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Proposed North Dakota Firearm Legislation HB1326

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Legislation Overview

Title: Self-defense and the unlawful possession of a firearm; and to provide a penalty.

Description: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 12.1-05-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self-defense and the unlawful possession of a firearm; and to provide a penalty.

Session: 69th Legislative Assembly

Last Action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 6 nays 40

Last Action Date: April 2, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

9 sponsors: Mary Schneider (D); Patrick Heinert (R); Zachary Ista (D); Daniel Johnston (R); Lawrence Klemin (R); Christina Wolff (R); Mike Dwyer (R); Kathy Hogan (D); Jonathan Sickler (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 10% (9 of 94)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 2, 2025 Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 6 nays 40
Senate Apr 1, 2025 Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 1 0
Senate Mar 31, 2025 Committee Hearing 11:00 (Judiciary)
Senate Mar 7, 2025 Introduced, first reading, referred to Judiciary
House Feb 25, 2025 Second reading, passed, yeas 56 nays 35
House Feb 25, 2025 Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 44 nays 48
House Feb 25, 2025 Reconsidered
Senate Feb 25, 2025 Received from House
House Feb 21, 2025 Laid over two legislative days
House Feb 20, 2025 Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 1 1
House Jan 23, 2025 Committee Hearing 02:00 (Energy and Natural Resources)
House Jan 13, 2025 Introduced, first reading, referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/25/2025 44 48 0 1 No
  • Anderson, Bert (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Dick (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Karen (R) Nay
  • Bahl, Landon (R) Nay
  • Beltz, Mike (R) Yea
  • Berg, Mike (R) Nay
  • Bolinske, Macy (R) Nay
  • Bosch, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Brandenburg, Michael (R) Yea
  • Brown, Collette (D) Yea
  • Christianson, Nels (R) Nay
  • Conmy, Liz (D) Yea
  • Davis, Jayme (D) Absent
  • Dobervich, Gretchen (D) Yea
  • Dockter, Jason (R) Yea
  • Dressler, Ty (R) Nay
  • Fegley, Clayton (R) Nay
  • Finley-Deville, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Fisher, Jay (R) Nay
  • Foss, Austin (D) Yea
  • Frelich, Kathy (R) Nay
  • Grindberg, Karen (R) Yea
  • Grueneich, Jim (R) Yea
  • Hager, Lauriebeth (D) Yea
  • Hagert, Jared (R) Yea
  • Hanson, Karla (D) Yea
  • Hatlestad, Patrick (R) Nay
  • Hauck, Dori (R) Nay
  • Headland, Craig (R) Yea
  • Heilman, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Heinert, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Henderson, Donna (R) Nay
  • Hendrix, Jared (R) Nay
  • Holle, Dawson (R) Nay
  • Hoverson, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Ista, Zachary (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Jorin (R) Nay
  • Johnston, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Jonas, Jim (R) Yea
  • Karls, Karen (R) Yea
  • Kasper, James (R) Nay
  • Kempenich, Keith (R) Nay
  • Kiefert, Dwight (R) Nay
  • Klemin, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Koppelman, Ben (R) Nay
  • Lefor, Mike (R) Yea
  • Longmuir, Donald (R) Yea
  • Louser, Scott (R) Nay
  • Maki, Roger (R) Nay
  • Marschall, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Martinson, Bob (R) Yea
  • McLeod, Carrie (R) Nay
  • Meier, Lisa (R) Nay
  • Mitskog, Alisa (D) Yea
  • Monson, David (R) Nay
  • Morton, Desiree (R) Nay
  • Motschenbacher, Michael (R) Nay
  • Murphy, Eric (R) Yea
  • Nathe, Mike (R) Yea
  • Nehring, Dennis (R) Nay
  • Nelson, Jon (R) Yea
  • Novak, Anna (R) Yea
  • O'Brien, Emily (R) Yea
  • Olson, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Olson, SuAnn (R) Nay
  • Osowski, Doug (R) Nay
  • Ostlie, Mitchell (R) Yea
  • Porter, Todd (R) Yea
  • Pyle, Brandy (R) Yea
  • Richter, David (R) Nay
  • Rios, Nico (R) Nay
  • Rohr, Karen (R) Nay
  • Ruby, Dan (R) Nay
  • Ruby, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Sanford, Mark (R) Yea
  • Satrom, Bernie (R) Nay
  • Schatz, Mike (R) Nay
  • Schauer, Austen (R) Yea
  • Schneider, Mary (D) Yea
  • Schreiber-Beck, Cynthia (R) Yea
  • Steiner, Vicky (R) Nay
  • Stemen, Greg (R) Nay
  • Swiontek, Steve (R) Yea
  • Toman, Nathan (R) Nay
  • Tveit, Bill (R) Nay
  • VanWinkle, Lori (R) Nay
  • Vetter, Steve (R) Nay
  • Vigesaa, Donald (R) Yea
  • Vollmer, Dan (R) Nay
  • Wagner, Scott (R) Yea
  • Warrey, Johnathan (R) Yea
  • Weisz, Robin (R) Yea
  • Wolff, Christina (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/25/2025 56 35 0 2 Yes
  • Anderson, Bert (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Dick (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Karen (R) Nay
  • Bahl, Landon (R) Nay
  • Beltz, Mike (R) Yea
  • Berg, Mike (R) Nay
  • Bolinske, Macy (R) Nay
  • Bosch, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Brandenburg, Michael (R) Yea
  • Brown, Collette (D) Yea
  • Christianson, Nels (R) Nay
  • Conmy, Liz (D) Yea
  • Davis, Jayme (D) Yea
  • Dobervich, Gretchen (D) Yea
  • Dockter, Jason (R) Yea
  • Dressler, Ty (R) Nay
  • Fegley, Clayton (R) Yea
  • Finley-Deville, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Fisher, Jay (R) Yea
  • Foss, Austin (D) Yea
  • Frelich, Kathy (R) Nay
  • Grindberg, Karen (R) Yea
  • Grueneich, Jim (R) Yea
  • Hager, Lauriebeth (D) Yea
  • Hagert, Jared (R) Yea
  • Hanson, Karla (D) Yea
  • Hatlestad, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Hauck, Dori (R) Nay
  • Headland, Craig (R) Yea
  • Heilman, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Heinert, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Henderson, Donna (R) Nay
  • Hendrix, Jared (R) Nay
  • Holle, Dawson (R) Nay
  • Hoverson, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Ista, Zachary (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Jorin (R) Nay
  • Johnston, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Jonas, Jim (R) Yea
  • Karls, Karen (R) Yea
  • Kasper, James (R) Absent
  • Kempenich, Keith (R) Absent
  • Kiefert, Dwight (R) Yea
  • Klemin, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Koppelman, Ben (R) Nay
  • Lefor, Mike (R) Yea
  • Longmuir, Donald (R) Yea
  • Louser, Scott (R) Nay
  • Maki, Roger (R) Nay
  • Marschall, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Martinson, Bob (R) Yea
  • McLeod, Carrie (R) Yea
  • Meier, Lisa (R) Nay
  • Mitskog, Alisa (D) Yea
  • Monson, David (R) Yea
  • Morton, Desiree (R) Nay
  • Motschenbacher, Michael (R) Nay
  • Murphy, Eric (R) Yea
  • Nathe, Mike (R) Yea
  • Nehring, Dennis (R) Nay
  • Nelson, Jon (R) Yea
  • Novak, Anna (R) Yea
  • O'Brien, Emily (R) Yea
  • Olson, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Olson, SuAnn (R) Nay
  • Osowski, Doug (R) Nay
  • Ostlie, Mitchell (R) Yea
  • Porter, Todd (R) Yea
  • Pyle, Brandy (R) Yea
  • Richter, David (R) Yea
  • Rios, Nico (R) Nay
  • Rohr, Karen (R) Nay
  • Ruby, Dan (R) Nay
  • Ruby, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Sanford, Mark (R) Yea
  • Satrom, Bernie (R) Yea
  • Schatz, Mike (R) Nay
  • Schauer, Austen (R) Yea
  • Schneider, Mary (D) Yea
  • Schreiber-Beck, Cynthia (R) Yea
  • Steiner, Vicky (R) Yea
  • Stemen, Greg (R) Yea
  • Swiontek, Steve (R) Yea
  • Toman, Nathan (R) Yea
  • Tveit, Bill (R) Nay
  • VanWinkle, Lori (R) Nay
  • Vetter, Steve (R) Nay
  • Vigesaa, Donald (R) Yea
  • Vollmer, Dan (R) Nay
  • Wagner, Scott (R) Yea
  • Warrey, Johnathan (R) Yea
  • Weisz, Robin (R) Yea
  • Wolff, Christina (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/2/2025 6 40 0 1 No
  • Axtman, Michelle (R) Nay
  • Barta, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Beard, Todd (R) Nay
  • Bekkedahl, Brad (R) Absent
  • Boehm, Keith (R) Nay
  • Boschee, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Braunberger, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Burckhard, Randall (R) Nay
  • Castaneda, Jose (R) Nay
  • Cleary, Sean (R) Nay
  • Clemens, David (R) Nay
  • Conley, Cole (R) Nay
  • Cory, Claire (R) Nay
  • Davison, Kyle (R) Nay
  • Dever, Dick (R) Nay
  • Dwyer, Mike (R) Nay
  • Enget, Mark (R) Nay
  • Erbele, Robert (R) Nay
  • Gerhardt, Justin (R) Nay
  • Hogan, Kathy (D) Yea
  • Hogue, David (R) Nay
  • Kessel, Greg (R) Nay
  • Klein, Jerry (R) Nay
  • Larson, Diane (R) Nay
  • Lee, Judy (R) Nay
  • Lemm, Randy (R) Nay
  • Luick, Larry (R) Nay
  • Magrum, Jeffery (R) Nay
  • Marcellais, Richard (D) Yea
  • Mathern, Tim (D) Yea
  • Meyer, Scott (R) Nay
  • Myrdal, Janne (R) Nay
  • Patten, Dale (R) Nay
  • Paulson, Bob (R) Nay
  • Powers, Michelle (R) Nay
  • Roers, Kristin (R) Nay
  • Rummel, Dean (R) Nay
  • Schaible, Donald (R) Nay
  • Sickler, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Sorvaag, Ronald (R) Nay
  • Thomas, Paul (R) Nay
  • Van Oosting, Desiree (R) Nay
  • Walen, Chuck (R) Nay
  • Wanzek, Terry (R) Nay
  • Weber, Mark (R) Nay
  • Weston, Kent (R) Nay
  • Wobbema, Mike (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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