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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 1214

California State Library: study: state butterfly.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law establishes various official emblems of the state, including establishing the California dog-face butterfly (zerene eurydice) as the official State Insect. 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 research, in consultation with the public, on the best candidate for the official State Butterfly. 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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:06 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Apr 27, 2026
Senate		Placed on suspense filepassSet your home in California to see
Apr 14, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see

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