California Assembly · District 38
Steve Bennett
Where they sit
Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Steve Bennett'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 Assembly District 38.
Also on the ballot: Michael MacDonald (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Steve Bennett.
Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Steve Bennett.
Bills
The bills Steve Bennett sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 34 |
| Passed both chambers | 19 |
| Became law | 15 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 4 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 23 of 79 in the Assembly (tied with 3 others) · 23 of 60 Democrats (tied with 3 others)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AB 2075 Forestry: safety requirements: fire equipment: internal combustion engines. |
Became law | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| AB 1964 State Fire Marshal: home hardening. |
Became law | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| AB 1960 Wildfire Prevention Grants Program: wildfire mitigation validation. |
Became law | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| AB 1934 State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan. |
Became law | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| AB 880 State government grants and contracts: payment of claims and grantees’ indirect costs. |
Vetoed | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 2458 Energy: appliance standards and cost-effective measures. |
Became law | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| AB 1873 County of Ventura: fire suppression: backup energy source. |
Became law | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| AB 2125 Groundwater basin adjudication: notice. |
Became law | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| AB 1430 County recorders: fees. |
Vetoed | Jan. 22, 2026 |
| AB 1225 State parks: Accessibility Advisory Committee. |
Vetoed | Jan. 22, 2026 |
| AB 1143 State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program. |
Vetoed | Jan. 22, 2026 |
| AB 367 Water: County of Ventura: fire suppression. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| AB 320 Public social services: eligibility: income exclusions. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| AB 1056 Gill nets: permits. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| AB 1041 Health care coverage: health care provider credentials. |
Became law | Oct. 11, 2025 |
| AB 581 State shrub. |
Became law | Oct. 9, 2025 |
| AB 506 Pets: sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits. |
Became law | Oct. 9, 2025 |
| AB 293 Groundwater sustainability agency: transparency. |
Became law | Oct. 6, 2025 |
| AB 94 Recall elections: successors. |
Became law | Oct. 3, 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
No contested vote against the leader of the chamber or most of their party.
Every roll call
How Steve Bennett voted on each of the 4,006 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | 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.assembly.ca.gov
- assemblymember.bennett@assembly.ca.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 4710, 1021 O St. P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249
916-319-2038 - District office
- 300 E. Esplanade Drive Suite 1790, Oxnard, CA 93036
805-485-4745
Committees
- Budget
- Elections
- Emergency Management
- Legislative Budget
- Legislative Emergency Management
- Water, Parks and Wildlife
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