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SB 1286: California State Library: study: state pinniped.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-04-15
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-05-08: Set for hearing May 14.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
Version:
Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including, among other things, the California Grizzly Bear as the state animal, the California gray whale as the state marine mammal, and the Pacific leatherback sea turtle as the state marine reptile. Existing law establishes the California State Library within the state government and vests control of the library to the State Librarian. Existing law authorizes the California State Library to serve as the central reference and research library for the departments of state government and maintain adequate legislative reference and research library services for the Legislature.
This bill would require the California State Library to conduct a study, in consultation with the public, on the best candidate for the official state pinniped. The bill would require the California State Library, on or before January 1, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature with the California State Librarys recommendations based on the study, as provided. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.
Discussed in Hearing
9MINApr 14, 2026