North Dakota Campaign for Liberty Legislative Update Posted by Kaylea Crawford

Posted 01/14/09 Last updated 01/14/09

North Dakota Legislative Update

Fellow Liberty Lovers,

Bismarck is buzzing with republicans and democrats alike who are eager to spend your money.  Its imperative that those of us in the liberty movement stay involed, informed and active on both a local and federal level. We need to be in constant contact with our representatives  and vocalize our intentions on various issues. More importantly, we must hold them accountable for their actions and innactions.  I intend to do a weekly blog that will discuss bills of importance for the week. Below is a short list of bills of importance that have been proposed thus far – I have classified those which a liberty lover would tend to support and those that we would tend to oppose. As always, we may disagree on certain bills but I do want to bring them to those below to your attention.

Priority Legislation

Support

HB #1377 – Creates a searchable database of state expenditures.

HB #1268 – Exemption of sales tax on clothing

HB #1254 – Prohibits political subdivisions from using their services or property for political purposes

HB #1375 – Notice of increased assessment to real estate owners

HB#1048 – Allows for companies to self-insure for Worker’s compensation insurance.

HB #1401 – Places limitations on the valuation of residential and commercial property

HB #1398 – Relates to voter approval of public building projects funded through a bidding authority.

HB #1256 – Dividend Income Reform

HB #1268 – Sales tax exemption for clothing

HB #1243 – Child income tax credit

HB #1255 – Corporate Income Tax Reform dealing with reordering of brackets

HB #1376 – Relating to the referral of an ordinance by adopted by a park board

SB #2184 – Automotive Rebate Income Tax exemption

HB #1293 – Relating to the definition of public improvements and bidding requirements

Oppose

HB #1213 – Bans smoking in bars, truck stops, hotels etc.

HB #1403 – Provides appropriation for a new governor’s residence

HB #1065 – Provides marketing to out-of-state students

SB #2177 – Increase in motor vehicle fees

HB #1292 - $18 million for road improvement – no designated area

A website has been created by the North Dakota Taxpayer’s Association to track bills and submit any issue of importance to you. Please visit ndalert.com for additional information.