# North Dakota HB 1508: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date.

North Dakota HB 1508, A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Todd Porter (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-19 (Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 2 nays 44); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1508
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to valuation and assessment of agricultural lands; and to provide an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-20
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 2 nays 44
- Sponsor: Todd Porter (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (89 yes, 46 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Todd Porter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Gerhardt (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 2 nays 44 | fail | 2 | 44 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 2 | pass | 87 | 2 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-03-19: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 2 nays 44 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Hearing 10:00 (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Rereferred to Finance and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Request return from committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 2 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-02-07: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Hearing 04:00 (House)
- 2025-01-20: Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the House Agriculture Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1271-01001m.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1271-02000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1271-01000.pdf)

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- HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed)
- HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed)
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## Sources
- [Adopted by the House Agriculture Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1271-01001m.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1271-02000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1271-01000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501)
- [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501)
- [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501)
- [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501)
- [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501)
- [SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1508-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).