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AB-666 • 2026

State cryptid.

State cryptid.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rogers
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not establish Bigfoot as the official state cryptid; it only states legislative intent to do so.

Designate Bigfoot as State Cryptid

This law expresses the Legislature's intent to designate Bigfoot as the official state cryptid of California.

What This Bill Does

  • Expresses the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would establish Bigfoot as the official state cryptid.

Terms To Know

Cryptid
A creature that some people believe exists but has not been proven to exist, like Bigfoot.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only expresses the Legislature's intent and does not establish Bigfoot as a state cryptid.
  • It is unclear what practical effects expressing legislative intent have on state symbols or traditions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

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

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-04-08 California Legislative Information

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

  4. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

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

  5. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

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

  6. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

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

  7. 2025-02-15 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  8. 2025-02-14 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 666, as amended, Rogers.
State cryptid.
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
state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would designate
establish
Bigfoot as the official state cryptid.
The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Current Bill Text

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