THE IS NOW IN SESSION, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AW R CURRIE NOTICES THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. SERGEANT AT
ARMS WERE PREPARED THE CHAMBER
AND BRING IN THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
ADD AGAR CURRY, ALANIS ALVAREZ,
ARAMBULA VEINS. BAUER KHAN
BENNETT. BERMAN BERNER. BANTER
BRIAN CALDERON, JUAN CARRILLO,
WENDY CARRILLO CERVANTES, CHEN
CONNOLLY, DALI DAVIES DIXON,
ACEI FLORA, MIKE FONG, VINCE
FONG FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL GALLAGHER
, GARCIA GIBSON, GRAYSON HANEY
HART, HOLDEN HOOVER, IRWIN
JACKSON, JOAN SAWYER, KRA. LEE
LOW, LOWENTHAL, MAINS SHINE,
MATHIS MCCARTY MCKENNA, MEUCCI.
WINN ORTEGA, PACO PAPIN, JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON,
PELLERIN PETRIE-NORRIS CORK,
SILVA RAMOS, RENDON REYES
LUZ RIVAS RODRIGUEZ RUBIO
SANCHEZ SANTIAGO SHIAVO SOA Tð
TING VALENCIA. VÆ PW WALDRON,
WALLACE WARD, WEBER, WIX WILSON
WOOD ZUR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS A 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.
IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH CEREMONY TODAY, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES WILL OFFER THE
PRAYER. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS.
DEAR LORD, I ASK THAT YOU
CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS CHAMBER
AND ALL WHO HAVE JOINED US ON
THIS SPECIAL DAY. THIS MONTH. WE
CELEBRATE YOUR CREATION. BRIGHT,
COURAGEOUS AND STRONG WOMEN. WE
ARE IN THE PRESENCE OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE ADVOCATES, EDUCATORS,
BUSINESS LEADERS, ARTISTS,
LAWYERS, LAWMAKERS AND PUBLIC
SERVANTS. ALL OF WHOM SERVE IN
DIFFERENT WAYS. WE CELEBRATE
THEIR WORK AND HONOR THE GIFTS
THAT YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED IN THEM
TO SHARE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
AND IN OUR STATE. WE UNDERSTAND
THAT NOTHING IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT
YOU. PLEASE CONTINUE TO GUIDE
THEM. ENLIGHTEN THEM, PROTECT
THEM AND GIVE THEM THE STRENGTH
TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN
OUR GREAT STATE. AND MAY YOUR
LIGHT SHINE WITHIN THEM. AND ALL
OF US. AND MAY WE ALL SERVE AS
BEACONS OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION
TO OUR FAMILIES, OUR
COMMUNITIES, OUR STATE. AND OUR
WORLD. MAY OUR COLLECTIVE WORK
BE GUIDED BY THE VALUES YOU HAVE
INSTILLED IN US, AND MAY WE
SERVE WITH CLARITY. INTEGRITY,
LOVE AND COMPASSION. AMEN. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WALDRON WILL
LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. THANK YOU
, MR SPEAKER. PLEASE JOIN ME AS
WE SALUTE OUR FLAG. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. SPACE.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL.
SIMILAR CHAMBER OF SACRAMENTO
MONDAY. MARCH 4TH 2024, THE
ASSEMBLY MET AT ONE CURRY MOVES,
MR GALLAGHER SECONDS, MR. UH,
THAT THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION IN
REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED RED 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 WILL BE
DEEMED RED AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. MOVING TO PROCEDURAL
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. MAJORITY
LEADER AGAR CURRY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUS SUSPEND ASSEMBLY
RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS WOULD AND IRWIN TO SPEAK
ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY
TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 118 A TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBER A WEAR CURRY TO
HAVE GUESTS ON THE FLOOR AND TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAY AND
TO HAVE GUESTS. SEATED AT HIS
DESK TODAY. OBJECTIONS SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 96 TO WITHDRAW S¼
B 136 BY THE SENATE BUDGET AND
FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE FROM THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE AND ORDER THE
BILL TO BE BILLED TO THE SECOND
READING FILE. MR FLORA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER WITH HOLD CONSENT AND
ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE THAT
REQUIRES A SECOND. SECOND THE
MOTION IN A SECOND.
WE DIDN'T NEED A SECOND.
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR KHÓ MOVES
WE NEED A SECOND FROM MR
SANTIAGO TO SUSPEND THE RULES
MEMBERS. THIS IS A PROCEDURAL
VOTE ON THE SUSPENSION OF THE
RULES AND NOT DEBATABLE. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THIS MEMBER IS
THIS TAKES 41 VOTES. IT'S A
PROCEDURAL MOTION. FAR AS 41
VOTES. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. A PROCEDURAL
MOTION REQUIRES 41 VOTES.
VERTICAL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY OF THE VOTES. AYES 41 NOSE
12. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
WHEN WE TOOK GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. MEMBERS. FIRST OF
ALL, LET'S WISH MR LACKEY, A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WHO CELEBRATES
TOMORROW? HAPPY BIRTHDAY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LACKEY. YOU HAVE GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES. I RISE
TODAY TO RECOGNIZE MEMBERS IN
THE GALLERY WHO ARE VISITING
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL OLYMPICS. APPROXIMATELY
6.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES AND AS MANY AS 200
MILLION UH, PEOPLE GLOBALLY HAVE
AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND
THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OFFERS A
PATHWAY OF AN ATHLETIC
EMPOWERMENT. I HAVE A PERSONAL
CONNECTION WITH THIS COMMUNITY
AS I WAS A SPECIAL OLYMPICS
COACH DURING MY TIME AS A
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER. AND
TO THIS DAY I VOLUNTEER AT THE,
UH, ANNUAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS
SUMMER GAMES IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS
A NEVER CEASING FORCE FOR
POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS WORLD.
AND I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE
CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR
INCREDIBLE WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
AND IF YOU'RE HERE, WOULD YOU
PLEASE STAND I HOPE THEY'RE
HERE. OK? FIRST OF ALL, DAVID
SOLO PRESIDENT AND èC E Ó OF
SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. KELLY POND PRESIDENT AND
èC E Ó OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. EVAN
MILBURN ATHLETIC LEADER. SPECIAL
OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
CHARLIE'S OH, WOW, FA URE. I
DON'T WANT TO MISSPELL IT. I SAY
IT WRONG ATHLETIC LEADER SPECIAL
OLYMPICS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND LOGAN JONES ATHLETIC LEADER.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION TO THESE
PEOPLE, I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT
YOUR ATTENTION TO THE OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE SPECIAL
OLYMPICS IF YOU'D PLEASE STAND
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
INTRODUCE THIS AMAZING GROUP. SO
PLEASE STAND EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ALSO GET TO INTRODUCE SOME
OTHER VERY VALUABLE PEOPLE. I
HAVE I WANNA RECOGNIZE AND I
HOPE THEY'RE IN THE GALLERY
VISITING TODAY FROM LEARN FOR
LIFE CAMPUSES IN THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY. LEARN FOR LIFE FOR
DIFFERENT PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS
TO BE SUCCESSFUL OUTSIDE OF
TRADITIONAL SCHOOL MODEL, AND
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THEY
DO TO ASSIST TO ASSIST THE YOUTH
IN MY DISTRICT. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE
GROUP THIS MORNING AND THEY'RE
AN IMPRESSIVE BUNCH WHO HAVE
ACHIEVED LEADERSHIP ROLES IN
THEIR CAMPUSES AND ARE WORKING
TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER
PLACE. I'M HONORED TO HAVE THEM
HERE WITH US AND ASK YOU TO GIVE
THEM A WARM WELCOME. PLEASE
STAND IF YOU'RE HERE TO LEARN
FOR LIFE, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
ALLOWING ME TO INTRODUCE THIS
GROUP. THERE THEY ARE RIGHT
THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS ALL OF
YOUR GUESTS TODAY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAYSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
, AND I ONLY HAVE TWO, BUT, UH,
TWO VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
MY SON, FIREFIGHTER AND CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY AND HIS BEAUTIFUL
WIFE, ARTIST JOSEPH AND JACKIE
GRAYSON. THANK YOU. MÐI. MR.
GRAYSON. WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
MR ALANIS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. TODAY I
HAVE THE APPROACH INTRODUCING A
PROMINENT HOME SCHOOL GROUP FROM
MY DISTRICT. DISTRICT 22, NOT A
SCHOOL HOME GROUP IS A CO OP FOR
MODESTO, WITH STUDENTS IN GRADES
FIVE THROUGH EIGHT. THEY ARE
VISITING THE CAPITAL TODAY TO
LEARN ABOUT CALIFORNIA HISTORY.
THE CONSTITUTION. AND THE
ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU TO THE TEACHERS AND
PARENTS WHO HAVE HELPED
FACILITATE THIS TRIP. I LOVE
SEEING R. YOU TAKE AN INTEREST
IN GOVERNMENT AND LAURA LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE POLICIES THAT
AFFECT THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY IF
I CAN HAVE THEM STAND RIGHT UP
HERE IN THE GALLERY TO MY RIGHT
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
MR BRYAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I'M PROUD TO
INTRODUCE L A'S BEST AN
EXTRAORDINARY AFTER SCHOOL
EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT SERVES
CHILDREN ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. EVERY
SCHOOL DAY FROM THE MOMENT THE
SCHOOL BELL RINGS UNTIL 6 P.M.
EACH L, A BEST STUDENT RECEIVES
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT. THIS
INCLUDES NUTRITIOUS MEALS,
HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THAT SPAN
ACROSS VARIOUS TOPICS FROM
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO ARTS
AND SPORTS. L A BEST OF
COLLABORATION WITH THEIR
STUDENTS. HAS A TREMENDOUS
IMPACT ON DEVELOPING, UH, THE
DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS THAT OUR
CHILDREN NEED TO THRIVE BE SEEN
AND FEEL HEARD THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE SCHOOL DAY. BUT L A S¼
BEST IS MORE THAN AN AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAM. IT'S A CATALYST
FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES
OF THESE STUDENTS. AND TO DATE
SINCE THEIR INCEPTION. THEY HAVE
SERVED OVER 400,000 OF LAU S¼ Dð
STUDENTS. LET'S ALL GIVE A WARM
WELCOME TO L A S¼ BEST. WE'RE UP
IN THE GALLERY BEHIND ME.
THANK YOU, MR BRIAN. WELCOME TO
YOUR GUESTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
MR LACKEY'S DESK FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE
TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENT LEADERS
FROM CAL STATE SAN MARCOS. UH,
THEY A LOT OF THE OTHER èC U
SYSTEMS ARE VISITING FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE. AND PLEASE, IF
YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
SIT DOWN WITH THEM. THEY'VE GOT
SOME GREAT AND THEY'RE REALLY
DOING QUITE A BIT. YOU'LL YOU'LL
BE QUITE A AMAZED. SO TAKE THE
TIME WITH THEM. THIS IS
IMPORTANT FOR THEM. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN
ONLY GO TO SCHOOL HERE, BUT THEY
CAN AFFORD TO STAY HERE AFTER
THEY GRADUATE, AND I KNOW THAT'S
AN IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE. SO
WELCOME EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES AND THANK
YOU. WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
MEMBERS WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE
ASSEMBLY'S OBSERVANCE OF WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH. WITHOUT OBJECTION
. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP A
FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE HÌ R 72,
THE CLERK WILL. HOUSE RESOLUTION
72 BY THE MEMBER AGAR CURRY AND
OTHERS RELATIVE TO WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGAR CURRY. YOU MAY OPEN ON THE
MEASURE GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS.
ON BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS. I RISE TODAY TO
PRESENT HOUSE RESOLUTION 72
PROCLAIMING MARCH 2024. IT W AS
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. WE
DEDICATE THIS MONTH TO
REFLECTING ON THE OFTEN
OVERLOOKED CONTRIBUTIONS OF
WOMEN TO OUR HISTORY AND
RECOGNIZING HOW THE EFFORTS AND
BRAVERY OF PAST GENERATIONS
CONTINUES TO PAVE THE WAY FOR
WOMEN AND GIRLS TODAY. THERE IS
SO MUCH STILL TO BE DONE SO MUCH
WORK LEFT TO BE DONE IN THE
CALIFORNIA ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.
AND EVEN HERE IN OUR OWN STATE
LEGISLATURE TO ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE PARITY IN ALL LEVELS OF
SOCIETY. WOMEN OF EVERY CULTURE,
CLASS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND HAVE
BEEN ESSENTIAL. PARTICIPANTS IN
THE FOUNDING AND BUILDING OF OUR
NATION AND OUR STATE. THEY HAVE
MADE HISTORIC AND SUBSTANTIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH AND
STRENGTH OF OUR NATION AND STATE
. WOMEN HAVE BEEN LEADERS IN
EVERY MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
, INCLUDING THEIR OWN MOVEMENT
FOR SUFFRAGE AND EQUAL RIGHTS.
IT HAS BEEN JUST OVER 100 YEARS
SINCE WOMEN WON THE RIGHT TO
VOTE AND TO SERVE IN OFFICE IN
1918, THE FIRST FOUR WOMEN
ELIZABETH HUGHES ON A SAILOR OW
BROUGHTON AND GRACE DORIS WERE
ELECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. IT TOOK ANOTHER HALF
CENTURY AFTER THAT, TO ELECT OUR
FIRST BLACK AND API WOMEN TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY,
YVONNE BURKE AND MARGE BONG YU.
AND JUST 41 YEARS AGO, THE FIRST
LATINA GLORIA MOLINA WAS ELECTED
TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY. TODAY.
OUR STATE LEGISLATURE LOOKS A
LITTLE MORE LIKE THE GREAT STATE
WE COLLECTIVELY REPRESENT. WE
ARE 50 WOMEN STRONG IN THE
LEGISLATURE AND A VERY DIVERSE
GROUP. AND WHO KNOWS WE MAY
FINALLY REACH PARITY THIS YEAR.
I AM PROUD FOR THE WORK THAT WE
HAVE ALL DONE TO GET HERE. JUST
OVER A CENTURY SINCE THE FIRST
WOMEN WERE ELECTED TO THE STATE
LEGISLATURE, OUR CURRENT WOMEN'S
CAUCUS MEMBERS CONTINUE TO MAKE
HISTORY AND BREAK GLASS
CEILINGS. WE ARE UNITED IN
WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD PUTTING
AN END TO PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT
AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION AND
THE RELEGATION TO POVERTY STATUS
OF MANY WOMEN. AND BY ADVOCATING
FOR THE FULL PARTICIPATION OF
WOMEN IN EVERY ARENA, WHETHER
POLITICS GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY OR ACADEMIA,
AS WELL AS EQUAL ACCESS TO ALL
OF THE OPPORTUNITIES OUR GREAT
NATION HAS TO OFFER. MR SPEAKER.
I REQUEST THE FIRST ROYAL CALL
TO BE OPENED FOR CO-AUTHOR. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
ON HÌ R 72. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AT YOUR CURRY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AT A. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE JEWISH
CAUCUS IN SUPPORT OF HÌ R 72
CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH. THE JEWISH CAUCUS IS
PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OF WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA IN THE
UNITED STATES AND IN THE JEWISH
COMMUNITY. WOMEN HAVE BEEN
CENTRAL TO JEWISH CULTURAL
HISTORY FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
GOING BACK TO THE MATRIARCHS,
SARAH, REBECCA, RACHEL AND LEAH
WHO BUILT UP THE JEWISH PEOPLE.
JEWISH WOMEN ACROSS HISTORY HAVE
COURAGEOUSLY FOUGHT. FOR THE
WELL BEING OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY,
STATE AND NATION. JEWISH WOMEN
HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PUBLIC
EYE. AND LIKE MANY QUIETLY AS
PART OF OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES.
TODAY WE CAN THINK OF WOMEN WHO
AFFECTED THE MASSES. GERTRUDE
ELLIAN, WHO DEVELOPED THE FIRST
TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD
LEUKEMIA. EMMA LAZARUS, AUTHOR
AND POET WHO WROTE THE WORDS
DISPLAYED ON OUR STATUE OF
LIBERTY. GIVE ME YOUR TIRED YOUR
POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES
YEARNING TO BE FREE. JUSTICE
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, DEFENDER OF
REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE AND
DEMOCRACY ITSELF. DIANNE
FEINSTEIN, THE FIRST FEMALE
JEWISH SENATOR IN THE UNITED
STATES, WHO WERE TIRELESSLY FOR
CALIFORNIA. AND IS SAID IN THE
END, AS I SAID IN THE JEWISH
FAITH, MAY HER MEMORY BE A
BLESSING. WE ALSO HONOR THE
THOUSANDS OF EVERYDAY JEWISH
WOMEN WHO, LIKE MANY OTHERS
DAILY, MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES WITHOUT
WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION. LAUREN
BEN ARI OF THE SAN LEPO HALAL,
DIRECTOR OF THE CAL POLY HALAL,
WHO ALSO STARTED THE FIRST CAMP
FOR JEWISH CHILDREN IN OUR
COUNTY. RABBI PAULA MARCUS OF
SANTA CRUZ, THE CANTOR WHO LED
THIS BODY IN PRAYER JUST LAST
YEAR ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
DAY, AND FOSTER'S INTERFAITH
WORK IN HER COMMUNITY. AND MY
OWN GRANDMOTHER, BERTHA ADES,
WHO WORKED IN THE NEW YORK
COURTS, HELPING FAMILIES FIND A
PATHWAY THROUGH THEIR JUSTICE
INVOLVE STRUGGLES. SO HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AND IN COMMUNITIES
ACROSS OUR NATION, JEWISH WOMEN
LEAD LOUDLY. AND THEY LEAD
QUIETLY STANDING UP FOR
CHERISHED VALUES LIKE
STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY,
ADVANCING EQUALITY. INCREASING
HEALTH CARE ACCESS, IMPROVING
EDUCATION, CREATING COMMUNITY
CONNECTION IN THIS SPIRIT, AND
ON BEHALF OF THE JEWISH CAUCUS.
I RESPECTFULLY URGE SUPPORT FOR
HÌ R 72 CELEBRATING WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADDIS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LUZ RIVAS. THANK
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I
PROUDLY RISE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS SUPPORTING HÌ
R 72 PROCLAIMING MARCH 2024 AS
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH ACROSS
DIFFERENT ERAS OF HISTORY, WOMEN
HAVE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN
SHAPING THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES
FROM THE EARLY SUFFRAGETTES WHO
FOUGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE
TO THE PIONEERING FEMALE SCIENT.
AS ARTISTS, WRITERS AND
EDUCATORS WHO HAVE LEFT LASTING
IMPACTS ON THE COUNTRY'S
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. WOMEN OF
COLOR HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY
EXCLUDED AND OVERLOOKED IN
HISTORY, BOOKS AND HEADLINES.
HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN
TREMENDOUS GROWTH AS MORE
LATINAS ATTEND COLLEGE, PURSUE
STEM CAREERS AND RUN FOR
POLITICAL OFFICE. IN FACT, THE
LATINO CAUCUS IS NOW COMPROMISED
OF 38 MEMBERS, OF WHICH 21 ARE
LATINAS, A NEW RECORD IN
CALIFORNIA. WE ARE NOW A
MAJORITY LATINA CAUCUS. IN FACT,
THE LATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS
HAS THREE TERMS OF CONSECUTIVE
LATINAS LEADING THE LATINO
CAUCUS AS CHAIRS. OUR PROGRESS
HAS ONLY OCCURRED BECAUSE OF
GROUNDBREAKING AND TRAILBLAZING
LATINAS LIKE FORMER ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GLORIA MOLINA. THE FIRST
LATINA ELECTED TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CINDY MONTAIGNE, WHO MADE
HISTORY BY BECOMING THE YOUNGEST
WOMAN ELECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE LEGISLATURE. AS A LATINA.
I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS
GROWING NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
CELEBRATING WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS
AND ADVOCATING FOR THEIR
EQUALITY DOESN'T START ON MARCH
FIRST AND ON MARCH 31ST. WE MUST
CONTINUE LEARNING AND
CELEBRATING WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR AND ALL WORK TOWARDS
CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE AND
JUST SOCIETY FOR ALL GENDERS.
MAY WE ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE AND
CELEBRATE THE LIVELIHOOD AND
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE
TRAILBLAZING LATINA WOMEN AND
WOMEN IN EVERY DIVERSE
COMMUNITY. MADAM SPEAKER. I JOIN
MY COLLEAGUES AND RESPECTFULLY
ASKING FOR AN I VOTE ON HÌ R 72.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LUZ RIVAS ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA LEADER
OF THE BLACK CAUCUS AND THE
INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF THAT CAUCUS,
UM, IN SUPPORT OF THIS
RESOLUTION, AND THANK OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM WINTERS FROM
BRINGING THIS VERY IMPORTANT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION BEFORE US
TODAY, WHICH RECOGNIZE WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH. I WOULD OFFER A
FEW NAMES ASSEMBLYWOMAN MIA
BONTA. TINA MCKENNA DOCTOR
AQUILA WEBER. UH LAURIE WILSON
AND ALSO SENATOR UH LOLA
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. AS WE GATHER
HERE TODAY ON THIS FLOOR IN
CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH. IT IS WITH GREAT
REVERENCE AND ADMIRATION. THAT
WE HONOR THE INC THE INCREDIBLE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF WOMEN THROUGHOUT
HISTORY. FROM THE PIONEERS. WHO
BROKE THE BARRIERS TO
TRAILBLAZERS WHO BECAME THE
INSPIRATIONS FOR US TODAY, WOMEN
HAVE PLAYED A DISPOSITIONAL AAA
DISPOSITIONAL ROLE IN SHAPING
OUR WORLD AND ADVANCING OUR
SOCIETY. MY RESPECT AND
ADMIRATION FOR WOMEN HAS BEEN
PROFOUNDLY SHAPED BY THE
STRONGEST INFLUENCE IN MY OWN
LIFE. THE ENDURING WISDOM OF MY
MOTHER. THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT
OF MY LIFELONG PARTNER AND THE
INSPIRATION AND THE PRESENCE OF
MY THREE AMAZING BEAUTIFUL
SISTERS. THESE REMARKABLE WOMEN
HAVE TAUGHT ME THE VALUE OF
COURAGE. THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMPASSION. AND THE NECES
NECESSITY OF INTEGRITY. IN THE
WORDS OF CORETTA SCOTT KING, A
BEACON OF RESILIENCE AND
STRENGTH AND I QUOTE WOMEN IF
THE SOUL OF THIS NATION IS TO BE
SAVED. I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST
THAT YOU MUST BE THE SOUL FOR
THIS NATION, UNQUOTE. THE WORDS
RESONATE DEEPLY WITH THE POWER
AND WISDOM AND THE EMPOWERMENT
THAT WOMEN BRINGS TO US EACH AND
EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES. I WANNA
OFFER UP FIRST, UM, PARTNER,
JENNIFER NEWSOM, DOCTOR SHIRLEY.
FOR MIIA COHEN, UM FIONA, MASS.
CECILIA AGUILE CURRY. UH,
STEPHANIE WIN, AND ALSO LIZ
ORTEGA. WOMEN ARE NOT JUST THE
BACKBONE OF OUR FAMILIES.
THEY'RE NOT JUST THE BACKBONE OF
OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE OUR
COMMUNITY. THEY ARE THE BACKBONE
OF OUR WORKPLACE AND THIS WORLD.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE ALL WOMEN
PAST PRESENT FUTURE WHO HAVE
DARED TO DREAM WHO HAVE DARED TO
DEFY THE EXPECTATIONS AND WHO
HAVE DARED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE CELEBRATE THE GRANDMOTHERS.
WE CELEBRATE THE MOTHERS, THE
DAUGHTERS, THE AUNTIES, THE
SISTERS. WHO INSPIRED US EACH
AND EVERY DAY WITH THEIR GRACE
WITH THEIR BRILLIANCE WITH THEIR
INTELLECT WITH THEIR TENACITY.
LET US REMEMBER THE HISTORY OF
WOMEN, NOT JUST A CHAPTER IN A
BOOK. IT IS THE LIVING BREATHING
NARRATIVE THAT CONTINUED TO
UNFOLD WITH EACH AND EVERY
PASSING DAY. AS WE REFLECT ON
THE STRUGGLES AND THE TRIUMPHS
OF WOMEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY. LET
US ALSO LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH
HOPE AND DETERMINATION, KNOWING
THAT THE LEGACY OF WOMEN'S
RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH WILL
ENDURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
SO LET US RAISE OUR VOICE AND
CELEBRATE A WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH HONORING THE PAST,
EMBRACING THE F THE EMBRACING
THE PRESENCE AND EMPOWERING THE
FUTURE. MAY WE CONTINUE TO
UPLIFT AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER
RECOGNIZING THAT AS YOU STAND
TOGETHER, YOU ARE UNBEATABLE.
YOU ARE UNSTOPPABLE. YOUR LEGACY
IS A BEACON OF IS THE BEACON
THAT GUIDES US TOWARDS A
BRIGHTER, MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE
FOR ALL MEMBERS. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR A STRONG I VOTE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER MEMBERS TODAY I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE L GB Tð Q CAUCUS IN
SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 72
COMMEMORATING WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH. I WANNA THANK OUR VICE
CHAIR AND OUR MAJORITY LEADER
AND COLLEAGUE FROM WINTERS FOR
AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION. TODAY WE HONOR THE
LIVES, CONTRIBUTIONS AND VOICES
OF THE WOMEN IN OUR NATION'S
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, MANY
OF WHOM WHO ARE THE REASON THE L
GB Tð Q PLUS COMMUNITY. THE
RIGHTS WE ENJOY TODAY. WOMEN
HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS SINCE
THE INCEPTION OF OUR COUNTRY,
INCLUDING THE L GB Tð Q, PLUS
COMMUNITIES FIGHT FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS. IT WAS WOMEN WHO THREW
THE FIRST BRICKS DURING THE
STONEWALL UPRISING. IT WAS A
WOMAN WHO PIONEERED GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE IN THE UNITED
STATES. IT WAS WOMEN WHO CARE
FOR THE SICK AND DYING AT THE
HEIGHT OF THE AIDS CRISIS, AND
IT WAS FOR PIONEERING WOMEN WHO
FOUNDED OUR L GB Tð Q CAUCUS
CAR. SHEILA Kò, JACKIE GOLDBERG
AND CHRISTINE KEHOE. IF NOT FOR
THE WORK AND SACRIFICES OF THESE
TRAILBLAZING WOMEN AND MANY
OTHERS. I MIGHT NOT BE HERE ON
THIS ASSEMBLY FLOOR TODAY AS A
MEMBER OF THIS HOUSE AND A PROUD
QUEER LATINA AND THE FIRST TO
SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS. WE IN THE L
GB Tð Q COMMUNITY ARE ETERNALLY
GRATEFUL. TO ALL THE WOMEN WHO
ARE HELPING TO LEAD THE WAY FOR
A BETTER TOMORROW. AND IT IS
APPROPRIATE THAT WE ARE
COMMEMORATING WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH TODAY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN
MANY GENERATIONS SINCE WE HAVE
SEEN THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN UNDER
ATTACK, THE LEVEL THAT WE ARE
SEEING TODAY. SO WHILE I'M
HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL
TO CELEBRATE THE PAST OF WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH, THIS IS ALSO AN
OCCASION FOR US TO REMIND
OURSELVES THAT THE FIGHT FOR
WOMEN'S RIGHTS MUST CONTINUE.
AND EVERY DAY, BUT ESPECIALLY
DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
WOMEN NOT WE MUST NOT BE
COMPLACENT AND CONTINUING TO
FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE
WOMAN IN THE UNITED STATES. LIKE
MANY OF YOU, I HAVE A DAUGHTER.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE
ISN'T IT WHEN SHE IS AN ADULT,
SHE HAS MORE RIGHTS, NOT FEWER
THAN I ENJOY TODAY. AND FOR
THESE REASONS, COLLEAGUES I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
ON HÌ R 72. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CERVANTES ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. WALDRON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I'M HONORED
TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH TODAY AND
RISE IN SUPPORT OF HÌ R 72.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH IS CELEBRATED AND
SERVES AS A VITAL PLATFORM TO
RECOGNIZE THE HISTORICAL ROLES
AND REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OF WOMEN. FROM BREAKING BARRIERS
TO ACHIEVING NOTABLE FIRSTS.
WOMEN HAVE CONTINUALLY PUSHED
THE BOUNDARIES OF POSSIBILITY.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH HONORS THE
ENDURING RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH
EXHIBITED BY WOMEN THROUGHOUT
THE AGES AS OUR MAJORITY LEADER,
SAID 50 WOMEN NOW SERVE IN THE
LEGISLATURE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT
THE FACT AND IT'S ALWAYS
ASTONISHING TO ME THAT ABOUT
4500 PEOPLE HAVE SERVED IN THE
LEGISLATIVE BOTH THE SENATE AND
THE ASSEMBLY SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT IN 2012
. WHEN I WAS ELECTED, I WAS ONLY
THE 137TH WOMAN TO SERVE IN THE
LEGISLATURE. AND WE STILL HAVE
AN R CLOSING THE GAP, BUT IT'S
GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT. UM TO
ME, THAT STATISTIC IS REALLY
STAGGERING. TOGETHER AS
LEGISLATORS. WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER EDUCATE
AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE
OFTEN OVERLOOKED NARRATIVES OF
WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND FOSTER
A MORE INCLUSIVE UNDERSTANDING
OF OUR SHARED HISTORY TO BE ROLE
MODELS FOR THOSE FOLLOWING IN
OUR FOOTSTEPS. IN HONORING THE
REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF WOMEN. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY
TODAY FOR HONORING THE WOMEN WHO
HAVE MADE HISTORY AND SEE THEIR
LEGACY AS OUR GUIDING LIGHT
TOWARD A MORE INCLUSIVE AND
EMPOWERED FUTURE. I URGE HER I
VOTE ON HÌ R 72. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON, èC NÓ
OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS
ITEM. ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGAR
CURRY, YOU MAY CLOSE. I SIMPLY
ASK FOR YOUR EYE VOTE FOR HÌ R
72, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL
FOR A COAUTHOR'S. MEMBERS. THIS
IS FOR CO AUTHORS. ARE THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE? ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THIS IS FOR CO AUTHORS. THIS IS
FOR CO-AUTHOR ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE RULE. THERE ARE
70 COAUTHOR'S. ADDED WITHOUT
OBJECTION. WE WILL NOW TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY
SAYING I OPPOSE, SAY NÓ. THE
EYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGAR
CURRY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. TODAY
WE TAKE A BREAK FROM OUR USUAL
BUSINESS TO CELEBRATE SOME
REMARKABLE CALIFORNIANS IN
RECOGNITION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH. AS VICE CHAIR OF THE
LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS. IT
IS A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO
WELCOME SUCH AN EXCEPTIONAL
GROUP OF CHAMPIONS AND CHANGE
MAKERS AND THEIR GUESTS TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL. TO OUR
HONOREES. LEADERS LIKE YOU HAVE
INSPIRED AND CHANGED OUR
COMMUNITIES. EACH OF YOU ARE
WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF WHAT MAKES
CALIFORNIA GREAT EACH OF YOU HAS
MADE A UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE LIVES OF YOUR FELLOW
CALIFORNIANS. NOT ONLY ARE YOU
SHATTERING GLASS CEILINGS, BUT
YOU'RE ALSO CHANGING THE
NARRATIVE. SHAPING OUR STATE AND
THE NATION IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS.
YOUR REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SERVE AS A BEACON OF HOPE AND AN
INSPIRATION FOR ASPIRING WOMEN
AND GIRLS ACROSS OUR STATE AND
OUR NATION. ENCOURAGING THEM TO
DREAM BIG. BIG AND BREAK THROUGH
THE BEARS THAT THEY MAY FACE. IT
IS THROUGH YOUR RESILIENCE, YOUR
DETERMINATION AND UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO YOUR PASSIONS THAT
YOU CONTINUALLY CONTINUING TO
SHAPE OUR STATE. AND NATION AND
INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.
ALONG WITH THE HONORED BEST
BESTOWED UPON YOU TODAY. I HOPE
YOU ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY
THAT COMES WITH IT. WE MUST HOLD
THE DOOR OPEN FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS. WE
NEED TO CULTIVATE THE FUTURE.
THE MORE WOMEN SEAT AT THE
TABLE. THE MORE WOMEN LEADING ON
ALL THE ISSUES. WITH SOLIDARITY.
WE CAN ASSURE THAT THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF GREAT WOMEN
THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND FROM
THOSE IN THIS ROOM WILL NOT BE
IN VAIN. SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR
BEING HONORED AS A WOMAN MAKING
HER HISTORY. A SIGNIFICANT
RECOGNITION, WHICH SPEAKS TO
YOUR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
YOUR COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. LET US TOGETHER.
CELEBRATE OUR HONOREES. THE
TRAILBLAZING WOMEN OF THE PAST.
AND THE HISTORY MAKING WOMEN
TODAY AND OF THE FUTURE THAT
WILL CONTINUE TO CATAPULT OUR
STATE AND SOCIETY FOREVER. ON
BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS, AND EVERYONE
WITHIN THESE ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
DEDICATING YOUR LIVES. SERVING.
OTHERS BLESS YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AARC MEMBERS.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH BY RECOGNIZING HER
STORY MAKERS FROM ACROSS THE
STATE THE CONCEPT OF A WOMEN'S
HISTORY RECOGNITION BEGAN IN
CALIFORNIA IN 1977 WHEN THE
SONOMA COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN INITIATED
WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK TODAY, THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS CONTINUED TO RECOGNIZE BY
CELEBRATING EIGHT EXCEPTIONAL
WOMEN AS 2024 HER STORY MAKERS.
SO THAT EACH HONOREE'S IMPACT
WILL NOT GO UNNOTICED MEMBERS.
I'M APPOINTING AN ESCORT
COMMITTEE TO BRING OUR HONOREES
ONTO THE FLOOR FOR A CEREMONY.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU SHOULD
RETIRE IT TO THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER ASSEMBLY MEMBERS WENDY
CARRILLO. CERVANTES. VERNON.
WEBER. STATUS. REYES SORIA.
DICKON SHEBA PACHO. MCKENNA. B
KHAN. QUICKSILVER. AND FREEDMEN.
I ALSO ASK THAT SPEAKER ROBERT
REVS AND REPUBLICAN LEADER JAMES
GALLAGHER MOVED TO THE FRONT
CENTER AISLE TO RECEIVE THEIR
HONOREES.
ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS.
CERVANTES AND REYES IS PATRICIA
GUERRERO, JUST AS PATRICIA
GUERRERO, DAUGHTER OF MEXICAN
IMMIGRANTS, BORN AND RAISED IN
THE IMPERIAL VALLEY MADE HISTORY
AS THE FIRST LATINA TO BE NAMED
CHIEF JUSTICE OF CALIFORNIA'S
SUPREME COURT. AMONG HER MANY
ACCOLADES ARE BEING NAMED ONE OF
U S¼, A TODAY'S 2020. THREE
WOMEN OF THE YEAR. 2022 BERNARD
E WITKIN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
THE ADJUDICATION OF THE LAW AND
THE 2020 THREE JUSTICE CRUZ
REYNOSO COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD.
A MEXICAN AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION, PLEASE WELCOME
JUSTICE PATRICIA GUERRERO.
SCORED BY AM MEMBERS BURNER AND
WEBER IS TONY G. ATKINS SENATE
PRESIDENT PRO TEM EMERITUS. TONY
ATKINS WAS THE FIRST SAN DIEGO
AND FIRST LESBIAN TO BE ELECTED
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY IN 2014
IN 2016, SHE WAS CHOSEN TO LEAD
THE SENATE AS PRESIDENT PRO
TEMPORE THE FIRST WOMAN AND
FIRST OPENLY L GB Tð Q PERSON TO
SERVE IN THAT ROLE. SHE ALSO
HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING
THE ONLY WOMAN THE FIRST PERSON
IN 100 AND 50 YEARS AND THE
THIRD PERSON IN CALIFORNIA
HISTORY TO SERVE AS LEADER OF
BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE.
PLEASE WELCOME TONY ATKINS.
ESCORTED BY SOME MEMBERS AT US
AND CREO AS NALI KOBO URIARTE
NAYELI KOBA RAR BEGAN HER
ACTIVISM AT THE AGE OF NINE
AFTER EXPERIENCING HEALTH
RELATED ISSUES TIED TO POLLUTION
IN HER SOUTH LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY. SHE CO-FOUNDED PEOPLE
, NOT POZOS, WHICH AIMS TO
SECURE SAFE AND HEALTHY
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THE SOUTH
CENTRAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP
COALITION, WHICH FOCUSES ON
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM. SHE WAS
HONORED WITH THE GOLDMAN
ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE IN 2022 FOR
HER GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL
LEADERSHIP. PLEASE WELCOME NAO
KOVO RAR.
ESCORTED BY HIS OWN MEMBERS. SOA
AND DIXON IS MY DERV. BORN IN
FRESNO TO M REFUGEES, MEDER WENS
MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING POEMS AND
ANTHOLOGIES DRAWN FROM COMMUNITY
FAITH, NATURE AND ASTRONOMY,
YELLOW RAIN, HER BOOK OF
DOCUMENTARY, POETRY AND COLLAGE,
WAS AWARDED THE ACADEMY OF
AMERICAN POETS LENORE MARSHALL
POETRY PRIZE, AN AMERICAN BOOK
AWARD, THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
BOOK AWARD AND PLAYS VÀ AS A
FINALIST FOR THE 2022 PULITZER
PRIZE, POSITIONING HER AMONGST
THE TOP POETS IN THE NATION,
PLEASE WELCOME MY DER VANG.
ESCORTED BY AM MEMBERS. SHIAVO
AND PACHECO IS DOCTOR MILDRED
GARCIA DOCTOR MILDRED GARCIA, A
PIONEERING FIRST GENERATION
COLLEGE GRADUATE IS THE FIRST
EVER LATINA TO BE NAMED
CHANCELLOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY. AS PART OF HER
DISTINGUISHED CAREER DOCTOR,
GARCIA SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF
CAL STATE FULLERTON FROM 2012 TO
2018 AND PRESIDENT OF THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES,
MAKING HER THE FIRST LATINA TO
LEAD ONE OF THE SIX
PRESIDENTIALLY BASED HIGHER
EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS IN
WASHINGTON. Dð èC, PLEASE
WELCOME DOCTOR, MILDRED GARCIA.
ESCORTED BY AM MEMBERS. MCKENNA
AND BAUER. KHAN IS JEANETTE
ROBINSON FLINT. IN RESPONSE TO
HER OWN BIRTHING EXPERIENCE.
JEANETTE FOUNDED AND SERVES AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BLACK
WOMEN FOR WELLNESS, A
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE
HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF BLACK
WOMEN AND GIRLS. UNDER HER
LEADERSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION
BRINGS FOCUS TO RACIAL
DISPARITIES IMPACTING MATERNAL
AND INFANT MORBIDITY AND
MORTALITY, ADVANCES, WOMEN
CENTERED COMMUNITY BASED CARE
AND EDUCATES BLACK WOMEN AND
GIRLS ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
ISSUES. PLEASE WELCOME JEANETTE
ROBINSON, FLINT.
ESCORTED BY A SENATE MEMBERS
CORK SILVA AND FRIEDMAN IS
CHRISTINA HOUSE GROWING UP IN
LONG BEACH, CHRISTINA HOUSE
DISCOVERED HER LOVE FOR
PHOTOGRAPHY WHEN SHE VISITED HER
MOTHER'S NATIVE COUNTRY OF THE
PHILIPPINES AS A CHILD IN 2017
HOUSE, JOINED THE STAFF OF THE
LOS ANGELES TIMES AS A
PHOTOJOURNALIST. AMONG HER MANY
AWARDS HOUSE HAS WON THE 2020
THREE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FEATURE
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IN 2022, THE
ROBERT F KENNEDY JOURNALISM
AWARD FOR DOMESTIC PHOTOGRAPHY
FOR HER WORK TITLED HOLLYWOOD'S
FINEST, PLEASE WELCOME CHRISTINA
HOUSE.
AND UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY IS
EILEEN LEE EILEEN LEE, FOUNDER
AND MANAGING PARTNER OF COWBOY
VENTURES, ONE OF THE FIRST
FEMALE LED VENTURE CAPITALIST
FIRMS IS RENOWNED FOR COINING
THE TERM UNICORN TO DESCRIBE
START UPS EXCEEDING $1 BILLION
IN VALUE. LEE EARNED RECOGNITION
ON FORBES LIST OF THE WORLD'S
100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN AND ON
THE MIDAS LIST IN 2020, WHICH
BREAKS THE WORLD'S TOP 100 TECH
VENTURE CAPITALISTS. ON BEHALF
OF CHAIR AGAR CURRY AND THE
MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
COMMEMORATE WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
WOMEN TO OUR STATE AND OUR
NATION.
WE HAVE THE MEMBERS OF THE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS TO COME UP FRONT
AND, UH FOR A PHOTO HERE.
OK, MEMBERS. WE'RE MOVING TO
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE. 2ND
2ND READING SECOND READING FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE CLERK WILL
READ AS ONLY 1983 WITH
AMENDMENTS. ALL BILLS WILL BE
DEEMED READ. ALL AMENDMENTS WILL
DEEM BE DEEMED ADOPTED. MOVING
TO CONCURRENCE OF SECOND, UH IN
SECOND, UM, SENATE AMENDMENTS
PASS AND PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEM TWO. UNDER RECONSIDERATION.
ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED.
PASS AND RETAIN AN ASSEMBLY
THIRD READING PASS AND RETAIN ON
THE REMAINING ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING ITEMS MOVING TO SENATE
THIRD READING ITEM NUMBER 12 S¼
B 477. CLERK WILL READ. SENATE
BILL 477 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
HOUSING AND ACT, THE LAND USE
CLEARING URGENCY THERE. THANK
YOU BACK IMMEDIATELY. SO MAY
MEMBER WARD YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS
S¼ B 477 SIMPLY REORGANIZES
SECTIONS OF THE LAW GOVERNING AS
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AIDING READABILITY
AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATUTE
. THIS IS A CONSENSUS ITEM WITH
NÓ OPPOSITION ARE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
SO MANY MEMBER WARDS SEEN AND
HEARING NÓ OTHER DEBATE. CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLE. THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE? THIS IS
A 54 VOTE BILL MEMBERS ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE A ROLL AND
TALLY VOTES AYES 58 ON THE
URGENCY, I 58 NÓ ZERO ON THE
URGENCY. AYS 58 NÓ ZERO ON THE
BILL. MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS THE QUORUM CALL IS STILL
IN PLACE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. MEMBERS.
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER IRWIN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. I
RISE TODAY TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF MY MOTHER IN LAW,
JOANNE COURTNEY MILLS. PASSED
AWAY PEACEFULLY IN 1000 OAKS ON
JANUARY 22ND AT THE AGE OF 95.
JOANNE DEDICATED HER LIFE TO
EDUCATING THE MINDS OF THE
FUTURE. SHE EXEMPLIFIED THIS
WITHIN HER OWN FAMILY THROUGHOUT
HER CAREER WITH THE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND
THROUGH HER VOLUNTEER WORK WITH
THE U èC L, A GOLD SHIELD
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION.
EVERY ONE OF HER GRANDCHILDREN
BENEFITED FROM HER LOVE OF THE U
èC L, A BRUINS, THE ARTS AND
ADVENTURE. VERY OFTEN. UNTIL SHE
WAS IN HER LATE EIGHTIES, SHE
WOULD TAKE ONE OR A FEW OF THE
GRANDCHILDREN TO A U èC L A
BASKETBALL GAME. MUSEUM OR SOME
HIDDEN THEATER IN L, A SHE WAS A
MEMBER OF GOLD SHIELD FOR ALMOST
50 YEARS, AND EVERY YEAR SHE
WOULD FUND A SCHOLARSHIP FOR
COMMUNITY TRANSFERS TO U èC L,
A SHE TRULY BELIEVED THAT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE WAS THE PATH
TO THE AMERICAN DREAM FOR MANY
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS. AND
SHE KEPT IN TOUCH WITH ALL THOSE
STUDENTS ON THEIR JOURNEY
THROUGH U èC L, A AND BEYOND,
OFTEN TAKING TAKING THEM OUT TO
LUNCH OR A PLAY. SHE ALWAYS
LOVED BEING AROUND YOUNG PEOPLE
OR PEOPLE YOUNG AT HEART. OUR
FAMILY HAS BEEN RECEIVING
MESSAGES FROM THE STUDENTS SHE
MENTORED, SAYING THAT SHE
CHANGED THEIR LIFE TRAJECTORY.
SHE ALSO HAD A PASSION FOR
POLITICS. SHE WAS BY FAR MY BEST
CAMPAIGNER IN EVERY ONE OF MY
RACES. SHE WOULD DRIVE OUT TO
1000 OAKS FOR DAYS AND SIT ON
THE PHONE FOR HOURS URGING
PEOPLE TO VOTE. SHE LOVED BEING
INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. SHE
LOVED THE ENERGY IN A CAMPAIGN
OFFICE, AND EVEN WHEN SHE WAS
CLOSE TO THE END, SHE WOULD
BECOME ANIMATED WHEN WE TALKED
ABOUT POLITICS THE MEMORY OF
JOANNE SHOULD REMIND US ALL TO
PURSUE OPTIMISM IN OUR LIVES AND
TO ALWAYS TRY OUR BEST TO MAKE A
POSITIVE IMPACT. JOANNE'S LEGACY
LIVES ON AND HER LOVING FAMILY,
HER THREE CHILDREN. THREE
STEPCHILDREN. NINE GRANDCHILDREN
AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, ALL
OF WHOM SHE LOVED. AND CHERISHED
DEEPLY. I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF JOANNA MILLS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
IRWIN, A DOCTOR WOOD, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO ASK
THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
JUDGE DAVID NELSON, WHO PASSED
AWAY ON FEBRUARY 17TH AT THE AGE
OF 77. JUDGE NELSON'S TOWERING
PRESENCE HELPED SHAPE RESHAPE
MENDOCINO COUNTY'S LEGAL,
POLITICAL AND CULTURAL
LANDSCAPES. HE WAS BORN IN
MINNESOTA AND RECRUITED OUT OF
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HIS FOOTBALL
SKILLS, BUT DECLINED OFFERS FROM
EAST COAST SCHOOLS IN FAVOR OF
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. IN HIS
FIRST YEAR, HE WAS A STARTING
QUARTERBACK FOR STANFORD'S
FRESHMAN TEAM. NELSON PLAYED
SAFETY UNDER LEGENDARY COACHES
BILL WALSH AND DICK VERMEIL AND
HAD HIS 15 MINUTES OF FAME WHEN
HE INTERCEPTED A PASS DURING THE
BIG GAME WITH U èC, BERKELEY.
WAS NAMED AN ALL CONFERENCE
HONORABLE MENTION IN THE PACIFIC
COAST CONFERENCE IN 1967. JUDGE
NELSON MOVED TO MENDOCINO COUNTY
IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AFTER
GRADUATING FROM STANFORD
UNIVERSITY AND RECEIVING HIS LAW
DEGREE FROM YALE. HE WAS PART OF
AN INFLUX OF NEWCOMERS TO THE
COUNTY A HALF A CENTURY AGO WHO
SHIFTED THE POLITICAL DYNAMICS
OF THE THEN RURAL CONSERVATIVE
COUNTY. HE WAS WIDELY KNOWN AND
RESPECTED FOR HIS KEEN
INTELLECT. COURTROOM COMPASSION.
AND KIND MANNER SHOWN TO FAMILY,
FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND
ESPECIALLY THE LEAST FORTUNATE.
A COLLEAGUE RECALLED SEEING
JUDGE NELSON IN A LOCAL
SUPERMARKET WHEN AN UNINSPECTED
ENCOUNTER CAPTURED THE ESSENCE
OF THE JUDGE'S IMPACT ON OTHERS
IN THE COURTROOM. TWO PEOPLE
WALKED UP TO REMIND HIM THAT
THEY HAD BEEN DEFENDANTS IN HIS
DRUG COURT. THEY THANKED HIM
PROFUSELY AND TOLD HIM HAS SAVED
OUR LIVES. SIMILAR STORIES HAVE
BEEN REPEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN
ABOUT JUDGE NELSON. COLLEAGUES
HAVE SAID THAT HE BROUGHT A
HUMBLE AND EMPATHETIC INTELLECT
TO THE BENCH, INCLUDING HIS
DEVOTION TO THE ADULT DRUG
COURT. USE COMPASSION ALONGSIDE
THE RULES AND LAWS THAT WE MUST
ENFORCE IN A CIVIL SOCIETY TO
BREAK APART THE CYCLE OF
ADDICTION. ECONOMIC INJUSTICE,
VIOLENCE AND GENERATIONAL
TRAUMA. JUDGE NELSON ALSO LEFT
HIS MARK ON THE REGION'S
POLITICS. IN 1980, HE HELPED
ORCHESTRATE THE ELECTION OF
FELLOW STANFORD GRADUATE DÂN
HAMBURG TO THE MENDOCINO COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND LATER
TO HAMBURG, BECOMING ELECTED TO
CONGRESS IN 1992, BECOMING HIS
DO HIS TOP DISTRICT FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE FOR TWO YEARS.
FAMILY FRIENDS AND HIS COMMUNITY
WERE IMPRESSED WITH HIS PAST
ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT MOST
REMEMBER THE PERSONAL
CREDIBILITY, HONESTY,
UNDERSTATED HUMOR AND HIS LOVE
OF A GOOD PARTY. NELSON IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 38
YEARS. JUDITH DAUGHTERS, JULIA
NEWBERRY. JESSICA NELSON, HIS
BROTHER, DOCTOR, ROGER NELSON.
SISTERS JAN MESLIN AND LAURIE
WESLEY FOR GRANDCHILDREN. QUINN
NEWBERRY, FREYA AND LEF SLUG. SO
TODAY, I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN. IN
THE MEMORY OF JUDGE DAVID NELSON
. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. WOOD
MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. ALL REQUESTS TO ADJOURN
IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED RED AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS. BUDGET
SUBCOMITTEE NUMBER ONE ON HEALTH
MEETS AT 230 IN CAPITOL ROOM 447
BUDGET SUBCOMITTEE NUMBER SIX ON
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETS IN AT 230 IN
CAPITOL ROOM 437. REVENUE AND
TAXATION COMMITTEE MEETS AT 230
IN CAPITOL ROOM 126.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETS
AT 230 IN SWING SPACE ROOM 1100,
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
CHANGE POLICIES MEETS AT 230 IN
THE SWING SPACE ROOM, 2200.
SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH CHECK IN
SESSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH
CHECK IN SESSION THURSDAY, MARCH
14TH FLOOR SESSION AT 9 A.M. I
EITHER ITEMS WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED SEEN IN HEARING NÓ
FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MS AARC MOVES, MR MR FLORA.
SECONDS AT THIS HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH
14TH AT 9 A.M. THE QUORUM CALL
IS LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.