---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-02 and a new section to chapter 54-54 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of the state waltz and state troubadour; and to provide for application."
description: "Relating to the designation of the state waltz and state troubadour; and to provide for application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1397"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1397 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd Porter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/931621ed-8185-405e-8a4e-68cf940d2331"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "b25527e06c45123f0ea6f9a2230492eb9edd943509e50f7dd088a7d2b7f7cc84"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1397 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-02 and a new section to chapter 54-54 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the designation of the state waltz and state troubadour; and to provide for application.

Relating to the designation of the state waltz and state troubadour; and to provide for application.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1094-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1094-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1397 — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1397 — **44–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Todd Porter — primary (person)
- Bob Martinson — cosponsor (person)
- Dawson Holle — cosponsor (person)
- Donald Schaible — cosponsor (person)
- Karen M. Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Toman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-30** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-01-31** Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-06** Received from House
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2025-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-10** Returned to House
- **2025-03-12** Signed by President
- **2025-03-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Governor 03/14 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/931621ed-8185-405e-8a4e-68cf940d2331`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).