THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PELLERIN
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRINGING THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL. ATIS REAL CURRY.
AL ANEES. ALVAREZ. ARAMBULA.
BAINES. BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT.
BERMAN. BOERNER HORVATH BONTA.
BRIAN CALDERON. JUAN CARILLO,
WENDY CARILLO, CERVANTES CHIN.
CONNELLY. DOLLY! DAVIES DIXON.
YOU SAY LEE 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 BUT CHICO PAPIN. JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON.
PELLERIN PETRIE-NORRIS IS
QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS RAISE
THREE OF US ROBERT RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SARRIA. TÂM TING.
VALENCIA, VÆ VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON. WALLACE WARD. WEBER.
WICKS WILSON. WOULD ZABAR, MR
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
MEMBERS WE ARE READY TO BEGIN
OUR SESSION FOR THE DAY. A
QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE ASKED OUR
GUESTS AND VISITORS IN THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER AND IN THE
GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE
PRAYER. TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE
OFFERED BY OUR ASSEMBLY
CHAPLAIN. MOMMY'S HERE, CON. MOM
IS HERE. IN THE NAME OF GOD. THE
MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST
MERCIFUL. GOOD AND GRACIOUS GOD.
WE'RE ON BARK UPON A NEW YEAR.
WITH HEARTS FULL OF HOPE. WE
HOPE FOR A NEW AGE OF PEACE. WE
HOPE FOR AN INCREASE OF FAITH.
WHICH OPENS US TO THE
SACREDNESS. OF ALL YOU HAVE
MADE. WE HOPE FOR AN INCREASE OF
LOVE. TO QUELL THE FIRES OF
HATRED. GRANT US A FULLER SHARE
IN THE GIFT OF YOUR SPIRIT.
WHICH IS STRONG, LOVING AND
WISE. GIVE US STRENGTH. TO FACE
THE CHALLENGES. TO FACE THE
CHALLENGES BEFORE US WITH
COURAGE AND PATIENCE. GIVE US A
LOVING SPIRIT. SO THAT
COMPASSION FOR OUR FELLOW HUMAN
BEINGS AND THEIR DEEPEST
CONCERNS MAY FIND ITS RIGHTFUL
PLACE. IN OUR DELIBERATIONS.
GIVE US WISDOM. DISCERNMENT AND
GOOD JUDGMENT. SO THAT WE MAY
SERVE WHAT IS TO THE BEST
INTEREST AND COMMON GOOD OF ALL
PEOPLE. MAY 2023 B A YEAR OF
MIRACLES. TIME OF PEACE. A
VISION OF FAITH. AND AN
OUTPOURING OF LOVE. I MEAN, WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS TO
REMAIN STANDING AND JOIN US IN
THE FLAG SALUTE. PLEASE JOIN US
SOME. SOME OF THEM WERE TO WIN
AS HE LEADS US IN THE FLAG
SALUTE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO
THE FLAG. THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER
GOD. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY
JUSTICE GIRL. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL. A SEMI CHAMBER.
SACRAMENTO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER
30TH 2022 PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF JOINT RULE 59 THE
FOLLOWING ASSEMBLY JOURNAL FOR
THE 2021 23 REGULAR MR FLORA,
SECONDS AT THE READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL, BE
DISPENSED WITH PRESENTATIONS AND
PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTIONS AND REFERENCES.
THE BILLS WILL BE REFERRED.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES WILL BE
DEEMED READ. AN AMENDMENT SEEMED
ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS THE ABSENCES FOR THE
DAY FOR ILLNESS OR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHEN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI. AND
ABSENCE FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PETRIE-NORRIS.
MAJORITY LEADER, RAISE YOUR
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH WILL BE THE ORDER.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE. 1 18 A TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO,
PATERSON AND WALLACE. AND SHALL
VOTE TO HAVE GUESTS AND
PHOTOGRAPHERS ON THE FLOOR
TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER. AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK FOR YOUR
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I HAVE THE HONOR OF
INTRODUCING A SUSANNA MALDONADO
, WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF LATINAS
GOLFERS ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE
GOING ON THEIR 15TH YEAR, AND
THEY EMPOWER WOMEN TO USE GOLF
AS A BUSINESS TOOL AND SHE'S
HERE WITH ME TODAY. UH I WASN'T
SAYING THAT SHE IS AN AMAZING
INSPIRATION TO A LOT OF NOT JUST
LATINA WOMEN, BUT WOMEN. IN
GENERAL, SHE HAS TAUGHT MANY,
MANY WOMEN THE ART OF GOLF SO
THAT WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF
COMPETING WITH THE GENTLEMAN ON
THE GOLF COURSE. WELCOME MISS
MODERN NADO. AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN
SHIV Ó. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTION. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MY DAUGHTER SOFIA
JOHNSON, WHO IS HERE WITH ME
TODAY. UM SHE IS NOT QUITE IN
SCHOOL YET. SO IT'S BRING YOUR
DAUGHTER TO WORK DAY THE WHOLE
WEEK. AND UM, I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY DAUGHTER HAS
BEEN THROUGH A LOT WITH HER MOM
ON THIS JOURNEY AND MAKING A BIG
SACRIFICE TO CHANGE SCHOOLS AND
BE WITH ME HERE, WHICH I'M VERY
EXCITED THAT WE CAN BE TOGETHER.
I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE
ROOM HAVE TO MAKE THE SACRIFICE
OF LEAVING THEIR KIDS IN THE
DISTRICT. UM, AND HOW HARD THAT
IS, AND SO I'M VERY HAPPY. I GET
TO SEE MY DAUGHTER EVERY DAY. UM
BUT I KNOW THAT SHE'S GOT SOME
TREPIDATIONS ABOUT STARTING A
NEW SCHOOL AND MAKING NEW
FRIENDS AND HIS BRAVELY GOING
FORWARD WITH ME ON THIS JOURNEY.
SO I THANK YOU FOR, UH, SHARING
THE SPACE WITH HER TODAY, AND
I'M GRATEFUL FOR HER BEING THE
BRAVE, AMAZING KID THAT SHE IS.
SO THANK YOU.
AND FOR OUR NEWEST COLLEAGUE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALLACE, WHO
ARE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK FOR
YOUR INTRODUCTION. THIS IS MY
FIRST TIME BEAR WITH ME HERE,
BUT UM, SOUNDS LIKE YOU CAN HEAR
ME NOW I AM HONORED TO BE JOINED
ON THE FLOOR BY MY LOVELY WIFE,
MRS DESIREE WALLACE. SHE TOOK
SCHOOL OFF TO BE HERE WITH US
TODAY AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
HER THROUGHOUT THE LAST 10
MONTHS AND LOOK FORWARD TO, UM
CONTINUING TO HAVE HER BY MY
SIDE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THANK YOU MEMBERS.
WELCOME TO THE ASSEMBLY AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOE PATTERSON.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK
FOR YOUR INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE WITH ME.
UH TWO OF MY FOUR CHILDREN, SO
50% OF THEM WHO THEY'RE OUT OF
SCHOOL THIS WEEK AND MY WIFE'S
TRAVELING AND WAS NOT EXPECTING
THEM TO BRING THEM ON THE FLOOR
BUT APPRECIATE EVERYBODY
ALLOWING ME TO HAVE MY SON
ETHAN, NINE, AND MY DAUGHTER AND
E SEVEN. HAVING A GREAT TIME.
HERE ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR WITH
ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME
FAMILY TO THE ASSEMBLY. MEMBERS
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IN THE
BACK OF THE CHAMBER. WE HAVE OUR
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND FORMER
MEMBER OF THIS HOUSE, ROB BONTA.
MEMBERS WE HAVE NO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE TODAY. SO WE WILL
BE MOVING TO ADJOURNMENTS AND
MEMORY.
MEMBERS I'LL BE ASKING THAT YOU
GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION
TO THOSE GRANTED ADMISSION PRIOR
MISSION TO SPEAK ON THEIR
ADJOURNMENTS AND MEMORY. AND
SOME MEMBER GIBSON YOU RECOGNIZE
THAT YOUR DESK FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. H. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. I RISE TO ASK HIS BODY TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY. OF SOMEONE
WHO I'VE KNOWN ALL HER LIFE. AND
THAT'S MY SISTER. ROSIE GIBSON
WAS BORN ON JULY 14TH 1967. TO
THE PROUD PARENTS OF ED AND OPAL
GIBSON. AND WITH THREE OTHER
SIBLINGS. I'M SO HONORED TO HAVE
THREE AMAZING SISTERS. DEBORAH
ROSIE, AND ALSO DEIDRE. UH ROSIE
CONTRACTED CANCER. AH AND WE
FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WAS SHE WAS
IN STAGE FOUR. DEALING WITH
CANCER. AND I SPOKE TO HER
DOCTOR AND THE DOCTOR SAID THAT
THE KIND OF CANCER SHE HAS WE'LL
GIVE HER 10 YEARS. UNSELFISH. I
WANT IT MORE. BECAUSE MY SISTER
WAS MY ROAD DOG. SHE WAS MY.
PARTNER SHE WAS MY CLOSEST
FRIEND. UM WE GREW UP TOGETHER
AND WE GRADUATED FROM SCHOOL
FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL. AND HIGH SCHOOL. SO
SHE WAS WITH ME EVERY JUNCTURE.
I BELIEVE I'VE BEEN CHANGED HER
DIAPER AS BEING THE YEAR UNDER
ME. BUT WE WERE VERY, VERY
CLOSE. UM ON OCTOBER, THE 18TH.
OF 2022. MY SISTER TRANSITIONED.
WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL SHE WAS
SHE HAD AND WE FOUND OUT SHE HAD
A BRAIN TUMOR THAT WAS NOT PART
OF THE EQUATION. IT WAS NOT PART
OF THE EQUATION. UM AND THEN A
BACTERIAL INFECTION. AND THEY
COULDN'T TREAT BOTH AT THE SAME
TIME. AND SHE SAID TO ALL OF US
BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO TALK. NO
PAIN. NO PAIN. NO PAIN. AND SO
THAT ROCKED OUR WORLD. MY SISTER
WAS VERY ACTIVE AND SHE WAS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WITH ME
AND ALL OF US WITH ALL OF YOUR
FAMILY'S ON DECEMBER, THE FIFTH
SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO SIT RIGHT
BETWEEN YOU AND I AS WE TOOK OUT
ALL THE OFFICE AND I KNOW THAT
SHE EVEN THOUGH SHE WASN'T WITH
US SPIRITUALLY, I MEAN,
PHYSICALLY SHE WAS WITH US
SPIRITUALLY. AND I REMEMBER
BEING IN HER ROOM. AND I'M A MAN
OF FAITH AND WE PRAY WHEN WE'RE
IN TROUBLE. MY MOTHER AND FATHER
TAUGHT US TO DO EVERYTHING THAT
WE NEED TO DO. AND THE FIRST
THING WE DO IS PRAY. AND WE
PRAYED IN THE HOSPITAL ROOM. FOR
MY SISTER AND SHE SAID AS I
CLOSE, SHE SAID IN JESUS' NAME.
IN JESUS' NAME AND IN JESUS'
NAME. BUT SHE ALSO SAID. THAT
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE ANY PAIN
AND SEE I'M SELFISH. I WANT HER
TO STAY AND LIVE A LONG,
PROSPEROUS LIFE. BUT AS I WAS
PRAYING FOR ONE THING, SHE WAS
PRAYING FOR SOMETHING ELSE
UNDERSTOOD. UNDERSTAND WHAT I
JUST SAID. AS I WAS PRAYING FOR
HER TO STAY HERE. SHE WAS
PRAYING TO GO HOME. AND I
REMEMBER PASTOR AS SHARING
RUNNERS. FUNERAL SHARON RUNNER
FORMER STATE SENATOR AT HER
FUNERAL THAT I ATTENDED BECAUSE
I WAS CLOSE TO THE RUNNER
FAMILY, HER PASTOR SAID. THAT
CANCER. WAS THE VEHICLE THAT
TRANSPORTATION PORTS TOWARDS
HEAVEN. AND THAT GAVE ME AND MY
FAMILY A LITTLE CONSOLATION THAT
SHE IS IN HEAVEN. AND SO EVEN
THOUGH WE SAID OUR GOODBYES ON
NOVEMBER, THE FIFTH I STILL
STRUGGLE EVEN WHILE ON THIS
FLOOR TO KEEP HER MEMORY ALIVE.
AND AS I CONCLUDE AND ASKED THIS
BODY, MY COLLEAGUES, MY NEW
COLLEAGUES AND PREVIOUS
COLLEAGUES TO ADJOURN THE MEMORY
. YOU DIDN'T KNOW ROSIE, BUT
ROSIE WAS A FULL OF LIFE. SHE
WAS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY IN A
VERY RESPECTFUL WAY, BECAUSE SHE
WAS A LADY IN EVERY SENSE OF THE
WORD. SHE EVEN WE FOUGHT LIKE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BUT
THEY'RE ASSURANCE THAT I HAD IS
KNOWING THAT EVERY DAY BEFORE
SHE EVEN GOT IN THE HOSPITAL
BED. I WOULD SPEAK TO HER ON THE
ON THE PHONE AROUND FIVE O'CLOCK
OR 5 15 IN THE MORNING, AND
BEFORE WE CONCLUDE OUR
CONVERSATION, WE SAID, I LOVE
YOU BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT OUR
PARENTS TAUGHT US. NO MATTER
WHAT THE DAY WENT, LIKE, NO
MATTER WHAT YOUR PROBLEM MAY
HAVE BEEN, YOU ALWAYS TELL YOUR
LOVED ONES YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM BECAUSE
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THAT MAY BE
THE LAST TIME THAT YOU'RE ABLE
TO UTTER THOSE WORDS, SO I HAVE
NO REGRETS. I HAVE RELEASED HER,
BUT IT'S STILL HARD. AND I WANT
TO THANK THIS BODY. FOR THOSE OF
YOU. WHO KNEW WHAT I WAS GOING
THROUGH FOR YOUR PRAYERS. YOUR
TEXT MESSAGES YOUR CALLS THAT
GAVE ME AND BECAUSE THEY WIND
BENEATH MY WINGS FOR ME AND MY
FAMILY, SO I WOULD ASK THIS
BODY. Dð WANTED TO TWO THINGS.
IF YOU HAVE AN ODD AGAINST HER
BROTHER AND SISTER FIX IT TODAY.
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW. TOMORROW
IS NOT PROMISED. AND THE SECOND
THING IS KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY
IN YOUR PRAYERS THAT WE STILL GO
THROUGH THE SITUATION. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR GIBSON.
MAJORITY LEADER REYES, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I TO RISE AND
ASKED THAT WE ADJOURN AND THE
MEMORY OF ROSIE GIBSON. I DIDN'T
KNOW ROSIE. BUT I KNEW HER
BROTHER. AND SHE WAS A
CONSTITUENT OF MINE. AND EVERY
TIME MY COLLEAGUE WOULD COME
INTO TOWN, WHICH WAS OFTEN
ESPECIALLY DURING THE END, JUST
TO HEAR HIS VOICE AND TO KNOW
THAT HE WAS RIGHT THERE WITH HIS
SISTER, ALL THE WAY THROUGH WAS
FOR ME. IT TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.
BUT ON TOP OF THAT, IT REMINDED
ME ABOUT HIS FAITH. IT WASN'T
JUST FAITH ON THE SURFACE. IT
WAS FAITH THAT WAS SO DEEP
ROOTED, AND IT WAS FAITH THAT
WAS SHARED WITH HIS SISTER. AND
JUST TO HEAR THIS FROM HIM. I
LEARNED SO MUCH NOT ONLY ABOUT
ROSIE BUT ALSO ABOUT HIM AND I
JOINED AND ASKING THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF ROSIE
GIBSON. THANK YOU, MISS REYES
MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. ALL REQUEST TO ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
WE ARE MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS
MEMBERS. PLEASE WISH A HAPPY
BELATED BIRTHDAY TO HIS SILLY
MEMBER IRWIN, WHO CELEBRATED
YESTERDAY. AND OUR SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS THURSDAY
, JANUARY 5TH THERE'S FLOOR
SESSION TOMORROW AT NINE A.M.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS. I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN
A MOTION TO ADJOURN MAJORITY
LEADER RACE MOVES AND MR
GALLAGHER SECONDS THAT THIS
HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5TH AT NINE.
A.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED.