# Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-28: Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication Act of 2025

Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-28, Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication Act of 2025, is a 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Corina Lorraine Magofna (Independent); status enacted, last action 2025-10-21 (PL 24-15) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-28
- State: Northern Mariana Islands
- Session: 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication Act of 2025
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Last action: 2025-10-21, PL 24-15
- Sponsor: Corina Lorraine Magofna (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (23 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Penalties for disorderly conduct and intoxication: cost, medium. The law makes lewd acts, or asking for them, in public a misdemeanor. It bans loitering in or around public toilets to do or ask for lewd or illegal acts. It bans lodging in any public building, structure, vehicle, or place without the owner’s permission. It bans being in public while intoxicated i…
- Tighter rules on street solicitation at tourist sites: cost, medium. The law makes it a crime to follow, touch, shout at, or try to stop people on public streets or tourist sites to sell or promote for money. It also bans handing out fliers or handbills for a fee or following someone to push commercial materials. Public thoroughfares include sidewalks, squares, mall…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Corina Lorraine Magofna (Independent), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-09-09 | House | Roll call on SB 24-28 | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | Roll call on SB 24-28 | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-10-21: PL 24-15 (Senate)
- 2025-09-09: House Final Reading — Passed (House)
- 2025-06-23: Senate Final Reading — Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-23: Senate First Reading — Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-23: Senate Report Action — Approved (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- 24-12, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-12%20re%20SB%2024-28%20Disorderly%20conduct%20public%20intoxication%20crimes.pdf)
- 24-28, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/senate/sen_bills/24/24-28.pdf)
- A-24-28 on 9/9/25, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/SCR24-028%20JGO%20(SB%2024-28%20SD1%20To%20Establish%20Disorderly%20Conduct%20and%20Public%20Intoxication%20Crimes)%20%5BA-9-9-2025%5D.pdf)
- PL 24-15, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL%2024-15%20(SB%2024-28%20SD1%20To%20Establish%20Disorderly%20Conduct%20and%20Public%20Intoxication%20Crimes).pdf)
- SD1, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-28%2C%20SD1%20(Disorderly%20Conduct%20Act%20%26%20Public%20Intoxication%20Act%20of%202025).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
- [24-12 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-12%20re%20SB%2024-28%20Disorderly%20conduct%20public%20intoxication%20crimes.pdf)
- [24-28 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/senate/sen_bills/24/24-28.pdf)
- [A-24-28 on 9/9/25 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/SCR24-028%20JGO%20(SB%2024-28%20SD1%20To%20Establish%20Disorderly%20Conduct%20and%20Public%20Intoxication%20Crimes)%20%5BA-9-9-2025%5D.pdf)
- [PL 24-15 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL%2024-15%20(SB%2024-28%20SD1%20To%20Establish%20Disorderly%20Conduct%20and%20Public%20Intoxication%20Crimes).pdf)
- [SD1 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-28%2C%20SD1%20(Disorderly%20Conduct%20Act%20%26%20Public%20Intoxication%20Act%20of%202025).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-SB24-28-24 (as of 2026-10-12).