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AB 581 — State shrub.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 481, Statutes of 2025.
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 12, 2025. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
ModerateHow often bills like it became law.
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
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 purple needlegrass as the official State Grass. This bill would establish the bigberry manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) as the official state shrub.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 10/09/25 - Chaptered Current pdf October 09, 2025
- Enrolled 09/04/25 - Enrolled pdf September 04, 2025
- Amended 03/19/25 - Amended Assembly pdf March 19, 2025
- Amended 02/24/25 - Amended Assembly pdf February 24, 2025
- Introduced 02/12/25 - Introduced pdf February 12, 2025
- AB581 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 481, Statutes of 2025.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2410.).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 10).
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Referred to Com. on G.O.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 919.)
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Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 25).
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Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.
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Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Steve Bennett · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Bennett, Steve Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Yea |
| Blakespear, Catherine S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Richardson, Laura | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Susan | Democratic | Yea |
| Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Yea |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 45 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 61 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 0% | 0% | 24% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ávila Farías | — | Yea |
| Essayli | — | Not Voting |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Elhawary, Sade | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Harabedian, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Krell, Maggy | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Patel, Darshana R. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ransom, Rhodesia | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Celeste | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Michelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Rogers, Chris | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Schultz, Nick | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharp-Collins, LaShae | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Solache, Jr., José Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Soria, Esmeralda | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Stefani, Catherine | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Castillo, Leticia | Republican | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Yea |
| DeMaio, Carl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Ellis, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gonzalez, Jeff | Republican | Not Voting |
| Hadwick, Heather | Republican | Yea |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Macedo, Alexandra | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Yea |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Yea |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Yea |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ávila Farías | — | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Celeste | Democratic | Yea |
| Rogers, Chris | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Macedo, Alexandra | Republican | Yea |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 581 do?
- 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 purple needlegrass as the official State Grass. This bill would establish the bigberry manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) as the official state shrub.
- Who sponsors AB 581?
- AB 581 is sponsored by Bennett, Steve (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 581?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 12, 2025. It awaits signature.
- Where can I track AB 581?
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