HB 1284 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-52.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employee fertility preservation health benefits; to provide for a report to the legislative assembly; to provide for application; and to provide an expiration date.

Summary
Relating to public employee fertility preservation health benefits; to provide for a report to the legislative assembly; to provide for application; and to provide an expiration date.
Bill status passed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

INTRODUCED FIRST ENGROSSMENT · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill number designation changed from 'HOUSE BILL' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL' to reflect its official status. A new Section 5 was added to explicitly exempt Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage from the fertility preservation requirements. The bill's section numbering was reorganized, with the expiration date section moved from Section 4 to Section 4 after the application section, and the public employees retirement system report section renumbered to Section 2.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by adding an explicit exemption for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage plans, which were not previously mentioned in the original text.
REQUIREMENT

Added Section 5 to explicitly exclude Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage from the fertility preservation health benefits requirements.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill title from 'HOUSE BILL NO. 1284' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1284' to reflect its legislative status.

Reorganized section numbering, moving the expiration date section and renumbering the public employees retirement system report section.

Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

3748
Failed · 7 other
Total votes 92
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican81
27 Yea 48 Nay 6
59% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (37-48-7)
house
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 7 6 0
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 03:00
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:30
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors