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.
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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.
SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today regarding the 2024 election results:
SACRAMENTO – Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 583, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) and co-authored by Coachella Valley Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella. The law creates the Salton Sea Conservancy to unify the state’s efforts to protect residents’ health, foster ecological recovery in the area, and to empower local stakeholders in that process.