California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 5th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — During the roll call and absent-member sequence, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s name is repeatedly called and appears in the transcript with several misspellings/variants (e.g., Blake Spear, Blake Speer, Blakespeare), indicating a single continuous procedural moment rather than separate discussions.
  • Susan Rubio — Name appears in the roll call as 'Rubio.'
  • Susan Rubio — Susan Rubio is recorded as voting aye in the roll call.
  • Susan Rubio — Senator Rubio speaks in strong support of SCR 115 and references a prior resolution for a young woman with the disease.
  • Susan Rubio — The resolution passes and the next file item is assigned to Senator Rubio.
  • Susan Rubio — Introduces SR 75 and explains the purpose of CalEITC Awareness Week.
  • Susan Rubio — Closes debate on SR 75 and urges an aye vote.
  • Susan Rubio — Closes on the resolution and asks for an aye vote.
  • Susan Rubio — Roll call continues; her name is called.
  • Susan Rubio — Roll call continues; her name is called.
  • Kelly Seyarto — Name appears in the roll call as 'Seyarto.'
  • Kelly Seyarto — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Kelly Seyarto — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Kelly Seyarto — Senator Seyarto speaks in support of SCR 115 and shares a paramedic perspective on women’s heart attack symptoms, noting that symptoms are often dismissed or go unrecognized, including silent MI cases, and emphasizing the difficulty of convincing patients to seek timely care.
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas — Name appears in the roll call as 'Smallwood Cuevas.'
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas — Called during roll and recorded as aye.
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas — During the roll call vote, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is called multiple times and her vote is recorded as aye.
  • Henry Stern — Henry Stern is listed in the roll call, with the name appearing across consecutive roll-call entries as the attendance is recorded.
  • Henry Stern — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Henry Stern — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Henry Stern — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Henry Stern — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Henry Stern — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Henry Stern — Named among absent members to be called.
  • Henry Stern — During the ongoing roll-call vote, Henry Stern’s name is called and his vote is recorded as aye; the transcript also includes an overlapping duplicate mention within the same vote sequence.
  • Henry Stern — Responded to the memorial tribute and described how meeting Gehry changed his view of Los Angeles and the river.
  • Tony Strickland — Tony Strickland is listed in the roll call, with the mention continuing across adjacent transcript segments.
  • Tony Strickland — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Tony Strickland — Tony Strickland is repeatedly called during roll and recorded as voting aye on the vote.
  • Tony Strickland — The transcript appears to misidentify the speaker as 'Senator Sayato'; likely Senator Seyarto is speaking next, and the speaker before that urges a yes vote.
  • Tony Strickland — During the roll-call vote, Tony Strickland’s name is called multiple times and his vote is recorded as aye in the ongoing tally, including later appearances in the final roll-call sequence.
  • Thomas Umberg — Thomas Umberg is listed in the roll call, appearing as 'Umburg' in consecutive mentions during the same attendance check.
  • Thomas Umberg — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Thomas Umberg — Thomas Umberg was called during roll call and recorded as voting aye.
  • Thomas Umberg — During the roll call vote, Thomas Umberg is called and records an aye vote; this same call-and-response voting sequence appears again later as the roll call continues.
  • Suzette Valladares — Suzette Valladares is mentioned in the roll call, with her name appearing as 'Voladaris' in consecutive entries.
  • Suzette Valladares — Suzette Valladares is repeatedly called out in the roll-call/attendance sequence, with her name appearing in slightly different transcriptions as the vote or member list proceeds.
  • Suzette Valladares — Recorded as voting aye, though transcribed as 'Valadders'.
  • Suzette Valladares — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Suzette Valladares — Named among absent members to be called, though transcribed as 'Valderas'.
  • Suzette Valladares — Suzette Valladares is repeatedly called during the roll-call vote and absent-member sequence, with her name appearing multiple times as the clerk continues the vote. The sequence culminates in the final roll-call entry where her vote is recorded as 'Aye.'
  • Aisha Wahab — Aisha Wahab is mentioned in the roll call, with her name appearing as both 'Wahab' and 'Wahhab' in the transcript continuation.
  • Aisha Wahab — Recognized to speak in support of SR 71 and to ask for an aye vote.
  • Aisha Wahab — Aisha Wahab is recorded as voting aye, with the transcript showing duplicate/variant entries of the same vote during the same roll call.
  • Aisha Wahab — Aisha Wahab is recorded twice in the roll-call as voting aye.
  • Aisha Wahab — During the roll call vote, Aisha Wahab’s name is called and her vote is recorded as aye.
  • Michelle Gorman — Michelle Gorman is introduced as the person leading the prayer and then leads the chamber in prayer, offering thanks and invoking God's presence over the work of the week.
  • Sarah Jarazer? — Name is garbled in the transcript; likely the next speaker, but identity is uncertain.