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Steve Padilla

State Senator · Senate District 18 · Party: Democratic

2999 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

2999
Final-passage votes
4420
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 18
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 2, 2026

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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This tab shows Steve Padilla's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked by a person, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

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  • SB 964

    Prescription drug coverage: dose adjustments.

    3rd Reading SB964 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 111

    Relative to International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

    3rd Reading SR111 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1138

    Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.

    3rd Reading SB1138 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1209

    Insurance: examination of insurers.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1024

    Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.

    3rd Reading SB1024 Menjivar et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 903

    Mental health professionals: artificial intelligence.

    3rd Reading SB903 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1119

    Companion chatbots: children's safety.

    3rd Reading SB1119 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1149

    Employees: bereavement leave.

    3rd Reading SB1149 Durazo et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 908

    Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California Building Code compliance.

    3rd Reading SB908 Wiener et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1361

    Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.

    3rd Reading SB1361 Durazo et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1408

    Contra Costa Transportation Authority: transactions and use tax.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1406

    Sales and Use Tax Law: vehicles: shell companies.

    3rd Reading SB1406 McNerney et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1247

    Social media platforms: child influencers.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1309

    Health care coverage: lung cancer.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 988

    California Motor Vehicle Glass Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1392

    Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.

    3rd Reading SB1392 Cortese et al. Reconsider

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 872

    Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund.

    3rd Reading SB872 McNerney et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1271

    Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.

    3rd Reading SB1271 Reyes et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1196

    Small energization projects: electrical service connections.

    3rd Reading SB1196 McNerney et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 899

    Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.

    3rd Reading SB899 Grove et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 998

    Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

    3rd Reading SB998 Gonzalez et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1383

    Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 884

    Elections in 2026 through 2029.

    3rd Reading SB884 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1344

    Civil actions: housing development projects.

    3rd Reading SB1344 Cabaldon et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1375

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 169

    Relative to Women's Small Business Month.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 13

    Transboundary flow pollution: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

    3rd Reading SJR13 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1172

    Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1369

    Recall petitions.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1193

    Discretionary funds: County of Alameda.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1306

    Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1420

    Vote by mail ballots and early voting.

    3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 957

    Civil detention facilities.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1279

    Speed safety systems.

    3rd Reading SB1279 Gonzalez et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1371

    Solid waste handling services: labor dispute.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 959

    Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.

    3rd Reading SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 994

    Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.

    3rd Reading SB994 Cabaldon et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1004

    Law enforcement: masks.

    3rd Reading SB1004 Wiener et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1014

    Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1242

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1307

    False or forged instruments.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1400

    Alameda Health System: hospital authority.

    3rd Reading SB1400 Arreguín et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1146

    Advertisement claims: health-related consumer products and services: digital replicas and synthetic performers.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1364

    Child custody.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1054

    Unemployment insurance: reporting requirements.

    3rd Reading SB1054 Cabaldon et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1094

    Prescription drugs.

    3rd Reading SB1094 Weber Pierson

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 997

    North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency: lien authority.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1115

    Public cemetery districts: board of trustees: County of Tulare.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1177

    Wage statements: airline cabin crew employees.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1311

    Licensed professions.

    3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Steve Padilla controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.

Raised · 2025–2026

$860,287

Spent $609,645

Totals

  • Raised
    6 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $860,287
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $609,645
  • From individuals (itemized)
    15 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $36,160 4%

Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.

Top contributing industries (approximate)

  • Labor unions
    $111,700
  • Finance, insurance and banking
    $92,857
  • Tribal governments
    $62,133
  • Health care
    $60,300
  • Agriculture and food
    $42,100
  • Energy and utilities
    $38,300
  • Technology and telecommunications
    $33,000
  • Issue and advocacy groups
    $32,400

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 71% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.

How industries are assigned

Top employers of individual donors

No employer was named by 3 or more donors.

The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $17,760 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.

Committees, parties and organizations

  • United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $17,700
  • Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
    2 contributions · committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • California State Association of Electrical Workers
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Education
    $11,800
  • Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC (PORAC PAC)
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • Turo, Inc.
    3 contributions · organization · Not classified
    $9,800
  • Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies PAC (ACLHIC PAC)
    3 contributions · committee · Health care
    $9,500
  • California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee
    6 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $9,000
  • Anthropic PBC
    2 contributions · organization · Not classified
    $8,900

Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Steve Padilla's own committees aren't counted.

Independent expenditures for and against

Spent to support: $0

None reported.

Spent to oppose: $0

None reported.

Spending on ads and outreach about Steve Padilla by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.

Campaign committees and statements (1)

The committees Steve Padilla controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.

Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $217,514 · cash at end $520,678 Statement ↗
    $136,120 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $34,091 · cash at end $610,282 Statement ↗
    $95,730 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $17,993 · cash at end $523,702 Statement ↗
    $34,710 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $87,520 · cash at end $502,694 Statement ↗
    $107,857 received
Committee record ↗

From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.

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Disclosures

Statements of economic interests (Form 700)

California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.

No Form 700 filed as State Senator under this name was found in the FPPC's search.

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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