Designating the regal fritillary as the official state butterfly of the state of Iowa

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 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

This joint resolution designates the regal fritillary as the official state butterfly of Iowa. The director of the department of administrative services is required to obtain pictures and other appropriate representations of the regal fritillary and display the pictures and information in the state historical museum. The editor of the Iowa official register is required to include in the Iowa official register a picture of the regal fritillary along with pictures of the state rock, state bird, state tree, and state flower.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Family tree

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 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

• HJR 2 Designating the regal fritillary as the official state butterfly of the State of Iowa
  89th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee
• HJR 7 Designating the regal fritillary as the official state butterfly of the State of Iowa
  88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.