Bills

SB 765: State snake.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

Passed

(2025-10-09: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 482, Statutes of 2025.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including, among other things, the poppy as the official state flower, the California redwood as the official state tree, and the California desert tortoise as the official state reptile.

This bill would establish the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) as the official state snake.

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Floor1MIN
Sep 2, 2025

Senate Floor

Senate Floor3MIN
May 27, 2025

Senate Floor

Senate Standing Committee on Governmental Organization11MIN
Apr 8, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Governmental Organization

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