Senate Majority Leader Sen. David Hogue. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
(. North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a property tax bill, but adopted amendments such as reducing the proposed tax credit for homeowners.
Senate Majority Leader Sen. David Hogue, R-Minot, supported amendments to House Bill 1176, a property tax proposal backed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong.
Hogue proposed lowering the primary residence credit from the $1,450 approved by the House to $1,250. He also proposed changes he called a “skin-in-the-game” amendment that would limit the credit to 75% of the property owner’s total tax liability. Homeowners would get a minimum tax credit of $500, the same level approved by lawmakers in 2023.
“If we adopt (House Bill) 1176 as is, you are virtually wiping out the tax liability of all the primary residence owners in those small communities,” Hogue said. “I don’t think that’s good policy.”
