THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION
OR SOME MEMBER OF BERNARD
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM
SERGEANT ARMED REPAIR OF THE
CHAMBERS AND CALLING THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL. AGREE ON CURRY
COLONIES. ALVAREZ ARAMBULA.
BAINES BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT.
BERMAN BURNER. BONTA BRIAN
CALDERON, JUAN CARILLO, WENDY
CARILLO, CERVANTES CHIN.
CONNELLY SALLY DAVIES DIXON IS
SALEY FLORA, MIKE FONG, VINCE
FONG FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL GALLAGHER
, GARCIA GIBSON, GRAYSON HANEY
HEART HOLD IN HOOVER, ERWIN
JACKSON, JONES, SAWYER. KARA
LACKEY, LEE. LOW LOW AND TALL
MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS MCCARTY MAKIN
ER MURATSUCHI WHEN ORTEGA
PACHECO HAPPENED, JIM PATTERSON
, JOE PATTERSON, PELLERIN PEACH
, WE KNOW RAISE QUIRK-SILVA
RAMOS RAISE LOOSE RIVAS
ROBERT RIVAS. RODRIGUEZ RUBIO
SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO SHIAVO SORIA
TO TING VALENCIA, VÆ VALLAPUDUA
WALDRON WALLACE WARD. WEBER.
WICKS WILSON WOULD ZABAR, MR
SPEAKER.
ERICA IS TRUE. MEMBERS. A QUORUM
IS PRESENT. WE ASK OUR GUESTS
AND OUR VISITORS IN THE GALLERY
AND IN THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER
TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER
AND THE PLEDGE. THESE PRAYER
WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR ASSEMBLY
CHAPLAIN IMAM YASIR KHAN AND
MOMMY SER. IN THE NAME OF GOD.
THE MOST GRACIOUS THE MOST
MERCIFUL. OH, GOD. BLESS US THIS
DAY AS WE GATHER HERE. TURN OUR
NECESSITIES INTO VIRTUE. AND DO
NOT LET PRIDE OR EAGLE POLLUTE
OUR SPIRIT. OR TAINT ANY OF OUR
WORDS. AND ACTIONS. BUT LET US
ALL AND BODY. AND IN SPIRIT. THE
SERVANTS OF YOU. DOING ALL
THINGS FOR YOUR PLEASURE HERE.
WE MAY BE PART ACRES OF YOUR
GRACE IN THE HEREAFTER. I MEAN,
WE ASK YOU TO REMAIN STANDING
FOR THE FLAG SALUTE. PLEASE JOIN
US SOMEBODY MEMBER JOHN SAWYER
AS HE LEADS US IN THE NATION'S
PLEDGE WITH THE RIGHT HAND OVER
YOUR HEART READY, BEGIN PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS
ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU MAY
BE SEATED. READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL. BUT
SOMEBODY CHAMBER SACRAMENT ON
WEDNESDAY MAY 17 2023, THE
ASSEMBLY MET AT 7 A.M, THE
HONORABLE ONE KOREA
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S 30/9 DISTRICT,
MR FLORES SECONDS. THE READING
OF THE PREVIOUS C'S JOURNAL, BE
DISPENSED WITH PRESENTATION OF
PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE
INTRODUCTIONS AND REFERENCES THE
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED
ADOPTED MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS THE ABSENCES FOR THE
DAY. FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AT US, CHEN AND
ASTLEY. AND MAJORITY LEADER
REYES, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN TO SPEAK
ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY
TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTIONS, THAT
SHALL BE THE ORDER REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE. 1 18 A TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOWENTHAL,
MATHIS, NGUYEN, SHIAVO WARD AND
BEAR KAYHAN TO HAVE GUESTS
SEATED AT THEIR DESK TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTIONS. THAT SHALL
BE THE ORDER. AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM
37 SP 8 29 8 TO 5 LEMON FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL NOTE.
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY RULE. 96 I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
REFER THE FOLLOWING BILLS TO
COMMITTEE. SP 35 HAMBURG FROM
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE TO THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. SB 497
SMALLWOOD QUIVERS FROM THE LABOR
AND EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE TO THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND THEN
BACK TO THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
COMMITTEE. SP 547 BLACK BLACK
SPEAR FROM THE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
TO THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE AND
THEN BACK TO THE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
. SP 6 80 SKINNER FROM THE
PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMITTEE. TO THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE AND THEN BACK TO THE
PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMITTEE AND SB 862 LAYERED
FROM THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE AND THE REVENUE AND
TAXATION COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTIONS. THAT SHALL BE THE
ORDER.
MEMBERS WE HAVE SOME GUESTS
INTRODUCTIONS. WE WILL BEGIN
WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AGUIAR-CURRY OR RECOGNIZE THAT
YOUR DESK FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR
THAT THIS MORNING I'M WOULD LIKE
TO HONOR OUR, UM GIRL SCOUT
TROOP NUMBER 278 FROM SACRAMENTO
. AND IF YOU GIRLS WOULD LIKE TO
STAND UP, WE CAN WAVE TO YOU.
AND MAJORITY LEADER RACE YOU
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I'VE GOT SOME GIRL
SCOUTS IN THE HOUSE, TOO. NOW
HERE IN SACRAMENTO. I APPRECIATE
YOU ALL KNOW OUR SPECIAL FROM
SPECIAL SERVICES. SERGEANT
ERICA. HER DAUGHTER, KENDALL IS
ONE OF THE MEMBERS. SO WHEN YOU
YOU NEED THOSE GIRL SCOUT
COOKIES LOCALLY. I KNOW SOME OF
THE PARENTS ARE SELLING THEM,
BUT ERICA'S ALWAYS ONE OF THOSE
ARE KINDLE IS ALWAYS ONE THAT
I'M BUYING FROM. BUT I'VE GOT
SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS FROM
SAN BERNARDINO FROM THE GIRL
SCOUT TROOP 76 SAN GORGONIO
COUNCIL. JILLIAN MENDOZA AND EVA
FERN COAST AND THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS. MEMBERS I WANT TO TELL
YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM.
THEY RECENTLY EARNED THEIR
SILVER AWARD THROUGH THEIR
ENGAGEMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. VERY SPECIFICALLY, THEY
CAME UP TO TESTIFY ON A B 2 30,
WHICH WAS PRESENTED YESTERDAY IN
THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
IT WAS AN IDEA THEY CAME UP
WITH. THEY PRESENTED IT TO ME
WITH MEDICAL PROOF WITH THEY HAD
THE DOCTORS. THEY HAD THE
NURSES. THEY HAD THEIR THEIR
THEIR COLLEAGUES. UM AND THEY
PRESENTED THE IDEA. WE
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT INTRODUCED
IT. UM AND THEY HAVE BEEN HERE
TO TESTIFY ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND
THE ASSEMBLY AS A EDUCATION
COMMITTEE AND NOW IN THE SENATE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. WITHOUT A
DOUBT. OUR FUTURE LEADERS ARE
RIGHT THERE IN THE GALLERY HERE
AND HERE, AND I'D LIKE FOR YOU
TO GIVE THEM A NICE WELCOME.
WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA
ASSEMBLY. AND MEMBERS. WE HAVE A
BIRTHDAY TO ANNOUNCE TODAY.
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALEDMYS, WHOSE
BIRTHDAY IS SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH.
MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE. SECOND READING THE CLERK
WILL READ 3 67 27 TO 5404 67 6
44 WITH AMENDMENTS 6 39 WITH
AMENDMENTS 5 51 WITH AMENDMENTS
6 98 AND SENATE BILL 7 46 OF THE
MINUTES AND READ ALL AMENDMENTS
WILL BE DEEMED ADOPTED. MOVING
TO THIRD READING. WE WILL BEGIN
WITH FILE ITEM. 28 THIS IS SB
101, CORPORAL REED. SENATE BILL
101 BY SENATOR SKINNER AND
ACTUALLY INTO THE STATE BUDGET
TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
BUDGET BILL YOU MAY OPEN ON THE
BILL. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I
RISE TO PRESENT THE 2023
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AGREEMENT
BETWEEN OUR HOUSE AND THE
SENATE. IT REPRESENTS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES
OVER $227 BILLION IN GENERAL
FUND EXPENDITURE. BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WITH UNCERTAIN
ECONOMIC TIMES COMING, IT ALSO
REPRESENTS A $37 BILLION RESERVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THOSE
RAINY DAYS CUM THAT WE HAVE
MONEY SET ASIDE FOR ALL THE CORE
RESOURCES THAT WE THINK ARE OUR
PRIORITIES. THIS EXERCISE OVER
THIS LAST YEAR HAS BEEN A REAL
INTROSPECTIVE EXERCISE THROUGH
OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE TO REALLY
FOCUS ON WHAT IS CORE AND WHAT
IS ABSOLUTELY PARAMOUNT. IN A
PRIORITY FOR OUR BUDGET. THIS
REPRESENTS AN 8% COLA INCREASE
FOR K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION AND
OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 5% COLA
INCREASE FOR OUR U. C. S AND R C
SUS AT THE SAME TIME, WE
CONTINUE TO MOVE CLOSER AND
CLOSER TO HEALTH CARE FOR ALL.
WE ALSO ARE MOVING TOWARDS TK
FOR ALL SO IF YOU IF YOU THINK
ABOUT A BUDGET AS A
REPRESENTATION OF OUR VALUES
THIS REPRESENTS AN EDUCATION,
FIRST BUDGET FIRST AND FOREMOST.
BUT THE SAME TIME IT'S A FOCUS
ON THOSE FOLKS WHO NEED OUR HELP
THE MOST. AND HOW DO WE GIVE
THEM HELP? WHAT WE GIVE THEM
HELP AND HEALTHCARE? WE GIVE
THEM HELP WITH FOOD. WE GIVE
THEM HELP WITH CASH ASSISTANCE
BECAUSE THEY NEED MONEY TO PAY
BILLS. THEY NEED MONEY FOR
HOUSING. THIS IS ALSO A BUDGET
WHERE WE ARE HELPING OUR TRANSIT
OPERATORS. WE HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC
OPERATORS UP AND DOWN THE STATE,
WE'RE REALLY SUFFERING RIDERSHIP
WAS DOWN. WE'VE INVESTED
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN THESE OPERATORS IN EVERY
SINGLE CITY, EVERY SINGLE COUNTY
UP AND DOWN OUR STATE. THERE'S
ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WE SHOULD
LET THEM FAIL. NOW THAT DOESN'T
MEAN THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THAT DOESN'T
NEED THAT. THEY DON'T NEED TO
FOCUS MORE ON WRITERS THAT THEY
NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB ON
RIDERSHIP. ABSOLUTELY. BUT AT
THE SAME TIME WE'RE DOING OUR
PART TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE
THE MONEY TO DIG THEMSELVES OUT
OF THAT HOLE. CHILDCARE. YOU
CAN'T GO TO WORK. IF YOU DON'T
HAVE CHILD CARE. I KNOW THAT AS
A FATHER WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. UH
WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE, MY
OLDEST WAS STARTING
KINDERGARTEN. MY YOUNGEST WAS
TWO YEARS OLD. COULDN'T HAVE
DONE THIS JOB WITHOUT CHILDCARE.
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS HAVEN'T GOT
A CALL US SINCE 2016. LET ME
JUST REPEAT THAT THEY HAVEN'T
GOT A CALLER SINCE 2016 AT A
TIME WHEN WE'RE HAVING INFLATION
OF 8% 9. NO CALL UP. THAT HAS TO
STOP AND IT STOPS TODAY. BECAUSE
THIS PROVIDES A 25% INCREASE IN
WHILE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF
MONEY. IT JUST KEEPS THEM EVEN
BASED ON ALL THE INFLATION THAT
WE FACED SINCE 2016. SO IT
SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A HUGE
INCREASE. IT JUST KEEPS THEIR
HEAD ABOVE WATER. BECAUSE WE'VE
BEEN HEARING ABOUT CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN GOING UNDER
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WHO CAN'T
PAY THEIR BILLS AND WHAT HAPPENS
. THAT MEANS FAMILIES HAVE TO
STAY HOME. THEY CAN'T GO TO
WORK. THEY CAN'T WORK IN OUR
BUSINESS IS THEY CAN'T THEY
CAN'T PROVIDE FOR THEIR
FAMILIES. HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, RIGHT? IT'S THE
BIGGEST ISSUE ALL UP AND DOWN
THE STATE. WE HEAR ABOUT IT
EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE'RE HOME
EVERY SINGLE TIME WE'RE TALKING
TO CONSTITUENTS. WE DO 1 BILLION
MORE DOLLARS FOR OUR HALF
PROGRAM, WHICH AGAIN IS FLEXIBLE
FUNDING FOR COUNTIES OR CITIES
ARE IN TERMS OF CARE. WE ALSO DO
A BILLION FOR NEXT YEAR. ON TOP
OF THAT, WE ADDED TO THE MAY
REVISE ANOTHER. 200 MILLION FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO THERE WAS
MONEY IN THERE FOR THE REVISED
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ANOTHER
$200 MILLION BUILT A MILLION
DOLLARS. ON TOP OF THAT. THIS
ALSO IS A HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN
CLIMATE. WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF
THE CLIMATE PRIORITIES. WE
COULDN'T FUND RIGHT ANY TIME YOU
HAVE TO MAKE THOSE CHALLENGES.
WE STILL HAVE RECORD BILLIONS
DOLLARS. INVESTMENTS IN CLIMATE
CLIMATE IS STILL A MAJOR
PRIORITY IS STILL A MAJOR
PRIORITY. IN TERMS OF OURS. AVS
ARE CLEAN AIR, REALLY LOOKING AT
A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ITEMS
IN THIS BUDGET. THIS IS AGAIN A
HUGE INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE.
AGAIN. WHEN WE STARTED WHEN I
STARTED IN THAT FIRST CLASS.
THAT'S NOT 1ST 12 YEAR CLASS IN
2013. OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET
WAS SOMEWHERE I THINK IT WAS
AROUND 90, OR $100 BILLION AS I
MENTIONED TODAY, THIS BUDGET
HERE IS 227 BILLION. IT MARKS A
HUGE COMEBACK FROM THE TIME WHEN
WE FIRST GOT UP HERE. ALMOST 12
YEARS AGO. WHERE THE STATE
COULDN'T PAY ITS BILLS WERE
WONDERING IF WE COULD, FRANKLY
IF THE STATE COULD STAY SOLVED.
SO THIS REPRESENTS AN AMAZING
TURNAROUND FOR US AND AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY AND ALSO AN AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP ALL THE
FAMILIES WHO REALLY NEED IT. NOW
THIS BUDGET IS NOT DONE. WE
STILL NEED TO WORK OUT SOME
FINAL DETAILS WITH THE GOVERNOR,
WHICH WE ANTICIPATE DOING OVER
THE NEXT COMING DAYS WHERE WE
ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE. WE'RE NOT
VERY FAR APART. I ANTICIPATE
WILL BE REPRESENTING THE FINAL
BUDGET IN FRONT OF THIS HOUSE
VERY SHORTLY WITH THE THREE
PARTY AGREEMENT, BUT TODAY I
STAND BEFORE YOU TO ASK YOU TO
VOTE FOR S P ONE ON ONE. THANK
YOU, MR KING. AND SOME MEMBER OF
VINCE VAUGHN. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
ON THE BILL. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. FIRST LET ME
ACKNOWLEDGE THE BUDGET CHAIR. MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR
LEADING THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR
THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, SEVERAL
MONTHS LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN IN
OFFICE. AND WHILE WE'VE HAD
DIFFERENCES ON POLICY, WE HAVE
ALSO SHARED SOME SIMILAR
FRUSTRATIONS AND CHALLENGES. AND
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE
SERVED AS VICE CHAIR. I HAVE
APPRECIATED HIS CANDOR AND
OPENNESS AS WE HAVE WORKED
TOGETHER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
THANK THE BUDGET COMMITTEE STAFF
ON BOTH SIDES FOR THEIR WORK AND
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JOCHEN
STOCK IN OUR GREAT TEAM OF
REPUBLICAN BUDGET CONSULTANTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, MEMBERS I RISE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 101. NOW, MANY
OF YOU EXPECTED THAT BUT TO
QUOTE THE GOVERNOR, I HOPE YOU
WILL ALL BE OPEN TO A CROSS
POLLINATION OF IDEAS. ESPECIALLY
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. FIRST THIS
BUDGET IS NOT COMPLETE AND
HONEST ASSESSMENT OF THIS
PROCESS WILL TELL YOU THAT
NEGOTIATIONS, AS THE CHAIR SAID
, ARE ONGOING ON MANY
OUTSTANDING ISSUES, AND WHILE
THIS MAY BE TOUTED AS AN ON TIME
BUDGET, IT IS REALLY ONLY A
FRAMEWORK. TODAY'S BUDGET
DEADLINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE.
BUT AS MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH A
GROWING LIST OF CRISES FACING
THE STATE FROM AN INTENSIFYING
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, HOUSING
SHORTAGES, RISING CRIME FENCE
AND ALL HOMELESSNESS, FLOODING,
HOSPITAL CLOSURES AND INSURANCE
CRISIS NOW IN FULL VIEW, AND THE
LIST GOES ON AND ON. THE PROCESS
ON HOW WE GOT HERE WITH CLOSED
DOOR NEGOTIATIONS, A LACK OF A
BUDGET CONFERENCE COMMITTEE THE
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, THE RUSH
PROCESS ON MAJOR BUDGET AND
POLICY DECISIONS. THAT IS NOT
THIS IS NOT A PROCESS THAT WE
SHOULD CONTINUE TO REPLICATE.
HOWEVER. THERE IS FAULT THAT
LIES OUTSIDE OF THIS BODY. WE
HAVE BECOME COMPLACENT WITH A
BROKEN BUDGET PROCESS. PASS A
FRAMEWORK. THEN THE GOVERNOR
WILL ENGAGE. WE ARE STARING AT A
$32 BILLION DEFICIT, WITH
REVENUE NUMBERS STILL UNCERTAIN
. WE HAVE A FRAMEWORK BASED OFF
OF RISKY REVENUE ESTIMATES,
ACCORDING TO THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. IT IS MORE
THAN LIKELY REVENUES WILL COME
IN BELOW THE GOVERNOR'S
ESTIMATES AND SHOULD REVENUES
COME IN LOWER THEN ESTIMATED WE
HAVE A MAJOR BUDGET PROBLEM. THE
INDEPENDENT LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE ALSO WARNED TO
NOT PASS A BUDGET WITH ON GOING
BUDGET DEFICITS, THE GOVERNOR'S
OWN FORECAST OPERATING BUDGETS
THAT RANGED FROM 14 TO $17
BILLION PER YEAR. OVER THE NEXT
FOUR YEARS. NO AMOUNT OF BUDGET
GIMMICKS CAN ESCAPE. THIS FACT.
HOW IS THIS AN EXAMPLE OF FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY? AS REVENUES
DECREASE GOVERNMENT SPENDING
CONTINUES TO GROW ONLY IN
CALIFORNIA IN A STATE TAKEN LESS
REVENUE, YET SPEND BILLIONS MORE
ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. AND AS
WE STARE DOWN ONGOING DEFICITS,
THIS BUDGET STILL IGNORES MAJOR
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS WHILE
FINANCING MISPLACED PRIORITIES.
YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS MANY
TIMES WATER STORAGE, ALONG WITH
MODERNIZED CONVEYANCE AND LEVY
FACILITIES ARE A CRITICAL PART
OF FLOOD PROTECTION. NOW WE ARE
SEEING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE
LACK OF INVESTMENT. DROUGHT
STRICKEN COMMUNITIES ARE NOW
DEALING WITH FLOODING. WATER
STORAGE PROJECTS THAT I COULD
HAVE THAT COULD HAVE STORED
WATER TO BE USED FOR DROUGHT AS
WELL AS PROVIDE THE MEANS TO
STORE FLOODWATER CONTINUE TO BE
TRAPPED IN RED TAPE. AND IT
REMAINS MIND BOGGLING THAT THERE
IS STILL NOT ONE ADDITIONAL
DOLLAR FOR WATER STORAGE IN THIS
FRAMEWORK. YOU HAVE SITES
RESERVOIR. WE'RE UP AND RUNNING
. AT THIS VERY MOMENT WE COULD
HAVE STORED AS MUCH AS 1.5
MILLION AGRA FEET. THAT'S ALMOST
500 QUADRILLION GALLONS OF
WATER. WATER THAT COULD HAVE
BEEN STORED THIS YEAR. BUT
INSTEAD WE ARE RECOVERING FROM
BROKEN LEVEES, FLOODED HOMES AND
PRECIOUS WATER SUPPLIES ARE
POURING OUT INTO THE OCEAN. ON
ENERGY. THERE WAS A SPECIAL
SESSION HELD TO DEMONIZE
DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION WHILE
DEMANDING ACTION ON LOWERING GAS
PRICES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE
DETAILS OF THIS BUDGET, IT
ASSUMES THAT THE STATES GUESS
SEX WILL GO UP AGAIN NEXT MONTH.
IT IS. AND WITH NO PLAN NO PLAN
TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL TAX
RELIEF. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT
POTENTIAL SUPPLY SHORTAGES THIS
SUMMER AS REFINING CAPACITY IS
CHORTLED MEMBERS. I CAN SAVE YOU
THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THIS
BUDGET, CREATING A NEW
BUREAUCRACY TRYING TO EXPLAIN
WHY GAS PRICES ARE GOING UP IN
CALIFORNIA. IT'S THE POLICIES
COMING FROM THIS LEGISLATIVE
BODY. INSTEAD OF BUILDING ROADS
, BUT IN WATER STORAGE, SOARING
UP OUR ELECTRICITY GRID AND
HARDENING OUR SUPPLY CHAIN. THIS
BUDGET WASTE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ON A FAILING HIGH SPEED RAIL
PROJECT THAT EVERY AUDIT EVERY
BUSINESS PLAN SAYS IT'S
STRUCTURALLY FLAWED. THIS BUDGET
EXEMPLIFIES A BROKEN PROCESS ONE
THAT SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPROVED A TWO PARTY AGREEMENT
THAT WILL BE REVISED IN THE
COMING MONTHS BEHIND CLOSED
DOORS WITH EVEN LESS INPUT FROM
ALL SIDES DEPRIVES EVERY
CALIFORNIAN OF THE CERTAINTY AND
STABILITY THEY DESERVE FROM
THEIR GOVERNMENT IN THE FACE OF
HARDER ECONOMIC TIMES ON THE
HORIZON. AND WE WAIT TO SEE
BUDGET TRAILER BILLS THAT WILL
MAKE SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES
OUTSIDE THE POLICY PROCESS WITH
LITTLE INPUT FROM LEGISLATORS.
INCREASING BORROWING, LEVERAGING
MORE DEBT. SHIFTING MONEY FROM
SPECIAL FUNDS PLACES THE COST
BURDENS ON THE BACKS OF
HARDWORKING CALIFORNIANS. POOR
BUDGET DECISIONS FORCED FAMILIES
TO SPEND MORE ON NECESSITIES
FORCED THEM TO SAVE LESS BUT PAY
MORE TO COVER THE GOVERNMENT'S
BILLS. IT'S DIFFICULT TO
RECONCILE THE CONCERNS ABOUT
MANAGING A DEFICIT WHEN THIS
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET FRAMEWORK
ACTUALLY SPENDS MORE THAN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL.
SPENDING OVER $311 BILLION TELLS
ME THAT THIS STATE INDEED HAS A
SPENDING PROBLEM. YEARS OF
UNSUSTAINABLE SPENDING HAVE
CAUGHT UP WITH AN ALREADY
STRAINED TAXPAYER BASE, MANY OF
WHICH ARE LEAVING CALIFORNIA.
COUPLED WITH A COOLING ECONOMY.
WE HAVE TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD.
TO PROVIDE A BROADER CONTEXT, AS
MENTIONED BY MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SAN FRANCISCO OVER THE LAST
SEVEN YEARS, THE STATE BUDGET
HAS ALMOST DOUBLED IN SIZE, BUT
THE SAME PROBLEMS AND CRISES
CONTINUE TO PLAY CALIFORNIANS.
MANY HAVE GOTTEN WORSE.
CALIFORNIANS CONTINUE TO LEAVE,
COMPANIES ARE LEAVING OR CLOSING
PERMANENTLY. IN SOME CASES,
COMPANIES ARE JUST NOT EXPANDING
OR DOING BUSINESS ANYMORE IN
CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIANS ARE
RIGHTFULLY FRUSTRATED AND THEY
ARE NOT SEEING THINGS GET BETTER
IN THEIR IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.
SUCCESS IS NOT DEFINED BY MORE
SPENDING. IT'S DEFINED BY REAL
MEASURABLE RESULTS. MEMBERS I AM
LESS CONCERNED ABOUT A DEBATE
BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE GOVERNOR OF
FLORIDA. I AM MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT
HERE IN OUR STATE 30 SECONDS
WITH SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY ON THE
HORIZON. NOW IS THE TIME FOR
PRUDENCE AND INPUT FROM BOTH
SIDES. THIS FRAMEWORK IS STILL
INCOMPLETE, HAS STRUCTURAL
DEFICITS FOR YEARS TO COME, AND
IT FAILS TO MAKE NEEDED
INVESTMENTS. CALIFORNIA SIMPLY
CANNOT AFFORD THIS SPENDING
PLAN. I URGE A NO VOTE. THANK
YOU, MR FONG AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS YOU
RECOGNIZED ON THE BILL. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET AND ASKED
FOR AN I VOTE. IT IS DIFFICULT
TO ME TO EXPRESS. UM A LOT OF
THE ISSUES THAT WE DEAL WITH,
BUT IN, UH, SB 101 THE BUDGET
ACT OF 2023. I'M THANKFUL THAT
THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEES
HARD WORK ON KEEPING THE
COMMUNITIES AND COMMITMENTS THAT
WERE MADE LAST SESSION WHILE
MAKING KEY INVESTMENTS FOR THE
FUTURE. THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
INCLUDES INCLUDES MONEY FOR
FENTANYL TEST STRIPS, WHICH IS
VITAL, VITAL PREVENTIVE TOOL
THAT WE NEED IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO COMBAT THIS ISSUE
IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.
ADDITIONALLY I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE LEGISLATURE FOR MAKING
SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENTS TO THE
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. THE
ADDITIONAL 16 MILLION IN GRANTS
WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTFUL AND
COMBATING, MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PERSONS AND WILL HELP
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES BRING THEIR
LOVED ONES HOME. THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES ONGOING
FUNDING FOR TRIBAL HEALTH
PROGRAMS. HEALTH THE HEALTH OF
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE AND
ALSO CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD
IN THE PROTECTION OF FOSTER CARE
KIDS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING CALIFORNIA'S FIRST
PEOPLE ON THE TRIBAL KIDS IN
FOSTER CARE, AND THIS BODY
CONTINUES TO STAND WITH THE
INDIAN COMMUNITY. RECENTLY THERE
HAS BEEN AN ATTACK ON THE INDIAN
CHILD WELFARE ACT, AN ACT THAT
WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1978 THAT
WENT TO THE SUPREME COURT. AND
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TODAY THAT
THE SUPREME COURT JUST RULED
THIS MORNING TO UPHOLD THE
RIGHTS OF ALL INDIAN PEOPLE IN
THE NATION IN THIS BODY STANDS
WITH US. IT'S ISSUES LIKE THIS
AND THE BUDGET THAT BRINGS FULL
CIRCLE TO REALLY, REALLY IMPACT
THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY
AND HONORING CALIFORNIA'S FIRST
PEOPLE, AND TODAY IS A DAY FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO STAND TOGETHER
AND JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION
BECAUSE THE U. S SUPREME COURT
HAS STAND SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE
NATION'S FIRST PEOPLE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR RAMOS AND
SOME MEMBER MCCARTHY. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED ON THE BILL. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RISE IN
SUPPORT, OBVIOUSLY OF THIS
BUDGET, AND FIRST I WANTED TO
THANK OUR BUDGET CHAIR FROM SAN
FRANCISCO FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR,
LEADING THIS HOUSE IN
NEGOTIATIONS AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE HAVE A BUDGET THAT
INVESTS IN THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA BUT ALSO IS
RESPONSIBLE AND I KNOW WE HAVE
SOME TOUGH TIMES IN OUR ECONOMY.
AND DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE SOME
THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT. BUT REST
ASSURED, THIS BUDGET IS
RESPONSIBLE, STILL TAKING CARE
OF THINGS LIKE MAKING SURE WE
HAVE AN ADEQUATE RAINY DAY FUND.
UM WEATHERING THE STORM FOR THE
FUTURE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS THAT
WE JUST DON'T KNOW. BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WE CAN'T FORGET
ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA
TODAY, AND WE'VE DONE SOME
HISTORIC TRANSFORMATIONAL THINGS
IN THE BUDGET LAST THREE YEARS,
AND THIS CONTINUES THEM AND IT
DOESN'T MAKE SOME SLIGHT
ADJUSTMENTS. SO CERTAINLY, THE
NEWS SAYS DEFICIT SACRAMENTO
PROBLEMS BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW
MEMBERS. THIS IS AN A MINUS
BUDGET. WE HAD AN A PLUS BUDGET
FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. YOU
CAN'T GET AN A PLUS ON YOUR EXAM
EVERY YEAR IN SCHOOL. SOMETIMES
YOU NEED TO GET AN A MINUS, AND
THIS REALLY IS AN A MINUS
BUDGET. SO GO BACK HOME TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS AND KNOW THAT WE
ARE BEING RESPONSIBLE. BUT
INVESTING IN THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. FOR THE ISSUE THAT
WE FOCUS IN OUR SUBCOMMITTEE. I
WANT TO THANK OUR SUBCOMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND OUR STAFF FOR
EDUCATION FROM OUR YOUNGEST KIDS
AND CHILDCARE, PRE K PROGRAMS TO
T K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION. THIS IS AN AMAZING
BUDGET. EDUCATION WON THIS STATE
BUDGET AND I GUARANTEE THAT ALL
OF YOU WHEN YOU CAME TO
SACRAMENTO WHEN YOU CAMPAIGN
SAID THAT EDUCATION IS THE TOP
ISSUE OR A TOP ISSUE AND YOU
SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO BACK HOME
AND SAY THERE WAS THIS DOES JUST
THAT WE ALL WANT LOCAL CONTROL,
LIVING OUR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
MAKING SURE THAT YOU SPEND THIS
MONEY, NOT SACRAMENTO. THAT IS
THE MANTRA FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOLS
. WE HAVE A RECORD EIGHT PLUS
PERCENT COLA FOR OUR PUBLIC
EDUCATION TO GO BACK HOME, TALK
TO YOUR SCHOOL BOARDS AND INVEST
IN IN YOUR SCHOOLS, YOUR
EDUCATORS, YOUR CLASSROOM
PROGRAMS, MAKING SURE THAT WE
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE. FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION AS OUR CHAIR SAID.
WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE EXPAND
ACCESS TO OUR UNIVERSITIES FOR
CSU AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE TOO
MANY èC. APPLICANTS HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES YOU HEAR THIS GRADUATE
OF 4.4 G P A. APPLY TO U. C AND
GET DENIED. LIKE HEY, THAT'S NOT
FAIR. WE PAY OUR TAXES. WE GET
GOOD GRADES. WHY CAN'T WE GET IN
? NO MORE. WE ARE REDUCING
ENROLLMENT FOR NONRESIDENT
STUDENTS AND PUTTING THOSE SLOTS
FOR CALIFORNIANS PLUS GREATLY
VASTLY EXPANDING JUST OVERALL
SLOTS FOR CALIFORNIA, THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PLUS
THE CSU. WE FIND FINANCIAL AID
REFORM ON A PATH DEBT FREE
COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA. THE ONE
ISSUE THAT WE'RE NOT DONE YET,
AS OUR BUDGET SHARE ALLUDED TO,
AS THE MAJORITY LEADER REMINDS
US AS A PRIORITY OF THE
ASSEMBLY, AND THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS
IS CHILD CARE. WE HAVE A PACKED
IN THIS TWO PARTY BUDGET THAT
WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION AND IT WOULD
BE DEVASTATING IF WE DON'T CROSS
THE FINISH LINE AND MAKE SURE WE
ADEQUATELY FUND OUR CHILDCARE.
SYSTEM INCLUDING THE PROVIDERS,
AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE
WORKERS THAT OFTEN GET PAID
POVERTY WAGES. THAT'S THE ONE
FINAL PIECE FOR TRYING TO CLOSE
THE LAST FEW DAYS, BUT THIS IS
AN OUTSTANDING BUDGET FUNDS A
TOP PRIORITY FOR CALIFORNIA. OUR
KIDS OUR FUTURE. ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
MCCARTY AND SUMMER MATHIS HE
RECOGNIZED ON THE BILL. THANK
YOU. MR SPEAKER. THIS BUDGET. I
WILL AGREE. UH UM, OUR OUR
BUDGET CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR. OUR
STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING
TIRELESSLY. ON TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT THIS BUDGET THIS YEAR. AND I
MEAN SOME OF Y'ALL. I THINK THE
BEST SAYING, I COULD THINK OF IT
AS CALIFORNIA DREAMING. BUT IT'S
A DREAM. WE DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT THIS BUDGET IS. WE STARTED
OFF WITH THE TALK OF WELL, THE
DEFICIT IS GOING TO BE THIS
MUCH. WELL, NO, IT'S GOING TO BE
THIS MUCH. WELL, NO, IT'S GOING
TO BE THIS MUCH. AND COOL. WE
CAN TALK ABOUT PRIORITIES ABOUT
THIS BUDGET IS REALLY WHERE OUR
HEART IS WITH THE THINGS THAT WE
WANT. THE REALITY FOR ME FROM MY
DISTRICT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. WE'RE STILL
LIVING IN THIRD WORLD CONDITIONS
. IT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED ABOUT
THE WATER. IT'S MENTIONED ABOUT
THE ROADS, THE SCHOOLS, THE
HOUSING AND WE CAN GO ON AND ON.
BUT THIS YEAR, PARTICULARLY WHEN
PEOPLE HAVE COME TO ME, AND
THEY'VE SAID, HEY, WHAT'S THE
BUDGET LOOK LIKE OR WHAT ARE THE
BUDGET ASK GONNA BE WE REALLY
GOT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS ON
THIS. THE REALITY OF IT IS, IS
WE NORMALLY TURNING OUR TAXES IN
APRIL. WE GET THE DATA FROM THAT
THAT GOES INTO THE MAY REVISE,
AND THEN WE TAKE THAT AND WE PUT
IT ALL TOGETHER FOR THIS JUNE
BUDGET. MEMBERS OF THE FACT IS
TAXES AREN'T DUE UNTIL OCTOBER.
WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA TO GIVE
AN HONEST PROJECTION. THAT
SHOULD WORRY ALL OF US. THE ONE
THING THAT I'VE BEEN KIND OF
LISTENING FOR LOOKING FOR IS
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SIT DOWN?
AND VARIOUS SPONSOR BELISA STATE
AS THE FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN
THE WORLD AND SAY YOU KNOW WHAT
WE KNOW TAXES ARE GOING TO BE
DOING OCTOBER. LET'S GO AHEAD
AND BE RESPONSIBLE. LET'S PUT ON
THE CALENDAR IN NOVEMBER. WE'RE
GOING TO COME BACK AND DO A
SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS BUDGET
TO GET IT RIGHT. THAT'S
SOMETHING I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING LOOKING FOR
THAT RESPONSIBILITY IN
GOVERNMENT, BUT I STILL HAVEN'T
HEARD THAT. BECAUSE LET'S BE
HONEST AT SOME POINT, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK ONCE
WE GET ALL THE DATA. AND FIX IT.
AND WE CAN SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO
IT IN TRAILER BILLS. WE CAN SAY
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN OTHER
THINGS, BUT THE FACT IS, WE
WON'T HAVE THE DATA UNTIL
OCTOBER. SO LET'S BE HONEST WITH
OURSELVES. WE CAN HAVE ALL THE
GREAT BUDGET GOALS AND ALL THE
GREAT BUDGET ASK AND ALL THE
GREAT THINGS WE WANT TO DO,
WHICH ARE IMPORTANT THINGS. AND
I ENCOURAGE ALL OF THEM. BUT I
ALSO ENCOURAGE US TO BE
RESPONSIBLE AND TO LOOK DOWN THE
ROAD AND SAY, HEY, WE KNOW WE'RE
GOING TO GET THE DATA HERE. AND
LET'S STEP UP AND BE RESPONSIBLE
AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA COME
BACK IN NOVEMBER. AND MAKE THE
ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY
UNTIL I HEAR THOSE THINGS UNTIL
I SEE SOMETHING SOLID. UNTIL I
KNOW WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON. IS AN
HONEST SET OF NUMBERS. I CAN'T
SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR MATHIS AND SOMEONE
REMAINS YOU RECOGNIZED ON THE
BILL. THANK YOU, SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK
CHAIRMAN TING AND THE BUDGET
STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK TO
THIS POINT, THE LEGISLATURE HAS
NOT HAD TO GRAPPLE WITH A
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIT FOR NEARLY A
DECADE. SO FINDING A PATH THAT
ALLOWS US TO PROTECT CRITICAL
PROGRAM INVESTMENTS, WHILE
FULFILLING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL
OBLIGATION TO PASSED A BALANCED
BUDGET IS NO SMALL TASK AS A
REVENUE PICTURE BECOMES CLEARER
AND CLEARER, AND AS WE CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THE SENATE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION TO REFINE THE
BUDGET WE ARE PASSING TODAY. I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THE
FENTANYL CRISIS. OUR POLICY
COMMITTEES HAVE PASSED A NUMBER
OF IMPORTANT PROPOSALS DESIGNED
TO ADDRESS FENTANYL ADDICTION.
AND OVERDOSE DEATHS, INCLUDING
MY BILL TO CREATE A FENTANYL
TASK FORCE. BUT MANY OF THESE
REFORMS CANNOT GO INTO EFFECT
UNTIL WE APPROPRIATE DEDICATED
FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE FENTANYL TASK FORCE
IN MY BILL IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
ITS FIRST MEETING NO LATER THAN
MARCH 1ST OF NEXT YEAR. BUT THAT
CANNOT HAPPEN IF WE DO NOT FUND
THE TASK FORCE THIS YEAR, WE
SHOULD NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF
WAITING ANOTHER YEAR OR MORE TO
FUND THESE PROPOSALS BECAUSE WE
ARE ALREADY PLAYING CATCH UP.
JUST THIS MORNING, GOVERNOR
NEWSOM ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHP
HAS SEIZED ENOUGH FENTANYL IN
SAN FRANCISCO TO KILL OVER 2
MILLION PEOPLE IN JUST THE LAST
SIX WEEKS. 2 MILLION PEOPLE, AND
THAT'S JUST ONE CITY. WE NEED TO
ACT SWIFTLY AND URGENTLY TO
ADDRESS THE FENTANYL CRISIS AND
WE NEED THE BUDGET TO DELIVER
RESOURCES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
AND OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE
AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE
SURE THAT THAT DEFINITELY
HAPPENS. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, DR BAINES. AND
SPEAKER RENDON. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED ON THE BILL. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS MEMBERS
. CRAFTING A BUDGET IS ALWAYS A
MATTER OF DEALING WITH A NUMBER
OF COMPETING CHALLENGES, AND
IT'S VASTLY MORE COMPLEX WHEN
YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE STATE OF
40 MILLION PEOPLE. I AM
ASTOUNDED AND INCREDIBLY PROUD
OF THE JOB THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY
OUR BUDGET CHAIR. HE HAS BEEN
AIDED BY A PARTICULAR
PARTICULARLY SHARP GROUP OF
BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS. I
WANT TO THANK EACH OF THEM. THE
VICE CHAIRS HAVE BEEN
OUTSTANDING AS WELL. AND, OF
COURSE, THE STAFF WHICH NOSE
ALWAYS KNOWS HOW TO TURN
POLICIES INTO NUMBERS AND
NUMBERS INTO BUDGET LAW. YOU ALL
HAVE MY GREAT THANKS. THANK YOU.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SENATE
, THE SENATE PRO TEM, THE SENATE
BUDGET CHAIR AND THE ABLE STAFF
OF THAT HOUSE. WHAT WE HAVE TO
VOTE ON TODAY IS A BUDGET THAT
EMBODIES OUR CORE VALUES AND
DEFENDS OUR PRINCIPLES. WE WERE
ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE SMELL
WE BUILT SMART BUDGETS IN RECENT
YEARS, WE KNEW THAT TOUGH TIMES
WOULD COME. WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHEN. GUESS WHAT. THEY'RE HERE.
UM SO ARE PASSED. BUDGETS WERE
BUILT TO WITHSTAND ADVERSE
CONDITIONS SUCH AS THESE. THIS
IS HOW WE WERE ABLE TO PRESERVE
CORE PROGRAMS IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET. WE HAVE INCREASED CHILD
CARE FUNDING BY 25% BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT CHILDREN DO NOT GO TO
WORK. WE KNOW THAT CALIFORNIANS
DO NOT GO TO WORK. WITHOUT
STABLE CARE IN THIS STATE. WE
HAVE PROTECTED EDUCATION FUNDING
. WE'VE RESTORED TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING, AND WE'VE PUSHED
FORWARD A UNITED LEGISLATIVE
POSITION FOR TRANSIT, INTERCITY
RAIL AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.
WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN HOUSING
. WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
CLIMATE PROTECTION, AND WE
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN STRONG
BUDGET RESERVES FOR THE FUTURE.
THIS PUTS THE 2023 2024 BUDGET
FIRMLY IN PLACE AS A KEY
COMPONENT OF FISCAL PROGRESS. WE
HAVE RAISED OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS. WE'VE RAISED
GENERAL FUND REVENUES BY 78% UP
TO $205.1 BILLION. WE'VE
EXPANDED CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL
FUNDING BY 225% AND MADE IT MORE
SECURE IN THE FUTURE. WE'VE ALSO
DOUBLED PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR K
THROUGH 12 STUDENTS. WE HAVE
INVESTED $54 BILLION WITH A B TO
FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WE
HAVE SEEN RESULTS. WE HAVE GROWN
OUR STATE BUDGET RESERVES TO
RECORD HIGHS HIGHER THAN THE
COMPLETE BUDGETS OF MANY STATES
. WE REACHED A PLACE IN
BUDGETING HISTORY THAT SHOULD
MAKE ALL OF US PROUD, AND WE
SHOULD BE PROUD TO ADD TO OUR
LEGACY WITH A VOTE FOR THIS
BUDGET PACKAGE. I ASK YOU THAT
YOU PROUDLY VOTE FOR THIS
BUDGET. THANK YOU, SPEAKER
RENDON AND SOME MERITING NOTHING
TO HER FOR THE CLOTHES WILL OPEN
THE ROLE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLOSED ROLL TALLY. THE VOTES. I
61 KNOWS 14. THE BILLS PASSED
WITHOUT OBJECTION. WILL HAVE
IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE
SENATE. MAJORITY LEADER RAISE.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM. 36
SB NINE. SB 798 GLAZER FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL NOTE.
AND MEMBERS WILL NEXT TAKE UP
FILE ITEM. 21 THIS IS HR. 36
CLERK WILL READ HOUSE RESOLUTION
36 BY SOMEBODY MEMBER GIBSON
RELATIVE TO FATHERHOOD, WELL
BEING MOTH OPEN ON THE
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS
PROBABLY RIPPED, I PROBABLY
STAND TO LIFT UP. HR 36, WHICH
ANNUALLY DECLARES THE MONTH OF
JUNE AS A FATHERHOOD WELLNESS
MONTH. I WANT TO START BY
THANKING THE CHILDREN'S
INSTITUTE AND PROJECT FATHERHOOD
THAT LIES WITHIN MY DISTRICT FOR
SUPPORTING AND BEING A SPONSOR
OF THIS H R. THAT'S BEFORE US
TODAY, PROJECT. FATHERHOOD IS
LED AND DIRECTED BY VIVACIOUS
FATHER BY THE NAME OF KEITH
PARKER. SINCE 2007. CHILDREN'S
INSTITUTE HAS WORKED IN THE
WATTS COMMUNITY, MY DISTRICT TO
TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
THROUGH OF FREE, HIGH QUALITY
CHILD CHILD CHILDREN HOOD
EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE
SEVEN LOCATIONS DEALING WITH
COUNSELING, SERVICES AND
WORKSHOPS AND SO MUCH MORE. FOR
OVER 20 YEARS PROJECT FATHERHOOD
HAVE SERVED MORE THAN WATCH THIS
15,000 FATHERS AND 23,000
CHILDREN ACROSS LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. PROJECT FATHERHOOD HAS
CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORTED FATHERS
AND THEIR WELL BEING BY
PROVIDING SERVICES IN THREE CORE
AREAS. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
SKILLS FOR HEALTHY MARRIAGES AND
CO PARENTING DEVELOPING SKILLS
THAT SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE
PARENTING PRACTICES AND
ENHANCING ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR
FAMILIES. FATHER'S INVOLVEMENT
LEADS TO INCREASE IN CHILDHOOD
OUTCOMES SUCH AS PERFORMANCE,
PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN
POSITIVE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. TOO
MANY FATHERS CONTINUE TO BE
MISSING FROM THE HOMES. IF WE
HAVE A STRONG FATHER, THEN WE
HAVE A STRONG HOUSEHOLD. IF WE
HAVE A STRONG HOUSEHOLD, WE HAVE
A STRONG NEIGHBORHOOD. IF WE
HAVE A STRONG NEIGHBORHOOD, WE
HAVE A STRONG COMMUNITY, A
STRONG CITY, A STRONG STATE AND
A STRONG COUNTRY, SO FATHERS
PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN OUR VERY
FABRIC. IN OUR COMMUNITY, NOT TO
MENTION THAT MYSELF AS A FATHER.
I AM GRATEFUL. THE BEST THING
THAT COULD HAVE EVER HAPPENED TO
ME IS TO HAVE CHILDREN AND TO BE
THEIR ROLE MODEL FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS, PROJECT FATHERHOOD.
ALSO EMBODIES THIS. WATCH THIS A
SONGWRITER WROTE A SONG BY THE
NAME OF DONNY MCQ. KIRKLAND HE
SAID, THIS WE FALL DOWN, BUT WE
GET BACK UP FOR SAYING IS JUST A
SINNER WHO HAVE FALLEN DOWN NO
MATTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE, NO
MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU
CAN GET BACK UP AGAIN AND THE
FATHER PROJECT PROJECT
FATHERHOOD. EMBODIES THAT KIND
OF SPIRIT, THAT KIND OF GREAT
LEADERSHIP AND I WANT TO TAKE AN
OPPORTUNITY HERE TODAY TO WISH
ALL OF YOUR FATHER'S ALL THE
FATHERS HERE ON THIS FLOOR, AND
EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR
FATHER, UH, WE STILL REMEMBER
THEIR NAMES. WE STILL REMEMBER
THE MEMORIES AND IF YOU ARE
STEPFATHER, YOU ARE STILL
SIGNIFICANT. IF YOUR FATHER IS
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT YOUR
BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN, YOU'RE
STILL THE FATHER AND WE LIFT
YOUR NAME UP, SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASKED WHAT I VOTE ON H R 36.
THANK YOU, MR GIBSON AND A SEVEN
MEMBER CARILLO YOU RECOGNIZED ON
THE RESOLUTION. GOOD MORNING, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I RISE TODAY
IN SUPPORT OF H R 36. I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM CARSON
FROM BRINGING HIS RESOLUTION
FORWARD. AS A FATHER OF FOUR
WONDERFUL CHILDREN. I UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING
AND SUPPORTING THE INTEGRAL ROLE
THAT FATHERS PLAYED IN OUR
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. I WANT
TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS
RESOLUTION HOLDS EVEN GREATER
SIGNIFICANCE AS WE CELEBRATE
PRIDE MONTH. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO
RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE
DIVERSITY OF FATHERHOOD. THERE
EXISTS IN MANY FORMS BEYOND
TRADITIONAL BIOLOGICAL FATHERS.
THEY PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION
FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND
EMOTIONAL WELL BEING WHICH IN
TURN PAVED THE WAY FOR ECONOMIC
MOBILITY. RECOGNIZING AND
PROVIDING FURTHER WELL BEING IS
CRUCIAL FOR MAINTAINING THEIR
ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN POSITIVE
PRESENCE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S
LIVES. WHEN FATHERS ARE WELL AND
THRIVING, THEY CAN DISCOVER
THEIR STRENGTHS AND DEVELOP
ESSENTIAL SKILLS THAT FOSTER
ENDURING SUCCESS FOR THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES. BY PARADA
TIES IN FURTHER WELL BEING.
WE'RE BUILDING STRONGER BONDS
WITHIN OUR FAMILIES IN CREATING
A NURTURER ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR
CHILDREN TO GROW IN FLOURISH.
RESOLUTION ALSO DRAWS OUR
ATTENTION TO THE SYSTEMIC RACISM
THAT FATHERS HAVE COLLARS HAVE
FACED, WHICH HAS PERPETUATED
INEQUALITIES ACROSS VARIOUS
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS. IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT WE ADDRESS THIS
INJUSTICES AND TAKE TARGETED
ACTIONS TO ABOUT EQUITY AND
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING,
JUSTICE AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS. BY
INVESTING IN FATHERS OF COLLAR
AND SUPPORTING THEIR WELL BEING,
WHERE TAKING A SIGNIFICANT STEP
FORWARD TOWARDS BUILDING
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES AND
DISMANTLING THE BARRIERS THAT
HINDER PROCESS PROGRESS BY
PASSENGER 36. WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THE WELL
BEING OF FATHERS AND ENSURE
THERE ARE HEALTHY, THRIVING AND
EMPOWER IN THE LIVES OF THEIR
CHILDREN. IN CONCLUSION.
TORTURED AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO
STAND WITH ME TODAY AND
SUPPORTING HR 36, THE CURRENT
THE MONTH OF EUNICE FATHERHOOD,
WELL BEING MONTH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR KOREA. AND SOME
MEMBER GALLAGHER, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED ON THE RESOLUTION.
YES THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER
MEMBERS. I ALSO AS A FATHER OF
FIVE WANTED TO RISE IN SUPPORT
OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND I THINK
THE AUTHOR I MEAN, HE SAID IT SO
WELL, UM, HOW IMPORTANT FATHERS
ARE TO OUR OUR SOCIETY. UM AND
HOW MUCH WE KNOW OUR FATHERS
REALLY? CAN INFLUENCE US IN GOOD
WAYS AND SOMETIMES IN BAD WAYS
TO, UM AND SO AND THE LACK OF
NOT HAVING FATHERS. HAS HAD
IMPACTS. UM IN OUR IN OUR HOMES
IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND SO THE
MORE THAT WE CAN DO, AND I THINK
THAT'S REALLY THE INTENT OF THIS
OF THIS RESOLUTION. THE MORE
THAT WE CAN DO TO REALLY HELP
SUPPORT FATHERHOOD AND ENSURING
THAT WE HAVE STRONG FATHERS. WE
ARE WE ARE GOING TO HELP ENSURE
ALL THE INDICATORS SHOW THAT YOU
KNOW WE HAVE RESPONSIBLE. STRONG
FATHERS, UM, YOU KNOW, IN OUR IN
OUR FAMILIES ALL THOSE
INDICATORS FOR CHILDREN GET
BETTER. AND SO THE MORE THAT WE
CAN DO IS AND I KNOW THIS IS YOU
KNOW HIS HEART. UH THE AUTHORS
HEART IS MORE THAT WE CAN DO TO
HELP SUPPORT FATHERS AND HELP
BRING THEM INTO ENGAGEMENT AND
BEING STRONG IN THEIR FAMILIES.
THE MORE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE
, UM, SUCCESS ON ALL THE THINGS
THAT I THINK WE WANT. IN OUR
SOCIETY. SO THANK THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
. PROUD TO SUPPORT IT. AND I
URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
GALLAGHER. AND SEEING NO OTHER
MEMBERS WISHING TO BE RECOGNIZED
ON MY APOLOGIES. SOME MEMBER JIM
PATTERSON, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON
THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. REMEMBER, I RISE TO
SUPPORT ALL THAT HAS BEEN SAID
WITH RESPECT TO, UH THIS
IMPORTANT HOUSE RESOLUTION BUT
ALSO STAND AS AN ADOPTIVE DAD.
MY THREE CHILDREN ARE NOT
BIOLOGICALLY CONNECTED TO ME.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU, THEY'RE MY
BABIES JUST AS MUCH AS THEY WERE
IF THEY WERE BIOLOGICALLY
CONNECTED. GOD WAS VERY, VERY
GOOD TO US. WE HAD ISSUES WITH
FERTILITY AND I'VE TOLD THE
STORY ABOUT BJ, OUR OLDEST
ORPHAN IN VIETNAM OR MIDDLE SON,
JASON. AH FROM A 16 YEAR OLD
BIRTH MOTHER AND LINDSEY FROM A
37 YEAR OLD BIRTH MOTHER. AND
THEY ARE TODAY. UH GROWN, UH,
HAVE HOMES HAVE JOBS OR RAISING
THEIR OWN KIDS? I'M A
GRANDFATHER. NOW. AND ALL I CAN
TELL YOU IS THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULDN'T
BE A FATHER. AND THEN SOMETHING
MIRACULOUS HAPPENED. YOU KNOW,
THE LORD DOES ANSWER PRAYER. AND
OUR PRAYER WAS LORD. HOW SHOULD
WE LIVE NOW? WITHOUT CHILDREN.
AND WE WERE REALLY BLESSED. AND
ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT. TWO
FATHERS DAYS AGO, MY DAUGHTER
LINDSAY GAVE ME A LITTLE
FATHER'S DAY GIFT. IT WAS A
PICTURE OF HER. AND A SAYING ON
IT, IT SAID. GOD GAVE ME THE
BEST GIFT EVER. I CALL HIM DAD.
WE CAN BE DADS. AND WE CAN LOVE
THEM. AND WE CAN NURTURE THEM.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE JOY
OF BEING AN ADOPTIVE DAD. HAS
LED ME TO AUTHOR ADOPTION
LEGISLATION SESSION IN AND
SESSION OUT. THAT HELPS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE ADOPTIONS ARE
LESS STRESSFUL. AND THAT WHEN
THE FAMILIES ARE FORMED, THEY
ARE STRONG AND PROTECTED. AND SO
IN NO SMALL PART. I KIND OF FEEL
LIKE I'M A DAD TOO. LOTS AND
LOTS OF KIDS. UH HUH. AND I HAVE
FEEL THAT PATERNAL SORT OF
FATHERLY CARE. AND, UH, I WOULD
NEVER HAVE ENJOYED OR KNOWN THAT
GIFT. HAD NOT ADOPTION COME OUR
WAY. SO I RISES AND ADOPTED DAD.
TO BASICALLY SAY THANK YOU FOR
MAKING SURE THAT WE REMIND EACH
OTHER THAT DADS CAN BE DADS AND
ALL KINDS OF SETS OF
CIRCUMSTANCES. AND WHAT THEY
NEED IS THEY NEED LOVE AND THEY
WANT UNDERSTANDING, AND THEY
WILL HAVE A FAMILY. WHETHER OR
NOT THEY GO TO THE HOSPITAL. AND
SEE THE BABY THERE. DELIVERED.
AND I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I PICKED
WE PICKED LINDSAY UP WHEN SHE
WAS A NEWBORN. AND THE HOSPITAL
WAS UP IN LINCOLN CITY, OREGON.
AND WE WERE BROUGHT IN TO THE
HOSPITAL WHEN SHE DELIVERED AND
WE TOOK LYNDSEY HOME THREE DAYS
OLD. AND I REMEMBER GOING INTO
THE HOSPITAL AND LOOKING AT THE
BABIES. WELL, THERE WAS ONLY ONE
BABY THERE. AND THAT WAS
LINDSEY. UM, NEVER FORGET THAT.
ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT PHYSICALLY
CREATE OR BIRTH. THOSE KIDS WE
MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BECAUSE WE
LOVE THEM AS DEARLY AS IF WE
DID. SO THANK YOU FOR
RECOGNIZING FATHERS AND THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO STAND FOR
ADOPTIVE PARENTS EVERYWHERE. UH
WE KNOW THAT THAT JOY OF
FATHERHOOD AND MOTHERHOOD
BECAUSE CIRCUMSTANCES CAME
ALONG. WHERE CHILDREN WHO MIGHT
NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE IN A
FAMILY OF LOVING MOMS AND DADS
FOUND FAMILY. OUR FAMILY. AND I
WAS ABLE TO BE THE DAD AND NOW
THE GRANDDAD. TO THESE KIDS, AND
SO I'M A DAD AND, UH, PROUD TO
BE SO. AND I'M HOPING THAT WHAT
WE DO HERE ON THIS FLOOR. HELPS
OTHER DADS TO REMEMBER THAT THEY
COULD VERY WELL BE THE VERY BEST
GIFT GOD EVER GAVE TO YOUR
CHILDREN. CALLING YOUR DAD WE
MUST CALL OURSELVES TO THE HIGH
CALLING OF FATHERHOOD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR PATTERSON AND
ASSEMBLYWOMAN SORIA. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED ON THE RESOLUTION.
GOOD MORNING, MR SPEAKER. FIRST
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE
FROM CARSON FOR BRINGING H R 36
TO THE FLOOR. TODAY I RISE TODAY
AS A DAUGHTER OF MY FATHER, UM,
AND ALSO AS A WOMAN WANNA
HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF
SUPPORTING WHAT MY COLLEAGUE IS
TRYING TO DO AND REALLY
HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF
FATHERHOOD. I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY
DAD. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU TO HIM BECAUSE I
WOULDN'T BE HERE. HAD HE NOT
WORKED VERY HARD TO COME TO THIS
COUNTRY. UM AND TO SACRIFICE ALL
THAT HE DID SO THAT I COULD HAVE
A BETTER OPPORTUNITY. AND SO
DAD'S REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. AND SO
I DID WANT TO JUST RISE ON THAT,
AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY TO
ALL THE FATHERS ON THIS FLOOR.
UH TO MY DAD HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
AS WE GO INTO THIS WEEKEND ON
SUNDAY TO CELEBRATE, UH, FATHERS
ACROSS OUR STATE AND IN OUR OWN
COMMUNITIES. SO HAPPY FATHER'S
DAY. THANK YOU, MR AUREA, SEEING
NO OTHER MEMBERS WISHING TO BE
RECOGNIZED ON THE RESOLUTION, MR
GIBSON, YOU MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES. THOSE WHO WROTE
RAISED THE MICROPHONE AND SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF HR 36 IS REALLY
GRATIFYING AS WE UPLIFT FATHERS
, THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION
PROJECT FATHERHOOD ONE. I'M
GRATEFUL TO BEING IN MY
DISTRICT. I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE
THE MEN THE MEN WHO WANTS TO
HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THEIR CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY
, AND I REFLECT BACK ON MY OWN,
DADDY. UM AND WHEN I WAS NO
COINCIDENCE WHY I QUOTED DONNY
MCQ KIRKLAND, WE FALL DOWN, WE
GET BACK UP. ONE OF US ARE
PERFECT. PERFECT MY FATHER WAS
NEVER WAS NOT A PERFECT MAN. BUT
HE SHOWED ME HOW TO BE A MAN. HE
SHOWED ME THE RESPONSIBILITIES
THAT I NOW HOLD AS A FATHER BUT
ALSO A LEADER. THAT'S ON THIS
FLOOR THAT I WILL HOLD DEARLY
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, EVEN THOUGH
HE'S IN HEAVEN LOOKING DOWN, I
WILL NEVER FORGET ALL OF THE
TEACHING THAT MY DADDY, UM HAS
BROUGHT ME SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR A STRONG I VOTE ON H R
36. THANK YOU, MR GIBSON. WOULD
YOU LIKE THE FIRST ROLL OF
MEMBER CO AUTHORS? VERY WELL
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE. CO
AUTHORS, ALL THOSE WISHING TO BE
A CO AUTHOR ON H R 36. PLEASE
SIGNIFY BY CASTING YOUR VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. THERE
ARE 75 0 AUTHORS, WITHOUT
OBJECTION WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE
ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY, AYE. THEY NEED GUYS
HAVE IT RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
AND MAJORITY LEADER RAISE YOUR
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR MOTION.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
JOINT RULE 62, A FILE NOTICE
REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW THE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE SELECTION OF
THE HIGH SPEED RAIL INSPECTOR
GENERAL TO MEET IN CLOSED
SESSION ON MONDAY, JUNE 19TH
UPON A GERMAN OF ASSEMBLY AND
SENATE SESSIONS AND FOR THE
JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
COMMITTEE TO ALSO MEET IN CLOSED
SESSION UPON ADJOURNMENT AT THE
SUBCOMMITTEE. BOTH HEARINGS WILL
BE IN ROOM 437 WITHOUT OBJECTION
. SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER
MEMBERS ARE MOVING ON TO OUR
CONSENT CALENDAR, AND BEFORE WE
VOTE, WE WILL FIRST TAKE OUT THE
RESOLUTIONS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
FOR A PURPOSE OF ADDING CO
AUTHORS CLERK WILL READ THIS
RESOLUTIONS ON EXTENT, CALENDAR
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 89 BY
SOMEBODY CALLED WARNER RELATIVE
TO ABUSE, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
AWARENESS DAY HOUSE RESOLUTION
FOUR. I APOLOGIZE. HOUSE
RESOLUTION 44 BY SOMEBODY EVER
SOYA RELATIVE TO WOMEN'S
VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY,
SENATOR GRANT RESOLUTION 68 BY
CENTER PADILLA AND OTHERS
RELATIVE TO GM. ONE KINGLY ALSO
DOSES AWARENESS DAY. ANTHONY
KURT RESOLUTION 39 BY SENATOR
AMBERG ANDALUZ, RELATIVES AND
NATIONAL FINANCIAL AWARENESS
THERE WILL OPEN THE ROLE ALLOW
ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON HIS CO
AUTHORS. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE MEMBERS. THIS IS
FOR CO AUTHORS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS. CLERK WILL
. CLOSE THE ROLE. THERE ARE 68
CO AUTHORS. MOVING TO A VOTE ON
THE CONTENT CALENDAR. DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN EMPATHY
ST CALENDAR SEEING AND HEARING
NONE. CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND
DAY CONSENT CALENDAR CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 89 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALLED AROUND
RELATIVE TO ABUSE WOMEN AND
CHILDREN AWARENESS DAY ON THE
CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THIS IS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CLARK WILL CLOSE ROLL TALLY
BOATS. I 74 NO. ZERO. THE TENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED, WILL READ
THE REMAINING ITEMS ON EXTENT.
CALENDAR HOUSE RESOLUTION 44. 74
NO. ZERO SENATE BILL EIGHT A 1
74 NO 0 25 74 0 SANIBEL 8 78
WITH EMERGENCY 74 0 ON THE
URGENCY. I 74 0 ON THE BILL
SENATE BILL 8 79 WITH URGENCY 74
0 ON THE URGENCY. I 74 0 ON THE
BILL SENATE BILL 8 80 74 0
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 39 0
RESOLUTION 68 06 52. I 74 NO
ZERO MEMBERS. AT THIS TIME OUR
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED. WE HAVE
ONE ADJOURNMENT MEMORY TODAY. SO
WE ASK THAT YOU RESPECTFULLY
TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
FLOOR. AND WE'LL GIVE ATTENTION
TO OUR MEMBER SPEAKING ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
MEMBERS OF THE TIME WE ASK THAT
YOU GIVE RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
SOME MEMBER BRIAN ON HIS
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY, MR BRIAN,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES. IT IS WITH A HEAVY
HEART. AND A DEEP SADNESS THAT I
ASKED THAT WE ADJOURNED TODAY.
AND THE MEMORY OF QUINCY DARNELL
REESE JR. QUINCY WAS A 16 YEAR
OLD JUNIOR AT CRENSHAW HIGH
SCHOOL. WHOSE LIFE WAS TAKEN TOO
SOON BY GUN VIOLENCE JUST LAST
WEEK. QUINCY'S JOURNEY BEGAN IN
THE SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH
NEIGHBORHOODS. HE FELL IN LOVE
WITH BASKETBALL. HE WORKS SO
HARD. HE BECAME THE STARTING
POINT GUARD FOR THE CRENSHAW
HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM. IT WAS
TRULY LOVE AND BASKETBALL. FOR
HIS ATHLETIC ABILITY. HIS
TEAMMATES NICKNAMED HIM BATMAN.
BECAUSE ON THE COURT HE COULD
STRIKE AT ANY MOMENT. HE WAS A
LOT MORE THAN JUST A BASKETBALL
PLAYER, THOUGH HE WAS HILARIOUS.
HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND. HE WAS A
GREAT STUDENT. ON MY HONOR, ROLL
, GET A 3.4 G P A HE HAD SO MUCH
PROMISE AND SO MUCH POTENTIAL.
TO HIS MOTHER AND TO HIS FATHER.
NO, THAT QUINCY'S MEMORY LIVES
ON. YESTERDAY COUNCIL MEMBER
MARQUIS HARRIS DAWSON ADJOURNED
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. IN HIS
MEMORY. TODAY WE ADJOURNED THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IN HIS
MEMORY. QUINCY WAS ALL OF THE
CRENSHAW CORRIDOR. QUINCY WAS
ALL OF SOUTH L. A THE VERY BEST.
OF WHO WE WERE, WHO WE ARE AND
WHO WE CAN BE. AND FOR ALL OF US
WHO EVER PLAYED BASKETBALL IN
HIGH SCHOOL? WE ALWAYS. I
WONDERED IF IT WOULD BE US. WE
ALWAYS KNEW SOMEBODY WHO IT WAS,
AND NONE OF US THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE QUINCY. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO DO IN THIS BODY TO IMPROVE
THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE. SO THAT
LIFE'S LIKE QUINCY'S LIFE. CAN
LIVE TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN HIS
MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR BRIAN,
PLEASE BRING HIS NAME TO THE
DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL ALL REQUEST TO ADJOURN
THE MEMORY WILL BECAME RED AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING
TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE SESSION
SCHEDULE WAS AS FOLLOWS. FRIDAY
JUNE 16TH NO CHECKING SESSION.
NO FLOOR SESSION MONDAY, JUNE
19TH OR FLOOR SESSION IS AT ONE
PM ALL OTHER ITEMS WERE
REMAINING WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAIN ALL MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS EMERITA
ENTERTAINING MOTION TO ADJOURN
MR HOLDEN MOVES AND MISS
WALDRON'S SECONDS. THAT THIS
HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL
MONDAY. JUNE 19TH AT ONE PM WE
ARE ADJOURNED.