---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 62.1‑02‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle; to amend and reenact subdivision l of subsection 2 of section 62.1‑02‑05 and subsection 4 of section 62.1‑02‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possessing a firearm or dangerous weapon in a church; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 62.1‑02‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle; to amend and reenact subdivision l of subsection 2 of section 62.1‑02‑05 and subsection 4 of section 62.1‑02‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possessing a firearm or dangerous weapon in a church; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1042"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1042 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "WEAPONS", "WEAPONS", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Porter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f0251c0-ce5e-40d2-b5bc-41c976903f93"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1042.html"
source_hash: "9f923cc08ba64afc8023f5c01aeabdb5ad6bc129fe7e396bf5bfa871f5fad49e"
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 1042 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 62.1‑02‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle; to amend and reenact subdivision l of subsection 2 of section 62.1‑02‑05 and subsection 4 of section 62.1‑02‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possessing a firearm or dangerous weapon in a church; 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](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0017-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0017-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Porter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-11** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-01-11** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-15** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-03-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 3, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to House
- **2019-04-02** Signed by President
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-03** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f0251c0-ce5e-40d2-b5bc-41c976903f93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).