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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota adjusts oil and gas tax revenue allocations, creates hub city debt relief pool, and modifies state fund distributions
Last action · June 11, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19Sponsors: Brad Bekkedahl and 5 others
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What This Bill Does
North Dakota Senate Bill 2323 adjusts the monthly allocation formulas for oil and gas es and the state share of oil and gas tax revenues, effective September 1, 2025. The legislation establishes a debt relief funding pool, modifies caps for various state and local funds, and requires hub cities to report on debt usage.
Changes how millions of dollars in oil and gas tax revenues are distributed among state funds, counties, school districts, cities, and townships, directly impacting local government budgets and infrastructure funding timelines.
- North Dakota's oil and gas gross production tax allocations determine how severance tax revenues from energy extraction are shared among state funds, oil-producing counties, cities, school districts, and specialized funding pools. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Hub cities
Hub cities receive allocations from new debt relief funding pools and impact percentage formulas, and must report on debt usage.
Counties
Counties receive gross production tax allocations and distribute revenues to county general funds, school districts, cities, and townships based on updated statutory percentages.
School districts
School districts receive proportionate shares of oil and gas tax distributions based on average daily attendance and supplemental funding pools.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How are oil and gas gross production tax revenues allocated to hub cities for debt relief?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
27 actions- Jun 11, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19
- May 17, 2025SenateEnrolledSigned by Governor 05/19
- May 2, 2025SenateEnrolledSent to Governor
- May 2, 2025SenateSigned by President
- May 2, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Apr 28, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
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- Apr 28, 2025SenateConcurred
- Apr 25, 2025SenateReturned to Senate (12)
- Apr 24, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed as amended, yeas 74 nays 17
- Apr 24, 2025HouseCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 23, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 22 0 1
- Apr 11, 2025HouseRereferred to Appropriations
- Apr 11, 2025HouseCommitteeAmendment adopted
- Apr 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 6 1
- Mar 17, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 10:00
- Mar 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee
- Feb 19, 2025HouseReceived from Senate
- Feb 18, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0
- Feb 18, 2025SenateCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 17, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 1
- Feb 10, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 03:34
- Feb 10, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 11:30
- Feb 3, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 03:15
- Jan 29, 2025SenateRereferred to Appropriations
- Jan 29, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass 6 0 0
- Jan 28, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 02:00
- Jan 20, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee
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