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Panel votes do-not-pass on proposed constitutional changes to judicial branch
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted 7-6 to recommend a do-not-pass on House Concurrent Resolution 3021, a proposed constitutional amendment that would alter rulemaking authority and liability protections for judges.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend a do-not-pass on House Concurrent Resolution 3021, a proposed amendment to the North Dakota Constitution relating to the judicial branch. The motion to do not pass carried 7 to 6 with one member absent.
The proposal discussed by the committee would alter constitutional language addressing the judicial branch's rulemaking authority and contain provisions that committee members said could remove or limit judicial immunity in certain circumstances. Members raised concerns about practical effects and unintended…
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