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Rich Wardner

Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.

All of Rich Wardner's terms

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Became law11

  • Senate Bill 2179

    Relating to a per diem increase for members of the North Dakota education factfinding commission.

  • Senate Bill 2186

    Relating to the energy development and transmission committee.

  • Senate Bill 2196

    Relating to the definition of energy conversion facility and to siting application fees.

  • Senate Bill 2197

    Relating to licensing requirements for the special fuels tax; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2210

    Relating to an affordable housing fund and a financial institutions tax credit for investments in the fund; and to provide an appropriation.

  • Senate Bill 2255

    Relating to the licensure of trailer dealers; and to amend and reenact sections 39-22-19, 39‑22.1‑01, 39‑22.1‑02, 39‑22.1‑03, and 39‑22.1‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to insurance for motor vehicle dealers and requirements for the licensing of trailer dealers; to provide a penalty; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

  • Senate Bill 2268

    Relating to public employees retirement system medical benefits coverage for autism spectrum disorders.

  • Senate Bill 2275

    AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the office of management and budget for community service supervision grants; and to provide legislative intent.

  • Senate Bill 2317

    Relating to the approval of theological studies instructors; and to amend and reenact section 15.1‑21‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to theological studies courses.

  • Senate Bill 2336

    Relating to a sales tax exemption for machinery or equipment used to produce coal from a new mine located in this state; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2371

    2011 Special Session · Relating to the establishment of a rebuilders loan program and to special permits for vehicles of excessive size and weight; to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 57-35.3-05 and subsections 1 and 5 of section 57‑38-01.32 of the North Dakota Century Code, section 4 of chapter 12 of the 2011 Session Laws, and subsection 4 of section 10 of chapter 12 of the 2011 Session Laws, relating to financial institutions tax and income tax credits for contributions to the housing incentive fund, department of transportation borrowing authority for emergency relief projects, and the county and township road reconstruction program; to provide for a rebuilders loan program, principal reduction grants, a flood-impacted political subdivision infrastructure development grant program, road grade raising grants, oil and gas impact grant funding enhancement, and transportation funding enhancement; to provide for transfers; to provide appropriations; to provide contingent appropriations and transfers; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide statements of legislative intent; to provide for a study; to provide for retroactive application; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Passed the Senate2

  • Senate Bill 2180

    Relating to city lodging tax and state sales tax application to stays of thirty days or more and the city visitors' committee; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2267

    A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the parks and recreation department for providing a grant to the International Peace Garden.

Out of committee1

  • Senate Bill 2269

    Relating to an income tax credit for a portion of higher education expenses; and to provide an effective date.

Co-sponsored

Became law · 23
  • House Bill 1173

    Relating to when headlamps and taillamps are required to be illuminated on a motor vehicle.

  • House Bill 1183

    Relating to preferred provider arrangements with dental service providers; and to provide for application.

  • House Bill 1185

    Relating to advertisement of road construction contracts; and to amend and reenact section 24‑05‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to advertising contracts for road construction and equipment.

  • House Bill 1199

    Relating to guardianship services; and to provide an appropriation.for an Act to provide for a study of guardianship services for vulnerable adults in the state; and to provide an appropriation.

  • House Bill 1200

    Relating to members of the advisory transportation council to the upper great plains transportation institute.

  • House Bill 1214

    Relating to the statewide longitudinal data system and the mandatory provision of information; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑02‑18 and 52‑01‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the statewide longitudinal data system; and to repeal section 44‑04‑18.14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the followup information on North Dakota education and training system.

  • House Bill 1216

    AN ACT to provide that hydraulic fracturing is an acceptable recovery process in North Dakota; and to declare an emergency.

  • House Bill 1241

    Relating to minimum damage and disruption payments for oil and gas surface damages.for an Act to amend and reenact section 47‑16‑39.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the obligation to pay oil and gas royalties.

  • House Bill 1248

    Relating to entry into the compact on educational opportunity for military children; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑06‑01 and 15.1‑21‑02.1 and subsection 1 of section 15.1‑29‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the age of school admission, the issuance of high school diplomas, and the charging of tuition; to provide for a report; to provide a funding source; and to provide an expiration date.

  • House Bill 1418

    AN ACT to provide standards for audits of pharmacy records; and to provide a penalty.

  • House Bill 1426

    Relating to travel reimbursement rates for state employees and officers.

  • House Bill 1465

    Relating to prevention of bullying in schools.

  • House Bill 1467

    Relating to a triggered oil extraction tax rate reduction; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.for an Act to amend and reenact sections 57‑51.1‑01, 57‑51.1‑02, 57‑51.1‑03, and 57‑51.1‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to oil extraction tax rates and exemptions; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2127

    Relating to ethanol dispensing unit labeling requirements.

  • Senate Bill 2129

    Relating to legacy fund deposits of oil and gas tax collections and holding political subdivisions harmless against allocation reductions; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2141

    Relating to the granting of performance-based sentence reduction to offenders in a correctional facility; and to amend and reenact section 12‑54.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to performance-based sentence reduction.

  • Senate Bill 2207

    Relating to temporary motor vehicle registration and excise tax; to amend and reenact subdivisions c and e of subsection 2 of section 39‑04‑18, subsection 2 of section 39‑06.1‑06, and section 39‑06.1‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to motor vehicle registration; and to declare an emergency.

  • Senate Bill 2211

    Relating to exemptions to veterans' preference and public employees.

  • Senate Bill 2282

    Relating to compensation of members of the state water commission.

  • Senate Bill 2284

    AN ACT to provide for an interstate compact on industrialized or modular buildings.

  • Senate Bill 2294

    Relating to joint powers agreements among political subdivisions; and to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 57-01-02, sections 57-01-05 and 57-02-11, subsection 3 of section 57‑12‑06, and 57-13-04, 57-13-05, 57-13-07, 57-13-08, and 57-14-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to assessments of property, powers and duties of the state supervisor of assessments, listing of individual property records, inspection of property, the duties of the state board of equalization, and the duties of county assessors.

  • Senate Bill 2318

    Relating to carbon dioxide storage easements; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 47‑05‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to duration of carbon dioxide storage easements.for an Act to provide for a legislative management study relating to carbon dioxide storage easements and to the duration of carbon dioxide storage easements.

  • Senate Bill 2347

    Relating to financial responsibility; and to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23‑37‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the petroleum compensation fund.

Passed the House · 5
  • House Bill 1179

    Relating to the conduct and play of the horse racing game; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53‑06.1‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the games eligible organizations are authorized to conduct.

  • House Bill 1245

    Relating to city lodging tax and state sales tax application to hotel, motel, and tourist court stays of thirty days or more; and to provide an effective date.

  • House Bill 1363

    Relating to grants for nonbeneficiary students enrolled in tribally controlled community colleges; and to provide an appropriation.

  • House Bill 1373

    A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for federally designated head start programs in the state.

  • House Bill 1385

    Relating to the attendance of mature students at institutions of higher education.

Passed the Senate · 4
  • Senate Bill 2140

    Relating to availability of oil and gas impact grant funds to park districts.

  • Senate Bill 2183

    Relating to the penalties for issuing a check without sufficient funds or without an account; and to provide a penalty.

  • Senate Bill 2314

    A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the superintendent of public instruction for grants to the prevention advisory task force.

  • Senate Bill 2355

    Relating to a flared gas partnership in assisting community expansion fund and program and establishing a grant program for recovery of flared gas and tax exemption for captured gas; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Out of committee · 14
  • House Bill 1147

    Relating to school district bullying policies.

  • House Bill 1231

    A BILL for an Act for limiting the authority of a university president; and to provide an expiration date.

  • House Bill 1250

    Relating to school district bullying policies.

  • House Bill 1281

    Relating to individual accident and health insurance coverage.

  • House Bill 1291

    A BILL for an Act to authorize the governor to enter the state in the interstate health care freedom compact.

  • House Bill 1345

    Relating to the valuation of a homestead eligible for the homestead credit; and to provide an effective date.

  • House Bill 1362

    Relating to oil and gas impact loans from the legacy fund and to provide for repayment; and to provide an effective date.

  • House Bill 1446

    A BILL for an Act to provide for an oil refinery incentive grant program; to provide a contingent appropriation; and to provide an exemption.

  • Senate Bill 2144

    Relating to authority of the industrial commission to provide matching grants for applied research at North Dakota higher education institutions to increase the recovery rate or percentage share of oil recovered from geologic formations in North Dakota; and to provide an appropriation.

  • Senate Bill 2177

    Relating to overtaking a bicycle.

  • Senate Bill 2307

    Relating to county infrastructure fund grants to school districts to offset oil and gas development impact; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2316

    Relating to the provision of alternative schools and alternative school programs to students in grades six through twelve; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

  • Senate Bill 2348

    Relating to requirements for agreements with the Three Affiliated Tribes for the taxation and regulation of oil and gas exploration and production within the boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2353

    A BILL for an Act to provide for state and political subdivision consultation and coordination with Indian tribal governments.

In committee · 2
  • House Bill 1277

    Relating to failure of an abandoned oil and gas well to hold a lease by production; to amend and reenact subdivision l of subsection 1 of section 38-08-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to determination of abandoned-well status; and to provide for retroactive application.

  • Senate Bill 2191

    Relating to publication of park district board proceedings.