republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1216.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 53‑06.1‑01, subsection 4 of section 53‑06.1‑01.1, subsection 1 of section 53‑06.1‑06, subsection 5 of section 53‑06.1‑11, and section 53‑06.1‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of electronic pull tabs and electronic pull tab devices."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 53‑06.1‑01, subsection 4 of section 53‑06.1‑01.1, subsection 1 of section 53‑06.1‑06, subsection 5 of section 53‑06.1‑11, and section 53‑06.1‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of electronic pull tabs and electronic pull tab devices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1216"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1216 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CHARITIES", "GAMES OF CHANCE - SEE ALSO SPORTS AND AMUSEMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Brabandt", "D. Johnson", "Delmore", "Dockter", "Kasper", "Maragos", "Nathe", "Poolman", "Schaible", "Schatz", "Schmidt"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3d307a1-e306-43d5-8ac4-bb5dee9dc074"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1216.html"
source_hash: "dc47afeb1e13ffc32aed9ceb9a169daf485399ece0ed9740aab74baf0e753fa4"
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 1216 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 53‑06.1‑01, subsection 4 of section 53‑06.1‑01.1, subsection 1 of section 53‑06.1‑06, subsection 5 of section 53‑06.1‑11, and section 53‑06.1‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of electronic pull tabs and electronic pull tab devices.

## 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/65-2017/documents/17-0561-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0561-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0561-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0561-03000.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Maragos** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0561-01004a.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Maragos (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0561-01004m.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Nelson** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0561-02006a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Nelson (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0561-02006m.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 75 YEAS, 14 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 5 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **75–14** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 64 YEAS, 28 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **64–28** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 35 YEAS, 12 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **35–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Brabandt — primary (person)
- D. Johnson — primary (person)
- Delmore — primary (person)
- Dockter — primary (person)
- Kasper — primary (person)
- Maragos — primary (person)
- Nathe — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)
- Schaible — primary (person)
- Schatz — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-02-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 2 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 14 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Received from House
- **2017-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-21** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2017-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-04-04** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 35 nays 12 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-04** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-04-10** Concurred
- **2017-04-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 28 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-12** Signed by President
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-21** Signed by Governor 04/20 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3d307a1-e306-43d5-8ac4-bb5dee9dc074`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).