Date and Time Bill Short Title Committee Room Description Comment

01/28 09:00 AM SB 2316 Relating to allowing individuals who do not Senate Education Sheyenne Allows individuals to teach drivers ed in Sponsor is have a teaching license to teach driver River area with teacher shortage if the individual Senator Mike education upon meeting certain criteria. has drivers ed training and experience as a Dwyer driver education teacher.

01/28 09:00 AM HB 1321 Relating to an income tax credit for taxpayers House Finance and Fort Totten Provides a tax credit to parents of children Sponsor Rep. whose children receive nonpublic school or Taxation who are home schooled or attend private home education; and to provide an effective school. Credit is equal to amount of date. foundation aid that would have been received by district for that student.

01/28 09:00 AM SB 2336 Relating to the oil extraction tax rate; and to Senate Finance Lewis and Would restore the 6.5% extraction rate, and Sponsor is provide an effective date. and Taxation Clark remove the big ($90/bbl) trigger. Senator Merrill Piepkorn

01/28 09:30 AM HB 1380 Relating to limitations on property tax levies by House Finance and Fort Totten Would limit school property tax increases to Sponsor is Larry taxing districts without voter approval … Taxation 3% annually instead of 12%, unless 60% of Bellew. relating to the determination of school district voters approve a higher increase state aid payments; and to provide an effective date.

01/28 10:30 AM HB 1186 Relating to oil and gas tax revenue hedging. House Finance and Fort Totten At direction of Industrial Commission, allows Sponsor Rep. Taxation Bank of ND to enter swap agreements or hedging strategies to offset loss of state revenue due to low oil and gas prices.

01/28 11:00 AM HB 1504 Relating to the legacy earnings fund and House Finance and Fort Totten Establishes new legacy earnings fund. Any Sponsor is Rep. transfers of legacy fund earnings; and to Taxation earnings exceeding 5% would go into the Keith Kempenich declare an emergency. fund rather than the general fund. Use of the fund is not specified in the bill.

01/28 02:00 PM SB 2124 Relating to creation of human service zones; Senate Human Red River Social Services bill, state funding for county Introduced on … relating to administration of county social Services operations, regionalization of services behalf of Dept of service boards, the county human services Human Services fund, and caseload standards; to provide a contingent appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

01/28 02:00 PM SB 2276 Relating to the infrastructure revolving loan Senate Finance Lewis and Adds school repair/maintenance and Sponsor is fund; and to provide a statement of legislative and Taxation Clark "projects intended to improve community Senator Joan intent. quality of life," to the definition of essential Heckaman. infrastructure projects. Increases loan limit from $15 million to $25 million.

01/28 02:30 PM HB 1509 Relating to a paid family medical leave House Industry, Peace Would require all businesses with 50 or Sponsor is Rep. program; to provide an appropriation; and to Business and Garden more employees to offer 12 weeks of paid Karla Hanson. provide for a transfer. Labor family medical leave.

01/29 08:30 AM HB 1020 To provide an appropriation for defraying the House Roughrider Extension Service, NDSU ag research and expenses of the state university Appropriations - UGPTI budget extension service, northern crops institute, Education and upper great plains transportation institute, main Environment research center, branch research centers, and Division agronomy seed farm. 01/29 08:45 AM HB 1531 Relating to allowing individuals who do not House Education Coteau A Allows individual with relevant experience to Sponsor is Rep. have a teaching license to teach noncore teach any subject except math, science, Dennis Johnson. subjects upon meeting certain criteria. language arts, or social studies where a teacher shortage exists.

01/29 09:00 AM SB 2310 Relating to the drug testing of school board Senate Education Sheyenne Would subject school board member to Sponsor is Sen. members. River random drug test once a year. Richard Marcellais

01/29 09:15 AM HB 1511 Relating to removing limits on the scholarship House Education Coteau A Would remove limits on awards provided to Sponsor is awards provided to eligible students under the students under the North Dakota academic Representative North Dakota academic scholarship program scholarship program and career and and the North Dakota career and technical technical education scholarship program, education scholarship program. essentially making college or tech school free of charge.

01/29 09:30 AM SB 2337 Relating to requiring school districts to develop Senate Education Sheyenne Requires school district to establish policy Sponsor is a drug testing policy. River for random drug testing of all school district Senator David employees. Clemens

01/29 09:45 AM HB 1525 Relating to a common schools building and House Education Coteau A Transfers common schools trust fund to the Sponsor is Rep. renovation grant fund; to amend and reenact common schools building and maintenance section 15-03-04 and subsection 1 of section fund; requires school districts to transfer all 57-15-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, real property to the Land Dept; requires relating to legal investments and school district Land Dept to use the fund to pay the debt tax levies for building funds; to provide a and be responsible for construction and continuing appropriation; and to provide for a maintenance of all common school report to the legislative management. facilities.

01/29 10:00 AM SB 2331 Relating to allocation of wind generation tax Senate Finance Lewis and Would give the state a one-third share of Sponsor is revenue. and Taxation Clark revenue from wind farms that begin Senator Robert operation or repower in 2021 or later. Erbele

01/29 11:00 AM HB 1513 Relating to an individual income tax deduction House Finance and Fort Totten Would establish a charitable giving program Sponsor is Rep. for the amount paid to employ an intern; … Taxation offering tax credits for individuals and relating to the planned gift tax credit, internship employers for hiring and internships for employment tax credit, and workforce "Hard-to -fill employment positions" recruitment tax credit; and to provide an effective date.

01/29 01:30 PM HB 1020 To provide an appropriation for defraying the House Roughrider Extension Service, NDSU ag research and expenses of the North Dakota state university Appropriations - UGPTI budget extension service, northern crops institute, Education and upper great plains transportation institute, main Environment research center, branch research centers, and Division agronomy seed farm.

01/29 03:30 PM HB 1429 Relating to the administrative authority for the House Education Coteau A Transfers administrative authority for the Sponsor is Rep. teacher shortage loan forgiveness program. teacher shortage loan forgiveness program Cindy Schreiber- from the Board of Higher Ed to the DPI Beck. Superintendent.

01/29 03:30 PM HB 1302 Relating to the sale of property acquired by House Judiciary Prairie If the state no longer needs property Sponsor is Marvin eminent domain or acquired when the property acquired through eminent domain, it would Nelson was eligible for taking by eminent domain, but be required to give the former owner the no longer needed for a public purpose; … option to purchase. Under current law, the relating to vacating property acquired through land would automatically be returned to the eminent domain for highways. former owner. 01/30 08:30 AM HB 1020 To provide an appropriation for defraying the House Roughrider Extension Service, NDSU ag research and expenses of the North Dakota state university Appropriations - UGPTI budget extension service, northern crops institute, Education and upper great plains transportation institute, main Environment research center, branch research centers, and Division agronomy seed farm.

01/30 08:30 AM SB 2271 Relating to the housing incentive fund; to Senate Harvest Strikes a provision that prioritizes the Sponsor is provide a transfer; and to provide an Appropriations housing incentive fund for essential service Senator Curt appropriation. workers. It then falls to providing housing for Kruen. low or moderate income families. Appropriates $40 million to the fund.

01/30 09:00 AM HB 1222 Relating to the elimination of individual and House Finance and Fort Totten Establishes a flat 1% rate for personal and Sponsor Rep. Jeff corporate income tax and the imposition of a Taxation corporate income tax. Hoverson flat individual and corporate income tax at a rate of one percent; … relating to the elimination of individual and corporate income tax; and to provide an effective date.

01/30 09:30 AM SB 2181 Relating to cyberbullying of students. Senate Education Sheyenne Defines cyberbullying in statute. Sponsor is Sen. River Nicole Poolman

01/30 01:30 PM HB 1020 To provide an appropriation for defraying the House Roughrider Extension Service, NDSU ag research and expenses of the North Dakota state university Appropriations - UGPTI budget extension service, northern crops institute, Education and upper great plains transportation institute, main Environment research center, branch research centers, and Division agronomy seed farm.

01/30 02:00 PM SB 2148 Relating to restrictions on public officials and Ethics Pioneer Sets up Ethics Commission provided in Democrats' bill lobbyists, investigations of ethics violations, Measure One, but defers other decisions to and implementing requirements of article XIV an interim study. of the Constitution of North Dakota; … relating to rulemaking procedures and requirements for the ND ethics commission; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide a penalty; and to provide an appropriation.

01/30 03:30 PM HB 1521 Relating to reporting campaign contributions, Ethics Pioneer GOP bill to implement provisions of Sponsors are restrictions on public officials and lobbyists, Measure One. Leaders Chet implementing requirements of article XIV of the Pollert and Rich Constitution of North Dakota; … relating to Wardner. rulemaking procedures, and requirements for the ND ethics commission; to provide for a penalty; to provide an appropriation; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

01/31 08:00 AM HB 1036 Relating to fiscal impacts of referred House Government Fort Union Interim committee bill that requires fiscal measures. and Veterans impact statement of referred measures. Affairs Language would not appear on the ballot.

01/31 08:00 AM HB 1037 Relating to campaign finance disclosure House Government Fort Union Broadens requirement to disclose statements for measure committees. and Veterans subcontributors to a ballot measure Affairs campaign to include in-state groups. Currently applies only to out-of-state contributors. 01/31 08:00 AM HB 1035 Relating to initiated measures and election House Government Fort Union Interim committee bill that would require ballots. and Veterans fiscal impact statement in the ballot Affairs description for all initiated measures

01/31 08:30 AM SB 2249 Relating to the state energy research center Senate Harvest Establishes state energy research center at Sponsor is and the state energy research center fund; and Appropriations UND and provides $6 million biennial Senator Ray to provide a continuing appropriation. appropriation from GPT revenue. Holmberg

01/31 08:30 AM HB 1402 To provide an appropriation to the department House Roughrider Appropriates $300K to Commerce Dept for Sponsor Rep. of commerce for health care workforce needs Appropriations matching funds to assist recruitment, Keith Kempenich in rural areas of the state. distribution, and supply, to enhance "the quality and efficiency of personnel providing health services in rural areas."

01/31 09:00 AM HB 1202 Relating to the recommendations of the North House Energy and Coteau A Requires a favorable recommendation from Sponsor is Jeff Dakota outdoor heritage advisory board. Natural Resources a majority of outdoor heritage advisory Delzer board members before a grant app is forwarded to the Industrial Commission.

01/31 09:30 AM HB 1543 Relating to autonomous vehicles. House Fort Totten Provides procedure for testing, operation, Sponsor is Rep. Transportation safeguards, licensing and liability for autonomous vehicles

01/31 09:45 AM HB 1238 Relating to a fee for electric vehicles. House Fort Totten Imposes annual fee of $180 on EVs, or 1.5 Sponsor Rep. Transportation cents per mile based on previous year's Mark Owens mileage.

01/31 10:00 AM SB 2054 Relating to outdoor heritage fund purposes Senate Energy and Fort Removes requirement that grant priority is Introduced by and membership. Natural Resources Lincoln to enhance conservation practices, and Sen. Janne requires geographic balance among board Myrdal members.

01/31 10:00 AM SB 2340 Relating to protection of records shared for Senate Political Red River Allows confidentiality of records related to Sponsor is emergency purposes; and to amend and Subdivisions safeguarding telecommunications, electric, Senator Unruh reenact section 44-04-18.4 of the North Dakota water, sanitary sewage, storm water Century Code, relating to confidentiality of drainage, energy, fuel supply, hazardous records regarding emergency planning and liquid, natural gas, coal, or other critical response. infrastructure.

01/31 10:00 AM SB 2238 Relating to powers of the board of county Senate Agriculture Roosevelt Would require approval of the county Sponsor is Sen. commissioners; and to amend and reenact Park commission before any private property Larry Luick section 32-15-01 of the North Dakota Century could be acquired through the use of Code, relating to limitations on eminent domain eminent domain. authority.

01/31 02:00 PM SB 2211 Relating to the ownership of mineral rights of Senate Energy and Fort Authorizes Land Dept to designate mineral Sponsor is Sen. land inundated by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin Natural Resources Lincoln ownership acreage on a quarter-quarter Brad Bekkedahl project dams. basis based on findings of Industrial Commission, and provides right of interested parties to challenge determination within two years.

01/31 02:15 PM HB 1383 Relating to the creation of an environmental House Agriculture Peace Appropriates $5 million to environmental Sponsor is Mike impact mitigation fund and an environmental Garden impact mitigation fund, and sets up 17- Brandenberg. impact advisory board and to mitigating direct member environmental impact advisory environmental impacts … to provide for a board that can be called upon to determine report to the budget section; and to provide an if "mitigation" is required on an energy appropriation. project. 01/31 02:15 PM HB 1526 Relating to the form of a primary election House Government Fort Union Would require ballot to indicate whether Sponsor is Rep. ballot. and Veterans candidate received party endorsement for Affairs the office, or was placed on the ballot due to a nominating petition.

01/31 02:30 PM HB 1307 Relating to special assessments. House Political Prairie Specifies that for a special assessment to Sponsor Rep. Subdivisions be valid, the improvement must increase the market value of the land being assessed.

01/31 02:30 PM HB 1474 Relating to the authority of a county or city to House Political Prairie Allows home rule counties to levy an Sponsor is Rep. levy an infrastructure tax in lieu of special Subdivisions infrastructure tax in lieu of special assessments; and to amend and reenact assessments for payment of infrastructure sections 11-09.1-05, 11-11-55.1, 40-05.1-06, maintenance costs. and 40-23-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the authority of home rule cities and counties to levy an infrastructure tax in lieu of special assessments and special assessment fund balances.

01/31 02:30 PM SB 2282 Relating to legacy fund earnings; to provide for Senate Harvest Would create an "economic diversification Sponsor is a report to the legislative management; and to Appropriations through research grant" program for UND Senator Ron provide an appropriation. and NDSU through Bank of North Dakota, Sorvaag. and appropriate $45 million to fund it.

02/01 08:00 AM HB 1203 Relating to response and recovery costs of House Government Fort Union Changes shall to "may" a requirement that Sponsor is Jeff disasters or emergencies. and Veterans the governor apply to the state emergency Delzer. Affairs commission for funds equal to the response and recovery costs of the state.

02/01 08:00 AM HB 1375 Relating to references to party affiliation in House Government Fort Union Requires party affiliation to be assigned to Sponsor Rep. elections; and to repeal section 40-21-06 of the and Veterans candidates in city and county elections. North Dakota Century Code, relating to Affairs references to party affiliation in petitions of candidates for city elective offices.

02/01 09:00 AM HB 1480 Relating to compressed natural gas fueling House Fort Totten Directs DOT to set up CNG fueling stations Sponsor is Vicky stations; creation of a compressed natural gas Transportation in specific locations and transition state fleet Steiner conversion fund, flaring reduction, and to run on CNG, requires transfer of gas from compressed natural gas motor vehicle excise congested pipelines and imposes huge tax rebates; to provide a penalty; to provide for penalty if company fails. Appropriates #20 a report to the legislative management; to million from SIIF. provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

02/01 09:30 AM SB 2332 Relating to restricting the flaring of gas. Senate Energy and Fort Requires producer to pay royalties on gas if Sponsor is Natural Resources Lincoln it is flared beyond one year. Senator Tim Mathern

02/01 10:00 AM SB 2344 Relating to injection or migration of substances Senate Energy and Fort Facilitates temporary storage of natural gas, Sponsor is into pore space; and to amend and reenact Natural Resources Lincoln and injection of CO2 for EOR. Provides Senator Jessica sections 38-08-25, 38-11.1-01, and 38-11.1-03 rulemaking authority to industrial Unruh. of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to commission to fill in the details. pore space and oil and gas production.