2001 North Dakota Legislative Deadlines1
| Date | Legislative Day | |
|---|---|---|
| December 5-7, 2000 (Tues.-Thurs.) | Organizational session | |
| December 8 (Fri.) | Deadline for executive agencies and Supreme Court to file bills with the Legislative Council | |
| January 9 (Tues.) | 1st | Session begins2 |
| January 15 (Mon.) | 5th | No more than five bills may be introduced by each representative after this date |
| January 22 (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 29 (Mon.) | 15th | Deadline for senators to introduce bills |
| February 1 (Thurs.) | 18th | Deadline for introducing resolutions except amendments to the Constitution of North Dakota and study resolutions |
| February 8 (Thurs.) | 23rd | Deadline for rereferrals of bills in house of origin to Appropriations Committees |
| February 19 (Mon.) | 30th | George Washington's Birthday3 |
| February 20 (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 23-27 | Recess | |
| February 28 (Wed.) | 34th | Crossover date for bills4 |
| March 5 (Mon.) | 37th | Study resolutions and proposed constitutional amendments must be reported out of committee |
| March 8 (Thursi.) | 40th | Crossover date for resolutions |
| March 19 (Mon.) | 47th | Deadline for rereferrals of bills in second house to Appropriations Committees |
| March 29 (Thurs.) | 55th | Bills and resolutions must be reported out of committee in second house |
| April 13 (Fri.) | 66th | Good Friday3 |
| April 20 (Fri.) | 71th | The 1999 Legislative Assembly adjourned on the 71st legislative day |
| April 28 (Sat.) | 77th | The 1993 Legislative Assembly adjourned on the 77th legislative day |
| May 2 (Wed.) | 80th | Session limited to 80 legislative days5 |
1 Based on rules of the 57th Legislative Assembly adopted on December 7,2000, and on January 16, 2001.
2 Article IV, Section 7, Constitution of North Dakota.
3 In 1999 and 2001 the House and Senate were in session on Martin Luther King Day, George Washington's Birthday, and Good Friday
4 In 2000 the House and Senate made crossover on the 33rd legislative day.
