California Senate · District 27
Henry Stern
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Henry Stern's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Henry Stern.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Henry Stern.
Bills
The bills Henry Stern sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 35 |
| Passed both chambers | 18 |
| Became law | 16 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 2 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 23 of 39 in the Senate · 23 of 29 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its primary author, as the Legislature marks it on the bill's last version; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted, and a committee's bill counts for no member.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 1423 Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1401 Criminal procedure: competence to stand trial. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1387 State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1359 Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1158 Energy: reliability planning assessment. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1107 School facilities: design-build: shade structures. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1370 Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. |
Became law | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| SB 1079 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit. |
Became law | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| SB 1128 Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices. |
Became law | Sept. 10, 2026 |
| SB 771 Personal rights: liability: social media platforms. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 613 Methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 500 Energy: usage data. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 472 Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: notice, survey, and grant program. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 655 Dwelling units: indoor temperature. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| SB 614 Public resources: transportation of carbon dioxide. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| SB 582 Health and care facilities: licensing during emergencies or disasters. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| SB 499 Residential projects: fees and charges. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| SB 820 Inmates: mental health. |
Became law | Oct. 3, 2025 |
Budget projects
California's Budget Act doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for California legislators.
Contested votes where they split
15 against the Senate President pro Tem; 15 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President pro Tem | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2026 | SB 1392: Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 31, 2026 | SB 1009: Juveniles: detention. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | AB 2551: Equity in Higher Education Act: time, place, and manner policies: student code of conduct violations: open forum. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | SB 1105: Law enforcement. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | AB 2124: Electricity and natural gas: legislation imposing mandated programs and requirements: third-party review. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | AB 1439: Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 24, 2026 | AB 2257: Corrections: jail administrators. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 27, 2026 | SB 1007: Common interest developments: annual reports: assessments: discipline. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 19, 2026 | SB 1392: Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 19, 2026 | SB 1392: Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 12, 2025 | SB 158: Land use. Taken Up Without Reference to File |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 12, 2025 | SB 79: Housing development: transit-oriented development. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 11, 2025 | AB 699: Elections: local tax measures. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2025 | SB 79: Housing development: transit-oriented development: California Environmental Quality Act: public transit agency land. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 3, 2025 | SCR 7: Permanent standard time. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Henry Stern voted on each of the 3,677 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President pro Tem | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.senate.ca.gov
- senator.stern@senate.ca.gov
- Capitol office
- 1021 O St. Suite 7710, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4027 - District office
- 14724 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1115, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
818-501-0650
Committees
- Emergency Management Chair
- Legislative Emergency Management Chair
- Climate Change Policies Legislative Vice chair
- Energy, Utilities and Communications
- Judiciary
- Natural Resources and Water
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the California Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the California Legislature's floor vote records, Dec. 2, 2024 to Sept. 1, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections