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Legislative counsel presents technical corrections bill; committee recommends do-pass
Summary
The Legislative Council presented House Bill 1031, a sessional technical corrections bill that merges and corrects cross-references and obsolete citations in the North Dakota Century Code. The House Judiciary Committee gave the bill a do-pass recommendation by a 14-0 roll-call vote.
Legislative counsel presented a sessional technical corrections bill to the House Judiciary Committee on May 20 and the committee recommended the bill for passage by a unanimous roll-call vote.
Senator Yana Bridal, interim Judiciary chair, introduced House Bill 1031 as the Legislative Council’s regular technical corrections measure. Megan Gordon, legislative counsel, summarized the section-by-section changes: merging 14 scattered definitions into one definitions section (section 101.49); fixing typographical errors and incorrect cross-references across multiple chapters and sections; removing obsolete references after agency reorganizations and past repeals; and updating an out-of-date reference to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.
Gordon noted the bill also sets effective dates for tax-related provisions and that written testimony from Rebecca Freaky supported one of the clarifications. Committee discussion was limited. Representative Van Winkle moved a do-pass recommendation and Representative Twite seconded. The committee took a roll-call vote and the motion passed 14-0. The committee discussed placing the bill on the consent calendar; a unanimous vote is required for that procedural placement and the effort to place it on consent failed when at least one member voted no. The committee then recorded the do-pass recommendation and named a bill carrier for floor action.
