Display
Language
About accessibility
Language
Display
Sign in

Bills › 91st General Assembly

HJR 2Did not pass · January 23, 2025

Designating the Iowa darter as the official state fish for the state of Iowa

Sponsored by Rep. John H. Wills (R)

Topics:Environment & natural resources

Write your legislators about it
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
  2. Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
  3. Next: Passes the House
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
  6. 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

AI summary Iowa would name the darter as its official state fish. The state will display pictures of this fish in the state historical museum and include its image in the Iowa official register alongside other state symbols.1

Read the official explanation

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.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 21, 2025. On January 23, 2025 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 1 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Tried before

SJR 2004Passed a chamber88th GASJR 13Cleared committee88th GASJR 6Cleared committee89th GAHJR 2001Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

HJR 2Cleared committee

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 3 earlier General Assemblies. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

  • HJR 2001 Designating the Iowa darter as the official state fish for the State of Iowa
    90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
    Cleared committee
  • SJR 10 Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iow…
    90th General Assembly · In committee · similar
    Cleared committee
  • SJR 2002 Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iow…
    90th General Assembly · Passed Senate · similar
    Passed a chamber
  • SJR 6 Designating the channel catfish as the official state fish for the state of Iowa
    89th General Assembly · In committee · very similar
    Cleared committee
  • SJR 2005 Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iow…
    89th General Assembly · In committee · similar
    Cleared committee
  • SJR 13 Designating the channel catfish as the official state fish for the state of Iowa
    88th General Assembly · In committee · very similar
    Cleared committee
  • SJR 2004 Designating the honeybee as the official state insect for the State of Iowa
    88th General Assembly · Passed Senate · very similar
    Passed a chamber

Similar bills this General Assembly

  • HSB 292 Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iow…
    91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage
    Similar
  • SJR 2007 Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iow…
    91st General Assembly · Renumbered as SJR 2010
    Similar

Matched by wording or an identical title.