HB 1070 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 50-29-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the children's health insurance program.

Based on the provided context, a detailed policy summary of HB 1070 cannot be generated. The bill title and official abstract only state it amends North Dakota's children's health insurance program code section (50-29-04), but the context does not specify the exact changes made to the program, eligibility rules, funding mechanisms, or affected populations. While the bill was enacted (signed by the Governor on March 14, 2025), the provided information lacks concrete details about the amendments required for a policy summary. To describe the bill's specific provisions, additional legislative text or a detailed summary would be needed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends the North Dakota Century Code to update eligibility criteria for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The primary change increases the income eligibility limit and clarifies how eligibility is determined and when it takes effect.
Scope change
The bill expands eligibility for the Children's Health Insurance Program by raising the income threshold and clarifying retroactive eligibility rules.
ELIGIBILITY

The income eligibility limit for CHIP was modified to allow a modified adjusted gross income of two hundred ten percent of the poverty line (the original text contained a typo reading 'two hundred tentwo hundred five percent').

Clarified that current eligibility begins on the first day of the month the application is received, and retroactive eligibility can be granted for up to three prior calendar months if eligibility criteria were met during those months.

REQUIREMENT

The bill text was reformatted from a standard bill introduction format to a finalized enrollment format with signatures from legislative officers and the Governor.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2025 · House Jan 14, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 7, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
42 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/14
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 1
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 11:15
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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