Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee

Duties and Studies

Determine when the Agriculture Commissioner must submit a biennial report to a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and Senate Agriculture Committees on the status of the pesticide container disposal program. (NDCC § 4.1-36-04)

Determine when agricultural commodity promotion groups must report to the standing Agriculture Committees. (NDCC § 4.1‑44‑04)

Determine the contents of contracts for printing of legislative bills, resolutions, journals, and Session Laws. (NDCC § 46-02-05)

Establish guidelines on maximum reimbursement of legislators sharing lodging during a legislative session. (NDCC § 54-03-20)

Determine the fee payable by legislators for use of personal computers. (NDCC § 54-03-26)

Establish a policy under which a legislator may purchase the computer used by that legislator upon replacement of the computer by the Legislative Council. (NDCC § 54-03-26)

Establish guidelines defining reasonable and appropriate use of state telephones by legislative branch personnel. (NDCC § 54‑06‑26)

Establish guidelines for use of legislative chambers and displays in Memorial Hall. (NDCC § 54-35-02)

Determine access to legislative information services and impose fees for providing legislative information services and copies of legislative documents. (NDCC § 54-35-02)

As the Legislative Ethics Committee, consider or prepare a legislative code of ethics. (NDCC § 54-35-02.8)

Make arrangements for the legislative session. (NDCC § 54-35-11)

Determine the standing committees that will receive the report from the Commissioner of Commerce on the Department of Commerce's goals and objectives, its long-term goals and objectives, and on commerce benchmarks. (NDCC § 54-60-03)

Review legislative rules.

2192 § 1 Study the impact of term limits on the manner in which the Legislative Assembly conducts business. The study must include an assessment of the desirability of providing increased educational opportunities for legislative members due to shortened tenures in the Legislative Assembly, increasing the number of Legislative Council policy staff available to assist new members, and holding legislative sessions on an annual basis.