---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 43-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to joint negotiations by dental providers with dental insurers."
description: "Relating to joint negotiations by dental providers with dental insurers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2375"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2375 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jose L. Castaneda"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2eb3c93c-9d8d-43d6-95db-38ab2f566228"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "782fed88d1bacba4e905b8a02f755e352f1ef18fe1816b638f3e0b4203a64ea5"
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 2375 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 43-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to joint negotiations by dental providers with dental insurers.

Relating to joint negotiations by dental providers with dental insurers.

## 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/25-1361-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1361-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1361-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1361-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2375 — **36–8** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2375 — **78–14** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2375 — **44–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jose L. Castaneda — primary (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Don Vigesaa — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Barta — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Ostlie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-03** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2025-02-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 36 nays 8 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-17** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-03-26** Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 8 5 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 78 nays 14 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-15** Concurred
- **2025-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-18** Signed by President
- **2025-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2eb3c93c-9d8d-43d6-95db-38ab2f566228`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).