# North Dakota SB 2078: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-01.1-07, 25-02-01.1, and 25-02-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the North Dakota state hospital. North Dakota SB 2078, AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-01.1-07, 25-02-01.1, and 25-02-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the North Dakota state hospital., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate Human Services; status signed, last action 2025-03-20 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2078-202501 - 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 SB 2078 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-01.1-07, 25-02-01.1, and 25-02-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the North Dakota state hospital. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 - Sponsor: Senate Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State hospital adds addiction treatment: benefit, medium. The state hospital now serves people with severe mental illness who also have a substance use disorder. If you live in North Dakota and meet the state's severe mental illness rules, the hospital must receive and care for you. It provides needed food, shelter, treatment, and support under department… - Funding to keep hospital accredited: benefit, low. The health department must seek money and resources so the state hospital stays accredited by the Joint Commission and certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or similar groups accepted by the department. This helps the hospital keep serving Medicare and Medicaid patients. The la… - New board and policy rules for state hospital: mixed, low. The department and the state hospital must set up a governing board. Members include the health department commissioner or designee; the behavioral health director (chair); the superintendent; the medical director; a fiscal representative; a consumer chosen by the mental health association; and a l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-12 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6 | pass | 86 | 6 | | | 2025-01-14 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 | pass | 46 | 1 | | ## Actions (15) - 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 86 nays 6 (House) - 2025-03-11: Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 12 0 1 (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee Hearing 10:40 (House) - 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-01-15: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-14: Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Committee Hearing 10:15 (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8088-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8088-01000.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/25-8088-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8088-01000.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-SB2078-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).