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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-HOUSE BILL NO. 1397
4-(Representatives Porter, Holle, Martinson, Rohr, Toman)
5-(Senator Schaible)
6-AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-02 and a new section to chapter 54-54 of the
7-North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of the state waltz and state troubadour;
8-and to provide for application.
1+25.1094.01000
2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Representatives Porter, Holle, Martinson, Rohr, Toman
7+Senator Schaible
8+A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-02 and a new section to
9+chapter 54-54 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of the state waltz
10+and state troubadour; and to provide for application.
911 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
10-SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 54-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and
11-enacted as follows:
12+SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 54-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
13+and enacted as follows:
1214 State waltz.
1315 "Dancing Dakota", written and composed by Chuck Suchy, is the North Dakota state waltz.
14-SECTION 2. A new section to chapter 54-54 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and
15-enacted as follows:
16+SECTION 2. A new section to chapter 54-54 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
17+and enacted as follows:
1618 State troubadour.
17-The chairman of the North Dakota council on the arts shall designate an individual to serve as the
18-official state troubadour or trobairitz for a term of five years. The chairman may fill any vacancy by
19-appointment for the unexpired portion of the term vacated.
20-SECTION 3. APPLICATION. An official state troubadour must be appointed under section 2 of this
21-Act at the conclusion of any term of the inaugural troubadour appointed by resolution by the sixty-ninth
22-legislative assembly. H. B. NO. 1397 - PAGE 2
23-____________________________ ____________________________
24-Speaker of the House President of the Senate
25-____________________________ ____________________________
26-Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
27-This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative
28-Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1397.
29-House Vote: Yeas 92 Nays 0 Absent 2
30-Senate Vote:Yeas 44 Nays 3 Absent 0
31-____________________________
32-Chief Clerk of the House
33-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
34-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
35-____________________________
36-Governor
37-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
38-at ________ o’clock ________M.
39-____________________________
40-Secretary of State
19+The chairman of the North Dakota council on the arts shall designate an individual to serve
20+as the official state troubadour or trobairitz for a term of five years. The chairman may fill any
21+vacancy by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term vacated.
22+SECTION 3. APPLICATION. An official state troubadour must be appointed under section 2
23+of this Act at the conclusion of any term of the inaugural troubadour appointed by resolution by
24+the sixty-ninth legislative assembly.
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