North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1508: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date.
Status: Failed, March 19, 2025
Relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date.
What the bill says
A bill for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date.
From the engrossed text, February 11, 2025:
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 8. Each local assessor shall determine the relative value of each assessment parcel within the assessor's jurisdiction and shall determine the agricultural value of each assessment parcel by adjusting the agricultural value estimate for the assessment district by the relative value of the parcel. Each parcel must then be assessed according to section 57-02-27. If either a local assessor or a township board of equalization develops an agricultural value for the lands in its assessment district differing substantially from the estimate provided by the county director of tax equalization, written evidence to support the change must be provided to the county director of tax equalization. In determining the relative value of each assessment parcel, the local assessor shall apply the following considerations, which are listed in descending order of significance to the assessment determination: a. Actual use of the property for cropland or noncropland purposes by the owner of the parcel. b. Soil type and soil …
Sponsors
- Todd Porter (R, 34) · primary sponsor
- Justin Gerhardt (R, 34)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 2 nays 44
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 10:00
- : Rereferred to Finance and Taxation
- : Request return from committee
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
- : Received from House
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 2
- : Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- : Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1
Votes
- Final Passage (March 19, 2025): 2 yea, 44 nay, failed
- Final Passage (February 11, 2025): 87 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1508?
- HB1508 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date.
- What does HB1508 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date.
- What is the status of HB1508?
- Failed as of March 19, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 2 nays 44 (March 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1508?
- Todd Porter (R, 34), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1508?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1508.html
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