GOOD MORNING. WE WILL CALL TO
ORDER THE JANUARY 29TH MEETING
OF APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. WE
HAVE 54 BILLS TO CONSIDER THIS
MORNING AS PART OF OUR RIGGER
ORDER. OF HEARING BEFORE WE
BEGIN. I HAVE A FEW HOUSEKEEPING
MATTERS. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOAN
SAWYER. WHEN HE GETS HERE, HE
WILL BE FILLING IN FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ROBERT RIVAS ON
THE COMMITTEE. WE ENCOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO PROVIDE WRITTEN
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HEARING BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AT APRIL DOT ASSEMBLY DOT
CA.GOV. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY
WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO
THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED
PUBLIC COMMENT AND MAYBE READ
INTO THE RECORD. OR REPRINTED.
ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE
HEARING FROM ITS LIVESTREAM ON
THE ASSEMBLY WEBSITE AT ASSEMBLY
DOT CA.GOV BACKSLASH TODAY'S
EVENTS. THE HEARING ROOM WILL BE
OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE OF THIS
HEARING. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS HEARING BY
PHONE BY CALLING 87769. WITH THE
CONFIRMATION CODE 185. 01 100.
THAT NUMBER IS ALSO LISTED ON
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. WE
ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE FOR
UPDATES. WE WILL ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON ANY BILL PLACED ON
THE SUSPENSE FILE BY THE
COMMITTEE TODAY AND FOR WHICH
THE AUTHOR WEIGHED PRESENTATION
BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE REGULAR
ORDERED HEARING. TESTIMONY ON
THESE BILLS WILL BE LIMITED TO A
STATEMENT OF NAME ORGANIZATION,
IF ANY POSITION ON THE BILL. THE
COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW NO MORE
THAN 40 MINUTES OF TESTIMONY.
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN
THE HEARING ROOM. AS YOU CAME
INTO THE HEARING ROOM TODAY, THE
SERGEANT'S DIRECTED YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE RULES FOR
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AND
PARTICIPATION, WHICH WERE POSTED
OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I ENCOURAGE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WERE
IN ATTENDANCE TO BE AWARE OF AND
OBSERVE THOSE RULES. PLEASE BE
AWARE THAT VIOLATIONS OF THESE
RULES MAY SUBJECT YOU TO REMOVAL
OR OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROCESS.
AND SO WE WILL BEGIN THIS
MORNING'S HEARING, UH, NOTICING
THAT WE ARE SHORT OF A QUORUM AT
THIS POINT TO HEAR OUR FIRST
BILL THAT IS BEING PRESENTED.
AND THAT WOULD BE SENATOR
ALLEN'S SP 54 ENJOYS THE DO PASS
AND SENATOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. THIS BILL IS THE
CULMINATION OF MORE THAN FOUR
YEARS OF WORK BY SO MANY
STAKEHOLDERS. OF ALL STRIPES.
AND I CAN I CAN CONFIDENTLY TELL
YOU THAT THE BILL BEFORE YOU
TODAY REPRESENTS THE STRONGEST,
MOST AMBITIOUS AND WELL VETTED
PACKAGING AND PLASTICS EXTENDED
PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY BILL IN
THE WORLD. THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS
THE PRODUCT OF LITERALLY MONTHS
AND MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS. WITH
LEADERSHIP FROM BOTH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE INDUSTRY
SIDE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LOTS
AND LOTS OF LAWYERS. AND THEN,
OF COURSE, A VERY IMPORTANT
VETTING AND ENGAGEMENT FROM
CALERA CYCLE, THE AGENCY WHICH
WHICH WAS WAS REALLY HELPFUL AS
WE WERE GETTING CLOSE TO THE
END. WE START WITH THE BASIC NPR
PREMISED EXTENDED PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY. THAT PRODUCERS
OF THE MATERIAL SHOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE END OF LIFE
COSTS. TO MANAGE THAT MATERIAL
AND NOT LOCAL RATEPAYERS. AND OF
COURSE, WE'VE SEEN RATES GOING
UP THINK LEGAL CITIES HAS
RECENTLY FOUND THAT MOST OF
THEIR CITIES ANTICIPATE MAJOR
RATE INCREASES FOR WASTE
MANAGEMENT THAT THEY'RE GONNA
HAVE TO PASS ON TO REGULAR
FOLKS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO
ADDRESS THOSE KINDS OF
CHALLENGES WITH THIS BILL. THE
BILL, CALLS ON PRODUCERS HAVE
COVERED MATERIALS TO FORM A
PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
ORGANIZATION, P R O TO ORGANIZE
AND FUND INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS TO
COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS SET
DOWN IN THE MEASURE. THE PIERROT
IS TASKED WITH DEVELOPING A PLAN
THAT IS THEN REVIEWED BY A NEWLY
CREATED ADVISORY BOARD MADE UP
OF DIVERSE INTERESTS, THEN SENT
TO CARA CYCLE. POWER CYCLE HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR
DISAPPROVE THE PLAN, AND THEN
THEY CAN INSIST UPON CHANGES IF
THE PLAN IS NOT DESIGNED TO MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE LAID
OUT IN THE BILL. THE BILL
INCLUDES AMBITIOUS MANDATES THAT
WILL ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA IS
AT THE FOREFRONT OF TACKLING
PACKAGING. WASTE. LIKE PREVIOUS
VERSIONS OF SB 54. THIS BILL
REQUIRES ALL COVERED MATERIAL TO
BE RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE
WITHIN 10 YEARS. AND INCLUDES
SPECIFIC RATES AND DATES WERE
PLASTIC MATERIAL TO ENSURE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST AND
MARKETS, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THIS. EFFORT UNLIKE LAST
SESSION, THOUGH, THE BILL
REQUIRES PRODUCERS TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF PLASTIC COVERED
MATERIAL THAT'S COMING ONTO THE
MARKET BY 25% WITHIN A DECADE.
IT ALSO PROVIDES CLEAR GUIDANCE
AND CERTAINTY TO THE PRL ON HOW
TO ACHIEVE THIS, WHILE STILL
ALLOWING FOR THE NECESSARY
FLEXIBILITY TO ENABLE BUSINESS
IN CALIFORNIA THE RESPONSIBLY
GROW THE BILL ALSO CREATES A
CALIFORNIA PLASTIC POLLUTION
MITIGATION FUND, WHICH WOULD
DEDICATE MONEY EVERY YEAR TO
FIND THE MONITORING AND
MITIGATION OF PLASTIC POLLUTION
PRIMARILY AND DISADVANTAGED, LOW
INCOME. AND WE'RE ALL
COMMUNITIES. WHEN THE SENATE
VOTED TO MOVE SB 54 TO THIS
HOUSE EARLIER THIS YEAR, I
COMMITTED TO ONLY BRINGING FORTH
THE BILL. THAT WAS FLEXIBLE
ENOUGH TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
RAISED BY INDUSTRY. BUT STRONG
ENOUGH TO WIN THE SUPPORT OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND BUSINESS
GROUPS BACKING A STATE STATEWIDE
BALLOT INITIATIVE. AND WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT, THANKFULLY
, WITH THE INCREDIBLY HARD WORK
OF SOME OF THE FOLKS UP HERE AND
SO MANY OTHERS. WE CRAFTED A
POLICY THAT PUT CALIFORNIA
SQUARELY AT THE FRONT OF THE
PACK ADDRESSING THIS CRITICAL
ISSUE, WE DID IT IN A WAY THAT
OFFERS THE BALANCE OF CERTAINTY
AND FLEXIBILITY NEEDED FOR
INDUSTRY SUCCEED. WE DID IT.
WITH BOTH BUSINESS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS AT THE
TABLE COMING AND DOING THE HARD
, HARD WORK, BUT THE NECESSARY
WORK OF NEGOTIATION AND
COMPROMISE. SO I JUST WANT TO
THANK ALL THE COMMITTEE STAFF
THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD ON THIS
BOTH FROM THIS COMMITTEE, UH,
ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES,
SENATOR QUÊ. CAL RECYCLE AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER, ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS FROM FROM INDUSTRY
AND FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY AND OF COURSE, THE
INDEFATIGABLE TINA ANGELINA. AH
I HAVE WITH ME TODAY. JENNIFER
FEARING ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL OF
THE LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
IN THIS SPACE, AND ALSO DEREK
COFFEE, WITH LEGAL CALIFORNIA
CITIES TO SPEAK AND BRIEFLY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU
, JENNIFER, FEARING YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS JENNIFER
FEARING REPRESENTING THE
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM, OCEANA
AND OCEAN CONSERVANCY. WE
STRONGLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR
SB 54, WHICH IS ONLY POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT 25
STAKEHOLDERS. REPRESENTING
CALIFORNIA'S BUSINESSES,
MANUFACTURERS, PLASTICS,
RECYCLING HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
CONSUMER BRANDS AND WASTE
HAULING INDUSTRIES, ALONG WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, MAKING FOR
HUNDREDS OF HOURS BETWEEN
DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND LAST
FRIDAY TO DEVELOP THE BOOK OF
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
CALIFORNIA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY
TO LEAD ON SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS
THE GLOWING GROWING GLOBAL
PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS THAT IS
CHOKING OUR BEACHES, OCEANS,
RIVER STREAMS, PARKS AND
COMMUNITIES. MICROPLASTICS ARE
SHOWING UP IN NEWBORN BABIES,
BODIES. WE NEED BOLD AND
COMPREHENSIVE ACTION NOW. OUR
GROUP CONVENED WITH PURPOSE AND
RESOLVE TO FIND A PATH THAT
WORKED FOR ALL PARTIES. FROM THE
OUTSET, WE AGREED THAT OUR
ASPIRATION WAS THAT EVERY
STAKEHOLDER FIND A WAY TO
SUPPORT THE FINAL BILL. THAT'S
BECAUSE THREE YEARS OF SIMILAR
EFFORTS HAVE PRODUCED BILLS THAT
COULD NOT GARNER SUFFICIENT
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT. FRUSTRATED
SOME OF US HEADED THE DIRECT
DEMOCRACY ROUTE, ULTIMATELY
QUALIFYING A CITIZENS INITIATIVE
THAT'S SET FOR THIS NOVEMBER'S
BALLOT. BUT THE UNCERTAINTY AND
THE EXPENSE OF BALLOT CAMPAIGNS
MOTIVATED OUR COLLECTIVE WORK,
AND MY CLIENTS WERE JOINED BY
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN THE
NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP ACTION
COUNCIL AT THE NEGOTIATION
TABLE. WE WERE ALL WOMEN BY THE
WAY AND PUSHED FOR THE STRONGEST
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND
MITIGATION FUNDING AND I AM ABLE
TO TESTIFY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
SB 54 TODAY BECAUSE IT ACHIEVES
OUR GOALS AND DOES SO, WITH
INDUSTRY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LEANING IN AND LET ME JUST SAY
THAT NO ONE IS BELIEVES THAT
THERE ARE NOT HARD TIMES AHEAD.
IMPLEMENTING SB 54 WILL BE AN
ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING,
PARTICULARLY FOR THOUSANDS OF
BUSINESSES FOR COW RECYCLE AND
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ORGANIZATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ADVOCATES WHO WILL BE
WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THIS
EFFORT EFFORT TO REDUCE REUSE
AND RECYCLE PLASTICS AND OTHER
PACKAGING MATERIALS. LIVES UP TO
OUR EXPECTATIONS AND DOES NOT
RESULT IN DISPROPORTIONATE HARM
TO COMMUNITIES THAT ALREADY BEAR
THE BRUNT OF OUR OTHER POLICY
AND INVESTMENT CHOICES. BUT
BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT OF
MANY DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS
AND ADVOCATES, THE LEGISLATURE
IS POISED TO ACT ON A PROBLEM
THAT TWO THIRDS OF CALIFORNIANS
CONSISTENTLY SAY THEY ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT. AND YOU ARE ON
THE VERGE OF MAKING CALIFORNIA
THE STATE WITH THE STRONGEST
MOST PROTECTIVE LAWS, PROGRAMS
AND INVESTMENTS AIMED AT
TACKLING PLASTICS, PACKAGING,
WASTE AND POLLUTION. THEREFORE,
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THEIR TROPHY. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR HOLDEN AND MEMBERS
DEREK DOLPHIN BEHALF OF LEAGUE
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, WE TOO ARE
HAPPY TO BE HERE IN SUPPORT OF
SB 54. IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND FOR ALL
THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SENATOR
TO GET HERE, BUT WE'VE BEEN WITH
THE SENATOR EVERY STEP OF THE
WAY SINCE THE BILL WAS
INTRODUCED IN 2019. UM, I DO
WANT TO SAY THAT CITIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA HAVE SEEN THE COST OF
RECYCLING INCREASE AND ONCE
RECYCLE RELIABLE, RECYCLE
MARKETS NO LONGER EXIST. THIS
COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS HAVE LITTLE TO NO
CONTROL OVER THE PRODUCTS, THEY
WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE
MARKETPLACE. BUT WERE ULTIMATELY
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
MANAGEMENT DISPOSAL. TO THAT
END. A RECENT SURVEY THAT WE
CONDUCTED FOUND THAT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF CITIES ARE
ANTICIPATING A RATE INCREASE FOR
SALT WASTE AND RECYCLING BETWEEN
ONE AND 20% OVER THE NEXT THREE
YEARS. BUT A HALLMARK OF SB 54
IS ADDRESSING THAT BOTH THE LACK
OF RECYCLING MARKETS AND THE
EVER INCREASING COSTS OF SINGLE
USE PLASTICS AND PACKAGING ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE RATE
PAIRS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
APPROACH WILL HELP REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OFSINGLE USE PLASTIC
WASTE, HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AND
HELP OUR RESIDENTS PAY LESS TO
RECYCLE. AND IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT
BILL CHECKS ALL THESE BOXES.
WE'D LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK THE
SENATOR AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REVIS, AND THEY'RE WONDERFUL
STAFF AND THE WONDERFUL
STAKEHOLDERS FOR ALL THEIR HARD
WORK ON THIS ISSUE. AND WELL AND
WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE
FOURTH TIME IS HOPEFULLY THE
CHARM WITH THIS BILL, THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
YOU TODAY. THANK YOU. WELL
BEFORE WE TURN TO PUBLIC COMMENT
, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. DO YOU
HAVE A FILE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO
GOODMORNING CHAIR HOLDEN, VICE
CHAIR BIGELOW AND APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MILLIE YAN
WITH DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. WE
HAVE NO FILE ON THIS BILL. THEY
WILL NOW TURN TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT IN THE CHAMBER IS COME
FORWARD. NAME ORGANIZATION AND.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. UH, MARCO
PRAYER. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
REPUBLIC SERVICES. WE SUPPORTED
THIS MEASURE AT THE FIRST
HEARING IN 2019. WE'RE HERE
AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY OVER THE
FINISH LINE. WE ARE DRY ABOUT
FREEMAN ON BEHALF OF THE RURAL
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
, IN OF COUNTIES IN SUPPORT, AND
WE DON'T THANK OUR COLLEAGUE
DEREKFOR LEADING US ON THIS.
DENNIS ALBION ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION,
CALIFORNIA PARA GROWERS IN
CALIFORNIA CHERRY INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION WE SUPPORT JORDAN
WELLS ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL
STORAGE OF ACTION COUNCIL.
CONSCIENCE CONTAINER AMP.
ROBOTICS SACRAMENTO REDUCES
WASTE SMART PLANET RESPONSIBLE
PURCHASING NETWORK ANTI PLASTIC
LITTER CRUSADER JOHN HAMMOND.
AMERICAN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
NETWORK AND THE PACKAGING
COMMITTEE. GREEN IMPACT LLC,
TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION
NETWORK OCEAN COALITION LEAGUE
OF WOMEN. VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON
LEGISLATION. INSECT 3 50. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, SARAH BROCK
WITH OCEANA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
SHAREHOLDING AND MEMBERS BRUCE
MIGNONI ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF PLASTICS,
RECYCLERS BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS
INSTITUTE. LET'S SEE THE SIERRA
BUSINESS COUNCIL, THE CALIFORNIA
PARKS AND REC SOCIETY AND THE
RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP AND WE
BELIEVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
BILL IS AT A LOWER CONSTANT
TAKING NO ACTION IN SUCH AN
IMPORTANT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. YOU SAW GONZALEZ POTTER
WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AND
VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 54
URGING YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, SCOTT SADLER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA GAME
WARDENS, SUPERVISORS AND
MANAGERS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
AND ALSO THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY.
THANK YOU SEE, YOU KNOW OTHERS
WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY HERE
IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING ROOM
WILL NOW MOVE TO SUPPORTIVE
COMMENTS ON THE PHONE LINE ON
OPERATOR. WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SUPPORT. COMMENTS ON SB 54. YOU
MR CHAIR IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE A COMMENT IN SUPPORT, YOU
CAN PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. IF YOU YOU CAN REMOVE
YOURSELF FROM QUÊ AT ANY TIME BY
PRESSING 10 AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT
PLAN, PRESS ONE DIDN'T ZERO. OUR
FIRST COMMENT COMES FROM LINE
NINE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS GAIL DILL HAND
pAND WE ARE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT COMIC COMES
FROM LINE. 21, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
31, PLEASE GO AHEAD. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. HI NICOLE
KOREAN WITH CALIFORNIA'S AGAINST
WASTE AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE LINE 20, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS IS JANET COX FOR 3,
50 SILICON VALLEY AND 3 50
HUMBLE IN STRONG SUPPORT,
THANKS. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE
THAT JUST CAME IN. THEY JUST
JUST A MOMENT FOR US TO GET
GIVEN THEM THEIR NUMBER. ALL
RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE LINE 23,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS
LOUIS BROWN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRY COMMISSION
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR AT THIS TIME WE
HAVE NOBODY ELSE AND COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. WE'LL COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE ROOM. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AND
OPPOSITION? THE NUN PHONE
OPERATOR WILL TURN TO YOU.
OPPOSITION ON SB 54. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TME.
MR CHAIR AT THIS TIME. NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP. THANK YOU. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
UH BUT BEFORE WE START TO
ENTERTAIN COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS
WERE GOING TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM
. UM, MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU
CALL THE ROLL? HOLD ON. BIGELOW.
BRIAN CALDERON. KOREA. DARLIE.
DAVIES. MIKE FONG. VINCE FONG.
GABRIEL. EDUARDO GARCIA. LEVIN.
WORK HERE. JOHN SAWYER. WEATHER.
WILSON. FROM BEING ESTABLISHED
WILL TURN TO THE COMMITTEE I SAW
, I THINK BEFORE I TURN TO HUMAN
DOCTOR QUIRKE, THE VICE CHAIR,
HAD A I HAD NOTICED US EARLY
THAT HE WANTED TO MAKE AN EARLY
STATEMENT, SO OR DO YOU KNOW, MR
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE IT. Y COMMENTS ARE
SIMILAR. THEY'RE NOT TO THE
MERIT OF THE BILL AT THIS
MOMENT. UH, THE REAL COMMENT IS
THE SAME POINTS THAT I MADE LAST
WEEK WITH A NUMBER OF BILLS AND
IT GOES AS I MENTIONED LAST
WEEK. THIS BILL SHOULD BE A
CANDIDATE FOR THE DISPENSE FILE.
WE HAVE A SUSPENSE FILE
THRESHOLD OF 100 AND $50,000.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM
AND VIOLENCE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL REVIEW AND
CONSIDERATION OF COSTLY BILLS IN
THE CONTEXT OF ALL OTHER BILLS
THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT COSTS AS
WELL. SINCE THIS BILL WILL NOT
BE GOING TO SUSPENSE. I'D LIKE
TO SHARE THE FISCAL IMPACT OF
THIS BILL AS WE HAD NO WHILE FOR
THEM. THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
, THERE ARE COST ESTIMATES THAT
ARE STATED BY CALORIE CYCLE AND
CALORIE CYCLE ESTIMATES. THE
COST OF APPROXIMATELY 3.6
MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 22 23.
THESE COSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 5.1
MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 23 24 24
25 CALORIE CYCLE EXPECTS COSTS
TO INCREASE IN OUT YEARS FOR
ENFORCEMENT AND UPDATING AS WELL
. IN ADDITION, CALORIE CYCLE
ESTIMATES COSTS OF EXCESS OF ONE
MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 23.
AND IN EXCESS OF ONE MILLION IN
24 25 TO DEVELOP A WASTE
CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES. I JUST
PUT THAT ON THE RECORD AND I
JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING
THIS MOMENT. TO RECOGNIZE THAT
IT ISN'T JUST OUR ASSEMBLY.
COMMITTEE GEO THAT HAS A
THRESHOLD IS ALSO THAT SENATE
AND FROM TIME TO TIME WE'VE
LEARNED IN LAST WEEK AND THIS
WEEK. AND MAYBE A COUPLE OF
TIMES IN THE PAST. THAT FROM
TIME TO TIME. WE NEED TO TAKE
EXTRAORDINARY ACTIONS THAT PULLS
SOMETHING FROM THE NORMAL
SUSPENSE ACTIVITY AND WE NEED TO
HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE. IF WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE POLICIES, WE
SHOULD FOLLOW THEM. I JUST THINK
THAT WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO IS USE
THIS MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE IT AS A
COMMITTEE. AND ALLOW THE
COMMITTEE. UH CHAIR AND HIS
STAFF AND THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE
WHEN WE CAN BRING UP POLICY
FORWARD THAT WOULD ALLOW US THE
ABILITY TO TAKE THIS
EXTRAORDINARY ACTION WITHOUT
VIOLATING THOSE POLICIES. WELL,
I'LL GRANT AND SAY THIS IS THE
PUBLIC'S MOMENT THERE ABLE TO
HEAR THEY'RE ABLE TO TESTIFY.
THIS IS AN OPEN, TRANSPARENT
ACTION THAT'S OCCURRING. I'LL
GRANT THAT AND RECOGNIZE IT.
IT'S JUST OUTSIDE THE NORM. AND
I'M JUST PUTTING THAT ON THE
RECORD AND PLEASE TO THE AUTHOR
IS NO AMBRIDGE TO YOU OR THE
BILL AT ALL. LET ME BEFORE, AND
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THIS BILL ALSO
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE HAD OTHER BILLS THAT HAVE
COME BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE. AND
THERE WAS A NEED TO MOVE FORWARD
BECAUSE OF URGENCY MATTERS. THIS
BILL HAS GONE A LITTLE BIT
BEYOND THAT TO CHECK A NUMBER OF
OTHER BOXES TO DESCRIBE
REIMBURSABLE THAT ULTIMATELY
WILL COME BACK TO THE STATE
RIGHT ULTIMATELY, IS A NET
POSITIVE. SO EVEN ON A FISCAL
EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS
ADDRESSES THAT THIS BILL IS
CERTAINLY DO CANDIDATE FOR DO
PASS TODAY, SO AND OF COURSE,
LET'S ALSO REMEMBER THAT THEY
WERE DOING THIS THIS WEEK
BECAUSE THERE'S A BALLOT MEASURE
THAT'S QUALIFIED AND PART OF THE
DEAL IS THAT WE'RE WE'RE DOING
OUR WORK HERE TO SEE IF WE CAN
GET A LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION THAT
THAT WILL LEAD TO THE BALLOT
MEASURE BEING PULLED RIGHT AND
THAT HAS TO HAPPEN BY TOMORROW
AT FIVE PM, AND MY POINT IS LIKE
I SAID, I TAKE NO UMBRAGE. IN
FACT. LIKELY TODAY. I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. BUT
THE REALITY IS WE NEED TO
CLARIFY OURSELVES. AND THAT'S
ALL I'M TRYING TO DO HERE AND
IT'S AS WE MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE
SOMEDAY I MAY NOT BE HERE. THE
CHAIR MAY NOT BE HERE. OTHER
MEMBERS MAY NOT BE HERE, BUT ONE
THING THAT WILL BE HERE OR
SHOULD BE HERE. IT IS THE
POLICIES THAT GUIDE US AND GIVE
US THE CLARITY. AND AS THE CHAIR
SAID, THIS DOES HAVE GOOD SOUND
REASONING FOR WHY IT'S
OCCURRING. THAT'S NOT MY ISSUE
ISSUES JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
THE POLICY. DR QUIRKE. YOU HAD A
QUESTION. JUST IN REACTION TO
THE VICE CHAIR. THE REAL EASY TO
MAKE A POLICY ON A BILL LIKE
THIS, WHICH IS IT HAPPENS NOW OR
DOESN'T HAPPEN. THAT'S THAT'S
EASY. SOME OF THESE OTHERS
THEY'RE HAPPENING BECAUSE THE
MAJORITY PARTY MAKES HIM A
PRIORITY. I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU
CAN NEVER HAVE A POLICY ON THAT,
AND I APOLOGIZE TO MY REPUBLICAN
OLIVE. COLLEAGUES. BUT THAT'S
THE WAY IT IS. BUT THIS ONE,
THERE'S JUST NO QUESTION. I
DIDN'T SUPPORT EARLIER VERSIONS
, BUT THIS ONE REALLY WILL MAKE
A DIFFERENCE AND THE REASON I
DIDN'T SUPPORT THEM. IS THEY
WOULDN'T HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE
IN POLLUTION. AND WHY DO I SAY
THAT? OH, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO
BE RECYCLED. IN THE DEVELOPED
WORLD, THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF
POLLUTION TIRES. ALL THAT. WHY
DO YOUR GEE, I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT IT. WHERE DOES THE TIRE
GO? WHEN IT WEARS DOWN? WHERE DO
ALL THOSE ARTS OF THE TREAD GO?
THEY GO INTO THE WATER. THEY GO
INTO THE STREET. THEOTHER THING
THAT WE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH
IS AT LEAST IN THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA, BUT I SUSPECT OTHER
PLACES THE NEXT IS CLOSED.
PROBABLY COMING. WELL, WE'RE NOT
QUITE SURE HOW IT DOESN'T COME
OUT OF THE SEWAGE TREATMENT
PLANTS, BUT IT DOES COME OUT OF
THE STORM WATER. AND AGAIN. WE
DON'T KNOW THAT WHY THAT
HAPPENED. IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT. THE OTHER
SOURCE OF POLLUTION. AND THIS.
THE EARLIER BILL CERTAINLY
DIDN'T AFFECT THAT. THE OTHER
SOURCE OF POLLUTION IS OUTSIDE
OF EUROPE IN THE U. S. THEY JUST
DON'T HAVE CONSISTENT TRASH
COLLECTOR. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE
TO CONSISTENT CRASH COLLECTION,
AND I SAW THIS IN EGYPT WHEN I
WAS JUST THERE A COUPLE OF YEARS
AGO. PLASTIC IS EVERYWHERE. MY
SON JUST WENT TO THE INDIAN
OCEAN PLASTIC JUST LITTERS THE
BEACHES. BY CUTTING DOWN THE
AMOUNT OF PLASTIC BY 25. IF THEY
FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS
INTERNATIONALLY, AND I WOULD
HOPE THAT THEY WOULD CERTAINLY
WILL BE DEVELOPING THE
TECHNOLOGY TO DO THAT. I THINK
IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN
EVER WORK ON IT. THEY CAN JUST
BE A DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF
PLASTIC THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY
NEED. AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING
I MEAN. THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO GET MORE
TRASH COLLECTION IN IN THE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, BUT IT'S
JUST NOT HAPPENING SO I HOPE
THAT THIS WILL IN FACT IMPACT
THE GREATEST SOURCE OF POLLUTION
AND REDUCE IT. AND I HOPE IN THE
END THAT IT'S JUST LESS
EXPENSIVE, AND I WOULDN'T BE
SURPRISED IF IT'S JUST LESS
EXPENSIVE TO DO THAT, THEN TO
RECYCLE, SO I THINK THAT THIS
WILL ADDRESS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
SOURCES OF POLLUTION, AND
THEREFORE I'M VERY MUCH IN
SUPPORT AND ANYTHING YOU NEED
FROM ME. YOU CAN GET THANK YOU
ANY OTHER MEMBERS THAT WOULD
LIKE TO VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN. I'D LIKE TO
SEPARATE THE COMMENTS FROM THE
MOMENT JUST COME BACK TO THE
MERIT BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO I'M
ONE OF THOSE POLICY PEOPLE. YEAH
IT EASIER. UM I'D LIKE TO
ASSOCIATE MY COMMENTS WITH MY
COLLEAGUE. THE COURT. THOSE ARE
VERY GOOD COMMENTS VERY WELL
FOUNDED. I THINK IT'S UM. IT'S A
VERY GOOD BILL THAT YOU'VE BEEN
ABLE TO PRESENT TO US TODAY.
WHILE THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS OR
LINGERING CONCERNS, BECAUSE NOT
EVERYTHING IS ANSWERED, AS
CLEARLY AS WE'D LIKE IT TO BE. I
THINK WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AND
BRINGING ALL THE DIFFERENT
PARTIES SUCH AS YOU HAVE DONE. I
APPRECIATE AND I WANT TO
COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT. AND I
HOPE THAT TODAY IS THIS BILL
DOES MAKE IT OUT OF COMMITTEE
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD
AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THE WASTE STREAMS BECAUSE
THE CONCEPT YOU'RE ARTICULATING
AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL.
OR ON. ACTUALLY, I CAME FROM
I'VE SEEN IT GROW TREMENDOUSLY
AND MOST OF OUR WASTE.
FACILITIES ARE GOING TO FAIL US
SHORTLY, AND WE HAVE NO ABILITY
TO GET THEM APPROVED BECAUSE OF
THE SEQUA PROCESSES IS THAT WE
HAVE IN PLACE TODAY AND THE
ABILITY TO MATURE AND COME TO A
BETTER WAY OF HANDLING OUR WASTE
STREAMS. HAS TO OCCUR. SO I HOPE
THIS HELPS STEER US IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION AND DO THE ONE THING
THAT THE CHAIR SPOKE ABOUT
REDUCE THE COST AND HAVE A NET
GAIN FOR THAT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY MEAN MORE MONEY IN
THE POCKET. THAT MEANS THE NET
GAIN AS A SOCIETY WITH A CLEANER
WASTE STREAM AND CLEAR NEXT
CLEANER ENVIRONMENT. AND THANK
YOU. BUT WE APPRECIATE CERTAINLY
YOUR DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK.
THIS IS PROBABLY A MODEL OF HOW
TO COLLABORATE AND BRING
TOGETHER VARIETY OF INTEREST AND
OR COMMON GOOD. AND I CERTAINLY
DO SUPPORT. THE BILL WAS BEFORE
US TODAY. IT ENJOYS A DO PASS. I
WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THERE'S
EMOTION TO ME. AND MOVED AND
SECONDED. UM AND I'LL GIVE YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CLOTHES.
YEAH. I JUST WANT TO THINK I
WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS AND I
WANTED TO THANK ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS WHO WHO STEPPED
FORWARD AND WORKED TO COME TO A
SOLUTION. A LOT OF DIFFERENT
INTERESTS WERE INVOLVED, AND IT
WAS NOT EASY AND FACT EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY. THEY HAVE BEEN
EXISTENTIAL THREATS TO OUR
ABILITY TO GET THIS ACROSS THE
FINISH LINE AND TO BE AT THIS
POINT, I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL,
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MR
VICE CHAIR, MR CHAIR FOR
RECOGNIZING ALL THAT HARD WORK,
AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS ULTIMATELY
WHAT I THINK OUR CONSTITUENTS
WANT US TO DO. GET TOGETHER. TRY
TO SOLVE THINGS HERE, AS OPPOSED
TO PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT. IF
WE CAN, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO DO. IT'S GONNA IT'S
GONNA PUT CALIFORNIA AT THE
FRONT OF THE PACK ON THIS VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND IT WILL DO
SO IN A WAY THAT IS INCREDIBLY
STRONG. ENVIRONMENTALLY WE ALSO
WERE ABLE TO STRENGTHEN IT IN
TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
CONCERNS WHILE STILL MEETING THE
NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF OUR
BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND WITH
THAT I RESPECT FOR ASTRONAUT
VOTE. THANK YOU THE BILLS OUT ON
A ROLL CALL WITH VINCE FONG
VOTING. NO, THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT
VOTING. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU
BUILDING. THANKS FOR THAT.
SENATOR BRADFORD. IF YOU'RE
READY, WE'LL TAKE UP YOUR BILL.
SB 13 48. WELCOME BACK FROM
CUBA. WHY? WHY? PANAMA. NO, I'M
JUST JUST GIVE ME A HARD TIME.
QUIT YOUR YOUR YOUR YOUR BILL
PASSES ON THE QUALITY OF YOUR
SUIT. WOW ALRIGHT THEN. BYE.
THANK YOU. YOU READY? YES, WE'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN.
MEMBERS UH, 13 48 IS JUST A
STRAIGHTFORWARD MEASURE THAT
WOULD ALLOW THE REMOVAL OF
SIMPLE DRUG OFFENSES. UH, FROM
AUTOMATIC. UH, THIS
QUALIFICATION. OR ESCROW LICENSE
, UH, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND
INNOVATION TO BUILD WOULD JUST
GIVE THE DEPARTMENT AN OPTION TO
FULLY EVALUATE THE APPLICATION
INSTEAD OF AUTOMATICALLY DENYING
IT WHEN A PERSON HAD A DRUG
RELATED OFFENSE ON THEIR RECORD
DOESN'T MEAN THAT ANYONE WITH A
DRUG OFFENSE WHO APPLIES WOULD
BE GRANTED A LICENSE AGAIN. IT'S
JUST A DISCRETION. AND, UM IF
THE OFFENSE IS SUBSTANTIAL
RELATED TO DISHONESTY, FRAUD OR
OTHER DUTIES DEPARTMENT WILL
STILL BE ABLE TO REJECT
APPLICATION. THIS BILL WILL JUST
RESULT AND MINOR AND ABSORBABLE
COST FOR THE DEPARTMENT. AND IT
HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. AND I
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
. DO YOU HAVE ANY? YOU HAVE NO
WITNESSES, MAIN WITNESSES
DEPARTMENT. IF I WANT TO. BE
WITH ME. NO WORRIES. DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE. THANK YOU KNOW, FILE
, OKAY, WE'LL TAKE A SUPPORTIVE
COMMENTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN
THE COMMITTEE MEETING ROOM. THE
PUBLIC. SEEN, NONE WILL TURN TO
THE PHONE LINE PHONE OPERATOR.
WE ARE HEARING SUPPORTIVE
COMMENTS ON SB 13 48. MR CHAIR.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. WE DO HAVE A
COMMENT FROM LINE 25, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. FLYING 25. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. I DO APOLOGIZE. THEY HAVE
CHANGED THEIR MINDS. NOBODY ELSE
IS IN QUÊ. THANK YOU. WE'LL TURN
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM
OPPOSITION. SP 13 48 C NINE
PHONE OPERATOR WILL TURN TO THE
PHONE LINES AND LOOK FOR
OPPOSITION ON 13 48. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IT
OPPOSITION ONCE AGAIN. YOU CAN
PRESS ONE DIDN'T ZERO AT THIS
TIME. AND THAT'S ONE THEN ZERO.
MR CHAIR. CURRENTLY WE HAVE
NOBODY IN OPPOSITION. OKAY WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY DR QUIRKE.
WAS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY
THE VICE CHAIR OF. MR BRADFORD,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE LAST
YEAR? I VOTE BILL IS OUT ON A
ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. CHAIR. A
SENATOR DOLLY! SP 14 52. I
UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO HAVE A NOT
VOTING FROM THE OTHER DOLLY IS
THAT CORRECT? I WAS TRYING TO
FIX. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS. I WAS
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS
WAS PULLED OFF A CONSENT, SO
MAYBE I'LL FIGURE THAT OUT
LATER. GET SOME EXPLAINING TO
DO. I'M HERE TO PRESENT SB 14 52
. IT'S A SIMPLE BILL THAT ALLOWS
LIQUOR LICENSE AND ELDORADO AND
SHASTA COUNTIES. WE HAVE TOURISM
COMES THROUGH THERE. WE HAVE HAD
SOME GROWTH IN OUR POPULATION.
WOULD ALLOW THESE LIQUOR LICENSE
TO BE A FEW OVER SEVERAL YEARS,
SO IT'S JUST NOT PUTTING THEM
ALL OUT. THEY HAVE TO, UH,
BEFORE A YEAR FOR THE FIRST TWO
YEARS AND THEN THE REMAINING
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK, YOU KNOW FILE I
WILL TURN TO THE PUBLIC SUPPORT
FOR 14 52. PHONE LINES. PHONE
OPERATOR. WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SUPPORT. 14 52 SP 14 52. MR
CHAIR IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT, YOU CAN PRESS
ONE, THEN ZERO AT THE TIME.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE NOBODY QUEUING
UP FOR SUPPORT. WE'LL TURN BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING ROOM.
OPPOSITION 14 52 SEEING NONE
PHONE OPERATOR. WE'RE LOOKING
FOR OPPOSITION TO 14 52. IS
ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. PLEASE PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. MR CHAIR
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NOBODY IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY, BRINGING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. DOCTOR
QUIRKE. YOU HAD A QUESTION. JUST
FOR THE GENERAL AUDIENCE. OF
COURSE. YOU KNOW THE REASON IT
CAME OFF CONSENT IS ALCOHOL. UH
DOESN'T LIKE ANYTHING THAT
ALLOWS PEOPLE TO DRINK MORE. SO
ONCE THERE'S OPPOSITION THAT
COMES OFF. LET ME SAY THIS,
THOUGH. WELL, I WON'T BE VOTING
FOR YOU THIS FALL. THIS
LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO BE A
POORER PLACE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
HERE. YOU'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL
HUMAN BEING. YOU'VE WORKED FOR
YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND YOU WERE
THE FIRST ONE. TO TALK ABOUT
FOREST MANAGEMENT, AND IT TOOK A
LONG TIME, BUT YOU'VE GOT IT
ACROSS THE LINE, AND I WANT TO
GIVE YOU FULL CREDIT. OH, WELL,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. SEE NONE. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. IS THERE A
MOTION? BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
THIS IS OUT ON A ROLL CALL.
RACHAEL ATIONS. THANK YOU. WE'RE
GOING TO AS WE LOOK FOR AUTHORS
TO COME IN. UM SENATOR LIMÓN
STERN AND WIENER. WE WILL LIMÓN
FOR LAYERED. WE WILL NOW TURN TO
THE CONSENT CALENDAR, TOO.
SECOND. AND MOVED AND SECONDED
WILL TURN TO THE SECRETARY FOR
READING OF THE CONSENT. CONSENT
CALENDAR HAS RESOLUTION 113 TO
BE ADOPTED. THE FOLLOWING BILLS
ARE ALL SENATE BILLS. SB 20
DODD. SB 291 STERN. SB 864
MELINDA'S EXPERT SB 872 DODD. SP
913 HERZBERG SP 981 GLACIER HAS
BEEN 988. WE SAW O S P 994 JONES
. SB 11 20 JONES. SB 11 53
ARCHER LETTER SB 1165 BATES SB
118 TO EGMOND SP 13 12 OR SO A
BOGUE SP 13 97 BARGES. SB 14 98
COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. OKAY?
OKAY LET'S CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. HOLDEN
BIGELOW. BRIAN CALDERON. KOREA.
MEGAN DOLLY! DAVIES. MIKE FONG.
VINCE FONG. GABRIEL. EDUARDO
GARCIA. LEVIN. CORK. UM AYE.
JOHN'S SAWYER. WEBER. WILSON.
MHM. A 9 TO 0. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW
LOOK TO READ THE SUSPENSE
CALENDAR.
PLEASE READ THE CONSENT.
CAROLINE SP SEVEN. DISPENSE
FILE. SP 17 PAN SP 45 PORTANTINO
SB 502 ALLEN SP 543 LIMÓN SP 785
GLASER SP 863 MEN SP 877 EGGMAN
SP 879 WIENER SP 882 EGGMAN SB
886 WIENER SP 03 HERZBERG
ESPIONAGE OH FOUR BAITS SP 954
ARCHULETTA. SB 955 LABOR SP 963
LAYERED SP 1001 MEN S B 10 27,
ATKINS SB 10, 34, ATKINS SB 10,
36 NEWMAN. SB 10 52 KAMLAGER. SB
10 55 KAMLAGER SB 10, 62 MCGUIRE
, SB 11, 15 SKINNER. SB 11 22
ALLEN. SB 11 41 LIMÓN SB 11 45
LAYERED SB 12 09 EGGMAN. SB 12
67 PAN SB 13 21 12 0 S B 13 34
BRADFORD SP 14 10 CABALLERO
SPENCE CALENDARS IS DEEMED
APPROVED. WE ARE NOW WAITING FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. SENATORS TO
PRESENT. SO WE WILL PAUSE. OUR
NEXT PRESENTER.
WELCOME, SENATOR WIENER. WE'RE
HERE. TO YOU CAN PRESENT SB 9
22. ENJOYS THE DO PASS. GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL.
ALEX HAS BEEN 9 22 WILL ENSURE
THAT SENATE BILL 2 88, WHICH WE
PASSED, THIS COMMITTEE PASSED IN
2020 WILL NOT EXPIRED IN THE
YEAR AND WE WILL BE EXTENDED
ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS. THIS BILL
IS OUR WAY TO EXPEDITE AND
STREAMLINE THE DELIVERY OF
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS, INCLUDING LIGHT RAIL,
RAPID BUS, BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY PROJECTS. WE NEED MORE OF
THESE PROJECTS. WE WANT TO HELP
OUR CITIES AND TRANSIT AGENCIES
DELIVER THEM. MORE QUICKLY.
WE'RE SEEING HIS HISTORIC
INFUSION OF TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS, INCLUDING
FROM THE FEDERAL BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL. WE WANT TO
GET THAT MONEY ON THE GROUND.
QUICKLY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN IVO WITH ME TODAY IS MATT
ROBINSON FROM THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSIT TRANSIT ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU. MR ROBINSON, YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I'LL
KEEP MY REMARKS EXTREMELY BRIEF
. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS THAT NOTES
THAT STATE COSTS RELATED TO THIS
BILL ARE EXTREMELY MINOR.
HOWEVER FOR THE LEAD AGENCIES
THAT IMPLEMENT THESE THINGS ON
THE GROUNDS. THESE EXEMPTIONS
MEAN TIME SAVINGS, WHICH
TRANSLATES INTO COST SAVINGS,
WHICH HELPS US PUT MORE MONEY
INTO ACTUAL PROJECTS VERSUS THE
PLANNING DOCUMENTS THAT ARE
NECESSARY. TO GET THINGS OFF THE
GROUND. SO WITH THAT, MR CHAIR,
I'D RESPECTFULLY ASKED HER. I
VOTE AND IF IT'S OKAY IF I READ
A COUPLE OF METERS ON THIS ONE,
I WAS ASKED TO CONVEY SOME
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM L. A
METRO MONTEREY SALINAS TRANSIT
SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT
DISTRICT. CALTRAIN SOLANO
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, SAN
JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT
DISTRICT. THE CITY COUNTY
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF
SAN MATEO, THE CITY COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO THIS AFTERNOON,
CISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION
AGENCY AND LOS ANGELES MAYOR
ERIC GARCETTI. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK YOU KNOW FILE,
OKAY, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT AND
SUPPORT SEE. NONE WILL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. PHONE OPERATOR.
SUPPORT FOR SB 9 22. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, YOU CAN
PRESS LONDON ZERO AT THIS TIME.
OUR FIRST COMMENT COMES FROM
LINE 15, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
NICOLE WATERMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT. NEXT
COMMENT COMES FROM LINE AT 13.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
ISABELLA ARE GUERRA ON BEHALF OF
SPURS, THE PROUD CO SPONSOR AND
SUPPORT HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF
ANOTHER CO SPONSOR, THE SILICON
VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP. THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM
LINE. 17, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HEY
GOOD MORNING, STEVE BULLOCK ON
BEHALF OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
ACROSS THE TRANSIT DISTRICT
COMEDY CHARACTER INSTITUTION
COMMISSION, AND THAT THE VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IN THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR
COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION ON
SUPPORT. MR CHAIR AT THIS TIME
WE HAVE NOBODY ELSE AND QUÊ FOR
SUPPORT. OKAY WE'LL TURN BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE MEETING ROOM FOR
OPPOSITION. SEE NONE. OPERATOR
OPPOSITION ON SB 9 22. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION THIS TIME ME YOU
CAN PRESS ONE THAN ZERO ON YOUR
TOUCH TONE PHONE.
MR CHAIR AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE
NOBODY QUEUING UP FOR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, SAYING NONE.
SURE. THANK YOU. I. I APPRECIATE
THIS BILL BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ARE
DIFFICULT HAVING COME FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENT HAVING A SMALL LITTLE
BUT. THAT KILLED A MULTI $100
MILLION PROJECT. MAKES IT VERY
DIFFICULT WHEN I'M HIGH ROADWAY
IS CAUSING SO MANY ON AND
NEEDLESS DEATHS. BECAUSE THE
ROAD NEEDS GREAT CARE. UM, SO I
AND PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS BILL
TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME, I'D
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE I HOPE THAT WE
CAN OPEN OUR EYES TO SOME OF
THESE RURAL COMMUNITIES WHO NEED
THIS SAME TYPE OF SECRET
EXEMPTION SO THAT THEY CAN GET
THESE DEVASTATING ROADS REPAIRED
AND AS WELL FOR CAL FIRE, WHO
NEEDS MUCH NEEDED SEQUA
EXEMPTION FOR HELPING CLEAN THE
SIDES OF THE ROADS IN MANY CASES
SO THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE SO
MANY. FIRE STARTED FROM THESE
AUTOMOBILES OR TRUCKS THAT ARE
TRAVELING ALONG THE ROADWAYS,
WHICH WOULD HELP US CURB SOME OF
THESE DEVASTATING FIRES. ANYWAY.
JUST USING YOUR MOMENT, UH
SENATOR TO RECOGNIZE THAT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SENATOR WIENER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN OVER THE
BILL IS OUT ON A ROLL CALL.
THANK YOU. HEY SENATOR LIMÓN, WE
WILL UNDERSTAND YOUR PINCH
HITTING FOR SENATOR LAIRD. AND
SENATOR STERN. YES SO I AM
PRESENTING THREE BILLS TO YOU
TODAY. I WILL START OUT BEING
SENATOR LIMÓN IF THAT'S OKAY.
APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU. CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. SB 14 15. THANK YOU
FOR A SECOND. THAT'S BEEN
SECONDED. THANK YOU. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK YOU KNOW, FILE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND
SUPPORT SEEN ON PHONE OPERATOR
SUPPORT OR SB 14 15. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT. YOU CAN PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. CURRENTLY THERE
IS NOBODY QUEUING UP FOR
SUPPORT. HEY WE WILL TURN BACK
TO THE HEARING ROOM FOR
OPPOSITION, SAYING NONE ON
OPERATOR OPPOSITION 14 15. IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION OF 14 15. YOU CAN
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. AND
CURRENTLY, MR. CHAIR YOU HAVE
NOBODY QUEUING UP FOR OPPOSITION
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OR THE AUTHOR? SEE
NONE. THIS BILL IS OUT ON A B
ROLL CALL WITH DAVIES AND FONG,
NOT VOTING. SO NOW IF YOU'D LIKE
, UH SENATOR LAIRD, BILL SB 13.
OH, FIVE. GOOD MORNING TURNED
MEMBERS SENATE BILL 13. OH,
FIVE, WILL UPDATE AND SIMPLIFY
THE PROCESS FOR AWARDING STATE
CONTRACTS FOR ZERO EMISSION,
INCLUDING HYDROGEN FUEL CELL
VEHICLES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EVA.
THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK, YOU KNOW, FILE A
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND
SUPPORT SEE NONE. PHONE OPERATOR
. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT ON
SP 13. OH, FIVE. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. CURRENTLY MR CHAIR. WE
HAVE NOBODY IN SUPPORT. OKAY,
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE TO
THE HEARING ROOM. OPPOSITION.
SEEN ON PHONE OPERATOR
OPPOSITION 13 OH, FIVE. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. YOU CAN PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. CURRENTLY MR CHAIR.
WE HAVE NOBODY IN OPPOSITION.
THEY WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR? C
NINE. THIS IS OUT ON A B ROLL
CALL WITH DAVIES VOTING I AND
FONG NOT VOTING. AND YOU'RE
GOING TO BRING IT HOME FOR US
WITH GOING TO BRING IT HOME WITH
SENATOR STEARNS BILL 14 25 THANK
YOU FOR BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. I RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN. I
HAVE A OKAY. YOU HAVE MAIN
WITNESSES. DO YOU WANT TO JUST
REFER TO THEM IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS YES, THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. OKAY THEN WE'LL TURN TO
THE HEARING ROOM FOR THOSE AND
SUPPORT. OF 14 25. S NONE WILL
MOVE TO THE PHONE OPERATOR.
PHONE LINE PHONE OPERATOR
SUPPORT 14 25. IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME.
MR CHAIR AT THIS TIME WE HAVE
NOBODY IN SUPPORT. OKAY BACK TO
THE HEARING ROOM. OPPOSITION 14
25 SEEN NONE. PHONE OPERATOR.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR OPPOSITION TO
14 25. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. CURRENTLY
WE HAVE NOBODY IN Q AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU WERE BRINGING
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. SEE NO
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. THE BILL IS
OUT ON A. BE REAL COOL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE
GOING TO NOW LOOK FOR MEMBERS TO
ADD ON TO ANY OF THE BILLS THAT
WE HAVE. ALREADY HANDLED. OKAY?
SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR MEMBERS TO
ADD ON TO BRIAN KOREA. VINCE
PH. SINCE FUNG AYE. GABRIEL.
EDUARDO GARCIA.EDUARDO GARCIA.
AYE. JOHN SAWYER. JOHN SAWYER.
AYE. WILSON. YEAH. WE WILL LIVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD
ON AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL
TAKE UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON
MATTERS THAT WERE ON THE
SUSPENSE FILE OR WERE PRESENTED.
OR WERE NOT PRESENTED ON TODAY.
SO PHONE OPERATOR BUT BEFORE I
GO TO YOUR PHONE OPERATORS,
ANYONE IN THE HEARING ROOM THAT
WOULD LIKE TO COME ON ON A BILL
THAT THE AUTHOR DID NOT PRESENT
ON TODAY. SEE NONE. WE WILL GO
TO THE PHONE LINE. OAN OPERATOR
ITEMS THAT THE AUTHOR DID NOT
PRESENT ON TODAY. OTHERWISE
EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CALENDAR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT,
PLEASE PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME.
MR CHAIR. CURRENTLY WE HAVE
NOBODY QUEUING UP. SO WE'RE
COMPLETE ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND WE ARE DONE WITH OUR WORK
FOR THE DAY. WE'LL STICK AROUND
FOR A FEW MINUTES FOR THOSE
MEMBERS WHO NEED TO ADD ON TO
ANY ITEMS THAT WE HANDLE TODAY,
SO EVERYONE ELSE IS TO GO. YOU
DID. IT WILL TAKE UP THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL COME BACK AROUND
WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR AT
THIS TIME. BRIAN KOREA. CAREER.
I. GABRIEL. GABRIEL? AYE.
WILSON. OKAY WE'LL STICK AROUND
FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO ALLOW
OTHER MEMBERS TO COME IN TO ADD
ON.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.