2025-2026 Regular SessionNorth Dakota Legislature

HB1279: 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.

Legislative Summary

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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Bill History

1/13/2025
Introduced, first reading, referred to Finance and Taxation
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Committee Hearing 09:15 (Finance and Taxation)
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 2 1
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 12
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Received from House
Senate
2/17/2025
Introduced, first reading, referred to Finance and Taxation
Senate
3/17/2025
Committee Hearing 02:30 (Finance and Taxation)
Senate
4/1/2025
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0
Senate
4/2/2025
Amendment adopted
Senate
4/2/2025
Rereferred to Appropriations
Senate
4/4/2025
Committee Hearing 09:30 (Appropriations - Government Operations Division)
Senate
4/18/2025
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 15 1 0
Senate
4/21/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2
Senate
4/21/2025
Returned to House (12)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Refused to concur
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Conference committee appointed Headland Hagert Porter
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Conference committee appointed Bekkedahl Weber Powers
Senate
5/1/2025
Appoint Sen. Klein to replace Sen. Weber on conference committee
Senate
5/2/2025
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
Senate
5/2/2025
Conference committee report adopted
Senate
5/2/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2
Senate
5/2/2025
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Conference committee report adopted
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 68 nays 21
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Signed by President
Senate
5/2/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/17/2025
Signed by Governor 05/05
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment 25.0895.02000

House Amendment 25.0895.02000

Not Adopted

House Amendment 25.0895.03000

House Amendment 25.0895.03000

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Second reading
5/2/2025
44
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
5/2/2025
68
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Second reading
4/21/2025
45
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
2/6/2025
81
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text5/12/2025117.4 KB
Amended
Bill Text5/2/2025118.2 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/1/202586.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/13/202579.6 KB