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California Senate

Dave Cortese

Democratic. Senate, district 15.

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Bills they sponsored

35 bills sponsored this session

High-Speed Rail Authority: property: operating right-of-way.SB 1425 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2026
In Floor Process
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.SB 1392 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2026
In Floor Process
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.SB 1375 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2026
Enrolled
Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.SB 1306 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2026
Enrolled
State highway system: wildlife connectivity.SB 1250 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2026
In Floor Process
Autonomous vehicles.SB 1246 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2026
In Floor Process
Electrical corporations: electric vehicle charging stations: multifamily housing properties.SB 1215 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2026
In Committee Process
Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.SB 1185 · this session · introduced Feb 18, 2026
In Committee Process
Wage statements: airline cabin crew employees.SB 1177 · this session · introduced Feb 18, 2026
In Committee Process
Fuel-burning portable devices.SB 870 · this session · introduced Jan 5, 2026
In Committee Process
Vehicle dealers: document processing charge.SB 791 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Vetoed
Special business regulations: shopping carts.SB 753 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 785, Statutes of 2025)
California Housing Finance Agency: credit enhancement mechanisms study.SB 750 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
In Floor Process
Education finance: Education Equalization Act: Equalization Reserve Account.SB 743 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
In Committee Process
Transportation: climate resiliency: projects of statewide and regional significance.SB 695 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 781, Statutes of 2025)
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Employees: meal periods.SB 693 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 95, Statutes of 2025)
Special education: nonpublic schools and agencies.SB 685 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
In Floor Process
Privacy: use of a person’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief.SB 683 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 590, Statutes of 2025)
Wildfire prevention: environmentally sensitive vegetation management.SB 653 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 778, Statutes of 2025)
State attorneys and administrative law judges: compensation.SB 605 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Died
Veterinarians: veterinarian-client-patient relationship.SB 602 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 589, Statutes of 2025)
Public Employment Relations Board: powers and duties.SB 600 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Died
Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.SB 597 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 774, Statutes of 2025)
Prisons: clearances.SB 553 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 226, Statutes of 2025)
Juveniles: wards: case plans.SB 552 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Died
Corrections and rehabilitation: state policy.SB 551 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 225, Statutes of 2025)
California State University, San Jose: legal partnership pilot program.SB 550 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
In Committee Process
High-speed rail: economic opportunities.SB 545 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
In Committee Process
Charter schools: establishment prohibition and renewal procedures.SB 494 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
In Floor Process
California Farmland Conservancy Program: conservation easements: funding.SB 462 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Died
Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program.SB 429 · this session · introduced Feb 18, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 541, Statutes of 2025)
Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.SB 400 · this session · introduced Feb 14, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 220, Statutes of 2025)
Private works of improvement: retention payments.SB 61 · this session · introduced Jan 9, 2025
Chaptered (Chapter 49, Statutes of 2025)
Public contracts: claim resolution.SB 33 · this session · introduced Dec 2, 2024
Chaptered (Chapter 99, Statutes of 2026)
Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.SB 30 · this session · introduced Dec 2, 2024
Chaptered (Chapter 735, Statutes of 2025)

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