---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 65‑01 and a new section to chapter 65‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a pilot program to assess alternative forms of dispute resolution and the electronic submission of medical billings; to amend and reenact section 65‑01‑02, subsection 3 of section 65‑01‑15.1, sections 65‑02‑21.1, 65‑05‑09 and 65‑05‑10, and subsection 4 of section 65‑05‑28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to functional capacity examinations, medical examinations for full-time paid firefighters and law enforcement officers, licensing required for allied health care professionals, average weekly wage upon recurrence of disability, combined partial disability benefits, and medical noncompliance; to repeal section 65‑02‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the organization seal; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for application."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 65‑01 and a new section to chapter 65‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a pilot program to assess alternative forms of dispute resolution and the electronic submission of medical billings; to amend and reenact section 65‑01‑02, subsection 3 of section 65‑01‑15.1, sections 65‑02‑21.1, 65‑05‑09 and 65‑05‑10, and subsection 4 of section 65‑05‑28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to functional capacity examinations, medical examinations for full-time paid firefighters and law enforcement officers, licensing required for allied health care professionals, average weekly wage upon recurrence of disability, combined partial disability benefits, and medical noncompliance; to repeal section 65‑02‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the organization seal; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1073"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1073 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE", "WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE", "WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE", "WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE", "WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE", "WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Business and Labor", "Industry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b572a860-d7cf-484e-a33d-03edfdfc9d06"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1073.html"
source_hash: "44b7d6daf29ed4b5ce4e6b3e19a5105f7b3a3369a00d0116574f426e7945b4a1"
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 1073 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 65‑01 and a new section to chapter 65‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a pilot program to assess alternative forms of dispute resolution and the electronic submission of medical billings; to amend and reenact section 65‑01‑02, subsection 3 of section 65‑01‑15.1, sections 65‑02‑21.1, 65‑05‑09 and 65‑05‑10, and subsection 4 of section 65‑05‑28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to functional capacity examinations, medical examinations for full-time paid firefighters and law enforcement officers, licensing required for allied health care professionals, average weekly wage upon recurrence of disability, combined partial disability benefits, and medical noncompliance; to repeal section 65‑02‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the organization seal; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for application.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8016-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8016-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8016-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8016-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8016-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Business and Labor — primary (person)
- Industry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-07** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-12** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2019-03-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-08** Returned to House
- **2019-03-11** Signed by President
- **2019-03-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-14** Signed by Governor 03/13 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-15** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b572a860-d7cf-484e-a33d-03edfdfc9d06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).