AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 14, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

96

CHAPTER 669

Statutes of 2024

[ Approved by Governor September 27, 2024. Filed with Secretary of State September 27, 2024. ]

Introduced by Assembly Member Dixon

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Addis)

February 13, 2024

An act to add Section 425.14 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

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.

This bill would establish the shell of the black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) as the official state seashell.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 425.14 is added to the Government Code, to read:

425.14.

The shell of the black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) is the official state seashell.