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John Laird

State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic

3016 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on SB 785 (Personal income tax: credit: durable medical equipment.). It passed. May 29, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 275 (Eligible training provider list.). It passed. May 29, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 855 (Sale of armories.). It passed. May 29, 2025

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Record at a glance

3016
Final-passage votes
5103
All recorded votes

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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 785

    Personal income tax: credit: durable medical equipment.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 275

    Eligible training provider list.

    Special Consent SB275 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 855

    Sale of armories.

    Special Consent SB855 M.&V.A.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 717

    Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 530

    Medi-Cal: time and distance standards.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 563

    State parks: Off-highway Motor Vehicle Recreation: grants: eligible applicants.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 514

    Wildfire prevention: qualified entities: assessments: California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 731

    Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 338

    Virtual Health Hub for Rural Communities Pilot Program.

    Special Consent SB338 Becker et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 55

    State parks: facilities pass: Gold Star Family members.

    Special Consent SB55 Umberg et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 284

    Property taxation: change in ownership: family homes and farms.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 76

    Vehicles: registration fees and penalties.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 615

    Vehicle traction batteries.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 695

    Transportation: climate resiliency: projects of statewide and regional significance.

    Special Consent SB695 Cortese et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 597

    Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 549

    Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 568

    Pupil health: epinephrine delivery systems: schoolsites and childcare programs.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 353

    Income tax: credits: food banks.

    Special Consent SB353 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 493

    Unlawful business practices: price gouging.

    3rd Reading SB493 Becker et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 686

    Housing programs: financing.

    Special Consent SB686 Reyes et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 46

    Relative to Affordable Housing Month.

    3rd Reading SR46 Cabaldon et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 444

    State Healthy Food Access Policy.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 35

    Alcohol and drug programs.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 450

    Adoption.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 503

    Health care services: artificial intelligence.

    Special Consent SB503 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 67

    Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.

    Special Consent SB67 Seyarto et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 18

    Food Desert Elimination Grant Program.

    Special Consent SB18 Rubio et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 317

    Wastewater surveillance.

    Special Consent SB317 Hurtado et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 359

    Use Fuel Tax Law: Diesel Fuel Tax Law: exempt bus operation.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 290

    CalWORKs.

    Special Consent SB290 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 329

    Alcohol and drug recovery: licensed treatment facilities and certified programs: investigations.

    Special Consent SB329 Blakespear et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 44

    Relative to California Adopt-a-Pet Day.

    3rd Reading SR44 McGuire et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 364

    Outdoor advertising displays: permits: new alignments.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 520

    Nurse-midwifery education program.

    Special Consent SB520 Caballero et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 839

    Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 674

    Beverage containers: recycling: redemption payment and refund value.

    3rd Reading SB674 Cabaldon et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 640

    Public postsecondary education: admission, transfer, and enrollment.

    3rd Reading SB640 Cabaldon et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 576

    Video streaming services: commercial advertisements.

    3rd Reading SB576 Umberg et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 748

    Encampment Resolution Funding program: safe parking sites: reporting.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 808

    Civil Actions: writs: housing development projects.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 844

    Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 312

    Dog importation: health certificates.

    3rd Reading SB312 Umberg et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 572

    Vehicles: advanced driver assistance system: crash reports.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 734

    Criminal procedure: discrimination.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 499

    Residential projects: fees and charges.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 750

    California Housing Finance Agency: credit enhancement mechanisms study.

    3rd Reading SB750 Cortese et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 685

    Special education: nonpublic schools and agencies.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 297

    Valley Fever Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 351

    Health facilities.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 609

    Fish: commercial fishing.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

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.

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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, members of the Legislature and county supervisors file theirs with, or through, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.

Bought and sold (Schedule A-1)

No investments acquired or disposed of in the statements read.

From Schedule A-1 (stocks, bonds and other interests under 10%) of each annual statement, exactly as filed: the investment, the fair market value box checked and the date it was acquired or disposed of. A Form 700 gives the investment's value, not the size of a purchase or sale, and is filed once a year, so these aren't trade reports like Congress's. Where the statement doesn't say whose investment it is, ThePillory doesn't either. How these are read

Statements

  • 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

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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