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Representative Porter, presenting the conference committee report, described the bill as a rewrite and consolidation of campaign‑finance reporting requirements that raises the individual reporting threshold from $200 to $250, requires beginning and ending balances, clarifies deposit date reporting, and instructs the Secretary of State to host an electronic reporting system. \"It is going to require a beginning and ending balance be reported,\" Porter said, adding the bill codifies an Attorney General opinion on federal PACs and includes an exemption for the governor's residence from the prohibition on campaigning on state property. Porter moved adoption of the conference committee report.

The nut graf: debate centered less on technical reporting changes than on process: several lawmakers said the Senate \"hog‑housed\" the bill — substituting its version onto another House bill — and that conferees did not adequately defend the House's earlier GVA committee work and public‑hearing record. Opponents argued the public and original sponsor did not get proper input and warned about criminal penalties and potential deterrence to new candidates.

Members who opposed the report cited the bill's path and committee representation. Representative Fraley and Representative Shower said the bill before the House had not gone through the same public‑hearing process as the earlier House/GVA proposal; Shower said the bill had been ‘‘hog‑housed’’ by the Senate and that conferees lacked subject‑matter background. Representative Vetter questioned which House positions the conferees defended; Representative Vetter said, \"I did not see a single position in which the house was defended on our positions.\" Representative D. Ruby, who said the bill originally carried his name, said he was not consulted about substantive changes and requested a roll‑call vote to register opposition to what he called an altered product.

Supporters said the bill modernizes reporting, consolidates chapters of the Century Code, and makes filings easier for candidates and the public. Representative Porter and other conferees argued the electronic system and clarified thresholds will increase transparency while protecting sub‑$250 transactions from public disclosure.

The clerk recorded a final vote rejecting the conference committee report; the clerk announced the vote as 23 yea, 60 nay and the motion failed. The report was rejected, leaving campaign‑finance reform unresolved for now and likely to return to the legislative process for further negotiation.

Ending: Because the conference report was rejected, the House may appoint new conferees or continue negotiations with the Senate; the bill's effective date language presented on the floor set implementation for Jan. 1, 2026, for reporting changes noted by supporters.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Floor Session May 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Lawmakers rejected the conference committee report on House Bill 13‑77 after extended debate about whether the Senate 'hog‑housed' the bill and whether conference conferees defended the House position; the rejection leaves campaign‑finance reform unresolved.","taxTitle","House of Representatives, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28308,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6253411,"House approves phased tax on coal conversion facilities; bill allocates funds to legacy fund",729,509000,1238000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3181483-a9a41849d72385112a9201cab460c53f&start=509&end=1238","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3181483-a9a41849d72385112a9201cab460c53f/thumbnail_509000.jpg","/articles/6253411/North-Dakota/House-approves-phased-tax-on-coal-conversion-facilities-bill-allocates-funds-to-legacy-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6253411-909044116103dadb9affb4c086ecd300/orig.mp4?Expires=1770432672&Signature=G1brrE8RFUAwaXAc7dU78yldcVxdHu9XFUpM7HJxnAvFuyJebKgkDeRSH4O6X8S9OAf0I2C2DZOY9gSvpF1EBrVULW-aDY6Z3EZ6aeRtjJiVxxhGf~we7IQD0IQmBi6rhQkf7DtRixUFrF8Qs3VKuCtlMok5MDbYmp5mvki6zXQvoGnPJDKYGfepR5cai-0m~oXYmxNoIKvDTkanL460lWcDr6Ml-xfVlT04Dtb02kJZ1yCJ0-qcaQH~vkrrEKBcVEN7cbVHCiAYh8KI7IqMa8EBDc2BbBfQVolJdeseCXTpAF1yatf5-ixjP-07jWeHk2oQD3JI0qzF-DvW41qYvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota House on May 2 adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 12‑79 and then passed the bill, approving a phased partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and creating a lignite research tax and related allocations.

Representative Hager, presenting the conference committee report, said the measure restores a carbon dioxide capture credit, directs certain deposits to the legacy fund, and phases a tax exemption down over a multi‑year schedule. \"When the amendment when the bill takes effect, in, 2026, they'll have a 90% exemption. 2027, they'll have 80%. 70% in 2028, '60 percent in 2029, and 35% in 2030,\" Hager said on the floor. He also described definitions added for state and generating plant shares and a repeal and contingent effective date provision tied to federal law changes.

The nut graf: supporters framed HB12‑79 as a negotiated, industry‑backed package to preserve coal conversion operations while restoring targeted credits and directing revenue to the legacy fund; opponents warned the measure effectively shifts costs to electric consumers.

Discussion on the floor emphasized the negotiated nature of the compromise and the bill's fiscal effects. Representative Sackler urged rejection, saying the change amounts to a tax on electric consumers rather than the industry itself: \"This isn't a tax on the industry. It's a tax on electric consumers,\" he said. Representative Hager replied that conferees worked with the industry and that the phased approach provides a graduated path. Hager estimated industry would pay about $35 million in taxes and receive about $70 million in benefits over the life of the package, and said the first year of imposition would involve a relatively small obligation after a remaining one‑year zero obligation period.

The bill contains several implementation and fiscal provisions as described on the floor: allocations of severance and conversion tax revenue to the legacy fund, a multi‑section effective date and repealer structure, and a contingent effective date that would nullify the tax exemption if Congress repealed the federal production tax credit for electricity from renewables under Internal Revenue Code section 45. The conference committee report was adopted on a voice vote, and final passage was recorded later in the session; the clerk recorded a final vote of 68 yea, 21 nay, and the bill was declared passed.

Ending: The bill now awaits transmittal to the Senate or enrollment per legislative procedure; the House record lists the conference committee membership and the statutory sections the bill amends.","The North Dakota House adopted the conference committee report and passed House Bill 12‑79, creating a phased partial exemption for coal conversion facilities, shifting certain revenue to the legacy fund, and adding a contingent repeal tied to federal tax law changes.","actionData","errors"]

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House rejects conference report on campaign‑finance transparency bill after floor fight over process

House approves phased tax on coal conversion facilities; bill allocates funds to legacy fund