---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 65‑05‑09.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the termination of benefits upon retirement; and to provide for application."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 65‑05‑09.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the termination of benefits upon retirement; and to provide for application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1188"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1188 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones", "Keiser"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8903efb-98ff-434d-ade1-d77138d7a865"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1188.html"
source_hash: "84720afa8c9240bd9f347198871237cf947447c55c4858d7cbf52445acf4980c"
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 1188 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 65‑05‑09.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the termination of benefits upon retirement; and to provide for application.

## 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/19-0514-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0514-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Jones — primary (person)
- Keiser — 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`
- **2019-01-23** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2019-01-25** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-30** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2019-03-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-08** Returned to House
- **2019-03-11** Signed by President
- **2019-03-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-14** Signed by Governor 03/13 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-15** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8903efb-98ff-434d-ade1-d77138d7a865`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).