California State Senate
Senator Melissa Hurtado
| Seat | Senate District 16 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 6510 · 1021 O Street |
| Mailing address | 1021 O St. Suite 6510, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Capitol phone | 916-651-4016 |
| Write to | senator.hurtado@senate.ca.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since December 5, 2022 |
Committees 11
- Joint Climate Change Policies Legislative Committee joint
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee joint
- Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee standing
- Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee standing
- Senate California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select Committee select
- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee standing
- Senate Environmental Quality Committee standing
- Senate Governmental Organization Committee standing
- Senate Minority Economic Development Select Committee select
- Senate Social Determinants of Health Select Committee select
- Senate Wine Industry Select Committee select
Bills, 2025–2026 session 36 as principal author · 114 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 1220Firearms: prohibited persons.Enacted100
- SB 557Child abuse: family resource centers.Enacted100
- SR 108Relative to World Asthma Day.Adopted100
- SR 125Relative to Pakistani-American relations.Adopted100
- SB 593Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies.Enacted100
- SB 763Conspiracy against trade: punishment.Enacted100
- SB 345California Fire Service Training and Education Program: California Fire and Arson Training Act: fees.Enacted100
- SB 446Data breaches: customer notification.Enacted100
- SR 55Relative to Pakistani-American relations.Adopted100
- SR 28Relative to California Agriculture Day.Adopted100
- SB 661Airports: financial assistance.Sent to Governor71
- SB 401Political Reform Act of 1974: filing deadlines: emergency situations.Sent to Governor69
- SB 1172Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.Sent to Governor69
- SB 932Civil proceedings: real party in interest.Sent to Governor68
- SB 1025Office of Food Security and Affordability.Passed Assembly committee57
All 36 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of AB 1363, AB 2156, AB 2541, AB 46, ACA 20, ACR 45, ACR 70, AJR 3, SB 1191, SB 221, SB 237, SB 246 and 102 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 2025–26 session
17th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 32 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 30 / 20 / 13 |
| … became law | 6 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 126 ÷ 193.97 = 0.65 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (6), Business, jobs & the economy (6), Agriculture & rural life (3) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Dave Cortese DSenate 15 17
- Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh RSenate 19 17
- Juan Alanis RAssembly 22 14
- Bob Archuleta DSenate 30 13
- Sasha Pérez DSenate 25 13
- Shannon Grove RSenate 12 12
- Suzette Valladares RSenate 23 12
- Tom Umberg DSenate 34 12
- Anna Caballero DSenate 14 11
- Jerry McNerney DSenate 5 11
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 16
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- Kern, Kings, Tulare
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- Stan Ellis (32), Ali Macedo (33), Tom Lackey (34), Jasmeet Bains (35)
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Source
Copied from https://sd16.senate.ca.gov/ on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the California State Senate.