THE IS NOW IN SESSION, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AGUIAR CURRIE NOTICES THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL ADDIS AGAR CURRY,
ALANIS ALVAREZ ARAMBULA VEINS.
BAUER KHAN BENNETT BERMAN.
BURNER. B, BRIAN CALDERONE, JUAN
CARRILLO, WENDY CARRILLO
CERVANTES, CHEN CONNOLLY, DALI
DAVIES DIXON, OSEI FLORA, MIKE
FONG, VINCE FONG FRIEDMAN,
GABRIEL GALLAGHER GARCIA. GIBSON
GRAYSON, HANEY HART, HOLDEN
HOOVER, IRWIN, JACKSON JONES,
SAWYER, KRA LACKEY LEE LOW,
LOWENTHAL MAINS SHINE, MATHIS,
MCCARTY MCKENNA, MIUCHI WIN
ORTEGA, PACO PAPIN, JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON,
PELLERIN PETRIE-NORRIS CORK,
SILVA. RENDON REYES, LUZ RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SOA. TING VALENCIA VIA
PUDO WALDRON, WALLACE WARD
WEBER. W 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.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REES WILL BE OFF
WILL BE OFFERING OUR PRAYER
TODAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES
MEMBERS. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS.
LORD WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ABUNDANT BLESSINGS ON EACH OF
US. WE THANK YOU FOR THE
POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP BESTOWED
UPON US. LET US REMEMBER THAT
BEFORE WE LED WE SERVED. WE
WORKED TO UPLIFT OUR IN OUR
OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS FIRST. WE WERE
CHOSEN AS SERVANT LEADERS. AS WE
CONTINUE IN OUR ROLES. WE PRAY
THAT YOU WILL FILL OUR LIVES
WITH PEACE AND HOPE AND
POSITIVITY TO SHARE WITH THOSE
WE REPRESENT. AND MIX THEM A
LITTLE BIT OF ANGST SO THAT WE
CAN FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICES WE
SEE AFFECTING CALIFORNIANS. HELP
US TO BE SHEPHERDS OF THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE UNDER OUR CARE WATCHING
OVER THEM, NOT BECAUSE WE MUST
BUT BECAUSE WE ARE WILLING AS
YOU WANT US TO BE. NOT PURSUING
DISHONEST GAIN BUT EAGER TO
SERVE. AS YOUR WORD TELLS US WE
MUST DO NOTHING OUT OF SELFISH,
SELFISH AMBITION OR VAIN
CONCEIT. RATHER IN HUMILITY
VALUE, OTHERS. ABOVE OURSELVES.
CALIFORNIA IS A GREAT STATE WITH
BOLD AMBITIONS, INCLUSIVE
PROTECTIONS AND HOPEFUL DREAMS.
GUIDE US AS WE WORK INDIVIDUALLY
AND COLLECTIVELY AS A HOUSE TO
BRING THE SOLUTIONS THAT
CALIFORNIANS DEMAND AND DESERVE.
AMEN. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOAN
SAWYER WILL LEAD US IN THE
PLEDGE. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR
HEART READY TO BEGIN. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS
ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. YOU.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER OF SACRAMENTO
TUESDAY. MARCH 12TH 2024 THE
ASSEMBLY MET AT 7 A.M. MOVES MR
GALLAGHER SECONDS THAT THE
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION IN
REFERENCES 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 MOTIONS, MADAM,
UH, MAJORITY LEADER AGUA CURRY.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. MEMBERS,
PLEASE. YOUR ATTENTION TO MS
AGAR CURRY FOR HER PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER WE
TO SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT TODAY
THAT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER A REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
. UH, 118 A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FREEMEN TO HAVE GUESTS
SEATED AT HER DESK TODAY AND TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS GABRIEL
AND REYES TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER. OK WITH
OBJECTIONS. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER A REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND JOINT RULE 62
A THE FILE NOTICE REQUIREMENT TO
ALLOW THE HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO MEET OFF THE FLOOR
TODAY IN ROOM 447 TO HEAR A B
1887 CERVANTES DURING A BRIEF UH
UH, RECESS OF OUR FLOOR SESSION
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THAT SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO REREFER THE FOLLOWING
BILLS TO COMMITTEE A B 1954
ALANIS FROM THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND A B
2457 MCCARTHY FROM THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE TO THE
BANKING AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
AND THEN BACK TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. MEMBERS YOUR ATTENTION,
PLEASE. AND HOPING. LISTEN
CAREFULLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
HERE. MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW TAKE
A BRIEF RECESS FOR ASSEMBLY
HIGHER EDUCATION TO MEET OFF THE
FLOOR TO HEAR A B 1887. THE
HEARING WILL BE IN CAPITOL ROOM
447. THE QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN
PLACE. MEMBERS ARE TO REMAIN IN
THE CHAMBER AREA DURING THIS
BRIEF RECESS EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS
OF A HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
SO WE ARE IN BRIEF RECESS.
MEMBERS. WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE.
SECOND READING. FIVE ITEMS. ONE
THROUGH FOUR, THE CLERK WILL
READ AS A BILL 2024 1912 WITH
AMENDMENTS 1918 WITH AMENDMENTS
AND 29 2 WITH AMENDMENTS. ALL
BILLS WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
ALL AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED.
THAT OBJECTION. WE WILL MOVE TO
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTION. THERE IS A
COMMITTEE REPORT AT THE DESK
RELATIVE TO A B 1887. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CERVANTES TO TAKE UP A B 1887
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO FILE FOR
THE PURPOSE OF THIRD READING.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. MOVING TO A B 1887.
THE CLERK WILL READ. AS ONLY
ABOUT 1887 BY SOME MEMBER
CERVANTES AND AFTER TO STUDENT
FINANCIAL AID AND DECLARING
URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. SOME MEMBER
CERVANTES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 1887, WHICH WILL
EXTEND THE APPLICATION DEADLINE
FOR STATE FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
. FROM APRIL 2ND TO MAY 2ND.
THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE CAL
GRANT AND MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. AS YOU
KNOW, THIS BILL IS RESPONSE TO
THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW
FEDERAL FREE APPLICATION FOR
FEDERAL STUDENT AID, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS FFA. IN LATE 2020.
CONGRESS PASSED THE FASFA
SIMPLIFICATION ACT, WHICH WAS
INTENDED TO STREAMLINE THE FFA
AND MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO
WORKING FAMILIES. THE PROJECT OF
REVAMPING THE FFA WAS BEGUN
UNDER THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATION HAS CONTINUED
UNDER THE CURRENT PRESIDENT.
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO REDUCED
STAFFING LEVELS AND DELAYS IN
IMPLEMENTING NECESSARY
TECHNOLOGICAL UPDATES, THE ROLL
OUT OF THE NEW FASFA HAS NOT
BEEN EASY. AS YOU KNOW, THERE
HAVE BEEN REPORTS WIDELY IN THE
PRESS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL
SETBACKS AND FALSE STARTS IN
MAKING FASFA AVAILABLE TO
STUDENTS AS CHAIR OF THE LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS. I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT AN ISSUE AFFECTING
STUDENTS WITH PARENTS WHO ARE
UNDOCUMENTED, THEY HAVE RUN INTO
A PERSISTENT ERROR MESSAGE,
PREVENTING THEM FROM COMPLETING
THE FFA WITHOUT PROVIDING A
PARENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
THIS HAS LEFT STUDENTS WITH
UNDOCUMENTED PARENTS UNABLE TO
APPLY. OUR STATE AND FEDERAL
FINANCIAL AID FOR COLLEGE, EVEN
THOUGH THEY THEMSELVES ARE
UNITED STATES CITIZENS OR
PERMANENT RESIDENTS. THESE FFA
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES HAVE ALSO
DELAYED THE TIMELINE FOR
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO
MAKE ADMISSION DECISIONS.
PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID AWARD
OFFERS AND COMPLETE THEIR
ENROLLMENT PROCESS. NATIONWIDE
STUDENT F SUBMISSIONS ARE DOWN
NEARLY 33% COMPARED TO THE
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC YEAR. CLEARLY
OUR STUDENTS NEED OUR HELP. THEY
NEED MORE TIME TO COMPLETE THE
FFA MAKING CALIFORNIA STUDENT
DREAMS OF ACHIEVING HIGHER
EDUCATION MORE AFFORDABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE, IS AMONG THE
LEGISLATURE'S HIGHEST DUTIES AND
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO FULFILL
THAT DUTY. TO THAT END, A B 1887
WILL FURTHER EXTEND THE
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR STATE
FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS TO MAY
2ND. BECAUSE THIS BILL HAS AN
URGENCY CLAUSE. THIS THIS
EXTENSION WILL TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. I WANT TO THANK
SPEAKER RIS AND STEN SENATE PRO
TEM MIKE MCGUIRE FOR WORKING
WITH ME TO MOVE THIS BILL
QUICKLY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. THIS IS A URGENT
RESPONSE TO MEETING OUR
STUDENTS' NEEDS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. COLLEAGUES ARE
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I VOTE
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS
WHO ARE EAGERLY WAITING FOR OUR
HELP TO BEGIN THEIR COLLEGE
CAREERS. MR SPEAKER. I WOULD
LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THIS BILL
BE IMMEDIATELY TRANSMITTED TO
THE SENATE. THANK YOU. SO MAY
MEMBER CERVANTES. UH, SOME MAY
REMEMBER JUAN CARRILLO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM CORONA FOR
INTRODUCING THIS BILL. THIS ONE
MONTH EXTENSION OF FAFSA IS
CRITICAL TO ENSURING ALL
STUDENTS HAVE AN EQUAL SHOT AT
ACHIEVING HIGHER EDUCATION. FOR
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOLKS IN MY
DISTRICT OFTEN COMMUTE LONG
HOURS FOR TO ACCESS A FOUR YEAR
EDUCATION, WHICH WAS MY CASE.
THIS IS ENOUGH TO DETERMINE YOU
FROM ACHIEVING THEIR DREAMS. SO
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP
, GRANT OR WORK STUDY MAKES A
BIG DIFFERENCE. TO KNOW THAT YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD OR AT
LEAST PAY OFF YOUR TUITION OR
TEXTBOOKS. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE
PEACE OF MIND THAT COMES WITH
AFFORDABLE EDUCATION. THEY GIVE
BACK TO US IN SO MANY WAYS. AND
SO WE OWE IT TO THEM AT THE VERY
LEAST, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
ALL HAVE AN EQUAL SHOT.
ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS WHO ALREADY FACE SO
MANY LEGAL AND FINANCIAL
BARRIERS. FINANCIAL AID MEANS
OPPORTUNITIES FROM UPWARD
MOBILITY. IT MEANS FINANCIAL
STABILITY. I CAME TO THIS
COUNTRY TO WORK AND TO OBTAIN AN
EDUCATION AND I MADE MANY
SACRIFICES ALONG THE WAY. I
STAND HERE TODAY, NOT ONLY
BECAUSE OF THOSE SACRIFICES, BUT
FOR ALL THAT I GAIN ALONG THE
WAY. BECAUSE HIGHER EDUCATION
EMPOWERS US. IT HELPS US ACHIEVE
THE AMERICAN DREAM. AND IT GIVES
US THE TOOLS TO TURN IN ADVOCATE
FOR OURSELVES IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. ARE YOUR YOUR I
VOTE ON THESE MEASURE? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARRILLO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. UH I
WANNA THANK OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
CORONA FOR BRINGING THE BILL
FORWARD, AND CERTAINLY THE
SPEAKER. UH, THIS ISSUE IS
ACTUALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS
BILL, UH, I HOPE HELPS ALL OF US
SEND A SIGNAL TO OUR DISTRICTS
IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO A COLLEGE
FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE FAIR.
YOU WILL NOT HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS HOW MANY
FAMILIES AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
. IN MY CASE DOWN IN SAN DIEGO,
WHEN WE HOSTED THE FAIR, IT WAS
DOZENS OF FAMILIES OUT OF THE
400 NEARLY 400 THAT CAME THAT
WERE HAVING CHALLENGES WITH THE
FAFSA. THIS BILL APPROPRIATELY
RECOGNIZES THAT THOSE CHALLENGES
MEAN THAT WE SHOULD PROVIDE MORE
TIME. SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL
AID. UH, I HOPE THAT THIS
CONVERSATION DOESN'T END TODAY
WITH THIS BILL, WHICH IS SO
IMPORTANT, BUT THAT IT CONTINUES
WITH ALL OF US IN OUR
COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT ALL
STUDENTS WHO SHOULD, UH, WHO CAN
HAVE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AID
WILL DO SO WITH THIS EXTENSION.
I HEAR ABOUT THE STORIES ON A
DAILY BASIS. I UH, THE PLEASURE
OF BEING MARRIED TO SOMEONE
WHO'S WORKING WITH FIRST
GENERATION KIDS TO GET TO
COLLEGE. THEY ARE FACING
CHALLENGES ON A LITERALLY DAILY
BASIS. KIDS WHO MIGHT BE SAYING,
YOU KNOW WHAT? I MIGHT NOT WANNA
CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH. IT'S
TOO DIFFICULT. IT'S TOO
CHALLENGING. THIS BILL HELPS HIM
GIVE THEM THE TIME AND THE
RUNWAY THAT THEY NEED. SO I ASK
THAT WE ALL NOT JUST VOTE ON
THIS BILL, BUT ALSO GET THE WORD
OUT SO THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING
LEFT OUT OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. I
URGE AND I VOTE ON A B 1887.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ, UH, SEEN AND
HEARING NÓ FURTHER DEBATE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES CHIME
CLOSES THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES LET'S HELP CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS. MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR
FFA. AND MAKE THEIR DREAM. OF A
HIGHER EDUCATION A REALITY HERE.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK. WE'LL
CLOSE THE ROLL. AYS 71 NÓ ZERO
ON THE URGENCY. I 71 NOSE ZERO
ON THE MEASURE. THE MEASURE
PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE
WILL TRANSMIT IMMEDIATELY TO THE
SENATE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I
AM REALLY THRILLED TODAY TO BE
ABLE TO INTRODUCE MY GUESTS. WE
HAVE THREE GENERATIONS HERE OF
MY FAMILY. MY MOTHER, CAROL
OSMAN, AND MY DAUGHTER RACHEL
LEMOINE ARE JOINING ME. IT'S UH,
RACHEL SPRING BREAK, SO I'M
TAKING CARE OF HER THIS WEEK AND
TO HELP OUT WITH THE CHILDCARE
DURING THE DAY, MY MOTHER
DECIDED TO, UH, AGREED TO COME
UP AND JOIN US. AND SO I HOPE
THAT YOU ALL GIVE THEM A WARM
WELCOME. THANK YOU.
WELCOME. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES. UH SO I THINK ALL OF
US HAVE FELT THAT SPRING IS IN
THE AIR. AND WITH THAT COMES THE
HOLIDAY OF NOWRUZ, WHICH IS
CELEBRATED BY MANY FOLKS IN, UH
AROUND THE GLOBE AND CERTAINLY
IN MY DISTRICT AND THE REST. SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY, PART OF THE
PERSIAN DIASPORA IN THE CENTRAL
ASIAN DIASPORA. IT IS A
BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY THAT IS
CELEBRATED BY ABOUT THREE 100
MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, AND
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT
ON UNITY AND REBIRTH AND MANY OF
THE THEMES OF THE SPRING SEASON
AND, UH, I AM VERY EXCITED TODAY
TO, UM WE'RE GONNA BE
CELEBRATING NOU, UM IN ROOM
THREE 17 AFTER SES. I HOPE SOME
OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH
THIS HOLIDAY, WE'LL COME
UPSTAIRS AND JOIN US. IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY AND WITH US TO
CELEBRATE TODAY ARE SOME OF MY
DEAR FRIENDS. UH FROM M Tð Ó.
IT IS, UH, A SCHOOL IN MY
DISTRICT. THAT'S PART OF, UH,
THE SUFISM MOVEMENT. UH, IT'S AN
ISLAMIC DENOMINATION, AND WE'RE
CELEBRATING THE HOLY MONTH OF
RAMADAN RIGHT NOW. UH, SO I HOPE
EVERYONE WHO'S CELEBRATING
RAMADAN IS HAVING A BLESSED
RAMADAN AND A MEANINGFUL RAMADAN
AND I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE THOSE
OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T LEARNED
ABOUT TO DO A QUICK GOOGLE
SEARCH TO LEARN IT IS AN
INCREDIBLY, UH BE. IT HAS SOME
REALLY BEAUTIFUL TEACHINGS. AND
I'VE BEEN VERY PRIVILEGED TO GET
TO KNOW THE FOLKS FROM M Tð Ó
WHO ARE HERE WITH US, UH,
THEY'VE GRACIOUSLY INVITED ME TO
JOIN THEM FOR MANY DIFFERENT
CELEBRATIONS AND LEARNINGS AND,
UH, THEY'RE SO FOCUSED. THE
TEACHINGS ARE SO FOCUSED ON
UNITY. THEY ACTUALLY ASKED THAT
I NOT INTRODUCE THEM BY NAME,
EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THESE FOLKS
VERY WELL AND THEY'RE GOOD, UH,
FRIENDS OF MINE. PART OF THEIR,
UH, FAITH IS A IS A DOCTRINE OF
HUMILITY IS A DOCTRINE THAT THE
COLLECTIVE IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE INDIVIDUAL. SO
COLLEAGUES WILL YOU PLEASE HELP
ME, UH, IN THE SPIRIT OF NORUZ
TO WELCOME OUR FRIENDS FROM M Tð
Ó TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU. SO ME, GABRIEL AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS. AND ONCE
AGAIN, YOU'RE INVITED TO ROOM
317 TO CELEBRATE NÓ RUSE WITH
OUR GUESTS. AND OTHERS TO LATER
TODAY. SO REMEMBER REYES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. I WANT TO
INTRODUCE TO YOU A YOUNG MAN
FROM MY HOMETOWN OF COLTON. HE
IS HERE. HIS NAME IS MAXIMILIAN.
GOODLY HE IS HERE WITH HIS
PARENTS, KEVIN GOODLY AND MIRTHA
ARROYO GOODLY AND HIS LITTLE
SISTER LAURA BELLE GOODLEY HERE
IN THE REAR OF CHAMBERS.
MAXIMILIAN IS A STUDENT AT
NORTON SCIENCE AND LANGUAGE
ACADEMY IN SAN BERNARDINO. HIS
FAMILY ARE CONSTITUENTS, UH, IN
MY GREAT CITY AND ARE HERE IN
SACRAMENTO BECAUSE MAXIMILIAN IS
A FINALIST IN THE POETRY OUT
LOUD PROGRAM. IT'S A YEARLY
POETRY RECITATION PROGRAM.
PARTICIPANTS MASTER PUBLIC
SPEAKING, BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE
AND LEARN ABOUT LITERARY, HIS
HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY LIFE. I
WAS THERE EARLIER WHEN
MAXIMILIAN DID HIS RECITATION
FOR HIS FOR HIS, UM, POETRY AND
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED, VERY PROUD
AND ASKED HIM TO COME AND JOIN
US. CALIFORNIA'S POETRY OUT LOUD
IS THE LARGEST EVENT OF ITS KIND
IN THE U S¼ AND HAS GROWN
STEADILY SINCE ITS INCEPTION.
THIS YEAR. WE HAD OVER 18,000
STUDENTS PARTICIPATE ACROSS THE
STATE, PLEASE WELCOME MAXIMILIAN
AND HIS FAMILY TO THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES, AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT
THERE WERE 51 COUNTIES
REPRESENTED IN THE POETRY OUT
LOUD, INCLUDING FIVE STUDENTS
FROM MY DISTRICT. I REPRESENT
FIVE COUNTIES. SO UH, WELCOME TO
ALL THE STUDENTS HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU.
MOVING TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING FILE ITEM NUMBER 10 HÌ R
79 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, THE
CLERK WILL READ HOUSE RESOLUTION
79 BY SENATOR HALEY RELATIVE TO
CROSSFIT. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED, MR
SALLIE. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH WHAT A
BURPEE IS A PUSH, JERK OR A
SNATCH, THEN YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THE SUBJECT OF
TODAY'S RESOLUTION. IF YOU HAVE
BEEN FORTUNATE OR UNFORTUNATE
ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN ACQUAINTED
WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED
EXERCISES, THEN YOU KNOW WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT CROSSFIT. TODAY I
RISE IN APPRECIATION OF CROSSFIT
, A HOLISTIC FITNESS AND
WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT TRAINS
INDIVIDUALS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS
TO WORK OUT AND COMPETE WITH A
COMPETITIVE MINDSET. CROSSFIT
WAS FOUNDED RIGHT HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA 24 YEARS AGO
. IT HAS OVER 12,500 GYMS
WORLDWIDE AND IS IN 162
COUNTRIES, MAKING IT A GLOBAL
BRAND AND A SHORTHAND FOR
EXCELLENCE AND COMPETITION AND
FITNESS RESULTS. SINCE 2007
CROSSFIT HAS HOSTED WHAT'S
CALLED THE CROSSFIT GAMES
CREATED BY DAVE CASTRO. THE
CROSSFIT GAMES MUCH LIKE THE
PROGRAM ITSELF, FEATURES VARIED
WORKOUT COMPETITIONS THAT
LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY KEEP
ATHLETES ON THEIR TOES,
CULMINATING IN A VICTOR BEING
CROWNED AS THE FITTEST ON EARTH.
DURING THE GAMES, WHICH ARE
TAKING PLACE AS WE SPEAK.
PARTICIPANTS QUALIFY THROUGH
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF COMPETITION,
INCLUDING AN OPEN QUALIFIER THAT
DRAWS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
ENTRANTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
, MAKING IT THE LARGEST
PARTICIPATORY GLOBAL SPORTING
EVENT. AS OUR STATE AND COUNTRY
STRUGGLE WITH PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL FITNESS ISSUES, COMMUNITY
BASED PROGRAMS LIKE THE ONES
PROMOTED BY CROSSFIT GYMS
PROVIDE A SENSE OF BELONGING.
CAMARADERIE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT
THAT DRIVES REAL RESULTS. I CAN
SPEAK TO THE BENEFITS OF
CROSSFIT FIRSTHAND AS I'VE BEEN
A PARTICIPANT FOR OVER A DECADE.
IF YOU LIKE ME DO NOT ENJOY
MINDLESSLY MEANDERING THROUGH
ONE OF THOSE MEGA BOX GYMS AND
LOCKING INTO BACKWARD GAZES WITH
STRANGERS WAITING ON EQUIPMENT
AND FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT
. THEN I RECOMMEND YOU DROP INTO
A LOCAL CROSSFIT AND TRY A
CLASS. IN FACT, FOR ANY
INTERESTED LEGISLATOR THERE OR
CAPITOL STAFF. WE HAVE AN
AMAZING CROSSFIT BOX RIGHT HERE
IN SACRAMENTO, CALLED CROSSFIT
COMMIT, LED BY JORDAN ELDRIDGE,
WHO'S HERE IN THE GALLERY TODAY.
I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO HAS AN
INTEREST IN BUILDING A LASTING
FOUNDATION OF SMART NUTRITION,
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO GIVE THE
PROGRAM A TRY. HÌ R 79 WILL
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE MARCH 6TH
2024 AS CROSSFIT APPRECIATION
DAY. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE
AND ASK THAT THE FIRST ROLL CALL
BE OPEN FOR CO-AUTHOR. THANK
YOU, MR SALLEY. ALL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED. CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. FOR CO AUTHORS. ALWAYS
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE FOR
CO-AUTHOR ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE? ALL THOSE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE FOR CO-AUTHOR. OR
WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE ARE
50 THREE COAUTHOR'S ADDED
WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION ALL
IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. OPPOSE, SAY
NÓ. NÓ NAY. WHAT OK, ALL RIGHT.
THE EYES HAVE IT. MR ACELA, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I RISE TO INTRODUCE,
UH, TODAY, MARIETTA CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER AND FELLOW CROSSFIT
COMPETITOR AND OWNER OF CROSSFIT
BY OVERLOAD. JOHN LAVELLE. UH,
ALSO CROSSFIT GAMES CREATOR AND
FORMER NAVY SEAL DAVE CASTRO AND
THE OWNER DIRECTOR OF TRAINING
AT THE SACRAMENTO CROSSFIT
COMMIT DOCTOR JORD. ELDRIDGE AND
WE ALSO HAVE MATT SOUZA OF
CROSSFIT LIVERMORE. UH, BETWEEN
UH, THESE GENTLEMEN THEY HAVE
DECADES OF EXPERIENCE COMPETING
AT THE TOP LEVELS OF CROSSFIT
COMPETITION AS ATHLETES AND IN
DAVE'S CASE AS THE DIRECTOR OF
CROSSFIT GAMES FROM 2007 UNTIL
2021. HE IS CURRENTLY THE LEADER
OF THE CROSSFIT SPORT TEAM. IT'S
AN HONOR TO HAVE, UH THE
GENTLEMAN, UH COUNCILMAN
LAVELLE, DAVE JORDAN AND MATT
HERE WITH ME AS WE RECOGNIZE THE
POSITIVE IMPACTS OF CROSSFIT ON
THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THEM
TO THIS. THANK YOU.
WELCOME AND THANK YOU, MR ALI.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 11
A B 2248 BY SO MANY MEMBER MAIN
SHINE. THE CLERK WILL READ AS
SOME OF BILL 2248 BY A SUMMER
MAINS, SHINE AND OTHERS INTO
CONTRACTS. SO MESH YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS.
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN A NATIONAL
LEADER IN ELIMINATING THE USE OF
PUPPY MILLS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED
TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS AT THE
EXPENSE OF ANIMALS IN THEIR
POSSESSION AFTER CALIFORNIA
BANNED THE SALE OF PUPPY MILL
ANIMALS IN PET STORES, THE
BUSINESS IS LARGELY SHIFTED.
LINE TO CONTINUE SELLING PETS TO
CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS. THESE
SITES, DISPLAY PHOTOS AND
PROVIDE MINIMAL INFORMATION
ABOUT A PUPPY SUCH AS THEIR AGE
AND BREED. A VISITOR TO THE SITE
MUST PAY IN FULL OR PAY A
NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT BEFORE
MORE INFORMATION IS REVEALED. IF
A CONSUMER LEARNS THE NAME OF
THE SELLER AND HAS CONCERNS,
THEY MUST MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
CONTRACT OR LOSE THEIR DEPOSIT.
THE NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS ARE
PREDATORY AND USED PURELY AS A
SALES TACTIC TO ADDRESS THIS A B
2248 STATES A CONTRACT FOR THE
DOG OR CAT IS VOID IF IT
REQUIRES A NON REFUNDABLE
DEPOSIT AND DOES NOT DISCLOSE
THE SOURCE OF THE PET. THE BILL
ALSO REQUIRES SELLERS TO REFUND
THE DEPOSIT WITHIN 30. DAYS OF
THE CONTRACT IS VOIDED. THANK
YOU, AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE. SEEN AND HEARING NÓ
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. THOSE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. WILL CLOSE
THE ROLE AND TALLY THE VOTES. AY
67 NÓ ZERO. THE MOTION THE
MEASURE PASSES.
OK? MOVING TO SENATE THIRD
READING. ITEM 15 S¼ B 136. CLERK
WILL READ SENATE BILL 136 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW, ACTUALLY, IN THE MEDICAL
DETERRENT OR URGENCY THEREOF TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MR
GABRIEL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES. I'M PLEASED TODAY TO
PRESENT S¼ P 136, WHICH EXPANDED
THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
PROVIDER TAX TO GENERATE
APPROXIMATELY 1.5 BILLION. UNDER
THIS PROPOSAL, TOTAL REVENUE
FROM THE M èC Ó WOULD GROW
FROM 19 BILLION TO 20.5 BILLION
AND IN ORDER TO MEET FEDERAL
DEADLINES, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT
WE PASS THIS BILL BEFORE OUR
SPRING RECESS. THIS BILL WAS
HEARD BOTH BY OUR BUDGET HEALTH
SUB COMMITTEE AND BY OUR FULL
BUDGET COMMITTEE AND HAS NÓ
OPPOSITION ON FILE. S¼ P 136 IS
A CRITICAL PIECE OF OUR EFFORTS
TO ADDRESS OUR BUDGET
CHALLENGES. AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FONG, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
UH, THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO
S¼ Dð 136. THE GOVERNOR HAS DUG
CALIFORNIA INTO MASSIVE DEFICIT
WITH YEARS OF OVERSPENDING, HE
CANNOT PUT THE STATE ON SOUND
FISCAL FOOTING WITH FUN SHIFTS
AND SPENDING DELAYS THAT ONLY
KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD,
ENOUGH WITH A BUNCH OF GIMMICKS
AND COST SHIFTS. HE HAS ALSO
CLAIMED THAT HE SOLVES THE
BUDGET DEFICIT WITHOUT ANY TAX
INCREASES MEMBERS. THIS PROPOSAL
IS A TAX INCREASE, AND NOT ONLY
THAT IT IS. IT'S. IT'S AN
UNFORTUNATE QUEST FOR MORE
REVENUE, WHICH CANNOT HIDE OUR
STATE'S FISCAL MESS AND PRODUCES
MORE INSTABILITY IN THE MEDICAL
SYSTEM. PROMISES WERE MADE LAST
YEAR WHEN WE DEBATED THE LAST M
èC Ó PROPOSAL THAT THE
REVENUES COLLECTED WERE TO FUND
PROVIDE A RATE INCREASES. THIS
ENTIRE PROPOSAL MOVES MORE
FISCAL UNCERTAINTY INTO THE
MEDICAL SYSTEM THAT PROMISE LAST
YEAR HAS TO BE KEPT TO STABILIZE
CALIFORNIA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
BUT THIS PROPOSAL CANNOT BE
SEPARATED FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
BROADER PROPOSAL TO SHIFT
EXISTING M èC Ó REVENUES. NOW
THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO TAKE THREE
$0.1 BILLION OUT OF THE RESERVE
FOR PLANNED AUGMENTATIONS FOR
MEDICARE PROVIDER RATE INCREASES
WITH NÓ PLAN TO REFUND THEM.
THIS ACCELERATES THE FISCAL
CLIFF THAT I WARNED ABOUT ON
THIS FLOOR LAST YEAR, AND OUR
LOCAL DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS ARE
NOW FORCED TO PERSEVERE THROUGH
MORE UNCERTAINTY. IN JUST ONE
YEAR, THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS
OVER PROMISED AN UNDELIVERED ALL
WHILE THE DEFICIT HAS GROWN AND
THE MEDICAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO
BE DESTABILIZED. MEMBERS THE
MATH HERE SIMPLY DOES NOT ADD UP
DIVERTING FUNDS TO COVER THE
STATE'S MISMANAGEMENT AFFECTS
THE LONG TERM STABILITY OF THE M
èC Ó FUNDED PROVIDER RATE
INCREASES BY ACCELERATING A
FISCAL CLIFF WHEN THE M èC Ó
TAX EXPIRES MEMBERS, I URGENTLY
URGE A NÓ VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
FONG. DR. BAINES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER COLLEAGUES. I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF S¼ B 136. IN PAST
BUDGET CRISES, HEALTH CARE
SERVICES WERE OFTEN THE FIRST
THING CUT TO ADDRESS SHORTFALLS.
I WAS NOT A LEGISLATOR WHEN
THOSE CUTS WERE MADE, BUT I WAS
A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN WHO SAW
THEIR IMPACT ON THE MOST
VULNERABLE PATIENTS AND
COMMUNITIES I SERVE. THE HARSH
REALITY IS THAT WHEN HEALTH CARE
SERVICES ARE CUT IN DISTRICTS
LIKE MINE THE DIMINISHED ACCESS
TO CARE LEADS TO WORSE OUTCOMES
AND ULTIMATELY INCREASES HEALTH
CARE COSTS. BUT S¼ P 136 IS A
DIFFERENT AND BETTER APPROACH.
IT REPRESENTS A FIRST STEP
TOWARDS SOLVING THE CHALLENGES
PRESENTED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
AND HELPS ENSURE WE CAN MAINTAIN
AND BUILD UPON THE HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS WE MADE IN ME JUST
LAST YEAR. THESE INVESTMENTS
INCLUDE INCREASING PROVIDER
RATES TO ENSURE MEDICAL PATIENTS
HAVE PROPER ACCESS TO CARE. WE
HAVE MORE CHALLENGING WORK AHEAD
OF US, AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO
SUSTAIN THESE VERY CRITICAL
PROGRAMS. AS CHAIR OF THE AGING
AND LONG TERM CARE COMMITTEE. I
KNOW THAT INCLUDES OUR PROGRAMS
THAT IMPACT AGING AND THE STATIC
FUNDING THAT THEY SO DESPERATELY
RELY ON. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST FOR YOUR I
VOTE ON S¼ B 136. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR. BAINES. DOCTOR WEBER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I RISE TO SUPPORT SB
136. THAT IS REALLY A VERY
SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT BILL SB 136
SIMPLY AMENDS THE MANAGED CARE
ORGANIZATION OR ALSO KNOWN AS
THE M èC Ó TAX. THAT WAS
APPROVED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
AND BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN
DECEMBER. THESE AMENDMENTS TODAY
SIMPLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
THE TAX ON LICENSED HEALTH CARE
SERVICES PLANS AND MANAGED CARE
PLANS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN
ADDITIONAL 1.5 BILLION IN
REVENUE TO THIS STATE. THIS
ADDITIONAL 1.5 BILLION WILL HELP
US PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE
ONE THIRD OF CALIFORNIANS WHO
ARE IN OUR MEDICAL SYSTEM. THIS
$1.5 BILLION WILL HELP KEEP OUR
PROMISE TO OUR PRIMARY CARE,
BEHAVIORAL, HEALTH AND MATERNITY
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NAME A
FEW. WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
YEARS TO BE BETTER COMPENSATED
FOR THE CARE THAT THEY PROVIDE.
ANYTHING ANYONE ELSE TELLS YOU
ABOUT THIS BILL BEFORE US TODAY.
IS SIMPLY UNTRUE. I WANT TO
THANK THE GOVERNOR AND HIS TEAM
ON THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE ON THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE, THEY HAVE COME
UP WITH A WAY TO INCREASE OUR
REVENUE THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE
CUTTING VITAL RESOURCES NOR
DIRECTLY TAXING THE RESIDENTS OF
CALIFORNIA. AND SO IF YOU WANT
TO INCREASE OUR REVENUE WITHIN
THE MEDIC SYSTEM BETTER
COMPENSATE OUR PROVIDERS WHO ARE
CARING FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE.
AND NOT MAKE CUTS TO OUR HEALTH
CARE. PROGRAMS AND ACCESS THEN I
ASK THAT YOU RESPECTFULLY JOIN
ME IN VOIDING I VOTING I ON S¼ B
136. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR WEBER. SEEN AND HEARING
NÓ FURTHER DEBATE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GABRIEL WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? YEAH. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I DON'T KNOW THAT I
COULD HAVE LAID IT OUT MORE
BEAUTIFULLY OR ELOQUENTLY THAN
OUR TWO COLLEAGUES HERE WHO ARE
PRACTICING PHYSICIANS AND WHO
SPOKE TO THIS, UM, WITH ALL DUE
RESPECT TO MY FRIEND WHO'S THE
VICE CHAIR OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE? A LOT OF WHAT HE
DISCUSSED IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE
OF THIS BILL. AND WHILE IT IS
TRUE THAT IT IS TECHNICALLY A
TAX, THE INDUSTRY THAT WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO THAT ACTUALLY CAME
INTO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO
EXPRESS THE FACT THAT THEY
SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE WHAT THIS
IS REALLY DOING WHEN YOU PULL IT
ALL BACK IS IT IS DRAWING DOWN
AN ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION IN
FEDERAL FUNDS. WE KNOW THAT
CALIFORNIA IS A DONOR STATE.
THIS IS 1.5 BILLION THAT WILL
COME FROM WASHINGTON TO
CALIFORNIA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CAN PROVIDE SERVICES TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO RAISE
REVENUE IN OTHER WAYS HERE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SO IT'S
A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION BEFORE
ALL OF YOU. THIS IS A VERY SHORT
BILL. WOULD YOU LIKE AN
ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION IN
FEDERAL FUNDING TO COME TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA? IF YOU
BELIEVE AS I DO, AND AS OUR
PRACTICING PHYSICIANS DO THAT
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WOULD BENEFIT FROM
ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION IN
FEDERAL FUNDING. YOU SHOULD
SUPPORT THIS BILL, IF YOU WOULD
NOT LIKE THAT FUNDING TO COME TO
CALIFORNIA AND NOT COME TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, THEN YOU SHOULD
NOT SUPPORT THIS BILL. SO AGAIN,
I WILL ECHO. UH OUR THANKS AND
GRATITUDE TO THE GOVERNOR AND
HIS TEAM FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS. THIS IS THE EASIEST OF OUR
BUDGET SOLUTIONS. YEAR AND FOR
THOSE OF US THAT WANT TO BRING
IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING
TO, UH, CALIFORNIA I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I VOTE
ON S¼ B 136. THANK YOU, MR
GABRIEL. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY THE
VOTE. AYS 58 NOSE 11 ON THE
URGENCY, EYES 58 NOSE 11 ON THE
BILL. AND THAT THE MEASURE IS
ADOPTED. IMMEDIATE TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT OBJECTION. IMMEDIATE
TRANSMISS TO THE SENATE. MOVING.
TO A BRIEF PAUSE.
MOVING TO CONCURRENCE IN SENATE
AMENDMENTS. FILE ITEM FIVE A B
610 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN.
THE CLERK WILL READ, UH, SOME OF
BILL 610 BY A SUMMER MEMBER,
HOLDEN ACTUALLY INTO EMPLOYMENT
AND CLEARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLY BILL 610 MAKES
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CLARIFY
THAT CERTAIN WORKERS AT
RESTAURANTS THAT ARE OPERATED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH LARGER
ENTERPRISES, MANY OF WHOM HAVE
HISTORICALLY ESTABLISHED
COMPENSATION AND WORKING
CONDITIONS IN EXCESS OF THE NEW
STANDARD SET BY A B 1228 DO NOT
FALL WITHIN THE FAST FOOD
INDUSTRY COVERED BY THE LAW.
SEVERAL 1000 FAST FOOD WORKERS
HAVE ORGANIZED COLLECTIVELY
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AT PRIVATE, AS
WELL AS PUBLICLY OWNED LOCATIONS
. THESE WORKERS ROUTINELY
BARGAIN FOR A PACKAGE OF WAGES,
BENEFITS AND WORK RULES. AS
NOTED IN YOUR FLOOR ANALYSIS, A
B 610 EXCEPTIONS ARE GEOGRAPHIES
WHERE FAST FOOD WORKERS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN ABLE TO ORGANIZE
INTO A UNION AND BARGAIN ABOVE
THE FLOOR OF THE FAST ACT.
EXAMPLES INCLUDE FAST FOOD
WORKERS AT SAN FRANCISCO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHO HAVE
WAGES STARTING AT $22.50 PER
HOUR PLUS BENEFITS. BARISTA'S
WORKERS IN SAN DIEGO HOTELS WHO
START AT 22 HOURS PER HOUR PLUS
BENEFITS CONCESSION WORKERS AT
SAN JOSE SAP PAVILION, WHO
EARNED $25 PER HOUR PLUS
BENEFITS FAST FOOD WORKERS AT
CASINOS, WHO MAKE 20 THREE
DOLLARS PER HOUR PLUS BENEFITS.
THIS BILL HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
IN THE SENATE COMMITTEES. THERE
IS ABSOLUTELY NÓ OPPOSITION
REGISTERED TO THIS BILL. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. SEEN AND HEARING NÓ
FURTHER DEBATE. WHO EXCUSE ME?
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. UM AND
CONSIDERING THIS PROPOSAL I
THINK IT HAS TO BE SAID FIRST OF
ALL THAT THE UNDERLYING POLICY
HERE THAT WE ARE EXEMPTING FROM
IN THIS CASE. IS BAD POLICY. AND
THAT'S WHY I OP POSED IT LAST
YEAR. AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO
SEE. IN ONLY A FEW YEARS FROM
NOW. IS WE'RE GONNA SEE THE COST
OF LIVING CONTINUE TO RISE.
BEYOND EVERYONE'S ABILITIES.
THAT COST OF LIVING THAT IS
HURTING FAMILIES ACROSS THE
STATE IS ONLY GONNA GET WORSE
BECAUSE OF THIS POLICY. AND WHAT
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE IS MORE
AUTOMATION. AND TAKING AWAY
THESE JOBS THAT PEOPLE RELY
UPON. SO IT CAN'T BE SAID.
ENOUGH. THE POLICY THAT WE
PASSED LAST YEAR IS VERY FLAWED.
AND AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT'S
FLAWED IS THE FACT THAT YOU'RE
EXEMPTING PEOPLE. FROM IT.
BECAUSE AND THIS IS THE QUESTION
FOR DEMOCRATS TO ANSWER IF THE
POLICY IS SO JUST AND SO GREAT.
WHY ARE YOU EXEMPTING PEOPLE?
WHY ARE YOU EXEMPTING CERTAIN
INDUSTRIES? AND IT ALSO CANNOT
GO ON THIS FLOOR WITHOUT BEING
SAID THAT THE PROCESS THAT
HAPPENED LAST YEAR STINKS. IT'S
NOT LEGISLATION. WHEN ALL THE
NEGOTIATIONS HAPPEN BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS, AND THERE'S NOT
TRANSPARENCY. AND WHEN THE
GOVERNOR IS THE ONE GALLAGHER
DIRECTING, PLEASE KEEP YOUR
COMMENTS TO THE MERITS OF THE
BILL TO THE BILL ITSELF, PLEASE.
YEAH SO THIS BILL, AS WE ALL
KNOW, IS EXEMPTING CERTAIN.
TYPES OF RESTAURANTS FROM 1228.
AND IT'S CLEAN UP. OR IT'S BEEN
TOLD AS BEING UH, CITED AS CLEAN
UP FOR THAT LEGISLATION. WHY DO
WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP? 1228 PART
OF THAT PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF
HOW THAT PROCESS OCCURRED LAST
YEAR AND WE ALL KNOW IT. WE ALL
SITTING HERE KNOW IT. THIS WAS
NOT DIRECTED BY THE LEGISLATURE.
AND WHEN LEGISLATORS ARE
ACTUALLY SAYING I DON'T EVEN
KNOW HOW THAT EXEMPTION GOT IN
HERE, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE HAVE
A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THAT'S NOT
TRANSPARENCY. THAT'S NOT HOW
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. EVEN
THIS BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED
SEVERAL TIMES. FROM WHAT IT USED
WHAT IT ORIGINALLY WAS. AND NOW
WE'RE TOLD THIS IS THIS IS THE
REASON WE NEED TO EXEMPT THESE
CERTAIN INDUSTRIES. BY THE WAY.
WHY? WHY? WHY DOES A FAST FOOD
RESTAURANT AT AN AIRPORT OR AT A
MUSEUM? OR AT SOME CON SOME
PARK. AMUSEMENT PARK. ANY
DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER
FRANCHISEE. BY THE WAY, THESE
ARE SMALL MOM AND POPS. MANY OF
THEM WHO ARE GOING TO STRUGGLE
TO MEET THIS POLICY AND ARE
GONNA GO OUT OF BUSINESS. WHAT
MAKES THEM ANY DIFFERENT. SO IF
YOU'RE A DEMOCRAT SUPPORTING
THIS TODAY, AND YOU SUPPORTED
THE POLICY LAST YEAR WHY WHY ARE
YOU PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS?
WHY ARE YOU SAYING THESE GUYS
ARE OK? AND DON'T SAY OH, IT'S
BECAUSE THEY PAY MORE AT THOSE
PLACES. MAYBE SOME OF THEM DO.
BUT I WILL GUARANTEE YOU THERE'S
MANY THAT DON'T SO EITHER THE
POLICY IS GOOD OR IT'S NOT. AND
IT SHOULD APPLY TO EVERYONE
EQUALLY. WE ALL COME IN HERE.
AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
WE'RE SHOWN WE COME ONTO THIS
FLOOR. IS THE MOTTO ON THE TOP
OF THE OF THE BUILDING UP THERE.
IT IS THE DUTY OF THE
LEGISLATURE TO PASS JUST LAWS.
IS THIS JUST. IS THIS POLICY
MAKING PROCESS? THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO PASS OFF AS A AS A
GREAT THING IS IT? HAS IT BEEN
JUST HAS IT BEEN TRANSPARENT? I
DON'T THINK IT HAS BEEN. AND
UNTIL THERE'S GOOD
JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THESE THINGS,
AND UNTIL THERE'S TRANSPARENCY,
WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS FOR
ANYBODY. SO IT HAS TO BE SAID.
AND I THINK THIS IS A TIME FOR
US AS A LEGISLATURE. IT'S
ANOTHER MOMENT WHERE WE COULD
STAND UP WHERE WE COULD SAY
WE'RE GONNA DO THINGS
DIFFERENTLY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO
LET THE GOVERNOR DRIVE THE
PROCESS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE
NEGOTIATIONS IN THE BACK ROOMS.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT RIGHT HERE IN
COMMITTEE ON THIS FLOOR AND PASS
JUST LAWS. THANK YOU. MR
GALLAGHER. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I
THINK MY COLLEAGUE'S QUESTION IS
FAIR. WHY ARE WE DOING THESE
EXEMPTIONS? WELL THERE ARE A FEW
GOOD REASONS. I THINK THE CARVE
OUTS ARE NEEDED BECAUSE 610 610
PROVIDES FOR THOSE THAT HAVE
HIGHER WAGES ALREADY IF THEY'VE
ALREADY RECEIVING HIGHER
COMPENSATION. WHY ARE WE
LIMITING THEM? THEY MAY HAVE
REPRESENTATION. WHY ARE WE
TAKING AWAY THEIR
REPRESENTATION? AND THERE ARE
ALSO CITY ORDINANCES THAT
PROVIDE FOR PAY ABOVE WHAT 1228
HAD PROVIDED. THE CAR VS ARE
PRIMARILY FOR AIRPORTS, HOTELS,
EVENT CENTERS, THEME PARKS AND
MUSEUM, ALL OF WHICH HAVE HIGHER
COMPENSATION REPRESENTATION. OR
THEY HAVE ORDINANCES THAT BRING
THOSE EMPLOYEES ABOVE WHAT A B
1228 PROVIDED. AND WITH THAT, I
URGE AND I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, èC AND
HEARING NÓ FURTHER DEBATE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN, YOU MAY
CLO CLOSE. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. MY COLLEAGUE. MAKES THE
CLEAR POINT. BUT I THINK IT
SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THIS
WAS A PROCESS THAT WAS
TRANSPARENT. AND LIKE A LOT OF
NEGOTIATIONS THAT HAPPEN AROUND
VERY DIFFICULT BILLS. THEY
REQUIRE BOTH SIDES COMING
TOGETHER AND TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO RECONCILE. I THINK
THAT'S WHAT WE APPRECIATE.
SOMETIMES IF THAT CAN HAPPEN, IT
DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN THAT WAY.
YOU AREN'T ABLE TO ALWAYS GET TO
A CONCLUSION WHERE THERE IS
CONSENSUS. THERE WAS CONSENSUS.
FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS
WELL AS LABOR. THAT'S WHAT WE
VOTED ON LAST YEAR, WITH WELL
OVER A MAJOR SUPER MAJORITY OF
MEMBERS OF THIS BODY VOTING FOR
THE BILL OF 1228. BUT WE ALSO
WERE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
AS WAS POINTED OUT IN MY OPENING
TALKING POINTS AND BY MY
COLLEAGUE FROM RIVERSIDE, SAN
BERNARDINO. THAT THIS IS A
CONCERN GOING FORWARD. BECAUSE
THERE'S A NEED NOT TO BE
LIMITED. BY THE CONTOURS OF THIS
BILL. 1228 WILL THE LEGISLATURE
HELP US ADDRESS THE ISSUE GOING
FORWARD? IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR
ATTENTION. AND SO WHAT WE ARE
DOING IS RECOGNIZING. THAT THE
FLOOR OF WHICH THESE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE PAYING ARE
WORKING TO GET PAY FOR THEIR
WORKERS IS THE FLOOR OF THE
CEILING OF 1228. WE'RE TRYING TO
RECOGNIZE THAT NOT TO STIFLE
THEIR ABILITY TO GO ABOVE THAT.
ON COMPENSATION IS WHY THIS BILL
IS BEFORE US. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
HOLDEN. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE? SO 54 VOTE BILL MEMBERS
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE? CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
TALLY THE VOTES AYS 55 NÓ ZERO
MEASURE PASSES. ON THE URGENCY,
UH IS 55 NÓ FI. EXCUSE ME. LET
ME GET BACK UP EYES 55 NÓ FIVE
ON THE URGENCY EYES 55 NÓ FIVE
NÓ FIVE ON THE MEASURE MEASURE.
MEASURE THAT THE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING BACK TO
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE. ONE
FINAL PIECE RECONSIDERATION, ALL
ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED. MOVING
TO A VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. DOES ANY MEMBER WISH
TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. CLERK WILL
READ. AS SOME 1880 BY SOME A AND
NATURALLY TO MINORS. ANY MEMBER
WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. THE CLERK WILL
READ. WHICH SHE DID. THE CLERK
WILL NOW OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE? ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL. I 74 NÓ ZERO.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
THE CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AS SOMETHING ALL 1919
I 74 NÓ ZERO AND ASSEMBLY BILL
1982. I 74 NOSE ZERO MEMBERS.
THE QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN
PLACE. ONE BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT,
TOO. WE, UM WE DO HAVE A FLOOR
SESSION TOMORROW. JOINT SESSION.
THE ADJUST BY FOR THE A AN
ADDRESS BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF
THE SUPREME COURT AT 3:45 P.M.
NOW, MEMBERS, PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
FORUM CALL IS STILL IN PLACE.
SOME IN MEMBER WEBER. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU, SPEAKER.
I RISE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY
OF DR BENJAMIN HARUNI, WHO LIVED
AND PRACTICED DENTISTRY IN THE
CITY OF OK IN THE 79TH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT. ON FEBRUARY 29TH IN A
SENSELESS ACT OF VIOLENCE,
DOCTOR UH HARUNI AND TWO STAFF
MEMBERS WERE SHOT AT THEIR
DENTAL OFFICE. DOCTOR HARUNI
PASSED AWAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
HE WAS 28 YEARS OLD. THIS HAS
BEEN SUCH A HEARTBREAKING LOSS
FOR HIS COMMUNITY AND ALL WHO
KNEW DOCTOR HIROI. THE
OUTPOURING OF LOVE AND GRIEF
SINCE THAT DAY IS A TESTAMENT TO
HOW MANY LIVES HE TOUCHED IN HIS
28 YEARS. HE WILL BE REMEMBERED
FOR HIS UNIQUE KINDNESS,
COMPASSION, COMPASSION AND
COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS.
DOCTOR HARUNI WAS A CONTINUING
THE FAMILY TRADITION OF BEING A
HEALER AND CARING FOR HIS
COMMUNITY. HE CARED DEEPLY ABOUT
HIS PATIENTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
AND MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IN
HIS FEW YEARS AS PRACTICING AS A
DENTIST. HE IS REMEMBERED AT HIS
DENTAL SCHOOL, THE UNIVERSITY OF
PACIFIC'S DOONY SCHOOL IN SAN
FRANCISCO FOR HIS UNUSUAL,
UPLIFTING SPIRIT AND POSITIVE
IMPACT DURING THE CHALLENGING
TIMES OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND
HE GRADUATED IN 2022. I'D LIKE
TO SHARE DOCTOR HAROUN. HE'S OWN
WORDS FROM WHEN HE WAS A DENTAL
STUDENT. I'VE CONSIDERED
PURSUING MANY PROFESSIONS SINCE
CHILDHOOD, BUT MY GOAL HAS
ALWAYS STAYED CONSISTENT. TO DO
MORE WITH WHAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LIVES LEFT
LESS PRIVILEGED. OVER TIME. MY
OCCUPATIONAL GOALS EVOLVED INTO
A MISSION TO IMPROVE THE ORAL
HEALTH OF OTHERS. I KNOW THAT I
AM AT MY BEST AROUND OTHERS AND
THEREFORE MY GOAL OF FORMING
GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY
PATIENTS WILL REMAIN WITH ME WHY
I CHOSE THIS PROFESSION. LET US
OFFER OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO
DOCTOR HARUNI, S¼, FAMILY,
FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND
COMMUNITY AS WE MOURN THIS
TRAGEDY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR. WEBER MEMBERS, PLEASE
BRING THE NAMES TO THE DESK TO
BE PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. ALL
REQUESTS TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS ONCE AGAIN
TOMORROW. CHIEF JUSTICE PATRICIA
GUERRERO WILL DELIVER THE STATE
OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS TO A
JOINT CONVENTION OF THE
LEGISLATURE HERE IN OUR CHAMBER,
PLEASE BE IN YOUR SEATS PROMPTLY
AT 3:45 P.M. TOMORROW SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS TUESDAY,
MARCH 19TH SESSION AT 3:45 P.M.
ALL OTHER ITEMS REMAINING WILL
BE PASSED AND RETAINED ON MOTION
SHALL BE CONTINUED SEEN AND
HEARING NÓ FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M
READY TO ENTERTAIN. MOTION TO
ADJOURN. MS AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES,
MR MATHIS SECONDS THAT THIS
HOUSE STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL
TOMORROW. TUESDAY MARCH 19TH AT
3:45 P.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS
LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.