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Senate delegation adopts amendment and passes Senate Local Bill 24-03 on casino commissioners' pay
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Summary
A four-member Senate delegation approved an amendment clarifying that accrued pay would not be affected and then passed Senate Local Bill 24-03, which amends 10 CMC subsection 25.21(g) to provide for suspension of Casino Gaming Control Commission members' compensation.
A Senate delegation meeting at the Capitol Hill chamber passed Senate Local Bill 24-03 on Nov. 14, 2025, after adopting a floor amendment clarifying the treatment of previously accrued compensation for Casino Gaming Control Commission members.
The floor leader moved for passage of Senate Local Bill 24-03, described in the meeting as an amendment to 10 CMC subsection 25.21(g) “to provide for the [suspension] of Casino Gaming Control Commission members' compensation and for other purposes,” and the motion was seconded. Senate President Carl King Neighbors offered and moved a floor amendment to ensure that compensation already accrued and due would not be affected by changes to the commission’s compensation mechanism. “I would like to offer a floor amendment, to clarify some of the language, to ensure that it's clear that any compensation that is already accrued and due won't be affected,” King Neighbors said.
Clerk Mister Sherman called the roll on the amendment; the clerk reported that all four members voted in favor and announced the amendment was adopted. After no further discussion, the clerk called the roll on the main motion and reported a unanimous vote in favor. The chair announced that Senate Local Bill 24-03 “passes the delegation as amended.”
The bill, as introduced in the session, targets the statutory provision cited as 10 CMC subsection 25.21(g) and was described during debate as changing the compensation mechanism for Casino Gaming Control Commission members while preserving pay already earned. The transcript provides the bill number and the citation; specific implementing language and the effective date were not read into the record during this session.
Next steps were not announced in the meeting record; the delegation took no further votes on implementation timelines during the session. The amendment vote and final passage were recorded in the meeting minutes and broadcast live as noted by the chair.
