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2008 Symbol Legislation by State

State

Designation

Symbol

Bill

Activity

Status

News

Western painted turtle

Signed by Governor 03/18/08

Recreational sports

Skiing and Snowboarding

Passed in House 03/18/08
Passed in Senate 04/08/08

Horse
Salt water reptile

Florida cracker horse (Marshtackie)
Loggerhead turtle

Amended/Passed in Senate 04/28/08
Passed in House 05/02/08

Florida cracker horse (Marshtackie)

Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council 03/13/08

Anthem

"Oh Florida, My Sweet Home"

Withdrawn 03/03/08

~~Song~~ Anthem
Song

"Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky" "Old Folks at Home (Revised lyric)

Passed in Senate 04/24/08
Passed in House 05/01/08

Song

"Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky"

Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council 03/13/08

Gopher Tortoise

Passed in Senate 04/25/08

Mammal

Hawaiin monk seal

Passed in Senate 03/04/08
Amended/Passed in House 03/31/08
Senate Disagrees 04/03/08
Passed in Senate 04/24/08

Mammal

Hawaiin monk seal

Amended/Passed in House 03/04/08
Passed in House 04/25/08

Drink

Milk

Agricultural affairs 02/21/08

Fish

Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Passed in Senate 03/14/07
House Committee on Natural Resources: Do Pass 03/24/08

Fish

Bluegill

Public hearing 01/24/08

Grass

Little bluestem

Hearing scheduled 02/12/07

Cornhole

Introduced 01/08/08

Sports car

Corvette

State gov committee 01/09/08

Dish

Burgoo

State gov committee 01/10/08

Chamber orchestra

Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra

State gov committee 01/11/08

Wine festival

Kentucky Wine and Vine Festival

State gov committee 01/15/08

Picnic food

Original Recipe Kentucky Fried Chicken

State government 01/22/08

Car cruise capital of Kentucky

Somerset

State government 01/24/08

Car cruise capital of Kentucky

Somerset

Passed in Senate 02/26/08

Oldest continuously operating professional symphony orchestra

Bowling Green Western Symphony Orchestra

State gov committee 01/25/08

Cocktail

Sazerac

Failed in Senate 04/08/08

State symbol

Fleur-de-lis

Passed in the House 05/05/08

Smith Island cake

Signed by Governor 04/24/08

Dessert

Smith Island cake

Signed by Governor 04/24/08

Language of Government

English

Health & Government Operations: Unfavorable 03/20/08

Crop

Soybeans

Health & Government Operations: Unfaverable 04/05/08

Excercise

Walking

Passed in Senate 03/23/08
Passed in House 04/05/08

Excercise

Walking

Passed in House 04/02/08
Passed in Senate 04/05/08

Official vegetable

Squash

Rules committee 01/03/08

Official syrup

Guthrie's Battleground Syrup

Public hearing 05/01/07

Official candy

Assorted wafers

Public Hearing 05/01/07

Official book

"Moby Dick"

Public Hearing 05/01/07

Recreational and team sport

Volleyball

Passed in Senate 01/31/08

Official shellfish

Quahog

Senate Ethics & Rules 12/03/07

Official shellfish

Quahog

No further action taken 01/02/07

Official artist

Norman Rockwell

Signed by Governor 02/21/08

Language

English

Committee on Oversight & Investigations 03/07/07

Amphibian

Northern spring peeper

Referred to second reading 02/27/08

Beverage

Apple cider

Committee on Agriculture 05/02/07

Fruit

Blueberry

Committee on Agriculture 01/16/08

Tartan

As described

Committee on Government Operations 03/18/08

Tartan

As described

Committee on local, urban & state affairs 03/13/08

Amusement ride

Tilt-A-Whirl

Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections 03/24/07

Amusement ride

Tilt-A-Whirl

Business, Industry and Jobs 03/24/07

Language

English

Second reading 03/06/08

Ice hockey

Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections 03/04/08

Sport

Ice hockey

Second reading 03/06/08

Language

English

Introduced 03/17/08

Poem

"I Am Mississippi"

Died in committee 02/19/08

Mushroom

Smooth chanterelle

Laid over 03/15/07

Mushroom

Morel

Passed in House 04/02/08
Public hearing Senate Lounge
04/09/08 12:30 P.M.

Game bird

Kansas jayhawk

Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee 01/22/08

Ice cream cone

Passed in Senate 02/28/08

Dessert

Ice cream cone

Passed in House 04/02/08
Public hearing Senate Lounge
04/09/08 12:30 P.M.

Beer

Budweiser

Introduced 02/28/08

Song

I Love Nebraska

Indefinitely postponed 02/27/07

Vegetable

Jersey tomato

Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 01/08/08

Steam locomotive

John Bull

State Government Committee 01/08/08

Language

English

State Government Committee 01/08/08

Language

English

State Government Committee 02/14/08

Song

"I'm From New Jersey"

State Government Committee 01/08/08

Song

"Who says you can't go home"

State Government Committee 01/08/08

Song

"I'm From New Jersey"

State Government Committee 01/08/08

Song

"New Jersey, U.S.A."

State Government Committee 01/08/08

Memorial

Grove of Remembrance at Liberty State Park

Environment Committee 01/24/08

Slogan

"I Love New York"

Tourism, arts and sports development 01/23/08

Butterfly

Karner Blue

Investigations & Gov Operations 01/09/08

Children's Book

Lentil

State & Local Government 04/17/07

Children's Book Author

Robert McCloskey

State & Local Government 04/17/07

Fruit

Tomato

State Government & Elections 05/08/07

Native Fruit

Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

State Government & Elections 06/13/07

Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Passed in Senate 12/11/07

Amphibian

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)

Introduced 02/05/08

Cookiing pot

Dutch oven

Passed in House 03/15/07

Rock and roll song

Selection¹

Passed in House 03/31/08
Passed in Senate 04/22/08

Official soil

Jory soil

In committee 06/28/07

Flag

Design change

Passed in House 06/11/07

Podunk

Mythical town

Passed in House 05/08/07

Blue spruce->Utah juniper

Died in committee 03/05/08

Choral chamber music ensemble

Counterpoint

Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs 01/19/07

Colors

Green and gold

Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs 02/01/07

Snowboarding

Passed in Senate 03/20/08

Official language

English

Contiuned to 2009 02/05/08

Song

"Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" (revised wording)

Left in Rules 02/12/08

Song

"Virginia: Where Heaven Touches Earth"

Left in Rules 02/12/08

Song

"Cradle of Liberty"

Left in Rules 02/12/08

Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth

Patrick County

Approved by Governor 03/04/08

Official Christmas tree

Any evergreen tree...placed or located in *the rotunda of the state capitol building during the month of December

State Government & Tribal Affairs 01/14/08

Oak tree

Garry oak

Senate X File (Killed) in Rules 02/29/08

Nordic Museum

Nordic Heritage Museum

Government Operations & Elections 01/14/08

Peace Monument

International Peace Arch

Government & Tribal Affairs 01/22/08

Language

English

Judiciary committee 01/09/08

Fossil

Megalonyx Jeffersonnii

Adopted in House 02/18/08
Rejected in Senate 03/06/08

Fossil

Megalonyx Jeffersonnii

Amended to SCR 28 03/07/08

Timber Rattlesnake

Rules committee 01/24/08

Reptile

Timber Rattlesnake

Adopted in Senate 02/29/08
Amended in House 03/07/08
Adopted in Senate 03/08/08

Tartan

"West Virginia Shawl"

Adopted in House 02/08/08
Adopted in Senate 03/06/08

Described in bill

Signed by Governor 04/07/07

¹ House Concurrent Resolution No. 1047 does not designate a specific song as the Oklahoma's official state rock and roll song. Rather, it defines the process by which a song will be selected and presented to the legislature in 2009.

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