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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1286: California State Library: study: state pinniped.

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 1286 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: California State Library: study: state pinniped. Primary sponsor: Laura Richardson (D). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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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 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 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 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laura RichardsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Benjamin AllenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Catherine BlakespearCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38
Mike McGuireCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Akilah Weber PiersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Tony StricklandCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Scott WienerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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 3866.) (April 14).
  8. Set for hearing April 14.
  9. Referred to Com. on G.O.
  10. Read first time.
  11. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
  12. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

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