l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

House Bill 1176

Relating to a legacy earnings fund, a legacy property tax relief fund, a primary residence certification, and a limitation on property tax levies without voter approval; to amend and reenact section 6‑09.4‑10.1, subsection 1 of section 21‑10‑06, sections 40‑40‑06, 54‑27‑19.3, and 57‑02‑01, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 57‑02‑08.1, section 57‑02‑08.8, section 57‑02‑08.9 as amended by section 1 of Senate Bill No. 2201, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly, sections 57‑02‑08.10, 57‑02‑27, 57‑02‑27.1, 57‑02‑53, 57‑09‑04, 57‑11‑03, 57‑12‑06, 57‑15‑02.2, 57‑15‑14.2, and 57‑20‑07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to funds invested by the state investment board, property tax definitions, the renters refund, the property tax credit for disabled veterans, the primary residence credit, property classifications, assessment and budget hearing notices to property owners, school district levies, and the property tax statement; to repeal sections 21‑10‑12 and 21‑10‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to legacy fund definitions and the legacy earnings fund; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an appropriation; to provide an exemption; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

Became law, signed May 17, 2025, 130 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 54-27, a new section to chapter 57-02, and a new section to chapter 57-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a legacy earnings fund, a legacy property tax relief fund, a primary residence certification, and a limitation on property tax levies without voter approval; to amend and reenact section 6-09.4-10.1, subsection 1 of section 21-10-06, sections 40-40-06, 54-27-19.3, and 57-02-01, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 57-02-08.1, section 57-02-08.8, section 57-02-08.9 as amended by section 1 of Senate Bill No. 2201, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly, sections 57-02-08.10, 57-02-27, 57-02-27.1, 57-02-53, 57-09-04, 57-11-03, 57-12-06, 57-15-02.2, 57-15-14.2, and 57-20-07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to funds invested by the state investment board, property tax definitions, the renters refund, the property tax credit for disabled veterans, the primary residence credit, property classifications, assessment and budget hearing notices to property owners, school district levies, and the property tax statement; to repeal sections 21-10-12 and 21-10-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to legacy fund definitions and the legacy earnings fund; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an appropriation; to provide an exemption; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

Its course

January 7 to June 11, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action38 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Feb 2549 days

Finance and TaxationJan 7 to Feb 1034 days

AppropriationsFeb 11 to Feb 2413 days

In the SenateFeb 25 to Apr 337 days

Finance and TaxationMar 11 to Mar 176 days

AppropriationsMar 17 to Apr 216 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 3 to May 229 days

Waiting to be sentMay 2 to May 20 days

With the GovernorMay 2 to May 1715 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 25

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 3

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 7 – Feb 25

  1. Introduced and sent to Finance and Taxation
  2. Heard in Finance and Taxation
  3. Finance and Taxation recommended it as amended, 12 to 2
  4. Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Sent to Appropriations
  6. Appropriations recommended it as amended, 18 to 1
  7. Amended as the committee recommended
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 81 to 10

In the Senate Feb 25 – Apr 3

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Read a first time and sent to Finance and Taxation
  3. Heard in Finance and Taxation
  4. Finance and Taxation recommended it, 6 to 0
  5. Sent to Appropriations
  6. Heard in Appropriations
  7. Appropriations recommended it as amended, 16 to 0
  8. Amended as the committee recommended
  9. Passed the Senate, 47 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 4 – May 2

  1. Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. The House of Representatives refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Sent to a conference committee
  5. The conference committee reported
  6. The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 86 to 4
  8. The conference committee reported
  9. The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  10. Passed the Senate, 46 to 0
  11. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor May 2 – Jun 11

  1. Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Filed with the Secretary of State
All 38 actions, as published