---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsections 3 and 4 of section 26.1‑39‑11 and subsections 4 and 5 of section 26.1‑40‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the renewal of an insurance policy with altered terms."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsections 3 and 4 of section 26.1‑39‑11 and subsections 4 and 5 of section 26.1‑40‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the renewal of an insurance policy with altered terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1140"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1140 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE COMPANIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser", "Klein", "Lefor"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28acbbc7-5ab8-40e1-9c19-43001bc7d05d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1140.html"
source_hash: "bcfb8da3d5dbfc266edae249382d8d3e17ab84dbd2e4dc5669d92d782eeb6cd5"
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 1140 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsections 3 and 4 of section 26.1‑39‑11 and subsections 4 and 5 of section 26.1‑40‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the renewal of an insurance policy with altered terms.

## 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/19-0680-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0680-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Klein — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-14** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-01-16** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-21** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2019-03-11** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-13** Returned to House
- **2019-03-14** Signed by President
- **2019-03-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-21** Signed by Governor 03/20 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28acbbc7-5ab8-40e1-9c19-43001bc7d05d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).