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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
- 1155 Meridian Ave. Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95125, CA · 408-723-4154
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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
How this score is calculated:
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-30 | 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 “[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 850 — Prisons. | Withdrawn |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 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 472 — Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: notice, survey, and grant program. | Passed 2025-10-13 |
| 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 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 312 — Dog importation: health certificates. | Passed 2025-10-09 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 507 — Planning and zoning: regional housing needs allocation. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | SB 814 — Homelessness. | Failed |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 748 — Encampment Resolution Funding program: safe parking sites: reporting. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | SB 772 — Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019: applications: eligibility. | Passed 2026-09-29 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 655 — Dwelling units: indoor temperature. | Passed 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar”passed | SB 341 — Instructional School Gardens Program: reestablishment: Department of Food and Agriculture. | Failed |
| 2025-04-29 | Not voting on “Do pass”failed | SB 457 — Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula. | Passed 2026-09-29 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 715 — Elections. | Passed 2026-09-30 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “[First] hearing set for [04-30-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted”passed | SB 457 — Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula. | Passed 2026-09-29 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 21 — Single-room occupancy units: demolition and replacement: housing assistance programs: eligibility for homeless individuals and families. | Withdrawn |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 484 — Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion. | Passed 2025-10-06 |
| 2025-04-29 | Voted yea on “Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]”passed | SB 606 — Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: reporting requirements: functional zero unsheltered. | Withdrawn |