---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 26.1-36.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dental insurer rate requirements and reporting; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to dental insurer rate requirements and reporting; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1481"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1481 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Kasper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2fef5ff-c1cc-42bc-aab0-0b13e81af02c"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "438b4b4f28675c87448d1fe47ad5a7b9b84c7c04c6d4cf7e1dc2e12652062aef"
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 1481 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 26.1-36.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dental insurer rate requirements and reporting; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to dental insurer rate requirements and reporting; 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/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1250-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1250-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1250-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1250-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1481 — **85–2** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1481 — **40–7** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1481 — **88–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jim Kasper — primary (person)
- Ben Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Clemens — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Ostlie — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Louser — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Cleary — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-04** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2025-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-21** Received from House
- **2025-02-24** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-26** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-28** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-09** Concurred
- **2025-04-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-14** Signed by President
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/16 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2fef5ff-c1cc-42bc-aab0-0b13e81af02c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).