---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of deadly force when protecting nuclear assets; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the use of deadly force when protecting nuclear assets; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2116"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2116 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b5ecb88-179d-4503-b6f5-8c07b49460a8"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2116.html"
source_hash: "53b6c46fe10e631a353bec69fdfe511db0c17e90efcef323292cd1a1a7f81438"
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 SB 2116 (67) — Relating to the use of deadly force when protecting nuclear assets; 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/21-8117-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8117-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Government And Veterans Affairs — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-07** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2021-01-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-11** Laid over one legislative day
- **2021-01-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-01-13** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-24** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2021-03-11** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-03-11** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 94 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-19** Signed by President
- **2021-03-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-24** Signed by Governor 03/23 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b5ecb88-179d-4503-b6f5-8c07b49460a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).