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ND SB2218

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/23/2021

Primary Sponsor

Brad Bekkedahl

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Origin

Senate

67th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes annual reconvened legislative sessions in both odd-numbered and even-numbered years, with odd-year sessions adopting a biennial budget and appropriations before recessing.

  • Creates a bill review committee for even-numbered year sessions to prioritize bills by importance and time sensitivity, allowing only prioritized bills to be introduced during that session.

  • Defines interim committee terms as one biennium and sets meeting parameters from the date the legislative assembly recesses through November 30th of the next even-numbered year.

  • Allows interim committees of legislative management to continue meeting during legislative sessions and expands legislative management's authority to call the assembly to reconvene after adjournment.

  • Expires November 2022, making this a temporary measure for the 67th Legislative Assembly.

Legislative Description

Annually reconvened sessions of the legislative assembly and interim committee meetings; and to provide an expiration date.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 25 nays 68

4/6/2021

Committee Referrals

Government and Veterans Affairs3/9/2021
Appropriations2/4/2021
Government and Veterans Affairs1/15/2021

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