republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1269.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑32‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sentencing for aggravated assault; to amend and reenact subdivision k of subsection 3 of section 12.1‑23‑05, subsection 5 of section 12.1‑32‑01, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02.1, sections 19‑03.1‑22.3 and 19‑03.1‑23, subsection 2 of section 19‑03.1‑23.1, section 19‑03.1‑23.4, paragraph 3 of subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subdivision e of subsection 5 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑45, and subsection 29 of section 40‑05‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grading of theft offenses, illegal possession of prescription capsules, pills, or tablets, possession of marijuana, ingesting a controlled substance, and misdemeanor marijuana convictions being excluded as prior offenses for purposes of determining mandatory terms of imprisonment; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑32‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sentencing for aggravated assault; to amend and reenact subdivision k of subsection 3 of section 12.1‑23‑05, subsection 5 of section 12.1‑32‑01, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02.1, sections 19‑03.1‑22.3 and 19‑03.1‑23, subsection 2 of section 19‑03.1‑23.1, section 19‑03.1‑23.4, paragraph 3 of subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subdivision e of subsection 5 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑45, and subsection 29 of section 40‑05‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grading of theft offenses, illegal possession of prescription capsules, pills, or tablets, possession of marijuana, ingesting a controlled substance, and misdemeanor marijuana convictions being excluded as prior offenses for purposes of determining mandatory terms of imprisonment; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1269"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1269 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DISTRICT COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS", "DRUGS - SEE ALSO ALCOHOL", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Nelson", "Olson"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ecf8628-49b1-4718-aa24-7d51b73e1694"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1269.html"
source_hash: "bb90aa11c14b9339da1d478c4a3f6a08564caffc9cb0c85e1915745236ad9894"
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 1269 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑32‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sentencing for aggravated assault; to amend and reenact subdivision k of subsection 3 of section 12.1‑23‑05, subsection 5 of section 12.1‑32‑01, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02.1, sections 19‑03.1‑22.3 and 19‑03.1‑23, subsection 2 of section 19‑03.1‑23.1, section 19‑03.1‑23.4, paragraph 3 of subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subdivision e of subsection 5 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑45, and subsection 29 of section 40‑05‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grading of theft offenses, illegal possession of prescription capsules, pills, or tablets, possession of marijuana, ingesting a controlled substance, and misdemeanor marijuana convictions being excluded as prior offenses for purposes of determining mandatory terms of imprisonment; 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/65-2017/documents/17-0633-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-03003a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-03003m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-02001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-02001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-06000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-03000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-05000.pdf)
9. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-04000.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Armstrong** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-03001a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Armstrong (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0633-03001m.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 78 YEAS, 14 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **78–14** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 86 YEAS, 3 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 5 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **86–3** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 42 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 5 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- 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 46 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- M. Nelson — primary (person)
- Olson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-23** Committee Hearing 09:05
- **2017-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 14 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-22** Received from House
- **2017-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2017-03-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-30** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-04-05** Refused to concur
- **2017-04-05** Conference committee appointed K. Koppelman Satrom M. Nelson
- **2017-04-06** Conference committee appointed Armstrong D. Larson Nelson
- **2017-04-12** Appoint Sen. Osland to replace Sen. D. Larson on conference committee
- **2017-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-17** Conference committee report adopted
- **2017-04-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** Conference committee report adopted
- **2017-04-18** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by President
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/21 `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/3ecf8628-49b1-4718-aa24-7d51b73e1694`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).