North Dakota House Concurrent Resolution 3011 (2013)
| North Dakota House Concurrent Resolution 3011 (2013) | |
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| Legislature: | North Dakota Legislative Assembly |
| Text: | HCR 3011 |
| Sponsor(s): | Listed in article |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced: | January 15, 2013 |
| State house: | March 21, 2013 |
| State senate: | April 24, 2013 |
| Governor: | Jack Dalrymple |
| Signed: | May 6, 2013 |
| Legal environment | |
| State law: | Laws governing initiatives in North Dakota |
| Code: | North Dakota Constitution: Powers Reserved to the People |
| Section: | Article III, Section 216 |
| Impact on initiative rights | |
 | CICF rating: Reduces Access  |
North Dakota HCR 3011 was sponsored introduced on January 15, 2013, and signed into law on May 6, 2013.[1][2]
Provisions
ND HCR 3011 establishes:[2]
- The requirement that initiated measures with "significant" estimated fiscal impacts must be put on general election ballots, instead of being voted on at a primary or other election
- A prohibition against the circulation of a petition to initiative a constitutional amendment that would directly appropriate public funds or require lawmakers to directly appropriate funds for a specific purpose.
The statement of intent for HB 1451 was: "The measure would require that initiated measures that are estimated to have a significant fiscal impact must be placed on the general election ballot. The measure also would prohibit the approval for circulation of any petition to initiate a constitutional amendment that would make a direct appropriation of public funds for a specific purpose or require the legislative assembly to appropriate funds for a specific purpose."[1][2]
Sponsors
HB 1451 was sponsored by 6 Republican state legislators; four were Representatives and two were Senators.[2]
Representatives
The sponsoring representatives were:[2]
- Al Carlson (R-41)
- Jeff Delzer (R-8)
- Bill Devlin (R-23)
- David Monson (R-10)
Senators
The sponsoring senators were:[2]
- Tony Grindberg (R-41)
- David Hogue (R-38)
See also
- Changes in 2013 to laws governing ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in North Dakota
- Laws governing ballot measures in North Dakota
- North Dakota State Legislature
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