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John Laird
CA Senate District 17
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1381
State special schools: information.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ab238150-dd96-4a25-bd72-5b26d7cea3fe | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab238150-dd96-4a25-bd72-5b26d7cea3fe CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1383
Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 43c547a1-d8a7-4fd8-bd0a-2689fc2ab57b | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43c547a1-d8a7-4fd8-bd0a-2689fc2ab57b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1180
Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act: California Plastic…
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 88f8ef3d-5555-40e3-952a-e1657de6a90e | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88f8ef3d-5555-40e3-952a-e1657de6a90e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1154
Public contracts: best value procurement: community college districts.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aa11e5c7-6fa8-4842-ad77-d3c2090feb5d | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa11e5c7-6fa8-4842-ad77-d3c2090feb5d CC0-1.0 |
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SCR 176
Relative to National Small Business Month.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 00e33553-c72f-40c9-b759-b24c902cc1ca | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/00e33553-c72f-40c9-b759-b24c902cc1ca CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1311
Licensed professions.
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3rd Reading (Urgency Clause) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a981e94a-6a7d-4751-87da-05a2821aff1c | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a981e94a-6a7d-4751-87da-05a2821aff1c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1398
State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a8979379-bc40-4a7a-b1ff-6b613f5b0438 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8979379-bc40-4a7a-b1ff-6b613f5b0438 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1094
Prescription drugs.
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3rd Reading SB1094 Weber Pierson | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d6b3e7f0-456a-4593-bd9e-df442e786b9d | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d6b3e7f0-456a-4593-bd9e-df442e786b9d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1288
Property: nonprobate transfer of ownership.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1b047b6b-de43-437b-bd08-e03403f26551 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b047b6b-de43-437b-bd08-e03403f26551 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1307
False or forged instruments.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f83f3c49-4652-4da2-9960-216dd8ff4989 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f83f3c49-4652-4da2-9960-216dd8ff4989 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1140
Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0242cf1d-6367-4c55-8292-98015ef0cd45 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0242cf1d-6367-4c55-8292-98015ef0cd45 CC0-1.0 |
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SCR 175
Relative to Behavioral Health Awareness Month.
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3rd Reading SCR175 Weber Pierson | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 59c471f7-7b46-481e-9a8e-c2b5d6fa4af1 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59c471f7-7b46-481e-9a8e-c2b5d6fa4af1 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 105
Relative to National Tennis Month.
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3rd Reading SR105 McNerney et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 443574fa-3b42-45ca-9542-55b1eecc2cb2 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/443574fa-3b42-45ca-9542-55b1eecc2cb2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1304
Respiratory Care Practice Act.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a3c0c208-5fee-49a2-a22f-2495dd4ee9ff | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3c0c208-5fee-49a2-a22f-2495dd4ee9ff CC0-1.0 |
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SB 922
Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.
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3rd Reading SB922 Laird et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1079e352-a6ca-4446-ae48-6cbc6903f7c8 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1079e352-a6ca-4446-ae48-6cbc6903f7c8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1242
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f9f3fabd-516d-4b85-8128-68a878d03e47 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f9f3fabd-516d-4b85-8128-68a878d03e47 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 997
North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency: lien authority.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c1abf6ba-9d72-41b9-bf7b-23df68a9abf4 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1abf6ba-9d72-41b9-bf7b-23df68a9abf4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1400
Alameda Health System: hospital authority.
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3rd Reading SB1400 Arreguín et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f678c65d-efc6-4a5b-8fdf-d54ab358fb3e | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f678c65d-efc6-4a5b-8fdf-d54ab358fb3e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1088
Health care decisions: life-sustaining treatment.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1fb7961c-6fdc-444e-ad6b-17ef6a1cdf3d | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1fb7961c-6fdc-444e-ad6b-17ef6a1cdf3d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1244
Public Agency Benefits Intermediary Compensation Disclosure Act.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2bdda7b9-6c59-401d-91ff-3ecda7d47ac3 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2bdda7b9-6c59-401d-91ff-3ecda7d47ac3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1023
Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.
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3rd Reading SB1023 Laird et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 82a9639c-5467-4e9f-ac7b-aa939d7ddccb | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/82a9639c-5467-4e9f-ac7b-aa939d7ddccb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 932
Civil proceedings: real party in interest.
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3rd Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1273b38f-5eff-4b91-b7c6-3e6f498063d1 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1273b38f-5eff-4b91-b7c6-3e6f498063d1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1143
Children's advocacy centers: recordings.
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3rd Reading SB1143 Caballero et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6ff7063c-116d-4d2f-8d26-113c26154bf0 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6ff7063c-116d-4d2f-8d26-113c26154bf0 CC0-1.0 |
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SCR 151
Relative to Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Awareness Month.
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3rd Reading SCR151 Umberg et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7301f05c-05e2-408c-9549-565726db4d10 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7301f05c-05e2-408c-9549-565726db4d10 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1085
Water supply planning: housing developments.
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3rd Reading SB1085 Durazo et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7df71315-f890-486e-8b01-13bebd81dd3d | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7df71315-f890-486e-8b01-13bebd81dd3d 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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