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House approves ethics commission budget with process changes; 180‑day time requirement removed
Summary
Senate Bill 2,004, containing the Ethics Commission budget and statutory changes to complaint processing, was adopted by the House. The conference report replaces 'accused individual' with 'respondent', allows the commission to resume review if law enforcement takes no action within 60 days, and removes a 180‑day statutory completion requirement.
The North Dakota House adopted the conference committee report and passed Senate Bill 2,004 by a final vote of 71 yeas and 19 nays, approving the Ethics Commission’s budget and several statutory changes to complaint processing.
Representative Lowther, reading the conference committee amendments on the floor, said the committee replaced the phrase “accused individual” with “respondent” throughout the bill and described changes to the informal resolution process. “If the informal…
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