North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1293: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a burial medallion program for veterans.
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2025
Relating to the creation of a burial medallion program for veterans.
What the bill says
An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a burial medallion program for veterans.
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2025:
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a burial medallion program for veterans. SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Burial medallion program. 1. As used in this section, "medallion" means a small, durable marker attached to an existing headstone or grave marker to indicate a veteran's status. 2. The department of veterans' affairs shall establish and administer a program to provide a medallion for a national guard or national guard reserve member, not buried in the state veterans' cemetery, who does not qualify for another medallion from the state or federal department of veterans affairs. H. B. NO. 1293 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1293. House Vote: Yeas 92 Nays 0 Absent 2 Senate Vote: Yeas 46 Nays 0 Absent 1 ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at …
Sponsors
- Steve Vetter (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Nels Christianson (R, 18)
- Claire Cory (R, 42)
- Dick Dever (R, 32)
- Daniel Johnston (R, 24)
- Dwight Kiefert (R, 24)
- Lawrence Klemin (R, 47)
- Diane Larson (R, 30)
- Mike Lefor (R, 37)
- Donald Longmuir (R, 2)
- Scott Meyer (R, 18)
- Jonathan Sickler (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14
- : Signed by Governor 03/14
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Returned to House
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1
- : Committee Hearing 09:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (March 7, 2025): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Passage (January 27, 2025): 92 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1293?
- HB1293 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a burial medallion program for veterans.
- What does HB1293 do?
- In its own words: An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a burial medallion program for veterans.
- What is the status of HB1293?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 (March 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1293?
- Steve Vetter (R, 18), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1293?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1293.html
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