HCS HB 1209 -- OFFICIAL STATE DINOSAUR

SPONSOR:  Jetton

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Conservation and Natural Resources by a vote of 18 to 0.

This substitute names the Hypsibema missouriensis as the official
state dinosaur.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2005, FY 2006, and
FY 2007.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that several other states have a
state dinosaur, but the one selected for the bill is special to
Missouri.  Designating a state dinosaur will have beneficial
effects on tourism and education.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Jetton; Guy Darrough;
Keir and Richard McIntosh; and Eva Dunn, Bollinger County Natural
History Museum.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Becky DeNeve, Senior Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:14 am