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Yes: 135 • No: 1
North DakotaHB 11082025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 25-03.1-34.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interstate contracts for treatment of mental illness or a substance use disorder; and to declare an emergency.
Sponsored By: LaurieBeth Hager (Democratic)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Limits on out-of-state placements
The Department cannot use these contracts for people serving a sentence after conviction. The same bar applies if you are on probation or parole, or are the subject of a presentence investigation. It also applies if you have been involuntarily committed in North Dakota under chapter 25-03.1. A specific exception in subsection 5 may allow placement.
Clear rights and who pays across states
If you get care in another state under these contracts, you are under that state's laws. You must be told how those laws differ from North Dakota's and what that means for you. Agreements must say North Dakota courts keep jurisdiction over North Dakota residents and that bordering states give them the rights they have under North Dakota law. Your home state pays for your care, and the other state pays for its own residents. If a bordering state commits someone and places them in North Dakota, that state keeps legal custody; its commitment timelines and reviews still apply, and other North Dakota rules apply.
Easier cross-border treatment for North Dakotans
The Department can contract with facilities in Minnesota, Montana, and South Dakota to treat North Dakotans for mental illness, substance use, or detox. It can also let those states send their residents to North Dakota for care. Agreements can cover emergency holds and detox, and this applies whether detox is voluntary or involuntary. Contracts must spell out services, who pays for care and transport, how long the deal lasts, how it can end, when someone can be refused or discharged, and the goals of the placement.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
LaurieBeth Hager
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Eric J. Murphy
Republican • House
Tim Mathern
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1, Emergency clause carried
Yes: 46 • No: 1
House vote • 1/17/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0, Emergency clause carried
Yes: 89 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
3/19/2025HouseSigned by Governor 03/17
3/18/2025HouseSent to Governor
3/14/2025HouseSigned by Speaker
3/14/2025HouseSigned by President
3/12/2025SenateReturned to House
3/10/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1, Emergency clause carried
3/7/2025SenateReported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
3/7/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 10:00
2/10/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee
2/5/2025SenateReceived from House
1/20/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0, Emergency clause carried
1/17/2025HouseReported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0
1/16/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 10:00
1/15/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee
1/7/2025House
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