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Dave Cortese

CA Senate District 15

Democratic California since Dec 7, 2020

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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

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CA Senate District 15 current
California
 Democratic Dec 7, 2020 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,295 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
SB 928
California State University: faculty employees.
 Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ced42e3a-00a4-4a9a-a887-9083c70a7982 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ced42e3a-00a4-4a9a-a887-9083c70a7982 CC0-1.0
SB 1227
Department of Industrial Relations: apprenticeship pilot program.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 632bac8a-f5ed-4004-9dcd-0ab723745011 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/632bac8a-f5ed-4004-9dcd-0ab723745011 CC0-1.0
SB 1412
Parental communication: teacher meetings.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 15893e37-fbab-4c3c-bfb7-79ce6b215a9c Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15893e37-fbab-4c3c-bfb7-79ce6b215a9c CC0-1.0
SB 1238
Common interest developments: management.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 9227ea7d-de1b-4bf7-9052-980c4aab03a2 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9227ea7d-de1b-4bf7-9052-980c4aab03a2 CC0-1.0
SB 1082
Pupil attendance: interdistrict transfers: agreements: policies.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll fa43ea31-af85-4941-bac1-9604be714767 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fa43ea31-af85-4941-bac1-9604be714767 CC0-1.0
SB 1322
Community Care Expansion Program.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 55756bf4-c65e-4f8a-8728-7768e00b4757 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/55756bf4-c65e-4f8a-8728-7768e00b4757 CC0-1.0
SB 998
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ffc6d3a7-1c79-4030-b13a-d91ca5f23a3c Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ffc6d3a7-1c79-4030-b13a-d91ca5f23a3c CC0-1.0
SB 914
School accountability: audits: annual review.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ecba6276-f1d2-4950-bba5-6fcd8d912890 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ecba6276-f1d2-4950-bba5-6fcd8d912890 CC0-1.0
SCR 131
Housing: unsheltered homelessness.
 Be adopted. Ordered to third reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 711e31e3-f1c6-4b37-b40a-7a5aeb0c8aa6 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/711e31e3-f1c6-4b37-b40a-7a5aeb0c8aa6 CC0-1.0
SB 966
Refinery and chemical plants.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a951d600-5ad4-4187-b013-daec9c423266 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a951d600-5ad4-4187-b013-daec9c423266 CC0-1.0
SB 1122
Planning and zoning: annual progress report: accessory dwelling unit ordinances.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To… Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll d84c8710-9e2e-4da5-8fa4-8bdc04d0af50 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d84c8710-9e2e-4da5-8fa4-8bdc04d0af50 CC0-1.0
SB 1383
Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 64edbe62-9c6d-49c3-9681-06b39ff7fba5 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64edbe62-9c6d-49c3-9681-06b39ff7fba5 CC0-1.0
SB 967
Planning and zoning: housing element: interim housing units: acutely low income households.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 87f6e0d1-7118-44c1-a5a4-8e6f915b887c Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87f6e0d1-7118-44c1-a5a4-8e6f915b887c CC0-1.0
SB 945
School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external…
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 77589786-c6cd-4623-8c22-a2ad22d85e7c Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/77589786-c6cd-4623-8c22-a2ad22d85e7c CC0-1.0
SB 1059
Employment Training Panel.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 94f606d0-193c-4c1d-9257-efb747e97d92 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/94f606d0-193c-4c1d-9257-efb747e97d92 CC0-1.0
SB 965
Public libraries: library cards.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 17dc7863-30d5-45fc-969e-6c91a50e8877 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/17dc7863-30d5-45fc-969e-6c91a50e8877 CC0-1.0
SB 866
Planning and zoning: housing element: unhoused population.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll bb4afff1-ec4e-49bc-9f08-3a69a08576f5 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb4afff1-ec4e-49bc-9f08-3a69a08576f5 CC0-1.0
SB 1185
Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 85d928cb-b835-4d89-a8ab-0fcc970a2aa9 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85d928cb-b835-4d89-a8ab-0fcc970a2aa9 CC0-1.0
SB 960
Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll df1818c2-2333-4da7-a7e8-8b7eb5709202 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df1818c2-2333-4da7-a7e8-8b7eb5709202 CC0-1.0
SB 1133
Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f2e1299e-1efc-4f2f-9f97-0e4bd10f9651 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2e1299e-1efc-4f2f-9f97-0e4bd10f9651 CC0-1.0
SB 961
CalFresh: student eligibility.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll b5022d3c-d643-4de8-b245-b2f3f341c23a Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5022d3c-d643-4de8-b245-b2f3f341c23a CC0-1.0
SB 1024
Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 7e5b890a-e474-4c3f-b994-5877eeb73d60 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7e5b890a-e474-4c3f-b994-5877eeb73d60 CC0-1.0
SB 1381
State special schools: information.
 Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To… Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll bd8c875b-9b26-4fb4-b69c-8c601628fb6a Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd8c875b-9b26-4fb4-b69c-8c601628fb6a CC0-1.0
SB 1083
Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide…
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 911ffebb-906d-473a-811d-8e936a7a593f Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/911ffebb-906d-473a-811d-8e936a7a593f CC0-1.0
SB 1316
Employment.
 Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 4bcf5175-075e-40de-a679-e6187702f342 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4bcf5175-075e-40de-a679-e6187702f342 CC0-1.0

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