North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1403: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day as a state holiday.
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2025
Relating to the designation of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day as a state holiday.
What the bill says
An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day as a state holiday.
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2025:
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day as a state holiday. SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day. The third Friday in September of each year is Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day. To remember and honor the sacrifices of those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing, the governor shall issue a proclamation each year designating the third Friday in September as Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day, a state holiday. This section may not be interpreted to make Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day a day on which schools and other entities are required to close. H. B. NO. 1403 - 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. 1403. House Vote: Yeas …
Sponsors
- Mary Schneider (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Michael Brandenburg (R, 28)
- Jose Castaneda (R, 40)
- David Clemens (R, 16)
- Jayme Davis (D, 9)
- Dick Dever (R, 32)
- Jim Grueneich (R, 28)
- Lauriebeth Hager (D, 21)
- Daniel Johnston (R, 24)
- Lawrence Klemin (R, 47)
- Richard Marcellais (D, 9)
- Brandy Pyle (R, 22)
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 47 nays 0
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 09:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (March 7, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Passage (January 30, 2025): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1403?
- HB1403 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day as a state holiday.
- What does HB1403 do?
- In its own words: An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day as a state holiday.
- What is the status of HB1403?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 (March 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1403?
- Mary Schneider (D, 21), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1403?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1403.html
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