House of Representatives NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE P.O. BOX 500586 , MP 96950

Linda B. Muña, House Clerk HC Document Control No. 30 Office of the House Clerk Telephone: 670.664.8848 Facsimile: 670.664.8849 [email protected]

March 13, 2020

Pursuant to the House Rules of Procedures and the authority under the NMI Constitution, the Speaker of the House of Representatives announces that the House of Representatives of the Twenty-First Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature will convene the following open and public meeting:

Meeting: House of Representatives First Day, First Special Session Date and Time: Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 2:45 PM Location: House Chamber, Honorable Jesus P. Mafnas Memorial Building, Capitol Hill

Copies of this notice, the official Session Call, and the agenda have been filed in the Office of the House Clerk, released to the media, and posted at the following locations:

Administration Building Entrance Hall House of Representatives Entrance Hall Senate Entrance Hall Commonwealth Legislature website (www.cnmileg.gov.mp)

Written comments on agenda items may be submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before the meeting date. Oral testimony may be presented during the meeting on Thursday, April 16, 2020.

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BLAS JONATHAN ‘“BJ”’ T. ATTAC SPEAKER

MEMORANDUM

DATE : 13 April 2020

TO : ALL HOUSE MEMBERS

FROM : Speaker Blas Jonathan “BJ” T. Attao

SUBJECT : Call for Session, 1“ Day, ls‘ Special Session

Pursuant to the House Rules of Procedure and the authority vested in me under the NMI Constitution, I hereby call for the ls‘ Day, 1“ Special Session for Thursday, 16 April 2019 at 2:45 p.m. in the House Chamber.

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SESSION DAY CALENDAR DAY TIME 1st Day, First Special Session Thursday, April 16, 2020 2:45 p.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

A Moment of Silence

1. ROLL CALL

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS

3. ADOPTION OF JOURNALS – (None)

4. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

A. House Bills:

B. House Local Bills:

H. L. B. NO. 21-45 To appropriate $160,000 from the local license fees collected for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; and for other purposes. Prefiled by: REP. ANTONIO SN. BORJA of , Precinct 6 (for himself)

H. L. B. NO. 21-46 To appropriate funds specifically allotted to the Second Senatorial District under Public Law 18-30, as amended; and for other purposes. Prefiled by: REP. ANTONIO SN. BORJA of Tinian, Precinct 6 (for himself)

C. House Legislative Initiatives:

5. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

A. House Resolutions:

B. House Joint Resolutions:

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C. House Commemorative Resolutions:

C. RES. NO. 21-11 Congratulating our Commonwealth’s schoolchildren for their outstanding participation in the 2020 Inacha’igen Fino’Chamorro (Chamorro Language Competition) held on Guam. Prefiled by: REP. LUIS JOHN DLG. CASTRO of Saipan, Precinct 1 (for himself, Representatives Ivan A. Blanco, Antonio SN. Borja, Joel C. Camacho, Joseph A. Flores, Joseph Leepan T. Guerrero, Jose I. Itibus, Donald M. Manglona, Janet U. Maratita, Marco T. Peter, and John Paul P. Sablan)

D. House Concurrent Resolutions:

6. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

GOV. COMM. 21-107: (received 3/15/2020) Informing the House that he vetoed S. L. B. No. 21-2, S1 (To establish the Medical Subsistence Allowance Program for the First Senatorial District.). [Deadline: 5/15/2020]

GOV. COMM. 21-108: (received 3/18/2020) AMENDED-Executive Order 2020-04 – Declaration of State of Public Health Emergency and continued Declaration of State of Significant Emergency establishing response, quarantine, and preventive containment measures concerning coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

GOV. COMM. 21-109: (received 3/18/2020) Executive Order 2020-05 – Order authorizing the Secretary of Finance to reprogram or transfer funds from accounts of any department, agency, office, board, commission, corporation, instrumentality or other entity of all branches of the Commonwealth Government in order to meet the threat of COVID-19.

GOV. COMM. 21-110: (received 3/21/2020) Memorandum: Amendment to Directive 8 of the Second Amended Executive Order 2020-04.

GOV. COMM. 21-111: (received 3/21/2020) SECOND AMENDED-Executive Order 2020-04 – Declaration of State of Public Health Emergency and continued Declaration of State of Significant Emergency establishing response, quarantine, and preventive containment measures concerning coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

GOV. COMM. 21-112: (3/25/2020) Informing the House on Revised projected reduction in estimated general fund resources for the current fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. [For info]

GOV. COMM. 21-113: (received 3/21/2020) Informing the House that he signed into law, H. L. B. No. 21-37, (To amend the Saipan Zoning Law of 2013 to rezone lot #s 004 G 43, 004 G 44, 004 G 24, 004 G 23 and 004 G 22 from ‘Agricultural’ to ‘Rural’.). Became Saipan Local Law 21-12 [For info]

GOV. COMM. 21-114: (3/30/2020) Informing the House that he signed into law, H. L. B. No. 21- 38, D1 (To adopt and enact the Revised Tinian Casino Gaming Control Act of 1989 as approved and adopted by the CNMI Superior Court in CNMI v. Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission, et al., Civil Action No. 91-690 (Aug. 18, 1993); To further Amend the Revised Tinian Casino Gaming Control Act of 1989; To Repeal Tinian Local Laws 14-01, 18-05, 19-12, and 20-05; and for other purposes.). Became Tinian Local Law 21-9 [For info]

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GOV. COMM. 21-115: (3/21/2020) Informing the House that he signed into law, H. B. No. 21-35, SD1, (To restrict the use of mobile electronic devices while driving vehicles; and for other purposes.). Became Public Law 21-17 [For info]

GOV. COMM. 21-116: (3/21/2020) Informing the House that he signed into law, H. B. No. 21-2, HD1, SD1, (To establish a separate statute and penalty for individuals committing the act of vandalism; and for other purposes.). Became Public Law 21-18 [For info]

GOV. COMM. 21-117: (4/3/2020) Informing the House that he signed into law, H. B. No. 21-27, HD1, SD1, (To amend Title 4 Section 5531 of the Commonwealth’s Alcoholic Beverage Control to provide an exception to licensure requirements for alcoholic beverages manufactured for home or personal consumption; and for other purposes.). Became Public Law 21-19 [For info]

GOV. COMM. 21-118: (4/3/2020) Informing the House that he signed into law, H. B. No. 21-28, HD1, SD1, (To prohibit the importation, sale, offer for sale, and distribution in the Commonwealth of the Northern of sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate without a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider; and for other purposes.). Became Public Law 21-20 [For info]

GOV. COMM. 21-119: (4/3/2020) Informing the House that he signed into law, H. B. No. 21-60, HD1, SD1, (To establish the CNMI Cultural Masters Award; and for other purposes.). Became Public Law 21-21 [For info]

GOV. COMM. 21-120: (received 4/13/2020) Informing the House that he signed into law, H. B. No. 21-66, (To amend 1 CMC § 3809(c) to allow the Commonwealth Law Revision Commission to use its revolving fund for personnel costs for good cause and with the approval of the expenditure authority and concurrence of three-fifths of the commission.). Became Public Law 21-22 [For info]

GOV. COMM. 21-121: (4/1/2020) Submitting the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 ($70,623,658 available for appropriation).

7. SENATE COMMUNICATIONS

SEN. COMM. 21-74: (4/8/2020) Returning H. B. No. 21-66, entitled, “To amend 1 CMC § 3809(c) to allow the Commonwealth Law Revision Commission to use its revolving fund for personnel costs for good cause and with the approval of the expenditure authority and concurrence of three-fifths of the commission.”, which was passed by the Senate without amendments on March 13, 2020. [For info-Transmitted to Governor on April 8, 2020]

SEN. COMM. 21-75: (4/8/2020) Returning H. B. No. 21-53, HD1, entitled, “To suspend the collection of certain excise taxes for quarry and construction equipment and machinery for a period of one year in the First Senatorial District.”, which was passed by the Senate without amendments on March 13, 2020. [For info-Transmitted to Governor on April 8, 2020]

SEN. COMM. 21-76: (4/8/2020) Returning H. B. No. 21-61, entitled, “To amend 6 CMC §10101(y) by adding the law enforcement officers of the Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Control Division and the Commonwealth Casino Commission into the definition of “law enforcement”; and for other purposes.”, which was passed by the Senate without amendments on March 13, 2020. [For info- Transmitted to Governor on April 8, 2020]

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SEN. COMM. 21-77: (4/8/2020) Returning H. B. No. 21-62, entitled, “To restrict the deduction of unpaid gambling obligations from gross revenues.”, which was passed by the Senate without amendments on March 13, 2020. [For info-Transmitted to Governor on April 8, 2020]

8. HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS – (None)

9. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

JUD. BR. COMM. 21-7: (3/23/2020) From Chief Justice Alexandro C. Castro to the Speaker submitting: Proposed NMI Judiciary Rules on Procurement. [Submitted 3/23/2020; Deadline 5/22/2020]

10. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES – (None)

11. MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS – (None)

12. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES – (None)

13. REPORTS OF SPECIAL AND CONFERENCE COMMITTEES – (None)

14. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – (None)

15. RESOLUTION CALENDAR

Resolution Subject Action

16. BILL CALENDAR

Bill/Initiative Subject Action H. B. NO. 21-76 A Bill for an Act to repeal and reenact 4 CMC § 2307 and 4 CMC §2308 to designate the casino annual license fee to supplement the payment of the 25 percent of all the retirees’ pensions and to identify recipients of the funds generated from the Gross Revenue Tax; and for other purposes. H. B. NO. 21-87 A Bill for an Act to allow the Department of Finance to establish fees by regulation and allow for temporary business licenses. H. B. NO. 21-98 A Bill for an Act To authorize the Governor to enter into agreements to offset the Commonwealth judgment liabilities against the judgment creditors tax liability.

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17. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

18. ANNOUNCEMENTS

(ADJOURNMENT)

APPEARANCE OF LOCAL BILLS

FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY: 1st Legislative appearance of a local bill is on the day it is introduced.

SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY:

THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY:

------Appearance of Measures introduced on the House Floor during the House Session on March 13, 2020:

H. B. NO. 21-106: To amend 1 CMC §20175 to include a member from the Senate and the House of Representatives to serve on the Advisory Council for Planning and Development; and for other purposes. Introduced by REP. JOSEPH LEEPAN T. GUERRERO of Saipan, Precinct 1 (for himself) on March 13, 2020; referred to the House Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations.

H. B. NO. 21-107: To establish the Commonwealth of the Civil Remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images Act of 2020; and for other purposes. Introduced by REP. JANET U. MARATITA of Saipan, Precinct 1 (for herself, Representatives Sheila J. Babauta, and Christina M.E. Sablan) on March 13, 2020; referred to the House Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations.

H. B. NO. 21-108: To provide the Department of Lands and Natural Resources with explicit authority to hold and manage public lands transferred to it from the Department of Public Lands and the Division of Agriculture with the authority to issue licenses and permits in respect to the Commercial Farm Plot program. Introduced by REP. LORENZO I. DELEON GUERRERO of Saipan, Precinct 5 (for himself, Representatives Blas Jonathan “BJ” T. Attao, Roman C. Benavente, Ivan A. Blanco, Joel C. Camacho, Luis John DLG. Castro, Joseph A. Flores, Richard T. Lizama, Marco T. Peter, John Paul P. Sablan, Edmund S. Villagomez, and Ralph N. Yumul) on March 13, 2020; moved and placed on the Bill Calendar.

H. B. NO. 21-109: To amend Public Law 21-8, “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 2020”; as amended and for other purposes. Introduced by REP. BLAS JONATHAN “BJ” T. ATTAO of Saipan, Precinct 3 (for himself, Representatives Sheila J. Babauta, Roman C. Benavente, Ivan A. Blanco, Joel C. Camacho, Luis John DLG. Castro, Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero, Joseph A. Flores, Joseph Leepan T. Guerrero, Jose I. Itibus, Richard T. Lizama, Edwin K. Propst, Marco T. Peter, John Paul P. Sablan, Edmund S. Villagomez, and Ralph N. Yumul) on March 13, 2020; moved and placed on the Bill Calendar.

H. B. NO. 21-110: To repeal and re-enact 1 CMC §7407(f) to stiffen the penalty for anyone who violates the stated travel restriction; and for other purposes. Introduced by REP. EDWIN K. PROPST of Saipan, Precinct 1 (for himself, Representatives Blas Jonathan “BJ” T. Attao, Sheila J. Babauta, Ivan A. Blanco, Richard T. Lizama, Donald M. Manglona, Christina M.E. Sablan, Edmund S. Villagomez, and Ralph N. Yumul) on March 13, 2020; moved and placed on the Bill Calendar.

H. L. B. NO. 21-44: To re-appropriate Sixty Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Seven Dollars and Forty-Six Cents ($60,787.46) allotted under Tinian Local Law 21-3 for Tinian Local Programs and; for other purposes. Introduced by REP. ANTONIO SN. BORJA of Tinian, Precinct 6 (for himself) on March 13, 2020.

H. J. R. NO. 21-7: To congratulate and honor all the women in the Commonwealth as we celebrate their contributions and achievements during the month of March 2020 proclaimed as CNMI Women’s Month and March 8th as International Women’s Day. Introduced by REP. JANET U. MARATITA of Saipan, Precinct 1 (for herself, Representatives Blas Jonathan “BJ” T. Attao, Sheila J. Babauta, Roman C. Benavente, Ivan A. Blanco, Antonio SN. Borja, Joel C. Camacho, Luis John DLG. Castro, Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero, Joseph A. Flores, Joseph Leepan T. Guerrero, Jose I. Itibus, Richard T. Lizama, Donald M. Manglona, Janet U. Maratita, Edwin K. Propst, Marco T. Peter, Christina M.E. Sablan, John Paul P. Sablan, Edmund S. Villagomez, and Ralph N. Yumul) on March 13, 2020; moved and placed on the Resolution Calendar.

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H. J. R. NO. 21-8: Requesting that the Honorable Governor Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres oppose any increase in military presence or training in the Northern Mariana Islands, including all proposed military use of the Northern Islands. Introduced by REP. SHEILA J. BABAUTA of Saipan, Precinct 4 (for herself) on March 13, 2020; referred to the House Committee on Federal and Foreign Affairs.

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