Rep. Anna Novak

Relating to offering school breakfast and lunch at no cost and the school meals fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to the membership of the clean sustainable energy authority and the clean sustainable energy fund line of credit; and to provide for a transfer.

Relating to critical minerals and rare earth minerals and royalties; to amend and reenact sections 38‑12‑01 and 47‑10‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions of critical minerals and rare earth minerals and descriptions and definitions of minerals in leases and conveyances; and to provide for retroactive application.

Relating to transportation weighted student unit equivalents; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑31‑05 and 15.1‑27‑31.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open enrollment transportation; to repeal sections 15.1‑27‑26.1, 15.1‑27‑27.1, 15.1‑27‑28.1, 15.1‑27‑30.1, and 15.1‑27‑31.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to payments for school district transportation of students, special education students, and career and technical education students, the distribution of transportation payments in the event of school district closure, and state transportation payments to school districts; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to a partial exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax, allocation of the coal conversion facilities privilege tax and the lignite research tax, and an exemption from the coal severance tax; to repeal section 57‑60‑02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the exemption from the coal conversion facilities tax and the imposition of a lignite research tax; to provide an effective date; to provide a contingent effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Maddy summaryHB 1363 requires all public and nonpublic schools in North Dakota, as well as schools hosting athletic events, to create and implement cardiac emergency response plans. The bill mandates these plans include specific protocols for responding to cardiac emergencies, such as using automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and coordinating with emergency medical services. This policy change directly affects school administrators, athletic staff, and students by establishing standardized safety procedures for cardiac incidents during school activities. The law creates a new section in North Dakota's Century Code to enforce these requirements.

Relating to the option for a school district to reduce its local contribution deduction in the school state aid formula by the percentage of the local contribution which comes from in lieu of revenue.

Maddy summaryHB 1579 provides for a study by the legislative management. This study will investigate the impact of large energy consumers on the state's electrical grid.

Maddy summarySB 2339 creates new regulations for qualified utilities in North Dakota. The bill addresses the strict liability of these utilities, meaning they could be held responsible for damages from wildfires regardless of fault. It also requires these utilities to develop and implement a wildfire mitigation plan to prevent and reduce the risk of fires. Additionally, the bill includes a provision for a report, likely related to the implementation or outcomes of these new regulations.

Maddy summaryHouse Bill 1139 proposes to create a new sales tax exemption for fire departments in North Dakota. If enacted, this bill would allow fire departments to be exempt from paying sales tax on their purchases. The bill achieves this by amending section 57-39.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code to include this specific exemption. It also provides for an effective date for the change to take effect.