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Dave Cortese
CA Senate District 15
Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 34Environment & Energy 26Labor & Employment 25Education 17Transportation & Infrastructure 17Economy & Taxes 16Healthcare 16Housing 13Criminal Justice & Policing 9Social Services & Welfare 8Banking & Finance 5Technology & Privacy 5Civil Rights & Liberties 4Elections & Voting 4Agriculture 3Foreign Policy & Trade 3Other 3Immigration 2Gun Policy 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Senate District 15 current
California |
Democratic | Dec 7, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,295 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 616 — Community Hardening Commission: wildfire mitigation program. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 429 — Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 404 — Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 274 — Automated license plate recognition systems. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 541 — Electricity: load shifting. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 451 — Gambling. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 495 — Insurance. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 825 — Independent System Operator: independent regional organization. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 809 — Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 647 — Energy: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Low-Income Oversight Board: membership. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 646 — Prenatal multivitamins. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 776 — Optometry. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 63 — San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 851 — Elections. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 1231 — Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 848 — Pupil safety: school employee misconduct: child abuse prevention. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 75 — Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 775 — Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 415 — Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 707 — Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 414 — School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization… | Not voting | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 839 — Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 53 — Artificial intelligence models: large developers. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 547 — Commercial property insurance cancellation and nonrenewal. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 80 — Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative. | Yea | Sep 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (47 as lead sponsor)
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SB 791
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Vehicle dealers: document processing charge.
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SB 1177
CA · —
Wage statements: airline cabin crew employees.
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SB 1250
CA · —
State highway system: wildlife connectivity.
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SB 1215
CA · —
Electrical corporations: electric vehicle charging stations: multifamily housing properties.
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SB 1375
CA · —
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.
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SB 1246
CA · —
Autonomous vehicles.
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SB 1306
CA · —
Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.
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SB 1185
CA · —
Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.
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SCR 129
CA · —
Relative to the Rusty Areias Highway.
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SB 1392
CA · —
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
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