SLS 22RS-320 ENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 93
BY SENATOR CATHEY
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS. Designates the Gulf Fritillary as the official state butterfly.
(8/1/22)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 49:164.1, relative to state symbols; to provide for the official state butterfly;
3 and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 49:164.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง164.1. State butterfly
7 There shall be an official state butterfly, which shall be the Gulf
8 Fritillary. The use of its likeness or image on official documents of the state and
9 with the insignia of the state is hereby authorized.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Angela L. De Jean.
DIGEST
SB 93 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Cathey
Proposed law provides that the Gulf Fritillary will be the official butterfly of the state of
Louisiana.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 49:164.1)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.