GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME
TO THE MARCH 20TH 2024 RIVETING
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE HEARING. WE HAVE 17
BILLS TO CONSIDER THIS MORNING
AS PART OF OUR REGULAR ORDER OF
HEARING BEFORE WE BEGIN. I HAVE
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING NOTES TO
COVER FIRST. I WOULD LIKE TO
ANNOUNCE THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HART WILL BE ABSENT FROM TODAY'S
COMMITTEE HEARING. WE ENCOURAGE
THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HEARING BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AT APR Ó DOT ASSEMBLY DOT èC A
DOT GOV PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY
WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMIT
SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE IS
CONSIDERED PUBLIC COMMENT AND
MAY BE READ INTO THE RECORD OR
REPRINTED. THE HEARING ROOM IS
OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE. ALL ARE
ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE HEARING
FROM ITS LIVE STREAM ON THE
ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE, ASSEMBLY DOT
èC A DOT GOV FORWARD SLASH
TODAY'S EVENTS. WE ENCOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO MONITOR THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.
WE WILL ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT ON
BILL PLACED ON THE SUSPENSE FILE
BY THE COMMITTEE TODAY AND FOR
WHICH THE AUTHOR WAIVED
PRESENTATION BEFORE THE CLOSE OF
THE REGULAR ORDER. HEARING
TESTIMONY ON ANY SUCH BILL WILL
BE LIMITED TO A STATEMENT OF
NAME ORGANIZATION IF ANY AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. THE
COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW NÓ MORE
THAN 40 MINUTES OF TESTIMONY IN
TOTAL. AS YOU CAME INTO THE
COMMITTEE ROOM. TODAY THE
SERGEANTS DIRECTED YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE RULES FOR
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AND
PARTICIPATION, WHICH WERE POSTED
OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I ENCOURAGE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN
ATTENDANCE TO BE AWARE OF AND
OBSERVE THOSE RULES. PLEASE BE
AWARE THAT VIOLATIONS OF THESE
RULES OR OTHER VIOLATIONS OF
GENERAL COURTESY OR DECORUM MAY
SUBJECT YOU TO REMOVAL OR OTHER
ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES. WITH THAT
. I'D LIKE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM
. IF ONE IS PRESENT. MADAM
SECRETARY IS A QUORUM PRESIDENT
OF MEMBERS. PLEASE CALL OFF
WICKS HERE. SANCHEZ. MÀ BRIAN
CALDERON. WENDY CAREER. DIXON.
MIKE FONG. RASON. HAY. HOT. JIM
PATTERSON. KING. PA. P. WE HAVE
A QUORUM GREAT, AND I'D LIKE TO
DISPENSE WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR
RAMBLA IN A SECOND. THERE'S A
LITTLE COMPETITION THERE READING
IT TO MR FONG. UH PLEASE
DISPENSE WITH THE CONSENT
COUNTER. UH, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE. UH, BILLS ON CONSENT
CALENDAR A B 1828 W A 1875
MCKINNA. MAYBE 19 0 THREE MAINS
SHINE A B 1974 PETRE NORRIS A B
1983 MAINS SHINE A B 2018
RODRIGUEZ, A B 2197 ARE HIS
COLOR, ALL WI AYE, WI A. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
EYE, BRIAN. BRIAN I. CALDERON
WENDY CARRILLO DICKSON. DIXON I
MIKE FONG, MIKE FONG, I GRAYSON.
PENNY. HAY. I PART. JIM
PATTERSON. COLOR IN UH, I VÆ VÆ
P. I THE CONSENT CALENDARS PASS.
GOOD TIMING, MR HANEY. ITS PAST
11 TO 9 AND WE WILL 09 TO ZERO
SORRY. WHAT DID I SAY? 11 TO 9.
I'M I'M MAKING UP ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS. UH 9 TO 0 AND FOR
MEMBERS WHO AREN'T HERE YET, UH,
THE COMMITTEE? UH, HEARING WILL
PROBABLY GO RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
SO IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT ON TO
THE CONSENT CALENDAR, I WOULD
SUGGEST COMING DOWN TO THE
HEARING ROOM. NOW UH, OK. NEXT
I'D LIKE TO DISPENSE WITH THE
SUSPENSE CALENDAR. MADAM
SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR? MAYBE
1803 JIM PATTERSON, A 18 0 FOR
JIM PATTERSON, A 1810. BRIAN A.
1846 BAUER KHAN, A 1859 ALANIS,
A B 18. A B 1909 COOK SILVER.
MAYBE 1914 GRAYSON A B 2004
PYRON NORRIS A B 2055 REYES A B
2080 JOHN SAWYER. THE SUSPENSE
CALENDAR IS DEEMED. 2280 JOHN
SAWYER. OK UH, THE SUSPENSE
CALENDAR IS DEEMED APPROVED. I
WOULD NOW LIKE TO OPEN UP THE
HEARING TO COMMENTS BY MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC ON ANY BILL NOT
PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE
TODAY. UH, PLEASE BE SURE TO
LIMIT YOUR COMMENT TO HER NAME
ORGANIZATION, IF ANY IN YOUR
POSITION ON THE BILL IF ANYONE I
N THE HEARING ROOM WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO STATE THEIR POSITION ON
THE BILL. PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONES. WELL THAT CONCLUDES
TODAY'S HEARING TEAM. UH, WE'RE
GONNA KEEP THE ROLL OPEN FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES TO ALLOW
ABSENT MEMBERS TO ADD ON THEIR
VOTES. UH AND WE WILL ADJOURN
THE MEETING AFTER THAT. GOOD
WORK.
AND WE HAVE MEMBER GOING TO ADD
ON OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. JIM
PATTERSON. JIM PATTERSON, I
THANK YOU. ANOTHER EDITION. IN
CALENDAR, GRAYSON GRACE AND I
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER
HERE. I'D LIKE TO ADD ON.
WOULD THAT WORK? HE IN HIS EYE,
OK? AND WITH THAT WE ARE MEETING
ADJOURNED.