Bills & Legislation

To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Public Land Trust towards payment of household allotments of Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) benefits for November 2025.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To impose a remittance transfer tax within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands equivalent to the federal excise tax under 26 U.S.C §4475, to ensure equitable revenue capture from outbound remittances, to strengthen compliance with federal fiscal policy; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To ensure that the expenditure authority designated in the Annual Appropriation Act retains authority over all funds appropriated to it.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To authorize the Public School System (PSS) to utilize unrestricted funds previously appropriated to PSS for Fiscal Year 2026; and for other purposes.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To allow for the Substance Abuse, Addiction & Rehabilitation (SAAR) Program to promulgate fees; and for other purposes.

Joel Castro Camacho

To amend Title 70, Subchapter 70-30.3 of the Northern Mariana Islands Administrative Code by adding a new section to authorize Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity Contracts; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To promote government transparency, accountability, and digital accessibility by requiring standardized reporting of financial and grant information by all CNMI government entities, instrumentalities, and nonprofit recipients of public funds, in compliance with the Constitution, the Covenant, and applicable laws of the Commonwealth; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To regulate advisory and consulting engagements with the Commonwealth by requiring compliance with procurement laws, Attorney General approval, and Public Auditor oversight; to impose a $50,000.00 cap per engagement; to establish priority qualifications; to void non-compliant contracts; to provide remedies and penalties for violations; and to sunset this Act after five years.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To transfer the function of business licensing from the Department of Finance to the Department of Commerce; and for other purposes.

Paul  Atalig ManglonaIndependent

To establish the CNMI Vehicle Buy-Back and Modernization Program, enabling the systematic removal and auction of government vehicles seven years or older, regardless of operational status, and directing revenues to the CNMI Modernization Fund to support fleet upgrades across all agencies.

Daniel Iwashita Aquino, Jr.Independent

To enact a new Chapter 5 to Title 1, Division 8, Part 1 of the Commonwealth Code to establish dedicated funding and a special account for the Civil Service Commission; to provide a pro rata collection, certification, and transfer mechanism of funds; to authorize a continuing appropriation and expenditure authority; and to require reporting and legislative oversight.

Roy Christopher  Aldan AdaRepublican

To enact a Uniform Electronic Transactions Act to enable a more robust digital economy in the Commonwealth.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To establish provisions for jaywalking; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To safeguard the Commonwealth’s landfill capacity, public health, and environment by restricting the acceptance and disposal of waste generated off-island unless certain health, safety, and environmental conditions are met.

John Paul Palacios SablanIndependent

To enact the “CNMI Fair Billing Practices Act” to establish clear and fair standards for back billing practices in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to protect consumers while allowing service providers to recover unpaid amounts lawfully due; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To amend 4 CMC § 1305 to exempt services and the sale or exchange of securities and other similar assets from gross revenue tax; to amend 4 CMC § 1708 to allow rebates for exempted activities; to repeal 4 CMC § 1712; and for other purposes.

Joel Castro Camacho

To re-establish a Government Liability Cap

Edmund Sablan VillagomezIndependent

To establish the CNMI Air Service Development Matching Fund to support federal air service development grants, such as the Small Community Air Service Development Program, and to provide procedures and responsibilities related to the use of the Fund.

Joel Castro Camacho

To amend the penalties for illegally parking in spaces designated for persons with disabilities by strengthening and enforcing clear penalties for violation and repeat offenses and by ensuring accessible parking for persons with disabilities; and for other such purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To amend 1 CMC § 7831 to exempt the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) from the mandatory one percent (1%) Public Auditor Fee, forgive all arrears related to such fee, and establish a cost-based audit recovery system with mandatory reporting and penalties for noncompliance; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

H. B. NO. 24-52: An Act to strengthen currect domestic and family violence laws to ensure the protections of women and children and to recognize and penalize digital and electronic harassment as acts of domestic and family violence; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To establish revolving accounts for the Department of Lands & Natural Resources; and for other purposes.

John Paul Palacios SablanIndependent

To amend the Investment Incentive Act of 2000 by refining eligibility criteria for Qualifying Certificates, strengthening procedural safeguards, mandating detailed reporting on investments and performance, and enhancing oversight mechanisms.

Julie Marie Atalig OgoIndependent

To establish the CNMI Next/Gen 911 Telephone Communications System within the CNMI; and for other purposes.

Malcom Jason OmarIndependent

To adjust the 1992 salary cap of executive directors to a 2025 inflation-equivalent amount.

Joel Castro Camacho

To realign the authority and duties of the CNMI Department of Labor; and for the other purposes.

Joel Castro Camacho

To amend 9 CMC §8209 by removing the seven-day grace period for motorists who violate 9 CMC §§8203 and 8204 with the citation effective immediately; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To create a new criminal offense for Desecration or Theft of Memorials and Historical Sites.

Julie Marie Atalig OgoIndependent

To mandate comprehensive, standards-based financial literacy education in all public high schools and middle schools of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); to establish curriculum standards, teacher training support, integration with workforce development programs, and implementation timelines; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To establish regulations on vehicle window tinting for safety and security in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

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.

John Paul Palacios SablanIndependent

To amend Title 4 of the Commonwealth Code to clarify the application of business registration, licensing, and tax laws to foreign corporations engaged in land development, infrastructure development, or construction activities in the Commonwealth, including those related to development projects performed under or in connection with contracts, subcontracts, or agreements with the United States.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To establish a dedicated CNMI Emergency Reserve Fund (“Rainy Day Fund”) with annual mandatory deposits and procedures for fund disbursement in times of declared emergency, while ensuring fiscal accountability.

Joel Castro Camacho

To establish a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and for other purposes.

Malcom Jason OmarIndependent

To suspend the operations of the Commonwealth Casino Commission; to transfer casino regulatory functions to the Commonwealth Lottery Commission on an interim basis; to establish a Division of Gaming within the Department of Finance; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To streamline business licensing in the Commonwealth by establishing a business start-up task force, a digital one-stop platform, a support center, and a conditional business licensing process.

Paul  Atalig ManglonaIndependent

To statutorily define the scope of the Commonwealth’s annual General Revenues within the meaning of Article XV, Section 1(e) of the NMI Constitution.

Roman Cepeda BenaventeIndependent

To establish an excise tax for betelnut/areca nut and lime mix/afok/or bweesch.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To establish a tax on transient accommodations and to regulate the operation of short-term rentals in the Commonwealth; and for other purposes.

Roy Christopher  Aldan AdaRepublican

To eliminate the 10% distribution to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, and redistribute those funds equally between the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Works to enhance their operational capacities; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To repeal restrictions on the use of funds in accounts established under 4 CMC §§ 1215 and 53036(g).

Denita Kaipat YangetmaiDemocrat

To appropriate funds from Accounts 1501B and 1501S to support the operational and personnel needs of the CNMI Cannabis Commission and to direct the Secretary of Finance to establish and maintain a separate sub-account within the Cannabis Tax Account for the purpose of segregating and reserving PSS’s designated share.

Denita Kaipat YangetmaiDemocrat

To establish a grand jury system in the Commonwealth for use in criminal investigations and prosecutions, and to provide for related powers and procedures.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To establish a process for the delivery of a State of the Commonwealth Address to the Legislature by the Governor.

Ralph  Naraja YumulIndependent

To establish mandatory consecutive sentencing for repeat felony offenders on probation or parole, and to ensure consistent application of sentencing laws.

Daniel Iwashita Aquino, Jr.Independent

To enact 4 CMC § 1208 and 4 CMC § 1312 to establish a Legal Services and Access to Justice Tax Credit.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To establish the Joint Oversight of Incoming Non-local Transfers Act to mandate Legislative and Executive Appropriation for all Non-Locally-Sourced Funds allocated for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Denita Kaipat YangetmaiDemocrat

To repeal and reenact the Justice Center Fund Revolving Account.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To prioritize kinship placement for children in protective custody by requiring the Division of Youth Services identify and assess suitable kinship caregivers within 24 hours of removing a child from their home, mandating expedited judicial review of kinship placement recommendations, and prohibiting the placement of such children in confinement facilities.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To earmark Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) of Electronic Gaming (E-Gaming) license fees towards the Department of Finance for enforcement purposes. Introduced by on March 21, 2025; referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means (MEMO).

John Paul Palacios SablanIndependent