ND Special Session Ends With No Extended Income Tax Relief

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A proposal to expand income tax relief is killed in the North Dakota Senate as the legislature wraps up it’s three-day special session.

Gov. Doug Burgum called the bill’s failure a great disappointment, and a “squandered opportunity” for the people of North Dakota.

The Senate vote was 16-31 against the $91 million proposal, which would have raised the income threshold for zero income tax.

The legislature finished its work to re-adopt laws ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Office of Management and Budget bills that were passed avoided a November 1 interruption to state government.

They also dealt with a handful of policy bills and passed a resolution in support of Israel.

Burgum has signed all 14 bills and partially vetoed a House Bill related to the financing of projects by the North Dakota Development Fund.