ASSEMBLY MILITARY
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS
CALLED TO ORDER- WE DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM AT THIS TIME BUT WILL
START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE SO WE
CAN START TO HEAR THE AUTHORS-
IN THE ROOM- WELCOME TO THE
FIRST HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE. WHETHER YOU'RE HERE
IN PERSON ARE WATCHING VIRTUALLY
I'M GRATEFUL YOU HAVE JOINED US
TODAY. I WILL NOW GO OVER SOME
KEY ELEMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE OF
TODAY'S HEARING. BILLS WILL BE
HEARD IN FILE ORDER- WITH
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AUTHOR IS NOT
PRESENT. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF
COMMITTEE HEARINGS TODAY TODAY'S
HEARING IS IN PERSON WITH NO
PHONE OR REMOTE TESTIMONY
OPTIONS. PUBLIC COMMENT ON EACH
BILL WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER
AUTHOR TESTIMONY AND WITNESSES.
AND QUESTIONS- FROM MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. BILL
PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL BE
STARTING AS A SUB COMMITTEE AT
THIS TIME AND SEEING DIFFERENT
AUTHORS IN THE ROOM I WOULD LIKE
TO- BRING UP ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JESSE GABRIEL. WHO WILL BE
ADDRESSING AB. TWENTY NINE FIFTY
TWO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISTER
CHAIR- YOU LOOK IT UP THERE AND
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES- PLEASE
TODAY TO PERCENT. AB TWENTY NINE
FIFTY TWO WHICH WOULD ALLOW
KOREAN AMERICANS WHO SERVED
ALONG U. S. FORCES IN THE
VIETNAM WAR TO APPLY AND PAY FOR
A STATE ID OR DRIVER'S LICENSE
WITH A DESIGNATION OF NINE U. S.
A VIETNAM VETERAN. THIS
CLASSIFICATION HONORS THE
SERVICE AND SACRIFICE IS THE
KOREAN FORCES MADE TO HELP US
FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR
DURING THE WAR THE REPUBLIC OF
KOREA DISPATCHED THE SECOND
LARGEST NUMBER OF COMBAT TROOPS
AND MADE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO
ASSIST THE UNITED STATES
MILITARY. MANY OF THESE KOREAN
AMERICAN VETERANS HAVE MADE
THEIR WAY TO CALIFORNIA AND NOW
CALL OUR STATE AND NATION HOME
TO BE CLEAR THESE VETERANS ARE
NOT ASKING FOR BENEFITS OR
COMPENSATION JUST SIMPLE
RECOGNITION THAT THEY RISK THEIR
LIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED
STATES MILITARY IN THE COUNTRY
THAT THEY NOW CALL HOME. THE
STATE OF GEORGIA ALASKA IN
CONNECTICUT ALREADY ALLOW THESE
VETERANS TO QUALIFY FOR A
VETERAN STATE ID OR DRIVER'S
LICENSE IT IS TIME FOR
CALIFORNIA TO DO THE SAME WITH
ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IS OFFER
CHUNK FROM THE CREAN AMERICAN
ASSOCIATES OF VIETNAM WAR
VETERANS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU SIR YOUR.
THANK YOU FOR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MY NAME IS OPRY CHAU I'M A BILL
- VIET THANH WILL. THE ARMENIAN
REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY FORCE
VISUAL WORLD LARGEST ANALYZE
OVER UNITED STATES FOR SECURITY
IN VIETNAM WAR. DURING MY TIME
IS JUST SOLDIER IF YOU SPEAK TO
VIETNAM WAR FROM. NINETEEN
SEVENTY TO NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE.
AS ONE ERA RIFLES REARMOST
ELLIOTT RB UNIT HI INFANTRY
DIVISION. ASSEMBLY BILL TWO NINE
FIVE TWO WOULD ALLOW KOREAN
AMERICANS A BETTER USE OF BETTER
A WORLD TOUR V. ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE A STATE ID OR DRIVER'S
LICENSE STATE HAS SO NON US
VIETNAM VETERANS CLASSIFICATION
. THE BILL ROOMS CLASSIFICATION
ORDER TO SACRIFICE YEP TO CREAN
FORCE ME TO HELP US FORCE
GETTING IN BETTER A WORLD. IN
ADDITION EARLY IF A DISPUTE IS
PASSED IT WILL BE IT WE'RE STILL
STANDING STRONG GLOBAL MESSAGE.
TO AMERICANS TAKE KERO AND ONE
REDUCE WHOSE FIGHT OR LOSE SIGHT
OF THEM. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
. I PICKED ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
OVER THIS MEASURE US ACCOUNTABLE
OLDER LIKE A HEAD OF MY PERSONAL
OPINION WE ARE NOT ASKING ABOUT
ANY BENEFITS PLEASE JUST THE NEW
OWNER. AND WE WANT TO JUST GIVE
DELIVERY ALL NEXT GENERATION
SUPPORT US IS A DEAL. FATHER AND
GRANDFATHER DESSEL TO READ.
PLEASE WE NEED ANY WE JUST. IN
THE VETERANS. LEVEL IN DRIVER'S
LICENSE TESTS ALL A GREAT OR NOT
. SO PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU MARK SO
MUCH SIR THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. NO SIR THANK
YOU ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. I'M SORRY TO HEAR FOUR MY
MONEY TO BE ABLE TO TELL.
INSTRUCTIONS COSTS. AS WELL AS
THE VIETNAM VETERAN MYSELF I CAN
ATTEST TO THE AEROBICS OF THE
VIET OF THE KOREAN ARM SERVICE
PERSONNEL IN APPRECIATION OF
VOTE THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH
THAT WAS YOUR SECOND WITNESS- IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT- BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ANY
COMMENTS QUESTIONS. POSTER
VOEPEL. SO I'M A VIETNAM VETERAN
YES SIR THE SERVICE M. ALMOST
FIVE THOUSAND KOREANS DIED IN
VIETNAM. THREE HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND KOREANS SERVED. OVER
TWENTY EIGHT HUNDRED AUSTRALIANS
DIED IN VIETNAM AND MANY SERVED
NOT QUITE SURE THE NUMBER. SO.
THE KOREANS HAD THE SAME
CASUALTY RATE IS THE AMERICANS.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SLIGHTLY
PASS MY TIME IN VIETNAM WHEN THE
KOREANS WENT INTO AN AREA. TO
PACIFY IT THE VIETCONG. TOOK A
HOLIDAY THEY WENT ON VACATION
BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO
FIGHT COMMUNISTS BETTER THAN
KOREANS ACTUALLY I THINK IT
MIGHT PERSONAL HUMBLE OPINION
WELL IT'S NOT SO HUMBLE- THEY'RE
BETTER AT IT THAN WE WERE. SO
THE POINT I MAKE MISTER CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE. AND IF BODY THE
FIGHTS ALONGSIDE ME. IS ME.
THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH
MISTER VICE CHAIR- SO THEY WERE
MATHIS THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
THE INK MR GABRIEL BRING IT
FORWARD AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE- MR GABRIEL I'D
WOULD LOVE TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR
WITH THIS- ALSO IF YOU HAVE ME-
IS THE FIRST MILLENNIAL COMBAT
VETERAN WITH A PURPLE HEART TO
STATE OFFICE IN THE COUNTRY BE
MY GREAT HONOR. YEAH THANK YOU
VERY MUCH ASSEMBLY MEMBER WE
WOULD BE DEEPLY HONORED TO HAVE
YOU- I KNOW HOW FORMATIVE YOUR
SERVICE WISE IN YOUR CONTINUE
JOURNEY ON PUBLIC SERVICE I'LL
TELL YOU I MET THIS. GENTLEMAN
OF MY DISTRICT AND SOME OF THE
GENTLEMAN BEHIND ME- BECAUSE
THEY'RE ACTIVE IN MY COMMUNITY
AND BECAUSE THEY SHOW UP AND
WHATEVER WE WOULD HAVE A TOWARD
DRIVER- TO DO SOMETHING IN THE
COMMUNITY TRY TO MAKE- MAKE THE
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BETTER PLACE
THESE ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO
SHOW UP. AND AS I GOT TO KNOW
THEM AND LEARN THEIR STORY- AND
UNDERSTOOD THE SACRIFICES THEY
MADE- UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEIR
SERVICE ALONGSIDE U. S. ARMY
MEANT TO THEM TO BE DEEPLY
HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS A JOINT
AUTHORS. IN ORDER TO HAVE YOU AS
WELL. THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
THAT ANY OTHER- COMMITTEE
MEMBERS QUESTIONS. CONCERNS AND
PLEASE ADD ME AS A CO AUTHOR
ALSO. ALL RIGHT TO THE PUBLIC IS
THERE ANY- PUBLIC TESTIMONY. IN
SUPPORT.
NEED. MY NAME IS HELEN JONES
YOUR- OKAY. MY NAME IS THE KEY
SO YEAH. IBM ALL FIFTY YEAR
ISOBEL OVER THERE AND THANK.
CHOOSE DON'T. MY NAME IS A
HORSESHOE NINE AWARDS- OF
VIETNAM WAR VETERANS- WHITE
HORSE WHITE HORSE A DIVISION.
LAURA RAUN ARMY. THANK YOU I'M
COME HERE FOR BILL THANK YOU SIR. THIRTY MY NAME IS OPEN AT THE
PARK I DIDN'T INDICATE TRONG.
NINETEEN SIXTY SIX TO NINETEEN
SIXTY EIGHT I'M DOES SO
ACCORDING TO AN ARMY HEY COREY-
AND THEN. AND BABY I DIDN'T
THREE THE PROHIBITORY I DID SO
OBVIOUS. BOB THAT'S WHY I COME
DOWN HERE. I'M SUPPORT THIS VIEW
. PERFECT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR. HE JOHN MEAN WHEN SHE CAN.
SIXTY SIX SIXTY YEAH NINE ONE.
THANK YOU THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. ANY OTHER
PUBLIC TESTIMONY SUPPORT. ANY
OTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM. THE
CHAIR WAS TO GIVE A CLOSING
STATEMENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK
MY WITNESSES AND SUPPORTERS FOR
COMING TO TESTIFY- AND FOR THEIR
SERVICE I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS- FOR ADDING ON
WOULD REALLY BE HONORED TO HAVE
YOU TO BE HONORED TO HAVE YOU
MISTER CHAIR AT THE PROPER TIME
AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE
VOTE THANK YOU. THANK YOU THANK
YOU SO MUCH WE STILL ARE SERVING
AS A SUB COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME
BUT THIS BILL DOES ENJOY A DO
PASS RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU
MISTER LIKE YOU SO MUCH. YEAH
MISTER CHAIR CAN I MAKE A FINAL
COMMENT YES MR VICE CHAIR BILL.
GETTING VETERAN ON YOUR DRIVER'S
LICENSE. IS VERY STRANGE TO ME.
VERY STRANGE HERE'S ONE I USED
TO KILL PEOPLE NOW I GET 10% OFF
AT THE AIRPORT. THAT'S JUST
STRANGE EIGHT THANK YOU. MISTER
AGERO JUST WANNA MAKE SHALL
RECORD THE YOU DO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S MOMENTS HI YES THANK
YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CAN WE ESTABLISH A QUORUM. RAMOS
HI HERE VOEPEL YEAH
BOERNER HORVATH HERE DALY MATHIS
MURATSUCHI PETRIE-NORRIS SALAS
SMITH. WE HAVE A QUORUM THANK IS
OUR MOTION APPROVED AB TWENTY
NINE FIFTY TWO THERE'S BEEN A
MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL THE MOTION IS TO PASS
TO TRANSPORTATION RAMOS HI RAMOS
AYE VOEPEL AYE VOEPEL AYE
BOERNER HORVATH HI
BOERNER HORVATH I DAILY. DAILY
AYE MATHIS MATHIS AYE MURATSUCHI
. PETRIE-NORRIS SALAS SMITH
SMITH I. SIX ZERO. BILLS UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH THE RESEARCHER
. THANK YOU THANK YOU SIR THANK
YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE'LL HEAR ON
AB TWENTY ONE NINETEEN FROM
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA.
THE BILL YOU HAVE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU CHAIR THANK YOU
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE- I WILL
MAKE MY REMARKS VERY VERY BRIEF
AND I APPRECIATE THE BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT BY HERE TO PRESENT AB
TWENTY ONE NINETEEN WHICH WOULD
ESTABLISH A MEDICAL FOSTER HOME
PILOT PROGRAM. AND I'LL JUST
SAY- FOR THOSE OF US IN A LOT OF
VETERANS AND THE VETERANS ON THE
COMMITTEE CAN SPEAK TO THIS FAR
MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN I CAN BUT
IS IMPRESSIVE WHEN YOU CAN TAKE
A SERVICE MEMBER INTO YOUR HOME
AND KEEP THEM OUT OF A CARE
FACILITY. THEY SEEM TO BE SO
MUCH HAPPIER ASSEMBLY SO MUCH
MORE ENGAGED AND I THINK THAT'S
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET
THE MINIMUM OF SERVE US THE BEST
OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE OUT THEIR
LIVES AS COMFORTABLY AS POSSIBLE
SORRY RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU HAVE ANY
WITNESSES WITH YOU SOME THEM
FLOOR I THINK IT'S JUST ME THANK
YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. THERE'S ALREADY BEEN
A- MOTION AND A SECOND ON IT.
ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM. THE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL I WE
ARE IN SUPPORT AS I SHARED WITH
THE CHAIR PRIOR TO THE HEARING
WE'RE GOING TO APPEAR ON A LOT
OF BILLS THIS YEAR I THINK IT'S-
CERTAIN VETERANS. THE NEW
PRESIDENT OF THE BUILDING TRADES
IS A VETERAN. I'M A VETERAN IN
THE BUILDING TRADES ARE VERY
ACTIVE IN THE HELMETS TO HARD
HATS PROGRAM SO THE VETERANS
HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND IT IS TIME
TO CHANGE THAT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER PUBLIC
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT. ANY PUBLIC
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION. LIKE TO
CLOSE THIS RESPECTFULLY ASK
RIVAL THANK YOU SO MUCH OF A
MOTION A SECOND PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS RAMOS HI RAMOS
AYE VOEPEL. VOEPEL I
BOERNER HORVATH HI
BOERNER HORVATH I DALY DALY AYE
MATHIS MATHIS AYE MURATSUCHI
PETRIE-NORRIS SALAS SMITH
SMITHII AT SIX ZERO THE BILL
PASSES. THANK YOU THANK YOU SO
MUCH NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM.
ASSEMBLY WOMAN GARCIA AB TWENTY
EIGHT THIRTY SEVEN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AB TWENTY THREE TWENTY
EIGHT THIRTY SEVEN MAKES A
SIMPLE CHANGE IN CODE AMENDING
ONCE A SECTION OF THE
REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED A
DISABLED VETERAN. IN SUCH AMONG
OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF IT OR NOT
THE DISABILITY RATING TO FIND 2%
THAT'S REALLY LIMITS MOBILITY.
THIS BILL CHANGES THAT
REQUIREMENT 270% I WILL BE BRIEF
pCONSTITUENTS FROM MY DISTRICT
ALSO A VETERAN. FROM MY DISTRICT
MISTER CARDINALS THEY'LL ROUTE
LEYVA WHO WILL BE TESTIFYING AS
A WITNESS WHO BROUGHT THIS IDEA
FORWARD TO ME AND I AM EXCITED
TO BE ABLE. TO WORK WITH HIM ON
THIS. ON THIS BILL TO AMEND THE
WAY OUR DISABLED VETERAN LICENSE
PLATE PROGRAM WORKS AND I WILL
SEE MY TIME TO HIM SO THAT HE
CAN I'M EXPLAINING THAT WHAT'S
GOING ON. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR RAMOS OF BY SIR
VOEPEL. AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
OR START OFF BY THANKING YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY SPEAK TODAY.
CURRENTLY A DISABLED VETERAN
REQUIRES A 100% RATING. THE TO A
DIAGNOSE DISEASE OR DISORDER. TO
SUBSTANTIALLY PARRIS INTERFERE
THE MOBILITY UNABLE TO MOVE WITH
THE AID OF ASSISTANCE DEVICE
HAVE LOST TO HE USED TO ONE OF
OUR LANDS ARE YOU PERMANENT
BLINDER QUALIFIED DISABLED
VETERANS LICENSE PLAT FROM THIS
FORWARD FROM THIS POINT FORWARD
A CALL- CLASSIFIED AS THE PLP.
VETERANS WITH SERVICE CONNECTED
INJURIES THAT IMPAIRED THEIR
MOBILITY BUT ARE WELL SHORT OF A
100% RATING ARE REQUIRED- RATING
REQUIRED TO BE AWARDED THE DVL
P. TAKE MY SITUATION FOR EXAMPLE. I WAS MEDICALLY RETIRED FROM
THE ARMY. YOU DON'T FOURTEEN
WITH THE RATING 40% TEMPER
TEMPORARY OR TEMPER TEMPERAMENT
RIGHT NEEDS TEMPER TEMPERAMENT
UP. THE PRINCIPLE RIGHT HERE.
TEMPERATURE BERMAN LEFT AT THE%
VA DINNER THIS RATING UP 10%
FROM UPPER SPINE. 20% OR MY
LOWER SPINE. AFTER HAVING
SURGERIES ON BOTH KNEES BOTH
HIPS. I WAS ABOUTTO HEAD OFF
YOUR TRIED TO SELL ENOUGH FOR.
BOTH NEEDS BOTH IF. OSTROH
TRADERS OCCURS AS A COMPANY OF
THE CARTILAGE AT THE END OF THE
BONE SIMPLY WEARS DOWN. ALTHOUGH
TREATING PUT ME A 70% WELL SHORT
OF THE 100% RATING REQUIRED TO
BE AT THE SIMPLE TO RECEIVE A
DISABLED DISABLED VETERAN
LICENSE PLATE. TO DATE I HAVE
90% RATING. THREE MONTHS AFTER
ALL MEDICALLY RETIRED AS GRANTED
ARE YOU INDIVIDUAL UNEMPLOYED
BILITY. HAVING I USE THAT IS
GIVING A 100% DISABILITY RATING
WITH THAT HOUSE OUTRIGHT DVL P.
VETERANS WERE AUTHORIZED AT THE
VIP HAVE REGISTRATION FEES FOR
ONE VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THEIR
NAME WADE ARE EXEMPTED. ARE
EXEMPT. I UNDERSTAND THE
LOWERING THE REQUIRED 1% RATING
TO BE AUTHORIZED FOR DEAL BE P.
WILL HAVE A FINANCIAL IMPACT ON
THE STATE'S BUDGET. BUT I AM NOT
ASKING FOR THE RESTORATION FEE
TO BE EXACT. CONTINUING-
PROJECTS CONTINUE ALLOWING THE
WAY AT THE EXEMPTION OF
REGISTRATION FEE FOR ONLY 1100%
100% RATED DISABLED VETERANS I'M
HERE TODAY SIMPLY REQUEST THAT
THE COMMITTEE LOWER THE REQUIRED
1% RATING TO MORE APPROPRIATE
LEVEL. A LEVEL THAT WILL ALLOW
VETERANS WITH SERVICE CONNECTED
INJURIES THAT LIMITED MOBILITY.
TO BE AUTHORIZED THAT THE PLP. A
COUPLE YEARS AGO I MET A
SOLDIER. I MET SOMEONE WHO IS
RATED 60% FOR INSOMNIA FROM
THEIR TIME IN AIR FORCE. IT WAS
ALL TIME SPENT CONUS. THIS
INDIVIDUAL NEVER DEPLOYED
OVERSEAS TO COMBAT ZONE FOR.
MMHM NOR WERE THEY IN ANY COMBAT
ARMS. I AM NOT ASKING THAT THE
DEAL BE PEOPLE AWARDED TO
INDIVIDUAL SIXTY OR 70% RATING I
AM ASKING THAT THE COMMITTEE AT
THE VERY LEAST. IDENTIFIER LIST
PACIFIC INJURIES KNOWING TO
LIMIT MOBILITY KNEE HIP SPINE.
THAT WILL GRANT DISABLED
VETERANS ABILITY TO BE
AUTHORIZED THE DVL P. WITHOUT
THE 100% RATING REQUIRED
CURRENTLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. YOU
HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES WITH
YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA. ANY
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
BLUSTER I'M VERY CHATTY TODAY OR
NOT. SO. MISTER CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE OF COURSE I SUPPORT
THIS BILL IT'S A WONDERFUL BILL
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO HERE'S
MY SUGGESTION FOR THE FUTURE. WE
MAY WANT TO- COPY THE STATE OF
NEVADA IS BIL AND WHAT THEY DO
. IS THEY FORGIVE DMV FEES BASED
UPON THE PERCENTAGE OF YOUR
DISABILITIES SO IF YOU'RE 30%
DISABLED TO GET 30% OFF. SOME IF
YOU GET A DISABLED STICKER THAT
CAN BE 70% THAT MAKES SENSE TO
ME BUT FOR A DMV FEES AND THIS
WILL OBVIOUSLY GO TO
APPROPRIATIONS AND PROBABLY BE
KILLED I DON'T KNOW. BUT IN THE
FUTURE. THIS COMMITTEE MAY WANT
TO SIMPLY GO BY PERCENT OF
DISABILITY THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR. THANK YOU MR VICE CHAIR
SUMMER MATHIS. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR- MISTER VESTER WE ACTUALLY
RAN THAT LEGISLATION IN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR THIS COMMITTEE-
PREVIOUSLY IS A PART OF THAT-
POINT WELL TAKEN ON
APPROPRIATIONS- LIEUTENANT THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. I KNOW
IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET IT OUT
THERE TRULY APPRECIATED- MISS
GARCIA THANK YOU FOR RUNNING
THIS I HOPE YOU HAVE BETTER
OUTCOMES IN APPROPRIATIONS AND I
WOULD LOVE TO CO AUTHOR THIS
WITH YOU AS IT MOVES FORWARD I
DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT'LL HELP
YOU THERE BUT- IT'S- TOO OFTEN
THIS. THE STATE ON THE POLICY
SIDE- THE ONCE IS THERE TO HELP
VETERANS OUT. BUT SADLY WHEN IT
COMES TO APPROPRIATIONS- WE SEEM
TO FAIL ON THAT SIDE ON THE
FINANCIAL OUTCOME SO. I HOPE AND
PRAY WE DO BETTER THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THAT. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM. YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO PUBLIC COMMENT ANY
PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. ANY PUBLIC
IN OPPOSITION. THANK IN CLOSING
STATEMENTS. I WANT TO THANK- MR
CARDOSO RAIL LABOR FOR MAKING
TIME AND MAKING ME AWARE OF THIS
AND WORKING WITH MY OFFICE AND
YOU'RE COMMITTEE ON THIS ONE I
THINK THE COMMITTEE ON FOR THEIR
FOR THEIR HELP ON THIS I WELCOME
MR MAT THIS IS COOL AFTER SHIP
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
SUCCESSFUL- AND THIS BILL IN THE
NAME OF. MR EL LEYVA AND ALL THE
OTHER VETERANS THAT THAT MERIT
THIS RESPECT LESS THAN EVER.
THANK YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS TO PASS THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RAMOS
HI RAMOS AYE VOEPEL. VOEPEL HI
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
I DAILY DALY AYE MATHIS MATHIS
AYE MURATSUCHI PETRIE-NORRIS
SALAS. SMITH SMITHII THAT SIX
ZERO MY PASSES THANK YOU PLEASE
ADD ME AS A CO AUTHOR ALSO WILL
DO THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DO YOU WANT TO BE JOINT AUTHORS
. THE. THANK YOU NEXT WE'LL HEAR
AB BILL TWENTY EIGHT NINETY
EIGHT FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER FONG. BILLS THANK YOUS MOTION A
SECOND ON THE BILL.
YOUR WE'RE SYNONYM FORTY EIGHT.
A GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLY BILL TWENTY EIGHT
NINETY EIGHT PROVIDES TAX RELIEF
TO CALIFORNIA'S HEROES THAT HAVE
SERVED IN OUR MILITARY THE
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS ISRAEL THE
AVERAGE PRICE OF A HOME IN
CALIFORNIA IS OVER SEVEN HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS AN AMOUNT
THAT'S UNATTAINABLE FOR MANY
CALIFORNIANS INCLUDING VETERANS
TO EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN
THIS BILL WILL DOUBLE THE
CURRENT PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
FOR DISABLED VETERANS. IT
INCREASES THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT
TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
A FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR DISABLED VETERANS WHOSE
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES ARE UNDER
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. CURRENT
LAW EXAMS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED VETERANS
AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR DISABLED VETERANS
WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES ARE
UNDER FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
VETERANS WERE INJURED IN THEIR
SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY SHOULD BE
AFFORDED EVERY COMBINATION
POSSIBLE UPON RETURNING HOME.
THE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO
SERVE OUR COUNTRY THEY RISK
THEIR LIVES TO DEFEND THE
FREEDOMS WE ENJOY EACH AND EVERY
DAY. I'M JOINED BY JOHN LOGAN
PAST COMMANDER OF THE MILITARY
ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART
RESPECT WE ASK AIBO. THANK YOU.
AFTERNOON I SHOULD SAY THE
INTERESTS OF PAST COMMANDER OF
THE DEPARTMENT CALIFORNIA WHO
WAS NOT A NATIONAL COMMANDER FOR
THE ORDER- I WAS BORN AND RAISED
IN THE MILITARY. MY FATHER
JOINED THE AVY SHORTLY AFTER
GERMANY INVADED POLAND IN THIRTY
NINE. AND FORTY NINETY SWITCHED
TO THE AIR FORCE AND RETIRED IN
SIXTY TWO. I GREW UP IN THE AIR
FORCE- HE SERVED ON TO LSTS
DURING WORLD WAR TWO
PARTICIPATING IN EVERY INVASION
OF AFRICA AND EUROPE HAD SIX
BATTLE STARS ON HIS CAMPAIGN
RIBBON HE WAS WOUNDED WHILE HIS
SHIP TOOK WOUNDED OFF THE
BEACHES THAT ARE NCO- WHILE HE'S
PART OF THE CREW THAT SAILED AND
WAS PART OF THE CREW THE SALE
THE SURRENDERED PRINCE OREGON-
TO THE BIKINI A TOLL TESTS- HE
RETIRED LIKE CITY RETURNED SIXTY
TWO MY MOTHER WAS A BRITISH WAR
BRIDE AND- HER FAMILY HAD TO
THREE CONSECUTIVE THREE YEAR
TOURS IN ENGLAND AS I WAS
GROWING UP- I WAS DRAFTED IN
NINETEEN SIXTY SIX. AND UPON
ARRIVAL IN VIETNAM WAS ASSIGNED
TO COMPANY A FIRST TO TWELFTH
FIRST CAV DIVISION- I WAS
WOUNDED ON AUGUST TWENTY SECOND
OF NINETEEN SIXTY SEVEN WHILE
CLEARING THREE VC OUT OF A CAVE
ON THE EDGE OF THE BOUNCE ON
PLANE I TOOK TO A K. ROUNDS I
SPENT FIFTY WEEKS AND HOSPITALS
IN VIETNAM THE PHILIPPINES
OKINAWA JAPAN AND FINALLY
LETTERMAN HOSPITAL IN SAN
FRANCISCO. I WAS RETIRED AFTER
T. D. R. L. FROM THE ARMY WITH
DISABILITY DUE TO WOUNDS
RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF NINETEEN
SEVENTY. I'VE SPENT MANY YEARS
NOW SERVING VETERANS. THROUGH MY
MEMBERSHIP IN THE MILITARY OR
THE PURPLE HEART. IT'S GOOD
RECORDING GOOD AND REWARDING
WORK THAT SHOULD HAVE ENDED A
LONG TIME AGO. I'VE BEEN I'VE
SEEN ANOTHER GENERATION NOW GO
THROUGH THE SAME TRIALS AS MY
BROTHER AND I HAVE IT IN TOWARD
. WE SURE WE FIGHT WE BELIEVE
AND WE DIED TO PRESERVE FREEDOM
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND
WE CONTINUE FIGHTING TO THIS DAY
FOR OUR LIBERTY. WE DON'T SEE
COMPLETE SUPPORT FROM OUR
GOVERNMENT. I DON'T KNOW HOW A
REAL AMERICAN DOES. BUT WHAT WE
SEEK IS PEACE OF MIND FOR OUR
FAMILIES. SUPPORT FOR DISABLED
BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND WHAT IS
DUE FOR THE PRICE WE PAID. WELL
THE CURRENT LAW OFFERS SOME
PROTECTIONS IN RELIEF FOR OLDER
VETS THE SITUATION FOR THIS
SERVICE RETURNING VETERANS IS
FAR MORE SEVERE THIS HOUSING
COSTS ABOUT P. STUDENT INFO
OUTPACED INFLATION. WITH THE
CURRENT RATE SET TO BE ADJUSTED
ONLY BY INFLATION THESE NEW
VETERANS WHO ARE OFTEN GRAVELY
DISABLED. ALREADY HUGE
DISADVANTAGE POSSIBLY OWNING A
HOME. AND USING THE CURRENT
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. THIS IS
A REAL SITUATION THAT WE ARE
FACING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE
CAN DO SHOULD BE DONE. THIS BILL
WILL HELP TENS OF THOUSANDS GET
CLOSER TO THAT DAY. THE EYES OF
EVERY VETERAN I SPOKE TO LIT UP
WHEN I TALK TO ABOUT THIS BILL
AND THERE WERE DOZENS OF THE-
PLEASE CONSIDER AB TWENTY EIGHT
TWENTY NINE. DAHLE TWENTY NINETY
EIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
WITNESSES ASSEMBLY MEMBER. THANK
YOU ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE ANY ANY QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE COMMENTS
FRAZIER. ONCE AGAIN. SO I WOULD
LIKE TO REMIND THE COMMITTEE AND
- CALIFORNIA THAT PRETTY MUCH
THE TOP DISABILITY PAY WHETHER
YOU'RE OFFICER OR ENLISTED IF
YOU'RE AT A 100% DISABILITY IS
THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED A
MONTH I MIGHT BE OFF A HUNDRED
BUCKS EITHER WAY- THAT PAYS RENT. IF YOU'RE LUCKY IF YOU'RE
LUCKY. IS A WHERE YOU LIVE. SO
POINT I'M MAKING IS THIS. BILL
IS VITAL WE NEED IT N. I WOULD
LIKE TO ALSO OFFER. THE CHAIR
MYSELF AND THE COMMITTEE THAT
END UP IN THE FUTURE WE MAY WANT
TO BRING A BILL THAT'S BASED
UPON PERCENT OF DISABILITY.
BECAUSE NOT THAT MANY VETERANS
GET A HUNDRED PERCENT. AND IF
YOU GO 290% INSTEAD OF THIRTY
THREE HUNDRED A MONTH YOU GET
LIKE. TWENTY ONE HUNDRED AND
THEN IT GOES DOWN DRAMATICALLY
FROM THERE. SOUL A PROPERTY TAX
RELIEF. IS ESSENTIAL YES SAY SIR
YES SIR IT'S IMPOSSIBLE OF THE
OTHER CARD I'M SORRY HIS LETTER
I'M JUST GONNA ADD IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A 100% RATING
UNLESS IT'S THE FIRST RATING YOU
GET. RIGHT IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE
A MATHIS GIVE YOU 50% FOR YOUR
WOUND. LEAVING 50% TO GIVE A 50%
FOR ASIAN ORANGE 50% A 50%
LEAVES TWENTY FIVE PERCENT. OKAY
THEY KEEP DOING THAT AND DOING
THAT AND IF YOU GET TO LIKE 92%
THEY PAY YOU WITH A 100% BUT YOU
CAN NEVER REACH A 100% ADDRESSES
THE INITIAL ADJUDICATION. A
MEMBER OF THE- BEEN THERE DONE
THAT MMHM I NEVER PUT HIM FOR
DISABILITY BECAUSE I MAKE MONEY
- BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD A HUNDRED
TIMES I SHOULD FOR AGENT ORANGE
AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF BUT I
HAVEN'T DONE IT. GOD HAS BLESSED
ME NINE MISTER CHAIR I'M DONE
THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH-
THIS DEVICE OR ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM. ISRAELI PUBLIC
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. WOULD YOU LIKE CLOSE. I
THANK THE CHAIR THIS BILL AT ITS
CORE IS A GOOD GOVERNMENT
MEASURE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO SERVED I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR ADVICE.
THANK YOU. WELL MOTION SAID
YESTERDAY. THANK YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS TO PASS
A REVENUE AND TAXATION
COMMITTEE. RAMOS HI ALMOST AYE
VOEPEL. VOEPEL I BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH I DAILY. DAILY
AYE MATHIS MATHIS SIGNED
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
PETRIE-NORRIS I PETRIE-NORRIS II
SALAS. SMITH SMITHII EIGHT ZERO
THE BILL PASSES THANK YOU CLOSE
UP. VENTILATION THANK YOU.
MOTIONS SECOND THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. HANNAH PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ON CONSENT. I'M CONSENT WE
HAVE AB IS SIXTEEN NINETY TWO TO
PASS A PROCREATION AB SEVENTEEN
FIFTEEN TO PASS APPROPRIATION AB
SEVENTEEN THIRTY ONE TO COST
APPROPRIATIONS AB SEVENTEEN
SIXTY EIGHT TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS HR SEVENTEEN BE
ADOPTED AT THIRD READING AND AGE
ARE NINETEEN BE ADOPTED AT THIRD
READING. RAMOS HI RAMOS AYE
VOEPEL. VOEPEL AYE
BOERNER HORVATH. BOERNER HORVATH
I DAILY. DAILY AYE MATHIS.
MATHIS I AM MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I PETRIE-NORRIS HI
PETRIE-NORRIS I SALAS. SMITH
SMITH I EIGHT ZERO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR PASSES THANK YOU WILL
KEEP THE- BILLS ON CALL YOU CAN
CALL THE MEMBERS IT WRAPS. AB
TWO ONE ONE NINE LARA
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI AYE
PETRIE-NORRIS PETRIE-NORRIS I.
AB TWO EIGHT THREE SEVEN A
CRISTINA GARCIA. MORE MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I PETRIE-NORRIS HI
PETRIE-NORRIS I. AB TWO NINE
FIVE TWO GABRIEL MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI AYE PETRIE-NORRIS
PETRIE-NORRIS I THINK YOU. THANK
YOU THANK YOU FOR THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. NO IT WAS SALAS GONNA
MAKE IT OR WHO DON'T KNOW. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU TO ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND
AUTHORS WHO PRESENT THE BILLS
THIS COMMITTEE IS NOW. WITH HEY
GOOD DIAMONDS HERE.