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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SJR 6: Designating the channel catfish as the official state fish for the state of Iowa

Did not pass · It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended.

What it does

This joint resolution designates the channel catfish as the official Eugene S. Fraise memorial state fish of Iowa. The director of the department of cultural affairs shall obtain pictures and other appropriate representations of the state fish and display the pictures and information in the state historical museum. The editor of the Iowa official register shall include a picture of the state fish along with pictures of the state rock, state flower, state bird, and state tree.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2021

  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  • Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
  • Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 28, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Boulton and Koelker

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SJR6