SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Legislature passed the 2023/24 state budget, which among other things, included critical investments in projects around the Imperial Valley. Senator Steve Padilla, whose district includes all of Imperial County, worked with legislative leaders to secure these investments in the Valley’s future. These projects will spur new investments in lithium separation and battery production, pave roads to help residents to travel around rural communities safely, improve water quality in heavy agricultural-use regions of the state, and assist communities delivering humanitarian aid to asylum seekers.
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Yesterday, the California State Senate passed Senate Bill 583, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The bill creates the Salton Sea Conservancy to unify the state’s efforts to expedite preservation project delivery, protect residents’ health, and foster ecological recovery in the area.
Senate Bill 751, Senator Steve Padilla’s (D-San Diego) legislation prohibiting municipalities from entering into exclusive service agreements that permit waste haulers to excuse the company from performing its duties during a labor dispute was passed today by the California State Senate.
Today, Senator Steve Padilla’s (D-San Diego) legislation to accelerate California’s efforts to approve energy transmission projects, Senate Bill 619, passed the Senate Floor with bipartisan support.
Today, Senate Bill 534, Senator Steve Padilla’s (D-San Diego) legislation intended to reimagine California’s approach to workforce development programs, centering support on inland and rural communities across the state, was passed by the California State Senate.
SACRAMENTO – Earlier this week, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee passed Senate Bill 583, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The bill creates the Salton Sea Conservancy to unify the state’s efforts to expedite preservation project delivery, protect residents’ health, and foster ecological recovery in the area.
SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement passed SB 352, a bill authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) to create a formula that calculates a real living wage that a worker must make to afford basic housing in their region.
SACRAMENTO – Last week, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 764, prohibiting social media platforms from instituting polices that will increase engagement of minors to the detriment of their health.