SB 2249 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

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

SB 2249 directs the Legislative Management Committee to conduct a study on health care mandates. This procedural bill does not change existing laws or directly affect specific groups; it only requires the committee to examine current mandate requirements in health care. The study will assess the scope and impact of these mandates, but the bill itself contains no policy changes. (1 sentence summary per procedural bill guidance).

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enrolled after passing both legislative chambers and awaiting gubernatorial approval. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the first engrossment version, which directed legislative management to study historical health care mandates during the 2025-26 interim. The primary changes are procedural formatting updates and enrollment certification.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting changed from 'FIRST ENGROSSED SENATE BILL' to 'SENATE BILL NO. 2249' with updated session information for the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly commencing January 7, 2025.

Added enrollment certification section confirming the bill passed Senate (46-0) and House (75-9) votes and is awaiting Governor's signature.

Removed original bill line numbers and page references that were used during the legislative process but are no longer needed in the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 47

Feb 4, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican42

41 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31

legislature

Mar 31, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 03/27

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 9

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 12 0 1

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:15

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:30

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors