HB421 Summary

• Designates the Yellowhammer Cookie, which originated in Montgomery, Alabama, as the official state cookie of Alabama.

• Highlights peanuts and pecans as crops of historical and agricultural significance to Alabama, with the peanut designated as the official state legume and the pecan as the official state nut.

• Notes that in 2021, Alabama ranked 2nd in the nation in peanut production with more than 1,000 farm families growing over 622 million pounds of peanuts.

• States that Alabama is one of only 15 states producing pecans, with more than 500 farmers dedicating over 8,000 acres to pecan production.

• Effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon becoming law.