---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the possession of a dangerous weapon; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the possession of a dangerous weapon; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1248"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1248 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b08bfa2-1f1d-4991-8947-1475709a2b4c"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1248.html"
source_hash: "353563c7d1c216763ccfb47ce7fc132f6ae25d866e9258f89d1c1ad6d6e6318a"
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 1248 (67) — Relating to the possession of a dangerous weapon; and to declare an emergency.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0139-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0139-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0139-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0139-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Koppelman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2021-02-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 11, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-31** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-04-07** Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-08** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Amendment failed `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 26 nays 20 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Emergency clause failed
- **2021-04-08** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-16** Concurred
- **2021-04-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by President
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b08bfa2-1f1d-4991-8947-1475709a2b4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).