1999 North Dakota Legislative Deadlines1
| Date | Legislative Day | |
|---|---|---|
| December 8-10, 1998 (Tues.-Thurs.) | Organizational session | |
| December 10 (Fri.) | Deadline for executive agencies and Supreme Court to file bills with the Legislative Council | |
| January 5 (Tues.) | 1st | Session begins2 |
| January 11 (Mon.) | 5th | No more than five bills may be introduced by each representative after this date |
| January 18 (Mon.) | 10th | Martin Luther King Day3. Deadline for representatives to introduce bills. No more than three bills may be introduced by each senator after this date. |
| January 25 (Mon.) | 15th | Deadline for senators to introduce bills |
| January 28 (Thurs.) | 18th | Deadline for introducing resolutions except amendments to the Constitution of North Dakota and study resolutions |
| February 4 (Thurs.) | 23rd | Deadline for rereferrals of bills in house of origin to Appropriations Committees |
| February 15 (Mon.) | 30th | President's Day3 |
| February 16 (Tues.) | 31st | Bills and resolutions except constitutional amendments and study resolutions must be reported out of committee in house of origin. Deadline for introducing amendments to the Constitution of North Dakota and study resolutions. |
| February 18-23 | Recess | |
| February 25 (Thurs.) | 34th | Crossover date for bills4 |
| March 2 (Tues.) | 37th | Study resolutions and proposed constitutional amendments must be reported out of committee |
| March 5(Fri.) | 40th | Crossover date for resolutions |
| March 16 (Fri.) | 47th | Deadline for rereferrals of bills in second house to Appropriations Committees |
| March 26 (Fri.) | 55th | Bills and resolutions must be reported out of committee in second house |
| April 2 (Fri.) | 60th | Good Friday3 |
| April 12 (Mon.) | 66th | The 1997 Legislative Assembly adjourned on the 66th legislative day |
| April 17 (Sat.) | 71th | The 1999 Legislative Assembly adjourned on the 71st legislative day |
| April 30 (Fri.) | 80th | Session limited to 80 legislative days |
1 Based on rules of the 1999 Legislative Assembly adopted on December 10,1998, and on February 11, 1999.
2 Article IV, Section 7, Constitution of North Dakota.
3 In 1999 the House and Senate were in session on Martin Luther King Day, George Washington's Birthday, and Good Friday
4 In 1999 the House and Senate made crossover on the 32rd legislative day.
