HB 1293 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

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.

HB 1293 creates a North Dakota program providing small, durable medallions to identify veteran status on headstones or grave markers. It directly affects National Guard and National Guard Reserve members buried outside state veterans' cemeteries who do not qualify for existing state or federal medallions. The Department of Veterans' Affairs will administer the program, issuing these medallions as a way to honor veterans' service on their existing gravesites. The bill establishes this as a new policy under North Dakota law, effective after the Governor signed it on March 14, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED → Enrollment · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was formally enrolled and approved by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and Governor, transforming it from an introduced draft into official law. The substantive content of the burial medallion program for veterans remains unchanged, with the main modifications being formatting updates, addition of official signatures, and inclusion of vote counts and certification language.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the program eligibility and requirements remain identical to the original draft.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment certification language, including signatures for House Speaker, Senate President, Chief Clerk, Secretary of Senate, and Governor approval lines.

Included vote counts showing House approval (92 yeas, 0 nays) and Senate approval (46 yeas, 0 nays).

Removed original page numbering and bill introduction formatting that was used during the drafting phase.

Added legislative assembly session details (Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly, Regular Session Commencing January 7, 2025).

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2025 · House Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 47

Mar 7, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican42

41 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 19, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14

legislature

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 03/14

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 09:00

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 03:00

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors