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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1178: California State Library: study: state wasp.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1178 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: California State Library: study: state wasp. Primary sponsor: Eloise Gómez Reyes (D). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes the state flag and the state’s emblems, including, among other things, the golden poppy as the official state flower, the California redwood as the official state tree, and the California Grizzly Bear as the official state animal. 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 wasp. 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 Library’s recommendations based on the study, as provided. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eloise Gómez ReyesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  2. Set for hearing May 14.
  3. April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  4. Set for hearing April 27.
  5. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
  7. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3865.) (April 14).
  8. Set for hearing April 14.
  9. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
  10. Referred to Com. on G.O.
  11. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
  12. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page