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Representative Wise seeks broad property‑tax relief that includes ag and commercial primary properties
Summary
House Bill 15 75 would reduce primary‑residence and primary‑use rates across residential, agricultural and commercial classes; supporters from chambers, farm groups and business organizations urged the committee to include broad‑based relief in the session’s package.
Representative Robin Wise presented House Bill 15 75, which would reduce the tax factor applied to primary residences and primary‑use agricultural and commercial property. "On the residential primary, [this bill] changes ... from 9% down to 6%," Wise said, and it would reduce the agricultural and commercial primary rates as well.
Wise estimated the change would cost roughly $540 million (biennial figure) using the Tax Department’s 2023 distribution of property value by class; he broke that estimate into approximately $350 million residential, $95 million agricultural and $46 million commercial. "It changes 9 to 6, 10 to 8 and 10 to 9," Wise said, adding proponents could tweak percentages for a different price tag.
Supporters included the Greater North Dakota Chamber, the North Dakota Farmers Union, the North Dakota Farm Bureau and the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association. Eric Spencer of the Greater North Dakota Chamber said the bill "is one of the few bills that offers broad property tax relief" and stressed the importance of keeping "skin in the game" so businesses continue to participate in tax votes. Agricultural and business groups said relief for primary agricultural and commercial property would make the overall approach more equitable across the state.
Committee members asked technical questions about fiscal impact; Representative Wise said the bill is compatible with other cap proposals and would likely be considered alongside them. The committee took testimony and closed the hearing; no committee vote was recorded at this session.
