ND SB 2281

died on adjournment

A BILL for an Act to create and enact five new sections to chapter 57-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a tax on cigars, other tobacco products, alternative tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and electronic smoking device substances and a tobacco tax distribution fund; to amend and reenact section 57-36-01, subsection 1 of section 57-36-31, and section 57-36-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of alternative tobacco products, transfer and allocation of tobacco products tax revenue and tax on cigarettes; to provide a penalty; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an effective date.

North Dakota · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislative Assembly) · upper

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Did ND SB 2281 pass?

No. ND SB 2281 died when the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislative Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-12): Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 21 nays 70

What is ND SB 2281 about?

Relating to a tax on cigars, other tobacco products, alternative tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and electronic smoking device substances and a tobacco tax distribution fund; to amend and reenact section 57‑36‑01, subsection 1 of section 57‑36‑31, and section 57‑36‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of alternative tobacco products, transfer and allocation of tobacco products tax revenue and tax on cigarettes; to provide a penalty; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an effective date.

Who sponsors ND SB 2281?

Kathy Hogan is the primary sponsor of ND SB 2281, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-20
Latest action: 2025-03-12 — Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 21 nays 70
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-03-12
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 21 nays 70
reading-2
2025-03-11
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 10 3 1
committee-passage,committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-03-11
Committee Hearing 11:00
2025-03-07
Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee
introduction
2025-02-25
Received from Senate
2025-02-24
Second reading, passed, yeas 26 nays 21
passage,reading-2
2025-02-18
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-27
Committee Hearing 09:00
2025-01-20
Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee
introduction

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Votes

Motion for Final Passage on SB 2281
2025-02-24 · pass · 26-21
Member-level votes (47)
- Michelle Axtman: yes
- Jeff Barta: yes
- Brad Bekkedahl: yes
- Josh Boschee: yes
- Ryan Braunberger: yes
- Sean Cleary: yes
- Cole Conley: yes
- Kyle Davison: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Michael Dwyer: yes
- Robert Erbele: yes
- Kathy Hogan: yes
- Greg Kessel: yes
- Diane Larson: yes
- Randy D. Lemm: yes
- Larry Luick: yes
- Richard Marcellais: yes
- Tim Mathern: yes
- Janne Myrdal: yes
- Dale Patten: yes
- Kristin Roers: yes
- Dean Rummel: yes
- Jonathan Sickler: yes
- Ronald Sorvaag: yes
- Chuck Walen: yes
- Mark F. Weber: yes
- Todd Beard: no
- Keith Boehm: no
- Randy A. Burckhard: no
- Jose L. Castaneda: no
- David A. Clemens: no
- Claire Cory: no
- Mark Enget: no
- Justin Gerhardt: no
- David Hogue: no
- Jerry Klein: no
- Judy Lee: no
- Jeffery J. Magrum: no
- Scott Meyer: no
- Bob Paulson: no
- Michelle Powers: no
- Donald Schaible: no
- Paul J. Thomas: no
- Desiree van Oosting: no
- Terry M. Wanzek: no
- Kent Weston: no
- Mike Wobbema: no
Motion for Final Passage on SB 2281
2025-03-12 · fail · 21-70
Member-level votes (94)
- Karen A. Anderson: yes
- Landon Bahl: yes
- Glenn Bosch: yes
- Liz Conmy: yes
- Jayme Davis: yes
- Gretchen Dobervich: yes
- Lisa Finley-DeVille: yes
- Austin Foss: yes
- LaurieBeth Hager: yes
- Karla Rose Hanson: yes
- Zachary Ista: yes
- Lawrence R. Klemin: yes
- Carrie McLeod: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Jon O. Nelson: yes
- Mitch Ostlie: yes
- Mark Sanford: yes
- Bernie Satrom: yes
- Mary Schneider: yes
- Vicky Steiner: yes
- Steve Swiontek: yes
- Bert Anderson: no
- Mike Beltz: no
- Mike Berg: no
- Macy Bolinske: no
- Mike Brandenburg: no
- Collette Brown: no
- TJ Brown: no
- Nels Christianson: no
- Jason Dockter: no
- Ty Dressler: no
- Clayton Fegley: no
- Jay Fisher: no
- Kathy Frelich: no
- Karen Grindberg: no
- Jim Grueneich: no
- Jared C. Hagert: no
- Patrick R. Hatlestad: no
- Craig Headland: no
- Matthew Heilman: no
- Pat D. Heinert: no
- Donna Henderson: no
- Jared Hendrix: no
- Dawson Holle: no
- Jeff Hoverson: no
- Jorin Johnson: no
- Daniel Johnston: no
- Jim Jonas: no
- Karen Karls: no
- Jim Kasper: no
- Keith Kempenich: no
- Dwight Kiefert: no
- Ben Koppelman: no
- Mike Lefor: no
- Donald W. Longmuir: no
- Scott Louser: no
- Roger A. Maki: no
- Andrew Marschall: no
- Bob Martinson: no
- Lisa Meier: no
- Alisa Mitskog: no
- Desiree Morton: no
- Mike Motschenbacher: no
- Eric J. Murphy: no
- Mike Nathe: no
- Dennis Nehring: no
- Anna S. Novak: no
- Emily O'Brien: no
- Jeremy L. Olson: no
- SuAnn Olson: no
- Doug Osowski: no
- Brandy L. Pyle: no
- David Richter: no
- Nico Rios: no
- Karen M. Rohr: no
- Dan Ruby: no
- Matthew Ruby: no
- Mike Schatz: no
- Austen Schauer: no
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: no
- Gregory Stemen: no
- Nathan Toman: no
- Bill Tveit: no
- Lori VanWinkle: no
- Steve Vetter: no
- Don Vigesaa: no
- Daniel R. Vollmer: no
- Scott Wagner: no
- Jonathan Warrey: no
- Robin Weisz: no
- Christina Wolff: no
- Dick Anderson: other
- Dori Hauck: other
- Todd Porter: other

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