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BILL TRACKING LIST
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1018 Relating to the biofuel blender pump incentive program, centers of research excellence program, centers of entrepreneurship excellence grants, and the internship fund; relating to the North Dakota development fund, incorporated, centers of excellence program, the office of renewable energy and efficiency, and centers of workforce excellence grants; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide exemptions; to provide for transfers; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration.

SUPPORT view
HB1057 Relating to the angel fund investment tax credit; to provide a report to the legislative management; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

MONITOR
HB1058 Relating to a department of commerce grant program for university entrepreneurs; and to provide an appropriation.

SUPPORT
HB1059 Relating to North Dakota development fund, incorporated, matching grants for technology startup businesses; and to provide an appropriation.

MONITOR
HB1096 Relating to venue of civil actions involving the Bank of North Dakota and the beginning entrepreneur loan guarantee program.

MONITOR
HB1122 Relating to the state tourism policy, division of community services, department of commerce, North Dakota economic development foundation, North Dakota international business and trade office, and North Dakota rural development council; relating to the definition of eligible facility and the value added agriculture promotion board; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

MONITOR
HB1148 (FAILED) Relating to renaissance fund organization restrictions for smaller cities.

MONITOR
HB1374 A BILL for an Act to provide a natural gas incentive grant program; and to provide an appropriation.

OPPOSE
SB2031 Relating to the exemption from sales and use tax for construction materials used in a wind powered electrical generating facility; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
SB2048 Relating to exclusion of renaissance zone property from tax increment financing districts, relating to exclusion of tax increment financing district property from renaissance zones.

MONITOR
SB2050 Relating to establishment of a joint review board for approval of tax increment financing districts; relating to tax increment financing by cities; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
SB2055 Relating to income tax credits for purchases of manufacturing machinery and equipment for the purpose of automating manufacturing processes and for qualified expenditures for lean manufacturing; and to provide an effective date

SUPPORT view
SB2059 Relating to creation of a technology impact zone program; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration date.

MONITOR
SB2218 Relating to renaissance fund organization income tax credits; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT


EDUCATION/WORKFORCE

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1003 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the North Dakota university system; to provide an exemption; to provide for transfer of funds; to authorize the state board of higher education to issue and sell bonds for capital projects; and to declare an emergency.

SUPPORT view
HB1019 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state board for career and technical education.

SUPPORT view
HB1060 Relating to the reporting requirements of a center of excellence.

MONITOR
HB1248 Relating to educational transfers involving children of military families.

SUPPORT
HB1411 Relating to duties of the commissioner of higher education and the budget requests and appropriations for the North Dakota university system.

MONITOR
SB2056 Relating to an electronic portfolio pilot program and a student opportunity website; relating to the new jobs training program, workforce training program, and operation intern program; and to declare an emergency.

SUPPORT
SB2057 Relating to a centers of research excellence program and centers of entrepreneurship excellence grants; relating to centers of workforce excellence grants; to provide for transfers; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an appropriation.

SUPPORT view


GENERAL BUSINESS

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1136 Relating to the authority to perform notarial acts; relating to notarial acts;

MONITOR
HB1158 Relating to wheelchair accessibility of retail businesses that receive state or local economic development funds; and to provide for application.

MONITOR
HB1228 Relating to a defined contribution retirement plan for state employees.

SUPPORT view
HB1234 Relating to whistleblower protection for public employees.

MONITOR
HB1258 Relating to a defined contribution retirement plan for teachers; relating to a defined contribution retirement plan for teachers; to provide a penalty; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

SUPPORT view
HB1332 (FAILED) A BILL for an Act to prohibit bisphenol-A in products for young children; and to provide a penalty.

OPPOSE view
HB1347 (FAILED) A BILL for an Act to provide for imposition and collection of a severance tax on gravel, rock, sand, and other materials used or usable for road construction and maintenance; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an effective date.

OPPOSE
HB1438 Relating to an employer's prohibition on firearm possession.

OPPOSE view
SB2187 Relating to the North Dakota real estate appraiser qualifications and ethics board and appraiser permit approval standards; and to provide for application.

SUPPORT
SB2258 Relating to child support enforcement; relating to child support enforcement; to provide for transition; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT view
SB2276 Relating to creating a state vaccine fund and a North Dakota vaccine group purchasing board, relating to reporting immunization data; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

SUPPORT
SB2294 Relating to joint powers agreements among political subdivisions; relating to assessments of property, powers and duties of the state supervisor of assessments, listing of individual property records, inspection of property, the duties of the state board of equalization, and the duties of county assessors.

MONITOR


HEALTHCARE & INSURANCE

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1126 Relating to the creation of a health insurance exchange; to provide an appropriation; and to declare an emergency.

MONITOR
HB1434 Relating to permits to operate pharmacies.

SUPPORT
HCR3003 A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to continue studying the impact of federal health care reform legislation on this state.

MONITOR


LEGAL REFORM

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1166 (FAILED) MONITOR - Relating to indemnity agreements in oil and gas production contracts.

OPPOSE
HB1365 Relating to statutes of limitations for civil actions.

SUPPORT view
HB1452 A BILL for an Act to provide landowner immunity for injuries to trespassers.

SUPPORT


MISCELLANEOUS

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1134 Relating to definitions of member tiers under the teachers' fund for retirement; relating to employee and employer contribution requirements, eligibility for normal unreduced retirement benefits eligibility for early reduced retirement benefits, eligibility for disability benefits, and retiree reemployment under the teachers' fund for retirement; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
SB2138 Relating to employer's payment of accrued paid time off.

SUPPORT


NATURAL RESOURCES

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1070 (FAILED) Relating to county infrastructure fund grants to school districts to offset oil and gas development impact; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
HB1077 Relating to elimination of the limitation on allocations that may be received by a city under the oil and gas gross production tax; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
HB1216 A BILL for an Act to provide that hydraulic fracturing is an acceptable recovery process in North Dakota.

SUPPORT view
HB1218 Relating to development of the state's energy policy

MONITOR
HB1362 Relating to oil and gas impact loans from the legacy fund and to provide for repayment; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
HCR 3008 A concurrent resolution urging Congress to clearly delegate responsibility for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing to the states.

SUPPORT
SB2033 Relating to impact grants; relating to the energy development impact office and grants.

MONITOR
SB2129 Relating to legacy fund deposits of oil and gas tax collections and holding political subdivisions harmless against allocation reductions; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
SB2131 Relating to a surface access fee for oil and gas exploration and production.

OPPOSE
SB2274 A BILL for an Act to establish a surface rights board to mediate disputes involving damages caused by oil and gas exploration and production; relating to determination of oil and gas surface damages.

OPPOSE
SB2290 Relating to enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations concerning the conservation of oil and gas; and to provide a penalty.

OPPOSE
SB2312 Relating to the investment of funds in the legacy fund.

MONITOR
SB2318 Relating to carbon dioxide storage easements; relating to duration of carbon dioxide storage easements.

MONITOR


TAXATION

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1047 Relating to allocation of state funding to school districts for mill levy reduction grants and property tax levies of school districts; relating to certain excess levies of school districts; to provide an appropriation; to provide for transfers; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT
HB1189 Relating to corporate income tax rates; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT view
HB1194 Relating to truth in property taxation and determination and application of a certified tax rate for cities, counties, school districts, and city park districts; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
HB1201 (FAILED) Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for purchases made by a contractor, subcontractor, or builder on behalf of an exempt entity; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT
HB1247 Relating to an individual income tax deduction for a portion of income from passthrough entities; relating to corporate and individual income tax rates; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
HB1272 Relating to limitation of property tax increases; and to provide an effective date.

OPPOSE
HB1289 MONITOR - Relating to reduction of income tax rates for individuals, estates, and trusts; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT view
HB1391 Relating to the administration of the streamlined sales and use tax agreement; relating to fees in lieu of sales taxes; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT
HB1402 Relating to an individual income tax deduction for lower income individuals; and to provide an effective date.

OPPOSE
HB1409 Relating to elimination of individual and corporate income taxes and financial institutions taxes, relating to elimination of individual and corporate income taxes and financial institutions taxes; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
HB1424 Relating to compensation allowable to retailers for expenses associated with the collection, reporting, and remittance of state and local option sales, use, and gross receipts taxes and the sales and use tax exemption for chemicals used for agricultural purposes; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT
HB1437 Relating to legislative approval of home rule sales, use, or excise taxes; relating to reduction of the rate of sales, use, motor vehicle excise, and aircraft excise taxes; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
HB1439 (FAILED) Relating to elimination of the sales and use tax exemption for purchases by states, including the state of North Dakota; and to provide an effective date.

MONITOR
HB1245 OPPOSE as AMENDED - Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for sales by thrift stores owned and operated by nonprofit corporations; to amend and relating to city lodging tax and state sales tax application to hotel, motel, and tourist court stays; and to provide an effective date.

OPPOSE
HB1451 Relating to deposit of oil and gas tax revenue; to amend and reenact sections, relating to the lands and minerals trust fund and the oil and gas research fund; relating to elimination of the permanent oil tax trust fund; to provide for a transfer; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

MONITOR
SB2137 relating to a sales and use tax exemption for sales by thrift stores owned and operated by nonprofit corporations; and to provide an effective date.

OPPOSE view
SB2170 Relating to the imposition of individual income taxes and employer income tax withholding for mobile workforce employees; relating to the imposition of individual income taxes and employer income tax withholding for mobile workforce employees; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT
SB2171 Relating to sales and use tax exemption for equipment used in telecommunications infrastructure development; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT view
SB2178 Relating to a reduction in income tax rates for individuals, estates, and trusts; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT view
SB2238 Relating to compensation allowable to retailers for expenses associated with the collection, reporting, and remittance of state and local option sales, use, and gross receipts taxes; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT
SB2320 A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study

MONITOR
SB2331 Relating to an income tax credit for employment of individuals with disabilities; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT
SB2363 Relating to annual determination of stripper well status on an individual well basis under the oil extraction tax; and to provide an effective date.

OPPOSE view
SB2368 Relating to an individual and corporate income tax credit for surface owners of property on which oil or gas wellheads are located; and to provide an effective date.

SUPPORT


TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1012 Relating to the distribution of highway funds; to provide for transfers; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

SUPPORT
HB1013 Relating to the oil and gas impact grant advisory committee; relating to the powers of the board of university and school lands, the duties of the commissioner of university and school lands, the apportionment of oil and gas gross production tax proceeds, and the duties of the energy development impact director; and to declare an emergency.

SUPPORT
HB1043 (FAILED) Relating to the allocation of motor vehicle excise tax collections; and to declare an emergency.

SUPPORT view
HB1089 Relating to the highway tax distribution fund.

MONITOR
HB1303 (FAILED) Relating to application of the extraction tax to natural gas and imposition of a separate and additional oil and gas infrastructure maintenance tax; and to provide an effective date.

OPPOSE
SB2026 Relating to the bidding threshold for public improvement construction; relating to the bidding threshold for public improvement construction.

MONITOR
SB2045 Relating to oil impact related infrastructure development grants; relating to the oil and gas impact grant fund; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide a transfer.

MONITOR
SB2209 Relating to using the design build procurement process for public improvement projects; relating to the definition of design build.

MONITOR
SB2325 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of transportation for a county and township road reconstruction program; and to provide an exemption.

SUPPORT


WSI/UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Bill Number Bill Title Position Testimony
HB1037 Relating to the safety and performance audit of work programs of roughrider industries.

SUPPORT
HB1050 Relating to a workers' compensation grant program for vocational rehabilitation; and to provide a continuing appropriation

SUPPORT
HB1051 Relating to workers' compensation benefits upon attaining retirement age; and to provide for application.

SUPPORT view
HB1052 (FAILED) Relating to information and analysis of managed care under the workers' compensation managed care program.

MONITOR view
HB1053 (FAILED) Relating to workers' compensation benefits for generic drugs; and to provide for application.

SUPPORT view
HB1054 Relating to workers' compensation coverage of prescriptive drugs as part of pain therapy; and to provide for application.

MONITOR
HB1055 Relating to workers' compensation permanent partial impairment benefits; and to provide for application.

SUPPORT view
HB1056 Relating to the independent performance evaluation of workforce safety and insurance.

SUPPORT view
HB1111 (FAILED) Relating to the monetary threshold for workforce safety and insurance permanent impairment benefits; and to provide for application.

OPPOSE view
HB1274 (FAILED) Relating to unemployment benefits chargeable against a nonprofit organization as a base period employer.

OPPOSE
HB1276 (FAILED) Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits; and to declare an emergency.

OPPOSE
HB1427 Relating to workers' compensation coverage of mental injuries arising from a mental stimulus; and to provide for application.

OPPOSE view
HB1432 (FAILED) Relating to electronic transmissions of documents by job service North Dakota; relating to unemployment compensation employer classifications and employee benefits.

MONITOR
HB1440 Relating to workers' compensation additional benefits payable.

OPPOSE view
HB1453 Relating to workers' compensation coverage for real estate modifications; and to provide for application.

MONITOR
SB2089 Relating to burden of proof in compensation matters; and to provide for application.

MONITOR
SB2093 Relating to the definition of mental injuries arising from a mental stimulus; and to provide for application.

OPPOSE view
SB2114 relating to background checks for potential workforce safety and insurance job applicants; relating to service of administrative orders by regular mail, nonpayment of weight loss and smoking programs unless ordered by the organization, eligibility for the scholarship program, travel reimbursements for injured workers, work trial and work search, payment of mileage during training programs, and eligibility for the revolving loan fund; and to provide for application.

SUPPORT
SB2205 Relating to attorney representation in a request for workforce safety and insurance reconsideration, who may appeal a decision of the decision review office, and service of an employer.

SUPPORT view
SB2245 Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits; and to declare an emergency.

SUPPORT



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