California Legislative Tracker: Ashby and Nguyen Vote on Key Bills as Budget Deadline Nears

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Senate District 8 - Angelique Ashby
Assembly District 10 - Stephanie Nguyen

WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW

Committees can meet again as bills move from one house to the other. Much attention, however, is on the state budget for FY 2026-27, which the Legislature is required to approve by June 15.

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Angelique Ashby

Angelique Ashby (D)
State Senate: District 8, Sacramento
(916) 651-4008, senator.ashby@senate.ca.gov
Senate Majority Floor Leader
Time in office: 2022–present

On your ballot

Angelique Ashby is seeking re-election in the June primary.

💬 Notable quote this week

“The use of these performers in advertisements is misleading to consumers and allows creators to avoid the responsibility of hiring real workers.”

SB 1050: False advertising: synthetic digital performers.

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🏆 Current session rankings (among 120 legislators)

• #28 Most bills passed — 9 bills
• #104 Most missed votes — 82 votes
• #58 Most bipartisan bills — 21 bills
• #38 Most talkative — 127,560 words

🗳 Votes cast

🚫 NVR (no vote recorded) counts as a ➖ NO vote, whether a legislator abstains, has an excused absence, or otherwise doesn’t vote.

Current session rank and votes

• #46 (3,299 votes)
• #58 (14 votes)
• #105 (82 votes)

Noteworthy votes this week

Ashby had 121 chances to vote this week.

JUSTICE

• ➕ AB 46: Diversion. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ➕ SB 1374: Restraining orders: educational institutions. (PASS – Senate Floor)

POLITICS

• ➕ SB 970: Military or overseas voters. (PASS – Senate Floor)

MISC.

• ➕ SB 1022: Human trafficking: California Multidisciplinary Alliance to Stop Trafficking Act. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ➕ SB 1032: Staffing agencies: registration. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ➕ SB 1037: Health care coverage: rate review. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ➕ SB 1090: Offers of purchase: real property damaged by wildfire disaster. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ➕ SB 1103: Large home improvement retailers: immigration enforcement: reporting. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ➕ SB 1255: Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ➕ SB 1350: Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition. (PASS – Senate Floor)

📃 Status of bills authored by Ashby

Ashby has authored 37 bills this session.

4 bills discussed this week

• SB 1050: False advertising: synthetic digital performers. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
• SB 1010: Solid waste: Refrigerant Stewardship and Recovery Act. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
• SB 865: California Music Festival Preservation Grant Program. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
• SB 1283: Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits. (PASS – California Senate Floor)

📂 Angelique Ashby’s record

Top donors (2020–present)

• $66,900 Govern for California
• $52,700 International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) and affiliates
• $46,800 Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation Workers' International Union (SMART)

*Cumulative donations since our earliest available filings.

Stephanie Nguyen

Stephanie Nguyen (D)
State Assembly: District 10, Elk Grove
Assemblymember.Nguyen@assembly.ca.gov
Time in office: 2022–present

On your ballot

Stephanie Nguyen faces one challenger in the June 2 primary. Both candidates will advance to the general election.

💬 Notable quote this week

“As members of this body, we have to do what we can to protect children.”

AB 2727: Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment.

🏆 Current session rankings (among 120 legislators)

• #75 Most bills passed — 5 bills
• #25 Most missed votes — 402 votes
• #73 Most bipartisan bills — 16 bills
• #101 Most talkative — 39,920 words

🗳 Votes cast

Current session rank and votes

• #59 (3,172 votes)
• #79 (9 votes)
• #25 (402 votes)

Noteworthy votes this week

Nguyen had 385 chances to vote this week.

HEALTH

• ➕ AB 1864: Gene synthesis equipment manufacturers and providers. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

JUSTICE

• ➕ AB 2047: Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

MISC.

• ➕ AB 1696: Emergency services and care: nurse-midwives. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• ➕ AB 1770: Arbitration: health care service plans. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• ➕ AB 1807: Immigration enforcement: use of state-owned property. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• ➕ AB 1903: Construction defects. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• ➕ AB 2023: Companion chatbots: children’s safety. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• ➕ AB 2212: Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student orientation and training. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• ➕ AB 2247: Trauma Healing and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• 🚫 AB 2313: Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

📃 Status of bills authored by Nguyen

Nguyen has authored 37 bills this session.

8 bills discussed this week (5 shown)

• AB 1758: Sellers of travel. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)
• AB 2727: Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)
• AB 1615: Firearms: unsafe handguns. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)
• AB 46: Diversion. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
• AB 2189: Statewide Special Education Parent Advocacy Collaborative. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)

📂 Stephanie Nguyen’s record

Top donors (2022–present)

• $43,800 Peace Officers Research Association Of California (PORAC)
• $36,900 California Association Of Highway Patrolmen
• $32,300 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and affiliates

*Cumulative donations since our earliest available filings.