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Committee adopts, tables and files multiple bills in packed JGO session; key votes listed
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Summary
The House Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations filed one bill, adopted committee reports for several bills, and tabled others on motions taken during an August committee session. This roundup lists each formal action, vote outcome and basic context.
The House Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations took formal action on a series of bills during its August session, filing one measure, adopting committee reports on several others and tabling a number of proposals for further work or comment.
Why it matters: The committee actions determine which measures advance to the full House and which require further drafting, agency comment or negotiation. Several items that were tabled were sent back for executive-branch consultation or author revision; some passed committee and will proceed to the next House session.
The committee recorded the following formal actions (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
- Motion to table House Bill 24-22 (repeal and reenact Justice Center Fund revolving account): Motion carried; HB 24-22 tabled. (Mover: Madam Floor Leader; second: recorded as seconded.)
- Motion to file House Bill 24-37 (suspend Commonwealth Casino Commission operations; transfer functions to Lottery Commission on an interim basis / establish gaming division within Department of Finance): Motion carried; HB 24-37 filed. (Mover: Representative Sablan; second: recorded as seconded.)
- Motion to table Senate Bill 24-11, SD1 (regulate off-road vehicles, including ATVs/SxS/UTVs): Motion carried; SB 24-11, SD1 tabled pending author consultation and possible amendments.
- Motion to table Senate Bill 24-13, SD1 (whistleblower protections and rewards): Motion carried; SB 24-13, SD1 tabled to allow the chair to meet with the author and solicit comments.
- Motion to adopt committee report for passage of Senate Bill 24-28, SD1 (establish disorderly conduct and public intoxication crimes): Motion carried; committee report adopted for passage.
- Motion to adopt committee report for passage of House Bill 24-44 (remove seven-day grace period for uninsured motorists under 9 CMC §§8203–8204): Motion carried; committee report adopted for passage.
- Motion to adopt committee report for passage of House Bill 24-47 (realign authority and duties of the Commonwealth Department of Labor): Motion carried; committee report adopted for passage after a committee-of-the-whole presentation by the Secretary of Labor.
- Motion to adopt committee report for passage of House Bill 24-49 (establish CNMI NextGen 911 system): Motion carried; committee report adopted for passage.
- Motion to table House Bill 24-43 (create criminal offense for desecration/theft of memorials/historical sites): Motion carried; HB 24-43 tabled pending agency comments.
- Motion to table House Bill 24-52 (strengthen domestic and family violence law; recognize digital/electronic harassment): Motion carried; HB 24-52 tabled to solicit agency and nonprofit comments.
- Motion to reject Judicial Branch Communication 24-4 (proposed NMI Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure): Motion carried; the proposed rules were rejected and the committee clerk was asked to initiate a committee report.
Votes were taken by voice; no roll-call tallies with individual yes/no names were recorded in the transcript.
What’s next: Measures adopted for committee reports will be reported to the full House in the next session. Tabled items were left pending for further interbranch consultation, agency comment or statutory refinement.
