Northern Mariana Islands / Territory / 24th Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature

Public Law 24-23 Rewrote the veteran plate definitions and accepted the VA Veteran ID Card as proof

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Signed Takes effect

Expands benefits Defines veterans by service in any branch or reserve component and accepts the VA Veteran ID Card as proof.

Amended 9 CMC 2116(a) and (b)(1) to define veteran and disabled veteran by service on active duty or in a reserve component of any branch of the Armed Forces, replacing the list of named branches, and to accept a valid VA Veteran Identification Card where no DD214 is available. Signed March 11, 2026, effective on approval.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, House, First Special Session
  2. In committee Done, date not recordedHouse Judiciary and Governmental Operations, then Senate Fiscal Affairs
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House, on first and final reading
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate, without amendment
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Julie M. A. OgoSponsor, Independent, House, Election District 7

What it touches

  • 9 CMC § 2116(a)
  • 9 CMC § 2116(b)(1)

Catalog entry

Official record

Read Public Law 24-23 on the jurisdiction's own record