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CA AB 1334

in committee

California State Library: study: official state energy.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1334 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 1334 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 1334 about?

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 gray whale as the official state marine mammal. 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 energy. 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. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.

Who sponsors CA AB 1334?

Wallis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1334, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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 gray whale as the official state marine mammal. 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 energy. 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. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wallisauthor
  • Sterncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2026-06-16

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  5. 2025-07-08

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  6. 2025-06-30

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  7. 2025-06-24

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  8. 2025-05-28

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

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  9. 2025-05-15

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  10. 2025-05-15

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1571.)

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  11. 2025-05-12

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  12. 2025-05-08

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  13. 2025-05-07

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).

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  14. 2025-04-23

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. 2025-04-02

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. 2025-03-27

    Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  17. 2025-03-26

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.

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  18. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  19. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  20. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  21. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 05/08/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-08Compare
  • 06/30/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-30Compare
  • 06/16/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-16Compare
  • AB1334Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-05-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Irwin: other
    • Boerner: other
    • Zbur: other
  • AB 1334 Wallis Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-05-15 · pass · 66-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Stefani: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Hart: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Macedo: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Caloza: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Ramos: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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