Bills & Legislation

To honor Alleena Villaluz for her exceptional achievements in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, academics, and extracurricular activities, and to celebrate her unwavering dedication and exemplary contributions as a role model for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To exempt the Commonwealth Ports Authority from the obligation to remit the one percent (1%) Public Auditor Fee pertaining to seaport revenues.

Elias Jerome Malite RangamarIndependent

To amend Title 4 of the Commonwealth Code to provide Business Gross Revenue Tax relief for taxpayers operating at a net loss under the Northern Mariana Islands Territorial Income Tax; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To enhance economic opportunities for small businesses and local farmers by establishing new gross revenue tax exemptions, clarifying export treatment, simplifying tax administration in the CNMI; providing for phased implementation to ensure administrative feasibility and fiscal stability; and for other purposes.

Paul  Atalig ManglonaIndependent

To amend 4CMC § 5611 to Allow for the issuance of two-year business licenses and to require the Department of Commerce and the Department of Finance to jointly promulgate implementing rules and regulations.

Daniel Iwashita Aquino, Jr.Independent

To appropriate $63,000.00 from Schedule A of Public Law 24-20 that was vetoed for the Soil and Water Conservation Districts; and for other purposes.

Patrick  Hofschneider San NicolasRepublican

To amend 4 CMC § 1803 by reallocating a portion of the Hotel Occupancy Tax received by the Marianas Visitors Authority to the Division of Parks and Recreation to support beautification efforts.

Joel Castro Camacho

To mandate that the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation undergo a comprehensive, independent, third-party utility expert audit; to require a formal Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission audit-review docket and transparent public review process; to require an enforceable corrective action plan, a ratepayer impact matrix, and a public audit implementation dashboard; to impose strict timelines and narrowly limited extensions; to require mandatory decennial audits; to establish compliance reporting and civil penalties for missed deadlines payable to the CNMI Treasury; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To mandate the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to change the power, water, and wastewater rate for the Commonwealth Ports Authority to the commercial utility rate; and for other purposes.

Elias Jerome Malite RangamarIndependent

To require an independent valuation of the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC), restore constitutional and audit oversight, modernize procurement and review procedures, protect ratepayers, and clarify the economic framework for any privatization transaction; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To amend the Operator’s License Fees as codified under 9 CMC § 2202 to establish a 50% discount on all operator’s license fees for CNMI government retirees, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and military veterans with disabilities; and for other purposes.

Daniel Iwashita Aquino, Jr.Independent

To amend 3 CMC § 1205, relating to the Chamorro and Carolinian Language Policy Commission’s authority to assess fees for translation services; to establish a revolving fund; and for other purposes.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

Requiring Disclosure of 501(c)(3) Status for Government Funding.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

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.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To amend Title 4, Division 2, Chapter 3 of the Commonwealth Code, to amend the Commonwealth Gaming provisions, remove exclusive license, and allow for more casino licenses; and for other purposes.

Ralph  Naraja YumulIndependent

To amend 1 CMC § 2803 to ensure that public land revenues are managed and invested by the Marianas Public Land Trust in accordance with Article XI, Section 6 of the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To adopt the village delimitation and name master map for Saipan as the sole village delimitation and name master map of Saipan and to provide for the Office of the Mayor of Saipan to be the primary custodian for maintaining and preserving the master map and for the Department of Commerce – Central Statistics Division to be the secondary custodian; and for other purposes.

Denita Kaipat YangetmaiDemocrat

To amend Title 4. Economic Resources, Division 6. Banking and Financial Institutions of the Commonwealth Code, to give the Banking Director authority to regulate digital asset businesses; and for other purposes.

Daniel Iwashita Aquino, Jr.Independent

To amend the operating budget and scope of operations of the Office of Grants Management and State Clearinghouse (CNMI OGM-SC); and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To provide a nonrefundable tax credit to taxpayers who make donations of cash or food supplies to qualified community-based service organizations.

Malcom Jason OmarIndependent

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 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 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 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 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 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 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