---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 7 of section 26.1-04-03 and a new section to chapter 54-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to unfair discrimination in the business of insurance and the investment and management of public funds; to amend and reenact section 21-10-08.1 and subsection 10 of section 54-44.4-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on social investments and restrictions on perpetual contracts; and to provide for a legislative management report."
description: "Relating to unfair discrimination in the business of insurance and the investment and management of public funds; to amend and reenact section 21‑10‑08.1 and subsection 10 of section 54‑44.4‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on social investments and restrictions on perpetual contracts; and to provide for a legislative management report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1429"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1429 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna S. Novak"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b7b02e1-71e9-46af-afc4-d5e65b0392ab"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "f182d1ae5b4768e1cfc5c76987f52ce5ebc9ce5eac6b0355f5c9fc3e7d003463"
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 1429 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 7 of section 26.1-04-03 and a new section to chapter 54-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to unfair discrimination in the business of insurance and the investment and management of public funds; to amend and reenact section 21-10-08.1 and subsection 10 of section 54-44.4-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on social investments and restrictions on perpetual contracts; and to provide for a legislative management report.

Relating to unfair discrimination in the business of insurance and the investment and management of public funds; to amend and reenact section 21‑10‑08.1 and subsection 10 of section 54‑44.4‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on social investments and restrictions on perpetual contracts; and to provide for a legislative management report.

## 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/23-0990-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0990-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0990-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0990-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0990-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1429 — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1429 — **42–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1429 — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1429 — **44–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anna S. Novak — primary (person)
- Ben Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Dean Rummel — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Elkin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffery J. Magrum — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Paul J. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Louser — cosponsor (person)
- SuAnn Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2023-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 11:23
- **2023-03-28** Committee Hearing 10:02
- **2023-03-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-30** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-04** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-04** Conference committee appointed Warrey Schauer Tveit
- **2023-04-07** Conference committee appointed Larsen Kessel Boehm
- **2023-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-21** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-21** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by President
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-27** Signed by Governor 04/26 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-29** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/27 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b7b02e1-71e9-46af-afc4-d5e65b0392ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).