---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to permitting pharmacists to administer SARS‑CoV‑2 tests; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to permitting pharmacists to administer SARS‑CoV‑2 tests; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1492"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1492 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e359bb8-4180-4ce9-a2c2-2ca464022b25"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1492.html"
source_hash: "c9041fda5f32de606dd296b8acdc4ca69e86585516ce77c57c0a6df1c9ccb461"
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 1492 (67) — Relating to permitting pharmacists to administer SARS‑CoV‑2 tests; 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.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0892-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0892-05000.pdf)
3. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1492 with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0892-04000.pdf)
4. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1492 with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0892-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Nelson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2021-02-02** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-09** Received from House
- **2021-02-15** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:40
- **2021-03-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Rereferred to Human Services
- **2021-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-26** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-07** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-07** Conference committee appointed M. Ruby Westlind Dobervich
- **2021-04-09** Conference committee appointed Anderson Clemens Hogan
- **2021-04-15** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-16** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-19** Signed by President
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e359bb8-4180-4ce9-a2c2-2ca464022b25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).