California State Senator

Dave Cortese 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB36

Introduced

12/3/24

Refer

1/29/25

Refer

2/24/25

Refer

3/5/25

Report Pass

4/9/25

Refer

4/9/25

Report Pass

4/23/25

Report Pass

4/9/25

Refer

4/23/25

Refer

4/9/25

Report Pass

4/23/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Engrossed

6/3/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Refer

4/23/25

Refer

6/9/25

Report Pass

4/23/25

Engrossed

6/3/25

Refer

4/23/25

Refer

6/9/25

Report Pass

6/24/25

Refer

6/25/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Report Pass

6/24/25

Refer

6/25/25

Report Pass

7/16/25

Refer

7/17/25

Report Pass

8/29/25

Enrolled

9/11/25

Vetoed

10/11/25

Enrolled

9/11/25

Vetoed

10/11/25

Price gouging: state of emergency.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB254

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/14/25

Refer

3/20/25

Refer

4/2/25

Refer

4/22/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Refer

4/30/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Report Pass

5/27/25

Refer

4/30/25

Engrossed

6/4/25

Report Pass

5/27/25

Report Pass

5/27/25

Refer

6/16/25

Engrossed

6/4/25

Refer

6/16/25

Report Pass

7/17/25

Refer

7/17/25

Report Pass

7/17/25

Refer

7/17/25

Report Pass

8/29/25

Refer

9/10/25

Report Pass

9/12/25

Enrolled

9/13/25

Chaptered

9/19/25

Enrolled

9/13/25

Passed

9/19/25

Passed

9/19/25

Chaptered

9/19/25

Passed

9/19/25

Energy.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB42

Introduced

12/5/24

Refer

1/29/25

Refer

2/5/25

Refer

2/14/25

Report Pass

4/1/25

Refer

4/2/25

Report Pass

4/1/25

Refer

4/2/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Refer

6/9/25

Refer

6/9/25

Refer

6/25/25

Refer

6/25/25

Report Pass

7/2/25

Refer

7/2/25

Report Pass

8/29/25

Enrolled

9/13/25

Chaptered

10/2/25

Enrolled

9/13/25

Passed

10/2/25

Passed

10/2/25

Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB48

Introduced

12/16/24

Refer

1/29/25

Refer

3/24/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

Refer

4/2/25

Refer

4/3/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

Refer

4/2/25

Refer

4/9/25

Refer

4/3/25

Refer

4/23/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Refer

4/9/25

Refer

4/30/25

Refer

4/23/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Refer

4/30/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Refer

6/9/25

Refer

6/9/25

Report Pass

7/3/25

Refer

7/3/25

Refer

7/9/25

Refer

9/9/25

Refer

9/10/25

Report Pass

9/12/25

Enrolled

9/13/25

Chaptered

10/7/25

Enrolled

9/13/25

Passed

10/7/25

Passed

10/7/25

Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB502

Introduced

2/19/25

Refer

2/26/25

Report Pass

4/23/25

Refer

4/24/25

Report Pass

4/23/25

Refer

4/28/25

Refer

4/24/25

Refer

4/28/25

Failed

2/2/26

Local education agency-owned land: development of affordable housing.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB578

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

3/5/25

Report Pass

3/26/25

Refer

3/26/25

Report Pass

3/26/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Refer

3/26/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Refer

6/9/25

Refer

6/9/25

Report Pass

7/10/25

Refer

7/10/25

Report Pass

8/29/25

Enrolled

9/11/25

Chaptered

10/13/25

Enrolled

9/11/25

Passed

10/13/25

Passed

10/13/25

California Workplace Outreach Program.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB261

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/14/25

Refer

3/17/25

Report Pass

3/26/25

Refer

3/27/25

Report Pass

3/26/25

Report Pass

4/9/25

Refer

3/27/25

Refer

4/10/25

Report Pass

4/9/25

Refer

4/10/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Engrossed

6/4/25

Refer

6/16/25

Engrossed

6/4/25

Refer

6/16/25

Report Pass

7/10/25

Refer

7/10/25

Report Pass

7/16/25

Refer

7/16/25

Report Pass

8/29/25

Enrolled

9/9/25

Chaptered

10/13/25

Enrolled

9/9/25

Passed

10/13/25

Passed

10/13/25

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB280

Introduced

2/5/25

Refer

2/14/25

Refer

3/25/25

Report Pass

4/1/25

Refer

4/1/25

Refer

4/10/25

Report Pass

4/1/25

Refer

4/1/25

Engrossed

5/29/25

Refer

4/10/25

Refer

6/5/25

Report Pass

7/2/25

Refer

7/2/25

Report Pass

7/16/25

Refer

8/18/25

Report Pass

8/19/25

Refer

8/19/25

Report Pass

8/20/25

Enrolled

8/21/25

Chaptered

8/21/25

Passed

8/21/25

Passed

8/21/25

Elections.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB258

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/14/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Refer

4/30/25

Refer

5/1/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Refer

4/30/25

Refer

5/1/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Refer

6/9/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Refer

6/9/25

Report Pass

7/16/25

Refer

7/16/25

Report Pass

8/29/25

Enrolled

9/12/25

Chaptered

10/11/25

Enrolled

9/12/25

Passed

10/11/25

Passed

10/11/25

Chaptered

10/11/25

Passed

10/11/25

Crimes: rape.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SCR19

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/3/25

Engrossed

2/27/25

Refer

3/3/25

Enrolled

4/24/25

Chaptered

4/29/25

Enrolled

4/24/25

Passed

4/29/25

Passed

4/29/25

Ramadan.

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill ACR6

Introduced

12/12/24

Refer

3/24/25

Report Pass

3/24/25

Refer

3/25/25

Engrossed

4/1/25

Refer

4/2/25

Enrolled

4/24/25

Chaptered

5/5/25

Passed

5/5/25

Black April Memorial Month.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB958

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

4/21/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Refer

5/5/25

Refer

5/14/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Failed

2/2/26

Trustees of the California State University: gubernatorial and faculty appointees.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1065

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

3/10/25

Refer

3/13/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

Refer

4/3/25

Report Pass

4/8/25

Refer

4/10/25

Report Pass

4/21/25

Refer

4/22/25

Failed

2/2/26

Credit card transaction fees: tax payments: Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill ACA8

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

6/16/25

Refer

7/16/25

Report Pass

8/18/25

Refer

8/18/25

Refer

8/19/25

Engrossed

8/21/25

Refer

8/21/25

Enrolled

8/21/25

Chaptered

8/21/25

Passed

8/21/25

Congressional redistricting.

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB381

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

3/17/25

Report Pass

4/3/25

Refer

4/3/25

Report Pass

4/24/25

Refer

4/24/25

Refer

5/7/25

Report Pass

5/23/25

Engrossed

6/3/25

Refer

6/4/25

Refer

6/18/25

Report Pass

6/24/25

Refer

6/24/25

Report Pass

7/9/25

Refer

7/9/25

Refer

8/18/25

An act to amend Section 6108 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

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