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John Laird
CA Senate District 17
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Government Operations & Budget 33Environment & Energy 27Labor & Employment 11Healthcare 10Housing 9Social Services & Welfare 9Economy & Taxes 8Transportation & Infrastructure 7Civil Rights & Liberties 6Agriculture 5Elections & Voting 3Banking & Finance 2Education 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Other 2Technology & Privacy 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| CA Senate District 17 current
California |
Democratic | Dec 7, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,658 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 1303
Naturopathic Doctors Act.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a3669edc-9985-46ac-b1a2-f1dff9833f27 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3669edc-9985-46ac-b1a2-f1dff9833f27 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 913
Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed capacity resources.
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3rd Reading SB913 Becker et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c682ee5-8917-4881-8105-bf0fc1f4ba12 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c682ee5-8917-4881-8105-bf0fc1f4ba12 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1093
Mobilehome parks: disaster assistance.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d1579c1d-2abf-4b22-b11f-daad30cb270d | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d1579c1d-2abf-4b22-b11f-daad30cb270d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1246
Autonomous vehicles.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c35d07b5-fa8f-4763-b584-ce699b294d3e | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c35d07b5-fa8f-4763-b584-ce699b294d3e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1098
Public utilities: forecast-based ratemaking.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a07b3378-df3d-4447-975e-8fd6179bf0da | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a07b3378-df3d-4447-975e-8fd6179bf0da CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1295
Electrical corporations: distributed energy storage systems and nonwire alternatives.
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3rd Reading SB1295 Stern et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 36862896-cd50-4f36-95d4-e1a52b6d342c | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36862896-cd50-4f36-95d4-e1a52b6d342c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1305
Wildlife: bears.
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3rd Reading SB1305 Richardson et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 25895978-7ae4-4910-8f89-978bac028e60 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25895978-7ae4-4910-8f89-978bac028e60 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 895
California Science and Health Research Bond Act.
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3rd Reading SB895 Wiener et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e98d4325-6f03-4cf1-829c-caf1875991f4 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e98d4325-6f03-4cf1-829c-caf1875991f4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1105
Law enforcement.
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3rd Reading SB1105 Pérez et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4e3028f6-3807-4f5e-91f1-65122dddb2a7 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e3028f6-3807-4f5e-91f1-65122dddb2a7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1423
Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ba9db276-5b72-4eb4-8893-9b9100e7ed3b | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba9db276-5b72-4eb4-8893-9b9100e7ed3b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1359
Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f6336e7e-118e-4418-952e-570b6c4fc6d8 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f6336e7e-118e-4418-952e-570b6c4fc6d8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1171
State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ae52e767-2c15-4c20-ba62-c9bb86bff5df | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae52e767-2c15-4c20-ba62-c9bb86bff5df CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1090
Planning and zoning: housing development projects: urban lot splits: subdivisions: 2025 Eaton…
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4073f60d-29a1-4771-9e2f-895ecda69efd | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4073f60d-29a1-4771-9e2f-895ecda69efd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 948
Firearms: safety certificates.
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3rd Reading SB948 Arreguín et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 19362e08-2fdf-4dcf-9bd0-bf754352d886 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19362e08-2fdf-4dcf-9bd0-bf754352d886 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1007
Common interest developments: annual reports: assessments: discipline.
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3rd Reading SB1007 Menjivar et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a412ca76-f098-4f39-8532-032dcc710d9f | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a412ca76-f098-4f39-8532-032dcc710d9f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1366
Public Utilities Commission: report.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d46142bd-f33d-4610-93b0-e1f60741d5b3 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d46142bd-f33d-4610-93b0-e1f60741d5b3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1010
Hazardous waste: major appliances: recycling.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 15f90e1c-e7bc-403b-9cc3-864a265ef8ec | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15f90e1c-e7bc-403b-9cc3-864a265ef8ec CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1124
Public health.
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3rd Reading SB1124 Archuleta et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 390b2d49-1e7b-4403-a8f7-91a369a34765 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/390b2d49-1e7b-4403-a8f7-91a369a34765 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1032
Staffing agencies: registration.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 473b528a-5675-4b1c-8d22-2aeec70afcdd | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/473b528a-5675-4b1c-8d22-2aeec70afcdd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1261
Aging and Disability Resource Connection program.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d32def7-f926-4207-878a-46be068b8857 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d32def7-f926-4207-878a-46be068b8857 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 46
Diversion.
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3rd Reading AB46 Nguyen et al. By Blakespear | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0507ed44-2e45-423c-995e-d3e661bfce8e | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0507ed44-2e45-423c-995e-d3e661bfce8e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1350
Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
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3rd Reading SB1350 McNerney et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b25642d9-193f-4e4b-845f-6bbfd7db07b7 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b25642d9-193f-4e4b-845f-6bbfd7db07b7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1259
Refineries: decommissioning and remediation: cost estimates.
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3rd Reading SB1259 Blakespear et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 317ac496-2d7e-42ae-b775-74ce5909d774 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/317ac496-2d7e-42ae-b775-74ce5909d774 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 937
Law enforcement: flash-bang grenades and explosive breaching charges.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 70abd763-0a50-4ae0-8ebb-94e76f087a4e | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/70abd763-0a50-4ae0-8ebb-94e76f087a4e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1037
Health care coverage: rate review.
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3rd Reading SB1037 Weber Pierson | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a39ab16d-872e-4068-92aa-e7e4db3bcd2c | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a39ab16d-872e-4068-92aa-e7e4db3bcd2c CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (49 as lead sponsor)
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SCR 135
CA · —
Relative to Peace Corps Week.
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SCR 136
CA · —
Relative to the California Coastal Act of 1976.
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SB 952
CA · —
State Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.
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SB 1253
CA · —
Salinas Reservoir: recreational use.
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SB 107
CA · —
Budget Acts of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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SB 1055
CA · —
Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency: contracts.
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SB 106
CA · —
Budget Act of 2025.
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SB 1023
CA · —
Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.
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SB 1038
CA · —
The Public Employees' Retirement System.
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SB 1139
CA · —
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District: nonfunctional turf: noncompliance and enforcement.
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