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Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature
House Legislative Initiatives:
Number HLI 24-1
Subject/Title To amend Article XV, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to define “General Revenues” and “Special Revenues” consistent with CNMI Supreme Court ruling, “In the Matter of a Petition for Certified Question,” and to clarify that the Public School System’s twenty-five percent guaranteed appropriation shall be calculated on the net General Revenues after crediting debt service and statutory obligations.
Author Attao, BJT
Date Introduced 10/9/2025
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CURRENT STATUS:
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HOUSE-ED & WM

Last Updated 10/9/2025
Deadline

12/08/25

References

HSE/ED & WM-10/9/2025

Sponsors/Cosponsors REP. BLAS JONATHAN “BJ” T. ATTAO of Saipan, Precinct 3 (for himself)

Representatives Joel C. Camacho, John Paul P. Sablan, and Edmund S. Villagomez