North Dakota's Republican-controlled Legislature has adjourned after rewriting a major budget bill that was voided by the state Supreme Court, resolving a mess that had threatened to stymie government operations.
North Dakota Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor, left, shakes hands with Democratic House Minority Leader Zac Ista after the state House of Representatives adjourned on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the end of the Legislature’s special session at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum had called the special session after a state Supreme Court ruling in September that had voided a major budget bill. Lawmakers came back to Bismarck to fix the budget mess.
Lawmakers drank coffee, munched brownies and mingled in the Senate chamber while waiting for final votes, with wintry weather bearing down on the state. They quickly left the state Capitol after adjourning around noon. Fourteen bills were passed to reconstruct the voided legislation, including a modified bill to appoint more legislators to serve on the state’s public employee retirement board. The special session was sparked by a lawsuit that challenged that provision of the original law.
Burgum urged lawmakers to expand a recent income tax cut, using $91 million of excess state tax revenue. The proposal sailed through the House of Representatives, but the Senate killed the bill. Opponents said the bill needed more vetting, and cited constituents’ greater interest in property tax cuts than income tax relief.
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