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John Laird

CA Senate District 17

Democratic California since Dec 7, 2020

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 33 Environment & Energy 27 Labor & Employment 11 Healthcare 10 Housing 9 Social Services & Welfare 9 Economy & Taxes 8 Transportation & Infrastructure 7 Civil Rights & Liberties 6 Agriculture 5 Elections & Voting 3 Banking & Finance 2 Education 2 Foreign Policy & Trade 2 Other 2 Technology & 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)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
AB 106 — Budget Act of 2025.	Yea	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 109 — National Mentorship Month: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 111 — Certified public accountants: 125th anniversary.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 25 — Antitrust: premerger notification.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 623 — Veterans' Bond Act of 2026.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 557 — Child abuse: family resource centers.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 112 — Relative to National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 574 — Generative artificial intelligence: attorneys and arbitrators.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 837 — Disaster and emergency preparedness.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 74 — Relative to the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2025–26 Regular Session.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 667 — Railroads: safety: report.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 417 — The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 327 — Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 73 — Elections.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 492 — Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 381 — Vital records: adoptees' birth certificates.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 260 — Unmanned aircraft.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 762 — Transactions and use taxes: various jurisdictions.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 327 — Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 401 — Political Reform Act of 1974: filing deadlines: emergency situations.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 758 — Public health: nitrous oxide.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 327 — Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 813 — California Artificial Intelligence Standards and Safety Commission: artificial intelligence safety standards.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 691 — Body-worn cameras: policies.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 747 — Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities.	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (49 as lead sponsor)

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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