SB 2164 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-08.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duty of confidentiality and disclosure to the North Dakota protection and advocacy project.

SB 2164 amends North Dakota law to clarify when financial institutions may share customer information with the North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project. It specifically permits disclosure to this project for investigating abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of individuals with disabilities under Chapter 25-01.3, while making clear financial institutions are not required to investigate or report such issues. The bill ensures any disclosure remains limited to what's necessary for the investigation and adheres to existing confidentiality rules.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill enacts the final version of Senate Bill 2164, which amends North Dakota Century Code section 6-08.1-03 to strengthen confidentiality protections for financial institution customer information. The primary substantive change is the addition of new exceptions allowing disclosure for suspected financial exploitation of eligible adults, including mandatory reporting to the protection and advocacy project and the department of health and human services. The bill also includes standard enrollment documentation showing passage by both legislative chambers and gubernatorial approval.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on financial institution confidentiality duties, but the applicability now explicitly includes new reporting requirements for suspected financial exploitation of eligible adults to additional state agencies.
REQUIREMENT

Added new disclosure exception allowing financial institutions to report suspected financial exploitation of eligible adults to law enforcement, the protection and advocacy project, and the department of health and human services.

Clarified that financial institutions are not required to investigate suspected exploitation before making reports to state agencies.

TECHNICAL

Changed document format from 'First Engrossment' to 'Enrollment' with updated legislative assembly session dates and final voting records from both chambers.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

440
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
39 Yea 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/17
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 03:30
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors