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SB 1486: State Tortoise [RPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Saunders

State Tortoise [RPCC]; Designates the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) as the official state tortoise, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 5/2/2008 House - Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 542 (Ch. 2008-229)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/31/2008 Senate • Filed
2/21/2008 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Governmental Operations
3/3/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/06/08, 3:15 pm, 401-S -SJ 00091
3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Governmental Operations -SJ 00091; On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/06/08, 3:15 pm, 401-S
3/6/2008 Senate • Favorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00169
3/7/2008 Senate • Now in Governmental Operations -SJ 00169
4/23/2008 Senate • Withdrawn from Governmental Operations -SJ 00720; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2008 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00805
4/25/2008 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00830; Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 00831
4/28/2008 House • In Messages
5/2/2008 House • Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 542 (Ch. 2008-229)