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Brian Jones

State Senator · Senate District 40 · Party: Republican

2993 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

2993
Final-passage votes
3802
All recorded votes

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OfficeRepublican
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 40
Party
Republican
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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No issues page found

Brian Jones's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 8, 2026. It's searched again every few months.

This tab shows Brian Jones's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded

Showing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • SB 835

    Pupil instruction: Cambridge International Education programs.

    3rd Reading SB835 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 842

    Energy: firm zero-carbon resources.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 613

    Methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 633

    Plastic beverage containers: recycling.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 704

    Firearms: firearm barrels.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 771

    Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 661

    Airports: financial assistance.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 540

    Independent System Operator: independent regional organization: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.

    3rd Reading SB540 Becker et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 712

    Smog check: motor vehicles: exemption.

    3rd Reading SB712 Grove et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 483

    Mental health diversion.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 354

    Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 777

    Abandoned cemeteries: report.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 614

    Public resources: transportation of carbon dioxide.

    3rd Reading SB614 Stern et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 356

    Elderly Parole Program.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 433

    Residential care facilities for the elderly: assisted living waiver rental rate protection.

    3rd Reading SB433 Wahab et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 562

    Bail.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 224

    Department of Water Resources: water supply forecasting.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 778

    Migrant childcare and development programs.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 663

    Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment.

    3rd Reading SB663 Allen et al. Urgency Clause

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 524

    Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 779

    Contractors: civil penalties.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 676

    California Environmental Quality Act: judicial streamlining: state of emergency: wildfire.

    3rd Reading SB676 Limón et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 243

    Companion chatbots.

    3rd Reading SB243 Padilla et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 443

    Retirement: joint powers authorities.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 509

    Office of Emergency Services: training: transnational repression.

    3rd Reading SB509 Caballero et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 581

    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: employment: firefighters.

    3rd Reading SB581 McGuire et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 541

    Electricity: load shifting.

    3rd Reading SB541 Becker et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 429

    Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 79

    Housing development: transit-oriented development.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 841

    Immigration enforcement.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 326

    Wildfire safety: fire protection building standards: defensible space requirements: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.

    3rd Reading SB326 Becker et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 495

    Insurance.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 743

    Education finance: Education Equalization Act: Equalization Reserve Account.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 316

    High school pupils: voter registration.

    3rd Reading SB316 Reyes By Allen

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 97

    Digital financial assets: stablecoins.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 262

    Housing element: prohousing designations: prohousing local policies.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 274

    Automated license plate recognition systems.

    3rd Reading SB274 Cervantes Motion to Reconsider

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 387

    Physicians and surgeons: special faculty permits: academic medical centers.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 642

    Employment: payment of wages.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 634

    Local government: homelessness.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 672

    The Youth Rehabilitation and Opportunity Act.

    3rd Reading SB672 Rubio et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 643

    Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Program.

    3rd Reading SB643 Caballero et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 238

    Workplace surveillance tools.

    3rd Reading SB238 Smallwood-Cuevas

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 582

    Health and care facilities: licensing during emergencies or disasters.

    3rd Reading SB582 Stern et al. By Cervantes

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 295

    California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB295 Hurtado et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 825

    Consumers: financial protection.

    3rd Reading SB825 Limón et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 720

    Automated traffic enforcement system programs.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 256

    Electricity: electrical infrastructure: wildfire mitigation.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 415

    Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.

    3rd Reading SB415 Reyes et al. By Durazo

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 707

    Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.

    3rd Reading SB707 Durazo et al.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Brian Jones controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.

Raised · 2025–2026

$171,227

Spent $56,814

Totals

  • Raised
    4 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $171,227
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $56,814
  • From individuals (itemized)
    85 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $7,296 4%

Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.

Top contributing industries (approximate)

  • Tribal governments
    $33,900
  • Technology and telecommunications
    $18,900
  • Health care
    $11,000
  • Labor unions
    $9,900
  • Agriculture and food
    $9,000
  • Finance, insurance and banking
    $8,500
  • Energy and utilities
    $7,000
  • Construction and engineering
    $5,550

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 73% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.

How industries are assigned

Top employers of individual donors

  • SAN DIEGO OFF-ROAD COALITION
    19 donors · Issue and advocacy groups
    $184

The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $2,755 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.

Committees, parties and organizations

  • United Auburn Indian Community - Auburn Rancheria
    1 contribution · organization · Tribal governments
    $25,000
  • Greater Anesthesia Service PAC
    1 contribution · committee · Not classified
    $15,000
  • Google Client Services LLC and Affliated Entities
    3 contributions · organization · Technology and telecommunications
    $6,500
  • Cal. Correctional Peace Officers Assoc. PAC
    1 contribution · committee · Not classified
    $5,900
  • Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians Tribal Government
    1 contribution · organization · Tribal governments
    $5,900
  • Amazon.Com
    1 contribution · organization · Technology and telecommunications
    $4,900
  • Los Angeles Police Protective League PAC
    1 contribution · committee · Labor unions
    $4,900
  • General Motors Co. PAC
    1 contribution · committee · Not classified
    $4,500
  • Western States Petroleum Assoc. CA PAC
    1 contribution · committee · Energy and utilities
    $4,500
  • UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    1 contribution · organization · Health care
    $3,500

Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Brian Jones's own committees aren't counted.

Independent expenditures for and against

Spent to support: $0

None reported.

Spent to oppose: $0

None reported.

Spending on ads and outreach about Brian Jones by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.

Campaign committees and statements (2)

The committees Brian Jones controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.

Brian Jones - Republican Central Committee 2024

  • Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
    Spent $23,408 · cash at end $443,308 Statement ↗
    $129,068 received
  • Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
    Spent $15,066 · cash at end $337,648 Statement ↗
    $99,104 received
  • Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024
    Spent $112,206 · cash at end $253,611 Statement ↗
    $158,549 received
  • Jan 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
    Spent $22,088 · cash at end $207,267 Statement ↗
    $122,031 received
Committee record ↗

Senator Brian Jones 2022 Officeholder Account

  • Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $13,096 · cash at end $6,160 Statement ↗
    $17,700 received
  • Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    Spent $5,350 · cash at end $5,368 Statement ↗
    $12,560 received
  • Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
    Spent $14,959 · cash at end $4,447 Statement ↗
    $11,900 received
  • Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
    Spent $15,445 · cash at end $3,160 Statement ↗
    $6,000 received
Committee record ↗

From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.

Methodology
Disclosures

Statements of economic interests (Form 700)

California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.

  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Apr 22, 2026 · covers 2025 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 2, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 3, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 24, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2022 · covers 2021 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 18, 2021 · covers 2020 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 16, 2021 · covers 2020 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2020 · covers 2019 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2019 · covers 2018 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗

Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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