# North Dakota HB 1035: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-41.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adoption of the social work licensure compact. North Dakota HB 1035, AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-41.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adoption of the social work licensure compact., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Legislative Management; status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1035-202501 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1035 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-41.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adoption of the social work licensure compact. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-19, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 - Sponsor: Legislative Management - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (136 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - License protections when states leave compact: benefit, low. A state can leave the social work compact only by passing a law to repeal it. Withdrawal cannot take effect until at least 180 days after enactment. The state must promptly notify licensees and honor compact licenses for at least 180 days after that notice. Required investigation and disciplinary r… - Shared oversight for interstate social work: benefit, low. Member states must share identifying details, license records, application denials and reasons, disciplinary actions, and significant investigation information. Commission rules also require sharing specified alternative-program information about people covered by the compact. Social workers practi… - Fees for multistate social work licenses: cost, low. The Social Work Licensure Compact Commission can charge fees to social workers with multistate licenses. It can also collect annual payments from member states. These charges cover its approved annual budget when other revenue falls short, with each state's share set by commission rule. The law doe… - Liability shields for social work officials: mixed, low. Covered compact commission officials, staff, and representatives receive protection from civil liability for work within their duties. Protection also covers acts reasonably believed to fall within those duties. The commission must provide legal defense and cover qualifying settlements or judgments… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Legislative Management ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-01-17 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1 | pass | 89 | 1 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-19: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 (House) - 2025-03-18: Signed by Governor 03/14 (House) - 2025-03-13: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-03-13: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-12: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Returned to House (House) - 2025-03-07: Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Committee Hearing 10:00 (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1 (House) - 2025-01-16: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0 (House) - 2025-01-08: Committee Hearing 02:30 (House) - 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0197-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0197-01000.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed) - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed) - SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and th… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0197-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0197-01000.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501) - [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501) - [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501) - [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501) - [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501) - [SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1035-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).