California Senate · District 18
Steve Padilla
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Steve Padilla'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 18.
Also on the ballot: Art Hodges (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Steve Padilla.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Steve Padilla.
Bills
The bills Steve Padilla sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 36 |
| Passed both chambers | 24 |
| Became law | 20 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 4 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 6 of 39 in the Senate · 6 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 996 Manufactured housing: conformity. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 941 Private detention facilities: canteens. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 903 Mental health professionals: artificial intelligence. |
Vetoed | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1247 Social media platforms: child influencers. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1223 Fairs: contracting. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 420 Property tax: welfare exemption: detention facilities. |
Became law | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| SB 876 Fire and residential property insurance. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| SB 594 Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2026. |
Became law | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| SB 887 California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal powerplant projects. |
Became law | Sept. 21, 2026 |
| SB 886 California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act. |
Became law | Sept. 21, 2026 |
| SB 675 Imperial County Air Pollution Control District: members and duties. |
Vetoed | Sept. 20, 2026 |
| SB 58 Air quality: standard: hydrogen sulfide. |
Became law | Sept. 20, 2026 |
| SB 534 Dependent children: information related to family. |
Became law | Sept. 20, 2026 |
| SB 867 Toys: companion chatbots. |
Became law | Sept. 10, 2026 |
| SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children’s safety. |
Became law | Sept. 10, 2026 |
| SB 388 California Latino Commission. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 369 Salton Sea: restoration projects: skilled and trained workforce. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 461 State real property: City of Imperial. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 243 Companion chatbots. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| SB 57 Electrical corporations: data centers: report. |
Became law | Oct. 11, 2025 |
| SB 638 California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program. |
Became law | Oct. 7, 2025 |
| SB 864 Tribal gaming: compact ratification. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| SB 302 Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| SB 558 Imperial Valley Healthcare District: voting districts. |
Became law | July 14, 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; 4 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President pro Tem | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 26, 2026 | SB 937: Law enforcement: flash-bang grenades and explosive breaching charges. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 19, 2026 | SB 1392: Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles. 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) |
| March 3, 2025 | SCR 7: Permanent standard time. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Steve Padilla 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.padilla@senate.ca.gov
- Capitol office
- 1021 O St. Suite 7630, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4018 - District office
- 1224 State St. Suite D, El Centro, CA 92243
760-335-3442 - District office
- 780 Bay Blvd. Suite 204, Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-409-7690 - District office
- 82013 Dr. Carreon Blvd. Suite J, Indio, CA 92201
760-398-6442
Committees
- California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select Chair
- Insurance Chair
- Agriculture
- Economic Development and Technological Innovation Select
- Fairs, Allocation and Classification
- Governmental Organization
- Health
- Housing
- Minority Economic Development Select
- Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select
- Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection
- Social Determinants of Health Select
- Wine Industry Select
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