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Laura Richardson
CA Senate District 35
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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 28Transportation & Infrastructure 23Civil Rights & Liberties 20Healthcare 19Social Services & Welfare 18Economy & Taxes 14Housing 14Labor & Employment 13Education 12Criminal Justice & Policing 9Technology & Privacy 6Banking & Finance 5Veterans Affairs 4Elections & Voting 3Other 2Foreign Policy & Trade 1Gun Policy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| CA Senate District 35 current
California |
Democratic | Dec 2, 2024 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| CA Senate District 35
California |
Democratic | Dec 4, 2006 | Sep 4, 2007 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (5,158 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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AB 998
Household hazardous waste: vape pens.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d7a81e6-f147-4a93-9a9e-96565b9d84d0 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d7a81e6-f147-4a93-9a9e-96565b9d84d0 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1234
Employment: nonpayment of wages: complaints.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b7015821-0c5d-42d5-a4d3-600da5973f74 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7015821-0c5d-42d5-a4d3-600da5973f74 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 280
Health care coverage: provider directories.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a3a0f982-2afc-40c2-8970-8b1912d79d54 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3a0f982-2afc-40c2-8970-8b1912d79d54 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 812
Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b2ef3a27-d99d-47e9-ac8e-589bbd493a69 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2ef3a27-d99d-47e9-ac8e-589bbd493a69 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 961
Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 956705a9-db30-43e7-a13d-d3b6bf518a65 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/956705a9-db30-43e7-a13d-d3b6bf518a65 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 57
California Dream for All Program: descendants of formerly enslaved people.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d1592ef0-8567-41d8-b209-5d9455231dc4 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d1592ef0-8567-41d8-b209-5d9455231dc4 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 759
Architects: architects-in-training.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c1483a89-be9a-48cb-95f7-3cd0cf20070a | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1483a89-be9a-48cb-95f7-3cd0cf20070a CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1380
Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 24b8c813-0cfa-43da-9039-8c04cb58c98f | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24b8c813-0cfa-43da-9039-8c04cb58c98f CC0-1.0 |
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AB 8
Cannabis: cannabinoids: industrial hemp.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f768941d-5bf3-4f4f-9d39-ed2f996ba075 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f768941d-5bf3-4f4f-9d39-ed2f996ba075 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 44
Energy: electrical demand forecasts.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d66ec299-927f-4d01-9e50-33e1eeba3d7b | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d66ec299-927f-4d01-9e50-33e1eeba3d7b CC0-1.0 |
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AB 265
Small Business Recovery Fund Act.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e0697737-c88c-48e6-b135-2f8e5540b8cb | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0697737-c88c-48e6-b135-2f8e5540b8cb CC0-1.0 |
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AB 446
Surveillance pricing.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fe9d4030-2ee7-4c1c-ab85-4787ea32a96a | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe9d4030-2ee7-4c1c-ab85-4787ea32a96a CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1264
Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 301116b9-75ef-468c-85a8-13cdb979f90d | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/301116b9-75ef-468c-85a8-13cdb979f90d CC0-1.0 |
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AB 56
Social media: warning labels.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b0bf2117-1a2e-4d61-a40c-8c2f5922d31c | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b0bf2117-1a2e-4d61-a40c-8c2f5922d31c CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1242
Language access.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 517d2e2c-fec2-4d27-98f5-b4398b913d89 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/517d2e2c-fec2-4d27-98f5-b4398b913d89 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 888
California Safe Homes grant program.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8572bbd8-d1f9-4a07-b2ac-d316d34a020d | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8572bbd8-d1f9-4a07-b2ac-d316d34a020d CC0-1.0 |
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AB 474
Housing discrimination: nonprofit home-sharing program: eligibility for public social services.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6ceeef4b-4a10-4762-b928-4d5670d35a1b | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6ceeef4b-4a10-4762-b928-4d5670d35a1b CC0-1.0 |
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AB 341
Oral Health for People with Disabilities Technical Assistance Center Program.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll efba4c62-d465-427e-81a1-436288c45d25 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/efba4c62-d465-427e-81a1-436288c45d25 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 7
Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d64a00b2-2a7c-464a-a497-51a2ab8f25e3 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d64a00b2-2a7c-464a-a497-51a2ab8f25e3 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 340
Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 77a29c3d-ed49-424f-9cad-b29635aea005 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/77a29c3d-ed49-424f-9cad-b29635aea005 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 28
Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bbe84511-ac5a-44df-9091-51bee4e5ed8a | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bbe84511-ac5a-44df-9091-51bee4e5ed8a CC0-1.0 |
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AB 460
Radiologic technologists: venipuncture: direct supervision.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f120957-92ae-447d-9269-05e78ea6eb85 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f120957-92ae-447d-9269-05e78ea6eb85 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1485
Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a14f58e5-5a31-444c-a35b-9216b280bb9c | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a14f58e5-5a31-444c-a35b-9216b280bb9c CC0-1.0 |
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AB 938
Criminal procedure: sentencing.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bed7419a-f147-495a-a175-67facd860ce4 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bed7419a-f147-495a-a175-67facd860ce4 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 15
Open unsolved homicide: review and reinvestigation.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7efa52df-ab48-4c01-b650-13d499046c82 | Aug 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7efa52df-ab48-4c01-b650-13d499046c82 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (39 as lead sponsor)
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SB 1292
CA · —
Enhanced curb management system.
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SB 1305
CA · —
Wildlife: bears.
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SB 1340
CA · —
Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation: disabled veteran business enterprise participation.
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SB 1312
CA · —
Cemeteries.
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SB 1413
CA · —
State vehicle fleet: zero-emission vehicles.
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SB 717
CA · —
Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry.
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SB 703
CA · —
Ports: truck drivers.
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SB 1337
CA · —
Interagency Working Group on Transportation Fuels Transition Strategy.
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SB 1089
CA · —
Preventive Treatment Health Care Act.
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SB 1420
CA · —
Vote by mail ballots and early voting.
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