The Senate will be holding a session Friday at 10am in the Senate Chamber.  Click here for the Agenda.
 

Also, the House Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee will be meeting on Monday, March 10 at 10:00am in the Speaker’s Conference Room.  The following bills and initiatives have been referred to this committee, and will be discussed at the meeting, along with comments that have been submitted thus far:
 
HOUSE BILLS

• HB 16-8: To amend 9 CMC Section 5657 regarding accessible parking for persons with disabilities
• HB 16-9: To establish a public corporation for hospital services known as the Commonwealth Hospital Corporation;
• HB 16-11: To amend the Safe Diving Act of 1990, to allow the Department of Public Safety enforcement authority and strengthen enforcement;
• HB 16-13: To prohibit the cruel treatment and theft of animals, and to provide penalties;
• HB 16-17: To repeal 8 CMC Sections 1723 and 1741 to require the transfer of pertinent documents from the Clerk of Court to the Health and Vital Statistics Office
• HB 16-25:To require the advice and consent of the Senate for appointees to the Medical Professional Licensing Board

HOUSE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES

• HLI 16-1:  To amend Article VI of the Constitution to establish a commission on the judiciary and to establish that written opinions and decisions of the Superior and Supreme Courts be issued within one year of submission of the case for opinion or decision
• HLI 16-2: To amend Article III, Section 11 of the Constitution to authorize the election of the Attorney General

The chair of the Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee is Rep. Rosemond Santos.  Her office may be reached at 664-8965 for more information, or to submit comments.