---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 14 of section 43-26.1-01 and section 43-26.1-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to diagnostic imaging by physical therapists."
description: "Relating to diagnostic imaging by physical therapists."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2273"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2273 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Bekkedahl"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/079cd6eb-2079-492b-b88c-ceb8ef18f7be"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "033d46ab2bb59a931760f6790e07a81c564ae9dfebbc6ab32fa69127849f3798"
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 2273 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 14 of section 43-26.1-01 and section 43-26.1-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to diagnostic imaging by physical therapists.

Relating to diagnostic imaging by physical therapists.

## 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/25-1302-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1302-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1302-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2273 — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2273 — **88–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brad Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Ben Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Boschee — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2025-01-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-01-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-31** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-21** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2025-03-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 9 1 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Returned to Senate
- **2025-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-09** Signed by President
- **2025-04-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/079cd6eb-2079-492b-b88c-ceb8ef18f7be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).