---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 62.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a restriction on firearm buyback programs; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 62.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a restriction on firearm buyback programs; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1381"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1381 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS - SEE ALSO CITIES; COUNTIES; TOWNSHIPS", "STATE AGENCIES - SEE ALSO STATE GOVERNMENT", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Koppelman", "Becker", "D. Ruby", "Ertelt", "Johnston", "Jones", "K. Koppelman", "Kasper", "M. Ruby", "McWilliams", "O. Larsen", "Simons"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-10"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/201cb6c9-1e47-4cd5-8e2b-8a179113f93d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1381.html"
source_hash: "280ecc6af954095827dd7941900c563ee19ffd426a314148d838c8d3ab43876b"
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 HB 1381 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 62.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a restriction on firearm buyback programs; 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/66-2019/documents/19-0757-03000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0757-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- B. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Becker — primary (person)
- D. Ruby — primary (person)
- Ertelt — primary (person)
- Johnston — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Kasper — primary (person)
- M. Ruby — primary (person)
- McWilliams — primary (person)
- O. Larsen — primary (person)
- Simons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-02-15** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 9 4 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 66 nays 26 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Received from House
- **2019-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 33 nays 12 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to House
- **2019-04-02** Signed by President
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-03** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/201cb6c9-1e47-4cd5-8e2b-8a179113f93d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).