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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

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 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.

  • AB 671

    Accelerated restaurant building plan approval: California Retail Food Code: tenant improvements.

    3rd Reading AB671 Wicks et al. By Grayson

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 346

    Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

    Unfinished Business SB346 Durazo et al. Concurrence

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 5

    Relative to birthright citizenship.

    3rd Reading AJR5 Lee et al. By Gonzalez

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 598

    Public contracts: local water infrastructure projects: Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery method.

    Special Consent

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 440

    Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act.

    Special Consent SB440 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 70

    Relative to Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR70 Pellerin et al. By Caballero

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1457

    General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 65

    Relative to the Mohammed Kahn.

    3rd Reading SR65 Wahab

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 64

    Relative to California Wine Month.

    3rd Reading SR64 Cabaldon et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 91

    Relative to the founding of the State of California.

    3rd Reading SCR91 Alvarado-Gil

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 63

    Relative to Taiwan.

    3rd Reading SR63 McNerney et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 858

    Local Government Omnibus Act of 2025.

    Special Consent SB858 L. GOV.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 56

    Relative to Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month of 2025.

    3rd Reading SR56 Weber Pierson et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 83

    Relative to shipbuilding.

    Special Consent ACR83 Wilson et al. By Cabaldon

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 21

    Relative to National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR21 Archuleta et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 103

    Relative to California Western Monarch Protection Week.

    Special Consent ACR103 Addis et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 392

    Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.

    Special Consent SB392 Grayson et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 104

    Outdoor Worker Appreciation Week

    Special Consent ACR104 Wallis By Ochoa Bogh

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AJR 15

    The Major Richard Star Act.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AJR15 Alanis et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 104

    Relative to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR104 Valladares et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1142

    Horses: horse shows, competitions, and sales.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 60

    Relative to Elimination of Violence Against Women Day.

    3rd Reading SR60 Rubio et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 62

    Relative to Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR62 Valladares et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 102

    Relative to California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading SCR102 Caballero et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 611

    Planning and zoning: community plans: review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

    Special Consent SB611 Richardson et al. Urgency Clause

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 920

    Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB920 Caloza et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 5

    Enteric methane reduction solutions: cattle industries.

    3rd Reading SJR5 Becker

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 394

    Water theft: fire hydrants.

    Special Consent SB394 Allen et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 387

    Physicians and surgeons: special faculty permits: academic medical centers.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1509

    Veterans: educational assistance.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1509 M. & V.A.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 815

    Vehicle insurance: vehicle classification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 7

    Special education funding: protection.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AJR7 Addis et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 447

    Emergency room patient prescriptions.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB447 Mark González

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 521

    Contractors State License Board: bond deposits: liability for legal fees and costs.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 602

    Veterinarians: veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 50

    Relative to California Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day.

    Special Consent SR50 Archuleta et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 688

    Telehealth for All Act of 2025.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB688 Mark González et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 85

    Civil actions: service of summons.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 53

    Relative to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR53 Rubio et al. By Cortese

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 420

    Public utilities: property, franchises, and permits: exemption.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB420 Petrie-Norris

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 459

    Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1510

    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee relations.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1510 P. E. & R.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 54

    Relative to Korean Independence Day.

    Special Consent SR54 Choi et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AJR 3

    Public social services: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

    3rd Reading AJR3 Schiavo et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1155

    Law schools: externships: compensation.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1155 Fong By Umberg

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 487

    Insurance.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB487 INS.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 85

    Relative to Latino Veterans Day.

    3rd Reading SCR85 Archuleta et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 385

    Regional park property: County of San Bernardino: Glen Helen Regional Park.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1512

    Elections: ballot language.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1512 ELECTIONS

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 51

    Relative to Protecting the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador.

    3rd Reading SR51 Becker et al.

    Aug 25, 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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