# Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-39: To establish Treatment Program Enforcement Officers within the Judiciary to carry out enforcement, supervision, and monitoring functions essential to the success of court-supervised treatment programs, and to ensure that these officers are fully recognized as law enforcement personnel under Commonwealth law.

Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-39, To establish Treatment Program Enforcement Officers within the Judiciary to carry out enforcement, supervision, and monitoring functions essential to the success of court-supervised treatment programs, and to ensure that these officers are fully recognized as law enforcement personnel under Commonwealth law., is a 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by John Paul Palacios Sablan (Independent); status passed house, last action 2025-09-02 (Senate-Unassigned) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Northern Mariana Islands HB 24-39
- State: Northern Mariana Islands
- Session: 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: To establish Treatment Program Enforcement Officers within the Judiciary to carry out enforcement, supervision, and monitoring functions essential to the success of court-supervised treatment programs, and to ensure that these officers are fully recognized as law enforcement personnel under Commonwealth law.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-14
- Last action: 2025-09-02, Senate-Unassigned
- Sponsor: John Paul Palacios Sablan (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Paul Palacios Sablan (Independent), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08-29 | House | Roll call on HB 24-39 | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-09-02: Senate-Unassigned (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)
- 2025-07-14: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- HB 24-39, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_bills/24/HB24-39.pdf)
- SCR 24-21, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/SCR24-021%20JGO%20(HB%2024-39%20Treatment%20Program%20Enforcement%20Officers)%20.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 24-39 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_bills/24/HB24-39.pdf)
- [SCR 24-21 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/SCR24-021%20JGO%20(HB%2024-39%20Treatment%20Program%20Enforcement%20Officers)%20.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-HB24-39-24 (as of 2026-10-13).