California · Current officeholder
Dave Cortese
Democratic California Senate, District 15
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Sponsored legislation
115 bills in the current data (37 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by official chamber, district, and last name.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 685 | Special education: nonpublic schools and agencies. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| AB 1331 | Workplace surveillance. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 895 | California Science and Health Research Bond Act. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 1009 | Juveniles: detention. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| AB 1987 | Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 913 | Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed energy resources. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| AB 1776 | Cartwright Act: violations. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 1375 | California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 1383 | Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 1246 | Autonomous vehicles. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 747 | Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 29, 2026 |
| SB 750 | California Housing Finance Agency: credit enhancement mechanisms study. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 29, 2026 |
| SB 942 | Civil detainees. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 29, 2026 |
| SB 959 | Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 29, 2026 |
| SB 1250 | State highway system: wildlife connectivity. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 29, 2026 |
| SB 296 | Property taxation: exemption: disabled veteran homeowners. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 28, 2026 |
| SB 872 | Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | September 27, 2026 |
| SB 1173 | Jury instructions: lesser related offenses. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | September 27, 2026 |
| SB 1285 | Juvenile court: procedure. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 27, 2026 |
| SB 1306 | Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 27, 2026 |
| SB 1425 | High-Speed Rail Authority: property: operating right-of-way. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 27, 2026 |
| AB 2507 | Office of Tribal Affairs. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 25, 2026 |
| AB 1383 | Public employees’ retirement benefits. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | September 20, 2026 |
| SB 931 | Dolly Parton Day. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 20, 2026 |
| SB 1349 | Taxation: tax expenditures: Legislative Analyst’s Office: assessment, report, and recommendation. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 20, 2026 |
| SB 954 | California Environmental Quality Act: advanced manufacturing facilities: exemption. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | September 18, 2026 |
| AB 2694 | Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 18, 2026 |
| AB 2756 | Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 18, 2026 |
| SB 1069 | Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 16, 2026 |
| SB 1392 | Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 16, 2026 |
| AB 2541 | Specialized license plates: The Lowrider. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 16, 2026 |
| SB 1119 | Companion chatbots: children’s safety. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 10, 2026 |
| AB 2693 | California State University: California Maritime Academy. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 31, 2026 |
| AB 2005 | Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 30, 2026 |
| AB 1928 | Sex equity: sexual harassment complaints. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 27, 2026 |
| AB 1912 | Deer: archery season: concealed firearms. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 27, 2026 |
| SB 363 | Health care coverage: independent medical review. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2026 |
| SB 381 | Vital records: adoptees’ birth certificates. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2026 |
| AB 1245 | State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2026 |
| SB 1021 | Fishing and hunting: youth program. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2026 |
| SB 1108 | Grassland Ecological Area Conservancy. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2026 |
| SB 1054 | Unemployment insurance: reporting requirements. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2026 |
| SB 1284 | Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2026 |
| SB 1185 | Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2026 |
| SB 33 | Public contracts: claim resolution. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 16, 2026 |
| SB 722 | Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 16, 2026 |
| SB 1177 | Wage statements: airline cabin crew employees. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 18, 2026 |
| SB 1422 | Medi-Cal: eligibility: immigration status. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 8, 2026 |
| SB 870 | Fuel-burning portable devices. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| AB 1690 | Personal Income Tax Law: young child tax credit. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 1215 | Electrical corporations: electric vehicle charging stations: multifamily housing properties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 1343 | Income tax credit: sales and use tax paid: natural disasters. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 1319 | California Public Records Act: public investment funds. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| AB 1900 | Guaranteed Health Care for All. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 20, 2026 |
| SB 980 | Access to medical records. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 16, 2026 |
| AB 2156 | Holidays: Farmworkers Day. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 26, 2026 |
| SB 36 | Price gouging: state of emergency. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 616 | Community Hardening Commission: wildfire mitigation program. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 629 | Wildfires: fire hazard severity zones: post-wildfire safety areas. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 641 | Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Real Estate: states of emergency: waivers and exemptions. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 791 | Vehicle dealers: document processing charge. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 600 | Public Employment Relations Board: powers and duties. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 2, 2026 |
| SB 605 | State attorneys and administrative law judges: compensation. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 2, 2026 |
| SB 502 | Local education agency-owned land: development of affordable housing. | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | February 2, 2026 |
| SB 462 | California Farmland Conservancy Program: conservation easements: funding. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 2, 2026 |
| AB 958 | Trustees of the California State University: gubernatorial and faculty appointees. | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | February 2, 2026 |
| SB 552 | Juveniles: wards: case plans. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 2, 2026 |
| AB 1065 | Credit card transaction fees: tax payments: Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act. | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | February 2, 2026 |
| AB 265 | Small Business Recovery Fund Act. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | January 22, 2026 |
| AB 524 | Farmland Access and Conservation for Thriving Communities Act. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | January 22, 2026 |
| SB 30 | Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| SB 261 | Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| AB 247 | Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| SB 653 | Wildfire prevention: environmentally sensitive vegetation management. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| SB 597 | Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| AB 692 | Employment: contracts in restraint of trade. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| SB 695 | Transportation: climate resiliency: projects of statewide and regional significance. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| SB 578 | California Workplace Outreach Program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| AB 572 | Criminal procedure: interrogations. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| SB 753 | Special business regulations: shopping carts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 13, 2025 |
| SB 258 | Crimes: rape. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 11, 2025 |
| SB 520 | Nurse-midwifery education program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 11, 2025 |
| SB 582 | Health and care facilities: licensing during emergencies or disasters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 10, 2025 |
| SB 602 | Veterinarians: veterinarian-client-patient relationship. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 10, 2025 |
| SB 663 | Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 10, 2025 |
| SB 683 | Privacy: use of a person’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 10, 2025 |
| SB 676 | California Environmental Quality Act: judicial streamlining: state of emergency: wildfire. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 10, 2025 |
| SB 625 | Housing developments: disasters: reconstruction of destroyed or damaged structures. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 10, 2025 |
| SB 547 | Commercial property insurance cancellation and nonrenewal. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 10, 2025 |
| SB 429 | Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 10, 2025 |
| SB 312 | Dog importation: health certificates. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 9, 2025 |
| SB 638 | California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 7, 2025 |
| AB 268 | State holidays: Diwali. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2025 |
| AB 516 | Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants: scope of practice. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2025 |
| AB 1230 | Pupil discipline: expulsions: procedures. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 3, 2025 |
| SB 42 | Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 2, 2025 |
| SB 624 | Nonminor dependents: tax guidance. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 1, 2025 |
| SB 553 | Prisons: clearances. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 1, 2025 |
| SB 400 | Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 1, 2025 |
| SB 551 | Corrections and rehabilitation: state policy. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 1, 2025 |
| AB 288 | Employment: labor organization and unfair practices. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| AB 49 | Schoolsites: immigration enforcement. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 20, 2025 |
| SB 295 | California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 13, 2025 |
| SB 494 | Charter schools: establishment prohibition and renewal procedures. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 13, 2025 |
| SB 581 | Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: employment: firefighters. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 2, 2025 |
| AB 381 | State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 29, 2025 |
| SB 550 | California State University, San Jose: legal partnership pilot program. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 29, 2025 |
| SB 442 | Grocery retail store and retail drug establishment employees: self-service checkout. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 29, 2025 |
| AB 694 | Department of Industrial Relations: advisory committee: occupational safety and health. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 29, 2025 |
| SB 712 | Smog check: motor vehicles: exemption. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 29, 2025 |
| SB 545 | High-speed rail: economic opportunities. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 29, 2025 |
| SB 743 | Education finance: Education Equalization Act: Equalization Reserve Account. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 29, 2025 |
| SB 280 | Elections. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 21, 2025 |
| SB 693 | Employees: meal periods. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| SB 61 | Private works of improvement: retention payments. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 14, 2025 |