---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interpretation of the state's insurance laws."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interpretation of the state's insurance laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1142"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1142 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "DISTRICT COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS", "INSURANCE", "JUDICIAL BRANCH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser", "Klein"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e872f3a8-f997-4eeb-b771-46d7395882f0"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1142.html"
source_hash: "9abfe1071f6c37bbbb05206365608f050b593977a3d7d88c62b2896db4559eb6"
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 1142 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interpretation of the state's insurance laws.

## 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/19-0647-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0647-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Klein — 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`
- **2019-01-30** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2019-01-31** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** Laid over one legislative day
- **2019-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-12** 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/e872f3a8-f997-4eeb-b771-46d7395882f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).