Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Lonnie J. Laffen
Sponsored
Became law2
Relating to reduction of the individual and corporation income tax rates; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to the authority of a city council or board of city commissioners to establish administrative boards.
Passed the Senate1
Relating to aggregation of contributions for purposes of the income tax credit for charitable gifts if those gifts are made to qualified endowments under the control of a nonprofit corporation established and operated for the benefit an institution of higher education in this state, its staff, its faculty, or its students; and to provide an effective date.
Out of committee3
Relating to the removal of architects from the required composition of selection committees formed for construction management at‑risk planning and design phase services of proposed public improvements.
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce for energy-related research and development grants.
Relating to bids for public improvement contracts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Relating to autonomous vehicles.
Relating to a sales tax exemption for enterprise information technology equipment and computer software purchased for use in a qualified data center; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 57‑40.2‑03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a use tax exemption for enterprise information technology equipment and computer software purchased for use in a qualified data center; and to provide for a retroactive effective date; and to provide an expiration date.
Relating to filling vacancies in statewide elected offices, the office of United States senator, and the office of representative in Congress; and to repeal section 16.1‑13‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to filling vacancies in the office of United States senator.
Relating to withholding of awarded paid time off; and to provide for application.
Relating to distributors and manufacturers of games of chance.
Relating to voting requirements, qualifications of electors, and voter identification.
Relating to a sales tax exemption for molds used in manufacturing; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to the membership of the northern crops council.
Relating to a forced or coerced abortion performed on a victim of human trafficking; and to provide a penalty.
Relating to autocycles; and to provide a penalty.
Passed the House · 3
Relating to eligibility requirements for appointive offices.
Relating to supplemental payments for increased school district enrollment.to provide for a legislative management study of school district enrollment determinations for purposes of the elementary and secondary education funding formula.
Relating to a fee for electric motor vehicles.
Passed the Senate · 2
Relating to extending the housing incentive fund program and tax credit; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide a contingent appropriation; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to local community incentive fund grants and tax credits; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 57‑38‑57 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to confidentiality of tax information; and to provide an effective date.for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 57‑38 and a new subdivision to subsection 7 of section 57‑38‑30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for contributions to qualified community of life projects; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.
Out of committee · 11
Relating to the interest rate applied to refunds and underpayments of income tax; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to refunds of sales tax and farm machinery gross receipts tax paid by a resident of an adjoining state; to amend and reenact sections 57-39.2-28 and 57-39.6-02, and subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 57‑40.6‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to refunds of sales tax paid by Canadian residents and, the alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax, and prepaid 911 fees paid by a resident of an adjoining state; to repeal subsection 12 of section 57-39.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to refunds of sales tax paid by a resident of an adjoining state; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to individual, estate, and trust income tax rate schedule replacement with a flat‑rate income tax and reduced North Dakota taxable income amount subject to the tax; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to exempting information regarding individuals applying for certain North Dakota university system and school district positions.
Relating to the selection process applicable to institution presidents and the commissioner of higher education.
Relating to an individual income tax rate reduction; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.
A BILL for an Act to authorize the department of human services to convey certain land in Walsh County, North Dakota.
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the office of management and budget for constructing an addition to the state capitol building.
Relating to tuition reduction and an income tax credit for child care providers; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to treatment of passthrough entity income tax credits for geothermal, solar, wind, or biomass energy devices; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to lifetime hunting licenses; and to provide for a legislative management study.for an Act to provide for a game and fish department study and a report to the legislative management.