---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 62.1‑02‑04, subsection 1 of section 62.1‑02‑05, and section 62.1‑02‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the possession of firearms or dangerous weapons; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 62.1‑02‑04, subsection 1 of section 62.1‑02‑05, and section 62.1‑02‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the possession of firearms or dangerous weapons; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1163"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1163 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Koppelman", "Ertelt", "Johnston", "K. Koppelman", "Karls", "Luick", "Magrum", "Myrdal"]
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/55c067fc-4597-4ebe-b072-fdbdfef0e022"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1163.html"
source_hash: "2901a562b2a1af3269e1fe414756701d6b53dbf91bd2c24e0166356233a25260"
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 1163 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 62.1‑02‑04, subsection 1 of section 62.1‑02‑05, and section 62.1‑02‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the possession of firearms or dangerous weapons; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/19-0743-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0743-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- B. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Ertelt — primary (person)
- Johnston — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Karls — primary (person)
- Luick — primary (person)
- Magrum — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-30** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 14 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-06** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 35 nays 10 `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/55c067fc-4597-4ebe-b072-fdbdfef0e022`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).