---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the possession of firearms or dangerous weapons at a public gathering."
description: "Relating to the possession of firearms or dangerous weapons at a public gathering."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1297"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1297 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21ecf1a3-173b-4cd0-a31d-02c2d533c829"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1297.html"
source_hash: "796c5c0b81e82e3f7ee004d2c7da07957dfe3cace678742012afc48dbf61075c"
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 1297 (67) — Relating to the possession of firearms or dangerous weapons at a public gathering.

## 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/21-0637-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0637-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0637-04000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0637-05000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Koppelman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-22** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-02-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-23** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-04-06** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2021-04-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-16** Concurred
- **2021-04-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by President
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Governor 04/22 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21ecf1a3-173b-4cd0-a31d-02c2d533c829`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).