People's Report Card of California

Turning his previous ‘A’ grade into an ‘A+’ with the 2023-2024 session, Sen. Steve Padilla demonstrated a commitment to defending Californians from environmental harm and expanding the rights of vulnerable workers. With legislation like SB 616, Sen. Padilla helped tackle a significant disparity that became apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding a guaranteed 5 days of paid sick leave to most workers in California. With a significant immigrant population in his district, Sen. Padilla’s vote for SB 686 to extend workplace safety laws to domestic workers including nannies and housekeepers was a loud declaration of allyship with some of California’s most vulnerable service workers.

Votes

Name	Description	Vote
SB53	Mandates that all firearms must be properly stored in a residence when they are not being carried or controlled by a lawful user, regardless of whether there are children in residence.	Support
SB1116	Would have allowed workers engaged in a trade dispute with their employer, including those on strike, to claim unemployment benefits after two weeks.	Support
SB898	Would have increased protections for incarcerated people who have been the victim of sexual abuse while in custody by extending the statute of limitations, providing access to reduced sentencing, mandating 90-day protection from retaliation, and accelerating internal investigations.	Support
SB915	Would have given local governments more control over the use of driverless commercial vehicles by requiring that an ordinance be passed before they are permitted to operate in a local jurisdiction.	Support
SB1057	Would have amended the membership requirements of county juvenile justice councils to include at least 50% community representatives, an at-promise youth, and an individual who has experience in the juvenile court system or is a system-impacted family member.	Support
SB1075	Requires a credit union to provide notice to a member every time an overdraft fee is charged, and mandates that the fee cannot exceed $14 or the CFPB's federal minimum after 2026.	Support
SB1323	Replaces the existing process for determining a defendant's mental fitness to stand trial with a requirement that up to two psychologists or psychiatrists evaluate a defendant and provide a written report to the court for evaluation.	Support
SB1327	Would have Imposed a 7.25% state tax on the sale of user data to advertisers, also known as data extraction transactions, for companies generating more than $2.5 billion annually from such sales, and reallocated those funds to local news and journalism outlets in California.	Support
AB2178	Would have required that state prisons maintain average daily empty bed thresholds that are annually reported to the state legislature by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.	Support
AB1780	Prohibits the use of preferential admission standards for legacy or donor applicants at independent institutions of higher education.	Support

Name

Description

Vote

SB53

Mandates that all firearms must be properly stored in a residence when they are not being carried or controlled by a lawful user, regardless of whether there are children in residence.

Support

SB1116

Would have allowed workers engaged in a trade dispute with their employer, including those on strike, to claim unemployment benefits after two weeks.

Support

SB898

Would have increased protections for incarcerated people who have been the victim of sexual abuse while in custody by extending the statute of limitations, providing access to reduced sentencing, mandating 90-day protection from retaliation, and accelerating internal investigations.

Support

SB915

Would have given local governments more control over the use of driverless commercial vehicles by requiring that an ordinance be passed before they are permitted to operate in a local jurisdiction.

Support

SB1057

Would have amended the membership requirements of county juvenile justice councils to include at least 50% community representatives, an at-promise youth, and an individual who has experience in the juvenile court system or is a system-impacted family member.

Support

SB1075

Requires a credit union to provide notice to a member every time an overdraft fee is charged, and mandates that the fee cannot exceed $14 or the CFPB's federal minimum after 2026.

Support

SB1323

Replaces the existing process for determining a defendant's mental fitness to stand trial with a requirement that up to two psychologists or psychiatrists evaluate a defendant and provide a written report to the court for evaluation.

Support

SB1327

Would have Imposed a 7.25% state tax on the sale of user data to advertisers, also known as data extraction transactions, for companies generating more than $2.5 billion annually from such sales, and reallocated those funds to local news and journalism outlets in California.

Support

AB2178

Would have required that state prisons maintain average daily empty bed thresholds that are annually reported to the state legislature by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Support

AB1780

Prohibits the use of preferential admission standards for legacy or donor applicants at independent institutions of higher education.

Support

Corporate Money

Type	Amount
Real Estate	$25,200	Sources
Oil & Gas	$30,300	Sources
Cops	$29,600	Sources
Health Insurance	$5,500	Sources

Type

Amount

Real Estate

$25,200

Oil & Gas

$30,300

Cops

$29,600

Health Insurance

$5,500

2024 Score Card Grades from Partners

Partner	Score
Dream Alliance	100
CA Environmental Justice Alliance	A
California Environmental Voters	96
California Food and Farming Network	100
Health Access	100
Initiate Justice Action	A
Planned Parenthood	100
Reproductive Freedom for All	B
TURN (The Utility Reform Network)	88
United Food & Commercial Workers Western States Council	100

Steve Padilla

State senate

Chair of Governmental Organization Committee

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Score

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Corporate Money

2024 Score Card Grades from Partners

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