CAN WE ALL PLEASE START TAKING
OUR SEATS AND PREPARING FOR THE
START OF TODAY'S SESSION, 12
THREE. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. PLEASE BE
SEATED. THE HOUR. OF NOON,
HAVING COME AND PASSED. PURSUANT
TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE
ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION FOR THE
2023 24 REGULAR SESSION OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY WILL BE
CALLED TO ORDER I AM SUPER
PARKER, THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK
PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
I WILL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS
PORTION OF THE SESSION. PLEASE
SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES AND
ELECTRONIC DEVICES. DURING
TODAY'S SESSION. ALSO WE WILL
DEFER THE INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION OF A
SPEAKER. THE FIRST ORDER OF
BUSINESS. IS A ROLL CALL OF THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ELECT. THE
CLERK WILL PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ADDIS AGREE ON CURRY. AL ANEES.
ALVAREZ. ARAMBULA. BAINES.
BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT. BERMAN.
BOERNER HORVATH BONTA. BRIAN
CALDERON. JUAN CARILLO. WENDY
CARILLO. CERVANTES. CHEN.
CONNELLY. DOLLY! DAVIES. DIXON.
IT'S A LI FLORA. MIKE FONG.
VINCE FONG. FRIEDMAN. GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER. GARCIA. GIBSON.
GRAYSON. HANEY. HEART. HOLDEN.
HOOVER. IRWIN. JACKSON. JOAN
SAWYER. KARA. LACKEY. LEE. LOW.
LOWENTHAL. MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS.
MCCARTY. MAKIN, ER MURATSUCHI
WHEN ORTEGA. PACHECO. PAPIN. JIM
PATTERSON. JOE PATTERSON.
PELLERIN. PETRIE-NORRIS IS
QUIRK, SILVA. RAMOS. RENDON.
REYES. LOOSE, RIVAS.
ROBERT RIVAS RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO.
SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO. SHE AVO.
SORIA. TO AH, TING. VALENCIA. VÆ
VALLAPUDUA. WALDRON. WARD.
WEBER. WICKS. WILSON. WOULD
ZIPPER. ACQUIRE, UM IS PRESENT.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, A REQUEST
FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER ELECT
RENDON TO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHERS ON
THE FLOOR SHALL BE GRANTED. WE
ASKED THE MEMBERS ELECT AND
GUESTS TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE
AFTERNOON PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. THE AFTERNOONS
PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ELECT AVELLINO VALENCIA.
FROM ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 68. WHEN
I STARTED THIS GOOD AFTERNOON.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER.
ALMIGHTY GOD. AS WE EMBARK ON A
NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE ASK
THAT YOU GRANT THE INDIVIDUALS
OF THIS ASSEMBLY. THE COURAGE,
WISDOM, INTEGRITY AND LOVE. TO
BEST SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF
CALIFORNIA. ALL MEMBERS. WHETHER
WE ARE NAVIGATING OUR FIRST
TERMS OR RETURNING TO CONTINUE
THE GOOD WORKS WE HAVE BEEN
ELECTED TO DO. NURTURE WITHIN US
A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT. AS WE
ADVANCE TOWARDS RESOLVING
CHALLENGES WITH COMMITMENT,
PURPOSE AND HUMILITY. WE ALSO
ASKED KEVIN REGARD THE VALUES OF
DEDICATION AND RIGHTEOUSNESS.
FLOW THROUGH EACH STAFF MEMBER.
AS THEY WORK TO SUPPORT THIS
ASSEMBLY. BY THE SAME TOKEN. WE
ASKED FOR OUR FAMILIES AND LOVED
ONES. WHO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE
ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. A
LONGER JOURNEYS. MADE THE
DECISIONS WE MADE. AS ELECTED
LEADERS SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR
IMPACTFUL CHANGE FOR THE
BETTERMENT. OF CALIFORNIA. FEW
OF THE CHALLENGES OR STATE FACES
ARE SIMPLE. BUT AS A COLLECTIVE
AND THROUGH YOUR DIVINITY, NONE
ARE INSOLUBLE. WE THANK YOU,
GOD. BUT THIS RESPONSIBILITY AND
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
AMEN. PLEASE CONTINUE STANDING
AND JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP IN THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ELECT CARLOS V.
VALLAPUDUA FROM THE 13TH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. MR FOOD BE
VALLAPUDUA. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT
HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND LET US
PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S BEAUTIFUL
FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. WHICH IS SAYING OH,
GOD. 13 JUSTICE. PLEASE BE
SEATED. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE
ABSENCES FOR TODAY WILL BE
PRINTED IN THE ASSEMBLY DAILY
JOURNAL. THE NEXT ORDER OF
BUSINESS IS A CERTIFICATE OF
ELECTION. FROM THE SECRETARY OF
STATE. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE
READ THE CERTIFICATE OF
ELECTION. UH I SHIRLEY AND
WEBBER PH, D SECRETARY OF STATE
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ACCORDING TO
THE UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS
PROVIDED TO MY OFFICE BY COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS AS A FOUR PM
ON DECEMBER 2ND 2022 PERSONS
WHOSE NAMES ARE HEREAFTER SET
FORTH APPEARS TO HAVE RECEIVED
THE PLURALITY OF VOTES IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE STATE ASSEMBLY
DISTRICTS AFTER NOVEMBER 8TH
2022 GENERAL ELECTION. THAT
OPPOSITE THEIR NAMES OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE STATE ASSEMBLY
DISTRICTS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE AS
OF THIS TIME AND DATE APPEAR TO
HAVE RECEIVED THE PLURALITY OF
VOTES AND THE NAMES OF THE
COUNTY OR COUNTIES COMPRISING OR
FORMING A PORTION OF SET
DISTRICTS WITH THE NAME OF ANY
COUNTY ENTIRELY WITHIN OR
COMPROMISING COMPRISING THE
DISTRICT SHOWN IN CAPITAL
LETTERS. MEGAN DOLLY FIRST
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF ALPINE
AMADOR ELDORADO LAST IN MODOC,
NEVADA. PLASTER PLUMAS, SHASTA,
SIERRA SISKIYOU, JIM WOOD,
SECOND DISTRICT DEL NORTH
COUNTIES OF DELTA NORTH HUMBLED
MENDOCINO SONOMA TRINITY JAMES
GALLAGHER, THIRD DISTRICT
COUNTIES, A FEW GLENN PLASTER
CENTER TO YAMA UBA. CECILIA
AGREE OUR CURRY FOURTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES OF COLUSA LAKE NAPA,
SONOMA, YOLO, JOE PATTERSON,
FIFTH DISTRICT COUNTIES OF
ELDORADO AND PLASTER. KEVIN
MCCARTY SIXTH DISTRICT COUNTY OF
SACRAMENTO. JOSH HOOVER SEVENTH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO.
JIM PATTERSON DISTRICT COUNTIES
OF CALVARY'S FRESNO. INYO MADERA
, MARIPOSA MONO PTOLEMY. HE'S
FLORA NINTH DISTRICT COUNTIES OF
AMADOR, CALAVERAS, SACRAMENTO.
SAN JOAQUIN STANISLAS STEPHANIE
WHEN 10TH DISTRICT COUNTY OF
SACRAMENTO, LAURIE D. WILSON
11TH DISTRICT COUNTY OF COUNTIES
OF COUNCIL COST TO SACRAMENTO
AND SOLANO, DAMON CONNOLLY, 12TH
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF MORAN, SAN
FRANCISCO AND SONOMA. CARLOS V.
VALLAPUDUA 13TH DISTRICT COUNTY
OF SAN JOAQUIN BUFFY WICKS, 14TH
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA AND
CONTRA COSTA. GRAYSON 15TH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
K¾T. REBECCA BAUER-KAHAN 16TH
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA AND
CONTRA COSTA. MATT HANEY, JUST
DISTRICT 17 17TH DISTRICT COUNTY
OF SAN FRANCISCO, MIA BONTA,
18TH DISTRICT COUNTIES OF
ALAMEDA AND SAN FRANCISCO
TILTING 19TH DISTRICT COUNTIES
OF SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO.
LIZ ORTEGA. 20TH DISTRICT COUNTY
OF ALAMEDA, DIANE PAPIN. 21ST
DISTRICT COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
JUAN ALANIS 22ND DISTRICT
COUNTIES OF MERCED AND STANISLAS
MARK BERMAN, 23RD DISTRICT
COUNTIES OF SANTA MATEO AND
SANTA CLARA. ALEX LEE 24TH
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA AND
SANTA CLARA ASHQAR, A 25TH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA.
EVAN LOW, 26 DISTRICT COUNTY OF
SANTA CLARA, ESMERALDA,
ESMERALDA SORIA, 27TH DISTRICT
COUNTIES OF FRESNO, MADERA AND
MERCED. GAIL PELLERIN, 28TH
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF SANTA CLARA
AND SANTA CRUZ, ROBERT REVIS,
29TH DISTRICT COUNTIES OF
MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA
CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ. DON ADDIS
30TH DISTRICT COUNTIES OF
MONTEREY, SAN LUIS OBISPO AND
SANTA CRUZ. JOAQUIN ARAMBULA
31ST DISTRICT COUNTY OF FRESNO,
VINCE FONG 32ND DISTRICT COUNTY
COUNTIES OF CURRAN AND HILLARY
DEVON J. MATHIS 33RD DISTRICT
COUNTIES ARE FRESNO KINGS AND
HILLARY TOM LACKEY, 34TH
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF KERN, LOS
ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO.
JASMEET BAINES 35TH DISTRICT.
COUNTY OF KERN WATER GARCIA 36
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF IMPERIAL
RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO.
GREG HART 37TH DISTRICT COUNTIES
OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA STEVE BENNETT, 38
DISTRICT COUNTY OF VENTURA, JUAN
CARILLO 39TH DISTRICT COUNTIES
OF LOS ANGELES AND SAN
BERNARDINO. PILAR SHIAVO 40TH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
CHRIS HOLDEN DISTRICT, 41ST
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF LOS ANGELES
AND SAN BERNARDINO. JACKIE
IRWIN. 42ND DISTRICT COUNTIES OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA LOOSE
MARIA RIVAS. 46 43RD DISTRICT
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, LARA
FRIEDMAN, 44TH DISTRICT COUNTY
OF LOS ANGELES, JAMES C. RAMOS
45TH DISTRICT COUNTY OF SAN
BERNARDINO, JESSE GABRIEL 46
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA. BLANCA RUBIO, 48TH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.
MIKE FONG 49TH DISTRICT. COUNTY
OF LOS ANGELES. ELOISE GOMEZ
REYES, 50TH DISTRICT COUNTY OF
SAN BERNARDINO RICH CHÁVEZ
ZUBER. 51ST DISTRICT COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, WINDY CARILLO 51ST
52ND DISTRICT COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, FREDDY RODRIGUEZ, 53RD
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF LOS ANGELES
AND SAN BERNARDINO. MIGUEL
SANTIAGO 54TH DISTRICT COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES. ISAAC G. BRIAN 55TH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.
LISA CALDERON, 56 DISTRICT
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. REGGIE
JONES, SAWYER 57TH DISTRICT
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. SABRINA
CERVANTES 58 DISTRICT. COUNTIES
OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO,
PHILIP CHIN. 59TH DISTRICT
COUNTIES OF ORANGE AND SAN
BERNARDINO, COREY A. JACKSON
60TH DISTRICT COUNTY OF
RIVERSIDE, TINA SIMONE, MAKIN ER
61ST DISTRICT COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES. ANTHONY RENDON, 62ND
DISTRICT COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
BILL IS SALIH 63RD DISTRICT
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, BLANCA
PACHECO. 64TH DISTRICT COUNTIES
OF LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE, MIKE
ANTHONY GIBSON, 65TH DISTRICT
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. ALBERT
SOUCI, 66 DISTRICT COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, SHARON QUIRK-SILVA,
67TH DISTRICT COUNTIES OF LOS
ANGELES AND ORANGE AVELLINO
VALENCIA, 68TH DISTRICT COUNTY
OF ORANGE, JOSH LOWENTHAL, 69TH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
3 TO 75TH DISTRICT COUNTY OF
ORANGE, KATE SANCHEZ 71ST
DISTRICT. COUNTIES OF ORANGE AND
RIVERSIDE. DIANE DIXON 72ND
DISTRICT COUNTY OF ORANGE COUNTY
, PETRIE-NORRIS 73RD DISTRICT
COUNTY OF ORANGE, LAURA DAVIES,
74TH DISTRICT COUNTIES OF ORANGE
AND SAN DIEGO MARIE WALDRON,
75TH DISTRICT COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO, BRIAN MAIENSCHEIN 76
DISTRICT COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO,
TASHA BOERNER HORVATH 77TH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.
CHRIS WARD, 78TH DISTRICT COUNTY
OF SAN DIEGO. AKILA WEBER 79TH
DISTRICT COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND
DAVID ALVAREZ. HIS 80TH DISTRICT
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND WITNESS
WHEREOF I HEAR ONE TO SET MY
HAND IN A FIXED THE GREAT STEAL
SEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ON THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER,
2022 SHIRLEY AND WEBBER PH, D
SECRETARY OF STATE.
THANK YOU. MR CLERK. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE CERTIFICATE OF
ELECTION WILL BE PRINTED IN THE
DAILY JOURNAL. WE WILL NOW MOVE
TO THE ADMINISTERING OF THE OATH
OF OFFICE TO THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ELECT. THE
PROCESS FOR ADMINISTERING THE
OATH OF REFERRED TO AS A ROLE BY
COUNTIES. IF THE PROCESS THAT
DATES BACK TO 18 52. THE READING
CLERK WILL READ A LIST OF ALL 58
COUNTIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ELECT
REPRESENTING THAT COUNTY OR
COUNTIES SHOULD STAND AND REMAIN
STANDING. AND TELL THE ROLE IS
COMPLETED. THE CLERK WILL CALL
THE ROLL BY COUNTIES. ALAMEDA.
ALPINE. AMADOR. BUTTE. CALIBER
ERAS. COLUSA. ACOSTA. DEL NORD.
ELDORADO. PRESENCE. NO. GLENN.
HUMBLED. IMPERIAL. AND YO. KERN.
KINGS. LAKE. LASSEN. LOS
ANGELES. MADEIRA. MARIN. MIRA
POSA. MENDOCINE Ó. MERCED.
MODOC. MON Ó. MONTEREY. NAPA.
NEVADA. ORANGE. PLASTER. LOOMIS.
RIVERSIDE. SACRAMENTO. SAN
BENITO. SAN BERNARDINO. SAN
DIEGO. SAN FRANCISCO. SAN
JOAQUIN. SAN LUIS OBISPO. SANTA
MATEO. THE SANTA BARBARA. SANTA
CLARA. SANTA CRUZ. SHASTA.
SIERRA SIS QUÊ. SOLANO. SONOMA.
STANISLAS. SUTTER. TO HEMA.
TRINITY. TO LARRY. FOLLOW ME.
VENTURA. YOLO. CUBA.
THE OATH. WILL BE ADMINISTERED
SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ALL
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ELECT BY THE
HONORABLE PATRICIA GUERRERO, THE
CHIEF JUSTICE ELECT OF
CALIFORNIA. JUSTICE GUERRERO.
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE MEMBER OF
THE ASSEMBLY. FIRST OF ALL,
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
THIS IS REALLY AMAZING. PLEASE
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND
REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR
NAME. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I
WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST
ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE
FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS
OBLIGATION FREELY. WITHOUT ANY
MENTAL RESERVATION. OR PURPOSE
OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL
AND FAITHFULLY. DISCHARGE THE
DUTIES. UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO
ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS MEMBERS MEMBERS.
PLEASE SIGN THE OATH OF OFFICE,
WHICH IS ON YOUR DESK IN THE
FOLDER. ONCE DONE. PLEASE RETURN
YOUR OATH TO THE FOLDER. THANK
YOU.
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS THE NEXT ORDER OF
BUSINESS. IS THE NOMINATION AND
ELECTION. OF THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2023 24 REGULAR
SESSION. THERE'S A HOUSE
RESOLUTION HOUSE RESOLUTION ONE
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTHY AND
AGRA CURRY AT THE DESK. THE
CLERK WILL READ HOUSE RESOLUTION
ONE. HOUSE RESOLUTION ONE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARDI RELATIVE
TO THE ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER
AND SPEAKER DESIGNATE FOR THE
2023 24 REGULAR SESSION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTY. THANK
YOU, MADAM CLERK. I RISE TO
PRESENT HR ONE TODAY IN OUR
STATE ASSEMBLY, THE PEOPLE'S
HOUSE. WE BEGIN OUR WORK FOR
CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER THE FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO ELECT
OUR LEADERSHIP OF THE ASSEMBLY.
IT'S MY HONOR TO NOMINATE
ANTHONY RENDON TO BE THE SPEAKER
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. TODAY MARKS THE FIFTH
TIME THAT A MEMBER OF OUR HOUSES
STOOD AND PUT UP ANTHONY RENDON
NAME TO LEAD US OF THIS BODY.
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I WAS A
MEMBER OF THAT. UH ASSEMBLY IN
2016. ANTHONY RENDON HAS
CEMENTED HIS PLACE IN
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY WITH A STORY
SEVEN YEAR PLUS RUN AS OUR
LEADER. HE'S ALSO AS WE KNOW,
THE FIRST SPEAKER IN THE NEW 12
YEAR TERM LIMIT ERA. HE HELPED
BRING GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CHECKS
AND BALANCES BACK TO THE
LEGISLATURE. SPEAKER RENDON PUT
MORE POWER IN THE HANDS OF
COMMITTEE CHAIRS. HE WANTED MORE
DEMOCRATIC DISTRIBUTION OF
POWER. AS WELL AS THE
RECOGNITION THAT WITH NEW TERM
LIMITS, WE COULD OFFER MORE TIME
FOR COMMITTEE CHAIRS TO DIG IN
AND DEVELOP A GREATER EXPERTISE
. HE HAS BEEN A SPEAKER OF THE
MEMBERS BY THE MEMBERS AND, MOST
IMPORTANTLY FOR THE MEMBERS. HE
WORKED TO GROW OUR CAUCUS TO A
RECORD 62 MEMBERS. BUT ALSO
ENSURED INCREASED DIVERSITY AND
COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND LEADERSHIP
POSITIONS. AS A LEADER WITH
HUMILITY. SPEAKER RENDON HASN'T
PUT HIS NAME. ON THE BILLS, BUT
HE SURELY DELIVERED FOR THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. THE
RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
LANDMARK LEGISLATION ON RAISING
THE MINIMUM WAGE, PROVIDING
OVERTIME FOR OUR FARM WORKERS.
CLIMATE CHANGE GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION. GUIDING US THROUGH
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. HE
OVERSAW TRANSFORMATIONAL BUDGETS
, INVESTING IN THE FUTURE AND
SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY. THINGS
LIKE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
PRESCHOOL FOR ALL MASSIVE
COLLEGE EXPANSION RECORD SCHOOL
FUNDING. SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON
IS SERVICE AS WELL HAS SERVED US
WELL. PROMISES TO CONTINUE THIS
HARD WORK. AND DESERVES TO BE
REELECTED. AND THROUGH OUR
DELIBERATIVE PROCESS. WITH THE
SECOND PART OF HR ONE. WE PASSED
THE TORCH TO THE NEXT GENERATION
OF ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP. WE
SELECT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ROBERT
REVIS TO CARRY ON OUR WORK WHEN
THE SPEAKER STEPS DOWN ON THE
30TH OF JUNE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REVIS WILL COME IN WITH A STRONG
UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORKINGS OF
THIS HOUSE. HE DOESN'T HAVE HIS
OWN UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. HAVING
LIVED IN CALIFORNIA DREAM. HE
WILL KNOW HOW TO CARRY THIS BODY
FORWARD HONORING LONGSTANDING
TRADITIONS, CONTINUING THE
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATIONS OF THOSE
BEFORE HIM AND BRINGING HIS OWN
MARK. TO THE SPEAKERSHIP AND
SOME THE ASSEMBLY WILL BE IN
GOOD HANDS WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ROBERT REVIS. THE RESOLUTION WE
PUT BEFORE YOU TODAY CODIFIES AN
ORDERLY TRANSITION IN THE SPIRIT
OF COOPERATION FOR THE SEVENTH
17TH, SPEAKER OF THE STATE
ASSEMBLY AND THE DESIGNATED
71ST, ASSEMBLY SPEAKER. HER
NAME'S ANTHONY RENAN'S OUR
SPEAKER TODAY FOR THE NEXT SEVEN
MONTHS AND NAMES ROBERT REVIS
HAS A SPEAKER DESIGNATE TO
ASSUME THE SPEAKERSHIP ON JULY
1ST 2023. WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THIS RESOLUTION, THE ASSEMBLY
MARKS A PROUD START TO THE 23 24
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE CAN
BEGIN OUR WORK ON BEHALF OF THE
PEOPLE OF THE GREAT SET OF
CALIFORNIA. WITH THAT MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
MADAM CLERK AND MEMBERS. I RISE
TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR HR ONE. WHICH WILL REELECT
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON AND
ELECTS SPEAKER DESIGNATE ROBERT
RIVAS. THIS RESOLUTION FORMALLY
RECOGNIZES THE UNANIMOUS
APPROVED TRANSITION. ON JUNE
30TH OF NEXT YEAR VOTED ON BY
THE ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
THIS MEASURE REPRESENTS WHAT WE
CAN DO. WHEN WE ADD WHEN WE ARE
AT OUR BEST WE COMPROMISE. WE
COLLABORATE AND WE FIND
CONSENSUS. MR SPEAKER WITH THIS
VOTE, YOU CONTINUE YOUR TENDER
TENURE THROUGH JUNE, BECOMING
THE SECOND LONGEST SERVING
SPEAKER IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. BEHIND ONLY MR SPEAKER
WILLIE BROWN. YOU HAVE LED US
THROUGH COMPELLING TIMES, BOTH
GOOD AND BAD. HAVING BEEN A
PARTNER WITH TWO SENATE LEADERS
AND TWO GOVERNORS. LEADING OUR
STATE TOWARDS BECOMING THE
FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY OF THE
WORLD. A COLLEGIAL AND
RESPECTFUL TRANSITION WILL BE A
FITTING PASSING OF THE TORCH
AFTER THE SPEAKERSHIP THAT HAS
SO WELL REPRESENTED THOSE
QUALITIES. IN OUR SPEAKER
DESIGNATE ROBERT RIVAS. WE WILL
HAVE THE EMBODIMENT OF
CALIFORNIA'S VERSION OF THE
AMERICAN DREAM. A PERSON RAISED
IN FARMWORKER HOUSING. GROWING
UP TO BECOME THE LEADER OF
CALIFORNIA'S PEOPLE'S HOUSE.
SPEAKER RIVAS WILL LEAD WITH THE
LIFE EXPERIENCE OF CALIFORNIA'S
WORKING FAMILIES. WITH HUMILITY.
PERSISTENCE. KINDNESS. AND
GENEROSITY. HE WILL CONTINUE
UNDER THE PHILOSOPHY THAT OUR
TRUE SELVES ARE BEST
REPRESENTED. AND HOW WE CARE FOR
THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY TO ALL OF OUR PEOPLE
AND LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER.
THEIR RACE. ETHNICITY OR
ORIENTATION. MEMBERS. I ASK YOU
FOR YOUR I VOTE FOR THIS
RESOLUTION, WHICH WILL REELECT
SPEAKER RENDON. AND ELECT
SPEAKER DESIGNATE. ROBERT RIVAS.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER?
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WEBER. THANK
YOU, MADAM CLERK. I RISE TODAY
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
RESOLUTION. THIS DEMONSTRATES
ONCE AGAIN. WHY PEOPLE LOOK TO
CALIFORNIA AS AN EXAMPLE OF A
STATE TO EMULATE INSTEAD OF
ALLOWING OUR DIFFERENCES TO
DEFIED AND FRACTURE THIS BODY.
ESSENTIALLY RENDERING US
INEFFECTIVE. WE DID WHAT EVERY
ELECTED LEADER SHOULD DO. WE
WORKED TOGETHER. THOUGHT OUTSIDE
THE BOX. AND CREATED A VERY
UNIQUE COMPROMISE THAT WORKS FOR
ALL I AM SO PROUD OF WHAT WE
HAVE DONE. WHAT? WE WILL BE
VOTING ON SHORTLY. AND I AM VERY
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT WE WILL DO
TOGETHER. THIS LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. AND A LOT OF THAT
OPTIMISM IS BECAUSE OF OUR
SPEAKER DESIGNEE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ROBERT RIVAS
FROM ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 29. THERE
WAS AN AFRICAN PROVERB THAT
STATES DO NOT FORGET WHAT IT IS
TO BE A SAILOR. BECAUSE OF BEING
A CAPTAIN YOURSELF. ASSEMBLYMAN
RIVAS IS GOING FROM FARMWORKER
HOUSING TO SPEAKER OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY. AND IT IS
THOSE LESSONS THAT HE LEARNED ON
THE FARM THAT WILL MAKE HIM AN
AMAZING SPEAKER COME TO LIE. HE
GREW UP UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERY
SINGLE WORKER ON A FARM HAS
VALUE. EVERY SINGLE WORKER HAS
PURPOSE. AND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE
A SUCCESSFUL CROP EVERYONE'S
TALENT MUST BE APPRECIATED AND
UTILIZED BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A
ROLE TO PLAY. SO HE UNDERSTANDS
THAT IN ORDER TO DO BEST FOR
CALIFORNIA, HE MUST TAP INTO AND
BRING OUT AND HIGHLIGHT THE BEST
IN EACH OF US. SO DESPITE COMING
FROM 80 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS IN
THIS GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
HE UNDERSTANDS. THAT WE ARE ONE
BODY. AND UNIFIED, WE ARE
STRONGER AND ABLE TO FOCUS ON
THE MAIN REASON THAT WE ARE ALL
HERE. WHICH IS TO MAKE
CALIFORNIA BETTER FOR ALL. SO I
THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I THINK IT'S
SIMPLY MEMBER ANTHONY RENDON FOR
COMMITTING TO A SMOOTH
TRANSITION. AND I THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ROBERT RIVAS
FOR STEPPING UP AND TAKING THIS
CHALLENGE IN JULY. BUT ALSO FOR
COMMITTING TO LEAN ON YOUR
FOUNDATION FROM THE FARM TO
CREATE A STRONGER BODY AND THUS
A STRONGER CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WEBER ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HEART.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND
MEMBERS. I'M HONORED TO RISE
TODAY TO SECOND THE NOMINATION
OF ANTHONY RENDON AS SPEAKER OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
AS A NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER OF THE
CENTRAL OF THIS BODY FROM THE
CENTRAL COAST. I KNOW CALIFORNIA
NEEDS A STEADY HAND TO GUIDE US
THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF THE
UPCOMING YEAR. WE NEED YOU
DISHES AND THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP
WITH EXPERIENCE BALANCING
BUDGETS, MANAGING POLICY
CONFLICTS, MAKING DECISIONS THAT
ADVANCE EQUITY AND CONTINUE TO
INCREASE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN
THIS LEGISLATURE. I AM CONFIDENT
THAT SPEAKER RENDON IS THAT
LEADER. FROM OVERSEEING THE
PASSAGE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES IN
AMERICA TO LEADING THE ASSEMBLY
TO ADVANCING MEANINGFUL
SOLUTIONS TO THE STATE'S HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. SPEAKER
RENDON HAS FOUGHT FOR THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA AND CONTINUED
CALIFORNIA'S ROLE AS A MODEL FOR
THE NATION. I AM ALSO CONFIDENT
THAT WHEN MR RIVAS HAS SENDS, HE
WILL LEAD WITH THE CULTURE OF
INCLUSIVITY AND WILL ENSURE THIS
BODY CONTINUES TO DELIVER BOLD
PROGRESS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF
ALL CALIFORNIANS. GOVERNING IS
MONUMENTALLY IMPORTANT AND
DIFFICULT WORK. AT TIMES IT CAN
BE CHALLENGING TO FIND
COMPROMISE. WORKING TOGETHER
WITH RESPECT AND CIVILITY IS THE
BEST WAY TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF
THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WE
REPRESENT. I AM EXCITED TO LEARN
FROM THESE LEADERS AND HAVE NO
DOUBT THAT TOGETHER WE WILL
DELIVER THE RESULTS FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THE CALIFORNIA I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU
JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING ANTHONY
RENDON'S NOMINATION AS SPEAKER.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HEART. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MCCARTHY. YOU MAKE CLOTHES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. THIS
RESOLUTION ALLOWS US TO MOVE
FORWARD. MOVE FORWARD AS ONE
BODY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GET
TO WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA. RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. ALL
DEBATE, HAVING CEASED AND
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL NOW
MOVE TO A VOICE VOTE ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
OPPOSED. ISAF HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RENDON.
I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING
MEMBERS TO ESCORT SPEAKER ELECT
RENDON TO THE ROSTER ROOM TO
TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE. PLEASE
RETIRE TO THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SZABO.
LOWENTHAL. ORTEGA. BAINES.
CONNELLY. AND JACKSON.
ESCORT COMMITTEE, PLEASE ESCORT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. SPEAKER ELECT.
ANTHONY RENDON AND HIS WIFE,
ANNE LAMB AND THEIR DAUGHTER,
VIENNA TO THE ROSTRUM.
JUSTICE GUERRERO. PLEASE
ADMINISTER THE OATH. THANK YOU.
MR RENDON FOR THE OFFICE OF
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. PLEASE
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT
AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME ANY
RANDOM? DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO
SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL
SUPPORT AND DEFEND SUPPORT AND
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL
ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND
ALLEGIANCE THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE
FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES CONSTITUTION, UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA THAT I TAKE THIS
OBLIGATION FREELY TAKE THIS
OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY
MENTAL RISK MENTAL RESERVATION
WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION
OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE
OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL
AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE WELL
AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. THE
DUTIES UPON WHICH THE DUTIES
UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER
TO ENTER VERY WELL DONE. THANK
YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. IT'S UH, FIRST OF
ALL, WE'RE JOINED BY MANY, MANY
ESTEEMED GUESTS TODAY. WELCOME
UH, GOVERNOR NEWSOM WAS HERE
EARLIER. WE'RE JOINED BY
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELAINE E.
KALLAKIS. WE ARE JOINED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE SHIRLEY
WEBER. I BELIEVE CONTROLLER
ELECT MALIA COHEN WAS HERE
EARLIER. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND
OF APPLAUSE. WE ARE JOINED BY
SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMOND. WE
ARE JOINED BY CHIEF JUSTICE
ELECT GUERRERO. AND HE IS NOT ON
MY TELEPROMPTER. BUT I KNOW THAT
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA
IS HERE AS WELL. WE ALSO WELCOME
FOR FORMER MEMBERS LEGISLATURE,
OTHER DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC
OFFICIALS, FAMILY AND SPECIAL
GUESTS WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE
TODAY. SO I WANT TO START TODAY
THE SAME WAY I BEGAN MY SPEECHES
IN 24,018 AND 2016 BY THANKING
YOU. THANK YOU FOR SELECTING ME
AS SPEAKER. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE YOUR
STATE IN THE CALIFORNIA
ASSEMBLY. THIS JOB CAN BE
EXCEPTIONALLY REWARDING. MY FEW
REMAINING CLASSMATES ELECTED
WITH ME IN 2012 CAN TELL YOU
THAT. IT'S ALSO A SACRIFICE,
THOUGH THAT REQUIRES LONG HOURS
AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES AND YOUR
HOMES, SO THANK YOU. I WANT TO
THANK MY OWN FAMILY. WHEN I WAS
FIRST SWORN INTO THE ASSEMBLY,
MY GIRLFRIEND AND HE WAS WITH
ME. SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND
ANYMORE. ON SATURDAY. WE
CELEBRATE OUR EIGHTH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU, ANNIE.
MY SISTERS AND IN LAWS ARE HERE
TODAY, AS OF COURSE, IS MY
FATHER AS WELL. I'M VERY
GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU. THANK
YOU. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES SINCE, UH,
SINCE I FIRST ARRIVED IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND SAN FRANCISCO AND
SACRAMENTO. AH OUR DAUGHTER,
VIENNA, WHO YOU SAW EARLIER, WHO
WAS SOMEHOW FOR SOME REASON,
GRABBING MY TIE THE ENTIRE TIME.
AH! OH, SO CHOKED. VIENNA WAS
NOT HERE WHEN I GOT SWORN IN IN
2012 NOT HERE WHEN I GOT SWORN
IN A SPEAKER IN 2016 NOW SHE IS
A VERY, VERY OPINIONATED THREE
YEAR OLD AND SHE'S HAD BIGGEST
IMPACT IN THE WORLD ON ANNIE AND
I, SO THANK YOU, VIENNA. AND THE
OTHER BIG CHANGE IS MY MOM IS NO
LONGER HERE. MY MOM STOOD BESIDE
ME IN 2012. AND AGAIN IN 2016,
AND I MISS HER NOT JUST EVERY
DAY, BUT EVERY SINGLE MOMENT AND
IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THIS IN
PARTICULAR, SO SHE'S MISSED BY
MY ENTIRE FAMILY. TO MY FAMILY
TO MY IN LAWS ON BOTH SIDES AND
TO ALL 11, NIECES AND NEPHEWS. I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I ALSO
WANT TO SAY I'M SORRY. OVER THE
OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE
MISSED A LOT OF MISSED A LOT OF
BIRTHDAYS, MISSED A LOT OF
PERFORMANCES. I MISSED A LOT OF
GAMES. I MISSED A LOT OF
EVERYTHING. UM THE IMPORTANT
WORK HERE KEPT ME AWAY. BUT I
KNOW THAT THOSE FAMILY OCCASIONS
WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO AND I
RECOGNIZE THAT AGAIN. I'M SORRY.
AH TODAY IS A GOOD DAY. IT'S A
GOOD DAY TO LOOK BACK AS WELL AS
A GOOD DAY TO LOOK FORWARD. MY
CLASS GOT HERE IN IN 2012 AND
SATURDAY MARKED 10 YEARS TO THE
TO THE DAY THAT WE THE FIRST OF
THE EXTENDED TOURNAMENT CLASSES
WERE SWORN IN FOR THE FIRST
TIME. TODAY'S NEW MEMBERS WHO
STAY THE ALLOTTED 12 YEARS. WILL
NOT LEAVE UNTIL 2034. THAT MAKES
22 YEARS FROM WHEN WE STARTED TO
WHEN THEY WILL LEAVE. IT'S
ALMOST A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF
THIS STATE'S HISTORY WILL BE
LARGELY MARKED BY THE FOLKS IN
THIS ROOM. MY CLASS COULD NOT
HAVE ANTICIPATED SO MUCH OF WHAT
HAPPENED. A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC,
AN ATTEMPT TO OVERTURN A
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BY
INVADING THE U. S CAPITOL. THE
CLASS OF 2022 WILL ALSO
EXPERIENCE EVENTS THAT TODAY ARE
UNIMAGINABLE. UNIMAGINABLE TO
ME. UNIMAGINABLE TO YOU. AND
UNIMAGINABLE TO ANYONE AT ALL.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHAT IS COMING.
BUT YOU HAVE 12 YEARS TO MAKE
GOOD THINGS HAPPEN. I REMEMBER
SITTING IN THE CHAIR THAT MR
MAIENSCHEIN IS SITTING IN RIGHT
NOW, UH AND I REMEMBER ASKING
MYSELF QUESTIONS THAT A LOT OF
YOU ARE PROBABLY ASKING YOURSELF
NOW. FIRST IS HOW THE HELL DID I
GET HERE? AND THE SECOND
QUESTION IS WHAT WHAT SHOULD I
DO NOW? HE SOUNDS LIKE VERY
BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS
. BUT IF YOU KNOW ME REALLY
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY ONLY
BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS
THAT INTEREST ME THE ONLY
QUESTIONS THAT HAVE EVER
INTERESTED ME I STUDIED
PHILOSOPHY OF THE UNIVERSITY
LEVEL FOR 15 YEARS. THAT'S THREE
YEARS LONGER THAN I WILL SERVE
HERE WHEN I TURN THEM OUT. I
FELL IN LOVE WITH PHILOSOPHY
BECAUSE OF ITS ITS FUNDAMENTAL
NATURE. SOME SAY THAT ALL OF
PHILOSOPHY CAN BE REDUCED TO
FIVE BASIC QUESTIONS. AND IN
LIFE AND IN POLITICS, THERE ARE
ALWAYS QUESTIONS. THE AUSTRIAN
POET RAINER MARIA RILKE. SAID
YOU MUST LEARN TO LOVE THE
QUESTIONS THEMSELVES. I GREW UP
. I GREW TO LOVE THE QUESTIONS
OF PHILOSOPHY. AND THEN THROUGH
MY WORK IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR
THROUGH MY WORK HERE, HAVE
SOUGHT TO ANSWER THOSE
QUESTIONS. BECAUSE FOR ME
PHILOSOPHY HAS NEVER BEEN AN
ESOTERIC EXERCISE. ON THE
CONTRARY, IT'S HOW WE LIVE OUR
LIVES ON THE DAILY BASIS. TWO OF
THEM FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS OF
PHILOSOPHY. OR WHAT IS JUSTICE
AND WHAT IS RIGHT. AND WRONG.
WHEN I FIRST BECAME SPEAKER IN
2016, I SAID FROM THIS VERY
ROSTRUM. I SAID THAT IF YOU'RE
NOT ASKING YOURSELF WHAT JUSTICE
IS ON A DAILY BASIS, THEN YOU'RE
NOT DOING YOUR JOBS. ULTIMATELY
ISSUES OF JUSTICE AND MORALITY
ARE ALL THAT SHOULD MATTER IN
THESE CHAMBERS. ALTHOUGH I WENT
OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, AND A
LOT OF YOU SAW ME THERE AND IT
WAS MY JOB, BUT A BIT TORTUOUS
FOR ME, UM I HAVE REALLY NO
INTEREST IN POLITICS AS SPORT. I
THINK A LOT OF YOU KNOW THAT
ABOUT ME. I FIND THE FOCUS ON
ODDS AND GAMESMANSHIP AND
MAILERS AND, UH POLLING AND ALL
OF THAT I FIND THAT TO BE QUITE
FRANKLY BORING, EXCEPTIONALLY
BORING. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH WHY WE CHOSE TO RUN FOR
OFFICE IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND
THAT IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE
A POSITIVE IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S
LIVES. LAST MONTH. I SPOKE AT A
CAMPAIGN STOP WHERE I TOLD
PEOPLE THERE NOT TO OVER,
IDENTIFY WITH THE OUTCOME. I
SAID, DON'T OVER. IDENTIFY WITH
WHAT HAPPENS HERE. WHAT'S
IMPORTANT IS WHAT YOU DO HERE
AND WHAT YOU SAY HERE IN THE WAY
YOU ENGAGE IN THE ACTIVITIES
THERE. BECAUSE THE OUTCOME OF AN
ELECTION AS A RESULT OF A GAME.
IT DOESN'T SPEAK TO MORALITY,
AND IT DOESN'T SPEAK TO JUSTICE.
IT'S NATURAL FOR US TO GAIN
SATISFACTION FROM WINNING. YEP
THAT'S TRUE. I GET THAT AND YOU
SHOULD HAVE THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED
IN YOUR ELECTIONS. WE'RE ALL
HUMAN. AND NEVERTHELESS A
CONCERN. FOR ONE'S CAREER. AND
PERSONAL SATISFACTION SHOULD NOT
NEGATE A CONCERN FOR THE GREATER
GOOD. AT THE SAME TIME. A
CAMPAIGN VICTORY IN AND OF
ITSELF DOES NOT MAKE YOU A
BETTER PERSON. AND WINNING DOES
NOT MEAN HE WILL BE A GOOD
LEGISLATOR. THE BEST LEGISLATORS
I'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS
WERE THOSE WHO MADE THINGS MOST
SIMPLE BY FOCUSING NOT ON
POLITICAL MANEUVERING. BUT
CONSISTENTLY AND AGGRESSIVELY
PURSUING WHAT WAS RIGHT. AND
WHAT WAS JUST I THINK OF PEOPLE
LIKE MARK STONE. PEOPLE LIKE
CHAD MAYES. I THINK OF PEOPLE
LIKE SHIRLEY WEBER, TONY THURMAN
AND ROB BONTA. THESE ARE ALL
FOLKS WHO STUCK TO THEIR
PRINCIPLES AND THEY GOT THINGS
DONE BECAUSE THEY STUCK TO THEIR
PRINCIPLES. THERE ARE TOO MANY
PEOPLE IN POLITICS TODAY WHO ARE
ONLY PASSIONATE ABOUT GAMES AND
GAMESMANSHIP. ONCE YOU ABANDON
PRINCIPLES IN FAVOR OF PLAYING
POLITICAL GAMES, YOU BECOME LESS
EFFECTIVE. WHEN YOU DO THAT YOU
AVOID QUESTIONS OF ETHICS
ITSELF. ONE COMMON FORUM OF
ETHICAL AVOIDANCE AROUND HERE IS
WHAT I CALL DELAYED MORALITY.
DELAYED MORALITY SOUNDS
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SO I'M NOT
GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING ON
THIS BILL. BECAUSE IT'S
POLITICALLY PRECARIOUS AND I
NEED TO GET REELECTED. I NEED SO
THAT WAY I'LL DO THE RIGHT THING
IN THE FUTURE. BUT ETHICAL
AVOIDANCE BECOMES EASIER AND
EASIER TO DO. UNTIL YOU FIND
YOURSELF IGNORING QUESTIONS OF
RIGHT. AND WRONG ENTIRELY. AFTER
A DECADE HERE, I HAVE SEEN
OCCASIONS WHERE THAT DELAYED
MORALITY LED TO IGNORING
QUESTIONS OF ETHICS ALTOGETHER.
AND MORE THAN EVER. WE NEED
ETHICAL LEADERS. IN POLITICS.
TODAY THERE IS A RAMPANT
NIHILISM. A LACK OF BELIEF IN
ANYTHING AT ALL. TO CALL
YOURSELF A PROGRESSIVE OR A
MODERATE. YOU CALL YOURSELF A
CONSERVATIVE IS NOT LEGITIMATE
UNLESS YOU LOCATE THOSE
IDEOLOGIES WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF
RIGHT. AND WRONG. THE
PHILOSOPHER FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE.
TALKED ABOUT THE WILL TO POWER
HE SAID. THE WILL TO POWER IS A
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NATURE. AND IF
YOU BELIEVE THAT THEN IT MAKES
SENSE TO SAY THAT IT'S POLITICS
IS EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT POWER. BUT
I DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY. AND I
NEVER HAVE BOTH IN PRACTICE AND
IN ENTOMOLOGY. POLITICS IS ABOUT
PEOPLE. IT COMES FROM A WORD FOR
CITIZEN. AND OUR JOB HAS
EVERYTHING TO DO. WITH
CITIZENRY. POLITICS IS THE
COLLECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
DIMENSION OF OUR SOCIETY.
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ASKS WHAT
IS JUSTICE AND HERE IN THIS ROOM
IS WHERE WE ANSWERED THAT
QUESTION, AND WE DO IT
COLLECTIVELY. BUT OUR FOCUS ON
PROBLEM SOLVING EVEN WITHIN THE
CONTEXT OF DEMOCRACY ITSELF.
SHOULD NOT CAUSE US TO FALL IN
LOVE WITH THE IDEA OF
COMPROMISE. THERE IS A PLACE FOR
COMPROMISE FOR SURE,
PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE CONTEXT
OF DEMOCRACY. BUT COMPROMISE
JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GET
YOUR NAME ON A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. DOES NOT HAVE
JUSTICE AT ITS CORE. COMPROMISE
THAT ASSUMES THAT ANYTHING THAT
GETS DONE IS BETTER THAN
ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT GET DONE.
DOES NOT HAVE JUSTICE AT ITS
CORE. COMPROMISE FOR THE SAKE OF
COMPROMISE DOES NOT HAVE JUSTICE
AT ITS CORE. OUR PROBLEM SOLVING
CANNOT COMPROMISE ON ETHICS. AND
JUSTICE. PROBLEM SOLVING AND
POLITICS IS LIKE USING A TOOL
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
THAT THERE ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF
TOOLS. A SLEDGEHAMMER IS A
SPECIFIC KIND OF A TOOL. IT'S
DESIGNED NOT TO BUILD BUT TO
DESTROY. THE TENSION BETWEEN
BUILDING AND DESTROYING HAS
ALWAYS BEEN A CENTRAL CONFLICT
IN MY LIFE. PHILOSOPHICALLY AND
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MY DAILY
LIFE, I'VE ALWAYS FELT CAUGHT
BETWEEN THIS DRIVE FOR
DECONSTRUCTION IS, UM, AND A
OPPOSITE IMPULSE FOR BUILDING AT
VARIOUS POINTS IN MY LIFE, I WAS
FAR MORE ATTRACTIVE TO IMPULSES
THAT WERE ABOUT DESTROYING BOTH
PUNK ROCK AND THE DECONSTRUCTION
OF PHILOSOPHY OF THE DATA AND
THE FUTURIST THAT I WROTE ABOUT
IN MY DISSERTATION. HAD AN
IMPULSE TO ANARCHISM. THEY
HADN'T AN IDEA OF TRYING TO
DESTROY WHAT WAS A CORRUPT
SYSTEM. AND I WROTE MY DOCTORAL
DISSERTATION 23 YEARS AGO. NO
ONE HAS STILL READ IT TO THIS
DAY. UH I WROTE IN MY DOCTOR
DISSERTATION ON AESTHETIC
THEORIES OF POSTMODERN
ARCHITECTURE. AND THE FINAL
CHAPTER. I WROTE THIS, I SAID. I
SAID AT SOME POINT DURING THE
21ST CENTURY, HUMANITY WILL
INEVITABLY DECIDE. WHETHER
FUTURE ADVANCES IN ART AND
POLITICS. WILL CAUSE US TO
MAINTAIN OR EXPAND OUR CURRENT
COMMITMENT. TO THE PRECEPTS OF
MODERNISM. OR THE FUNDAMENTALLY
ABANDONED THEM ALTOGETHER. WHAT
I WAS SAYING. THAT WAS THAT I
THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THIS
ENTIRELY SYSTEM NEEDED THIS
ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE
ABANDONED ENTIRELY. I REALIZED
THEN, AND I REALIZED TODAY THAT
THE CHALLENGE OF POSTMODERN
ARCHITECTURE IS THIS ALTHOUGH
YOU CAN TEAR DOWN WHAT CAME
BEFORE YOU, YOU STILL NEED TO
STRUCTURE IN WHICH TO LIVE. YOU
NEED PLACES TO WORK PLACES TO
WORSHIP TO SHARE TOGETHER. TO
BUILD COMMUNITY. THE POLITICAL
VERSION OF POSTMODERNISM HAS A
SIMILAR CHALLENGE. WE CAN TEAR
DOWN WHAT CAME BEFORE US, BUT
PEOPLE STILL HAVE BASIC NEEDS.
THEY HAVE BASIC NEEDS THAT
CANNOT BE SATISFIED ON THEIR
OWN. THEY NEED SOCIETY, AND
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. SOCIETY
MUST USE THE POOL THE TOOL OF
POLITICS TO BENEFIT PEOPLE TO
TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE. TO EMPOWER
PEOPLE. TO RESPOND ABOUT WHAT
PEOPLE NEED. I'VE TRIED TO DO
THAT FOR 10 YEARS HERE NOW, NOT
ALONE, BUT IN CONCERT WITH
OTHERS BOTH INSIDE THIS BUILDING
AND OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING.
POLITICS IS NOT THE ONLY TOOL
THAT WE USE. AND WE HAVE TO WORK
WITH OUTSIDE FORCES AS WELL. I'M
PROUD OF THE WORK EXCEPTIONALLY
PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE
DONE SINCE 2012. BUT THE TRUTH
IS, OUR GOALS HERE ARE ELUSIVE.
AND THAT'S WHY I CHOSE THE QUOTE
THAT APPEARS INSIDE YOUR
PROGRAMS TODAY. IT'S FROM LUCA
LUDWIG, LIECHTENSTEIN, ANOTHER
AUSTRIAN. THIRD AUSTRIAN I'VE
QUOTED TODAY IF YOU'RE WONDERING
WHY WE NAMED OUR DAUGHTER VIENNA
THAN PROBABLY FIGURE IT OUT AT
THIS POINT. WITTGENSTEIN SAYS.
YOU ARE LOOKING INTO A FOG BANK
AND HENCE PERSUADE YOURSELF THAT
THE GOAL IS NEAR. THE FOG LIFTS
, AND THE GOAL IS NOT YET IN
SIGHT. IN THIS JOB EVERY SINGLE
TIME. YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO
BEST ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. YOU
END UP DISCOVERING THAT YOUR
ANSWER IS INCOMPLETE. IF DONE,
RIGHT. OUR JOB IS SIMILAR TO
WHAT WE REFER TO AS DIALECTICAL
PHILOSOPHY. DIALECTICAL
PHILOSOPHY IS A IT'S AN ONGOING
PROCESS. YOU YOU HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT AN ISSUE FROM MULTIPLE
PERSPECTIVES BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
AT THE MOST LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
AND THEN YOU START OVER AGAIN.
AND THEN YOU START OVER AGAIN
AND OVER AGAIN AND OVER AGAIN.
IT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS. AND
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NEW BILLS
EVERY TWO YEARS. MAYBE IT'S A
TEDIOUS WORK. AND THAT'S WHY YOU
HAD BETTER HAVE THINGS THAT YOU
BELIEVE IN HERE IN SACRAMENTO.
PEOPLE SAY DON'T FALL IN LOVE
WITH YOUR BILLS, AND THEY'RE
RIGHT. I AGREE WITH THAT. YOU
SHOULDN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR
BILLS. BUT YOU SURE AS HELL
BETTER BE IN LOVE WITH YOUR
PRINCIPLES. THE DRIVE FOR
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP
NEEDS TO COME FROM AN ETHICAL
FIRST PRINCIPLE THAT HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH POWER. IF YOU'RE
TRYING TO BECOME A LEADER TO GET
POWER. YOU SHOULD NOT BE A
LEADER. IT'S ALSO NOT ENOUGH TO
HAVE AN ABSTRACT IDEA OF USING
POWER TO DO GOOD. IT HAS TO BE A
PASSION FOR HELPING PEOPLE IN
CONCRETE WAYS THAT MAKES YOU
WANT TO ENTER THE PIT OF DESPAIR
THAT, QUITE FRANKLY, IS MODERN
POLITICS TODAY. I WAS ASKED NOT
LONG AGO ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, I
WAS ASKED ABOUT MY LEGACY OF
SPEAKER AND MY ANSWER WAS THAT I
WILL HAVE NO LEGACY OF SPEAKER.
OVER HERE IN THIS HALLWAY AND UP
ABOVE YOU WALK PAST THE PICTURES
OF THE OTHER 69 PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SERVED AS SPEAKER. AND I
HONESTLY RECOGNIZED MAYBE FIVE
OF THOSE PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW
WHO THE OTHER 64. I HAVE NO
CLUE. THERE'S NO LEGACY AT ALL.
THERE'S ONLY THE WORK THAT YOU
LEAVE BEHIND. AND THE WORK YOU
BELIEVE BEHIND MUST HELP
CITIZENS OF THE STATE IN REAL.
AND IN TANGIBLE WAYS. THERE IS
NOTHING ELSE AND THERE CAN BE
NOTHING ELSE. AT THE SAME TIME,
THAT IS SO VERY, VERY MUCH. THE
PATH I'VE TAKEN IS THE ONE I
WANTED TO TAKE WHEN I FIRST CAME
HERE 10 YEARS AGO. IT'S A PATH
DICTATED BY PRINCIPLES. ONE OF
MY PRINCIPLES, WAS TAKING A
SLEDGEHAMMER TO THE
CONCENTRATION OF POWER. IN THE
OFFICE OF ONE PERSON. AND TO TRY
TO SPREAD IT OUT TO OTHERS TO
SPREAD IT OUT TO YOU. AND I KNOW
THAT IT'S A PARADOX TO HAVE
LEADERSHIP, ATTEMPTING TO LEAD
AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE
HIERARCHIES. BUT THAT'S WHY I
READ FOR SPEAKER THE FIRST TIME
AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ELECTED.
AND I HOPE THAT'S WHY YOU
ELECTED ME TO BE SPEAKER AGAIN
THIS TIME. SO DURING OUR
REMAINING TWO YEARS HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE, I WANT TO CONTINUE
TO DO WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE
PAST DECADE. WHICH IS TO PURSUE
JUSTICE. TO REJECT WHAT IS BAD.
AND TO EMBRACE WHAT IS GOOD.
THANKS.
WE ARE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION
MEMBERS. A DELEGATION FROM THE
SENATE IS IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER TO INFORM US THAT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE HAS
ORGANIZED FOR THE 2023 2024
SESSION. THANK YOU. SENATORS
LIMÓN LAIRD, WAHAB NGUYEN AND
CIERTO. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS ARE NEXT ORDER OF
BUSINESS IS THE APPOINTMENT OF
THE SPEAKER PRO TEM I'M PROUD TO
APPOINT CHRISTOPHER M. WARD OF
THE 78TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT TO
THIS IMPORTANT OFFICE.
ASSEMBLY SPEAKER PRO TEM
DESIGNATE WARD AND THE FOLLOWING
MEMBERS SHOULD RETIRE TO THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBERS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALDERON. VIA
BOUDOIR. ALVAREZ. LEE. DAVIES.
AND MAKIN, ER.
PLEASED NOW ESCORT MR WARD AND
HIS SPOUSE TOM HARPAL AND THEIR
CHILDREN, BETTY AND BILLY TO THE
ROSTRUM.
CHIEF JUSTICE ELECT GUERRERO
WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF
OFFICE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARD
FOR THE OFFICE OF SPEAKER PRO
TEM OF THE ASSEMBLY. PLEASE
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT
AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME
CHRISTOPHER WARD. DO SOLEMNLY
SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I
WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND SUPPORT
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES AGAINST ALL
ENEMIES. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC THAT I WILL
BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE,
AND IT WILL BE A TRUE FAITH AND
ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES,
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS
OBLIGATION FREELY TAKE THIS
OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY
MENTAL RESERVATION WITHOUT ANY
MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF
EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.
AND THAT I WILL WELL AND
FAITHFULLY AND FAITHFULLY
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES DISCHARGE
THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT
TO ENTER ON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO
ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU. SEE WHERE THERE'S
SOMETHING TO SIGN. OKAY?
WELL, THANK YOU MEMBERS. UM
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER FOR THIS
VERY, UM, IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT
AND I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY
FOR JOINING ME HERE TODAY. AND,
OF COURSE, THE SMALL BUT MIGHTY
CLASS SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
MIGHTY CLASS OF 2020 FOR WALKING
ME DOWN THE AISLE. FRIENDS AND
MEMBERS. WE ALL COME FROM
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GOLDEN
STATE WITH VISION AND A SINCERE
INTEREST TO MAKE DIFFERENCES
WHICH WILL HELP THE LIVES OF THE
PEOPLE. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO
REPRESENT. WE ASSEMBLE HERE IN
THESE HISTORIC CHAMBERS TO
PROPOSE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO
OUR PROBLEMS TO PROVIDE ROBUST.
AND THOUGHTFUL DEBATE ON THESE
IDEAS AND TO DEMOCRATICALLY
DECIDE LAWS THAT WILL DELIVER ON
THAT HELP. LEGISLATURA UM, AS
USELESS LEGACE CONTRARY I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU TO FULLY
PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TO HELP
FACILITATE OUR WORK. NOW WITH
THAT. LET US COMMENCE WITH OUR
BUSINESS FOR THE 2023 24
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE WILL
BEGIN FIRST WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT
MEMBERS IF YOU HAVE NOT
ACTIVATED YOUR BUTTONS AT YOUR
DESK FOR THE VOTING MECHANISM,
PLEASE INSERT THE KEY AND TURN
THAT NOW WE HAVE A FEW VOTES. TO
BE ABLE TO CONCLUDE OUR DAY.
THERE ARE SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS AT
THE ASSEMBLY. DOZEN COPIES ARE
OUT ON YOUR DESK, AND OUR NEXT
ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE
ADOPTION OF OUR HOUSE RULES.
MAJORITY LEADER RAISE WILL
PRESENT OUR TWO FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ADOPTION. THE CLERK WILL
READ. HOUSE HOUSE RESOLUTION TO
BUY A SPEAKER RENDON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RANDOM RELATIVE
TO THE STANDING RULES OF THE
ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2023 24 REGULAR
SESSION. MAJORITY LEADER REYES,
YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I AM PRESENTING HOUSE
RESOLUTION TWO ON BEHALF OF
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON HOUSE
RESOLUTION TWO ESTABLISHES THE
STANDING RULES OF THE ASSEMBLY
OF THE 2023 24 REGULAR SESSION.
HR TWO INCLUDES VARIOUS CHANGES
TO THE STANDING RULES THAT WERE
IN PLACE DURING THE PRIOR
SESSION, INCLUDING THE RENAMING
OF COMMITTEES. CLARIFYING
POLICIES REGARDING BILL
INTRODUCTIONS AND BILL NOTICING.
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF BILL
COPIES REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED
TO THE CHIEF CLERK FROM MEMBER
BILLS AND OTHER TECHNICAL AND
NON SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. MAJORITY.
REYES, MR FLORA. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. WITHHOLDING UNANIMOUS
CONSENT AND ASK FOR A ROLE CALL
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR FLORA.
SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS WISHING
TO DISCUSS OR DEBATE THIS ITEM,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. MR SPEAKER, IF
YOU MAY TURN YOUR KEY.
THE COURT WILL CLOSE ROLL TALLY
THE VOTES. I 61 NO 16 RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON
TO HR THREE MAJORITY LEADER
RAISE WILL PRESENT EACH OR THREE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTION. THE
COURT WILL READ. HOUSE
RESOLUTION THREE BY SOMEBODY
MEMBER RENDON RELATIVE TO THE
ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2023 24 REGULAR
SESSION RAISED YOU MAY OPEN.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. I'M PRESENTING HOUSE
RESOLUTION THREE ON BEHALF OF
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON. THIS
RESOLUTION DESIGNATES THE
NONMEMBER OFFICERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2023 24 REGULAR
SESSION. THEY ARE SUPER PARKER
AS CHIEF CLERK. ALYSSA BUCKLEY
AS CHIEF SERGEANTS AT ARMS AND
IMAM MOHAMMAD YES, SIR. CON AS
CHAPLAIN. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS REYES
AND SEEING NO MEMBERS WISHING TO
DISCUSS OR THE DEBATE THE ITEM,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE.
ALL THOSE VOTES HE DESIRED TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES. WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE ROLL TALLY THE
VOTES. I 77 NO. ZERO THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MISS
PARKER, MISS BUCKLEY AND MOMMY'S
HERE. PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE
ROSTRUM FOR THE OATH OF OFFICE.
CHIEF JUSTICE SELECT GUERRERO
WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF
OFFICE TO NONMEMBER OFFICERS.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR? THAT YOU
WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST
ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC. THAT YOU WILL BEAR
TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT
YOU TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.
OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT
YOU WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH
YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER. IF SO,
PLEASE AFFIRM YOUR OATH BY
STATING I DO I DO. OH, THANK
YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS AND NOW MAJORITY
LEADER RAISE WILL PRESENT EACH
ARE FOUR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
THIRD READING. READ HOUSE
RESOLUTION FOUR BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRANDON
RELATIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION OF
THE ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2023 24
REGULAR SESSION, YOU MAY OPEN
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. I AM PRESENTING HOUSE
RESOLUTION FOUR ON BEHALF OF
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON. THIS
RESOLUTION IS A ROUTINE
HOUSEKEEPING MEASURE, WHICH DOES
THE FOLLOWING IT AUTHORIZES THE
RULES COMMITTEE CHIEF CLERK AND
SERGEANT AT ARMS TO RECEIVE
WARRANTS FROM THE CONTROLLER TO
PAY MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND STAFF
OF THE ASSEMBLY. IT ALSO
REQUIRES THE CHIEF CLERK TO
PROVIDE COPIES OF THE ASSEMBLY
WEEKLY HISTORIES TO SPECIFY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND
ACCREDITED PRESS
REPRESENTATIVES. FINALLY IT
SPECIFIES THAT DURING THE
ORGANIZATIONAL RECESS, NO NO
BILL CAN BE INTRODUCED AT THE
DESK EXCEPT BY A PERSON
DESIGNATED IN WRITING BY THE
MEMBER AND THAT THE DESIGNATION
BE FILED WITH THE CHIEF CLERK. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, MISS REYES AND SEEING
NO OTHER MEMBERS WISHING TO
DISCUSS OR DEBATE THIS BILL
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES. WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLE. TALLY THE VOTES. I 77 NOS.
ZERO. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
MEMBERS THERE ARE LETTERS OF THE
DESK, NAMING THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN
CAUCUSES WHO WILL SERVE FOR THE
2023 24 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE LETTERS
WILL BE PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL
AND NOW MEMBERS. WE WILL BRIEFLY
RECESS THE REGULAR SESSION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF CONVENING THE
FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. WE
ARE NOW IN THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION AND
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL
SUBSTITUTE THE PRAYER PLEDGE AND
OTHER ORDERS OF BUSINESS FROM
THE 2023 24 REGULAR SESSION FOR
THE ITEMS IN THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. MEMBERS
GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS ISSUED A
PROCLAMATION TO CONVENE THE
LEGISLATURE IN EXTRAORDINARY
SESSION. THE COURT WILL READ THE
PROCLAMATION FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THE PROCLAMATION IS DEEMED READ.
AND WILL BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. THE NEXT ORDER OF
BUSINESS IS THE SUBSTITUTION OF
OFFICERS FROM THE REGULAR
SESSION FOR THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. MAJORITY
LEADER REYES YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTION.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE VOTE
AND THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON ON
DECEMBER 5TH 2022 IN THE REGULAR
SESSION BE SUBSTITUTED IN THE
FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. AND
BE SUBSTITUTE AND THAT THE VOTE
FOR ROBERT RIVAS FOR SPEAKER
DESIGNATE ON DECEMBER 5TH 2020
TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. THANK YOU
MISS RAISE. THE MOTION REQUIRES
A SECOND SECONDED BY MR ORTEGA.
SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE MOTION CARRIES ANTHONY
RENDON IS ELECTED SPEAKER IN THE
FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION, AND
ROBERT RIVAS IS ELECTED SPEAKER
DESIGNATE. MAJORITY LEADER
REYES, YOU'RE ALSO RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR MOTION ON NONMEMBER
OFFICERS. MR SPEAKER. I MOVE
THAT THE NONMEMBER OFFICERS IN
THE 2023 24 REGULAR SESSION BE
DEEMED THE NON MEMBER OFFICERS
IN THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY
SESSION AND THAT THE RESPECTIVE
AND THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE OATHS
IN THE REGULAR SESSION BE
SUBSTITUTED IN THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. THANK
YOU, MR REYES, MISS. RAISED
MOVES AND MR GIBSON SECONDS THE
MOTION. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION
TO GRANTING UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUBSTITUTE THE NONMEMBER
OFFICERS FROM THE CURRENT
REGULAR SESSION IN THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION? SEEING
NONE. THE MOTION CARRIES
MAJORITY LEADER REYES YOU
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTION. THANK YOU. I MOVE THE
HOUSE THAT HOUSE RESOLUTION
NUMBER FOUR IN THE REGULAR
SESSION RELATIVE TO THE PAYMENT
OF MEMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF
WEEKLY HISTORIES BE DEEMED
ADOPTED IN THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. AND BY
RACE AND SECOND BY SOME MEMBER
TING. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO
THE MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE THE
PROVISION OF HR FOUR IN THE
REGULAR SESSION FOR THE SAME
PROVISIONS IN THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION? SEEING
AND HEARING NONE. THE MOTION
CARRIES MEMBERS THAT ARE THERE
ARE LETTERS AT THE DESTINY OF
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DEMOCRATIC
AND REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES, WHO
WILL SERVE FOR THE 2023 2024 1ST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION AND
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE LETTERS
WILL BE PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MEMBERS THAT HAS THUS COMPLETING
THE ORGANIZATIONAL TASK FOR THE
1ST 2023 2024 1ST EXTRAORDINARY
SESSION SPEAKER. RANDOM MOVES
AND MR GALLAGHER, SECONDS AT THE
FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION IS
RECESSED UPON CALL OF THE
SPEAKER. WITH THAT. WE ARE BACK
IN REGULAR SESSION. MEMBERS I AM
APPOINTING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
TO PROCEED TO THE SENATE CHAMBER
TO INFORM THEM THAT THE ASSEMBLY
HAS ORGANIZED FOR THE 2023 24
REGULAR SESSION. THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOW AND WATER
CASSIA IRWIN AND JOAN SAWYER.
YOU MAY NOW PROCEED TO THE
SENATE CHAMBER.
MEMBERS THERE IS A RESOLUTION AT
THE DESK RELATIVE TO THE
APPOINTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE
WILL MOVE TO THAT ITEM. NOW.
THIS IS SCR TWO. BY SENATOR
UMBERG AND THE CORPORAL REED
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO BY
SENATOR AMBERG RELATIVE TO THE
APPOINTMENT OF CARE, A L.
JENKINS AS THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA MAJORITY
LEADER REYES, YOU MAY OPEN MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, SCR TWO
RELATES TO THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
CAROLE JENKINS AS THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA IN THIS ROLE, SHE
WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSEE A STAFF
OF OVER 500 EMPLOYEES WHO
PROVIDE EXPERT NONPARTISAN LEGAL
AND TECHNICAL SERVICES TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE PRIOR
TO HER APPOINTMENT AS
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL, MS JENKINS
ADVISED MEMBERS AND STAFF ON
LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
APPROPRIATIONS. THE STATE
BUDGET, THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT
OF 1974, ELECTION LAW,
LITIGATION AND PERSONNEL ISSUES
, AMONG OTHERS. I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS REYES. IS
THERE ANY DEBATE OR DISCUSSION
ON SCR TWO. LET'S RACE. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST IN MY VOTE
ON SCR TWO. THANK YOU, MISS
REYES. ONE MOMENT WHILE OUR
CHIEF CLERK LOOKS INTO
PROCEDURAL ITEMS.
MEMBERS WE HAVE A TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTY WITH OUR VOTING
SYSTEM. IF YOU GIVE US JUST A
SECOND, WE'LL HAVE THAT FIXED UP
FOR YOU.
MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE
WILL MOVE TO A VOICE VOTE ON
THIS MEASURE ON THIS RESOLUTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL
THOSE OPPOSED, SAY, NAY GUYS,
HAVE IT. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
IS MR JENKINS WITH US IN THE
CHAMBERS. TODAY I SEE HER BACK.
THEIR MEMBERS ARE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL. CAROL JENKINS IS IN THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER. PLEASE JOIN
US IN CONGRATULATING HER ON HER
APPOINTMENT.
ALRIGHT ALMOST DONE. WE'RE
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. AFTER
WE ADJOURNED FLOOR SESSION TODAY
, MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THEIR
FIRST LEGISLATIVE MEASURES. I'M
ORDERING THE DEATHS TO REMAIN
OPEN TODAY UNTIL FOUR PM FOR
BILL INTRODUCTIONS DURING THE
ORGANIZATIONAL RECESS. THE
DEATHS WILL BE OPEN FROM NINE AM
TO FOUR PM DAILY UNTIL FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 16TH FOR THE PURPOSE OF
BILL INTRODUCTIONS. AND WITH
THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR
ORGANIZATIONAL TASKS FOR THE
2023 24 REGULAR SESSION UPON
ADJOURNMENT OF TODAY'S SESSION,
WE WILL BEGIN OR ORGANIZATIONAL
RECESS AND OUR NEXT FOUR SESSION
WILL CONVENE ON WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 4TH 2023 AT ONE P.M.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN
A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SPEAKER
RANDOM MOVES AND MR GALLAGHER
SECONDS THIS HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED FOR THE ORGANIZATIONAL
RECESS PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 51
UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 2023
AT ONE PM THE CORN HALL IS
LIFTED.