SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 420, which will serve as a framework as the state seeks to balance technological, economic, and societal benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) while strengthening consumer protections around the technology.
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SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 388, which 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.
SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced a package of legislation designed to reduce costs of grid infrastructure projects statewide and reimagining how electrical transmission lines are financed and approved in California. Senate Bill 330 would authorize the Governor to create pilot projects to develop, finance, and operate electrical transmission infrastructure in the state, saving Californians billions this decade. Senate Bill 331 would deliver significant cost savings to ratepayers while cutting years off the time it takes for transmission projects to be approved and permitted – a reform critical for the California economy and the state’s work towards addressing issues of affordability.
SACRAMENTO – Last week, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 243, which will require program developers to implement critical safeguards to protect children and other impressionable users from the addictive, isolating, and influential aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots.
SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bills 57 and 58, two measures designed to provide better protections for California ratepayers from increased costs and the state’s aggressive climate goals as more companies develop data centers to meet the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI).
SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today following the death of President Jimmy Carter:
SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 45, curbing plastic pollution by requiring plastic beverage container manufacturers to tether caps to bottles by 2027, as is the law in the European Union.
SACRAMENTO – On Monday, the first day of the 2025/2026 legislative session, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 10, creating a permanent source of funding for Tijuana River remediation efforts by authorizing funds from the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry toll road to be allocated towards the restoration of the Tijuana River Valley.