Murphy’s Law Blog | #5
Bills Still Pouring In
Today, Rep. Thomas presented HB 1147. It asks for $100 million/year for the next 10 years for county and township bridges. The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute states that we need about $95 million a year for the next 20 years to get our bridges up to snuff.
Earlier, I brought support for Senator Wanzek’s bill which would allow monies to counties and...
Murphy’s Law 2023 | #4
Some New Ag Bills Dropped
Today, we saw several bills concerning your industry. Bill numbers and a short summary follow if you would care to look them up:
HB 1356 is about farmland purchased by foreigners (aliens in the bill)
HB 1369 concerns funding fertilizer plant startups.
HB 1370 is on sales tax exemption for on-farm grain bin/storage.
HB 1371 is a description changing some definitions...
NDSGA | Legislative Report
January 6, 2023
The appetite to incentivize animal agriculture in the state is high. North Dakota Corn Growers Association Executive Director Brenda Elmer outlines the options available to lawmakers.
NDSGA | Legislative Report
December 30, 2022
The North Dakota legislative session begins Tuesday. In the first update for this session, House Agriculture Committee Chair Paul Thomas discusses the opportunities to expand animal agriculture in the state.
Murphy’s Law 2023 | #3
Bills Are Starting to Be Introduced
This is the fourth official legislative day and the sixth day of people meeting to make laws. So far, 441 bills have been put into the system for review and most expect there to be somewhere between 1,200 and 1,400, eventually. Last session there were approximately 900. There are a couple of weeks left to introduce, so rumors abound as to what is going to appear, and...
Murphy’s Law 2023 | #2
Session Begins
Today is the third day of the session but still the first official legislative day (we get 80). This is because they only count as an official day if the House and Senate convene in their respective chambers. They did so on Tuesday to kick it off, but they don’t have enough bills that have made it through committees to act on together. So tomorrow, Friday, they will...