Public Laws of the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature:
| Law Number | Legislation Number |
Title | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| P.L. 22-01 | HB 22-21, HD1 | COMMONWEALTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT OF 2021 To establish—To strengthen the tools and powers of the CNMI Govt to promote and expand economic development | June 7, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-02 | SB 22-21, HS1 | To repeal and reenact 3 CMC § 1132 to clarify that the State Board of Education has the authority to establish and amend the minimum instructional time for PSS; and for other purposes. | June 25, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-03 | HB 22-19, HD1 | To amend Title 4 Section 1709 of the Commonwealth Code in order to provide relief for working families by making them eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit; and for other purposes. | June 28, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-04 | SB 22-26, SD1 | To amend 1 CMC § 2263 to require a special election to fill a Board of Education vacancy; to clarify when an elected member of the board must resign from his or her PSS employment; to amend 1 CMC § 6502(f); and for other purposes. | August 20, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-05 | SB 22-29, HD1 | To authorize government agencies, boards, and commissions to promulgate regulations to utilize electronic means to participate in official meetings. | August 20, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-06 | SB 22-40, HD1 | To protect the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination. | August 20, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-07 | SB 22-50, HD1 | To clarify the NMTI Trustee Nominating Committee provisions by repealing and reenacting 3 CMC § 12114(a); and for other purposes. | September 21, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-08 | HB 22-74, HD3, SD1, CCS1 | To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, its agencies, instrumentalities, and independent programs, and to provide budget authority for government corporations for Fiscal Year 2022; and for other purposes. | September 30, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-09 | HB 22-28, HD1 | To rename the structure for the Center for Living Independently in the CNMI to “The Lydia D. Igitol Center for Living Independently in the CNMI”; and for other purposes. | October 25, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-10 | HB 22-12 | To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, its agencies, instrumentalities, and independent programs, and to provide budget authority for government corporations for Fiscal Year 2022; and for other purposes. | October 25, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-11 | HB 22-31, HS1 | To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, its agencies, instrumentalities, and independent programs, and to provide budget authority for government corporations for Fiscal Year 2022; and for other purposes. | October 25, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-12 | HB 22-2, SD1 | AUTHORIZE CIVIL CLAIMS FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TO BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME Amend Title 7, Div. 2, CH 5 adding new section 2515 | November 10, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-13 | SB 22-3, SD1 | To amend 1 CMC § 2892(l) to exempt the Northern Marianas Technical Institute, as established by Public Law 20-92, from the oversight of the Office of Grants Management and State Clearinghouse; and for other purposes. | November 19, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-14 | HB 22-26, HD1 | To amend 3 CMC §2204(e) to remove the limitation of terms for members to serve on the Health Care Professions Licensing Board; and for other purposes. | November 20, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-15 | SB 22-18, SD1, HD2 | To waive the Northern Marianas College tuition for a veteran with 30 percent or greater service-connected disability; and for other purposes. | November 21, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-16 | SB 22-18, SD1, HD3 | To waive the Northern Marianas College tuition for a veteran with 30 percent or greater service-connected disability; and for other purposes. | November 22, 2021 |
| P.L. 22-17 | HB 22-95 SS1 | Amend FY 2022 Budget Act (PL 22-08) for Retiree Bonus $1,000 | April 28, 2022 |
| P.L. 22-18 | HB 22-102 HS1 HD1 | Exempt CPA Airport Revenue from OPA 1% | June 24, 2022 |
| P.L. 22-19 | HB 22-22 HD1 SD1 | Richard B. Seman Bioprospecting Act of 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| P.L. 22-20 | SB 22-59 | To rename the Tinian Head Start/Early Head Start Center the “Magdalena M. Hofschneider Head Start/Early Head Start Center”; and for other purposes. | June 30, 2022 |