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.
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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.
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 764, the Child Content Creator Rights Act. The bill, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), will ensure content creators under 18 earn fair financial benefits from the use of their image.
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Newsom signed into law Senator Steve Padilla’s Senate Bill 1105 which allows California farmworkers to use sick time when environmental conditions prove too hazardous to work.
SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement following his bill, Senate Bill 1208, being held on the Assembly Floor:
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California State Senate passed Senate Bill 583, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) and co-authored by Coachella Valley Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), with bipartisan support. The bill 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.