# Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-10: To establish a change of name legal procedure in the CNMI.

Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-10, To establish a change of name legal procedure in the CNMI., is a 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Joel Castro Camacho; status enacted, last action 2026-08-20 (P.L. 24-38) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-10
- State: Northern Mariana Islands
- Session: 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: To establish a change of name legal procedure in the CNMI.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Last action: 2026-08-20, P.L. 24-38
- Sponsor: Joel Castro Camacho
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Northern Mariana residents get name-change process: mixed, low. Residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) can ask the Superior Court for a legal name change. The written, signed petition must list their current legal name, birth date, birthplace, residence, and proposed name. Petitioners must state under penalty of perjury that the ch…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joel Castro Camacho, House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-14 | Senate | Roll call on HB 24-10 | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-08-29 | House | Roll call on HB 24-10 | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-08-20: P.L. 24-38 (House)
- 2026-08-14: Senate Final Reading — Passed (Senate)
- 2025-08-29: House Final Reading — Passed (House)
- 2025-08-29: House First Reading — Passed (House)
- 2025-08-29: House Report Action — Approved (House)
- 2025-03-11: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- HB 24-10, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_bills/24/HB24-10.pdf)
- P.L. 24-38, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL%2024-38%20(HB%2024-10%20Change%20of%20Name%20Procedure).pdf)
- SCR 24-24, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/SCR24-024%20JGO%20(HB%2024-10%20To%20establish%20a%20change%20of%20name%20legal%20procedure%20in%20the%20CNMI)%20%5BA-8-29-2025%5D.pdf)
- SCR 24-82, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/24-82%20re%20HB%2024-10%20Change%20of%20name%20leal%20procedures%20CNMI.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 24-108: To provide a Budget Plan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for Fiscal Year 2027 and make appropriations for the operations and activities of… (enacted)
- HLB 24-62: To appropriate $500,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial District pursuant to Public Law 20-59; and for other purposes. (enacted)
- SB 24-48: Establish a Division of Customs and Biosecurity within the DOF (enacted)
- HB 24-84: To authorize the expenditure of $2,105,563.00 identified by the Governor as a surplus from Fiscal Year 2025 revenues that shall be appropriated by the Legislat… (enacted)
- HB 24-74: To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Public Land Trust towards payment of household allotments of Nutrition Assistance Pro… (enacted)
- HB 24-63: To amend Title 4 sections 1991 to 1995 relating to the 3% construction tax on gross revenues derived from certain non-residential construction projects and to… (enacted)

## Sources
- [HB 24-10 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_bills/24/HB24-10.pdf)
- [P.L. 24-38 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL%2024-38%20(HB%2024-10%20Change%20of%20Name%20Procedure).pdf)
- [SCR 24-24 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/SCR24-024%20JGO%20(HB%2024-10%20To%20establish%20a%20change%20of%20name%20legal%20procedure%20in%20the%20CNMI)%20%5BA-8-29-2025%5D.pdf)
- [SCR 24-82 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/24-82%20re%20HB%2024-10%20Change%20of%20name%20leal%20procedures%20CNMI.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 24-108: To provide a Budget Plan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands fo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-108-24)
- [HLB 24-62: To appropriate $500,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial Dis…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HLB24-62-24)
- [SB 24-48: Establish a Division of Customs and Biosecurity within the DOF](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-SB24-48-24)
- [HB 24-84: To authorize the expenditure of $2,105,563.00 identified by the Governor as a s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-84-24)
- [HB 24-74: To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Publi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-74-24)
- [HB 24-63: To amend Title 4 sections 1991 to 1995 relating to the 3% construction tax on g…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-63-24)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-10-24 (as of 2026-10-12).