GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'RE GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND START ASSEMBLY
AGRICULTURE AS A SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND WE WILL ESTABLISH QUORUM AS
OTHER MEMBERS GET HERE LATER,
AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMITTEES
GOING ON AT ONCE. FIRST LET ME
QUICKLY ADDRESS SOME LOGISTICAL
ITEMS FOR THIS HEARING. FOR ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. PRESENT
IN THE HEARING ROOM. WE ARE
REQUIRING PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF
THE SERGEANTS AND POSTED
GUIDELINES. THERE ARE SIX BILLS
ON THE AGENDA BEING CONSIDERED.
BY OUR COMMITTEE TODAY, THREE OF
WHICH ARE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THERE WILL BE AN
OPPORTUNITY OR PUBLIC COMMENT.
COMMENTS MAY BE MADE IN PERSON.
IN THIS ROOM OR BY PHONE. THE
PHONE NUMBER TO MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENTS IS 877. 692895 AND THE
ACCESS CODE. IS 1315. THIS
NUMBER WILL BE DISPLAYED TO
VIEWERS ON SCREEN DURING THE
HEARING. AND POSTED ON THE
ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE
WEBSITE. FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO
WILL BE PROVIDING COMMENTS TODAY
WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME. AND IF APPLICABLE,
THE ORGANIZATION YOU REPRESENT,
AND IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL BEING
CONSIDERED. ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. REMEMBER FROM THE PUBLIC
IS ALSO WELCOME TO SUBMIT
WRITTEN COMMENTS TO OUR
COMMITTEE THROUGH EMAIL. EMAILS
MAY BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS FOUND
ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE. WHICH
IS A G R I DOT COMMITTEE AT
ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV. IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE THE GOAL. OF THE
HEARING AS MUCH FROM THE PUBLIC
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF OUR TIME.
WE WILL NOT PERMIT CONDUCT THAT
DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE
IMPEDES THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF
OUR PROCEEDINGS. PLEASE BE AWARE
THAT VIOLATIONS OF THESE RULES
MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE REMOVAL OR
OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES BY
THE STATE ASSEMBLY. HAVING
DISPENSED WITH THE FORMALITIES.
LET'S GET STARTED. I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO MENTION THAT CHAIR
REVISES OUT ILL. TODAY SO I WILL
BE ACTING AS CHAIR FOR TODAY'S
HEARING. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND NOTE THAT WE HAVE
CANCELED OUR INFORMAL HEARING.
ON ADVANCING CALIFORNIA'S
AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UPON
ADJOURNMENT OF THIS HEARING.
LET'S PROCEED WITH THE HEARING.
SERGEANT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
THE SENATORS AND LET THEM KNOW
WE'RE GOTTEN STARTED AND THE
OTHER MEMBERS AND AT THIS TIME
I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO MR
FLORA TO CONTINUE CHEERING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE FOR ME WHY I HAVE
TO RUN TO GEO.
FORMALLY ESTABLISHED. RIVAS. ALL
RIGHT. AGUIAR-CURRY CUNNINGHAM
FLORA BRAVE. YEAH. IRWIN JOAN
SAWYER BOUDOIR WILSON. WOULD.
FOREMAN, JUST WAITING OFFERS.
RAIMES.
FOR CONSENT OR JUST IN GENERAL
PRESENTATION IS HURT TATA AND
THEN THE TWO PAN BUILT.
WE HAVE A COURT AND WE'RE GOING
TO DO WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THERE ARE THREE BILLS PROPOSALS.
HIGHLIGHTED ONE SB 10 29
METADATA THREE SP 9 82 LYRICS
FILE THEM SIX SP 14 99 SENATE
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. LUZ RIVAS
MATHAYUS CURRY SPENDING HAM,
LARA GRAY OR ONE JOAN SAWYER
SAWYER I VEHICLE DWELL. FEAR
FOOD WALL. I WILSON. YES, AND I
WOULD WOULD I? THE NUMBERS.
YOU WANT TO SWEET GUYS FELT LIKE
A CRUSH MATTER, DID YOU FIRST
TIME HE DID, BUT I THINK HE
NEEDS TO NO. BLAME IT ON THE
COMMITTEE. CERTAINLY NOT THE
CASE. THEY'RE HERE.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ONE
MORE TIME, PLEASE. AND SET
CALENDAR. WE HAVE SB 10 29 PHOTO
SP NINE. 9 82 LAYER. AND SB 14
99. THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON. ALL
BILLS ARE DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS MATHIS,
AGUIAR-CURRY CUNNINGHAM, FLORA
TIGRAY, RIGHT EYE OR NGUYEN.
JOHN SAWYER, SAWYER, IVY
VALLAPUDUA. BE VALLAPUDUA. I,
WILSON. I WILSON. I WOULD WOULD
I? WE WILL LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS TO ADD ON OKAY
AND I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T DONE
THIS. SO HOW DO I WANT TO DO
COMMENT ON SB ONE DEVIL OF
SEVEN. WHAT DO I DO? WE'RE NOT
TO THAT BILL YET, SO WE'LL PUT
YOU IN THE QUEUE AND WILL COME
TO YOU WHEN WE'RE ON THAT, BILL.
THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.
COME IN ON DOUBLE OF SEVEN.
WE'RE NOT THAT BILL YET, SO
WE'LL PUT YOU IN THE QUEUE.
AROUND THAT, BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR
MODERATOR. YES, I'M HERE. CAN WE
GO AHEAD AND MUTE THOSE PHONE
LINES FOR NOW, PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE OF OUR
AUTHORS AND HER HER TATO WHEN
YOU ARE READY. UH PLEASE START
WITH S B 10 29. BUT WE ALREADY
DID THAT ONE. OH, SORRY. JONES
ON CONTENT SO WE'LL GO. GOT A
NUMBER TWO. AH! 10 84. HOW DO
YOU WORRIED THERE FOR A MINUTE?
THANK YOU, MR MR CHAIR. I
FORGIVE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE FROM
THE CENTRAL VALLEY. JUST
KIDDING. NO. SO I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITIES. I JUST. THANK
YOU. GOOD GOOD AFTERNOON. UH MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU
TODAY ON UH, WHAT I THINK IS ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BILLS THAT
THAT, UM WE'RE ALSO SEEN HERE I
THE LEGISLATURE. UH, AND THAT'S
THE FOOD AND FARM SECURITY ACT.
SB 10 84. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY
MENTIONING I HAVE SUBMITTED
AUTHORS AMENDMENTS TO ADD AN
URGENCY CLAUSE TO SP TIMIDITY
FOR AS WELL AS UM, LEASING TO
THE BILL'S PROVISIONS BECAUSE I
BELIEVE IT IS CRUCIAL THAT WE
ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT CONTROL, CALIFORNIA'S
AGRICULTURAL, LAND AND NATURAL
RESOURCES AT THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE TIME. AS HAS BEEN
STATED BEFORE IN THE PAST
CLIMATE CHANGES HERE. AND THIS
YEAR WILL MARK IT TURNING POINT.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOUR POINTS
FROM THE I. P. T. C REPORT BACK
IN FEBRUARY. ONE OF THEM IS
LINKAGES BETWEEN FOOD, SECURITY
AND NUTRITION WITH WATER AND
ENERGY AS WELLAS OTHER
IMPORTANT SOCIO ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES ARE INCREASINGLY BEING
DESCRIBED WHAT THE NEXUS
FRAMEWORK WITH FOOD SYSTEMS.
FREQUENTLY LOCATED AT THE CENTER
OF THE NEXUS CONCEPTS. AN
INCREASING NUMBER TWO INCREASING
DEMANDS FOR FOOD, ENERGY AND
WATER CAN LEAD TO DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT,
INCLUDING POLITICAL INSTABILITY
AND MIGRATION. OFTEN IN THE
CONTEXT OF DROUGHT. THERE IS AND
THEN NUMBER THREE THERE IS
EMERGING, EMERGING EVIDENCE THAT
FOOD AND WATER INSECURITY AND
HAD SOCIAL CONFLICTS, INCLUDING
PROTESTS AND VIOLENT RIOTS, AT
LEAST PARTIALLY BY ACCELERATING
EXISTING GRIEVANCES. MEETING
GROWING DEMANDS FOR FOOD, WATER
AND ENERGY WILL REQUIRE CLOSER
AND GREATER COORDINATION AT
GLOBAL REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND
MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS AND
GOVERNANCE. THOSE ARE THE FOUR
KEY POINTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE
IN TERMS OF THE IPCC REPORT, BUT
I ALSO WANT TO REALLY POINT TO
THE GLOBAL EVENTS THAT WE'VE
BEEN ALSO WITNESSING. AND THEY
HAVE REALLY SHOWN HOW
INTERCONNECTED WE ALL ARE, AND
HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE
OF UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY WHO IS
IN CONTROL OF THE RESOURCES WE
DEPEND ON, INCLUDING OUR OWN.
THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
HAS TRIGGERED UNCERTAINTY AROUND
THE WORLD IN A MULTITUDE OF
WAYS, INCLUDING GLOBAL PHYSICAL
SECURITY. AS WELL AS FOOD
SECURITY. JUST LAST WEEK, THE
UNITED NATIONS REPORTED THAT IF
THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE
CONTINUES, FAMINE WILL INCREASE
AROUND THE WORLD. THEY BELIEVE
EVERY NATION WILL SUFFER THE
CONSEQUENCES OF FOOD SHORTAGES.
BETWEEN THEM UKRAINE AND RUSSIA.
THEY PRODUCED 30% OF THE WORLD'S
WHEAT SUPPLY 20% OF ITS CORN
SUPPLY AND 75 TO 80% OF THE
WORLD'S SUNFLOWER SEED OIL. THE
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BUYS 50% OF
ITS GRAIN FROM UKRAINE.
CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY PRODUCES ONE THIRD OF
OUR COUNTRY'S VEGETABLES AND TWO
THIRDS OF OUR COUNTRY'S FRUITS
AND NUTS AND ALSO PROVIDES FOOD
TO THOSE IN NEED ALL OVER THE
WORLD. ON AVERAGE 40% OF
CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
IS EXPORTED GLOBALLY. THE
AGRICULTURAL LAND TO PRODUCE
THESE CROPS IS INVALUABLE TO OUR
STATE GDP AS WELL AS TO FEEDING
THE STATE AND THE NATION. IN THE
PAST FEW YEARS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
OF CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURAL
LANDS HAS STEADILY INCREASED
BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020. FOREIGN
OWNERS PURCHASED OVER 40,000
ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN
CALIFORNIA. IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY SPECIFICALLY OVER 150,000
ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IS
HELD IN FOREIGN OWNERSHIP.
CURRENTLY 91 FARMS ARE. ON THE
MARKET FOR SALE IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY ALONE. THESE LAND
PURCHASES PUT CALIFORNIA'S FOOD
SECURITY AT RISK EXTENDING NOT
ONLY TO DOMESTIC USE BUT ALSO TO
OUR EXPORTS. MORE RECENTLY, THE
US CHINA ECONOMIC SECURITY
COMMISSION RELEASED A REPORT
THEY WANTED TO PRESENT
OPPORTUNITIES BUT ALSO CONCERNS
TO CONGRESS. AND I WILL, UH 0.24
OF THEM. THE NUMBER THE FIRST
ONE THAT INFORMATION ON CHINESE
OWNERSHIP OF US AGRICULTURAL
LAND LACKS TRANSPARENCY AND
REMAINS LIMITED. US USDA
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF US LAND
LACKS ROLES AND TRANSPARENCY
RELATED TO OWNERSHIP, USE AND
CHANGE IN USE. THE LACK OF
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN PLACE
REGARDING FALSE REPORTING, OR NO
REPORTING AT ALL, ALSO RAISES
CONCERNS. NUMBER TWO THAT
THERE'S ALSO. CHINESE STAFF OF
US AGRICULTURE. IT THREATENS US
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN CROP
DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION. AND
NUMBER THREE, THE POTENTIAL
WEAPONIZATION OF GMOS, LIKE GM
SEATS ALSO POSES A THREAT TO US
ECONOMIC AND FOOD SECURITY,
WHICH COULD BE AT RISK IF GMC
CODE IS USED TO CREATE A
BIOWEAPON. AND LAST ONE, THE
CCP. MAY HAVE UNDUE LEVERAGE
OVER US SUPPLY CHAINS FURTHER
CONSOLIDATION IN CHINESE
PURCHASES OF US AGRIBUSINESSES
TAKE PLACE. AS SEEN WHAT THE
SMITHFIELD CASE LARGE
AGRIBUSINESSES HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO STREAMLINE THEIR
PRODUCTION LINES BY PURCHASING
LINKS OR COMPANIES ALONG THE
CHAIN. THIS MAY CREATE ECONOMIC
DISTORTED DISTORTIONS IN THE U.
S AGRICULTURE MARKET SHOULD
CHINA HAVE MORE LEVERAGE OVER US
SUPPLIERS, RESULTING IN MORE
CLOSED MARKET OR INTRA COMPANY
TRADE TRANSACTIONS. THEY'VE MADE
MANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT
I REALLY WANTED TO POINT TO
THESE BECAUSE FOOD SECURITY
MEANS MUCH MORE THAN JUST FOOD.
IT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO SECURE
OUR WATER. IT MEANS THAT WE NEED
TO PREVENT FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
FROM PURCHASING LEASING
AGRICULTURAL LAND IN CALIFORNIA.
BECAUSE. AND PROTECTING AND
PREVENTING FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
FROM DOING SO. THIS WILL ALLOW
CALIFORNIA TO BE A LEADER AND
PROVIDING FOOD NOT JUST FOR THE
STATE, NOT JUST FOR THIS NATION,
BUT FOR THE WORLD. THAT'S WHAT
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR.
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE
THE LEADER AND PROVIDING FOOD TO
THE WORLD. SB 10 84 DIRECTS THE
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE TO COMPILE AN ANNUAL
REPORT HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS
TRENDS RELATING TO FOREIGN
OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.
WATER RIGHTS, WATER,
DESALINATION FACILITIES AND
ENERGY FACILITIES. THIS WILL
ENSURE CALIFORNIA HAS UP TO DATE
INFORMATION. ON TRENDS ON
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF MANY OF
CALIFORNIA'S IMPORTANT
RESOURCES. THESE RESOURCES
DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO
CALIFORNIA'S FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN.
AND THIS IS WHY I BELIEVE CDF A
IS BEST POSITIONED TO COMPILE
THIS REPORT. I LIKE TO NOTE THAT
MY OFFICE HAS ALSO WORKED WITH
TRIBAL GROUPS TO ENSURE
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES ARE
EXEMPTED FROM THIS BILL AND
LANGUAGE. IN THE BILL DOING SO
WAS NEGOTIATED WITH THEM. I HAVE
ONE WITNESS WITH ME TODAY.
JOINING US REMOTELY, JOHN WARNER
OF WARNER FARMS. THANK YOU,
MODERATOR. DO YOU HAVE JOHN
WARNER? ON THE LINE. YES, IT WAS
MUTED. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE FOR
PROVIDING ME WITH TIME TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF SB 10 84 TODAY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY NOW. YES.
GREAT THANK YOU. SO AS THE
SENATOR MITCHELL MY NAME IS JOHN
WARNER. I AM A SMALL FAMILY
FARMER HERE IN TILLERY COUNTY,
WHERE I FORM APPROXIMATELY 57
ACRES. IN A LOCALIZED CONTEXT.
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF BAGHLAN
SCRIPTS ARE WATER SECURITY AS
LARGE FOREIGN INVESTORS ENGAGED
IN LAND GRABBING TO GAIN CONTROL
AND AXIS OF THE ALREADY LIMITED
WATER SUPPLY. UNDER SIGMA LARGE
AGRICULTURE ENTITIES CABINET
ADVANTAGE OVER SMALL GROWERS
LIKE MYSELF WITH REGARDS TO
INPUT AND USE BALANCES AND OUR
REGIONAL GROUNDWATER
SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES. WELL
FUNDED FOREIGN ENTITIES CAN
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PHYSICAL
STRUCTURES TO BOTH PUMP AND MOVE
WATER FROM REGION TO REGION.
FURTHERMORE THEY CAN
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT THE
WATER USED IN ITS SPECIFIC
WATERSHED BECAUSE THEY ARE ABLE
TO PURCHASE LARGE SWATHS OF OUR
LAND. THEY GAINED GREATER ACT
ALLOCATED NATIVE WATER UNDER
SIGMA. OUR RURAL SMALL FARMERS
SIMPLY CANNOT COMPETE WITH THE
FOREIGN, THE POWER, FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS AND INVESTMENT
DOLLARS. THIS IS A WATER
ALLOCATION. ITS SCARCITY CONCERN
FOR SMALL GROWERS LIKE MYSELF.
FOREIGN INVESTORS IN COMPANIES
ARE WELL FUNDED AND AGGRESSIVE
IN THEIR AGRICULTURE, LAND
ACQUISITION OF CULTIVATED FIELDS
WELL OVER 95% OF ALL CALIFORNIA
, CALIFORNIA FARMS ARE JUST LIKE
MINE. THEY'RE SMALL, FAMILY
OWNED ENTERPRISES AND ARE SIMPLY
STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE LATELY.
WATER SCARCITY AND MARKET SHARE
ACCESS SCARCITY OR JUST TWO
CRITICAL RESOURCES ALREADY
CHALLENGING CALIFORNIA'S FARMER.
I LOOK TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
LIKE YOURSELF TO CREATE POLICIES
WHICH BOTH PROTECT AND HELP ME
DRIVE AS A SMALL AGRI BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE POLICIES. OUR POLICY
SHOULD CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CALIFORNIANS. FURTHERMORE
DOMESTIC FOOD SOURCE SECURITY AH
IS A CRITICAL CONSIDERATION. AS
THE SENATOR HAS MENTIONED. IT IS
A MATTER OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL
SECURITY TO ENSURE OUR FOOD
PANTRIES CAN REMAIN FULL. AS
OTHER COUNTRIES. AH AND WATCHING
GLOBAL EVENTS ARE BEGINNING TO
MOVE TOWARDS GREATER INDEPENDENT
RESOURCE SECURITY, WHICH THAT IS
GOING TO INCLUDE FOOD SECURITY.
SO SHOULD CALIFORNIA AND LIKE
MANY OTHER ISSUES, CALIFORNIA
SHOULD AND CAN LEAD THE WAY IN
THAT MOVEMENT THAT IS VERY REAL
AND HAPPENING AROUND THE AROUND
THE GLOBE AND MY FINAL THOUGHT
FOR YOU ALL HERE AS I CLOSED
CALIFORNIA FARMERS LIKE ME
PRODUCE THE SAFEST HIGHEST
QUALITY FOOD IN THE WORLD.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
WE DO IT RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. WE SHOULD BE DOING
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO
ENSURE THAT THAT CONTINUES AND
THAT IS DONE BY CALIFORNIANS
LIKE MYSELF, WHO ARE INVESTED IN
ENSURING THE ON GOING TO CAST OF
OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITIES
AND OUR STATES. BOOT SECURITY IS
AN ANCHORING NEED FOR ANY
COMMUNITY. FOOD SECURITY STARTS
WITH AGRICULTURAL LAND OWNERSHIP
, SECURITY AND RESOURCE
ACQUISITION SECURITY. CHAIRMAN
THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
AND FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF
CALIFORNIA FAMILY FARMERS. THANK
YOU. AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION? REGISTERED
OPPOSITION ONLINE OR PRESENT.
SEEN NONE WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND SUPPORT
THE OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM.
SHOWING NONE. OPERATOR DO YOU
HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION? LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO AND YOUR TELEPHONE
KEYPAD. WE HAVE NO LINES QUEUED
UP AT THIS TIME. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE ANYTHING
ALL RIGHT. GREAT. JUST LIKE TO
COMMEND THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I THINK, UH,
THE IMPACTS OF FOOD OR THE LACK
OF TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY IS A
SERIOUS ISSUE AN ISSUE TOO MANY
OF OUR COLLEAGUES, UH, HAVE
BECOME EITHER UNAWARE OR TOO
COMFORTABLE TO ADDRESS. AND. I
KNOW SENATOR HURTADO UNDERSTANDS
THIS. BUT THE IMPACTS THAT THIS
BODY HAS TAKEN IN THE LAST 10
YEARS, UH, SERIOUSLY LIMITING
WATER SUPPLY GOING FORWARD ARE
GOING TO HAVE INCREDIBLE IMPACTS
OVER THE NEXT 15 TO 20 YEARS ON
THE AVAILABILITY OF FOOD. WE'VE
SEEN SOME OF THESE SCARCITY
ISSUES DURING COVID AND
CERTAINLY DURING THE MORE RECENT
ISSUES WITH THE WAR IN UKRAINE
AND THE POOR DISH USE, BUT THESE
THINGS ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO
HAVE A HEAVY IMPACT HERE AND
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. AND IT'S
NICE TO SEE SOMEBODY CARRYING
THE TORCH ON TRYING TO GET AHEAD
OF THAT CRISIS. UH,
UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK OUTSIDE
OF THOSE IS IN THE VALLEY. IT'S
PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE THE
CRISIS TO MOVE PEOPLE IN THE
DIRECTION STATEWIDE OF
ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES, BUT I'M
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU TODAY.
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
THIS AREA. THANK YOU, MR RAY.
ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. SENATOR
TATO ALIGNED MY. COMMENTS WITH
MR GRACE. THIS IS A GREAT BILL
AND IT IT'S TOO OFTEN THAT THE
VALLEY DOESN'T GET LOOKED AT AND
THERE'S ISSUES WITH FOREIGN
BUYERS ARE DEFINITELY BECOMING A
BIGGER AND BIGGER PROBLEM. AH,
SENATOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? YES. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT. REMEMBER
GRAY. I'LL SAY THAT THE THIS IS
NOT JUST THIS IS NOT A CENTRAL
VALLEY ISSUE. THIS IS A HUMAN
ISSUE. IT'S A, UM. AN ISSUE THAT
WE SHOULD ALL CARE ABOUT AND BE
ALL WORKING TOWARDS MAKING SURE
THAT WE PROVIDE SECURITY FOR
STATE AND FOREIGN NATION,
BECAUSE IF YOU GO AND TAKE A
LITTLE DRIVE DOWN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. IT'S VERY SCARY. THE
CLIMATE CRISIS IT'S HERE. AND
THE YOU KNOW, YOU THINK THAT
THIS CAN HAPPEN IN SOME FOREIGN
FAR AWAY LAND IT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND OUR
BACKYARDS WHERE OUR FOOD
SECURITY. OR. WE MAY NOT HAVE
FOOD. WE MAY NOT HAVE THE FOOD
THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
SURVIVE. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO
EXAGGERATE. I'M JUST BEING REAL
HONEST, BECAUSE I'M SEEING IT.
IT'S HAPPENING, AND I WANT TO
MAKE YOU ALL AWARE. I THINK
THERE'S MORE THAT WE CAN DO TO
UM, TO PREVENT THIS. UH I WISH
WE COULD TAKE THIS BILL A BIT
FURTHER. BUT I THINK THIS IS A
GOOD FIRST STEP IN TRYING TO
SECURE OUR FOOD HERE AND, UM,
HOPEFULLY WITH TIME WE CAN DO
SOME MORE. BUT WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. HER TATO
SECRETARY. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. POLICE
COVER ON. ON SB 10 80 FOR HER
TATO MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS
MATHIS, I AGREE OUR CURRY
CUNNINGHAM FLORA. FLORA, I AGRE.
GREAT I IRWIN. IRWIN I JOAN
SAWYER, JOHN SAWYER. IVY
VALLAPUDUA FOOD WALL. I, WILSON.
HI, WILSON. I WOULD WOULD I?
YOUR BILL IS OUT, AND WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR OTHER MEMBERS
TO ADD ON. NEXT WE'RE GONNA GO
TO FILE ITEM FOUR. SENATE BILL.
907 AND SENATOR PAN HAS GIVEN
PERMISSION TO MR GRAY TO PRESENT
YOU MAY GO AHEAD. I UNDERSTAND
THAT'S YOUR CLOTHES. GOOD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR JUST VERY
QUICKLY. 89 07 SEEKS TO, UH
CREATE A PILOT PROGRAM AND GO
FOR E B T TO BE USED CERTIFIED
FARMERS MARKETS. IT'S SUPPORTED
BY FARMERS MARKETS THROUGHOUT
ALL OUR DISTRICTS. IT'S A GOOD
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY BILL AND I
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE TODAY. I THINK WE HAVE A
COUPLE OF WITNESSES WHO ARE ON
THE PHONE LINES. CORRECT I
BELIEVE WE HAVE ON ON THE
PHONES. UM PORSCHE BRAMBLE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH
COAST GROWERS ASSOCIATION, AND
SAM GRANILLO, LEÓN. EXECUTIVE
GESTURE OF THE ALCHEMIST
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION OPERATOR IF WE CAN
GET THE ON THE LINE THAT BE
GREAT. HAVE BEEN MUTED. GO AHEAD
AND GO FIRST, UM ACTING CHAIR
MATHIS AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M SAM GREENLEE WITH
ALCHEMIST, CDC. A SECONDMENT OF
BASED NONPROFIT THAT WORKS AS A
THIRD PARTY OPERATOR FOR CAL
FRESH TV T. AT SEVERAL CERTIFIED
FARMERS MARKETS IN THE GREATER
SACRAMENTO AREA. I'M HERE TODAY.
TO SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
907. I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF HOW CAL FRESH ET
WORKS AT A FARMER'S MARKET. AS
YOU KNOW, CAL. FRESH BENEFITS
ARE LOADED ONTO AN ELECTRONIC
BENEFITS OR KÞT CARD, WHICH CAN
BE USED LIKE A DEBIT CARD. BUT
REQUIRES CANDY, BT COMPLAINT
CARD READER IT'S STANDARD
PRACTICE TO HAVE A CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA SH E B T BOOTH AT THE
MARKET. WHERE CAL FRESH
RECIPIENTS CAN SWIPE THEIR CARD
LOOKING AMOUNT THEY WANT TO
SPEND AND RECEIVE MARKET STRIPS
THEY CAN SPEND LIKE CASH WITH
THE VENDORS WHO LATER TURN IT IN
FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WITH A MARKET
HAS THE RESOURCES TO OPERATE THE
SYSTEM CONSISTENTLY WITH
DEDICATED DESK. IT HAS A HUGE
IMPACT WITH CONTINUED INVESTMENT
IN DBT SERVICES AT SIX
SACRAMENTO FARMERS MARKET IN
2012 TO 2021. WE HAD ALCHEMIST
SAW MARKETS INCREASED THE
AVERAGE NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS.
BY 860. AND THE AVERAGE AMOUNT
OF DOLLARS SPENT IN THOSE
MARKETS INCREASED 820. THIS
TRANSLATES TO $1.4 MILLION
SPENT. WITH LOCAL FARMERS WHO
WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCEPT THESE BENEFIT DOLLARS.
NOT INCLUDING THE MARKET MATCH
INCENTIVES, WHICH TO BE LAYERED
ON TOP OF EMPTY STEADY INCREASES
EACH YEAR AND 2020 ALONE AS
THEIR 2021 ALONE. WE DISTRIBUTED
A TOTAL OF 800,000 DOLLARS IN
COMBINED CAL FRESH AND MARKET
MATCH ACROSS NINE FARMERS MARKET
LOCATIONS. WE'RE ESPECIALLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE ON SP 907.
TO PROVIDE LOCAL EQUITABLE
ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. FOR
EVERY CALIFORNIAN, REGARDLESS OF
INCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND
OPERATOR DO WE HAVE PORSCHE
BRAMBLE? ONLINE AS WELL. YES.
GOOD AFTERNOON. GO AHEAD. UM
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON, ACTING SHARE MASSES
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THIS IS PORSHA BRAMBLE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NORTH
COAST GROWERS ASSOCIATION. WE
ARE A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
THAT IS THE OPERATOR OF THE
HUMBOLDT COUNTY CERTIFIED
FARMERS MARKETS WITH OVER A
DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN
OPERATING NUTRITION INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING CAL FRESH
ENROLLMENT AND SERVICES AT
FARMERS MARKETS. HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
907, OUR LARGEST MARKETS.
ARCADIA PLAZA FARMER'S MARKET
HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR OVER
45 YEARS IN 2000 AND EIGHT WHEN
THE E V D E B T CARD WAS IN
PLACE. CAL FIRST SPENDING WAS
AROUND $5000 TO BE ENTIRE YEAR.
WHEN WE BEGAN OUR FOCUSED FRESH
OUTREACH PROGRAMMING IN 2011,
WITH A UNIQUE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HUMBOLDT
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES CUSTOMERS SPENT
ABOUT $19,000. IN 2021 SHOCKERS
AT THIS SAME MARKET SPENT OVER
$125,000 IN CAL, FRESH WITH AN
ADDITIONAL $80,000 IN NUTRITION,
INFECTIVE SUSPECT WITH OUR
FARMERS. THE CURRENT SYSTEM
PRESENTS MANY HURDLES THAT OFTEN
PREVENT FARMERS MARKETS FROM
ACCEPTING A BT CARDS. THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT LEARNING CURVE WHEN
A FARMERS MARKET OPERATOR FIRST
BEGINS ACCEPTING CATFISH AT THE
MARKET, INCLUDING FARMER
EDUCATION, ESTABLISHING DATA
TRACKING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
CREATING SIGNAGE AND SYSTEMS FOR
CUSTOMER SERVICE. ALL OF THIS
TAKES TIME AND RESOURCES. MANY
MARKETS ARE RUN BY AN INDIVIDUAL
STAFF, PERSON OR VOLUNTEER OR
OFTEN A FARMER WHO IS THERE ALSO
AS A VENDOR BECAUSE ADMIN COSTS
CAN ADD UP AT THE FARMER'S
MARKET. AND THE FARMERS MARKETS
OPERATE ON SUCH THIN MARGINS.
MANY DO NOT GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS OF OFFERING OFFERING
SERVICES. MANY FARMERS MARKETS
IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL,
INDEPENDENT AND LACKING
RESOURCES FOR ADMIN SUPPORT FOR
BASIC OPERATIONS. AND EVEN THOSE
WITH SIZEABLE BUDGETS HAS FACED
GROWING EXPENSES RECENTLY, WITH
MANY ADDED RESPONSIBILITIES TO
KEEP UP WITH COVID PROTOCOLS AND
RAPID GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY.
THIS PROPOSAL IS A WIN WIN FOR
CAL. FRESH RESPECT AND OUR
FARMERS. CAL FIRST RECIPIENTS
ARE ABLE TO ACCESS ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN
PURCHASE FRESH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES AND INCREASE THE
ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR SMALL AND
MID SIZED FARMS OPERATING IN
FARMERS MARKETS. WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE ON SP 907
THAT WILL PROVIDE LOCAL
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS
FOOD FOR EVERY CALIFORNIAN,
REGARDLESS OF INCOME. AND I
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU, UM. WE HAVE NO
OPPOSITION ON FILE SO WE WILL
MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE
HAVE ANY SUPPORTER OPPOSITION IN
THE PUBLIC? GOOD AFTERNOON,
ALEXANDRA DURAN WITH WIDE AMINE
GROUP REPRESENTING NEXT IN
CALIFORNIA, PROTOCOL SPONSOR
URGING YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK
YOU, MR GRAY FOR STEPPING IN
THANK YOU. SHOWING NO OTHERS IN
THE ROOM. OPERATOR DO WE HAVE
ANY SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON THE
LINE? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE'RE SPEAKING SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. SB 907, PLEASE PRESS
ONE THAN ZERO. CURRENTLY HAVE
THREE LINES QUEUED UP ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE. BUT FIRST WE'LL
GO TO LANE 19. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. THIS IS
ROSS BUCKLEY ON PAST THE CITY OF
SACRAMENTO AND SUPPORT NEXT TO
LITTLE AND 15 IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI I'M ACTING CHAIR
METHODS AND COMMITTEE. THIS IS
BEST SMOKER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FOOD AND FARMING NETWORK AND
SUPPORT OF SB SEVEN. THANK YOU.
ONLINE 20. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. SORRY THEY
DISCONNECTED RIGHT? THANK YOU
OPERATOR OR TAKE IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAY FOR
FILLING IN FOR SENATOR PAN AND
I'LL MAKE SURE I PASS THESE
COMMENTS ON THE CENTER PAN, BUT
I THINK WHAT'S REALLY KEY ABOUT
THIS IS NOT JUST THE ECONOMIC
BENEFIT FOR OUR FARMERS. BUT
MANY CITIES AND COUNTIES ALLOW,
UM FARMERS MARKETS IN THEIR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY
RECOGNIZED FOOD DESERTS AND
RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF TIME LOW
INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON
THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS
THAT THEY NEED. BEYOND THE UH,
PROCESSED FOODS. AND SO THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY FROM OUR
FARMERS, BUT FOR MORE PEOPLE
WITHIN THESE FOOD DESERTS HERE,
THEY'LL HAVE ACCESS TO
NUTRITIOUS FRESH FOODS FROM THE
HEART OF OUR FARMLANDS IN
CALIFORNIA, SO IT'S REALLY
GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER COMMITTEE COMMENTS? I JUST
LIKE TO SAY IS IN ANOTHER LIFE.
I REMEMBER BEING DOWN AND OUT
AND ACTUALLY LIVING ON THESE
PROGRAMS AND TRYING TO PROVIDE
FOR MY FAMILY AND TO HAVE ACCESS
TO FARMERS MARKETS WOULD HAVE
BEEN TREMENDOUS HELP, AND I
THINK. SIMILAR WILSON. YOUR
POINTS ARE SPOT ON BECAUSE WE DO
HAVE THESE FOOD DESERTS IN
CALIFORNIA AND BEING ABLE TO
HAVE ACCESS FOR THOSE FAMILIES
THAT ARE ON FB T TO GET THOSE
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. UM, WITH
THAT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MOTION
IN A SECOND. AND MR GRAY. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? MEMBERS OF
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE
THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION ON WHAT I
THINK IS AN IMPORTANT GOOD
GOVERNMENT BILL THAT BENEFITS
CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS AND
BENEFITS CALIFORNIA RETAILERS
AND MAKES FOR A HEALTHIER
CALIFORNIA. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MR GRAY.
SECRETARY, CULTURAL. ON SP 907
PAN MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. RIVAS
MATHIS, I AGREE OUR CURRY
CUNNINGHAM FLORA FOR I AGREE. HI
IRWIN IRWIN. I JOAN SAWYER. JOAN
SAWYER. I VE VALLAPUDUA. WILSON.
HI, WILSON. I WOULD WOULD I?
PARENT AND BILL HAS SEVEN AND
HIS THAT WILL HOLD IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU MEMBERS.
THEN. MR GRAY. I BELIEVE. WITH
SENATOR PANTS CONSENT. YOU'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE ON TO PRESENT
FILE. ADAM NUMBER FIVE SENATE
BILL 10 07 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
AND THANK YOU ASSIGNED MEMBERS
FOR THAT. EFFICIENT. SECOND. IN
MY 10TH AND FINAL YEAR HERE ON
THE ASSEMBLY AT COMMITTEE. AND
PROBABLY OUR FINAL HEARING. I
JUST WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT A
PLEASURE IT'S BEEN TO WORK WITH
YOU ALL AND THANK THE STAFF AND
THANK SENATOR PAN FOR ALLOWING
ME TO, UH, EXIT THE STAGE WITH
THE DELIVERY OF A COUPLE OF
EXCELLENT BILLS. SO BEFORE YOU
NOW, MEMBERS, WE HAVE S B 1007.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A CLEANUP
MEASURE MEMBERS TECHNICAL IN
NATURE, ALLOWING THE DELIVERY OF
FUNDS TO OUR STATE CAL STATE
EXPO HERE IN THE SACRAMENTO
AREA. UH WE HAVE HAD OUTDATED
STATUTE AND POLICY THAT'S
RESULTED IN MONTHS. LONG DELAYS
IN STATE FUNDS GET INTO THE
FARES, AND THIS IS GOING TO
RESOLVE THAT ISSUE WITH
ELEKTRONIK PAYMENTS. THIS IS AN
EXCELLENT GOOD GOVERNMENT BILL
AND I HAVE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
A REVOTE. THANK YOU, MR GRAY
OPERATOR BELIEVE WE HAVE JESTER
FEE CHAIR OF CALIFORNIA
EXPOSITIONS IN STATE FAIR BOARD
OF DIRECTORS ON VIA THE PHONE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. YES,
THEY'RE CONNECTED AND MUTED.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE
CHAIRMAN MATHIS AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND CONSIDERATION OF SB 1007,
WHICH WILL WOULD ALLOW.
CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION IN STATE.
THEY'RE A CAL EXPO TO RECEIVE
FUNDS FROM THE STATE VIA DIRECT
DEPOSIT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS
TRANSFER WHEN APPROPRIATED. MY
NAME IS JESTER IF HE AND I'M,
THE CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA CAL
EXPO, UM BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
SP 1007 IS OUR LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITY FOR THIS YEAR. WE ARE
PROUD TO SPONSOR AND SUPPORT
THIS BILL. IN OUR EFFORTS TO
ELEKTRONIK, LEE RECEIVE
ALLOCATED FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM
THE STATE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
THANK DR PAN FOR HIS
LONGSTANDING SUPPORT AND
OFFERING THIS BILL ON OUR
BEHALF. AND THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAVE FOR
FILLING IN HERE DURING THE PAST
TWO YEARS EXPO HAS REDIRECTED
ALL OF ITS ENERGY AND RESOURCES
FOR ASSISTING THE STATE. AND THE
SACRAMENTO REGION AND A MYRIAD
OF WAYS THIS INCLUDES UTILIZING
OUR PROPERTY, PHYSICAL ACT,
ASSETS AND ACCESS TO UTILITIES
TO RUN AND ISOLATED TRAILER
FACILITY FOR THE N HOUSED AT
RISK OF CONTRACTING COVID AND
OUR PARKING LOT 26 MEGA DRIVE
THROUGH TESTING AND VACCINATION
SITE. BRENDAN COLLABORATION WITH
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SACRAMENTO AND CURATIVE AND A
MASS VACCINATION SITE RUN BY
KAISER PERMANENTE IN OUR CAL
EXPO BUILDINGS. OUR PHYSICAL
ASSETS AND STAFF HAS BEEN
UTILIZED BY NUMEROUS OTHER
AGENCIES WHEN NEEDED AND ARE
STILL SUPPORTING THESE EFFORTS
CAL EXPO AND DEPLETED ITS
RESERVES. TO KEEP THE STATE
FAIRGROUNDS OPEN WHEN WE WERE
NOT ABLE TO MAKE ANY REVENUE
THROUGH EVENTS BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC. AS A RESULT, THE STATE
STEPPED IN AND DISPERSED MONEY
TO CAL EXPO IN, UH, TO ASSIST IN
OUR ABILITY TO STAY OPEN AND TO
ASSIST WITH THE PANDEMIC. THESE
FUNDS TOOK MORE THAN SIX MONTHS
TO BE DELIVERED TO CALEXICO CAL
EXPO BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO
RECEIVE MONEY ELECTRONICALLY
FROM THE STATE. THE DELAY IN
RECEIVING THE FUNDING MADE IT
DIFFICULT TO CONTRACT FOR
NECESSARY SERVICES AS WE DID NOT
HAVE THE FUNDS NEEDED TO LEGALLY
ENTER INTO CONTRACTS. SP 1007
STREAMLINES THE PROCESS FOR
RECEIVING FUNDS FOR TAL EXPO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
OF THIS BILL AND ON BEHALF OF
CAL EXPO, I URGE YOUR VOTE. TO
PASS SB 1007. THANK YOU, JESS.
WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION ON FILE AT
THIS TIME WILL GO TO ANY PUBLIC
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. 18 NONE WILL GO BACK TO
THE OPERATOR. ANY SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION ON THE LINE. LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. PLEASE
PRESS ONE. THEN YOU'RE ON YOUR
TELEPHONE KEYPAD. WE HAVE NO
LINES QUEUED UP AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. OPERATOR BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. HEARING NONE FROM THE
COMMITTEE. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A
MOTION IN THE SECOND SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SB 1007
PAN MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. RIVAS
MATHIS. I AGUIAR-CURRY
CUNNINGHAM FLORA. FLORIDA. HI,
IRWIN. IRWIN I JOAN SAWYER,
SAWYER, IVY VALLAPUDUA. BE
VALLAPUDUA I, WILSON WILSON. I
WOULD WOULD I? RIGHT THE BILL
HAS EIGHT VOTES, AND WE'LL LEAVE
IT IN FOR ANY ABSENT MEMBERS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR GRAY
SECRETARY. WE CAN GO FROM THE
TOP TO ADD ANY, UH. MISSING
MEMBERS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS AND
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAD SB 10
29 HER TAITO SP 9 82 LAYERED SP
14 99, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE ALL DO PASS
APPROPRIATIONS. AGUIAR-CURRY
CUNNINGHAM. IRWIN IRWIN. AYE.
YOU HAD ME ON THAT CAN SYNC
HOUSE. MATHIS IS I TAKE IT.
CONSENT COUNTERS 80 AND THAT IS
OUT. ON SB 10 80 FOR HER TATO.
THE MOTION WAS DO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
AGUIAR-CURRY CUNNINGHAM. THAT IS
ZERO. THAT BILL IS OUT. ON SP
907 DO PAN DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS AGUIAR-CURRY
ENDING HAM VALLAPUDUA. V
VALLAPUDUA, AYE. BILLS 80 AND
IT'S OUT. AND THAT IS ALL. WE'LL
GO AHEAD AND LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN
FOR HANGING OUT FOR ANOTHER 10
MINUTES AND SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE
SHOWS UP. AND THAT'S IT. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIRMAN.
GONNA CALL THANK YOU.