California Senate · District 28
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for California Senate District 28.
Also on the ballot: Joe Lisuzzo (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Lola Smallwood-Cuevas.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Lola Smallwood-Cuevas.
Bills
The bills Lola Smallwood-Cuevas sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 32 |
| Passed both chambers | 17 |
| Became law | 14 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 3 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 24 of 39 in the Senate · 24 of 29 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its primary author, as the Legislature marks it on the bill's last version; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted, and a committee's bill counts for no member.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 626 Perinatal health screenings and treatment. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1203 Security services. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1073 Income taxes: voluntary contributions: Black Cultural District Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1030 CalWORKs: unrelated adult male. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1012 Employment of inmates. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 964 Prescription drug coverage: dose adjustments. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| SB 909 Public works. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| SB 1405 Unclaimed personal property: employee benefit plan distributions. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| SB 1316 Employment. |
Became law | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| SB 1100 Grand juries: final reports. |
Became law | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| SB 756 California Film Commission: motion picture tax credits: tracking and compliance program. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 75 Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 275 Eligible training provider list. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 578 California Workplace Outreach Program. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 464 Employer pay data. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 303 Employment: bias mitigation training: unlawful discrimination. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| SB 648 Employment: gratuities: enforcement. |
Became law | July 30, 2025 |
Budget projects
California's Budget Act doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for California legislators.
Contested votes where they split
4 against the Senate President pro Tem; 5 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President pro Tem | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2026 | AB 2564: Surveillance pricing. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | AB 2124: Electricity and natural gas: legislation imposing mandated programs and requirements: third-party review. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 19, 2026 | AB 2636: Juveniles. Third Reading |
Nay | Not voting | Yea (split) |
| Jan. 26, 2026 | SB 677: Housing development: transit-oriented development. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 12, 2025 | SB 158: Land use. Taken Up Without Reference to File |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Lola Smallwood-Cuevas voted on each of the 3,677 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President pro Tem | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.senate.ca.gov
- senator.smallwood-cuevas@senate.ca.gov
- Capitol office
- 1021 O St. Suite 6530, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4028 - District office
- 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037
213-745-6656
Committees
- Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Chair
- Arts
- Budget and Fiscal Review
- Business, Professions and Economic Development
- Governmental Organization
- Health
- Hydrogen Energy Select
- International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special
- Nonprofit Sector Select
- Rules
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the California Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the California Legislature's floor vote records, Dec. 2, 2024 to Sept. 1, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections