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Votes at a glance: Senate approves multiple coding, insurance and licensing bills; several measures fail
Summary
The North Dakota Senate finalized votes on a package of bills during the floor session: several insurance, licensing and administrative bills passed unanimously or by large margins, while some social and labor-related measures failed.
The North Dakota Senate completed final passage or recorded final action on a series of bills during the floor session. Several technical and regulatory measures passed with large margins; two bills failed on final passage.
Key final votes and outcomes:
Senate Bill 2125 — passed 47-0. The bill updates producer licensing, allows electronic service for the Insurance Department, aligns public adjuster rules and adjusts notice periods. The secretary summarized changes spanning seven sections of the Century Code.
Senate Bill 2094 — failed 4-43. The bill would have continued workers' compensation wage-loss benefits for injured workers for life, allowing simultaneous receipt of social security and wage-loss benefits; the Business and Labor Committee recommended do not pass after discussing potential premium impacts.
Senate Bill 2124 — passed 47-0. The bill modernizes insurance department data collection authority, clarifies confidentiality and allows participation with national insurance data initiatives.
Senate Bill 2136 — passed 47-0. The bill clarifies beer wholesaler and brewer relations, including e-commerce choices for wholesalers and successor brewer application to purchasers including private equity.
Senate Bill 2062 — passed 36-11. The bill amends bidding requirements for construction contracts to remove a newspaper-publication requirement and allow electronic processes for Department of Transportation bidding notices.
Senate Bill 2146 — passed 47-0. The bill adopts the occupational therapy licensure compact (OT compact), allowing occupational therapists and assistants to practice across member states, including telehealth.
Senate Bill 2042 — passed 47-0. The bill requires criminal history checks for naturopathic doctors and genetic counselors, aligning them with other professions regulated by the Board of Medicine.
Senate Bill 2041 — failed 4-43. The workforce development committee recommended do not pass on changes to naturopathic doctors' endorsement-to-prescribe rules; the committee said alternatives proposed did not merit immediate statutory change.
Senate Bill 2121 — passed 47-0. The bill includes housekeeping and clarifying language for administration of the public employees retirement system (PERS), including small account handling and eligibility clarifications.
Senate Bill 2115 — failed 18-29. See separate coverage. The judiciary committee had recommended do not pass (7-0); senators debated missing fiscal and operational details for allowing children to reside at Heart River Correctional Center.
Additionally, the Senate adopted several proposed amendments to bills earlier in the session (no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript): amendments to SB 2046 (expanding Workers' Compensation Insurance first-time premium exemption to surviving spouses), SB 2130 (adding an emergency clause to expedite National Guard facility funding access), SB 2077 (modifying procedures for persons found not criminally responsible), SB 2083 (narrowing public-record exceptions for sensitive images), SB 2057 (clarifying court fee structures and fund destinations), and committee amendments to SB 2113 (technical corrections for Department of Health and Human Services provisions). Those proposed amendments were each announced on the floor as adopted.
The Senate recorded roll-call tallies for each bill above as read into the record by the secretary.
