AB 666 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State cryptid.

Summary

Existing law establishes the state flag and the state's emblems, including, among other things, the golden poppy as the official state flower and the California redwood as the official state tree. This bill would establish Bigfoot as the official state cryptid. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

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Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

02/14/25 - Introduced → 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Mar 28, 2025

MODERATE

The amended version transforms the bill from a mere statement of legislative intent into an operative law that actually designates Bigfoot as California's official state cryptid by adding Section 425.18 to the Government Code. It also adds extensive findings and declarations (subsections a through m) providing cultural, historical, and economic justification for the designation, along with a formal definition of 'cryptid.'

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a non-operative expression of legislative intent to an actual legal designation. It now creates a binding statutory provision (Gov. Code 425.18) naming Bigfoot as the official state cryptid, and adds a formal definition of 'cryptid' that applies for purposes of the act.

SCOPE

Added Section 425.18 to the Government Code, which states 'Bigfoot is the official state cryptid.' This makes the bill an actual designation rather than just a statement of future intent.

Added 13 findings and declarations (subsections a through m) covering Bigfoot's cultural significance, its origins in Humboldt County, the economic impact of Bigfoot tourism on rural North Coast communities, and the argument that California has the strongest claim to the creature based on the first documented use of the term in 1958.

DEFINITION

Added a definition of 'cryptid' as 'a creature that is believed to exist, but whose existence has not been proven definitively by science.'

TECHNICAL

The original intent statement (that the Legislature intends to enact legislation designating Bigfoot) was retained but renumbered as a separate section following the new Government Code provision, rather than being the sole operative text of the bill.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Held without recommendation.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.

lower

Feb 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors