New North Dakota law will boost penalties for drug dealers tied to overdose deaths
After law enforcement officers from around the state threw their weight behind House Bill 1287, both houses of the Legislature overwhelmingly passed the legislation. Written By: Jeremy Turley | ×
These M30 pills, which have been marketed as Oxycodone by drug dealers, contain fentanyl that could be lethal to those who consume them. Drug Enforcement Administration Photo
BISMARCK A new law in North Dakota will raise the penalties faced by drug dealers whose products cause an overdose death.
After law enforcement officers from around the state threw their weight behind House Bill 1287, both houses of the Legislature overwhelmingly passed the legislation. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed the bill into law. It will formally go into effect on Aug. 1.
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A previous version of the bill that included restrictions on K-12 transgender athletes in North Dakota was gutted earlier this session on the Senate floor. The amendment proposed Monday still needs approval from the full House and Senate to be incorporated into the bill.
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Grand Forks senators split on the bill 2-2, with Sens. Ray Holmberg and Scott Meyer, both Republicans, voting in favor of the bill. Sen. JoNell Bakke, a Democrat, voted against the bill, as did Republican Sen. Curt Kreun. I struggled with this bill, to be quite honest when you start dealing with personal liberty and addressing a pandemic,” Meyer said. But he ultimately supported the bill because he felt it still left cities, counties and the like with local control.
Holmberg’s reasoning was similar. He said it would have been an “easy no-vote” if the bill had been kept in its broad form passed by the House, which would have banned even local groups from instituting mask mandates. But he said he’s glad to see local control kept intact.
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