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John Laird

State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic

3016 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3016
Final-passage votes
5103
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 17
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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No issues page found

John Laird's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 10, 2026. It's searched again every few months.

This tab shows John Laird'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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • SB 918

    Food facilities: retail food safety.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB918 Seyarto et al.

    Apr 16, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1172

    Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1003

    Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1439

    Local government: omnibus bill.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1126

    Local agencies: financial postings.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1169

    Subdivision Map Act: tentative maps: expiration dates.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 966

    Refinery and chemical plants.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1059

    Employment Training Panel.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1185

    Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1024

    Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1441

    Validations.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1014

    Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1414

    County of San Bernardino Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1227

    Department of Industrial Relations: apprenticeship pilot program.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 908

    Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California Building Code compliance.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1316

    Employment.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1145

    California Environmental Quality Act: surplus land disposal requirements: exemption.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1400

    Alameda Health System: hospital authority.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1440

    Validations.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1283

    Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1036

    Mitigation Fee Act.

    Do pass as amended

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1379

    County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1442

    Validations.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1086

    Microschools and micro-education entities.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 15, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 140

    Relative to Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 92

    Relative to California Holocaust Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading SR92 Becker et al.

    Apr 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1389

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    3rd Reading AB1389 Blanca Rubio By Rubio Urgency Clause

    Apr 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 88

    Relative to modern biotechnology.

    3rd Reading SR88 Blakespear et al.

    Apr 9, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 90

    Relative to Khmer New Year.

    3rd Reading SR90 Gonzalez

    Apr 9, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 951

    Employment: technological displacement: notice.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]

    Apr 8, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 978

    Data centers: labor: electricity rates.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 8, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1046

    Occupational safety: transboundary pollution.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 8, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 947

    Employment: automated decision systems.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]

    Apr 8, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 939

    Public employees' retirement: service credit: payments.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 8, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1032

    Staffing agencies: registration.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Apr 8, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1237

    Civil Rights Department.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1092

    Mobilehome parks: resident organizations: option to purchase.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1399

    Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 972

    California Financing Law: commercial loans: investment advisers.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 911

    Transfer of real property: fire hazard severity zones: compliance documentation.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 934

    Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1166

    Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District: employee relations.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1433

    Maintenance of the codes.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1365

    Price gouging.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1160

    Judicial Council: eviction data reporting.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1201

    CalFresh: veteran eligibility.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]

    Apr 6, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1077

    CalFresh: federal government shutdowns.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 6, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1261

    Aging and Disability Resource Connection program.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 6, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1051

    Foster care: childcare.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 6, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1052

    State Council on Developmental Disabilities: appointing authorized representatives.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 6, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

Older votes

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
    6 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $0
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $447,591
  • From individuals (itemized)
    0 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $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
    Spent $224,798 · cash at end $537,818 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $2,713 · cash at end $749,324 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $7,114 · cash at end $749,849 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $22,434 · cash at end $755,975 Statement ↗
    $0 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 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

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