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Chris Ward

CA House District 78

Democratic California since Dec 7, 2020

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Government Operations & Budget 43Environment & Energy 27Civil Rights & Liberties 20Housing 20Healthcare 18Social Services & Welfare 18Education 16Economy & Taxes 15Labor & Employment 15Technology & Privacy 15Elections & Voting 9Criminal Justice & Policing 7Transportation & Infrastructure 6Foreign Policy & Trade 5Other 5Agriculture 4Immigration 4Banking & Finance 3Gun Policy 1Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
CA House District 78 current
California
 Democratic Dec 7, 2020 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,558 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
AB 2575
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 56d52faf-9e52-4080-b08c-1a13f6037e70 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/56d52faf-9e52-4080-b08c-1a13f6037e70 CC0-1.0
AB 2027
Worker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll d602f95c-c74e-4a3d-8c75-fecba49143fa Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d602f95c-c74e-4a3d-8c75-fecba49143fa CC0-1.0
AB 1899
Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.
 Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll c5ce112d-03cc-453e-b256-887fa8018460 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5ce112d-03cc-453e-b256-887fa8018460 CC0-1.0
AB 2002
Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll a5cf6e9b-8f48-4913-8e88-d710cce05cc7 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5cf6e9b-8f48-4913-8e88-d710cce05cc7 CC0-1.0
AB 2530
Employment: Cal/WARN Act: plant closings and mass layoffs.
 Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll ca8e9fc8-60f4-4bcb-8f72-f1b56b63fe4c Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ca8e9fc8-60f4-4bcb-8f72-f1b56b63fe4c CC0-1.0
AB 2150
Employment: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 88db21eb-d7d1-4f0e-a0f8-49d8e1349801 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88db21eb-d7d1-4f0e-a0f8-49d8e1349801 CC0-1.0
AB 2157
Workforce development: Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program: extension.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 45e4bc79-75a3-4c6a-b345-d3702848ae31 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45e4bc79-75a3-4c6a-b345-d3702848ae31 CC0-1.0
AB 1697
Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.
 Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 5c5f9c0c-8acd-4a96-9fa1-296ff7c3ba72 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c5f9c0c-8acd-4a96-9fa1-296ff7c3ba72 CC0-1.0
AB 1961
Civil actions: protective orders: workplace violence.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 6c558b75-04d8-49e1-bb8a-7e477d882356 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c558b75-04d8-49e1-bb8a-7e477d882356 CC0-1.0
AB 2005
Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
 Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 9348dcb9-bb42-40b8-b0db-5b39aa8a2712 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9348dcb9-bb42-40b8-b0db-5b39aa8a2712 CC0-1.0
AB 2118
Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll f933af55-5ef4-446b-a884-71b6b826231d Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f933af55-5ef4-446b-a884-71b6b826231d CC0-1.0
AB 2676
Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
 Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll b2a37878-53d2-4b9d-94b5-c9df999c2202 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2a37878-53d2-4b9d-94b5-c9df999c2202 CC0-1.0
AB 2390
Streamlined housing approvals: objective standards: review and modifications.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 2d70d292-daca-4290-9333-130bcbda7423 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d70d292-daca-4290-9333-130bcbda7423 CC0-1.0
AB 2074
Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
 Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll c28050ce-34be-4489-9795-de794f5af3df Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c28050ce-34be-4489-9795-de794f5af3df CC0-1.0
AB 2321
Bureau of Investigations.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 82fa6087-cf1e-44e4-b348-b5a3b87562b0 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/82fa6087-cf1e-44e4-b348-b5a3b87562b0 CC0-1.0
AB 2653
State contracts: report: modern foundation models and associated artificial intelligence systems.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 27474f9d-94e0-411f-96c5-75e15dc58cf3 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/27474f9d-94e0-411f-96c5-75e15dc58cf3 CC0-1.0
AB 2095
Employment discrimination: conviction history.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 0b13832e-e93a-4a24-93f7-79238d1bda64 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b13832e-e93a-4a24-93f7-79238d1bda64 CC0-1.0
AB 2545
Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 630bfe9d-08f6-46c7-9296-35e5b18c9316 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/630bfe9d-08f6-46c7-9296-35e5b18c9316 CC0-1.0
AB 2511
Behavioral Health Provider Comparable Worth Study.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll ddee833c-a147-4ba8-acff-be58a6b73cba Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddee833c-a147-4ba8-acff-be58a6b73cba CC0-1.0
AB 2488
Department of Industrial Relations: occupational safety and health.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 70685b4f-d371-4f32-8e2e-d7c370504c2a Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/70685b4f-d371-4f32-8e2e-d7c370504c2a CC0-1.0
AB 1621
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 02b17ca8-7516-4349-8a99-8c7863f9c858 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02b17ca8-7516-4349-8a99-8c7863f9c858 CC0-1.0
AB 2495
Unlawful immigration-related practices.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 8a65f240-53b2-48cf-9106-4f51b412c029 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a65f240-53b2-48cf-9106-4f51b412c029 CC0-1.0
AB 2319
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: qualified motion picture: post-production.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll ddf75e74-469b-4703-85ea-feb50c589b6d Apr 7, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddf75e74-469b-4703-85ea-feb50c589b6d CC0-1.0
AB 2503
California Interscholastic Federation: pupil health: heat illness: guidelines.
 Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 525b40f4-542f-4501-b67d-eabc64a7baa7 Apr 7, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/525b40f4-542f-4501-b67d-eabc64a7baa7 CC0-1.0
AB 1651
State Bar of California: artificial intelligence.
 Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 18704a47-13f5-421e-9d16-f544ea4ec960 Apr 7, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/18704a47-13f5-421e-9d16-f544ea4ec960 CC0-1.0

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