# North Dakota HB 1293: 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. North Dakota HB 1293, 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., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Vetter (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1293-202501 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1293 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: 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 - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-03-19, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 - Sponsor: Steve Vetter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (138 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Burial medallion for Guard veterans: benefit, low. The North Dakota Department of Veterans' Affairs now runs a burial medallion program. The medallion is a small, durable marker that attaches to an existing headstone or grave marker to show veteran status. It is for National Guard or National Guard Reserve veterans who are not buried in the state v… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Vetter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nels Christianson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Johnston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dwight Kiefert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lawrence R. Klemin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Lefor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Donald W. Longmuir (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Claire Cory (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dick Dever (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Diane Larson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Meyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jonathan Sickler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 | pass | 92 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-19: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 (House) - 2025-03-18: Signed by Governor 03/14 (House) - 2025-03-13: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-03-13: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-12: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Returned to House (House) - 2025-03-07: Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Committee Hearing 09:00 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 (House) - 2025-01-24: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Hearing 03:00 (House) - 2025-01-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0905-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0905-01000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed) - HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed) - SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and th… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0905-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0905-01000.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501) - [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501) - [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501) - [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501) - [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501) - [SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1293-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).