---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 43-37-02 and sections 43-37-04 and 43-37-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure requirements of a speech-language pathology licensed assistant, temporary licensure, and investigation of an alleged violation."
description: "Relating to licensure requirements of a speech-language pathology licensed assistant, temporary licensure, and investigation of an alleged violation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1049"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1049 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b15ee5cb-67b2-4040-9ba4-b16b0402717f"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e18f2a6ae13c12b3073b073dcf43d93994a3f09702144b6b0002b2b2f5344f8b"
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 1049 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 43-37-02 and sections 43-37-04 and 43-37-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure requirements of a speech-language pathology licensed assistant, temporary licensure, and investigation of an alleged violation.

Relating to licensure requirements of a speech-language pathology licensed assistant, temporary licensure, and investigation of an alleged violation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8032-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8032-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8032-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8032-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8032-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1049 — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1049 — **81–13** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1049 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1049 — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Human Services — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-08** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2025-01-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-01-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-21** Received from House
- **2025-02-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Rereferred to Workforce Development
- **2025-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-04** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-09** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-09** Conference committee appointed Fegley Hendrix Frelich
- **2025-04-14** Conference committee appointed Axtman Powers Boschee
- **2025-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-23** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by President
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Governor 04/28 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b15ee5cb-67b2-4040-9ba4-b16b0402717f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).