---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43‑15‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exemption from the practice of pharmacy; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43‑15‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exemption from the practice of pharmacy; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2155"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2155 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "NURSES - SEE ALSO OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS", "OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS - SEE ALSO CONT. ED. & SPECIF. TOPIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Beadle", "Dobervich", "J. Lee", "J. Nelson", "Oban"]
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/3035b28a-e358-4644-a0b4-000151ab9c97"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2155.html"
source_hash: "52b4df051a5cc83b55a4bd052cfeb7a044286621ff943e4be4cbfa9e9d395675"
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 SB 2155 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43‑15‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exemption from the practice of pharmacy; 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/19-0577-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0577-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Beadle — primary (person)
- Dobervich — primary (person)
- J. Lee — primary (person)
- J. Nelson — primary (person)
- Oban — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-16** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-24** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-29** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-13** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-27** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 8 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 67 nays 24, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-13** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Signed by President
- **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/3035b28a-e358-4644-a0b4-000151ab9c97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).