# Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-19: To rename the “CNMI Scholarship Office” to the “CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office”.

Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-19, To rename the “CNMI Scholarship Office” to the “CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office”., is a 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Joseph Arriola Flores (Independent); status enacted, last action 2025-08-05 (P.L. 24-10); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-19
- State: Northern Mariana Islands
- Session: 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: To rename the “CNMI Scholarship Office” to the “CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office”.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Last action: 2025-08-05, P.L. 24-10
- Sponsor: Joseph Arriola Flores (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (8 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New CNMI office for student aid: benefit, low. The law renames the CNMI Scholarship Office to the CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office. It sits in the Executive Branch as an autonomous agency under the Scholarship Board. The Board appoints the administrator and must set bylaws for the office’s duties and rules. The office manages CN…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseph Arriola Flores (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Joel Castro Camacho, House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-14 | Senate | Roll call on HB 24-19 | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-15 | House | House Final Reading — Passed | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-08-05: P.L. 24-10 (House)
- 2025-07-14: Senate Final Reading — Passed (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: House Final Reading — Passed (House)
- 2025-05-15: House First Reading — Passed (House)
- 2025-05-15: House Report Action — Approved (House)
- 2025-04-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- HB 24-19, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_bills/24/HB24-19.pdf)
- P.L. 24-10, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL24-10.pdf)
- SCR 24-20, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-20%20re%20HB%2024-19%20CNMI%20Scholarship%20and%20FAO%20adopted%20071425.pdf)
- SCR 24-5 (JGO), 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/SCR24-005%20JGO%20(HB%2024-19%20Rename%20CNMI%20Scholarship%20Office%20to%20the%20%E2%80%9CCNMI%20Scholarship%20and%20Financial%20Assistance%20Office)%20%5BA-5-15-2025%5D.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 24-19 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_bills/24/HB24-19.pdf)
- [P.L. 24-10 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL24-10.pdf)
- [SCR 24-20 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-20%20re%20HB%2024-19%20CNMI%20Scholarship%20and%20FAO%20adopted%20071425.pdf)
- [SCR 24-5 (JGO) (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/SCR24-005%20JGO%20(HB%2024-19%20Rename%20CNMI%20Scholarship%20Office%20to%20the%20%E2%80%9CCNMI%20Scholarship%20and%20Financial%20Assistance%20Office)%20%5BA-5-15-2025%5D.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-HB24-19-24 (as of 2026-10-12).