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Dave Cortese
CA Senate District 15
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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
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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AB 1573
Land use: housing elements: target population.
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Do pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 23e9901f-022e-4c2b-a3f2-0bf8adf458ad | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23e9901f-022e-4c2b-a3f2-0bf8adf458ad CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1665
School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d59b1f7-27df-47d7-8195-1d7462f1bc73 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d59b1f7-27df-47d7-8195-1d7462f1bc73 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2162
Housing: county funding allocations: nonminor dependents and young adults.
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Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e0b99247-5b50-4e68-bc42-e1dfcfcae50a | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0b99247-5b50-4e68-bc42-e1dfcfcae50a CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1809
Public contracts: school and community college districts.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0da48dff-d8ac-4b85-a628-b1e2b8d3fd0a | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0da48dff-d8ac-4b85-a628-b1e2b8d3fd0a CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1792
Pupil instruction: health framework: sexual health.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 08f8f397-83d0-4455-9dac-5697a429a209 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08f8f397-83d0-4455-9dac-5697a429a209 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1439
Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f68c3d01-d9e3-4026-85fb-3e8edd5b7422 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f68c3d01-d9e3-4026-85fb-3e8edd5b7422 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1766
Health curriculum framework: human trafficking and online safety.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 550bfec5-2377-4f1d-bf63-0fc401942e59 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/550bfec5-2377-4f1d-bf63-0fc401942e59 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1601
County employees' retirement: cost-of-living adjustments.
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Do pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1f2a5361-3e29-4f93-9b4c-b7a24d28ada4 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1f2a5361-3e29-4f93-9b4c-b7a24d28ada4 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2121
Community colleges: current expense of education: exclusions.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d8bbab0d-e778-49c0-99e8-8a718e12c7af | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8bbab0d-e778-49c0-99e8-8a718e12c7af CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2503
California Interscholastic Federation: pupil health: heat illness: guidelines.
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Do pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6caff2dd-708d-42ce-bb92-9141817fede7 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6caff2dd-708d-42ce-bb92-9141817fede7 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1198
Public works: prevailing wages.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b9b08816-420c-469a-ba6b-7839980aa280 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9b08816-420c-469a-ba6b-7839980aa280 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 739
Common interest developments: managing agent fees.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 96d99b78-30f3-423d-9bfb-36007a08b5a3 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/96d99b78-30f3-423d-9bfb-36007a08b5a3 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2692
Common interest developments: reinstatement of terminated declarations: County of Los Angeles.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ade65249-7ed9-437c-b869-b6ec9b5b593d | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ade65249-7ed9-437c-b869-b6ec9b5b593d CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1184
Common interest developments: association management and meeting procedures.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a80bc68-48a5-4330-be01-a665067b5b0f | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a80bc68-48a5-4330-be01-a665067b5b0f CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2191
High school graduation requirements: alternate pathways for individuals with exceptional needs…
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dc25fa7d-49e9-4a20-ab22-e43c97b5ad6d | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc25fa7d-49e9-4a20-ab22-e43c97b5ad6d CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1590
California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: revised allocation formula.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 05cd050e-0c77-4e76-95bf-c7f86bd57448 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05cd050e-0c77-4e76-95bf-c7f86bd57448 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1165
California Housing Justice Act of 2025.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 764f4206-1e06-41ce-abbe-066385232214 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/764f4206-1e06-41ce-abbe-066385232214 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1694
California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: renewal grants.
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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 9e9bcae6-a8ac-47e2-b978-93a2ac0acc18 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e9bcae6-a8ac-47e2-b978-93a2ac0acc18 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1048
Workers' compensation.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b9bb2db4-abd8-4c24-b965-63937611979f | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9bb2db4-abd8-4c24-b965-63937611979f CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1890
County of Napa: farmworker housing: funding.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aafc2afd-16f3-49a2-a55b-62cfae43537f | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aafc2afd-16f3-49a2-a55b-62cfae43537f CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 142
Relative to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputies Floyd and Michael Coleman Memorial Highway.
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Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a2997c94-6a81-4e0a-8ac9-bde42a4cf00d | Jun 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a2997c94-6a81-4e0a-8ac9-bde42a4cf00d CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2453
Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c38d627a-e1eb-43d4-a290-b1e5242347f7 | Jun 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c38d627a-e1eb-43d4-a290-b1e5242347f7 CC0-1.0 |
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ACR 169
Relative to the United States Navy Sailor Noah Tobin Memorial Overcrossing.
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Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7fee33bd-5fdb-43a4-8139-bf1b338cada3 | Jun 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7fee33bd-5fdb-43a4-8139-bf1b338cada3 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 2001
Criminal procedure: state summary criminal history information.
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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 264e6cf2-fbbc-4097-934f-9642ef5998d3 | Jun 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/264e6cf2-fbbc-4097-934f-9642ef5998d3 CC0-1.0 |
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AB 1944
Zero-emission transit buses: axle weight.
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Do pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3b28f8b3-8b19-4110-8a38-35752db8e1c5 | Jun 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3b28f8b3-8b19-4110-8a38-35752db8e1c5 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
CA · —
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
CA · —
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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