Summary#
Senate Memorial Resolution No. 8001 is a memorial resolution; it does not create or amend an Act. Its goal is to honor nine deceased former North Dakota senators and recognize their public service.
- The Senate expresses sorrow at their deaths and appreciation for their service.
- The resolution names Dwight Cook, Judy Lee DeMers, Richard Wayne Goldberg, Daniel Fred Jerome, Douglas Allen Larsen, Donald B. Moore, David E. “Dave” Nething, Randy A. Schobinger, and Herbert A. “Herb” Urlacher.
- Their service and the resolution are to be printed in the Senate Journal.
- The Secretary of State must present enrolled copies of the resolution to the senators’ surviving families.
What it means for you#
- Surviving families: The Secretary of State must present them with copies of the resolution. The resolution does not specify when or how.
- General public: The text does not change public rights, benefits, taxes, fees, or services.
- North Dakota Senate: It formally expresses the Senate’s sorrow and appreciation, and the resolution is to appear in the Senate Journal.
Money#
No publicly available information.
- The resolution does not state a cost, provide an estimate, or set out a fee or appropriation.
What is unclear#
- The resolution does not set a deadline or explain how the Secretary of State must deliver copies to families.
- No publicly available information gives the cost of printing or presenting the copies.
Case for#
- The resolution records the Senate’s recognition of the nine former senators’ service.
- Printing it in the Senate Journal and giving copies to surviving families are ways to preserve and share that recognition.
Case against#
- A possible limitation is that the resolution is commemorative: it does not provide services, benefits, or other support to the families.
- The text does not explain the arrangements or costs for printing and presenting copies.