California Legislature
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bills introduced
5,019
Chaptered
1,192
Vetoed
0
Died
0
Incumbents
122
40 Sen · 82 Asm
By type:
AB 2,811
SB 1,451
ACR 231
SCR 194
HR 126
SR 125
AJR 34
ACA 23
SJR 18
SCA 5
GRP 1
Incumbents
Senate (40 — 30D, 10R)
Assembly (82 — 60D, 21R)
AD03
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Bills with the most party-line defections
Bills where the most legislators broke with their own party on a recorded vote.
| Bill | Subject | Status | Defections | D · R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 79 | Housing development: transit-oriented development | Chaptered | 32 | 18 · 14 |
| AB 1231 | Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act | Amended Senate | 22 | 22 · 0 |
| AB 942 | Electricity: climate credits | Amended Senate | 14 | 7 · 7 |
| SB 720 | Automated traffic enforcement system programs | Chaptered | 14 | 1 · 13 |
| AB 1021 | Housing: local educational agencies | Chaptered | 13 | 0 · 13 |
| AB 1296 | Local educational agencies: reserve funds | Chaptered | 12 | 0 · 12 |
| AB 851 | Real property transactions: Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura wildfires: unsolicited offers | Chaptered | 12 | 0 · 12 |
| AB 893 | Housing development projects: objective standards: campus development zone | Chaptered | 11 | 1 · 10 |
| AB 789 | Political Reform Act of 1974: security expenses | Chaptered | 11 | 0 · 11 |
| AB 648 | Community colleges: housing: local zoning regulations: exemption | Chaptered | 11 | 0 · 11 |
| AB 1344 | Restrictions on firearm possession: pilot project | Chaptered | 11 | 0 · 11 |
| AB 963 | Public works: prevailing wages: access to records | Enrolled | 11 | 0 · 11 |
| AB 342 | Alcoholic beverages: hours of sale: hospitality zones | Amended Senate | 11 | 4 · 7 |
| SB 1392 | Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles | Amended Assembly | 11 | 11 · 0 |
| AB 1028 | Community colleges: temporary employees | Chaptered | 10 | 0 · 10 |
| AB 2676 | Housing Crisis Act of 2019 | Amended Senate | 10 | 10 · 0 |
| AB 39 | General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act | Chaptered | 10 | 0 · 10 |
| AB 62 | Civil Rights Department: racially motivated eminent domain | Enrolled | 10 | 0 · 10 |
| AB 450 | Public social services: support for older and aging immigrants | Chaptered | 10 | 0 · 10 |
| AB 1448 | Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development | Amended Senate | 9 | 9 · 0 |
Legislators with the most party-line breaks
Members who voted against their own party's majority most often this session.
| # | Legislator | Party · District | Breaks this session |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl DeMaio | R AD75 | 305 |
| 2 | Greg Wallis | R AD47 | 150 |
| 3 | Juan Alanis | R AD22 | 140 |
| 4 | Laurie Davies | R AD74 | 102 |
| 5 | David Tangipa | R AD08 | 75 |
| 6 | Alexandra Macedo | R AD33 | 73 |
| 7 | Kate Sanchez | R AD71 | 66 |
| 8 | Stan Ellis | R AD32 | 65 |
| 9 | Jeff Gonzalez | R AD36 | 64 |
| 10 | James Gallagher | R AD03 | 60 |
| 11 | Diane Dixon | R AD72 | 57 |
| 12 | Anamarie Ávila Farías | D AD15 | 56 |
| 13 | Jasmeet Bains | D AD35 | 54 |
| 14 | Joe Patterson | R AD05 | 46 |
| 15 | Natasha Johnson | R AD63 | 41 |
| 16 | Josh Hoover | R AD07 | 41 |
| 17 | Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh | R SD19 | 39 |
| 18 | Heather Hadwick | R AD01 | 39 |
| 19 | Megan Dahle | R SD01 | 35 |
| 20 | Marie Alvarado-Gil | R SD04 | 31 |
Bills with the most lobbying activity
FPPC lobby payments filed during this session's window, attributed across the bills each filing mentions. Dollar amounts on multi-bill filings are split evenly across mentions.
Note: CalAccess lobby filings cite bills by measure number only. Totals for this session may include payments related to implementation of earlier bills sharing the same code (e.g. a previously chaptered "SB 54" still being lobbied on as a new "SB 54" moves through this session). The bill detail page surfaces the underlying filings so the activity descriptions can be inspected.
| Bill | Subject | Status | Attributed lobby $ | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 54 | Court fee waivers: veterans | Chaptered | $2,925,192 | 259 |
| SB 404 | Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities | Enrolled | $2,587,965 | 76 |
| AB 1018 | Automated decision systems | Amended Senate | $2,265,375 | 227 |
| AB 1460 | Prescription drug pricing | Amended Senate | $2,224,168 | 137 |
| AB 831 | Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes | Chaptered | $2,019,111 | 83 |
| SB 41 | Pharmacy benefits | Chaptered | $1,774,390 | 133 |
| SB 79 | Housing development: transit-oriented development | Chaptered | $1,683,860 | 313 |
| SB 29 | Civil actions: decedent’s cause of action | Amended Assembly | $1,316,420 | 117 |
| AB 33 | Autonomous vehicles | Amended Senate | $1,296,685 | 93 |
| SB 682 | Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances | Enrolled | $1,189,776 | 137 |
| SB 354 | Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act | Amended Assembly | $1,148,402 | 113 |
| SB 63 | San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding. | Chaptered | $1,129,368 | 112 |
| SB 72 | The California Water Plan: long-term supply targets | Chaptered | $1,096,781 | 151 |
| SB 34 | Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles | Enrolled | $1,018,588 | 81 |
| SB 7 | Employment: automated decision systems | Enrolled | $1,018,121 | 119 |
| SB 222 | Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems | Amended Assembly | $991,066 | 83 |
| SB 31 | Water quality: recycled water | Chaptered | $990,649 | 85 |
| AB 35 | Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria | Amended Senate | $965,614 | 107 |
| SB 22 | Gift certificates | Chaptered | $957,785 | 70 |
| AB 259 | Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences | Amended Assembly | $932,710 | 152 |