ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2477: state planet; Pluto

Sponsor: Representative Wilmeth, LD 2

Committee on Government

Overview

Establishes Pluto as the state planet of Arizona.

History

Pluto, discovered in 1930, is a dwarf planet that is part of our solar system that contains mountains, valleys and craters. After being originally classified as the ninth planet in our solar system, scientists, in 2015, concluded that Pluto is a dwarf planet.

Arizona official state emblems include:

1)   The Bola tie as the official state neckwear;

2)   Lemonade as the official state drink;

3)   Sonorasaurus as the official state dinosaur;

4)   Wulfenite as the state mineral; and

5)   The Arizona tree frog as the official state amphibian (A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Art. 5).

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteDesignates Pluto as the official state planet. (Sec.1)

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