California State Senator

Dave Cortese Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB33

Introduced
12/2/24  
Refer
1/29/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Report Pass
4/22/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Report Pass
4/22/25  
Homeless pupils: California Success, Opportunity, and Academic Resilience (SOAR) Guaranteed Income Program.
CA

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
4/9/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Report Pass
5/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
6/3/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Price gouging: state of emergency.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB400

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account: University of California: California State University: reports.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB429

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
4/24/25  
Report Pass
5/23/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Engrossed
6/3/25  
Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB462

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
California Farmland Conservancy Program: conservation easements: funding.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB494

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/26/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
Report Pass
3/26/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Report Pass
5/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Classified school and community college employees: disciplinary hearings: appeals: contracted administrative law judges.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB363

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Report Pass
4/10/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
Report Pass
4/10/25  
Report Pass
5/23/25  
Report Pass
5/23/25  
Health care coverage: independent medical review.
CA

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

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB442

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/26/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
3/26/25  
Refer
4/21/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Refer
4/21/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Grocery retail store and retail drug establishment employees: self-service checkout.
CA

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  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
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  
Immigration enforcement: schoolsites: prohibitions on access and sharing information.