North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday called a special session of the state's Republican-controlled Legislature to address a major budget bill struck down by the state Supreme Court last month, leaving a hole in state government operations lawmakers are rushing to fill. The special session will convene Monday.
The bill, usually the last one passed in the biennial session, is traditionally used as a catchall or cleanup bill. The court said the bill is unconstitutional because it violates the state Constitution’s single-subject requirement for bills.
Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue has said the Legislature would convene for a three- to five-day session. A top panel of lawmakers wasNorth Dakota lawmakers must take ‘painful way’ as they try to fix budget wiped out by courtPublic to weigh in on whether wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park should stay
The Legislature could have called itself back into session using the five days remaining from its 80-day limit every two years for session. Burgum’s office said legislative leaders asked him Friday to convene a special session, noting that “all legislation enacted during a special session called by the governor becomes effective on the date specified in the act.
Burgum in a statement said he expects the situation can be fixed before Nov. 1. The special session could pull the governor,The bill contained about $322 million for the state’s 2023-25 budget cycle.. The board argued it is unconstitutional for state lawmakers to sit on the board, and targeted a section of the bill that increased legislative membership from two to four.
An all-Republican House-Senate panel negotiated the final version of the bill, which passed before 3 a.m. on a weekend, ending the session after four months.
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