Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · California
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 997 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
92%
Yea or Nay on 4,369 of 4,750 roll calls · Senate median 96%
Their bills that became law
28 of 55
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 34
Roll calls on record
4,750
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Regular Session.
How Henry Stern votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Henry Stern sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Henry Stern is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
12 of 997 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB1009 · Juveniles: detention.
Unfinished Business SB1009 Becker et al. Concurrence · 2026-08-31 · Passed 25–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
AB2551 · Equity in Higher Education Act: time, place, and manner policies: student code of conduct violations: open forum.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2551 Elhawary By Pérez · 2026-08-28 · Passed 23–12 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1105 · Law enforcement.
Unfinished Business SB1105 Pérez et al. Concurrence · 2026-08-27 · Passed 27–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
AB1439 · Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1439 Garcia et al · 2026-08-26 · Passed 29–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
AB2257 · Corrections: jail administrators.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2257 Hart By Laird · 2026-08-24 · Passed 24–12 · most Democrats voted the other way
AB1582 · Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: collective bargaining: unfair labor practices.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2026-06-30 · Passed 6–3 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1007 · Common interest developments: annual reports: assessments: discipline.
Senate 3rd Reading SB1007 Menjivar et al · 2026-05-27 · Passed 24–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB158 · Land use.
W/O REF. TO FILE SB158 B. & F.R. (Wiener) · 2025-09-13 · Passed 21–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB79 · Housing development: transit-oriented development.
Unfinished Business SB79 Wiener et al. Concurrence · 2025-09-12 · Passed 21–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB158 · Land use.
W/O REF. TO FILE SB158 B. & F.R. (Wiener) · 2025-09-12 · Passed 21–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
AB1413 · Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater adjudication.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] · 2025-07-08 · Passed 4–3
AB1319 · Protected species: California Endangered Species Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2025-07-08 · Passed 4–3
AB1448 · Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] · 2025-07-08 · Passed 4–3
AB929 · Abandoned endowment care cemeteries: County of Marin.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2025-06-24 · Passed 4–3
SB1063 · Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: life-sustaining services: take permit.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2026-04-21 · Failed 2–4
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Megan DahleRepublican · District 1 · 643 shared contested votes
10%
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghRepublican · District 23 · 682 shared contested votes
8%
Suzette ValladaresRepublican · District 23 · 641 shared contested votes
7%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (381 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Henry Stern was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced55
Out of committee52
Passed one chamber42
Passed both chambers33
Became law28
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 34 bills that became law this session.
Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.
An act to add Section 65040.18 to, and to add Article 15 (commencing with Section 65770) to Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of, the Government Code, relating to land use.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1039, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-30
Criminal procedure: competence to stand trial.
An act to amend Sections 1370 and 1370.01 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1035, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-30
State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity.
An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 212.1 of the Education Code, to add Section 8310.2 to the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 2068 of the Penal Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 2615 of the Unemployment Insurance Code,…
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1033, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-30
Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.
An act to add the heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 328) to, and to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 329) to, Chapter 2.2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to natural gas.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1026, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-30
Energy: reliability planning assessment.
An act to amend Section 25233 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1012, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-30
School facilities: design-build: shade structures.
An act to amend Sections 17250.20 and 17671 of the Education Code, relating to school facilities.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1010, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-30
Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review.
An act to add and repeal Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 4745) of Chapter 10 of, and to add and repeal Chapter 1.8 (commencing with Section 4240) of, Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to wildfire.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 777, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-29
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.
An act to add and repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 785) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 1 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 774, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-29
Wildfire County Coordinator Program.
An act to add Article 13 (commencing with Section 4774) to Chapter 10 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to wildfire mitigation.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 772, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-29
Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.
An act to add Section 60077 to the Education Code, relating to pupils.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 191, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-09-10
Microgrid incentive program.
An act to add Section 8371.6 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy.
Passed one chamberJoint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 1. Page 6819.) · 2026-08-28
Open water lifeguards.
Relative to open water lifeguards.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 202, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-08-24
Natural Resources Agency: Secretariat for International Climate Coordination and Cooperation.
An act to add Section 12802.6 to the Government Code, relating to natural resources.
Passed one chamberAugust 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. · 2026-08-13
Electrical corporations: distributed energy storage systems.
An act to add Section 469.5 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
Passed one chamberAugust 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. · 2026-08-13
Crimes: theft.
An act to amend Section 487j of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
Passed one chamberAugust 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. · 2026-08-13
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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AB2634 · 2026-10-01
Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo)
AB113 · 2026-09-01
Budget Act of 2026. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB113 Gabriel By Laird)
SB931 · 2026-09-01
Dolly Parton Day. (W/O REF. TO FILE SB931 Grove Urgency Clause)
AB904 · 2026-08-31
Carpet recycling. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB904 Aguiar-Curry By Cabaldon)
AB2204 · 2026-08-31
Prisons: organized sports programming. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2204 Gabriel et al. By Becker)
SB886 · 2026-08-31
California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act. (W/O REF. TO FILE SB886 Padilla)
SB1180 · 2026-08-31
Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act: California Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund. (Unfinished Business SB1180 Allen Concurrence)
AB190 · 2026-08-31
Early care and education. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB190 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird)
SB574 · 2026-08-31
Attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative resolution providers. (Unfinished Business SB574 Umberg et al. Concurrence)
AB1680 · 2026-08-31
California FAIR Plan Association. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1680 Calderon et al. By Allen)
SB715 · 2026-08-31
Elections. (Unfinished Business SB715 Allen Concurrence)
AB2564 · 2026-08-31
Surveillance pricing. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener)
SB1365 · 2026-08-31
Price gouging. (Unfinished Business SB1365 Allen et al. Concurrence)
SB876 · 2026-08-31
Fire and residential property insurance. (Unfinished Business SB876 Padilla et al. Concurrence)
SB16 · 2026-08-31
Mental health: involuntary commitment. (W/O REF. TO FILE SB16 Blakespear)
SB337 · 2026-08-31
Prisons. (Unfinished Business SB337 Menjivar et al. Concurrence)
SB1050 · 2026-08-31
False advertising: synthetic performers. (W/O REF. TO FILE SB1050 Ashby)
AB664 · 2026-08-31
Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB664 Alvarez et al. By Padilla)
AB187 · 2026-08-31
Employment. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB187 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird)
SB795 · 2026-08-31
Air pollution: gasoline vapor control systems: ethanol blends. (W/O REF. TO FILE SB795 Archuleta)
SB423 · 2026-08-31
California Public Records Act: private detention facilities. (Unfinished Business SB423 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence)
AB192 · 2026-08-31
Energy: transmission infrastructure accelerator: financing. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB192 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird)
AB2760 · 2026-08-31
Law enforcement: wearable electroshock devices. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2760 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín)
SB1392 · 2026-08-31
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles. (Unfinished Business SB1392 Cortese et al. Concurrence)
AB1331 · 2026-08-31
Workplace surveillance. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1331 Elhawary et al. By Durazo)
AB1969 · 2026-08-31
California Community Schools Partnership Program: Promise Neighborhoods. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1969 Bonta et al. By Ashby)
AB1903 · 2026-08-31
Construction defects. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1903 Wicks et al. By Ashby)
SB903 · 2026-08-31
Mental health professionals: artificial intelligence. (Unfinished Business SB903 Padilla et al. Concurrence)
AB2493 · 2026-08-31
Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission development monitor. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2493 Petrie-Norris By Stern)
AB1156 · 2026-08-31
Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1156 Wicks By Laird)
SB895 · 2026-08-31
California Science and Health Research Bond Act. (Unfinished Business SB895 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence)
AB2727 · 2026-08-31
Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2727 Nguyen et al. By Rubio)
SB1009 · 2026-08-31
Juveniles: detention. (Unfinished Business SB1009 Becker et al. Concurrence)
SB907 · 2026-08-31
Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform. (Unfinished Business SB907 Archuleta et al. Concurrence)
AB1795 · 2026-08-31
Smoke Damage Recovery Act. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1795 Gipson By Allen)
AB2440 · 2026-08-31
Arts and Music in Schools—Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act: allowable uses: pooled funding: certifications. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2440 Muratsuchi et al. By Allen)
SB615 · 2026-08-31
Vehicle traction batteries. (Unfinished Business SB615 Allen et al. Concurrence)
SB716 · 2026-08-31
Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures. (W/O REF. TO FILE SB716 Durazo)
AB1709 · 2026-08-31
Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1709 Lowenthal et al. By Stern)
SB1228 · 2026-08-31
Advertising displays: exemptions: arenas and redevelopment agency projects. (W/O REF. TO FILE SB1228 Rubio)
AB2717 · 2026-08-31
Outdoor advertising displays: arenas: exemptions. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2717 Caloza By Reyes)
AB1871 · 2026-08-31
Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1871 Fong et al. By Pérez)
AB2414 · 2026-08-31
Developmental services: direct support professionals. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2414 Nguyen By Reyes)
AB1841 · 2026-08-31
State holidays: Native American Day. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1841 Ramos et al. By Richardson)
AB2383 · 2026-08-31
Electricity: data centers. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2383 Zbur et al. By Allen)
AB2047 · 2026-08-31
Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2047 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Blakespear)
SB1087 · 2026-08-31
Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs. (Unfinished Business SB1087 Cabaldon Concurrence)
AB1307 · 2026-08-31
Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1307 Ávila Farías et al. By Caballero)
AB1349 · 2026-08-31
Consumer protection: ticket sellers. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1349 Bryan et al. By Cabaldon)
AB1546 · 2026-08-31
Vehicles: driving under the influence. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1546 Schultz et al. By Menjivar)
AB1642 · 2026-08-31
Wildfires: contamination standards. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB1642 Harabedian et al. By Allen)
SB887 · 2026-08-31
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal powerplant projects. (Unfinished Business SB887 Padilla et al. Concurrence)
SB178 · 2026-08-31
Public resources trailer bill. (W/O REF. TO FILE SB178 B. & F.R. (Laird))
SB1246 · 2026-08-31
Autonomous vehicles. (Unfinished Business SB1246 Cortese Concurrence)
SB883 · 2026-08-31
Hazardous materials: reactive chemicals: methyl methacrylate: facilities. (Unfinished Business SB883 Umberg et al. Concurrence)
SB867 · 2026-08-31
Toys: companion chatbots. (Unfinished Business SB867 Padilla et al. Concurrence)
SB947 · 2026-08-31
Employment: automated decision systems. (Unfinished Business SB947 McNerney et al. Concurrence)
AB2065 · 2026-08-31
Rates: prohibited cost recovery. (Assembly 3rd Reading AB2065 Petrie-Norris By Pérez)
SB1342 · 2026-08-31
Criminal records: relief. (Unfinished Business SB1342 Durazo et al. Concurrence)
SB1360 · 2026-08-31
Elections: translation of election materials. (Unfinished Business SB1360 Cervantes et al. Concurrence)
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