The following is a list of legislative committee hearings which may be of interest to judges and lawyers. Additional information on legislative hearings is available on the Legislative Council's website .
Note: Viewing the text of bills requires Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded .
| Monday, February 4 | ||
| 9 a.m. | SB2144 Allows nonprofessional to be a minority owner of professional organization. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2340 Removes prescription drugs from the list of property for which theft is automatically a class C felony. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2319 Deletes language which makes possession of drug paraphernalia a felony if the paraphernalia is for use with a substance other than marijuana. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2152 Allows individual to be owner of professional organizations for more than one profession. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | SB2272 Removes statutory provisions concerning court reporters and bailiffs, to allow Supreme Court rules to control. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:45 a.m. | SB2310 Makes personal identifying information in accident report forms exempt from public record requirements. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 11:15 a.m. | SB2320 Release of juvenile records to schools. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| Tuesday, February 5 | ||
| 9 a.m. | SB2123 Adopts Uniform Asset Freezing Orders Act. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2212 Provides appropriation to Attorney General for Rural Crime and Justice Center Victim Assistance Academy. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1396 Provides for reassessment of property sold for less than assessed true and full value. House Finance and Taxation Committee, Fort Totten Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2356 Provides an appropriation for grants to children's advocacy centers. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | HB1351 Requires sheriff and state's attorney to assist in enforcing court orders dealing with parenting; provides for presumption that each parent is fit to care for child, and requires "equitable" division of parenting time. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | HB1392 Adds "court holding facility" to list of correctional facilities. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2299 Campaign contribution statements required of initiated petition sponsoring committees. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1302 Twenty-five page bill amending statutes dealing with driving under the influence offenses, expanded use of 24-7 sobriety program, implied consent, administrative hearings, and admissibility of test results. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | SB2364 Deals with filing returns, interest, refunds and audits for certain corporations and corporate tax issues. Senate Finance and Taxation Committee, Lewis and Clark Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | SB2227 Limits time for bringing an action for post-conviction relief and allows for summary disposition of certain post-conviction relief proceedings. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:45 a.m. | SB2230 Allows legislative majority or minority leader to request opinion of Legislative Council on constitutionality of pending legislation. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 4:15 p.m. | HB1316 Subcommittee work on bill dealing with "good funds" for real estate transactions. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| Wednesday, February 6 | ||
| 9 a.m. | SB2363 Provides for a study of method for calculating child support payments. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2345 Increases penalty for exploitation of disabled adult or vulnerable elderly adult. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | SB2147 Allows for direct shipment of alcoholic beverages. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | HB1388 Regulation of private investigators and private security | |
| 10:45 a.m. | SB2323 Expands requirements for reporting of abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult. Senate Judiciary Committee, **Brynhild Haugland Room**. | |
| Thursday, February 7 | ||
| 9 a.m. | SB2322 Includes an electrified fence in definition of a legal fence. Senate Agriculture Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1338 Requires return of property managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to neighboring landowners. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | SB2350 Provides an appropriation to the Supreme Court for grants to counties for installation of metal detectors in county courthouses. Senate Political Subdivisions Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 2:30 p.m. | HB1398 Imposes water extraction tax. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| Friday, February 8 | ||
| 9 a.m. | SB2313 Authorizes county or city to expend public funds to retain a lobbyist. Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Missouri Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2365 Hunting big game on or over highways or roads. Senate Natural Resources Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1399 Requires legal action by Attorney General to make the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delineate and describe all its wetland easements. House Agriculture Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | HCR3005 A resolution calling for a vote on a constitutional amendment which would require signatures of at least four percent of resident population from each county in order to file an initiated constitutional amendment. House Political Subdivisions Committee, Prairie Room. | |
This list was compiled by District Judge Gail Hagerty. Legislative committee schedules and the full text of bills are available on the Legislative Branch's website: http://www.legis.nd.gov/ . Viewing requires the Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from the legislature's website.