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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

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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 35
Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024…
 AB 35 Alvarez Third Reading Urgency Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 5840ca4b-5bc9-45ea-a9ac-b1e167945985 Jan 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5840ca4b-5bc9-45ea-a9ac-b1e167945985 CC0-1.0
AB 34
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: large…
 AB 34 Patterson Assembly Third Reading Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 5bfeb0ce-c3c2-435e-aeaa-b95cf65b87f0 Jan 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5bfeb0ce-c3c2-435e-aeaa-b95cf65b87f0 CC0-1.0
SB 25
Antitrust: premerger notification.
 SB 25 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 0f0adcb5-345e-4d75-b990-dee1d41bc281 Jan 22, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f0adcb5-345e-4d75-b990-dee1d41bc281 CC0-1.0
AB 871
Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
 AB 871 Stefani Assembly Third Reading Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 64990ae1-bf02-48ee-9f8f-1469dee78470 Jan 22, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64990ae1-bf02-48ee-9f8f-1469dee78470 CC0-1.0
AB 1184
Common interest developments: association management and meeting procedures.
 AB 1184 Patterson Assembly Third Reading Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 1d688612-3f29-42b2-bbdb-06cc5603ea45 Jan 22, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d688612-3f29-42b2-bbdb-06cc5603ea45 CC0-1.0
AB 768
Mobilehome parks: rent protections: local rent control.
 AB 768 Ávila Farías Assembly Third Reading Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll c3ab0183-f666-4886-9ecc-0e77760c679f Jan 20, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3ab0183-f666-4886-9ecc-0e77760c679f CC0-1.0
ACR 117
Relative to Maternal Health Awareness Day.
 ACR 117 Sharp-Collins Consent Calendar Second Day Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 4ac2172e-bf30-4ee2-b5b5-7f670a4e47f2 Jan 16, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ac2172e-bf30-4ee2-b5b5-7f670a4e47f2 CC0-1.0
ACR 115
Relative to National Blood Donor Month.
 ACR 115 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll fea6d3fd-732b-44a3-926c-56167d8e8b9b Jan 16, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fea6d3fd-732b-44a3-926c-56167d8e8b9b CC0-1.0
AB 748
Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll cdb8a87e-c780-4684-bbc5-486a9759715d Jan 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cdb8a87e-c780-4684-bbc5-486a9759715d CC0-1.0
AB 1159
Student personal information.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll dad5cc53-cead-45ce-ac8a-3d998cd7b063 Jan 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dad5cc53-cead-45ce-ac8a-3d998cd7b063 CC0-1.0
AB 1245
State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 08b1e1f2-7c6c-4906-a89d-438e17fb594b Jan 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08b1e1f2-7c6c-4906-a89d-438e17fb594b CC0-1.0
AB 883
Data brokers: accessible deletion mechanism: deletion of personal information of elected officials…
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 402fd830-3d91-4e28-89be-9bc4147fc31e Jan 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/402fd830-3d91-4e28-89be-9bc4147fc31e CC0-1.0
AB 805
Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 2a834666-4e49-4eb9-9193-31a9794e4752 Jan 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a834666-4e49-4eb9-9193-31a9794e4752 CC0-1.0
AB 647
Abandoned recreational vehicles.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 2d468aaf-55c8-4b07-84a5-1c88ec5e3cf7 Jan 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d468aaf-55c8-4b07-84a5-1c88ec5e3cf7 CC0-1.0
AB 1091
Vehicles: license plates: 8-letter license plates.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 68d72377-ad48-4989-9264-bfae2515bdca Jan 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/68d72377-ad48-4989-9264-bfae2515bdca CC0-1.0
AB 1421
Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee.
 Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 0daa90fa-61df-481d-9dfa-2940727fa96d Jan 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0daa90fa-61df-481d-9dfa-2940727fa96d CC0-1.0
AB 596
Elections: ballot disclosures.
 AB 596 ORTEGA Concurrence in Senate Amendments Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll b78d2aa6-184e-4d91-b5d0-4fae0bbab951 Sep 13, 2025 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b78d2aa6-184e-4d91-b5d0-4fae0bbab951 CC0-1.0
AB 732
Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.
 AB 732 MACEDO Concurrence in Senate Amendments Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 348442bc-ebc7-41fa-8f7f-95fe2520e472 Sep 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/348442bc-ebc7-41fa-8f7f-95fe2520e472 CC0-1.0
AB 1479
County road commissioner: Counties of Madera and Tehama.
 AB 1479 Tangipa Concurrence in Senate Amendments Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll e62322d7-a234-421c-b692-9f7ad72d7c29 Sep 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e62322d7-a234-421c-b692-9f7ad72d7c29 CC0-1.0
AB 1273
Public utilities: ratesetting proceedings: local publicly owned electric utilities: California…
 AB 1273 Patterson Concurrence in Senate Amendments Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 3c2d6fc0-cf61-4ff8-8d91-d70dc80ab02e Sep 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3c2d6fc0-cf61-4ff8-8d91-d70dc80ab02e CC0-1.0
AB 870
California Children's Services Program: county designation.
 AB 870 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll d861bef2-143a-491d-89ca-7359ee18cfe9 Sep 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d861bef2-143a-491d-89ca-7359ee18cfe9 CC0-1.0
AB 1127
Firearms: converter pistols.
 AB 1127 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 89854b29-0e1c-4544-92e8-7f2e7b9e519c Sep 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89854b29-0e1c-4544-92e8-7f2e7b9e519c CC0-1.0
AB 1152
Controlled substances: human chorionic gonadotropin.
 AB 1152 Patterson Concurrence in Senate Amendments Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 6b88db48-6ba6-4273-9f8d-91bf2a20de83 Sep 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6b88db48-6ba6-4273-9f8d-91bf2a20de83 CC0-1.0
AB 486
Crimes: burglary tools.
 AB 486 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll a03ceca1-7d2a-48ca-8bbd-f8edba5ecc73 Sep 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a03ceca1-7d2a-48ca-8bbd-f8edba5ecc73 CC0-1.0
AB 962
Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans: use of smartphones.
 AB 962 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll aaa511ec-4cda-45c6-91b4-953c88fb0c3b Sep 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aaa511ec-4cda-45c6-91b4-953c88fb0c3b CC0-1.0

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