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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota House Bill 1521 Proposes Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Exemption for Enrolled Tribal Members
Last action · February 5, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 19 nays 73Sponsors: Collette Brown and 8 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Enrolled members of federally recognized Indian tribes residing within reservation boundaries in North Dakota would be exempt from the under HB 1521, provided their primary residence is within a reservation boundary. The measure also declares an emergency to enact the exemption immediately upon approval.
The measure establishes a specific tax exemption on vehicle purchases for tribal members living within state reservation boundaries, altering vehicle acquisition costs and tax collection requirements for qualifying residents.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Enrolled tribal members residing within reservations in North Dakota
Eligible individuals receive a motor vehicle excise tax exemption when acquiring a vehicle within the state.
North Dakota State Government
State tax revenue collection changes due to the provision of the motor vehicle excise tax exemption for qualifying tribal members.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who qualifies for the motor vehicle excise tax exemption under HB 1521?
Does the exemption apply if a tribal member lives outside a reservation?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the House.
Procedural history
5 actions- Feb 5, 2025HouseSecond reading, failed to pass, yeas 19 nays 73
- Feb 3, 2025HouseCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Jan 31, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 13 0 1
- Jan 30, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:30
- Jan 20, 2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Transportation Committee
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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