State · State Senate
John Laird
State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic
3016 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 17
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
No platform recorded yet
This tab shows John Laird's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 53
Native American tribes: fish and wildlife: conservation and mitigation lands.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1751
Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2051
Public resources: coastal resources: Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 65
School and community college employees: paid disability and parental leave.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1457
General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2142
School districts: community college districts: short-term employees: classified service.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2619
Water resources: data centers.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 306
California Building Standards Commission: appeals: code interpretations.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1804
State parks: parks passes: libraries.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2341
Local government: emergency response services: use of languages other than English.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 2469
Data centers: water use disclosures.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2639
Merced County Flood Control District: assessment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]
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AB 2521
California Council on Science and Technology: water availability study: Central Valley.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2410
Wildfire safety: fuels reduction projects: California Environmental Quality Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1940
Unlawful practices: discrimination: menopause.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2634
Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1934
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2728
Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 2716
Oil and gas: bonding requirements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2254
Coastal resources: monarch butterfly habitat.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
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AB 1896
Public employment: disqualifications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 956
Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1802
Land use: mitigation lands: endowments.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2194
Medi-Cal: special commissions.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1818
California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2770
State Property: San Pasqual Battlefield State Park.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2483
Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2219
Veterans.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2461
Oil and gas: bonding requirements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2679
State highways: public parking: traffic control.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1740
Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1710
Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: conformity with ordinances and standards.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2494
State forests: forest management.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2390
Streamlined housing approvals: objective standards: review and modifications.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1707
Electricians: certification application, examination, and renewal.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2453
Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SJR 15
The federal Unemployment Trust Fund: debt.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
No Source ↗ -
AB 2787
Water, parks, and wildlife: omnibus bill.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2367
State employment: reporting: health facilities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗
Money raised and spent by the campaign committees John Laird 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
$0
Spent $447,591
Totals
- Raised$0
- Spent$447,591
- From individuals (itemized)$0 —
No contributions were reported received in 2025–2026 by the committees John Laird controls. A committee can keep spending money raised in earlier periods; each statement's cash on hand is listed under "Campaign committees and statements" below. Other periods are listed above.
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)
No itemized contributions matched an industry category.
Top employers of individual donors
No employer was named by 3 or more donors.
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
No contributions from committees or organizations itemized in this period.
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between John Laird'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 John Laird 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 (1)
The committees John Laird 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.
John Laird for Senate 2024
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$0 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$0 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$0 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$0 received
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.
MethodologyDisclosures
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 Mar 25, 2026 · covers 2025 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 29, 2023 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 1, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 27, 2023 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed May 31, 2022 · covers 2021 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 28, 2022 · covers 2021 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
Committees
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Issues
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