Legislation

Property Tax Credit Disabled Veterans

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 57‑02 and a new section to chapter 57‑38 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a property tax credit for property used as a primary residence and a surtax on income; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57‑02‑08.3, section 57‑02‑11.1, subsection 1 of section 57‑23‑06, and section 57‑55‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the homestead tax credit for special assessments, townhouse property, abatement actions, and mobile home exemptions; to repeal subsection 20 of section 57‑02‑08, subsection 22 of section 57‑02‑08, subsection 26 of section 57‑02‑08, and sections 57‑02‑08.1, 57‑02-08.2, and 57‑02‑08.8 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the property tax exemption for disabled persons, the homestead tax credit, and the property tax credit for disabled veterans; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.

This bill would...

• Remove current property tax law 
• Replace property tax revenue with income tax "sur-tax" for property owners
• Removes Disabled Veterans Property Tax Credit

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Deleted all verbiage of bill
• Replaced with Legislative Management study of replacing revenue from property tax with alternative funding source.
• Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 10-4-0 HJ 528
• PASSED HOUSE 66-24 HJ 631

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 5-0-0 SJ 985

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

FAILED SENATE 7-39 SJ 1018

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Resolution 

A concurrent resolution urging the Congress of the United States to provide veterans with medical coverage for hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT). 

This bill would...

• Urge US Congress to provide HBOT medical coverage

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 12-0-2 HJ 614
• HOUSE ADOPTED HJ 986
  • Motion to reconsider laid on table HJ 1005

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Coimmittee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 1143
• SENATE ADOPTED SJ 1157

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 4/5/2019 HJ 1532

Honor Flight

A concurrent resolution expressing gratitude for the outstanding services provided to North Dakota veterans by the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota.

This bill would...

• Provide ND House and Senate show of graditude to volunteers and supporters of the ND and MN Honor Flights

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Added "North Dakota Native Veterans Honor Flight
• Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 14-0-0 HJ 921
• HOUSE ADOPTED 88-0 HJ 1015

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommneded DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 1176
• SENATE ADOPTED SJ 1206

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 4/05/2019 HJ 1532

Honor our Fallen Armed Forces Veterans 

A concurrent resolution honoring the service and devotion our fallen armed forces veterans have made to this great nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN: That the Sixty-sixth Legislative Assembly honors the service and devotion our fallen armed forces veterans have made to this great nation; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State forward copies of this resolution to the President of the United States and to each member of the North Dakota Congressional Delegation.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 14-0-0 HJ 922
• HOUSE ADOPTED 88-0 HJ 1014

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 1143
• SENATE ADOPTED SJ 1157

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 4/3/2019 HJ 1461

US Flag display in Memorial Hall of Capitol 

A concurrent resolution requiring a flag display in Memorial Hall to include the flag of the United States of America in honor of veterans and members of the armed forces.

This bill would...

• The Flag of the United States of America be flown as part of any flag display in Memorial Hall
• Flag must be displayed in accordance with US State Flag Code

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Changed from "as part of any flag display" to "at all times"
• Committee recommended a DO PASS as amended 14-0-0 HJ 922
• HOUSE ADOPTED HJ 986

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 1144
• SENATE ADOPTED SJ 1157

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 4/3/2019 HJ 1461

Study Veterans Affairs

A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying state and federal veterans' programs, the programs' eligibility requirements, and the efficiency of public or private entities responsible for the administration of state and federal veterans' programs to ensure all current and future North Dakota veterans receive the care, assistance, and benefits to which the veterans are entitled.

This bill would...

• Allow the Legislative Managment to consider studying the state and federl veterans programs
• Require study to include consultation with ACOVA, NDDVA, Adjutant General and veterans organizations
• Reauire report of findings and recommendations to 67th legislative assembly

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 10-4 HJ 1045
• HOUSE ADOPTED 85-3 HJ 1052

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 5-2-0 SJ 1176
• SENATE ADOPTED  SJ 1206

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 4/5/2019 HJ 1532

Study chosen for interim study. Assigned to the GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

Veterans Home-Study-Office of Management and Budget

SECTION 35. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - OTHER USES OF VETERANS' HOME FACILITIES. During the 2019-20 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the feasibility and desirability of developing other allowable revenue generating uses of the veterans' home facilities and grounds in addition to the purposes identified in section 37-15-02. The study must include an analysis of potential revenue generating activities for the veterans' home facilities and grounds, including a review of the effect on any federal requirements. The legislative management shall reports its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the sixty-seventh legislative assembly

Added in Conference committee end of legislative session.

Senate Conference Committee Appointed: Homberg, Wardner, Heckaman SJ 1672

House Conference Committee Appointed: Pollert, Delzer, Boschee HJ 2011

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 5/2/2019 SJ 2115

Chosen for interim study. Assigned to GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

Military Spouse Licensure Evaluations

Military Families Top Ten (#3)

A BILL for an Act to create and enact section 43-17-02.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure exemption for certain physicians.

This bill would...

• Provide certain physicians licensed in good standing in other states be exempt from licensure in ND

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Removed 30 day in calendar year
• Changed Board to adopt rules from "Shall" to "May"
• Committee recommended DO PASS 6-0-0 SJ 162
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 175

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 14-0-0 HJ 1144
• PASSED HOUSE 86-0 HJ 1184

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3/21/2019 SJ 1049

• Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Consitution, Article IV, Section 13

NDNG Assistant Adjutant General Appointment, Veterans Adjusted Compensation Definition

Military Families Top Ten (#9)

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 37-01-43 and 37-03-02 and subsection 8 of section 37-26-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the operation of the North Dakota national guard.

• Change Assistant Adjutant General minimum commissioned service in NDNG from 5 to 3 years
• Update Title 10 U.S.C. Code 673  definition of veteran for NDCC 37-26 (Desert Shield and Storm Veterans Compensation)

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Added:subsection 6 of section 37-28-02, and section 37-28-03.
  • Subsection 37-28-02 (6) "Peridod of Service" means...
    • Changed period of service ending from 2019 to 2021
  • Subsection 37-28-03 Payment of Adjusted compensation for demestic and foreign service.
    • Changed application deadline from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2021 or no later than 6 months after end of mobilization.
• Committee recommends DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 179
• PASSED SENATE 46-1 SJ 189

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 14-0-0 HJ 1047
• PASSED HOUSE 46-1 HJ 1055

FISCAL NOTE: $0

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3/8/2019  SJ 883

• Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Consitution, Article IV, Section 13

Military Spouse Licensure

Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 43-51-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure of foreign practitioners of occupations and professions. 

This bill would...

• Allow practitioners with 7 years practice exemption for licensure without additional examination or education experience

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS SJ 697
• FAILED SENATE 2-45 SJ 730

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

Combined language of this bill with SB 2306

Military Dependents Occupation and Profession Licensure and Regulation

Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)

A BILL for an Act to create and enact section 43-51-11.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of the practice of occupations and professions by military dependents; and to amend and reenact sections 15.1-13-17, 27-11-01, 43-51-01, and 43-51-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of occupations and professions.

This bill would...

• Allow teachers licensure exemption for military dependent

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS SJ 697
• FAILED SENATE 3-44 SJ 730

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

Committee combined this bill with SB 2306

Interstate Licensing Compact

Military Families Top Ten (#1) 

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the interstate medical licensure compact.

This bill would...

• Create interstate licensure compact for
  • Physical Therapy Licensure 
  • Enhance Nurse Licensure

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 6-0-0 SJ 291
• PASSED SENATE 45-0 SJ 316

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Fees must be paid by the board not general funds
• Committee recomended DO PASS  as amended 13-1-0 HJ 1235
• PASSED HOUSE as amended 87-3 HJ 1303
• SENATE CONCURRED to amendment PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1209

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/8/2019 SJ 1371

• Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Constitution, Article IV, Section 13

Burial Benefits Veteran Spouse

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for veterans' spouses and dependents burial fees at the veterans' cemetery

This bill would...

• Pay the burial costs for Veteran Spouse at Veterans Cemetery
• $160,000

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Changed appropriations to $250,000
• Committee recommends DO PASS as amended 7-0-0 SJ 347
• Referred to Senate Appropriations
• Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 SJ 487
• PASSED SENATE 46-0 SJ 511

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Reduced appropriations from $250,000 to $125,000
• Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 12-0-2 HJ 1206
• Referred to House Appropriations HJ 1215
• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 19-2-0 HJ 1235
• FAILED HOUSE 44-46 HJ 1299
• Requested Senate to return HJ 1341
• Returned to House SJ 1103
• HOUSE RECONSIDERED  HJ 1371
• PASSED HOUSE 67-27 HJ 1371
• SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR to amendments SJ 1201
• Senate Conference Committee assigned: Vedaa, Elkin, Marcellais SJ 1201
• House Conference Committee assigned: Schauer, Karls, Johnston

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Reduced from $250,000 to $175,000
• Changed from "paying" cost of interring to "defraying" the cost of interring
• Change from 2019-2021 bienium to Period of: March 1, 2020-June 30, 2021
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1626
• PASSED HOUSE 69-21 HJ 1888

FISCAL NOTE: $175,000

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/23/2019 SJ 1894

Military Spouse Licensure

Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 43-51 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of military members and military spouses; to amend and reenact sections 43-51-01, 43-51-11, and 43-51-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of military members and spouses; to provide for a report to the legislative management; and to provide for a legislative management study.

This bill would...

• Require licensure and permit applications to inquire if applicant is military member or spouse of military member
• Require boards to Issue license, provisional license or temporarey permit to military spouse
• Provide for Legislative management study during 2019-2021 interim

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Combined language from SB 2127 to this bill
• Combined language from SB 2126 to this bill
• Require occupational and professional boards to adopt rules to implement by August 1, 2020
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 697
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 728

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Removed:
  • statement of legislative intent (section 11)
  • report to legislative management (section 9)
  • legislative management study (section 10)
  • all of section 6 Members of military license renewal
• Added:
  • Exemption for boards;
    • State board of accountancy
    • State electrical board
    • ND real estate appraiser qualifications and ethics board
    • State real estate commission
    • Secretary of state with respect to contractor licensing
    • ND Board of medicine
    • State board of dental examiners
  • Provision to above listed boards of providing 30 days to issue license or issue a profisional license or temporary permit.
• Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 12-0-2 HJ 1263
• PASSED HOUSE 90-0 HJ 1340
• SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR to amendments SJ 1201
• Senate Conference Committee appointed: Meyer, K. Roers, Oban
• House Conference Committee appointed: Laning, Richter, Adams

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Added: and to provide a report
• Section 8 report: Changed from report to Legislative Management to "Department of Commerce"
• Senate aceded to remaining House amendments
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1719
• PASSED HOUSE 91-0 HJ 1984

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/25/2019 SJ 2014

Property Tax Credit for Veterans

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 20 of section 57-02-08, section 57-02-08.8, and subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 57-55-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the property tax credit for veterans; and to provide an effective date.

• Remove eligibility for veterans awarded VA "specially adapted housing" or thier un-remarried surviving spouse
• Remove "head of family" verbiage
• Remove disability rating percentage formula starting at 50% disabled
• Remove "disabled" from verbiage
• Allows property tax credit for all veterans or unremarried surviving spouse receiving a VA Pension 
• Removes taxable valuation limit 

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 6-0-0 SJ 398

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

FAILED SENATE 2-44 SJ 408

Disabled Past Military Service Member access to NDDVA loan and grants, Veterans Preference. CVSO Accreditation.

Pre-approved by NDACTVSO, Commissioner, ACOVA and NDVLC

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 37-14-01.1 and 37-14-18 and subsection 8 of section 37-19.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the accreditation of county veterans' service officers and the definition of a veteran for purposes of veterans' relief and rehabilitation and veterans' preference.

• Add ND Military Service members not meeting definition of veteran under NDCC 37-01-40 but have a Service Connected VA disability rating as eligible for
  • NDDVA Loan Program
  • NDDVA Grant Program
  • ND Veterans Employment Preference
• Add National Guard 20 year honorably discharged service members to ND Veterans Employment Preference
• Remove Wartime and resident requirement for ND Veterans Employment Preference 
• Add NDDVA to CVSO accreditation requirement
• Add CVSO office employees to accreditation requirement
• Allow CVSO's 6 months to obtain accreditation 
• Remove "County" from veteran service officer

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Added "County" back to veteran service officer language
• Removed "and employees of veterans service offices"
• Changed from "6 months" to "12 months" to obtain accreditations
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 661
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 677

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 12-0-2 HJ 1207
• PASSED HOUSE 86-0 HJ 1278

FISCAL NOTE: $0

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3/28/2019 SJ 1190

• Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Constitution, Article IV, Section 13

Appropriations Veterans Cemetery and ND National Guard

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the adjutant general; and to provide a transfer. Legislative Appropriations Bill.

SECTION 3. VETERANS' CEMETERY MAINTENANCE FUND - APPROPRIATION.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Reduced General fund expenditures with Other income (Federal) by: $1,320,635
  • Reduced operating expenses: -$192,613
  • Added Capital Assets: $32,975,000 (Non-General Fund)
  • Reduced Grants: -$190,961
  • Reduced Civil Air Patrol Funding: -$11,986
  • Increase Tuition, recruiting and retention: $100,000
  • Increased Air guard contract: $35,249
  • Reduced Army guard contract -$2,167,524
  • Increased funding for Veterans Cemetery: $70,835
  • Reduced Reintegration program: -$641,115
• Committee recommended DO PASS 16-0-5 HJ 567
• PASSED HOUSE 88-3-3 HJ 802

Hunting License for Injured Military Wildlife Project

A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 20.1-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses; to amend and reenact sections 20.1-02-04, 20.1-04-07, 20.1-08-04.1, 20.1-08-04.2, and 20.1-08-04.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses; and to repeal sections 20.1-08-04.8, 20.1-08-04.12, and 20.1-08-04.13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Declared an emergency
• Changed deer licenses to "deer bow season"
• Added "if determined appropriate by the director based on sustainability of the species population" to 20.1-05.1-02
• Committee recommended DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 136
• PASSED HOUSE, EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED 89-2 HJ186

FISCAL NOTE: $960 (Unchanged)

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Added Section 2 of SB2228 which failed the Senate
  • Allow four spring wild turkey licenses and permits for ND veterans
    • Selected by nonprofit organization which provides outdoor recreation to Veterans
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 896
• Referred back to Committee SJ 916
• Affected changes to other sections of NDCC 20.1-05.1-01
  • Removed "Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation as one of the Moose license recipients
  • Changed from "50% of raffle net proceeds" to "net proceeds"
    • Changed proceeds going to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to North American Wildlife enforcement memorial museum and educational center
  • Removed "North American wild life enforcement memorial museum and educational center as one of the Elk recipients.
    • Changed "50% of net proceeds" to "net proceeds"
    • Added proceeds distributed to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 1085
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED  SJ 1104

FISCAL NOTE $-1,080 (not General fund dollars)

HOUSE REFUSED TO CONCUR HJ 1425

• House conference committee appointed: D. Anderson, Porter, Mitskog HJ 1425
• Senate conference committee appointed: Roers, Schaible, Oban SJ 1249
• Conference Committee Scheduled Hearings
• Changes made Section 3:
  • Changed from "Individuals" to "Veterans"
  • Added verbiage to show intent that the recreation activities are to improve the health and well-being of veterans and reduce suicide among veterans
  • Added directive on how license is to be provided to veteran
• PASSED HOUSE 84-6 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED HJ 1644
• PASSED SENATE 45-0 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED SJ 1447

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT SJ 1480

SIGNED BY SPEAKER HJ 1714

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR HJ 1769

FISCAL NOTE: -$1,800

Property Tax Credit Disabled Veteran Family Trust

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 57-02-08.8 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to application of the property tax credit for disabled veterans to properties placed in trust for a surviving spouse; and to provide an effective date.

This bill would...

• Extend property tax exemption to homesteads held in family trust after veteran is deceased.

FISCAL NOTE: Cannot be determined

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Added: "a revocable or irrevocable" to the trust for the unremarried surviving spouse...
• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 9-5-0 HJ 121
• PASSED HOUSE: 58-36 HJ147

FISCAL NOTE: Unchanged

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 4-2-0 SJ 854
• FAILED SENATE: 14-32 SJ 865

Appropriations ND Veterans Cemetery and ND National Guard:Governor Dalrymple Bill

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of adjutant general; and to provide exemptions. 

This is the bill by Governor Dalrymple. This bill along with Governor Burgum bill will be combined with agency bill. Final bill will be HB1016

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Committee recommends DO NOT PASS 19-0-2 HJ 256
• FAILED TO PASS 0-88 HJ 269

Refer to HB1016