---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-52.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employee insulin drug and supplies benefits; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 26.1-36.6-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self-insurance health plans; to provide for a report; to provide for application; and to provide an expiration date."
description: "Relating to public employee insulin drug and supplies benefits; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self-insurance health plans; to provide for a report; to provide for application; and to provide an expiration date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2140"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2140 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Mathern"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/101f9c6a-ebed-46f7-9169-64ab3018398f"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "73190efe7f13bcff4792daddb48d6533f9d60752034bbd0a520f1c954a018275"
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 2140 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-52.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public employee insulin drug and supplies benefits; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 26.1-36.6-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self-insurance health plans; to provide for a report; to provide for application; and to provide an expiration date.

Relating to public employee insulin drug and supplies benefits; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 26.1‑36.6‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to self-insurance health plans; to provide for a report; to provide for application; and to provide an expiration 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/23-0532-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0532-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0532-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2140 — **38–6** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2140 — **57–33** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2140 — **34–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tim Mathern — primary (person)
- Austen Schauer — cosponsor (person)
- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie McLeod — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Karla Rose Hanson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-01-31** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-02-07** Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 34 nays 12, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-08** Reconsidered
- **2023-02-08** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-02-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 38 nays 6, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 11:20
- **2023-03-27** Reported back, do pass 8 5 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-04-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-04-03** Committee Hearing 10:50
- **2023-04-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 8 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Laid over two legislative days
- **2023-04-06** Laid over two legislative days
- **2023-04-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 57 nays 33 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Emergency clause failed
- **2023-04-10** Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-12** Signed by President
- **2023-04-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/14 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/18 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/101f9c6a-ebed-46f7-9169-64ab3018398f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).