republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1233.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 62.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licenses to carry concealed weapons; to amend and reenact subdivision m of subsection 2 of section 62.1‑02‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possessing a firearm or dangerous weapon at a public gathering; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 62.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licenses to carry concealed weapons; to amend and reenact subdivision m of subsection 2 of section 62.1‑02‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possessing a firearm or dangerous weapon at a public gathering; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1233"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1233 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "LICENSES - SEE ALSO DRIVERS; MOTOR VEHICLES", "PUBLIC BUILDINGS", "WEAPONS", "WEAPONS", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "B. Koppelman", "D. Larson", "Ertelt", "Heinert", "Jones", "K. Koppelman", "Kasper", "Marschall", "McWilliams", "Olson", "Rick C. Becker"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad35309b-f198-4f9d-b8db-92f92704b35e"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1233.html"
source_hash: "531e0b5edd70b8dce742051120ef2d2bfe49437801a28eea81e0ab5b5239bca2"
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 1233 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 62.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licenses to carry concealed weapons; to amend and reenact subdivision m of subsection 2 of section 62.1‑02‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to possessing a firearm or dangerous weapon at a public gathering; to provide for a legislative management study; 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/65-2017/documents/17-0610-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0610-01004a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0610-01004m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0610-02003a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0610-02003m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0610-05000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0610-02000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0610-04000.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 86 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 8 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 88 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 6 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **88–0** (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 47 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- B. Koppelman — primary (person)
- D. Larson — primary (person)
- Ertelt — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Kasper — primary (person)
- Marschall — primary (person)
- McWilliams — primary (person)
- Olson — primary (person)
- Rick C. Becker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-26** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2017-02-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Received from House
- **2017-02-20** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2017-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-29** Emergency clause carried
- **2017-03-30** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-04-12** Concurred
- **2017-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-13** Signed by President
- **2017-04-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad35309b-f198-4f9d-b8db-92f92704b35e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).