---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43-17-27.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to physician continuing education requirements; to amend and reenact section 14-02.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the performance of an abortion; to provide an appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to physician continuing education requirements; to amend and reenact section 14‑02.1‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the performance of an abortion; to provide an appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1511"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1511 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen M. Rohr"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4c9250e-d35b-40fc-807d-c1e31d1bca69"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "359b3dbb05be609e4151360612cb0d7d0ff4b70ed05659d519074fd533fa707e"
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 1511 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43-17-27.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to physician continuing education requirements; to amend and reenact section 14-02.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the performance of an abortion; to provide an appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to physician continuing education requirements; to amend and reenact section 14‑02.1‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the performance of an abortion; to provide an appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/25-0963-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0963-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0963-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0963-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1511 — **74–19** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1511 — **72–17** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1511 — **41–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karen M. Rohr — primary (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Don Vigesaa — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Klein — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Gerhardt — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Vicky Steiner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** Committee Hearing 04:30
- **2025-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-20** Laid over two legislative days
- **2025-02-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 74 nays 19, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-25** Received from House
- **2025-03-07** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Amendment adopted
- **2025-03-19** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-03-25** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-03-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-01** Emergency clause carried
- **2025-04-02** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-09** Concurred
- **2025-04-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 72 nays 17, Emergency clause carried `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/a4c9250e-d35b-40fc-807d-c1e31d1bca69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).