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The bill’s fiscal note lists a statewide fiscal impact of about $3,000,000. Opponents on the floor, led by Senator Kathy Kessel, cited the fiscal note and committee analysis and warned the costs would fall on the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), public employees and retirees. “According to the fiscal note, the projected increases in premiums is $4,070,000 for public employees, and ultimately taxpayers,” Kessel said on the floor, and she added an estimated additional impact for retirees and COBRA enrollees described in committee testimony.

Supporters said removing cost sharing for diagnostic exams could lead to earlier diagnoses and downstream savings in treatment costs. Senator Wallin described a personal family experience and urged colleagues to consider long‑term benefits: “I know that having early detection is needed … early treatment results in better outcomes,” Wallin said. Senator Brownberger also described a recent diagnosis in his family and urged support to help patients afford diagnostic follow‑up testing.

Floor debate touched on several technical and policy points: whether the fiscal note accounted for savings from earlier detection; whether the change would initially apply to PERS and, later, the broader insurance market; and whether the proposal would open requests for similar cost‑sharing eliminations for other diagnostic services. Senator Kessel said the bill “lacks balance” because it could expand beyond the pilot and create compliance complexity for health savings account plans. Other senators spoke to studies and experience in other states that, they said, showed savings from earlier detection but noted that such savings are usually not included in fiscal notes.

Following the vote the Senate clerk recorded that House Bill 12‑83 is “deemed reconsidered” and the measure was re‑referred to the Appropriations Committee for further review of funding and implementation details.

What happened next: the bill will be scheduled for committee consideration of funding and implementation language; no changes to law take effect until further legislative action.

Votes at a glance: final tally on House Bill 12‑83 — 26 ayes, 19 nays, 2 absent; bill passed and was re‑referred to Appropriations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Floor Session Mar 31, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate passed House Bill 12‑83, a measure creating cost‑sharing restrictions for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations; final tally 26 ayes, 19 nays, 2 absent, and the bill was re‑referred to Appropriations.","taxTitle","Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28311,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6097954,"Senate amends, adopts and rejects a string of bills; conference committees appointed",4230,1501415,5731460,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2826211-47aaeaf026b1e7a852d86f4eacad1569&start=1501&end=5731","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2826211-47aaeaf026b1e7a852d86f4eacad1569/thumbnail_1501415.jpg","/articles/6097954/North-Dakota/Senate-amends-adopts-and-rejects-a-string-of-bills-conference-committees-appointed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6097954-20d9e84ce865f9362172de8dc2d01ee0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190458&Signature=eDB1KS1s3l87vdbq29Li7vk3~gYkudrNxqiWUztTb5S31QPPDPtzTrW~dvE94P~e2HxK3ARQ9PMxL940Im6tm-VfACxhdEhMi8AFwZy60IHJuhth0vZCsBCWXAYi1XCp3Lvi1rfjB0FroCcESOg6z4miOEqK3O-UinX4~QU~lSg6B3nSbm7S4uHv4nwoRx3YmfPMDDGAZsPtzWrQ2QnYDFl1ttUnbfURxBv0xt0qfUEciJafiuv6ukZkJPNM8jcl3bNbOz-TYNsDl-ITkg~o0S8F0ugJ6sDpDMmxv843fJIg1cJs2eHPCFWmxRPWB0Kl~tIXGMSf1s9RHeT8OdSwEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate spent the day on a mix of committee amendments, budget adjustments, conference committee appointments and final passage votes. Lawmakers adopted multiple committee amendments by voice vote, appointed conference committees to resolve House amendments to several Senate bills, and recorded final passage or defeats on a number of measures.

Major floor actions and final votes

- House Bill 14‑83 (oil extraction tax reduction for wells outside the Bakken/Three Forks and related study provisions): final passage, 42 ayes, 3 nays, 2 absent; (effective date for section 1 after 06/30/2025).

- House Bill 13‑51 (prohibiting non‑consensual artificially created explicit images/videos — class B misdemeanor): final passage, 45 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent.

- House Bill 12‑68 (mandatory drug testing by human services zones; appropriation): final vote failed, 6 ayes, 39 nays, 2 absent.

- House Bill 14‑22 (amend driving‑while‑suspended penalties; $150 fee option): final passage, 44 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent.

- House Bill 14‑80 (title for abandoned vehicles): final vote failed, 0 ayes, 45 nays, 2 absent.

- House Bill 16‑14 (DOT study on autonomous/semi‑autonomous vehicles): final vote failed, 2 ayes, 43 nays, 2 absent.

- House Bill 10‑98 (North Dakota scholarship for future teachers; emergency clause): final passage, 45 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent; emergency clause carried.

- House Bill 15‑12 (board of dentistry complaint process changes): final vote failed, 0 ayes, 45 nays, 2 absent.

- House Bill 12‑50 (entries against a driving record; visibility to insurers): final vote failed, 21 ayes, 24 nays, 2 absent.

- House Bill 13‑81 (change to in‑lieu property tax subtraction for school funding): final vote failed, 14 ayes, 31 nays, 2 absent.

Budget and appropriation amendments adopted (committee reports):

- House Bill 1,004 (Auditor’s budget): committee amendments removed two special‑funded FTEs (savings ~ $423,141), added $50,000 for internship program base funding plus $7,032 IT costs, restored $139,783 to operating base, and reduced $59,970 for professional development/IT: amendments adopted by voice vote.

- House Bill 1,008 (Public Service Commission budget): committee amendments added $25,000 for professional development, $40,000 equity for IT and $105,000 to litigation fund; amendments adopted by voice vote.

- House Bill 10‑22 (Retirement and Investment Office): committee amendments added $25,000 for education initiatives, increased legacy fund infrastructure loan allocation by $50,000,000 (from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000), and required a report to Appropriations in 2027; amendments adopted by voice vote.

Other committee actions and procedural moves

- The Senate voted not to concur with House amendments on a set of Senate bills returning from the House and the president appointed conference committees for each (example: senate bills returned included bill numbers read by the secretary; committees of three were appointed by the president).

- Multiple proposed amendments to House bills (including HB 15‑92, HB 12‑18, HB 14‑70, HB 15‑83, HB 13‑55, HB 10‑29) were presented and adopted by voice votes on the floor per committee recommendations.

What this means

Multiple bills that would change tax, transportation and administrative law either cleared the Senate or were defeated. Several budget adjustments for agencies were approved at the committee‑amendment stage; funding details will be finalized when bills reach conference committee or appropriations. Conference committees were appointed to reconcile House and Senate versions on several measures.

A detailed list of final roll‑call tallies is included in the actions array for items where the transcript recorded the roll call.","The North Dakota Senate considered numerous bills and proposed amendments on April 1, 2025. Several budget amendments were adopted, conference committees were appointed for return‑from‑house measures, and a mix of bills were passed or lost in final votes. This roundup lists the key actions and final tallies where recorded.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate approves bill eliminating cost sharing for diagnostic breast exams; measure sent to appropriations

Senate amends, adopts and rejects a string of bills; conference committees appointed