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Steve Choi
CA Senate District 37
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Topics in their record
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Government Operations & Budget 35Economy & Taxes 25Environment & Energy 18Transportation & Infrastructure 15Social Services & Welfare 12Healthcare 11Criminal Justice & Policing 9Elections & Voting 9Housing 9Education 8Veterans Affairs 7Banking & Finance 3Civil Rights & Liberties 3Foreign Policy & Trade 3Labor & Employment 3Agriculture 2Immigration 2Other 2Defense & Military 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| CA Senate District 37 current
California |
Republican | Dec 2, 2024 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| CA House District 68
California |
Republican | — | Dec 5, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,253 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 1442
Validations.
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Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 065642a6-3452-4a52-8589-3a3c28dc6f8a | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/065642a6-3452-4a52-8589-3a3c28dc6f8a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1133
Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.
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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 f2e1299e-1efc-4f2f-9f97-0e4bd10f9651 | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2e1299e-1efc-4f2f-9f97-0e4bd10f9651 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1086
Microschools and micro-education entities.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 050752b1-6f99-4bf6-9c8f-3fa8bdf3b913 | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/050752b1-6f99-4bf6-9c8f-3fa8bdf3b913 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 961
CalFresh: student eligibility.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b5022d3c-d643-4de8-b245-b2f3f341c23a | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5022d3c-d643-4de8-b245-b2f3f341c23a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1381
State special schools: information.
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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 bd8c875b-9b26-4fb4-b69c-8c601628fb6a | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd8c875b-9b26-4fb4-b69c-8c601628fb6a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1083
Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide…
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 911ffebb-906d-473a-811d-8e936a7a593f | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/911ffebb-906d-473a-811d-8e936a7a593f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1123
Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9c8adad3-7523-406b-b290-dd545e996841 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9c8adad3-7523-406b-b290-dd545e996841 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 885
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 07e8634d-3d29-4114-95b0-b0737ea37f1d | Apr 14, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/07e8634d-3d29-4114-95b0-b0737ea37f1d CC0-1.0 |
| [First] hearing set for [04-14-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42de2df8-c3ae-4a96-907b-bf4e0a64984c | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42de2df8-c3ae-4a96-907b-bf4e0a64984c CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 986
Major regulations.
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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 6363025f-ce2c-4fb2-aa04-f6e7982ed803 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6363025f-ce2c-4fb2-aa04-f6e7982ed803 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1398
State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent… | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e2d5ac0e-4d74-4a38-a960-d0b340d46e95 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e2d5ac0e-4d74-4a38-a960-d0b340d46e95 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1286
California State Library: study: state pinniped.
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Do pass as amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 168be191-1906-43ec-acdd-f415cba86232 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/168be191-1906-43ec-acdd-f415cba86232 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1434
California State Lottery: prize assignment.
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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 2697612b-f570-46e5-a324-188dd2785056 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2697612b-f570-46e5-a324-188dd2785056 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1387
State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3fb18892-a7ad-4c0b-977c-bb5903e9a5f0 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3fb18892-a7ad-4c0b-977c-bb5903e9a5f0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1214
California State Library: study: state butterfly.
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Do pass as amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0bb3107b-a7d0-4f45-9e83-61bba6947b5b | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0bb3107b-a7d0-4f45-9e83-61bba6947b5b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1171
State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government] | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b8e15f02-2d25-4176-aa2a-1f07e9e022f2 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b8e15f02-2d25-4176-aa2a-1f07e9e022f2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1294
Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Japan Cup.
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Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll be24b35a-9121-4408-83d5-5d30041cb728 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/be24b35a-9121-4408-83d5-5d30041cb728 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1358
News outlets: state expenditures on ethnic and community media outlets.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 409c1eda-6a3c-4bf5-955f-4e0b0b6a98bb | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/409c1eda-6a3c-4bf5-955f-4e0b0b6a98bb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1178
California State Library: study: state wasp.
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Do pass as amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ef713d75-84be-4d0d-bfe8-abefe5eed3e9 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ef713d75-84be-4d0d-bfe8-abefe5eed3e9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1195
Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
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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 338a21e2-5183-4c5b-97c5-0afdcaa257bb | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/338a21e2-5183-4c5b-97c5-0afdcaa257bb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1205
Public contracts: retention: architecture or engineering services.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1768d70e-387f-4301-8702-108b10ec6acb | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1768d70e-387f-4301-8702-108b10ec6acb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1025
Office of Food Security and Affordability.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 09c23da2-6b40-42be-ab2b-6a952cc69be2 | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/09c23da2-6b40-42be-ab2b-6a952cc69be2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1312
Cemeteries.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fed0e8b1-327d-4e58-9684-8b35161d32db | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fed0e8b1-327d-4e58-9684-8b35161d32db CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1271
Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dea3eee6-6bd7-4a30-a513-b201d683a036 | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dea3eee6-6bd7-4a30-a513-b201d683a036 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 92
Relative to California Holocaust Memorial Day.
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3rd Reading SR92 Becker et al. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll de6ed741-3102-471a-b916-0e16e896bd50 | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de6ed741-3102-471a-b916-0e16e896bd50 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (46 as lead sponsor)
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SB 935
CA · —
Local agency design-build projects: authorization.
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SB 1380
CA · —
Mortgage brokers.
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SB 1331
CA · —
Community care facilities.
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SB 1372
CA · —
Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
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SB 1040
CA · —
Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Match Act.
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SB 1310
CA · —
Voter registration: prospective jurors.
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SB 1021
CA · —
Fishing and hunting: youth program.
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SB 971
CA · —
Healthy Aging Community Partnerships Program.
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SJR 17
CA · —
Korean American veterans.
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SB 1126
CA · —
Local agencies: financial postings.
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