HB 1131 - FINANCIAL.LAW POLICY CHANGE - NDDVA to Accept and Expend Donations - Funeral Coin sale to any person - 2019

North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (NDDVA) to Accept and Expend Donations

Pre-approved by Commissioner, ACOVA and NDVLC

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-39.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exempting the sale of commemorative memorial coins from sales tax; to amend and reenact section 37-18-12 and subsection 2 of section 37-18-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to funding authority of the department of veterans' affairs and veteran commemorative coins; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for retroactive application.

This bill would...

• Allow NDDVA to apply for any private donation, gift, grant, or bequest
• Allow NDDVA to accept and receive any private donation, gift, grant or bequest
• Allow NDDVA continuing appropriation to administer and expend any private donation, gift, grant or bequest in accordance with the purpose or condition imposed by the donor
• Amend commemorative memorial coin sale restriction from "A family member of a deceased North Dakota veteran" to "Any person"
• Add sales tax exemption status to sale of commemorative memorial coin sales

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 636
• PASSED HOUSE 90-0 HJ 725

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 948
• Referred to Senate Appropriations SJ 948
• Senate requested bill be returned from Appropriations SJ 955
• PASSED SENATE 45-0 SJ 994

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3/28/2019 HJ 1409

• Effective date: 07/01/2019 per ND Constitution, Article IV, Section 13