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Delegation passes zoning amendment and three local appropriations unanimously at June 18 special session
Summary
The CNMI House delegation approved four local measures — a zoning clarification for automobile sales and three appropriation bills — each on unanimous 17-0 votes during a special session June 18 in Saipan.
The CNMI House delegation in a June 18 special session passed four local measures, all by recorded unanimous votes of members present.
The measures approved were: House Local Bill 24‑5 (a zoning amendment to define automobile sales and service and establish screening requirements), House Local Bill 24‑15 (a district appropriation, which received public testimony from Saipan Humane Society), House Local Bill 24‑18 (an appropriation of $75,000 from Third Senatorial District revenues under Saipan Local Law 22‑06), and House Local Bill 24‑19 (a reappropriation of $260,670 remaining from a developer infrastructure tax allotted to Precinct 1 under Saipan Local Law 20‑16).
For House Local Bill 24‑5, the delegation adopted the Committee on Zoning’s standing committee report recommending passage in the form of House Draft 1. The chair’s clerk announced all 17 members present voted yes and the delegation declared the bill passed.
House Local Bill 24‑15 was the subject of public comment from the Saipan Humane Society, which described its veterinary and animal-welfare services and urged local funding; Representative Marissa Flores said any prior veto language had been resolved before the appropriation was put to a vote. The clerk announced a 17‑0 affirmative vote and the bill passed.
House Local Bill 24‑18 was introduced to appropriate $75,000 from Third Senatorial District revenues pursuant to Saipan Local Law 22‑06. The clerk again announced that all 17 members present voted in the affirmative and the bill passed.
House Local Bill 24‑19 was presented as a reappropriation of $260,670 — the remaining balance from a prior allocation under Saipan Local Law 20‑16. The delegation recorded a 17‑0 affirmative vote and passed the measure.
Clerks’ roll-call statements during each vote recorded “all 17 members present” voting yes; the official roll calls in the transcript did not list individual yes/no votes beyond that announcement. The delegation also suspended portions of its rules to place several local bills directly on the day’s calendar before the votes.
