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House defeats $20 million amendment, passes bill extending tax reduction for retired officers and survivors
Summary
The North Dakota House on April 20 rejected a $20 million Appropriations Committee amendment to Senate Bill 2093 and later passed the bill in the 3rd reading. Lawmakers debated fiscal trade-offs and the policy’s reach before final passage, 83-11.
The North Dakota House on April 20 rejected a $20 million Appropriations Committee amendment to Senate Bill 2093 and then approved the underlying bill, which extends an income tax reduction connected to retired peace officers and certain surviving spouses, by a final vote of 83 yea and 11 nay.
Representative Kepinek, the bill carrier, told colleagues the current floor debate returned the bill to its form as it left the Finance and Tax Committee and noted the measure grew from a 2023 law (Senate Bill 2147) that originally established the tax carve-out. Kepinek said the House Appropriations change removed the finance-and-tax amendment; the chamber then debated whether to restore that…
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