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North Dakota Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center North Dakota State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

The following table lists the active action alerts for all states.

State	Date	Action
ND	2023-02-08	SUPPORT SB 2188 Prohibits health care to minors w/o parent consent, preserves parent rights on health care decisions, requires school districts inform

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State	Bill Number	Date	Position	Title	Status
ND	SB 2260	2023-03-17	WATCH	Allows dispensing of medications (including vaccines) to minors w/o consent if an emergency exists & parent can't be located after reasonable effort	SB 2260 scheduled for hearing in House Human Services Committee on Wednesday, 3/22/2023 at 9:30 am, Pioneer Room; Passed full Senate on 2/10/2023 Action: Contact House Human Services Committee Members, your Representative with concerns
ND	HB 1502	2023-03-14	SUPPORT	Prohibits a hospital from denying health care treatment or services to an individual based on COVID-19 vaccination status	Hearing held in Senate Human Services Committee on 3/14/2023, no vote taken Action: Contact Senate Human Services Committee Members & your Senator, ask to SUPPORT
ND	HB 1207	2023-03-14	WATCH	Requires Dept. of Health to maintain a website w/ instructions how to submit vaccine adverse events & access state specific data on VAERS	Returned to the House to review the Senate Amendment on 3/14/2023; passed full House on 2/14/2023 Action: Contact your Representative & Senator with concerns
ND	SB 2274	2023-03-09	SUPPORT	Expands existing prohibition of COVID-19 vaccine passports by state government & private business to include EUA vaccines	Scheduled for hearing in House Human Services Committee, Wednesday, 3/15/2023, 2:30 pm in Pioneer Room; Passed Senate by vote of 24 Yeas, 23 Nays Action: Contact House Human Services Committee Members & your Representative, ask to SUPPORT
ND	SB 2384	2023-03-09	WATCH	Commissions study on long-term health effects for RSV vaccines developed using mRNA technology with input from DOH	Scheduled for hearing House Human Services Committee Wednesday, 3/15/2023 2:30 pm in Pioneer Room; passed Senate 2/9/2023 by vote of 25 Yes, 22 No Action: Contact House Human Services Committee Members and your Representative with your concerns
ND	HB 1200	2023-03-08	SUPPORT	Prohibits COVID-19 and emergency-use vaccine mandates for school, daycare, childcare & college students, extends expiration of 23-12-20	Died, motion to not pass approved by committee on 3/8/2023 Action: None
ND	HB 1505	2023-02-14	SUPPORT	Prohibits a person to require an individual to be vaccinated and establishes a misdemeanor penalty for violations	Died, failed to pass 2nd reading in House by vote of 31 Yeas, 60 Nays on 2/14/2023 Action: NONE
ND	HB 1406	2023-02-14	SUPPORT	Requires Dept of Health cover treatment of injury by any mRNA vaccine they promote, prevents mandates of medical products if manufacturer not liable	Died, failed to pass 2nd reading in House by vote of 32 Yeas, 59 Nays on 2/14/2023 Action: NONE
ND	SB 2188	2023-02-08	SUPPORT	Prohibits health care to minors w/o parent consent, preserves parental rights on health care decisions, requires school districts inform on exemptions	Died, failed to pass the full Senate on 2/8/2023 by vote of 4 Yes, 42 No Action: NONE

Announcements

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