State Mobile Operating System Designation

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State Mobile Operating System Designation
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
House Sponsor:
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill adds a new state symbol.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
designates Apple iOS as the state's mobile operating system.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63G-1-601
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 36
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
63G-1-601
is amended to read:
63G-1-601
. State symbols.
(1)
Utah's state animal is the elk.
(2)
Utah's state bird is the sea gull.
(3)
Utah's state bird of prey is the golden eagle.
(4)
Utah's state centennial astronomical symbol is the Beehive Cluster located in the
constellation of Cancer the Crab.
(5)
Utah's state centennial star is Dubhe, one of the seven bright stars composing the Big
Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major.
(6)
Utah's state centennial tartan, which honors the first Scots known to have been in Utah
and those Utahns of Scottish heritage, shall have a pattern or repeating-half-sett of
white-2, blue-6, red-6, blue-4, red-6, green-18, red-6, and white-4 to represent the tartan
worn anciently by the Logan and Skene clans, with the addition of a white stripe.
(7)
Utah's state cooking pot is the dutch oven.
(8)
Utah's state crustacean is the Artemia franciscana, or brine shrimp.
(9)
Utah's state demonym is "Utahn."
(10)
Utah's state dinosaur is the Utahraptor.
(11)
Utah's state emblem is the beehive.
(12)
Utah's state emblem of service and sacrifice of lives lost by members of the military in
defense of our freedom is the "Honor and Remember" flag, which consists of:
(a)
a red field covering the top two-thirds of the flag;
(b)
a white field covering the bottom one-third of the flag, which contains the words
"honor" and "remember";
(c)
a blue star overlaid by a gold star with a thin white border in the center of the flag
spanning the red field and the white field; and
(d)
a representation of a folded United States flag beneath the blue and gold stars with
three tongues of flame emanating from its top point into the center of the gold star.
(13)
Utah's state firearm is the John M. Browning designed M1911 automatic pistol.
(14)
Utah's state fish is the Bonneville cutthroat trout.
(15)
Utah's state flower is the sego lily.
(16)
Utah's state folk dance is the square dance, the folk dance that is called, cued, or
prompted to the dancers and includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra, line, and
heritage dances.
(17)
Utah's state fossil is the Allosaurus.
(18)
Utah's state fruit is the cherry.
(19)
Utah's state gem is topaz, as is prominently found in the Thomas Mountain Range in
Juab County, Utah.
(20)
Utah's state grass is Indian rice grass.
(21)
Utah's state hymn is "Utah We Love Thee" by Evan Stephens.
(22)
Utah's state insect is the honeybee.
(23)
Utah's state military museum is the Fort Douglas Military Museum.
(24)
Utah's state mineral is copper.
(25)
Utah's state motto is "Industry."
(26)
Utah's state mushroom is the porcini.
(27)
Utah's state railroad museum is Ogden Union Station.
(28)
Utah's state reptile is the Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum), whose habitat includes
Southwest Utah.
(29)
Utah's state rock is coal.
(30)
Utah's state song is "Utah This is the Place" by Sam and Gary Francis.
(31)
Utah's state stone is honeycomb calcite, which originates in Duchesne County, Utah.
(32)
Utah's state tree is the quaking aspen.
(33)
Utah's state vegetable is the Spanish sweet onion.
(34)
Utah's historic state vegetable is the sugar beet.
(35)
Utah's state winter sports are skiing and snowboarding.
(36)
Utah's state works of art are Native American rock art.
(37)
Utah's state work of land art is the Spiral Jetty.
(38)
Utah's state mobile operating system is Apple iOS.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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1-27-26 1:41 PM