---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1‑36.6 and a new section to chapter 54‑52.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employees retirement system self-insurance plans for health benefits coverage; to amend and reenact sections 26.1‑07.1‑01, 54‑52.1‑01, 54‑52.1‑04, 54-52.1-04.2, 54-52.1-04.3, 54‑52.1‑05, and 54‑52.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employee uniform group health benefits coverage; to repeal sections 54‑52.1‑04.4, 54‑52.1‑04.5, 54‑52.1‑04.6, 54‑52.1‑04.10, 54‑52.1‑04.11, 54‑52.1‑04.12, 54‑52.1‑04.13, and 54‑52.1‑04.14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employees retirement system self-insurance plans for health benefits coverage mandated health benefits; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1‑36.6 and a new section to chapter 54‑52.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employees retirement system self-insurance plans for health benefits coverage; to amend and reenact sections 26.1‑07.1‑01, 54‑52.1‑01, 54‑52.1‑04, 54-52.1-04.2, 54-52.1-04.3, 54‑52.1‑05, and 54‑52.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employee uniform group health benefits coverage; to repeal sections 54‑52.1‑04.4, 54‑52.1‑04.5, 54‑52.1‑04.6, 54‑52.1‑04.10, 54‑52.1‑04.11, 54‑52.1‑04.12, 54‑52.1‑04.13, and 54‑52.1‑04.14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employees retirement system self-insurance plans for health benefits coverage mandated health benefits; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1028"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1028 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "INSURANCE", "LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO STATE EMPLOYEES; TEACHERS", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM", "STATE EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Legislative Management"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/110733b8-2aa0-450d-a676-bfa26b07fdc2"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1028.html"
source_hash: "2a98cd1f115ed795d3b6a390f280ffe47c17e3c3f99cd721ed58976b90461983"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1028 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1‑36.6 and a new section to chapter 54‑52.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employees retirement system self-insurance plans for health benefits coverage; to amend and reenact sections 26.1‑07.1‑01, 54‑52.1‑01, 54‑52.1‑04, 54-52.1-04.2, 54-52.1-04.3, 54‑52.1‑05, and 54‑52.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employee uniform group health benefits coverage; to repeal sections 54‑52.1‑04.4, 54‑52.1‑04.5, 54‑52.1‑04.6, 54‑52.1‑04.10, 54‑52.1‑04.11, 54‑52.1‑04.12, 54‑52.1‑04.13, and 54‑52.1‑04.14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employees retirement system self-insurance plans for health benefits coverage mandated health benefits; and to declare an emergency.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0289-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0289-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-14** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2019-01-14** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-16** Received from House
- **2019-01-28** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-02-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 37 nays 8, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-28** Returned to House
- **2019-03-01** Signed by President
- **2019-03-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor 03/06 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/07 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/110733b8-2aa0-450d-a676-bfa26b07fdc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).