California Assembly · District 23
Marc Berman
Where they sit
Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Marc Berman'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
On the November 3 ballot
Running for California Assembly District 23.
Also on the ballot: David G. Johnson (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Marc Berman.
Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Marc Berman.
Bills
The bills Marc Berman sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 42 |
| Passed both chambers | 30 |
| Became law | 29 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 1 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 1 of 79 in the Assembly · 1 of 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AB 2313 Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| AB 1864 Gene synthesis equipment manufacturers and providers. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| AB 1901 Children’s diapers: intentionally added ingredients: disclosure. |
Became law | Sept. 28, 2026 |
| AB 2772 Interior designers. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 2682 Transportation network company drivers: labor relations: appeals. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 2604 Elections: ballot curing. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 2448 Medical information: confidentiality. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 2121 Community colleges: current expense of education: exclusions. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 1838 Public contracts: local agencies: responsive bidders. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 1116 Elections: voter registration. |
Vetoed | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 686 Elections: deceptive audio or visual media. |
Became law | Sept. 19, 2026 |
| AB 2281 Office of Elections Cybersecurity. |
Became law | Sept. 19, 2026 |
| AB 1130 Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign disclosures. |
Became law | Sept. 19, 2026 |
| AB 2775 Chiropractic Act. |
Became law | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| AB 2774 Physical Therapy Board of California. |
Became law | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| AB 2771 California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009. |
Became law | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| AB 2153 Voter registration: residency confirmation. |
Became law | Aug. 20, 2026 |
| AB 2003 Pupil health: suicide prevention. |
Became law | July 16, 2026 |
| AB 538 Public works: payroll records. |
Became law | Oct. 11, 2025 |
| AB 1167 Electrical corporations and gas corporations: rate recovery: political activities and promotional advertising. |
Became law | Oct. 11, 2025 |
| AB 382 Pedestrian safety: school zones: speed limits. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| AB 1078 Firearms. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| AB 519 Pet broker sales. |
Became law | Oct. 9, 2025 |
| AB 1374 Rental passenger vehicle transactions: third parties. |
Became law | Oct. 6, 2025 |
| AB 827 Voting: signature verification. |
Became law | Oct. 3, 2025 |
| AB 5 Elections: official canvass. |
Became law | Oct. 3, 2025 |
| AB 1504 California Massage Therapy Council. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| AB 1503 Pharmacy. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| AB 1502 Veterinary medicine: California Veterinary Medical Board. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| AB 1501 Physician assistants and podiatrists. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 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
1 against the Speaker; 2 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | AB 2497: Physical therapists. Third Reading |
Yea | Not voting | Nay (split) |
| June 3, 2025 | AB 942: Net energy metering: eligible customer-generators: tariffs. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Marc Berman voted on each of the 4,006 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | 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.assembly.ca.gov
- assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 8130, 1021 O St. P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249
916-319-2023 - District office
- 721 Colorado Ave. Suite 101, Palo Alto, CA 94303
650-324-0224
Committees
- Business and Professions Chair
- Master Plan for Higher Education Select Chair
- Cybersecurity Select
- Elections
- Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select
- Governmental Organization
- Insurance
- Legislative Ethics Special
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