# North Dakota HB 1248: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-03-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost-benefit analysis requirement for health insurance mandated coverage of services.

North Dakota HB 1248, AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-03-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost-benefit analysis requirement for health insurance mandated coverage of services., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robin Weisz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1248
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-03-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost-benefit analysis requirement for health insurance mandated coverage of services.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28
- Sponsor: Robin Weisz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (276 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Health plans cover self-harm care: benefit, medium. Health insurance policies offered or renewed in North Dakota must cover medical care for illnesses or injuries from suicide, attempted suicide, or self‑inflicted injury. The coverage is the same type as for any other covered illness or injury. This applies to individual, group, blanket, franchise,…
- Mandates trialed in public employee plans: mixed, low. New mandated benefits must first run as a short trial in public employee health and retiree plans. A committee can only advance a mandate if it ends on June 30 of the next odd‑numbered year and applies only to those plans, starting with contracts effective after June 30 of the year the bill takes e…
- Stricter review for new coverage mandates: mixed, low. A bill that requires insurers to cover a service cannot move to a committee unless a cost‑benefit analysis is attached. Committees must request the analysis and cannot act on the bill or on mandate‑adding amendments without it. The study must show how the mandate changes service costs and use, insu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robin Weisz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Frelich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carrie McLeod (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Ruby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dick Dever (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judy Lee (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 | pass | 45 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 94 nays 0 | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 | pass | 91 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-04-30: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Governor 04/28 (House)
- 2025-04-25: Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Second reading, passed, yeas 94 nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee report adopted (House)
- 2025-04-17: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-07: Conference committee appointed Roers Hogan Clemens (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Appoint Rep. Warrey to replace Rep. J. Johnson on conference committee (House)
- 2025-04-03: Conference committee appointed J. Johnson Grindberg Bahl (House)
- 2025-04-03: Refused to concur (House)
- 2025-03-26: Returned to House (12) (House)
- 2025-03-25: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Committee Hearing 09:15 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-02-10: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 3 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Committee Hearing 09:30 (House)
- 2025-01-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-02002m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-06000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-05000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-04000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Schauer: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-01003m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Roers: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-02003m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-02002m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-06000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-05000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-04000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Schauer (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-01003m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Roers (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-02003m.pdf)

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- [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)
- [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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1248-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).