l9n/ North Dakota

2021 Regular Session, 2021–2022

House Bill 1349

Relating to open record and meeting laws; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 44‑04‑17.1, sections 44‑04‑18.27 and 44‑04‑19, subsections 1 and 2 of section 44‑04‑20, and section 44‑04‑30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; and to provide a penalty.

Became law, signed April 20, 2021, 96 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to create and enact subsection 12 of section 44-04-19.1, a new section to chapter 44-04, and subsection 6 of section 50-24.8-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 44-04-17.1, sections 44-04-18.27 and 44-04-19, subsections 1 and 2 of section 44-04-20, and section 44-04-30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; 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

4 co-sponsors

Karen Karls, Michael Dwyer, Judy Lee, Erin Oban

Its course

January 14 to April 21, 2021, 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 action19 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 2340 days

Political SubdivisionsJan 14 to Feb 1633 days

In the SenateFeb 23 to Mar 2934 days

Political SubdivisionsMar 3 to Mar 2623 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 29 to Apr 1517 days

Waiting to be sentApr 15 to Apr 161 day

With the GovernorApr 16 to Apr 204 days

Votes

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

Votes recorded by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 17

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 29

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 14 – Feb 23

  1. Introduced and sent to Political Subdivisions
  2. Heard in Political Subdivisions
  3. Political Subdivisions recommended it as amended, 13 to 1
  4. Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Passed the House of Representatives, 90 to 4

In the Senate Mar 3 – Mar 29

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Read a first time and sent to Political Subdivisions
  3. Heard in Political Subdivisions
  4. Political Subdivisions recommended it as amended, 7 to 0
  5. Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Passed the Senate, 47 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 30 – Apr 15

  1. Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes
  3. Passed the House of Representatives, 77 to 16
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 16 – Apr 21

  1. Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Filed with the Secretary of State
All 19 actions, as published