# North Dakota HB 1473: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43-15.3-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibited acts of drug manufacturers; and to provide a penalty. North Dakota HB 1473, AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43-15.3-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibited acts of drug manufacturers; and to provide a penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jon O. Nelson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1473-202501 - 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 1473 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43-15.3-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibited acts of drug manufacturers; and to provide a penalty. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 - Sponsor: Jon O. Nelson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (112 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Criminal penalties for blocking discounted drugs: benefit, low. Violating these 340B access rules is a class B misdemeanor for manufacturers, their agents, virtual manufacturers, and third-party logistics providers. The law defines who is covered: contract pharmacies, covered entities in the federal 340B program, and the discounted 340B drugs themselves. The li… - Protect access to discounted drugs at pharmacies: benefit, low. The law stops drug makers and their agents from blocking contract pharmacies from getting discounted federal 340B drugs for covered providers. They cannot deny access, limit purchases, or interfere with dispensing to eligible patients. They also cannot demand claims or use data as a condition to bu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jon O. Nelson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Landon Bahl (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alisa Mitskog (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric J. Murphy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emily O'Brien (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Axtman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dick Dever (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Lee (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 4 | pass | 41 | 4 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 17 | pass | 71 | 17 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-04-07: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 (House) - 2025-04-04: Signed by Governor 04/02 (House) - 2025-04-01: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-04-01: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-27: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Returned to House (House) - 2025-03-25: Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 4 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Committee Hearing 09:00 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 17 (House) - 2025-02-19: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 10 2 2 (House) - 2025-02-10: Committee Hearing 02:30 (House) - 2025-01-20: Rereferred to Industry, Business and Labor (House) - 2025-01-20: Request return from committee (House) - 2025-01-17: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1047-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1047-01000.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/25-1047-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1047-01000.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-HB1473-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).