GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THIS
MORNING'S ASSEMBLY BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE HEARING.
WE HAVE 17 BILLS ON TODAY'S
HEARING AGENDA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING NINE BILLS ON CONSENT.
MAYBE TO 25 BY SEVEN MEMBER
GRAYSON. A B TO A B S, 2 32 AND
2 82, BOTH BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AGUIAR-CURRY. BE 4 70 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VALENCIA A B 6
33 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JIM
PATTERSON A B 8 26 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHEN 88 78 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PELLERIN WOULD
BE 83 BY SOMEONE MEMBER MATHIS
AND MAYBE 13 41 BY MYSELF. WHICH
IS WHICH ARE WHICH IS MY BILL IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED. WE HAD TO
AMEND MY OWN BILL. UH HUH. AND I
WILL ACCEPT THOSE AMENDMENTS.
FOR EACH BILL BEING PRESENTED
TODAY WILL BE ALLOWING PRIMARY
WITNESSES HERE IN THE ROOM TODAY
TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES
EACH. WITH UP TO TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES PER SIDE. FOR THOSE
WISHING TO PROVIDE FURTHER
COMMENTS. WE ARE ACCEPTING
WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH THE
POSITION LETTER PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. WITH THAT
SAID, WE'LL BEGIN TODAY'S
HEARING THE ONLY CHALLENGES WE
NEED AUTHORS OF BILLS. UM SO IF
YOU'RE SITTING HERE WATCHING
THIS IN YOUR OFFICE. COME ON
DOWN. PRESENT YOUR BILL. I WILL.
ORDER YOUR PHONE, CALLING OUT
PEOPLE BY NAME FOR A SOLID 60
SECONDS. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FUN
WITH FOLKS. I'M GONNA START
PRESENTING PEOPLE'S BILLS, AND I
DON'T REALLY KNOW THE DETAILS.
THE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD
TIME. OKAY I GUESS THAT'S WHERE
WE ARE. MR GRAYSON. WE COULD
PULL YOUR BILL FROM CONSENT. IF
YOU WANT TO PRESENT JUST TO KIND
OF KEEP THE MM. FOR THE RECORD,
MR GRAYSON DECLINED THAT OFFER.
THAT WAS 60 SECONDS, SO WE'RE
GONNA RUN THROUGH PUBLICLY IF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VALENCIA
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN. MOST OF
YOU WERE ON THE COMMITTEE, BY
THE WAY. THERE HE IS. YES YOU
SAY YES, SIR. YOU CAN. WE'RE
GOING TO START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. UM YOU KNOW WHERE
TO START WITH AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
NINE, MAYBE 7 83 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KING. SURE. WE
MIGHT WE MIGHT GO TO YOU, YOU
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LET
VALENCIA GO SINCE HE'S NOT ON
THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN WE'LL
COME BACK TO YOU FOR COVERS
BILL. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK
THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE COMMITTEE, A BABY 73 FORCES
EXISTING LAW, WHICH REQUIRES ALL
SINGLE USER RESTROOMS BE
IDENTIFIED AS ALL GENDER TOILET
FACILITIES OR TO NOT HAVE ANY
GENDER IDENTIFICATION. THEY CAN
JUST BE SIMPLY LABELED AS
BATHROOMS. I WAS PROUD TO CARRY
THIS BILL IN 2016 A B 17 32 THAT
REQUIRE THAT ALL SINGLE
OCCUPANCY RESTROOMS AND
BUSINESSES. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
AND PLACES OF PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATION. BE AVAILABLE TO
EVERYONE. UH COMPLIANCE IN THE
LAW HAS GENERALLY OCCURRED ALL
OVER THE STATE. UNFORTUNATELY
NOT EVERYBODY IS COMPLYING, SO
WE ARE COMING BACK TO BRING
GREATER ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS
ON MY PREVIOUS A B 17 32. UH
BETWEEN REQUIRE CITIES TO
PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO EACH
BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICANT THAT
ALL SINGLE USER TOWARDS TOILET
FACILITIES BE DESIGNATED AS ALL
GENDER. I HAVE WITNESSED
EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA. HERE TO
SPEAK. ALRIGHT, GREAT. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS. CRAIG
POST FROM BEHALF OF EQUALITY,
CALIFORNIA PROUD CO SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL, WE WERE ALSO A CO
SPONSOR OF A B 17 32, WHICH IN
2016 ESTABLISHED THE NATION'S
MOST PROGRESSIVE RESTROOM ACCESS
POLICY AND REQUIRED THAT ALL
SINGLE USER RESTROOMS IN THE
STATE BE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE
TO ALL GENDERS. DESIGNATING
THESE RESTROOMS AS GENDER
NEUTRAL NOT ONLY PROTECTS TRANS
AND GENDER NONCONFORMING
CALIFORNIANS BUT ALSO INCREASES
ACCESS FOR WOMEN, PARENTS WITH
CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT GENDERS
AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO
HAVE CARETAKERS OF A DIFFERENT
GENDER SIMPLY PUT, HAVING
RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
GENDERS MEANS LESS HASSLE FOR
EVERYONE GOING ABOUT THEIR DAY.
UNFORTUNATELY ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE
SUGGESTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
EXISTING LAW REMAINS LIMITED AND
SOME PARTS OF THE STATE AND MANY
BUSINESSES ARE STILL OUT OF
COMPLIANCE. A B 7 83 AS AN
IMPORTANT BUT MODEST STEP TO
IMPROVE COMPLIANCE AND HELP TO
ENSURE THAT BUSINESSES ARE AWARE
OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE
LAW. I ALSO JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT IT'S THIS WEEK WE
CELEBRATE TRANS WEEK OF
VISIBILITY. THIS BILL STANDS IN
STARK CONTRAST TO THE OVER 400
ANTI LGBTQ BILLS HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THIS YEAR ALONE. MANY OF WHICH
SPECIFICALLY TARGET TRANS PEOPLE
AND THEIR ABILITY TO SAFELY USE
THE RESTROOM. IN FACT, JUST LAST
MONTH, THE ARKANSAS SENATE
APPROVED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
IMPOSE CRIMINAL PENALTIES ON
TRANS PEOPLE SIMPLY FOR USING
THE BATHROOM CONSISTENT WITH
THEIR GENDER IDENTITY. A B 7 83
PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
CALIFORNIA TO CONTINUE TO
DEMONSTRATE A BETTER WAY. ONE
MORE TRANS PEOPLE ARE TREATED
WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND
WHERE THEY CAN BE THEIR
AUTHENTIC SELVES WITH THE
COMMUNITY THAT ACCEPTS AND
SUPPORTS THEM. I RESPECTFULLY
URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UM. NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
ARE THERE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE. UM.
WHY DON'T WE TAKE ALL THAT'S
RIGHT IN THE HEARING ROOM TODAY?
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO
ADD ON AND SUPPORT TO A B 7 83?
ANYBODY WANTS TO ADD ON SEEING
NONE. ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO ADD
ON AN OPPOSITION BABY 7 83
SEEING NONE GOING TO BRING IT
BACK TO COLLEAGUES FOR
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM YET SO WE CAN'T
TAKE MOTIONS OR SECONDS, MR LEE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR.
BRING THIS BILL FORWARD. I THINK
ESPECIALLY COMPLIANCE,
ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE
INCLUSIVE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS AND
PATRONS IS SO NEEDED. AND I WANT
TO JOIN MY COLLEAGUE RIGHT HERE
BECAUSE SOMEONE JACKSON BEING CO
AUTHOR, IF YOU'LL HAVE ME I
WOULD BE HONORED TO HAVE YOU
BOTH APPRECIATE THAT. MR
LOWENTHAL. I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE
SENTIMENTS JUST SHARED. UM I
ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I AM A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO THIS AND I THINK IT'S
UH, DESPERATELY NEEDED AND I
WOULD ALSO ASK IF YOU WOULD
CONSIDER CO AUTHORSHIP.
ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY WILL BE
HONORED. ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES. NINE
I'M SURE WHEN WE HAVE A QUORUM,
WE'LL GET TO EMOTION. AND
SECOND, I WANT TO THANK YOU
SOMETHING MEMBER TANG WANT TO
ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUES WANT TO ECHO THE
COMMENTS OF YOUR PRIMARY WITNESS
AND SUPPORT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS BILL, AND ALSO, UM, ON THE
FRUSTRATION AND DISMAY AND ANGER
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OTHER
STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. UM
AND WHEN THE TIME COMES, I'LL
BE, UH PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO
TO MR VALENCIA REAL QUICK. OR
MAYBE NOT REAL QUICK, DEPENDING
ON HOW IS BILL GOES. NO
PRESSURE. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER. FIVE. MAYBE 3 42.
AWESOME ONE OF THE YEAR'S MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. I WANT TO START BY
THANKING THE COMMITTEE TEAM FOR
THEIR DILIGENT WORK ON A B 342.
AND I ALSO WANT TO COMMUNICATE
THAT I'LL BE ACCEPTING. THE
AMENDMENTS OUTLINED ON PAGE
SEVEN OF THE ANALYSIS WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO GIVE A QUICK THANK YOU
TO KOBE GROSSMAN, WHO IS WITH MY
TEAM THAT'S BEEN TAKING THE LEAD
ON THIS SPECIFIC BILL. THIS BILL
WILL PROMOTE D E I DIVERSITY,
EQUITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS IN
HISTORICALLY HOMOGENEOUS
PROFESSIONS. MAYBE 342 WILL GIVE
THE CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTS BOARD
AND THE BUREAU OF REAL ESTATE
APPRAISERS THE AUTHORITY TO
REQUEST DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
ON RACE, ETHNICITY AND GENDER
EXPRESSION OF ITS LICENSEES. A
CHANGE IN STATUTE IS NECESSARY
TO GRANT THESE LICENSING BOARDS
THE AUTHORITY TO ASK FOR AND
COLLECT DIVERSITY DATA. BY
ALLOWING GETTING UP MANDATING
THIS COLLECTION. WE CAN GAIN A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
STATE OF DIVERSITY IN THESE
PROFESSIONS AND DEVELOP TARGETED
STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE GREATER
INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITY. THE
COLLECTION OF THE AGGREGATED
DATA. WILL BE PUBLISHED IN
REPORTS FROM THE BOARD AND
BUREAU, RESPECTIVELY. TO THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THIS BILL
CREATES PARITY WITH EXISTING
AUTHORITY AND ABILITY OF OTHER
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARDS,
WHO ARE ALREADY ABLE TO COLLECT
THIS DATA. MAYBE 342 IS AN
INDUSTRY SPONSORED MEASURE AND
WITH ME TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY I
HAVE MR SCOTT TERRELL, DIRECTOR
OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
, CALIFORNIA AND MR MIKE BELOTE
, WITH CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES ON
BEHALF OF THE APPRAISAL
INSTITUTE, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU,
MISTER VALENCIA. AND BEFORE WE
GET TO THAT, WE'RE GONNA CAPTURE
THIS MOMENT IN TIME TO GET A
QUORUM. UH, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FOR THE
QUORUM CALL BERMAN FLORA.
COLONIES ALVAREZ PAINS PONTA.
CHEN. DIXON. GIBSON. GRAYSON.
IRWIN. JACKSON. LEE. LOW AND
TALL. MCCARTY. MAKIN ER WHEN.
JOE PATTERSON. TING. GREAT WE
HAVE A QUORUM. PLEASE CONTINUE
WITH, UH, PRIMARY WITNESS AND
SUPPORT. PERFECT THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, SCOTT CARROLL
ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AND
ASSOCIATION OF OVER 11,000
ARCHITECTS AND DESIGN
PROFESSIONALS IN CALIFORNIA AND
THE SPONSORS OF 83 42. AS AN
INDUSTRY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE
DISPARITIES AND DEMOGRAPHICS
WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY ARE FAR TOO
LARGE. AND AS THE LARGEST
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION IN
CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA HAS
MADE IT A PRIORITY OF THE
CHAMPION OF CULTURE OF EQUITY,
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. AS WE
BELIEVE THAT WHEN OUR MEMBERS
CULTURAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND
ETHNOGRAPHIC MAKEUP MORE CLOSELY
MIRROR THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE
SERVE, THE PROFESSIONAL WILL BE
MORE EFFECTIVE AND BETTER
EQUIPPED FOR LONG TERM GROWTH.
ADDITIONALLY WHEN DESIGNING
LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES, IT IS VITAL THAT
THERE ARE CULTURAL COMPETENCIES
OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
BEING SERVED BY OUR MEMBERS
DESIGNS. THE COLLECTION OF THE
SYSTEM OF GRAPHIC INFORMATION IS
ESSENTIAL AS IT ALLOWS FOR
RESEARCH TO BE DONE TO
UNDERSTAND NUTRITION AND
RECRUITMENT PATTERNS. FROM
THERE, THE INDUSTRY CAN BETTER
DEVELOP. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS
ANY PATTERNS THAT CREATE
BARRIERS TO ENTRY. FOR THESE
REASONS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE'VE GOT EMOTION. WE'VE
GOT A BIPARTISAN MOTION AND
SECOND, MR BELOW. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS MIKE MALONE ON
BEHALF OF THE APPRAISAL
INSTITUTE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW, IN RECENT
YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN
SUGGESTIONS OF BIASED APPRAISALS
BASED ON RACE. UH INCLUDING A
COUPLE OF WELL PUBLICIZED
ALLEGATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. WE
TAKE THAT VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY.
APPRAISAL YOU KNOW, IT'S
SOMEBODY WHO'S BIGGEST
INVESTMENT IN THEIR LIFE. AND SO
WE SEE THIS BILL AS
COMPLEMENTARY. IT IS GOING TO
GIVE US A BASELINE OF HOW THE
PROFESSION IS DOING. UH, MANY
PROFESSIONS ALREADY. DO IT. I DO
IT FOR THE STATE BAR.
ANECDOTALLY I'M TOLD ABOUT 70%
OF LAWYERS ANSWER THE QUESTION,
BUT IT IS VOLUNTARY, BUT IT
GIVES US SOME INFORMATION AND
TELLS US HOW WE'RE DOING. FOR
THAT REASON I'D ASK FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY
ADDITIONAL, ACTUALLY. WHERE AM
I? IN THE ORDER, LET'S HAVE
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. THERE AREN'T ANY.
THAT'S GREAT. ANY ADDITIONAL
PEOPLE WANT TO ADD ON AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. HI MY NAME
IS ELLEN MCGILL. I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE NORTHERN AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR
DESIGN ASSOCIATION. WE ARE THE
COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGN
ASSOCIATION WITH GLOBAL REACH
AND R CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS
SUPPORT A COMBINED COMMUNITY OF
1500 DESIGN PROFESSIONALS ACROSS
THE STATE IN FULL SUPPORT OF A B
3 42. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND THE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. SEEING
NONE. UH, ANY PEOPLE WANT TO ADD
ON IN OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE,
AND WE GOT THE BIPARTISAN MOTION
AND SECOND, BRINGING IT BACK TO
COLLEAGUES. FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, MR PATTERSON. THANK
YOU. JUST QUICK QUESTION
SOMETIMES, UH, THIS BODY PASSES
LEGISLATION AND THE GOVERNOR
SIGNS THAT MANDATE THAT STATE
AGENCIES DO CERTAIN THINGS. UH,
AND SOMETIMES, AS STATE AGENCIES
DON'T DO THOSE CERTAIN THINGS
LIKE PASSING REGULATIONS ON
CERTAIN THINGS, AND I WAS JUST
WONDERING, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA?
UM IF THE CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTS
BOARD WILL ACTUALLY DO THIS, UM
, SINCE IT'S JUST A GORGEOUS
AUTHORIZING THEM HAVE WE HAD ANY
CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY
ACTUALLY DO IT? YES WE HAVE BEEN
IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ARCHITECT BOARD AND
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE
BEEN LOOKING AT FOR A WHILE. SO
WE WORKED WITH HIM ON THE
LANGUAGE FOR THE BILL, AND THEY
LIKE THAT IT'S VOLUNTARY SO THEY
CAN ESTABLISH THEIR OWN
TIMELINES FOR GETTING IT DONE.
BUT WE HAVE BEEN A
CONVERSATIONS. OKAY. GREAT
APPRAISERS. AWESOME GREAT. I
LOVE TO SEE THEM DO IT
EXPEDITIOUSLY AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING THE BILL. THANKS.
THANK YOU, MR PATTERSON. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? QUESTIONS?
THE MOTION GOT THE SECOND SCENE.
NONE. MR TING. I DON'T THINK
I'LL LET YOU CLOSE EARLIER. I
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. DID YOU?
PERFECT MR VALENCIA? WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE CLOSE FOR ME?
THERE YOU GO. YEAH OKAY. JUST IN
CLOSING THE WITH THE STATE AS
DIVERSE AS CALIFORNIA. IT'S
ESSENTIAL THAT OUR BUILT
ENVIRONMENT IN REAL ESTATE
VALUATIONS REFLECT THE RANGE OF
EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES OF
OUR COMMUNITIES. GRACIAS I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YES. VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VALENCIA. OH,
WITH THE AMENDMENTS OUTLINED IN
THE ANALYSIS, I AM PLEASED TO
SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT BILL
TODAY. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE VOTE. A B 3 42. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AS AMENDED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. BERMAN BERMAN I
FLORA. FLORA I COLONIES.
ALVAREZ. PAINS. PONTA. CHEN
DIXON. GIBSON. GRAYSON. GRACE
AND I, IRWIN. IRWIN I. JACKSON
JACKSON. I LI WE I LOWENTHAL
LOWENTHAL, I MCCARTY WIENER.
WHEN. WHEN I PATERSON PATERSON I
TING TING. AYE. THAT BILL HAS 10
VOTES. IT IS OUT. WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS,
AND I SEE SOME OF THE MEMBER
RUBIO. I THINK IN THE CROWD
THERE SHE IS. AH WITH AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER 14 89 93.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A
B 993 89 936 SEEKS TO ADD THE
CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF
THE EXISTING TASK FORCE ON STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS ON
COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS, UH,
CONTROL AH HAS THE POWER TO TAKE
ACTION AGAINST BOTH LICENSES AND
UNLICENSED PERSONS WERE
VIOLATING AH OF THE MEDICINAL
AND ADULT USE CANNABIS
REGULATION AND SAFETY ACT.
HOWEVER THE DCC ALONE IS NOT THE
APPROPRIATE AGENCY TO COORDINATE
ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR TRAFFICKING
. THE DCC HAS STATED THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS IS THE APPROPRIATE
ENTITY TO RESOLVE ISSUES SUCH AS
WAGE THEFT AND WORKPLACE
VIOLATIONS. AND AS THIS
COMMITTEE KNOWS, THE CIVIL
RIGHTS DEPARTMENT IS BETTER
EQUIPPED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST
PERPETRATORS. OF THESE
VIOLATIONS BY ADDING THESE TWO
STATES ENTITIES TO THE TASK
FORCE. CALIFORNIA CAN BE BETTER
EQUIPPED THROUGH ENHANCED
COMMUNICATION TO DEAL WITH ALL
FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
WITHIN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY.
THIS MEASURE IS AUTHOR SPONSORED
HAS NO OPPOSITION AND WE ARE
COMMITTED TO WORKING IN CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH THE RESPECTIVE
DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION. WITH THAT? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I VOTE.
UM UH, MY CHIEF OF STAFF, MANY
AND I WERE THE AUTHORS ARE. HE
CAME UP WITH THE IDEA ABOUT, UH
, THE WEIGHT THEFT AND THE
ENFORCEMENT SO IF THERE'S ANY
QUESTIONS, WE CAN CLARIFY IT.
OTHER THAN THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR KNIGHTHOOD. PERFECT
THANK YOU. REMEMBER RUBIO ANY
WITNESSES ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT NO, NO. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. KNOW ANYBODY WANT TO ADD
ON AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
NAME. ORGANIZATION YOU'RE WITH
POSITION ON THE BILL? NOPE
ANYBODY WANT TO ADD ON IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? NOPE.
COLLEAGUES LOOKING FOR EMOTION,
A SECOND QUESTION AND COMMENT.
GOT GOT SOME MOTIONS IN SECONDS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
SEEING NONE. THE SENTIMENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. AH, REMEMBER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO FOR
BRINGING THIS BEFORE? I
CERTAINLY AGREE THAT LABOR
TRAFFICKING AND WORKER
EXPLOITATION ARE SERIOUS ISSUES
, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY
TAKE PLACE IN A CANNABIS
BUSINESS, AND I APPRECIATE YOU
SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO THESE
ISSUES. YOU AND YOUR CHIEF OF
STAFF. UH HUH. AND I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
MAYBE 993. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. BERMAN BERMAN I
FLORA FLORA, IOWA KNEES.
ALVAREZ. PAINS. PONTA. CHAN.
DIXON GIBSON. GRAYSON. GRACE AND
I, IRWIN. IRWIN I JACKSON.
JACKSON. I LI. LEE I LOWENTHAL
AND THOUGHT I MCCARTY MAKIN, ER
WHEN. WHEN I PATERSON PATERSON,
I THINK THING I UM AND, UM.
BAINES. UM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM
14 89 93 IF YOU THERE IT IS. I.
THAT BILL HAS 11 VOTES. IT'S OUT
. WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN.
PERHAPS SOME MEMBERS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, SO I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER AUTHORS AND BRING IT BACK
TO HIS FAMILY MEMBER TEND TO, I
BELIEVE PRESENT FOR SOME
REMEMBER CARA. ON. AGENDA ITEM 7
84 71.
THANK YOU IT BEFORE 71 WOULD
PERMIT THE DEPARTMENT OF
CANNABIS CONTROLLED ISSUE
CANNABIS CATERING LICENSES TO
ALLOW LICENSES TO SERVE CANNABIS
OR CANNABIS PRODUCTS AT PRIVATE
EVENTS. THIS BUILDS A
REINTRODUCTION OF A B 28 44,
WHICH THE COMMITTEE PASSED LAST
YEAR DESPITE RECREATIONAL
CANNABIS CONSUMPTION BECOMING
INTEGRAL PART OF CALI,
CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCE FOR
VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE.
THE STATE HAS YET TO REGULATE
CANNABIS CATERING AT HOTELS AND
THROUGHOUT THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY.
UNDER EXISTING LAW, CANNABIS
RETAILERS CAN BE ISSUED STATE
TEMPORARY EVENT LICENSES THAT
ALLOW FOR ON SITE CANNABIS SALES
AND CONSUMPTION WITHIN LIMITED
SORT OF VENUES AND UNDER
SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS BY THE
STATE. HOWEVER THESE LICENSES DO
NOT CURRENTLY COVER SITUATIONS
WHICH AN EVENT POST PRE PAYS FOR
CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS
TO BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO
EVENT GUESTS BY CREATING THESE
CATERING LICENSES. A BEFORE 71
WILL CREATE A REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT, HELP ENSURE THIS
THERE WAS A GREATER SAFETY AND
OVERSIGHT OF CANNABIS
CONSUMPTION GATHERING, SUCH AS
WEDDINGS AND WELLNESS RETREATS.
TESTIFIES GERARD KYLO FROM
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED CANNABIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. PERFECT.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, UM, THE
CANARY THAT CANNABIS CATERING
LICENSES AND EFFORT TO WANT ONE
TRY TO EXPAND THE REACH OF
RETAIL IN CANNABIS LEGAL BECAUSE
WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE RIGHT NOW
IS WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING INTO A
BUILDING AND I DON'T THINK THE
CULTURE OF CANNABIS IS REALLY
MAKING IT INTO OUR KIND OF LEGAL
SYSTEM. A LOT OF THESE
ACTIVITIES ARE HAPPENING OUTSIDE
THE REGULATORY KIND OF FRAMEWORK
, AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO
IN THIS PARTICULAR FRAMEWORK IS
ONE RECOGNIZE WHERE THE
LIABILITY IS IN INSURANCE. AND
ONCE WE HAVE A LOT LICENSE
ACTIVITY. LIABILITY INSURANCE
CAN BE GATHERED. I THINK THIS
PUTS A LOT OF KIND OF LANDOWNERS
AND THAT WOULD BE HAVING THIS
EVENT SPACE COULD PUT THEM A
LITTLE BIT AT EASE BECAUSE THE
THIRD PARTY WILL BE CARRYING
THAT THAT LIABILITY INSURANCE.
UM PLUS WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THIS
BILL IS NOT TRYING TO EXPAND ANY
RIGHTS OF ANYONE WHO'S SMOKING
CANNABIS OR INGESTING IT. OUR
GOAL HERE IS TO REGULATE WHAT IS
ALREADY HAPPENING AND GIVING
PEOPLE FROM THE CATERING
BUSINESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO
OFFER THESE PRODUCTS INSIDE
THEIR MENU OR SUITE OF ITEMS
THAT WOULD USUALLY GET EDUCATED.
DURING THAT THEY WOULD BE
LICENSED TO MAYBE SERVE ALCOHOL.
I'M TO SERVE FOOD, MAYBE HAVE A
DJ. SO REALLY, THIS IS JUST KIND
OF NORMALIZING THE CATERING
BUSINESS. UM AND THIS YEAR. WHAT
WE'VE DONE IS C T AI, WHICH IS A
TRAVEL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION IN
THE CANNABIS SPACE IS ALSO
WORKING WITH CAL TRAVEL TO SEE
THAT THIS IS A NECESSARY NEED
FOR TOURISTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
A SAFE, COMFORTABLE PLACE TO NOT
ONLY LEARN AND BE EDUCATED BUT
ALSO BE A PART OF THE PART OF
THE CULTURE OF CANNABIS. UM AND
SO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
AMELIA ZAMANI, CAL TRAVEL AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE. ANY
WITNESSES WHO WANT TO ADD ON AN
OPPOSITION SAYING NONE BRING IT
BACK TO COLLEAGUES FOR QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. MOTIONS ARE
SECONDS, DR BAINES. THE SUN.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION. SO WE
KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, EVENTS LIKE
THIS. THERE WILL BE ALCOHOL ALSO
SERVED AS YOU HAD LOOTED BEFORE
, SO THIS WILL BE IN ADDITION TO
ALCOHOL USE SO MARIJUANA AS AN
ADDICTION SPECIALIST. MY CONCERN
IS MARIJUANA ON TOP OF ALCOHOL
USE AND THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE
GETTING HOME AFTER EVENTS LIKE
THIS HAS THAT BEEN ADDRESSED IN
THIS BILL. UM YES. THE GOAL HERE
IS SO THAT YOU DO HAVE SOMEONE
WHO IS LICENSED JUST THE SAME
WAY THAT YOU WOULD NOT SERVE
SOMEONE TOO MANY DRINKS OF
ALCOHOL AND LET THEM LEAVE. THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE
EDUCATION. UM YOU KNOW, YOU CAN
GO TO A WEDDING AND SOMEONE IN A
PLASTIC BAGGIE MARKED WITH A
SHARPIE ON IT COULD GIVE YOU A
JOINT OR YOU CAN GET SOMETHING
THAT'S PREPACKAGED GIVES THE
MILLIGRAM DOSAGE ON THE OUTSIDE
OF THE PACKAGE AS CHILD
RESISTANT PACKAGING, ALL IN
RELATION TO CALIFORNIA'S
CANNABIS LAWS. AND HERE YOU ARE,
AS AN ADULT OVER 21 BEING WILL
ACCESS IT WHILE GIVING SOME
NATION. I THINK THAT IS WHERE WE
ALL RUN THE RISK OF TAKING TOO
MUCH, BUT I THINK HAVING SOMEONE
WHO'S EDUCATED TO GUIDE YOU
THROUGH THAT, I THINK IT'S THERE
IS KIND OF THE IMPERATIVE OF
THIS BILL. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT WILL
WATCH OUT AT THE EVENT LICENSED
THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PEOPLE NOT GETTING HOME SAFE.
WELL, I THINK THE POINT IS THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET
LIABILITY INSURANCE, AND IT'S
GOING TO BE IN EVERYONE'S BEST
INTEREST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
GETS HOME SAFE BECAUSE I THINK
THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON IS TO
TAKE THAT LIABILITY OFF THE
LANDOWNER AND PUT IT ONTO THE
CATERER. GOT IT. THANKS. MR
GRAYSON. THANK YOU AND I DO WANT
TO SHARE CONCERNS WITH MY
COLLEAGUE. UH FOR ME HAVING THE
CANNABIS AND ALCOHOL, BOTH AT
THE SAME EVENT. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO EXERCISE THE
GREATEST OF CARE. UH AND ALSO
THE POINT ABOUT HAVING SOMEONE
THERE. IT'S ONE THING FOR A
CATERER TO BE SERVING AND
PROVIDING. AT THE EVENT, BUT FOR
THAT CATERER TO BE CERTIFIED TO
BE ABLE TO EDUCATE. I'M NOT SURE
IF THAT'S A PROVISION THAT'S IN
THE BILL. THAT THE, UH THAT THE
CATERER WOULD BE IN A PLACE
WHERE THEY ACTUALLY CAN PROVIDE
COUNSEL AND EDUCATE. IS THAT
GOING TO BE PART OF THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CATERER?
UM NO, THERE IS NO LICENSE
THAT'S GOING TO GO DIRECTLY TO
THE EDUCATION. I THINK IN THE
REGULATORY PROCESS, WE COULD PUT
A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF EITHER
CLASSROOM TIME OR TIME THAT
COULD GO TOWARDS IT. BUT THERE
ISN'T WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO HAVE
THIS BE CERTIFIED EDUCATION
SERVICES. SURE BARTENDER WHERE
IF SOMEONE WANTED TO COME IN AND
GET A DRINK, YOU WOULD TELL THEM
THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A MANHATTAN
AND WHAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE AND
TELL THEM YOU KNOW, IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE, IF YOU'VE NEVER
USED CANNABIS HERE ARE SOME OF
THE THINGS YOU SHOULD LOOK OUT
FOR, AND HERE ARE KIND OF NORMAL
DOZING REQUIREMENT. AND ALL THAT
IS ON CALIFORNIA'S CANNABIS
PACKAGING AS WELL DOZING
REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH
EDIBLES. SO IT IS AN EDUCATION
LIKE OPPORTUNITY. UM AND IF
THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING IN
THE REGULATORY PROCESS THAT ADDS
A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. I'M SURE
WE COULD DO THAT. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR OPENNESS ON
THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THE OTHER THING THAT I AM
CONCERNED WITH IS WE HAVE
TESTING FOR IF A PERSON'S
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WE
HAVE TESTING FOR ALCOHOL. WE
HAVE SOMETHING THEY CAN BLOW
INTO. I DON'T THINK I CAN STAND
TO BE CORRECTED. BUT I DON'T
THINK WE'RE QUITE THERE. YET
WITH BEING ABLE TO TEST WHETHER
SOMEONE IS TRULY UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS WHILE
DRIVING, AND I'M NOT SURE I'M
NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH FOR SURE IN
THIS AREA, AND THAT IS THE
MIXTURE OF THE TWO WHERE ONE
PERSON MAYBE WOULD BLOW UNDER
THE LIMIT, BUT UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS AT THE
SAME TIME WOULD BE MORE IMPAIRED
THAN IF THEY WERE OVER THE LIMIT
AND ALCOHOL. I'M NOT SURE AGAIN
OPEN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
EDUCATE NO PROBLEM. UM CURRENTLY
THERE'S NOT AN IMPAIRMENT KIND
OF FOR SAYING WHAT WHEN YOU'RE
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE FOR
CANNABIS YET, UM, I THINK WHEN
IT COMES TO BODY WEIGHT, AND
WHAT YOUR TOLERANCE LEVEL IS,
IT'S NOT JUST LIKE ALCOHOL WHERE
THE PERCENTAGE INSIDE YOUR
BLOODSTREAM. THIS IS THE NUMBER
OF RECEPTORS THAT WOULD BE
FILLED BY CANNABIS. UM SO I DO.
I DO SEE YOUR POINT. BUT NAME
ONE CONCERT. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO
WHERE SOMEONE WAS SMOKING IN THE
IN THE CROWD AS WELL AS DRINKING
A BEER. THINK WE'RE ALL ADULTS
IN THIS. I THINK WITH A LITTLE
BIT OF EDUCATION, ADULTS WILL BE
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND YOU GO SLOW
FIRST, AND YOU KIND OF MOVE FROM
THERE. SO I THINK THIS IS THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST
SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS
SPACE, REGULATE IT, TAX IT AND
TAKE DATA FROM IT SO WE CAN SEE
SHOULD WE EXPAND UPON IT OR
CONTRACTED? I THINK THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT YOU GIVE HUMANITY WAY TOO
MUCH CREDIT IF WE WERE ALL
ADULTS. HMM. SOUNDS LIKE A
PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUE. DR BANDS. I
APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT. I JUST
WANTED uSAY
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
HOWEVER YOU KNOW, WE AS
LEGISLATORS HAVE TO TAKE A
RESPONSIBILITY AND I VOICED MY
CONCERNS ABOUT MARIJUANA ON TOP
OF ALCOHOL, IN ADDITION TO NOT
BEING ABLE TO CATCH IT, THERE IS
NO DEVICE THAT'S GOING TO BE
ABLE TO CATCH HOW MUCH MARIJUANA
IS ON YOUR SYSTEM, AND WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE DRIVE HOME.
SO AGAIN, I WOULD HIGHLY
RECOMMEND THERE BE SOME SORT OF
CLAUSE OR LIABILITY THING FOR
PEOPLE MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET
HOME SAFELY AFTER EVENTS LIKE
THIS. MR PATTERSON. YES. THANK
YOU, UM. YEAH I MEAN, I MAY HAVE
BEGUN TO A CONCERT OR TO WHERE
THAT IS HAPPENING. RED HOT CHILI
PEPPERS. MY FAVORITE BAND, BY
THE WAY. UM YOU KNOW, I HAVE YOU
KNOW SOME CONCERNS BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, HAVING WORKED IN THIS
ENVIRONMENT FOR A WHILE, UM, AND
WORKING ON D¯ÚI LEGISLATION, AND
I KNOW THERE ACTUALLY IS A D¯ÚI
STANDARD FOR IF YOU'RE IMPAIRED
UNDER ANYTHING. I MEAN, YOU'RE
DRIVING THAT YOU COULD GET A
D¯ÚI FOR THAT, ALTHOUGH IT'S
HARDER TO PROVE BECAUSE IT'S NOT
A YOU KNOW POINT. OH, EIGHT OR
WHATEVER THE STANDARD IS, BUT,
UM, BUT WHEN THERE IS AN
ACCIDENT, AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS
HAPPENS IN ALL OUR DISTRICTS, UM
YOU KNOW, AND THEN THERE'S A
DEATH AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OR
MAYBE THERE'S NOT A DEATH,
WHICH, UM YOU KNOW THEY'RE
THEY'RE ABLE TO MEASURE THE
AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL AND THE
PERSON'S SYSTEM AND THAT'S USED
AS EVIDENCE TO ENTER THE COURT
THAT THE PERSON WAS DRIVING
UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND CAUSED
FATALITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I AM A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED
THAT, UM YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT
PEOPLE DO ON THEIR OWN TIME
UNDER THE LAWS OF CALIFORNIA,
WHICH AUTHORIZED PEOPLE TO DO
THESE THINGS IS UM, YOU KNOW,
WITHIN THEIR PURVIEW, BUT I DO
GET CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, THAT IF
WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE
KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DRIVE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE. AFTER
HAVING CANNABIS. THEY DO IT
ALREADY, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S
HARDER TO PROVE THAT THEY WERE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE. AND SO I
HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS. UH, WITH
WITH HAVING MORE EVENTS IN
COMMUNITIES LIKE THAT, EVEN
THOUGH IT COMES WITH THE LOCAL
APPROVAL. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW
LAW ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO BE
ABLE TO HOLD SOMEBODY
ACCOUNTABLE THAT UNFORTUNATELY
KILLED SOMEBODY FOR BEING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS AFTER
ALSO DRINKING ALCOHOL. UM. I
THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR EVENT
YOU ACTUALLY NOW HAVE A
RESPONSIBLE PARTY, AND THAT'S
KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
SAY, IS AT A WEDDING OR AT AN
EVENT WHO IS THE RESPONSIBLE
PARTY TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE GETS
HOME SAFE? WELL, NOW WE DO HAVE
A RESPONSIBLE PARTY. THIS
CATERER WHO'S PROVIDING CANNABIS
AND OR ALCOHOL ONE OR THE OTHER
OR BOTH. NOW IS THE RESPONSIBLE
PARTY AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK AT.
RELIABILITY OF THIS SO THAT WE
CAN MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET HOME
SAFE AND HAVING THAT RESPONSIBLE
CATERER THERE THAT IS THE ONE
PERSON WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
FINALLY. WOULD YOU? WOULD YOU
MIND MR CHAIR IF I JUST GOING ON
THAT A LITTLE BIT? UM FLOOR IS
YOURS, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO
YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY IN MY
DISTRICT THERE WAS RECENTLY A
D¯ÚI ACCIDENT WITH FOUR
INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE KILLED IN A
HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT AND I'VE
SEEN THE LAWSUITS IN THE
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AS A RESULT
, AND I DO THINK THERE'S SOME
YOU KNOW, THERE'S DEBATE OVER
WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITY WAS FOR
THE LICENSEE, YOU KNOW,
PROVIDING THE ALCOHOL AND SO AND
I'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW THE
LITIGATION THAT'S COME OUT. YOU
KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO BRING
THOSE PEOPLE BACK. AND SO I
DON'T THINK ANYBODY LOSES THEIR
LICENSE RIGHT THERE. AND I ALSO
, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE
FOUR PEOPLE THAT DIED, SO I'M
NOT SURE I TOTALLY BUY THAT
ARGUMENT. I UNDERSTAND WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING. IN TERMS OF RIGHT
NOW, PEOPLE AT LIKE A CONCERT
THAT I GO TO MIGHT BE. AH AH,
PARTAKING ALREADY, AND NOW
THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE WHO'S
KIND OF LIABLE. MAYBE BUT I
DON'T REALLY THINK THAT HAPPENS
IN PRACTICE. I THINK IT HAPPENS
ON OCCASION, BUT I DON'T THINK
THAT'S REALLY THE NORMAL NORMAL
PROCESS. YOU, MR. PATTERSON. MR
LOWENTHAL. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
UM FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS MATTER
FORWARD. I SUPPORT IT
WHOLEHEARTEDLY. UM I'M THE OWNER
OF TWO RESTAURANTS WITH BARS
WHERE WE SERVE ALCOHOL. I'VE
BEEN THE OWNER IN THE PAST OF 48
LICENSE TAVERN LOCATION IN THE
PAST. AND WHAT'S INTERESTING IS
THAT ALCOHOL? IS THE ONLY DRUG
THAT WE HAVE, WHERE WE HAVE TO
EXPLAIN WHY WE DON'T USE IT AS A
MATTER OF FACT. WHAT WE'RE NOT
CONSIDERING HERE FOR EVERYBODY
IS THINKING ABOUT THE COMPOUNDED
EFFECTS OF DRUGS OF MARIJUANA
AND ALCOHOL IS WHAT ABOUT GIVING
THOSE CONSUMERS A CHOICE? SO
THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRINK
ALCOHOL AND STILL WANT TO BE
FESTIVE OF ILLEGAL DRUG. THAT
CONSUMERS WANT A VOTED FOR AND
SUPPORTED. UH I THINK THAT FOR
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOSTING THIS
EVENT, I CERTAINLY KNOW PEOPLE.
MANY PEOPLE WHO DON'T DRINK
ALCOHOL AND DO CONSUME CANNABIS.
AND THAT'S PART OF THEIR
LIFESTYLE, AND THEY DO IT
RESPONSIBLY. AND SO I THINK THAT
WE NEED TO CONSIDER THAT THOSE
THAT POPULATION WHEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION, THANK
YOU, MR THANK YOU, MR LOWENTHAL
. I'M GONNA GO TO MR JACKSON AND
MR GRAYSON. AND THEN OTHERS,
POSSIBLY BUT THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND SOME CONTEXT HERE
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO
REGULATIONS. THERE ARE NO
SAFEGUARDS. SO THIS STUFF IS
HAPPENING, WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR
NOT. AND THIS BEGINS. I BELIEVE
A JOURNEY. UM OF A SET OF LAWS
AND PRACTICES THAT WE CAN BEGIN
TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON HOW WE
CAN MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE STAYING
SAFE. SO I DON'T THINK THIS IS
OPENING UP. CAN OF WORMS. THE
CAN IS ALREADY OPEN AND IT'S
BROKEN. IT'S FREE REIN RIGHT NOW
. SO I SEE THIS MORE OF A WE'RE
BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF
CREATING MORE SAFEGUARDS, AND
THIS IS COULD BE JUST ONE OF
POSSIBLE MANY DOWN THE ROAD AS
WE GET A HANDLE ON HOW PEOPLE'S
BEHAVIOR IS HAPPENING IN PUBLIC
SPACES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT,
UH, WHEN WE'RE HAVING THIS
DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS
PUTTING MORE SAFEGUARDS INTO A
PRACTICE THAT'S ALREADY
HAPPENING. AND SO, UM, I THINK
THE AUTHOR AND HIS PROXY FOR
BRINGING THIS TO US, AND, UH,
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S MANY
MORE THINGS WE PROBABLY SHOULD
BE DOING DOWN THE ROAD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR JACKSON. MR
GRAYSON. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR
CHAIR, AND THE POINT WAS WELL
TAKEN AS FAR AS MY FELLOW
COLLEAGUES. THAT'S A BUSINESS
OWNER AND, UH, I DOES CATERING
AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. I WOULD
, UH, BROUGHT OUT A REALLY GREAT
AND INTERESTING POINT THAT THERE
ARE SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE, UH,
GONE AWAY FROM ALCOHOL, BUT AS
IN HIS WORDS, WANT TO STILL BE
FESTIVE, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT
IS BUILT INTO THE BILL THAT YOU
COULD HAVE A CHOICE ONE WAY OR
THE OTHER OR IF YOU'RE GOING TO
DO BOTH, THEN THERE HAS TO BE
SOME OVERSIGHT OF THAT. YOU HAVE
A VERY OPEN MIND. I WILL SUPPORT
THIS BILL TODAY SO THAT IT CAN
HAVE MORE CONVERSATION WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, I MAY
VOTE DIFFERENTLY ON THE FLOOR OF
CHANGES AREN'T INCORPORATED INTO
IT. SO THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S
THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS BILL IS
TO GIVE THAT CHOICE AND LET THE
ADULT MAKE THAT CHOICE. ALSO
MAKE THE HOST OF THAT DECIDE IF
THEY WANT TO HAVE ALCOHOL AND
CANNABIS AT THEIR EVENT. THEY'RE
THE ONES WHO MIGHT HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THE DRUNK AND STONED UNCLE.
INSTEAD OF JUST THE DRUNK UNCLE.
WE REALIZED THAT AND EVERYONE'S
GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY, THE HOST THE
CATERER AND THE PEOPLE AT THE
EVENT YOU VERY MUCH IT'S SCARY.
HOW REAL THE DRUNK UNCLE IS WHAT
IT IS. AH, MR FLORA. HE'S GOOD.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. UM ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
LOOKING FOR EMOTION OR A SECOND?
GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST RESPECT
FOR UP TO FIVE. APPRECIATE THAT
. THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR. I
KNOW WE HEARD OF PRIOR VERSION
OF THIS BILL A YEAR AGO. THANK
YOU FOR INCLUDING ALL OF THIS
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS FROM THAT
ITERATION HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL AGAIN TODAY. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
A B 471. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION. BERMAN BERMAN I
FLORA LARA AYALON EASE. ALVAREZ.
SPAIN'S PAINS. NO BONTA CHAN.
CHEN I DIXON. GIBSON. GRAYSON
GRAYSON, I IRWIN. IRWIN NOT
VOTING, JACKSON. JACKSON. I LI
THE EYE LOWENTHAL AND THOUGHT I
MCCARTY MAKIN, ER WHEN. WHEN I
PATERSON PATERSON, NO. AH TING.
I THINK I. THAT BILL HAS NINE
VOTES WILL HOLD IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. I MIGHT HAVE
SAID THAT WRONG. WE'LL FIND OUT
IF I GET IN TROUBLE. REMEMBER
LEE? I BELIEVE YOU'RE AN AUTHOR
. UH ITEM NUMBER ONE A B 38.
MORNING THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS
PRESENTING A B 38 TODAY, MAYBE
38 LIMITS OUTDOOR NIGHT LIGHTING
ON STATE BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES, INCLUDING STATE
PARKS AND LANDS, REMOTE SAFETY
FOR PEOPLE, ECOSYSTEMS AND OTHER
WILDLIFE. IN ADDITION, THIS
REFORM CONSERVES ENERGY AND
REDUCES OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT HAS
INCREASED AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL
OF GLOBALLY. AND IN CALIFORNIA.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN A
DISRUPTION OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS
AND PLANTS AND ANIMALS, WHICH
HARMS THE ECOSYSTEM. EXCESSIVE
ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING ALSO HAS
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON HUMANS
TEAMS AND ALISON'S WHO LIVE IN
AREAS THAT HAVE HIGH LEVELS ARE
OFFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT OR MORE
LIKELY TO HAVE MOOD ANXIETY
DISORDERS, INTERRUPTED SLEEP
PATTERNS AND AT LEAST 19 STATES
, THE DISTRICT, COLUMBIA AND
PUERTO RICO HAVE LAWS IN PLACE
TO REDUCE LIGHT POLLUTION,
INCLUDING LIMITED LIMITING
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT. TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. MAYBE 38
RULE, ACQUIRE ALL OUTDOOR
LIGHTING FIXTURES ON STATE
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES,
INCLUDING STATE PARKS AND LANDS
HAVE AN EXTERNAL SHIELD TO
DIRECT LIGHT TO WHERE IT IS
NEEDED AND BE EQUIPPED TO SHUT
OFF DEVICE THE SENSE OF REFORM
THAT PROCESS SAFETY FOR
MIGRATORY BIRDS, ECOSYSTEMS AND
PEOPLE, AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE
TO INTRODUCE MY WITNESS
TESTIFYING SUPPORT MICHAELSON.
SOME SIMONOVIC, LIGHTING
PROFESSOR AT U. C DAVIS. AND
THIS BILL HAS NO OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND IT HAS
A MOTION MOTION. BILL'S GOT A
SECOND. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
MICHAEL SIMONOVIC. I'M A
PROFESSOR AT UC DAVIS AND I'M,
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CENTER. I
ALSO HOLD THE ART ROSENFELD AND
EL SHERIF FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
IN A VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE
THIS MORNING TO PROVIDE
EDUCATIONAL INPUT. BASED ON OVER
20 YEARS OF RESEARCH AT UC DAVIS
ON EXTERIOR LIGHTING. IT IS OUR
STRONG CONTENTION THAT AS MUCH
AS 50% OF THE LIGHT THAT WE
PRODUCE HERE IN CALIFORNIA IS
TOTALLY WASTED. EGREGIOUS WASTE
OF ENERGY AND RESULTING COST
BURDEN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. CAN BE LARGELY
ELIMINATED BY USING BOTH
LIGHTING CONTROLS AND
APPROPRIATE SHIELDING IS
OUTLINED IN THIS BILL. THERE ARE
TWO IMPORTANT OUTCOMES THAT CAN
BE REALIZED BY MORE CAREFUL AND
PRUDENT APPLICATION OF LIGHT.
FIRST IS THE VERY LARGE COST
SAVINGS. DUE TO ENERGY
EFFICIENCY, AND SECONDLY, IS
REDUCING THE NEGATIVE BIOLOGICAL
IMPACT THAT LIGHT HAS ON HUMANS
AND OTHER SPECIES AT NIGHTTIME.
THE APPLICATION OF ADOPTIVE
WHINING CONTROLS OUTLINED IN
THIS BILL WILL REDUCE THE LIGHT
DURING PERIODS OF VACANCY, USING
SCHEDULING SENSORS AND DIMMING.
THIS HAS BEEN BROADLY
DEMONSTRATED TO BE COSTLY, COST
EFFECTIVE. WE OFTEN SEE 50 TO
70% SAVINGS AND ENERGY. WHEN WE
DO THESE THESE KINDS OF
TECHNOLOGIES WHEN APPLIED TO
PARKING LOTS, PATHWAYS, WALL
PACKS, WE CAN SEE TREMENDOUS
SAVINGS. WE'VE ALREADY BROADLY
DEMONSTRATED THIS AT MULTIPLE
INSTITUTIONS. UNIVERSITIES STATE
BUILDINGS AND HAS HELPED IN
FOREIGN CODES AND STANDARDS HERE
, ENTITLED 24 ENDED A NATIONAL
LEVEL AT ASH RAY. THE
APPLICATION OF SHIELDING THAT'S
OUTSIDE. THAT'S OUTLINED IN THIS
BILL IS A SIMPLE, LOW COST
EDITION TO THE LIGHTING HARDWARE
, WHICH WILL LIMIT LIGHT ABOVE
THE HORIZONTAL. LIKE GOING ABOVE
THE HORIZONTAL AND THE NIGHT SKY
IS TOTALLY WASTED, AND WE'RE
PAYING FOR THIS. FIELDING
REQUIREMENT IS CRITICALLY NEEDED
AS IT IS CURRENTLY OUTSIDE THE
CURRENT REGULATORY PURVIEW. IN
CLOSING AS EDUCATIONAL INPUT. WE
BELIEVE THAT THE MEASURES
PROPOSED ARE COST EFFECTIVE.
PROVEN BROADLY AVAILABLE TODAY.
AND WHEN LIMIT IS 50% LIKE THAT
WE'RE SEEING IT OFFERS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT COST
SAVINGS TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S
BUILDINGS SHOULD BE A LEADERSHIP
MODEL FOR ALL OF US FOR
SUSTAINABILITY AND COST SAVINGS
. I THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND THE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT SING.
MAYBE ONE. OR DO YOU WANT TO ADD
ON JUST AS A ME TOO. IT THAT'S
THE TERM I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR
ALL MORNING. SO LET'S GO WITH
ME. TOOS CHOOSING SUPPORT
MICHAEL JARED ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR
BIODIVERSITY AND SUPPORTED THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS NO ITALY AND I'M
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE MID
PENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE
DISTRICT AND BREAST CANCER
PREVENTION PARTNERS WERE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE ANY ME
TO WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION IN
A SECOND. I THINK I'M NOT MAKING
THAT UP. YEAH. WE DO. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES. SEEING NONE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THIS IS A MODEST
PROPOSAL IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR
SPECIES AND ALSO TO GAZE UP TO
THE HEAVENS AND WONDER ABOUT OUR
PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE. SO
CLASSY. I VOTE. I NEED TO DO
MORE GAZING INTO THE HEAVENS.
REMEMBER? THANK YOU FOR YOUR
BILL. WITH YOUR COMMITMENT TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS ON ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. A B 38.
BERMAN EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
BERMAN BERMAN. I FLORA. FLORA,
NO FELONIES. ALVAREZ. PAINS.
SPAIN'S AYE. BANTA CHEN. CHEN I
DIXON. GIBSON. GRAYSON. GRACE
AND I, IRWIN IRWIN, I JACKSON
JACKSON. I LI B I LOW AND TALL,
TALL I MCCARTY WIENER. WHEN I
PATERSON TING. THING I MHM. THAT
BILL HAS 10 VOTES. IT'S OUT, WE
WILL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS LOOKING FOR
AUTHORS WHILE WE LOOK FOR
AUTHORS. LET'S MOVE CONSENT
CONSENT MOTION GOT A SECOND
MADAM SECRETARY. LET'S TAKE THE
ROLE ON CONSENT. ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. BERMAN I, FLORA FLORA
I COLONIES ALVAREZ. SPAIN'S
SPAIN'S I BANTA. CHAN. CHENNAI
DIXON. GIBSON. GRAYSON. GRACE
AND I, IRWIN. IRWIN I JACKSON.
JACKSON. I LI. WE I, LOWENTHAL
MCCARTY. MAKIN ER WHEN I
PATERSON THING I THINK I CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
LET'S ALSO IF WE COULD GET A
MOTION IN SECOND ON AGENDA. ITEM
NUMBER NINE A B 7 83 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING, WHICH WAS
PRESENTED WHEN WE WERE IN A
SUBCOMMITTEE AND DIDN'T YET HAVE
A QUORUM. GOT A MOTION IN A
SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER NINE. A B 7 83. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
BERMAN BERMAN. I FLORA. FLORA,
NO COLONIES. ALVAREZ. SPAIN'S
SPAIN'S I BONTA. CHAN. CHINA. I
DIXON. GIBSON. GRAYSON GRAYSON,
I IRWIN. IRWIN I JACKSON.
JACKSON I LI LI I LOWENTHAL
LOWENTHAL. I'M MCCARTY MAKIN, ER
WHEN I PATERSON CHAIN. I THINK I
HMM. THAT BILL IS 10 VOTES. IT'S
OUT, WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. NOW WE NEED
AUTHORS. PRESENTED. OH, THAT'S A
MEMBER NGUYEN. IF YOU'RE READY.
I AM WE BOTH LOOKED SURPRISED. I
DON'T KNOW. IF THAT BOARD WILL
FORCE WE'LL FIND OUT. AGENDA
ITEM 11. MAYBE. MAYBE A B 88 34.
YEAH. YOU HAVE A BIPARTISAN
MOTION AND SECOND IS THE ONLY
MEMBER NGUYEN. NO, NOT REALLY.
YEAH. CUT THIS REALLY SHORT.
CURRENTLY CALIFORNIA BMP CODE
SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITS
PODIATRIST FROM HAVING MORE THAN
A 49% OWNERSHIP OF ANY PRACTICE
WITH THE PHYSICIAN. THIS MEANS
THAT A PODIATRIST IN SPITE OF
THEIR AT LEAST 11 YEARS OF
EDUCATION CAN NEVER BE AN EQUAL
PARTNER. EVEN IF BOTH PARTIES,
PARTIES AGREE IT'S IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF THE PRACTICE. A B
834 REMOVES THIS IMPEDIMENT AND
ALLOWS A DIA TRIST AND
PHYSICIANS HAVE EQUAL OWNERSHIP
IN A MEDICAL PRACTICE WITH ME
HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL IS
RYAN SPENCER, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC. MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
RYAN SPENCER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. I HAD THIS BUT I
GUESS NOW JUST SIMPLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. YEAH. WELL
DONE. APPRECIATE THAT TESTIMONY
ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. ANY ADD ONS IN
SUPPORT. ANY UH, ADD ONS IN
OPPOSITION OR TWEENERS. THERE IT
IS. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS AND
CHAIR MEMBERS. GEORGE STORIES
WITH THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN
A POSE UNLESS ADMITTED POSITION
, BUT WE WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND THE SPONSOR FOR
WORKING ON AMENDMENTS WITH US TO
ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO FURTHER CONVERSATIONS
AND CHANGING OUR POSITION TO
NEUTRAL AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
, UH, AND JUST WANT TO CONFIRM
WITH THE AUTHOR. THEY DO HAVE
AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE TAKING.
APPRECIATE THAT AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE TAKEN EVEN BETTER
APPRECIATE THAT ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES SUPPORT OPPOSITION NON
BIPARTISAN MOTION. SECOND
COMMENTS QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES. SEEING NONE. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE WITH SOMEONE
MEMBER NGUYEN? I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH LIKE TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND STAKEHOLDERS FOR
WORKING WITH US ON THIS BILL. I
BELIEVE THE ACCEPTED AMENDMENTS
ADDRESS CONCERNS AROUND THE
PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE BUT LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR. IN THE STAKEHOLDERS IF
FURTHER REFINEMENTS ARE NEEDED.
WITH THAT. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. A B 8 34.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. BERMAN BERMAN I
FLORA FLORA AYALON EASE.
ALVAREZ. FEIGNS. SPAIN'S I
BONTA. CHEN. DIXON. GIBSON.
GRAYSON. GRACE AND I, IRWIN
IRWIN, I JACKSON JACKSON. I LI
WE I, LOWENTHAL AND THOUGHT I'M
MCCARTY. MAKIN, ER WHEN I
PATERSON PATERSON. I THINK I
THINK I. THAT BILL HAS 11 VOTES.
IT'S OUT, WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. JUST A
PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FOLKS. IF
YOU'RE WEARING A MASK, DON'T
TAKE A COUGH DROP WITH MENTAL
BECAUSE YOU BLOW THE AIR UP
RIGHT IN YOUR EYEBALLS. AND YOU
START CRYING. WHICH IS CURRENTLY
HAPPENING. I KNOW IT'S VERY
EMOTIONAL. YEAH, I DO. I DO.
THANK YOU. GOOD THING YOU'RE ON
THE COMMITTEE. AH! WHAT'S THAT?
WE ARE LOOKING FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY AND
GARCIA. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANDY
AND GARCIA IF YOU ARE IN THE
BUILDING PLEASE COME. WHAT?
WE'RE MOVING INTO ROOM 1100. AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. YOU HAVE A
BUNCH OF COLLEAGUES THAT ARE
VERY PATIENTLY. AWAITING YOUR
PRESENCE.
STAFF FOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S,
HANEY AND GARCIA. GO FIND YOUR
MEMBER. GO FIND THEM. WE ALL
HAVE TRACKING CHIPS OR IT FEELS
LIKE IT SOMETIMES.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. GOOD TO
SEE YOU, MY FRIEND. HERE TO
PRESENT ON AGENDA ITEM 17 A B 13
95.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
COLLEAGUES. I WANT TO BEGIN BY
THANKING THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THE ANALYSIS THAT WAS PUT
TOGETHER. TODAY WE'RE PROUD TO
INTRODUCE A B 13 95 BUILDING
WERE REVISED LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOCTORS AND
DENTISTS FROM MEXICO. FROM
MEXICO PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO
STOP THERE WHERE? I KNOW WE DO
HAVE AN EYE RECOMMENDATION AND
AMASS MY WITNESSES TO BE BRIEF
IN REGARDS TO THIS BILL. THE
ORIGINAL BILL THAT CREATED THE
DOCTORS FROM MEXICO PROJECT 10
45 WITH SIGNED BY GOVERNOR DAVIS
IN 2002. IT TOOK US 17 YEARS TO
FINALLY IMPLEMENT THAT'S ANOTHER
STORY, BUT WE'RE HERE FOR A B 13
95. OF THE 30 DOCTORS UNDER THIS
PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A THREE
YEAR MEDICAL LICENSE. UM THEY
MUST MEET VERY, VERY SPECIFIC
CRITERIA IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE. AH ONE OF THOSE
REQUIREMENTS IS TO GO THROUGH
THE SAME LICENSURE PROCESS THAT
ONE GOES THROUGH IN CALIFORNIA.
YOU MUST HAVE AN I T I N OR AN
ASSOCIATE PURITY NUMBER IN ORDER
TO GET MEDICAL LICENSE. WE NEED
THE MEDICAL LICENSE IN ORDER TO
GET VISAS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
ENTER UNDER THAT THREE YEAR VISA
PROCESS WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WE WERE VERY LUCKY
THAT OF THE 22 DOCTORS THAT WE
CURRENTLY HAVE. UNDER THIS
PROGRAM THE IRS MISTAKENLY
ISSUED I T I N 2 17 OF THEM.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET AN I
T I N UNLESS YOU HAVE WORKED IN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR AN I T I N
HOWEVER, WE HAVE SEVEN DOCTORS,
EIGHT DOCTORS LEFT, UH, THE IRS
IS NO LONGER ISSUING THOSE
MISTAKEN. UM I T I N S, UH AND
NOW THEY'RE TAKING 3 TO 5 MONTHS
TO ISSUE AN IT TÂM SO WE WILL
DEFINITELY RUN INTO PROBLEMS OF
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE REMAINING
SEVEN ENTER BECAUSE NONE OF THEM
ARE DUAL CITIZENS OF THE 22 THAT
HAVE COME IN FIVE ARE DUAL
CITIZENS. THEY ALREADY HAD THEIR
SOUL SECURITY NUMBER. WE NEEDED
ANOTHER 17. THOSE 17 WENT
THROUGH THE PROCESS CORRECTLY.
AH VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. THE
DOCTORS THAT ARE HERE. MOST OF
THEM HAVE STARTED WORKING SINCE
APRIL 20 APRIL 2022 THEY'VE SEEN
OVER 145,000 MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS
THAT COMES OUT TO OVER 25,000
YOU PATIENTS THEY'RE GETTING
ACCLIMATED TO THE PROCESS WERE
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES
OR I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOUR
MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS PER HOUR. DR
BAINES IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH
THAT PROCESS. HAVING WORKED AT
CLINICA, SIERRA VISTA AND THERE
YOU GO INTO FOREIGN MEDICAL
STUDENT, SO SHE UNDERSTANDS HOW
THE FED SYSTEM WORKS. THE
CLINICS HAVE TO DO PEER REVIEW.
THESE DOCTORS ARE BEING
MONITORED VERY CLOSELY. UH
REGARDLESS OF THE FACTOR HERE
UNDER THIS PROGRAM, UM WE WANT
TO POINT OUT TO OUR CHARACTER,
OUR COLLEAGUES OR FRIENDS IN MR
FLORA AND THE OTHERS. THAT THE
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF MONTEREY
COUNTY ENDORSED THIS BILL. IF
YOU HAD READ THEIR LETTER, YOU
WOULD HAVE SEEN HOW STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT THEY ARE. THEY'RE
BRINGING IN A NUMBER OF H TWO A
WORKERS WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH
. UM THESE H TWO WORKERS ARE
COMING IN LEGALLY UNDER THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S GUIDANCE.
AND IF YOU COULD JUST WRAP UP
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, THAT'D BE
GREAT. GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR I
VOTE. THANKS A LOT. MR.
CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO INTRODUCE UH
, DR EVA PETROSKY, A DOCTOR WHO
IS WORKING AT CLINICAL ADVISER.
SELENA'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU
TO NOTE. SHE IS A FELLOW UNDER
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF
DECISIONS, WHICH IS A VERY, VERY
BIG HONOR ONLY ONE OUT OF EVERY
THREE TO TAKE THE EXAM. PASS IT.
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. I'M DR
EVA PERSKY, A VERY PROUD OF HIM
BEING HERE WITH YOU TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 13 95. ASKED MR
TORRES SAID. I'M PROUD OF THAT.
IN 2021. I RECEIVED THE OWNER OF
BEING A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. I'VE BEEN
WORKING IN THE MEXICAN PILOT
PROGRAM SINCE APRIL 2022, BUT
THE LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE
ALLOWED ME TO ENTER THE US
EARLIER AND BEGIN SERVING
PATIENTS. BECAUSE AS A MEXICAN
CITIZEN THAT HAVE NEVER WORKED
IN THE U. S I WAS EXTREMELY
ORDINATED BY MISTAKE TO BE ISSUE
WITH AN INDIVIDUAL THINK I N OR
THAT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. I
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
RECEIVE MY THREE YEAR OLD
MEDICAL LICENSE UNDER THIS PILOT
PROGRAM. OTHER WAY. WE'LL NEED
OUR MEDICAL LICENSES TO APPLY
FOR AN OLD ONE OR H ONE B VISA
FROM THE U. S GOVERNMENT TO WORK
AS DOCTORS IN THE US I'M NOW AN
01 VISA RECIPIENT. AFTER BEING
SELECTED FOR THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM
. IT TOOK ME MORE THAN FIVE
YEARS TO ENTER CALIFORNIA AND
FINALLY BEGIN WORKING. A B 13 95
WILL ALLOW THE REMAINING SEVEN
DOCTORS TO ARRIVE IN CALIFORNIA
BY THIS SUMMER, WHEN THE NEED OF
HEALTHCARE IS ALWAYS MOST
SIGNIFICANT IN THE FARMER
COMMUNITIES. BEING HERE AND I
WAS ELECTED BY CLINICA DE SALUD
. SELENA'S FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
HEALTH CENTER IN MONTEREY
COUNTY. CLINICA HAS 13 HEALTH
CLINIC SITES IN ITS NETWORK, AND
IT'S THE COUNTY'S LARGEST
HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDER. AS
YOU KNOW, MONTEREY COUNTY RANKS
THIRD IN THE STATE EMPLOYEE FARM
WORKERS. WITHOUT A B 13 95 MICRO
LEAKS FROM MEXICO MAY NEVER
ENTER THE U. S BECAUSE OF THE
DELAYS THE INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE IN ISSUE THE TI¾N. AND
THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE NEVER
WORKED IN THE US IN THE TIME
I'VE BEEN HERE. I'VE WORKED WITH
ALL KINDS OF PATIENTS,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR LANGUAGE AND
CULTURE. HOWEVER THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED THE GREATEST ARE
THE ONES WHO DO NOT SPEAKS
ENGLISH. AS I ARRIVED. I HAVE A
GREAT RECEPTION FROM THE
PATIENTS. I HAVE BEEN SERVING.
THEY WERE SURPRISED WITH WHEN
THEY KNOW THAT WE WERE MEXICANS
. THEIR JOY IS KNOWING THEY
WON'T NEED TRANSLATORS TO
EXPRESS THEIR SYMPTOMS, FEELINGS
OR BELIEFS. JOY OF BEING WITH
SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE
CULTURE REGARDING THE FOURTH,
THE FAMILY, THE WORK AND THE WAY
OF LIVING. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. IF
YOU CAN WRAP UP, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO PRESENT
ANY TESTIMONY, YOU CAN SUBMIT IT
ALSO IN WRITING. OKAY UM, MY
TOILET 22 COLLEAGUES WHO WORK IN
FRONT OF THE OTHER HEALTH
CENTERS, AND I ARE VERY PROUD OF
BEING SELECTED. AND THESE
EXPERIENCES HAVE UNDERSCORED
THAT IF WE CANNOT SPEAK THE
PATIENT LANGUAGE AND UNDERSTAND
THEIR CULTURE, IT IS COMPLICATED
TO DIAGNOSE THE ILLNESS AND THE
DEVELOP THE PROPER AND MOST
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT TREATMENT
PLAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, DOCTOR, AND HE WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
SEEING NONE ANYONE WANNA ADD ON
AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, EDUARDO MARTINEZ
ON BEHALF OF THE ULTIMATE HEALTH
SERVICES AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS DENNIS CUEVAS
ROMERO ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA HEALTH PLUS ADVOCATES
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
, WERE ALSO LOOKING FOR MOTIONS
AND SECONDS. GOT A MOTION AND A
SECOND. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES DR
BAINES. I'M SORRY. I'LL BE BRIEF
. I JUST HAD TO SAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH AS A FOREIGN MEDICAL
STUDENT AS SOMEONE THAT SPEAKS
SPANISH AND PUNJABI AND ENGLISH
. IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE
RECRUIT POSITIONS THAT ARE
CULTURALLY LINGUISTICALLY
COMPETENT. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR
THIS BILL VERY MUCH. I'M GIVING
THE MOTION TO DR BAINES. SHE
GETS THE MOTION. ABSOLUTELY. ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
COLLEAGUES. SEEING NONE. UH
SOMEONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR EYE
RECOMMENDATION, RESPECTFULLY AS
WHERE I VOTE AND WELCOME ANYONE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON AS CO
AUTHORS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
GOT YOU GOTTA TAKERS. THANK YOU
TO THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
BEFORE, WHICH WILL REMOVE
BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN THE
PROGRAM THAT HOPEFULLY WILL HELP
A LITTLE WITH CALIFORNIA'S
PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE SHORTAGE,
BUT IN A VERY IMPORTANT WAY,
HAPPY TO RECOMMEND THAT I VOTE
ON THE BILL. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. A B 13 95.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
BERMAN BERMAN I FLORA FLORA,
IOWA KNEES ALVAREZ. PAINS. BEANS
I PLAN TO CHEN. DIXON I DIXON I
GIBSON GRAYSON. RACE AND I,
IRWIN OR WHEN I JACKSON. JACKSON
I LI LI I LOWENTHAL. AND THOUGHT
I MCCARTY MAKIN ER MCKENNA I
WHEN I PATERSON PATERSON, I
TINK. THINK I. THAT BILL IS OUT
, WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY
MEMBER. AND LAST, BUT DEFINITELY
NOT LEAST, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HANEY UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15
. MAYBE 11 36.
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS. I'M HERE TODAY TO
PRESENT A B 11 36, THE MIXED
MARTIAL ARTS PENSION BILL. MAYBE
11 36 WILL ENSURE THAT LICENSED
PROFESSIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
FIGHTERS HAVE ACCESS TO A
PENSION FUND. THE PENSION FUND
WILL BE FINANCED THROUGH TICKET
SALES, THE SALE OF SPORTS
PARAPHERNALIA AND SOUVENIRS.
THIS WOULD EXPAND ON CURRENT
EXISTING LAW THAT HAS ENABLED
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL BOXERS TO
HAVE ACCESS TO A PENSION FUND.
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MMA
FIGHTERS CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A
PENSION FUND. THE BOXERS DO THIS
LEADS M M A FIGHTERS VULNERABLE
TO FINANCIAL INSECURITY,
ESPECIALLY AS HOSPITAL BILLS FOR
THE INJURIES CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THEM. POST RETIREMENT. AS
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, THEY
UNDERTAKE IMMENSE PHYSICAL AND
PSYCHO PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAINING
AND ENDURE INJURIES AND RISKS IF
THEY HAVE NO GUARANTEED PENSION
PLAN FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO
THIS PHYSICALLY TAXING COMBAT
SPORT. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT
CALIFORNIA IS THE STATE WITH THE
MOST FIGHTS AND THE MOST
FIGHTERS FOR M M. A B 11 36
WOULD MAKE EMMA FIGHTERS AT 50
YEARS OLD, ELIGIBLE TO
AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A PENSION
. THIS PENSION FUND WOULD BE
FINANCED THROUGH THE TICKET
SALES, SPORTS PARAPHERNALIA,
PARAPHERNALIA AND SOUVENIRS AT
NO COST TO THE STATE.
SPECIFICALLY FOR EVERY TICKET
SOLD, $1 WOULD GO TOWARDS THE MM
, A FIGHTER'S PENSION FUND, M.
M, A FIGHTERS WOULD BECOME
VESTED BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FIGHTS,
WHICH IS AROUND 39 SCHEDULED
ROUNDS AT COMMISSION REGULATED
TO EVENTS IN THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS. WE'VE RECEIVED A DOZEN
SUPPORT LEVEL LETTERS FROM
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AND BOXING
COMMUNITY AND WE WILL SUBMIT
THOSE LETTERS TO THE COMMITTEE
CLERK BUT WANTED TO UPDATE THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WE ARE IN
RECEIPT OF THOSE LETTERS. ALSO
IN REGARDS TO AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU TO THE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION OF THIS
BILL, AND I AGREE AND ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU'VE PROPOSED
. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF BASIC
FAIRNESS. THESE ARE FIGHTERS WHO
PUT THEIR BODIES ON THE LINE FOR
ENTERTAINMENT FOR A SPORT. UH
AND THEY DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO
RETIRE WITH DIGNITY AND HAVE
SUPPORT WHEN THEY FINISH THEIR
CAREERS. I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT
HAVE TWO WITNESSES HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THE FIRST
IS COMMISSIONER DEMARS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION, AND THE SECOND IS
UFC MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION
URIAH FABER. SO I WILL. UM AH.
AND WE ALSO HAVE THE BILL
SPONSORS. ANDY FOSTER, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND KEN
SWINSON, THE COUNSEL FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER
FIRST TO COMMISSIONER DUMARS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK JUST A
LITTLE BACKGROUND. I WAS THE
FIRST AMERICAN TO WIN THE WORLD
JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS. I WAS
PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA JUDO
INCORPORATED, PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES JUDO ASSOCIATION
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR
THE UNITED STATES SHOULD A
FEDERATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
JUDO BLACK BELT ASSOCIATION. SO
IN THAT I'VE KNOWN A LOT OF
THESE FIGHTERS SINCE THEY CAME
UP TO MY HIP. AND MANY OF THEM
WENT INTO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. IN
ADDITION, I HAVE AN N B, A AND A
PHD IN APPLIED STATISTICS AND
PSYCHO METRICS AND FOUND IN
MULTIPLE COMPANIES. SO I'M NOT
JUST SOME DUMB JACK. AND GIVEN
THAT I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON
THIS PENSION FUND, FIRST OF ALL
THE ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL
RESERVE CONSUMERS SERVED FINANCE
SURVEY THE AVERAGE PERSON UNDER
35 IS SAVED UP $13,000. FOR 40%
OF THE POPULATION. LOWER END OF
THE INCOME DISTRIBUTION. THEY'RE
NOT IN ANY RETIREMENT PLAN
WHATSOEVER, AND I WAS TALKING TO
MY DAUGHTER RHONDA ABOUT THIS,
AND SHE SAID, MOM, YOU KNOW WHEN
PEOPLE ARE FIGHTERS, AND THEY'RE
YOUNG, THEY'RE NOT THINKING
ABOUT A FAIR INVESTING IN APPLE
. OR IF TX THEY'RE THINKING
ABOUT ARE THEY PAYING THE RENT
PAYING A CAR PAYMENT? SO THE
AVERAGE PAYOUT OF ABOUT 19
$20,000 THAT GOES TO A BOXER? IS
WAY MORE THAN PEOPLE WOULD HAVE
SAVED UP MOST AND THE REASON I
SAID ATHLETES AND PEOPLE UNDER
35 HAVE SAVED AN AVERAGE OF
13,000 IS M M A IS NOT A LONG
TERM PROFESSION TO BE THE OLDEST
UFC CHAMPION EVER IN THE TOP 10,
YOU ONLY NEED TO BE 37. TO BE
ONE OF THE TOP 10 OLDEST
FIGHTERS IN THE UFC EVER. YOU
ONLY NEED TO BE 43 PEOPLE LIKE
MANNA GUM BERRY AND CAR PRESION
WHO STARTED WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG
. THEY'RE RETIRING EVEN YOUNGER.
AND IT'S NOT. JUST THAT PEOPLE
WANT TO WIN. SOMETIMES IT'S WHAT
THEY NEED TO DO. I TALKED TO A
YOUNG MAN WHO WAS 19 WHO WAS
GOING PRO AND, HE SAID, AND
MARIA MY DAD LOST HIS JOB. MY
MOM'S NEVER WORKED OUTSIDE THE
HOME AND MY SISTER'S LITTLE KID.
I NEED TO BE A MAN SUPPORT MY
FAMILY. SO WHETHER YOU AGREE OR
NOT, THESE ARE DECISIONS PEOPLE
ARE MAKING. AND ONE OF THE
ARGUMENTS I HEARD AGAINST THE
BILL IS DO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO DO A DANGEROUS SPORT?
NOW THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF
STUDIES THAT ASKED ATHLETES IF
YOU COULD TAKE A LEGAL DRUG. AND
IN FIVE YEARS YOU DIE, BUT
EVERYTHING YOU DID, YOU'D WIN.
WOULD YOU DO IT? AND ANYWHERE
FROM 6 TO 50% SAY YES. AND
THERE'S BEEN SOME CRITIQUES OF
THAT WAGON. TELL YOU I WAS AT
THE OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER. I
WAS ONE OF THOSE ATHLETES IN
THAT 50% AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A
COLUMN FOR YES, IN A HEARTBEAT,
I WOULD HAVE CHECKED IT. NOW WE
COULD ARGUE THAT I WAS AN IDIOT
20, WHICH I COULD NOT DISPUTE,
BUT THE POINT IS HAVING A
PENSION FUND AT 50 IS NOT CAN BE
THE DECIDING FACTOR IN WHETHER
SOMEBODY DOES A DANGEROUS SPORT
OR NOT, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A
DECIDING FACTOR IN WHETHER OR
NOT THEY CAN PAY THEIR MEDICAL
EXPENSES AT 50 OR 60 THAT ARE
GOING TO BE EXASPERATED. I MEAN
, I'VE HAD THIS THUMB REPLACED
ABOUT ANY REPLACED. I'VE HAD. I
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES MY
KNEE HAS BEEN DRAINED MOST
RECENTLY LAST WEEK, AND THAT
MONEY WOULD HAVE COVERED ALL
THOSE COPAYS SINCE I WAS 50. SO
WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS
COVERING THE COST THAT PEOPLE
INCUR FROM THE TICKET SALES THAT
COME LITERALLY. ON THOSE
ATHLETES BACKS AND YOU MAY NOT
THINK THAT PEOPLE OUGHT TO BE
DOING IN MAY MAYBE SOME PEOPLE
DON'T BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? ONE
THING WE BELIEVE IN CALIFORNIA.
IS THAT THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT YOU
WANT WITH YOUR BODY AS LONG AS
IT DOESN'T HURT SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND SO WE MAY AS WELL TAKE THAT
MONEY. WE'RE MAKING OFF THOSE
KIDS BODIES AND PUT IT AWAY FROM
SO WHEN THEY'RE OLDER AND OUT,
BROKEN UP. MAYBE THEY CAN AFFORD
EXPENSIVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. HELLO
THANKS FOR HAVING ME. UM SHE
FORGOT TO MENTION RHONDA
ROUSEY'S HER DAUGHTER. HIS ONE
OF THE PIONEERS FOR THE SPORT
AND WORLD CHAMP IN PRETTY FAMOUS
AND. AND SMART ON HER OWN ACCORD
. SO UH, A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE IN
THAT SIDE I LOOKING AT THIS, IT
SAYS THE AVERAGE CAREER FOR AN
ATHLETE IS 10 YEARS AND ON
AVERAGE 20 FIGHTS BEFORE
RETIRING, WHICH IS A LOT OF
COMBAT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU PACK
IN ALL THE YEARS OF HARD WORK. I
WAS A MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST.
STARTING AT THE AGE OF 23.
BEFORE THAT, I WAS WRESTLING AT
UC DAVIS, WHERE I GRADUATED
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. AND MY MOM
WASN'T SUPER PUMPED WHEN I
DECIDED TO GET IN AND START
FIGHTING AS A CAREER, BUT I WAS
FOLLOWING MY PASSION. I WAS AN
ADULT, AND I WAS GOING TO DO
WHAT I WANTED. AND UM, IT WAS
ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA AT THAT
TIME. AS YOU MAY KNOW, 2003 WAS
ILLEGAL, SO I WAS FIGHTING AN
INDIAN RESERVATIONS. UM, BECAUSE
IT WAS FUN. AND I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE GOOD AT AND I BELIEVE
IN THIS SPORT, AND, UH, WHAT
HAPPENED WAS WE HAD SOME GREAT
PEOPLE THAT GOT BEHIND THE SPORT
, NAMELY THE FERTITTA BROTHERS
AND DANA WHITE THAT DECIDED TO
MAKE THIS MORE REGULATED AND
SAFER AND IN THE LONG LINES OF
BOXING, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED
. I CAME IN IN THE ROGUE YEARS
OF THE SPORT BECAUSE I LOVED IT
AS A COLLEGE EDUCATED GUY, AND
JUST NOT THINKING ABOUT ANYTHING
. I DIDN'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE
I WAS WORKING AT, UM, INC DOWN
DOWNTOWN AND I WAS COACHING
WRESTLING AT UC DAVIS. AND I
STARTED LITTLE BUSINESSES THAT
TO FUND MY CAREER AND LUCKILY
WAS ABLE TO BE INTELLIGENT
ENOUGH. TO FUND MY OWN PASSION,
WHICH TURNED INTO A REAL JOB.
SOME YEARS LATER, WHEN THE
FERTITTA BROTHERS DECIDED TO PUT
SOME REAL REGULATION BEHIND THIS
THING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS AND TURNED INTO WHAT IT
IS TODAY. WHAT YOU MAY SEE TODAY
, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF
HAVING A PENSION IS AMAZING AT
AT 50. WE'RE YOU KNOW PEOPLE
THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW? BEEN
CONTRIBUTORS TO THEIR COMMUNITY
. YOU KNOW, I'VE I'VE FEEL THE
ARENAS HERE. MULTIPLE TIMES
FIGHTING, UH, THE OLD ARENA AT
THE NEW ARENA, BUT A LOT OF
DOLLARS IN THE IN THE IN THE
COMMUNITIES POCKET AND SO THAT I
THINK NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED.
WE'VE GOT GREAT LEADERSHIP AT
THE COMMISSION THAT UNDERSTANDS
WHO SHOULD BE GETTING THIS AND
WHO SHOULD NOT. WE'VE HAD A LONG
TALK ABOUT THAT ABOUT WHO WOULD
BE ELIGIBLE AND WHO IS DESERVING
. AND SO I'VE GOT FAITH IN THE
FACT THAT THE MONEY WILL GO IN
THE RIGHT PLACE. SO, UM AND
BOXING. BOXING IS A SPORT THAT
UM. SHOULD REALLY HAVE THESE
PENSIONS. I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY THE BOXER'S CAREER
THAT STARTS AS A YOUNG YOUNG KID
, THAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO, UH
YOU KNOW UNTIL THE RETIREMENT
THEY'RE SACRIFICING THEIR BODY
FOR THEIR PASSION FOR THEIR BUT
ALSO FOR ENTERTAINMENT FOR AND
I'M SURE SOME SOME FOLKS HERE IN
FRONT OF ME HAVE WATCHED BOXING
FIGHT AND ENJOYED IT AND MAYBE
PAINTED PAID FOR A TICKET ONCE
OR TWICE OR BOTTOM, SOME
PARAPHERNALIA OR WHATEVER. UM SO
I REALIZED I INTERRUPT YOU AT MY
OWN PERIL. UH, BUT BUT IF YOU
CAN WRAP UP, THAT WOULD BE THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. SO UH, GET THE
FOOT IN THE DOOR, AND I'D LIKE
SOME MORE CREATIVE WAYS TO UH,
TO GET THAT FUN ROBUST SO THAT
GUYS CAN GET MORE. I'M AN
ENTREPRENEUR AS WELL. AND I'VE
TALKED TO ANDY. I'D LOVE TO BE
SOMEBODY THAT CAN HELP
CONTRIBUTE WITH IDEAS ON TOP OF
SUPPORTING THE BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
SEEING NONE ANYBODY WANT TO ADD
ON IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL NAME
ORGANIZATION YOU'RE WITH IF ANY
AND POSITION ON THE BILL MY NAME
IS ANDRE FEELY. I'VE BEEN A
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER SINCE 2019
. IT'S BEEN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I'M
FROM SACRAMENTO. I LOVE THE CITY
AND I THINK THAT IT'S A REAL HUB
FOR FIGHTERS AND THEY'D REALLY
BENEFIT FROM THIS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE. DID WE
HAVE THAT WE HAVE A MOTION IN A
SECOND. MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND SOME
OF THEM WERE CHEN. UM, THANK
YOU, MR. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG FAN OF THE
MAYOR, AND I THINK THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS BENEFITED FROM UM
, THE MIXED MARTIAL ART
PHENOMENON THAT IS REALLY THE
MOST POPULAR SPORT IN THE WORLD.
RIGHT NOW. I CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR OF
BRINGING THIS, UH TO OUR
ATTENTION AND LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS
. UM AND SO I WILL BE HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. UM I KNOW
THAT THERE'S SOME CONTENTION IN
TERMS OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE BOXERS RECEIVING A PENSION
RIGHT NOW IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS M M A
FIGHTERS. LET ME JUST SAY THAT
THERE WERE THERE WAS A TIME
WHERE THE BEST FIGHTER IN THE
WORLD WAS TO HAVE WEIGHT
CHAMPION BOXING. THAT HAS
SHIFTED OBVIOUSLY IN THE
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA, AND THEN
FIGHTERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH IS,
YOU KNOW, QUITE FRANKLY, SECOND
TO NONE. UM SO WITH THAT SAID,
THOUGH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION OR
THE AUTHOR AS WELL AS THE BOOKS
ARE SPONSORING IT THAT DEPENDS
IN FUND RIGHT NOW FOR EMMA
FIGHTERS IS BEING SPONSORED
PROPOSED BY SALES, SO THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND
BOXERS IF YOU COULD KIND OF
ELABORATE ON THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN BOXERS PENSION FUND
RIGHT NOW AND MAY FIGHTERS IN
THIS PROPOSALS PENSION FUND. HOW
IS THAT DIFFERENT? SO I CAN ALSO
ASK THE ATHLETIC COMMISSION WHO
MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS. I
BELIEVE THAT THE PENSION FUND
FOR BOXERS IS ALSO FUNDED
THROUGH THE THROUGH TICKET SALES
. THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW OTHER
TYPES OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES,
INCLUDING PARAPHERNALIA, UH
OTHER WAYS THAT FUNDS THAT COME
THROUGH. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE
EVENTS THAT ARE REGULATED AND
OVERSEEN BY THE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION. SO WE HAVE THAT
AUTHORITY AND WE WOULD THEN BE
EXTENDING THE AUTHORITY. FOR
THEM TO HAVE THESE FEES TO GO
INTO THE PENSION FUND TO M M A
FIGHTS JUST JUST A QUICK JUST TO
ADD SOMETHING IN THERE. MIXED
MARTIAL ARTS IS A LOT DIFFERENT
STRUCTURE THAN BOXING. AS FAR AS
THE BUSINESS GOES BOXING,
THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED THE ALI
ACT THAT THAT SUPPORTS OPEN BID
ON ON BOUTS AND UFC AND MIXED
MARTIAL ARTS IS NOT THE SAME IN
THAT FACT AND THAT FACTOR SO
IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL
WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUSINESS OF
THE SPORT. UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT
THE THEIR FUNDING IS FOR BOXING
, BUT WE HAVE TO GET CREATIVE TO
BRIDGE THAT GAP. THERE'S NO
UNIONS FOR US. THERE'S UM
THERE'S NOTHING REALLY SO IT'S
KIND OF THE KINDNESS OF THE
PROMOTERS HEARTS IF THEY WANT TO
THROW A BONE HERE AND THERE, BUT
NOTHING'S SET IN STONE, SO MR
CHEN. UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING
US, UH, THE BOXING PENSION FUNDS
FUNDED THROUGH TICKETS. IT'S 88
CENTS PER TICKET. WE'RE IN THE
PROCESS OF RUNNING A REGULATION
TO INCREASE THAT UP. UH AND SO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY POINTED
OUT THE IDEA FOR THIS ONE'S A
DOLLAR A DOLLAR A TICKET. AND
CERTAINLY WE WOULD IN THE FUTURE
BE ABLE TO LOOK AT OTHER WAYS
TO, UH, CREATE MORE FUNDING
SOURCES FOR IT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE
WANT TO CREATE IT, AND CERTAINLY
WE HAVE THIS INITIAL WAY TO SEE
THE FUN. THANK YOU, MR CHEN. I
SHOULD NOTE THAT MR CHEN HIMSELF
HAS SOME SOME ATHLETIC ATHLETIC
ACCOLADES IN HIS IN HIS IN THE
BLACK EYE RIGHT NOW. OKAY THAT
WASN'T THAT WAS WE HAD WE HAD A
VERY DIFFICULT CONVERSATION
BEFORE I COULD DO I KNOW WHICH
ONE NOT TO MESS WITH IN HERE.
YOU THAT WASN'T FROM FIGHTING
THAT WAS FROM OPPOSING THE CHAIR
, WHICH WILL NEVER, EVER DO
GOOD. GOOD FOR FLORA. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR HANEY
. FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF IT TODAY. I AM
CURIOUS, THOUGH, IS THERE IS IT
RETROACTIVE FOR SOME OF THE
FIGHTERS THAT HAVE RETIRED IN
THE PAST? IT DOES RETROACTIVELY
HELPED THEM OUT AS WELL. UH IT
IS NOT RETROACTIVE CURRENTLY
BECAUSE THERE'S NO FUNDS IN IT,
SO WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO START TO
COLLECT FUNDS FROM TICKETED
EVENT, SO IT'S SO IT'S MOVING
FORWARD. I WILL SAY THAT, UH, I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ULTIMATELY
FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT FIGHTERS
RETROACTIVELY AND CURRENT AS
WELL AS FIGHTERS WHO ARE
FIGHTING NOW, BUT SINCE WE DON'T
HAVE ANY FUNDS IN IT, WE HAVE TO
BEGIN TO COLLECT US BEFORE WE
CAN PROVIDE FOR THESE FIGHTERS.
NO. AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I
WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU AS WE
MOVE FORWARD. I MEAN, WE HAVE A
LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
PENSIONS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, RIGHT AND SO,
SETTING UP A NEW ONE, WHICH I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF, AND I THINK
YOU'RE GOING ABOUT THE RIGHT
WAY. BUT JUST MAKE SURE THERE'S
ENOUGH MONEY IN THERE TO DO IT
RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, AND I
WILL. I WANT TO COMMEND THAT THE
ATHLETIC COMMISSION THEY TAKE
THIS INCREDIBLY SERIOUSLY. THEY
HAD A TASK FORCE THAT CAME
FORWARD WITH THIS BILL IDEA, AND
THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH IT CLOSELY AS WELL AS I
THINK WE'RE GOING TO ULTIMATELY
HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BOXERS
PENSION FUND AND MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S FULLY FUNDED AND IT HAS THE
SUPPORT FOR THOSE FOLKS AS WELL.
I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD. SOME REMEMBER DIXON.
YES HI. UM, I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT
THIS. SITUATION UNTIL I LOOKED
AT THIS BILL. I'VE QUESTION
THOUGH. THE AVERAGE PENSION AS
YOU MENTIONED, I MEAN, IT'S
$30,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I WOULDN'T CALL IT A PENSION.
BUT THE INVESTMENT IN WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO CALL IT, I THINK HAS
IS A WORTHY INTENT. WHAT I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE YOU CONSIDER? I
DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN
AMENDMENT NECESSARILY. BUT THERE
ARE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SAVE
FOR THEIR FUTURE LIFE EXPENSES
WHEN THEY'RE NO LONGER
PERFORMING THAT PARTICULAR ROLE.
THERE ARE PRIVATE. 401 KS AND
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PENSION
SYSTEM WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN
ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR
RETIREMENT PLAN. I WOULD HOPE
THAT THE FEDERATION WOULD LOOK
TO HELP THESE, UH MEMBERS OF THE
FEDERATION TO PREPARE FOR THEIR
FUTURE WHEN THEY WILL HAVE
BODILY INJURY ISSUES. AND I
DON'T THINK $30,000. IS IT GOING
TO ADEQUATELY COVER THAT? BUT
THEY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED AS ALL
BUSINESSES ARE HAVE EMPLOYEE
PROGRAMS THAT THEY SELL FUND, SO
I THINK IT CONTRIBUTORY FUND BY
TICKET SALES BY THE CONSUMERS OR
THE SHE COULD HOLDERS. THAT'S A
GREAT CREATIVE IDEA, BUT I THINK
INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGED. AND THE PLANS FROM
THE ORGANIZATION CREATED THAT'S
A BUSINESS OWNERS JOB. TO HELP
THEMSELVES FUND THEIR
RETIREMENT. THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. I AGREE.
UM YOU KNOW, I RUN A TEAM HERE
IN SACRAMENTO AND WE HAVE
FIGHTERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
AND MANAGEMENT AND EVERYTHING
ENCOMPASSES IT. AND WE DO
ENCOURAGE. I HAD GREAT
LEADERSHIP THAT CAN YOU KNOW
CONVINCED ME TO DO THAT FROM THE
AGE OF 27. SO WE'RE TRYING TO
EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION?
ABSOLUTELY. GREAT INSIGHT.
MEMBER, LOWENTHAL. FIRST OF ALL,
I JUST WANT TO SAY I'LL
SUPPORTIVE. I AM OF THIS. I DO
HAVE SOME OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
FOR ALL OF YOU, UM HAS THERE
BEEN AN EFFORT TO UNIONIZE IN
THE PAST? IS THERE A CURRENT
EFFORT? TO UNIONIZE. AND THE
THIRD PART WOULD BE IF THERE IS
AN EFFORT TO UNIONIZE. ASSUMING
THAT THIS DOES PASS AND BECOME
LAW. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN UNDER
THAT? IN THAT CASE. UM THERE HAS
BEEN AN EFFORT TO UNIONIZE. I'VE
BEEN IT'S BASICALLY JUST A
THREAT ON ON A, UM AND ON A
FORUM. AND THAT'S IT, REALLY?
AND IT. YOU KNOW THE POWERS THAT
WOULDN'T LIKE TO NOT HAVE YOU?
HAVE A UNION HAVE A LOT MORE
MONEY IN AN EQUAL PASSION. UM
AND SO I THINK MORE. MORE LIKELY
AND MORE, UH MOVING IT TOWARDS
SOMETHING LIKE BOXING, WHERE THE
ALI ACOS IN FAVOR WOULD BE A
BETTER THING THAN A UNION.
ALMOST BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY UP
. IT'S REALLY STRONG UPHILL
BATTLE AND FIGHTERS CAN'T REALLY
FIGHT FOR THAT UNTIL THEY'RE
DONE AND OUT. BUT THERE HAVE
BEEN QUITE A FEW EFFORTS THAT
HAVE BEEN SNUFFED IN THE PAST,
AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE YOU
KNOW? IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT
ANIMAL. UM BUT THE ALL THE ACT
WOULD HELP OUT A LOT. AND I ALSO
WOULD SAY THAT THERE ARE OTHER
SPORTS WHERE THERE ARE UNIONS
AND THEY ARE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE
FOR THOSE THOSE PENSIONS AND
THEIR CONTRACTS. AND SO I DO
HOPE THAT ULTIMATELY, THAT WILL
BE SOMETHING THAT THESE FIGHTERS
HAVE. I WILL SAY THAT HAVING
THIS PENSION FUND UNDER THE
ATHLETIC COMMISSION ALLOWS FOR
ANOTHER AVENUE FOR INVESTMENT
INTO THEIR FUTURE RETIREMENT SO
YOU COULD SEE A UNION
REPRESENTING FIGHTERS WHO SAY IF
THEY IF THEY FIGHT A CERTAIN
AMOUNT IN CALIFORNIA THAT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
AMOUNT IS INVESTED INTO THE
PENSION FUND. SO THE TWO THINGS
I DON'T THINK ARE IN CONFLICT
ACTUALLY CAN RUN PARALLEL. IF
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS.
THANK YOU. MR LOEWEN'S OFFER.
HAVING A LITTLE CONTROVERSY INTO
A KUMBAYA CONVERSATION, MR
PATTERSON. THANK YOU. UM JUST
QUESTION WHAT? UH, STOPS. I
MEAN, I LOOK, I HAVEN'T
OBVIOUSLY I'M FIVE FT SEVEN AND
, YOU KNOW, NOT EXACTLY STRONG.
SO YOU KNOW, UFC FIGHTING HASN'T
BEEN MY 5 5.5. WELL 51 HAPPENING
, BUT I'M NOT GONNA FIGHT EITHER
OF YOU, UM YEAH, YEAH. TODAY I'M
ACTUALLY GONNA LEAVE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AFTER THE VOTE. UM WHAT
IS? UH WHY CAN'T YOU KNOW? JUST
TAKE IT. PRICES BE INCREASED THE
DOLLAR AND THEN PENSION FUND
CREATED. WHY DOES THE STATE HAVE
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? BASICALLY.
WELL WE MANAGED THE PENSION FUND
FOR BOXERS, SO WE INVEST IT AND
WE HAVE A SORT OF A AN ABILITY
TO DO THAT DIRECTLY, CERTAINLY
WOULD BE GREAT IF THE PROMOTERS
DID THIS THEMSELVES, BUT THEY
HAVEN'T DONE THAT. SO WE
REGULATE THESE FIGHTS. CURRENTLY
WE'RE THE ONES WHO ALLOW THEM TO
HAPPEN. AND SO WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO THESE
FIGHTERS. BOTH THEIR SAFETY WHEN
THEY'RE IN THE RING, AND THEN
WHEN THEY'RE DONE, SO,
ESSENTIALLY WHAT WHAT WHAT WE'RE
DOING IS WE'RE REQUIRING THAT
ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE
AMOUNT OF TICKETS AND WE'RE
TAKING THAT AND PUTTING THAT IN
THE PENSION. UH AND SO CERTAINLY
THE PROMOTERS COULD DO IT
THEMSELVES. BUT WE ARE THE
REGULATORS OF THESE FIGHTS, AND
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IT
DIRECTLY, AND WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE
THE FRAMEWORK TO DO THIS THAT
WE'RE DOING FOR BOXERS. ALRIGHT
THANKS. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.
NO MATTER HOW I VOTE, I HOPE I
WALK OUT SAFELY. WE'LL SEE. SO
MANY THOUGHTS. SO MANY THOUGHTS
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS COLLEAGUES. HONESTLY
HONESTLY, IT'S NOT A THREAT TO
ANYONE. PLEASE VOTE YOUR
CONSCIOUS EVERYBODY SAFE HERE.
YEAH, SECURITY WILL GET A BETTER
WAY. YOU DON'T GET IT, YOU KNOW
, UM UH, REMEMBER HANDY. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU SO
MUCH APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT
AND COMMENTS AND THE SUPPORT OF
THESE LEGENDS HERE. THIS IS THE
RIGHT THING TO DO, AND I'M GLAD
TO HEAR SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR IT.
AND IT'S ALSO I THINK THE
BEGINNING OF A LONGER
CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL THE FOLKS WHO PARTICIPATE IN
THESE SPORTS ARE ARE TAKEN CARE
OF IN THE RING. AND AFTERWARDS.
THANK YOU, UH, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HANDY. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORS ARE WORKING
WITH US ON THIS BILL, MARTIAL
ARTS MARTIAL ARTISTS AND BOXERS
. WE'RE GOING TO ESSENTIALLY THE
SAME INDUSTRY PARITY IN THEIR
RETIREMENT BENEFITS MAKE SENSE.
ACCEPTED CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE VOTE. WHERE HAVE YOU
JUST BECAUSE YOU SHOW OFF. WE
HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING. ALL RIGHT
. GOOD TO SEE YOU. MR GIBSON.
YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU. A B
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AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ARTS
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AS SOME OF THEM ARE. HANEY WAS
SO CONFIDENT IT WOULD BE OUT. HE
LEFT IMMEDIATELY. AH WE'LL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR ANY ABSENT
MEMBERS TO ADD ON, UM WITH THAT
. LET'S GO THROUGH THE ROLE, SO
THAT ABSENT HERB SO THAT
COLLEAGUES CAN ADD ON THE BILLS.
THEY WEREN'T HERE FOR WITH THE
INITIAL VOTE. UH UM. CONSENT. ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR COLONIES.
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GIBSON. AYE. AND THAT'S IT.
OKAY? AND THEN I NEED TO CALL
OUT WHICH ONE BEFORE 71. UH, IS
OUT. HOW MANY VOTES. WITH 14
VOTES. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
YEP, WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. UM
. YOU HAVE ONE MEMBER WHO ISN'T
HERE WHO I'M TEXTING WITH THE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S UP.
OKAY UH, AND WITH THAT THIS
HEARING IS CLOSED.