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Steve Padilla

Senator Steve Padilla was elected in 2022 representing the counties of San Diego, Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino. Steve is a native of San Diego county and lifelong Chula Vista resident, he is a graduate of Bonita Vista High School, a former police officer and police Detective.

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Legislation to Protect California Ratepayers from Paying for Data Centers’ Energy Costs Signed into Law

October 11, 2025

SACRAMENTO – Today, California Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 57, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 57 directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to conduct a study to examine the impact data center development and expanded grid demands with have on California ratepayers as tech companies work to meet the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI).

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California Middle Class Pipeline Project to Rebuild the Middle Class in the Golden State Signed into Law

October 8, 2025

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 638, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The transformative measure would create the California Middle Class Pipeline Project, tasked with eliminating traditional barriers to career technical education and workforce development programs. The Pipeline Project reimagines career technical education in the state, bringing it in line with the needs of the 21st century economy. In conjunction with millions secured in the state budget, the law will create grant opportunities for workforce development programs in high-unemployment and low-income regions of the state.

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California Legislature Passes First-in-the-Nation AI Chatbot Safeguards

September 11, 2025

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 243, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 243, the first-of-its-kind in the nation, would require chatbot operators to implement critical, reasonable, and attainable safeguards around interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and provide families with a private right to pursue legal actions against noncompliant and negligent developers.

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California Legislature Votes to Create California Latino Commission

September 11, 2025

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 388, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 388 creates a California Latino Commission to serve as a powerful tool for policy change, research, and advocacy that improves the economic well-being and social mobility of Latinos across the state.

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California Assembly Passes Landmark AI Chatbot Safeguards

September 10, 2025

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California State Assembly passed Senate Bill 243, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 243, the first-of-its-kind in the nation, would require chatbot operators to implement critical, reasonable, and attainable safeguards around interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and provide families with a private right to pursue legal actions against noncompliant and negligent developers.

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Meet Senator

Steve Padilla

Legislation to Protect California Ratepayers from Paying for Data Centers’ Energy Costs Signed into Law

California Middle Class Pipeline Project to Rebuild the Middle Class in the Golden State Signed into Law

California Legislature Passes First-in-the-Nation AI Chatbot Safeguards

California Legislature Votes to Create California Latino Commission

California Assembly Passes Landmark AI Chatbot Safeguards

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