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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota designates Knife River flint as official state rock
Last action · March 31, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/27Sponsors: Dan Vollmer and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
North Dakota formally designates as the official state rock under a new section added to chapter 54-02 of the North Dakota Century Code.
Changes only the official state symbol designation; no funding, tax, or service changes are stated.
- Knife River flint is a high-quality brown chalcedony found primarily in western North Dakota that was extensively quarried and traded by prehistoric Indigenous peoples across North America. context
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Residents of North Dakota
The official state symbols of North Dakota are updated to include Knife River flint.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 31, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 03/27
- Mar 28, 2025HouseEnrolledSigned by Governor 03/26
- Mar 25, 2025HouseEnrolledSent to Governor
- Mar 25, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Mar 24, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Mar 19, 2025HouseReturned to House
Show 9 earlier actions
- Mar 18, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2
- Mar 14, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
- Mar 14, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:00
- Feb 13, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 20, 2025SenateReceived from House
- Jan 17, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1
- Jan 16, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0
- Jan 16, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 10:00
- Jan 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee
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