---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 12.1-17-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to domestic terrorism; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to domestic terrorism; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1334"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1334 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cole Christensen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d6fe052-2149-4a36-9f3b-68f783266539"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "8a00eaf16cc99531d56c7a6fde0fdeea46d4b7161f3830f47fe9f31dcea5d380"
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 1334 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact section 12.1-17-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to domestic terrorism; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to domestic terrorism; to provide a penalty; 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](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0347-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0347-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0347-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0347-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1334 — **84–9** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1334 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1334 — **86–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cole Christensen — primary (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Henderson — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Luick — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Vetter — cosponsor (person)
- SuAnn Olson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-08** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-02-08** Committee Hearing 03:46
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 09:24
- **2023-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 9, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** Received from House
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-29** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-06** Concurred
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-17** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d6fe052-2149-4a36-9f3b-68f783266539`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).