HB 1356 — Relating to access to requests to the legislative council made by members of the legislative assembly.

25.0962.0100325.0962.02000 Prepared by the Legislative Council Title.02000 staff for Representative Louser February 10, 2025 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota PROPOSEDFIRST AMENDMENTSENGROSSMENT TOENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.

1356 Introduced by Representatives Louser, Ista, Lefor Senators Hogan, Hogue A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 44-04-18.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the legislative leaders' access to requests to the legislative council made by members of the legislative assembly.for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to requests to the legislative council made by members of the legislative assembly.

AMENDMENT.

Section 44-04-18.6 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

44-04-18.6.

Access to legislative records and information.

1.

The following records, regardless of form or characteristic, of or relating to the legislative council, the legislative management, the legislative assembly, the house of representatives, the senate, or a member of the legislative assembly are not subject to section 44-04-18 and section 6 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota:

a.

A record of a purely personal or private nature;

b.

A record that is legislative council work product or is legislative council-client communication;

c.

A record that reveals the content of communications between a member of the legislative assembly and any person;

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Except with respect to a governmental entity determining the proper use of telephone service, a record of telephone usage which identifies the parties or lists the telephone numbers of the parties involved.

2.

The exception in subdivision c of subsection 1 applies to records possessed by a member of the legislative assembly or by any other public officer or employee.

3.

This section does not apply to any record distributed at a meeting subject to section 44-04-19 and section 5 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota.

4.

Notwithstanding subsection 1, information related to a request to the legislative council made by a member of the legislative assembly for a draft of a bill or resolution or a revision to a bill or resolution may be disclosed to the caucus leader of the requester's political faction.

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