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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
SB 479 — Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 381 — Vital records: adoptees' birth certificates.	Yea	Jan 13, 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 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 33 — Public contracts: claim resolution.	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 300 — Companion chatbots.	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 106 — Relative to Korean American Day.	Yea	Jan 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 614 — Public resources: transportation of carbon dioxide.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 237 — Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation…	Not voting	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 271 — Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children: childcare services, resources, and programs.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 461 — State real property: City of Imperial.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 158 — Land use.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 245 — Criminal procedure.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 613 — Methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 861 — Consumer affairs.	Not voting	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 294 — The Workplace Know Your Rights Act.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 744 — Accrediting agencies.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 351 — Health facilities.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 840 — Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: studies.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 67 — Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed…	Not voting	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 378 — Online marketplaces: illicit cannabis: reporting and liability.	Not voting	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 733 — Sexual assault forensic evidence: testing.	Not voting	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 638 — California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 352 — Environmental justice: Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: community air monitoring.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 553 — Prisons: clearances.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 66 — Relative to the election of the President pro Tempore of the Senate.	Yea	Sep 13, 2025	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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