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Republican
· Senator
Tony Strickland
Represents District 36 in the State Senate.
Votes with Republicans
98%
on 1,077 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
94%
Yea or Nay on 4,186 of 4,455 roll calls · Senate median 96%
Their bills that became law
4 of 21
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 19.5
Roll calls on record
4,455
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 Tony Strickland 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 Tony Strickland 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. Tony Strickland is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
21 of 1,077 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB186 · Income taxes: film tax credits.
W/O REF. TO FILE SB186 B. & F.R. (Laird) · 2026-08-31 · Passed 32–7 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB929 · Abandoned endowment care cemeteries: County of Marin.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB929 Connolly By Richardson · 2026-08-30 · Passed 33–5 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB2319 · Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: qualified motion picture: post-production.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2319 Schultz et al. By Allen · 2026-08-30 · Passed 33–5 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB2439 · Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2439 Blanca Rubio et al. By Grayson · 2026-08-27 · Passed 32–5 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB1603 · Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1603 Schultz By Gonzalez · 2026-08-26 · Passed 31–5 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1049 · Health care claims reimbursement.
Unfinished Business SB1049 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence · 2026-08-24 · Passed 32–6 · most Republicans voted the other way
AB1860 · School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools.
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1860 McKinnor By Pérez · 2026-08-19 · Passed 32–5 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1314 · Cigarette or tobacco product retailers: new retail locations and sale of nitrous oxide.
Senate 3rd Reading SB1314 Menjivar et al · 2026-05-26 · Passed 30–2 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1003 · Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.
Senate 3rd Reading SB1003 Grayson · 2026-05-19 · Passed 32–7 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB919 · Biomethane monetary incentive program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2026-04-21 · Passed 13–2 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
AB1921 · Digital games: ordinary use.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2026-06-29 · Passed 4–3
SJR15 · The federal Unemployment Trust Fund: debt.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2026-07-01 · Failed 1–3
SB947 · Employment: automated decision systems.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection] · 2026-04-08 · Passed 3–1
SB978 · Data centers: labor: electricity rates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] · 2026-04-08 · Passed 3–1
SB1032 · Staffing agencies: registration.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] · 2026-04-08 · Passed 3–1
Democrats 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.
Melissa HurtadoDemocrat · District 16 · 806 shared contested votes
8%
Christopher CabaldonDemocrat · District 3 · 833 shared contested votes
6%
Henry SternDemocrat · District 27 · 755 shared contested votes
5%
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 (269 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Tony Strickland 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.
Introduced21
Out of committee8
Passed one chamber6
Passed both chambers4
Became law4
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 19.5 bills that became law this session.
Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.
An act to add Section 33546.7 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.
Became lawChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 120, Statutes of 2026. · 2026-08-22
Crimes: minors.
An act to add Section 288.6 to the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
Passed one chamberAugust 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. · 2026-08-13
911 emergency system.
An act to amend Section 53121 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services.
Passed one chamberAugust 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. · 2026-08-13
California Street Prostitution Issues and Options Task Force.
An act to add and repeal Title 6.7 (commencing with Section 13990) of Part 4 of the Penal Code, relating to human trafficking.
Out of committeeMay 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. · 2026-05-14
Public safety: Funding of Proposition 36 Act.
An act to add Section 7599.205 to the Government Code, relating to public safety, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Out of committeeMay 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. · 2026-05-14
Tenancy: disposition of personal property abandoned in common areas.
An act to add Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 1992) to Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, relating to tenancy.
Not out of committeeApril 28 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. · 2026-04-23
Employee classification.
An act to amend Section 650 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to employment.
Not out of committeeApril 22 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. · 2026-04-21
SNAP to Thrive: Shop Nutritiously and Preventatively to Thrive Act.
An act to add Section 18919.5 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.
Not out of committeeApril 20 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. · 2026-04-15
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
An act to add Section 11355 to the Government Code, relating to administrative regulations.
Not out of committeeApril 14 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3865.) Reconsideration granted. · 2026-04-14
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation: judicial review.
An act to amend Section 65584.05 of the Government Code, relating to land use.
Not out of committeeApril 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. · 2026-04-06
Motor vehicle fuel tax: greenhouse gas reduction programs: suspension.
An act to add Sections 38567 and 38572 to the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 7360, 7362, 7363, and 7364 of, and to add Section 7374 to, the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to transportation fuels, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring…
Not out of committeeMarch 18 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 2. Page 3600.) Reconsideration granted. · 2026-03-18
Energy efficiency programs: discontinuance of administration.
An act to add Section 384.6 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to utilities.
Not out of committeeReferred to Com. on E., U & C. · 2026-03-04
Personal income tax.
An act to amend Section 17001 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation.
Not out of committeeReferred to Com. on RLS. · 2026-02-18
Horse racing: thoroughbred racing.
An act to amend Section 19533 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing.
FailedReturned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. · 2026-02-02
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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