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Committee advances parental-loss restitution bill after technical amendments
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend House Bill 1558 as amended, removing a contested new provision and adding language to clarify that insurance settlements count toward parental-loss restitution; the bill was presented as an implementation of Article I, Section 25 of the North Dakota Constitution.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to give House Bill 1558 a "do pass" recommendation after adopting amendments that remove a newly proposed provision and clarify that monetary or insurance settlements count toward parental-loss restitution.
The bill, described by members as a statutory implementation of Article I, Section 25 of the North Dakota Constitution, would authorize courts to order parental-loss restitution to support surviving children when a parent is killed in certain circumstances. Chairman Clamine said the measure is a way "to implement that part of the Constitution." (The chair's first reference to the constitutional provision came during committee discussion.)
Committee members agreed to three changes before the final…
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