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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania designates eastern box turtle as official State reptile
Last action · April 8, 2025: Laid on the table, April 8, 2025Sponsors: Perry Stambaugh and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Pennsylvania names the eastern box turtle the official State reptile to support conservation efforts across the Commonwealth.
Changes only the official state symbols of the Commonwealth; no funding, regulatory mandates, or service changes are stated.
Who It Would Have Affected
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residents of Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth gains an official state reptile symbol.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 8, 2025HouseLaid on the table, April 8, 2025
- Apr 8, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, April 8, 2025
- Apr 8, 2025HouseCommitteeReported as committed, April 8, 2025
- Jan 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to GAME AND FISHERIES, Jan. 28, 2025
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance10Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 10)
- Controversy0Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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