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 28 | ||
| 8 a.m. | HB1214 Continues parenting coordinator program. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1376 Provides workers' compensation coverage for certain mental injuries arising from a mental stimulus. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HCR3004 Calls for study of Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2195 Provides an appropriation for adult protective services. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2185 Calls for Job Service North Dakota to share information with Attorney General for purpose of offender registration compliance. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2257 Requires review every three years instead of annually in cases of civil commitment of sexually dangerous individuals. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:35 a.m. | HB1320 Prohibits harassment through electronic communications. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | SB2198 Deals with time period in which report must be filed concerning criminal defendant's fitness to proceed and indicates annual reviews and petitions for discharge of sexually dangerous offenders are not required during period of imprisonment. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | SB2266 Deals with articles of incorporation and address for principal office for business entities. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | HB1406 Provides for use of unsworn declarations made under penalty of perjury in place of affidavits. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:35 a.m. | HB1155 Crime victim compensation requires report of criminal conduct within 96 hours after occurance. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:45 a.m. | SB2265 Removes an affirmative defense for theater employees charged with sexual performance by a minor. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:55 a.m. | HB1373 Limits use of unmanned aircraft by law enforcement for surveillance. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | SB2220 Allows public authorities to consider information which would affect financial interest or bargaining position without application of public meeting or public records requirements. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 11:15 a.m. | HB1417 Increases amounts which can be claimed in small claims court actions from $10,000 to $15,000. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11:15 a.m. | SB2196 Requires that implied consent advisory include a statement that refusal will result in license revocation for at least one year and inability to receive temporary restricted license. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| Tuesday, January 29 | ||
| 8 a.m. | HB1251 Deals with repairman's lien. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2298 Allows workers' compensation claimant to call treating doctor at expense of agency if agency obtains an independent medical examination. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1003 Attorney General's appropriation hearing. House Appropriations Committee, Government Operations Division, Medora Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | HB1366 Deals with possession of a firearm at public gathering. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2297 Calls for study of workers' compensation treatment of preexisting medical conditions. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9:40 a.m. | HB1467 Prohibits restriction of possession or use of firearms during a declared emergency. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1451 Requires that a grand jury called to inquire into felonious misconduct in office of a statewide public official must be summoned and convened in the county in which the official resides. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:20 a.m. | HB1458 Increases penalty for person over 21 who delivers alcohol to a person under 21 years of age. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:40 a.m. | HB1412 Provides for immunity from criminal liability and academic penalty in medical emergencies involving drugs or alcohol. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1377 Repeals statutory provisions dealing with adverse possession. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | SB2131 Regulates genetic counseling. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 11:20 a.m. | HB1350 Provides six-year statute of limitations for actions for injury due to oil and gas production. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 2 p.m. | HB1455 Gives personal representative authority to take control of internet and social networking accounts and provides for workplace privacy of social media accounts. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 2 p.m. | SB2078 Deals with manner in which restitution ordered in criminal cases is handled. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| Wednesday, January 30 | ||
| 8 a.m. | HB1352 Mediation of mineral developer and surface owner disputes. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1298 Hearing on $5,200,000 appropriation to the Board of University and School Lands for a jail expansion grant program in counties with populations greater than 45,000 but less than 65,000. House Appropriations Committee, Government Operations Division, Medora Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2194 Requires landlord to change locks for victims of domestic violence under certain circumstances. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2228 Protection for victims of domestic violence in residential leases. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | SB2263 Tightens provisions dealing with criminal acts occurring at school district events or activities, bullying. Senate Education Committee, Missouri River Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | SB2251 Increases monetary amounts which trigger increase in classification of criminal offenses. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:45 a.m. | SB2239 Removes tasers from definition of dangerous weapons. | |
| 11:15 a.m. | SB2225 Those authorized to solemnize marriages may do so at any location in the state. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 2:15 p.m. | HB1349 Surface owner protection and reclamation. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| 3 p.m. | HB1407 Consumer protection provisions in pipeline easements. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| 3:30 p.m. | HB1420 Requires director of Department of Mineral Resources to enforce vigorously all laws, rules, and regulations concerning the conservation of oil and gas. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room. | |
| Thursday, January 31 | ||
| 8 a.m. | HB1246 Occupational and professional licensure of military spouses. House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 8 a.m. | HB1207 Notary stamps, use of civil penalties collected by Secretary of State, and implementation of notary public database. House Political Subdivisions Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2209 Eminent domain siting of an energy conversion facility or a transmission facility. Senate Natural Resources Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | HB1425 Provides for issuance of enhanced operator's license. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | SB2250 Privacy of medical records. Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Missouri River Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | HB1397 Makes it a class C felony to sign a name other than your own to an initiative, referendum, recall, or any other election petition. House Political Subdivisions Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 2 p.m. | HB1368 Travel expenses for state employees. House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 2:15 p.m. | HB1265 Regulation of political signs by counties, cities, and townships. House Political Subdivisions Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| Friday, February 1 | ||
| 9 a.m. | HB1329 Requires child restraint devices for children up to nine years of age and removes language which indicates violation is not, in itself, evidence of negligence. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1335 Removes requirement for secondary enforcement of use of safety belts provisions. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2249 Requires notification of registered owner of a traffic offense. Senate Transportation Committee, Lewis and Clark Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2240 Marked licenses for driving under the influence and ignition interlock restricted license. Senate Transportation Committee, Lewis and Clark Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SB2213 Certain activities restricted in area around polling places. Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Missouri River Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | HB1321 Increases penalty for overtaking a school bus. 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.