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SB 2162

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 4.1-13-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the assessment levied by the wheat commission.

69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26) Introduced by Jared Hagert and 4 co-sponsors

Doubles the ND wheat assessment from 15 to 30 mills per bushel, boosting Wheat Commission revenue paid by growers and first purchasers.

Withdrawn from further consideration
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Bill Summary · SB 2162

Summary — SB 2162 (North Dakota)

A bill to amend and reenact Section 4.1‑13‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the assessment levied by the Wheat Commission.

Main purpose

The bill increases the per‑bushel assessment (a producer/first‑purchaser levy) imposed for the state Wheat Commission. It changes the assessment rate currently stated as "fifteen mills" to "thirty mills" per bushel by weight.

Key provisions

  • Amends ND Cent. Code § 4.1‑13‑15 (Assessment).
  • Sets the assessment rate at 30 mills per bushel (previously 15 mills per bushel).
    • One mill = $0.001, so the assessment increases from $0.015 per bushel to $0.03 per bushel.
  • The assessment is imposed on:
    1. All wheat grown in North Dakota at the time of its sale;
    2. All wheat delivered into North Dakota at the time of its sale;
    3. All wheat sold through commercial channels to a first purchaser in North Dakota.
  • The section is amended and reenacted (i.e., replaces the existing statutory language with the revised language).

Who is affected

  • Primary: North Dakota wheat producers (farmers) and first purchasers/handlers who remit assessments.
  • Secondary: Out‑of‑state sellers who deliver wheat into North Dakota and entities that purchase wheat as the "first purchaser" in the state.
  • The Wheat Commission (and any programs it funds) will receive increased revenue proportional to assessed bushels.

Fiscal/practical impact

  • Per‑bushel increase: +$0.015 (from $0.015 to $0.03).
    • Example: for 1,000 bushels, the additional assessment would be $15.
  • Aggregate revenue impact depends on total bushels subject to the assessment in a given marketing year; the increase will raise funds available to the Wheat Commission for its statutory activities (promotion, research, market development, administration), though the bill text does not specify programmatic spending changes or caps.

Procedural status / timeline

  • Introduced and filed in 2025 (record lists Received by the Secretary of the Senate and Read first time on March 10 and March 24, 2025).
  • The provided legislative record also lists the bill as "Withdrawn from further consideration." Note: the source material contains mixed and partly inconsistent logs (including unrelated text from other jurisdictions), but the status supplied for this North Dakota measure in your materials is that it was withdrawn.

Notes / caveats

  • The materials supplied include unrelated legislative text (an Illinois bill numbered SB2162 on arbitration) and committee actions from other states. This summary is limited to the North Dakota wheat assessment amendment (ND § 4.1‑13‑15) described above.
  • No effective date, fiscal note, or explicit estimates of statewide revenue impact were included in the supplied text.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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