---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to wearing a mask in a public place."
description: "Relating to wearing a mask in a public place."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1226"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1226 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawrence R. Klemin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c073bf4-c81f-48d3-9d93-bd8dc8339f6a"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "21e4edde3bc03578501e98c2662a32c390ff94a6474b9ae0df0045163e8734ba"
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 1226 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to wearing a mask in a public place.

Relating to wearing a mask in a public place.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0890-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0890-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0890-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0890-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1226 — **42–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1226 — **80–10** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1226 — **57–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawrence R. Klemin — primary (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Johnston — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen M. Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Axtman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Motschenbacher — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-04** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 3 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-11** Received from House
- **2025-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2025-04-08** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-04-08** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-09** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-17** Concurred
- **2025-04-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 57 nays 32 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by President
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/23 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-25** 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/2c073bf4-c81f-48d3-9d93-bd8dc8339f6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).