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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 864 (Tribal gaming: compact ratification.). It passed. May 8, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SCR 68 (Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.). It passed. May 8, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 859 (California State Lottery: prize money: immediate payment.). It passed. May 8, 2025

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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 864

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB864 G.O.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 68

    Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading SCR68 Blakespear et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 859

    California State Lottery: prize money: immediate payment.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB859 G.O.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 652

    Private security services: security guards: training.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 255

    County recorders: notification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 793

    Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 673

    Courthouse construction: filing fee surcharges.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB673 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 598

    Public contracts: local water infrastructure projects: Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery method.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 70

    Relative to Compost Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading SCR70 Blakespear et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 400

    Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 64

    Relative to Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California.

    3rd Reading SCR64 Rubio et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 20

    Relative to California Human Milk Donation Month.

    3rd Reading SR20 Cortese et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 805

    Crimes.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 521

    Public employment: disqualification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 782

    Enhanced infrastructure financing district: climate resilience districts.

    Do pass as amended

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 549

    Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

    Do pass

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 534

    Dependent children: information related to family.

    Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 227

    Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.

    Do pass

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 753

    Special business regulations: shopping carts.

    Do pass

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 390

    Community facilities district: inclusion or annexation of territory: County of San Mateo.

    Do pass

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 409

    Public contracts: county-owned buildings.

    Do pass

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 516

    Enhanced infrastructure financing districts: California Capital City Downtown Revitalization Act.

    Do pass

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 9

    Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.

    Do pass as amended

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 499

    Residential projects: fees and charges.

    Do pass as amended

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 838

    Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects.

    Do pass

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 558

    Imperial Valley Healthcare District: voting districts.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 253

    State Bar of California.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 757

    Local government: nuisance abatement.

    Do pass as amended

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 237

    Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources.

    Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 346

    Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

    Do pass as amended

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 709

    Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement disclosures.

    Do pass as amended

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 770

    Common interest developments: EV charging stations.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 440

    Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 846

    Liens: harvested crops.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 459

    Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.

    Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 47

    February 2025 bar exam: audit.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 239

    Crimes: criminal threats.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 858

    Local Government Omnibus Act of 2025.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 410

    Common interest developments: association records: exterior elevated elements inspection.

    Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 85

    Civil actions: service of summons.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 66

    Relative to Law Day.

    Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 611

    Planning and zoning: community plans: review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SJR 3

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

    3rd Reading SJR3 Arreguín et al.

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 51

    Relative to Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 62

    Relative to National Public Works Week.

    3rd Reading

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 27

    Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.

    3rd Reading SR27 Gonzalez et al.

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 23

    California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 798

    Veterans.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 851

    Elections.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB851 E. & C.A.

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 91

    All-mailed ballot elections: vote centers.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 5, 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
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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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Lobbying

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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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