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2009 SESSION
SB 1504 Eastern Box Turtle; designating as official state reptile.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Official emblems and designations; state reptile. Designates the Eastern Box Turtle as the state reptile.
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HISTORY
- 01/23/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 098750293
- 01/23/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/28/09 Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/09 Senate: Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/02/09 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/09 Senate: Reconsider passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/09 Senate: Passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/09 House: Read first time
- 02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/17/09 House: Reported from Rules (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/19/09 House: Read second time
- 02/20/09 House: Read third time
- 02/20/09 House: Defeated by House (28-Y 69-N 2-A)
- 02/20/09 House: VOTE: --- DEFEATED (28-Y 69-N 2-A)