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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 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

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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 in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • SB 255

    County recorders: notification.

    Special Consent

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1089

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: tree removal and trimming.

    3rd Reading AB1089 Carrillo By Laird

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 670

    Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.

    Special Consent AB670 Quirk-Silva By Grayson

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1356

    Alcohol and other drug programs.

    Special Consent AB1356 Dixon By Jones

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 478

    Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.

    Special Consent AB478 Zbur et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1071

    Criminal procedure: discrimination.

    3rd Reading AB1071 Kalra By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 627

    Law enforcement: masks.

    Unfinished Business SB627 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 16

    Vote by mail ballots: processing.

    3rd Reading AB16 Alanis By Alvarado-Gil

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 915

    Dam safety: state supervision: exceptions.

    3rd Reading AB915 Petrie-Norris By Grove

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 243

    Companion chatbots.

    Unfinished Business SB243 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 624

    Nonminor dependents: tax guidance.

    Special Consent SB624 Caballero et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 298

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.

    Unfinished Business SB298 Caballero et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 445

    Alcoholic beverages.

    Special Consent AB445 Aguiar-Curry By Niello

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 418

    Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination.

    Unfinished Business SB418 Menjivar et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 61

    Relative to building resiliency.

    Special Consent SR61 Pérez et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1476

    Meal program: senior citizens.

    Special Consent AB1476 Wallis et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 799

    Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.

    Special Consent AB799 Celeste Rodriguez By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 476

    Metal theft.

    3rd Reading AB476 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 92

    Housing development: density bonuses.

    Unfinished Business SB92 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 253

    California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.

    3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 113

    Relative to Intellectual Property Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR113 Bauer-Kahan By Umberg

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 373

    Special education: nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies.

    Unfinished Business SB373 Grove et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1246

    Alcoholic beverages: distilled spirits.

    3rd Reading AB1246 Hoover By Valladares

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 325

    Cartwright Act: violations.

    3rd Reading AB325 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Umberg

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1417

    Energy: Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program: community capacity funding activities and grants.

    3rd Reading AB1417 Stefani et al. By Rubio

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1373

    Water quality: state certification.

    Special Consent AB1373 Soria By Caballero

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 896

    Foster care: placement transition planning.

    Special Consent AB896 Elhawary et al. By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 105

    Relative to the music industry in California.

    Special Consent ACR105 McKinnor et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 709

    Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement disclosures.

    Unfinished Business SB709 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 771

    Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.

    Unfinished Business SB771 Stern et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 450

    Adoption.

    Unfinished Business SB450 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 462

    Land use: accessory dwelling units.

    3rd Reading AB462 Lowenthal et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 857

    Public safety omnibus.

    Special Consent SB857 PUB. S.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 227

    Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.

    Special Consent SB227 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 655

    Dwelling units: indoor temperature.

    Unfinished Business SB655 Stern et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1007

    Land use: development project review.

    Special Consent AB1007 Blanca Rubio et al. By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 852

    Political Reform Act of 1974: Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    Unfinished Business SB852 E. & C.A. (Cervantes) Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 726

    Planning and zoning: annual report: rehabilitated units.

    Special Consent AB726 Ávila Farías By Wiener

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 451

    Law enforcement policies: restraining orders.

    3rd Reading AB451 Petrie-Norris By Blakespear

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 103

    Probation Services Week.

    Special Consent SCR103 Caballero et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 485

    County public defender: appointment.

    Unfinished Business SB485 Reyes Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1441

    County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    3rd Reading AB1441 Soria By Caballero

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 468

    Crimes: looting.

    3rd Reading AB468 Gabriel et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 108

    Relative to the 175th anniversary of the County of Sacramento.

    Special Consent ACR108 Hoover et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 349

    Foster care supplement.

    Special Consent AB349 Dixon By Wahab

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 12

    Relative to Fernando Valenzuela Day.

    Special Consent ACR12 Quirk-Silva et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 55

    Relative to Pakistani-American relations.

    Special Consent SR55 Hurtado

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 969

    CalWORKs: family violence option and gender-based violence information.

    Special Consent AB969 Celeste Rodriguez By Durazo

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1390

    Public school governance: board member compensation.

    3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 361

    Data brokers: data collection and deletion.

    Unfinished Business SB361 Becker Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

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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