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, March 18 | ||
| 9 a.m. | HB1243 Increases civil penalty for issuance of checks without sufficient funds or without an account. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2041 Requires court to collect vehicle number plates for violations and turn them over to sheriff. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1173 Extends life of Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration for four years. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:15 a.m. | HB1116 Limits ability of court to order evaluation of defendant's fitness to proceed at human service centers. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | HB1314 Deals with genetic privacy. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | HB1392 Adds adult lock-up and court holding facilities to list of correctional facilities. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | HB1350 Requires notification to mineral developer of injury due to oil and gas production. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | SB2003 North Dakota university system appropriation hearing—including request for UND Law School renovation and addition. House Appropriations Committee, Education and Environment Division, Roughrider Room. | |
| 2:15 p.m. | HB1286 Would require voter approval of public building projects funded through a building authority or other indirect means. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| Tuesday, March 19 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | HB1084 Appropriations hearing on legislation dealing with collection agency licenses, service provider licenses, and money transmitter licenses. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1260 Jurisdiction for petitions to restore firearm rights. Senate Judiciary Committee, Brynhild Haugland Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1357 Increases amount a pawnbroker can lend without being subject to usury laws. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2077 Allows Supreme Court to set fees for transcripts. House Judiciary Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1172 Appropriations hearing on legislation dealing with recovery from the estate of a medical assistance recipient. Senate Appropriations Committee, Harvest Room. | |
| 9:15 a.m. | HB1283 Allows for carrying of a firearm in some situations in church if individual has concealed weapons permit. Senate Judiciary Committee, Brynhild Haugland Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | SB2078 Calls for legislative management study of assessment of fees by courts. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:40 a.m. | SB2076 Clarifies term of office for judgeships created in 2010. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | SB2075 Provides for three additional district court judgeships and declares an emergency. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | HB1163 Workers' compensation definitions of compensable injury. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 10:15 a.m. | HB1366 Deals with carrying a firearm at a public gathering by an individual with a concealed weapons permit. Senate Judiciary Committee, Brynhild Haugland Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | SB2157 Allows a physician to direct emergency commitment of mentally ill individuals. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 10:30 a.m. | HB1327 Overhaul of concealed weapons law. Senate Judiciary Committee, Brynhild Haugland Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | SB2074 Increases penalties for insurance fraud. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 11 a.m. | HB1183 Forbids state governmental entities from providing aid and assistance to the federal government or any other governmental entity for the investigation, enforcement, and prosecution of federal firearms laws not in force as of Jan. 1, 2013. Senate Judiciary Committee, Brynhild Haugland Room. | |
| 2 p.m. | SB2002 Second hearing on judicial branch appropriation. House Appropriations Committee, Government Operations Division, Medora Room. | |
| 2:30 p.m. | SB2340 Calls for legislative management study of minor drug crimes. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| Wednesday, March 20 | ||
| 8 a.m. | SB2134 Adds park ranger to definition of law enforcement officers for Workforce Safety and Insurance purposes. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 8 a.m. | SB2297 Calls for study of state workers' compensation system's treatment of preexisting medical conditions. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 8 a.m. | SB2298 Requires de novo consideration of treating doctor's opinions at workers' compensation administrative hearings. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2145 Includes municipal judges who are not licensed to practice law to carry a firearm at a public gathering. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | SB2342 Amends statutes dealing with wholesale drug distribution. House Human Services Committee, Fort Union Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1316 Good funds and disclosures for real estate transactions. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1257 Allows sale of bottle rockets. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | SB2212 Provides an appropriation to the Attorney General for the Rural Crime and Justice Center Victim Assistance Academy. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | HB1435 Medical information identity theft. Senate Human Services Committee, Red River Room. | |
| 9:40 a.m. | SB2323 Requires reporting of abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 9:45 a.m. | HB1129 Enacts the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room. | |
| 10 a.m. | SB2345 Provides penalty for exploitation of a disabled adult or vulnerable elderly adult. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:20 a.m. | SB2257 Review would be required every three years instead of every year in cases of civil commitment of sexually dangerous individuals. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| 10:40 a.m. | SB2227 Provides for time limits and summary disposition in post-conviction relief proceedings. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room. | |
| Thursday, March 21 | ||
| 9 a.m. | SB2158 Bill of sale requirements in livestock transactions. House Agriculture Committee, Peace Garden Room. | |
| 9 a.m. | HB1192 Motor vehicle warranty reimbursement. Senate Transportation Committee, Lewis and Clark Room. | |
| 9:20 a.m. | HB1402 Requirements for initiated, referendum, and recall petitions. Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Missouri River Room. | |
| Friday, March 22 | ||
| 9 a.m. | HB1372 Requirements for initiative, referendum, and recall petitions. Senate Political Subdivisions Committee, Red River 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.