THANK YOU VERY BE WHO'S HERE ON
TIME I APOLOGIZE ABOUT BEING A
COUPLE MINUTES LATE- GOOD
AFTERNOON I'M GONNA DO SOME
HOUSEKEEPING- COMMENTS ED
NOTICING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM WILL WHO WILL PROCEED AS
A SUB COMMITTEE I JUST TO GET
THE BILL'S HEARD AND IN RESPECT
TO ALL THE SENATORS WILL BE
HERE. WITNESSES AND DOCUMENTS
NOW WITNESSES CAN TESTIFY IN
PERSON OR BY PHONE THE NUMBER TO
CALL IS 877-692-9857.
877-692-8957 IN THE ACCESS CODE
IS. EIGHTEEN FIFTY ELEVEN ZERO
ZERO RECEIVE- MORE TIME THE
NUMBER YOU CAN CALL IS EIGHT
SEVEN SEVEN. SIX NINE TWO EIGHT
NINE FIVE SEVEN AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS EIGHTEEN FIFTY ELEVEN
ZERO ZERO THIS NUMBER CAN ALSO
BE FOUND ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE AND IS CURRENTLY BEING
DISPLAYED ON YOUR SCREEN THOSE
HALL CALLING IN PLEASE MUTE
YOURSELF A WIRE IN THE QUEUED
ELIMINATED BACKGROUND NOISE FOR
EACH BILL HEARD TODAY THEY'LL BE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO WITNESSES
REPORT. TO WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION AND WILL PROVIDE- A
TWO MINUTES OF RECOMMENDED FROM
FOR EACH PERSON- DURING
TESTIMONY ALL GENTLY TELL YOU
THAT IT'S TWO MINUTES JUST TO
THAT I'M FAIR FOR EVERYONE
ASANAS A- PREFERENCES ON THIS.
AND BERNIE ADDITION WITNESSES
THAT ARE CALLING IN YOU'LL BE
PLAY IN THE QUEUE YOU'RE
OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC COMMENT
SUPPORT OPPOSITION WILL BE
ALTERNATED- WHAT IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO PROVIDE
COMMENT PRESS ONE ZERO THEN ON
MUTE YOURSELF IN ORDERED TO
SPEAK ONE MORE TIME. WHEN A
CHURCH- OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
COMMENTS PRESS ONE ZERO THEN AND
YOURSELF. PLEASE BE BRIEF I WILL
REMIND YOU LIMITING. YOUR
COMMENTS TO YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY.
WELL AGAIN WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM SO ALL PROCEED. AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. N. A COUPLE OF THE
COMMENTS MISS DAVIES IS ABSENT
TODAY. MISS WALDRON WILL BE
JOINING US FOR THIS- TODAY'S
HEARING ONLY. OTHER BE COUPLE
MEASURES ON CONSENT THE WILL BE
BROUGHT BRING BACK. ADDED MR
LEHRER IS HERE IF YOU'RE READY
TO GO WE ARE READY. FOR YOU. I
DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. GOOD
AFTERNOON OF MISTER CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBER SO I'M HERE TO
PERCENT. A SENATE BILL TWO SIXTY
NINE. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
ME ON THIS- THIS BILL WILL ALLOW
OUR CRAFT DISTILLED SPIRITS
MANUFACTURER LICENSE HOLDER. OF
THAT HAS- A WINERY OR BREWERY
BREWERY LOCATED ON THE SAME
PROPERTY TO USE CONSOLIDATED
VENUE FOR RETAIL SALES AND
TASTINGS I WILL ACCEPT THE
POLICY CONSIDERATION AS STATED
IN THE ANALYSIS IS A COMMITTEE
MANAGEMENT. UNDER EXISTING LAW
CRAFT DISTILLERS THAT ALSO HAVE
A WINERY OR BREWERY ON THEIR
PROPERTY MUST HAVE SEPARATE
RETAIL SALES VENUES AND TASTING
AREAS. ONE FOR THEIR DISTILLERY
AND ONE FOR THEIR WINERY OR
BREWERY THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN-
PAST THIS CURRENT LAW ON THE
ISSUE. AND THE CURRENT SITUATION
IS COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
IT OPENS HIM UP THE VIOLATIONS
OF THE ABC ACTOR FOR CUSTOMER
BUYS AN ALCOHOLIC DRINK OF FROM
THE RETAIL SALES AREA TAKES THAT
DRINK INTO A COMMON AREA. AND
IT'S INCONVENIENT FOR CUSTOMERS
THAT WANT TO PURCHASE ONE APPEAR
CRAFT DISTILLED SPIRITS AT THE
SAME LOCATION THIS SIMPLY
EXPANDS THE PRIVILEGE TO CRAFT
DISTILLERIES. THAT UP ALSO HAS
BEEN EXTENDED TO ONE RECENT
BURGLARIES THE BILL PASSED THE
SENATE TO THIRTY SIX TO ZERO
WITH NO NO VOTES IT'S HAD BART
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION I HERE TO
ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS IF HE
JUST WALKED IN THIS NEXT SONG
OFF OF THE- A CALIFORNIA. OR
HODES GUILD AND DEBRA TIME I
WOULD REQUEST IN ON. I THANK YOU
CENTER- THE OTHER ANY MEETING IN
SUPPORT NO MAIN WITNESSES JUST
SOMEONE FOR TECHNICAL AT ANY ME
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. NOT
SEEING ANY SO I'M GONNA KEEP
MOVING THIS ALONG. A PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL-
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
ONLY. A GOOD MORNING- TIM SMELLS
ARE GOOD AFTERNOON TIM
SCHMELZER- WITH ONE INSTITUTE IN
SUPPORT- ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR- CONSIDERING AN
OFFER IN THE AMENDMENTS ON
BRANDY. WE HAVE SEVERAL WINERIES
THAT ALSO- MANUFACTURE BRANDY
SO- HAPPY SEE THE BILL EXPANDED
IN THAT MATTER THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU ANY. PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION. ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
WITNESSES ON THE PHONE. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR IF ANYONE
WISHES TO SPEAK OR IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO PRESS ONE
AND ZERO. MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE
AT LEAST- ONE PERSON WHO
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK
JUST A MOMENT PLEASE.
AND WILL NOW GO TO LINE ONE
FORTY FIVE YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN
. GOOD AFTERNOON KAREN MEMBERS
MELISSA HI DO ON BEHALF OF THE
FAMILY WINEMAKERS A CALIFORNIA
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND I THINK WE HAVE ONE OTHER
ADDITIONAL PERSON HERE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH- CHAIR MEMBERS NEEDS
TO LIVE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ARTISANAL DISTILLERS
GUILD REPRESENTING OVER TWO
HUNDRED CRAFT DISTILLERS IN THE
STATE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
- YES- THANK YOU CENTER FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD WE
DID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS
WITH THE OF BREWERIES AND
WINERIES AND IT REALLY HELPED-
THE MORALE OF THE TWO BUSINESSES
TRYING TO RUN TOGETHER CO LOCATE
BASICALLY AND SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BRING THIS FORWARD. AND
I'M IN OF A BIRD BILL TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU DIGITAL
COMMENTS YES. THANK YOU TWO
CHAIRS WANT TO THANK THE CENTER
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. BEING
FROM LODI IT'S ALWAYS AWKWARD
YOU SEE WHEN YOU HAVE TO
SEPARATE THIS AYE MA AYE MAXI
JEALOUS THAT I DIDN'T WE DIDN'T
THINK ABOUT THIS AS AS ONE OF
OUR BILLS SO- GREAT BILL THANK
YOU SIR. THANK YOU ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. NOT SEEN
ANY- A MINIMUM BUT THE AUTHOR
CLOSE- I APPRECIATE- COMMENTS
FROM MEMBERS AND AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME I RESPECTFULLY
ASTRONOMICAL. THANK YOU CENTER.
AGAIN WE'LL TAKE IT UP WHEN WE
HAVE A QUORUM. AND MAYBE THE
SERGEANTS COULD CALL FOR AUTHORS
. I APOLOGIZE MISTER BRADFORD. I
APOLOGIZE- YOU YOU MAY PRESENT
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE- WHEN WE
HAVE A QUORUM WILL TAKE A BILL.
YEAH WE APOLOGIZE NUMBER PROBLEM
THANK YOU SECURE SB THREE NINETY
TWO IS JUST A STREET FOR A
MEASURE THAT THE STOP IS THE
TIED HOUSE EXEMPTION AS WE
REPORTED PRETTY MUCH EVERY ARENA
AND- STADIUM HERE IN CALIFORNIA
IT WILL BE FOR THE INTO IT
KNOWING THE NEW HOME FOR THE LOS
ANGELES CLIPPERS AT IS SCHEDULED
TO OPEN IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR.
AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS I SIMPLY ASK FOR A
VOTE AND WE HAVE MR BOB DON'T
CALL ME OUT TO ROADS HERE TO ADD
TESTIMONY THANK YOU SENATOR
THANK YOU BOB ZERO ON BEHALF OF
MURPHY'S BOWL LLC IN THE LARGE
AND LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS-
ASKING- FOR NAY VOTE TODAY THIS
BILL ACTUALLY TOUCHES THE
DISTRICTS OF THREE OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS- IT'S IN THE
HEART OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCINNES
DISTRICT- ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIPSON
LIVES IN THE ADJOINING DISTRICT
AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN. LIVES
IN AN ADJOINING DISTRICT AND HAS
SEVERAL MEMBERS WHO WILL BE
WORKING IN OUR CONSTITUENTS WILL
BE WORKING IN THE ARENA- AND WE
INTEND ON OPENING IN TWENTY
TWENTY FOUR WE'D LIKE TO BILL TO
TAKE EFFECT. IN JANUARY OF
TWENTY FOUR SO THAT WHEN WE
START DOING OUR WARM UP.
CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS IN THE
ARENA EVERYTHING'S GOING BY THE
TIME THAT WERE IN PLACE OF. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT WE
APPRECIATE MR JOHNSON'S.
ANALYSIS AND THANK YOU. THANK
YOU YOU GET A WAR FOR UNDER A
MINUTE. ANY MAIN WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. OUR. AND THEN THE
MORE- LET ME GO TO STOP FOR A
SECOND IF YOU IF YOU'RE OKAY
WITH THE CENTER JUST ESTABLISH
QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
SECTOR PLEASE CALL. ON THE
QUORUM SANTIAGO YOU'RE- LUCKY
YOU'RE AGUIAR-CURRY. BERMAN I
AM. THAT ABOUT THIS. DOLLY
GARCIA. GIPSON JONES SAWYER. LOW
MATHIS. RT. WE CAN- PATTERSON
QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS. THREE OF US.
RUBIO TALK. YEP WOULD ONE.
WALDRON WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE
HAVE A CORN THANK YOU NOW WE'RE
GONNA GO TO ANY OF PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT IN THE ROOM
. NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION
ONLY I'M NOT SEEING ANY SO ANY
BY ANY COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION IN
THE ROOM. MODERATOR THE PHONES.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. MISTER CHAIR KNOWN
AS SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK. THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. YES
MISTER BYNUM'S MCKENNA OR
HOWEVER YOU PREFER TO. PASSAGE
MISTER CHAIRMAN I WANT TO THANK
THE SENATOR DEFINITELY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IT'S AN
INCREDIBLE IDEAS WANNA MAKE SURE
DID DID WE CHECK IN WITH LA'S
PRIMARY BASKETBALL TEAM THE LOS
ANGELES LAKERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY WERE OKAY WITH THIS. THAT
THEY WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE OUT
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. EXACTLY
THEY WISH THEY WERE MOVING INTO
A TO A DOWN. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN
AND THANK YOU SENATOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD I WILL
DEFINITELY BE SUPPORTING THIS
BILL TODAY BUT I HAD A FEW
QUESTIONS WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE CLIPPERS ARENA THE
THOUGHT BY THE FORM IN THE
YOUTUBE THEATER AND CAN YOU GIVE
ME AN EXAMPLE IN SIGHT. ANY-
RELATED RESEARCH. I JUST HAD TO
MESS WITH THE WEBSITE NOT REALLY
A QUESTION. CONNECTION IN THE W.
WE NEED A QUICK ANSWERED RIGHT
THERE ALL IN THE CITY OF
INGLEWOOD OKAY AND THEY'RE ALL
WITHIN A HALF MILE OF EACH EACH
OTHER. AND THEY'RE ALL STATE OF
THE ART ARENAS NOT ONLY IN
CALIFORNIA BUT IN THE NATION AND
POSSIBLY THE REST OF THE WORLD
AND ONE IS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK
THAT'S HAD ITS- KIND OF
EXEMPTION FOR. MANY MANY YEARS.
AND THE THAT'S THE FORUM AND
THEN THE OTHER. THE SO FI AND
THE YOU TUBE ARENA- ARE SET
WITHIN THE TWO HUNDRED NINETY
SIX ACRES OF THE SPORTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. AND THE
ARENA FOR THE INTO IT DUMB FOR
THE CLIPPERS IS JUST OUTSIDE OF
IT ON PRAIRIE AVENUE AS YOU KNOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. AND WE WERE
ABLE TO SECURE THE TIED HOUSE
EXEMPTION FOR ALL TWO HUNDRED
AND NINETY SIX ACRES FOUR YEARS
AGO. NOT JUST FOR THE SO FAR
THANK YOU GUYS THANK YOU SENATOR
THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR ASKING
VETERANS. QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
SEEN THAT THAT MIGHT SATISFY
THE- MYSTIC MYSTIC CANNER WILL
MOVE ON. I'M ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS
. WE HAVE A FIRST WHERE A PERSON
MISTER BRIAN I THINK I HEARD
CORRECTLY AND- MISS QUIRK-SILVA
- YOU MAY CLOSE. R. S. STATE IS
TO REPORT IT- MEASURE THAT IT
STOPS THE TITLES EXEMPTION AS WE
EXPERIENCE ALL THROUGHOUT THE
OTHER ARENAS AND STADIUMS IN
YOUR CALIFORNIA RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A VOTE. AND THIS BILL ENJOYS
TO PASS. MENSAGEM PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. SB THREE NINETY TWO
BRADFORD THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SANTIAGO AYE SANTIAGO
AYE LACKEY. LACKEY I
AGUIAR-CURRY. AGUIAR-CURRY AYE
BERMAN. BRIAN RYAN ICE ADVANTIS.
DALI DALI I. AM C. M. GIPSON.
JONES SAWYER. LOW MATHIS.
MCCARTY MCCARTY AYE MCINERNEY.
MCINERNEY AYE PATTERSON.
PATTERSON HI QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA I'D ALMOST. LEAVE US
. THE VICE I'D RUBIO. TOM HI VIS
A GOOD ONE. YEP WHO DO I WALDRON
. THE BILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES
BELIEVABLE FOR ADD ONS AND NOW
S. B. TWO SIXTY NINE IS IN
SEARCH OF A FIRST IN THE SECOND
. MISS QUIRK-SILVA RIGHT I'M
SORRY THE SECRETARY WHO'S A FOR
THE SECOND. I APOLOGIZE I GOT
HER FIRST AND QUIRK-SILVA SECOND
. ARMENTA TO PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. AND THIS IS- DO PASSED
EXCEPT AMENDMENTS. SB TWO SIXTY
NINE LAYERED THE MOTION IS DO
YOU PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SANTIAGO HI SANTIAGO AYE LACKEY.
LACKEY I AGUIAR-CURRY
AGUIAR-CURRY AYE BERMAN. RYAN
BRIAN I CERVANTES. DALI DALI AYE
GARCIA. GIPSON JONES SAWYER. LOW
MATHIS MCCARTY MCCARTY AYE
MCCANN- MCCANN ARE AYE PATTERSON
PATTERSON I. QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA I'D ALMOST. THREE OF
US. THREE OF US I'D RUBIO. SAW I
WOULD WANT THE UPPER DRAW
WALDRON. AS MR VOTE TO LEAVE IT
OPEN A CONSENT CALENDARS ANSWER
TO THE FIRST AND SECOND. MISTER
YOU PUT US FIRST OF A SECOND.
THIS BY SECOND. MA'AM SECOND
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WE HAVE A FILE
ITEM NUMBER FIVE SB SEVEN SEVEN
ONE. THE MOTION FOR THAT MEASURE
IS DUE PASSED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED CONSENT. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AND FILE ITEM. EIGHT
EIGHT FOUR. YOU NEED TO MOTIONS
. THE MOTION IS TO PASS. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR SANTIAGO HI
SANTIAGO AYE LACKING AYE LACKEY
AYE AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY
AYE BERMAN. BRIAN HI BRIAN I
SAID ABOUT THIS. DOLLY ALI I
GIPSON. GARCIA JONES SAWYER. LOW
MATHIS MCCARTY. MCCARTY I AM
BEGINNER BEGINNER AYE PATTERSON
. QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I'D
ALMOST. RIVAS THE BEST AYE RUBIO
. TOM I BE A GOOD ONE YEP- DRIVE
. BECAUSE I COME TO PASS IS WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN NOW WE'RE MOVING
ON TO- S. B. FOR THIRTY- MISTER
DOT. IF YOU'RE READY.
YOU NEED TO TURN ON THE MIKE. WE
GOT IT- MISTER CHAIR LET ME
BEGIN BY THANKING YOU AND YOUR
STAFF FOR THE WORK ON THIS BILL
I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT THE FIFTEEN
AMENDMENTS LISTED IN THE
ANALYSIS. AMONG OTHER THINGS
THESE AMENDMENTS RESPOND TO
CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABILITY OF
CONSUMERS TO SCAN QR CODES BY
PROHIBITING ANY ADVERTISING THAT
ALLOWS THE CONSUMER TO DIRECTLY
PURCHASE ALCOHOL FROM THOSE ADS
THEY RESPOND TO CONCERNS ABOUT
BOOKENDING BY MAKING IT CLEAR
THAT ADVERTISEMENTS BY ALCOHOL
MANUFACTURERS SHOULD NOT BE
PLACED. BEFORE OR AFTER
ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE RETAIL
LICENSEE AND THEY RESPONDED
CONCERNS AT THE A. B. C. WILL
NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO
ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
BILL BY REQUIRING REPORTS BY
REQUIRE REPORTS TO THE ABC
MAKING CLEAR THAT ABC WILL HAVE
ACCESS TO ALL OF THESE CONTRACTS
. SB FOUR THIRTY PROVIDES A
LIMITED TIED HOUSE EXEMPTION
EXCEPTION SKEWS ME TO AN
ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS UNDER
COMMON OWNERSHIP WITH ALCOHOL
BEVERAGE RETAIL BUSINESS.
ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
IN IF A. B. C. THE COMPANY OWNS
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE HOLDS OF
ALCOHOL RETAIL LICENSE THEN ALL
OTHER SUBSIDIARIES ARE
PROHIBITED BY TIED ELSE LAWS
FROM SELLING ADVERTISING SPACE
TO AN OUTFIT- ALCOHOL
MANUFACTURE. THIS BROAD
PROHIBITION IS PARTICULARLY
PROBLEMATIC WHEN ONE OF THE
SUBSIDIARIES AS AN ENTERTAINMENT
BUSINESS THAT DERIVES REVENUE
FROM ADVERTISING. I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE OF COUPLE POINTS FIRST
ALCOHOL ADVERTISEMENTS IN MEDIA.
IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING NEW. MULTI
MEDIA COMPANIES WHO HAVE ALCOHOL
RETAIL LICENSE ARE CURRENTLY
DOING. ALCOHOL ADVERTISEMENTS
THROUGH SOME OF THEIR
SUBSIDIARIES. IN THIS CASE THIS
BILL IS ONLY NEEDED BECAUSE
AMAZON HAPPENS TO OWN AN ALCOHOL
RETAIL LICENSE. THIS SIMPLE FACT
PROHIBITS THEM OR ANY OTHER OF
THEIR OTHER SUBSIDIARIES FROM
ACCEPTING ANYTHING OF VALUE FROM
ALBUM ALCOHOL MANUFACTURERS.
WITHOUT THAT RETAIL LICENSE NO
SUCH RESTRICTIONS WOULD EXIST
THAT'S NO NEED FOR THIS BILL. NO
I KNOW THE OPPOSITION IS GOING
TO SAY IT WAS AMAZON'S CHOICE TO
OBTAIN AN ALCOHOL RETAIL LICENSE
AND THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD NOT
BE THE SOLUTION TO THEIR
PROBLEMS. TO THAT ALL SAY THIS.
HOW MANY TIMES IS THIS COMMITTEE
VOTED ON ALCOHOL BILLS FOR
SPECIFIC GROUPS. SOME OF WHICH
ARE AND HIT OUR IN HYPOCRITICAL
OPPOSITION TODAY IN ORDER TO
RESOLVE AN ISSUE WITH THE TIED
HOUSE OR AN ISSUE WITH THE A. B.
C. ACT. SEAL'S POINTS OUT THE
NUMBER IS QUITE LARGE. THEY ARE
CURRENTLY COUNTLESS TIED HOUSE
EXCEPT EXCEPTIONS FOR VARIOUS
ARENAS STADIUMS THEATERS
SPEEDWAYS THEY'RE EVEN
EXCEPTIONS FOR THE BRASS. BASS
BREWERY WHICH IN NINETEEN THE
IDEATE ACQUIRED THE HOLIDAY INN
HOTEL CHAIN. JUST TODAY YOU'RE
COMMITTEE. HEARD TIED HOUSE
ADVERTISEMENT EXCEPTION FOR THE
UPCOMING CLIPPER ARENA OR
SOMETIME TODAY YOU WILL THE
POINT IS MEMBERS THE TIED HOUSE
ADVERTISEMENT EXCEPTIONS ARE
EXTREMELY COMMON. SECOND I KNOW
THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS OF THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL ARE
SOMEHOW UNENFORCEABLE. IN THAT
ABC IS NOT GOING TO FORCE ANY OF
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL.
WITH THE AMENDMENTS TAKEN HERE
TODAY THIS BILL NOW INCLUDES A
NUMBER OF PROVISIONS AIMED AT
MAKING SURE A. B. C. AS ALL THE
INFORMATION THEY NEED SHOULD
PROBLEMS ARISE IN FACT. WITH THE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN TODAY SB FOUR
THIRTY NOW INCLUDES COUNTLESS
PROTECTIONS AND SAFEGUARDS NOT
SEEN IN ANY OTHER TIED HOUSE
ADVERTISING BILL IN THE HISTORY
OF THIS LEGISLATURE. WITH THAT
SAID THE ARGUE THAT ABC WON'T
ENFORCE OUR LAWS IS QUITE
FRANKLY. IRRESPONSIBLE IN AN
ARGUMENT THAT YOU CAN MAKE WITH
JUST ABOUT EVERY ALCOHOL BILL
BECAUSE THROUGH OUR RESPECTIVE
COMMUNITIES. AFTER ALL ABC IS
NOT ON THE PREMISES. SINGLE
PROVISION OF THE ABC ACT. IS
BEING FOLLOWED. IF THAT IS
SUDDENLY THE CRITERIA FOR
ALCOHOL BILLS THERE ARE MEMBERS
CAN JOB WEEK COME VERY VERY EASY
THIS VOTE NO ON EVERY SINGLE
BILL THE OTHER COME THROUGH TO
BE CLEAR. MY STAFF HAS BEEN IN
CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT ON THIS BILL THE
DEPARTMENT IS MADE IT CLEAR THEY
WILL ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS BILL JUST LIKE THE ENFORCE
ANY OTHER. TIED HOUSE
ADVERTISING EXCEPTION AND THE
REST OF THE ABC ACT. FINALLY
THIS BILL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
PAY TO PLAY. OR IN ANY WAY
ALLOWS. FOR SUCH A SYSTEM. THE
BILL MAKES IT CLEAR THAT ANY
COERCION IS NOT ONLY A VIOLATION
THE ABC ACT BUT A MISDEMEANOR. I
THINK THIS BILL AS A FAIR
COMPROMISE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE
ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED WHILE ALSO
MAINTAINING A CLEAR SEPARATION
BETWEEN ALCOHOL RETAIL LICENSEE
AND THE STREAMING MEDIA COMPANY.
AGAIN SHERMAN THANK YOU AND YOUR
STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK
I KNOW THIS IS A TOUGH ISSUE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE.
WITH ME TODAY IS ANTHONY
WILLIAMS ON BEHALF OF AMAZON AND
CHRISTMAS KELLY ON BEHALF OF
HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND WE'RE GONNA BE REMINDING
EVERYBODY THAT THE RECOMMENDED
TWO MINUTES. YOU MAY BEGIN ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN
OF THE COMMITTEE- I'M ANTHONY
WILLIAMS WITH AMAZON AND- WE'RE
HERE IN SUPPORT OF S. B. FOUR
THIRTY ON BEHALF OF OUR
ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES. WHICH
INCLUDE AMAZON STUDIOS PRIME
VIDEO AND MGM AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW THESE ARE HOME BASED
CALIFORNIA HOME BASED
BUSINESSES- AND WE'RE PROUD OF
INVESTED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE
STATE. THE CENTER DODD STATED SB
FOUR THIRTY IS A LIMITED HI
HOUSE EXEMPTION EXCEPTION THAT
WILL ALLOW ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
MANUFACTURERS TO ADVERTISE. WITH
OUR ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES IN
A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH
VIRTUALLY EVERY OTHER
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. AS HE
ALSO POINTED OUT- I'LL CALL
COMMERCE HAVE BEEN APPEARING ON
TELEVISION FOR DECADES AND
PRODUCT PLACEMENTS IN MOVIES- IN
SPONSORSHIPS RELATED TO THOSE
PRODUCT PLACEMENTS. HAVE BEEN
OCCURRING FOR DECADES THIS IS
NOT NEW. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS
IN A SITUATION LIKE OURS WHERE
OUR ENTERTAINMENT AND
ADVERTISING BUSINESSES SHARE A
COMMON PARENT COMPANY I WITH AN
ALCOHOL RETAILER. NOW GIVEN THIS
COMMON PARENT COMPANY CONNECTION
THE BILL AND THE AMENDMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN AGREED TO BY THE
AUTHORED. OUT TODAY THEY'RE LAID
OUT- THE FIFTEEN AMENDMENTS LAID
OUT IN THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. A
REQUIRE INCLUDE STRONG
SAFEGUARDS AND FIREWALLS. THE
MEMBERS ALSO ADD SIGNIFICANT
PENALTIES. THE CONDUCT. THAT YOU
KNOW TO PROTECT RATHER AGAINST
ANY IMPROPER CONDUCT AS IT
RELATES TO RETAIL SALE AND
ADVERTISING OF ALCOHOL SO I WANT
TO MAKE. VERY CLEAR THIS IS ONLY
ABOUT ALLOWING ADVERTISING
THROUGH OUR CALIFORNIA BASED
COMPANIES. THIS IS NOT A THIS IS
NOT A REFLECTION OF US TRYING TO
OVERTURN TIED HOUSE LAWS OR
LEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS OR
ENTERED THE DISTRIBUTION TIER.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS BILL DOES
THERE IS NO CHANGE OR DIST
RUPTURE IN THE DISTRIBUTION
CHAIN THERE IS NO LOSS OF MARKET
SHARE OR SELL SPACE FOR
MANUFACTURERS. AND THERE WOULD
BE WOULD BE NO LOSS OF JOBS-
WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT OUR
PRODUCTIONS ACTUALLY PRODUCE
JOBS RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA-
SO IN FACT. LIKE THAT THE BILL
REFLECTS THE OPPOSITE THERE IS A
LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR MEDIA AND
ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS IS THE
FURTHER INVEST IN PRODUCTION. SO
ARE RETAIL BUSINESSES CAN
CONTINUE TO OPERATE SQUARELY
WITHIN THE RETAILER HERE. SO THE
AMENDMENTS AGAIN PROVIDED IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS- REALLY THANK
THE STAFF AND. THE CHAIR FOR ALL
THE HARD WORK ON THAT- THESE
REASONABLE THEY ARE. THE BILL
WITH TIER SYSTEM AND PROTECT THE
SPIRIT OF THOSE TIED HOUSE
RESTRICTIONS SO- AGAIN THANK YOU
FOR YOUR- FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO LISTEN AND CONSIDER. THIS
MEASURE- AND SO WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE BILL RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR AYE VOTE WE HAVE I ALSO
HAVE WITH ME- IF NEEDED THE
TALLER BLACK ME FROM OUR
PHYSICAL RETAIL PUBLIC POLICY
TEAM. IN CAMERA NUMA WHO ARE THE
LEADS ARE GLOBAL MEDIA AND
ENTERTAINMENT- POLICY TEAM TO
HELP WITH AND HELP ANSWER WE GET
A LITTLE BIT OVER A MINUTE LEFT
SO WILL USE OVER THE NEXT. I'M
MISTER CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS-
MISTER SPEAKER DESIGNATE
CHRISTMAS CEILIDH HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE- WE THINK SENATE BILL
FOR THIRTY. A REPRESENTS A
MODERNIZATION OF CALIFORNIA'S
TIED HOUSE LAWS IN THAT IT
ALLOWED BY ALLOWING CERTAIN
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES TO
ADVERTISE THE SALE OF. ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES TO IN MOVIE AND
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS- YOU KNOW
AS WE ARE COMPETING WITH
NUMEROUS OTHER STATES IN
PRODUCTION THIS BILL IS
IMPORTANT FOR HOLLYWOOD IN THE
GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA BUT
CERTAINLY THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. WE THINK IT
ALTERNATELY RESULT IN A NUMBER
OF DIRECT PRODUCTION JOBS AND
CERTAINLY A BENEFIT A LOT OF
INDIRECT ONES IN OTHER
INDUSTRIES SUCH AS- GROCERY AND-
HOSPITALITY AS WELL- AND SO WE
THINK IT'S OVERALL VERY POSITIVE
FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
CERTAINLY THE LOS ANGELES
REGION. WE THINK SENATOR DODD
FOR HIS AUTHORSHIP OF THIS
MEASURE AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE TODAY THANK
YOU THANK YOU. AND NOW THAT
BRINGS US TO. MAIN WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. NOT HAVE A ME TO USE
. IN SUPPORT AGAIN I WILL GO TO
THE AND THE SECOND IS OKAY WE
WENT THROUGH THE SORRY ABOUT
THAT IF I MADE ANY CONFUSION SO
NOW LET'S GO THROUGH THE MAIN
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. AND I
THINK THERE'S TWO SEATS OVER
HERE YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE
THOSE.
I TRY TO KEEP IT THE FOUR
MINUTES AS WELL- WHO INTO. YOU
MAY BEGIN. SCHERING COMMITTEE.
THE OTHER SIDE THE MIKE I
APOLOGIZE. YOU GOT ME NOW OKAY
SORRY ABOUT THAT. MISTER
CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE TIM SCHMELZER
REPRESENTING WINE INSTITUTE- WE
REPRESENT OVER A THOUSAND
CALIFORNIA WHINY WINERIES
LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WE
ARE HERE IN OPPOSITION TO SENATE
BILL FOR THIRTY. AND LET ME
EXPLAIN WHY. THESE TIED HOUSE
RULES. YOU KNOW I KNOW THAT WE
PASS THESE EXCEPTIONS FROM TIME
TO TIME. BUT IN THIS CASE THE
SCALE OF THIS BILL IS MANY MANY
MANY MORE TIMES THAN ANYTHING
THAT'S BEEN BEFORE THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE. THE
REASON THAT THIS TIGHT HOUSE
EXCEPTION BY THE SIDE HOUSE RULE
IS SO IMPORTANT TO US IS FOR
BALANCED ACCESS TO MARKET. RIGHT
NOW IT IS ILLEGAL FOR A COMPANY
THAT OWNS A RETAIL SALE LICENSE
SO IN THIS CASE WERE REALLY WERE
BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT WHOLE
FOODS MARKETS RIGHT COMPANY THAT
OWNS WHOLE FOODS MARKETS. TO
TAKE ADVERTISING MONEY FROM
ALCOHOL PRODUCERS SUCH AS
WINERIES. THE REASON FOR THIS IS
TO NOT ALLOW FOR THE DOLLARS
OVER HERE TO INFLUENCE THE
DOLLARS OVER THERE. THAT WOULD
BE PROBLEMATIC AND BECAUSE WE'VE
HAD THESE LAWS THIS HAS ALLOWED
THE CALIFORNIA WINE INDUSTRY TO
FLOURISH THIS IS WHY WHEN YOU
WALK DOWN THE WINE AISLE YOU SEE
HUNDREDS OF BRANDS OF WINERIES
OF EVERY. SHAPE AND SIZE.
EVERYBODY HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO
THAT CONTRAST THAT WITH ANY
OTHER ROW YOU GO DOWN IN THE
GROCERY STORE WHERE THESE LAWS
ARE IN PLACE AND YOU'LL SEE. ONE
OR TWO BROWN'S LIKE IN SOFT
DRINKS AND SUCH RIGHT THAT'S WHY
WE CARE WE WANTED THAT CONTINUED
ACCESS WE DON'T WANT THE
INFLUENCE OF DOLLARS. AFFECTING
THESE RETAIL DECISIONS. AMAZON
OF COURSE WAS VERY FULLY AWARE
OF THESE LAWS WHEN THEY ACQUIRED
WHOLE FOODS UNDOUBTEDLY AND THIS
IS CLEARLY A CASE OF THEM ASKING
FOR FORGIVENESS RATHER THAN
PERMISSION. AND THIS BILL STATED
FRANKLY IS A BAIL OUT FOR THEM
FOR DECISIONS THEY CLEARLY
REGRET. THE SCALE OF THIS BILL
IS UNPRECEDENTED. OKAY ALL OF
THESE TYPE HOUSE EXCEPTIONS WE
TALKED ABOUT MANY WHICH ONE IS
TO HAVE SUPPORTED ABSOLUTELY.
ARE LIMITED IN SCALE TO A
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION WITH LIMITED
HOURS THIS TIED HOUSE EXCEPTION
APPLIES TO STREAMING SERVICES
WITH LITERALLY GLOBAL REACH THAT
RUN TWENTY FOUR SEVEN ALL OF THE
TIME. AND BY THE SAME COMPANY
THAT OWNS. A GIANT RETAIL MARKET
WHOLE FOODS MARKET THAT SELLS
ALCOHOL FOR OFF SALE SO YOU CAN
GO TAKE COME OVER A HUNDRED OF
THEM. IN CALIFORNIA THAT OPERATE
THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE
DAYS A YEAR THE SCALE OF THIS
VERSUS ANY OTHER TIGHT HOUSE
EXCEPTION WE'VE EVER CONSIDERED.
IS ABSOLUTELY OFF THE HOOK. BOB
SPEAKING VERY BRIEFLY TO THE
AMENDMENTS THESE OUR ATTEMPT TO
CREATE MORE SO CALLED GUARD
RAILS SO THAT THIS. PART OF THE
COMPANY HASN'T TALKED ABOUT PART
OF THE COMPANY. IN OUR
CONSIDERATION AS LONG AS YOU'RE
WORKING FOR THE SAME COMPANY
YOU'RE EQUALLY VESTED IN THAT
COMPANY SUCCESS AND THE WIND
SECTION WILL ALWAYS INFLUENCE
THE OTHER. I HAVE JACOB BATTLE
SMITH HERE WITH ME FORMER ABC
DIRECTOR- TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
WINE INSTITUTE- TO THE
ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS MEASURE
AND- YEAH WE GOT A LITTLE OVER A
MINUTE. OKAY THE BILL IS NOT
ENFORCEABLE AND THE REASON THE
BILL'S NOT ENFORCEABLE AS THE
ABC HAS EXTREMELY LIMITED
RESOURCES. AND ITS ABILITY TO
FIGURE OUT BUT A CORPORATION
BASED. OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA IS
DOING IN THE STATE IS EXTREMELY
LIMITED I WAS TALKING TO SOME OF
MY OLD ENFORCEMENT FRIENDS- WHO
MANY WHO APPROVAL RAN THIS HEAT
THIS UNIT THAT WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND WE CAME
UP WITH ONE SCENARIO WHICH IS. A
TRUCKLOAD OF DOCUMENTS DRIVEN BY
SOMEONE FROM AUSTIN OR SEATTLE
DRIVING UP TO THE A. B. C. THAT
ALSO INCLUDES. CONVERSATIONS
TAPE RECORDED BETWEEN PEOPLE ON
THIS TWO SIDES OF THIS ENORMOUS
CORPORATION THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD
TAKE TO ENFORCE THIS LAW. AND
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY JUST
ABOUT SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS I
THINK IN PRINCIPLE THERE WELL
DESIGNED BUT THEY JUST DON'T
WORK IN REALITY. AND FINALLY IS
JUST OF A CONTRACT PRODUCTION OF
THE CONTRACT PROVISIONS ABC
VIRTUALLY HAS NO AUTHORITY OVER
AMAZON IT WOULD HAVE TO HIRE THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO GO TO COURT.
AND FIGHT AMAZON IN COURT TO GET
THOSE CONTRACTS OTHER UNLIKE ITS
POLICE POWERS WITH RESPECT A
LICENSEE OR A LITTLE. BIT OVER
THE TIME JUST TO BE FAIR TO BOTH
SIDES. I CAN ALWAYS AND SAY HEY
WE WANT TO GO. BUT I JUST WANT
STAY TO THE THAT WE ALL AGREE TO
THE BEGINNING OR WEAKENED UP AND
THEN WE WOULD. BE ASKED FOR YOUR
NO VOTE TODAY AND WE'RE HAPPY TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK NOW WILL
GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THE
ROOM HORN SUPPORT AGAIN NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY.
ANY BROWN ON BEHALF OF THE SAN
DIEGO REGIONAL CHAMBER AND
SUPPORT. EXCITER AXIOM ADVISORS
ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL
FOOTBALL LEAGUE IN SUPPORT. MANY
IDEAS REPRESENT THE CALIFORNIA
HISPANIC CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
SUPPORT. LOS AGO REPRESENTING
THE CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT.
MARKETERS AND WE HAVE THE
CALIFORNIA GROCERS ASSOCIATION
IN SUPPORT. SELECTING THE
SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
IN SUPPORT. MELISSA CORTEZ ON
BEHALF THE SAN FRANCISCO FORTY
NINERS IN SUPPORT. JOHN LATIMER
ON BEHALF CALIFORNIA RETAILERS
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU KNOW WE'RE
GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. IN
THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION AGAIN
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
ONLY. HM MEMBERS RYAN FLANAGAN
ON BEHALF OF THE WINE SPIRITS
WHOLESALERS A CALIFORNIA WE HAVE
AN OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION. ARM WE THANK THE
AUTHOR AND COMMITTEE FOR TAKING
THE AMENDMENTS FOR THE TIE IN
THE BILL. BUT WE LIKE TO SEE IT
AIRED AND THANK YOU. NAME OF
USER I'M GONNA TWEET IS A LITTLE
BIT BUT THANKS ME. THEN A SLOW
FOR CALIFORNIA BEER AND BEVERAGE
STRICKER'S OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
. MISTER CHAIRMAN OF MEMBERS
DONNIE YOUNG'S REPUBLICAN
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS AND STAFF
MITCH SNIDER WITH CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION APOLOGIES FOR
LATE OPPOSITION BUT WE ARE ALSO
POST. THANK YOU. KEVIN LIKE YOU
THE CALIFORNIA FAMILY BEER
DISTRIBUTORS IN OPPOSITION THANK
YOU YOU. CHRIS WALKER AT THE
CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU NOT ANY TWEETERS- BUT NOT
SEEN ANY NUMBER GONNA GO TO THE
PHONES- MISTER MODERATOR PLEASE
. YOU MISTER CHAIR FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OPPOSITION OR TWENTY NURSE
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. WE'RE GOING TO FIRST
GO TO LINE ONE FORTY SEVEN. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN AIR. AARON
COMMITTEE MEMBER JACQUI GREY
WALLET YEP HE W. AFTER STATE
COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION APOLOGIES
FOR THE LATE OPPOSITION THANKS.
THANK YOU NAME OR POSITION
POSITIONALLY ON. WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO LINE AT ONE FORTY NINE
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. I
BENJAMIN LOPEZ WITH THE INLAND
EMPIRE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL THANK YOU.
M. MISTER CHAIR WE DO HAVE AT
LEAST FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE OF
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK
JUST A MOMENT WHILE WE PROCESS
THROUGH THEM. THANK YOU.
AND WE'RE GONNA NOW GO TO LINE
ONE FORTY EIGHT. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. MISTER CHAIRMAN MEMBER
SHANE GUSMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
TEAMSTERS IN OPPOSITION. WE'RE
GONNA NOW GO TO LINE ONE FIFTY
ONE FIFTY YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN
. LINE ONE FIFTY YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THIS YEAR WE APOLOGIZE
JUST A MOMENT WE'RE GOING TO GO
AND MOVE ON TO LINE. ONE FIFTY
TWO. REMEMBER THAT CHRIS WILL
BUILD OFF OF THE COUNTY BEEN
FEDERATION INSTEAD OF AT FORTY
THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON THE
LINE ONE FORTY ONE PARDON ME ONE
FORTY FOUR. LINE ONE FORTY FOUR
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIRING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS TYLER GIRL
LACK REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASIAN PACIFIC CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN SUPPORT. WE'RE NOW
GOING TO MOVE ON TO LINE ONE
THIRTY NINE ONE ONE THIRTY NINE
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. JEFF
UNIONS COOPER CITY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN FULL SUPPORT OF SB.
FOUR THIRTY.
EMPIRE ME MISTER CHAIR JUST ONE
MORE MOMENT AND WE'LL HAVE OUR
FINAL FINAL SPEAKER. THANK YOU.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO TO LINE
ONE FORTY YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN
. HI MY NAME IS ADVOCATING ON
BEHALF OF THE VALLEY INDUSTRY
AND COMMERCE ASSOCIATION AND WE
SUPPORT THIS BILL. AMATEUR
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IS SIGNALED
THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK THANK
YOU KNOW GOING TO GO TO ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND THEN JUST
IF IT'S BACK AND FORTH WILL JUST
GO THROUGH THE CHAIR TO MAKE
SURE THAT WERE ORDERLY. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR YES STOP YEAH
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR SO ARE
COMING INTO THIS HEARING I HAD A
FEW CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILL.
HOWEVER AFTER HEARING DID MAN
MAN THAT OUGHTA AS A READ TO OUR
- TECH I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
BILL TODAY. AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING THE MEN MEN IN BRING
IT THIS BILL MAKE IT. TO THE
FLOOR AND IT WILL REVIEW IT
PHOTO AFTER TIME. THANK THANK IS
RIGHT. AND IN THIS REGARD. THANK
YOU YOU KNOW WHAT I'M NOT SURE
WE TECHNICALLY GOT THIS BUT
CENTER DODD CAN YOU GO OVER IN
DETAIL AGAIN THE AMENDMENT THAT
YOU'RE PROPOSING TO- TO. ADDRESS
CONCERNS POTENTIALLY. YEAH AND
I'M GONNA JUMP IN JUST PERCENT
IF I MAY THERE ABOUT FIFTEEN
AMENDMENT SO WE CAN RUN THROUGH
THEM YET- WHAT'S UP THERE THERE
ARE SOME BIGGER ONES. I LET THE
AUTO REPLY BUT JUST TO BE CLEAR
TO THE WE SPENT. WHAT WE
BASICALLY DID WAS ASK ALL THE
OPPOSITION ALL THE INTERESTED
PARTIES EVERYBODY INVOLVED
ASCENDANT OVER EVERYTHING OVER
SO WE CAME UP WITH A FIFTEEN
AMENDMENTS- SUBSTANTIAL THAT WE
THINK ADDRESS MOST OF THE
CONCERNS. BUT CERTAINLY SHOULD
ASK ALL YOU NEED TO ASK BUT I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE CLEAR ON HOW MANY WERE.
THANKS FOR THE QUESTION SO MANY
MEMBER MCCARTY LOOK AT WE HAD A
LOT OF. LATE OPPOSITION THIS
THIS THING WENT THROUGH THE
SENATE THIRTY SIX TWO ZERO AND
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT COMES
OVER THE ASSEMBLY AND ALL THESE.
CONCERNS COME UP IN I THINK MOST
OF YOU KNOW THAT MY BILLS I WORK
HARD AND I WORK REALLY HARD TO
TRY TO FIND THAT MIDDLE GROUND.
AND SO WHEN. THE CHAIRMAN IN HIS
COMMITTEE STAFF SAID WE THINK
THAT THESE FIFTEEN AMENDMENTS
THAT PUT GUARDRAILS THAT ADDRESS
THE CONCERNS. OF THE OF THE
OPPOSITION FORD I SAID
ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY AND SO I
DON'T KNOW IF. EITHER WANTS TO-
GO INTO THEM SPECIFICALLY BUT-
YOU THE CHAIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE COMMITTEE IF- I'M I'M HAPPY
TO DO IT OR THE QUESTION WAS
DIRECTED TO YOU HAPPY TO GO
THROUGH THEM- OR THE- ATTACK.
EITHER WAY I CAN I CAN TRY TO
SUMMER THE BEST I CAN IF IT
SATISFIES THE IF IT IT WHATEVER
SATISFIES YOUR QUESTION MISTER
MCCARTY THAT SPECTRUM AFTER.
YEAH NOT JUST ME THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WELL SO IF YOU ARE TO.
ME STAFF WENT TO HI YOU KNOW
WITH THIS HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW
THAT MAY BE HELPFUL. LOOK AT
THEM AND ONE. HAD MR BRYANT.
THEY ALSO QUESTION AND I. AND
MISTER MATHIS I WAS GONNA SAY I
THINK I SKIPPED OVER MISTER
BRYANT. NOW SO LET ME. A THAT'S
RIGHT. THANK YOU MISTER- DEATHLY
TRY TO BE PATIENT KNOW THIS IS A
IMPORTANT. AN IMPORTANT- POUR
ISSUE I KNOW THAT- AMAZON'S.
STREAMING IN FILM PRESENCE HAS A
HUGE IMPACT IN THE LA REGION IN
PARTICULAR. IN CULVER CITY IN
PARTS OF MY DISTRICT I KNOW THAT
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT
SITS IN THE NATION. NEW WANTS
POSITION THAT NOT. OTHER
COMPANIES ANOTHER POSITION-
PEOPLE ARE ARE FOUND AND THAT
BEING SAID. I DON'T KNOW FIFTEEN
IS THE LANDING SPOT JUST BASED
ON NUMBERS I THINK THERE'S
CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE TO
HAPPEN LATE OPPOSITION. STILL
OPPOSITION SOME ENCOURAGE THAT
FOLKS ARE SITTING DOWN FOLKS ARE
MEETING FOLKS ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT MAKES SENSE I
ALSO DON'T THINK- COME LIKE IT'S
UNENFORCEABLE. SO IT'S GREAT
BECAUSE WHAT'S THE POINT OF
NEGOTIATING AMENDMENTS IN GOOD
FAITH IF. IF THE CONCERN IS THAT
IT'S UNENFORCEABLE BRING IS
SOMETHING. THAT WOULD HELP EASE
COMFORT IN MAKING IT ENFORCEABLE
SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AS
WELL- YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT IN
MOVING FOR TODAY IN A LOT OF.
TRUST OF THE OFFICE GONNA GET TO
WHERE WE NEED TO BE. U. S.
MATHIS. MISTER TROUSERS CAN A-
KIND OF A LONG WITH MR MCCARTHY
IF. WE COULD HAVE. THE CHAIR GO
THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS. IS THERE
ARE FIFTEEN OF THEM I THINK THAT
WOULD EASE A LOT OF CONCERNS AND
PROBABLY A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM
THE DICE. ANY OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THIS REPORT. SO THANK
YOU THANK YOU. MISTER TO THE
CHAIR- I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS
SO. IN MY OFFICE TODAY WE
ACTUALLY HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS
WITH MY INTERNS AND I. SAID THEY
WERE. ASSEMBLY WE CAP TO
SURROUND THE QUESTIONS WERE WITH
LIFE. THE FIRE WALKING INTO
WORK. RIGHT SECOND ONE IS THAT.
I COME FROM A TOWN. DOES HAVE
WINERIES. AND DOES HAVE THESE
BOUTIQUE WINERIES. GROUP AND I
LOOK AT THEM AS SMALL BUSINESSES
IS IT GOING TO HURT THE SMALL
BUSINESS. THERE ARE TWO
QUESTIONS. LET ME JUST. I MEAN I
AM GOING TO- INSURE FROM
SOMEBODY THERE PROBABLY
REPRESENTS MORE WINERIES- THAT
YOU KNOW THE THAN ANYBODY IN
NAPA AND SONOMA COUNTY. AND I
HAVE NOT HAD ONE CALL. ABOUT A
CALL FOR IT IN A CONVERSATION
FROM ONE OF THE BOTH THE PEOPLE
AT THE DÍAS HERE. AND BOBBY
CUCKOOS A FRIEND FROM- THE WINE
INSTITUTE NOT ONE INDIVIDUAL
WINERY. HAS COME FORWARD AND
CALLED ME CALL MY OFFICE. I
WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THERE'S OVER
FIVE THOUSAND WINERIES IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
SOMETIME AGO WE GAVE AN
EXCEPTION. HIDEOUT'S EXCEPTION
FOR ALL OF THEM TO GO DIRECT TO
CONSUMER. AND THEN. WE TALK
ABOUT HUGE DEALS AT THE TIME.
EVER ALMOST ALL THE OTHER
INDUSTRIES WERE AGAINST IT WHAT
WERE AGAINST THAT AS WELL AND
THAT IS WORKED ABSOLUTELY
PHENOMENALLY WELL. OVER THE
OBJECTIONS OF THE REST OF THE
INDUSTRY IS A COMPETITIVE
SITUATION I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S
CAUSING THAT PROBLEM BUT- I
THINK YOU KNOW THE- I DON'T
THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ANY
PROBLEM FOR. YOU KNOW THE WHAT
THE WINERIES FRANKLY WITH THE
GUARDRAILS ARE PUT ON TO YOUR
FIRST QUESTION SIR. TO USE THE
FIREWALL IN AGAIN THE FIRE WATCH
RIGHT YEAH. THANK YOU AND JUST
REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WHO- THE JUST REAL QUICK
REMINDER THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS ARE ON PAGE SIX- OF
THE COMMITTEE THE HOUSES WE
COULD BEGIN TO SEE THE FIFTEEN
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PROPOSED.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MR LA PAZ THE
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT I JUST WANT
TO COMMENT THAT- I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CHAIRS OF
BOTH THE ASSEMBLY IN THE SENATE
HAVE WORKED ON THIS AND-
REMEMBER DIFFERENCE IT GOES TO
BOTH COMMITTEE CHAIRS AS WELL AS
A STAFF AND- TRYING TO CRAFT AS
MUCH. OF A OF A PRODUCT THAT WE
HAVE BEFORE US TO AND WITH THAT
I'LL BE MOVING AND MAKING A
MOTION FOR. WE ARE FIRST AND
SECOND. DID I HEAR SECOND IN A
HERE SAID. I'M TRYNA. ANY OTHER
COMMITTEE. MEMBER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. IT WILL FIRST A SECOND
AND- WE TOOK SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
OF TIME ON THIS BILL THEN WE
KNOW THAT IT CAME TO US IN A
PARTICULAR FORM. WHAT WE WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESSED
AS MANY POLICY CONCERNS WE
POSSIBLY CAN AND WE- ADDRESSED.
MOST OF. IN THE POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS PRESENTED
ANALYSIS TAKEN ACCOUNT SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS FROM OPPOSITION. I
INTERESTED PARTIES COMMITTEE
MEMBERS STAFF AND I MYSELF AS
THE CHAIR BECAUSE I'VE HAD
CONVERSATIONS- WITH WITH A MUCH
OF THE OPPOSITION MADE MYSELF
AVAILABLE. TO ANYONE WHO HAD ANY
CONCERNS ABOUT OPPOSITION. THE
INTENT WAS TO FURTHER SOUND
PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH ADDITIONAL
SAFEGUARDS THAT LOTS BEEN TALKED
ABOUT A FIREWALL THERE'S A
CONVERSATION ABOUT FIREWALL
THERE- THERE WAS ISSUES BROUGHT
UP ABOUT- Q. R. CODES WE- TOOK
THE Q. R. CODES OUT. AND WHEN
FURTHER WE HAD A CONVERSATION
ABOUT BOOKENDING COMMERCIALS.
COULD THAT WAS TAKEN OUT I CAN
GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM ONE BY
ONE THE FIFTEEN SITE POINTED
THREE TO REFERENCE IN THERE- BUT
THE A AND WE TALK ABOUT
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT. TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT THE STATE'S- TIED HOUSE
LAWS ARE ENTERING IN AND IT'S AN
DURING FOUNDATION AND
PRINCIPLES. TOOK INTO ACCOUNT
ALSO OKAY THE EVOLVING
CONTEMPORARY MIXED MEDIA MARKETS
TODAY- LOOK THIS BILL STILL HAS.
A PROCESS TO GO BECAUSE TO
APPROPRIATIONS. HELLO THE FLOOR
. AND I'M COMMITTED. I GOES BACK
TO SENATE. NOW I'M I'M I'M
COMMITTED IN A NUMBER ANY MEMBER
THE COMMITTEE CAN CONTINUE TO
TAKE A LOOK AT IT I'M COMMITTED
TO WORKING THAT THERE'S ANY
REMAINING ISSUES ON IT. AS IT
MOVES FURTHER. UP BUT FORM WHAT
GOT US. IN THE TUG IN THE BACK
AND FORTH YOU KNOW WITH- MR
DARDEN I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO GO
BACK AND FORTH IN A VERY. IN A
VERY FRIENDLY HE DEBATE IN SOME
WAYS- BUT IT TOOK SOME PUSHING
BACK AND FORTH TO TRY TO FIGURE
OUT SOMETHING THAT LANDED THE-
FRAMEWORK OR SAFEGUARDS. NOW I
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS A
OPPOSITION- THAT WE RECEIVED
LAST NIGHT IN SOME THE RECEIVING
IT. BUT THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS TO BE
MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS. ALL
THE PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS THAT
MAY STILL BE LINGERING. NOW I
WOULD CHAIR THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE OF SLEEP BUT THOSE
MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONCERNS CAN
CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION. THE NEXT UP I KNOW
THAT I WILL PUT BUT WILL. TRY TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION. BECAUSE THEY WERE
THERE THERE WERE THINGS THAT
WERE BROUGHT UP TOWARDS YET-
MOVIE LAST NIGHT. FOLKS CALLED
OVER SAID HEY LOOK I'VE AN
ADDITIONAL CONCERN. THAT CONCERN
WASN'T BROUGHT UP- PRIOR TO US
HAVING THE COMMITTEE STAFF-
BRIEFINGS- SO THE ONE ADDRESSED
. BUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS
BROUGHT TO US WE DID A GENUINE
ATTEMPT. TO ADDRESS MOST. AND
FOR FAIRNESS ARGUMENT THERE WERE
A LOT OF THINGS ALSO DID NOT
WANT- BUT- WE MADE A VERY GOOD
CASE ABOUT WHY SOME OF THESE
THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN. AND
HERE'S A ROCK FIFTEEN
AMENDMENTS- IN AND A LOT OF
REGARDS IT'S KIND OF REWRITING
THE BILL AND THEN IN A DIFFERENT
WAY TO TRY TO GET TO WHERE THE
AUTHOR WANTED TO GET TO- WITH.
WITH FIFTEEN MINUTES INTO IT. IN
ADDITION TO. I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR ITS- DEBATE. AND
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR WORKING
WITH US AND COMMITTEE STAFF
BECAUSE A- OUR COMMITTEE STAFF
HAD WORKED OVER THE WEEKEND ON
EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE WE WANT
TO. SPEND SOMETIME ON THIS. NOW
WE HAVE A FIRST TO BE A SECOND.
AND I'LL JUST ASK MEN TO
CRITICAL ROLE- IN THIS- IT'S IS
DEAD DO YOU ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT
I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE I GREW.
ACCEPTED THE AMENDMENT THAT WE
HEARD YOU CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT
WITH THE OPPOSITION AND YOUR WE
HAVE YOUR COMMITMENT TO DO THAT
YES CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ME WE
RECEIVED- ADDITIONAL CONCERNS AT
THE END SO WE CONTINUE TO. WORK
ON SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. YEAH-
ED- AND IT'LL GO TO
APPROPRIATIONS. A WORD. YOU CAN
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR- MADISON.
M. WE'RE INVITING THE AUTHOR TO
CLOSE. THANK YOU MUCH- MEMBERS
AND MISTER CHAIR. AS I IS I'M
ENTERING MY EIGHTH YEAR AS
MIDDLE OF THE EIGHTH YEAR AS
CHAIRMAN OF GEO. I WANT TO LOOK
YOU ALL IN THE EYE AND SAY I
FULLY UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES.
AS DOES MY STAFF. WE HAVE TAKEN
THESE FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM YOUR
COMMITTEE. AND BELIEVE THEY HAVE
MITIGATED. ANY CREDIBLE CONCERNS
FROM THE OPPOSITION. I WILL SAY
CREDIBLE. CONCERNS BECAUSE SOME
OF THE OPPOSITION IS BEEN
OMITTING THE FACTS. IN
DISTORTING EXISTING LAW. AND
ABOUT WHAT THIS BILL DOES. MY
COMMITMENT AS IN ALL MY BILLS I
WILL WORK THIS TO THE LAST DAY.
IF THERE ARE CONCERNS ALL THE
WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR I WILL. I
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL
DUE RESPECT WITH MR APPLE
SMITH'S. COMMENTS YOU KNOW HE
DOESN'T WORK FOR THE B. C.
ANYMORE I HAVE A METS AMOUNT OF
RESPECT FOR HIM I WORKED WITH
THEM WHEN I WAS G. O. CHAIR. NOT
ONLY IS HE A GREAT HUMAN BEING
BUT HE WAS A GREAT DIRECTOR- BUT
HE'S NOT NO LONGER THE DIRECTOR
OF ENFORCEMENT AT. ABC AND WE'VE
HAD CONVERSATIONS AND WE DO
BELIEVE THAT THIS BILL IS
ENFORCEABLE- I WANT TO THANK THE
STAFF AGAIN FOR A THEIR GREAT
WORK IN MAKING THIS BILL
SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE EACH
AND EVERYONE OF YOU. CAN SUPPORT
TODAY AND HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE AS
THIS THING MOVES FORWARD INTO
PREPARATIONS AND THEN ON TO THE
FLOOR RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE
BUT- THANK YOU MA'AM SIX HER
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SB FOUR
THIRTY DODD THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SANTIAGO HI SANTIAGO AYE LACKEY
NOT QUITE THERE NOT VOTING.
LUCKY NOT VOTING AGUIAR-CURRY.
AGUIAR-CURRY NOT VOTING BERMAN.
BERMAN HI BRIAN HI BRIAN I SAID
ABOUT THIS. DALI DALI I GARCIA.
GIPSON GIPSON AYE JONES SAWYER.
LOW LOW AYE MATHIS. MATHIS AYE
MCCARTY. MCCARTY I AM A CANNER.
MCCANN ARE NOT VOTING PATTERSON
. PATTERSON NOT VOTING
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I'D
ALMOST. RAMOS I AGREE OF US.
LEAVE US I'D RUBIO. RUBIO I
TALKED. I BE A GOOD ONE. THE
VALLAPUDUA I WALDRON. WALDRON I
. OF THE BILL THE BILL HAS
ENOUGH VOTES TO MOVE ON LEAVE
THE ROLL CALL OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. THANK YOU
MEMBERS MISTER CHAIRMAN AND
STAFF. MISS GONZALEZ I THOUGHT I
SAW YOU WALKIN WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY THERE YOU GO SORRY ABOUT
THAT- WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
YEAH IF. THIS IS A SUPPORT
SUPPORT AND WE HAVE A FIRST IN
MISTER MATHIS I BELIEVE. YOU
HAVE A SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND
. YOUR YOU RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE I APOLOGIZE I DID
NOT HEAR THAT. IT. ANY MAIN
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. ANY ME
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ONLY. ANY OPPOSITION
COMMENTS IN THE ROOM NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY.
ANYONE ON THE PHONE MISTER
MODERATOR. THERE IS NO ONE
MISTER CHAIR QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND THE
AUTHOR MAY CLOSE OPENS ARMS TO
GIBSON. HER BIRTHDAY. BUT I
GETTING MY WIFE FOR HER BIRTHDAY
. THAT'S A TOP SECRET THING I
CAN'T TELL YOU. AND WHAT I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU TO SENATOR
GONZALEZ FOR LETTING ME JUMP IN
FRONT OF HER I HAVE A DENTIST
APPOINTMENT ABOUT FORTY FIVE
MINUTES AND SO SHE'S VERY VERY
NICE TO ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAD FUN
DURING LUNCH. WE HAVE A FIRST
AND WE HAVE A SECOND MAN SECTOR
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SB EIGHT
SB SEVEN EIGHT SEVEN DOLLY THE
MOTION IS DO YOU PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SANTIAGO AYE SANTIAGO AYE LACKEY
AYE LACKEY AYE AGUIAR-CURRY.
AGUIAR-CURRY AYE BERMAN BERMAN I
BRIAN. BRIAN I SAID ABOUT THIS.
DALI DALI AYE GARCIA. GIPSON
GIPSON AYE JONES SAWYER. LOW LO
AYE MATHIS MATHIS AYE MCCARTY
MCCARTY I'M A CANNER. MCCANN ARE
NOT VOTING PATTERSON. PATTERSON
I QUIRK-SILVA. RICK SILVA I'D
ALMOST. ALMOST IT OF US. THE
VICE I'D RUBIO. RUBIO I TALK. I
BE A GOOD ONE. THE UPPER DRAW I
WALDRON. WALDRON HIGH. THE BILL
HAS NOT BELIEVE IT OPEN I THANK
YOU MISS GONZALEZ FOR KINDNESS
THERE YOU BETTER MAKE YOUR SEATS
ON TIME TO HIS APPOINTMENT TO IT
ALL THAT WELL THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS. OF
I'M HERE TO PRESENT SB FOUR
NINETY EIGHT WHICH PROMOTES
STRONGER ENFORCEMENT GREATER
COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT ALCOHOL
BEVERAGE CONTROL. THANK YOU OF
THIS ACTUALLY THIS BILL CAME UP
BECAUSE THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE
INCIDENT LONG BEACH WHERE THREE
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY PASSED
AWAY PARENTS JOSEPH AND THREE
HAN. AS WELL AS OUR THREE YEAR
OLD SON OMAR BECAUSE THEY WERE
KILLED AFTER A YOUNG DRIVER
UNDERAGE DRIVER WAS IMPAIRED IN
QUESTION TO THEM. SO
SPECIFICALLY THE BILL IN CREEK
INCREASES THE FINE FOR SELLING
TO MINORS FROM ONE THOUSAND TO
THREE THOUSAND INCREASES THE
LIMITS ON PETITIONS FOR AN OFFER
IN COMPROMISE FROM THREE TO SIX
THOUSAND FOR THE FIRST
VIOLATIONS SIX TO TWELVE FOR THE
SUBSEQUENT. WITHIN THREE YEARS
AND TWENTY TO FORTY FOR A SECOND
VIOLATION THAT OCCURS WITHIN
THIRTY SIX MONTHS WANT TO GIVE
ABC MORE AUTHORITY TO AND ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE- ABLE TO ASSESS
AGGRAVATE AGGRAVATED PENALTIES
BASED ON WHETHER THERE IS A-
SUBSEQUENT DEATH OR- GREAT
BODILY INJURY. SO I TESTIFYING
IN SUPPORT TODAY WE HAVE DEAR
FRIEND AMY BROWN ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF LONG BEACH NICK
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANKS I'M THERE'S ALWAYS
A MISSED PLEASE OKAY THANKS.
MISTER CHAIRMAN RESUMING ON
BEHALF OF THIS OF LONG BEACH WE
WANNA THANK THE US SENATOR FOR
AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT BILL.
I'M NOT GONNA REITERATE THE
STATEMENTS THAT SHE HAD MADE I
WILL JUST MENTION THAT. WE
BELIEVE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF
THE BILL BUT ALLOW FOR AN
EXTENDED THAT FLEXIBILITY WHEN
IT COMES TO THE DEPARTMENT. TO
CONSIDER THE OUTCOME OF THE
VIOLATIONS. AFTER THEY LEAVE THE
ESTABLISHMENT. COULD PREVENT THE
OUTCOMES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN
YOUR ANALYSIS SO WE ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU ANY ME
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. NOT
SEEING ANY. ANY COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM NAME
ORGANIZATION A POSITION ONLY.
NOT SEEING ANY ANY MAIN
OPPOSITION OF THE ROOM NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY-
MISTER MODERATOR ANYONE ON THE
PHONE. SURE THERE IS NO ONE. I
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. SEEN UP YES MISTER
GIBSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH WELL
THANK THE SENATOR FOR BRING THIS
BILL- BEFORE US- FOR NINETY
EIGHT- WE ALSO SHARE LONG BEACH
TOGETHER AND I KNOW SHE
REFERENCE THIS FAMILY WHO SUFFER
TRAGEDY BUT OUR- I WANT TO LIFT
UP THE NAME THE PLASSEY ELSE
FAMILY- YOU GUYS MAY NOT KNOW
BUT A DRUNK DRIVER LEAVING THE-
TAVERN'S BAR. IN LONG BEACH- WAS
INTOXICATED AS WELL AS UNDER
INFLUENCE OF DRUGS- FLOORED HIS
TRUCK WENT THROUGH AN APARTMENT
FIRST FLOOR THAT KILLED THE
FATHER MISTER BLASIO'S THE
BREADWINNER- THERE THREE HIS
THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND THIS
SIXTEEN YEAR OLD SON WHO WAS
SIXTEEN AT THAT TIME. JUST GOT
UP TO GO USE THE BATHROOM AND
THAT'S THE REASON WHY HE WAS NOT
KILLED HE GRADUATES TOMAR FROM
HIGH SCHOOL ON FRIDAY EXCUSE ME-
WHO HIS FATHER WOULD NOT BE
THERE- IS THREE YEAR OLD SISTER
WOULD NOT BE THERE. AND I WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THE SUPPORT BECAUSE I THINK WE
NEED TO HAVE STRETCHED UP
TOUGHER PENALTIES A. B. C. O.
LIFT YOU UP- OUT OF THERE WITH
THEIR THEY INVESTIGATE AND THEY
CAN'T THEIR OUTCOME. PROVED TO
BE WHERE THIS STORE I MEAN THIS
ABOUT TAVERN WELL I NEED TO BE
CLOSED DOWN SO AGAIN I WANT TO
BE CONSIDERED AS A CO AUTHOR OF
THIS BILL FIFTY WOULD HAVE ME.
I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO- DO I
NEED TO DO ON THE FLOOR WITH HIS
BILL GETS TO THE UP ON THE FLOOR
OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ANY
ADDITIONAL. FROM COMMITTEE MY-
NOT SEEN ANY- YOU MAY CLOSE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NAVAL THANK
YOU SO MUCH MISTER. THANK YOU WE
HAVE A FIRST A SECOND ALREADY-
MA'AM SAID HER PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. SB FOUR NINETY EIGHT
GONZALEZ THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SANTIAGO. HI SANTIAGO
AYE LACKEY. LACKEY I
AGUIAR-CURRY. AGUIAR-CURRY AYE
BERMAN. BERMAN I BRIAN. BRIAN I
SAID ABOUT THIS. VALLEY VALLEY
AYE GARCIA. GIPSON GIPSON AYE
JONES SAWYER. JONES SAWYER I LOW
. LOW AYE MATHIS. MATHIS AYE
MCCARTY. BEGINNER MCCANN ARE AYE
PATTERSON. PATTERSON III
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I'D
ALMOST. ALMOST I REQUEST. RIVAS
AYE RUBIO. RUBIO I TALKED. I BE
A GOOD ONE. YEP I WALDRON.
WALDRON I. THE BILL HAS NOT BOTH
WE ARE OPEN. NOT. I DON'T SEE
THE- CENTER ACTUALLY SO HOW
ABOUT WE JUST RUN THROUGH ALL
THE BILLS. SO THAT THE MEMBERS
WOULD MISS BILLS CAN LEAVE WHEN
WE GET THE LAST ONE. THE WILL
OPEN THE ROLE ON ALL THE ALL
THE- BILLS THAT FOLKS MAY MISSED
. ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO
CLARIFY FILE ITEM FIVE SB SEVEN
SEVEN ONE THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
RECOMMEND CONSENT. FILE ITEM
EIGHT SB EIGHT EIGHT FOR THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONSENT. CERVANTES
GARCIA. JONES SAWYER. JONES
SAWYER I LOW. LOW I. MATHIS
MATHIS I PATTERSON. PATTERSON I
RAMOS. RAMOS I RUBIO. RUBIO I
WALDRON WALDRON I. THANK HOURS
OUT. BERMAN BERMAN I'M. AND
GIPSON. GIPSON HI.
FILE ITEM ONE S. B. TWO SIX NINE
LAYARD BERMAN. BERMAN I SAID
ABOUT THIS. GARCIA GIPSON GIPSON
I JONES SAWYER JONES SAWYER I
LOW LOW AYE MATHIS. MATHIS I
RAMOS. RAMOS I RUBIO RUBIO I
WALDRON. WALDRON I. LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON. I DO
. FILE ITEM TWO SB THREE NINE
TWO BRADFORD. BERMAN BERMAN I
SAID I WANT THIS. GARCIA GIPSON
GIPSON AYE JONES SAWYER JONES
SAWYER I LO LO AYE MATHIS.
MATHIS I'D ALMOST. RAMOS I RUBIO
RUBIO I WALDRON. WALDRON I. WE
WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. DODD. THE
RUN THIS. GARCIA JONES SAWYER.
JONES SAWYER NOT VOTING. WE WILL
LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS TO ADD ON. FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR S. B. FOUR NINETY
EIGHT GONZALEZ. WITH EVERYBODY
HERE THAT RUN THIS R. C. MCCARTY
. FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX SB SEVEN
EIGHT SEVEN DOLLY GARCIA. JONES
SAWYER JONES SAWYER I'D LEAVE
THAT OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
TO ADD ON. NUMBER TO WIN FOR THE
AUTHOR.
WELCOME CENTER AS B. YOU CAN.
ANYTIME YOU'RE READY YOU CAN
BEGIN THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF
IT SAYS SENATOR FRESHMAN HAZING
BUT THEY GAVE ME YOU KNOW
COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON THE FAR
THIS POSSIBLE AWAY HEARING ROOMS
THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE AN AT THE
EXACT SAME TIME AND THAT WAS BY
DESIGN YEAH I FIGURED YOU'RE
WELCOME TO COME UP HERE AS WELL
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAZING THAT'S
OKAY IT IS OKAY I JUST TO HEAR
WHAT YOU MEANT THROUGH QUICKLY.
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS TODAY I AM HERE TO
PRESENT SB SEVEN EIGHT EIGHT
WHICH CREATES PARITY IN THE
PRODUCTION OF BEER CIDER AND
PERRY ACROSS BOTH LARGE AND
SMALL MANUFACTURED AT LEAST I AM
FINISHING YOU OUT TODAY WAS
SOMETHING GOOD CRAFT BEER. I'M
PROUD TO WORK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS
ASSOCIATION WHICH REPRESENTS
MORE THAN A THOUSAND CRAFT
BREWERS ACROSS ALL OF OUR
DISTRICTS. THAT'S WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT CIDER AND PERRY
ARE BOTH CONSIDER FORMAL WINE
EVEN THOUGH THE PROCESS FOR
MANUFACTURING CIDER AND PERRY IS
IDENTICAL TO BEER ALL BILL ROOT
BEER MANUFACTURERS WERE
INITIALLY REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A
WINE GROWERS LICENSE TO
MANUFACTURE AT THERE WAS A BILL
AB SEVEN SEVEN NINE WHICH I'M
SURE ONE OF YOU PASSED IN TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN WHICH IS
GREAT. AND IT SOLVED THIS
PROBLEM FOR LARGER MANUFACTURERS
BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED FOR
THE SMALLER MANUFACTURERS WHICH
IS WHAT I SENATE BILL S. B.
SEVEN EIGHT EIGHT SIX TWO
SMALLER MANUFACTURERS ENCOMPASS
NEARLY 95% OF THE BREWERIES IN
CALIFORNIA AND ARE NOW
INEXPLICABLY FORCED TO OPERATE
UNDER. TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF
RULES WHICH HINDERS THEIR
BUSINESS OPERATIONS. AT ITS
HEART. THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS
BILL MEANT TO HELP OUR LOCAL
CRAFT BREWERS BE ABLE TO MAKE
BEER PERRY. CIDER ALL AT THE
SAME TIME I HAVE WITH ME ONE
SUPPORT WITNESSES FROM THE CRAFT
BREWERS ASSOCIATION I DON'T KNOW
IF HE BROUGHT SAMPLES WITH HIM
YOU ARE WELCOME TO ASK HIM. HIS
NAME IS CHRIS WALKER HE'S HERE
TO TALK TO YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SENATOR THANK YOU
CENTER- MISTER CHAIRMAN BUDGET
COMMITTEE CHRIS WALKER ON BEHALF
THE CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS
ASSOCIATION. LIKE TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND THANK YOU I SHE DID A
GREAT JOB PRESENTING AT THIS
BASICALLY EQUALS THE PLAYING
FIELD ALLOWS FOR THE SMALLER
CRAFT BREWERIES DAHLE CITY WITH
A LARGE BRUISE WHICH IS TO MAKE.
CIDER AND PERRY USING THE SAME
EQUIPMENT AS THEIR BREWING
EQUIPMENT. ALL WITHOUT HAVING TO
GET A SECOND LICENSE. SO CREATE
YOUR SUPPORT TO- HERE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. MOVE THE BILL THANK
YOU WE HAVE A FIRST OF THE
SECOND ALREADY. APPRECIATE A
THIRD. ANY MAIN WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. NOT SEEING A- ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY.
OPPOSITION MAY BEGIN THE LINEUP
NAME ORGANIZATION A POSITIONALLY
DAY FOOTBALL LOG. IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY- ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE PHONES MISTER
MODERATOR. SURE THERE IS NO ONE.
ANY QUESTION FOR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. SEEN ON THE AUTHOR IS
INVITED TO CLOSE. I'M SORRY MR
BERMAN I APOLOGIZE. NOT PURSUE
THAT THING YOU MISTER CHARLES
ONE THING THE CENTER FOR BRING
THE BILL ACTUALLY WAS AT A- A
CRAFT BREWER IN MY DISTRICT A
COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO WHO WAS
COMPLAINING. THAT THEY COULDN'T
DO THIS- AND I. DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT YOUR BILL YET BECAUSE I
KNOW MY- MY STAFF. MEETING ABOUT
THIS HEARING YET- AND SO I'M
GONNA GO BACK NOW AND TELL THEM
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
CALIFORNIA'S WORKING ON AND I
THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE REALLY
HAPPY TO HEAR. MR BERMAN YOU CAN
TAKE FULL CREDIT YEAH I MEAN I
DO AS A CO AUTHOR IF YOU'D LIKE
MISTER BERMAN IT WOULD BE AN
HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE ALL RIGHT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. THE
OTHER MAY CLOSE- I VOTE THANK
YOU SO THANKS FOR ME. MENSA QUE
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SB SEVEN A
EIGHT ASHBY THE IS DO YOU PASS
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SANTIAGO HI SANTIAGO AYE LACKEY
. LACKEY I AGUIAR-CURRY.
AGUIAR-CURRY AYE BERMAN. BERMAN
I BRIAN. BRIAN I SAID ABOUT THIS
. CERVANTES AYE DALI. DALI AYE
GARCIA. GIPSON GIPSON AYE JONES
SAWYER. JONES SAWYER I LOW.
MATHIS MATHIS AYE MCCARTY.
BEGINNER PATTERSON. PATTERSON HI
QUIRK-SILVA. FOR EXAMPLE I'D
ALMOST. ALMOST I'D LEAVE US.
THEY MUST. RIVAS I RUBIO. RUBIO
I TALKED. I BE A GOOD ONE THE
VALLAPUDUA AYE WALDRON. THE BILL
HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO MOVE WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN. THANK YOU.
FOR ANY THE ABSENT MEMBERS I
BELIEVE IT'S ONE ON THIS
CERVANTES MAN SECRETARY WOULD
YOU RUN THROUGH THE ROLE REAL
QUICK WELL WE ASK FOR MR GARCIA
IF HE'S GONNA COME IN AT. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR SAID ABOUT THIS
. CERVANTES I. FILE ITEM ONE S.
B. TWO SIX NINE LAYARD SAID
ABOUT THIS. THAT AMOUNT IS I.
FILE ITEM TO SB THREE NINE TWO
BRADFORD SAID ABOUT THIS. THAT
AMOUNT THIS I'M- FILE ITEM THREE
S. B. FOR THIRTY DODD SAID ABOUT
THIS. ADVANTIS I'M. FILE ITEM
FOR S. B. FOUR NINE EIGHT
GONZALEZ SAID ABOUT THIS
ADVANTIS I. FILE ITEM SIX SB
SEVEN EIGHT SEVEN DOLLY
CERVANTES THAT RUN THIS I. FILE
ITEM SEVEN S. B. SEVEN EIGHT
EIGHT ASHBY ALREADY HAVE YOU ON
THAT ONE.
AND THAT'S- YEAH. I WOULD JUST
TO PROCEED IN CAN CONTINUE THE
MOVING THIS FORWARD WHAT I'M
GONNA DO IS GO TO RECESS ALLOW
THE MEMBERS TO RETURN THAT NEED
TO ADD ON- AND THEN HANDED OVER
TO MR MATHIS WHITE ALSO LEAVE
TO. ADD IN AND COME BACK AND
DURING THAT TIME- DO THE HEARING
ON THE COMPACT AND THEN IF I
DON'T MAKE IT BACK ON TO IF I
MAKE IT BACK ON TIME. ALL RE
I'LL GO OUT OF RECESSED BACK AND
ADDING AND IF I DID IF I DON'T
MAKE IT THE MISTER MATHIS WOULD
DO IT. THE WERE IN RECESS.
ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA GET MOVING
ON THIS HEARING I WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME
YOU TO TODAY'S INFORMATIONAL
HEARING THE CALL NUMBER FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT IS EIGHT SEVEN
SEVEN. SIX NINETY TWO EIGHTY
NINE FIFTY SEVEN AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS. EIGHTEEN FIFTY ELEVEN
ZERO ZERO. THIS NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND ON THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE
AND IS DISPLAYED ON YOUR SCREENS
. FOR THOSE CALLING IN PLEASE
MUTE YOURSELVES ALL IN THE QUEUE
TO ELIMINATE BACKGROUND NOISE
YOU WILL BE PLACED IN THE QUEUE
AND TELL YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS. WHEN IT
IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT PRESS ONE THEN
ZERO IN ON MUTE YOURSELVES IN
ORDER TO SPEAK PLEASE BE BRIEF
LIMITING YOUR COMMENTS TO YOUR
NAME ORGANIZATION. AND POSITION
ON THE COMPACT. THE TWO. TRIBAL
STATE GAMING COMPACTS BEFORE US
TODAY. WERE EXECUTED ON MARCH
THIRTIETH TWENTY TWENTY THREE
AND MAY FIFTEENTH TWENTY TWENTY
THREE BETWEEN GOVERNOR NEWSOM.
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE MIDDLETOWN
RANCHERIA OF POMO INDIANS OF
CALIFORNIA. TODAY WE WILL HEAR
FROM THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS OF
THE COMPACTS THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE AND THE CHAIR OF THE
TRIBE. THE FIRST COMPACT THAT WE
ARE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IS AN
EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING
NINETEEN NINETY NINE COMPACT
BETWEEN THE TRIBES AND THE STATE
. THE NEW LONG TERM CONTACT
BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE TRIBES
WHICH WAS SIGNED ON MARCH
THIRTIETH. TWENTY TWENTY THREE.
TO THE- ONCE IT BECOMES
OPERATIVE THE COMPACT AUTHORIZES
A TRIBE TO OPERATE A MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF GAMING DEVICES LOCATED
ON ELIGIBLE INDIAN LANDS HELD IN
TRUST FOR THE TRIBE AND LOCATED
WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
TRIBE'S RESERVATION. UNDER THE
COMPACT THE TRIBE HAS AGREED TO
PAY THE STATE ITS PRO RATA SHARE
OF COST IN THE STATE AND CURSE.
FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS
DUTIES UNDER THE COMPACT THE
COMPACT REQUIRES THE TRIBE TO
PAY. ONE FOURTH PERCENT OF NET
WENT TO NEIGHBORING
JURISDICTIONS PUBLIC AGENCIES
AND LOCAL CHARITABLE
ORGANIZATIONS TO MITIGATE
IMPACTS UPON THOSE ENTITIES
RESULTING FROM THE OPERATION OF
THE GAMING. FACILITY. I AM
PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE COMPACT
MIRRORS MANY OF THE RECENT
COMPACTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE
THIS COMMITTEE IN THE AREA OF
MEANINGFUL CONSUMER AND EMPLOYER
PROTECTIONS. LICENSE LEAN AND
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT. WHAT'S
EFFECTIVE THE LARGE CONTACT WILL
BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FOR
TWENTY FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING THE
EFFECTIVE DATE. I JUST WANT TO
REMIND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
THAT NO FORMAL VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN TODAY TODAY'S HEARING IS
FOR THE COMMITTEE TO BE BRIEFED
ON THE CONTENT OF THE COMPACT.
AS THEY CANNOT BE AMENDED BY THE
LEGISLATURE. SENATE BILL SEVEN
THIRTY SIX BY SENATOR MCGUIRE IS
THE RATIFICATION BILL OF THE TWO
COMPACTS BEFORE US TODAY. AT
SOME POINT SB SEVEN THIRTY SIX
WILL BE TAKEN UP FOR
CONSIDERATION BY THE ENTIRE BODY
ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK OUR WITNESSES IN
ADVANCE FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF
THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES TO BE WITH
US TODAY WITHOUT FURTHER ADO
LET'S BEGIN THE HEARING. AND
WE'LL START WITH NATHAN VOEPEL
SENIOR ADVISER FOR TRIBAL
NEGOTIATIONS ADVISER FOR
GOVERNOR NEWSOM. WILL PRESENT
FIRST TALK ABOUT THE TRIBE'S
COMPACT EXTENSION AND THE TWENTY
FIVE YEAR COMPACT PLEASE BEGIN.
WE'RE WE'RE GONNA PAUSE RIGHT
NOW AND- GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS
SESSION FOR AN ADULT SECRETARY
IF YOU CAN CALL. OKAY WE GOT A
GAVEL. IN ORDER TO GALA BACK IN
AT RECESS. SECRETARY WILL YOU
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. SB SEVEN EIGHT EIGHT
ASHBY WALDRON. WALDRON I. THE
OTHER ELEMENTS. ALL RIGHT WILL
NOW GAVEL BACK TO RECESS FOR THE
NORMAL COMMITTEE. AND GAVEL BACK
IN FOR THE HEARING. PLEASE BEGIN
. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THE
CHANCE TO PRESENTED A COMMITTEE
TODAY MY NAME'S NATHAN LOCALLY
I'M SENIOR ADVISER FOR TRAVELING
INITIATIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR.
I'M I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO
GO OVER THIS NEW CONTACT WITH
THE MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA AND
ALSO A SHORT EXTENSION TO THE
TRIBES EXISTING NINETEEN NINETY
NINE COMPACT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO
EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO
TRIBAL CHAIR SIMON WHO I THINK
AT THIS POINT- MAY APPEARED IN
IT MORE HEARINGS WITH ME THAN
ANYONE ELSE AT THAT. SO I
APPRECIATE HIS CONTINUED
DEDICATION TO SING THIS
AGREEMENT THROUGH. BY WAY OF
BACKGROUND THE FEDERAL INDIAN
GAMING REGULATORY ACT OR A GROW
AUTHORIZES A TRIED TO OFFER SLOT
MACHINES ANOTHER CLASS THREE
GAMES THAT ARE PERMITTED IN THE
STATE IF THE TRIBE IS NEGOTIATED
A CLASS THREE GAMING COMPACT.
EVER BROADLY LIMITS COMPACTS TO
SUBJECTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO GO
TO THE OPERATION OF GAMING
ACTIVITIES AND CLASS THREE
GAMING ON OUR CONTACT IS LIMITED
INDIAN LANDS. IN TWO THOUSAND
CALIFORNIA VOTERS APPROVED
PROPOSITION ONE A. WHICH AMENDED
THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION TO
PERMIT TRIBES TO OPERATE SLOT
MACHINES. BANKING IN PERCENTAGE
CARD GAMES AND LOTTERY GAMES ON
TRIBAL LANDS. THE GOVERNOR IS
AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE TRAVEL
STATE CAN'T COMPAQ'S SUBJECT TO
RATIFICATION BY THE LEGISLATURE.
WHEN THE CONTRACT IS RATIFIED
YOU MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE U. S.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR FOR A
FORTY FIVE DAY REVIEW. DURING
THAT TIME THE SECRETARY CAN
APPROVE THE COMPACT DISAPPROVE
THE CONTACT OR NOT ACT ON IT IN
WHICH CASE IT'S DEEMED APPROVED
. AN EXTENSION TO A CONTACT IS
EFFECTIVELY AN AMENDMENT. THIS
IS A STATE LAW THE EXTENSION
MUST BE RATIFIED BY THE
LEGISLATURE. HOWEVER UNLIKE FOR
OTHER AMENDMENTS OR NEW COMPACTS
UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIONS AN
EXTENSION SOLELY TO EXTEND THE
TERM OF THE CONTRACT IS NOT
REQUIRE INTERIORS APPROVAL. AS
SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL THE
GOVERNOR AND TRIED SIGNED A
COMPACT IN APRIL TWENTY TWENTY
ONE THAT WAS INTENDED TO REPLACE
THE NINETEEN NINETY NINE COMPACT
THE TRIBE CURRENTLY OPERATES
UNDER. AT TWENTY TWENTY ONE
COMPACT WAS DISAPPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. THE
GOVERNOR AND TRIED REVISED THE
COMPACT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS.
THAT CONTACT WAS AGAIN
DISAPPROVED IN TWENTY TWENTY
TWO. THIS NEW COMPACT IS MODELED
IN PART ON THE CALIFORNIA
CONTACTS THAT INTERIOR APPROVED
LAST YEAR. BECAUSE THE CONTACT
WILL REQUIRE FORTY FIVE DAY
REVIEW BY INTERIOR THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH TIME FOR IT TO BE
APPROVED BEFORE THE TRIBES
NINETEEN NINETY NINE CONTACT
EXPIRES ON JUNE THIRTIETH. THE
EXTENSION TO THE END OF TWENTY
TWENTY FOUR IS NEEDED TO AVOID
ANY DISRUPTION TO THE TRIBES
ONGOING GAMING ACTIVITIES. ONCE
A NEW COMPACT BECOMES EFFECTIVE
OR REPLACE THE TRIBES NINETEEN
NINETY NINE CONTACT. MIDDLETOWN
RANCHERIA CURRENTLY OPERATES A
SINGLE CASINO BUT BECAUSE THAT
THAT COMPACT WOULD ALLOW IT TO
EXPAND TO GAMING FACILITIES.
IT'S A LIMITED GAMING TRIBES
OPERATING LESS THAN THREE
HUNDRED FIFTY SLOT MACHINES.
THIS ENTITLES THE TRIED TO AN
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF ONE POINT
ONE MILLION FROM THE REVENUE
SHARING TRUST FUND. UNDER THE
NEW COMPACT THE TRIBE AT ITS
CURRENT LEVEL OF GAINING REMAINS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE ONE POINT ONE
MILLION DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION. AND
FOR GRANTS FROM THE TRIBAL
NATION GRANT FUND. IF THE TRIBE
OPERATES THREE INTERN FIFTY OR
MORE SLOT MACHINES UP TO THE
MAXIMUM OF TWELVE HUNDRED
ALLOWED UNDER THE CONTACT. IT
WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE ONE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLAR
DISTRIBUTION BUT ALSO WOULD NOT
HAVE ANY. PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS
INTO THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST
FUND. THE TRIED COMMITTED TO
PAYING INTO THE SPECIAL
DISTRIBUTION IT'S- ESPECIALLY
DISTRIBUTION FIND ITS PRO RATA
SHARE OF THE STATE'S REGULATORY
COSTS AS A LIMITED GAMING TRIBE
HOWEVER. MIDDLETOWN'S PAYMENT
OBLIGATION MAY BE REDUCED OR
ELIMINATED ENTIRELY UNDER STATE
LAW. WHEN THERE'S SUFFICIENT
FUNDS IN THE SPECIAL
DISTRIBUTION FIND. IN
RECOGNITION OF ITS PRIOR
PREPAYMENT OF FEES FOR AN UNUSED
GAMING DEVICE LICENSES.
MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIAS COMPACT
PROVIDES FOR A CREDIT AGAINST
ANY SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION FUND
OBLIGATION THAT MAY BECOME DO.
THE CONTACT INCLUDE STANDARDS
ARE GAMING REGULATION LICENSING
AND GAMING DEVICE TESTING AND
INSPECTIONS. IT ALSO ADDRESSES
HEALTH SAFETY AND LABOR
PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AND
VISITORS. MINORS UNDER TWENTY
ONE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GAME OR
LOITERING GAMING AREAS AND
ALCOHOL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO
STATE LAWS. MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA
COMMITTED TO PAYING ITS
EMPLOYEES AT LEAST EQUIVALENT TO
THE STATE'S MINIMUM WAGE RATE.
AND TO MAINTAINING IN COMPLYING
WITH THE TRIBAL LABOR RELATIONS
ORDINANCE OR TLR L. THE TLR OWN
THIS COMPACT IS THE SAME AS AND
THE PRIOR TO COMPACT ITERATIONS.
AND WILL REPLACE THE TRIBES THE
LRO FROM IT'S NINETEEN NINETY
NINE CONTACT. THE DEALER- TAKES
EFFECT WHEN THE TRIBE EMPLOYEES
TO INTERN FIFTY PEOPLE OR MORE
AT ITS GAMING FACILITIES. NOT
COUNTING TRIBAL MEMBERS. AND
INCLUDES VARIOUS TRAVEL
COMMITMENTS IF A LABEL LABOR
ORGANIZATION AGREES TO THE TERMS
OF THE T. L. R. O. AS A
BILATERAL CONTRACT. BECAUSE OF
THE LIMITED SIZE OF THE TRIBE'S
GAMING OPERATION THE GOVERNOR
AND THE TRIBE AGREED TO LOWER
INSURANCE AMOUNTS RELATIVES IT
TO THE TRIBES PRIOR CONTACT FOR
TORTS AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
LIABILITY. THE TRIBE WILL BE
OBLIGATED TO MAINTAIN A GENERAL
LIABILITY POLICY OF TWO MILLION
DOLLARS PER OCCURRENCE. FIVE
MILLION IN THE AGGREGATE AND A
POLICY OF TWO MILLION PER
CURRENTS TO PROTECT AGAINST
CLAIMS OF EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION HARASSMENT OR
RETALIATION. CONTACT ALSO
PROVIDES A TRIBE GREATER
DISCRETION IN ESTABLISHING THE
PROCEDURES FOR ANY CLAIMS.
MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA MAINTAINS A
STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH
ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE TRIBE
IN THE GOVERNOR AGREED TO LOCAL
MITIGATION IN THIS COMPACT.
SIMILAR TO THAT APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR FOR
TRIBAL STATE COMPACT AND OTHER
STATES. NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
OR INTER GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
IS REQUIRED. INSTEAD THE TRIBAL
SET ASIDE ONE QUARTER OF 1% OF
ITS NOT WIN INTO AN IMPACT
MITIGATION FUND. THERE WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING
IMPACTS OF THE GAMING
FACILITIES. AND MITIGATING THOSE
IMPACTS THROUGH DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM THE IMPACT MITIGATION FUND
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND CHARITABLE
ORGANIZATIONS. FINALLY THE
COMPACT INCLUDES A DISPUTE
RESOLUTION PROCESS TO ADDRESS
ANY ALLEGED BREACH AND TO
ENFORCE CONTACT TERMS. COMPACT
IS STRUCTURED TO ENCOURAGE GOOD
FAITH NEGOTIATIONS TO RESOLVE
THE DISAGREEMENTS BUT ULTIMATELY
PROVIDES FOR COURT RESOLUTION IF
NECESSARY. THIS CONTACT IS THE
CULMINATION OF EXTENSIVE WORK BY
THE TRIBE AND GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
TO REPLACE MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA
IS NINETEEN NINETY NINE CONTACT
AND FACILITATE THE TRIBES ON
GOING DEVELOPMENT. THE SHORT
EXTENSION TO THE TRIBES NINETEEN
NINETY NINE CONTACT WILL ENSURE
IT CAN CONTINUE GAINING UNTIL
THE NEW CONTACT COMPLETES THE
REQUIRED RATIFICATION AND REVIEW
PROCESS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE MAY
HAVE ABOUT THE COMPACT OR THE
EXTENSION.
OKAY WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO
JOSE SIMON THE THIRD CHAIRMAN OF
MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA OF POMO
INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA. BELIEVE
HE WILL BE- COMING VIA ZOOM. MR
MIGHT TAKE. THANK YOU CHAIR
MATHIS AND THANK YOU COMMITTEE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS MOKE SIMON
TROUBLE CHAIRMAN OF MIDDLETOWN
RANCHERIA. IN THE CHAIRMAN SINCE
NINETEEN NINETY SEVEN HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK. ON THE
FIRST CALL BACK IN NINETEEN
NINETY NINE SIGNED THEIR THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FORMER
GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS. I WANT TO
THANK THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN
LATE THEM VOCALLY FOR CONTINUING
TO BE RESILIENT THROUGH THIS
PROCESS AS WE UPDATE OUR CONTACT
AND ALSO. WITH THE OFFERING OF
THE EXTENSION TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS NO DISRUPTION WITH THE
MILITARY RANCHERIAS GAMING
OPERATION TWIN PIPES UNIMODAL
TELL WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATING
ITS THIRTIETH. YEAR OF OPERATION
NEXT YEAR. AS WE MOVE THROUGH
THE PROCESS. WE HAVE YET A
COUPLE OF HURDLES AT THE AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL BUT WE'RE BACK AT
THE TABLE YEAR WITH THE
NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT. THAT IS
MORE. RESILIENT THERE IT'S EVER
BEEN. IT GIVES US THE
OPPORTUNITY IS A TRIED TO NOT
ONLY CONTINUE PROVIDING JOB
OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY. WELL TO OUR TRIBAL
MEMBERS IN OUR SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY. BUT IT ALSO GIVES US
THE OPERATIONS- THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CONTINUE OUR GOOD BANKING
RELATIONSHIPS WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
WITH OUR CURRENT LENDERS. AS WE
MOVE THROUGH THE FINALIZATION
PROCESS. TO GET THIS APPROVED AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL. I WANT TO
THANK EACH AND EVERYONE FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT IS HELPED
. THE BILL GENERATE THREE IS A
MEMBER JORDAN FIFTY SIX TRIBAL
MEMBERS. WE ARE POMO INDIANS LET
ME WALK AND WINTUN WE ARE
LOCATED IN THE SOUTH. LAKE
COUNTY- CARRY OF LAKE. WELL WE
ARE VERY RURAL COMMUNITY- BUT WE
ARE VERY STRONG COMMUNITY OVER
THE PAST. DECADE WE'VE
ENCOUNTERED OVER EIGHTEEN
DIFFERENT DISASTERS MOST OF THEM
FIRES AND ONE FLOOD. AND WE
CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
JUST A COMMUNITY MINDED BASE. TO
BUILD OUR BUSINESS. THIS
AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW THE
MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA. TO
CONTINUE ITS GAMING OPERATIONS
THE TWENTY FORTY EIGHT. WE
CONTINUE WITH THE POSITIVE
MOVEMENT. TO SECURE THE NEXT
SEVEN GENERATIONS ECONOMICALLY.
CULTURALLY BEEN PHYSICALLY FOR
MY TRIBE. NOT ONLY THE
MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA NOT ONLY
LOOKS ITS ITSELF AS AN
INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT. IN THE
STATE IN THE UNITED STATES BUT
ALSO HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA OF BEING A
RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBER THE
PROVIDED SAFE HAVEN DURING
DISASTERS FOR OUR SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY. BUT ALSO ALLOWS US TO
BE AN EDUCATOR ON THE THOUSANDS
OF YEARS OF THE NATIVE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE LIVED IN THIS STATE.
THE RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS BEEN
BUILT WITH THE MIDDLETOWN RICH
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES
TO GROW. AND THIS IS ONE MORE
AGREEMENT. THAT NOT ONLY SAYS.
TALKS OF EQUALITY INCLUSION. BUT
PROVES THAT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IS MOVING FORWARD
WITH THAT MISSION. I WANT TO
THANK YOU WITH THE TRIBAL
CHAIRMAN. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS YOU TODAY. BUT ALSO LET
YOU KNOW THE MIDDLETOWN
RANCHERIAS RESILIENT. AND THE
THIRD EFFORT COMING IN BEFORE
YOU HOPEFULLY SHOWS THAT. WE ARE
A COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO JUST
KEEP BUILDING. IN OUR SMALL
LOCAL AREA. BUT ALSO CONTINUE
THE COLLABORATION WITH ALL OF
OUR- STATE LEADERS CAN ONLY
LEADERS. IN COMMUNITIES
SURROUNDING US I SAID YOU'RE ALL
NOT ONLY IS THE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN
BUT ALSO THE FIRST NATIVE
AMERICAN ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS IN LAKE COUNTY. SO
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THIS JOURNEY
WITH THE CORPORATION VAT WITH
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. BUT I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I KNOW THERE IS NOT A BOAT
GOING. TO HAPPEN TODAY BUT I
WOULD URGE YOU WHAT DOES IT
BEFORE THAT ARE POSITIVE VOTE ON
SB SEVEN THIRTY SIX GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY. TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH OUR CONTACT HERE THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THE TIME. AND
CONSIDERATION TODAY'S HEARING.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU-
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS ON
THE ICE. THANK YOU I'M MR UP
CHAIR. THANK YOU OF GERMAN MOCHA
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD THE
THIRD TIME. IN FRONT OF US THE
RESILIENCY. OF YOUR PEOPLE ARE
PEOPLE CONTINUES TO SHINE AND I
JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE THOSE.
WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE TRIBAL
COMPACT TO SEE MORE THAN JUST A
GAMING ASPECT TO IT THAT THIS IS
YEARS. OF ATROCITIES OF GENOCIDE
AND ALSO THE RESILIENCY OF OUR
PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
FORWARD AND MOVE OUR PEOPLE
FORWARD THIS IS FAR MORE THAN
JUST A GAMING COMPACT. THIS IS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA MAKING
AMENDS FOR A PAST HISTORICAL
TREATMENT TOWARDS INDIAN PEOPLE
SO I JUST WANNA- THANK YOU AND-
AND CONTINUE TO. BE SUPPORTIVE
OF YOU AND FOR THE CAT COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT YOU
SIT ON. WE JUST THINK THAT
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB HERE IN
INDIAN COUNTRY THANKS CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU MICHAEL ARE CURRY.
YEAH I GET AFTERNOON MOST OF THE
CECILIA- SO NICE TO SEE YOU. I'M
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALMOST IS THE FACT THE
MATTER IS THAT YOU MORE THAN
GAMING. A CASINO I'M WHAT WHAT
I'VE LEARNED THROUGH ALL MY
YEARS OF WORKING WITH YOU THEY
WERE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP. AND
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO DEPEND
UPON YOU THROUGH ALL OF OUR
TRAGEDIES IN OUR FIRES AND I'M
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
ALL YOUR SERVICE TO YOUR COUNTY
AS WELL AS TO THE TRIBE AND- I
LOOK FORWARD TO THIS MOVING
FORWARD FOR ALL OF YOU. RIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CECILIA I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
COOPERATION NOT ONLY FOR THE
MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA FALLS LAKE
COUNTY. ALSO SEVEN REQUIRED YOU
GUYS ARE ROCK STARS SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. RIGHT ANY ALIBIS.
SEEN NONE WILL GO TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. THERE'S NOBODY IN THE
ROOM MISTER MODERATOR WILL GO TO
THE PHONES. SURE THERE IS NO ONE
. ALL RIGHT WELL. WITH THAT
THANK YOU ALL. FOR BEING HERE.
MR OF LOCAL AND CHAIRMAN MOCK.
AND WITHOUT WILL CALL THIS-
HEARING TO A CLOSE. THANK YOU.
WE CAN THANK YOU. AND WE-
CONTINUE TO RECESS OR- IT WOULD
NEVER GO TO THE ADD ON SO IN
THAT CASE WE WILL GO AHEAD IN-
LOWS THE NORMAL HEARING FOR. THE
GEO TODAY AS WELL. ADJOURNED.