Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1293
(Representatives Vetter, D. Johnston, Kiefert, Klemin, Lefor, Christianson, Longmuir)
(Senators Cory, Dever, Larson, Meyer, Sickler)
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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
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
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Speaker of the House President of the Senate
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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
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Chief Clerk of the House
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
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Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Secretary of State