25.0902.05000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Bahl, Lefor, Louser, D. Ruby, Schauer, Weisz, Hagert
Senators Bekkedahl, Roers, Schaible, Sickler, Davison
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-03-02 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to annually reconvened sessions of the legislative assembly; to provide an effective
date; and to provide an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 54-03-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
54-03-02. When legislative assembly meets.
1.The legislative assembly shall meet at the seat of government in the month of
December following the election of the members thereof for organizational and
orientation purposes and shall thereafter recess until the time provided in
subsection 2.
2.TheSubject to subsection 3, the legislative assembly shall reconvene at twelve noon
on the first Tuesday after the third day in January of the year following the
organizational session as provided in subsection 1 or at twelve noon on a date
selected by the legislative management but not earlier than January second nor:
a.Annually at a date and time determined by the legislative management, but not
later than January eleventh of theeach year following the organizational session
and, following the close of business of the regular session, shall adjourn subject
to subsection 3.
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b.For a number of days to be determined by the legislative assembly, but the
number of days must be scheduled within a seventy calendar day period each
year.
3.Notwithstanding a motion to adjourn sine die, the legislative assembly shall reconvene
as determined by the legislative management. The number of natural days used may
not exceed the number of natural days available under the constitution which have not
been previously used by that legislative assembly in regular session under
subsection 2.
4.The legislative management shall determine the structure and logistics of the
legislative session.
5.The legislative management shall promulgate legislative rules to accommodate annual
legislative sessions, which must be adopted as the temporary rules of the seventieth
legislative assembly during the organizational session, subject to any further
amendments proposed during the organizational session for adoption of the
permanent rules.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act becomes effective on August 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION DATE. Subsection 5 of section 1 of this Act is effective through
December 31, 2026, and after that date is ineffective.
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