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Laura Richardson
CA Senate District 35
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Topics in their record
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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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SB 948
Firearms: safety certificates.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7c708fae-9584-4aa2-ab74-68841971353d | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7c708fae-9584-4aa2-ab74-68841971353d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1241
Skilled and trained workforce requirements.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 57437485-02a2-405d-8232-a64d39ce9930 | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/57437485-02a2-405d-8232-a64d39ce9930 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 937
Law enforcement: flash-bang grenades and explosive breaching charges.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 072f6724-fedf-4d2f-870f-1c6889558bc5 | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/072f6724-fedf-4d2f-870f-1c6889558bc5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1008
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: railroad grade crossing closure.
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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 8a274717-9365-4760-9790-2a46290a598f | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a274717-9365-4760-9790-2a46290a598f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 987
California Health Access Fund.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e0326af-6b58-4c2f-8e56-43efdabb509e | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e0326af-6b58-4c2f-8e56-43efdabb509e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1011
Energy: Utility Infrastructure AI Safety, Oversight, and Workforce Protection Act.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d726511-e533-40cd-90ab-2f944b156c5e | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d726511-e533-40cd-90ab-2f944b156c5e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 886
California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e379496e-2028-4433-b54a-d54f588d5f03 | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e379496e-2028-4433-b54a-d54f588d5f03 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1389
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
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3rd Reading AB1389 Blanca Rubio By Rubio Urgency Clause | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d4d231e-034e-4c41-9963-e3123c081675 | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d4d231e-034e-4c41-9963-e3123c081675 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1140
Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals.
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Placed on suspense file | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 81b3239b-1fc8-4e08-8ab2-db4edb1a06ac | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/81b3239b-1fc8-4e08-8ab2-db4edb1a06ac CC0-1.0 |
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SR 90
Relative to Khmer New Year.
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3rd Reading SR90 Gonzalez | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8380e823-6f58-4dfd-bfab-7f749be88193 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8380e823-6f58-4dfd-bfab-7f749be88193 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 88
Relative to modern biotechnology.
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3rd Reading SR88 Blakespear et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c0d75c3a-c858-4eb7-8aec-0f8b4a7f0fa1 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c0d75c3a-c858-4eb7-8aec-0f8b4a7f0fa1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 876
Fire and residential property insurance.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 72473bdb-807d-4860-b238-e4a1904e2619 | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72473bdb-807d-4860-b238-e4a1904e2619 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1315
Advanced autonomous driving systems.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0c5af62-f6e5-4518-9842-6fbcfd7a0172 | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0c5af62-f6e5-4518-9842-6fbcfd7a0172 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1337
Interagency Working Group on Transportation Fuels Transition Strategy.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c8034135-df7e-40e5-a473-f5fa6be08cfa | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c8034135-df7e-40e5-a473-f5fa6be08cfa CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1265
California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority: GoGreen Program.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e0432193-256f-4f84-97d9-6124f0b2cb28 | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0432193-256f-4f84-97d9-6124f0b2cb28 CC0-1.0 |
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SCR 121
Relative to the Purple Heart Community.
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Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f9d4b477-afe4-43f8-a78b-c8eadf461ead | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f9d4b477-afe4-43f8-a78b-c8eadf461ead CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1246
Autonomous vehicles.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1342736c-a1f3-4344-bf9b-2a1524e9d228 | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1342736c-a1f3-4344-bf9b-2a1524e9d228 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1279
City of Long Beach Pacific Coast Highway speed safety system pilot program.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a26c560b-2989-46b3-ada2-2d8112ae7213 | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a26c560b-2989-46b3-ada2-2d8112ae7213 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 929
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: chair: report to the Legislature.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8b13b20a-a424-4252-a390-17d8c64d6e4b | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8b13b20a-a424-4252-a390-17d8c64d6e4b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 913
Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed capacity resources.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer… | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4f0cd843-aed4-4194-989a-6c98e2aaf588 | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4f0cd843-aed4-4194-989a-6c98e2aaf588 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1018
Human trafficking: specialized license plates.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8cfe9b4a-46a7-4d5f-8396-4051dcdf1eb8 | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8cfe9b4a-46a7-4d5f-8396-4051dcdf1eb8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1034
Vehicles: special license plates.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f049649c-a5ed-48ed-925d-a776f3c9f27b | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f049649c-a5ed-48ed-925d-a776f3c9f27b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1197
Permanent standard time.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 91791f16-7fec-4ef5-8f2e-fbec76a7e08b | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/91791f16-7fec-4ef5-8f2e-fbec76a7e08b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1191
Communications: universal service programs.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e9e24316-9006-439f-a6c0-396d452dfeb3 | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e9e24316-9006-439f-a6c0-396d452dfeb3 CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 109
Relative to Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr., Memorial Highway.
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Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fea07e98-e9e7-4acd-873f-20756af93262 | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fea07e98-e9e7-4acd-873f-20756af93262 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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