---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 50-24.1-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the medical assistance primary care provider program; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to the medical assistance primary care provider program; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1044"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1044 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80c1c61d-d658-4668-973d-62628a27fb47"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "2ad90ecbd1d1893d39e58e1d1747eab97bf6c4d001f8b5adeeabd439294a7ab9"
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 1044 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 50-24.1-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the medical assistance primary care provider program; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to the medical assistance primary care provider program; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/23-8043-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8043-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1044 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1044 — **82–9** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1044 — **84–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Human Services — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-16** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2023-01-16** Committee Hearing 11:24
- **2023-01-16** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-17** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-01-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-19** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-20** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-03-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-06** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-06** Concurred
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 8 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-17** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80c1c61d-d658-4668-973d-62628a27fb47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).