BIA Advocacy Update

ND Legislature Special Session 

Beginning tomorrow, Jan. 21, the North Dakota Legislature will convene for a special session related to funding for the Rural Health Transportation Program. This session is necessary for the state to formally accept and appropriate the funds.

The Governor’s executive order sets a deadline of Friday, Jan. 23, for completing this work.

Minnesota Legislative Session begins Feb. 17

Your Association will monitor legislation as it's introduced and collaborate with the Builders Association of Minnesota when necessary.

National Association of Home Builders Items

NAHB put together an overview of 2025 NAHB Advocacy Wins which includes the following as highlights:

• Prevented $4 trillion tax increase 
• 1,000+ members across the US visited Capitol Hill for NAHB's Legislative Conference
• 6 Congressional testimonies given
• 2 favorable Supreme Court rulings
• 25+ meetings with agency leaders
• $1.65 million raised for BUILD PAC to support pro-housing and pro-business candidates
• $690,000 distributed to local Associations to combat state and local issues
• 5,000+ media mention for NAHB key policy issues

NAHB participates in Capitol Hill Housing Forum

NAHB's Chief Lobbyist, Lake Coulson, participated in a roundtable hosted by the New Democrat Coalition, which represents over half of the Democratic caucus. 

NAHB emphasizes that the most effective way to ease the United States' housing affordability crisis is to reduce regulatory barriers that prevent builders from increasing housing supply, and that's what Coulson advocated for.

Coulson also commented on various federal programs aiming to assist with boosting affordable housing, improving permitting processes, strengthening workforce development in construction, and more.

Coulson noted that housing remains a bipartisan issue. As an example, the Senate approved the ROAD to Housing Act, a significant bipartisan housing package and the House has introduced the Housing for the 21st Century Act as a companion bill. 

Read more about the specific programs he addressed here.