25.0962.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Louser, Ista, Lefor
Senators Hogan, Hogue
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 44-04-18.6 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to the legislative leaders' access to requests to the legislative council made by
members of the legislative assembly.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 44-04-18.6 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
44-04-18.6. Access to legislative records and information.
1.The following records, regardless of form or characteristic, of or relating to the
legislative council, the legislative management, the legislative assembly, the house of
representatives, the senate, or a member of the legislative assembly are not subject to
section 44-04-18 and section 6 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota:
a.A record of a purely personal or private nature;
b.A record that is legislative council work product or is legislative council-client
communication;
c.A record that reveals the content of communications between a member of the
legislative assembly and any person; and
d.Except with respect to a governmental entity determining the proper use of
telephone service, a record of telephone usage which identifies the parties or lists
the telephone numbers of the parties involved.
2.The exception in subdivision c of subsection 1 applies to records possessed by a
member of the legislative assembly or by any other public officer or employee.
3.This section does not apply to any record distributed at a meeting subject to section
44-04-19 and section 5 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota.
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4.Notwithstanding subsection 1, information related to a request to the legislative council
made by a member of the legislative assembly for a draft of a bill or resolution or a
revision to a bill or resolution may be disclosed to the caucus leader of the requester's
political faction.
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