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CA SB1178

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

Eloise Reyes

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the California yellow jacket (Vespula sulphurea) as the official state wasp of California
  • The California yellow jacket is an endemic species found primarily in California's Upper Sonora fauna region, with limited presence in southern Oregon, western Nevada, southern Arizona, and northern Baja California
  • The species is identifiable by its unique greenish-yellow longitudinal "racing stripes" across its thorax
  • Several California high schools, including Colton High School (since the 1950s), Berkeley High School, and Franklin High School in Stockton, use the yellow jacket as their mascot
  • Requires only a majority vote to pass and involves no appropriation or fiscal impact

Legislative Description

State wasp.

Last Action

Referred to Com. on G.O.

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Organization2/26/2026
Rules2/18/2026

Full Bill Text

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