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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)
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ACR 174
Relative to Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California.
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Special Consent ACR174 Muratsuchi et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 58b3d5ad-9a31-4b45-b76b-8d44916dad8d | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58b3d5ad-9a31-4b45-b76b-8d44916dad8d CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 158
Relative to Donate Life Month.
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Special Consent ACR158 Solache et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9157a0b2-bf55-4bbf-a22f-2aebcfbe8028 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9157a0b2-bf55-4bbf-a22f-2aebcfbe8028 CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 178
Relative to National Rendering Day.
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Special Consent ACR178 Flora et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 23364a3e-0d88-4de5-9b1c-d4c4a9be13ee | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23364a3e-0d88-4de5-9b1c-d4c4a9be13ee CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 196
Relative to California Small Business Month.
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Special Consent ACR196 Solache et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f689fbd1-48b9-4902-8445-6e282fac16a6 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f689fbd1-48b9-4902-8445-6e282fac16a6 CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 163
Relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
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Special Consent ACR163 Ramos et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bb4ff812-fc1e-44da-9341-ab98bae2d160 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb4ff812-fc1e-44da-9341-ab98bae2d160 CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 182
Relative to Youth Mental Health Awareness Week in California.
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Special Consent ACR182 Ransom et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5b1d52a9-f543-487f-bf35-508865bf332d | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5b1d52a9-f543-487f-bf35-508865bf332d CC0-1.0 |
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SR 112
Relative to Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Awareness Week.
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3rd Reading SR112 Niello | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 95e8157e-9acc-4d40-885b-abb6b554a864 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/95e8157e-9acc-4d40-885b-abb6b554a864 CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 184
Relative to Stuttering Awareness and Acceptance Week.
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Special Consent ACR184 Rivas et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b0ade52-82bc-42bb-b308-a39739e65460 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b0ade52-82bc-42bb-b308-a39739e65460 CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 181
Relative to California Physical Education Week.
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Special Consent ACR181 Patel et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 58509c4d-e993-48a3-83a7-4e4cc87e86e4 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58509c4d-e993-48a3-83a7-4e4cc87e86e4 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1803
Employment: sexual harassment training and education: anti-hate speech training.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e5fb6f4c-8b44-4256-91ab-12af83a604d8 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e5fb6f4c-8b44-4256-91ab-12af83a604d8 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2134
City council members: absences without permission.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b2e165af-b061-4ddd-a171-61070b6aaeed | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2e165af-b061-4ddd-a171-61070b6aaeed CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1844
Judges' Retirement System II: beneficiaries.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To… | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b044d0a8-1980-44b6-86c5-87579f139550 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b044d0a8-1980-44b6-86c5-87579f139550 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
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Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3028cecb-69ee-4f58-830b-fc9eb83fc00a | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3028cecb-69ee-4f58-830b-fc9eb83fc00a CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1658
Local Agency Public Construction Act: change orders: County of Los Angeles: County of Santa Clara.
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Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4abab401-f15e-429d-9fd2-ffd9ea8c8fe2 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4abab401-f15e-429d-9fd2-ffd9ea8c8fe2 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2292
Disability benefits: certificates.
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Do pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f00a156e-fcda-40e0-9eb7-5955b83d5e15 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f00a156e-fcda-40e0-9eb7-5955b83d5e15 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2120
School district employees: merit system.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Education] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 85c5f2b0-9d79-4d5c-bc37-8ca7bc779fbd | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85c5f2b0-9d79-4d5c-bc37-8ca7bc779fbd CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1683
Workers' compensation: prepaid cards.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e3b679b5-6929-4c73-b7e5-a3ca735d110b | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3b679b5-6929-4c73-b7e5-a3ca735d110b CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2397
Local government: community facilities districts: financing.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b12654d3-35ef-4975-8ed0-47ece37b956d | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b12654d3-35ef-4975-8ed0-47ece37b956d CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2005
Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9831a6ac-f7c7-4251-9d19-75601e39af17 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9831a6ac-f7c7-4251-9d19-75601e39af17 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1697
Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll be66c5c0-59dd-4ea7-bac1-287bc541df77 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/be66c5c0-59dd-4ea7-bac1-287bc541df77 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2519
State Teachers' Retirement System: positions subject to membership.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1c8a6fd6-6d7c-4037-bac4-dd0d37b8dead | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c8a6fd6-6d7c-4037-bac4-dd0d37b8dead CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1621
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bffabe4a-4e9a-49b6-b212-bdad9025c37d | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bffabe4a-4e9a-49b6-b212-bdad9025c37d CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2078
Employees: meal periods: stationary engineers.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 16b07380-ad40-4b1c-b5bc-860c8191378c | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/16b07380-ad40-4b1c-b5bc-860c8191378c CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1838
Public contracts: local agencies: responsive bidders.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d8e23550-df06-4e42-8d82-be954fb3ce73 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8e23550-df06-4e42-8d82-be954fb3ce73 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2180
Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.
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Do pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6ee440a4-88be-47f3-8e89-c654f7ae6ca9 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6ee440a4-88be-47f3-8e89-c654f7ae6ca9 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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