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 2246
Online service, product, or feature: access by children.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2247
Trauma Healing and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2152
California Environmental Quality Act: essential local fire station projects: infrastructure project streamlining.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2030
Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1821
California Public Records Act: agency response time.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1267
Marriage: prohibition on minors.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1957
Mortgages: foreclosure.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1582
Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: collective bargaining: unfair labor practices.
[First] hearing set for [07-01-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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AB 1608
Office of the Inspector General, High-Speed Rail.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1349
Consumer protection: ticket sellers.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1845
Student safety: human trafficking.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2596
Mobilehome parks: federally approved housing programs: compliance with state and local laws.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 2409
Digital assets: meme coins.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1693
Accelerated retailer building plan approval: tenant improvements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 686
Elections: deceptive audio or visual media.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2335
Unclaimed property: digital financial assets.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 839
California Environmental Quality Act: expedited judicial review: sustainable aviation fuel projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1939
Professional fiduciaries: corporate practice.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2785
Elections: redistricting information.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1772
Fish and wildlife: invasive species: invasive mussels.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1709
Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1854
Legally protected health care activities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2414
Developmental services: direct support professionals.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2006
State government: office buildings: daycare centers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2395
Child support: compromise of arrears program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2766
Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2258
Early childhood education and childcare: alternative payment programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting 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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