---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of community health workers; to amend and reenact section 23-17.3-01 and subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 23-17.3-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of home health agencies; to provide for a community health worker task force; to provide an appropriation; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the regulation of community health workers; to amend and reenact section 23‑17.3‑01 and subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 23‑17.3‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of home health agencies; to provide for a community health worker task force; to provide an appropriation; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1028"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1028 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/259f599c-f886-4209-808d-15942a9c18e3"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "2b4315d738090a9d8f6456b7586869c430552be0760a83adbc6bc2cdded6bf42"
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 1028 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of community health workers; to amend and reenact section 23-17.3-01 and subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 23-17.3-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of home health agencies; to provide for a community health worker task force; to provide an appropriation; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to the regulation of community health workers; to amend and reenact section 23‑17.3‑01 and subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 23‑17.3‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of home health agencies; to provide for a community health worker task force; to provide an appropriation; 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](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0069-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0069-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0069-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0069-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0069-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1028 — **71–21** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1028 — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1028 — **76–17** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1028 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-09** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 04:30
- **2023-02-08** Committee Hearing 11:05
- **2023-02-15** Committee Hearing 10:09
- **2023-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 21 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17** Received from House
- **2023-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 03:49
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 04:05
- **2023-03-28** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Amendment adopted
- **2023-03-29** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-04-03** Committee Hearing 08:35
- **2023-04-04** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2023-04-05** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-06** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-11** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-11** Conference committee appointed Rohr Beltz Dobervich
- **2023-04-17** Conference committee appointed Weston Hogan K. Roers
- **2023-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 17, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-27** Signed by President
- **2023-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** Signed by Governor 05/06 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/259f599c-f886-4209-808d-15942a9c18e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).