BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Legislature is running slightly ahead of the 2013 session.
The session opened in January with 853 measures. As of Friday, 221 had made it to Governor Jack Dalrymple's desk.
Data from the Legislative Council show 299 bills awaited action at midday Friday, compared with 336 bills that remained during the same period last session. There were 842 bills filed last session, or 11 fewer than the current session.
Data show 329 bills have failed so far this session, compared with 277 bills that failed during the same period last session.
Four bills have been withdrawn this session compared to 19 in the session prior.