l9n/ North Dakota

2017 Regular Session, 2017–2018

House Bill 1298

Relating to prohibiting counties, cities, and townships from contracting with lobbyists; to amend and reenact section 54‑05.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of lobbyist and prohibiting lobbyists from receiving public funds from political subdivisions; and to provide a penalty.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 20, 2017. The 65th Legislative Assembly has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 11-10, a new section to chapter 40-05, and a new section to chapter 58-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting counties, cities, and townships from contracting with lobbyists; to amend and reenact section 54-05.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of lobbyist and prohibiting lobbyists from receiving public funds from political subdivisions; and to provide a penalty.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

7 co-sponsors

Bert Anderson, Jason Dockter, Vernon Laning, Karen M. Rohr, Kelly M. Armstrong, Lonnie J. Laffen, Oley Larsen

Its course

January 12 to February 20, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 20 · stopped39 days

Government and Veterans AffairsJan 12 to Feb 1029 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Feb 20

  1. Jan 12Introduced and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  2. Jan 26Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Feb 10Government and Veterans Affairs recommended against it, 13 to 1
  4. Feb 20Failed in the House of Representatives, 8 to 83
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Committee Hearing 08:00House of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 13 1 0House of Representatives
  4. Feb 20Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 8 nays 83House of Representatives