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Dave Cortese
State Senator · California, District 15
- Democrat
- Since 2020
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1021 O St. Suite 7520, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4015
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- Capitol office: 1021 O St. Suite 7520, Sacramento, CA 95814 · 916-651-4015
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Roll calls cast
No roll calls recorded while seated
Substantive bills sponsored
74 of 74 sponsored
Commemorative bills are excluded
Bills enacted
17 cosponsored
Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
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Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
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0 scored of 5 needed
0 promises from 0 sources this term
Days in office this term
2,158 days (180 needed)
Promise capture coverage
0 of 3 source kinds settled
Recent activity
| Date | Action | Policy | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-17 | Voted yea on “Senate 3rd Reading SJR6 Cortese et al”passed | SJR 6 — Federal funding for essential state infrastructure, technology, and economic development. | Withdrawn |
| 2025-07-17 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd AB1387 Quirk-Silva”passed | AB 1387 — Behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel team. | Failed |
| 2025-07-17 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd AB1447 Gipson”passed | AB 1447 — Unclaimed property: escheat to the state. | Active |
| 2025-07-17 | Voted yea on “Special Consent ACR54 Ta et al”passed | ACR 54 — Huell Howser Day. | Passed 2025-07-24 |
| 2025-07-17 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd AB493 Harabedian et al. Urgency Clause”passed | AB 493 — Mortgages: hazard insurance proceeds. | Passed 2025-08-29 |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | AB 977 — California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains. | Passed 2025-09-26 |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 695 — California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act. | Failed |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 500 — University of California: admissions changes. | Active |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar”passed | AJR 7 — Special education funding: protection. | Passed 2025-08-29 |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 84 — School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, networks, and contracting: data systems: local educational agency contractor background checks and contracting. | Active |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 932 — Community youth athletics programs: sex or gender discrimination. | Passed 2025-10-11 |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 935 — State agencies: complaints: demographic data. | Passed 2025-10-13 |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 908 — Instructional materials: compliance review. | Active |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 887 — Pupil instruction: high schools: computer science courses: California Computer Science Demonstration Grant Program: reporting. | Active |
| 2025-07-16 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | AB 279 — School libraries: model library standards. | Active |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | AB 920 — Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | AB 36 — Housing elements: prohousing designation. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 660 — Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act. | Active |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 253 — California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | AB 790 — Homelessness: single women with children. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 818 — Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 1042 — The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: Managed Honeybee Health Program. | Failed |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 1445 — Downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing districts. | Passed 2025-10-11 |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 1050 — Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-07-15 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | AB 507 — Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives. | Passed 2025-10-10 |