---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the limitation on enforcing or providing assistance regarding violations of federal firearm laws; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the limitation on enforcing or providing assistance regarding violations of federal firearm laws; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1383"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1383 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66c53f88-84f7-43b7-9978-09114dbf8602"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1383.html"
source_hash: "198e3408cc9ddaee3ef77dbc644b17690858697e67ac2714f14af7ae5bf6c7f2"
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 1383 (67) — Relating to the limitation on enforcing or providing assistance regarding violations of federal firearm laws; 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/21-0822-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0822-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0822-02000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0822-03000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0822-05000.pdf)
6. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0822-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Elkin — cosponsor (person)
- Kannianen — cosponsor (person)
- Kasper — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Nehring — cosponsor (person)
- Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Steiner — cosponsor (person)
- Wobbema — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2021-02-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 5 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-23** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 59 nays 34 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-24** Emergency clause failed
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **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** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-08** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-12** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-12** Conference committee appointed Pyle Nehring Adams
- **2021-04-13** Conference committee appointed Dwyer Luick Bakke
- **2021-04-16** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-16** Laid over one legislative day
- **2021-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 12, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-19** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-20** Signed by President
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-21** 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/66c53f88-84f7-43b7-9978-09114dbf8602`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).