Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iowa

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 10, 2025
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became SJR 4 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SJR 4 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This joint resolution designates the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of Iowa. The state records commission is required to obtain pictures and other appropriate representations of the American cream draft horse 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 American cream draft horse 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

Senate subcommittee

Named January 28, 2025. On February 3, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Annette Sweeney REmail
• Sen. Liz Bennett DEmail
• Sen. Tom Shipley REmail

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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.

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

• SJR 2002 Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iow…
  90th General Assembly · Passed Senate · same title
  Passed a chamber
• SJR 10 Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iow…
  90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee
• HJR 2001 Designating the Iowa darter as the official state fish for the State of Iowa
  90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · 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 · same title
  Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

• 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
  Nearly identical
• HJR 2 Designating the Iowa darter as the official state fish for the state of Iowa
  91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage
  Similar

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.