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 New State Symbols for 2015 |
2015 Symbol Legislation by State
| State | Designation | Symbol | Bill | Activity | Status | News |
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| Alabama | Crustacean | Brown shrimp | HB88 | View | Committee on State Government 03/03/15 | News |
| Alabama | Crustacean | Brown shrimp | SB58 | View | Signed by Governor 05/05/15 | News |
| Alabama | Dessert Cake |
Lane Cake | SB166 | View | Passed in Senate 04/16/15 | News |
| Alabama | Agricultural insect | Queen honey bee | HB286 | View | Signed by Governor 06/30/15 | News |
| Alaska | Hostess | Miss Alaska | SCR2 |
View | Referred to Committee on Rules 03/04/15 | News |
| Arizona | Metal | Copper | SB1441 |
View | Approved by Governor 03/26/15 | News |
| Arkansas | News | |||||
| California | Lichen | Lace lichen | AB1528 |
View | Approved by Governor 07/15/15 | News |
| California | Pet | Shelter pet | ACR56 |
View | Approved 09/21/15 | News |
| Colorado | News | |||||
| Connecticut | Children's flower | Michaela Petit's Four-O'Clocks | HB5174 |
View | Signd by Governor 06/19/15 | News |
| Connecticut | Element | Titanium | HB6091 |
View | Passed in House 06/02/15 | News |
| Connecticut | Pioneering aircraft | Gustave Whitehead's Number 21 | SB739 |
View | Passed in Senate 05/19/15 | News |
| Delaware | News | |||||
| Florida | Honey | Tupelo honey | SB556 |
View | Died in Committee on Commerce and Tourism 05/01/15 | News |
| Florida | Big Orange | Symbol for New Year’s Eve celebrations | SB606 | View | Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability / Rules Committee 11/04/15 | News |
| Georgia | Mammal | Gray fox White-tailed deer |
HB70 |
View | Governor signed on 04/30/15 | News |
| Georgia | Native riverine sport fish | Shoal bass | HB483 | View | House Withdrawn, Recommitted 04/02/16 | News |
| Georgia | Historic house | Old Governor's Mansion | SB168 |
View | Passed in Senate 03/09/15 | News |
| Georgia | Dog | Adoptable dog | HB461 |
View | House Second Readers 05/11/15 | News |
| Hawai'i | 'Auana (Modern musical instument) Kahiko (Traditional musical instrument) |
Ukulele Pahu |
HB1275 |
View | Signed by Governor 04/09/15 | News |
| Hawai'i | 'Auana (Modern musical instument) Kahiko (Traditional musical instrument) |
Ukulele Pahu |
SB1363 |
View | Passed in Senate 03/06/15 | News |
| Hawai'i | Land mammal | Ope‘ape‘a (Hawaiian hoary bat) | SB1183 |
View | Signed by Governor 04/22/15 | News |
| Idaho | Amphibian | Idaho giant salamander | HB0001 |
View | Signed by Governor 04/02/15 | News |
| Illinois | Pie | Pumpkin pie | HB208 |
View | Approved by Governor 08/14/15 | News |
| Illinois | Vegetable | Sweet corn | SB800 |
View | Approved by Governor 07/16/15 | News |
| Illinois | Polka song | "Polka Celebration" | HB3515 |
View | Re-referred to Rules Committee 04/24/15 | News |
| Illinois | Polka song | "Polka Celebration" | HB4338 |
View | Referred to Rules Committee 12/02/15 | News |
| Indiana | Fossil | Elegant sea lily Elegantocrinus hemisphaericus |
SB114 |
View | Referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure 01/06/15 | News |
| Indiana | Warbird Historical plane Warbird Aircraft Aircraft |
Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt | SB370 |
View | Signed by Governor 05/07/15 | News |
| Iowa | Butterfly | Regal fritillary | HJR2 |
View | Died in Natural Resources Committee 03/05/15 | News |
| Iowa | Butterfly | Regal fritillary | SJR2 |
View | Died in State Government Committee 03/05/15 | News |
| Kansas | Fish | Channel catfish | HB2116 |
View | Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources 01/23/15 | News |
| Kansas | Stone bridge capitol capital | Cowley county | HB2238 |
View | Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 03/04/15 | News |
| Kansas | Fish | Channel catfish | SB169 |
View | Referred to Committee on Agriculture 02/17/15 | News |
| Kansas | Rock | Meteorite | HB2327 |
View | Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources 02/12/15 | News |
| Kentucky | Land of swinging bridges | Clay County | SJR92 |
View | Introduced 02/04/15 | News |
| Kentucky | Cycling capital of the Commonwealth | London | HB458 |
View | Committee on State Government 02/23/15 | News |
| Louisiana | North Louisiana meal | See bill... | HCR88 |
View | Approved 05/04/14 | News |
| Maine | Dog | Labrador retriever | SP0044 |
View | Died in Committee on State and Local Government 03/10/15 | News |
| Maine | Sweetener | Maple syrup Pure Maine maple syrup |
LR441 |
View | Enacted into law w/o Governor's signature 05/12/15 |
News |
| Maine | Maritime sloop | Friendship sloop | HP0095 |
View | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) 03/31/15 | News |
| Maryland | Tartan | Colors of state flag | SB114 |
View | Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. | News |
| Massachusetts | Revolver | Smith & Wesson .500 Magnum revolver | H2734 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Tai Chi form Tai Chi emblem |
Five Elements Tai Chi Five Elements Tai Chi emblem |
H2710 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Amphibian | Spring peeper | H2729 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Sculptor | Cyrus Edwin Dallin | H2740 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Appetizer | New England clam chowder | H2752 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Dish | New England clam chowder | S1713 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Rock song | "Roadrunner" | H2779 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Rock song | "Roadrunner" | S1657 |
View | Committee on Senate Rules 10/29/15 | News |
| Massachusetts | Textile | Gingham | H2787 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Organic public park | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway | H2792 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Seasoning | Bell's Seasoning | H2796 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | County song | "14 Counties of Massachusetts" as recorded by the third and fourth grade classes at Our Lady’s Academy in Waltham |
H2831 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 | News |
| Massachusetts | Mother's Day flower | Lisette deLisle | S1658 |
View | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 22 | News |
| Massachusetts | Shellfish | Quahog | S1803 | View | Hearing scheduled for 09/29/2015 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 437 | News |
| Massachusetts | Cupcake | Boston cream pie cupcake | H3366 |
View | Read second and ordered to a third reading 11/23/15 | News |
| Michigan | News | |||||
| Minnesota | News | |||||
| Mississippi | Poem | "I Am Mississippi" | HB0087 |
View | Died In House Tourism Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Mississippi | Book | The Holy Bible | HB0386 |
View | Died in Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Mississippi | Second song | "My Home Mississippi" | SB2177 |
View | Died In Senate Rules Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Mississippi | Song | "My Home Mississippi" | SB2178; |
View | Died In Senate Rules Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Mississippi | Book | The Holy Bible | SB2179 |
View | Died In Senate Rules Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Mississippi | Second song | "Queen of the South" | HB835 |
View | Died in House Rules Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Mississippi | Book | Holy Bible | HB1178 |
View | Died in House Rules Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Mississippi | Book | Holy Bible | HB1179; |
View | Died in House Rules Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Mississippi | Land mammal (additional) | American black bear | SB2501 |
View | Died in House Rules Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Missouri | Game animal Big game animal |
White-tailed deer | HB0123 |
View | Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources recommends passage as amended. Referred to Select Committee on Rules 02/10/15 Returned to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources 03/19/15 |
News |
| Missouri | Historical dog Wonder dog |
Old Drum Jim the Wonder Dog |
HB723 |
View | Select Committee on Commerce recommends passage 02/26/15 | News |
| Missouri | "Missouri's Great Flood of '93" | Work chronicling the 1993 flood | HB793 |
View | Passed in House 05/15/15 | News |
| Missouri | Historical dog Wonder dog |
Old Drum Jim the Wonder Dog |
HB910 |
View | Select Committee on Commerce recommends passage 03/1/15 | News |
| Missouri | Symbol limit | 28 | HB1350 |
View | Referred to Government Efficiency Committee 05/15/15 | News |
| Montana | Soil | Scobey soil series | SB0176 |
View | Signed by Governor 04/27/15 | News |
| Nebraska | News | |||||
| Nevada | Fabric | Denim | AB105 | View | In committtee 05/28/15 | News |
| New Hampshire | Poem | "My Homeland Sea" | HB152 |
View | Inexpedient to legislate 02/11/15 | News |
| New Hampshire | Fossil | Giant mastodon | HB113 |
View | Inexpedient to legislate 03/11/15 | News |
| New Hampshire | Raptor | Red-tailed hawk | HB373 |
View | Rejected in House 03/12/15 | News |
| New Hampshire | Wildcat | Bobcat | HB423 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/11/15 | News |
| New Jersey | Children's theatre | Growing Stage Children’s Theatre of New Jersey | AJR43 |
View | Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee 01/16/14 | News |
| New Jersey | Butterfly | Black swallowtail butterfly | S939 |
Passed in Senate 12/14/14 Passed in Assembly 12/17/15 |
News | |
| New Jersey | Children's theatre | Growing Stage Children’s Theatre of New Jersey | SJR38 |
View | Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee 02/27/14 | News |
| New Jersey | Butterfly | Black swallowtail butterfly | A2913 |
Substituted by S939 12/17/15 | News | |
| New Jersey | Language | English | S115 |
Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee 01/14/14 | News | |
| New Jersey | Candy | Salt water taffy | A1715 |
Passed in Assembly 06/16/14 | News | |
| New Jersey | Moth | Io moth | A4338 |
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 05/07/15 | News | |
| New Jersey | Inventor | Thomas Alva Edison | S2771 |
Senate State Government Committee favor 05/14/15 | News | |
| New Jersey | Inventor | Thomas Alva Edison | A4339 |
Passed in Senate 12/07/15 | News | |
| New Jersey | Mineral | Franklinite | A4355 |
State and Local Government Committee 05/07/15 | News | |
| New Jersey | Mineral | Franklinite | S2874 |
News | ||
| New Jersey | An official flag | "Killed in Action" flag | S3304 | Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee 12/14/15 | News | |
| New Mexico | Children's song | "Green Chile" | HB13 |
View | Died in Regulatory and Public Affairs Committee | News |
| New Mexico | Resource | Oil and Gas | SB335 |
View | Died in Senate Rules Committee | News |
| New Mexico | Resource | Oil and gas | HB457 |
View | Died in Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee | News |
| New York | Cat | Rescue cat | A00718 | View | Committee on Government Operations 01/07/15 | News |
| New York | Language of the government | English | S01582 | View | Committee on Investigations and Government Operations 01/13/15 | News |
| New York | Dog | Service dogs | A02756 | View | Signed by Governor 12/22/15 | News |
| New York | Language of the government | English | A04333 | View | Committee on Governorment Operations 01/30/15 | News |
| New York | Fossil Home of the New York state fossil |
Eurypterus remipes Langheinrich Fossil Quarry |
A04801 | View | Committee on Governorment Operations 02/06/15 | News |
| New York | Dog | Service dogs | S03856 | View | A02756 substituted 06/18/15 | News |
| New York | Amphibian | Wood frog | S04103 | View | Passed in Senate 06/17/15 | News |
| New York | Mineral | Quartz variety Herkimer Diamond | A05540 | View | Committee on Government Operations 02/27/15 | News |
| New York | Mineral | Quartz variety Herkimer Diamond | S05866 | View | Passed in Senate 06/17/15 | News |
| New York | Pie | Apple crumb pie | A08370 | View | Referred to governmental operations 8/24/15 | News |
| North Carolina | Gold festival | Gold fesival at Old Fort | H52 |
View | Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations 02/09/15 | News |
| North Carolina | Gold festival | Gold fesival at Old Fort | S40 |
View | Committee on Rules and Operations 02/09/15 | News |
| North Carolina | Cat | Bobcat | H161 |
View | Passed in House 04/27/15 | News |
| North Carolina | Raptor | Osprey | S375 |
View | Committee on Rules and Operations 03/25/15 | News |
| North Carolina | Spider | Linville Caverns spider | S559 |
View | Committee on Rules and Operations 03/30/15 | News |
| North Carolina | Fall festival | Autumn Leaves Festival | H409 |
View | Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations 04/01/15 | News |
| North Dakota | News | |||||
| Ohio | Rock song | "Hang On Sloopy" | HB31 |
View | Passed in House 03/04/15 | News |
| Oklahoma | Language | English | SB522 |
View | Referred to Rules Committee then to Appropriations Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Oregon | News | |||||
| Pennsylvania | Latin motto | "Ubi libertas vivit, hic patria mihi" | SB175 | View | Referred to State Government Committee 01/15/15 | News |
| Pennsylvania | Pet | Shelter pet | HB19 | View | Referred to State Government Committee 01/21/15 | News |
| Pennsylvania | Rock | Anthracite | HB134 | View | Referred to State Government Committee 01/21/15 | News |
| Pennsylvania | Aircraft | Piper J-3 Cub | HB1088 | View | Referred to State Government Committee 04/06/ | News |
| Pennsylvania | Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle | HB866 | View | Referred to State Government Committee 04/06/15 | News |
| Pennsylvania | Mineral | Celestine | HB564 | View | Referred to State Government Committee 04/15/15 | News |
| Pennsylvania | Tartan | Pennsylvania tartan | HR285 | View | Referred to State Government Committee 04/27/15 | News |
| Rhode Island | Insect | American burying beetle | S448 |
View | Signed by Governor 07/09/15 | News |
| South Carolina | News | |||||
| South Dakota | News | |||||
| Tennessee | Veterans' poem | "Echoes from a Soldier's Grave" | HB433 |
View | State Government Committee recommends passage 04/01/15 | News |
| Tennessee | Veterans' poem | "Echoes from a Soldier's Grave" | SB517 |
View | Passed Senate 03/12/15 | News |
| Tennessee | Book | "The Holy Bible" | HB615 |
View | Passed in House 04/15/15 | News |
| Tennessee | Firearm | Barrett Model 82A1 rifle | HB677 |
View | Sponsor requested postponement to 2016 03/25/15 | News |
| Tennessee | Firearm | Barrett Model 82A1 rifle | SB783 |
View | Judiciary Sub-Committee 04/01/15 | News |
| Tennessee | Book | "The Holy Bible" | SB1108 |
View | Senate State & Local Government Committee recomends passage 04/07/15 | News |
| Tennessee | Firearm | Barrett Model M82/M107 | HJR231 | View | Passed in House 04/22/15 | News |
| Texas | Hat | Cowboy hat | HCR0035 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/17/15 | News |
| Texas | Steak capital | Hico | HCR0039 |
View | Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Committee favorable 04/21/15 | News |
| Texas | Pollinator | Western honey bee | HCR0065 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/10/15 | News |
| Texas | Butterfly Capital | Jasper | HCR0069 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/10/15 | News |
| Texas | Vaquero Capital | Jim Hogg County | HCR0077 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/17/15 | News |
| Texas | Nickname | "the Lone Star State" | HCR0078 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/19/15 | News |
| Texas | Steak Capital | Hico | SCR0031 |
View | Passed in Senate 04/30/15 | News |
| Texas | Hashtag of Texas Legislature | #txlege | HCR104 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/19/15 | News |
| Texas | Hashtag of state of Texas | #Texas | HCR105 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/19/15 | News |
| Texas | Hashtag of Texas tourism | #TexasToDo | HCR106 |
View | Signed by Governor 06/19/15 | News |
| Utah | Domestic animal | Golden retriever | SB0053 |
View | Passed in Senate 02/24/15 Failed in House 03/12/15 |
News |
| Vermont | Latin motto | Stella quarta decima fulgeat | S2 |
View | Signed by Governor 04/10/15 | News |
| Vermont | Dog | Beagle | S25 |
View | Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Energy 01/20/15 | News |
| Vermont | Vegetable | Gilfeather turnip | H65 |
View | Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Forest Products 01/27/15 | News |
| Vermont | Dog | Rescue dog | H466 |
View | Committee on Government Operations 03/10/15 | News |
| Virginia | Song Song (Popular) Song (Traditional) |
"Sweet Virginia Breeze" "Sweet Virginia Breeze" "Our Great Virginia" |
HB1472 |
View | Approved by Governor 03/26/15 | News |
| Virginia | Song | "Our Great Virginia" | SB1128 |
View | Incorporated by General Laws and Technology (SB1362-Stosch) 02/09/15 | News |
| Virginia | Virginial National Guard anthem | "National Guard March" | HB1837 |
View | Tabled in Rules Committee 01/23/15 | News |
| Virginia | Song | "Virginia, the Home of My Heart" | HB2203 |
View | Left in Committee on Rules 02/10/15 | News |
| Virginia | Song Song (Popular) Song (Traditional) |
"Sweet Virginia Breeze" "Sweet Virginia Breeze" "Our Great Virginia" |
SB1362 |
View | Approved by Governor 03/26/15 | News |
| Washington | News | |||||
| West Virginia | Language | English | HB2573 |
View | To House Judiciary Committee 02/03/15 | News |
| Wisconsin | Lizard | Common five-lined skink | AB159 | View | Committee on Tourism 04/08/15 | News |
| Wisconsin | Butterfly | Monarch butterfly | AB334 | View | Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations 09/10/15 | News |
| Wyoming | Mythical creature Legendary creature |
Jackalope | HB0066 |
View |
Passed in House 01/22/15 Died in Senate committee 03/03/15 |
News |
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