It took just two weeks for lawmaker Howard Anderson Jr. to get a vote on his bill. Anderson serves in the North Dakota State Senate. His bill would help people seeking medical help for a drug overdose avoid arrest. In most legislatures across the United States, including the U.S. Congress, it is a big deal to get a vote on a bill. But in North Dakota, every bill proposed is guaranteed a vote. Anderson’s bill was one of over 900 introduced in the last North Dakota legislative session. All bills that were not withdrawn got votes and over half were passed and signed into law, including Anderson’s. “I think it’s a good thing,” said North Dakota House Majority Leader Al Carlson. “We are a citizens’ legislature. We don’t get paid a lot of money. We go into session for 80 days every two years. And if you introduce a bill, you are going to get a hearing and a vote.” That is a big difference from other legislatures.
Title: Every Bill Gets Vote in North Dakota
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/North_Dakota_Bills.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Every Bill Gets Vote in North Dakota' data-article-id='1799'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8042'>It took just two weeks for lawmaker Howard Anderson Jr. to get a vote on his bill.</span> <span data-start-time='8042' data-end-time='12625'>Anderson serves in the North Dakota State Senate.</span> <span data-start-time='12625' data-end-time='20521'>His bill would help people seeking medical help for a drug overdose avoid arrest.</span> <span data-start-time='20521' data-end-time='31563'>In most legislatures across the United States, including the U.S. Congress, it is a big deal to get a vote on a bill.</span> <span data-start-time='31563' data-end-time='38667'>But in North Dakota, every bill proposed is guaranteed a vote.</span> <span data-start-time='38667' data-end-time='47958'>Anderson’s bill was one of over 900 introduced in the last North Dakota legislative session.</span> <span data-start-time='47958' data-end-time='59250'>All bills that were not withdrawn got votes and over half were passed and signed into law, including Anderson’s.</span> <span data-start-time='59250' data-end-time='65979'>“I think it’s a good thing,” said North Dakota House Majority Leader Al Carlson.</span> <span data-start-time='65979' data-end-time='69021'>“We are a citizens’ legislature.</span> <span data-start-time='69021' data-end-time='71958'>We don’t get paid a lot of money.</span> <span data-start-time='71958' data-end-time='76438'>We go into session for 80 days every two years.</span> <span data-start-time='76438' data-end-time='82479'>And if you introduce a bill, you are going to get a hearing and a vote.”</span> <span data-start-time='82479' data-end-time='87146'>That is a big difference from other legislatures.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/North_Dakota_Bills.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question 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