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Rep. Veil pitches annual legislative sessions to give lawmakers more timely flexibility; hearings show mixed reaction
Summary
Representative Landon Veil proposed moving North Dakota from a biennial session to annual sessions (beginning 2027) while keeping an overall 80‑day limit, arguing the change would improve responsiveness, continuity under term limits and legislative efficiency.
Representative Landon Veil (District 17, Grand Forks) told the committee House Bill 1408 would transition North Dakota to annual legislative sessions beginning in 2027 while preserving an 80-day total limit. “This bill represents a proactive approach to modernizing our legislative process,” Veil said, adding that annual sessions would allow the Legislature to respond faster to economic changes, preserve institutional knowledge under term limits and give interim committees more time to refine policy.
Veil said the bill would not increase total days of legislative work; instead it would…
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