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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB 849 — Health providers: medical chaperones. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 418 — Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 1363 — Protective orders: Wyland's Law. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 1485 — Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 699 — Elections: local tax measures. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 627 — Law enforcement: masks. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 630 — Abandoned recreational vehicles. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 357 — Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 799 — Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 451 — Law enforcement policies: restraining orders. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 476 — Metal theft. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| ACR 111 — Relative to Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 47 — February 2025 bar exam: audit. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 376 — Incomplete gift nongrantor trusts: Personal Income Tax Law. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 1327 — Home improvement and home solicitation: right to cancel contracts: notice. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 317 — Wastewater surveillance. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 1264 — Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 586 — Off-highway electric motorcycles. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 91 — State and local agencies: demographic data. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 361 — Data brokers: data collection and deletion. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 805 — Crimes. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 478 — Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 447 — Workers' compensation: death benefits. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 1390 — Public school governance: board member compensation. | Not voting | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 717 — Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry. | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (47 as lead sponsor)
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SB 791
CA · —
Vehicle dealers: document processing charge.
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SB 1177
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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
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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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