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North Dakota Catholic Conference Legislative Action Network Guide North Dakota Catholic Conference Legislative Action Network Guide 701-223-2519 ❖ 1-888-419-1237 ❖ ndcatholic.org The North Dakota Legislature Participating in the Legislative Process The North Dakota Legislative Assembly consists of a Senate with 47 senators and a House of Participation in the legislative process is an Representatives with 94 representatives. The important way to exercise our political responsibility Legislative Assembly regular session usually as Christians. convenes the first week of January of an odd- numbered year. To Become Informed: • Read the newspaper and listen to radio and Standing committees in each chamber handle television news most of the daily work of the legislature. They hold • Attend candidate forums hearings, consider amendments, discuss the bills, and • Discuss subjects with family, friends, make recommendations to the full chamber. These neighbors, and clergy committees are formed by subject matter, such as the • Look for websites on the issue Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Human (ndcatholic.org has information on issues of Services Committee. concern to the Catholic Church) • Get the North Dakota Catholic Conference E- The appropriation committees are also important. Newsletter (sign up at ndcatholic.org) They review every spending bill and most bills that • Attend legislative hearings and floor sessions have a fiscal impact. Even if a bill gets a favorable recommendation from a committee, an To Make a Difference: appropriations committee could reduce the funding • Join the Legislative Action Network or not give the bill a favorable recommendation. • Testify at the legislature • E-mail, call, or write your legislators By the thirty-fourth day, the chambers must vote on • Talk to your legislators during their visits every bill. Bills that pass, “crossover” to the other home chamber. The whole process then repeats itself in the second chamber. Did You Know? If the second chamber defeats a bill, the bill is dead. In North Dakota, every bill introduced gets If it amends and passes the bill, the legislation is a committee hearing and a vote by the full sent, with its amendments, back to the first chamber. Senate or House. In other words, That chamber can either concur or not concur with committees cannot hold or “kill” bills. the changes. If it does not concur, a conference They can only make recommendations. committee is appointed with members from both chambers to try to work out the differences. This is one feature that makes the North Dakota legislature a “citizens” legislature. Testifying Before a Legislative At the Hearing . Committee All persons usually get a chance to speak, but All citizens have the right to testify before the North sometimes, because of large turnouts, it is not Dakota Legislative Assembly on any bill or possible to give everyone a chance to speak. If you resolution. do not get a chance to testify, your presence may be acknowledged and you might be asked if you favor North Dakota has one of the most open legislatures or oppose the bill. And, you can always submit in the nation. Every bill must have a public hearing, written testimony. must be publicly voted upon by the committee, and then must come before the full House or Senate for Even if you do not testify, sign the witness sheet at still another public vote. Your opportunity to testify the lectern. Give the bill number, whether you favor on a bill comes at the committee hearing. or oppose the bill, and your name. Legislative committees meet in rooms at the State The chairman will announce the beginning of the Capitol. You can come into a committee meeting at hearing on a particular bill. The first speaker is any time, even if the door is closed or a hearing is in usually the bill's sponsor. The chairman then asks for progress. However, this practice might be testimony, first from proponents and then opponents. modified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wait your turn. Lists of the legislative committees, committee Plan on following the custom (although it is not members, and the days and places committees meet absolutely necessary) of beginning your remarks by are available at the Legislative Information Kiosk in addressing the chairman and committee members, the hall between the Senate and House chambers. giving your name and address, and why you are there. For example: "Mr. or Madam Chairman, and You can find out which committee will hear the bill members of the committee, my name is John Q. in which you are interested by calling the toll-free Public from Edwinton. I'm in favor of this bill number and asking for information or inquiring in- because, etc." person at the Legislative Information Kiosk. Also, most of the state's daily newspapers carry listings of Be brief. Do not repeat what others have said. The all the bills that are introduced and of scheduled hearings are informal, so be conversational. Avoid committee hearings. being too technical. Avoid using acronyms or technical references unless you first explain what In addition to checking with the Legislative they mean. Information Kiosk, TV monitors on the kiosk and in the hall of the ground floor of the Capitol display Do not be nervous, or worried about doing what bills are being heard by what committees. something wrong. There are no "rights and wrongs" about testifying. Legislators are just your Before the Hearing You Should... friends and neighbors who want to hear what you have to say. Find out when and where your bill will be heard. Be on time for the hearing. Usually, once a hearing is Expect some questions and comments from closed on a particular bill, no further testimony is committee members. These questions are not heard. Plan your testimony. Although not necessary, designed to embarrass you, but merely to get it is helpful to have written copies of your comments additional information. available. See if other persons will be testifying on your bill. If so, try to coordinate your testimony before the hearing to avoid duplication. Find Out How Your Legislator Voted Step One: Find out the bill number of the bill. If you are not sure, but know the subject matter, look at the major topic index at the legislature web site (www.legis.nd.gov) Step Two: If you know the bill number, go to the Version or Action Inquiry page. Type in the bill number after "Bill Status Actions" and click "Go." Step Three: A list of Measure Actions will come up. The list of actions on the left side. On the right side is a list of journal entries. Find out whether the chamber voted on the bill and find the corresponding journal link on the right side. Step Four: Click on the journal link and your web browser will either open or download a pdf file of the day's journal. The journal contains all the day's actions, so you will have to search the journal for the roll call vote on that bill. ROLL CALL Step Five: Contact The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, the roll your legislator. If you was agree with the vote, called and there were 29 YEAS, 16 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. thank him or her. If YEAS: Peter; Linus; Anacletus; Clement; Evaristus; Alexander; Sixtus; Telesphorus; you disagree, politely Hyginus; Pius; Anicetus; Soter; Eleuterus; Victor; Zephyrinus; Callixtus; Urban; Pontian; Anterus; Fabian; Cornelius; Lucius; Stephen; Sixtus, II; Dionysius; Felix; Eutychian; tell him or her why Caius; Marcellinus and ask that he or NAYS: Marcellus; Eusebius; Miltiades; Silvester; Mark; Julius; Liberius; Damasus; she reconsider if the Sicirius; Anastasius; Innocent; Zosimus; Boniface; Celestine; Sixtus, III; Leo subject comes up ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: Hilarius; Simplicius again. HB 1466, as amended, passed and the title was agreed to. Senate House of Representatives Howard C. Anderson, Jr. [email protected] 8 Mary Adams [email protected] 43 Scott Louser [email protected] 5 JoNell A. Bakke [email protected] 43 Bert Anderson [email protected] 2 Jeffery J. Magrum [email protected] 28 Brad Bekkedahl [email protected] 1 Dick Anderson [email protected] 6 Andrew Marschall [email protected] 16 Randy A. Burckhard [email protected] 5 Pamela Anderson [email protected] 41 Bob Martinson [email protected] 35 David A. Clemens [email protected] 16 Rick Becker [email protected] 7 Lisa Meier [email protected] 32 Cole Conley [email protected] 12 Larry Bellew [email protected] 38 Alisa Mitskog [email protected] 25 Kyle Davison [email protected] 41 Mike Beltz [email protected] 20 Corey Mock [email protected] 18 Dick Dever [email protected] 32 Tracy Boe [email protected] 9 David Monson [email protected] 10 Michael Dwyer [email protected] 47 Glenn Bosch [email protected] 30 Mike Nathe [email protected] 30 Jay R. Elkin [email protected] 36 Joshua A. Boschee [email protected] 44 Dave Nehring [email protected] 8 Robert Erbele [email protected] 28 Mike Brandenburg [email protected] 28 Jon O. Nelson [email protected] 14 Robert O. Fors [email protected] 19 Ruth Buffalo rbuff[email protected] 27 Marvin E. Nelson [email protected] 9 Joan Heckaman [email protected] 23 Cole Christensen [email protected] 24 Emily O'Brien [email protected] 42 Jason G. Heitkamp [email protected] 26 Claire Cory [email protected] 42 Mitch Ostlie [email protected] 12 Kathy Hogan [email protected] 21 Chuck Damschen [email protected] 10 Mark S. Owens [email protected] 17 David Hogue [email protected] 38 Jeff Delzer [email protected] 8 Bob Paulson [email protected] 3 Ray Holmberg [email protected] 17 Bill Devlin [email protected] 23 Gary Paur [email protected] 19 Jordan Kannianen [email protected] 4 Gretchen Dobervich [email protected] 11 Chet Pollert [email protected] 29 Jerry Klein [email protected] 14 Jason Dockter [email protected] 7 Todd Porter [email protected] 34 Karen K.
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