Elk Grove Capitol Update: Tracking Assemblymember Nguyen and Senator Ashby

Weekly Legislative Update: Tracking Ashby and Nguyen (2025–2026 Session)

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Overview

It’s a busy month as California legislators race toward the end of the 2025–26 legislative session on Aug. 31. Below is your weekly tracking update for local state representatives in Senate District 8 and Assembly District 10.

State Senate: District 8

Senator Angelique Ashby (D)

• District: Senate District 8 (Sacramento)
• Role: Senate Majority Floor Leader
• Contact: (916) 651-4008 | senator.ashby@senate.ca.gov
• Time in Office: 2022–present

Notable Quote This Week:

"It has been 10 years since California Prop 64 passed, and in that time, Poison Control has received over 5,000 calls involving children exposed to cannabis."

— AB 2249: Cannabis: labels, packaging, and advertising.

Current Session Rankings (out of 120 legislators)

• #37 — Most bills passed (9 bills)
• #83 — Most missed votes (179 votes)
• #74 — Most bipartisan bills (24 bills)
• #44 — Most talkative (141,841 words)

Votes Cast

Note: A No Vote Recorded (NVR) counts as a NO vote, whether a legislator abstains, has an excused absence, or otherwise doesn't vote.

Noteworthy Votes This Week

Ashby had 130 voting opportunities this week. Below are notable highlights. PASS and FAIL indicate procedural vote results, not final legal enactment.

• Education
  • ➕ AB 1860: School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• Higher Education
  • ➕ AB 1555: Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• Justice
  • ➕ AB 1544: Court proceedings: media access. (PASS – Senate Floor)
  • ➕ SB 1159: Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• Miscellaneous & Housing
  • ➕ AB 1573: Land use: housing elements: target population. (PASS – Senate Floor)
  • ➕ AB 1784: Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination: pregnancy or pregnancy-related issues. (PASS – Senate Floor)
  • ➕ AB 2186: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs. (PASS – Senate Floor)
  • ➕ AB 2233: Behavioral health treatment plans. (PASS – Senate Floor)
  • ➕ AB 2422: Student financial aid: delayed financial aid awards: extensions. (PASS – Senate Floor)
  • ➕ AB 2660: Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education. (PASS – Senate Floor)

Status of Authored Bills & Donors

• Authored Bills: Ashby has authored 37 bills this session. None were discussed on the floor this week.
• Top Campaign 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)

State Assembly: District 10

Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D)

• District: Assembly District 10 (Elk Grove)
• Contact: Assemblymember.Nguyen@assembly.ca.gov
• Time in Office: 2022–present

Current Session Rankings (out of 120 legislators)

• #51 — Most bills passed (8 bills)
• #31 — Most missed votes (414 votes)
• #67 — Most bipartisan bills (28 bills)
• #102 — Most talkative (45,643 words)

Votes Cast

Note: A No Vote Recorded (NVR) counts as a NO vote, whether a legislator abstains, has an excused absence, or otherwise doesn't vote.

Noteworthy Votes This Week

Nguyen had 78 voting opportunities this week. Below are key highlights.

• Education
  • ➕ AB 1860: School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• Poverty & Housing
  • ➕ SB 479: Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• Miscellaneous & Public Policy
  • ➕ AB 1784: Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination: pregnancy or pregnancy-related issues. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
  • ➕ AB 2186: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
  • ➕ AB 2233: Behavioral health treatment plans. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
  • ➕ AB 2255: Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate controlled committees: campaign statements. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
  • ➕ AB 2660: Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
  • ➕ SB 1328: Public postsecondary education: Equity in Higher Education Act: campus contact. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
  • ➕ SB 1371: Solid waste handling services: labor dispute. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
  • ➕ SB 1418: Preservation of election materials. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

Status of Authored Bills & Donors

• Authored Bills: Nguyen has authored 38 bills this session.
  • 2 bills discussed this week:
    • AB 1758: Sellers of travel. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
    • AB 2024: Outdoor advertising displays: permits: landscaped freeways: relocation agreements. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
• Top Campaign 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

This report was assembled using public voting records provided by CalMatters Digital Democracy.