State · State Senate
John Laird
State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic
3016 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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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 2026
Water diversion: groundwater recharge: permit.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
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AB 1592
California Indian Heritage Center support organization.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2216
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2101
Human trafficking: notice and training: disaster sites.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2418
Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1808
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: single-family residences: public works projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
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AB 2478
Kinship family approval.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2221
Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1770
Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee's Law.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
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AB 2195
Child support: license suspensions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
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AB 1699
Good Fire Act: Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program: burn bosses: California Environmental Quality Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2212
Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
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AB 1876
Health care coverage: nondiscrimination.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2513
Wildfire: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: local assistance grant program: regional landscape grants.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 412
Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1960
Wildfire Prevention Grants Program: wildfire mitigation validation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]
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AB 1928
Sex equity: sexual harassment complaints.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1857
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 928
Roosters: restrictions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2728
Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1661
Oil and gas: low-production wells: Baldwin Hills Conservancy: Equitable Community Repair and Reinvestment Account: health impacts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al.
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al. Reconsider
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al.
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ACR 185
Portuguese Heritage Month: Day of Portugal: Day of the Azores.
Special Consent ACR185 Macedo et al.
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SB 125
Medi-Cal: managed care organization provider tax.
Unfinished Business SB125 B. & F.R. (Laird) Concurrence
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AB 1571
Product safety: recreational water safety: wearable personal flotation devices: infants and children.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1571 Michelle Rodriguez
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ACR 169
Relative to the United States Navy Sailor Noah Tobin Memorial Overcrossing.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR169 DeMaio et al.
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ACR 126
Relative to the Captain Vidar Anderson Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR126 Tangipa et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
SCR 173
Relative to California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month.
Special Consent SCR173 Alvarado-Gil et al.
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ACR 142
Relative to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputies Floyd and Michael Coleman Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR142 Ransom et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
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AB 1658
Local Agency Public Construction Act: change orders: County of Los Angeles: County of Santa Clara.
Consent Calendar 2nd
Yes Source ↗ -
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ACR 205
Relative to Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month.
Special Consent ACR205 Lackey et al.
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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