YES ALL RIGHT. OKAY WELL. GOOD
AFTERNOON. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
GET STARTED. AND I JUST. WANTED
TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE TWO
OTHER COMMITTEES GOING ON AT THE
MOMENT. SO SOME OF OUR MEMBERS
ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING IN AND
OUT. BUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME,
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME
AUTHORS. DOWN HERE, SO GOOD
AFTERNOON, WELCOME, TO OUR VERY
FIRST GO HEARING. I'M REALLY
EXCITED TO BE HERE. I WE HAVE,
SOME NEW MEMBERS, AND I'M
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE
DAIS WITH THEM, SO FOR TODAY,
FOR EACH BILL HEARD, THERE WILL
BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT, AND TWO
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION, TO EACH
FOR, TO PROVIDE TWO MINUTES OF
TESTIMONY AND SERGEANTS. IF YOU
COULD CALL MAYBE SOME AUTHORS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORS,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET STARTED,
AND THEN WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM. AS SOON AS MR. LACKEY
GETS HERE, WE CAN START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. BUT I WANTED TO
MAKE SURE WE OPEN, THE HEARING,
AND HOPEFULLY FOLKS WILL RUN
DOWN HERE. THANK YOU.
HI. I'M CALLING FROM THE KHÓ
COMMITTEE HERE IN SPRING 1106.
YOUR MEMBERS IN FALLS CHURCH
LIBRARY. JUST WANT TO GET UP TO
DATE BECAUSE I. YEAH, BECAUSE,
CHIRLA. MARKLEEVILLE THANK YOU
.
MR. VALENCIA, WE DON'T HAVE
AUTHORS RIGHT NOW, SO IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE PODIUM,
WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT SO
WE CAN GET STARTED AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE
.
AND YOU KNOW THAT FOR EACH BILL,
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION SO YOU CAN GET
STARTED AS SOON AS YOU WISH.
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR, WHEN I STARTED THIS,
EVERYONE, AB 2991 REQUIRES THE
USE OF ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS
FOR ALL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN
ALCOHOL RETAILERS. AND
DISTRIBUTORS. THIS WILL THIS
CHANGE WILL ADDRESS A FEW OF THE
SAFETY, INEFFICIENCY AND
FINANCIAL SECURITY ISSUES THAT
ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT IN THIS.
IN THE SYSTEM THAT'S CURRENTLY
USED, THE CURRENT DIVERSITY IN
PAYMENT METHODS POSSESSES
SEVERAL CHALLENGES. DELIVERY
DRIVERS CARRYING CASH FACE
SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISKS DUE TO
THE POTENTIAL OF THEFT,
OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCY ARISE
FROM THE NEED TO COLLECT CASH OR
CHECKS AT THE POINT OF DELIVERY,
SLOWING DOWN THE DISTRIBUTION
PROCESS, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF,
INEFFICIENCIES IS THE FINANCIAL
SECURITY IS COMPROMISED WHEN
CHECKS ARE USED, AS THE
DETECTION OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDS
CAN BE DELAYED. SO MOVING TO AN
EFT SYSTEM DIRECTLY ADDRESSES
ISSUES OF SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY
AND FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND.
WITH ME TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY IS
KEVIN LUCKY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR THE CALIFORNIA FAMILY BEER
DISTRIBUTORS. AND TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, MISS WENDY
TUREK, VP OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS
FOR FINTECH, WHO IS AN EFT
PROVIDER. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
KEVIN. THANK YOU SIR. SORRY
ABOUT THAT. MY NAME IS KEVIN
LUCKY. I'M THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
FAMILY BEER DISTRIBUTORS HERE IN
SUPPORT OF AB 2991, PRETTY
SIMPLE. WE BELIEVE THAT
REQUIRING EFT IS A COMMON SENSE
SOLUTION TO MODERNIZE OUR
INDUSTRY THAT BENEFITS
RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, AND THE
ENTITIES THAT REGULATE OUR
INDUSTRY ALIKE. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, BENEFITS FOR THE
DRIVERS AND THE WHOLESALERS. WE
JUST WANT TO GET RID OF CASH. WE
THINK THAT, DRIVERS CARRYING
AROUND LARGE QUANTITIES OF CASH,
ONE MAKES THEIR JOBS LESS SAFE
AND QUITE FRANKLY, CLASS A
DRIVERS ARE HARD TO RECRUIT
RIGHT NOW, SO ANYTHING TO MAKE
THIS JOB MORE APPEALING. MAKE
THE MEAL FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE
IN THE WORK WE THINK WOULD BE A
TREMENDOUS BENEFIT PAST THAT,
IT'S GOING TO EXPEDITE THE
PAYMENT PROCESS AND SAVE TIME
FOR DELIVERY, WE TALK ABOUT THE
RETAILERS. WE BELIEVE THE
BENEFITS, FIRST OFF, CHECKS
REPRESENT A LESS SAFE WAY TO
PAY. CHECK THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS
ARE EXPOSED. THERE'S THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR, OUR DRIVER OR
SALESPERSON TO LOSE A CHECK
THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO THEM TO PAY
FOR ALCOHOL. THAT ALLOWS THE
RETAILER TO BE EXPOSED. AND, TO
TELL YOU THE TRUTH, EXCUSE ME,
CHECK FRAUD IS AN ALL TIME HIGH.
SO, BEYOND THAT, WE ALSO BELIEVE
THAT THESE EFFICIENCIES AND
WORKING FASTER ARE BENEFICIAL
FOR THE RETAILER. IT'S MORE TIME
FOR THE RETAILER TO BE DEALING
WITH THEIR CUSTOMER, LESS TIME
OUR BIG TRUCKS TAKING UP THEIR
VALUABLE PARKING SPACES, WE
BELIEVE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT
BENEFIT FOR THE RETAILER AS
WELL. AND FINALLY, OUR
REGULATORS CAN USE THIS
INFORMATION VIA EFT WHEN DOING
AUDITS, WHEN DOING
INVESTIGATIONS, WHETHER IT'S
CAL, ABC OR CAL RECYCLE,
REMEMBER, WHOLESALERS COLLECT
ALL THE CRV IN THE STATE IF THEY
NEED TO DO AN AUDIT. HAVING
EVERYTHING DIGITAL WILL MAKE
LIFE A LOT EASIER FOR THEM. SO,
GENERALLY, I APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS, BUT WE ASK THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE
ANOTHER WITNESS IN SUPPORT? NO.
JUST TO HEAR FOR ANY TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS. PERFECT. ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
NOPE ANY, COMMENTS FROM THE
PUBLIC ON THE BILL? WOW. THIS IS
EASY. Ó COMMENTS AND SUPPORT.
OH, SORRY. THAT'S OKAY.
COMMITTEE TO COMMITTEE, I'M
SARAH PALERMO WITH THE
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS
ASSOCIATION, WE ARE OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED, AND WE ARE IN
CONVERSATIONS ON LANGUAGE WITH
THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
PUBLIC? NØ HEARING? NONE. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? YEAH
. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND STOP
AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM SO THAT
WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. CAN YOU,
SECRETARY, CAN YOU CALL THE
ROLL? HERE LACKEY. HERE. ADDIS
BAINES. BRIAN DAVIES. DIXON.
GABRIEL GIBSON. HANEY.
JONES-SAWYER LOW. MCKENNA
PACHECO. PAPPIN PATTERSON.
RAMOS. SORIA WALDRON. VALENCIA.
WALLACE WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE CAN
CONTINUE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, MR.
PATTERSON, JUST WOULD,
APPRECIATE THE BILL, WE HAD GOOD
CONVERSATION IN MY OFFICE ABOUT
IT, IF POSSIBLE, I'D LIKE TO BE
ADDED AS A COAUTHOR. ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MOVE THE
BILL. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOTION BY
MR. GIBSON, SECOND BY MISS
SORIA. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? SURE. THANK YOU, THE
RETAILERS DID APPROACH OUR
OFFICE YESTERDAY WITH SOME
CONCERNS, AND MY TEAM AND I ARE
HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS
AS THE BILL MOVES FORWARD. IN
ADDITION TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT THE GROCERY, THE GROCERS
ASSOCIATION ALSO HAS. SO WITH
THAT, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND
ASK FOR A YES VOTE. THANK YOU.
OKAY. PLEASE. AND MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL
? FILE ITEM 12 AB 2991 VALENCIA.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
RUBIO A, RUBIO A LACKEY, A
LACKEY, A ADDIS BAINES. BAINES I
BRIAN DAVIES. DAVIES I DIXON.
DIXON. I GABRIEL GIBSON I GIBSON
I HANEY. JONES-SAWYER LOW. LOW I
MCKENNA. PACHECO PACHECO I
PAPPIN. PATTERSON PETERSON I
RAMOS. RAMOS. ASESORÍA. SORIA I.
WALDRON. WALDRON I VALENCIA.
VALENCIA I WALLACE. OKAY. SO AT
THE MOMENT YOU HAVE THE VOTES,
BUT WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN
FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO ADD ON.
THANK YOU. OKAY. I SAW MR. FONG,
MR. FONG? YES. OH.
SECOND MOTION BY, MISS DAVIS AND
SECOND BY MR. LACKEY. YOU MAY
BEGIN. THANK YOU. CHAIR. MEMBERS
I AM HERE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 2094, A DISTRICT BILL THAT
WILL HELP GENERATE CRITICAL
REVENUE FOR BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, ARE THE BEDROCK OF LOCAL
HIGHER EDUCATION. AS THEY OPEN
COUNTLESS DOORS FOR CALIFORNIANS
PURSUING DEGREES AND
CERTIFICATES. CGRTS AB 2094
CREATES PARITY BETWEEN COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND OTHER HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THROUGH
EXPANDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE TO DRIVE
FUNDING FOR STUDENT SERVICES AND
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. A MEMORIAL
STADIUM AT BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
OFFERS A LARGE CAPACITY WITH THE
POTENTIAL TO BRING MORE
ATTENTION AND EVENTS TO CAMPUS.
THE STADIUM REGULARLY HOSTS
SPORTING EVENTS, CONCERTS, AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND CAN SEAT
OVER 19,000 ATTENDEES, MAKING IT
ONE OF THE LARGEST STADIUMS ON A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS IN THE
STATE, ALLOWING ALCOHOL TO BE
SOLD AT THE STADIUM WILL BRING
REVENUE TO BENEFIT THE COLLEGE'S
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. FOUNDATION
AND STUDENT CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATIONS. I'M JOINED BY
DOCTOR STEPHEN BLUMBERG, THE NEW
CHANCELLOR OF THE KERN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR RUBIO AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND DOCTOR
STEPHEN BLUMBERG, PROUDLY
SERVING AS THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.
IN MY 32ND DAY, I'M HERE IN
SUPPORT OF AB 2094 AB 2094 WOULD
PROVIDE FOR A NARROW EXCEPTION
TO STATE LAW THAT PROHIBITS
ALCOHOL SALES AND THEIR
CONSUMPTION ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROPERTY AND IN THEIR
FACILITIES. THE BILL, AS
CURRENTLY CONFIGURED, WOULD
ALLOW THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL
ONLY AT BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE'S
MEMORIAL STADIUM DUE TO ITS SIZE
AND SEATING CAPACITY, WHICH IS
ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE CROWDS OF
MORE THAN 19,000. MEMORIAL
STADIUM IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN
BAKERSFIELD, IS AN IMPORTANT
GATHERING PLACE THAT HELPED
SHAPE THE IDENTITY OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE SERVE. AS
A KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT, THE STADIUM IS A
HISTORIC VENUE THAT HAS HOSTED
SPORTING EVENTS AND OTHER EVENTS
FOR OVER 70 YEARS. IT. IS IN
HIGH DEMAND FOR EVENTS LIKE
COMMENCEMENTS, CONCERTS, SPEAKER
SERIES, ART SERIES WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT
LAW MAKES IT DIFFICULT AT BEST
FOR US TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF OUR
POTENTIAL VENDORS AND USES OF
THE STADIUM. AB 2094 WOULD
ENABLE MEMORIAL STADIUM AT
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE TO SELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR SPORTING
EVENTS, CONCERTS AND OTHER
EVENTS. THE CHANGE WOULD
INCENTIVIZE OUTSIDE VENDORS TO
UTILIZE THE SPACE FOR THEIR
EVENTS, BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL
REVENUE TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. MEMORIAL STADIUM AGAIN
IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EVENT
VENUES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY, AND EASILY ACCOMMODATES
LARGE EVENTS THAT MAY OTHERWISE
PASS OUR COMMUNITY BY IN THE
END. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? OKAY. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? THANK
YOU. YES. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
RAUL VERDUGO. I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF ALCOHOL JUSTICE, AND
WE ARE OPPOSED TO AB 294 BECAUSE
IT SEEMINGLY MAKES IT EASIER TO
SELL AND ADVERTISE ALCOHOL TO
KIDS. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, OVER 1500
COLLEGE STUDENTS BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 18 AND 24 DIE FROM
ALCOHOL RELATED INJURIES,
INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES.
IN ADDITION, 52% OF THE STUDENT
BODY AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LOCATION WHERE THIS MAY BE
INTENDED IS CURRENTLY 19 YEARS
OF AGE OR YOUNGER. WE OPPOSE
THIS BILL FOR THOSE REASONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC IN
SUPPORT? ANY OTHERS IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS
FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE?
MR. JONES-SAWYER. OH, THERE YOU
GO, YOU KNOW, UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STOPPED
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AT THE
COLISEUM. WHEN AN INEBRIATED
STUDENT THREW UP ALL OVER THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S,
DRESS AND SHOES, IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THEY STOPPED ALL ALCOHOL
SALES AT, AT THE VENUE, I
ADAMANTLY DISAGREE WITH THAT
BECAUSE OF WHAT ONE STUDENT DID,
AND I WOULD HOPE THAT, AND I, I
THINK YOU WILL DO. THAT, THAT
YOU'LL MAKE SURE THERE ARE SOME
REGULATIONS AND CHECKING IDS AND
THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND ALSO
JUST MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE
DON'T DRINK TOO MUCH INSIDE THE
STADIUM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S NOT
ANY CONTROLS YOU CAN DO OUTSIDE,
BUT TO BE SURE THAT YOU. YOU PUT
THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS INSIDE,
BECAUSE THOSE THINGS DO HAPPEN.
YES. THEY'LL OF COURSE BE
SAFEGUARDS TO PREVENT ANYONE
UNDER 21 FROM DRINKING. AND THIS
WILL ONLY ALLOW ALCOHOL SALES AT
SPECIFIC EVENTS AT THE STADIUM,
MANY OF WHICH WILL NOT TAKE
PLACE DURING NORMAL CLASS HOURS.
THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR
REFERENCE, IF. THE BILL GETS
OUT, IT GOES. IT'S DOUBLE
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION. SO
THERE'LL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
FOR, FURTHER DISCUSSION. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH
THANK YOU. WITH THAT, YOU MAY
CLOSE. THIS NARROW EXEMPTION
OFFERS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COLLEGE TO BRING MORE EVENTS
TO BAKERSFIELD AND GENERATE
REVENUE TO REINVEST IN THE
COMMUNITY'S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. AND WE ALREADY
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND,
SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL? BEALL. ITEM THREE AB
2094. FONG. THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER
EDUCATION. RUBIO. AYE. RUBIO
AYE. LACKEY. AYE. LACKEY. AYE.
ADDIS BAINES. BAINES. AYE. BRIAN
DAVIES. DAVIES. AYE. DIXON
DIXON. AYE. GABRIEL GIBSON.
GIBSON. AYE. HANEY JOAN. SAWYER.
AYE. JOAN. SAWYER. AYE. LOW
LOWE. AYE. MCKENNA. MCKENNA.
AYE. PACHECO PACHECO. AYE.
PAPPIN PAPPIN. AYE. PATTERSON.
PATTERSON. AYE. RAMOS RAMOS.
ASESORÍA SORIA. AYE. WALDRON.
WALDRON. AYE. VALENCIA VALENCIA.
AYE. WALLACE. THANK YOU. THE
MEASURE PASSES AND WILL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD
ON. THANK YOU. AND THEN, BEFORE
WE CONTINUE, MR. TING, IF WE CAN
JUST TAKE ACTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, I NEED A MOTION.
MOTION BY MR. GIBSON, SECOND BY
MISS WALDRON. AND EVERYBODY
ELSE. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? WE
HAVE A FILE ITEM ONE AB 1940 VÆ
VALLAPUDUA. THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDED CONSENT FILE, ITEM
NUMBER TWO, AB 1946 ALANIS DO
PASS. RECOMMEND CONSENT FILE.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR AB 2177.
MCKENNA. THE MOTION IS DO PASS
TO APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMEND
CONSENT FILE ITEM FIVE AB 2322
HART DO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
RECOMMEND CONSENT FILE ITEM SIX
AB 3O17 HART DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. RECOMMEND
CONSENT FILE ITEM TEN AB 2797
RUBIO DO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
RECOMMEND CONSENT FILE ITEM 11
AB 2849 RUBIO DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. RECOMMEND
CONSENT FILE ITEM 15 AB 3179.
RUBIO DO PASS RECOMMEND CONSENT.
RUBIO. AYE. RUBIO. AYE. LACKEY.
AYE LACKEY AYE. ADDIS. BAINES
BAINES. AYE. BRIAN. HI. BRIAN.
AYE DAVIES. DAVIES. AYE. DIXON.
DIXON AYE. GABRIEL. GIBSON.
GIBSON AYE. HANEY. CHEN. SAWYER.
AYE. JOAN. SAWYER AYE. LOWE.
LOWE. AYE. MCKENNA MCKENNA. AYE.
PACHECO. PACHECO. AYE. PAPPIN
PAPPIN. AYE. PATTERSON.
PATTERSON AYE. RAMOS. RAMOS.
ASESORÍA SORIA. AYE. WALDRON.
WALDRON. AYE VALENCIA. VALENCIA.
AYE. WALLACE OKAY. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT. WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLL OPEN FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO
ADD ON. MR. TING, THANK YOU FOR
PATIENTLY WAITING.
YOU MAY THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR,
HERE TO PRESENT AB 2359, WHICH
IS A DISTRICT BILL. IT EXPANDS
UPON A BILL THAT I DID A NUMBER
OF YEARS AGO AROUND TYPE 87
LIQUOR LICENSES ALLOWS FOR 30
AFFORDABLE LICENSES. WE'RE
ASKING FOR AN EXPANSION TO 40
SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO
POPULAR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT'S REALLY HELPED GROW OUR
RESTAURANTS. AND WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AYE VOTE ON AB 2359.
THANK YOU. YOU HAVE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. CHAIR RUBIO
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. GOOD
AFTERNOON, BEN VAN HOUTEN, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO, REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU TAKING UP THE BILL. AND
THANK YOU TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
TING FOR HIS LEADERSHIP,
CONTINUED LEADERSHIP ON THIS, AS
HE MENTIONED, THE TYPE 87 HAS
REALLY BEEN A LIFELINE FOR OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
CORRIDORS. OTHERWISE THEY WOULD
BE FORCED TO BUY A LIQUOR
LICENSE ON THE SECONDARY MARKET
FOR $200,000 OR MORE, WHICH IS
JUST NOT FEASIBLE FOR OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS,
THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED SUPPORT
A VARIETY OF NOW REALLY
IMPORTANT NEIGHBORHOOD AND
COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS, AND OUR
EXCELSIOR AND BAYVIEW
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ASKING FOR
FIVE MORE LICENSES APIECE TO
CONTINUE THAT POSITIVE MOMENTUM
AND KEEP IT GOING FORWARD. SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
OKAY. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC IN OPPOSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON. AND FOR THE RECORD,
MY NAME IS RAUL VERDUGO,
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AT ALCOHOL
JUSTICE, WE ARE OPPOSED TO AB
2359 BECAUSE THE CITY OF SAN
FRANCISCO CURRENTLY HAS AMONG
THE DENSEST CONCENTRATIONS OF
ALCOHOL OUTLETS IN THE STATE,
SETTING LIMITS TO OUTLET DENSITY
IS ONE OF THE CORE STRATEGIES
ACKNOWLEDGED AND ENDORSED BY THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSOCIATION AND THE CDC CONVENED
COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE SERVICES
TASK FORCE, AMONG OTHERS. AND
LASTLY, ACCORDING TO THE CENTER
FOR ALCOHOL POLICY, 56% OF US
RESIDENTS AGREE THAT ADDING MORE
ALCOHOL OUTLETS WOULD CREATE
MORE PROBLEMS THAN PROVIDE
BENEFITS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
IN SUPPORT ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC IN OPPOSITION? OKAY
BRINGING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS,
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD, BECAUSE IT'S
ALMOST LIKE A TEST PILOT
PROGRAM, AND YOU HAVE SHOWN ONE
THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT HAS
BEEN POSITIVE. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
ASKING FOR THIS BECAUSE OF THE
GROWTH IN RESTAURANTS ARE BEING
SUPPORTED. OUR RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY, HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN
HIT. SMALL, SMALL MOM AND POP
BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN HIT. AND
THIS IS A CERTAINLY AN
INNOVATIVE WAY TO TRY TO BRING
THOSE BUSINESSES BACK AND KEEP
PROVIDING THE KIND OF SERVICES
THESE RESTAURANTS NEED. AND FOR
ME, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN
DOING WELL AND SO I'LL BE
SUPPORTING IT. I THINK IT'S
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND PLEASE CONSIDER ME. I'M NOT
FROM SAN FRANCISCO FROM LA, BUT
IF YOU WOULD TAKE ME AS A
COAUTHOR OF THE BILL, I'LL BE
MORE THAN HAPPY TO ROLL WITH YOU
ON THIS WAY. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. AND HAD YOU ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? NO OKAY. THANK YOU, YOU
MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO
ADD, MY COLLEAGUE FROM CARSON IS
A COAUTHOR. AND JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THEN,
WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY IT WAS
MR. GIBSON AND A SECOND BY, MISS
PAPIN, AND THE, RECOMMENDATION
IS TO PASS TO COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS, SECRETARY, CAN
YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?
RUBIO. RUBIO? AYE. LACKEY. AYE.
LACKEY AYE. ADDIS. BAINES.
BAINES AYE. BRIAN. AYE. BRIAN.
AYE. CERVANTES DAVIES. DAVIES.
AYE. DIXON. DIXON. AYE. GABRIEL
GIBSON. GIBSON. AYE. HANEY JOAN.
SAWYER. AYE. JOAN. SAWYER. AYE.
LOWE LOWE. AYE. MCKENNA.
MCKINNON. AYE. PACHECO PACHECO.
AYE. PEPIN. PEPIN. AYE.
PATTERSON PATTERSON. AYE. RAMOS.
RAMOS. ASESORÍA SORIA. AYE.
WALDRON. WALDRON. AYE VALENCIA.
VALENCIA. AYE. WALLACE. THANK
YOU, THE MEASURE PASSES AND
WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN FOR,
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO SIGN ON.
THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. LOWENTHAL
.
YOU CAN BEGIN. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. AND MEMBERS, I WANT TO
START BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANK THE CHAIR
AND THE STAFF FOR THEIR
COLLABORATION AND THOUGHTFUL,
THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO THE BILL.
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2375,
WHICH IS PART OF A LARGER
PACKAGE OF BILLS THAT I'M CARING
TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING AND
UNDERREPORTING ISSUE OF ROOFING
THAT IS TAKING PLACE ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES, ACROSS THE WORLD,
ROOFING OR DRINK SPIKING OCCURS
WHEN PERPETRATORS INCAPAZ
AGITATE THEIR VICTIMS THROUGH
SLIPPING DATE RAPE, DRUGS SUCH
AS RUFINO. BLESS YOU, GHB OR
KETAMINE INTO THE VICTIM'S
DRINKS WHEN THEY ARE NOT AWARE.
TYPICALLY, DRINK SPIKING IS NOT
AN INDEPENDENT CRIME. RATHER, IT
IS DONE TO MAKE MORE OTHER
HORRIFIC CRIMES SUCH AS RAPE AND
SEXUAL ASSAULT, EASIER TO
COMMIT. AND WHILE ANYONE CAN
TURN VICTIM TO ROOFING, WOMEN
AND MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITIES ARE TARGETED THE
MOST. AND DARE I SAY, WE HAVE
ALLOWED THIS TO GO ON SO LONG
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT IS WOMEN
AND MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY THAT ARE TARGETED.
DRINK SPIKING CAN TAKE PLACE
ANYWHERE. HOWEVER IT IS MOST
COMMON PLACES WHERE IT TAKES
PLACE ARE RESTAURANTS, BARS AND
NIGHTCLUBS WHERE ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES ARE BEING SERVED. WHEN
SOMEONE HAS BEEN ROOFIED, NOT
ONLY DO THE DRUGS CAUSE MEMORY
LOSS, BUT THEY ALSO PASS THROUGH
THE BODY EXTREMELY FAST, MAKING
IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE VICTIM
TO SEEK JUSTICE AFTER THE FACT.
THIS IS WHY PREVENTATIVE
MEASURES, SUCH AS THE ONE THIS
BILL ESTABLISHES, ARE ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT WHEN SEEKING TO TACKLE
THIS ISSUE. ABC 2375 SIMPLY
REQUIRES RESTAURANTS, BARS AND
NIGHTCLUBS TO PROVIDE A LID TO A
PATRON'S DRINK UPON THEIR
REQUEST. ALLOWING PATRONS TO
HAVE ACCESS TO LIDS IS A COMMON
SENSE MEASURE TO DETER
PERPETRATORS FROM ATTEMPTING TO
COMMIT THESE CRIMES, REDUCING
LEVELS OF DRINK SPIKING AND IN
TURN, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPE.
AS A RESTAURANT AND A BAR OWNER
MYSELF AM EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO
THIS ISSUE AND KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE
ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR GUESTS.
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS
THIS ONE WILL NOT ONLY HELP
COMBAT THESE CRIMES, BUT ALSO
INCREASE BUSINESS, AS PEOPLE
WILL BE MORE AND MORE WILLING TO
GO OUT, BE SOCIAL WITH A
STRONGER SENSE OF SECURITY,
BEFORE I INTRODUCE, SPEAKERS TO
SPEAK IN ADVOCACY OF THIS, I
JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU HERE'S AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT'S OUT THERE.
NOW, THERE'S AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY
Kò OF PRODUCTS TO DETER ROOFING.
THESE ARE DRINK LIDS. THESE ARE
STICKERS. YOU CAN GO ON A, ON A
ON ANY GLASS, ANY CONTAINER
RIGHT AWAY. THIS DOES NOT HAVE
TO BE COMPLEX. IT DOES NOT HAVE
TO BE COSTLY TO PROVIDE SAFETY
FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS IT. I AM
PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY RAUL
VERDUGO, DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY
FOR ALCOHOL JUSTICE, AND ALEXIS
SANCHEZ OF SACRAMENTO'S LGBTQ
CENTER, WHO ARE HERE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR.
VERDUGO. THANK YOU, TODAY I'M
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ALCOHOL POLICY
ALLIANCE, A PROJECT OF ALCOHOL
JUSTICE. WE'RE A STATEWIDE
ALLIANCE REPRESENTING 50
ORGANIZATIONS WITH A MISSION TO
UNITE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO
PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL
RELATED HARM. WE SUPPORT AB 2375
BECAUSE DRINK SPIKING IS AN
UNDERREPORTED BUT EVER PRESENT
HAZARD FOR PEOPLE WHO DRINK A
SNUG FITTING LID FOR ANY DRINK
HELD AT A BAR AND OR NIGHTCLUB
WOULD DISSUADE ANYONE ATTEMPTING
TO PREY AND OR VICTIMIZE PATRONS
. IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A CLEAR
INDICATION THAT THE DRINK HAS
BEEN TAMPERED WITH. WE SINCERELY
THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL
FOR INITIATING THE EFFORT TO
REDUCE THIS TYPE OF ALCOHOL
RELATED HARM. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. HI, MY NAME IS ALEXIS
SANCHEZ. I'M THE DEPUTY CHIEF
PROGRAM OFFICER AT THE
SACRAMENTO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER
AND ALSO AN LGBTQ PLUS PLUS
PERSON WHO'S BEEN DOING ADVOCACY
IN HER COMMUNITIES FOR OVER A
DECADE, WE AT THE SACRAMENTO
LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. I
THINK PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS THE
TOOLS TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE
WHILE THEY ARE SEEKING COMMUNITY
IS A COMMON SENSE MEASURE, AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE
PROVIDED TO PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF
GENDER, REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL
ORIENTATION. THAT BEING SAID,
FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY,
THIS BILL IS IT CARRIES
PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE, PRIOR TO,
2003, FOR LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE,
BARS AND RESTAURANTS WERE SOME
OF THE ONLY PLACES THAT THEY
COULD FIND COMMUNITY. RIGHT, THE
LGBT Q PLUS CULTURE CARRIES A
RICH HISTORY OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING AND JUST FINDING
COMMUNITY IN PLACES THAT SERVE
ALCOHOL, BECAUSE OF THIS, OUR
CULTURE HAS GROWN UP ALONGSIDE
AND INSIDE BARS AND RESTAURANTS.
AND WHEN LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE GO TO
SEEK COMMUNITY. WHEN I FIRST
MOVED TO SACRAMENTO, ONE OF THE
FIRST PLACES THAT I KNEW THAT I
COULD FIND EVENTS, THAT I COULD
FIND COMMUNITY THAT I COULD
BUILD, COMMUNITY WAS IN OUR
LOCAL BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS RIGHT
WHEN I FIRST CAME OUT, I WAS
LIVING IN LOS ANGELES, AND I
GRAVITATED RIGHT TO WEST
HOLLYWOOD AND WOULD START TO
FIND COMMUNITY AND EVENTS THERE,
BUT IN THOSE SPACES, THERE WAS
THE UNDERTONE OF JUST KIND OF BE
CAREFUL, RIGHT? YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT COULD HAPPEN. YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALWAYS PUT A
NAPKIN OR PUT SOMETHING ON TOP
OF YOUR DRINK. YOU NEVER LET
THAT DRINK OUT OF YOUR HAND. AND
THAT WAS A NARRATIVE THAT HAS
THAT. I'VE GROWN UP WITH. I
THINK THIS BILL WOULD PROVIDE A
COMMON SENSE MEASURE TO ENSURE
THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN CONTINUE TO
FIND THAT COMMUNITY. AND BECAUSE
OF THAT, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE IN
SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE. OKAY.
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? OKAY.
BRINGING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS,
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
MEMBERS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA
. YES. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. THIS IS A SUPER
IMPORTANT BILL. AS A BLACK
WOMAN, IN HER SOON TO BE IN HER
60S, I WAS RAISED NOT TO EVER
TO, TAKE MY DRINK OUT OF SIGHT.
LIKE, KEEP MY DRINK IN SIGHT.
DON'T TAKE A DRINK FROM SOMEONE
BECAUSE THEY CAN SPIKE IT. WELL,
I WOULD SAY AT ABOUT TEN YEARS
AGO, I WAS ON HOLLYWOOD
BOULEVARD AND I GOT SPIKED. I
DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THANK
GOD I WAS WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS
BECAUSE I DIDN'T. NO HARM CAME
TO ME EXCEPT FOR I WAS SO SICK
THE NEXT DAY, I DON'T REMEMBER
GETTING IN THE CAR, GETTING IN
THE LYFT THAT NIGHT. I DON'T
REMEMBER GOING HOME, MY FAMILY
SAID THAT I WAS PASSED OUT ON
THE FRONT LAWN, THIS HAS NEVER
HAPPENED TO ME. I AM A LADY, AND
SO I BUT I WAS SO SEVERELY SICK.
SERIOUSLY, THIS WAS SO BAD. YOU
GUYS, LIKE, IF I WOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN WITH MY FAMILY, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO
ME, BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
HAPPENED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD,
I WILL ALWAYS BE IN THE BAR WITH
LIT AND YOU HAVE MY VOTE, AND I
WOULD LOVE TO BE A COAUTHOR AS
WELL. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOWE AND THEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO
ECHO THE COMMENTS. SIMILARLY, I
REMEMBER SOME MEMBER LOWENTHAL,
YOU BEING HERE LAST YEAR AND
GIVING A VERY IMPASSIONED SPEECH
ON THIS SIMILAR TOPIC AND COMING
BACK ON THE SUBJECT MATTER AS A
FATHER AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING
THE IMPORTANCE OF THOSE MOST
VULNERABLE IN OUR POPULATIONS AS
WELL. AND I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND
THOSE WHO ARE ALSO TESTIFYING
WITH YOU, AND ALSO LIKE TO BE
ADDED AS A JOINT AUTHOR OR
COAUTHOR, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON AND THEN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BANES, YES. LET ME JUST
ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ALREADY SAID. I REMEMBER YOU
SPEAKING LAST YEAR IN THIS VERY
ROOM ON YOUR BILL ABOUT ROOFING,
AND I ALSO AT THE TIME, I SHARED
THAT MY COUSIN DIDN'T HAVE THE
SAME NARRATIVE, HE DOESN'T HE
DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME NARRATIVE
OF WAKING UP THE NEXT MORNING,
HE WAS FOUND IN HIS BED, WHERE
HE HAD PASSED AS A RESULT OF THE
BAR THAT WAS AROUND THE CORNER
THAT SOMEONE PLACED A ROOF. AND
IT WAS MY FIRST, MY FIRST
FUNERAL THAT I'VE EVER GONE TO.
AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ETCHED IN
MY MIND. AND SO I ALWAYS SHARE
WITH, YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS MY
OWN FAMILY MEMBERS, HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS. AND I NEVER
WONDERED WHY PEOPLE TAKE THEIR
DRINKS IN THE RESTROOM, BUT I
UNDERSTAND VERY MUCH SO WHY THAT
THIS HAPPENS. AND THANK YOU FOR
ONE, BRINGING THIS AWARENESS TO
US ALL ON A GREATER LEVEL, AND I
BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
SAVING PEOPLE'S LIVES. SO I WANT
TO COMMEND YOU, ON YOUR JOURNEY,
AND I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE CONSIDER ME AS A JOINT,
NOT A KHÓ, BUT A JOINT OF THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BANES. AND THEN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON, THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLYMEMBER LOWENTHAL,
FOR THIS BILL. IT'S SUPER, SUPER
IMPORTANT WITH THE RISE OF DRUGS
AND THE DIFFERENT POLY
SUBSTANCES THAT ARE HITTING THE
STREETS, THIS IS SUPER, SUPER
IMPORTANT. LOVE TO JOIN ON AS A
COAUTHOR AS WELL, YOU KNOW,
FENTANYL CAN ALSO BE THROWN INTO
A DRINK AS WELL. SO THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT WORK. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON AND
THEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES,
THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND ALL THESE
FINE WORDS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN. SO
I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALSO FOR A
COMMON SENSE SOLUTION. WHEN I
FIRST READ THE BILL, I WAS
TRYING TO CONCEIVE IN MY MIND
THE VISUAL OF HOW MANUFACTURERS
WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT LID SIZES.
AND AS A RESTAURANT OWNER, I
KNEW YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF A
MORE COMMON SENSE SOLUTION,
WHICH YOU DID. AND I THINK
SAVING LIVES AND SAVING
UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCES IS SO
SIMPLE WITH A COMMON SENSE
SOLUTION. AND THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES. THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN,
JUST SO PROUD. AND I THINK IT'S
LEGISLATORS. IT'S BILLS LIKE
THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE. PUBLIC
SAFETY, MAKING SURE PEOPLE YOU
KNOW CAN BE OUT THERE. BUT I
LOVE THIS. YOU KNOW, HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BASICALLY JUST
ALLOW TESTING STRIPS TO GET OFF
THE PARAPHERNALIA CATEGORY SO
THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AND THEN
YOU'RE ABLE TO DO, THE KETAMINE
TESTING, AND WE HAVE THE
FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS AS WELL.
AND THEN THIS. SO KEEP IT UP.
WE'D LOVE TO BE A COAUTHOR. AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY.
YEAH I'M JUST JOINING THE CHORUS
HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU. FIRST OF ALL. BUT I DO HAVE
A QUESTION AS TO WHAT IS GOING
TO QUALIFY AS A LID. I THINK
SOME PARAMETERS PROBABLY NEED TO
BE ESTABLISHED A LITTLE BIT,
BECAUSE THE NAPKIN WAS ACTUALLY
A IT HAD THE SAME SOLVE, THE
SAME PURPOSE. WOULD THAT
ACTUALLY WOULD THAT COMPLY WITH
WITH WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING? I
THINK THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER IS
SPOT ON. IS THERE IS SOME
CLARITY THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE
IN THIS BILL. AND WE'RE GOING TO
BE WORKING ON THAT VERY ISSUE.
YES. AND THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THAT UP. YES, THE
AUTHOR HAS AGREED TO WORK WITH
ABC TO COME UP WITH A CLEAR
DEFINITION AS TO WHAT THAT
MEANS. SO WE'RE WORKING ON IT AS
WE MOVE FORWARD. AND I'D LIKE TO
JOIN THAT LONG LIST OF CO
AUTHORS, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM OTHER MEMBERS. NO. ALL
RIGHT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT REALLY IS A COMMON SENSE
MEASURE. WHEN I SAW IT I WAS
LIKE OH KIND OF LIKE THE LIBS
WHERE THEY JUST PUT THE STRIP
ACROSS IT. SO I DIDN'T VISUALIZE
IT EITHER. SO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THE PROPS. I AM A
VISUAL PERSON THAT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE YOU BRINGING THE
MEASURE BEFORE US, AND ALSO
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE IN MAKING SURE THAT
THIS IS A FOOLPROOF MEASURE.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
QUESTIONS? OKAY, THE
RECOMMENDATION IS DO PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, CAN
YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? OH.
OH, I'M SORRY, I NEED A MOTION.
OKAY, A MOTION BY MR. LACHEY,
SECOND BY MR. AND. YES. OKAY
MOTION BY MR. LACHEY, SECOND BY
MR. GIBSON. AND CAN YOU PLEASE
CLOSE VERY BRIEFLY. I JUST WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MEMBERS WHO
BROUGHT FORWARD THEIR STORIES
TODAY AND HOW CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE DO. SO,
YOU KNOW, SEXUAL ASSAULT GOES
UNDERREPORTED AND WE NEED IT IS
NOT THE FAULT OF THE VICTIMS.
EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
TO GO OUT AND BE SAFE IN THAT
ENVIRONMENT. SO I THANK YOU TO
THE MEMBERS FOR BRINGING THAT
UP. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
PARTICULARLY ACKNOWLEDGE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES, WHO HAS
BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AS
WELL FOR SOME TIME. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
NOW WE ARE CLOSED. I HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? RUBIO,
RUBIO I LACKEY I LACHEY I ADDIS
BAINES BAINES I BRIAN I BRIAN I
DAVIES DAVIES I DIXON DIXON I
GABRIEL GABRIEL I GIBSON GIBSON
I HANEY JONES-SAWYER I
JONES-SAWYER I LOW LOW I MCKENNA
, MCKINNON I PACHECO PACHECO I
PAPPIN PAPPIN I PATTERSON.
PATTERSON I RAMOS. RAMOS
ASESORÍA SORIA I WALDEN. WALDEN
I VALENCIA. VALENCIA I WALLACE.
THANK YOU. THE MEASURE PASSES
AND WILL LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN FOR
OTHER MEMBERS TO ADD ON. THANK
YOU. OKAY, NOW WE ARE WAITING
ON, CALLING ON ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON ALVAREZ AGUIAR-CURRY OR
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON TO COME
DOWN AND HELP US OUT. WHILE
WE'RE WAITING, CAN WE, CONSIDER
ADD ONS, PLEASE? I'M TAKING.
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, ADDIS.
BRIAN, I BRIAN, I GABRIEL
GABRIEL I HANEY AND WALLACE.
FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE AB 2094
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FONG ADDIS.
BRIAN, A BRIAN I GABRIEL GABRIEL
I HANEY AND WALLACE. FILE ITEM
SEVEN AB 2359 TING ADDIS.
GABRIEL. GABRIEL I JOAN SAWYER
I. I ALREADY HAVE JOAN SAWYER. I
APOLOGIZE. THAT WOULD BE HANEY
AND WALLACE. HE HASN'T CHECKED
IN, BUT HE DID SO. AND
COUNSELORS CHECKING IN AS WELL.
I GOT A CALL. THANK YOU. WE'RE.
OH, YEAH. HE'S HE'S HERE IN THE
COMMITTEE, BUT, JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT HE. OKAY FILE
ITEM 12 AB 2991 VALENCIA, ADDIS.
BRIAN I BRIAN, I GABRIEL.
GABRIEL I HANEY. JOAN. SAWYER, I
JOAN. SAWYER I MCKENNA. MCKENNA.
I PAPIN. HAPPEN I WALLACE. THANK
YOU. OKAY SOUNDS GOOD. I'LL LET
HER KNOW. THANK YOU
.
OKAY WELCOME, MR. ALVAREZ.
MOVE THE BILL. THAT WAS GIBSON.
SECOND. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU
CAN SAY SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, THEN
YOU'RE GOOD. I HEARD A COUPLE OF
YOU MENTIONED THAT. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY AND THE PATIENCE AS
I RAN OVER FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING, THIS IS A B 30, 99,
WHICH ADVOCATES FOR THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL
THE COMMISSION WOULD PREPARE FOR
THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
UNITED STATES ALONG THE NATIONAL
AMERICA 250 EVENT THAT IS
HAPPENING THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY
, INSPIRED BY THE NATIONAL
AMERICA 2050 INITIATIVE, THIS
BILL PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
CALIFORNIA TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS, COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH
ANNIVERSARY OF OUR COUNTRY.
ALTHOUGH WE WERE THE 31ST STATE
ADMITTED INTO THE NATION, THERE
HAS BEEN 43 STATES WHO HAVE
ALREADY ESTABLISHED THEIR
AMERICA 250 COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE
NOT YET. THIS BILL SEEKS TO DO
THAT. CALIFORNIA'S COMMISSION
WOULD CREATE A UNIFIED EFFORT TO
HONOR OUR STATE'S UNIQUE
HERITAGE, INCLUDING OUR RICH AND
DIVERSE HISTORIES AND MIGRATION
PATTERNS. AND I THINK, LIKE ALL
OF YOU, YOU CAN AGREE THAT
CALIFORNIA HAS A LOT TO PRESENT
ITS STORY. ITS HISTORY IS RICH.
IT'S UNIQUE, IT IS AS DIVERSE AS
CAN BE. AND WE MUST MAKE SURE
THAT AS OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY IS
REMEMBERED AND CELEBRATED AT ITS
250TH ANNIVERSARY, THAT
CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE PART OF
THAT CELEBRATION. AND THAT'S
WHAT THE COMMISSION IS SEEKING
TO DO, CALIFORNIA'S HISTORICAL
ROLE IS REALLY A FOCAL POINT
PRIMARILY ON ISSUES LIKE
MIGRATION AND INNOVATION. AND
THIS COMMISSION WILL HELP
EDUCATE AND EMPOWER CALIFORNIANS
TO CELEBRATE THE JOURNEYS OF
MIGRATION FROM ITS FIRST FROM
ITS FIRST PEOPLE MIGRATION AND
INNOVATION THAT GOES ON IN OUR
STATE TODAY. THAT MAKES IT SUCH
A STRONG, POWERHOUSE AND SUCH A
STRONG STATE. AB 3099 WILL ALSO
PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR
EXECUTING EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS
AS A CELEBRATION IS DESIRED. WE
HAVE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARIAN
LUCKY TO HAVE OUR STATE
LIBRARIAN WITH US. GREG LUCAS,
WHO WILL TESTIFY AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
INITIATIVE AND ITS ORIGIN. THANK
YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
MEMBERS. MADAM CHAIR, YOU KNOW,
LIKE THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER SAID,
ANYTIME CALIFORNIA CAN TALK
ABOUT ITS UNIQUE, STORY AND ITS,
UNIQUE DIVERSITY IS A GOOD
OCCASION, I CAN TELL YOU THAT
THE GOVERNOR AND THE
ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
PARTICIPATING IN AMERICA. 250
AND IN FACT, HE'S EXCITED ABOUT
DOING THAT. IT MAY NOT TAKE
EXACTLY THE FORM OF THIS
COMMISSION, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY
GOING TO BE JUST AS COMMITTED TO
THE INCLUSIVITY THAT ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ HAS IN THE
COMPOSITION OF HIS COMMISSION.
THANK YOU. THE OTHER. THANK YOU.
ANY, WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
OKAY. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC,
AND SUPPORT SEEING NONE ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
I HAVE A COMMENT. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. LACKEY. YES. ONE OF THE
MEMBERS UP HERE, WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT THIS THAT STILL
REMEMBER THE BICENTENNIAL, I WAS
STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
UNFORTUNATELY I WOULD ASK THAT
YOU CONSIDER THAT SEVEN SYLLABLE
TURM TO SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE
QUARTER MILLENNIAL. SO MUCH
EASIER TO SAY, BUT NONETHELESS
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND,
VERY PROUD OF THIS GREAT
COUNTRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON, I
CERTAINLY AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS. I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE
WERE NO SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. I
THINK WE ALL NEED TO FOCUS ON
THIS, AND I HOPE THE COMMISSION
WILL ELEVATE THIS AND THE
GOVERNOR AND YOUR OFFICE TO,
MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THIS IS
SOMETHING TO HAVE SURVIVED 250
YEARS. DEMOCRACY SURVIVES FOR
250 YEARS. THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
AND I'M VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT
THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
CARRYING THE BILL. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS
? OKAY. MR. ALVAREZ, YOU MAY
CLOSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, AGREE WITH
THE COMMENTS MADE. WE CANNOT,
NOT BE PART OF A SUCH AN
IMPORTANT CELEBRATION OF OUR
DEMOCRACY. IT'S AN EXPERIMENT
THAT'S FAR OUTLIVED, YOU KNOW,
MANY OTHERS. AND WE SHOULD BE
VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND
CALIFORNIA SHOULD PLAY A CENTRAL
ROLE IN THAT CELEBRATION. AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS COMMISSION
ATTEMPTS TO DO. SO THANK YOU,
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. AND WE
HAVE A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BRIAN, A SECOND BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JOHN SAWYER, AND
SECRETARY Þ, THIS, THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. SECRETARY, CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? AB
3099. ALVAREZ RUBIO. RUBIO. AYE.
LACKEY. HI, LACKEY. AYE. ADDIS.
BAINES. BAINES. AYE BRIAN. HI.
BRIAN. AYE. DAVIES DAVIES. AYE.
DIXON. DIXON. AYE. GABRIEL
GABRIEL. AYE. GIBSON. GIBSON
AYE. HANEY. JONES. SAWYER. Ã.
JONES. SAWYER AYE. LOWE. LOWE.
AYE. MCKENNA. MCKENNA AYE.
PACHECO. PACHECO. AYE. PAPIN
PAPIN. AYE. PATTERSON PATTERSON.
AYE. RAMOS. RAMOS. ASESORÍA
SORIA. AYE. WALDRON WALDRON.
AYE. VALENCIA. VALENCIA. AYE.
WALLACE THE MOTION PASSES AND
WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN FOR
OTHER MEMBERS TO ADD ON. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON.
Þ. WELCOME. ALL RIGHT, MADAM
CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON. AND,
MEMBERS, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB 3117
IN FRONT OF THIS COMMITTEE
TODAY. AB 3117 WILL MAKE A
MOBILE OR DIGITAL LIFE DRIVER'S
LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.
EVIDENCE OF MAJORITY. AND I'M
SORRY. LET ME SAY THAT. LET ME
START OVER. IT WILL MAKE A
MOBILE OR DIGITAL DRIVER'S
LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD
EVIDENCE OF A MAJORITY AND
IDENTITY OF A PERSON. IF THE DMV
AUTHORIZED THE USE OF THOSE
LICENSES OR ID CARDS WITHOUT THE
POSSESSION OF A CARD. THE DMV
FIRST INTRODUCED A PILOT PROGRAM
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023 THAT
ALLOWED RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA
TO UTILIZE DIGITAL ALTERNATIVES
TO DRIVER'S LICENSES AND
IDENTIFICATION CARDS. DMV IS
CURRENTLY TESTING THE MOBILE
DRIVER'S LICENSE AT SELECT
LOCATIONS AND AIRPORTS AS A PART
OF THE PILOT, AND CERTAIN
LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED
HAVE BEGUN ACCEPTING THE DIGITAL
IDS FOR ALCOHOL PURCHASES. THE
BILL IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY WILL
MODERNIZE CALIFORNIA'S LAW TO
MAKE IT EXPLICITLY CLEAR THAT A
DIGITAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
APPROVED BY THE DMV CAN ALSO BE
USED AS A BONA FIDE EVIDENCE OF
MAJORITY AND IDENTITY OF A
PERSON WHEN PURCHASING ALCOHOL.
CURRENT LAW TODAY WAS WRITTEN
WELL BEFORE DIGITAL
IDENTIFICATIONS WERE
CONTEMPLATED, AND SHOULD BE
UPDATED TO PROVIDE CLARITY FOR
THOUSANDS OF STAKEHOLDERS IT
IMPACTS, WITH THE BILL BEING
DUAL REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. I PLAN ON CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH MY COMMITTEE, STAFF
AND STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THE
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE
ANALYSIS TO GET ON AND DO
IT, AND I MUST HAVE WITHIN HOURS
BEEN TOO LATE. SO MAYBE THERE'S
A CRUSH OF PEOPLE OR LITTLE
LICENSES PROCESS, BUT ARE THEY
FULLY READY AND ABLE TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD? ABSOLUTELY THEY
THEY ARE AND HAVE BEEN ISSUING
THEM AND, AND TO DATE THERE'S
BEEN NO ISSUES AS FAR AS HACKS
OR ANY THINGS RELATED TO IT.
IT'S ACTUALLY MORE SECURE TO
HAVE A DIGITAL ID THAN IT IS TO
HAVE AN ACTUAL DRIVER'S LICENSE,
WHICH CAN BE, YOU KNOW, IMITATED
BY PEOPLE WHO DO THAT SORT OF
THING. HUM. YEAH THEY ARE
ABSOLUTELY READY. AND IT'S
ALREADY BEING TAKEN AT QUITE A
FEW RETAILERS ALREADY, INCLUDING
CIRCLE K. IF YOU GO TO CIRCLE K
RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE CAN USE THEIR
DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION TO BE
ABLE TO PROVE WHO THEY ARE OR
MAKE ALCOHOL. WHAT ABOUT
AIRPORTS AT TSA, THEY ARE I
THINK THEY ARE ALLOWED. I DON'T
RECALL IF THE, AIRPORT IS USING
THEM YET. I DON'T RECALL, BUT I
CAN FIND THAT OUT AND GET BACK
TO YOUR OFFICE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. SO ACTUALLY, WE DO HAVE
THAT LAX AND SAN JOSE ARE
CURRENTLY USING IT FOR TSA.
THEY'RE THE PILOTS, RIGHT? TWO
OF THEM ARE. BUT IT'S NOT LIKE
YOU COULDN'T GO TO SACRAMENTO OR
YOU HAS TO
OVERSHADOW ANY KIND OF,
CONVENIENCE. SO I'M
UNFORTUNATELY NOT IN A POSITION
TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND THEM CLEARLY, JUST IN
CASE THIS DOES GET OUT TO THIS
COMMITTEE AND GO ON TO THE NEXT
ONE. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS THEM. SO YOUR CONCERN
IS, ALTHOUGH IT'S ACTIVELY USED
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
BEING ABLE TO EXPAND THE USE FOR
OR PROVIDE CLARITY TO THE LAW,
EXPANDING THE USE FOR ALCOHOL
PURCHASES, YOU THINK THAT
BECAUSE IT CAN BE POTENTIALLY
MANIPULATED VERSUS, IT BECAUSE
IT CAN BE SIMILAR TO LIKE A
REGULAR ID WHERE YOU CAN
DUPLICATE IT ON A PHONE, THAT'S
WHY YOU'RE OPPOSED. YES. OKAY.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCKENNA. YES THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON, DO I
HAVE TO GO TO THE DMV? I KNOW
I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION NOW,
BUT I CAN'T JUST GET IT FROM AN
APP. I ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO INTO
THE DMV TO GET. YOU HAVE TO
INTERACT WITH THE DMV TO BE ABLE
TO GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE, A
DIGITAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, JUST
LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE TO
GET A PHYSICAL ONE. SO THERE HAS
TO BE SOME INTERACTION WITH THE
DMV TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. YOU
CAN'T GET IT FROM JUST A THIRD
PARTY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER YES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES. WOULD THAT THEN UPDATED
AS THE CALIFORNIA ID THE VENDOR.
AND SO OBVIOUSLY THE
MANIPULATION HAPPENED TO ACTUAL,
DRIVER'S LICENSES AS WELL AS TO
DIGITAL. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE
PILOT PROGRAM. SO, AND I WAS
JUST COMMENTING THAT MY COSTCO
CARD IS ALSO DIGITAL. SO I THINK
THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE
MOVING IN. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN
GET SOME DATA, TO SEE HOW WELL
IT WORKS FROM THE DMV, AND I
ALSO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
YOU DO HAVE TO INTERACT WITH THE
DMV. YOU KNOW, THAT WAY,
SOMEBODY AT HOME CAN'T JUST
CREATE IT. SO THANK YOU. AND
WITH THAT. YES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
DAVIES. YEAH. IF I JUST LET ME
CLARIFY, I WAS THINKING OF THE
FEDERAL ID. THE ONE THAT WE'VE
GOT TO, LIKE 2025, 2026, THAT
THE REAL LIFE, THE REAL ID, YES,
THE REAL I.D. THAT'S WHERE I'M
WONDERING IF THAT WOULD THEN BE
JUST LIKE THE DRIVER'S LICENSE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE
THAT. IS THAT WHAT WOULD BE,
DIGITAL LIKE THAT THAN Tê. SO
YOU CAN SO THE DIGITAL DRIVER'S
LICENSE IS LIKE YOUR DRIVER'S
LICENSE. SO WHETHER IT'S WE
DON'T ISSUE ANYMORE THE, THE OLD
ONE, WE ONLY ISSUE THE REAL ID.
SO YOUR DIGITAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
WOULD BE YOUR REAL ID, FEDERAL
ID THAT IT HAS TO BE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. YES. THAT IS WHAT'S
CURRENTLY BEING ISSUED IS NOT
THE, PREVIOUS ONCE WE STOPPED
ISSUING THAT AND MOVED TO REAL
ID, BOTH THE DIGITAL THE DIGITAL
ID IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
PARAMETERS REQUIRED FOR THE REAL
ID. THANK YOU. SO THAT SAME
LEVEL OF VERIFICATION, THANK
YOU. AND THEN JUST FOR
CLARIFICATION, THE PILOT PROGRAM
IS, ACTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30TH,
2026. SO WE'RE STILL IN THAT
SAME STILL IN THAT PHASE, THIS
AND THIS JUST PROVIDES, TO
THROUGH THE CHAIR. THIS JUST
PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY. RIGHT
NOW SOME RETAILERS ARE TAKING IT
AND SOME ARE NOT, BECAUSE
THERE'S NOT CLARITY IN THE LAW
RELATED TO THE PILOT PROGRAM.
AND SO THIS PROVIDES THAT
CLARITY. SO THAT RETAILERS DON'T
HAVE TO BE CONCERNED IN TERMS OF
LIABILITY THAT IF IT MATCHES
JUST LIKE A REGULAR ID, IF THEY
DO THEIR INSPECTION ON A REGULAR
PHYSICAL ID, YOU KNOW, AND
VERIFIED IT, EVEN IF SOMEONE DID
THE FAKE, THAT WOULD BE ON THAT
PERSON, NOT THE RETAILER. THE
SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE
DIGITAL ID. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DIXON, I GUESS I WAS KIND
OF MY QUESTION. WHY DID THE
PILOT START WITH, ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES? IS THAT BECAUSE
THAT'S A COMMON USAGE, AND
THAT'S THE WAY TO VERIFY THE
LEGITIMACY OF THE DIGITAL
DRIVER'S LICENSE? NO. SO THE
PILOT IS JUST ABOUT THE ABILITY
TO HAVE A DIGITAL ID INSTEAD OF
A PHYSICAL ID, SO. SO TO USE IT
FOR DRIVING, TO USE IT TO
DETERMINE YOUR IDENTIFICATION
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO BECAUSE
IT IS DURING THE PILOT PROGRAM,
THE DIGITAL ID IS EQUIVALENT TO
HAVING A PHYSICAL ID SO IT IS
THE SAME. SO IF AN OFFICER WAS
TO PULL YOU OVER AND ASK YOU TO
PRODUCE AN ID DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD AND YOU PRODUCE A DIGITAL
ID, THEY CANNOT SAY THAT OR A
DIGITAL DRIVER'S LICENSE. THEY
COULDN'T SAY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
A DRIVER'S LICENSE. RIGHT.
BECAUSE THE DIGITAL ID IS THAT
EQUIVALENT. THAT IS THE PILOT
PROGRAM. WHAT THIS DOES IS
PROVIDE CLARITY IN THE LAW THAT
THAT DIGITAL ID CAN ALSO BE USED
TO VERIFY YOUR AGE, IF YOU WERE
TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL AS WELL,
SOME RETAILERS TAKE IT, SOME
DON'T. AND PART OF THE ONES THAT
DON'T IS BECAUSE IT'S A PILOT
PROGRAM AND WEREN'T SURE OF THE
LIABILITY IN ORDER TO TAKE THE
PHYSICAL ID, BUT WE'RE SAYING AS
A STATE THAT DURING THIS PILOT
PROGRAM THAT A DIGITAL ID IS THE
SAME AS A PHYSICAL ID FOR ANY
USE, FOR ANY USE THAT YOU WOULD
USE Ã AND I'M TRYING TO TAKE
OUT NOT MY MILITARY ID, BUT, OF
COURSE I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH
EVERYTHING IN MY PHONE, BUT THIS
IS MY ID, AND LET'S SAY I HAD
IT, AND I WISH NOW I WOULDN'T
REGISTER FOR IT IF I HAD A
DIGITAL ID THAT THIS IS THE
EQUIVALENT AND YOU CAN. THERE IS
NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO
FOR PROPER USE. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. ALL
RIGHT, THE RECOMMENDATION THÀNH
Þ. WE NEED A MOTION AND A
SECOND. OKAY. MOVED BY WHO WAS
SECOND? MOVED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON. SECOND BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BRIAN. OKAY AND THE
RECOMMENDATION IS TO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. CAN YOU, SECRETARY,
CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AB
3117 WILSON RUBIO. RUBIO A
LACKEY? NO LACKEY, NO ADDIS.
BAINES. BAINES I BRIAN I BRIAN I
DAVIES. DAVIES I DIXON. DIXON. I
GABRIEL. GABRIEL I GIBSON I
GIBSON I HANEY, JOHN SAWYER JOHN
SAWYER I LOW LOW I MCKENNA.
MCKENNA I PACHECO. PACHECO. I
PAPPIN HAPPEN I PATTERSON.
PATTERSON. NOT VOTING. RAMOS.
RAMOS I SORIA. SORIA I WALDRON.
I'M SORRY. THAT WAS I OKAY
WALDEN I VALENCIA. VALENCIA I
WALLACE. THANK YOU. THE MEASURE
PASSES AND, WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLL
OPEN FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO ADD
ON. THANK YOU. MAJORITY LEADER
AGUIAR-CURRY. COME ON UP.
MOVE THE BILL. THE MOTION. AND
SECOND, BY THE WELCOME. WE'RE
READY. HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR. AND MEMBERS, AB
2032 033 WOULD ALLOW CALIFORNIA
CRAFT DISTILLERS TO CONTINUE
SELLING ONLINE AND SHIPPING
THEIR PRODUCTS DIRECTLY TO
CONSUMERS. JUST LIKE THE WINE
AND BEER INDUSTRIES DO. THERE
ARE MORE THAN 200 CRAFT
DISTILLERS IN CALIFORNIA. THE
VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE
FAMILY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
THAT EMPLOY 5 TO 10 PEOPLE.
DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID
PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE AND CONTROL AUTHORIZED
DIRECT TO CONSUMER SHIPPING FOR
CALIFORNIA CRAFT DISTILLERS FROM
MARCH 2020 TO MARCH 2022. THE
LEGISLATURE EXTENDED THIS
PRIVILEGE UNTIL 2023 AND AGAIN
UNTIL 2024. MADAM CHAIR AND I
DID THOSE BILLS. UNFORTUNATELY,
THE ONLINE SALES AND SHIPPING
AUTHORIZATION EXPIRES TO END OF
TO END THE IN 2025. AB 3202
SIMPLY EXTENDS THE AUTHORIZATION
TO JANUARY 2026 MEMBERS. THIS
PRIVILEGE HAS BEEN A LIFELINE,
ALLOWING DISTILLERIES IN THE
STATE TO OFFSET REVENUES LOST
DUE TO THE IMPACTS OF COVID AND
INCREASE THEIR PRESENCE IN THE
MARKET, WHERE THEY SIMPLY DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO THE SHELF SPACE.
IN MOST RETAIL OUTLETS. I HOPE
YOU WILL SUPPORT THIS EFFORT TO
HELP THE CRAFT DISTILLING
INDUSTRY FOR ONE MORE YEAR WITH
ME TO TESTIFY TODAY IN SUPPORT,
I HAVE NATE SOLOVE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA CRAFT DISTILLERS
GUILD AND STEVE WALLACH FROM ON
BEHALF OF UPS. THANK YOU. GO
AHEAD. MEMBERS NATE SOLOVE, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CRAFT
CHEN, NATE SOLOVE, ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA CRAFT DISTILLERS
ASSOCIATION, I JUST WANT TO
THANK THE CHAIR AND THE AUTHOR
FOR REALLY KEEPING OUR INDUSTRY
ALIVE. THESE LAST FEW YEARS
AFTER COVID. YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO
COVID, WE COULD ONLY SELL OUR
PRODUCTS IN OUR TASTING ROOMS.
WE WERE NOT REALLY ABLE TO GET
ON STORE SHELVES BECAUSE
TYPICALLY WE'RE SUCH SMALL
BUSINESSES AND IT'S HARD TO GET
INTO THAT SPACE, THE FLEXIBILITY
, THE ONLINE SALES THAT WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO DO DURING COVID AND
NOW THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
HAS REALLY ALLOWED US TO KEEP
OUR DOORS OPEN, EVEN THOUGH WE
HAVE HAD SOME CLOSURES THESE
LAST FEW MONTHS. BECAUSE, AGAIN,
IT'S A HARD MARKET OUT THERE
WHEN IT'S HARD TO GET ON STORE
SHELVES AND SO, THE FLEXIBILITY
OF THIS BILL ALLOWS IS THAT WE
CAN STILL DO OUR TASTING ROOM
SALES, BUT WE COULD ALSO DO
ONLINE SALES AND SHIP DIRECTLY
TO CONSUMERS. AND SO WE
APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING US TO
CONTINUE TO DO THAT. WE'RE
WORKING HARD WITH ALL THE
DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
ALCOHOL INDUSTRY. WE'RE HOPING
TO MAKE THIS PERMANENT AT SOME
POINT, BUT IT'S AS OTHER FOLKS
IN THE IN THE WINE AND BEER
SPACE CAN CURRENTLY DO. SO WE
HOPE TO BE COMING BACK TO YOU IN
FUTURE YEARS WITH A PERMANENT
SOLUTION. BUT AGAIN, APPRECIATE
THIS TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO ALLOW
US TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN, TO
KEEP THESE SMALL BUSINESSES
THRIVING, AND TO KEEP PEOPLE
EMPLOYED IN CALIFORNIA. SO
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
STEVE WALLACH HERE ON BEHALF OF
BRUCE MCRAE AND UPS, URGING YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS, BILL UPS WAS
PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE PRIOR
EFFORTS IN THIS AREA AND URGES
YOUR VOTE, URGES YOU TO VOTE AYE
ON AB 3203 THIS YEAR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? OKAY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND
OPPOSITION. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
MELISSA WARNER, ON BEHALF OF THE
FAMILY WINEMAKERS OF CALIFORNIA
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION?
OKAY. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
CONCERNS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I KNOW
AGAIN WITH COVID HOW TOUGH IT
IS, AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SMALL
MARKETS OUT THERE WHEN IT COMES
TO CRAFT BEER, AND IT GIVES IT
GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT
LEAST HAVE IT OUT THERE, SO
THANK YOU FOR THIS AND I WOULD
LOVE TO COAUTHOR. THANKS ANY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, ANY
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE?
COMMENTS. CONCERNS. OKAY THANK
YOU, YOU MAY CLOSE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A
MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN,
SECOND BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE,
AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS DUE
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE OF
APPROPRIATION AND
APPROPRIATIONS, SECRETARY, CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL GIBSON.
AYE. HANEY JONES. AYE.
JONES-SAWYER. ILO LOW. AYE.
MCKINNEY PACHECO. PACHECO. AYE.
PAPIN. PAPIN. AYE. PATTERSON
PATTERSON. AYE. RAMOS. RAMOS.
AYE SORIA. SORIA. AYE WALDRON.
WALDRON. AYE. VALENCIA VALENCIA.
AYE. WALLACE THANK YOU. THE
MEASURE PASSES AND WE'LL LEAVE
THE ROLL OPEN FOR OTHER MEMBERS
TO ADD ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR. MEMBERS WE JUST HAVE ONE
MORE BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON.
SENATOR CASSIDY
. SO, ON.
OKAY OKAY. THANK YOU
. OKAY SORRY
. ABOUT. NGUYEN.
YEAH.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS AT THE
TUNNEL THROUGH. N N ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. CALDERON. WELCOME DO YOU
HAVE A LOOK AT
.
DIXON GIBSON. WELCOME SORRY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. APOLOGIES
FOR THE DELAYS. IT'S A BUSY
AFTERNOON, GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2378, WHICH WOULD
ALLOW STUDENTS IN A REGISTERED
BARTENDING APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM TO TASTE BUT NOT CONSUME
AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AS PART OF
THEIR CURRICULUM. CURRENT LAW
AUTHORIZES THE BILL ARE A DEAN,
FOREMAN AND MITCHELL FRIEDER OF
THE HOSPITALITY TRAINING ACADEMY
. THANK YOU. HI, I'M EATING
FOREMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE HOSPITALITY TRAINING
ACADEMY, WHERE THE TRAINING ARM
OF UNITE HERE LOCAL 11 AND ITS
CONTRIBUTING EMPLOYERS. WE HAVE
FOUR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS WITH THE US DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR AND THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF
APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS. IT IS
OUR GOAL TO TAKE FOLKS WHO ARE
REENTRY AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS,
CGRTS VETERANS, FOSTER YOUTH AND
PUT THEM INTO OUR TRAINING
PROGRAMS AND THEN ELEVATE THEM
UP THE CAREER LADDER INTO GOOD
UNION JOBS WITH GOOD WAGES AND
BENEFITS. SO THIS PROGRAM WILL
ALLOW US TO RUN OUR
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AND I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR
LEAD CULINARY INSTRUCTOR, CHEF
MITCHELL FRIEDER, TO DISCUSS WHY
IT'S IMPORTANT. THE ONLY OTHER
THING I WANT TO ADD IS IN THIS
PROGRAM, WE WILL NOT BE TAKING
ANYBODY LESS THAN THE AGE OF 21.
WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT
SHOULD BE HAPPENING FOR ANYBODY
WHO IS IN A PROGRAM. ALSO, WE
CAN'T GET ANYBODY HIRED IF
THEY'RE LESS THAN 21 IN ANY OF
OUR EMPLOYERS, WHICH ARE
EVERYTHING FROM THE RITZ CARLTON
TO THE FAIRMONT TO THE J.W.
MARRIOTT AND FOUR SEASONS. SO
THAT FOR US, THIS IS A BILL FOR
21 AND ABOVE. THANK YOU. I'M
MITCHELL FRIEDER, I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE
TRAINING FOR HOSPITALITY
TRAINING ACADEMY, THE CURRENT
LAW ALLOWS 18 TO 18 TO 20 YEAR
OLDS TO ATTEND, CLASSES WHERE
WHERE ALCOHOL IS TASTED. WE WILL
NOT BE DOING THAT AGAIN AS AS 18
SAID, TASTING IS AN INTEGRAL
PART OF A BARTENDER'S JOB.
YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THESE
LITTLE. I BROUGHT PROPS AS WELL.
YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THESE
LITTLE THESE LITTLE TASTING
STRAWS OR THESE LITTLE STIR STIR
STRAWS. THIS IS THE STRAW THAT'S
USED TO TAKE THE TASTE OF A
SPIRIT OR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
BY A BARTENDER. THEY PLACE THIS
IN A DRINK, LIFT IT UP. THIS
CONTAINS ABOUT 1/16 OF A
TEASPOON OAN. SO IT'S REALLY A
VERY TINY TASTE. AND A BARTENDER
TYPICALLY WOULD WOULD TASTE, 20,
30, 40 TIMES DURING THE COURSE
OF A DAY. AND OF COURSE NOT GET
INTOXICATED. IT'S NOT ENOUGH
ALCOHOL TO DO SO. SO IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT BARTENDERS ARE
ABLE TO KNOW THAT THE BEVERAGE
IS PROPERLY BALANCED, THAT IT'S
NOT TOO STRONG AND THAT IT'S
PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED. SO A VERY
IMPORTANT POINT, IMPORTANT THING
TO DO THIS LITTLE TINY QUARTER
TEASPOON IS WOULD CONTAIN FOUR
OF THESE STRAWS. SO REALLY A
TINY LITTLE QUANTITY. AND WE
HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER THAT
IN THE IN YOUR VOTE. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY,
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? OKAY.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN
SUPPORT? I'LL CALL ON YOU IN A
SECOND. ELMER LAZARD FROM THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
MEMBERS IN SUPPORT? OKAY. ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN
OPPOSITION? GOOD AFTERNOON.
MEMBERS FRED JONES, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL PROBLEMS. WE
ARE A MEMBER OF A STATEWIDE
COALITION, CALIFORNIA ALCOHOL
POLICY ALLIANCE. OUR PARTNERS
ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH
UNITE HERE AT. AND WE WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THE 21 AGE ON THESE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
MEMORIALIZED IN STATUTE. BUT
GIVEN OUR GOOD FAITH
CONVERSATION, WE'RE REMOVING OUR
OPPOSITION TODAY. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM THE PUBLIC? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND MR.
PRESIDENT, WE'VE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF BEING IN
CONVERSATION WITH THE SPONSORS
OF THE BILL AND, AND WE
ANTICIPATE THE AMENDMENTS WILL
BE ADDED TO THE BILL. AND WITH
THAT, WE'D LIKE TO REMOVE OUR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE?
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN, I JUST
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL. THAT'S
SOMETHING I ACTUALLY KNOW. NONE
OF MY COLLEAGUES KNOWS. I WAS
ACTUALLY A BARTENDER FOR FOUR
YEARS, AND STARTED WHEN I WAS
18, AND RECOGNIZED ALL OF THE,
THE COMPLEXITIES NEEDED TO, TO
DO THE JOB EFFECTIVELY, ALSO
JUST A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE
TRAINING THAT YOU ALL DO AND THE
WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. SO HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, AND
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALDEN. THANK YOU. I'M
ALWAYS INTERESTED IN PROGRAMS
THAT HELP PEOPLE, COMING OUT OF
IN CARCERAL SETTINGS. AND I WAS
WONDERING HOW YOU OUTREACH TO
GET FOLKS TO COME IN TO DO THE
TRAINING OR IS IT DONE THROUGH
SOMEHOW? THE PRISON SYSTEM OR SO
WE WORK WITH THE PROBATION
DEPARTMENT IN LA COUNTY. WE ALSO
HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MANY OF
THE HALFWAY HOUSES THAT HAVE
SENT PEOPLE INTO OUR PROGRAMS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE CULINARY
PROGRAM. AND ONE OF OUR LAST
CLASSES, WE HAD THREE FOLKS IN
ANKLE BRACELETS THAT WE GOT JOBS
FOR. SO WE HAVE REALLY NO
PROBLEM WITH THAT AS LONG AS THE
FOLKS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE OUR
PROGRAM, WE PARTNER WITH ABOUT
120 COMMUNITY AND FAITH BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. ÓRDENES. WE ALSO
TEXT OUT INFORMATION TO THE
PROGRAM TO ALL OF UNITE HERE
LOCAL 1130 2500 MEMBERS FOR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WE JUST GO
EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE. JOB
FAIRS AND MANY OF YOUR DISTRICT
OFFICES HAVE INVITED TO JOB US
TO JOB FAIRS, AND WE CONTINUE TO
DO THAT. OUR GOAL IS TO GET AS
MANY FOLKS THAT NEED A HELPING
HAND. OUR PROGRAM IS FREE. IT'S
FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, THE STATE, LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, AND OUR GOAL IS TO
GET THEM ALL GOOD UNION JOBS.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEEMEN,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY. YEAH. MY
QUESTION IS THIS YOU INDICATED
THAT YOUR PROGRAM DOESN'T HIRE
ANYBODY UNLESS THEY'RE 21 YEARS
OF AGE. SO WHERE'S THE DEMAND
FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEASURE? I'M
IF THERE'S NO JOB AVAILABLE,
WHERE'S THE DEMAND FOR THEM TO
BE TESTED? I THINK I HEARD
SOMEBODY SAY YOU DON'T HIRE. NO,
NO, WE DON'T TAKE ANYBODY INTO
OUR PROGRAM. THAT'S LESS THAN
21. SO NO STUDENT CAN BE LESS
THAN 21 TRAINING TO BE A
BARTENDER. SO WE WILL TAKE
STUDENTS WHO ARE OVER 21 UP TO.
BUT DOESN'T THIS ALLOW PEOPLE
THAT ARE UNDER 21? THE CURRENT
LAW ALLOWS IT. WE WILL NOT TAKE
SOMEONE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18
AND 20. WE DON'T WANT THE
LIABILITY AND OUR EMPLOYERS
WON'T TAKE THE LIABILITY AS
WELL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL
IS TO ALLOW REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIPS, PROGRAM TO
ALLOW PEOPLE TO TASTE THE
ALCOHOL IN THE PROGRAM. THAT'S
THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL. THERE'S
THE CURRENT LAW THAT ALLOWS
STUDENTS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND FOUR YEAR INSTITUTIONS TO
TASTE ALCOHOL IF THEY'RE 18, IF
THEY'RE ABOVE 18, WE DON'T AGREE
WITH THAT. OKAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON. THANK YOU. CHAIR SO THIS
CHANGES THE CURRENT LAW. SO NO
ONE UNDER 21 CAN TASTE OR BE
TRAINED? NO. THIS IS ONLY
DEALING IN OUR WORLD WITH
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS. OKAY. WE'RE TRYING TO
ADD REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS INTO THE LAW THAT ALLOW
PEOPLE TO TASTE. NOW THE CURRENT
LAW ALLOWS PEOPLE FROM 18 TO 21
TO TASTE. WE'RE ENCOURAGING THE
AUTHOR TO FOR THE REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT WE
ARE DEALING WITH. WE DON'T WANT
TO SEE ANYONE BELOW 21, AND WE
DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY ELSE
SHOULD SEE PEOPLE BELOW 21. BUT
THERE'S THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ASPECT OF WHICH WE'RE NOT REALLY
DIGGING INTO. WE JUST WANT TO
TALK IN OUR WORLD ABOUT APPROVED
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOHN
SAWYER. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON, FOR
BRINGING THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS
SO IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE, JOBS.
AND I KNOW MISS FOREMAN
PERSONALLY WILL MAKE SURE THAT,
IT'S DONE RIGHT AND THAT THE
APPROPRIATE AGE LEVEL IS, IS
INSTITUTED SO THAT NOT ONLY
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE
APPROPRIATE AGE, BUT THESE
INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ABLE TO BE
HIRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THEY FINISHED. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? OKAY. HEARING NONE
YOU MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. WE HAVE A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DAVIES, SECOND BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON. AND THE
MOTION IS Dð PASS TO COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS, SECRETARY,
CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AB
2378? CALDERON. RUBIO. AYE.
RUBIO AYE. LACKEY. AYE. LACKEY.
AYE. ADDIS ADDIS. AYE. BAINES.
BAINES. AYE. BRIAN RYAN. AYE.
DAVIES. DAVIES. AYE DIXON.
DIXON. AYE. GABRIEL GABRIEL.
AYE. GIBSON. GIBSON. AYE. HANEY
HANEY. AYE. JONES. SAWYER. AYE.
JOHN. SAWYER AYE. LOWE. LOWE.
AYE. MCKINNA MCKENNA. AYE.
PACHECO. PACHECO. AYE PAPIN.
PAPIN. AYE. PATTERSON PATTERSON.
AYE. RAMOS. RAMOS I. SORIA
SORIA. AYE. WALDRON. WALDRON
AYE. VALENCIA. VALENCIA. AYE.
WALLACE WALLACE. AYE. OKAY.
MEASURE PASSES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THAT WAS OUR LAST BILL.
AND IF WE CAN TAKE WE'RE OPENING
THE ROLL FOR, ADD ONS. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, ADDIS. ADDIS?
AYE HANEY. HANEY. AYE. WALLACE
AYE. WALLACE. AYE. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT WITH IS
OUT WITH 29 EYES. 21. FILE ITEM
EIGHT AB 2375. LOWENTHAL ADDIS.
ADDIS. AYE. HANEY. HANEY. AYE.
WALLACE WALLACE. AYE. THAT
MEASURE IS OUT WITH 21 AYE VOTES
. FILE ITEM NINE AB 2378
CALDERON. FILE ITEM 12 AB 2991.
VALENCIA. ADDIS ADDIS. AYE.
HANEY HANEY. AYE. WALLACE.
WALLACE. AYE. THAT MEASURE IS
OUT WITH 21 EYES. AB 3099.
ALVAREZ ADDIS. ADDIS. AYE. HANEY
HANEY. AYE. WALLACE. WALLACE.
AYE THAT MEASURE IS OUT WITH 21
AYES. AB 3117. WILSON ADDIS.
ADDIS AYE. HANEY HANEY. AYE.
WALLACE WALLACE. AYE. THAT
MEASURE IS OUT WITH 19 EYES. AB
3203. AGUIAR-CURRY ADDIS. ADDIS
AYE. HANEY HANEY.