republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1304.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1‑31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting the wearing of masks, hoods, and face coverings during the commission of a criminal offense; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1‑31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting the wearing of masks, hoods, and face coverings during the commission of a criminal offense; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1304"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1304 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "PUBLIC BUILDINGS", "STATE LANDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Carlson", "Casper", "Headland", "K. Koppelman", "Porter"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70617d60-5c9b-4caf-ad81-8a9138d65368"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1304.html"
source_hash: "fe203339cb95564d5ac3cf6d2675d7abfd19dafe6bdededd1ed406201bb116f6"
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 1304 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1‑31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting the wearing of masks, hoods, and face coverings during the commission of a criminal offense; 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/17-0311-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0311-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0311-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0311-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0311-02000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0311-03000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Armstrong** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0311-02001a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Armstrong (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0311-02001m.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 33 YEAS, 12 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **33–12** (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 69 YEAS, 22 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **69–22** (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 76 YEAS, 16 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **76–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Carlson — primary (person)
- Casper — primary (person)
- Headland — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Porter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-12** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-24** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2017-02-02** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 5 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 69 nays 22, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-06** Received from House
- **2017-02-07** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 33 nays 12 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-16** Emergency clause carried
- **2017-02-17** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-02-21** Concurred
- **2017-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 16, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-21** Signed by President
- **2017-02-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-02** Signed by Governor 02/23 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-03** Filed with Secretary Of State 02/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70617d60-5c9b-4caf-ad81-8a9138d65368`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).