Missouri · House Bill 2987 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Designates the black bear as the official state mammal

HB 2987 Sponsored by Michael Burton Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 14, 2026
  2. In committee May 15, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

STATE MAMMAL

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseIntroduced and Read First Time (H)
  2. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  3. CommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H) · House Emerging Issues

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Missouri's official records (documents.house.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.