Legislative Tracker - Asm. Nguyen and Sen. Ashby

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YOU’RE TRACKING (2025–2026 session)

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

WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW

Today is the final day of the 2025-2026 legislative session. The deadline to pass bills is midnight tonight, but legislators have been known to go later.

Angelique Ashby (D)

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

“By removing the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for certification, AB 96 would eliminate barriers to becoming certified peer specialists, creating a tremendous opportunity to increase the peer workforce.”

AB 96: Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.

Current Session Rankings (among 120 legislators)

• #38 Most bills passed (9 bills)
• #83 Most missed votes (188 votes)
• #75 Most bipartisan bills (25 bills)
• #46 Most talkative (144,148 words)

Votes Cast This Week

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

Noteworthy Votes This Week

• EDUCATION: ➕ AB 1581 - Pupils: data reporting: American Indian and Alaska Native pupils. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ENTERTAINMENT: ➕ AB 1665 - School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• ENVIRONMENT: ➕ AB 1448 - Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1457 - General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1626 - Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1641 - Postsecondary education: segments: tribal colleges and universities. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1664 - Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting technology. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1751 - Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1769 - Student transfer: tribal colleges. (PASS – Senate Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1985 - Student health: athletic coaches and trainers: mental health training. (PASS – Senate Floor)

Status of Bills Authored by Ashby

Ashby has authored 37 bills this session.

• SB 1111: Digital replicas. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)
• SB 1140: Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
• SB 802: Housing finance and development: Sacramento Regional Housing and Homelessness Joint Powers Authority 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)

Organizational Alignments

• 100% Los Angeles County Office Of Education (96 votes)
• 100% Generation Up (85 votes)
• 100% American Association Of University Women-Ca (73 votes)

Stephanie Nguyen (D)

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

“I wanna put a bill together, policies together, where we can bring everybody together and everybody agrees on when an individual who is a violent sexual offender is eligible, should be eligible, can be eligible, should even be considered eligible for parole.”

AB 2727: Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment.

Current Session Rankings (among 120 legislators)

• #52 Most bills passed (8 bills)
• #33 Most missed votes (429 votes)
• #65 Most bipartisan bills (32 bills)
• #101 Most talkative (47,789 words)

Votes Cast This Week

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

Noteworthy Votes This Week

• EDUCATION: ➕ AB 1581 - Pupils: data reporting: American Indian and Alaska Native pupils. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• ENTERTAINMENT: ➕ AB 1665 - School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• ENVIRONMENT: 🚫 AB 1448 - Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1457 - General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1626 - Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1641 - Postsecondary education: segments: tribal colleges and universities. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1664 - Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting technology. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1751 - Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• MISC: ➕ AB 1769 - Student transfer: tribal colleges. (PASS – Assembly Floor)
• MISC: 🚫 SB 1359 - Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

Status of Bills Authored by Nguyen

Nguyen has authored 38 bills this session.

• AB 1615: Firearms: unsafe handguns. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)
• AB 2727: Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment. (PASS – Committee)
• AB 2414: Developmental services: direct support professionals. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
• AB 2684: Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation. (PASS – California Senate Floor)
• AB 375: Medical Practice Act: health care providers: qualified autism service paraprofessionals. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)

Organizational Alignments

• 100% Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) (36 votes)
• 100% Reproductive Freedom for All (34 votes)
• 100% California Primary Care Association (29 votes)