As North Dakota’s legislative session reaches its midpoint, major spending bills are taking shape. Property tax relief tops the list, with three proposals under Senate review that could total $312 million. Education funding is also in focus, with plans to direct $1,000 annually to lower-income students’ education savings accounts and a separate $4,000 per-student private school subsidy—together costing over $125 million. Criminal justice reform could add another $44 million to keep certain offenders in prison longer. Meanwhile, a $330 million new State Hospital and a $30 million incentive for a Grand Forks potato processing facility highlight the state’s appetite for large-scale projects. With oil and gas revenues strong, lawmakers see opportunities to invest, but questions remain about long-term costs and priorities.
Peyton Haug with Inforum has the full run down on the bills with the biggest price tags thus far in the 2025 legislative session.
