North Dakota HB1612: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine for mental health support and certification assistance; and to provide an appropriation.

What the bill says

An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine for mental health support and certification assistance; and to provide an appropriation.

From the enrolled text, April 22, 2025:

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine for mental health support and certification assistance; and to provide an appropriation. SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: North Dakota center for aerospace medicine. 1. The university of North Dakota with the school of medicine and health sciences shall establish the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine under the John D. Odegard school o f aerospace sciences. 2. The North Dakota center for aerospace medicine shall: a. Provide mental health resources and assistance to obtain medical certification from the federal aviation administration to flight students, pilots, and aviation professionals in the fields of commercial aviation, unmanned aircraft systems, and air traffic control; b. Cooperate with the federal aviation administration office of aerospace medicine; c. Support access, including rural access, to mental health resources, aviation medical examiners, and human intervention motivational study aviation medical examiners; d. Provide support to assist aviation medical examiners, human intervention motivational study aviation medical examiners, and applicants with federal aviation administration requirements; e. Facilitate collaboration between research initiatives across the state related to aviation and space medicine; and f. Provide mental health …

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Sponsors

• Landon Bahl (R, 17) · primary sponsor
• Karen Anderson (R, 19)
• Michelle Axtman (R, 7)
• Claire Cory (R, 42)
• Scott Meyer (R, 18)
• Emily O'Brien (R, 42)
• Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R, 25)
• Greg Stemen (R, 27)

Latest actions

1. April 30, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28
2. April 29, 2025: Signed by Governor 04/28
3. April 25, 2025: Sent to Governor
4. April 25, 2025: Signed by Speaker
5. April 22, 2025: Signed by President
6. April 21, 2025: Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 10
7. April 21, 2025: Concurred
8. April 15, 2025: Returned to House (12)
9. April 15, 2025: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 39 nays 7
10. April 15, 2025: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

Votes

• Final Passage (April 21, 2025): 82 yea, 10 nay, passed
• Final Passage (April 15, 2025): 39 yea, 7 nay, passed
• Final Passage (February 21, 2025): 82 yea, 7 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB1612?

HB1612 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine for mental health support and certification assistance; and to provide an appropriation.

What does HB1612 do?

In its own words: An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine for mental health support and certification assistance; and to provide an appropriation.

What is the status of HB1612?

Signed into law as of April 30, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 (April 30, 2025).

Who sponsored HB1612?

Landon Bahl (R, 17), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB1612?

On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1612.html