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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 1261
Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
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AB 851
Real property transactions: Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura wildfires: unsolicited offers.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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AB 935
State agencies: complaints: demographic data.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Education]
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AB 932
Community youth athletics programs: sex or gender discrimination.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
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AB 1447
Unclaimed property: escheat to the state.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 566
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out preference signal.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 474
Housing discrimination: nonprofit home-sharing program: eligibility for public social services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
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AB 495
Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
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AB 578
Food delivery platforms: customer service.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
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AB 894
General acute care hospitals: patient directories.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1405
Artificial intelligence: auditors: registration.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]
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AB 1521
Committee on Judiciary: judiciary omnibus.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Banking and Financial Institutions]
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AB 1385
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments: Palisades Fire.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 1084
Change of name and gender and sex identifier.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
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AB 1105
Conservatorships.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Rules]
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AB 365
The Justin Kropp Safety Act: electrical utilities: AED availability at worksites.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 463
Emergency medical services: dogs and cats.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1050
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 1052
Digital financial assets.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Banking and Financial Institutions]
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AB 1109
Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 325
Cartwright Act: violations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 456
Mobilehome parks: sales or transfers: prospective purchasers of mobilehomes.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 56
Social media: warning labels.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Health]
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SB 139
State Bargaining Unit 9 and State Bargaining Unit 12.
Unfinished Business SB139 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 142
Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program.
Unfinished Business SB142 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 354
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB354 Michelle Rodriguez Urgency Clause
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ACR 37
Relative to the Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Tim Rodriguez, and Pilot Tony Sousa Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR37 Wallis et al.
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ACR 91
Portuguese Heritage Month: Day of Portugal: Day of the Azores.
Special Consent ACR91 Aguiar-Curry et al.
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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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