North Dakota 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota House Bill HB1268 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/13/2025

                    25.0946.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Rohr, Holle, Beltz, Fisher, Meier, Steiner
Senator Schaible
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 27-20.3 of the North Dakota 
Century Code, relating to mandatory drug testing by human service zones; and to provide an 
appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 27-20.3 of the North Dakota Century Code is created 
and enacted as follows:
Mandatory drug testing.
1.If use of a controlled substance, chemical substance, or the presence of drug 
paraphernalia is a contributing factor to a finding that a child is in need of protection 
resulting in out - of - home placement, the human service zone shall require the parent to  
pass a drug test before an unsupervised visit with the child.
2.The human service zone may require additional drug testing as needed for safety 
planning.
3.This section does not apply to marijuana.
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - 
DRUG TESTING. There is appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state 
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $100,000, or so much of the sum as may be 
necessary, to the department of health and human services for the purpose of drug testing by 
the human service zones, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
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