Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Health Committee approved Senate Bill 1033, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The bill aims to protect consumers by requiring testing and disclosure of heavy metals in protein products sold in California.




SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Education Committee approved Senate Bill 1006, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The strengthens financial aid for California college students by increasing and modernizing the Cal Grant B access award.




SACRAMENTO – This week, two key committees in the California State Senate passed Senate Bills 886 and 887, two measures authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) designed to protect California ratepayers from the potential increased costs and environmental damage caused by data centers.




SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Public Safety Committee approved Senate Bill 941, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The bill would prohibit the practice of excessive markup of products sold at ICE detention facilities.




SACRAMENTO – Last week, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 1247, which would require content creators who feature their minor children and receive compensation for that content to delete or edit the material if requested by the child after they turn 18.




SACRAMENTO – Today, State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) issued the following statement on the passing of civil rights champion Reverend Jesse Jackson:




SACRAMENTO – Today, State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) issued the following statement after the Imperial County Board of Supervisors once again, failed to answer his critical questions regarding a controversial data center development.




SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 1033,
a measure protecting consumers by holding the protein product industry accountable through required testing of heavy metal content and public disclosure of those results.