This is to announce that the House Standing Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations will be meeting tomorrow, Friday, April 18 @ 10am in the Speaker’s Conference Room.  The following bills will be reviewed:

• HB 16-64:  to establish an administrative office of the courts.
• HB 16-67:  to amend 8 CMC Section 1202(a) to increase the marriage license fee for marriage between two noncitizens or between a noncitizen and a citizen from $25 to $75 and to authorize the mayors of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota to use a portion of the fees collected for their respective offices.
• HB 16-71:  to protect persons soliciting donations along public highways and roads.
• HB 16-73:  to establish an attorney reciprocity program with the territory of Guam.
• HB 16-74:  to amend 4 CMC Section 3216  to establish an “inactive status” period for the renewal of certificates or licenses.
• HB 16-75:  to authorize the Dept. of Public Safety to permit private companies to serve bench warrants issued by the CNMI courts.
• HB 16-76:  to amend 2 CMC Section 7181 to establish procedures to protect public and private sector multi-family, office, and retail building drawings and plans from public disclosures required under the Open Government Act.
• HLI 16-15:  to amend Section 12 of Article II of the Constitution to remove the immunity presently enjoyed by legislators from being questioned in any other place regarding statements made in the Legislature.

These bills are available online at www.cnmileg.gov.mp or at www.camachocnmi.com .

Also, because of the conflict with the JGO meeting, tomorrow’s weekly press conference has been moved to 9am in my office.