All Roll Calls
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Northern Mariana IslandsHB 24-8424th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)HouseWALLET
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 Legislature to the Public School System and to the 25% Retirees’ Pension Obligation.
Sponsored By: Blas Jonathan Tenorio Attao
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Surplus money funds schools and retirees
The law directs a one-time fiscal year 2025 surplus of about $2.11 million to schools and retirees. The Public School System gets $526,390.75 for fiscal year 2026 operations, meeting its constitutional 25% revenue share. About $1.58 million goes exclusively to retirees’ 25% pension benefits, through account ORG 11884200. The law does not set an individual retiree’s payment amount. It authorizes the Secretary of Finance to use the surplus promptly, despite conflicting laws, rules, or regulations. This funding does not raise the fiscal year 2026 budget ceiling.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Blas Jonathan Tenorio Attao
House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 7/20/2026
Roll call on HB 24-84
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 1/16/2026
Roll call on HB 24-84
Yes: 19 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
P.L. 24-34
7/24/2026HouseSenate Final Reading — Passed
7/20/2026SenateHouse Final Reading — Passed
1/16/2026HouseHouse First Reading — Passed
1/16/2026HouseIntroduced
1/16/2026House
Bill Text
HB 24-84
1/16/2026
P.L. 24-34
1/16/2026
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