Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee

Duties and Studies

Determine when the Agriculture Commissioner must submit a biennial report to a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and Senate Agriculture Committees on the status of the pesticide container disposal program. (NDCC § 4.1-36-04)

Determine when agricultural commodity promotion groups must report to the standing Agriculture Committees. (NDCC § 4.1‑44‑04)

Determine the contents of contracts for printing of legislative bills, resolutions, journals, and Session Laws. (NDCC § 46-02-05)

Establish guidelines on maximum reimbursement of legislators sharing lodging during a legislative session. (NDCC § 54-03-20)

Determine the fee payable by legislators for use of personal computers. (NDCC § 54-03-26)

Establish a policy under which a legislator may purchase the computer used by that legislator upon replacement of the computer by the Legislative Council. (NDCC § 54-03-26)

Establish guidelines defining reasonable and appropriate use of state telephones by legislative branch personnel. (NDCC § 54‑06‑26)

Establish guidelines for use of legislative chambers and displays in Memorial Hall. (NDCC § 54-35-02)

Determine access to legislative information services and impose fees for providing legislative information services and copies of legislative documents. (NDCC § 54-35-02)

As the Legislative Ethics Committee, consider or prepare a legislative code of ethics. (NDCC § 54-35-02.8)

Make arrangements for the legislative session. (NDCC § 54-35-11)

Determine the standing committees that will receive the report from the Commissioner of Commerce on the Department of Commerce's goals and objectives, its long-term goals and objectives, and on commerce benchmarks. (NDCC § 54-60-03)

Review legislative rules.

Hire a consultant with the $225,000 in one-time funding provided in Senate Bill No. 2001 (2025) to study the impact of term limits. (2025 Senate Bill No. 2001 § 2)