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Senate defeats bill that would have required parent or guardian presence in most minor medical exams
Summary
House Bill 1450 — which would have required providers to give parents or guardians the right to remain in medical exam rooms with minors and to disclose standardized screening questions in advance — failed on a 18–29 vote after extended debate and a failed amendment to clarify exceptions.
The North Dakota Senate debated House Bill 14 50 on April 10, 2025, and defeated the measure on final passage by a vote of 18 ayes to 29 nays.
The bill would have required health care providers to give a parent or guardian the right to remain in a medical examination room when a minor receives care, and to provide notice in advance of standardized oral or written screening questions. Exceptions in the bill included suspected cases of physical or sexual abuse and other narrow circumstances; proponents additionally sought an amendment to add human trafficking to the listed exceptions and to adjust wording about who may be present.
Senator Lee introduced the bill on the floor and summarized the…
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