Maddy summaryNorth Dakota SB 2405 changes the order in which property tax benefits are applied to ensure that a five percent discount for early payment is calculated before the primary residence credit. This adjustment primarily affects homeowners and mobile home residents who qualify for both the early payment discount and the primary residence credit, as it alters how these reductions interact on their final tax bill. The bill amends state code to explicitly require that the early payment discount be applied first, while the primary residence credit is then applied to reduce any remaining property tax liability. These changes take effect for ad valorem property taxes in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and for mobile home taxes in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.
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Relating to the membership of the clean sustainable energy authority and the clean sustainable energy fund line of credit; and to provide for a transfer.
Relating to the collection of data on missing persons and the missing indigenous people task force; to amend and reenact section 54‑12‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the criminal justice data information sharing system; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to critical minerals and rare earth minerals and royalties; to amend and reenact sections 38‑12‑01 and 47‑10‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions of critical minerals and rare earth minerals and descriptions and definitions of minerals in leases and conveyances; and to provide for retroactive application.
Maddy summarySB 2256 creates a new grant program in North Dakota for research technology parks, providing state funding to support these facilities. It directly affects eligible entities like universities, research institutions, or private developers seeking to establish or expand technology-focused park projects within the state. The bill authorizes a specific appropriation (funding allocation) for these grants and requires grantees to submit a report on program outcomes. This legislation establishes a formal mechanism for state financial support of research infrastructure development.
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.
Relating to the option for a school district to reduce its local contribution deduction in the school state aid formula by the percentage of the local contribution which comes from in lieu of revenue.
Maddy summaryHB 1579 provides for a study by the legislative management. This study will investigate the impact of large energy consumers on the state's electrical grid.
Relating to a value-added agriculture facility incentive program; to provide for a transfer; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Maddy summarySB 2339 creates new regulations for qualified utilities in North Dakota. The bill addresses the strict liability of these utilities, meaning they could be held responsible for damages from wildfires regardless of fault. It also requires these utilities to develop and implement a wildfire mitigation plan to prevent and reduce the risk of fires. Additionally, the bill includes a provision for a report, likely related to the implementation or outcomes of these new regulations.