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, January 14 | ||
| 9 a.m. | HB1043 Removes obsolete statutory provisions. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2113 Confidentiality of emergency responder peer or group counseling session records related to critical incident stress management. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:40 a.m. | HB1070 Scheduling of controlled substances. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:45 a.m. | HB1109 Visitation rights of service members. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1072 Penalty for use of internet to sell controlled substances. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:20 a.m. | HB1073 Allows Supreme Court to declare judicial emergency in event of natural disaster. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | SB2101 Challenges of property tax assessments. Senate Finance and Taxation Committee, Lewis and Clark Room. | |
| 10:40 a.m. | HB1115 Statutory clean-up of parole provisions. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1101 Provides for licensing and regulation of opioid treatment programs. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1108 Medication administration in correctional facilities. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1117 Confidentiality of consumer assistance records received by Insurance Commissioner. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| Tuesday, January 15 | ||
| 9 a.m. | SB2076 Sets term of office for judgeships created in 2010. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2111 Monetary penalty for obtaining unemployment benefits by false statements. Senate Industry, Business, and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1127 Funds transfer under UCC. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1003 Attorney General's appropriation hearing. House Appropriations Committee, Government Operations Division, Medora Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1084 Fifteen-page bill dealing with regulation of collection agencies. House Industry, Business, and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 9:15 a.m. | SB2078 Allows counties where the state's attorney collects restitution to keep restitution fees assessed. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | HB1128 Enacts Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreement Act. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:40 a.m. | HB1129 Enacts the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:45 a.m. | SB2075 Establishes three additional district court judgeships. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:45 a.m. | SB2003 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on UND appropriation including appropriation for renovation of School of Law building. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1074 Designates state court administrator as chair of Court Facilities Improvement Advisory Committee. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:20 a.m. | HB1075 Allows presiding judge to appoint judicial referees. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | HB1040 Deals with appointment of emergency guardians and procedural requirements for appointment of guardians and temporary guardians. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | HB1041 Provides appropriations for guardianship and public administrator services and guardian education. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | SB2035 Provides for extended juvenile court jurisdiction in certain cases. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:40 a.m. | HB1076 Requires that when bail bond is posted it is considered property of criminal defendant. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1116 Evaluation of criminal defendants could no longer be done at human service centers. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 2 p.m. | HB1112 Use of liens to collect contributions owed to Job Service North Dakota. House Industry, Business, and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| Wednesday, January 16 | ||
| 9 a.m. | SB2099 Provides for company police officers for oil-related and gas-related businesses. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2106 Regulation of roll-your-own cigarette-making machines. Senate Finance and Taxation Committee, Lewis and Clark Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2125 Requires reporting of missing child or death of child. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | SB2107 Revises statutory provisions dealing with child support, paternity, and medical support. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | HB1090 Claims against estates of Department of Human Services benefit recipients have same priority as other preferred creditors. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | SB2041 Tightens provisions for impounding or destruction of vehicle number plates for certain offenses. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:45 a.m. | SB2050 Workers' compensation permanent partial impairment determinations. Senate Industry, Business, and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| Thursday, January 17 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | HB1014 Protection and Advocacy Project appropriation hearing, House Appropriations Committee, Human Resources Division, Sakakawea Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1118 Deals with authority to discipline officers and employees of the penitentiary and division directors and personnel at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1119 Would allow warden of State Penitentiary to limit visitation to less than four days per week. House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1123 Exempts driver of vehicle involved in accident with undomesticated animal from requirement of immediate notification of motor vehicle accident. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2128 Revises fees and notice requirements of county recorder. Senate Political Subdivisions Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9:15 a.m. | SB2044 Traffic offense administration. Senate Transportation Committee, Lewis and Clark Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2130 Allows lessee who has resided in property for 365 days to terminate lease with one month notice. Senate Political Subdivisions Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9:45 a.m. | SB2054 Removes liability of state engineer for determinations of surface water flow and appropriate highway construction. Senate Natural Resources Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | HB1064 Increases maximum penalty for violation of pipeline safety standards. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| 11:30 a.m. | HB1061 Increases penalties for violation of provisions for the appropriation of water. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| 2:15 p.m. | HB1048 Revises fees for speeding. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten Room. | |
| Friday, January 18 | ||
| 10 a.m. | HB1141 Revises rules for towing an individual on water skis or similar devices. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer 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.