California State Senate
Senator Laura Richardson
| Seat | Senate District 35 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 7340 · 1021 O Street |
| Mailing address | 1021 O St. Suite 7340, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Capitol phone | 916-651-4035 |
| Write to | senator.richardson@senate.ca.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since December 2, 2024 |
Committees 12
- Joint Arts Committee joint
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee joint
- Senate Appropriations Committee standing
- Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee standing
- Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee standing
- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee standing
- Senate Governmental Organization Committee standing
- Senate Green Economic Development Select Committee select
- Senate Insurance Committee standing
- Senate International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special Committee standing
- Senate Ports and Goods Movement Select Committee select
- Senate Transportation Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 38 as principal author · 145 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 1089Preventive Treatment Health Care Act.Enacted100
- SB 1312Cemeteries.Enacted100
- SB 1322Community Care Expansion Program.Enacted100
- SB 1337State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation…Enacted100
- SB 505Money Transmission Act: authentication.Enacted100
- SB 1420Vote by mail ballots and early voting.Enacted100
- SR 102Relative to National Safe Boating Week.Adopted100
- SCR 107Relative to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Adopted100
- SB 515Local government: collection of demographic data.Enacted100
- SB 533Electric vehicle charging stations: arenas: payments: internet-based applications.Enacted100
- SB 631Charter School Revolving Loan Fund.Enacted100
- SB 767Energy: transportation fuels: supply: reportable pipelines.Enacted100
- SB 777Abandoned cemeteries: report.Enacted100
- SB 748Encampment Resolution Funding program: safe parking sites: reporting.Enacted100
- SB 530Medi-Cal: time and distance standards.Enacted100
All 38 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of AB 2156, AB 2436, AB 2756, AB 495, AB 798, AB 836, AB 935, ACA 7, ACR 116, ACR 134, ACR 214, ACR 226 and 133 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 2025–26 session
51st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 34 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 33 / 27 / 21 |
| … became law | 16 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 209 ÷ 193.97 = 1.08 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (5), Environment, water & wildlife (4), Energy & utilities (4) |
Senate rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Akilah Weber Pierson DSenate 39 32
- Lola Smallwood-Cuevas DSenate 28 27
- Mia Bonta DAssembly 18 25
- Tina McKinnor DAssembly 61 22
- Dave Cortese DSenate 15 21
- Mike Gipson DAssembly 65 21
- LaShae Sharp-Collins DAssembly 79 20
- Isaac Bryan DAssembly 55 19
- Sade Elhawary DAssembly 57 19
- Corey Jackson DAssembly 60 18
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
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- Tom Lackey (34), Juan Carrillo (39), Pilar Schiavo (40), John Harabedian (41), Jacqui Irwin (42), Celeste Rodriguez (43), Nick Schultz (44), Jesse Gabriel (46), Blanca Rubio (48), Mike Fong (49), Rick Zbur (51), Jessica Caloza (52), Michelle Rodriguez (53), Mark González (54), Isaac Bryan (55), Lisa Calderon (56), Sade Elhawary (57), Tina McKinnor (61), José Solache (62), Blanca Pacheco (64), Mike Gipson (65), Al Muratsuchi (66), Sharon Quirk-Silva (67), Josh Lowenthal (69)
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