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IA SJR2007
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Annette Sweeney
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AI Summary
- Designates the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of Iowa
- The American cream draft horse is the only draft horse breed native to the United States, tracing its bloodline to a mare named "Old Granny" first recorded at a Hamilton County, Iowa farm sale in 1911
- The breed was recognized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture in 1950, and the American Cream Horse Association of America was chartered in 1944 in Radcliffe, Iowa
- Requires the state records commission to work with the American Cream Draft Horse Association to obtain and display pictures and representations at the state historical museum
- Requires the editor of the Iowa Official Register to include a picture and commentary of the horse alongside other state symbols (state rock, flower, bird, and tree)
Legislative Description
A joint resolution designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of Iowa.(See SJR 2010.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SJR 2010. S.J. 261.
2/11/2026
Committee Referrals
State Government1/26/2026
Full Bill Text
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