HB 1563 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to tribal land taxation.

HB 1563 is a procedural bill that establishes a legislative study on tribal land taxation in North Dakota. It directs the state's legislative management to analyze issues related to taxing land owned by enrolled tribal members living within tribal reservations, including federal law, court decisions, state property tax exemptions for Native Americans, and tribal sovereignty conflicts. The study, to be completed during the 2025-26 interim, will examine how state and tribal tax authority interact and report findings with policy recommendations to the 70th Legislative Assembly. This bill does not change current tax laws but creates a formal process to review existing policies affecting tribal members and reservations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered and reorganized from a draft format to its final enrolled version, adding official signatures and certification details. The substantive content remains the same: it directs state legislative management to study tribal land taxation issues during the 2025-26 legislative interim and report findings to the next legislative assembly.
TECHNICAL

Bill was converted from draft format to final enrolled version with official signatures from House and Senate leadership, Chief Clerk, Secretary of Senate, and Governor.

Added vote counts showing House approval (90-1) and Senate approval (44-1) with attendance records.

Added certification language confirming the bill originated in the House of Representatives and is officially recorded as HB 1563.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

441
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
39 Yea 1 Nay 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/17
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Amended
Amendment failed
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Amendment proposed on floor
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 1
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:00
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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