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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 ↗
Source
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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Not voting Source ↗
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SB 119
Public social services trailer bill.
Unfinished Business SB119 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Not voting Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 645
Emergency medical services: dispatcher training.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1312
Hospital pricing.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1419
California Health Benefit Exchange: automatic health care coverage enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 224
Health care coverage: essential health benefits.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 881
Public resources: transportation of carbon dioxide.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 998
Household hazardous waste: vape pens.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 899
Beverage containers: recycled glass: market development.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 696
Lithium-ion vehicle batteries: emergencies: advisory group.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 56
Social media: warning labels.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 682
Health care coverage reporting.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1156
Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 592
Business: retail food.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 554
Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 432
Menopause.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1005
Drowning prevention: public schools: informational materials.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1084
Change of name and gender and sex identifier.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1207
Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: extension.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1111
Pupil transportation: schoolbuses: zero-emission vehicles: scrapping.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 411
Livestock carcasses: disposal: composting.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 836
Midwifery Workforce Training Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 531
Geothermal powerplants and projects: certification and environmental review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1328
Medi-Cal reimbursements: nonemergency ambulance and other transportation.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 28
Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 849
Health providers: medical chaperones.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1096
Water: schoolsites: lead testing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1373
Water quality: state certification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 993
Hazardous materials management: Rural CUPA Reimbursement Account.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1264
Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 920
Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 726
Planning and zoning: annual report: rehabilitated units.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 678
Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 507
Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 818
Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1021
Housing: local educational agencies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1385
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments: Palisades Fire.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 524
Farmland Access and Conservation for Thriving Communities Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 462
Land use: accessory dwelling units.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 36
Housing elements: prohousing designation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1308
Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 518
Low-impact camping areas.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Rules]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1042
The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: Managed Honeybee Health Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 660
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1445
Downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing districts.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1050
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 790
Homelessness: single women with children.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 253
California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗
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
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