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Designating the Iowa darter as the official state fish for the state of Iowa
Sponsored by Rep. John H. Wills (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
- Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
- Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot
Did not pass It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This joint resolution designates the Iowa darter as the official state fish of Iowa. The director of the department of administrative services 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.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named January 21, 2025. On January 23, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Lobbying
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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HJR 2001 Designating the Iowa darter as the official state fish for the State of Iowa90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same titleCleared committee
- SJR 2002 Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iow…90th General Assembly · Passed Senate · similarPassed a chamber
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