California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 8th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Angelique Ashby — Called during the roll.
  • Josh Becker — Josh Becker was called during the roll call.
  • Catherine Blakespear — Catherine Blakespear was called during the roll call, and her name was transcribed as "Blakespeare."
  • Christopher Cabaldon — Christopher Cabaldon was called during the roll call.
  • Anna Caballero — Anna Caballero was called during the roll call.
  • Sabrina Cervantes — Sabrina Cervantes is referenced during the meeting, first in the roll call where her name is transcribed as "Servantes" and then again in a later misrecognized reference as "our own Senator Savantes." These mentions all point to the same member and reflect transcript spelling/recognition errors rather than separate substantive discussions.
  • Steven Choi — Steven Choi was called during the roll call, including a repeated mention with the variant spelling "Choy."
  • Dave Cortese — Called during the roll; name was transcribed as "Cortese."
  • Shannon Grove — Called during the roll.
  • Heather Hadwick — Called during the roll; name was transcribed as "Urtado."
  • Brian Jones — Brian Jones was called during roll and then, upon being recognized, requested a moment of silence in memory of Representative Doug Lamoffa.
  • John Laird — Called during the roll.
  • Lena Gonzalez — Called during the roll; name was transcribed as "Limon."
  • Mike McGuire — Called during the roll.
  • Jerry McNerney — Called during the roll.
  • Aisha Wahab — Aisha Wahab was called during the roll call.
  • Henry Stern — Called during the roll.
  • Tony Strickland — Called during the roll.
  • Scott Wiener — Called during the roll; name was transcribed as "Weiner."
  • Leticia Castillo — Name appears to be transcribed as "Senator Archeletta"; likely intended to identify the prayer leader, but this is uncertain.
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas — Asked for an additional moment of silence.
  • SB299 — Referred to the Committee on Rules under Senate Rule 29.10.
  • SB457 — Read as a bill with amendments.
  • SB492 — Read as a bill with amendments.
  • SB677 — Read as a bill with amendments.