January 10, 2026 (Sacramento) -- Nearly 800–900 bills were signed into law in 2025 in California spanning workers’ rights, consumer protections, public health, education, housing, tech/AI policy, ...

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A slew of new laws in California have gone into effect, including a ban on law enforcement officers wearing masks, cuts to ...

Hundreds of new laws were approved this year in California, and many of them will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

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AND RESCUE. WELL, CALIFORNIA NOW HAS A STATE SNAKE. IT IS THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE. THE POPULATION OF THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE HAS DECLINED BY MORE THAN 90% OVER THE LAST CENTURY. THERE IT IS. IT WAS ...

California will have an official state snake in 2026. A new law that takes effect in January makes the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) the official state snake. The species is native to ...

From higher wages and cheaper insulin to paper-only grocery bags and expanded renter protections, hundreds of new California laws are set to reshape daily life beginning in January. Nearly 800 new ...

On Dec. 11, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to extend the closure of the recreational red abalone fishery for another decade, keeping the ban in place until April 2036. The fishery has ...

California’s recreational harvest of abalone has been banned since 2018. On Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the Fish and Game Commission approved the extension of the ban. Photo from Windsor Police ...

California has officially designated the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) as the state’s official State Snake. This designation brings attention to the species, which faces significant ...