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MO HB842

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/10/2011

Primary Sponsor

Pat Conway

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Chapter 10, RSMo by adding section 10.115 to designate "jumping jacks" as the official exercise of Missouri
  • Specifies that jumping jacks were invented by Missouri-born General John J. Pershing as a drill exercise for cadets at West Point in the late 1800s
  • Establishes jumping jacks as an official state symbol representing Missouri's connection to General Pershing's military legacy

Legislative Description

Designates the exercise commonly known as "jumping jacks" as the official state exercise

Last Action

Referred: Tourism and Natural Resources

3/16/2011

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