ALL RIGHTS THE GOOD AFTERNOON
AND WELCOME TO THE HAVE A FINAL
HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON REVENUE AND
TAXATION BEFORE WE TAKE UP THE
BILLS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY I
AGAIN REMIND EVERYONE IN THE
AUDIENCE AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC THAT THE COMMITTEE IS NOT
ACCEPTING REMOTE TESTIMONY AS
ALWAYS WE ARE ACCEPTING WRITTEN
TESTIMONY THROUGH THE POSITION
LETTER PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. A COUPLE OF QUICK
ANNOUNCEMENTS FILE ITEM ONE SB
FIVE EIGHT EIGHT ALLEN HAS BEEN
PULLED FROM TODAY'S HEARING BY
THE AUTHOR ADDITIONALLY FILE
ITEM NINE SB EIGHT EIGHT NINE BY
THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE IS A PROPOSED CONSENT
ITEM. WE HAVE REINSTITUTED OUR
SUSPENSE FILE THIS YEAR BILLS
WITH THE FISCAL IMPACT OF PLUS
OR MINUS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL BE
REFERRED TO THE SISENSE FILE
THIS IS A SUSPENSE WHILE AT THE
END OF. THEIR PRESENTATION WE
WILL START TODAY'S HEARING BY
TAKING UP BILLS UNDER REGULAR
ORDER OF BUSINESS THEN WE WILL
TAKE UP THE SUSPENSE FILE
INCLUDING BILLS THAT WERE REFER
TO SUSPENSE IN THE FIRST PORTION
OF TODAY'S HEARING. IN ADDITION
TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR THREE
BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR A VOTE DURING THE
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FILE
ITEM FIVE SB THREE THREE FIVE
CORTESE FILE ITEM SEVEN SP EIGHT
SIX NINE LAYERED. AND FILE ITEM
EIGHT- SB EIGHTY TWO SEYARTO
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM OF
THIS ROUGH PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. IRWIN HERE. LOS BEANS HERE.
GRAYSON HERE. THE CHECKER CARE.
JIM PATTERSON. FEATURING
THREE OF US. TALK WHEN SIERRA.
THE SERVER. MEDICAL ALL RIGHT-
TO HELP. TO HAVE SENATOR ALL THE
GIVE HERE OF YOUR- GOOD
AFTERNOON.
THANK. NINETY FOUR IS A CRITICAL
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL
PROVIDE CALIFORNIA FAIRGROUNDS
THE FINANCIAL RELIEF THAT THEY
SO DESPERATELY NEED. THE BILL
WOULD INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE'S BUDGET DEDICATED
TO FAIRGROUNDS FROM THREE
FOURTHS OF ONE PERCENT. TO THREE
POINT FIVE PERCENT. AS CURRENTLY
WRITTEN SENATE BILL SIXTY FOUR
WOULD CAP THE S. C. D. F. A.'S
THE MINISTRY OF COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
GENERATED BY THE FAIRS AND
EXPOSITIONS OPENED AT TWO POINT
FIVE MILLION OR 5% OF THE TOTAL
FUNDS WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
HOWEVER SHOULD THIS BILL PASSED
COMMITTEE IT WILL BE AMENDED TO
STRIKE THAT PROVISION BECAUSE
CDFA RECENTLY RECEIVED PERMANENT
ADDITIONAL FUNDING THROUGH THE
BUDGET WHICH THEY INTEND TO USE
TO COVER THESE COSTS.
CALIFORNIA'S NETWORK AFFAIRS ARE
CRITICALLY UNDERFUNDED AND ARE
IN NEED OF REPAIRS TO THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FACILITIES TO SUPPORT
PROJECTS INVOLVING PUBLIC HEALTH
SAFETY AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT ARE
SERICA MEANS FROM THE WESTERN
BEARS ASSOCIATION AND MARIANNE
WARMER DOWN FROM R. C. R. C. THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA. MA'AM HELLO THANK
YOU FOR HAVING US CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH
YOU TODAY I'M OUR FAIRGROUNDS
OUR ASSETS TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY SERVE.
THEY PROVIDE AS A STATE THE
PROVIDE A STATE WHITE IN THE
STATE WHY DID NETWORK IN TIMES
OF CRISIS AND IN TIMES OF
CELEBRATION. THIS FUNDING WILL
ALLOW INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE SO
DESPERATELY NEEDED AND GENERAL
UPKEEP ON OUR AGING FAIRGROUNDS
ACROSS THE STATE. THE ABILITY TO
PROPERLY A KEEP IN TURN ALLOWS
US TO PREVENT PREVENT POTENTIAL
LIABILITY AND TO- CREATE
DESIRABLE AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL
FAIRGROUNDS ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THIS INCREASED
FUNCTIONALITY AND DESIRABILITY
ALSO ALLOW US TO SERVE OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES IN INCREASED WAYS
AND ALLOWS FOR SUSTAINABLE
BUSINESS MODELS FOR FAIRGROUNDS
MOVING FORWARD. I'M IT SUPPORTS
ENCOURAGES INCUBATION OF SMALL
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE SPHERE
GROUNDS MANY OF WHICH SERVICE
INCUBATOR COMMUNITIES INCUBATOR
PROPERTIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
TO GET THEIR START THROUGHOUT
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHICH IS
AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT. OF OUR
SOCIETY ANNUAL YEAR ROUND
FAIRGROUNDS BUSINESS. I'M THE
INCREASED FUNDING WILL ALSO
ALLOW FOR ON GOING REVENUE
GENERATION ON FAIRGROUNDS WHICH
WILL SUSTAIN THE FUNDING
MECHANISM MOVING FORWARD. AND
AGAIN BRING STRONG EATING AND
ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES AND THE STATE. SO
WITH THE FUNDING WE CAN WORK ON
GETTING BACK ON OUR FEET AFTER
THE PANDEMIC AND CONTINUE TO
SERVE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO THE
BEST WAY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS MY NAME IS
MERRY ON WARMER I'M WITH R. RC
WE REPRESENT FORTY RURAL
COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND I THINK THAT WE
WOULD REITERATE EVERYTHING THAT
MY COLLEAGUES ARE HAS HAS STATED
HERE TODAY- JUST WANTED TO
REITERATE A COUPLE OF POINTS ONE
THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE
FACILITIES. COMMUNITY FACILITIES
WHETHER THEIR CONSTANT CONTINUE
HARRAH'S OR LOCAL CRAB FEEDS OR
THE FFA TRYING TO PROVIDE A HOME
FOR- THEIR ANIMALS FOR A MINIMUM
PERIOD OF TIME. I DURING THE
FAIR ITSELF. IT'S REALLY A
COMMUNITY RESOURCE AND I THINK
THE THING THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS
APPRECIATE IN NORMAL TIMES IS
THE ROLE THESE FACILITIES PLAY.
IN MEETING NATURAL DISASTER THEY
SERVICE OPERATIONAL CENTERS WERE
RURAL COUNTIES OR RURAL
COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY HAVE
HORSES AND OTHER LIVESTOCK AS
PART OF THEIR OWN WAY OF LIVING.
IT PROVIDES A PLACE TO HOUSE
THOSE ANIMALS DURING A FIRE OR
OTHER NATURAL DISASTER. SO
THEY'RE VERY VERY IMPORTANT TO
THE COMMUNITY. BUT SB SIX TWENTY
FOUR IS OF GREAT INTEREST TO US
AND THAT IT WILL HELP CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF SUPPLY
NANCIAL SUPPORT TO THESE
COMMUNITY. TO THESE COMMUNITY
ASSETS THAT HAS GONE BY THE
WAYSIDE SINCE ABOUT TWENTY
ELEVEN WHEN WE MADE SOME VERY
DARK DRASTIC CHANGES TO HOW WE
FUNDED OUR CURRENT FACILITIES.
SO WE THINK THIS IS A GOOD START
TO PROVIDING SOME LEVEL OF
CONSISTENT FUNDING TO OUR FAIR
FACILITIES. AND ALLOWS OUR FAIR
MANAGERS TO START LOOKING AT HOW
THEY CAN UPGRADE THE FACILITIES
AND TRULY MAKE THEM LONG TERM
ASSETS FOR THE COMMUNITIES. SO
WITH THAT MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
RIGHT THANK YOU DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER WITNESSES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. HAPPENED FRIEDMAN WITH
THAT CALIFORNIA'S STATUS. OF
COUNTIES IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER. WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. OF OR
THEIR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. OUR RATES UP. SO
THIS BILL INTRODUCES- INCREASES
THE PERCENT OF GROSS RECEIPTS-
SIGNIFICANTLY HOW HOW DID YOU
GET TO THE IS THIS NUMBER. WELL
I HAVE BEEN SENATE-DISTRICT FOR
A REPRESENT THIRTEEN COUNTIES
YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT'S A WHOLE
LOT OF RURAL COUNTY FAIRS. SO I
HAVE BEEN ON THE CAMPUSES.
THROUGHOUT MY OF MY TENURE HERE.
AND HAVE MET WITH THE BOARDS
WITH THE FAIR MANAGERS WITH A
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY- AND
SIMPLY THE AMOUNT THAT WAS A LOT
OF IN PREVIOUS LEGISLATION TO
SIMPLY IS NOT ENOUGH SEVEN POST
PANDEMIC- NORMAL- THE FACILITIES
BECAME THE HUB FOR EMERGENCY
SERVICES THAT HAS WERE SEEN
MORE. OF EXTREME WEATHER
PATTERNS THE NEED FOR UPGRADED
FACILITIES AND JUST BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN UNDER
SCORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE-
I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT YOUR
LOCAL COUNTY FAIR- YOU KNOW
THERE ARE SOME YOUNG PEOPLE
DOING GREAT THINGS TO THE FOUR
H. PROGRAM INTO FFA- CATCH THAT
LIVESTOCK OPTION ENCOURAGE OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTINUE.
GETTING THEM CONNECTED IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES- YOU KNOW A LOT OF
FUN FAIR FOOD- BUT THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS YOU SEE
COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER YOU SEE
FAMILIES COME TOGETHER- TO
CELEBRATE ONCE A YEAR- BUT THE
COMMUNITY DOES SO MUCH MORE
THOSE FACILITIES SO. I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO STAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR
COUNTY FAIR BOARDS- AND LEARNED
SOME AMAZING THINGS ABOUT YOUR
COMMUNITY THANK YOU ALL RIGHT OR
SHOULD I VOTE WHEN APPROPRIATE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WITHOUT
OBJECTION THIS BILL WILL BE
REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE FILE
THANK YOU THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT
TO US TO HAVE SENATOR HE- THIS.
NEXT UP IS FILE ITEM THREE SB
FORTY NINE BY SENATOR BECKER.
BRADFORD OKAY SURE. OKAY THAT'S
ITEM FOR FIVE TWELVE GOOD
AFTERNOON THAT SENATOR BRADFORD
THINK. HI. THANK RUN CHAIR I'M
HERE TO PRESENT SB FIVE TWELVE-
AND WHICH WOULD EXCLUDE THE
STATE'S CANNABIS EXCISE TAX. AS
WELL AS OTHER LOCAL TAXES FROM
THE DEFINITION OF GROSS RECEIPTS
ON THIS A SALES AND USE TAX LAW
ADDITIONALLY THIS BILL WOULD
PROHIBIT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
JURISDICTIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE
OF THEIR OWN LOCAL TAX FROM
INCLUDING THE STATE EXCISE TAX
IN THEIR DEFINITION OF GROSS
RECEIPTS HIGH TAXES EXCESSIVE
REGULATORY HURDLES AND VARIOUS
DIFFICULTIES THAT CANNABIS
BUSINESSES EXPERIENCE HAD DONE
LITTLE TO HELP GROW THE MARKET
OF LEGAL CANNABIS. AND HELP THEM
SUCCEED IN A WAY VOTER SAID
INTENDED WHEN THEY PASSED IN
VOTED FOR- PROP SIXTY FOUR. IN
CALIFORNIA TODAY TWO OUT OF
EVERY THREE CANNABIS PURCHASES
ARE MADE ON THE LEGAL MARKET AND
THE NUMBERS ARE ONLY GETTING
WORSE. AS A COMMITTEE ACT AN
ANALYSIS NOTES CANNABIS TAX
REVENUES HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN-
EVEN PRIOR TO THE TAX
RESTRUCTURING WE DID LAST YEAR
WITH AB ONE NINE FIVE IN MAY OF
LAST YEAR THERE WERE CLOSE TO
FIFTEEN HUNDRED- BRANDS IN THE
MARKET NOW THEY'RE LESSEN
THOUSAND. TAXES REMAIN
INCREDIBLY HIGH AND THE RELIEF
PROVIDED BY AB ONE NINE FIVE
DOES LITTLE TO HELP THE
CONSUMERS AND DRIVE OUT THE LIST
OF MARKET. COMPOUNDING THESE
TAXES LEADS TO AN OVERLY
INFLATED PRICES AND INCENTIVES
INCENTIVIZES CONSUMERS TO BUY
ILLICIT CANNABIS THAT IS UNSAFE
UNTESTED AND UNTAXED. THIS ONLY
EXACERBATES THE CONTINUED
STRUGGLES OF CANNABIS RETAILERS
WERE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING- BUT ARE FACING WHAT MANY
IN THIS INDUSTRY ARE WARNING IT
ISN'T EXTENSION- EXTENSION EVENT
. BY MAKING THESE CLARIFICATIONS
SB FIVE ONE TWELVE. I MEAN FIVE
TWELVE I'M SORRY X. THREE FIVE
TWELVE WILL HOLD RENT REMEDIATE
THE SITUATION BY ENSURING TAXES
ARE CALCULATED ON ACTUAL GOODS
BEING USED AND SOLD THIS BILL
HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
AND WITH ME TODAY TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY IS JARED KILOH
PRESIDENT OF UNITED CANNABIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND KEEP A
KEITH OWNER GROUP GROW OUR X.
WELLNESS IN LOS ANGELES I THANK
AND RESPECT LESS RELIABLE- THANK
EVERYONE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TALK TODAY JERD KYLO ECPA. ON
THE SET APART THE SADDEST PART
ABOUT TODAY'S COMMITTEE HEARING
IS THE CAMPUS INDUSTRIES BAKING
FOR CRIMES TODAY WE SHOULD BE
DEMANDING MORE EQUITABLE
TAXATION THAT'S COMMENSURATE
WITH THE REPRESENTATION RECEIVE.
THE SERVICES THAT COULD SUPPORT
AN APPLET PUBLIC SAFETY WE ARE
PLEADING FOR PEOPLE TO LISTEN
THAT THIS IS AN UNSUSTAINABLE
PATH FOR CALIFORNIA CANNABIS A
BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IS
COLLECTED IN TAXATION. AND THE
FACT THAT WE STILL DON'T HAVE
THE PROPER ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO
REDUCE THE GROWTH OF THE ILLICIT
INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
PROBLEMS TODAY YOU'LL SEE THAT
THERE IS A ONE PAGER HERE THAT
YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED. THE FACT
THAT 37% MORE RETAILERS IS NOW
BRINGING IN 42% LESS TAX REVENUE
IS SHOWING YOU THAT WE ARE NOT
GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
THAT WE ARE NOT SEEING A FLOOD
OF DEMAND FOR EXISTING
RETAILERS. WE TINKER WITH A
SERIOUSLY FLAWED PROP SIXTY FOUR
EVERY YEAR WE KEEP COMING BACK
HERE NIPPING AT THE EDGES OF
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AB ONE
NINETY FIVE CHANGE THE
COLLECTION CALCULATION THE
PARTICIPANTS IN THE TAXING
STRUCTURE. AND IN DOING SO IT
CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF THE
STATE'S 15% EXCISE TAX. FROM
WHOLESALE TAX WHICH WITH 26% AND
TWENTY TWENTY TWO. TO A GROSS
RECEIPTS TAX WHICH NOW HAS A 30%
WHOLESALE TAX AND TWENTY TWENTY
THREE. AT 4% INCREASE- FROM- IN
MOVING THE COLLECTION TO RETAIL
IS JUST ONE OF THE THREE NEW TAX
INCREASES AT EIGHTY ONE NINETY
FIVE AND ACTED. THOSE CHANGES
WERE DRASTIC AND FOR AN INDUSTRY
THAT SEES DRASTIC CHANGES EVERY
YEAR. IT WASN'T FELT TO THE
FIRST QUARTER OF TWENTY TWENTY
THREE ONE HUNDRED. WHEN HUNDREDS
OF LICENSE TAXPAYERS DIDN'T
FILE. WAS IT BECAUSE THEY
COULDN'T AFFORD IT WAS IT
BECAUSE THE CONFLICTS WITH
EXISTING LOCAL AND STATE TAX
LAWS. LEFT HIM PARALYZED WITH
FEAR OF DOING SOMETHING WRONG
BECAUSE THE CONSEQUENCES THAT
FOLLOW ARE QUITE. DRASTIC A 50%
PENALTY FROM THE STATE IF YOU'RE
LATE ON YOUR TAXES. IN A LATE
FEE IN A LOSS OF LICENCE LOCALLY
IF NOT PAID NINETY DAYS. SB FIVE
WITH CLEAN UP BILL CLARIFY THE
APPLICATION OF OUR EXCISE TAX
AND THE DEFINITION THAT WAS
CHANGING OR AB ONE NINETY FIVE.
THIS SHOULD BE NORMAL CLEAN UP
DUTIES WHEN MAJOR OVERHAULS ARE
DONE TO SYSTEM THIS COMPLEX. ALL
THE TAX CONFLICT WE'RE
DISCUSSING AFFECT THE CUSTOMER
DIRECTLY. PLEASE TRY TO IMAGINE
EXPLAINING THIS TAX STRUCTURE TO
A CUSTOMER ABOUT WHY WE HAVE TO
CHARGE A SIXTEEN POINT 5% EXCISE
TAX. BECAUSE THE STATE EXCISE
TAX TAXES THE LOCAL GROSS
RECEIPTS TAX AND THE LOCAL GROSS
RECEIPTS TAX TAXES THE STATE
EXCISE TAX SO I NEED TO CHARGE
YOU THE CUSTOMER TWELVE POINT
NINE NINE PERCENT. THIS IS
BECOMING LARGER WITH TO SAY THE
LEAST. I REALLY HOPE THAT WE
UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE JUST
LOOKING TO CLEAN UP CURRENTLY
WERE AB ONE NINETY FIVE CREATED
LOCAL AND STATE CONFLICTS. AND
I'M HOPING TO GET YOUR AYE VOTE
TODAY AT LEAST MOVE THIS THROUGH
COMMITTEE SO WE CAN HAVE THIS
DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR. THANK
YOU NEXT WITNESS GOOD AFTERNOON
HONORABLE MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
MY NAME IS TO GET KEY ON THE
PROUD OWNER OF GO RELAX WELLNESS
CO. THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON
SOCIAL EQUITY RETAILER IN LOS
ANGELES. AND AS A CO FOUNDER OF
THE SOCIAL EQUITY OWNERS AND
WORKERS ASSOCIATION. MY STORY IS
REPRESENTATIVE OF HUNDREDS OF
EQUITY RETAILERS ACROSS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MY PATHWAY
TO LICENSURE AND LOS ANGELES TO
GO OVER SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND
THIRTY DAYS. AND COST OVER THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN RENT BEFORE I EVER
OPEN MY DOORS. UNLIKE WELL
FUNDED LARGE CANNABIS COMPANY
SOCIAL EQUITY OPERATORS LACKED
THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. TO
WITHSTAND THESE PROLONGED DELAYS
AND EXPENSES. AND FOR THOSE OF
US. WHO ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO
OPEN THE DOORS WE CERTAINLY WERE
NOT PREPARED FOR THE AND
CALCULATED DOUBLE TAXATION.
MADAM CHAIR PROPOSITION SIXTY
FOUR. HAS REGULATED RETAIL
DISPENSARIES AND THE
STRANGLEHOLD. IT IS ONE THING
THE TAX AT THE HIGHEST OF ANY
INDUSTRY. BUT THE DOUBLE
TAXATION IS ROBBING THE
LIVELIHOOD. OF HARD WORKING MEN
AND WOMEN WHO MADE A CHOICE A BY
BY THE LAWS OF THIS LAND. OUT OF
THE SHADOWS AND TRAILBLAZING
THIS INDUSTRY. THE VERY VOTERS
THAT CAME OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS
SO LEGAL ASKING. ARE NOW FOR TO
GO BACK INTO THE LIST OF MARKET
TO AFFORD THEIR CANNABIS. IF YOU
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS- REFERENCE
DOCUMENT THAT I GAVE YOU ON THE
BACK IS AN ACTUAL CUSTOMER WE
SEE. A CUSTOMER SPENT THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE WEEKLY
MEDICINE AND HAD TO PAY A
HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN DOLLARS IN
TAXES. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS WHY
WOULD THAT CUSTOMER COME BACK TO
MY LEGAL STORE THEY DON'T. THE
IMPACT IS EVEN GREATER TO MY
EMPLOYEES I'VE CREATED OVER
THIRTY PLUS JOBS IN MY
UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD IN
SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES. NOW
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FRENCH THESE
ARE MY ACTUAL FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FROM MY
SOMEONE YEAR OF OPERATIONS I
PAID OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
IN TAXES. THIS UNFAIR TAX BURDEN
HAS DIRECT CONSEQUENCES TO MY
EMPLOYEES TO COME FROM MY
COMMUNITY WHO ARE ALREADY
UNDERSERVED. THEY'RE NOT I'M NOT
ABLE TO PAY THEM A LIVING WAGE
TAXES FOR A ONE CASE HEALTHCARE.
WITH THESE TAXES I CANNOT AFFORD
IT. WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY
WILL ONE SIMPLE REQUEST.
ELIMINATE THE DOUBLE TAXATION
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ARE TAXING THE
TAX. JUST TAKE A LOOK WHEN YOU
HAVE A MOMENT AT THE NUMBERS AND
READ. YOU'LL SEE HOW THE TAXES
BEING COMPOUNDED ONE AFTER THE
OTHER. SO IF WE DON'T HAVE SOME
TIME FOR SOME TYPE OF RELIEF OUR
CUSTOMERS WILL BE DRIVEN BACK TO
THE LIST OF MARKET. MORE LEGAL
DISPENSARY DOORS WILL CLOSE THIS
YEAR AND THE DESTINY FOR SOCIAL
EQUITY RETAILERS LIKE MYSELF IS
EVEN MORE DAUNTING. PLEASE
PROVIDE RETAILERS A LITTLE
RELIEF AND ELIMINATE THE- DOUBLE
TAXATION SUPPORT SB FIVE TWELVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH DO WE HAVE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM. GREETINGS IGNITE
DANIEL REPRESENTING LIFE
DEVELOPMENT GROUP AROUND IRAQ'S-
GO VERDE INCUBATOR IT IS THE
INCUBATOR FOR SOCIAL EQUITY
APPLICANTS. FLOWER POLICY EQUITY
UNITED AND A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER
SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANTS THAT IS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS. BILL SHE THE
BROOM HERE ON BEHALF OF LIKE
VITAMIN GROUP AND- I'M HERE IN
SUPPORT OF S. B. FACTS OF. D. O.
GEHRINGER FOR CALIFORNIA NORMAL
REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA CANNABIS
CONSUMERS FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS
STRONG SUPPORTER OF ENDING
DOUBLE TAXATION. I'M SURE
MEMBERS RANDY MARTIN ON BEHALF
OF THE PARENT COMPANY IN VERY
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT
BILL THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS ANY FRANCO DIRECTOR OF
POLICY FOR NAVIS DISTRIBUTION
HERE FOR MY COMPANY AS WELL AS
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE C. C.
I. A. IN SUPPORT ALSO HERE AS A
BOARD MEMBER OF THE CANNABIS
DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. AND I WILL JUST QUICKLY
RELAY SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
WHO I'M NOT PART OF THAT HAVE
SENT THEIR SUPPORT TO- AND I
WANTED TO IN THE BEHALF THE
UNITED CANNABIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION. LONG BEACH
COLLECTIVE ASSOCIATION SAN
FRANCISCO CANNABIS RETAILERS
ALLIANCE COACHELLA VALLEY
CANNABIS ALLIANCE NETWORK.
CALIFORNIA MINORITY ALLIANCE
ANGELES EMERALDS SOCIAL EQUITY
LOS ANGELES SILICON VALLEY
CANNABIS ALLIANCE AND MONTEBELLO
CAMP CANNABINOID BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS GEORGE
MILLER ON BEHALF OF WEEDMAPS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. CERNA SETO ON
BEHALF OF ORIGINS COUNCIL IN
SUPPORT. CARE MEMBERS ALICIA
**** ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
CANNABIS MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. RICHARD
MILLER MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENT
HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND ASKING
YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS. IS
HORROR AND MEDICINE COULD BE
AFFORDABLE THANK. PAMELA LOPEZ
ON BEHALF OF JETER IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU- DO WE HAVE WITNESSES.
IN OPPOSITION. HI MY NAME IS ARE
YOU OUR CHANNEL I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF YOU FORWARD. AS YOU
FORWARD WE OPPOSE THIS LATEST
LEGISLATION BECAUSE OF ITS
IMPACT ON CRITICAL FUNDING
STREAMS FOR CHILD CARE USE
SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION OF
LAND AND WATER DAMAGED BY
ILLEGAL CANNABIS GROWS. LAST
YEAR THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY WAS
SUCCESSFUL IN HAVING THE
CULTIVATION TAX ELIMINATED NOW
THE INDUSTRY IS ASKING FOR
ANOTHER TAX REDUCTION WHICH WILL
FURTHER IMPACT THESE CRITICAL
FUNDING STREAMS I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WHILE THE
INDUSTRY ARGUES THEY NEED TAX
CUTS TO REDUCE THE ILLEGAL
MARKET. THE STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS CURRENTLY DEDICATE A
LARGE AMOUNT OF CANNABIS TAX
REVENUE TO ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO REDUCE
THE ILLEGAL MARKET. THE PROP
SIXTY FOUR GRANT PROGRAM MANAGED
BY THE BOARD OF STATE AND
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS RECENTLY
AWARDED A HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
REDUCE THE ILLEGAL MARKET. YOU
FORWARD HAS CONDUCTED AN
ANALYSIS OF HOW LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE SPENDING THEIR
LOCAL TAX REVENUES AND ACROSS
THE STATE WE ARE SEEING LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS USE THESE REVENUES
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO CLOSE
DOWN ILLEGAL BUSINESSES IN
CLOSING I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN
VOTERS APPROVED PROPOSITION
SIXTY FOUR. THEY DID SO WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT CANNABIS
WOULD IN FACT BE HEAVILY TAXED.
AND THAT REVENUES FROM THESE
TAXES WOULD GO TO SUPPORT
PREVENTION AND YOU SERVICES WE
ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE WILL OF
THE VOTERS AND REJECT THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR OF MEMBERS- DOCTOR LYNN
SILVER PEDIATRICIAN REPRESENTING
THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE AND
CLINICAL PROFESSOR AT UCSF.
THERE ARE MANY REASONS TO OPPOSE
THIS TAX CUT FIRST CANNABIS
TAXES WERE JUST SUBSTANTIALLY
CUT DIVERTING GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS TO COVER SUPPORT TO
CHILDREN AND YOUTH. C. D. T. F.
A. ESTIMATES NEW ONGOING REVENUE
LOSS OF A HUNDRED AND FORTY
EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS FROM SB
FIVE TWELVE. THIS IS REVENUE FOR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH LIVING IN
POVERTY CHILDREN OF COLOR AND
COMMUNITY STILL IMPACTED BY THE
PREVIOUS DISCRIMINATORY DRUG
POLICIES. IT PAYS FOR PREVENTING
YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND
DESPERATELY NEEDED CHILD CARE
SLOTS. SB FIVE TWELVE WILL
INCREASE CANNABIS PROFITS BY
DEPRIVING CHILDREN OF SAFE
SPACES AND THEIR PARENTS OF
THEIR ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THE WORK FORCE. AT A TIME OF
SKYROCKETING DEATHS FROM
OVERDOSES IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
CRISES THIS IS AN EXCEEDINGLY
UNWISE CUT. SECOND ARE CANNABIS
POLICY SHOULD SEEK TO ESTABLISH
A LEGAL MARKET WHY NOT DRIVING
UP CONSUMPTION. IT IS THE PRICE
OF AN INTOXICATING DOSE OF
CANNABIS HAS PLUMMETED. DAILY OR
NEAR DAILY YOU DON'T USE IN OUR
STATE HAS TRIPLED. YOUR VISITS
ARE UP 75% AND CANNABIS USE
DURING PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED WITH
SIGNIFICANT HARM TO THE
DEVELOPING CHILD HAS ALMOST
DOUBLED. THIRD THIS CUT WILL NOT
BE EFFECTIVE AT ELIMINATING THE
ILLICIT MARKET DRIVEN LARGELY BY
VAST OVER PRODUCTION AND EXPORT.
TWENTY TWENTY TWO CUTS DID NOT
INCREASE LEGAL SALES AS TOUTED
NOR WILL BE'S. FOURTH LEGAL
ANALYSIS BY ATTORNEY MICHAEL
COHEN TO KNOW PROVIDED TO THE
COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THAT THE
PROPOSED CHANGES ARE
INCONSISTENT WITH THE LETTER AND
INTENT TO PROPOSITION SIXTY
FOUR. AND THEREFORE
IMPERMISSIBLE AMENDMENTS. FIFTY
CANADA CALIFORNIA'S CANNABIS
RETAIL SECTOR IS NOT FAILING.
LICENSED RETAILERS GREW 31% IN
TWENTY TWENTY TO ALONE. 90% OF
STOREFRONTS UNFORTUNATELY ARE
NOT EQUITY LICENSEES YET ALL
STORE FUNDS WOULD PROFIT EQUALLY
FROM THESE BLUNT REDUCTIONS.
CHANGES TO CANNABIS TAXATION
SHOULD BE GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES
OF REVENUE NEUTRALITY OR
INCREASE EQUITY AND PRESERVATION
OF VOTER DEFINE DEDICATIONS. SB
FIVE TWELVE UNFORTUNATELY
RESPECTS NONE OF THESE. WHY THE
CURRENT LAW MAY BE CONFUSING WE
BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR CD
TFA TO RESOLVE. THROUGH ITS
EXPERT GUIDANCE A IN
IMPLEMENTATION WE ASKED THE
COMMITTEE RESPECTFULLY TO PUT
CHILDREN FIRST AND VOTE NAY
THANK YOU. THANK YOU DO WE HAVE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. OF SO JUST ONE
QUESTION GIVEN THE STATE DID
COMPREHENSIVELY REFORM- CANNABIS
TAXATION JUST LAST YEAR AND WE
HAVE VERY LITTLE INFORMATION IN
ON- HOW EFFECTIVE THAT WAS- WHY
SHOULD WE CONSIDER THESE CHANGES
SO- SHORTLY. AFTER THAT- REFORM
PASSED. THE MONITOR ONE- WE TOOK
A HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE
MILLION DOLLAR CULTIVATION TAX
OUT OF IT AND ADDED TWO HUNDRED
AND FORTY MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW
TAXES UNDER AB ONE NINETY FIVE
BY NOT ONLY COMPOUNDING LOCAL
TAXES DELIVERY FEES BUT ALSO
INCREASING THE BASE. ON THE
WHOLESALE PRICING SO I WE CAN
TALK ABOUT THAT THIS LOWERED
CAMPUS TAXES BUT IT JUST DIDN'T-
I CAN SHOW THAT IN EVERY SINGLE
REPORT WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE
RECEIPT YOU'VE SEEN YOU SEE AT
LEAST THREE HERE THAT SHOW THAT
AND TWENTY TWENTY TWO. THERE WAS
A COST OF FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS AND
FORTY FIVE CENTS AND NOW IN THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES THE EXACT
SAME PRODUCT IN TWENTY TWENTY
THREE IS SIXTY THREE DOLLARS AND
EIGHTY ONE CENTS. IF YOU SHOW ME
WHERE THE TAX REDUCTIONS ARE
THEN I WILL SHOW YOU THAT MORE
PEOPLE BECOMING MY DOORS BUT
WHEN THERE'S THIS LARGE OF AN
INCREASE IT'S STICKER SHOCK TO
MOST OF MY CUSTOMERS. CAN WE
JUST HAVE ONE QUARTER WORTH OF
DATA. CURRENTLY THE THAN FROM
THE REFORMS RIGHT AND THAT. WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING IS WHAT THAT THAT
DATA SHOWING. WELL WHAT WE'RE
SAYING IS IT DIDN'T JUST
DECREASE TAXES. I MEAN WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE INCREASES THAT WERE
THERE- I MEAN WE CAN WAIT MORE
QUARTERS BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO WE
HAVE ALMOST THREE HUNDRED
RETAILERS. HAVE NOT FILE TAXES
THEY ARE FAILING AND SO IF WE'RE
GONNA WAIT FOR ANOTHER THREE
HUNDRED TO FAILED NEXT QUARTER-
I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S A
SLIPPERY SLOPE THAT I DON'T
THINK WE CAN GO DOWN- SO. I'M
I'M HOPING THAT WE SEE THAT WE
DIDN'T MAYBE DO THE PURPOSE AND
INTENT OF AB ONE NINETY FIVE. I
THINK DEFINITION ONLY WE CHANGED
EXCISE TAX TO GROSS RECEIPTS AND
INCLUDED A WHOLE NEW BASE OF
ITEMS WERE CHARGING 15% EXCISE
TAX ON. I THINK SOME OF THE- THE
DEFINITIONS OF EXCISE TAX THANK
THEY DID NOT. IN AB ONE IN FIVE
IS DISINGENUOUS ADDED A BUNCH OF
NEW. A BUNCH OF NEW ITEMS TO THE
BASE OF THE TAX I THINK THAT
SHOULD BE AT LEAST RECOGNIZED-
THAT THAT'S WHERE THE INCREASE
CAME FROM. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
AND DO WE HAVE A QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
THANK YOU AND I. DIDN'T COME TO
THE LEGISLATURE TO. ADVOCATE AS
MUCH AS I HAVE OVER THE LAST SIX
YEARS ON CANNABIS BUT I SAW THE
GREAT NEED AFTER THE- PASSAGE OF
PROP TO. PROPOSITION SIXTY FOUR.
I HAVE SPENT THE LAST SIX YEARS
VISITING OPERATORS LIKE MISS
KEITH. AND SO MANY OTHERS ACROSS
THE STATE. AND THERE'S- IS THE
SAME THEY'RE STRUGGLING THEY'RE
STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE. AND ADDS
I VISITED ALL THESE LEGAL
FACILITIES I'VE ENCOUNTERED MORE
ILLEGAL FACILITIES AND THEY
SPROUT UP BY THE DAY. AND THIS
IS NOT. WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO
IS REDUCE THE RETAIL PRICE. SO
WE WILL DRIVE UP. REVENUE FOR
THESE ELITE LEGAL OPERATORS
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE LEGAL
MARKET IS FLOURISHING. ALL
THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY AND I HEAR
ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SO THIS IS A COMMON
SENSE MEASURE THAT WE FEEL WILL
PROTECT. THE PROGRAMS THAT PROP
SIXTY FOUR PROMISED AS WE ALL
KNOW WHAT MANY TIMES ON
PROPOSITIONS STIR. WE THINK WE
UNDERSTAND ALL THAT'S INVOLVED
WITH IT YES EVERYBODY WAS FOR
LEGALIZING CANNABIS BUT PEOPLE
THAN READ THE FINE PRINT. MOST
VOTERS DON'T AND THAT'S WHAT
THESE OPERATORS DURING COUNTING
RIGHT NOW THE FINE PRINT THAT
REALLY. IS MAKING IT ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO SURVIVE HERE THE
FOLKS ARE THRIVING OR THE
OUTSIDE VENTURE CAPITALIST FROM
CANADA AND OTHER STATES ARE
INVESTING IN CALIFORNIA AND NOT
THE FOLKS WHO HAVE LIVED HERE
AND WANT TO EARN A LEGIT LOOK.
LIVING AND MORE SO THE CUSTOMERS
WHO NEED THEIR MEDICINE AND NOW
OUR PAIN SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS
37% MORE. FOR THE SAME PRODUCT
THEY WERE BUYING. THREE OF YEARS
SO A SENSE MEASURE RESPECT ASK
YOUR AYE VOTE OUT OF. TIME ALL
RIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
WITHOUT OBJECTION THIS BILL WILL
BE FOR FIVE REFER TO OUR-
SISENSE SISENSE FILE. DO WE SAW
SENATOR BAKER HERE YES OKAY. SO
FILE ITEM. SB NINE SENATOR
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. YOUR MEMBERS.
CALIFORNIANS TO BUILD MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEGAWATTS
OF NEW SOLAR GENERATION SERVER
PERSPECTIVE THAT'S THREE TIMES
WHAT'S THAT BEEN INSTALLED IN
THE HISTORY OF OUR- STATE. ALONG
WITH COURSE WITH THE
TRANSMISSION TO GET IT WHERE IT
NEEDS TO GO. THIS BILL. A
SUPPORT SOLAR POWER AS WELL AS
TRANSMISSION LINES THAT AVOID
CONSTRUCTION ON UNDEVELOPED OR
AGRICULTURAL LAND WITH TWO
APPROACHES. THE FIRST PART
INCENTIVIZES SOLAR CANOPIES.
OVER PARKING LOTS OR SCHOOL
LUNCHES FOR EXAMPLE BY OFFERING
A 5% INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT FOR
SOLAR CANOPIES PAIRED WITH
ENERGY STORAGE. LOS ANGELES
COUNTY ALONE IS ESTIMATED ONE
HUNDRED AND ONE. SQUARE MILES OF
PARKING LOTS THEY COULD BE
GENERATING A LOT OF LOCAL ENERGY
. AND PUTTING SOBRE PARKING LOT
STATEWIDE COULD GENERATE UP
THIRTEEN THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF
NOTES NEW SOLAR ENERGY WITHOUT
NEEDING ANY ADDITIONAL LAND.
THAT'S MORE THAN 10% OF THE
STATE'S NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
SOLAR. BESIDE PARKING LOTS THESE
CAN BE BUILT OVER SCHOOL LUNCH
AREAS PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS AND
MAKE SPACE BETTER BY PROVIDING
SHADE. HOWEVER THESE ARE
EXPENSIVE TO BUILD- AND MORE
EXPENSIVE ACT THAN ROOFTOP SOLAR
. AND NOW THE STATE IS GOTTEN
RID OF NET ENERGY METERING
EFFECTIVELY INSTEAD OF TO BUILD
SOLAR CANOPIES ARE MUCH LOWER
THAN BEFORE. AND THERE HAS NOT
BEEN A LOT BUILT TO DATE SO
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE USE OF ALL
THAT PARKING LOT SPACE TO
GENERATE SOLAR ENERGY AND LEST
WE HELP MAKE THE ECONOMICS WORK.
THE 5% INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT
PROPOSED IN THIS BILL IS A
MODEST ACTION CENTER TO HELP GET
MORE WITH MINIMAL ENERGY BUILT.
SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY JOBS AND
PROVIDE SHADE FOR CARS AND TREES
. JUST QUICK NOTE THIS IS AGAIN
ONLY AVAILABLE FOR. SO I
COUNTIES THAT ARE PAIRED WITH
STORAGE AND THAT'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE AGAIN HELP OUR GREAT
AVOID. BLACKOUTS RIGHT NOW THE
STATE IS SPENDING BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER MONEY TO
PURCHASE FOSSIL FUEL POWERED
BACK UP. TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
BECAUSE WORRIED ABOUT NOT
HAVING. ENOUGH POWER FOR THOSE
EVENING PEAKS. THE SECOND PART
OF THE BILL DIRECTS CALTRANS
DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN. FOR
MAKING UNUSED LAND WITHIN A
HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAYS AVAILABLE.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION
LINES. THE STATE OWNS ALL THIS
LAND ALREADY SO WHY NOT PUT IT
TO GOOD USE. THIS PART OF THE
BILL'S MOSTLY OUTSIDE THIS
COMMITTEES FOCUS BY TWELVE POINT
OUT THAT OTHER STATES EARN
REVENUE. FROM LEASING LAND IN
THE RIGHTS OF WAY TO SOW
DEVELOPERS. THIS EFFORT COULD BE
A MONEY MAKER FOR THE STATE IN
ADDITION TO HELPING US MEET OUR
CLEAN ENERGY GOALS. WITH THESE
TWO APPROACHES WE WILL GET MORE
RENEWABLE ENERGY BUILT. SUPPORT
CLEAN ENERGY JOBS PROVIDE SHADE
FOR OUR CARS IN KIDS AND EVEN ON
THE STATE'S MEASURE REVENUE. I
SHOULD ASK FOR EITHER THE
PREPARATORY TIME AND WITH ME
I'VE STEVEN KING. OF I'M IN
CALIFORNIA. GOOD AFTERNOON MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS I'M STEPHEN
KING CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATE WITH
ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA. AND
WE'RE PLEASED TO SPONSOR THIS
IMPORTANT BILL WITH SENATOR
BACKER. LAST WEEK STRING OF
RECORD BREAKING OUT OF RECORD
BREAKING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES IS
AN URGENT REMINDER THAT WE MUST
ACCELERATE OUR TRANSITION TO
CLEAN ENERGY- LIKE SOLAR POWER.
WE NEED A LOT MORE SOLAR PANELS
PRODUCING CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY
AND CALIFORNIA IF WE WANT TO
AVOID THE WORST IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE AND- MEET OUR
STATE'S CLEAN ENERGY
REQUIREMENTS. CALIFORNIA HAS
AMPLE SPACE IN AREAS THAT ARE
ALREADY DEVELOPED LIKE PARKING
LOTS AND THE RIGHTS OF WAY
ALONGSIDE OUR HIGHWAYS. THAT CAN
ACCOMMODATE SOLAR POWER QUICKLY
WITH LITTLE CONTROVERSY. SB
FORTY NINE WILL HELP ADDRESS OUR
STATE'S URGENT NEED FOR MORE
CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION
GENERATION. BY INCENTIVIZING
SOLAR CANOPIES OVER SPACES LIKE
PARKING LOTS AND SCHOOL LUNCH
AREAS WITH A 5% TAX CREDIT. AND
BY HAVING CALTRANS DEVELOP A
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR MAKING UNUSED
LAND ALONGSIDE THE HIGHWAYS
AVAILABLE FOR SOLAR GENERATION
ENERGY STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION
LINES. THIS BILL WILL UNLOCK THE
SOLAR POTENTIAL OF CALIFORNIA'S
SPRAWLING CONCRETE JUNGLE
TURNING SUNNY PAVED AREAS ALL
ACROSS THE STATE INTO MORE
COMFORTABLE SHADED SPOTS. THAT
CAN PRODUCE CLEAN ENERGY. BY
GOING SOLAR OVER PARKING LOTS
AND ALONG SIDE HIGHWAYS WE CAN
AVOID MANY OF THE CHALLENGES AND
DELAYS ASSOCIATED WITH SITING
PERMITTING AND BUILDING CLEAN
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. BECAUSE
THESE AREAS ARE GENERALLY
LOCATED NEAR EXISTING
TRANSMISSION LINES AND THEY'RE
IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
DISTURBED. INVESTING IN MORE
CLEAN ENERGY WITH THE HELP OF
THIS BILL AND ITS MODEST TAX
CREDIT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS IN THE
FUTURE. STRENGTHENING
CALIFORNIA'S ELECTRIC GRID AND
ALLOWING US TO PHASE OUT DIRTY
GAS POWER PLANTS THAT POLLUTE
OUR AIR AND EXACERBATE OUR
WARMING CLIMATE. WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO BUILD A LOT MORE
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN CALIFORNIA
AND I'M CONTROVERSIAL SPACES
INCLUDING PARKING LOTS AND
HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE A BIG PART OF
THE SOLUTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME AND I RESPECTFULLY
URGE DRIVE OUT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- ARE THERE ANY OTHER
SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT. THIS IS
JANET **** SPEAKING IN SUPPORT
FOR CLIMATE ACTION CALIFORNIA
THREE FIFTY BAY AREA ACTION THE
VENTURA IS COUNTY CLIMATE. HUB
AND SEVERAL OTHERS THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. PATRICK WELCH
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
SUBSTATION IN SUPPORT. CYNTHIA
SHALLOT FOR INDIVISIBLE
CALIFORNIA STATE STRONG
REPRESENTING EIGHTEEN CHAPTERS
UP AND DOWN STATE IN SUPPORT.
ASSEMBLY GOODMAN HERE ON BEHALF
OF KIM STONE OF STONE ADVOCACY
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
SOLAR AND STORAGE ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT OF SB FORTY NINE. ALL
RIGHT ANY SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETER PSALTIS
STATE I REALLY APPRECIATE- THE
CREATIVITY OF THE SOLUTION I
THINK I'M IN BOTH ASPECTS OF THE
BELL AND I CAN'T HOPE THAT WERE
ABLE TO FIND RESOURCES. IF YOU
HAVE TO AT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
THANK YOU SENATOR. THANK YOU AND
HAD- SOME DISCUSSION ON- FROM
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY THAT
I THINK THIS IS REALLY REALLY
IMPORTANT POLICY AND ESPECIALLY
THE PORTION OF COMING UP WITH A
STRATEGIC PLAN ALAN'S. AND
FIGURING OUT- HOW WE GET THIS
DONE AND I'D BUY LIKE OF COURSE
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT IT'S- THAT IT'S
MATCHED WITH STORAGE ALSO. OF
THE- WE DO HAVE THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS RAISE SOME CONCERNS
ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE
TAX CREDITS- HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
DOING A GRANT PROGRAM BECAUSE I
THINK IT IS IT'S CRUCIAL THAT
THE POLICY MOVE FORWARD. BUT TAX
CREDITS ARE. IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO MOVE THEM ALL THE
WAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS
SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT-
LOOKING AT FUNDING VIA A GRANT
PROGRAM. THANK YOU AND WE ARE
OPEN TO LOOKING AT THAT GOING
FORWARD ABOUT SAY THE REASONS WE
DID NOT DO IT INITIALLY NUMBER
ONE IS GRANTS REBATES CAN RUN
OUT AND SO I WOULD DEVELOPERS
WANTED CERTAINTY THAT HEY
THEY'RE GONNA DO THIS THAT THEIR
CREDITS GOING TO BE THERE AND SO
SOMETIMES THE GRANT PROGRAMS YOU
JUST DON'T KNOW. IF MY OWN HOME
WITH BUILDING DECARBONIZATION
SAID NO IF THE TECH REBATES
WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT BEFORE YOU.
YOU KNOW GOT YOUR EQUIPMENT
INSTALLED- IN THE SECOND SEWER
PROJECTS HAVE HAVE LONG BEEN
SUPPORT BY FEDERAL TAX CREDITS
SO DEVELOPERS ARE USED TO THIS
APPROACH AND A PROCESS SET UP
FOR HANDLING. INCLUDING THIRD
PARTY OWNERSHIP APPROACHES THAT
DO ALLOW SAVINGS TO BE PASSED
ALONG TO THE END CUSTOMERS. IN
THE UP FRONT PRICE RATHER
REQUIRE THE END CUSTOMER TO PAY
THE FULL COST OF FRONT IMPLIED
FOR THE SAVINGS LATER SO.
THERE'S A FEW REASONS WHY WE
DIDN'T PURSUE IT BUT SURELY OPEN
TO LOOKING AT IT GOING FORWARD.
RIGHT POPE WE CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE YOU AND- WITHOUT
OBJECTION THIS BILL WILL ALSO BE
REFERRED TO- I'M I AM SORRY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK DRIVER THANK
YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND- THIS BILL WILL.
BE REFERRED FOR SUSPENSE FILE.
THIS SENATOR COURT. HERE.
PROTECTOR I LOVE THAT ALL THE
SENATORS ARE HERE WE'RE TRYING
TO MOVE THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT THIS IS
FILE ITEM FIVE SB THREE THREE
FIVE BY SENATOR CORTESE SENATOR
PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY
THANK YOU THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS- WE APPRECIATE- YOU
ALLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF SB
THREE THIRTY FIVE AT THIS TIME.
IN A WANT TO THANK THE CHECKOUT
THE CHAIR AND STAFF FOR THEIR
DILIGENCE I WILL BE ACCEPTING OF
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS THE
BILL WOULD. GRANT THE COUNTY
SANTA KERR TEMPER THORNY GIVE
VOTERS THE OPTION TO RAISE LOCAL
TAXES UNTIL DECEMBER TWENTY
TWENTY EIGHT. EXISTING LAW
ALLOWS LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
INCLUDING CITIES AND COUNTIES
AND SOME SPECIAL DISTRICTS TO
COLLECTIVELY LEVY LOCAL SALES
TAX UP 22% LIMIT. SB SEVEN OH
THREE SIGNED INTO LAW IN OCTOBER
OF TWENTY SEVENTEEN GRANTED THE
COUNTY SANTA CLARE THORLEY
PROPOSED A NEWER INCREASE SALES
TAX. OF POINT. ZERO POINT 65%
EVEN IF THE COMBINED LOCAL SALES
TAX WOULD EXCEED THE 2% CAP.
THAT BILL SUNSET IN TWENTY
TWENTY TWO WITHOUT A PROPOSAL
THE PROPOSAL BEING PLACED ON THE
BALLOT. SO SB THREE THIRTY FIVE
WOULD SIMPLY GIVE THE COUNTY
THAT SAME AUTHORITY- AN
EXTENSION. SO TO SPEAK UNTIL
TWENTY TWENTY EIGHT. IN THE COPA
NINETY PENTA. BECOMING INTO WELL
OVER ONE DOLLARS INTEREST
ACTIVITIES PROTECT COMMUNITY
HEALTH. MUCH OF WHICH WILL BE
EITHER. OF WILL MUCH OF WHICH
WILL NOT. BE REIMBURSED AT ALL
OR MAY TAKE MANY YEARS FOR
REIMBURSEMENT MOREOVER THE
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND
FLATTENING REVENUE OR CREATING A
SUBSTANTIAL BUDGET DEFICIT.
UNFORTUNATELY FORECAST
PREDICTING GREATER SHORTFALL THE
FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR AT THE
SAME TIME COMMUNITIES ARE ONLY
EXPECTED TO RISE IN THE COMING
YEARS AS WE ALL KNOW. A
PARTICULARLY AFFECTED ON THE
CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO WORSEN.
EQUITY IS CENTRAL TO THE COUNTY
SANTA CRUZ MISSION I KNOW THAT
HAVING SERVED THERE MYSELF THE
COR FOR CUTS. THE CORE FUNCTION
OF THE COUNTIES TO PROVIDE
SAFETY NET SERVICES. THIS IS TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
DEDICATED REVENUE FOR COUNTY
SERVICES WOULD
DISPROPORTIONATELY BENEFIT LOWER
INCOME INDIVIDUALS COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR ON HOUSE RESIDENTS AND
OTHER VULNERABLE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. IT PLACE IN THE BILL
AND APPROVED BY THE VOTERS. ANY
NEW SALES TAX REVENUE WOULD BE
USED TO ADDRESS LOCAL PRIORITIES
SUCH AS SUPPORTING HOUSING
SERVICES FOR IN HOUSE RESIDENTS.
BEHAVIOR HEALTH TRAUMA AND
EMERGENCY CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES WITH US
TODAY TO TESTIFY IS DAVID
COMPOST. FROM THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CLARA IN WITH- IT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY. ASK RIVAL. THANK
VERY MUCH SENATOR C. MADAM.
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE REVENUE
AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND DAVID
COMPOST. ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY
OF SANTA CLARA- SB THREE THIRTY
FIVE IS SIMPLY ABOUT GIVING THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THE ABILITY
TO GO TO THE VOTERS. AND
ULTIMATELY HAVE THEM DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT TO INCREASE SALES
TAXES. IN THE COUNTY UP TO. ZERO
POINT SIX TWO FIVE PERCENT. AS
SENATOR CORTEZ C. WHO IS A
FORMER SUPERVISOR NOTED. THE
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA IS FACING
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES THERE IS A
GREAT DEAL OF ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINTY AND WE'RE NOT THE
ONLY LOCAL JURISDICTION THAT IS
FACING THAT. AS WE ARE STILL
COMING OUT OF A PANDEMIC. WE IN
SANTA CLARA SPENT MORE THAN ONE
BILLION DOLLARS IN RESPONSE TO
THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT WE'RE
PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DID
THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING TO
RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND AS YOU
CAN IMAGINE THAT TAKES SOME
TIME. AND AS WE'RE DOING THAT
WE'RE STILL. HAVING TO SERVE AS
A SAFETY NET TO THE MOST
VULNERABLE OF OUR TWO MILLION
RESIDENTS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
INDIVIDUALS WHO. DESERVE A NEED
HEALTHCARE PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL SERVICES IN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WE ARE THAT
SAFETYNET. N. AS WE FACE THE
PROSPECT OF HAVING TO CUT THOSE
SERVICES WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS
ONLY FAIR THAT WE HAVE THE
ABILITY. TO ASK VOTERS IN SANTA
CLARA TO DECIDE WHETHER TO RAISE
SALES TAXES SO THAT WE CAN COVER
THOSE BASIC SERVICES I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF JAMES WILLIAMS. WHO
ACTUALLY TODAY OFFICIALLY BECAME
OUR NEW COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND C.
E. SIMPLY WANTS HIS BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS TO HAVE THE ABILITY
TO GO TO THE VOTERS THE SAME WAY
THAT THE PRIOR BOARD DID. SO
WITH THAT WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ASK
FOR A YES VOTE TODAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH OTHER ANY OTHER
SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM IN SUPPORT
. ANY SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION.
BETTINGER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
DEVICE WILL COME WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION
OPPOSITION- CALIFORNIA STATE
IMPOSE SALES TAX RATE IS THE
HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY AND
DISTRICTS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED TO
EXCEED THE 2% SALES TAX CAP. ARE
AMONG THE HIGHEST COMBINED SALES
TAX RATES IN THE UNITED STATES.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT REMEMBER
THAT THE STATE DOES NOT OFFER A
LOCAL EXEMPTION FOR
MANUFACTURING AND RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PURCHASES WHICH
MAKES OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE FOR
THESE INVESTMENTS MORE
DIFFICULT. WE BELIEVE THAT THE
CAP PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
KEEPING THE STATE AFFORDABLE
ESPECIALLY FOR LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS AND EFFORTS TO
CIRCUMVENT THE CAP SHOULD BE
REJECTED. THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. ALL
RIGHTS AND HE DID MENTION THAT
YOU WERE GOING TO BE EXPECT-
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS YES OUR
MEMBERS ARE ACCEPTED THANK YOU
FOR VERY GOOD AND I DO WANNA
JUST REMIND THE- THE PANEL THAT
WE HAVE THE PROVE THESE- THESE-
OF. CEILINGS A COUPLE OF TIMES
IN THE PAST YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN
CHAIR IT IT DOES COME DOWN AGAIN
TO CONVINCING YOUR VOTERS. AND
SO I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT'S A CLEAR WITH THAT-
SENATOR CORTESE WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE. YES SIR THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- AGAIN MADAM CHAIR AND I
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. ALL RIGHT- VERY MUCH AND
THIS IS A VOTE ITEM DO I HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. HELLO
SECOND. RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT
THAT SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER UP TO TAKE A
SECOND BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER VEINS-
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
TO THE FLOOR MISTER RUFF CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SENATE
BILL THREE THREE FIVE THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
FLOOR- WHEN I. IRWIN HI WALLACE.
WALLACE NO VEINS. BY FANS I
GRAYSON. THE CZECHO. THE CHECK
OUT I JIM PATTERSON. JIM
PATTERSON NO PETRIE-NORRIS.
THREE OF US TALK. NO TALK KNOW
BALENCIAGA. VALENCIA I SOBRE. AS
FOR THE PHONE CALL. HI THIS ITEM
IS ON CALL WITH- FOR VOTERS AND-
THE MEMBERS WILL BE BACK GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. OF FILE
ITEM SIX. THE VERY PATIENTS
SENATOR DOLLY. SB. FIVE FOUR
TWO. WHENEVER YOU ARE READY YOU
MAY BEGIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS- I'M HERE TO
PRESENT S. B. FIVE FOUR TWO- I
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
TO ALIGN THIS BILL WITH THE
BUDGET BILL SB ONE THREE ONE
VICTIMS OF WILDFIRE- NEED TO BE
PROPERLY COMPENSATED BY THE
RESPONSIBLE PARTY AND- OR THEIR
INSURANCE COMPANIES IT IS
DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE
TREMENDOUS LOSS THAT MANY HAVE
SUFFERED DUE TO WILDFIRES.
CALIFORNIANS NEEDS TO BE TO DO
THE RIGHT THING BY THESE VICTIMS
ARE NOT ONLY IMPROVE ELECTRICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WILDFIRE
PREPAREDNESS FOR THE FUTURE BUT
ALSO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO
THOSE WHO'VE ALREADY STRUGGLING
FINANCIALLY THIS BILL WOULD
EXCLUDE. THE GENIE SETTLEMENT
AND PAYMENTS AWARDED TO VICTIMS
OF THE TWENTY TWENTIES AUG FIRE
FROM GROSS INCOME MEANING THOSE
PAYMENTS WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO
INCOME TAX- IT GOES IT WOULD BE
WRONG TO TAX THE PAYMENTS GIVEN
THE VICTIMS THAT WERE ALREADY
WERE ONLY NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF
THE NEGLIGENCE OF P. GINNY- WE
AS LEGISLATORS NEED TO CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE. FOR FIRE VICTIMS AND
THIS BILL WILL DO JUST THAT I
KNOW THAT- THIS BILL IS ALIGNED
WITH THE IT'S IN THE BUDGET AND-
BUT WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT
DOESN'T GET LINE AND OUT AND-
THAT WE HAVE A BILL TO FOLLOW UP
WITH SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY BOAT. CERTAINLY AND DO YOU
HAVE A PRIMARY WITNESS NO I
DON'T MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU TODAY
. AND- IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM THAT WITH WISHES TO SPEAK
AND SUPPORT. OPPOSITION ALL
RIGHT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. AND THE SENATOR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE RESPECT
US FOR A VOTE ALL RIGHT WITHOUT
OBJECTION THIS BILL WILL BE
REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE FILE
THANK YOU THANK YOU SENATOR
DOLLY. NEXT UP WE HAVE- FILE
ITEM SEVEN S. B. EIGHT SIX TWO
SENATOR LAYERED.
GOOD AFTERNOON CENTER THERE
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. ARM
SENATE BILL EIGHT SIXTY TWO. OUR
WOULD ALLOW THE VOTERS OF SANTA
CRUZ COUNTY TO DECIDE IF THE
COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ SHOULD
RAISE THE COMBINED TAX LIMIT. A
TAX RATE LIMIT OVER 2% FOR THE
SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT
DISTRICT ALSO KNOWN AS SENATORS
METRO. THIS IS NOT A FIRST THIS
IS ALREADY BEEN DONE AS NOTED IN
THE ANALYSIS. OF FOR ALAMEDA
CONTRA COSTA LOS ANGELES
MONTEREY SAN FRANCISCO SAN MATEO
SANTA CLARA SO NORMA. AND
VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE
CITIES OF ALAMEDA BERKELEY ELSE
READ UP AND SANTA FE SPRINGS-
TRANSIT HAS BEEN REALLY
CHALLENGED UNDER THE- SINCE THE
PANDEMIC ALL ACROSS THE STATE.
AND THIS WOULD GIVE THE DISTRICT
A CHANCE TO GO TO THE VOTERS
VOTE THE ONE OPPOSITION FROM THE
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION ARGUES
AGAINST THE TAX THAT'S THE
ARGUMENT FOR THE VOTERS THIS IS
JUST THE ITEM THAT WOULD ENABLE
THE VOTERS TO CONSIDER THAT IT
ISN'T IT ITSELF. AND A IN A PAST
LIFE I SPENT NINE YEARS ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SANTA CRUZ
METRO AND IT HAS VERY. STRONG
SUPPORT AND IT ACTUALLY. WE'LL
PROBABLY WHETHER A LITTLE BETTER
OVER THE SHORT TERM SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO
TRANSIT AGENCIES BUT IN PART.
BECAUSE THERE ARE FEES EVERY
STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ PACE OF A
BUS FEE AS PART OF THEIR STUDENT
FEES AND GETS A FREE PASS AND
SO. ANY OF THE TWENTY THOUSAND
STUDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE
GREATER SANTA CRUZ AREA ARE THE
BACKBONE OF THE SYSTEM BUT IT IS
STILL CHALLENGED WE HAVE.
ROUGHLY 50% OF THE COUNTY IS AN
UNINCORPORATED AREA IT IS SPREAD
OUT AND IT SPREAD APART FROM THE
TRANSIT DISTRICT CONNECTS IT SO
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT- I A
GET IF THIS PASSES THEY WOULD
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO
THE BALLOT IN TWENTY TWENTY
FOUR. AND WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS MICHAEL
TREE THE CEO AND GENERAL MANAGER
OF THE SANTA CRUZ METRO AND AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN IPHONE.
THANK YOU- RIGHT NATION MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS SIMON MICHAEL TREE
CEO FOR THE SANTA CRUZ
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT. I
JOIN YOU TODAY TO VOICE MY
AGENCIES SUPPORT FOR S. B. EIGHT
SIXTY TWO AND URGENT AYE VOTE ON
THE BILL TODAY. SENATOR LAYERED
CAPTURED WELL THE MECHANICS OF
THE BILL AND- AS THE BILL'S
SPONSOR I WANT TO UNDERSCORE
THAT THE TAX MEASURE THIS BILL
WOULD AUTHORIZE IS CRITICAL TO
METRO'S LONG TERM FISCAL HEALTH.
AND SPEAKING GREATER DETAIL TO
WHAT THE BILL WOULD MEAN FOR MY
AGENCY AND OUR WRITERS. AT TODAY
SANTA CRUZ METRO OPERATES FIXED
ROUTE SERVICE AS WELL AS PARA
TRANSIT SERVICE WHICH IS YOUR
DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE FOR YOUR
SENIOR AND DISABLED. AND THAT WE
KNOW FROM OUR SURVEY DATA THAT
OUR- WRITERS ARE PRIMARILY FROM
REALLY VULNERABLE COME
COMMUNITIES FOR EXAMPLE 65% OF
METRO'S CUSTOMERS EARN LESS THAN
TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS A
YEAR. WITH 44% HAVING AN ANNUAL
HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
AND A 60% OF METRO'S CUSTOMERS.
DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR-
WHAT'S MORE- THE WATSONVILLE
SERVICE AREA FROM WHICH NEARLY
HALF OF THE RIDERS ON METRO
ORIGINATE- COMPRISES EIGHT U. S.
CENSUS TRACTS DESIGNATED AS
HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. AND SO OF LIKE
OTHER AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE
SANTA CRUZ METRO WAS
PARTICULARLY HIT HARD BY THE-
PANDEMIC WE LOST THE HOSPITALITY
AND THE FOOD SERVICE WORKERS AND
STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY AND
THAT- CARILLO COLLEGE. WHO
REALLY SERVICE THE CORE RIDERS
FOR SANTA CRUZ METRO. AND WE
EXPERIENCED AS DID OTHERS THE
RISING COSTS FOR CAPITAL ONE
OPERATIONS THAT HAVE SIMPLY
OUTPACED THE GROWTH IN OUR
FUNDING SOURCES. AT WERE NOW
FACING AN OPERATIONAL DEFICIT
THAT WOULD BEGIN IN TWENTY
TWENTY SEVEN- WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
FUNDING METRO WOULD NEED TO
CONSIDER SERVICE CUTS AND
LAYOFFS THAT WOULD ORDER
AGENCIES RECOVERY AND WILL WILL
NEED TO SHELVE. OUR PLANS TO
IMPROVE OUR- PARA TRANSIT OR
DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO EXPAND
ACCESS FOR ELDERLY AND PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES IN THE COUNTY.
AS WELL AS OUR FIXED ROUTE
SERVICES AND THAT THE BOARD HAS
EIGHT LOFTY GOAL OF DOUBLING
THEIR RIDERSHIP WITHIN THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS AND HAS PLANS IN
PLACE TO DO THAT AND SO THAT.
NOT BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THE
VOTERS ABOUT OUR DEFICIT AND
ABOUT THESE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD
BE A AT BIG- BLOW TO THE
AGENCY'S CALLS. SO WE APPRECIATE
THE ACTIONS THAT THE LEGISLATURE
IS TAKEN TO PROVIDE STOP GAP
STOPGAP FUNDING TO HELP- TRANSIT
AGENCIES LIKE OURS BUT WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO
DOING OUR PART BY PURSUING SELF
HELP. AND SO EIGHT SIXTY TWO IS
THAT PATH FORWARD AND AGAIN AYE
ARCHER AYE VOTE AND I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT-
VERY GOOD- ARE THERE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT. ANY WITNESSES
I WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
. MADAM CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
VITAL TO THE CALIFORNIA
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION JUST
REITERATE MY PREVIOUS POINT THAT
ALLOWING THESE LOCALS TO EXCEED
THE CAP CREATES AFFORDABILITY
ISSUES FOR CALIFORNIANS AND
INCREASES COSTS OF DOING
BUSINESS FOR BUSINESS ENGAGE IN
MANUFACTURING. AGRICULTURAL OR
AGRICULTURE AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS THANK YOU.
RIGHT THANK YOU- ANY- QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
YES IRONICALLY GIVE AND- THE
OPPOSITION STATEMENT ITS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND SERVICE
WORKERS IN THE HOSPITALITY
INTEREST. INDUSTRY THAT ARE MOST
NOT ABLE TO GET TO WORK IF WE
DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
AND SO- I KNOW IT'S BEEN DONE
FOR MANY BEFORE. APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I. PHONE. IT WOULD BE THE
SECOND TIME IN THIS MEETING THAT
IT WOULD BE DONE SO- TO DO WE
HAVE. HOW DID THE FIRST ONE GO
TO THE FIRST ONE SQUEAKED BY.
OUR WAITING FOR A FEW MORE WE'RE
WAITING FOR A FEW MORE VOTES TO.
THE SEE IF IT PASSES I DO WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. A
MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER OF
CHEIKHOU. I HOPE WE HAVE A- AS
SECONDED. AND THE MOTION IS TO
PASS TO THE FLOOR MISTER ROUGHLY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. OPERATOR.
NINETEEN S. B. EIGHT SIX TWO THE
MOTION IS TO PASS TO THE FLOOR
IRWIN I- IRWIN AYE WALLACE.
WALLACE NO VEINS. GRAYSON BUT
CHECK OUT. THE CHECK- I JIM
PATTERSON. JIM PATTERSON NO
PETRIE-NORRIS. THREE OF US TALK
. TAUNO VALENCIA. PALENCIA
SERVER. HAS THREE MONTHS TO
RECALL AND THAT MOTION HAS THREE
VOTES- IT IS ON CALL THANK YOU
VERY MUCH THANK YOU. AND I THINK
THIS IS LAST. BUT NOT LEAST. IT
MIGHT BE THE COST OF. THANK YOU
SENATOR YEAH IN A- WAY BUILT ON
. WELL YES A SB EIGHT TWO. RIGHT
THEY YOU ARE WILSHIRE I'M HERE
TO BRIDGE S. B. EIGHTY. SO S. B.
EIGHTY TWO TO THE UNIVERSE STAND
FOR K. A THIS. IN THE DOCK
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISABLED
VETERANS PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTION
SIMPLY PUT VETERANS HAVE TO MEET
A FEW QUALIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE THE PROPERTY TAX
DEDUCTION AND THESE INCLUDE
PROOF OF DISCHARGE AND MANNER OF
DISCHARGED. PROOF OF DISABILITY
RATING BY THE VA AND THE FOR
AFFIRMATION THAT THE HOUSE. IS
THEIR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE. WHILE
THERE ARE A FEW SMALLER ASPECTS
TO THESE THREE FACTORS THESE ARE
THE MAIN QUALIFIERS BY AND LARGE
. IT IS BECOME EVIDENT THROUGH
MY OFFICE THAT UNFORTUNATELY
SOME COUNTIES HAVE ENFORCED
STRINGENT PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS
TO ESTABLISH THESE PROOF. AND
REQUIREMENTS THAT ACT AS A
BARRIER FOR ENTRY FOR VETERANS
WHO QUALIFY. THE ISSUE SURROUNDS
THE PAPER WORK OR PROOF FROM THE
UNIT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS ON THE VETERANS
DISABILITY STATUS. WHILE
VETERANS DO RECEIVE WHAT WE CALL
THE ORIGINAL AWARD LETTERS AS
THE PAPER COPIES WHEN THEY ARE
DISCHARGED THAT STATE THE
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE VETERAN
THEIR WAR DATE AND THEIR
PERCENTAGE OF DISABILITY
VETERANS ALSO USE AN ONLINE
PLATFORM BY THE U. S. D. VA. TO
GENERATE THOSE K. LETTERS IN
CASE THEY ARE LOST. THIS ONLINE
ELECTRONICALLY GENERATED LETTER
IS BACKED WITH THE FULL SUPPORT
IN AUTHORITY OF THE U. S. D. V.
A. AS PROOF OF THE VETERANS
DISABILITY STATUS RATING AND
AWARD. BUT COUNTIES SOME MANY
COUNTIES STILL ARE TRYING TO ARE
REQUIRING THE WRITTEN. THE
ORIGINAL WRITTEN- PIECE OF PAPER
. SO BY CLEAR FIGHTING
CLARIFYING TO OUR COUNTIES TO
BOTH LETTERS CARRY EQUAL WEIGHT
IN THE EYES OF OUR FEDERAL VA
AND IN THE EYES OF THE STATE WE
CAN REMOVE THIS ARBITRARY
BARRIER TO. TWO ENTRY PRACTICE.
THIS BILL HAS ZERO OPPOSITION
AND IS A SIMPLE EFFORT TO HELP
OUR VETERANS COMMUNITY I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR IPHONE.
THANK YOU AND DO YOU HAVE ANY
WITNESSES- PART. I DID NOT BRING
ANY WITNESS ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF THE ROOM AND YOU
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM- QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE. SENATOR WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE NO I RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR AYE VOTE ALL RIGHT TO
AYE THE MOTION IS SECOND. YEAH
SO THAT IS A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALLIS AND SECOND BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER OF CHECK THE
MOTION IS TO PASS THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MR OF
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SB EIGHTY
TO THE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS FOR ONE. I FOR
ONE HI WALLACE AYE. WALLACE AYE
GAINES. GRAYSON THE CZECHO. BUT
CZECHO I JIM PATTERSON.
PATTERSON. ALL RIGHT. TALK I
BALENCIAGA. WEDNESDAY IS SUPER.
SIX OKAY THAT BILL IS OUT THANK
YOU ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ARE
RIGHT THE FOR MOVING TO VOTE ON
ITEMS ON SUSPENSE WE WILL TAKE
UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR WHICH
INCLUDES FILE ITEM NINE SB EIGHT
EIGHT NINE BY THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE. A MOTION
AND SECOND MOVE OF. A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLY. MEMBER WALLIS A SECOND
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON. OF
MISTRUST PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CONSENT CALENDAR- WHEN I- IRWIN
AYE WALLACE AYE WALLACE AYE AND
THINGS. GRAYSON BUT CZECHO.
CHECK OUT I. JIM PATTERSON. JIM
PATTERSON AYE PETRIE-NORRIS
THREE OF US TALK. TALK I
BALENCIAGA. PALENCIA I SERVER.
HAS SIX GOALS ALL RIGHTS AND
CONGRESS CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT
AND- DO WE HAVE. IT WAS WORTH
CLOSE YEAH SO WHAT SO WOULD TO
ALL MEMBERS TO COME AND JOIN US
SO WE CAN READ OFF SUSPENSE IT
WAS THERE ANYBODY THAT WAS IN
HERE. FOR THE FIRST FEW VOTES
THAT WE COULD GO- WILL. YES YEAH
. YEAH WE JUST WE NEED EVERYBODY
TO THE SYSTEM. WE JUST NEED
EVERYBODY. BUT IT WAS SERVICE.
WAS MY WALLACE HERE THE TIME
YES- I DON'T SEE SORRY. YEAH YOU
HAVE A CHOICE OF. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE. TO SURPRISE. MISTER OKAY
RIGHT THANK. FOR MORE.
ALL RIGHTS OF WE ARE GOING TO GO
THROUGH THE- BILLS ARE ON CALL
WELL ALL THE BILLS FOR THE
MEMBERS THAT HAVE MISSED- FOLKS
. ALL BILLS TOTAL. WHEN YOU TOP
. JUST SO. YEAH. WE'RE GOING FOR
GOING THROUGH A BUNCH MORE TO DO
AND ONCE THE ADDAMS YEP. SO YOU
CAN LOOK AT THE CALL ON FILE
ITEM FIVE RIGHT FOR LEFT IN THE
CALL ON FILE ITEM FIVE. THAT IS
S. B. THREE THREE FIVE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE FLOOR GRAYSON. GRAYSON I
PETRIE-NORRIS. THREE OF US
SERVER. STEINORTH STONE CALL
OKAY THAT'LL STILL ON CALL.
MEDINA CALLING FILE ITEM SEVEN
ALL RIGHT WE ARE LIFTING THE
CALL ON FILE ITEM SEVEN EIGHT S.
B. EIGHT SIX TWO. SPAIN'S I.
BAINES I GRAYSON I. GRAYSON I
PETRIE-NORRIS. RIGHT THIS IS
WHAT. SB. EIGHT SIX TWO. AND NOT
VOTING THREE OF US. SUPER. FIVE
TO CONTROL ALL RIGHTS THAT BILL
IS UP STILL ON CALL HAS FIVE
VOTES NEEDS ONE MORE. WE CAN
CALL THE ABSENTEES ALONE SB
EIGHTY TWO OKAY SB EIGHTY TWO WE
WILL CALL THE ABSENTEE MEMBERS.
THIS BILL HAS ALREADY PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS SPAIN'S. BANDS I
GRAYSON. GRAYSON I PETRIE-NORRIS
. PETRIE-NORRIS I THREE OF US
SERVER. IN COMMENT OR RIGHT AND
THEN WE WILL ABSENT TEAM MEMBERS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. BAINES
I BAINES I GRAYSON. GRAYSON HI
PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS I
THREE OF US SERVER. RIGHT SO WE
ARE WAITING FOR TO MEMBERS SO WE
CAN GET STARTED.
SO WE DID JUST. DID JUST
RECEIVED PERMISSION TO NOW.
DOCTORS. TO MOVE THROUGH WITH.
OUR SUSPENSE FILE. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT WE ARE GOING TO START
WITH FILE ITEM TWO SB SIX TWO
FOUR AT THIS POINT- YES A FILE
ITEM TO SB SIX TWO FOUR THAT
BILL IS HELD IN COMMITTEE NEXT
UP IS FILE ITEM THREE SB FORTY
NINE BY SENATOR BACKER THE
CHAIRS RECOMMENDING AND I BOTH
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE THE
MEMBERS AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN
DISTRIBUTED AND DELETE THE TAX
CREDIT PROVISIONS FROM THE BILL
THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. ALL RIGHTS A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS A
SECOND BY SIMPLY MEMBER GRAYSON
MISTER RUFF PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. SB FORTY NINE THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS IRWIN I FOR ONE
AYE WALLACE WALLACE I PAINS.
BAINS I'D GRAYSON AYE GRAYSON
AYE THE CZECHO I CHEIKHOU AYE
JIM PATTERSON JIM PATTERSON I
PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS HI
THREE OF US TALK. TALK I
BALENCIAGA. VALENCIA I SILVER.
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX.
NINE BILLS AXIS ALL RIGHT THAT
BILL HAS NINE VOTES SB FORTY
NINE HAS PASSED A FILE ITEM FOR
SB FIVE TWELVE IS BEING HELD IN
COMMITTEE. NEXT UP IS FILE ITEM
SIX THE CHAIR IS RECOMMENDING AN
AYE VOTE ON THE MOTION IS. TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE DO WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THANK A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAYSON SACRIFICE FAMILY
MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS. WE PLEASED
TO THE ROLE. MR SECRETARY SB.
THE BILL IS SB FIVE FORTY TO THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS IRWIN HI- IRWIN I
WALLACE. AYE WALLACE AYE BAINES
. AMES ARE GRAYSON FIVE GRAYSON
AYE PACHECO AYE. JACO AYE JIM
PATTERSON. JIM PATTERSON I
PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS I
LOSE RIVAS TOFT. TALK HI
BALENCIAGA. WHEN CI IS A BURKE.
AND. NINETY TO PROVIDE IS NINE
TWO ZERO SB FIVE FOUR TWO HAS
PASSED FILE ITEM TEN SB NINETY
SIX- CHAIRS RECOMMENDING AND I
BOTH MOTION IS TO PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO HAVE
MOTION AND SECOND. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS MOVES
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON THAT
SECONDS MISS ROUGH PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE BILL IS SB NINETY
SIX MOTIONS TO PASTOR
APPROPRIATIONS IRWIN FIVE- WHEN
I WALLACE. AYE WALLACE AYE
BAINES. BANDS ARE AYE GRAYSON.
GRAYSON AYE PACHECO AYE JACO AYE
JIM PATTERSON. PERSON I
PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS I
THREE OF US TALK. T I VALENCIA.
VALENCIA I SOBRE. THAT IS NINE
ZERO SB NINETY SIX HAS PASSED
FILE ITEM ELEVEN SB FOUR
NINETEEN- THE CHAIRS
RECOMMENDING AN AYE VOTE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO HAVE
MOTION A SECOND. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GRAYSON A SECOND BY SOME
REMEMBER WALLACE- MISSED
REFEREE'S CALL THE ROLL. BILL IS
SB FOUR ONE NINE THE MOTION IS
TO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS- I FOR
ONE AYE WALLACE. WALLACE I PAINS
. BANDS I'D GRAYSON. GRAYSON AYE
PACHECO AYE JACO AYE JIM
PATTERSON. CAN PATTERSON I
PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS AYE
THREE OF US NAW RIGHT T I
VALENCIA. ONCE THE EYES OF. AS
VOTE NINE AND THAT WAS NINETEEN
YES THAT AND THAT- SB FOUR
NINETEEN NEXT UP FILED. THAT
BILL PASSED- AND NEXT UP IS FILE
ITEM TWELVE SB FIVE TWENTY FIVE
SENATORS CHAU CHAIRS
RECOMMENDING AND I BOTH MOTIONS
TO PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO HAVE MOTION A
SECOND. I HAD A MOVE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALLIS SECOND BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS MISS
ROUGHLY IS CALL THE ROLL. BILL
IS SB FIVE TWENTY BY SEYARTO THE
MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS IRWIN AYE IRWIN
AYE WALLACE AYE WALLACE AYE
BAINES. BAINS ARE GRAYSON.
GRAYSON AYE PACHECO AYE JACO AYE
JIM PATTERSON. JIM PATTERSON I
PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS HI
THIS RIVAS. TAUGHT FIVE TOP FIVE
OLYMPIA. YES PLENTY EYES BURKE.
LOTUS NINE YESES ZERO KNOWS SB
FIVE TWENTY HAS PASSED AND- LAST
FILE ITEM IS FILE ITEM THIRTEEN
S. B. SEVEN THREE FOUR. OF THE
CHAIRS RECOMMENDING IN IVOTA
MOTION IS TO PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO HAVE
MOTION AND SECOND. ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER- GRAYSON MOVES
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS
SECOND OF MISTRUST PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. BILL IS SB SEVEN THREE
FOUR BY SIX- SENATOR RUBIO THE
MOTION IS TO PASS APPROPRIATIONS
IRWIN HI BERMAN AYE WALLACE AYE
WALLACE AYE BAINS. BAINS AYE
GRAYSON AYE. GRAYSON AYE PACHECO
AYE THE CZECHO AYE JIM PATTERSON
JIM PATTERSON I PETRIE-NORRIS.
PETRIE-NORRIS AYE THREE OF US
TALK. TALK HIGH VALENCIA. LYNSAY
EISENBERG. AND OUR RIGHTS. YOU
ARE ALL FREE I REALLY TO THANK
THE THANK THAT WE- LET'S SEE DO
WE HAVE YES. IN THE NEXT FOR.
WHICH IS THROUGH THAT'S RIGHT.
OUR WHAT'S- IN RESPONSE. THREE
THREE. TWO OKAY FOCUSED ON THE
TWO ACT. OF LIKE TO THANK MY
CHAIR AND- THE- OVER **** OF
STAFF AND OF COURSE OUR FIVE-
CONSOLE ON THIS COMMITTEE AND- I
WOULD LIKE TO SAY WERE ADJOURNED
BUT WE ARE WAITING FOR A FEW
MORE MEMBERS YOU ARE ALL INJURED
ARE OR LET GO YOU'RE YOU'RE
DISMISSED YOU'RE DISMISSED. I'M
NOT A JERK. YOU THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT THE WE ARE GOING TO-
GO TO REGULAR ORDER AND VOTE ON
ITEMS FIVE AND SEVEN. I AM FIVE
THE TECHNICAL LIFTING THE CALL
ON ITEM FIVE. BILL IS S. B.
THREE THREE FIVE. THE MOTION IS
TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR
SOBRE. HI SERVER I. SIX OSAKA
PASS ALL RIGHT THAT BILL IS OUT
THANK YOU- ASSEMBLY MEMBER SUPER
AND THEN- WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
CALL ON I'LL FILE ITEM SEVEN.
FILE ITEM SEVEN IS S. B. EIGHT
SIX TWO BY SENATOR LAYERED THE
MOTION IS TO PASS TO THE FLOOR.
THREE OF US SERVER HI A SUPER
HIGH SAYS VOTES THAT IT WAS OUT
WE CAN NOW GO THROUGH ALL THE
ITEMS WERE YOU CAN LEAVE THESE
WERE THE TWO THAT THAT WOULD NOT
PASS WITHOUT TO- YES WE CAN JUST
ANNOUNCED PLANS TO GO WHAT AN
OUNCE OF FAT BILL PASSED S. B.
O. THAT THE- FIVE ITEM SAID
PASSED OF SIX. RIGHT ARE YOU
READY TO GO ON WORD OF MOUTH
SHOULD GO. SO WITH A CAT ON ONTO
THE OKAY ON FIVE OF FIVE A ADD
ON FILE I EIGHT. SB EIGHTY TWO
THE BILL HAS ALREADY TO PASS TO
APPROACH. SUPER SPUR ON. AND WE
CAN TALK CALENDAR ADD ONS THE
CONSECUTIVE. ADDING ON TO THE
CONSENT COUNT. THREE OF US BURKE
SERVER HI. OKAY NEVER BEEN A.
QUICKLY THROUGH NOW WE'RE GOING
TO THIS IS SUSPENSE R. I. CENTER
SUSPENSE WASTE WITH ITEM. OF
THREE. SB FORTY NINE. SB NINE.
LOU SERVER. I SERVER I. A FILE
ITEMS AS. FIVE FOUR TWO. SB FIVE
FOUR TWO BY SENATOR DOLLY THE
BILL IS PASSED TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
THREE OF US SERVER. SERVER I.
TEXAS FILE ITEM TEN SB NINETY
SIX PORTANTINO. SB NINETY SIX
THIS BILL IS PASSED TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS THREE OF US SUPER
. SPOROPHYTE FILE ITEM ELEVEN SP
AT FOUR NINETEEN A BY SENATOR
ROTH. AS BEFORE NINETEEN THIS
BILL IS PASSED TO PASTOR
APPROPRIATIONS THREE OF US
SERVER. SPUR I FILE ITEM TWELVE
SB FIVE TWENTY SQUARE ASIDE
SMARTER. SB FIVE TWENTY BY
SEYARTO- THIS BILL IS PASSED YOU
PASTOR APPROPRIATIONS
THREE OF US SERVER SUPER I'D
FILE ITEM THIRTEEN SB SEVEN
THREE FOUR. SB SEVEN THREE FOUR
BY SENATOR RUBIO THIS BILL IS
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