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IN HB1243

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Sheila Klinker

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates Pyractomena angulata, also known as "Say's Firefly," as the official state insect of Indiana
  • Adds a new Chapter 15 to IC 1-2-15 of the Indiana Code concerning state emblems
  • Effective date is July 1, 2016
  • References Thomas Say, an American entomologist who lived in New Harmony, Posey County, and named Say's Firefly in 1824
  • Fireflies are soft-bodied beetles that produce light through a chemical reaction and display their flashing lights from June through September in eastern United States

Legislative Description

Say's Firefly designated as state insect. Designates Pyractomena angulata, also known as "Say's Firefly", as the official state insect of Indiana.

Last Action

Representative Errington added as coauthor

1/21/2016

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources1/11/2016

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