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IN HB1227

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Mahan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as the official state butterfly of Indiana
  • Amends Indiana Code by adding IC 1-2-15 as a new chapter on state butterfly
  • Effective date is July 1, 2016
  • Referred to Committee on Natural Resources on January 11, 2016
  • Bill notes monarch butterflies migrate up to 3,000 miles annually to central Mexico and back, are the only butterfly species known to make such migration, and are declining due to habitat loss and reduced milkweed availability

Legislative Description

Designates the monarch as the state butterfly. Designates the monarch butterfly as the official state butterfly of Indiana.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

1/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources1/11/2016

Full Bill Text

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