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IntroducedJan 10, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 24, 2025
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Signed into Law
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs; to amend and reenact section 26.1-36.6-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self-insurance health care plans; and to provide for application.
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Senate • Apr 03, 2025: Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/03 8:30 AM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs and relating to self‑insurance health care plans
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 1216
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 69
- Anderson, B.
- Anderson, D.
- Anderson, K.
- Beltz
- Bosch
- Brandenburg
- Brown
- Christianson
- Conmy
- Davis
- Dobervich
- Dockter
- Dressler
- Finley-DeVille
- Fisher
- Foss
- Grindberg
- Hager
- Hagert
- Hanson
- Hatlestad
- Hauck
- Headland
- Heilman
- Heinert
- Hendrix
- Holle
- Hoverson
- Ista
- Johnson, J.
- Johnston, D.
- Jonas
- Karls
- Kasper
- Kempenich
- Kiefert
- Klemin
- Lefor
- Longmuir
- Maki
- Marschall
- Martinson
- McLeod
- Meier
- Mitskog
- Monson
- Morton
- Nathe
- Nehring
- Novak
- Olson, J.
- Osowski
- Ostlie
- Pyle
- Richter
- Rios
- Sanford
- Satrom
- Schatz
- Schauer
- Schneider
- Schreiber-Beck
- Steiner
- Swiontek
- Tveit
- VanWinkle
- Vetter
- Wagner
- Weisz
NO: 24
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/03 8:30 AM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs and relating to self‑insurance health care plans
- Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/01 9:00 AM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Committee Work - Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs. Relating to self‑insurance health care plans; and to provide for application.
- Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division, 03/31 11:00 AM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans; and to provide for application
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 30 nays 14
- Reconsidered
- Rereferred to Appropriations
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 1 1
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Human Services, 03/19 3:32 PM, Room Fort Lincoln - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans.
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Human Services, 03/18 3:30 PM, Room Fort Lincoln - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans.
- Mar 10, 2025 | Senate
- Bill Hearing, Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM, Room Fort Lincoln - Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs
- Committee Work, Senate Human Services, 03/10 2:42 PM, Room Fort Lincoln - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans.
- Committee Hearing 11:00 (Human Services)
- Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House
- Introduced, first reading, referred to Human Services
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Amendment failed, placed on calendar
- Second reading, passed, yeas 69 nays 24
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/17 3:31 PM, Room 327C - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans.
- Feb 12, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/12 2:47 PM, Room 327C - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans.
- Feb 10, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/10 10:20 AM, Room 327C - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans.
- Feb 05, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/05 9:05 AM, Room 327C - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans.
- Feb 03, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/03 10:45 AM, Room 327C - Committee Work: Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and to amend and reenact section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self‑insurance health care plans.
- Jan 27, 2025 | House
- Bill Hearing, House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 2:00 PM, Room 327C - Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs
- Committee Hearing 02:00 (Industry, Business and Labor)
- Jan 21, 2025 | House
- Bill Hearing, House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/21 3:00 PM, Room 327C - POSTPONED - Relating to out‑of‑pocket expenses for prescription drugs
- Committee Hearing 03:00 (Industry, Business and Labor)
- Jan 10, 2025 | House
- Introduced, first reading, referred to Industry, Business and Labor
Documents
- Fiscal Note (25.0068.01000)PDF
- Fiscal Note (FIRST ENGROSSMENT - NOT ADOPTED)PDF
- Fiscal Note (HOUSE BILL NO. 1216 with Senate Amendments)PDF
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/21 03:04 PM (HB 1216 - Postponed)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:31 PM (HB 1216)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/03 10:54 AM (Committee Work - HB 1216)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/03 11:08 AM (Roll Call Vote on Do Not Pass - Motion Passed - 8-6-0)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/05 09:02 AM (Committee Work - HB 1216)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/05 09:02 AM (Call to Order)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/05 09:03 AM (Voice Vote on Reconsider - Motion Passed)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/05 09:17 AM (Voice Vote on Amendment - Motion Passed)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/05 09:26 AM (Hold Over)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/10 10:19 AM (Committee Work - HB 1216)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/10 10:19 AM (Discussion)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/10 11:09 AM (Recess)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/12 02:46 PM (Discussion)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/12 02:46 PM (Committee Work - HB 1216)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/12 03:16 PM (Roll Call On a Do Not Pass as Amended 4-8-2 Motion Failed)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/17 03:30 PM (Discussion)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/17 03:43 PM (Voice Vote on Amendment - Motion Passed)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/17 03:55 PM (Roll Call Vote on Do Pass as Amended - Motion Passed - 12-1-1)
- Video - House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/17 03:57 PM (Meeting Adjourned)
- Video - House, 02/19 12:43 PM (6th Order - Consideration Of Amendments - HB1216 - Industry, Business and Labor - Do Pass)
- Video - House, 02/19 12:43 PM (Representative Koppelman)
- Video - House, 02/19 12:49 PM (Representative Karls)
- Video - House, 02/19 12:56 PM (Representative Koppelman)
- Video - House, 02/19 01:00 PM (Representative Wagner)
- Video - House, 02/19 01:03 PM (Representative Karls)
- Video - House, 02/19 01:03 PM (Representative Koppelman)
- Video - House, 02/19 01:05 PM (6th Order - Consideration Of Amendments - HB1216 - Industry, Business and Labor - Do Pass - Verification Vote)
- Video - House, 02/19 01:06 PM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1216 - Industry, Business and Labor - Do Pass)
- Video - House, 02/19 01:07 PM (Representative Koppelman)
- Video - House, 02/19 01:08 PM (Representative Karls)
- Video - House, 02/19 01:10 PM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1216 - Industry, Business and Labor - Do Pass - Votes Required 48: PASSED - Yea 69 Nay 24 N/V 1 Exc 0)
- Video - Senate Human Services, 03/10 12:13 PM (HB 1216)
- Video - Senate Human Services, 03/10 02:41 PM (HB 1216)
- Video - Senate Human Services, 03/18 03:30 PM (Committee Work - HB 1216)
- Video - Senate Human Services, 03/18 04:46 PM (Committee Work - HB 1216)
- Video - Senate Human Services, 03/19 03:32 PM (Committee Work - HB 1216)
- Video - Senate, 03/21 12:41 PM (6th Order - Consideration Of Amendments - HB1216 - Human Services - Do Not Pass)
- Video - Senate, 03/21 12:41 PM (Senator Roers)
- Video - Senate, 03/24 01:36 PM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1216 - Human Services - Do Not Pass)
- Video - Senate, 03/24 01:36 PM (Senator Roers)
- Video - Senate, 03/24 01:38 PM (Senator Dever)
- Video - Senate, 03/24 01:43 PM (Senator Thomas)
- Video - Senate, 03/24 01:46 PM (Senator Lee)
- Video - Senate, 03/24 01:48 PM (Senator Sorvaag)
- Video - Senate, 03/24 01:50 PM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1216 - Human Services - Do Not Pass - Votes Required 24: PASSED - Yea 30 Nay 14 N/V 3 Exc 0)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division, 03/31 11:10 AM (Committee Work: HB 1216)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 04/01 09:04 AM (Committee Work: HB 1216)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 04/01 09:05 AM (Rebecca Fricke - Executive Director - NDPERS)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 04/01 09:07 AM (Discussion)
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Be Hanson, American Cancer Society, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Nick Telesco, Dakota Oncology Society and Association for Clinical Oncology (Specialist, State Advocacy), Alexandria, VA (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/21 03:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Rebecca Fricke, NDPERS (Executive Director), Bismarck, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Bill Robie, National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (Senior Director, State Government Relations), Bend, OR (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Emily Stauffer, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases (Associate Director of State Policy), Newport, KY (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Eniola A. Soetan, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (Volunteer), Dickinson, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Emily Ouellette, Bleeding Disorders Alliance of North Dakota (Executive Director), Fargo, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Bobbie Will, Susan G. Komen (Policy and Advocacy Manager), Bismarck, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Marcia Julson, Minot, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Michelle Mack, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) (PCMA), Waconia, MN (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Emily McGann, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Senior Director, State Advocacy), St. Paul, MN (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Alexander Kelsch, AHIP (Lobbyist), Mandan, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Sam Miller, National Infusion Center Association (Advocacy Associate), Arlington, VA (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Sam Miller, Infusion Access Foundation (Advocacy Associate), Arlington, VA (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Pam Thompson, Cystic Fibrosis Association of North Dakota (Development Director), Bismarck, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Ben W. Hanson, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (Government Relations Director), Fargo, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Lucy Laube, National Psoriasis Foundation (Government Relations Manager), PORTLAND, OR (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Melissa N. Horn, Arthritis Foundation (State Government Affairs Director), Washington, DC (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Megan Hruby, (blue Cross Blue Shield), ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Emily Ouellette, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Ben Koppelman, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/05 09:05 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Ben Hanson, American Cancer Society, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Rebecca Fricke, NDPERS (Executive Director), Bismarck, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Nick Telesco, Dakota Oncology Society/ASCO (Specialist, State Advocacy), Alexandria, VA (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Bobbie Will, Susan G. Komen (Policy and Advocacy Manager), Bismarck, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Mark Hobraczk, AiArthritis (Director of Public Policy), Palm Harbor, FL (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Mark Hobraczk, AiArthritis (Director of Public Policy), Palm Harbor, FL (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Dylan Wheeler, Sanford Health Plan (Head of Government Affairs), Sioux Falls, SD (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Emily Ouellette, Bleeding Disorders Alliance of North Dakota (Executive Director), Fargo, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Emily Ouellette, Bleeding Disorders Alliance of North Dakota (Executive Director), Fargo, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony () -- Emily Ouellette Bleeding Disorders Alliance of North Dakota Executive Director Fargo, ND In Favor Ben W. Hanson ACS CAN Government Relations Director Fargo, ND In Favor, (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony () -- Emily Ouellette Bleeding Disorders Alliance of North Dakota Executive Director Fargo, ND In Favor Ben W. Hanson ACS CAN Government Relations Director Fargo, ND In Favor, (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Ben W. Hanson, ACS CAN (Government Relations Director), Fargo, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Ben W. Hanson, ACS CAN (Government Relations Director), Fargo, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Ben W. Hanson, ACS CAN (Government Relations Director), Fargo, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Alex Kelsch, AHIP (Lobbyist), Mandan, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Karen Karls, Bismarck, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Ben Hansen, American Cancer Society, Fargo, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Karen Cossette, Bismarck, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Megan Hruby, BCBSND, Bismarck, ND (Senate Human Services, 03/10 11:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Karen Karls, (Represenative), (House Industry, Business and Labor, 01/27 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Karen Karls, ND (House Industry, Business and Labor, 02/05 09:05 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Representative Karls, State of ND (Re), ND (Senate Appropriations, 04/03 08:30 AM)PDF