l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2249

Relating to health care mandates.

Became law, signed March 31, 2025, 70 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to health care mandates.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

Landon Bahl, Karen Karls, Carrie McLeod, Jonathan Sickler

Its course

January 20 to April 1, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action16 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 415 days

Human ServicesJan 20 to Feb 314 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 2145 days

Political SubdivisionsFeb 18 to Mar 2030 days

Waiting to be sentMar 21 to Mar 265 days

With the GovernorMar 26 to Mar 315 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Human Services6–0

    Do pass as amended · Feb 3

  • Senate, second reading46–0

    Passed · Feb 4

  • Political Subdivisions12–0

    Do pass · Mar 20 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, second reading75–9

    Passed · Mar 21

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Introduced and sent to Human Services
  2. Jan 29Heard in Human Services
  3. Feb 3Human Services recommended it as amended, 6 to 0
  4. Feb 4Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Passed the Senate, 46 to 0

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 21

  1. Feb 5Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Read a first time and sent to Political Subdivisions
  3. Mar 20Heard in Political Subdivisions
  4. Political Subdivisions recommended it, 12 to 0
  5. Mar 21Passed the House of Representatives, 75 to 9

To the Governor Mar 24 – Apr 1

  1. Mar 24Returned to the Senate
  2. Mar 26Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Signed in the Senate
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. Mar 31Signed by the Governor
  6. Apr 1Filed with the Secretary of State
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 29Committee Hearing 10:30Senate
  3. Feb 3Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0Senate
  4. Feb 4Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  5. Feb 4Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0Senate
  6. Feb 5Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 20Committee Hearing 10:15House of Representatives
  9. Mar 20Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 12 0 1House of Representatives
  10. Mar 21Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 9House of Representatives
  11. Mar 24Returned to SenateSenate
  12. Mar 26Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 26Signed by PresidentSenate
  14. Mar 26Sent to GovernorSenate
  15. Mar 31Signed by Governor 03/27Senate
  16. Apr 1Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31Both houses