---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 43-15 and a new subsection to section 43-48-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prescriptive authority of pharmacists and therapeutic substitution; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 26.1-36.11-01 and section 43-15-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scope of practice of pharmacists; to repeal section 43-15-25.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approved laboratory tests; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to the prescriptive authority of pharmacists and therapeutic substitution; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 26.1‑36.11‑01 and section 43‑15‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scope of practice of pharmacists; to repeal section 43‑15‑25.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approved laboratory tests; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2402"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2402 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-01-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a072589c-504f-4647-b4ab-b37373769ede"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "0bdb36e6df2bc5605b4ea918dee6dcb81fa45fbbdb53fd24868bf4452f25a6b2"
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 2402 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 43-15 and a new subsection to section 43-48-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prescriptive authority of pharmacists and therapeutic substitution; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 26.1-36.11-01 and section 43-15-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scope of practice of pharmacists; to repeal section 43-15-25.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approved laboratory tests; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to the prescriptive authority of pharmacists and therapeutic substitution; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 26.1‑36.11‑01 and section 43‑15‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scope of practice of pharmacists; to repeal section 43‑15‑25.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approved laboratory tests; 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/special/documents/25-1386-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special/documents/25-1386-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special/documents/25-1386-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2402 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2402 — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy Committee `introduction`
- **2026-01-21** Committee Hearing 01:00
- **2026-01-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2026-01-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2026-01-22** Received from Senate
- **2026-01-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy Committee `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Engrossment placed on calendar 14 0 0
- **2026-01-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2026-01-23** Returned to Senate
- **2026-01-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2026-01-23** Signed by President
- **2026-01-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-01-23** Signed by Governor 01/23 `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-28** Filed with Secretary Of State 01/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a072589c-504f-4647-b4ab-b37373769ede`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).