IS NOW IN SESSION, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AGUILAR CURRY NOTICES THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER BRINGING THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
ROLL. AGUIAR-CURRY COLONIES.
ALVAREZ ARAMBULA. BAINES
BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT. BERMAN
BURNER. BANTA. BRIAN CALDERON,
JUAN CARILLO, WENDY CARILLO,
CERVANTES CHIN CONNELLY, DOLLY!
DAVIES DIXON IS SALIH FLORA,
MIKE FONG, VINCE FONG FRIEDMAN,
GABRIEL GALLAGHER GARCIA GIBSON,
GRAYSON HANEY HEART HOLD HOOVER,
ERWIN JACKSON, JOAN SAWYER,
KARA. LACKEY LEE. LOW. LOWENTHAL
MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS MCCARTY MAKIN
ER MURATSUCHI WHEN ORTEGA
PACHECO POPPING JIM PATTERSON,
JOE PATTERSON ER PELLERIN
PETRIE-NORRIS IS QUIRK-SILVA
RAMOS RENDON RAISE LOOSE RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO. SANCHEZ
SANTIAGO SHIAVO SORIA TALL. TING
VALENCIA, VÆ VALLAPUDUA WALDRON
WALLACE WARD WEBER. WEEKS WILSON
WOULD ZABAR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS OF QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA. FATHER
GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
BLESSINGS OF THIS LIFE,
ESPECIALLY FOR NEW FRIENDSHIPS
AND FOR OLD ONES MADE STRONGER
AND MORE PRECIOUS WITH EACH
PASSING DAY. GIVE US GRACE TO
LISTEN TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE
PROMPTING OF YOUR SPIRIT. SO WE
MAY WORK IN UNITY IN THE BONDS
OF PEACE. HELP US TO DO WITH ALL
OUR SOUL AND MIND AND STRENGTH,
THE WORK COMMITTED TO US BY THE
PEOPLE. SO THAT WE MAY NOT FAIL
THEM OR YOU. AMEN. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SORIA. PLEASE
RISE NOW. MR LACKEY WILL LEAD US
IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
THIS IMPORTANT AMERICAN
TRADITION. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL. ASSEMBLY CHAMBER,
SACRAMENTO FRIDAY JANUARY 1220
20 FOR THE ASSEMBLY EVENT AT 9
A.M. MOVES AND MR FLORA SECONDS
AT THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION AND
REFERENCES OF 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 MEDICAL LEAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AT US AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DOLLY! MEMBERS
YOU'RE RESPECTFUL ATTENTION.
MEMBERS. RESPECTFUL ATTENTION.
MET MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY
YOUR RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD
MORNING, MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEBER AND
QUIRK-SILVA TO SPEAK ON A GERMAN
AND MEMORY TODAY WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE. BUT
118 TO ALLOW THE SPEAKER IN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES TO
HAVE GUESTS ON IN THE REAR OF
THE CHAMBER UNTIL OUR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISED TO HAVE
A GUEST SEATED AT HER DESK
TODAY, WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER GIVING A ONE
DAY NOTICE TO REMOVE I FILE ITEM
A DASH 22 SB 586 SIGMUND FROM
THE INACTIVE FILE AT THE REQUEST
OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AGUIAR-CURRY. CLERK WILL KNOW.
PURSUANT TO THE ASSEMBLY RULE 98
. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
STRIKE 27 VETOS FROM THE FILE AT
THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHORS. THE
LIST OF THE BILL BILLS. IS THAT
THE DESK I ASKED THAT THE CLERK
READ THE BILLS TO BE STRICKEN,
WILL READ. ITEM TWO ASSEMBLY
WILL DIE IN 57 WILSON. ITEM FOUR
ASSEMBLY BILL 1631 SHIAVO ITEM
10 OF CENTERVILLE 608 SHIAVO
ITEM. 18 ASSEMBLY BILL 1451
JACKSON OUT OF 19 ASSEMBLY BILL
1604 PONTA ITEM 20 ASSEMBLY BILL
1645 SUBURB 23 ASSEMBLY BILL 372
WHEN ITEMS 26 ASSEMBLY BILL 504
RAISE ITEM 28 SIMILAR BILL 782
MAKIN ER ITEM 29 ASSEMBLY BILL
81 TEAM 31 SIMPLY ABOUT 945
RAISE ITEM 32. FOR SOME PEOPLE.
970 THREE OF US ADAM 33 ASSEMBLY
BILL 1079 JACKSON. ITEM 34 1112
MAKIN ER 36 ASSEMBLY BILL 1517
GALLAGHER ITEM 38 ASSEMBLY REAL
1628 MCKENNA ITEM 39 ASSEMBLY
BILL 1677 MAKIN ER ITEM 41
ASSEMBLY BILL 37 BONTA 48
ASSEMBLY BILL 464 SZABO ITEM 50
ASSEMBLY BILL 524 WEEKS ITEM 53
ASSEMBLY REAL 746 SANCHEZ ITEM
59 ASSEMBLY BILL 859 GALLAGHER
ITEMS 60 ASSEMBLY ABOUT 875
GABRIEL ITEM 64 ASSEMBLY BILL
1063 GABRIEL ITEMS. 68 ASSEMBLY
BILL 1423 SHIAVO ITEM 71
ASSEMBLY BILL 1614, GABRIEL AND
ITEMS 72 ASSEMBLY BILL 1741
WALDRON. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
BILLS ARE STRICKEN. MEMBERS
LET'S WISH A HAPPY, BELATED
BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA, WHO CELEBRATED ON FRIDAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BANTA. PLEASE ALSO JOIN ME IN
WISHING A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS, WHO IS
CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RAMOS HAS BROUGHT CUPCAKES FOR
MEMBERS AND THEY ARE LOCATED IN
THE LOUNGE. NO REPORT ON THE
FLAVOR AT THIS POINT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I AM
HONORED TO INTRODUCE SEVERAL
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS TO OUR
CHAMBERS TODAY. JOINING US ON
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR IS CONSUL
GENERAL OF MEXICO HERE IN
SACRAMENTO CONSULATE GENERAL
CHRISTIAN DONATI, WHO GONZALES.
ACCOMPANYING HIM ARE EDU FUND,
ALMOST POLITICAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT AND CAESAR AS CASIO
FROM THE PRESS DEPARTMENT
CONSULAR GENERAL GONZALES
RECENTLY SERVED AS CHIEF OF
PROTOCOL AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AT
THE PERMANENT MISSION OF MEXICO
IN THE UNITED NATIONS DURING
MEXICO'S RECENT PARTICIPATION AS
AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE
SECURITY COUNCIL, HE SERVED AS A
SPOKESPERSON AND WAS IN CHARGE.
DISSEMINATING MEXICO'S
ACTIVITIES, RESULTING RESULTS M
POSITIONS AS WELL DURING HIS
TENURE AS A U. N DELEGATE. HE
SERVED AS AN ELECTION OFFICER
FROM 2016 TO 2023, IN WHICH HE
OBTAINED 100% OF THE ELECTED
MEXICAN CANDIDATES AND MORE THAN
40 MULTILATERAL NOMINATIONS
PRESENTED BY MEXICO AT U. N
HEADQUARTERS. BETWEEN 22,008 AND
2015. HE REPRESENTED THE THIRD
COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AS A DELEGATE OF HUMAN
RIGHTS, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS. IN THIS
DISTINGUISHED POSITION, HE
FURTHERED THE AGENDA OF
PROTECTING CHILDREN, WOMEN,
MIGRANTS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. L G B T Q PLUS AND
OTHER MINORITIES. THROUGHOUT HIS
MANAGEMENT OF THE MEXICAN
DELEGATION IN THE U. N. HE
RESPONDS. HIS RESPONSIBILITIES
ALSO INCLUDE CULTURAL AFFAIRS
SECTOR. AS CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA LATINO LEGISLATIVE
CAUCUS. ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS
. I WELCOME YOU AND OUR TEAM AS
OUR FUTURE PARTNERS MAY OUR
INTEREST IN MAINTAINING STRONG
TIES BETWEEN US HELP US ADDRESS
SHARED CHALLENGES THROUGH
COMBINED ECONOMIES AND
REPRESENTATION. WE CAN RESOLVE
RAPID CHANGES IN OUR ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL, POLITICAL LANDSCAPES
AND THE ISSUES WE FACE BY
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIVES
OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU,
COUNCILOR GENERAL FOR JOINING US
TODAY IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE
TO WORK WITH YOU SIDE. BY SIDE.
WHAT COLLEAGUES IF WE COULD GIVE
ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR
CONSUL GENERAL GONZALES. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES
AND ONCE AGAIN WELCOME CONSUL
GENERAL GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK-SILVA. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS.
THE BUTTONS. NOT ON. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. UH MEMBERS, PLEASE
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE NORTH
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROGRAM THIS
PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WORKING
THERE UP HERE BEHIND ME THAT ARE
WORKING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM IN MY DISTRICT.
MY DISTRICT IS KNOWN AS AN
EDUCATION COMMUNITY WITH
FULLERTON COLLEGE CYPRESS
COLLEGE IN MY DISTRICT,
INCLUDING ALSO HIGHER EDUCATION,
CAL STATE FULLERTON. THIS
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOSTERS A
MULTIVITAMIN IT DIMENSIONAL
PERSPECTIVE OF LEADERSHIP FROM
DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES
TO ENGAGING AND BROADER ADVOCACY
. WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR
MAKING THE TRIP TO SACRAMENTO.
THANK YOU, SAM. REMEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA AND WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY TODAY. THANK YOU. FROM
FROM YOUR DESK. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REYES YOU HAVE A GUEST TO
INTRODUCE TODAY. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE TO THOSE OF YOU WHO
DON'T KNOW MY HUSBAND. FRANK
REYES. TRUSTEE FOR THE
CONTEMPORARY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. HE'S HERE FOR A
CONFERENCE. THAT'S THE REASON
HE'S VISITING. NOT BECAUSE IT'S
MY BIRTHDAY. MY MY HUSBAND,
FRANK REYES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SAM. REMEMBER REYES AND MR
REYES FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY.
MOVING ON TO BUSINESS ON THE
DAILY FILE. GOVERNOR'S VETOES
PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE ITEMS
ONE THROUGH 73. RECONSIDERATION
ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED.
MOVING ON TO ASSEMBLY THIRD
READING. PASS AND RETAIN ON
ITEMS NUMBER 76 THROUGH 80.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 81 A B 82 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WEBER, THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 82
RIOTS REMEMBER WEBER AND OTHERS
ACTUALLY IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT A B 82. A B 82 WOULD
BAN THE SELL OF DIET PILLS TO
MINORS AND LESS PRESCRIBED BY A
DOCTOR. THIS BILL WOULD
ESTABLISH AN I D CHECK FOR THE
SALE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND
DRUGS TO PREVENT MINORS FROM
PURCHASING THEM. CALIFORNIA IS
AT THE FOREFRONT OF REGULATIONS
CONCERNING WEIGHT LOSS, DIETARY
SUPPLEMENTS AND DIET PILLS. WE
DO NOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OF
THESE PRODUCTS TO MINORS DESPITE
THE WORLD DOCUMENTED DANGERS.
RECENT STUDIES FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND STANFORD
UNIVERSITY. FOUND THAT
INDIVIDUALS USING DIET PILLS AND
LAXATIVES WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE
DIAGNOSED WITH AND DEVELOP
SERIOUS EATING DISORDERS LATER
ON IN LIFE. TEENS ARE ESPECIALLY
TARGETED BY THESE DIET PILLS AS
SELF IMAGE ISSUES ARE PREVALENT
AMONG ADOLESCENTS. THESE TEAMS
TURN TOO QUICK MEASURES WITHOUT
CONSIDERING OR HAVING EVEN
KNOWLEDGE OF THE LONG TERM
LASTING IMPACTS. THESE DIET
PILLS AND SUPPLEMENTS COULD HAVE
ON THEIR BODIES. THIS BILL IS
NEEDED SO THAT PARENTS MIGHT BE
AWARE OF THE PRODUCTS THEIR
CHILDREN ARE TAKING AND TO
PREVENT TEAMS FROM LOOKING FOR A
QUICK WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT BY
CONSUMING PRODUCTS WITH UNKNOWN
OR MISLABELED INGREDIENTS. I'M
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
ADDRESSING THEIR CONCERNS, WHICH
CAME IN AT THE LAST MINUTE AND M
IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM TO
FIND SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR
CONCERN. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
ON A B 82. THANK YOU. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. UM
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROPE.
ALL THOSE VOTERS DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLINICAL CLOSE THE ROLE
AND TELL YOU THE VOTES. EYES 48
KNOWS TO MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
ON TO FILE ITEM 82. A B 810 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN, THE
CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILL
810 BIAS SOMEBODY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN AND ACTIVATING THE POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION. MEMBER
FRIEDMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. GOOD
AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES. AS YOU MAY
KNOW, IN 2018, I CHAIRED THE
JOINT RULES SUBCOMMITTEE ON
SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE. WE HEARD IN THAT
COMMITTEE FROM EXPERTS AND
ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM. ABOUT BEST PRACTICES
AND PREVENTING HARASSMENT AS WE
TOOK STEPS. TO INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABLE TO
OURSELVES AND OUR COLLEAGUES AND
FOR OUR STAFF AND AMONGST OUR
STAFF. WELL IT'S PAST TIME FOR
SIMILAR PROTECTIONS FOR STAFF
AND STUDENTS AT OUR COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES, MAYBE 810 BUILDS
ON EXISTING BEST PRACTICES
ESTABLISHED BY U. C. DAVIS BY
CODIFYING THEIR EMPLOYEE
VERIFICATION PROCESS. FOR PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES. THIS
BILL PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL
LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR THE
CAMPUS COMMUNITY. BY PROVIDING
ANOTHER TOOL FOR HUMAN RESOURCE
OFFICERS TO ENGAGE WITH PREVIOUS
EMPLOYERS TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER
THE APPLICANT AND WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TEACHERS, COACHES,
ETCETERA. TO FIND OUT WHETHER
THAT APPLICANT HAS SUSTAINED
ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT WHILE
EMPLOYED BY A PREVIOUS EMPLOYER.
THIS BILL IS ONE OF MANY BILLS
THIS YEAR THAT WILL HELP
STRENGTHEN POLICIES TO PREVENT
AND ADDRESS SEX DISCRIMINATION
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE
AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES IN
CALIFORNIA. I WANT TO THANK AND
COMMEND THE CHAIR OF HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR HIS EFFORTS TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, AND I, ALONG
WITH MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LOOK
FORWARD TO THE REPORT, WHICH
WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS MONTH
WITH KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF
WHICH I HAVE LEARNED. MY BILL
WILL BE ONE OF THEM. THERE IS NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION FOR THIS
BILL ON BEHALF OF THE SURVIVORS
OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT ON OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES
ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN
EYE BOLT ON A B A 10. SO THAT NO
LONGER CAN SOMEONE LEAVE A
SCHOOL AND SHADOW AND SECRECY
AFTER HAVING IT PROVEN. THAT
THEY COMMITTED. SOME KIND OF
ASSAULT OR HARASSMENT AND HAVE
THAT HIDDEN WHEN THEY GO TO
THEIR NEXT JOB. WE NEED TO DO
THIS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MIKE FONG, YOUR
RECOGNIZED THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR
SPEAKER. I RISE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 810.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MY
COLLEAGUE FROM GLENDALE FOR
BRINGING THIS VERY IMPORTANT
BILL FORWARD. AS YOU KNOW, IN
OUR COMMITTEE. TITLE NINE AND
SEX DISCRIMINATION HAS BEEN A
MAJOR FOCUS OF OUR COMMITTEE BY
THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, OUR COMMITTEE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE SENATE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE WILL BE
RELEASING A REPORT SOON AND HOW
THE STATE CAN BEST ASSIST IN THE
PREVENTION OF SEX DISCRIMINATION
ON CAMPUS. ASSEMBLY ABOUT 810 IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE COMING
REPORT AND RESPECTED URGE, AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
FONG. ALL DEBATE, HAVING SEE CNN
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? ALL DEBATE
HAVING SEIZED THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLE. WHO DESIRED. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE
AND TALLY THE VOTES. EYES 52 NO.
ZERO AS YOUR PASSES WE'VE BEEN
TO FILE ITEM 85 ASSEMBLY BELL
977 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RODRIGUEZ. THE CLERK WILL READ
ABOUT 977 BY ISLAM. REMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ, AN ACCOLADE IN
HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RODRIGUEZ, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT A B
97 7. THIS BUILDER INCREASED THE
PENALTY FOR COMMITTING ASSAULT.
AND BATTERY AGAINST AN EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT WORKERS THIS BILL TO
MAKE THE PENALTIES FOR
COMMITTING ASSAULT AND BATTERY
INSIDE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
EQUAL TO THE PENALTIES FOR
COMMITTING ASSAULT AND BATTERY
OUTSIDE OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IN THE IS
RISING AND INCREASING HEALTHCARE
BURNOUT STRESS RATES. AS A FIRST
RESPONDER FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
I'VE CURRENTLY PERSONALLY
WITNESSED ASSAULTS. ON EMERGENCY
ROOM STAFF AND EVEN PHYSICALLY
RESTRAINT. FOLKS MYSELF ET STUFF
WERE EXPOSED TO WORKPLACE
VIOLENCE CAN SUFFER FROM
BURNOUT, TRAUMATIC STRESS AND
COMPASSION, FATIGUE.
UNFORTUNATELY MANY ET WORKERS
ARE TOTAL WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IS
JUST PART OF THE JOB. AS A
RESULT, ONLY 3% OF ASSAULTS ARE
RESULT IMPRESSED CHARGES,
ACCORDING TO THE COLLEGE OF
EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS. WELL I
THOUGHT TAKEN NOTE THAT JUDGES
ARE ALLOWED TO CONSIDER ANY
MENTAL IN PHYSICAL PSYCHOSIS
PERIOD PRIOR TO SENTENCING BY
ESTABLISHING PARITY BETWEEN THE
PENALTIES FOR SOAP AND BATTERY
AGAINST AN EMERGENCY WORKER,
BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF A
HEALTH CARE FACILITY. A B 977
WILL PROVIDE WORKERS WITH THE
RESPECT THEY DESERVE WHILE
PROTECTING THEM FROM WORKPLACE
VIOLENCE. I RESPECT YOU ASKED
FOR I VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE OF DEBATE.
HAVING SEIZED THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLE. ALL THOSE WHO
DESIRED. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE TOP CLOSE THE ROYAL
TALLY THE VOTES EYES 48. NO.
ZERO MEASURE PASSES. I DID NOT
SAY PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEMS 83 AND 84, BUT I'M SAYING
IT NOW. MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM
86 89 90 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GRAYSON, THE CLERK WILL READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 990 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON AND
OTHERS INOCULATING THE WATER.
GRAYSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. 8990
WOULD REQUIRE THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA REGIONAL QUALITY WATER
QUALITY CONTROL BOARD TO REVISIT
A PART OF THE MUNICIPAL REGIONAL
STORMWATER PERMIT. RECENTLY THE
WATER BOARDS ADOPTION OF
STRINGENT IN INCLUSIONARY
STANDARDS, AND THEY'RE UPDATED.
MUNICIPAL STORMWATER PERMIT
WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS
ON DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT ALREADY
IN THE WORKS ACROSS THE BAY
AREA. 8990 REQUIRES THE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY BOARD TO VISIT THE
SPECIAL CATEGORY C PERMITS THAT
HAVE AN EFFECT ON AFFORDABLE
INFILL HOUSING AND CONSULT WITH
REGIONAL AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
TO ENSURE THAT THE UPDATED
PERMIT WON'T IMPAIR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN THE BAY AREA.
THIS BILL IS NEARLY TAILED
TAILORED TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CONCERNS WITHOUT MAKING
ANY CHANGES. TWO PARTS OF THE
PERMIT RELATED TO STORMWATER
POLLUTION MANAGEMENT AND WOULD
ONLY HAVE AN IMPACT IN THE BAY
AREA. THANK YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROAD. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE.
TALLY THE VOTES. EYES 54 NO.
ZERO MEASURE PASSES. WE'VE BEEN
ON TO FILE ITEM 87 A B 1135 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOWENTHAL.
CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILL
1135 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LOWENTHAL VERNACULAR TELEPHONE
SERVICES. LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS TODAY I RISE
TO PRESENT A B 1135. WHICH WILL
INITIATE A TRANSITION AWAY FROM
THE USE OF TOLL FREE LINES BY
STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS
WHILE ENSURING THAT THE PUBLIC
MAINTAINS EQUITABLE TELEPHONIC
ACCESS TO STATE SERVICES, FOLKS,
THIS IS A BILL THAT'S GOING TO
SAVE THE STATE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS PER YEAR WITHOUT
INTERRUPTING SERVICE FOR OUR
CONSTITUENTS. THE BILL ALLOWS
AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS TO
MAINTAIN THEIR EXISTING TOLL
FREE LINES BUT REQUIRES THAT
THEY ALSO OFFER NON TOLL FREE
LINES AS THE PRIMARY MEANS BY
WHICH A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
CONTACTS AND AGENCY THIS BILL
ACHIEVES THIS BY REQUIRING
AGENCIES TO UPDATE THEIR
WEBSITES WITH NON TOLL FREE
NUMBERS AS THE PRIMARY CONTACT
NUMBER DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE
BY JULY 1ST 2025 AND IT REQUIRES
ANY PUBLICATIONS TO BE UPDATED
WITH THE NON TOLL FREE NUMBER
WHEN THEY ARE NEXT UPDATED. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE. THE BILL
REQUIRES THAT ANY TOLL FREE LINE
THAT IS CURRENTLY OPERATED BY
STATE AGENCY MUST CONTINUE TO BE
OPERATED WHEN THE OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL. ARE
IMPLEMENTED, THEREBY
GUARANTEEING CONTINUED ACCESS BY
THE PUBLIC. THIS SOLUTION
ENSURES THAT ANYONE IS TRYING TO
CONTACT AN AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT
VIA TOLL FREE NUMBER CONTINUE
CONTINUE TO DO SO, WHILE
CURTAILING OVERALL USE BY
PUBLISHING A NON TOLL FREE
NUMBER AS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF
CONTACT. MAYBE 1135 WILL RESULT
IN ANNUAL COST SAVING TO THE
STATE IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY
DRASTICALLY REDUCING THE NUMBER
OF CALLS TO STATE OPERATED TOLL
FREE NUMBERS. AS OUR STATE FACES
BUDGETARY SHORTFALLS, THIS BILL
IS A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO
SAVING THE STATE MONEY BY
TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM
ANTIQUATED TECHNOLOGY THAT
RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT AND
UNNECESSARY COSTS. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
MR LOWENTHAL. ALL DEBATE HAVING
CEASED TO CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROAD. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. KIRK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY THE
VOTES. EYES 46 NO. ZERO THE
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM 88 A B 1170 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VALENCIA. THE
CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILL
1170 BIAS AND THE MEMBER
VALENCIA AN ACCOLADE INTO THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT OF 1974.
VALENCIA YOUR RECOGNIZED THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. WHEN I STARTED
AS MEMBERS, A B 1170 WILL MAKE
IT EASIER FOR INDIVIDUALS TO
FILE THEIR STATEMENTS OF
ECONOMIC INTERESTS, ALSO KNOWN
AS FORM SEVEN HUNDREDS. SINCE
JANUARY OF 2017, THE FAIR
POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
HAS OPERATED AND MAINTAINED THE
ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM FOR ALL
FORMS. SEVEN HUNDREDS. FILING
THROUGH THE F P P. C S E FILING
SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY VOLUNTARY.
MAYBE 1170 WILL SHIFT THE F PPC
FROM FORM 700 FATHERS OVER TO
FULLY ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM.
IN ADDITION TO CREATING
EFFICIENCIES FOR THE F PPC AND
SAVING THE STATE RESOURCES E
FILING ALSO HAS BENEFITS FOR THE
FILERS. IN MY EFFORT TO ACHIEVE
THE INTENDED GOAL OF IMPROVING
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
I'M WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD NARROW THE
BILL TO REDACT ONLY A FATHER'S
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BY
MODERNIZING STATE PROCESSES AND
IMPROVING GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCIES. WE'RE FOCUSING ON
THE PRIORITY OF SAVING THE STATE
MONEY DURING THIS CRITICAL
BUDGET, TÌM. BUT THAT WILL NOT
COME AT THE EXPENSE. IN MY
OPINION OF THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS
TO GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS. OR THE
THAT COULD ALSO DISCUSS THAT
COULD LEAD TO THE DISCOVERY OF
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
MAYBE 1170 WILL HELP MODERNIZE
THE STATE PROCESSES, INCREASE
AGENCY EFFICIENCY AND STREAMLINE
THE FILING PROCESS. REFORM SEVEN
HUNDRED'S, BUT I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR A YES VOTE. DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK WILL
NOTE WILL OPEN THE ROLE. MEMBERS
WILL NOTE THAT THIS IS A 54 VOTE
BILL ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. MEMBERS.
THIS IS A 54 VOTE BILL.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE IN
TALLY THE VOTES. EYES 58 NO.
ZERO MEASURE PASSES. PASS AND
RETAIN ON ITEM NUMBER 89 THROUGH
90 SOMETHING TO NOW WE'RE GOING.
UM, YES, MOVING ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 93 83 59 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN CLERK
WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILL 359 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDING AND
OTHERS INOCULATING THE PUPIL
INSTRUCTION. REMEMBER HOLDING
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS TODAY I
RISE TO PRESENT A B 359 PHASE
ONE OF DUAL ENROLLMENT REFORM,
WHICH ENSURES THAT EVERY HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENT HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EARN COLLEGE
CREDITS BY 2030. MAYBE 359 BILLS
ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF C CAP
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS BY
INCORPORATING POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FALL
OVERSIGHT HEARING ON DUAL
ENROLLMENT. SPECIFICALLY THIS
BILL ELIMINATES BARRIERS FACED
BY SCHOOLS WHEN ESTABLISHING THE
C CAB PARTNERSHIP. MAYBE 359
JUST DOES THE FOLLOWING INSURERS
CAREER IN COURSE, PATHWAYS ARE
INCLUDED IN EVERY SEA CAP
PARTNERSHIP STREAMLINES STUDENT
ENROLMENT AND PARTICIPATION AND
SEE CAP BY REMOVING THE
PRINCIPAL'S RECOMMENDATION.
ALWAYS ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO ENTER
INTO SUPPLEMENTAL SEACAT
PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY
COLLEGES OUTSIDE THEIR SERVICE
AREA. AND PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH COURSES
ONLINE IF AN IN PERSON COURSE IS
UNAVAILABLE. MAYBE 359 IS A
PHASE ONE OF DUAL AND ROMAN
REFORM AND INSURERS, STUDENTS
ENTRANCE INTO HIGHER EDUCATION
AND THE WORKFORCE IS STREAMLINED
. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK 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. CIRCLE CLOSE THE ROLE
AND TALLY THE VOTES. I 61 NO.
ZERO MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO A
FILE ITEM. 94 84 56 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MAIENSCHEIN.
THE CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 456 BY SOMEBODY MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN INOCULATING THE
PUBLIC POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
MAIENSCHEIN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS WITH THE ACADEMIC
AND ECONOMIC BURDENS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. COLLEGE STUDENTS FACE
AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF
PRESSURE AND STRUGGLE WITH A
VARIETY OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
8456 WOULD REQUIRE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITIES IN CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO
DEVELOP A DETAILED PLAN TO
CREATE A CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH
HOTLINE. AT EACH CAMPUS. THIS
WILL DIRECT STUDENTS TO A
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST
, PEER MENTAL HEALTH, TRAINED
SUPPORT STAFF OR A PSYCHIATRIST.
8456 AIMS TO ADDRESS THE DEMAND
FOR MORE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.
EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
ACCESSIBILITY BY ENSURING
STUDENTS HAVE A RESOURCE TO CALL
WHEN THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH
THEIR MENTAL HEALTH OR ANY OTHER
BURDENS. THEY MAY FACE. THANK
YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE. HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK 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. CIRCLE CLOSE THE ROLE
AND TALLY THE VOTES SIZE. 60
KNOWS ZERO. THE MEASURE PASSES.
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE? BACK A
REFERENCE. I DID PASS TO RETAIN
ON FILE ITEMS 89 THROUGH 92.
THAT IS NOT WAS NOT CORRECT. WE
ARE PASSING TEMPORARILY ON FILE
8990 THROUGH 92 ARE PASSED AND
RETAIN. PAST AND RETAIN ON IOWA
AND FILE ITEMS 95 TO 97 MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 98 88 84 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOW THE CLERK
WILL READ. ARE SOME PEOPLE 84 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOW AND OTHERS
INOCULATED TWO ELECTIONS. EXCUSE
ME. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOW YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, MAYBE
80 FOR HELP. SIX INCREASE
LANGUAGE, ACCESS AND OUR
DEMOCRACY AND VOTING
RESPECTFULLY AFTER I VOTE. GREAT
HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK 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.
VERTICAL CLOSE THE ROLE UNTIL
THE VOTES EYES 50 NOS. ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. PASS AND RETAIN
ON FILE ITEM 99. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM 100. A B A B 930 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FREEDOM,
FRIEDMAN. THE CLERK WILL READ
SOME PEOPLE 930 BIAS REMEMBER
FRIEDMAN AND ACCOLADE INTO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT MEMBER FRIEDMAN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. THIS IS A BILL
THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
WITH THE SENATE IN THE SENATE.
THIS IS A BILL TO HELP OUR
CITIES IF THEY WANT TO OPT IN TO
ZONES WHERE WE WOULD HELP THEM
WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO
INCREASE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
AND OTHER TYPES OF AMENITIES
THAT WOULD HELP THEM DENSE IF I
AND ADD THE HOUSING THAT WE
DESPERATELY NEED IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. A B 930 WOULD PERMIT
TWO OR MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
JOINTLY FORM A REINVESTMENT IN
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A SUSTAINABLE
AND EQUITABLE CALIFORNIA
DISTRICT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A
RISE DISTRICT TO UNLOCK TAX
INCREMENT, FINANCING FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENTS. THIS IS 100% AN
OPT IN FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. THIS
WOULD GIVE THEM A TOOL TO HELP
TO UPGRADE THEIR PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER OTHER
THINGS THAT THEY NEED IF THEY'RE
GOING TO ADD MORE HOUSING FOR
JURISDICTIONS THAT OPT TO FORM A
RISE DISTRICT, WE HOPE TO USE
REVOLVING LOANS AND TAX
INCREMENT FINANCING. TWO JUMPS,
UM, TO JUMPSTART THAT, UM,
INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE
IT WILL. THE BILL WILL ALSO
ALIGN THE PLANNING AND THE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS TO
REFOCUS GROWTH TOWARDS COMMUNITY
CENTERS WHILE REDUCING CAR
DEPENDENCE AND SPRAWL TO LOWER
CARBON EMISSIONS AND ENCOURAGE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE
, RESILIENT HOUSING PRODUCTION
NEAR TRANSIT AND WAKE UP. ALL
COMMUNITIES. THE BILL IS
SPONSORED BY THE COUNCIL OF
INFILL BUILDERS SPUR CIVIC WELL,
AND IT'S ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE
CALIFORNIA HOME BUILDING
ALLIANCE, THE CITY OF OAKLAND,
MONTEREY COUNTY AND SCAG. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ANY
OPPOSITION ON ANY REMAINING
CONCERNS, AND I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS AND I VOTE
SO THAT WE CONTINUE WORKING ON
WAYS TO BUILD WHAT WE NEED IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN
ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROAD. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
WILL CLOSE THE ROLE TALLY THE
VOTES. EYES 42 5TH KNOWS 15
MEASURE PASSES. HAVING TO FILE
ITEM 101 A B 1160 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PACHECO. THE
CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILL
1160 BY SOMEBODY MEMBER PACHECO
AND ACTIVATING THE STUDENT DEBTS
. REMEMBER PACHECO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS I RISE TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 1160. A B 1160
PROTECT STUDENTS FROM THE
EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC HARMS
ASSOCIATED WITH INSTITUTIONAL
DEBT. INSTITUTIONAL DEBT AS
DEFINED BY DEBT OWED BY STUDENTS
DIRECTLY TO THEIR SCHOOLS. THIS
BILL PROVIDES CLARITY ON THE
DEFINITION OF INSTITUTIONAL DEBT
AND CLARIFIES THAT THE BILL DOES
NOT CANCEL INSTITUTIONAL DEBT OR
REQUIRE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION TO CANCEL
INSTITUTIONAL DEBT. CLARIFY THAT
THE BILL DOES NOT REQUIRE
STUDENTS TO RE ENROLL STUDENTS
THAT HAVE VIOLATED CODE OF
CONDUCT ON OUR CODES OR OTHER
POLICIES THAT KEEP SCHOOLS AND
STUDENTS SAFE. A B 1160
ESTABLISHES IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
ON THE USE OF THIRD PARTY THAT
COLLECTION REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO
WAIT 180 DAYS. BEFORE SUBJECTING
STUDENTS TO COLLECTIONS AND
ENSURES THAT SCHOOLS ARE WORKING
DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS TO HELP
THEM GET BACK ON TRACK. DATA
SHOWS WHEN A TRUSTED SCHOOL IS
THE ONE COLLECTING ON DEATHS. IT
IS MORE SUCCESSFUL ON GETTING
THE STUDENT BACK ON TRACK AND TO
GET PAYMENT, WHICH IS MORE THAN
A SCHOOL WOULD RECEIVE WHEN
SENDING SAID THAT TWO
COLLECTIONS MEMBERS STUDENTS
ALREADY FACED SO MANY BARRIERS
AND RECEIVING AN EDUCATION TO
NOT BE ONE MORE. A B 1160 IS A
TOOL TO HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED
IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PACHECO. I'LL BET HAVING CEASED,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE.
ALL THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLOSE THE ROLE IN
TELLING THE BOATS. EYES 46 KNOWS
FIVE MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 10 TO BUY IT. A B 1284
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS, OUR
BIRTHDAY BOY. THE CLERK WILL
READ. SOMEBODY BUILT 1284 BIAS,
SOMEBODY MEMBER RAMOS AND OTHERS
AND ACCOLADES AND NATIVE
AMERICAN TRIBES. RAMOS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. MAYBE 1248 WOULD ALLOW
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ENTER
INTO COAL GOVERNANCE AND CO
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES
AGENCY. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN STEWARDS OF THIS LAND AND
ITS NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS BILL
WOULD ENCOURAGE THE NATURAL
RESOURCES AGENCIES TO REACH OUT
AND CONSULT WITH TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND INTERROGATE THEM
INTO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS
IN ALL MATTERS REGARDING THE
MANAGEMENT OF CALIFORNIA LANDS
THROUGHOUT THE NATURAL RESOURCES
JURISDICTION. THESE MEETINGS
WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS GOVERNMENT
TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS WITH
A MUTUAL GOAL OF PROTECTING AND
CONSERVING OUR LANDS. PRECIOUS
NATURAL RESOURCES. I ASKED FOR
AN I VOTE. THANK YOU, STANLEY,
SOMETHING MEMORY MOST
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALDRON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. I
RISE IN SUPPORT OF A B 1284 AS
WE KNOW AND HAVE EXPERIENCED IN
THE PAST WHEN WE GET SOME
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES INVOLVED
IN THINGS THAT ARE DEALING WITH
THE TRIBAL LANDS. A LOT OF TIMES
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
CULTURE. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE HISTORY AND WE FOUND A LOT
OF IMPACTS TO SACRED SITES AND
THINGS WHICH ARE NORMALLY NOT
MADE PUBLIC, SO I URGE SUPPORT
OF THIS. I THINK IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THAT THE TRIBES BE
INVOLVED IN DECISIONS THAT HAVE
TO DO OUR IMPACT THEIR TRIBAL
LANDS I URGE AND I VOTE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALL
TREND. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. SUDDENLY
REMEMBER, RAMOS, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU. MR SPEAKER.
I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. ALL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK 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.
THIRD CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY
THE VOTES. EYES 64 NO. ZERO THE
MEASURE PASSES. AND RETAIN ON
FILE ITEM 103. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 104 A B 1575 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN. THE
CLERK WILL READ SOME PEOPLE 1575
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN AND
ACTUALLY IN THE PUBLIC POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. AH GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I AM
PLEASED TO PRESENT THE 1575 K¾T
MYERS LAW. MAYBE 1575 SEEKS TO
PROVIDE A BETTER SYSTEM OF
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN IT ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDING AT A COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY. THESE INCLUDE
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS FOR
VIOLATIONS OF STUDENT CODES OF
CONDUCT ACADEMIC VIOLATIONS,
ATHLETIC VIOLATIONS, AS WELL AS
TITLE NINE VIOLATIONS. THIS BILL
WAS MOTIVATED BY A DEVASTATING
EXPERIENCE OF A FAMILY IN MY
DISTRICT. THEIR DAUGHTER, KATIE
MEYER WAS AN OUTSTANDING
STANFORD STUDENT ATHLETES. A
CAPTAIN ON THE WOMEN'S SOCCER
TEAM. WHOSE DEATH BY SUICIDE WAS
PRECIPITATED BY A THREATENING
NOTICE OF A STUDENT CODE OF
CONDUCT PROCEEDING THAT COULD
HAVE DERAILED HER FUTURE. HER
DEATH WAS ONE OF A NUMBER OF
STUDENT ATHLETE DEATHS BY
SUICIDE IN 2022 THAT BROUGHT TO
LIGHT THE NEED FOR A NEW
APPROACH THAT PRIORITIZES THE
MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FAMILY
OF KATIE MEYER, AND I BELIEVE
THAT ABC 1575 MECHANISM TO ALLOW
A STUDENT TO SELECT AND ADD
ADVISER TO ASSIST THEM THROUGH A
PROCEEDING WILL PROVIDE
CONTINUED SUPPORT. THROUGH WHAT
WOULD MAYBE ONE OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING MOMENTS A STUDENT
HAS TO FACE IN THEIR LIFE? I'M
ALSO COMMITTED TO WORKING TO
ENHANCE THE ROLES OF
CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCATES AND
RESPONDENT COORDINATORS ON OUR
CAMPUSES. PROVISIONS RELATING TO
CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCATES WERE
REMOVED FROM BILL THE BILL SO I
COULD INTRODUCE LEGISLATION NEXT
MONTH IN LINE WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF A FORTHCOMING
TITLE NINE REPORT BY OUR
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES WITH A B
1575 AND THE EFFORTS OF
CALIFORNIANS LIKE THE MYERS
FAMILY, WE CAN PROVIDE LIFE
CHANGING SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS
WHO ENCOUNTER ENCOUNTER SUICIDAL
IDEATION. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR EYE
ABOUT SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROAD. VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY THE
VOTES. EYES 65 NOS. ZERO. THE
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 105 ASSEMBLY BILL 1635 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. CLERK
WILL READ THE BILL 1635 BY SOME
IMMIGRANT WARD AN ACCOLADE AND
STATE PROPERTY. REMEMBER WARD
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. A B 1635 IS A
DISTRICT BILL THAT WILL BE ABLE
TO IMPROVE UPON EXISTING LAW
WITH RESPECT TO A STATE PROPERTY
IN MY DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT
TIMELINES ARE ADHERED TO AND
THAT WE ARE PROVIDING MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK HER. I VOTE.
ALL DEBATE HAVING SEATS, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE. WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY
THE VOTES. I 61 NO. ZERO THE
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 106 A B 1516 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALL, BRAH. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE BILL 1516 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALLED RIGHT
ACCOLADE TO EMPLOYMENT. KALRA
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. MAYBE 1516 WOULD
REQUIRE THE LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO CONVENE A
WORKING GROUP TO STUDY AND
REPORT BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE
ON RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE AND
ENDING THE SUB MINIMUM WAGE FOR
INCARCERATED WORKERS. THE
GROUP'S FINAL REPORT,
LEGISLATURE WILL GUIDE LAWMAKERS
AND ENACTING A MINIMUM WAGE THAT
TRULY REFLECTS WHAT WORKING
FAMILIES NEED TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
AMENDMENTS TAKEN LAST WEEK TO
ADD AN ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING
EMPLOYERS TO THE WORKING GROUP
REMOVED OPPOSITION FROM THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
HER I VOTE. ALL DEBATE HAVING
CEASED. CLERK 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. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY THE
VOTES. EYES 50 KNOWS 10 MEASURE
PASSES. ASSEN. LET'S SEE
CUSTOMER. GOING TO MOVE TO
SENATE THIRD READING AT THIS
TIME. MEMBERS WERE IN SENATE.
THIRD READING PAST AND RETAIN ON
FILE ITEMS 107 AND 108. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 109 SP 551, SENATOR
PORTANTINO BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BLOC A RUBIO FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS. THE CLERK WILL READ
THE SENATE BILL 551, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BLANCO RUBIO. REMEMBER RUBIO,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
AMENDMENTS TO SB 551 ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR PORTANTINO. THESE
AMENDMENTS STRIKE THE CURRENT
CONTENT OF THE BILL AND INSTEAD
INTRODUCED CLEANUP LANGUAGE FOR
MANDATORY MINIMUM RECYCLED
CONTENT STANDARDS. THIS LANGUAGE
TAKES CONSIDERATION OF SUPPLY
CHAIN AND PRODUCTION REALITIES
BY BALANCING COMPLIANCE AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THANK
YOU MEMBERS, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO'S NO
OBJECTIVES THERE ANY OBJECTION
TO A VOICE VOTE SEEING NONE. ALL
IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. POST SAY NO.
THE EYES HAVE IT WAS THE
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. THE BILL
IS OUT TOO. PRINT BACK ON FILE.
MEMBERS PURSUANT TO A ASSEMBLY
BOOT ROLLS 77.2. I AM REFERRING
ITEM NUMBER 109 SP 551 TO THE
RULES COMMITTEE.
THEY DO HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE
ITEMS WE WILL BE PURSUING.
SHORTLY. BUT FOR NOW, IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME I WOULD ASK
THAT MEMBERS GIVE THEIR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION. WE WILL
THE QUORUM CALLS IN PLACE. WE
STILL HAVE BUSINESS BEFORE US,
BUT WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD
WITH OUR ADJOURNING MEMORY NOW
SO GOING TO ASK THAT FIND OUT.
IF. SEE YOU, MISS. I DON'T SEE
THE MEMBERS HERE, THOUGH.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR
ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY. PLEASE.
YOU'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT. WE ARE
NOT LEAVING YET, BUT SO WE HAVE
AN ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. AS
SOON AS THERE BY DR WEBBER.
PLEASE GIVE YOU A RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO DR WEBBER FOR HER
ADJOURNMENT OF MEMORY. DR
WEBBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. MR SPEAKER REMEMBERS.
I RISE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
DR WILLIAM AYARI HOWARD. HE
LOVED FATHER, GRANDFATHER,
DEACON, MENTOR AND FRIEND WHO
TRANSITION ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER
13TH 2023 AT THE AGE OF 73. DR
HOWARD OR ATARI, AS HE WAS MORE
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN. WAS A
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY NATIVE THAT
RELOCATED TO SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA AFTER ENLISTING TO
SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD IN 1971. AFTER HEALTH
ISSUES INTERFERED WITH HIS
MILITARY SERVICE. SORRY PIVOTED
HIS CAREER PLANS BY BECOMING A
DENTAL HYGIENIST AND ENROLLING
AT SANTIAGO CITY COLLEGE AS A
RADIO, TELEVISION AND FILM
MAJOR. WHILE THERE HE JOINED THE
COLLEGE RADIO STATION, WHERE HE
HOSTED MAINSTREAM JAZZ PROGRAM
FOR TWO YEARS. HE THEN MOVED ON
TO KPBS IN SAN DIEGO AND
GRADUATED FROM THE COLUMBIA
SCHOOL OF BROADCASTING IN SAN
FRANCISCO. SORRY, WORKED FOR
MULTIPLE RADIO STATIONS IN SAN
DIEGO. DURING THE DAY HE WORKED
AT THE SDG AND E COLLECTIONS
DEPARTMENT, BUT AT NIGHT, HE
DROVE TO TIJUANA TO RECORD HIS
SMOOTH JAZZ SHOW. OPERATED BY
ENTREPRENEUR WILLY MORRO AT THE
TIME BECAUSE MANY STATIONED IN
SAN DIEGO WOULD NOT HIRE A BLACK
HOST. HE SPENT 16 YEARS AT MAGIC
, 92.5 AND 16 YEARS AS SMOOTH
JAZZ 98.1. UM, ASKED MANY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT HIS
CAREER. INCLUDING OVER 50 YEARS
OF RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, THE
PRODUCTION OF OVER 6000 RADIO,
TELEVISION AND PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND 39 YEARS,
CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF SERVICE AT
THE OFFICIAL PARADE ANNOUNCER
FOR THE SAN DIEGO DOCTOR MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR PARADE. HE WAS
THE HOST OF MORE THAN 7000
EVENTS SINCE 1981. HE TRULY WAS
THE VOICE OF SAN DIOGO. HE HAD A
PASSION FOR GIVING BACK TO HIS
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY HIS
BELOVED FOURTH DISTRICT IN SAN
DIEGO, TEACHING BROADCAST MEDIA
ARTS AND THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS. HE WAS A COMMUNITY
ACTIVISTS SUPPORTED CAUSES
TARGETING HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY
AND THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF
BLACK CHILDREN AND MILITARY
VETERANS. ONE OF TR'S PROUDEST
MOMENTS WAS WATCHING BOTH OF HIS
DAUGHTERS CONTINUE THE FAMILY
LEGACY OF RADIO RADIO
BROADCASTING. HE TOOK PRIDE IN
AND TOLD EVERYONE THAT HE KNEW
THAT HIS DAUGHTERS ALSO WORKED
IN THE INDUSTRY. HE IS SURVIVED
BY HIS FORMER WIFE AND LONG LIFE
LONG FRIEND. PAMELA HOWARD. TWO
DAUGHTERS, SUMMER HOWARD AND
MERCEDES HOWARD. THREE LIVING
BROTHERS AND A SLEW OF OTHER
MEMBERS, FAMILY MEMBERS. I WANT
TO THANK TO JARI FOR EVERYTHING
THAT HE WAS. ALL THAT HE GAVE
AND MAY YOU NOW AND FOREVER REST
IN PEACE. WITH THIS CERTAIN
KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU WERE THAT YOU
ARE AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE
DEARLY LOVED AND TERRIBLY
MISSED. MEMBERS PLEASE JOIN ME
IN HONORING A WONDERFUL PERSON
BY ADJOURNING IN THE MEMORY OF
WILLIAM THRE, HOWARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, DR WEBBER.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE TO
ENSURE EARN IN MEMORY OF JOHN
MICHAEL KELLER. JOHN WAS BORN ON
MARCH 14TH 1963 AT ST JUDE
HOSPITAL IN FULLERTON,
CALIFORNIA. TO HIS PARENTS, JOHN
AND MAXINE KELLER. HIS CHILDHOOD
WAS DEFINED BY EXPLORATION AND A
PASSION FOR LEARNING EVIDENT IN
HIS SELF TAUGHT EXPERTISE IN
COMPUTERS FROM FROM A VERY YOUNG
AGE HE ATTENDED RAYMOND
ELEMENTARY, WILSHIRE JUNIOR HIGH
AND FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL,
GRADUATING IN 1981. JOHN AND I
MET WHEN WE WERE 15 YEARS OLD
WHEN I SWIM ON THE, UH, WATER
POLO TEAM, AND HE ALSO WAS A
WATER POLO TEAM MEMBER. IT WAS
DURING HIS TIME AT FORWARD IN
HIGH SCHOOL THAT HE MET HIS
WIFE, PAM, PAMELA RICH KELLER,
WHOM HE MARRIED IN 1989. JOHN'S
COMMITMENT TO FURTHERING HIS
EDUCATION. LET HIM BACK TO
FULLERTON COLLEGE, WHERE HE WAS
RECOGNIZED AS MEN OF DISTINCTION
IN MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCES,
AND SPOKE AT HIS GRADUATION. TO
SUCCEED IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING
FIELD OF COMPUTER SCIENCES. JOHN
CONTINUED TO SELF TEACH AND
EXPLORE BECOMING A PROBLEM
SOLVING EXPERT HIS FAMILY,
INCLUDING HIS THREE SONS,
CHRISTOPHER DAKOTA AND ALBERT
ALEXANDER BROUGHT HIM IMMENSE
PRIDE AND JOY HE INSTILLED IN
THEM A LOVE FOR QUESTIONING,
EXPLORATION AND CREATIVITY.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, JOHN WORE
MANY HATS FROM ENTREPRENEUR TO
CORPORATE PROFESSIONAL,
SHOWCASING HIS CREATIVE SKILLS
AND VENTURES LIKE DITTO, SNAPS,
PHOTOS BOOTH BUSINESSES. AN
EARLY ENTHUSIASTS OF THREE D
PRINTING. JOHN SPENT THE
PANDEMIC BUILDING PRINTERS IN
CREATING VARIOUS PROJECTS
SHOWCASING HIS LIMITLESS
CAPABILITIES FOR THE PAST
DECADE, HE WORKED AT BOEING AS A
SYSTEM DESIGN AND INTEGRATION
SPECIALISTS EARNING RESPECT AND
LOVE FOR FROM HIS TEAM FOR HIS
PROBLEM SOLVING PROUD NOUS OFTEN
RETURN REFERRED TO AS A MAD
SCIENTIST. JOHN WAS AN
ENTREPRENEUR. ARTIST DESIGNER
EVENT INVENTOR AND THINKER. A
TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN ON OVER
NOVEMBER, 8TH 2023 JOHN PASSED
AWAY SUDDENLY. HIS ABSENCE WILL
HIS ABSENCE WILL BE DEEPLY FELT
BY ALL WHO WERE BLESSED TO KNOW
HIM AND HE WILL BE MISSED MORE
THAN WORDS CAN BE EXPRESSED.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN HONORING JOHN
MICHAEL KELLER'S MEMORY AND IT
AND IN EXTENDING OUR HELP,
HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO HIS
FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK-SILVA.
MEMBERS PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL OR REQUEST TO ADJOURN IN
MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE BACK
TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING. BACK
AND FILE TO ITEM NUMBER 96 A B
627 BY DR JACKSON, THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 627
BIAS LET ME REMEMBER JACKSON AND
ACT RELATED TO AIR POLLUTION.
DOCTOR JACKSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR SPEAKER. A B 627 REQUIRES THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A SLIDING
SCALE FOR VOUCHERS BASED UPON A
FLEET SIZE THIS BILL PRIORITIZES
FLEETS OF FIVE OR FEWER FOR
VOUCHERS PROVIDED BICARB.
ADDITIONALLY PLACES I PRIORITY.
ANDREAS TRUCKS, THE MOST COMMON
FLEET THAT TRANSPORTS GOODS FROM
PORTS TO WAREHOUSES, MEMBERS, WE
HAVE SO MANY INDIVIDUAL TRUCK
OWNERS AND MANY OF THOSE TRUCKS
A MEMBER I OWNER MIGHT HAVE ONE
TRUCK, BUT THAT TRUCK FEEDS THE
WHOLE FAMILY THAT TRUCK FEEDS
AND SENDS THE KIDS TO COLLEGE.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE SMALLEST OF OUR FLEETS ARE
PRIORITIZED SO THAT THEN WE CAN
MAKE SURE THAT WE HASTEN THE
ABILITY FOR THESE TRUCKERS TO
TRANSITION TO CLEANER CLEANER
TRUCKS. AND IF YOU'RE ALONG THE
GOODS CORRIDOR FROM THE
WAREHOUSE FROM THE, UH PORCH TO
THE WAREHOUSES. YOU KNOW THAT
THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE
WORST AIR QUALITY IN THIS
NATION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GALLAGHER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS
UM, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE
BILL TODAY, BUT I THINK THIS IS
INDICATIVE OF AN ISSUE. THAT WE
REALLY NEED TO GET ON TOP OF UH,
CARB IS MOVING FORWARD. WITH
THESE ALL ELECTRIC MANDATES, AND
IT'S HAVING A VERY DEVASTATING
IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES ON ON
FARMS, Y FARMS. IT'S NOT GOING
TO ADD TRUCKS YET. BUT THAT'S ON
THE HORIZON AND BY THE WAY,
MOVING OUR GOODS AROUND THE
STATE AND GETTING FOOD TO YOUR
TABLE REQUIRES TRUCKS. AND SO
THESE FLEET OPERATORS WHO
TRANSPORT A LOT OF GOODS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. OR HAVING
TO MEET THIS MANDATE. HERE'S THE
OTHER THING. MANY OF THEM ARE
TRYING TO THEY CAN'T GET THE
TRUCKS. THEY'VE LITERALLY
ORDERED THEM AND THEY STILL
CAN'T GET THOSE TRUCKS. THEY'RE
THEY'RE ON BACK ORDER. SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUES WHEN THEY GET HERE
IN MANY PARTS OF THE STATE. IN
MY PART OF THE STATE. THERE ARE
NO CHARGING STATIONS. THERE IS
NO YOU LITERALLY WOULD HAVE
NEEDED A SUBSTATION. RIGHT NEXT
TO IT TO ACTUALLY CHARGE AN
ELECTRIC TRUCK. SO WE DO NEED I
THINK WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE
DOING TO GET ON TOP OF THIS
ISSUE. IS WE AS A BODY IN A
BIPARTISAN WAY. GOOD OPPORTUNITY
FOR US. LET'S TALK TO CARB AS A
LEGISLATIVE BODY AND SAY, LET'S
HOLD BACK ON THIS. LET'S HAVE
SOME MORE FLEXIBLE WAYS TO MEET
EMISSIONS GOALS. WITHOUT
DEVASTATING WHOLE INDUSTRIES.
THAT'S WHY THE AUTHORS BRINGING
THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE IN HIS
DISTRICT ARE THEY'RE GETTING
CRUSHED BY THIS MANDATE. IT'S
HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
BUT WE COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT
IT AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE JUST AS
A BODY. LET'S DO LET'S DO
HEARINGS ON IT. BUT THEN LET'S
ACT AND LET'S DIRECT CARB TO DO
THIS IN A MUCH BETTER WAY. THERE
IS A WAY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
WITHOUT CRUSHING SMALL
BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE WHO RELY
ON THESE TRUCKS FOR THEIR
LIVELIHOODS. THERE'S A WAY TO DO
IT. WE CAN DO BETTER, AND I HOPE
THAT WE WILL DO THAT THIS YEAR
AS A BODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR GALLAGHER. MR JIM PATTERSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER MEMBERS I LOOK UH, I
HAVE TO RISE IN OPPOSITION TO
WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO
HERE. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS
OF. OUR CAUCUS LEADER. BUT I
HAVE IN MY DISTRICT SOME OF THE
LARGEST, MOST SIGNIFICANT. TRUCK
DEALERS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THE FRESNO TRUCK
CENTER, AND THAT ORGANIZATION
HAS AT LEAST A DOZEN TRUCKS
CENTERS UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. WHAT CARB IS
PROPOSING TO DO. IS TO SAY THAT
THESE DEALERSHIPS CANNOT SELL
THOSE TRUCKS. IN CALIFORNIA. BUT
THE REALITY IS. THAT WHAT WE'RE
DOING? WHAT CARB IS PROPOSING IS
GOING TO ELIMINATE JOBS LOCALLY.
ELIMINATE TAX REVENUES. AND YET.
TRUCK DEALERS OUTSIDE THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. CAN STILL SELL.
THEY TRUCKS THAT ARE NOT
ELECTRIC. AND THEY STILL WILL
TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. SO HERE'S THE
CRAZY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE'RE
IN. PEOPLE WILL LOSE JOBS IN
CALIFORNIA. WE'RE GOING TO LOSE
TAX REVENUE FROM THESE SALES.
TWO SALES WILL HAPPEN OUTSIDE
THE BORDER OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THAT YET THESE
VERY TRUCKS THAT SHOULD BE SOLD.
IN CALIFORNIA. WE SHOULD HAVE
THE JOBS. WE SHOULD HAVE THE TAX
REVENUE. WELL TRASH TRAVERSE
CALIFORNIA WE'LL LOSE JOBS.
WELL, YOU LOSE TAX REVENUE. BUT
WE'LL STILL HAVE THESE TRUCKS
DRIVING IN AND OUT OF CALIFORNIA
BECAUSE OF UH, INTERSTATE.
TRAVEL. AND SO I THINK INSTEAD
OF SUGGESTING WE SUPPORT THIS. I
THINK WE CAN RESPECTFULLY.
OBJECT TO IT. AND DO WHAT OUR
LEADER HAS SUGGESTED. LET'S GO
TALK TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE
SELLING TRUCKS IN CALIFORNIA,
AND LET'S ASK THEM THE QUESTION
ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO
AND WHAT CARB IS ATTEMPTING TO
DO. THE FRESNO TRUCK CENTER. NOT
ONLY EMPLOYS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
UP AND DOWN THE STATE IT PAYS
SUBSTANTIAL SALES. TAX. BUT THEY
ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL AT WHAT THEY
DO. AND SO WHAT DO THEY DO? YES,
THEY ARE PROFITABLE. THEY PAY A
GOOD WAGE. THEY PAY SIGNIFICANT
TAXES. BUT THEY ARE EXCEEDINGLY
GENEROUS. TO OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY. THE TRUCK CENTER HAS.
CONTRIBUTED TO OUR VALLEY
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. IN THE LAST
YEAR OR SO. OVER TO MILLION
DOLLARS. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO
THINK SERIOUSLY. ABOUT WHAT CARB
IS TRYING TO DO. WE LOSE JOBS.
WE LOSE TAX REVENUE. WE LOSE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR HOSPITALS
AND OUR UNIVERSITIES AND OTHERS.
AND YET DEALERS IN NEVADA AND
ARIZONA AND OTHER PLACES. GET TO
SELL THEM. GET TO HAVE THE
PROFIT. GET TO HAVE THE JOBS.
BUT WE DON'T IF THIS CONTINUES.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
SIGNIFICANT. DECISIONS. THAT
ESSENTIALLY CUTS OUR OWN NOSE
OFF DESPITE OUR FACE. IS THIS
WISE AND PRUDENT. FOR CARB. TO
TELL OUR TRUCK DEALERS. YOU
CAN'T SELL IT. WHICH MEANS MANY
OF THEM WILL SIMPLY GO OUT OF
BUSINESS. AND YET, THESE OTHER
STATES 30 SECONDS. WE STILL GET
THE POLLUTION. BUT WE DON'T GET
THE JOBS AND WE LOSE THE TAX
REVENUE. I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS
AND I WILL BE VOTING. NO. I WILL
BE ALSO INTRODUCING A BILL. IT'S
GOING TO INSTRUCT CARB TO DO
SOMETHING VERY, VERY DIFFERENT.
WITH RESPECT TO THEIR DECISION
HERE. WE DESERVE BETTER THAN
LOSING TAX REVENUE JOBS,
EMPLOYERS EMPLOYEES. AND
LITERALLY SHIFTING OFF TO OTHER
STATES, THE BENEFITS OF SELLING
TRUCKS THAT WILL DRIVE IN
CALIFORNIA AND POLLUTE
NONETHELESS. THIS IS NOT A GOOD
IDEA. SEEN HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. DR. JACKSON, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MR SPEAKER SURELY
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF THOSE
WHO ARE WHETHER THEY'RE
SUPPORTED OPPOSITION. OBVIOUSLY
A TOUGH ISSUE. THE IDEA IS THAT
CALIFORNIA, OF COURSE, HAS
LIMITED RESOURCES, SO WE GOTTA
MAKE PRIORITIES. THESE ARE ONE
OF THOSE PRIORITIES. I LIVE IN A
DISTRICT THAT HAS SOME OF THE
WORST AIR QUALITY IN THE NATION.
REMEMBERING THAT BEING ABLE TO
PLAY ON THE PLAYGROUND BECAUSE
THE AIR QUALITY WAS SO BAD. AND
SO I THINK THE IDEA IS THAT THIS
HAS BEEN A VERY INCLUSIVE
PROCESS. WHERE BUSINESS UM
ENVIRONMENTALISTS HAVE BEEN A
PART OF THIS PROCESS EVERY
SINGLE PART OF THE WAY, WHICH IS
WHY THE TRUCKERS ARE NOT ARE NOT
OPPOSING THIS. WHICH IS WHY THE
CHAMBERS THAT OPPOSING THIS
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE SO
WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE
MEANINGFUL POSITIVE DIRECTION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR JACKSON
. ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROAD. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. WILL CLOSE THE ROLE AND
TALLY THE VOTES. I 61 KNOWS. ONE
MEASURE PASSES. STILL HAVE A
COUPLE OF ITEMS HERE MEMBERS SO
PLEASE DON'T STRAY BUT GIVE US A
COUPLE OF MINUTES, PLEASE.
OKAY MOVING TO FILE ITEM 89. A B
1588 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WITH
WILSON. THE CLERK WILL READ THE
BILL 1588 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON AND OTHERS AN ACCOLADE TO
COMMUNICATIONS. MEMBER ESTÁN.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER, UM, REMEMBERS. I'M HERE
TO PRESENT A B 1588 THE
AFFORDABLE INTERNET AND NET
EQUALITY ACT. INTERNET ACCESS IS
NOT A LUXURY. IT IS A NECESSITY
AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH.
THIS BILL WILL ENSURE VULNERABLE
AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE STATE ARE NOT LEFT
BEHIND IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
MAYBE 1588 BUILT OFF OF OVER A
DECADE OF PRECEDENTS SET BY FCC
AND THE PUC REGARDING BROADBAND
AFFORDABILITY AND ALIGNS WITH
THE GOVERNOR'S 2020 EXECUTIVE
ORDER WAS DIRECTED CDT AND
COLLABORATION WITH D. C. D G S
TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO
LEVERAGE THE STATE'S CONTRACT
AUTHORITIES AS RESOURCES TO
FURTHER STATEWIDE BROADBAND
ACCESS AND ADOPTION. THIS BILL
ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE SECOND GOAL
FOR THE STATE BROADBAND'S FOR
ALL ACTION PLAN, WHICH REQUIRES
ALL CALIFORNIANS HAVE ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE BROADBAND AND THE
DEVICES NECESSARY TO ACCESS THE
INTERNET. WHILE THE STATE HAS
MADE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS JACK
JACK GEOGRAPHIC AVAILABILITY AND
DIGITAL LITERACY TO ENABLE
ADOPTION, THE STATE HAS NOT YET
FOUND A SOLUTION TO
AFFORDABILITY, WHICH IS THE
BIGGEST BARRIER TO LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS SIGNING UP ACCORDING
TO THE P P I, C BROADBAND IN THE
U. S COSTS $68 ON AVERAGE, WHICH
IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN EUROPE, A
PLACE MORE STRICTLY REGULATED
YET ONLY COST $45 PER MONTH.
WHILE THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
BROADBAND BENEFIT ORIGINALLY
PROVIDED A $50 SUBSIDY TOWARDS
ANY PLAN, THE FOLLOW UP PROGRAM
THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY
PROGRAM, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS
A C P PROVIDES A LOWER $30
SUBSIDY TOWARDS ANY PLAN OFFERED
BY THE INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDER. THROUGH A VOLUNTARY
AGREEMENT WITH THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION. MOST MAJOR, I S
P S HAVE AGREED TO OFFER A
SPECIFIC $30 PLAN FOR THE 100/20
MEGABYTES PER SECOND THROUGH THE
A. C. P THIS BILL IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT AS IT IS EXPECTED.
THAT AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY
PROGRAM IS SET TO EXPIRE EARLY
THIS YEAR AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO
BE RENEWED BASED OFF OF THE
CURRENT COMPOSITION OF CONGRESS.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THEY ARE
NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
AFTER FEBRUARY, 7TH DUE TO THE
LACK OF PROGRESS MADE THIS WOULD
LEAVE ALMOST 3 MILLION LOW
INCOME FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA
WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A
C P WITH NO SUBSIDY AND, MORE
IMPORTANTLY, NO GUARANTEED PLAN
THAT IS AFFORDABLE FOR THEM TO
ACCESS WITHOUT THE SUBSIDY,
PARTICULARLY IF THERE'S A CHANGE
IN THE ADMINISTRATION. THIS
BRINGS US TO MY BILL. MAYBE 1588
H B 1588 IS SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR TO A BILL THAT MANY OF
YOU PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED AND
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AND 2000 TO
22 A B 27 58 1. THIS BILL WOULD
REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE THE NET
EQUALITY PROGRAM, WHICH ARE
REQUIRED THE STATE AND STATE
AGENCIES TO ONLY DO BUSINESS
WITH THE INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDER THAT OFFERS AFFORDABLE
HOME INTERNET SERVICE TO
HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING IN
CERTAIN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE
THAT THE AFFORDABLE OFFER COSTS
NO MORE THAN $40 PER MONTH AND
MEET SPECIFIED MINIMUM SPEED
REQUIREMENTS OF 100 MEGABYTES
PER SECOND DOWNLOAD AND 20
MEGABYTES PER SECOND UPSTREAM,
AS WELL AS LATENCY THAT SUPPORTS
DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEHEALTH
SERVICES. THIS ALIGNS THE
AFFORDABLE OFFER IN ARBIL WITH
THE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT REACHED
BETWEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN AND THE
I S P S. AND SHORT, OUR BILL IS
SIMPLY CODIFYING THIS VOLUNTARY
AGREEMENT. ADDITIONALLY THE
REASON WHY THEY CAP IN OUR BILL
IS AT $40. IT MATCHES THE
FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNT
DEFINITION OF AFFORDABILITY
ADOPTED BY THE PUC. MEMBERS.
THIS IS THE ONLY BILL IN THE
LEGISLATURE AIMED AT ADDRESSING
THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABILITY.
AFFORDABILITY IS CURRENTLY
DEPENDENT ON THE STABILITY OF
GOVERNMENT FUNDING. IT IS
IMPERATIVE WE HAVE A PERMANENT
AFFORDABLE OPTION EVEN IF THERE
ARE NO SUBSIDIES FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE
GOVERNMENT DUE TO THE VOLATILITY
OF BUDGETS AND REOCCURRING
SPENDING. IN REGARD TO
OPPOSITION. IT IS WORTH NOTING
PRIOR AUTHOR A MAN'S ADOPTED
LAST YEAR. WE WORKED ON WITH
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION AND WE
WERE SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO REMOVE
THEM TO NEUTRAL. WE ALSO
UNDERSTAND THERE'S A COALITION
THAT I SHIFTED TO OPPOSING LESS
THAN AMENDED POSITION EARLIER
THIS MONTH. WE'VE MADE
ADJUSTMENTS TO BRING THEM ON. WE
APPRECIATE THEIR POSITION AND
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WOULD LIKE
US TO GO FURTHER NOTED WE DID,
UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING THEM TO ADDRESS THEIR
REMAINING CONCERNS LIKE WE WOULD
WITH ANY OPPOSITION AND FOR
THOSE THAT REMAIN OPPOSED. WE'RE
ALWAYS OPEN TO WORKING WITH
THEM. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED
ALTERNATIVES, UM FOR THEIR
OPPOSITION, BUT LOOKING FORWARD
TO DOING THAT CONVERSATION IF MY
COLLEAGUES ARE WILLING TO PUSH
THIS OVER TO THE SENATE WILL BE
SURE TO DO THAT TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THEM. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT, AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO
ENSURE WE HAVE PROVIDED THAT WE
PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE, AFFORDABLE
OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS.
STANDALONE BROAD MAN WITH THAT.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BURNER YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS AS CHAIR OF
COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVEYANCE
COMMITTEE. I LIKE TO OFFER A FEW
COMMENTS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL. TODAY. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR A FOCUS ON
BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY AND FOR
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE THE BILL.
OUR COMMITTEE HAD A VERY ROBUST
DISCUSSION ON ABOUT THIS POLICY,
AND I BELIEVE THE AUTHOR HAS
SHOWN GOOD FAITH. EVER TO HEAR
THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY
THE MEMBERS AND THAT COMMITTEE.
I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL
BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE ON A BILL
ON BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY. I
THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THE AUTHOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THIS
BEFORE AND CAN YOU TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS?
SHE'S DONE IT ALREADY. SHE'S
GOING TO KEEP DOING IT. SO WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BURNER.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JIM PATTERSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU.
SPEAKER MEMBERS AS VICE CHAIR OF
THE COMMUNICATIONS AND
CONVEYANCE. COMMITTEE I RISE IN
OPPOSITION. UM. THE STORY WE ARE
NOT TELLING ON THIS FLOOR. IS
THAT EVERY SINGLE PROVIDER IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
ALREADY. OFFERS. SIGNIFICANT.
AVAILABILITY TO THE INTERNET AT
SPEEDS THAT ARE COMPETITIVE.
THAT'S LESS THAN $40. A MONTH.
DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID? IN
YOUR DISTRICT IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
IN MY COMMUNITY. I AM SEEING
ADVERTISING. FOR SIGNIFICANT.
ABILITY TO CONNECT TO THE
INTERNET. WITH THE KIND OF
SPEEDS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING
FOR IN THE COMMITTEE. AND THEY
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW $40 A
MONTH. SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW $40 A
MONTH. THE PRIVATE SECTOR. HAS A
WHOLE LOT MORE INTEREST. IN
PROVIDING AFFORDABILITY. THEN.
DEMANDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT. TO
SUGGEST THAT $40 A MONTH IS
AFFORDABLE. IN LIGHT OF. 16 OR
18, OR 20, OR $25 A MONTH. FROM
A T AND T AND MY COMMUNITY,
COMCAST AND MY COMMUNITY. OTHERS
UP AND DOWN THE STATE. SAYS THAT
THIS IS A THE PROBLEM WE ARE
CHASING THAT ESSENTIALLY DOESN'T
EXIST. BECAUSE THE PRIVATE
SECTOR HAS MUCH MORE INTEREST.
AND SOLVING THESE KINDS OF
PROBLEMS THAN THE DICTATE FROM
GOVERNMENT. BUT THAT'S THE
REALITY THAT WE ARE FACING IN MY
DISTRICT AND UP AND DOWN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THOSE WHO
WERE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS MAKE
THE CASE. BUT THIS DOES NOT.
SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT CREATES
MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION. TO WHAT THE PRIVATE
MARKETPLACE DOES. INSTEAD OF
THINKING THAT THIS BODY KNOWS
EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING. WHO
ARE WE TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY
CAN AND CANNOT AFFORD.
PARTICULARLY WHEN THOSE IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR ARE UNDER
PRICING. THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE
SETTING IN THIS BILL. THAT'S WHY
I ASKED THAT WE SERIOUSLY
CONSIDER THIS. I BOUGHT IT NO IN
THE COMMITTEE. I RAISED THESE
SAME KINDS OF CONCERNS. AND
THOSE WHO ARE STILL IN
OPPOSITION RAY SIMILAR CONCERNS.
IT'S NOT NECESSARY. IT GETS IN
THE WAY. OF COMPANIES WHO REALLY
DO ACT. CARE AND PRICE. SO THAT
PEOPLE CAN BE CONNECTED. THAT'S
THE REALITY. SO LET'S NOT
PRETEND THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE
GOUGING PEOPLE. JUST THE
OPPOSITE. THEY'RE COMING UP WITH
PRICING. THAT IS BETTER THAN
THIS BILL SUGGESTS THAT $40. SO
I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST IT. I
DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE AUTHOR
HAS BEEN WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT AT THE AT AT THE CONCERNS OF
THE OPPOSITION AND ALL OF THAT.
BUT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THAT
RIGHT NOW. THE BILL IS IN FRONT
OF US WITH A $40 NUMBER. IF THIS
BILL PASSES WE WILL BE RAISING
THE COST. INTERNET CONNECTION.
TO SO MANY. IN MY DISTRICT AND
IN YOUR DISTRICTS. BECAUSE RIGHT
NOW THEY CAN ACCESS. SUBSTANTIAL
INTERNET AND DOWN. AT THE LEVELS
THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR. FOR
LESS THAN $40 A MONTH. YOU WANT
TO RAISE THEIR RATES. VOTE FOR
THE BILL. THANK YOU, MR
PATTERSON. MR. HOOVER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER RISEN, RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. I APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SUISUN CITIES, UM
YOU KNOW? I WANT TO WORK ON
AFFORDABILITY IN CALIFORNIA. I
THINK THERE IS A LOT OF WAYS
THAT THIS BODY CAN WORK ON
IMPROVING AFFORDABILITY IN
CALIFORNIA. I DO HAVE HER SHARE
SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT MY
COLLEAGUE FROM FRESNO RAISES
RIGHT NOW IN MY DISTRICT. UM,
YOU CAN SEARCH UP PLANS FROM A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CARRIERS.
THEY COME IN AT $10 AN HOUR AND
THAT I'M SORRY. A MONTH $10 A
MONTH FOR INTERNET SERVICE, NOT
INCLUDING THE PROGRAM. AND I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
WE REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE
PROGRAMS OUT THERE BEING OFFERED
THAT CURRENTLY COME IN AT THE
RATE BELOW THAT IS BEING OFFERED
IN THIS BILL. I AM CONCERNED
THAT THIS BILL IS CREATING A
FLOOR AND NOT A CEILING AND THAT
PROVIDERS COULD TREAT IT AS SUCH
. AND SO I KNOW THAT SHE IS
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK
ON THE BILL IF IT MOVES FORWARD,
BUT ON THE CURRENT VERSION
TODAY, I'D RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR NO VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
HOOVER. MR GALLAGHER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER, JUST TWO QUICK POINTS
ON THIS DEBATE. UM THAT I THINK
WE SHOULD TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION. ONE IS THIS WILL
LIKELY BE LOOKED AT AS RATE
REGULATION PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL
LAW. BY BY PUTTING THIS
PROHIBITION ON ANYBODY WHO
CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE. IT
WILL BE LOOKED AT THAT WAY.
SIMILAR THINGS WERE DONE IN NEW
YORK. IT WAS STRUCK DOWN. SO YOU
KNOW, YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS LIKELY
PREEMPTED. UNDER FEDERAL LAW,
AND THEN SECONDLY WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT A PRODUCT WHERE ONE OF THE
ONLY ONES RIGHT NOW WE'RE PRICES
OF ACTUALLY DROPPED. SINCE 2015.
WE'VE SEEN PRICES INCREASE
SUBSTANTIALLY BECAUSE OF
INFLATION. UM AND MANY DIFFERENT
SECTORS, BUT IN THIS IN BROAD IN
THE AREA OF BROADBAND THEY'VE
ACTUALLY DROPPED BY 37. SO THE
MARKET IS ACTUALLY WORKING IN
TERMS OF BRINGING PRICES DOWN,
WHICH MIGHT BRING ANOTHER
QUESTION. WHY WOULD WE WANT
GOVERNMENT TO COME IN? LOOK
TRADITIONALLY, WHEN THEY COME IN
AND DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS. IT
DOESN'T LEAD TO GREATER
COMPETITION. IT DOESN'T LEAD TO
PRICES COMING DOWN. IT ACTUALLY
LEADS TO STAGNATION AND, IN MANY
CASES, ACTUALLY HIGHER COSTS. SO
LOOK, I THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO
APPROACH THIS ISSUE. AND I THINK
THAT WE SHOULD REALLY BE
THINKING ABOUT THIS INSTEAD OF
JUST PASSING THINGS THROUGH
AGAIN WITHOUT WITHOUT THEM BEING
FULLY COOKED. AND CONTINUE TO
SAY WELL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK
ON THIS AND WE'LL TRY AND MAKE
IT BETTER LIKE NO LIKE, LET'S
COOK IT HERE. IT'S ON THE FLOOR.
RIGHT? AND MANY PEOPLE IN THIS
INDUSTRY ARE EXPRESSING BIG
CONCERN ABOUT HOW THIS BILL IS
DEVELOPING AND WHERE IT'S GOING.
AND IT'S NOT GOING TO RESULT IN
THE OUTCOME. THAT YOU WANT. SO
RATHER THAN JUST PASSING THIS
THROUGH AGAIN AS WE'VE DONE TOO
MANY TIMES I THINK WE SHOULD
HOLD THIS BILL HERE AND WORK ON
THINGS AND ACTUALLY WORK ON.
HEY, WHAT IS THE WAY TO ACTUALLY
GET BROADBAND PRICES, ALONG WITH
MANY OTHER PRICES IN THE STATE.
TO DROP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR GALLAGHER. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE. WOULDN'T YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON? YES, I WOULD. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. TO MY COLLEAGUES. TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT WERE BROUGHT UP. YES THERE
ARE OFFERS WHERE YOU CAN FIND
SOMETHING LOWER IN PRICE THAN
WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THIS BILL,
AND THOSE ARE INTRODUCTORY
OFFERS, AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER A YEAR OR A SET
PERIOD ON AN INTRODUCTORY OFFER.
BUT WHAT THIS BILL REALLY DOES
IS IT SETS A CEILING. AND A
FLOOR. A CEILING OF $40 AND A
FLOOR OF MINIMUM SEEDS OF 100/20
. THAT MEANS YOU CAN HAVE FOUR
DEVICES ON IN YOUR HOUSE. AND
STREAM AND YOU CAN DO WORK FROM
HOME OR SCHOOL WITH THAT LEVEL
OF SPEED. AND IT SAYS IT CAN'T
COST ANY MORE THAN $40, WHICH IS
THE CURRENT DEFINITION OF
AFFORDABILITY BY PUC. THAT'S WHY
IT'S $40. AND TO THE CONCERN
THAT THIS BILL IS NOT COOKED.
THIS BILL IS COOKED. WE'VE SPENT
OVER A YEAR WORKING ON THIS
BILL. WE'VE ADJUSTED BASED ON
OPPOSITION THAT WE'VE HEARD AND
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. AT THIS
POINT, AS ALWAYS, THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IS NOT OVER
UNTIL THE TILL IT PASSES OUT OF
BOTH HOUSES. AND THE GOVERNOR
SIGNS IT AND SO MY COMMITMENT IS
IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS
AND ALTERNATIVES BROUGHT UP BY
THE OPPOSITION THAT CAN MAKE
THIS BILL BETTER. I AM OPEN TO
LOOKING AT THOSE WHEN IT'S IN
THE SENATE. HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE
THIS TO GO TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK, JUST AS IS BECAUSE I THINK
WE'VE DONE THE WORK TO MAKE THIS
A GOOD BILL. WE HAVE AN
AFFORDABILITY ISSUE. THIS
ADDRESSES THAT AFFORDABILITY AND
YES, COSTS HAVE GONE DOWN OVER
EVERY YEAR OVER YEAR. AS WITH
ALL TECHNOLOGY, THE COST TO
DELIVER THAT TECHNOLOGY IS
CHEAPER. AND IF THERE IS A
CHANGE IN THE DEFINITION OF
AFFORDABILITY, THEN WE AS A
LEGISLATURE CAN COME BACK AND
CHANGE THAT NUMBER. IF THERE'S A
HIGHER MINIMUM SPEED THAN OUR
BILL ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY TO ADJUST THAT SPEED
TO THE NEW STANDARD. BUT I KNOW
HAVING WORKED IN PRIVATE
INDUSTRY AND I SUPPORT THE FREE
MARKET AND YOU'LL SEE MOST OF MY
VOTE'S ALIGNED WITH THAT. IS HOW
DO WE THEN SUPPORT THE FREE
MARKET, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
THE FREE MARKET IS GEARED
TOWARDS PROFITABILITY. THEY'RE
GEARED TOWARDS THEIR
SHAREHOLDERS. WE AS GOVERNMENT
ARE GEARED TOWARDS THE PEOPLE.
AND PROTECTING THE PEOPLE AND
HAVING A FRAMEWORK IN WHICH THE
FREE MARKET CAN OPERATE THAT
DOES NOT SACRIFICE INDIVIDUALS
AND ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE HIGH
QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS BILL
ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITY.
CALIFORNIANS TO HAVE A HIGH
QUALITY OF LIFE AND HAVE ACCESS
TO BROADBAND. NO MATTER WHAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES REMEMBER
FEBRUARY 7TH IS THE LAST DAY YOU
CAN EVEN SIGN UP FOR A C P AND
IF THEY DON'T STRIKE A DEAL,
WHICH ARE CONGRESS HAS PROVED
THAT THEY ARE A BIT
DYSFUNCTIONAL. SO IF THEY DON'T
STRIKE A DEAL, THIS PROGRAM GOES
AWAY. BUT IF THIS BILL IS SIGNED
INTO LAW THAT PROGRAM $30 OR A
PROGRAM THAT'S LESS THAN $40 AND
MINIMUM OF 100/20. OUR INTERNET
SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE TO OFFER
IF THEY WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO I
ENCOURAGE AND RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE IN
TALLY THE VOTES. EYES 44 NOS 14
AS YOUR PASSES WE'VE BEEN BACK
IN THE FILE TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
83 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CONNOLLY A B
828, THE CLERK WILL READ.
SWIMBAIT BILL 828 BIAS. REMEMBER
CONNOLLY INACCURATE INTO WATER?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CONNOLLY,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT ABA 28. TO EXTEND
WATER PROTECTIONS TO SMALL
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND
ENDANGERED WETLANDS. THERE'S
BEEN SIGNIFICANT WORK DONE BY
GROUNDWATER, SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCIES, LOCAL WATER USERS AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES TO DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENT SIGMA, THE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT.
HOWEVER GROUNDWATER
SUSTAINABILITY PLANS IN SOME
CASES DID NOT DO A THOROUGH JOB
IDENTIFYING MANAGED WETLANDS AND
SMALL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS IN
THEIR BASINS AND HOW GSP
MANAGEMENT WHILE ADVERSELY
AFFECT THEM. UNFORTUNATELY ONLY
5% OF CALIFORNIA'S HISTORIC
WETLANDS REMAIN. THESE IMPORTANT
PUBLIC TRUST RESOURCES CONTINUE
TO FACE NUMEROUS THREATS,
INCLUDING WATER AVAILABILITY.
NEARLY 85% OF CALIFORNIANS
DEPEND IN HORROR AND PART ON
GROUNDWATER FOR THEIR PUBLIC
WATER SUPPLY. THAT PERCENTAGE
INCREASES EVEN MORE FOR SMALL
WATER SYSTEMS, WHICH HAVE FEWER
THAN 3300 CONNECTIONS AND
SERVICE COMMUNITIES WHOSE ACCESS
TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER IS MOST
OF RISK. THIS BILL, NOW ONLY
EXAMS, THE AVERAGE GROUNDWATER
USAGE ANNUALLY FROM 2015 TO 2020
. ANY INCREASE OVER THAT AVERAGE
IS SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY GS
SAYS I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS
BILL DOES NOT PROTECT INCREASED
PUMPING BY THESE WATER USERS.
THIS BILL OFFERS A MODEST AND
REASONABLE STEP. TOWARDS
PROTECTING SAFE AND CLEAN WATER
ACCESSIBILITY FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES, MANAGED WETLANDS
AND SMALL, DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. SPACE UNIQUE
CHALLENGES AS CALIFORNIA WORKS
TOWARD ACHIEVING WATER
SUSTAINABILITY STAY WIDE. A B A
28 TO CONCLUDE WILL HELP ENSURE
THAT THE WATER GROUNDWATER NEEDS
OF THESE VULNERABLE USERS ARE
BETTER ACCOUNTED FOR IN
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLANS
AND IN SIGMA AND THAT THAT ACT
AS FURTHER IMPROVED AND
IMPLEMENTED. THANK YOU. SOMEBODY
MEMBER BENNETT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. MEMBERS ARISE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 828 A BILL THAT
WILL PROTECT SMALL COMMUNITY
WATER SYSTEMS AND MANAGED
WETLANDS UNDER CONSERVATION
EASEMENTS, WHICH MAKE UP LESS
THAN 2% OF THE GROUNDWATER IN
THE CENTRAL VALLEY. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER
THAT GROUNDWATER AGENCIES ARE
OFTENTIMES DOMINATED BY THE
LARGEST PUMPERS AND THE LARGEST
WATER USERS, BUT IT IS MUCH MORE
DIFFICULT FOR THE SMALL WATER
USER TO GET THE PROPER
REPRESENTATION AT THE
GROUNDWATER AGENCY. THIS IS A
MODEST BILL TO TRY TO ADDRESS
THAT CHALLENGE AND TO GIVE YOU A
SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF HOW MODEST
IT IS THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT
MY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FROM SAN
RAFAEL IS IT SPECIFICALLY WAS
REFERRING TO WHEN HE WOULD LOOK
AT THIS BILL WAS 2500 ACRE FEET
IN A BASIN THAT HAD A MILLION
ACRE FEET PUMPED OUT OF IT. THIS
IS A REASONABLE, MODEST
ADJUSTMENT. UH AND I ENCOURAGE
AND I VOTE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MR BENNETT. SCENE AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. SOME
REMEMBER CONNOLLY, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM VENTURA AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROAD. ALL
THOSE BOATS, WHICH IS HIGHER TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE IN
TALLY THE VOTES. EYES 4114.
MEASURE PASSES.
SO THAT WAS I 41 KNOWS 14.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 95 85 44 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN THE CLERK
WILL ASSEMBLY BILL 544 BIAS
SOMEBODY MEMBER BRIAN AND ACT
LEADING TO ELECTIONS. REMEMBER
BRIAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO
PRESENT A B 544. THIS BILL WILL
CREATE A PILOT PROGRAM THAT
REQUIRES A SECRETARY OF STATE TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT TO THREE COUNTIES WHO
WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR VOTER
PARTICIPATION AND LOCAL JAILS.
PEOPLE WHO ARE INCARCERATED
PRETRIAL MEANING THEY HAVE NOT
BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY WRONGDOING
ARE CURRENTLY LEGALLY ELIGIBLE
TO VOTE. HOWEVER, MANY COUNTIES
DO NOT HAVE THE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THAT ALL
ELIGIBLE VOTERS CAN EXERCISE
THEIR CIVIC DUTY AND PARTICIPATE
IN DEMOCRACY. THIS BILL
ADDRESSES THAT GAP AND TAKES US
ONE STEP CLOSER TO DEMOCRACY.
THAT INCLUDES EVERYBODY. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR BRIAN. MR. ASTLEY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION
TO THIS BILL AT A TIME WHEN OUR
STATE IS FACING A FINANCIAL
CRISIS 68 BILLION DEFICIT. WE
HAVE TO PRIORITIZE OUR TAXPAYER
RESOURCES. I DON'T THINK
SPENDING MONEY. TO HELP INMATES
VOTE IS A GOOD USE OF OUR
RESOURCES. INMATES CAN VOTE BY
MAIL. I INTRODUCED LEGISLATION
TO MAKE POLLING LOCATIONS MORE
ACCESSIBLE THAT WE VOTE IN
PERSON ON ELECTION DAY. EVEN
MAKING A HOLIDAY AND THAT WAS
REJECTED BY THIS BODY. SO IF
MAIL VOTING IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR
THE REST OF US, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH
FOR THE INMATES OPPOSE THIS
BILL. MR ROSSELLI. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, WHICH
I'M SORRY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PELLERIN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I JUST
WANT TO RISE TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL. I'VE ACTUALLY DONE VOTER
REGISTRATION AND OUTREACH IN
JAIL FACILITIES, AND I CANNOT
TELL YOU HOW VITALLY IMPORTANT
IT IS TO GET THIS INFORMATION
OUT TO FOLKS WHO ARE
INCARCERATED. SO I ASKED FOR
YOUR ABOUT THANK YOU. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, MR BRIAN? YES
MR SPEAKER. THANK YOU, IN
CONTRAST TO WHAT WAS SAID BY MY
COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE AISLE, I
THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT AND
ESPECIALLY IN DOWN BUDGET YEARS
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DEMOCRACY
IT'S FULLY FUNDED AND THRIVING.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR I VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
BRIAN. I'LL DEBATE HAVING
CEASED, THE CLERK 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. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY THE
VOTES. EYES 45 NOS 413 MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS
SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS
TOMORROW. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30TH.
FOUR SESSION AT 10 A.M.
PROMPTLY, PLEASE. ALL OTHER
MEMBERS OF OTHER MEMBERS. HOW
ABOUT ALL THE OTHER ITEMS
REMAINING WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED ON MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED SEEN IN HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SOME REMEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES
, MR FLORES SECONDS. THE HOUSE
STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL TOMORROW.
TUESDAY JANUARY 30TH AT 10 A.M.
THE QUORUM CALL WAS LIFTED AND
THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.
WE HAVE A VOTE CHANGE. MR
RODRIGUEZ.
DO YOU WANT TO COME? WE'RE GOOD
NUMBER. OKAY? CHANGING. DID YOU
READY CHANGE? RODRIGUEZ VOTE
CHANGE, MAYBE 930 FROM I TO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RODRIGUEZ
ASSEMBLY BILL 930 I TO NOT
VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE PETRIE-NORRIS A B
930? YES TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
CHANGE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PETRIE-NORRIS ASSEMBLY BILL 930,
I DO NOT VOTING.