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The committee's amended bill raises the primary-residence credit from $1,250 to $1,650, retains a 'skin in the game' limit that caps the credit at 75% of a homeowner's tax bill, and expands the credit so it may be applied to voter-approved mill levies, including school bonds. The committee also aligned disabled-veterans true-and-full value language with current law by raising the exemption threshold in the bill from $180,000 to $200,000 true-and-full value and left the appropriation for the legacy fund at $398,400,000.

Why it matters: The changes will alter how much relief homeowners receive and accelerate state payments to counties so local governments are not left with cash shortfalls early in the year. Members pressed for clarity on how the cap interacts with school funding rules and how the changes would affect rural counties.

Committee members said sign-ups for the program exceeded earlier projections: the tax commissioner had estimated 65,000 eligible residences, while the sign-up count reported in committee was about 143,500, a factor that lowered the fiscal pressure per-enrollee and supported the credit increase. Staff explained the increased credit will require the state to accelerate county reimbursements earlier in the calendar year to avoid a funding gap between tax-collection dates and state payments.

Several senators focused on language that interacts with the school funding formula. Current law assumes a 60-mill local contribution when calculating state aid; the 3% cap on local mill increases could force mills below that 60-mill assumption, reducing local revenue and shifting cost to the state. Senator Shibley argued the simplest fix is to exempt the 60-mill local contribution from the 3% cap because the state requires that contribution via the funding formula. Others said that would increase state costs substantially; staff estimated one option could raise state spending by about $17 million per year (roughly $34 million per biennium).

Senator Magrum asked whether the 'skin in the game' 75% limit would disproportionately affect rural counties; committee staff said they lacked the detailed parcel-level data to perform a definitive geographic analysis.

After discussion, the committee approved a do-pass recommendation on HB1168 as amended. The transcript records the committee vote as \"Motion passed 14 1 1.\" Senator Weber, who had led the tax committee work, will carry the bill in conference; members said outstanding school-cap and formula issues would be further negotiated in conference committee and the interim if necessary.

Less-critical detail: The amendment package also exempts townships from having to re-vote on cap increases at the general election if they already approved increases in their March annual meeting, and clarifies that the credit cannot be applied to special assessments. Committee members noted the bill includes a mechanism for the tax commissioner to request a deficiency appropriation from the legislature if estimated legacy-fund revenue falls short of the appropriation.

The committee adjourned after sending the bill to conference and reminded members to monitor upcoming conference schedules.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Appropriations Apr 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Appropriations Committee gave a do-pass recommendation to House Bill 1168 as amended, increasing the primary-residence property tax credit and expanding eligible levies, but left complex school-funding and 3% cap questions for conference committee work.","taxTitle","Appropriations, Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28312,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6260997,"Appropriations Committee trims treasurer budget, adds emergency IT spending authority",1003,362000,1365000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3125527-bd152b73e13cfdc5237e5af70e9913bc&start=362&end=1365","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3125527-bd152b73e13cfdc5237e5af70e9913bc/thumbnail_362000.jpg","/articles/6260997/North-Dakota/Appropriations-Committee-trims-treasurer-budget-adds-emergency-IT-spending-authority","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6260997-092d7cec67f5f071120abb0e1a73c407/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442988&Signature=HQqUM7s1t2LxB59h2eZkwy6koOKwZam585uHM6-VBlhw35KWk1AjSsTyTegpdnUjSjhXi2Htr1IAPd9TrbT2Eyk6nfDkkgH88DX2UVVA2lMEWk4q2wD06olDAFuhaitKWW9QFbqnDCGbJEA6-LuUaDFnFkYne8Ln9x5HliwmDce6o7xHh64W-85Sik-MS-fuwueYUi0MF96HL4KPo3YZAIgTtbGLsvWxsfFNFA4pyWklsx76-vFXKXPazx2vog3vCEy5NJ~Gr8cyjA3TOvZJZ6ufjNat5dF-3dWP1SqVXY8-Hg7GBRilSYmVKih9H681UE~ZP7ipjR8KbQFjYGS1IA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bismarck ' The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday amended and voted to advance House Bill 1005, the budget for the State Treasurer, removing a House-funded transfer of unclaimed property to the treasurer's office, adding a small salary-equity appropriation and approving an emergency clause to allow one-time information-technology spending to be accessed sooner.

The committee's action cleared three separate votes: approval of the amendment to the treasurer's engrossed bill, passage of a further amendment adding an emergency clause for one-time IT dollars, and a do-pass recommendation on the bill as amended. Chairman Beckettall presided; Senator Burkhart led the bill presentation and moved the primary amendment.

Why it matters: The changes affect how certain revenues and one-time funds are handled across agencies and seek to give the treasurer's office authority to implement IT changes before the next distribution cycle. The emergency clause was requested to accelerate work needed to map recent formula and tax changes into the treasurer's payment systems.

Senator Burkhart told the committee the Senate version of the bill removes several House additions related to moving unclaimed property from the Department of Trust Lands to the State Treasurer, and recited the footnote changes. Among the adjustments: removal of $1,600,000 in special funds and four FTE positions connected to the proposed unclaimed-property transfer; addition of $100,000 from the general fund for salary-equity increases; a $1,000,000 reduction in a carbon-dioxide (CO2) pipeline payment estimate (from $2,000,000 to $1,000,000); and an increase in one-time strategic investment fund (SIF) IT operating support from $110,000 to $295,000 (an increase of $185,000).

Thomas Beetle, North Dakota State Treasurer, told the committee the treasurer's office asked for an emergency clause limited to the one-time IT appropriation. He said mapping recent formula and oil-and-gas adjustments into the treasurer's databases will take time and the office does not have sufficient unobligated dollars in the current biennium to complete the work before the first distributions of the new biennium. Beetle asked for access to the one-time SIF dollars earlier so the systems can be updated in time.

Committee members discussed the salary-equity addition and whether such increases should be handled centrally. Senator Deavor and others asked for clarification on which positions and whether employees had been moved from other agencies; the committee was told the House language had included the transfer but the Senate removed it. Members also asked for detail on the CO2 payment line; Treasurer Beetle explained the payments are for CO2 pipelines certified by the tax department under the North Dakota Century Code provisions cited in committee and that the current requests tie to projects that have been certified in Bowman and Slope counties and an anticipated certification tied to a Dakota Gasification project.

Votes at a glance: The committee approved the primary amendment (the engrossment amendment 2002) and later approved the emergency-clause amendment. The do-pass motion for House Bill 1005 as amended passed in committee. The roll calls recorded in the transcript show the amendment vote recorded as \"Motion passed 15 0 1\" and the final do-pass recommendation recorded as \"Motion passed 14 1 1.\" (Clerks read the roll for each vote; the transcript contains the detailed aye/no responses.)

The committee sent the amended bill forward with Senator Burkhart to carry it in conference committee; the treasurer's emergency clause was approved to give the office the temporary appropriation authority to accelerate its IT work before first distributions are made.

Less-critical detail: Treasurer Beetle said the office previously received an emergency appropriation in the current biennium for a western project and requested $175,000 of emergency commission dollars to cover a prior certified project; the one-time SIF increase and the emergency clause are intended to address implementation timing rather than a recurring operating need.

The committee moved on to other agenda items after the votes.","The Senate Appropriations Committee amended and advanced House Bill 1005, the state treasurer's budget, removing a proposed transfer of unclaimed property, adding limited salary-equity funding, reducing a CO2 pipeline payment estimate and approving an emergency clause to accelerate one-time IT spending.","actionData","errors"]

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