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Dave Cortese
State Senator · California, District 15
- Democrat
- Since 2020
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As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1Contact info
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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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How this score is calculated:
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
How this score is calculated:
Reviewed promises
0 scored of 5 needed
0 promises from 0 sources this term
Days in office this term
2,157 days (180 needed)
Promise capture coverage
0 of 3 source kinds settled
Recent activity
| Date | Action | Policy | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-05 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd SB851 E. & C.A. (Cervantes)”passed | SB 851 — Elections. | Passed 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-05-05 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd SB621 Grove”passed | SB 621 — Voter registration: military and overseas voters. | Withdrawn |
| 2025-05-05 | Voted yea on “Senate 3rd Reading SCR62 Becker”passed | SCR 62 — National Public Works Week. | Passed 2025-07-03 |
| 2025-05-05 | Voted yea on “Senate 3rd Reading SR27 Gonzalez et al”passed | SR 27 — Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week. | Passed 2025-05-05 |
| 2025-05-01 | Sponsored | SCR 72 — Childcare Awareness Month. | Passed 2025-07-03 |
| 2025-05-01 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd SB853 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)”passed | SB 853 — Public employees’ retirement. | Withdrawn |
| 2025-05-01 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd SB544 Laird”passed | SB 544 — Railroad crossings: permit applications: review. | Passed 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-05-01 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd SB854 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)”passed | SB 854 — Unemployment insurance. | Passed 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-05-01 | Voted yea on “Senate 3rd Reading SR31 Wahab et al”passed | SR 31 — Relative to Women’s Equal Pay Day. | Passed 2025-05-01 |
| 2025-05-01 | Voted yea on “Consent Calendar 2nd SB863 REV. & TAX. (McNerney)”passed | SB 863 — Taxation. | Passed 2025-10-07 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | SB 631 — Charter School Revolving Loan Fund. | Passed 2025-10-13 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 790 — Postsecondary education: interstate reciprocity agreements for distance education: out-of-state postsecondary educational institutions. | Active |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 638 — California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program. | Passed 2025-10-07 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 487 — Workers’ compensation. | Passed 2025-10-13 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “[First] hearing set for [04-30-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted”passed | SB 612 — Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: career technical education. | Failed |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted nay on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”failed | SB 612 — Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: career technical education. | Failed |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass”passed | SB 301 — County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees. | Passed 2025-10-13 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 472 — Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: notice, survey, and grant program. | Passed 2025-10-13 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 703 — Ports: truck drivers. | Withdrawn |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 640 — Public postsecondary education: admission, transfer, and enrollment. | Passed 2025-10-06 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 617 — California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act. | Passed 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Be adopted. Ordered to third reading”passed | SJR 4 — Research and education: federal funding cuts: the National Institutes of Health and postsecondary educational institutions. | Passed 2025-09-09 |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 366 — Employment: artificial intelligence. | Failed |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 826 — California Workforce Development Board: port automation. | Failed |
| 2025-04-30 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 845 — Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, work-based learning, work experience education, and apprenticeships. | Passed 2026-09-27 |