# North Dakota SB 2032: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the comprehensive health association of North Dakota; to repeal chapters 26.1-08 and 26.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the comprehensive health association of North Dakota; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

North Dakota SB 2032, AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the comprehensive health association of North Dakota; to repeal chapters 26.1-08 and 26.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the comprehensive health association of North Dakota; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Legislative Management; status signed, last action 2025-03-20 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SB 2032
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the comprehensive health association of North Dakota; to repeal chapters 26.1-08 and 26.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the comprehensive health association of North Dakota; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
- Sponsor: Legislative Management
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (135 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Replacement coverage for members losing pool insurance: benefit, high. People losing coverage under North Dakota’s prior health pool law must be provided enrollment in comparable coverage. This can be a health benefit plan or a Medicare supplement policy. Supplement options are Plans A, B, C, F, high-deductible F, G, K, or L. For these supplement policies, insurers ca…
- North Dakota health pool closes with protections: mixed, high. North Dakota’s Comprehensive Health Association stops new enrollment effective May 1, 2025. It may end existing plans effective December 31, 2025, with at least 90 days’ notice to current policyholders. Before closing the pool, it must take reasonable steps to help members move to other coverage an…
- Insurers fund closure and recover leftover money: mixed, low. During closure, the board must continue following the rules for participating insurers. It may charge insurers based on actual program costs instead of projected costs. The board may keep using its selected insurance carrier for administrative work. After operations end, that carrier must return an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Legislative Management

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried | pass | 91 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0, Emergency clause carried | pass | 44 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-20: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by Governor 03/18 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-13: Returned to Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried (House)
- 2025-03-11: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 2 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Committee Hearing 10:20 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee (House)
- 2025-02-03: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-01-31: Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0, Emergency clause carried (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Hearing 09:30 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry and Business Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the Senate Industry and Business Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0386-02001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0386-04000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0386-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0386-02000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the Senate Industry and Business Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0386-02001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0386-04000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0386-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0386-02000.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2032-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).