# Northern Mariana Islands HLB 24-39: To appropriate Fifty-four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00) from revenues collected from poker fees in the Second Senatorial District; and for other purposes.

Northern Mariana Islands HLB 24-39, To appropriate Fifty-four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00) from revenues collected from poker fees in the Second Senatorial District; and for other purposes., is a 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-01-27 (T.L.L. 24-10) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Northern Mariana Islands HLB 24-39
- State: Northern Mariana Islands
- Session: 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: To appropriate Fifty-four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00) from revenues collected from poker fees in the Second Senatorial District; and for other purposes.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-01-27, T.L.L. 24-10
- Sponsor: Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Poker fees fund Tinian and Aguiguan agencies: benefit, low. The law provides $54,000 from Second Senatorial District poker fees, separate from the fiscal year 2026 budget. The Mayor of Tinian and Aguiguan gets $42,000: $32,000 for office operations, staff, professional services, and public programs; $10,000 for a discretionary fund. The Tinian Municipal Cou…
- Local funds stay available with spending limits: mixed, low. Recipient entities can use these funds beyond the fiscal year, but cannot move them to another purpose. They must report all expenses to the Secretary of the Department of Finance by December 31, 2026. Failure to report bars an entity from receiving future funds appropriated by the Tinian and Aguig…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patrick  Hofschneider San Nicolas (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-22 | House | House Final Reading — Passed (D1) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-27: T.L.L. 24-10 (House)
- 2026-01-22: House Final Reading — Passed (D1) (House)
- 2026-01-22: House First Reading — Passed (D1) (House)
- 2026-01-16: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- HLB 24-39, 2026-01-16: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_lb/24/HLB24-39.pdf)
- T.L.L. 24-10, 2026-01-16: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/TLL24-10.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
- [HLB 24-39 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_lb/24/HLB24-39.pdf)
- [T.L.L. 24-10 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/TLL24-10.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-HLB24-39-24 (as of 2026-10-13).