Beginning of Legislative Week 11

 

Week 11 will be a big week at the North Dakota Legislature. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16th, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will hear the revenue forecast from Moody's Analytics. This is the first step in the House and Senate adopting common revenue projections to work from. Once common revenue projections are adopted, the work on the state budget based on those revenue projections will occur.

This is also a big week for hearings on bills that impact cities. On Tuesday, the Senate Taxation Committee is hearing two bills regarding infrastructure funding. Additionally, on Thursday, the Senate Political Subdivisions Committee is taking up a bill related to city extra territorial zoning. 

Please see the committee hearing schedule below for more information about city high priority bills being heard this week:

 

Date and Time	Bill Number	Committee	Room	Description
Monday
03/15/2021 02:30 PM	HB 1130	Senate Judiciary	Peace Garden	This bill allows a municipal court judgment to be converted into a civil judgment.
Tuesday
03/16/2021 09:30 AM	HB 1501	Senate Finance and Taxation	Fort Totten	This bill provides for tax on retail marijuana sales.
Wednesday Happy St. Patrick’s Day
03/17/2021 09:00 AM	SB 2139	House Finance and Taxation	327E	This bill creates the ability for a city to use a neighborhood zone.
03/17/2021 09:00 AM	HB 1431	Senate Finance and Taxation	Fort Totten	This bill relates to bonding to fund several projects.
03/17/2021 10:00 AM	HB 1380	Senate Finance and Taxation	Fort Totten	This bill creates a legacy earnings fund and splits the money between several priorities.
Thursday
03/18/2021 09:00 AM	HB 1259	Senate Political Subdivisions	Sakakawea	This bill relates to the national waste water surveillance system.
03/18/2021 10:00 AM	HB 1457	Senate Political Subdivisions	Sakakawea	This bill has to do with limited the amount of time a local emergency declaration can be in place.
03/18/2021 10:30 AM	HB 1165	Senate Political Subdivisions	Sakakawea	This bill allows residents of extra territorial zone to vote in all city elections.
Friday
03/19/2021 10:30 AM	HB 1222	Senate Political Subdivisions	Sakakawea	This bill relates to non-conforming structures.