California State Senate
Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
| Seat | Senate District 28 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 6530 · 1021 O Street |
| Mailing address | 1021 O St. Suite 6530, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Capitol phone | 916-651-4028 |
| Write to | senator.smallwood-cuevas@senate.ca.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since December 5, 2022 |
Committees 10
- Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Chair standing
- Joint Arts Committee joint
- Joint Rules Committee joint
- Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee standing
- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee standing
- Senate Governmental Organization Committee standing
- Senate Health Committee standing
- Senate Hydrogen Energy Select Committee select
- Senate International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special Committee standing
- Senate Nonprofit Sector Select Committee select
Bills, 2025–2026 session 35 as principal author · 104 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 1405Unclaimed personal property: employee benefit plan distributions.Enacted100
- SB 909Public works.Enacted100
- SB 964Prescription drug coverage: dose adjustments.Enacted100
- SB 1100Grand juries: final reports.Enacted100
- SB 1316Employment.Enacted100
- SCR 89Relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Adopted100
- SB 464Employer pay data.Enacted100
- SB 578California Workplace Outreach Program.Enacted100
- SB 303Employment: bias mitigation training: unlawful discrimination.Enacted100
- SB 648Employment: gratuities: enforcement.Enacted100
- SCR 21Relative to Black History Month.Adopted100
- SCR 30Relative to Women in Construction Week.Adopted100
- SB 626Perinatal health screenings and treatment.Sent to Governor83
- SB 1203Security services.Sent to Governor79
- SB 1030CalWORKs: unrelated adult male.Sent to Governor77
All 35 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of AB 1803, AB 2156, AB 2483, AB 288, AB 770, AB 935, ACA 7, ACR 116, ACR 134, ACR 214, ACR 226, ACR 30 and 92 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 2025–26 session
23rd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 32 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 32 / 22 / 17 |
| … became law | 9 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 155 ÷ 193.97 = 0.80 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (13), Courts & civil law (4), Health & mental health (3) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Sade Elhawary DAssembly 57 35
- Isaac Bryan DAssembly 55 29
- Tina McKinnor DAssembly 61 28
- Akilah Weber Pierson DSenate 39 27
- Laura Richardson DSenate 35 27
- Mia Bonta DAssembly 18 27
- Corey Jackson DAssembly 60 26
- LaShae Sharp-Collins DAssembly 79 23
- Mike Gipson DAssembly 65 23
- Sasha Pérez DSenate 25 22
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
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Copied from https://sd28.senate.ca.gov/ on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the California State Senate.