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 21 | ||
| 9 a.m. | HB1163 Definition of compensable injury for Workers' compensation purposes. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1164 Standard of conduct for directors of financial institutions. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2152 Ownership of more than one professional organization allowed if the organizations do not render the same professional service. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2075 Establishes three additional district court judgeships. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:15 a.m. | SB2157 Allows physician to direct detention of mentally ill individuals subject to alternative treatment order. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | HB1114 Delegation of powers of guardian of a minor or incapacitated person by deployed person. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2076 Clarifies term of office for judgeships created in 2010. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2144 Allows minority ownership of professional organizations by persons who are not licensed to render professional service. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2159 Allows Court to grant final decree of adoption for a child who dies before six-month residency requirement on a finding proper reason exists. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9:40 a.m. | HB1133 Provides a penalty for possession or delivery of controlled substance analogs. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1136 Amends provision in Article 9 of Uniform Commercial Code dealing with continuation statements. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | SB2122 Enacts the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:40 a.m. | HB1158 Treatment of partnership's omitted assets. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:45 a.m. | SB2140 Allows for service of summons and notice of garnishment of earnings by first class mail. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1243 Increases collection fees for issuance of checks without sufficient funds or without an account. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 2 p.m. | HB1171 Unclaimed life insurance benefits. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| Tuesday, January 22 | ||
| 9 a.m. | HB1283 Expands areas where carrying a firearm with a concealed weapons license is permitted. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2126 Prohibits automated sales suppression devices. Senate Finance and Taxation Committee, Lewis and Clark Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2145 Adds municipal judges who are not licensed to practice law to the list of persons who may possess a firearm at a public gathering. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:15 a.m. | SB2141 Allows court to require payment of fine as a condition of probation even if the probation results from deferred imposition of sentence and increases amount of imprisonment permitted. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | HB1160 Requires director of BCI to provide notice of procedures for renewal to holders of concealed weapons licenses. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2175 Requires legal separation in order to avoid liability for debt of spouse. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | HB1172 Gives nursing home priority for services applicable to month of death from estate of medical assistance recipient. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 9:40 a.m. | HB1183 Forbids state government entities from providing aid or assistance to federal government for investigation, enforcement, or prosecution of federal firearms laws. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:45 a.m. | SB2181 Allows for supervision of defendants for class A misdemeanor domestic violence offenses by Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1215 Broadens provisions for carrying a firearm with a concealed weapons permit and allows for executive sessions to discuss possession of concealed weapons in schools. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:20 a.m. | HB1224 Repeals prohibition on carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, restrictions on carrying handgun, prohibition on carrying concealed firearms or dangerous weapons, and requirement that license to carry concealed weapon be produced on demand of law enforcement officer. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | SCR4006 A resolution providing for limited legislative review of initiated measures which substantially affect the state budget. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:40 a.m. | HB1241 Removes prohibition against carrying a firearm in a gaming site. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:45 a.m. | HB1314 Provides civil and criminal penalty for violation of genetic privacy. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | SB2183 Deals with qualifications of individuals circulating initiated or referred measures and recall petitions. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1260 Jurisdiction for petitions to restore firearm rights. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11:20 a.m. | HB1169 Provides for suspension of hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges as a sentencing alternative. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| Wednesday, January 23 | ||
| 8 a.m. | HB1299 Amends statutory provisions dealing with low-profit limited liability company. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2164 Allows for presentation of claims to personal representative, clerk of court and attorney of record for estate. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1173 Extends life of Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1268 Requires that driver education curriculum include information concerning making of anatomical gifts. House Education Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1232 Pre-need funeral contracts and medicaid eligibility. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 9:15 a.m. | SB2165 Amends provisions dealing with transfer on death deeds. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | HB1191 Provides for security interest in rents. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2166 Deals with actions for construction liens and miner's liens. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2134 Expands definition of law enforcement officer for Workforce Safety & Insurance purposes. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9:40 a.m. | HB1197 Amends provisions dealing with identity theft. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:45 a.m. | SB2167 Authority and duty of abstractor. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | SB2168 Amends provision for after-acquired title. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1216 Regulation of real estate appraisers. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:20 a.m. | HB1267 Disposal of property abandoned by lessor. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | SB2169 Deals with what constitutes marketable title. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:45 a.m. | SB2170 Effect of recording. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1280 Amends provisions dealing with unauthorized use of personal identifying information. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11:20 a.m. | HB1284 Increases penalty for second violation of order prohibiting contact. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 2 p.m. | HB1316 Good funds for real estate transactions. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| Thursday, January 24 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | SB2211 Provides penalty for mistreatment of animals. Senate Agriculture Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | SB2127 Permits private employers to provide a voluntary veterans' preference in employment. Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Missouri River Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2002 Judicial Branch appropriation hearing. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | HB1189 Provides for alternative higher speeding fees for nonresidents. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | SB2022 Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents appropriation hearing. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1218 Allows tow truck businesses to sell abandoned vehicles and keep proceeds in limited circumstances. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten Room. | |
| 2 p.m. | SB2017 Office of Administrative Hearings appropriation hearing. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| Friday, January 25 | ||
| 9 a.m. | HB1263 Increases penalty for driving without liability insurance. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten 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.