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Steve Padilla
State Senator · Senate District 18 · Party: Democratic
2999 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 18
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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No platform recorded yet
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 in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 1189
Advance health care directive of a skilled nursing facility patient.
Consent Calendar 2nd SB1189 Valladares et al.
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SB 989
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1323
Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1122
Planning and zoning: annual progress report: accessory dwelling unit ordinances.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 866
Planning and zoning: annual report: emergency shelter.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1089
Preventive Treatment Health Care Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 1238
Common interest developments: management.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 967
Planning and zoning: housing element: interim housing units: acutely low income households.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 995
Involuntary residential facilities: health and safety inspections.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1383
Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 1322
Community Care Expansion Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 950
Health care coverage: dementia.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 915
Health care provider entities: patients accompanied by immigration enforcement officers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1284
Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 874
Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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SB 1221
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: conservatorships.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Rules]
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SB 1037
Health care coverage: rate review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1377
Immunizations: medical exemptions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
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SB 1186
Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1398
State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1294
Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Japan Cup.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 1171
State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 1123
Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 986
Major regulations.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 885
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
[First] hearing set for [04-14-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 1358
News outlets: state expenditures on ethnic and community media outlets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1195
Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1434
California State Lottery: prize assignment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1205
Public contracts: retention: architecture or engineering services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1025
Office of Food Security and Affordability.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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$860,287
- Spent$609,645
- From individuals (itemized)$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 assignedTop 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$17,700
- Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters$11,800
- California State Association of Electrical Workers$11,800
- California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship$11,800
- Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC (PORAC PAC)$11,800
- SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee$11,800
- Turo, Inc.$9,800
- Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies PAC (ACLHIC PAC)$9,500
- California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee$9,000
- Anthropic PBC$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$136,120 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$95,730 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$34,710 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$107,857 received
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.
MethodologyDisclosures
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
No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.
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