Legislation

Military Dependents Occupation and Profession Licensure and Regulation

Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)

A BILL for an Act to create and enact section 43-51-11.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of the practice of occupations and professions by military dependents; and to amend and reenact sections 15.1-13-17, 27-11-01, 43-51-01, and 43-51-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of occupations and professions.

This bill would...

• Allow teachers licensure exemption for military dependent

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS SJ 697
• FAILED SENATE 3-44 SJ 730

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

Committee combined this bill with SB 2306

Interstate Licensing Compact

Military Families Top Ten (#1) 

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the interstate medical licensure compact.

This bill would...

• Create interstate licensure compact for
  • Physical Therapy Licensure 
  • Enhance Nurse Licensure

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 6-0-0 SJ 291
• PASSED SENATE 45-0 SJ 316

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Fees must be paid by the board not general funds
• Committee recomended DO PASS  as amended 13-1-0 HJ 1235
• PASSED HOUSE as amended 87-3 HJ 1303
• SENATE CONCURRED to amendment PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1209

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/8/2019 SJ 1371

• Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Constitution, Article IV, Section 13

Burial Benefits Veteran Spouse

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for veterans' spouses and dependents burial fees at the veterans' cemetery

This bill would...

• Pay the burial costs for Veteran Spouse at Veterans Cemetery
• $160,000

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Changed appropriations to $250,000
• Committee recommends DO PASS as amended 7-0-0 SJ 347
• Referred to Senate Appropriations
• Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 SJ 487
• PASSED SENATE 46-0 SJ 511

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Reduced appropriations from $250,000 to $125,000
• Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 12-0-2 HJ 1206
• Referred to House Appropriations HJ 1215
• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 19-2-0 HJ 1235
• FAILED HOUSE 44-46 HJ 1299
• Requested Senate to return HJ 1341
• Returned to House SJ 1103
• HOUSE RECONSIDERED  HJ 1371
• PASSED HOUSE 67-27 HJ 1371
• SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR to amendments SJ 1201
• Senate Conference Committee assigned: Vedaa, Elkin, Marcellais SJ 1201
• House Conference Committee assigned: Schauer, Karls, Johnston

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Reduced from $250,000 to $175,000
• Changed from "paying" cost of interring to "defraying" the cost of interring
• Change from 2019-2021 bienium to Period of: March 1, 2020-June 30, 2021
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1626
• PASSED HOUSE 69-21 HJ 1888

FISCAL NOTE: $175,000

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/23/2019 SJ 1894

Military Spouse Licensure

Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 43-51 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of military members and military spouses; to amend and reenact sections 43-51-01, 43-51-11, and 43-51-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of military members and spouses; to provide for a report to the legislative management; and to provide for a legislative management study.

This bill would...

• Require licensure and permit applications to inquire if applicant is military member or spouse of military member
• Require boards to Issue license, provisional license or temporarey permit to military spouse
• Provide for Legislative management study during 2019-2021 interim

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Combined language from SB 2127 to this bill
• Combined language from SB 2126 to this bill
• Require occupational and professional boards to adopt rules to implement by August 1, 2020
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 697
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 728

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Removed:
  • statement of legislative intent (section 11)
  • report to legislative management (section 9)
  • legislative management study (section 10)
  • all of section 6 Members of military license renewal
• Added:
  • Exemption for boards;
    • State board of accountancy
    • State electrical board
    • ND real estate appraiser qualifications and ethics board
    • State real estate commission
    • Secretary of state with respect to contractor licensing
    • ND Board of medicine
    • State board of dental examiners
  • Provision to above listed boards of providing 30 days to issue license or issue a profisional license or temporary permit.
• Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 12-0-2 HJ 1263
• PASSED HOUSE 90-0 HJ 1340
• SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR to amendments SJ 1201
• Senate Conference Committee appointed: Meyer, K. Roers, Oban
• House Conference Committee appointed: Laning, Richter, Adams

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Added: and to provide a report
• Section 8 report: Changed from report to Legislative Management to "Department of Commerce"
• Senate aceded to remaining House amendments
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1719
• PASSED HOUSE 91-0 HJ 1984

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/25/2019 SJ 2014

Property Tax Credit for Veterans

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 20 of section 57-02-08, section 57-02-08.8, and subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 57-55-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the property tax credit for veterans; and to provide an effective date.

• Remove eligibility for veterans awarded VA "specially adapted housing" or thier un-remarried surviving spouse
• Remove "head of family" verbiage
• Remove disability rating percentage formula starting at 50% disabled
• Remove "disabled" from verbiage
• Allows property tax credit for all veterans or unremarried surviving spouse receiving a VA Pension 
• Removes taxable valuation limit 

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 6-0-0 SJ 398

FISCAL NOTE: NONE

FAILED SENATE 2-44 SJ 408

Disabled Past Military Service Member access to NDDVA loan and grants, Veterans Preference. CVSO Accreditation.

Pre-approved by NDACTVSO, Commissioner, ACOVA and NDVLC

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 37-14-01.1 and 37-14-18 and subsection 8 of section 37-19.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the accreditation of county veterans' service officers and the definition of a veteran for purposes of veterans' relief and rehabilitation and veterans' preference.

• Add ND Military Service members not meeting definition of veteran under NDCC 37-01-40 but have a Service Connected VA disability rating as eligible for
  • NDDVA Loan Program
  • NDDVA Grant Program
  • ND Veterans Employment Preference
• Add National Guard 20 year honorably discharged service members to ND Veterans Employment Preference
• Remove Wartime and resident requirement for ND Veterans Employment Preference 
• Add NDDVA to CVSO accreditation requirement
• Add CVSO office employees to accreditation requirement
• Allow CVSO's 6 months to obtain accreditation 
• Remove "County" from veteran service officer

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Added "County" back to veteran service officer language
• Removed "and employees of veterans service offices"
• Changed from "6 months" to "12 months" to obtain accreditations
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 661
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 677

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO PASS 12-0-2 HJ 1207
• PASSED HOUSE 86-0 HJ 1278

FISCAL NOTE: $0

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3/28/2019 SJ 1190

• Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Constitution, Article IV, Section 13

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Appropriations Veterans Cemetery and ND National Guard

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the adjutant general; and to provide a transfer. Legislative Appropriations Bill.

SECTION 3. VETERANS' CEMETERY MAINTENANCE FUND - APPROPRIATION.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Reduced General fund expenditures with Other income (Federal) by: $1,320,635
  • Reduced operating expenses: -$192,613
  • Added Capital Assets: $32,975,000 (Non-General Fund)
  • Reduced Grants: -$190,961
  • Reduced Civil Air Patrol Funding: -$11,986
  • Increase Tuition, recruiting and retention: $100,000
  • Increased Air guard contract: $35,249
  • Reduced Army guard contract -$2,167,524
  • Increased funding for Veterans Cemetery: $70,835
  • Reduced Reintegration program: -$641,115
• Committee recommended DO PASS 16-0-5 HJ 567
• PASSED HOUSE 88-3-3 HJ 802

Hunting License for Injured Military Wildlife Project

A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 20.1-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses; to amend and reenact sections 20.1-02-04, 20.1-04-07, 20.1-08-04.1, 20.1-08-04.2, and 20.1-08-04.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses; and to repeal sections 20.1-08-04.8, 20.1-08-04.12, and 20.1-08-04.13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Declared an emergency
• Changed deer licenses to "deer bow season"
• Added "if determined appropriate by the director based on sustainability of the species population" to 20.1-05.1-02
• Committee recommended DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 136
• PASSED HOUSE, EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED 89-2 HJ186

FISCAL NOTE: $960 (Unchanged)

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Added Section 2 of SB2228 which failed the Senate
  • Allow four spring wild turkey licenses and permits for ND veterans
    • Selected by nonprofit organization which provides outdoor recreation to Veterans
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 896
• Referred back to Committee SJ 916
• Affected changes to other sections of NDCC 20.1-05.1-01
  • Removed "Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation as one of the Moose license recipients
  • Changed from "50% of raffle net proceeds" to "net proceeds"
    • Changed proceeds going to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to North American Wildlife enforcement memorial museum and educational center
  • Removed "North American wild life enforcement memorial museum and educational center as one of the Elk recipients.
    • Changed "50% of net proceeds" to "net proceeds"
    • Added proceeds distributed to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 1085
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED  SJ 1104

FISCAL NOTE $-1,080 (not General fund dollars)

HOUSE REFUSED TO CONCUR HJ 1425

• House conference committee appointed: D. Anderson, Porter, Mitskog HJ 1425
• Senate conference committee appointed: Roers, Schaible, Oban SJ 1249
• Conference Committee Scheduled Hearings
• Changes made Section 3:
  • Changed from "Individuals" to "Veterans"
  • Added verbiage to show intent that the recreation activities are to improve the health and well-being of veterans and reduce suicide among veterans
  • Added directive on how license is to be provided to veteran
• PASSED HOUSE 84-6 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED HJ 1644
• PASSED SENATE 45-0 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED SJ 1447

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT SJ 1480

SIGNED BY SPEAKER HJ 1714

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR HJ 1769

FISCAL NOTE: -$1,800

Property Tax Credit Disabled Veteran Family Trust

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 57-02-08.8 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to application of the property tax credit for disabled veterans to properties placed in trust for a surviving spouse; and to provide an effective date.

This bill would...

• Extend property tax exemption to homesteads held in family trust after veteran is deceased.

FISCAL NOTE: Cannot be determined

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Added: "a revocable or irrevocable" to the trust for the unremarried surviving spouse...
• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 9-5-0 HJ 121
• PASSED HOUSE: 58-36 HJ147

FISCAL NOTE: Unchanged

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 4-2-0 SJ 854
• FAILED SENATE: 14-32 SJ 865

Appropriations ND Veterans Cemetery and ND National Guard:Governor Dalrymple Bill

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of adjutant general; and to provide exemptions. 

This is the bill by Governor Dalrymple. This bill along with Governor Burgum bill will be combined with agency bill. Final bill will be HB1016

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Committee recommends DO NOT PASS 19-0-2 HJ 256
• FAILED TO PASS 0-88 HJ 269

Refer to HB1016

Veterans Preference

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 1-03-01, subsection 1 of section 37-19.1-04, subsection 6 of section 44-04-18.4, subsection 8 of section 54-06-25, sections 54-06-26 and 54-44.3-01.2, subsection 2 of section 54-44.3-03, and sections 54-44.3-05 and 54-44.4-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to holidays, bids and proposals received by public entities, notification of Non applicability of veteran's preference, electronic ballot submission, long distance tolls, salary compensation comparison records, state personnel board vacancy filling procedures, secret ballot election rules, and reports of services.

This bill does not affect the benefit to veterans. This bill:

• relates to ND Veterans Preference
• allows notification option of non-hire of veterans to be made by "Electronic Notification" through the online recruiting solution system in lieu of "Certified Mail".

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• No amendments to Section 1
• Committee recommended DO PASS 14-0-0 HJ 100
• PASSED HOUSE 87-4 HJ 118​

​SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Amended: reinserted "Certified Mail" as an option
• Committee recommended DO PASS 6-0-0 SJ 722
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 755

HOUSE CONCURRED TO SENATE AMENDMENTS 

• PASSED HOUSE 89-1 HJ 1431

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT SJ 1293

SIGNED BY SPEAKER HJ 1593

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR HJ 1618

Income Tax Deduction for Retired Military Benefits

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 57-38-30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax deduction for retired military personnel benefits; and to provide an effective date.

Bill would provide:

• Retired military personnel benefits exempt from ND Income Tax

FISCAL NOTE: $4,600,000

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• No amendments
• Committee recommends DO NOT PASS 12-1-1 HJ 155
• Placed on house calendar
• FAILED TO PASS 23-66 HJ 231

Property Tax. Freeze value of residence Disabled Veterans and over 65

A BILL for an Act to create an enact a new section to chapter 57-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an optional residential property tax freeze for owners who are disabled or age sixty-five or older; and to provide an effective date.

This bill provides:

• Person with annual income less than $42,000 and,
• Permanently and totally disabled or,
• Eligible for disabled Veterans credit or,
• Age 65 or older may:
• File for a property valuation freeze on residence owned and occupied by claimant

FISCAL NOTE: Cannot be determined

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Committee recommends DO NOT PASS 13-0-1 HJ 262
• FAILED TO PASS 23-70 HJ  305

Homestead Credit Exemption Disabled Persons or Over age 65

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 57-02-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the expansion of the homestead credit exemption for individuals age sixty-five or older; and to provide an effective date.

This bill provides...

• Individual sixty-five years of age or older or permanently and Totally disabled, dependent on income, to receive a reduction in the taxable value of that individuals homestead.
• Exemption on up to $350,000 of true and full value of homestead
• Graduated scale used on percent of exemption
  • 65 years old= 5%
  • 66 years old=10%
  • etc.
• Exemption applied even if individual resides in a nursing home.

​FISCAL NOTE: $55 million a year.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• No amendments
• Committee recommends DO NOT PASS 13-1-0 HJ 182
• Placed on Calendar
• FAILED TO PASS 9-81 HJ197

Retired Veteran and Non ND resident land owners nonresident fee waived

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subdivision a of subsection 3 of section 20.1-03-11, subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-11, and subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to waiving the nonresident landowner deer hunting license fee for retired veterans.

This bill would...

• Allow non-ND resident land owners who are retired veteran of the US armed forces free big game hunting license

Fiscal Note: $12,500 (not general funds)

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Committee recommends DO NOT PASS 14-0-0 HJ 371
• FAILED TO PASS 9-81 HJ 469

HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING TO VETERANS AND DEPENDENTS 

A concurrent resolution urging the State Board of Higher Education to develop a policy and

procedures for providing specific, tailored financial aid counseling to recipients of education

benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, and to include in the

counseling comparisons of those education benefits to other aid packages and financing

options available to the recipients.

This bill would:

• Urge the State Board of Higher Education to develop a policy and procedures for financial aid counseling for recipients of benefits under the Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944.

FISCAL NOTE: $0

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommends DO NOT PASS 11-2-1 HJ 451
• FAILED TO ADOPT 35-54 HJ 556

"POST TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY AWARENESS DAY"

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Added continuation for every year thereafter
• Added ND Cares to list of agencies
• Added Department of Human Services to list of agencies
• Added Families and Survivors to list of persons to educate
• Committee recommended a DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 932
• PASSED HOUSE 91-0 HJ 977

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommends DO PASS 6-0-0 SJ 878
• PASSED SENATE SJ 887

Signed by President of Senate SJ 955

Signed by Speaker of House and filed with Secretary of State HJ 1198

Appropriations - North Dakota Veterans Home: Legislative Appropriations Bill

Pre-approved by ND Veterans Home Director and ACOVA.

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the ND Veterans Home. Governors budget rate at 90% of 2015-2017 base budget.

This bill is to be combined with SB2067 by end of session. SB2007 will be final ND Veterans Home budget.

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Replaced $2,111,404 of General Fund appropriations with Special funds (Non-General Fund Dollars)
• Appropriated $157,000: From Special (Non-General Fund Dollars)
  • $59,500 for Equipment
  • $15,000 for Health information exchange software
  • $82,500 Nurse Call System upgrade
• Committee recommended DO-PASS 14-0-0 SJ 384
• Amendments Adopted SJ 409
• Passed 45-0 SJ 410

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Reduced operating expenses by $62,761
• Reduced capital assets by $7,239
• Reduced equipment by $15,000
• Provided an exemption for Shop addition project funding. (Non-General Funds)
• Committee recommended DO PASS 19-0-2 HJ 1324
• Amendments passed 90-0 HJ 1384
• Passed House 90-0 HJ 1428

SENATE CONCURRED SJ 1286

• Passed Senate 46-0 SJ 1286

SIGNED BY SPEAKER HJ 1593

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT SJ 1358

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR SJ 1412

Appropriations - ND Department of Veterans Affairs (NDDVA) Budget: Legislative Appropriations Bill

Pre-approved by Commissioner and ACOVA.

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of veterans' affairs. Governors budget rate at 90% of 2015-2017 base budget.

NDDVA Requested budget changes: Optional Package-NOT included in budget.

• Restore Base Budget funding to $98,900. Gov. Dalrymple recommends to restore $26,895 for Desktop support
• Salary Equity Funding: $96,143
• Funding for Stand Downs: $20,000
• Funding for Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD: $50,000. Senate Approved $50,000
• Training Position: $145,152
• Funding Grant for Veteran Service Organizations NSO officer: $300,000
• Funding for Temporary Employees: $49,500
• Marketing and Outreach: $20,000
• Funding for Transportation Vans: $30,000 Gov. Dalrymple recommends $15,000. Senate provides NO van funding
• Increase Post War Trust Fund Principal: $1,750,000
• NDDVA Website upgrade: $67,689
  • Agent Orange Outreach: $50,000

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Reduced General funds for NDDV by $215,815
• Reduce staff by one Full Time Employees (FTE)
  • Per Governor Burgums recommendation to go back to 2011-2013 biennium FTE count
• Require NDDVA to use Federal Highly Rural Transportation Grant (HRTG) program funds to pay portion of two NDDVA staff members salaries
  • $100,000
  • Functionally eliminating HRTG coordinator position
• Reduced Federal Funding authorization of State Approving Agency by $15,778
• Restored $26,895 in Desktop support hardware
• Restored Service Dog funding of $50,000 SJ 492
• Provides that $15,000 of NDDVA operation budget be used for transportation van purchase
• Budget leaves Senate at 76% of base funding and 90% of FTE staff 0 Temp staff
• PASSED SENATE 45-0 SJ 492

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Reduced General funds by $134,005.00 (in addition to Senate reductions)
  • Reduced staff by one additional Full Time Employee -$130,000
    • Per Governor Burgums' recommendation to go back to 2011-2013 biennium FTE count
      • This makes 2 FTE's removed. Governor Burgums' recommended 1 be removed.
  • Reduced funding for PTSD dogs -$25,000
  • Reduced Health care funding -$1,205
  • Added funding for transportation vans $18,600 (funded from additional FTE removal)
  • Added funding for transportation vans $3,600 (funded from additional FTE removal)
• Adds mandate that $18,600 one time funding to only be used for transportation van program
• Budget leaves House at 72% of base funding and 78% of FTE staff and 0 Temp staff (overall staffing at 60%)
• Committee recommends DO PASS 17-0-4 HJ 1299
• PASSED HOUSE 90-1 HJ 1313

SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR SJ 1193

• Senate conference committee appointed: Kilzer, Dever, Robinson SJ 1193
• House conference committee appointed: J. Nelson, Kading, Holman HJ 1531
• Conference Committee scheduled Hearings
• Conference committee actions:
  • Raised Service Dog funding to $50,000
  • Maintained funding for vans at $37,200
  • Did not return any FTE's
  • Did not correct the HRTG fund supplanting issue
• PASSED SENATE 45-0 SJ 1553
• PASSED HOUSE 86-5 HJ 1795

​​SIGNED BY SPEAKER HJ 1804

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT SJ 1582

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR