---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑17‑01, subsection 9 of section 43‑17‑02, sections 43‑17‑02.1 and 43‑17‑02.2, subdivision aa of subsection 1 of section 43‑17‑31, and section 43‑17‑31.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of physician assistants."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑17‑01, subsection 9 of section 43‑17‑02, sections 43‑17‑02.1 and 43‑17‑02.2, subdivision aa of subsection 1 of section 43‑17‑31, and section 43‑17‑31.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of physician assistants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1175"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1175 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARD OF MEDICINE", "OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS - SEE ALSO CONT. ED. & SPECIF. TOPIC", "PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS - SEE ALSO OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Devlin", "Heckaman", "Holman", "Kading", "O. Larsen", "Unruh", "Vigesaa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0e39b3c-14ad-4346-9e10-741795196fba"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1175.html"
source_hash: "cc1c1611ca5e71a33f6a772e33a3d15d2bb864e56f4440c160968b33e02a6814"
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 1175 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑17‑01, subsection 9 of section 43‑17‑02, sections 43‑17‑02.1 and 43‑17‑02.2, subdivision aa of subsection 1 of section 43‑17‑31, and section 43‑17‑31.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of physician assistants.

## 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/19-0736-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0736-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0736-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0736-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0736-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Devlin — primary (person)
- Heckaman — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Kading — primary (person)
- O. Larsen — primary (person)
- Unruh — primary (person)
- Vigesaa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-01-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-06** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-26** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Returned to House
- **2019-03-29** Signed by President
- **2019-04-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Governor 04/04 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-08** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/05 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0e39b3c-14ad-4346-9e10-741795196fba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).