California State Library: study: state wasp.

New Section 1 requires the California State Library to conduct a study, in consultation with the public, on the best candidate for the official state wasp.

Removed findings that described yellow jackets as 'opportunistic feeders' found near 'trash cans, gardens, and at picnics' and that they eat 'human food scraps' and 'human drinks like soda.'

The California State Library must submit a report with recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2028, in compliance with Section 9795.

The study provisions (new Section 425.17) are automatically repealed on January 1, 2032 pursuant to Section 10231.5.

The bill title changed from 'add Section 425.17' to 'add and repeal Section 425.17,' reflecting the new sunset provision.

Fiscal committee review changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal analysis due to the new study obligation.

Findings subsection (a) was narrowed from describing the yellow jacket as an 'endemic California species meaning it can be found in no other regions in the world' to simply 'native to California's Upper Sonora region.'

Added findings emphasizing that yellow jackets benefit gardeners and farmers by acting as natural pest control, eating live prey like beetles, caterpillars, and invasive fruit flies that damage crops.