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Akilah F. Weber Pierson

Senator, State Senate

In the Legislature

Senate District 39 D · 3,677 floor votes this session, 5% not voting

Committees they vote in: Judiciary · Health · Governmental Organization · Business, Professions and Economic Development · Budget and Fiscal Review · Human Services

Bills they lead: 81 (52 became law) — AB 2346, AB 2599, AB 715, AB 801, ACR 116, ACR 134, ACR 214, ACR 30, ACR 7, ACR 90, SB 1049, SB 1067 …

Bills their donors lobbied on

Bills they voted on (latest floor vote) that were lobbied by employers that gave to their campaign, reported spending on them, or paid at their request: the largest first. A lobbying report names the bill, not the side the employer took.

Bill	Their vote	Employers that lobbied on it, and what they gave
AB 1776 Cartwright Act: violations.	Aye 2026-08-30	DAVITA INC. ($65,000 behested); Microsoft Corporation ($40,000 behested); MERCK, SHARP & DOHME LLC ($35,000 behested); WALMART INC. ($20,000 behested) and 5 more
AB 144 Health.	Aye 2025-09-12	NOVO NORDISK ($105,000 behested); Pfizer Inc. ($20,000 behested); CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ($8,000 behested)
SB 535 Obesity Care Access Act.	Aye 2025-05-28	NOVO NORDISK ($105,000 behested); Pfizer Inc. ($20,000 behested)
AB 1331 Workplace surveillance.	Aye 2026-08-31	CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB ($40,000 behested); CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES ($35,000 behested); LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE ($32,500 behested)
SB 146 Human services.	Aye 2025-09-12	NOVO NORDISK ($105,000 behested)
AB 1999 Veterinary medicine.	Aye 2026-08-19	NOVO NORDISK ($105,000 behested)
SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children’s safety.	Aye 2026-08-31	Microsoft Corporation ($40,000 behested); CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES ($35,000 behested); SNAP INC. ($20,000 behested)
SB 536 Workers’ compensation insurance fraud reporting.	Aye 2025-06-04	GUARDANT HEALTH ($90,000 behested)
AB 2575 Health care services: artificial intelligence.	Not voting 2026-08-31	SUTTER HEALTH ($35,000 behested); Pfizer Inc. ($20,000 behested); ABBOTT LABORATORIES ($20,000 behested); CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ($8,000 behested)
SB 53 Artificial intelligence models: large developers.	Aye 2025-09-13	Microsoft Corporation ($40,000 behested); WALMART INC. ($20,000 behested); NOVARTIS SERVICES, INC ($20,000 behested)
AB 831 Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.	Aye 2025-09-08	CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB ($40,000 behested); SPORTS BETTING ALLIANCE ($20,000 behested); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($20,000 behested)
AB 853 California AI Transparency Act.	Aye 2025-09-11	Microsoft Corporation ($40,000 behested); WALMART INC. ($20,000 behested); SNAP INC. ($20,000 behested)
SB 131 Public Resources.	Aye 2025-06-30	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($70,000 behested)
SB 667 Railroads: safety: report.	Aye 2026-08-27	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($70,000 behested)
SB 1008 California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: railroad grade crossing closure.	Aye 2026-04-30	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($70,000 behested)
SB 1256 Subdivision Map Act: action or proceeding.	Aye 2026-08-30	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($70,000 behested)
SB 1007 Common interest developments: annual reports: assessments: discipline.	Aye 2026-05-27	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($70,000 behested)
SB 1075 Air resources: toxic air contaminants: criteria air pollutants: community emissions reduction programs: local community emissions reduction plans.	Aye 2026-05-27	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($70,000 behested)
AB 40 California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impact reports: coal handling, storage, and export.	Aye 2026-08-25	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($70,000 behested)
SB 36 Price gouging: state of emergency.	Aye 2025-09-11	AIRBNB, INC. ($35,000 behested); LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE ($32,500 behested)
SB 555 Workers’ compensation: average annual earnings.	Aye 2026-01-27	CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES ($35,000 behested); LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE ($32,500 behested)
AB 116 Health omnibus trailer bill.	Aye 2025-06-27	NOVARTIS SERVICES, INC ($20,000 behested); Pfizer Inc. ($20,000 behested); CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ($20,000 behested); CVS HEALTH ($5,000 behested)
AB 512 Health care coverage: prior authorization.	Aye 2025-09-09	Pfizer Inc. ($20,000 behested); CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ($20,000 behested); Physician Association of California ($20,000 behested); CVS HEALTH ($5,000 behested)
SB 1236 State Records Management Act.	Aye 2026-04-16	DAVITA INC. ($65,000 behested)
AB 1609 Customer service chatbots.	Aye 2026-08-30	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE ($32,500 behested); SNAP INC. ($20,000 behested); Waymo LLC ($5,000 behested); CVS HEALTH ($5,000 behested)
AB 1542 Sensitive personal information.	Aye 2026-08-28	CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES ($35,000 behested); SNAP INC. ($20,000 behested); Waymo LLC ($5,000 behested)
SB 261 Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.	Aye 2025-09-09	CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES ($35,000 behested); CALPINE CORPORATION ($20,000 behested)
AB 299 Motels, hotels, and short-term lodging: disasters.	Aye 2025-09-12	AIRBNB, INC. ($35,000 behested); CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ($20,000 behested)
AB 2244 Non-Ultraprocessed Certified food standard.	Aye 2026-08-27	CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES ($35,000 behested); WALMART INC. ($20,000 behested)
SB 41 Pharmacy benefits.	Aye 2025-09-10	NOVARTIS SERVICES, INC ($20,000 behested); Pfizer Inc. ($20,000 behested); CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ($8,000 behested); CVS HEALTH ($5,000 behested)

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2025 Annual Senator, State Senate	2026-02-27	1 income, 20 gifts, 1 travel
2024 Annual Senator, State Senate	2025-03-03	1 income, 12 gifts, 3 travel

Findings

Context Behested payments

Of $4,847,972 paid at their request since 2024: 44 sources ($1,476,614) are registered lobbyist employers

Payments made at their request (Form 803) from sources that also appear in Cal-Access: Pacific Gas and Electric Company ($215,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute; lobbyist employer); Novo Nordisk Inc ($105,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute; lobbyist employer); Guardant Health ($90,000 to CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTE, California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute; lobbyist employer); Olson Remcho, LLP ($71,114 to Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta; lobbyist employer); BNSF Railway Company ($70,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute; lobbyist employer); and more.

What to check

Context: behested payments are legal and public; this puts two public records side by side.
Whether the official later acted on matters involving these sources.
The full Form 803 reports (available from the FPPC on request).

Pacific Gas and Electric Company paid $215,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
Novo Nordisk Inc paid $105,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
Guardant Health paid $90,000 to CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTE, California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
Olson Remcho, LLP paid $71,114 to Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta · registered lobbyist employer
BNSF Railway Company paid $70,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
Visa paid $70,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
Davita paid $65,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
Altria Client Services paid $50,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
Oportun, Inc. paid $40,000 to CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTE, California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
MICROSOFT paid $40,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
California Commerce Club, Inc. paid $40,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
California Alliance of Family Owned Businesses paid $35,000 to California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · registered lobbyist employer
and 13 more on the person's page

Rule: Behested payments from donors or lobbyist employers

“Unlike gifts and contributions, there are no limits on the amount of payments an official may behest.”FPPC, Reporting Behested Payments – Form 803 ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Lobbying

33 of their donors and benefactors lobbied on 229 bills they voted on

Employers that lobbied on bills they voted on (as their lobbying reports name the bills) and that gave $25,926 in gifts reported by lobbying interests, $950,500 in payments at their request. Largest: NOVO NORDISK ($105,000); GUARDANT HEALTH ($90,000); BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($70,000); DAVITA INC. ($65,000); ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES ($50,000). They voted aye on 218 of the 229.

What to check

Context: lobbying a bill and funding a member are both legal and public.
A report names the bills an employer lobbied on, not which side it took: read the bill and the employer's position before drawing anything from a vote.
The bills on their page, sorted by how much these interests gave.

Rule: Bills their donors lobbied on

How this rule works

Context Travel payments · the statement

Lists $10,959.90 in travel paid by others (3 payments)

Largest: Sacramento, CA ($5,520, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority), Scotland, Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland ($4,736.20, Women in California Leadership Foundation), Yountville, CA ($703.70, California Life Sciences). 3 of 3 are listed as gifts.

What to check

Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Travel: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority $5,520 p.7 Travel: Women in California Leadership Foundation $4,736 p.7 Travel: California Life Sciences $704 p.7

Rule: Travel paid by others

“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Behested payments

What Akilah F. Weber Pierson reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $4,847,972 in 225 payments to 48 recipients. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.

Largest recipients: California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute $3,607,000 · CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTE $414,000 · SD 39 Perfect Attendance Event $162,287 · SD39 Perfect Attendance Event $131,983 · Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta $71,114

Paid by	To, for	Amount
Sea World Parks & Entertainment San Diego	SD 39 Perfect Attendance Event · District event to recognize students with exemplary school attendance Legislative · 2026-06-12	$136,391
Sea World Parks & Entertainment San Diego	SD39 Perfect Attendance Event · District event to recognize students with exemplary school attendance. Legislative · 2025-06-20	$131,983
Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Francisco · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2025-06-16	$130,000
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Philadelphia · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2026-09-30	$125,000
Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Francisco · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-07-27	$85,000
California Faculty Association Political Issues Committee Sacramento	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-04-10	$65,000
Chevron Products Company San Ramon	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-07-09	$65,000
Edison International and Affiliated Entities Rosemead · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-06-30	$65,000
California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute LOS ANGELES	West Coast University · Charitable funding Charitable · 2025-07-16	$65,000
Guardant Health Redwood · registered lobbyist employer	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-07-28	$65,000
Davita Federal Eay · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-08-29	$65,000
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36 Monterey Park	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-10-08	$65,000
Chevron San Ramon · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-05-29	$65,000
Southern California Edison Rosemead · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-08-24	$65,000
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36 Monterey Park	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2026-09-30	$65,000
SEIU Local 2015 Issues PAC LOS ANGELES	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · CHARITABLE FUNDING Charitable · 2025-10-16	$55,000
Meta Menlo Park	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2026-01-08	$55,000
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Issues PAC Sacramento	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2026-09-30	$55,000
Sea World Parks & Entertainment San Diego	AD 79 Perfect Attendance Event · District event to recognize students with exemplary school attendance. Legislative · 2024-06-14	$54,006
Altria Client Services Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable giving Charitable · 2025-06-25	$50,000
California Commerce Club, Inc. Commerce · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-09-23	$40,000
Olson Remcho, LLP Oakland · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta · Amicus brief in Office of the State Public Defender v. Bonta (Case No. S284496) Governmental · 2024-03-22	$39,056
California Life Sciences Association San Diego	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTE · Charitable funding Charitable · 2024-12-04	$35,000
AT&T St. Louis	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTE · Charitable funding Charitable · 2025-03-03	$35,000
BNSF Railway Company Fort Worth · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-04-09	$35,000
California Alliance of Family Owned Businesses San Rafael · registered lobbyist employer	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-06-12	$35,000
Novo Nordisk Inc Plainsboro · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-05-15	$35,000
Visa Austin · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2025-06-25	$35,000
CRC Services LLC Long Beach · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2025-07-29	$35,000
PhRMA Washington	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable giving Charitable · 2025-07-21	$35,000
Sutter Health Roseville · registered lobbyist employer	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-08-19	$35,000
California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officer in State Employment Political Action Committee (CASE PAC) Sacramento	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-08-26	$35,000
Cal Chamber Sacramento	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2025-09-02	$35,000
United Nurses Association San Dimas	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-09-29	$35,000
Amazon Sacramento · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2025-09-04	$35,000
Sideprize LLC dba Prizepicks General Operating ATLANTA	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · CHARITABLE FUNDING Charitable · 2025-10-20	$35,000
FAN DUEL, INC Arlington	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-10-06	$35,000
Live Nation Houston · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-10-27	$35,000
Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC Rahway · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-11-07	$35,000
Coinbase Global New York	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-11-21	$35,000
Airbnb, Inc. San Francisco · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable funding Charitable · 2025-11-05	$35,000
United Nurses Association San Dimas	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-11-25	$35,000
BNSF Railway Company Fort Worth · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-04-08	$35,000
Novo Nordisk Inc Plainsboro · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-05-11	$35,000
PhRMA Washington	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-05-01	$35,000
California Faculty Association Political Issues Committee Sacramento	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-06-23	$35,000
FanDuel Inc New York · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-06-23	$35,000
Southern California Gas Los Angeles	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-05-26	$35,000
Visa Austin · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-05-29	$35,000
Novo Nordisk Inc Plainsboro · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2026-05-11	$35,000
PhRMA Washington	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2026-09-30	$35,000
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITY SAN DIEGO	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTE · CHARITABLE FUNDING Charitable · 2024-12-09	$32,500
Olson Remcho, LLP Oakland · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta · Amicus brief in Office of the State Public Defender v. Bonta (Case No. S284496) Governmental · 2024-04-30	$32,058
The Jacobs and Kushman San Diego Food Bank San Diego	Annual Turkey Giveaway and Health Fair · Annual turkey giveaway and health fair district event Charitable · 2025-11-22	$30,500
San Diego Zoo San Diego	SD 39 Perfect Attendance Event · To recognize students with exemplary school attendance Legislative · 2026-05-26	$25,896
Guardant Health Redwood City · registered lobbyist employer	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTE · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-04-04	$25,000
California New Car Dealers Association Issues PAC Sacramento · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-04-23	$25,000
Geico Washington · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-07-21	$25,000
AT&T St. Louis	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · charitable funding Charitable · 2025-10-31	$25,000
Blue Shield of California Oakland · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Charitable Funding Charitable · 2026-01-07	$25,000

The 60 largest of 225.

From the FPPC's Form 803 data (search and download). “Campaign donor” links to a donor who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.

Reported by lobbying interests

What lobbyist employers, lobbyists and lobbying firms told the Secretary of State they spent on Akilah F. Weber Pierson since 2024: $25,926 across 2 items from 2 sources. Each amount is their share as the report gives it. Matched by name and office.

Reported by	What, when	To them
Zoological Society of San Diego DBA San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance $25,896 in all	SEE ATTACHED. at ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO DBA SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE · 2026-06-28 · report	$25,896
1HWY1, LLC $30 in all	FOOD / BEVERAGES at MALIBU FARM SEAPORT SAN DIEGO · 2025-01-03 · report	$30

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