Missouri House Bill No. 1624 is a short and to-the-point piece of legislation.
, “The ‘high five’ is selected for and shall be known as the official state greeting in the state of Missouri.”
That’s it.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the exhaustive bit of legislation is the work of .
Curtis told the Los Angeles Times that he decided to push Missouri to adopt as a way to demonstrate to youth in his constituency the process of how a bill becomes a law.
He’s also a fan of the high-five, performing the maneuver frequently at the Missouri General Assembly.
“It’s the physical act of connecting. Sure, a handshake can do it, there are a number of ways to do it. This is just something that I actually do,” he .
No action is currently scheduled on the bill, according to the .
