California State Senator Cortese (D-San Jose) made the following statement today:
“Today is a step backwards for our entire country. To overturn 50 years of legal precedent and take away a women’s constitutional right to abortion access is an exceptionally devastating decision and a threat to women and working families across America.
“Reproductive access and bodily autonomy are basic human rights.
Senator Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) made the following statement when SB 1341 failed to garner enough votes to clear the California Assembly Committee on Higher Education today:
“I am deeply disappointed that this bill to serve our most vulnerable young people won’t be moving forward. While this is an unexpected obstacle, we will not let inaction persist to the detriment of our future generation.
A bill from Senator Cortese (D-San Jose), SB 1210, to “combat online sexual exploitation in the digital age” has been signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), chair of the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee made the following statement regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court's decision today involving PAGA lawsuits in California:
Senator Cortese (D-San Jose) made the following statement about the Legislature’s 2022-23 State Budget Bill that was passed by the Legislature earlier today.