North DakotaProposal would help agencies pay employee health premium increases
The proposal would use public funds to help cover some employee health premium increases, but the Senate failed to override the governor’s veto.
What it does
The proposal would set aside state and other funds to help agencies pay part of health premium increases tied to the bill.
The proposal says the public employees retirement system would use reserve money to cover part of the state's share of related premium increases.
The proposal describes health coverage and member groups in the state employee insurance program, and lets some local governments offer its benefits to permanent employees.
Argument forThe proposed funds could help agencies cover some health premium increases during the 2025–2027 budget period.
Argument againstAgencies could still face higher premium costs because the proposed funds would cover only part of the increases tied to the bill.
More detail
The proposal would set aside state and other funds to help agencies pay part of health premium increases tied to the bill. The Office of Management and Budget would distribute funding authority to state agencies to help pay those costs. The funds would cover only a portion of premium increases related to the bill. The proposed funding covers the two-year period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
The proposal states that the public employees retirement system would use money from the health insurance reserve fund to cover part of the state employer share of premium increases tied to the bill. The money would help pay the state's share of health benefit premium increases. The stated amount is estimated, and the system would use only as much as necessary. The stated use would run from the bill's effective date through June 30, 2027.
The proposal describes health coverage and member groups in the state employee insurance program, and allows some local governments to offer program benefits to permanent employees. The provisions concern eligible and retired public employees, and permanent employees of participating political subdivisions. A local government could offer the benefits only if federal law allows it and subject to requirements set by the retirement board. The proposed amendments to these sections would take effect January 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 1Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01Latest
- May 1Veto sustained, yeas 31 nays 15
- May 1Consideration of Governor's veto
- Apr 29Vetoed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/28
- Apr 23Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 23Signed by President
- Apr 23Signed by Speaker
- Apr 21Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 8Major
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2160. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 21Concurred
- Apr 16Returned to Senate (12)
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2160. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 16Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 55 nays 37Passed House
- Apr 16Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 15Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 7 1Minor
- Apr 9Rereferred to Appropriations
- Apr 9Reported back, do pass 10 3 1Minor
- Apr 8Committee Hearing 02:45
- Apr 8Committee Hearing 09:30
- Apr 7Rereferred to Industry, Business and Labor
- Apr 4Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 7 4 3Minor
- Mar 18Committee Hearing 10:45
- Mar 17Committee Hearing 03:30
- Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor CommitteeMinor
- Feb 25Received from Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2160. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2Passed Senate
- Feb 25Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 24Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0Minor
- Feb 12Rereferred to Appropriations
- Feb 12Reported back, do pass 6 0 0Minor
- Jan 15Committee Hearing 09:20
- Jan 10Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeIntroduced
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