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John Laird
State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic
3016 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 17
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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.
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AB 406
Employment: unlawful discrimination: victims of violence.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SJR 8
The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929.
Be adopted. Ordered to third reading
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AB 853
California AI Transparency Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 692
Employment: contracts in restraint of trade.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 593
CalFresh: data sharing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 489
Health care professions: deceptive terms or letters: artificial intelligence.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1064
Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 302
Pupil and parental communication: extracurricular activities: addictive feeds.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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AB 1166
Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 54
Access to Safe Abortion Care Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 735
Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 723
Real estate: digitally altered images: disclosure.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 747
Service of Process Accountability, Reform and Equity (SPARE) Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1180
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation: state payments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 963
Public works: prevailing wages: access to records.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 90
Public postsecondary education: overnight student parking.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 498
Self-service storage facilities: lien notices: email.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 1392
Elections: voter registration information: elected officials and candidates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SCR 78
Relative to the Detective Sergeant Ed Wilkinson, Deputy Sheriff Brent Jameson, and Deputy Sheriff Bliss Magly Memorial Overcrossing.
3rd Reading
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AB 1141
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District: board of directors: election: compensation.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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AB 1255
Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1255 ED. (Muratsuchi) Urgency Clause
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AB 456
Mobilehome parks: sales or transfers: prospective purchasers of mobilehomes.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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AB 1518
Income taxes: administration: nonresident aliens: identifying numbers: group filing.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1518 REV. & TAX.
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AB 642
Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.
Consent Calendar 2nd (Urgency Clause)
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AB 466
Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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AB 829
Richard Paul Hemann Parkinson's Disease Program: Parkinson's Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB829 Sharp-Collins
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AB 1156
Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
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AB 339
Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 662
Postsecondary education: mixed-use intersegmental educational facility in the City of Chula Vista: South County Higher Education Planning Task Force.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 367
Water: County of Ventura: fire suppression.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 341
Oral Health for People with Disabilities Technical Assistance Center Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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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