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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HJR 2: Designating the Iowa darter 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 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.

Sponsors

Rep. John H. Wills (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 21, 2025

  • Rep. Christian A. Hermanson (R) · christian.hermanson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Cindy Golding (R) · cindy.golding@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D) · elinor.levin@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Conservation Alliance

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Natural Resources committee
  2. January 21, 2025House subcommittee named: Hermanson, Golding and Levin
  3. January 23, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HJR2