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  Click For Meeting Invite 

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  Click For Meeting Invite 

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  Click For Meeting Invite 

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  Click For Meeting Invite 

HB 1431

Senate Finance and Taxation 

Fort Totten 

This bill relates to bonding to fund several projects. 

03/17/2021 10:00 AM  Click For Meeting Invite 

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  Click For Meeting Invite 

HB 1259

Senate Political Subdivisions 

Sakakawea 

This bill relates to the national waste water surveillance system. 

03/18/2021 10:00 AM  Click For Meeting Invite 

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  Click For Meeting Invite 

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  Click For Meeting Invite 

HB 1222

Senate Political Subdivisions 

Sakakawea 

This bill relates to non-conforming structures. 

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