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Heather Hadwick

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Overview

Heather Hadwick is an American pumpkin farmer and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 1st Assembly District, which includes much of rural Northern California.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

36 bills

Became law

14 became law. Another 18 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2667: Vape products: household hazardous waste: advertising.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2640: Commission on State Mandates: state mandates.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026AB 2207: Hunting tags: transfer: youth program.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026AB 2224: County recorders: fees.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2026AB 1945: Municipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026AB 1912: Deer: archery season: concealed firearms.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2026AB 1555: Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025AB 959: Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025AB 993: Hazardous materials management: Rural CUPA Reimbursement Account.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025AB 870: California Children's Services Program: county designation.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025AB 889: Prevailing wage: per diem wages.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025AB 584: Firearms dealers and manufacturers: secure facilities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025AB 438: Authorized emergency vehicles.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025AB 442: Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: working forest management plans: nonindustrial timber management plans.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2588: District agricultural associations: board of directors: vacancies.
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2679: State highways: public parking: traffic control.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2026AB 1868: Health facilities: cardiac surgery.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026AB 1722: California Endangered Species Act: take prohibition: self-defense.
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2026AB 1673: County fish and wildlife propagation fund: wildlife coexistence: tear gas.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025AB 998: Household hazardous waste: vape pens.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025AB 990: Public water systems: emergency notification plan.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025AB 441: Wildfire prevention: wildfire mitigation program.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026AB 2362: Pupil transportation.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026AB 1884: Interscholastic athletics: drug testing: suspensions: nicotine use.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Aug 26, 2025AJR 23: Relative to new state formation.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1292: County community schools and juvenile court schools: administration and operation.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025AB 964: Commission on State Mandates: state mandates.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025AB 994: County jails.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025AB 1038: Bears: hunting: use of dogs.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025AB 834: Personal Income Tax Law: deduction: teachers.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025AB 429: Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: wildfires.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2025AB 297: Arson: penalties.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2452: Curriculum frameworks: instructional materials evaluation criteria: media literacy.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026AB 2371: Transportation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026AB 1895: Surplus Land Act: exemptions: land unsuitable for housing.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2026AB 1580: Counties: offices: consolidation.
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the California legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

3,632 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 366 of 3,632 votes (10%). California counts being absent and choosing not to vote the same way.

By topic
Aging and Long-Term Care10 votes
    Agriculture45 votes
      Appropriations2 votes
        Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism28 votes
          Banking and Finance41 votes
            Banking and Financial Institutions5 votes
              Budget216 votes
                Business and Professions119 votes
                  Business, Professions and Economic Development45 votes
                    Communications and Conveyance17 votes
                      Education244 votes
                        Elections85 votes
                          Elections and Constitutional Amendments26 votes
                            Emergency Management53 votes
                              Energy, Utilities and Communications39 votes
                                Environmental Quality44 votes
                                  Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials61 votes
                                    Governmental Organization120 votes
                                      Health294 votes
                                        Higher Education108 votes
                                          Housing35 votes
                                            Housing and Community Development170 votes
                                              Human Services140 votes
                                                Insurance74 votes
                                                  Judiciary316 votes
                                                    Labor and Employment89 votes
                                                      Local Government171 votes
                                                        Military and Veterans Affairs9 votes
                                                          Natural Resources138 votes
                                                            Natural Resources and Water88 votes
                                                              Privacy and Consumer Protection90 votes
                                                                Public Employment and Retirement66 votes
                                                                  Public Safety312 votes
                                                                    Rules1 vote
                                                                      Taxes (Revenue and Taxation)78 votes
                                                                        Transportation152 votes
                                                                          Utilities and Energy100 votes
                                                                            Other1 vote

                                                                              Source: Open States, California Legislative Information. Topics from the state legislature.