Public resources.
Summary
(1) Existing law declares the official state animal, rock, mineral, grass, insect, and bird, among other official things. This bill would make lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) the official state lichen. (2) Existing law transferred the Department of Boating and Waterways into the Department of Parks and Recreation as a division of that department. Existing law renamed the Department of Fish and Game as the Department of Fish and Wildlife. This bill would making conforming and other nonsubstantive changes, including repealing an obsolete provision.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2015
Committee Review
Jun 2015
Assembly Passage
Apr 2015
Senate Passage
Jun 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Mar 18, 2015
Signed Jul 15, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2015 · Assembly Apr 30, 2015
How they voted
31–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Jun 29, 2015
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jul 15, 2015
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 29, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-1-1)
senate
Jun 29, 2015
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 23).
upper
May 14, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Apr 30, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (68-0-4)
assembly
Apr 28, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28).
lower
Mar 26, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
lower
Mar 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee April 18.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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