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The measures approved were: House Local Bill 24‑5 (a zoning amendment to define automobile sales and service and establish screening requirements), House Local Bill 24‑15 (a district appropriation, which received public testimony from Saipan Humane Society), House Local Bill 24‑18 (an appropriation of $75,000 from Third Senatorial District revenues under Saipan Local Law 22‑06), and House Local Bill 24‑19 (a reappropriation of $260,670 remaining from a developer infrastructure tax allotted to Precinct 1 under Saipan Local Law 20‑16).

For House Local Bill 24‑5, the delegation adopted the Committee on Zoning’s standing committee report recommending passage in the form of House Draft 1. The chair’s clerk announced all 17 members present voted yes and the delegation declared the bill passed.

House Local Bill 24‑15 was the subject of public comment from the Saipan Humane Society, which described its veterinary and animal-welfare services and urged local funding; Representative Marissa Flores said any prior veto language had been resolved before the appropriation was put to a vote. The clerk announced a 17‑0 affirmative vote and the bill passed.

House Local Bill 24‑18 was introduced to appropriate $75,000 from Third Senatorial District revenues pursuant to Saipan Local Law 22‑06. The clerk again announced that all 17 members present voted in the affirmative and the bill passed.

House Local Bill 24‑19 was presented as a reappropriation of $260,670 — the remaining balance from a prior allocation under Saipan Local Law 20‑16. The delegation recorded a 17‑0 affirmative vote and passed the measure.

Clerks’ roll-call statements during each vote recorded “all 17 members present” voting yes; the official roll calls in the transcript did not list individual yes/no votes beyond that announcement. The delegation also suspended portions of its rules to place several local bills directly on the day’s calendar before the votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","250701 24th NMCL SNILD [2:00pm]","oneSentenceSummary","The CNMI House delegation approved four local measures — a zoning clarification for automobile sales and three appropriation bills — each on unanimous 17-0 votes during a special session June 18 in Saipan.","taxTitle","House, Northern Mariana Legislative Sessions, Northern Mariana Islands","taxId",20281,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6501549,"Saipan Humane Society urges delegation to back House Local Bill 24-15, delegation approves measure unanimously",1164,926000,2090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5448071-c51896e6bbe0af06449f9670a1df8fe2&start=926&end=2090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5448071-c51896e6bbe0af06449f9670a1df8fe2/thumbnail_926000.jpg","/articles/6501549/Saipan-Humane-Society-urges-delegation-to-back-House-Local-Bill-24-15-delegation-approves-measure-unanimously","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6501549-280276cde2d31774dd5ebfdc05957bc1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169564&Signature=i3BfD7w6zg7KI8nU52Hxj-I7hgBwBqZlz70oi1wvxs9-pAN6Cm0VQuPCaxyTeEZhOYP8go11rvtFSk0QRyeDWw9ONwNMQclbHDngB3xCJ2ypvI~HlE~v6ypQVomEK~yjGAonU2IQL8WLA1XB7BYASHT1KMQ15aotOYk0NDYz6B~BNEqJ6HDicYGOh~v72STrxj57c7ZEUKJ8i5L9m1bYoeJ2SfI7JxQjX4~uJHTSXdBUOrXaU9UcNaKN5tlHy0wbxpOkMdLa9NL2eDJrJpiqDm4yM3AinZmyEUAz4~ovExdhSlsfR3qfHm~4RDli7iNuPiN8s8gf4bd2yFASgZ~tiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sharon Peck, speaking for Saipan Humane Society, urged the House delegation to support House Local Bill 24-15 during public comment at the delegation’s June 18 special session in Saipan.

Peck told the delegation she and two colleagues were present representing the Saipan Humane Society and described the nonprofit as “the only full time veterinary clinic and animal welfare nonprofit on Saipan.” She told members the organization had served more than 3,000 pets this year, sterilized 318 animals, and provided more than 1,100 vaccinations and emergency care. “On behalf of the Saipan Humane Society, we are writing to respectfully request your support for House Local Bill 24‑15,” Peck said.

In prepared remarks, Peck and the organization argued federal and international grant programs often exclude or deprioritize U.S. territories and that local government support is therefore “necessary.” The testimony tied the services to public-health benefits and the local tourism economy and said subsidized veterinary services and a spay‑and‑neuter program would reduce nuisance behavior, control stray-animal populations and help prevent zoonotic disease.

Representative Marissa Flores later addressed the delegation during consideration of House Local Bill 24‑15, noting the measure had previously been vetoed and reintroduced. “I just like to, express, I know this bill was vetoed and then this there's a reintroduction again, for the appropriation. But, I'd also like to express that the whatever the veto language was or the communication was between the governor, and the Sniled Committee that that has been rectified. So I just wanna put that for the record,” Representative Marissa Flores said.

On a motion to pass House Local Bill 24‑15 — described on the floor as an appropriation from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial District pursuant to Public Law 20‑59 — the delegation voted unanimously. The chair’s clerk announced that all 17 members present voted in the affirmative and that “House Local Bill 24‑15 hereby passes the delegation.”

The testimony and the bill's passage mean the delegation will send the appropriation to the next steps required under local procedure.","Saipan Humane Society told the House delegation that local funding is necessary for pet care, spay/neuter and public-health work on Saipan and asked members to support House Local Bill 24-15; the delegation later passed the bill 17-0.","actionData","errors"]

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Delegation passes zoning amendment and three local appropriations unanimously at June 18 special session

Saipan Humane Society urges delegation to back House Local Bill 24-15, delegation approves measure unanimously