Source: http://saipanchamber.com/sec.asp?secID=130
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 19:15:32+00:00

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HB 20-173: To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, its agencies, instrumentalities, and independent programs, and to provide budget authority for government corporations for Fiscal Year 2019; and for other purposes.
HB 20-172: To restrict the use of mobile electronic devices while driving vehicles; and for other purposes.
HB 20-171: To establish maximum allowable towing and storage fees for vehicles on public and private property; and for other purposes.
HB 20-170: To allocate twenty percent of the Beverage Container Tax to fund the operations of the Commonwealth Museum of History and Culture.
HB 20-169: To amend 1 CMC §7209 to establish a penalty provision for the failure of the Governor to submit his/her itemized comparison to the legislature in a timely manner.
HB 20-168: To ensure safe and reasonable towing practices; and for other purposes.
HB 20-166: "To repeal statutes relating to public officials' financial disclosures and reenact them as the Public Official Disclosure Act of 2018."
HB 20-165: To appropriate eight million three hundred thousand dollars ($8,300,000) from the Special Casino Gross Revenue Tax Account, earmarked under 4 CMC §2308.
HB 20-164: To appropriate Fifteen Million dollars ($15,000,000.00) from the Special Casino Gross Revenue Tax Account, earmarked under 4 CMC §2308.
HB 20-163: To reduce the time period for the Mayor to comment on local legislation to 15 days.
HB 20-162: To regulate the practice of law.
HB 20-161:To provide for a tax rate for foreign corporations earning income from outside of the Commonwealth.
HB 20-160: To enact a provision to provide tax incentives for employers who hire individuals with special needs.
HB 20-159: To eliminate the required leave for government employees after candidate certification.
HB 20-158: To add a new Article 5 to Chapter 5, Division 8 of Title l of the Commonwealth Code to establish the Pregnancy Related Medical Leave and the Parental Leave Act; and for other purposes.
HB 20-157: To establish a retirement plan for Commonwealth Government employees.
HB 20-156: To establish the level of funding for the Legislature and provide the Legislature with control of the expenditure of funds appropriated for its operations.
HB 20-155: To require all Commonwealth governmental entities to submit an annual "Citizen-Centric Report" of their activities.
HB 20-154: To amend 4 CMC §2103 to enhance Marianas Visitors Authority's promoting capabilities in attracting tourists to visit the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
HB 20-153: To amend 2 CMC § 4433 to authorize the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation to promulgate regulations on procurement, travel, and personnel matters; and for other purposes.
HB 20-152: To authorize and empower the Governor to request that the Secretary of the Interior transfer administration of the American Memorial Park to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and for other purposes.
HB 20-151: To amend 9 CMC §2104 to increase the fees for heavy equipment vehicles and certain other vehicles set forth in the specified statute; and for other purposes.
HB: 20-150: To amend 1 CMC § 1402(a) for the purpose of the conservation and protection of the precious resource of sweet potato ''Kamuti"; and for other purposes.
HB 20-149: To abolish the Commonwealth Health Corporation and return its functions to the Department of Public Health.
HB 20-148: To prohibit the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 4,000 pounds between 6am-9pm from the Beach Road and Micro Beach intersection to the Beach Road and Chalan Monsignor Guerrero Road Intersection.
HB 20-147: To appropriate Twenty-Four Million, Twenty-Six Thousand, FiftySix dollars and 35/100 ($24,026,056.35) from the Special Casino Gross Revenue Tax Account, earmarked under 4 CMC §2308.
HB 20-146: To apply the Casino BGRT subsidy to the Fuel Adjustment Charge and the actual electrical usage of CUC residential customers.
HB 20-145: To appropriate $22,000,000.00 set aside in the Casino GRT Account for the payment of the 25% of the Settlement Class Members full benefits and payment of a Bonus for all retirees.
HB 20-144: To amend Title 1, General Provisions, Chapter 4, Article 3 by adding a new § 439 naming the Rota Fire Station 8 the "Robert 0. Hocog Fire Station"; and for other purposes.
HB 20-143: To amend 1 CMC § 8265 (c) Public Employment definition of "Immediate Family Member".
HB 20-142: To amend 4 CMC § 1402(c) to add a provision to exempt from excise tax traditional canoes imported into the CNMI when funded by a philanthropic organization for the primary purpose of improving the cultural and economic condition of the indigenous Chamorro and Refaluwasch people.
HB 20-141: To give the Department of Finance the authority to pay the obligated 25% retiree death benefit payments due to the survivors of CNMI deceased retirees.
HB 20-140: To repeal and reenact Title 3, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 3 to designate the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs as the program administering authority for the respite services program.
HB 20-139: To amend Title 1, Division 2, Section 2807 to grant the Department of Public Land Secretary the authority to negotiate public land leases pursuant to his/her fiduciary, constitutional and statutory duties.
HB 20-138: To amend 1 CMC §6424 to require all potential and certified candidates and their respective committees to fully disclose financial contributions and expenses one year before an election on a quarterly basis, and seven days before the date of the election; and for other purposes.
HB 20-137: To designate commonwealth parks and establish a CNMI Park System and to redesignate the Department and Division of Historic Preservation Office within the Department of Lands and Natural Resources; and for other purposes.
HB 20-136: To amend Public Law 18-56 as codified in 4 CMC section 2308 (c) (2) to allow funds allocated from the Business Gross Receipts Tax to be available for appropriation by the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation without fiscal year limitation.
HB 20-135: To amend Public Law No. 20-11, Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations Act to reflect the revised Fiscal Year 2018 Operations Budget for the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation.
HB 20-134: Amend Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA) Provisions on Qualifying Certificates (QC).
HB 20-132: To amend 1 CMC section7406 (a)(4) by including the Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco (ABTC) Control Division’s vehicles in the definition of “law enforcement vehicle”.
HB 20-131: To appropriate three million three hundred and seventy three thousand from the tobacco control fund, earmarked under 3 CMC section 2177to support and supplement awareness, detection, and prevention programs relating to cancer and other tobacco related illnesses.
HB 20-130: To repeal and reenact 3 CMC section4972 (b) (1) to allow the Public School System to hire foreign national workers as classroom teachers for STEM, special education, and related services; and for other purposes.
HB 20-129: To apply the Casino BGRT subsidy to the Fuel Adjustment Charge and the actual electrical usage of CUC Customers.
HB 20-128: Establish separate marriage license fees for residents and non-residents.
HB 20-127: To amend 6 CMC section 4102 by establishing higher mandatory sentences for crimes committee within the premises of schools or youth centers.
HB 20-125: To generate funding for the repair and maintenance of CNMI roads and highways by increasing fees for registration of rental vehicles; and for other purposes.
HB 20-124: To authorize and establish expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections.
HB 20-123: To limit the excise tax exemption to tobacco products and alcoholic beverages to items brought in by individuals arriving at the airport and seaport.
HB 20-122: To amend Title 9 of the Commonwealth Code to allow the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to suspend the expiration of a driver’s license for military personnel and their spouses while on deployment.
HB 20-121: To amend 6 CMC Section 2301(a)(9) to allow individuals to import used tires for personal use.
HB 20-118: To generate funding for the repair and maintenance of CNMI roads and highways by increasing fees for registration and licenses and establishing a Temporary Operator’s License category; and for other purposes.
HB 20-117: To appropriate Five Hundred Forty-Three Thousand and Two Hundred Twenty Three US Dollars ($543,223.00) of the Solid Waste Management Revolving Account collected for the Second Senatorial District that has been identified by the Secretary of Finance as available for appropriations; and for other purposes.
HB 20-115: To Repeal and Reenact 6 CMC §§ 9201-9219 by changing the funding sources of the Criminal Justice Information System; and for other purposes.
HB 20-114: To establish a provision that would require new and existing business establishments to provide for proper parking lot lighting; and for other purposes.
HB 20-113: To establish a criminal provision for pedestrians crossing a road, highway, or crosswalk, while using an electronic mobile device and for other purposes.
HB 20-112: To amend Title 9, Division 2, Chapter 1, Sections 2101to also exempt right hand drive vehicles on .50ton or higher that will be primarily used for agricultural purposes; and for other purposes.
HB 20-111: To amend 6 CMC subsection 3304 to make it a crime to alter any document bearing the court seal of a copy of the court seal.
HB 20-110: To clarify and strengthen the role and responsibilities of the office of the Public Auditor.
HB 20-108: To appropriate the amount of one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000.00) to pay for the outstanding retroactive lump-sum payment to active and inactive employees whose wages were frozen - as authorized by Public Law 19-75.
HB 20-107: To re-establish the Street Directory Commission; to update the Saipan master street aming map and complete the street numbering system; and for other purposes.
HB 20-106: To preserve and designate Lot 345 R 512, situated in Rota, as "Joaquin Mesngon Ogo, Tun Kindu, Sports Complex Arena"; and for other purposes.
programs, and to provide budget authority for government corporations for Fiscal Year 2018; and for other purposes.
HB 20-104: Requiring mandatory sentences for third strike offenders in cases of serious and violent felonies.
HB 20-102: To repeal and re-enact 4 CMC § 1508 (Reservation of License Revenue); and for other purposes.
HB 20-101: To amend 1 CMC §8364, as amended by public law 15-70, to allow annuitants to enroll in the commonwealth government health insurance program; and for other purposes.
HB 20-100: To establish a reserve fund to be used to meet the future needs of the Commonwealth.
HB 20-99: To amend 4 CMC §2308 to clarify that the casino gross revenue tax funds are separate from the general fund; and for other purposes.
HB 20-98: To require that not less than 70 percent of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act funding that is allocated to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, shall be for the primary purpose of providing immediate shelter and supportive services to adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their dependents in accordance with 42 U.S. Code § 10408(b )(2).
HB 20-97: To require all future road developments within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to include bicycle lanes as part of the package for road constructions and/or upgrades within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and for other purposes.
HB 20-96: To amend 1 CMC §2264 to ensure that the Board of Education members receive compensation for committee meetings, which are vital to the development of policy and the functioning of the Public School System.
HB 20-95: To establish the Office of Probation Supervision and to clarify the powers and responsibilities of the office and its divisions; and for other purposes.
HB 20-94: To improve the statutory language for the Marianas Visitors Authority.
HB 20-93:To amend 1 CMC §8250(e) by including the Marianas Visitors Authority (MV A) to be exempted from the salary limitations imposed by the Compensation Adjustment Act as amended.
HB 20-92:To amend section 302(f)(9), to authorize reprogramming to fund the Early Head Start and Head Start centers; and for other purposes.
HB 20-91:To exempt the residents of our neighboring island of Guam from the operator's license requirements by amending Title 9, Subsection 2203 Operator's License: Exemption from License.
HB 20-90: To restrict the removal of ancient human remains or other culturally significant artifacts from the CNMI.
HB 20-89: To repeal and reenact 4 CMC § 2307 to provide for an additional funding source to the Saipan Higher Educational Financial Assistance (SHEF A); and for other purposes.
HB 20-88: To repeal and re-enact "The Education Act of 1988" as amended and as codified as 3 CMC § 1101 through § 1193; and for other purposes.
HB 20-87: To alleviate the Courts from expending significant resources and financial burden with debt collection cases, and to allow indigent persons an honest opportunity to recover and have a fresh start.
HB 20-86: To establish the CNMI Product Seal Act of 2017.
HB 20-85: To establish higher mandatory sentences for crimes that occurs within 1,000 feet of tourist sites and recreational areas.
HB 20-84: To reduce the Commonwealth poker and pachinko machine license fee.
HB 20-83: To amend 4 CMC §§ 2172-2173, to enable the Marianas Visitors Authority to strengthen qualifications for tour guides and tour operators, and to add a new Section 2174; and for other purposes.
HB 20-82: To CLARIFY THE POWERS OF THE COMMONWEAL TH CASINO COMMISSION AND TO MAKE NEEDED CHANGES TO THE COMMONWEALTH CODE GIVEN THE UNIQUE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF THE CASINO INDUSTRY IN THE COMMONWEAL TH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
HB 20-81: to amend Title 1, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 14 of the Commonwealth Code by inserting new sections to restrict future public land leases until the completion of the comprehensive land use plans.
HB 20-80: To provide a tax incentive for business entities that hire qualified ex-offenders.
HB 20-79: To protect coral reefs through recovery of monetary damages resulting from vessel groundings and anchoring-related injuries, destructive fishing practices, and non-permitted taking of threatened species.
HB 20-78: To amend 6 CMC §10101(y) to include special agents (investigators) and enforcement agents of any gaming commission to give them the authority to possess firearms; and for other purposes.
HB 20-76: To amend 4 CMC § 8210 Damage; Cost of Repairing and§ 8212 (e) Civil Penalties.
HB 20-75: To establish the Drug Court Revolving Fund and to authorize the Commonwealth Superior Court's Drug Court to impose fees on Drug Court participants; and for other purposes.
HB 20-74: To amend Title 4 Section 5523 of the Commonwealth's Alcoholic Beverage Control, to provide an exception to licensure requirements for alcoholic beverages produced for home or personal consumption; and for other purposes.
HB 20-73: To restrict the rezoning of public lands until the DPL completely develops comprehensive land use plan and subsequently adopted by the Legislature. Sunset provision: To expire upon the DPL’s completion of the development for comprehensive land use plans and subsequently adopted by the Legislature.
HB 20-72: To strengthen the compliance and enforcement provisions of 3 CMC § 4525 with regards to local labor standards.
HB 20-71: To make the Department of Lands and Natural Resources responsible for collecting the Managaha Fee and removing the Department of Public Lands as recipient of the Managaha Fees; and for other purposes.
HB 20-69: To amend 2 CMC §§ 1631, 1634, 1636, 1637, and 1644 to authorize the Division of Fish and Wildlife to regulate marine sports and activities within the waters of conservation areas and sanctuaries, and to impose and collect conservation areas management fees by regulation and for other purposes.?
HB 20-68: To enact provisions that will fund non-immigrant worker registration and work identification operations for the Department of Labor; and for other purposes.
HB 20-66- To amend 1 CMC §8602(b), Law Enforcement Mandatory Drug Testing to eliminate the condition that testing is subject to the availability of funds.
HB 20-65- To establish laws to regulate bioprospecting act1v1t1es within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to ensure prior, informed consent and equitable sharing of benefits.
HB 20-64- To provide for the conservation of fisheries in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes, known as the Northern Mariana Islands Fisheries Act of 2017; and for other purposes.
HB 20-63- To require test firing of all firearms as a requirement for registration of a firearm.
HB 20-62- To require tourists to obtain health insurance before visiting the Commonwealth; and for other purposes.
HB 20-61- To establish a Real Estate Code in the Commonwealth to regulate the industry.
HB 20-60- To amend 9 CMC §5815 (c) and (d) of the Motor Vehicle Rental Safety and to add new subsections; and for other purposes.
HB 20-59- To amend 9 CMC §4101 to require all vehicle headlights to project rays of white color and to require the headlights to be in compliance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and for other purposes.
HB 20-58- To establish a Loss Recovery Division within the Department of Finance; and for other purposes.
HB 20-57- Authorize department of Labor to enforce criminal penalties and provisions of the Immigrations and Nationality Act Section 274 relationg to the bringing in and harboring certain aliens.
HB 20-56- To amend 1 CMC, Chapter 4, Article 2 to add a new §431. "Governor Eloy S. Inos Peace Park"; and for other purposes.
HB 20-55- To repeal and reenact 4 CMC §4263(a) to impose a higher fee structure for the Department of Commerce, Office of the Registrar of Corporations; and for other purposes.
HB 20-054 To amend 4 CMC 4263 to provide a reasonable and current fee structure for business related filings.
HB 20-053 To establish and clearly define the authority of the Department of Public Works to promulgate rules and regulations within the Rights of Way (ROW); and for other purposes.
HB 20-052 To require all sales and purchases to be made by credit or debit card as one of the methods for making payments.
HB 20-051 To amend 2 CMC 40203 to extend the duration for tenancy upon termination of agreement before vacating the living premises.
HB 20-050 To amend the Commonwealth Code, to provide for adequate regulation of the Casino Industry; and for other purposes.
HB 20-048 To amend 4 CMC 5565 to prohibit any person under the age of 18 years of age to serve any alcoholic beveragesat any on-sale establishment; and for other purposes.
HB 20-047 To vest the Office of the Governor with the management and disposition of the former Far East Broadcasting Center property in Marpi as the site for the government's substance abuse rehabilitation treatment centers; and for other purposes.
HB 20-046 To authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation in consultation with the Division of Fish and Wildlife to charge a Grotto user fee; and for other purposes.
HB 20-045 To establish two new public highways, Route 324 in the village of Laulau and Route 325 in the village of Kanat Tabla on the Island of Saipan; and for other purposes.
HB 20-044 To amend 8 CMC 1202 (a) to establish marriage license fees for residents and non-residents; and for other purposes.
HB 20-043 To clarify and define the Attorney General's duties and responsibilities in the promulgation of rules and regulations, in reviewing contracts and in representing the commonwealth government or its executive departments; and for other purposes.
HB 20-042 To amend 4 CMC, 1302 (a), Tax on Agriculture Producers and Fishing to include Artists registered with the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture.
HB 20-041 To establish requirements for vehicle rental businesses; and for other purposes.
HB 20-039 To amend Section 4 and Section 5 of Public Law 19-83 to remove the salary increases for elected officials.
HB 20-038 To transfer the licensing and regulatory functions of the Department of Finance in respect to poker, pachinko and electronic gaming machines to the Commonwealth Casino Commission.
HB 20-037 To prohibit the taking and selling of certain sizes of fish species by adding a new section 5645 to Article 4, Chapter 6, Division 5 of Title 2 of the Commonwealth Code; and for other purposes.
HB 20-036 To amend 1 CMC 8357, to reestablish the special annuity for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor; and for other purposes.
HB 20-035 To amend 1 CMC 8245-8248 to increase compensation for appointed officials and increase the salary ceiling; and for other purposes.
HB 20-034 To repeal in part Section 3 of Public Law No.19-42 and revive former 6 CMC 2222 (e) and its associated definitions.
HB 20-033 To amend 2 CMC 4435 (f) and to repeal 2 CMC 4435 (h) to expand the use of lease agreement payments to supplement housing assistance; and for other purposes.
HB 20-032 To amend the Develper Infrastructure Tax to bear the cost of the new and additional infrastracture needed to meet the growing demands of our economy; and for other purposes.
HB 20-031 To retire the CNMI deficit in a significant and consistent manner via imposition of a 5% tax on gaming revenue in the Commonwealth.
HB 20-030 To require all tour companies and agents to register and be issued a permit by the Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA); and for other purposes.
HB 20-029 To appropriate Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($500,000.00) from the Cancer Fund Special Account, earmarked under 4 CMC 1402 (g) (2), to support and expand cancer awareness, detection and prevention programs.
HB 20-028 To amend 4 CMC 2306, 2307 and 2308 (Public Law No. 18-56) to authorize, establish, and fund a Casino Gross Revenue Tax Account and CNMI Retiree Future Generation Pension Plan.
HB 20-027 To amend 2 CMC 1645 to establish a penalty for businesses engaging in the act of destroying, harassing, or removing of wildlife or marine species within Bird Island and Forbidden Island sanctuaries; and for other purposes.
HB 20-026 To amend 6 CMC 2143 by adding a new subsection (c) to establish a penalty for businesses who in engage in drug-related activities; and for other purposes.
HB 20-025 To prohibit the selling and exporting of copper wire; and for other purposes.
HB 20-024 To prohibit cruelty and theft of animals; to provide penalties for such acts; and for other purposes.
HB 20-023 To define industrial port use, port related operations and to amend 1 CMC 2806 (g), Public Lands: Fundamental Policies; and to allow government agencies on the islands of Tinian and Rota to lease public lands, conveyed to them by Public Lands, for legitimate public purpose related to their agency's mandate.
HB 20-022 To amend 1 CMC Section 1502 clarifying the activites subject to the Occupancy Tax.
HB 20-021 To define "general revenues" as it relates to the CNMI Public School System.
HB 20-020 To amend Title 9, Division 2, Chapter 1 2104 to provide veterans a discounted benefit for the vehicle registration fee; and for other purposes.
HB 20-019 To amend 6 CMC 3156 (b) by requiring a hotel or resort attached to a golf course to have a minimum of eighteen (18) holes in order to be eligible to conduct electronic gaming activites defined in 6 CMC 3156 (a) (6).
HB 20-018 To amend 6 CMC 2256 (a) (10), the hours of operation for shooting galleries and shooting ranges; and for other purposes.
HB 20-017 To establish provisions to require the Commonwealth Government and Commonwealth Government Agencies to pay their contractual obligations in a timely manner; and for other purposes.
HB 20-016 To amend 7 CMC 3101(a) to mandate when a jury is impanel to hear all felonies and misdemeanors charges; and for other purposes.
HB 20-015 To amend 4 CMC 2308 by adding new subsection covering Department of Public Safety, Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Northern Marianas College, Northern Marianas Trades Institute, CNMI Drug Court, and establishing a special account.
HB 20-014 To improve the justice system's response to domestice violence, and for other purposes.
HB 20-013 To designate and establish Susupe Lake and its surrounding wetland as "Susupe Lake Wildlife Park" for the purpose of and in accordance with this act.
HB 20-012 To reform drug sentencing laws to effectuate the rehabilitation and treatment principles of evidence-based testing.
HB 20-011 To ban the use of plastic checkout bags; and for other purposes.
HB 20-010 To establish the Settlement Fund Revolving Fund Account.
HB 20-008 To restrict the use of cellular/mobile telephones while driving vehicles; and for other purposes.
HB 20-007 To amend 9 CMC 2107 to provide an extended time period before the vehilce late registration late fee would apply; and for other purposes.
HB 20-006 To amend 2 CMC 7251 to require three (3) public hearings for any proposed change of district boundary, uses, or requirements; and for other purposes.
HB 20-005 To establish a graduated registration fee for pickups, jeeps, sedans, and automobiles.
HB 20-004 To remove the limitation on the amount of funds from the MVA Trust Fund that may be distributed to the Municipalities of Tinian and Rota.
HB 20-003 To amend and repeal provisions of the Vehicle Code to allow for e-citation implementation; and for other purposes.
HB 20-002 To increase the excise tax on the importation of Areca Nut (Betel Nut) into the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and for other purposes.
HB 20-001 To amend 4 CMC 1401 and 4 CMC 1402 (a) to separate cigars from being taxed as a tobacco and establish its own tax rate; and for other purposes.

References: §7209
 §2308
 §2308
 §2103
 § 4433
 §2104
 § 1402
 §2308
 § 439
 § 8265
 § 1402
 §6424
 § 1508
 §8364
 §2308
 § 10408
 §2264
 §8250
 § 2307
 § 1101
 § 1193
 §10101
 § 8210
 § 4525
 §8602
 §5815
 §4101
 §431
 §4263