North Dakota Senate rejects bill for annual legislative sessions

North Dakota Senators kill annual session bill

(BISMARCK, ND) – The North Dakota Senate says no to annual sessions of the state’s legislature. House Bill 1408 failed on the Senate floor after more than 20 minutes of debate. Senator Kristin Roers, of Fargo, says the issue of annual sessions has been considered previously by the North Dakota Legislature – but for slightly different reasons each time. She made reference to the fast pace of the first 100 days of the Trump administration and the …

North Dakota Senate rejects bill for annual legislative sessions

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Senate voted down a bill on Monday that would have required the state Legislature to meet annually, rather than every other year as it does now — the latest in a long line of attempts to do so. House Bill 1408 would have changed the legislative session schedule to require that the Legislature convene every year rather than every two years. The bill would not have changed the 80-day limit in the North Dakota Constituti…