California Senate · District 17
John Laird
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
John Laird'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 John Laird.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is John Laird.
Bills
The bills John Laird sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 45 |
| Passed both chambers | 34 |
| Became law | 34 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 1 of 39 in the Senate · 1 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 577 Public entities. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1288 Property: nonprobate transfer of ownership. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| SB 1023 Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products. |
Became law | Sept. 26, 2026 |
| SB 1261 Aging and Disability Resource Connection program. |
Became law | Sept. 20, 2026 |
| SB 1078 Gift certificates: cash redemption. |
Became law | Sept. 20, 2026 |
| SB 114 Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. |
Became law | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| SB 952 State Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources. |
Became law | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| SB 1253 Salinas Reservoir: recreational use. |
Became law | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| SB 1055 Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency: contracts. |
Became law | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| SB 922 Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways. |
Became law | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| SB 917 Alcoholic beverages: certified farmers’ market sales permit. |
Became law | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| SB 575 California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. |
Became law | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| SB 1207 California Conservation Corps. |
Became law | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| SB 1038 The Public Employees’ Retirement System. |
Became law | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| SB 939 Public employees’ retirement: service credit: payments. |
Became law | Aug. 17, 2026 |
| SB 963 California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review. |
Became law | July 16, 2026 |
| SB 1139 Monterey Peninsula Water Management District: nonfunctional turf: noncompliance and enforcement. |
Became law | July 13, 2026 |
| SB 111 Budget Act of 2026. |
Became law | June 29, 2026 |
| SB 110 Budget Act of 2026. |
Became law | June 29, 2026 |
| SB 106 Budget Act of 2025. |
Became law | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| SB 504 Communicable diseases: HIV reporting. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 391 Community colleges: Chancellor of the California Community Colleges: data request fee policy. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 333 Transactions and use taxes: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 340 General plans: housing element: emergency shelter. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| SB 697 Determination of water rights: stream system. |
Became law | Oct. 6, 2025 |
| SB 484 Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion. |
Became law | Oct. 6, 2025 |
| SB 283 Energy storage systems. |
Became law | Oct. 6, 2025 |
| SB 230 Workers’ compensation: firefighters. |
Became law | Oct. 6, 2025 |
| SB 839 Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| SB 609 Fish: commercial fishing. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| SB 544 Railroad crossings: permit applications: review. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| SB 470 Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| SB 22 Gift certificates. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| SB 428 State Auditor: permanent office. |
Became law | July 30, 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
2 against the Senate President pro Tem; 2 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President pro Tem | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 4, 2025 | AB 339: Local public employee organizations: notice requirements. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | SB 356: Parole hearings: use of photographs. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How John Laird 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.laird@senate.ca.gov
- Capitol office
- 1021 O St. Suite 8720, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4017 - District office
- 1026 Palm St. Suite 201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-549-3784 - District office
- 701 Ocean St. Suite 318A, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-425-0401 - District office
- 99 Pacific St. Suite 575-F, Monterey, CA 93940
831-657-6315
Committees
- Budget and Fiscal Review Chair
- Legislative Budget Chair
- Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select Chair
- Rules Vice chair
- Community College: The Hub of the Community Select
- Human Services
- Judiciary
- Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
- Local Government
- Natural Resources and Water
- Nonprofit Sector Select
- Rules
- Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit
- Wine Industry Select
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