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Melissa Hurtado

Melissa Hurtado

Senator
California SD-016
Democrat
F
10%
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2025-2026 Regular Session

California: Senate
Score: 20

Red-light Cameras

Lets any California city or county run red-light-camera programs.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
SB720 Roll Call 1602294 Passed 33 to 3 on 9/13/2025 See Declaration of Independence 14th Amendment

Free-speech Violation

Makes large social-media platforms legally liable if their algorithms or actions help facilitate violence, intimidation, or discrimination that violates California civil-rights laws.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
SB771 Roll Call 1601976 Passed 30 to 8 on 9/11/2025 See First Amendment 14th Amendment

Reparations for Descendants of Slaves

Establishes the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within California's Civil Rights Department to administer future reparations-related programs.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
SB518 Roll Call 1601798 Passed 30 to 10 on 9/10/2025 See Declaration of Independence 14th Amendment

New State Holiday: Diwali

Designates Diwali, the Hindu "festival of lights," as an official state holiday in California.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
AB268 Roll Call 1601804 Passed 36 to 0 on 9/10/2025 See Declaration of Independence

Abortion Protection

Expands protections for access to medication abortion in California, and shields providers, pharmacists, and facilities from out-of-state interference.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
AB260 Roll Call 1601536 Passed 30 to 8 on 9/9/2025 See Declaration of Independence Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment

Con-Con Rescission

Rescinds all previous applications made by the California Legislature requesting that Congress call an Article V convention for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
SJR1 Roll Call 1591153 Passed 28 to 0 on 6/16/2025 See Article V

Right to “Food Security”

Declares that "it is the established policy of this state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food," and requires "all relevant state agencies to consider this state policy…pertinent to the distribution of sufficient food."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
SB628 Roll Call 1354842 Passed 36 to 3 on 9/14/2023 See Declaration of Independence Fifth Amendment

“Hate Crimes” Policy by Law Enforcement

Makes the adoption of a "hate crimes" policy by a state and local law enforcement agency mandatory by July 1, 2024.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
AB449 Roll Call 1354744 Passed 39 to 0 on 9/11/2023 See First Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

State-Licensing of Homemade Firearms

Requires anybody who uses a three-dimensional (3D) printer or computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine to make a firearm to be a state-licensed manufacturer.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: None
AB1089 Roll Call 1353316 Passed 32 to 6 on 9/6/2023 See Second Amendment Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment

Article V Convention: Gun Control

Applies to Congress to call an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment on "firearms regulations and prohibitions."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
SJR7 Roll Call 1353300 Passed 24 to 11 on 9/6/2023 See Article V Second Amendment

\"Gender Identity\" Affirmation for Child Custody

Would include a parent's affirmation of the child's "gender identity or gender expression" as part of the "health, safety, and welfare" factors used to determine the "best interests of the child" for the purposes of deciding custody.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: None
AB957 Roll Call 1353315 Passed 30 to 9 on 9/6/2023 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day

Proclaims March 15, 2023, as "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day, a day of remembrance and education to ensure that all Californians always honor and remember a vibrant guardian of equality for all."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
SCR41 Roll Call 1283256 Passed 39 to 0 on 3/23/2023 See Declaration of Independence
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