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IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 06, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 21, 2025
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Signed into Law
AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 57-60-02, 57-60-02.1, 57-60-02.2, 57-60-14, and 57-61-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax; to repeal section 57-60-02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax; to provide an effective date; to provide a contingent effective date; and to provide an expiration date.
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House • May 02, 2025: Sent to Governor
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Summary/Bill Text
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 81
- Anderson, B.
- Anderson, D.
- Anderson, K.
- Bahl
- Beltz
- Berg
- Bolinske
- Bosch
- Brandenburg
- Christianson
- Dockter
- Dressler
- Fegley
- Fisher
- Frelich
- Grindberg
- Grueneich
- Hagert
- Hatlestad
- Hauck
- Headland
- Heilman
- Heinert
- Hendrix
- Holle
- Hoverson
- Johnson, J.
- Johnston, D.
- Jonas
- Karls
- Kasper
- Kempenich
- Kiefert
- Klemin
- Koppelman
- Lefor
- Longmuir
- Louser
- Maki
- Marschall
- Martinson
- McLeod
- Meier
- Mitskog
- Monson
- Morton
- Motschenbacher
- Murphy
- Nathe
- Nehring
- Nelson
- Novak
- O'Brien
- Olson, J.
- Olson, S.
- Osowski
- Ostlie
- Porter
- Pyle
- Richter
- Rios
- Rohr
- Ruby, D.
- Ruby, M.
- Sanford
- Satrom
- Schatz
- Schauer
- Schneider
- Schreiber- Beck
- Stemen
- Swiontek
- Toman
- Tveit
- VanWinkle
- Vetter
- Vollmer
- Wagner
- Warrey
- Weisz
- Wolff
ABSENT: 1
YES: 45
- Axtman
- Barta
- Beard
- Bekkedahl
- Boehm
- Boschee
- Braunberger
- Burckhard
- Castaneda
- Cleary
- Clemens
- Conley
- Cory
- Davison
- Dever
- Dwyer
- Enget
- Erbele
- Gerhardt
- Hogan
- Hogue
- Kessel
- Klein
- Larson
- Lee
- Lemm
- Luick
- Marcellais
- Mathern
- Meyer
- Myrdal
- Patten
- Paulson
- Roers
- Rummel
- Schaible
- Sickler
- Sorvaag
- Thomas
- Van Oosting
- Walen
- Wanzek
- Weber
- Weston
- Wobbema
OTHER: 0
YES: 68
- Anderson, B.
- Anderson, D.
- Anderson, K.
- Bahl
- Beltz
- Berg
- Bolinske
- Bosch
- Brandenburg
- Christianson
- Dockter
- Dressler
- Fisher
- Frelich
- Grindberg
- Grueneich
- Hagert
- Hatlestad
- Hauck
- Headland
- Heilman
- Heinert
- Hoverson
- Johnson, J.
- Johnston, D.
- Jonas
- Karls
- Kempenich
- Kiefert
- Klemin
- Lefor
- Longmuir
- Louser
- Maki
- Martinson
- McLeod
- Meier
- Mitskog
- Monson
- Motschenbacher
- Murphy
- Nathe
- Nelson
- Novak
- O'Brien
- Olson, J.
- Olson, S.
- Porter
- Pyle
- Richter
- Rios
- Rohr
- Ruby, D.
- Sanford
- Schatz
- Schneider
- Schreiber- Beck
- Steiner
- Stemen
- Swiontek
- Toman
- Tveit
- Vetter
- Vigesaa
- Wagner
- Warrey
- Weisz
- Wolff
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 02, 2025 | House
- Signed by Speaker
- Sent to Governor
- May 02, 2025 | Senate
- Signed by President
- May 02, 2025 | House
- Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
- Conference committee report adopted
- Second reading, passed, yeas 68 nays 21
- May 02, 2025 | Senate
- Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
- Conference committee report adopted
- Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2
- May 01, 2025 | Senate
- Appoint Sen. Klein to replace Sen. Weber on conference committee
- May 01, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/01 10:30 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Klein (R); Powers (R);
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/01 3:00 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Klein (R); Powers (R);
- Apr 30, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/30 11:00 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Weber (R); Powers (R);
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/30 1:30 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Powers (R); Klein (R);
- Apr 29, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/29 10:30 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Weber (R); Powers (R);
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/29 4:00 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Weber (R); Powers (R);
- Apr 28, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/28 4:00 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Weber (R); Powers (R);
- Apr 26, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/26 10:00 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Weber (R); Powers (R);
- Apr 25, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee appointed Bekkedahl Weber Powers
- Apr 25, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/25 3:30 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Headland (R) (Chair); Hagert (R); Porter (R); Senators Bekkedahl (R); Weber (R); Powers (R);
- Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Refused to concur
- Conference committee appointed Headland Hagert Porter
- Apr 21, 2025 | House
- Returned to House (12)
- Apr 21, 2025 | Senate
- Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2
- Apr 18, 2025 | Senate
- Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 15 1 0
- Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/17 3:00 PM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Committee work - Relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax
- Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/16 9:30 AM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax.
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/16 3:00 PM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: CANCELED
- Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/15 4:00 PM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance taX.
- Apr 14, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/14 10:30 AM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax
- Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 04/08 9:16 AM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: Committee Work -Relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax;
- Apr 04, 2025 | Senate
- Bill Hearing, Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/04 9:30 AM, Room Red River - Relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax.
- Committee Hearing 09:30 (Appropriations - Government Operations Division)
- Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Amendment adopted
- Rereferred to Appropriations
- Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Finance and Taxation, 04/01 9:12 AM, Room Fort Totten - Committee Work: Relating to an exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expira
- Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/25 9:42 AM, Room Fort Totten - Committee Work: Relating to an exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expira
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/24 8:24 AM, Room Fort Totten - Committee Work: Relating to an exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expira
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Bill Hearing, Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 2:30 PM, Room Fort Totten - Relating to an exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax; to provide an effective date.
- Committee Hearing 02:30 (Finance and Taxation)
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced, first reading, referred to Finance and Taxation
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 12
- Feb 05, 2025 | House
- Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 2 1
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Finance and Taxation, 02/04 3:56 PM, Room 327E - Committee Work: Relating to an exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expira
- Feb 03, 2025 | House
- Bill Hearing, House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 9:15 AM, Room 327E - Relating to an exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax
- Committee Hearing 09:15 (Finance and Taxation)
- Jan 13, 2025 | House
- Introduced, first reading, referred to Finance and Taxation
Documents
- Fiscal Note (INTRODUCED)PDF
- Fiscal Note (HOUSE BILL NO. 1279 with Senate Amendments)PDF
- Fiscal Note (HOUSE BILL NO. 1279 with Conference Committee Amendments)PDF
- Video - House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:16 AM (HB 1279)
- Video - House Finance and Taxation, 02/04 03:56 PM (Committee Work - HB 1279)
- Video - House Finance and Taxation, 02/04 04:05 PM (Roll Call Vote on HB 1279 - Motion Passed - 11-2-1)
- Video - House, 02/06 12:50 PM (Representative D. Anderson)
- Video - House, 02/06 12:52 PM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1279 - Finance and Taxation - Do Pass - Votes Required 48: PASSED - Yea 81 Nay 12 N/V 1 Exc 0)
- Video - Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:35 PM (HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:35 PM (Representative Anna Novak - District 33 - Introduced HB 1279- Testimony #42485)
- Video - Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/24 08:24 AM (Committee Work - HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/25 09:42 AM (Committee Work - HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Finance and Taxation, 04/01 09:12 AM (Committee Work - HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Finance and Taxation, 04/01 09:13 AM (Chairman Mark Weber Introduced Amendment to HB 1279 - Testimony #44509)
- Video - Senate Finance and Taxation, 04/01 09:18 AM (Senator Patten Moved a Do Pass as Amended on HB 1279 and Refer to Appropriations)
- Video - Senate Finance and Taxation, 04/01 09:20 AM (Roll Call Vote on HB 1279 as Amended - Motion Passed - 5-1-0)
- Video - Senate, 04/02 01:00 PM (6th Order - Consideration Of Amendments - HB1279 - Finance and Taxation - Do Pass)
- Video - Senate, 04/02 01:00 PM (Senator Weber)
- Video - Senate, 04/02 01:01 PM (Senator Patten)
- Video - Senate, 04/02 01:02 PM (Senator Bekkedahl)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/04 09:34 AM (Committee Work - HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/04 09:35 AM (Representative Novak - ND State Legislature - In Favor - Introduced HB 1279 - Provided testimony - #44674)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/04 10:01 AM (Hearing closed on HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/07 10:39 AM (Committee Work - HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/07 10:42 AM (Senator Dwyer - Made a motion on a do pass on HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/07 10:43 AM (Roll Call Vote on Do Pass - Motion Passed - 5-0-0)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/07 10:47 AM (Meeting Adjourned)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 04/15 09:00 AM (Committee Work: HB 1279 Order - meeting canceled)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 04/16 03:00 PM (Committee Work: HB 1279 - canceled)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 04/17 03:54 PM (Committee Work - HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 04/17 03:54 PM (Senator Dwyer Introduced HB 1279)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 04/17 03:56 PM (Senator Dwyer Moved Do Pass HB 1279)
- Video - Senate, 04/21 08:23 AM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1279 - Appropriations - Do Pass)
- Video - Senate, 04/21 08:23 AM (Senator Weber)
- Video - Senate, 04/21 08:24 AM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1279 - Appropriations - Do Pass - Votes Required 24: PASSED - Yea 45 Nay 2 N/V 0 Exc 0)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/25 03:31 PM (HB 1279)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/26 09:59 AM (HB 1279)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/28 03:59 PM (HB 1279)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/29 10:29 AM (HB 1279)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/29 03:58 PM (HB 1279)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/30 11:02 AM (HB 1279)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/30 01:30 PM (HB 1279)
- Video - Conference Committee, 05/01 10:28 AM (HB 1279)
- Video - Conference Committee, 05/01 03:00 PM (HB 1279)
- Video - House, 05/02 12:04 PM (7th Order - Consideration of Committee Report - HB1279 - Finance and Taxation - Replace Amendment)
- Video - House, 05/02 12:05 PM (Representative Hagert)
- Video - House, 05/02 12:09 PM (Representative Satrom)
- Video - House, 05/02 12:11 PM (Representative Hagert)
- Video - House, 05/02 12:13 PM (Representative Novak)
- Video - House, 05/02 12:14 PM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1279 - Finance and Taxation)
- Video - House, 05/02 12:15 PM (Representative Hagert)
- Video - House, 05/02 12:16 PM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1279 - Finance and Taxation - Votes Required 48: PASSED - Yea 68 Nay 21 N/V 5 Exc 0)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:44 PM (7th Order - Consideration of Committee Report - HB1279 - Finance and Taxation - Replace Amendment)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:44 PM (Senator Bekkedahl)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:49 PM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1279 - Finance and Taxation)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:50 PM (Senator Bekkedahl)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:51 PM (Senator Powers)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:53 PM (Senator Luick)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:54 PM (Senator Meyer)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:55 PM (Senator Patten)
- Video - Senate, 05/02 02:56 PM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1279 - Finance and Taxation - Votes Required 24: PASSED - Yea 44 Nay 2 N/V 1 Exc 0)
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Andrea Pfennig, GNDC (Vice President, Government Affairs), Bismarck, ND (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Zach Martin, ALLETE, Inc. (Government Affairs Manager), St. Paul, MN (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Geoff Simon, Western Dakota Energy Association (Western Dakota Energy Association), Bismarck, ND (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Geoff Simon, Western Dakota Energy Association (Western Dakota Energy Association), Bismarck, ND (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Jonathan Fortner, Lignite Energy Council (VP of Government Relations), Bismarck, ND (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Jonathan Fortner, Lignite Energy Council (VP of Government Relations), Bismarck, ND (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Jonathan Fortner, Lignite Energy Council (VP of Government Relations), Bismarck, ND (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Ryan EP. Norrell, Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Vice President Government Relations), BISMARCK, ND (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Mark Bring, Otter Tail Power Company, Fergus Falls, MN (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Anna Novak, ND Legislative Assembly District 33 (Representative), (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Jessica Bell, Rainbow Energy Center, (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Casey Voigt, (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Casey Voigt, (House Finance and Taxation, 02/03 09:15 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Mike M. Heger, BNI Coal (President), Bismarck, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Andrea Pfennig, GNDC (Vice President, Government Affairs), Bismarck, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Jonathan Fortner, Lignite Energy Council (Interim President and CEO), BISMARCK, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Jean Schafer, Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric Power Cooperative), Bismarck, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Zac Smith, NDAREC (Director of Communications and Government Relations), BISMARCK, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Carlee McLeod, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Bismarck, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Mark B. Bring, Otter Tail Power Company (Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs), Fergus Falls, MN (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Jessica Bell, Rainbow Energy Center (Vice President External Affairs), Bismarck, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Anna Novak, North Dakota Legislature (Representative District 33), Hazen, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 03/17 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Mark Weber, North Dakota Legislature (Senator District 22), Casselton, ND (Senate Finance and Taxation, 04/01 09:12 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Anna Novak, ND State Legislature (Representative), ND (Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/04 09:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Jared Hagert, ND Legislative Assembly District 20 (Representative), (Conference Committee, 05/01 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Jared Hagert, ND Legislative Assembly District 20 (Representative), (Conference Committee, 05/01 03:00 PM)PDF