California Senate · District 16
Melissa Hurtado
Democratic
Votes with the Senate President pro Tem
95%
On 749 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes
Votes with own party
95%
Partisan rank: 37 of 39 in the Senate
Didn't vote at roll call
10%
374 of 3,677 roll calls
Bills passed
13
32 sponsored · 9 became law · Rank 28 of 39 in the Senate (tied with 1 other)
Bills that became law
9
of 13 passed · 4 vetoed
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans
Melissa Hurtado's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
California Senate74thpercentile
More conservative than 73% of the California Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
11th most conservative of 39
On the November 3 ballot
Running for California Senate District 16.
Also on the ballot: Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Votes with the Senate President pro Tem
95%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Melissa Hurtado.
On 749 contested votes where both voted99% on all 3,254 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
95%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Melissa Hurtado.
On 778 party-line votesPartisan rank: 37 of 39 in the Senate36 senators vote with their party more often
Bills
The bills Melissa Hurtado sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 32 |
| Passed both chambers | 13 |
| Became law | 9 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 4 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 28 of 39 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 27 of 29 Democrats (tied with 1 other)
A bill's sponsor is its primary author, as the Legislature marks it on the bill's last version; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted, and a committee's bill counts for no member.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 932 Civil proceedings: real party in interest. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 661 Airports: financial assistance. |
Vetoed | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 401 Political Reform Act of 1974: filing deadlines: emergency situations. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1172 Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| SB 1220 Firearms: prohibited persons. |
Became law | Sept. 26, 2026 |
| SB 557 Child abuse: family resource centers. |
Became law | Aug. 24, 2026 |
| SB 647 Energy: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Low-Income Oversight Board: membership. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 317 Wastewater surveillance. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 224 Department of Water Resources: water supply forecasting. |
Vetoed | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 763 Conspiracy against trade: punishment. |
Became law | Oct. 6, 2025 |
| SB 593 Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies. |
Became law | Oct. 6, 2025 |
| SB 446 Data breaches: customer notification. |
Became law | Oct. 3, 2025 |
| SB 345 California Fire Service Training and Education Program: California Fire and Arson Training Act: fees. |
Became law | Oct. 3, 2025 |
Budget projects
California's Budget Act doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for California legislators.
Contested votes where they split
39 against the Senate President pro Tem; 39 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President pro Tem | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2026 | AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 31, 2026 | SB 1342: Criminal records: relief. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 30, 2026 | AB 2721: Unfair Competition Law: hotels. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 30, 2026 | AB 1537: Peace officers: secondary employment. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 30, 2026 | AB 2434: Inmates: visitation. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | AB 2575: Health care services: artificial intelligence. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | AB 605: Employment: refineries: task force. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | SB 1004: Law enforcement: masks. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | AB 690: Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | AB 1650: Rental vehicles: law enforcement. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | AB 1886: Wards: probation. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | AB 2428: Criminal fees. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | AB 1917: Criminal procedure: information. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | AB 1448: Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | AB 2122: Infractions: warrants and penalties. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 25, 2026 | AB 2405: Mental health. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 25, 2026 | AB 1905: Juveniles: custodial interrogation. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Aug. 24, 2026 | AB 2257: Corrections: jail administrators. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 27, 2026 | SB 1259: Refineries: decommissioning and remediation: cost estimates. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 27, 2026 | SB 1359: Gas Transition Responsibility and Electrification Act. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 27, 2026 | SB 1329: Real property tax: valuation: active solar energy system. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 19, 2026 | SB 1344: Civil actions: housing development projects. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 12, 2025 | AB 1231: Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 12, 2025 | AB 1376: Wards: probation. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 12, 2025 | AB 1156: Solar-use easements: suspension of Williamson Act contracts: terms of easement: termination. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 11, 2025 | SB 627: Law enforcement: masks. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 11, 2025 | AB 1441: County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 10, 2025 | AB 1466: Groundwater adjudication. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 10, 2025 | SB 634: Local government: homelessness. Concurrence in Assembly Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 4, 2025 | AB 321: Misdemeanors. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 3, 2025 | AB 309: Hypodermic needles and syringes. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | SB 248: Firearms: information to new owners. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | SB 14: State agencies: solid waste diversion: single-use plastic bottles. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | SB 704: Firearms: firearm barrels. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | SB 601: Water: waste discharge. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | SB 562: Bail. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2025 | SB 542: Oil spill prevention: administrator for oil spill response: duties. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2025 | SB 672: The Youth Rehabilitation and Opportunity Act. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | SBX1-1: Budget Act of 2024. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Melissa Hurtado voted on each of the 3,677 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President pro Tem | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.senate.ca.gov
- senator.hurtado@senate.ca.gov
- Capitol office
- 1021 O St. Suite 6510, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4016 - District office
- 339 W. D St. Suite E, Lemoore, CA 93245
559-924-1201 - District office
- 411 E. Kern Ave., Tulare, CA 93274
559-685-1202 - District office
- 5201 California Ave. Suite 220, Bakersfield, CA 93309
661-395-2620
Committees
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Budget and Fiscal Review
- California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select
- Climate Change Policies Legislative
- Energy, Utilities and Communications
- Environmental Quality
- Governmental Organization
- Legislative Budget
- Minority Economic Development Select
- Social Determinants of Health Select
- Wine Industry Select
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the California Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the California Legislature's floor vote records, Dec. 2, 2024 to Sept. 1, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections