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Kelly Seyarto

State senate

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SD-32

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Votes

Type Year Categories Name Description Vote
floor_votes 2024
  • gun-violence-prevention

SB53

Mandates that all firearms must be properly stored in a residence when they are not being carried or controlled by a lawful user, regardless of whether there are children in residence.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • economic-justice
  • workers-rights

SB1116

Would have allowed workers engaged in a trade dispute with their employer, including those on strike, to claim unemployment benefits after two weeks.

Oppose
2024
  • housing

SB1201

Would have increased transparency by requiring that the owners of businesses held in LLCs and similar corporate entities disclose their name and residential address to the Insurance Commissioners office.

Oppose
2024
  • workers-rights

SB1446

Would have established employment protections for grocery and retail drug workers by requiring that a company share plans to implement workplace technology 60 days in advance, and setting ratios for workers and self-service check-out stations.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • criminal-justice

SB898

Would have increased protections for incarcerated people who have been the victim of sexual abuse while in custody by extending the statute of limitations, providing access to reduced sentencing, mandating 90-day protection from retaliation, and accelerating internal investigations.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024

SB915

Would have given local governments more control over the use of driverless commercial vehicles by requiring that an ordinance be passed before they are permitted to operate in a local jurisdiction.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • criminal-justice

SB1057

Would have amended the membership requirements of county juvenile justice councils to include at least 50% community representatives, an at-promise youth, and an individual who has experience in the juvenile court system or is a system-impacted family member.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • consumer-protection
  • economic-justice

SB1075

Requires a credit union to provide notice to a member every time an overdraft fee is charged, and mandates that the fee cannot exceed $14 or the CFPB's federal minimum after 2026.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • criminal-justice

SB1323

Replaces the existing process for determining a defendant's mental fitness to stand trial with a requirement that up to two psychologists or psychiatrists evaluate a defendant and provide a written report to the court for evaluation.

Oppose
2024

SB1031

Would have authorized the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission to raise and allocate revenue to prevent the transit fiscal cliff and fund vital transportation improvements.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • consumer-protection

SB1327

Would have Imposed a 7.25% state tax on the sale of user data to advertisers, also known as data extraction transactions, for companies generating more than $2.5 billion annually from such sales, and reallocated those funds to local news and journalism outlets in California.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • criminal-justice

AB2178

Would have required that state prisons maintain average daily empty bed thresholds that are annually reported to the state legislature by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • economic-justice
  • education

AB1780

Prohibits the use of preferential admission standards for legacy or donor applicants at independent institutions of higher education.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • economic-justice
  • housing

AB1840

Would have prohibited the Department of Housing and Community Development from denying an affordable housing loan to any individual who meets all stated requirements solely on the basis of their immigration status.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • housing

AB2347

Extends the time that a tenant has to respond to an eviction notice from five days to ten days.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • housing

AB2801

Strengthens tenant protects by allowing them to attend the move-out inspection, limiting the deductions that can be made from a security deposit, and requiring landlords to provide unit photos from before move-in and after move-out to make any claims against a security deposit.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • consumer-protection

AB1826

Would have updated a 2006 law to establish more modern requirements for the application and renewal of state video franchises and broadband, and adds increased penalties for customer service violations.

Oppose
2024
  • criminal-justice

AB2483

Establishes legal and administrative procedures for mandatory resentencing, and requires advanced collaboration between judges, public defenders, district attorneys, and other legal entities to adhere to new resentencing laws.

Oppose
2024
  • economic-justice
  • housing

AB846

Expands affordable rent cap protections for properties that qualify for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • consumer-protection
  • environmental-protection
  • health

AB2513

Would have required all gas stoves sold in the state to include an adhesive warning label that states the risk of air pollutants from the appliance.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • environmental-justice
  • environmental-protection

AB1465

Allows civil penalties on refineries and other non-vehicular sources of air contamination to be tripled for violation of air quality standards.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • workers-rights

AB2561

Mandates that public agencies make a presentation of their vacancies and recruitment efforts in a public hearing once annually, and that a union implement a plan to reduce vacancies if they exceed 20%.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • health

AB3129

Would have given the California Attorney General the authority to approve, deny, or impose conditions on private equity or hedge funds when they make an effort to take over health facilities or medical providers

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • environmental-justice
  • environmental-protection

AB3233

Gives a local entity the authority to prohibit oil and gas operations or development in a jurisdiction.

Oppose
floor_votes 2024
  • consumer-protection
  • economic-justice

SB1103

Increases protections for small businesses and non-profits by requiring their commercial landlords provide advance notification of rent changes, and prohibiting landlords from charging tenants any fees for unexpected building repairs or taxes.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • criminal-justice

SB94

Would allow a person sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole to petition for judicial review and resentencing if they have served at least 25 years of their sentence or were convicted of a crime that happened before 1990. Passed by the Senate; held in the Assembly.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • environmental-protection

SB252

Would require the state's public retirement systems, CalPERS and CalSTRS, to divest of all fossil fuel investments by 2031. Passed by the Senate; held in the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • workers-rights

SB399

Protects workers against retaliation or adverse action if they choose not to participate in an employer-hosted meeting about politics or religion that is unrelated to their job.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

SB50

Would limit traffic stops -- for minor violations like car registration issues or broken tail lights -- that are often the starting point for violent and fatal police interactions. Passed by the Senate; held in the Assembly.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • gun-violence-prevention

AB28

Establishes an 11% tax on firearm and ammunition sales and routes the revenues to the new Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Fund to finance prevention, safety, response, and investigation programming. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • economic-justice
  • health

AB616

Would improve affordability and medical transparency by authorizing the public disclosure of financial reports and data from large medical groups, providers, and physician organizations. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • economic-justice
  • housing

AB12

Caps the security deposit required by any landlord for a rental unit at no more than one month of rent. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • workers-rights

AB504

Would give unionized public employees the right to sympathy-strike with other public employee unions. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • workers-rights

AB524

Would ensure protection against discrimination for individuals who are caregivers for family members. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • environmental-justice
  • environmental-protection

AB1167

Improves environmental accountability by requiring oil well owners to establish a bond to cover the full expense of plugging, decommissioning, and restoring the oil well site. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • workers-rights

AB1484

Expands worker rights by allowing temporary employees of cities and counties to join existing bargaining units alongside permanent employees. Passed by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • education

AB1604

Would increase charter school accountability by placing more regulations and reporting requirements on financial distributions from the Charter School Facility Grant Program, which provides facilities and operations funding for many charter schools in the state. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • workers-rights

AB1699

Would require certain education employers to offer open positions to existing classified staff for 10 days before opening the position for applications from the general public; mandates that the employer must provide job training to an interested, but unqualified, internal candidate. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • criminal-justice

AB280

The California Mandela Act would limit the use of solitary confinement in jails, prisons, and private detention centers and protect certain populations from ever being placed in solitary confinement, including youth, the elderly, pregnant people, and people with certain disabilities. Passed by the State Legislature and held by the author in the Assembly to allow for more conversations with the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • health
  • workers-rights

SB616

Guarantees five days of paid sick leave for most workers in California. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • economic-justice
  • housing

AB309

Would create a Social Housing Program and develop up to three qualified social housing projects for people of all income levels on state property. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • workers-rights

AB647

Prevents the new owner of a grocery store or distribution center from executing mass layoffs of existing workers or retaliating against workers who are involved in collective bargaining efforts. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • economic-justice
  • housing

SB567

Closes loopholes that allow for rampant abuse of the no-fault just causes for eviction and provides mechanisms for accountability and enforcement. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • workers-rights

SB686

Would extend workplace safety laws to the majority of domestic workers, including nannies, homecare workers, and housekeepers. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2023
  • health

SB779

Expands public healthcare reporting requirements to include data from Community Health Centers on labor, revenue, workforce development, and mergers and acquisitions. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • voting-rights

AB1416

Creates greater political transparency by adding the names of organizations, businesses, and individuals supporting or opposing a ballot measure directly to the ballot label so that voters can see the information as they vote

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • workers-rights

AB257

Establishes a statewide, 10-member Fast Food Council through 2029 to determine minimum wages, working hours, and health and safety standards across the sector

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • housing

AB2053

Establishes the California Housing Authority to efficiently meet housing needs across the state by producing and acquiring development for mixed income communities

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • workers-rights

AB2183

Expands the existing in-person secret ballot process by which farmworkers can unionize to include new procedures for mail ballots, authorization cards, and petition signatures

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • criminal-justice

AB2167

Requires that courts consider alternatives to incarceration in criminal sentencing, including collaborative justice, restorative justice, and diversion programs

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • reproductive-choice

AB2223

Provides immunity from liability for a pregnant person by eliminating the requirement that a coroner investigate and document a fetal death

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • criminal-justice

AB2435

Installs stronger criminal justice protections by allowing jury instructions to direct jurors to consider a lesser charge if the defense and evidence align to the conviction of a lesser offense

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • environmental-protection

AB2840

Regulates Inland Empire emissions pollution near homes, schools, hospitals, and playgrounds by requiring that warehouse distribution centers adhere to local measures to reduce health and safety impacts

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

SB731

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • health

SB57

Allows Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland to provide overdose prevention programs, including safe injection sites with sterile consumption supplies, trained staff, and treatment resources

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • housing

SB679

Addresses homelessness and the low income housing crisis by creating the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency to centralize efforts to increase funding, preservation, development, and updated zoning across the region

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • criminal-justice

AB2632

Mandates that all prisons or similar facilities create and follow written standards for segregated confinement, including protections for disabled individuals, people under the age of 26, and people over the age of 59

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • criminal-justice

AB960

Expands the type of conditions that would qualify an incarcerated person for compassionate release and mandates that any inmate who is medically incapacitated be reviewed for release without individual recommendation from the Department of Corrections

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • environmental-protection

SB1137

Prohibits establishing new oil and gas wells, or updating existing wells, within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, nursing homes, or hospitals

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

AB256

Expands the Racial Justice Act to allow individuals convicted before January 1, 2021, to petition the court on instances of racial bias in their cases

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • criminal-justice

AB503

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • voting-rights

AB759

An act to repeal and add Section 1300 of the Elections Code, and to amend Section 24200 of the Government Code, relating to elections.

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • environmental-protection

SB260

Increases climate accountability by requiring corporations to annually report and verify their greenhouse gas emissions

Oppose
floor_votes 2022
  • criminal-justice

SB262

Provides that 90% of bail premiums must be returned to defendants if charges are dismissed or not filed, and ensures that defendants out on bail will not be charged for costs related to the conditions of their release like electronic monitoring devices

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • environmental-protection

AB1200

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • housing

AB838

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • economic-justice

AB889

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

AB256

Expands the Racial Justice Act to allow individuals convicted before January 1, 2021, to petition the court on instances of racial bias in their cases

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

AB292

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • economic-justice

AB1177

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • environmental-protection

AB1371

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

AB990

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • environmental-protection

AB1371

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • environmental-protection

AB1395

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • immigration

AB937

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

AB292

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • economic-justice
  • health

SB510

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

AB333

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

SB81

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • gun-violence-prevention
  • racial-justice

AB481

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

SB483

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

SB73

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • workers-rights

SB357

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

SB731

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

AB48

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • environmental-protection

AB1346

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice

AB503

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice

AB503

Oppose
floor_votes 2021
  • criminal-justice
  • racial-justice

SB731

Oppose

Corporate Money

Type Amount
Real Estate $45,300
Oil & Gas $38,400
Cops $41,600
Health Insurance $15,000

2024 Score Card Grades from Partners

Partner Score
Health Access
7
Planned Parenthood
0
United Food & Commercial Workers Western States Council
24
Reproductive Freedom for All
F
California Food and Farming Network
20
CA Environmental Justice Alliance
F
California Environmental Voters
0
Initiate Justice Action
F
TURN (The Utility Reform Network)
38
Dream Alliance
34

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