms).

Expected impact

  • Operational/behavioral: clarifies driver obligations in rotaries (drive to right, signal before exiting). Could improve predictability and safety in roundabouts.
  • Fiscal: likely minimal. The bill does not create a new regulatory program or specify new penalties; enforcement would rely on existing traffic enforcement processes. Signage or public education could incur negligible costs if implemented.
  • Legal/enforcement: provides clearer statutory language to support traffic citations for failure to signal when exiting a rotary.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: December 4, 2024 (sponsored by Representatives Hager, Christianson, Foss, Hauck, Hendrix, Rios, D. Ruby, Dobervich; Senators Cory, Mathern, Boschee listed as sponsors).
  • Committee referral and readings occurred in early 2025.
  • Status provided: Second reading — failed to pass (yeas 3, nays 43) on March 18, 2025.
  • Because the bill failed that second‑reading vote, it did not advance to enactment in this session.

If you want, I can: (1) compare the bill wording with current NDCC § 39‑10‑16 to show exact changes, or (2) draft a short one‑page advisory for drivers and local agencies explaining the practical effects of the new signaling requirement.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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