2018 Senate Bill 948

Establish official state insect

Introduced in the Senate

April 17, 2018

Introduced by Sen. Jim Marleau (R-12)

To establish that henceforth the monarch butterfly and no other butterfly or bug shall be the state of Michigan’s official insect. Monarchs are reportedly the official insect in Texas, Alabama, West Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Vermont, and Idaho.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations