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John Laird D

State Senator
California Senate District 17
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028
4 Total

Biography

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On Record (51)

Bill SaveforCalifornia'sFutureAct
(1) The California Constitution establishes the Budget Stabilization Account and requires the Controller to transfer from the General Fund to the account, no later than October 1 of each fiscal year, a sum equal to 1.5% of the estimated amount of General Fund revenues for that fiscal year. The Department of Finance is required to report specified information to the …
Jul 11, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill BudgetActsof2022,2023,2024,and2025
The Budget Act of 2022, the Budget Act of 2023, the Budget Act of 2024, and the Budget Act of 2025 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26 fiscal years, respectively. This bill would amend those budget acts by amending, adding, and repealing items of appropriation and making other changes. This bill …
Jun 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CivilRightsDepartmentCivilrightsviolationsserviceofprocess
Existing law, including the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976, and the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, specifies various civil rights based on specified characteristics. Among these rights are the right to be free from discrimination in business establishments, right to be free from violence or intimidation, and right to be free from interference with …
Jun 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Jun 02, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Publicemployees'retirementPaymentsservicecredit
(1) The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) creates the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) , which provides a defined benefit to members of the system based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. PERL vests management and control of PERS in the Board of Administration. Under that law, members may make certain elections, including …
May 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Alcoholicbeveragescertifiedfarmers'marketsalespermit
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act authorizes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue a certified farmers' market sales permit to a licensed winegrower, which authorizes the licensee, a member of the licensee's family, or an employee of the licensee to sell wine at certified farmers' market locations, as provided. The act places certain restrictions on the wine that the …
May 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CaliforniaConservationCorps
(1) Existing law establishes the California Conservation Corps in the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law requires the Governor to appoint the director of the corps to act as the administrative officer of the corps and assigns specified responsibilities to the director. Existing law makes various findings and declarations relating to the corps. This bill would revise those findings and declarations …
May 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill PajaroRegionalFloodManagementAgencyCONTRACTS
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, governs public works contracts awarded by counties and requires the work of construction or repair of specified public buildings to be done by contract, if the estimated cost exceeds $4,000, as prescribed. Existing law, in counties containing a population of 500,000 or more, exempts that work from the above-described requirement if the …
May 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill ThePublicEmployees'RetirementSystem
The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) creates the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to specified public employees and prescribes the rights and duties of members and annuitants of the system. PERL vests management and control of PERS in the Board of Administration. PERL authorizes the board, during the course of an audit, to …
May 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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May 17, 2026 · source · details / share
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May 06, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to offshore drilling.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 5507 of, and to add Section 5510.5 to, the Probate Code, relating to property.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 9120 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to aging.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add Section 115843.7 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to reservoirs.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 10608.14 of the Water Code, relating to water.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 13385 of the Water Code, relating to water.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 20222.5 of, and to add Section 20222.6 to, the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 1342.74 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 10123.1933 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add Sections 30628 and 30629 to the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 80400 of the Water Code, relating to energy.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 20776, 21037, 21039, 21050, and 21073.1 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 712.7 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 25217.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 9400.8 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 23399.4 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 5654 of the Fish and Game Code, and to amend Sections 8670.8.3, 8670.35, 8670.56.5, 8670.70, and 8670.73 of the Government Code, relating to oil spills.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 8022 and 8043 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 1701.1 of, and to add Sections 1201.2 and 1205.5 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to railroad crossings.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 120962, 121022, and 121026 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 19548.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to public health.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 25217.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add Section 30610.05 to the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 11123.2 and 11123.5 of, the Government Code, relating to state government.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add Section 101.20 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to highways.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 8544.4 of the Government Code, relating to the State Auditor, and making an appropriation therefor.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add Section 71094.5 to the Education Code, relating to community colleges.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 65583 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add Chapter 3.83 (commencing with Section 7294.5) to Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 3212, 3212.1, 3212.15, 3212.6, 3212.8, 3212.85, and 3212.9 of the Labor Code, relating to workers’ compensation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 377.34 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 1749.45 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 1749.5 of, the Civil Code, relating to consumer protection.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relative to Peace Corps Week.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Section 7908 of the Labor Code, relating to public safety.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add and repeal Chapter 3.85 (commencing with Section 7294.7) of Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An act to amend Section 20122 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An act to amend Sections 1120, 2551, 2552, 2553, 2554, 2555, and 2600 of, and to add Section 2556 to, the Water Code, relating to water.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An act to add and repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 18737) of Chapter 3 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An act to add Sections 25545.16 and 25545.19 to the Public Resources Code, and to add Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 8500) to Division 4.1 of, and to repeal Section 8503 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (23)

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Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes the issuance of …
Jul 19, 2026 · details / share
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This measure would proclaim the week of July 14, 2025, to July 18, 2025, inclusive, to be California Western Monarch Protection Week.
Jul 14, 2026 · details / share
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(1) Existing law defines "sexual orientation change efforts" as practices by mental health providers that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, as specified. Existing law prohibits a mental health provider, as defined, from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts …
Jun 22, 2026 · details / share
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Existing law authorizes cities and counties, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax …
Jun 22, 2026 · details / share
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Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Existing law provides for temporary disability, permanent total disability, or …
May 26, 2026 · details / share
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This measure would acknowledge and celebrate 50 years of coastal protection and affirm the state's longstanding commitment to protecting its coastal waters, as specified.
May 26, 2026 · details / share
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(1) Existing law creates the California Coastal Sanctuary and provides that it includes all state waters subject to tidal influence, except as provided. Existing law authorizes the State Lands Commission to enter into any lease for the extraction of oil …
May 26, 2026 · details / share
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The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to be responsible for determining whether a project is exempt from CEQA and whether an environmental impact report, a negative declaration, or a mitigated negative declaration is required. …
May 26, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 12945.7 of the Government Code, relating to employment.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 1095 of, and to add Section 1088.3 to, the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to unemployment insurance.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 21067.5, 21080.085, and 21080.69 of, to add Section 21069.5 to, and to add Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 21189.100) to Division 13 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Part 9 (commencing with Section 71470) to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Section 340.12 to the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Sections 4752 and 4766 to the Civil Code, and to add Chapter 4.2.2 (commencing with Section 65914.200) to Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, relating to housing.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 120985 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health data.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to repeal and add Section 103437 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to vital records, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 6700 and 6717 of the Government Code, relating to state holidays, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Sections 40100.5.5 and 41313 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 4145.5 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 11364 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to healing arts.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 39719 of, and to add Sections 38562.3, 39712.5, and 39719.4 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Sections 51182.1 and 51182.2 to, and to add Part 7.4 (commencing with Section 15480) to Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, to amend Section 13108.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Sections 98290.1 and 98290.2 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Title 23 (commencing with Section 100600) to the Government Code, relating to health care coverage, and making an appropriation therefor.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share