THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA 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. ADIS
AGUIAR-CURRY. ALANIZ. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA BAINES. B¢O. KHN
BENNETT. BERMAN. BERNER BONTA.
BRIAN CALDERON, JUAN. CARRILLO,
WENDY. CARRILLO. CERVANTES CHEN.
CONNELLY. DALLEY DAVIES. DIXON.
ISOLE FLORA, MIKE. FONG, VINCE.
FONG. FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER GARCIA. GIBSON.
GRAYSON HANEY. HART. HOLDEN
HOOVER. IRWIN. JACKSON. JONES
SAWYER, CORA. LACKEY. LEE LOW.
LOWENTHAL. MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS.
MCCARTY. MCKENNA. MURATSUCHI
NGUYEN. ORTEGA. PACHECO PAPPIN,
JIM. PATTERSON, JOE. PATTERSON.
PELLERIN. PETRIE-NORRIS
QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS. RENDON
REYES. THREE OF US RODRIGUEZ.
RUBIO. SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO
SCHIAVO. SORIA. TO TING.
VALENCIA. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON WALLACE. BOARD. WEBER
WICKS. WILSON. WOOD. ZUBER 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.
TODAY S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON. LET
US PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, WHOSE
KINGDOM IS RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE
AND JOY, DIRECT YOUR LIGHT TO
THOSE WHO FACE DARKNESS. BE THE
PROVIDER TO THEM IN NEED.
COMFORT THE RESTLESS, STRENGTHEN
THE WEARY, AND GIVE WISDOM TO
THOSE WHO ASK OF YOU, SO THAT
WHAT IS DONE IS FOR GOOD. HAVE
MERCY ON THE MERCIFUL AND GRACE
TO THE GRACIOUS. LET THE WORK
DONE IN THIS CHAMBER REFLECT THE
HIGHER CALLING TO SERVE
UNSELFISHLY. FOR YOURS IS THE
KINGDOM, THE POWER, AND THE
GLORY. AMEN. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAYSON. TODAY PLEASE
JOIN MR. KALRA, WHO WILL LEAD US
IN THE PLEDGE. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES PLEASE JOIN
ME IN RECITING OUR PLEDGE. 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. A READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL.
ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS. SACRAMENTO,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH, 2024. THE
ASSEMBLY MET AT 7 A.M. THE
HONORABLE MR. GALLAGHER SECONDS
THAT THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH.
PRESENTATION AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE IN INTRODUCTION
AND REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND ADOPTED.
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 READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING
TO PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
BAINES AND SAWYER TO SPEAK ON AN
AGENDA IN MEMORY TODAY WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
PACHECO, WILSON, BAINES, KALRA,
VINCE FONG AND AGUIAR-CURRY TO
HAVE GUESTS IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 56 TO
ALLOW THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES
TO NOTICE BILLS PENDING RE
REFERRAL FROM OTHER COMMITTEES.
TO ALLOW THE NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE TO NOTICE. AB 2329
MURATSUCHI FOR THEIR HEARING ON
MONDAY, APRIL 22ND, PENDING RE
REFERRAL FROM THE UTILITIES AND
ENERGY COMMITTEE TO ALLOW THE
INSURANCE COMMITTEE TO Ã NOTICE
AB 2780 MCKINNEY FOR THEIR
HEARING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH,
PENDING RE REFERRAL FROM THE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVEYANCE
COMMITTEE TO ALLOW THE COMMITTEE
LOCATIONS AND CONVEYANCE
COMMITTEE TO NOTICE AB 22211
CARILLO FOR THEIR HEARING ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH, PENDING
RE REFERRAL FROM THE UTILITIES
AND ENERGY COMMITTEE TO ALLOW
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO
NOTICE AB 2930 B¢O KHN FOR
THEIR HEARING ON TUESDAY, APRIL
23RD, PENDING RE REFERRAL FROM
THE PRIVACY AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION COMMITTEE AND TO
ALLOW JUDICIARY TO NOTICE AB
3192 MURATSUCHI PENDING RE
REFERRAL FROM THE NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM 164
ACR 126 JOE PATTERSON FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. BURKE WILL
NOTE I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO WITHDRAW AB 2449 TOL FROM THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND
ORDER THE BILL TO THE SECOND
READING. FILE THE BILL IS
NON-FISCAL. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 96. TO
WITHDRAW. TO WITHDRAW. AB 2807
VÆ LÀ AND AB 3085 GIBSON FROM
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND
ORDER THE BILLS TO THE SECOND
READING FILE WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SET SHALL BE THE ORDER PURSUANT
TO ASSEMBLY RULE 96. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REFER THE
FOLLOWING BILLS TO COMMITTEE AB
1856 TO FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO THE PRIVACY
COMMITTEE AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION COMMITTEE, AB 2370.
CERVANTES FROM THE PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE TO
THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
AB 2531 BRIAN, FROM THE PRIVACY
AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMITTEE TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE, AB 2783. ALVAREZ FROM
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND AB
2998 MCKINNEY FROM THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. MOVING
ON TO GUEST INTRODUCTIONS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
NGUYEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, LAST
MONTH I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HONOR AND RECOGNIZE SOME AMAZING
WOMEN IN MY DISTRICT AND THEY
ARE HERE WITH US TODAY IN THE
GALLERY, I ASK THAT YOU STAND AS
I INTRODUCE YOUR NAME, JINKEE
DOLOR. PAT FONG KASHIDA KATHY
RODRIGUEZ, RAQUEL WILLIAMS,
VINCENT JONES, ALICE PEREZ
TEJEDA, MAHMOUD AND SOPHIA KIM.
PLEASE HELP ME IN RECOGNIZING
THESE AMAZING WOMEN IN DISTRICT
TEN FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN
THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER NGUYEN, WELCOME
TO YOUR GUESTS AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING
RECOGNIZED. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS.
GOOD MORNING MEMBERS. IT IS MY
HONOR TO RECOGNIZE WOODLAND
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL TEAM
. THEY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP,
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND IT'S NOT
OFTEN IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES
THAT WE HAVE ILLUSTRIOUS GROUP
OF YOUNG MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES
THAT BRING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE UP
TO BE SO INVOLVED IN THEIR
SPORTS. SO I WANT TO THANK
NUMBER ONE, ALL THE PARENTS.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THESE
YOUNG MEN HAVE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY AT WOODLAND
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, IN THE FLOOR,
I HAVE, I BELIEVE, IN THE BACK
OF THE CHAMBER. MIKE PESCA, NOAH
RICO, DEVIN HERRERA, GABRIEL
SANCHEZ, SHANE OSBORN AND ROBERT
NASH AND ALL THE REST OF THE
TEAM. SO IF YOU COULD WELCOME,
OUR YOUNG MEN HERE TODAY WITH A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
MR. FONG, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. HEY,
LARA. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, MEMBERS, I RISE TO
RECOGNIZE A FEW OF MY
CONSTITUENTS FROM THE KERN DANCE
ALLIANCE. AN OUTSTANDING ARTS
AGENCY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING
DANCE AND THE ARTS IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY. TODAY, WE ARE
JOINED BY KDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANDREA HANSON AND THE KDA
PRESIDENT, MARCY HIRONS. AND
BEHIND THE CAMERA IS THE KDA
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL MEDIA, JAN
PETERS. THEIR TRAILBLAZING
PROGRAMS USE THE ARTS TO TEACH
MATH AND READING, DECREASE
HEALTH DISPARITIES AND
DISABILITIES, AND BRING HOPE AND
JOY THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. IN 2022, KDA WAS ONE OF
14 ARTS AGENCIES STATEWIDE
CHOSEN TO ADMINISTER THE
INAUGURAL CALIFORNIA CREATIVE
CORE PROGRAM. KDA WAS AWARDED
$4.2 MILLION TO ADMINISTER THIS
PROGRAM THAT EXPANDS THE ARTS IN
OUR COMMUNITY. IN THE LAST YEAR,
THE KDA CREATIVE CORE HAS
IMPACTED 14 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT
THE CENTRAL VALLEY, CREATING 652
JOBS IN THE ARTS. THEIR DATA IS
CURRENTLY BEING USED BY THE
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL AND THE
CALIFORNIA FOR THE ARTS AS A
MODEL FOR EXCELLENCE FOR OTHER
REGIONS. KDA IS IN SACRAMENTO
SHARING ABOUT THE CREATIVE CORE
PROGRAM AND ADVOCATING FOR THE
CENTRAL VALLEY. PLEASE JOIN ME
IN RECOGNIZING THESE AMAZING
INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FONG AND WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS
.
MR. KOLLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, IT'S MY
HONOR TO INTRODUCE OUR CANADIAN
DELEGATE THAT'S WITH US HERE
TODAY ON THE FLOOR. WE HAVE WITH
US MARIE ALNWICK, CONSUL AND
HEAD OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS WITH
THE CONSUL GENERAL OF CANADA IN
SAN FRANCISCO, SILICON VALLEY,
JUSTIN CURRIE, SENIOR DIPLOMACY
OFFICER, CONSUL GENERAL OF
CANADA. ALSO SAN SILICON VALLEY.
AND IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR TO
INTRODUCE CONSUL GENERAL RANA
SARKAR TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. HE
WAS APPOINTED BY PRIME MINISTER
JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND HAS SERVED AS
THE SAN FRANCISCO BASED CONSUL
GENERAL OF CANADA SINCE 2017,
OVERSEEING CANADA'S RELATIONS
WITH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
HAWAII. SINCE ARRIVING IN
SACRAMENTO, THE CONSUL GENERAL
AND HIS DELEGATION HAVE MET WITH
LEGISLATORS, INCLUDING MANY OF
YOU HERE ON THE FLOOR,
POLICYMAKERS AND FRIENDS OF
CANADA IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SECTORS TO FURTHER THE
COLLABORATIVE CANADA CALIFORNIA
PARTNERSHIP AND EXCHANGE
POLICIES THAT PROMOTE A GREEN,
EQUITABLE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE
FOR ALL. THIS YEAR'S FOCUS IS ON
STRENGTHENING THE CANADA-U.S.
RELATIONSHIP IN THE FACE OF
GROWING GEOPOLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, AND THE
PIVOTAL ROLE CALIFORNIA PLAYS IN
THAT RELATIONSHIP. THE DEEP
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO
COUNTRIES IS A WELLSPRING OF
STRENGTH, STABILITY AND PROGRESS
. AND AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO
BUILD A PROSPEROUS AND EQUITABLE
FUTURE FOR NORTH AMERICA, THE
CANADA CALIFORNIA RELATIONSHIP
MATTERS MORE THAN EVER. AS THE
ONLY CURRENT CANADIAN BORN IN
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE, IT'S
MY TRUE HONOR TO WELCOME CONSUL
GENERAL OF CANADA RANA SARKAR TO
OUR ASSEMBLY FLOOR
.
MISS AGUIAR-CURRY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTION. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
56 TO ALLOW THE AGRICULTURAL
COMMITTEE TO NOTICE AB 2870.
MURATSUCHI FOR THEIR HEARING ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH. PENDING
RE REFERRAL FROM THE NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. MR. GARCIA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS FROM MISS
PETRIE-NORRIS DESK. FROM MISS
PETRIE-NORRIS DESK. THANK. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND COLLEAGUES
ABOVE IN THE GALLERY TODAY, WE
HAVE SOME YOUNG PEOPLE VISITING
SACRAMENTO, NØ, FROM THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. THESE STUDENTS ARE
PART OF AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
THAT GET THE EXPERIENCE TO BE
PLACED IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
ORGANS, NATIONS, AGENCIES
THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE COUNTY. YOU
KNOW, THESE STUDENTS ARE ALL
COLLEGE ATTENDEES, AND I WANTED
TO WELCOME THEM TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL. BUT I
ALSO WANTED TO TELL YOU ALL THAT
INSTEAD OF BEING AT THE
COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL,
THEY'RE HERE. THEY'RE HERE, TO
LEARN ABOUT STATE GOVERNMENT.
THEY'RE HERE TO MEET SOME OF
YOU. AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO
AND SO I'M ASKING ALL OF YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND COLLEAGUES, TO
PLEASE, HELP ME GIVE THEM A WARM
WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
CAPITOL HERE IN THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY. THANK YOU, MR.
GARCIA. WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE BOUNCING
AROUND A LITTLE BIT ON THE IN
TODAY. JUST A RECOGNITION. I
JUST I WANT TO I WANT TO THANK
AND RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF AND OUR
SERGEANTS. WE HAVE MORE VISITORS
TODAY IN THE GALLERY AND IN THE
BACK OF THE CHAMBER THAN WE HAVE
HAD ALL YEAR. THERE WILL BE 225
PLUS PEOPLE VISITING US TODAY,
AND I THINK OUR STAFF DESERVES A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MAKING
THAT HAPPEN. SO WHILE WE ARE
WAITING FOR SOME A LITTLE BIT OF
A CHANGEOVER IN THE GALLERY,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO BUSINESS
ON THE DAILY FILE SECOND READING
FILE ITEM ONE THROUGH 86. THE
CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILLS
26, 77, 31, 76, 2925 WITH
AMENDMENTS 2138, WITH AMENDMENTS
2168, WITH AMENDMENTS 2382. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2119 1868. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2066, WITH AMENDMENTS
2859. WITH AMENDMENTS 2105. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2956. WITH AMENDMENTS
3275, WITH AMENDMENTS 3149, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2199. WITH AMENDMENTS
1836, WITH AMENDMENTS 3080. WITH
AMENDMENTS 3172. WITH AMENDMENTS
2652. WITH AMENDMENTS 2885. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2995. WITH AMENDMENTS
2466. WITH AMENDMENTS 1782,
1785, 1805, 1821, 1870, 1871,
1940, 1947, 1955, 1994, 2044,
2123, 21, 54, 21, 66, 21, 77,
22, 27, 22, 69, 22, 75, 23, OH
FIVE, 23, 27, 23, 45, 23, 59,
23, 78, 24, 77, 25, 82, 26, 21,
27, 70, 27, 87, 27, 97, 28, 22,
28, 49, 28, 60, 28, 64, 29, 91,
31, ZERO FIVE, 32, 47, 20, 70,
22, 49, 25, 16, 27, 39, 30, 21,
30, 77, 31, 62, 28, 92 WITH
AMENDMENTS 2057, WITH AMENDMENTS
1780. WITH AMENDMENTS 1790. WITH
AMENDMENTS 1818. WITH AMENDMENTS
2047. WITH AMENDMENTS 2048. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2150. WITH AMENDMENTS
2326, WITH AMENDMENTS 2492. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2507. WITH AMENDMENTS
2608, WITH AMENDMENTS 2987, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2072, WITH AMENDMENTS
3139, WITH AMENDMENTS 1840, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2284. WITH AMENDMENTS
2474, WITH AMENDMENTS 25, 73,
24, 34, WITH AMENDMENTS AND
ASSEMBLY BILL 3211 WITH
AMENDMENTS. ALL. ALL BILLS WILL
BE DEEMED READ AND ALL
AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED. CONCURRENCE. END OF
SENATE AMENDMENTS FILE ITEM 87
ACR 86 BY MR. KALRA, CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 86 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
ANIMALS, MR. KALRA, MR. KALRA.
MR. KALRA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACR 86
IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE FOR
AMENDMENTS THAT MAKE MINOR
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES AND ADD
COAUTHORS. I RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THANK YOU. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 51. NO. ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
UNDER RECONSIDERATION. FILE ITEM
8889. ALL ITEMS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. 88 THROUGH 90. EXCUSE
ME. ALL ITEMS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. MR. PACHECO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. INTRODUCTIONS.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS. OH, MY. MY
SORRY. I WAS, LIKE, MOVING TO
ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING. FILE
ITEM 96 ACR 137 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PACHECO. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 137 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PACHECO. RELATIVE TO
CITIES WEEK. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PACHECO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED ON
THE ACR. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS TODAY I RISE TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 137 THAT PROCLAIMS
APRIL 14TH THROUGH APRIL 20TH AS
CALIFORNIA CITIES WEEK.
CALIFORNIA CITIES WEEK IS
DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING AND
CELEBRATING THE MYRIAD WAYS THAT
OUR DIVERSE CITIES ENHANCE THE
LIVES OF ALL CALIFORNIANS.
DURING THIS WEEK, WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS
OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE
PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR
CITIES AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO
THE CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
WHO DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO
PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO
RESIDENTS. THE COLLECTIVE
EFFORTS OF PEOPLE, PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES CREATE THE ENVIRONMENTS
THAT ALLOW CALIFORNIA CITIES TO
BE THE CENTERS OF OUR ECONOMY
AND THE HUBS OF OUR SOCIAL
INTERACTIONS AND THE REMARKABLE
PLACES WE CALL HOME TO
PARTICIPATE. CONSIDER SHARING
YOUR CITIES SUCCESS STORIES AND
HOW YOU POSITIVELY IMPACT YOUR
COMMUNITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. USING
THE HASHTAG CALIFORNIA CITIES
WEEK, FOR THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK AND I VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS
PACHECO. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE. WOULD YOU WOULD YOU LIKE
COAUTHORS CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL ON COAUTHORS STRIKE THE
ROLE. STRIKE THE ROLE. WE WILL
OPEN THE ROLL ON COAUTHORS. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE FOR COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE
ARE 57 COAUTHORS ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PACHECO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU. MEMBERS IN HONOR OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES WEEK, I AM
PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE CAL CITIES
PRESIDENT DANIEL PARRA, MAYOR OF
FOWLER. SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
GABE QUINTANO, COUNCIL MEMBER
FROM EL CERRITO, IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT ALI TAJ, MAYOR PRO TEM
FROM ARTESIA CAROLYN COLEMAN
COLEMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
CEO OF CAL LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
CITIES, AND ALSO ALL THE HARD
WORKING STAFF UP IN THE GALLERY.
PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. CHICO. WELCOME TO
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 105, AB 1778 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNALLY. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1778, WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNALLY AND
MEMBER CONNALLY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. GOOD
MORNING, THESE AMENDMENTS ARE
TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING IN
NATURE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THAT OBJECTION WILL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO AMENDMENTS
ARE ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT BACK ON FILE. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER 112 AB 2127 BY
MR. BERMAN. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2127 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERMAN. AN ACT RELATING
TO VOTER REGISTRATION. MR.
BERMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
COLLEAGUES, WHILE OUR NEW MOTOR
VOTER LAW HAS SUCCESSFULLY
HELPED MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS
REGISTER TO VOTE OR UPDATE THEIR
VOTER REGISTRATION, THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME CHALLENGES MODERNIZING
THE VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS
AT THE DMV. AB 2127 WOULD EXTEND
THE OPERATION OF THE NEW MOTOR
VOTER TASK FORCE IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE CONTINUED OVERSIGHT AND
ENSURE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE LAW. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, 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. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
48. NO SIX. MEASURE PASSES
.
MEMBERS. AS I SAID, WE ARE
BOUNCING AROUND IN THE ORDER
HERE. SO DO NOT TAKE THIS NEXT
AS A. WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT
REACHING THE END QUITE YET. BUT
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO THE SECOND
DAY CONSENT CALENDAR BEFORE WE
VOTE. BEFORE WE VOTE, WE WILL
TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ADDING COAUTHORS. THE CLERK
WILL READ THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 171 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE AND OTHERS
RELATE TO THE SONGKRAN NEW YEAR
FESTIVAL HOUSE RESOLUTION 84 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BONTA RELATIVE TO
NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
124 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN
AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO SERGEANT
DAMON CHRISTOPHER GUTZWILLER
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY AND ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 158 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN RELATIVE TO
DETECTIVE TERRI LEE FINCHER.
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. CLERK WILL NOW
OPEN THE ROLL TO ALLOW ANY
MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A COAUTHOR
TO THE RESOLUTIONS. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS A
COAUTHOR ON THE RESOLUTIONS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
MEMBERS. THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE
ARE 61 COAUTHORS MOVING TO A
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE
HAVE REMOVED ITEM 64. DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN
ADDITIONAL ITEM FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? SEEING AND HEARING
NONE. THE CLERK WILL READ THE
SECOND DAY CONSENT CALENDAR.
ASSEMBLY. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2759 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS. AN ACT
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. AYES 63. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTE. AYES 63. NOES
ZERO. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. THE CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY BILL 1796.
AYES 63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
1830. AYES 63. NÓ ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 1841. AYES 63. NÓ ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1879. AYES 63. NÓ
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 1890. AYES
63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 1891.
AYES 63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
1901. AYES 63. NÓ ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 1930. AYES 63. NÓ ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1934. AYES 63. NÓ
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2001. AYES
63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 20
1163. NÓ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2016.
AYES 63. NÓ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2021. AYES 63. ASSEMBLY BILL
2046. ASSEMBLY BILL 2053. AYES
63. ASSEMBLY BILL 2067. AYES 63.
NÓ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2073.
AYES 63. NÓ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2120. AYES 63. ASSEMBLY BILL
2173. AYES 63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2179. AYES 63. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2278. AYES 63. NØ ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2393. AYES 63. NØ
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2541. AYES
63. ASSEMBLY BILL 2599. AYES 63.
NÓ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2630.
AYES 63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2689. AYES 63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3148. AYES 63. NÓ ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1854. AYES 63. NØ
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 3197. AYES
63. NÓ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2522.
AYES 63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2812. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 171. AYES 63. NØ
ZERO. HOUSE RESOLUTION 84 ZERO.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 89. AYES 63.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
121. AYES 63. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 124. AYES
63. NØ ZERO AND ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 158. AYES
63. NOES ZERO. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES. IT GIVES ME GREAT
PRIDE AS THE CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASIAN PACIFIC
ISLANDER LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS TO
RECOGNIZE SONGKRAN, THE THAI NEW
YEAR, EVERY MID-APRIL. THAI AND
THAI AMERICANS ALL OVER THE
WORLD CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR,
AND THIS IS COMMEMORATED BY THE
POURING OF WATER TO WASH AWAY
PREVIOUS MISFORTUNES FROM THE
PREVIOUS YEAR, AS WELL AS BRING
IN NEW HOPE AND PROSPERITY. THIS
IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA HAS RECOGNIZED OUR
THAI NEW YEAR, AND RECOGNIZING
THE SIGNIFICANT AND LARGE
POPULATION OF THAIS AND THAI
CALIFORNIANS IN OUR BEAUTIFUL
STATE. AND WITH THAT HAPPY
SONGKRAN. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LAO. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS. GOOD
AFTERNOON. IT IS WELL KNOW IT'S
STILL MORNING. GOOD MORNING. IT
IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO
INTRODUCE TO YOU THE NATIONAL
COUNCIL OF WOMEN, AKA NC N W,
WHO ARE JOINING US IN THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER AND IN THE
GALLERY. WE HAVE OVER 50
MEMBERS, PRESENT WITH US HERE
TODAY. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
WOMEN IS DEDICATED TO LEADING,
EMPOWERING AND ADVOCATING FOR
WOMEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT, THEIR
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN WAS
FOUNDED IN 1935 BY DOCTOR MARY
MCLEOD BETHUNE AND THE NOTABLE
LEADERSHIP OF DOCTOR DOROTHY
HEIGHT, WHO PRESIDED OVER THE
COUNCIL FOR OVER 50 YEARS. NCA
IS AN ORGANIZATION OF
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING 330
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY BASED
SECTIONS AND 33 NATIONAL WOMEN'S
ORGANIZATION, REACHING OVER 2
MILLION INDIVIDUALS. NCA CURRENT
PRIORITIES INCLUDE PROMOTING
EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
FINANCIAL LITERACY, HEALTH
AWARENESS, HEALTH CARE ACCESS,
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND ALLOWING US
TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT WORK
YOU DO. I WELCOME YOU ALL
MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING THEM. WE. WE ALSO HAVE
IN THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER,
AMONG OTHERS, REVEREND SHAVON
ARLENE BRADLEY, PRESIDENT AND
CEO, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN,
INCORPORATED. LAUREN Dð,
ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT BRADLEY.
DONNA WOOD, PRESIDENT, NCA
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND DOCTOR
HELENA JOHNSON, PRESIDENT, NCA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PLEASE JOIN
ME IN WELCOMING OUR LEADERS AND
THE MEMBERS
.
MEMBERS. QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT AND
FRIENDLY REMINDER. THAT FLOOR
SESSION ON MONDAY THE 22ND
BEGINS AT 11:30 A.M. FLOOR
SESSION ON MONDAY IS AT 11:30
A.M.
MOVING BACK TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING FILE ITEM 121 H.R. 87 BY
MR. LOWENTHAL. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO MR.
LOWENTHAL. THE CLERK WILL READ.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 87 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWENTHAL. RELATIVE TO
CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL
WEEK. MR. LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
HOUSE RESOLUTION 87, WHICH WOULD
RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL
27TH, EXCUSE ME, 17TH TO THE
23RD AS CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE
MEMORIAL WEEK BETWEEN APRIL
17TH, 1975 AND JANUARY 1979, THE
KHMER ROUGE OF DEMOCRATIC
KAMPUCHEA, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF POL POT, COMMITTED ACTS OF
GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST
HUMANITY AGAINST THE CAMBODIAN
PEOPLE. THIS GENOCIDE RESULTED
IN THE DEATHS OF OVER 1.7
MILLION CAMBODIANS, NEARLY A
QUARTER OF THE COUNTRY'S
POPULATION AT THE TIME. THE
KHMER ROUGE REGIME ALSO SOUGHT
TO ELIMINATE ANY TRACE OF
CAMBODIAN CULTURE BY
SYSTEMATICALLY KILLING THOSE
WITH EDUCATION, ALONG SIDE
ARTISTS, DANCERS, RELIGIOUS
LEADERS AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS.
CALIFORNIA IS NOW THE HOME OF
THE LARGEST POPULATION OF
CAMBODIAN AMERICANS, AND THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH IN MY
DISTRICT IS HOME TO THE LARGEST
COMMUNITY OF CAMBODIANS OUTSIDE
SOUTHEAST ASIA. BY THE WAY, I
JUST LEARNED THE SECOND LARGEST
IS WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM SANTA
ANA AND ANAHEIM, WHO PROUDLY
COUNTS THEM AS VITAL MEMBERS OF
HIS HIS DISTRICT. WE ALSO JUST
CELEBRATED CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR IN
MY DISTRICT WITH PARADES AND
CULTURAL FESTIVALS THAT I WAS
HONORED TO ATTEND. THESE
CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS IN
OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY HELP US
DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS AND BROADEN
OUR CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. H.R.
87 HONORS THOSE LIVES LOST
DURING THE CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE.
IT ENSURES THAT WE CONTINUE TO
REMEMBER THE IMPACT OF THIS
TRAGEDY WITHIN THE CAMBODIAN
COMMUNITY. IN RECOGNITION OF
CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL WEEK
AT YOUR OFFICE, THERE ARE
HAND-KNIT TRINKETS THAT
SYMBOLIZE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF
CAMBODIAN CULTURE. THEY ARE FROM
A LOCAL CAMBODIAN BUSINESS IN MY
DISTRICT IN LONG BEACH. THANK
YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS
HISTORIC, TRAGIC TRAGEDY AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. LOWENTHAL.
MR. FLORA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
RESOLUTION AND I DON'T TALK
ABOUT IT A LOT, BUT I'VE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OVER THE LAST, I DON'T
KNOW, 20 YEARS TO GO TO CAMBODIA
QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES IN
THE EARLY 2000. AND IT'S AN
INCREDIBLE CULTURE. BUT WHEN YOU
WALK BACK, LET ME JUST BACK UP
ONE SECOND. WE HEAR THE WORD
GENOCIDE A LOT. WE SAY THAT WORD
A LOT, BUT I'M NOT SURE A LOT OF
US, ESPECIALLY IN THE STATES AND
CALIFORNIANS, UNDERSTAND WHAT
THAT ACTUALLY MEANS. UNTIL, FOR
ME, I WENT TO CAMBODIA. UNTIL
YOU'RE WALKING THROUGH THE
KILLING FIELDS OF BATTAMBANG,
YOU GO TO THE TOWER OF SKULLS
OUTSIDE OF PALM PIN. YOU SEE THE
HORRIFIC NESS OF WHAT THIS
REGIME DID IN THE 70S. NOT THAT
LONG AGO. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL
OF YOU TO TAKE TIME TO
UNDERSTAND THE RESILIENCE OF THE
CAMBODIAN PEOPLE, THE BOUNCE
BACK THAT THEY MADE, AND WHAT MY
COLLEAGUE MENTIONED. THE KHMER
ROUGE DID EVERYTHING THAT THEY
COULD TO WIPE OUT ANYBODY WITH
ANY EDUCATION DOCTORS, TEACHERS,
LAWYERS. THEY WANTED TO TAKE IT
BACK TO YEAR ZERO. AND IT'S
FASCINATING. WHILE THE UNITED
STATES WAS OVER MESSING AROUND
IN VIETNAM NEXT DOOR, THIS
GENOCIDE WAS GOING ON. AND SO I
JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD,
BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
THINGS FOR ME THAT REALLY PUT A
FACE TO THE WORD GENOCIDE. AND I
PROUDLY SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. FLORA. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
KHÎI. CLOSE THE ROLL. MEASURE IS
ADOPTED. MR. MR. LOWENTHAL WOULD
YOU LIKE COAUTHORS? I WOULD LOVE
THAT. MR. SPEAKER. WELL, WE'LL
NOW OPEN THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS
ON ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE FOR
COAUTHOR AS A COAUTHOR, ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS
A COAUTHOR. AYES 67. NØ ZERO.
THERE ARE 67 COAUTHORS ADDED MR.
LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR GUESTS. INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
THANK YOU, MEMBERS, FOR YOUR
YOUR WARM CONNECTION TO THIS
IMPORTANT DAY. I'M SO THANKFUL
FOR THE COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO
WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PRESERVE
AND GROW THE FLOURISHING
COMMODITY, COMMUNITY AND CULTURE
HERE TODAY. WE HAVE A FEW OF
THOSE KEY LEADERS TODAY AS OUR
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, AND WE
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.
PROUD TO INTRODUCE LÀ DEAN CHAN
PRAKASH LEE, RITI HAHN, THE
SENIOR ADVOCATE OF DISABILITY
RIGHTS CALIFORNIA AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER FOR DOCTOR SARAH PAUL
LIM AND TERRI TEVI GALANO, TV
GALANO. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
THANK YOU, MR. LOWENTHAL, AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS
.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
NEED TO GO BACK TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. YEAH.
MOVING TO SENATE. THIRD READING.
FILE ITEMS 123 THROUGH 124. PASS
AND RETAIN. MADAM MAJORITY
LEADER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTION. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 56 TO
ALLOW THE UTILITIES AND ENERGY
COMMITTEE TO NOTICE AB 2212.
LOWENTHAL AND AB 2537 ADUS FOR
THEIR HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, THE
APRIL 24TH, PENDING RE REFERRAL
FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. HOLD
ON, HOLD ON. OH MY. MR. FLORA,
WE OBJECT TO THIS AND ASK FOR A
ROLL CALL VOTE. THANK YOU. MISS
AGUIAR-CURRY AS ASKING MOVES.
ASKING FOR A YES VOTE. MR.
FLORES ASKING FOR A NO VOTE. MR.
SANTIAGO SECONDS. MR. AGUILAR
CARRIES MOTION CLERK. WILL THAT
THIS TAKES 41 VOTES. CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. MISS AGUILAR IS
ASKING FOR AN AYE VOTE. MR.
FLORA ASKING FOR A NO VOTE. THIS
IS A PROCEDURAL MOTION. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 49,
NOES 13. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED.
RULES ARE SUSPENDED. WE HAVE ONE
MORE AND ONE MORE. INTRODUCTION
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS,
TODAY IS CASA APPRECIATION DAY.
CASA IS COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL
ADVOCATES. THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT
PART OF OUR CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM. THEY ARE COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE SCREENED AND
WELL TRAINED AND SUPPORTED BY
STAFF AT LOCAL CASA PROGRAMS.
CASA IS BY THEIR SIDE DURING A
TRAUMATIC, CHAOTIC, CHALLENGING
TIME AND OFTEN COLLEAGUES, I ASK
THAT YOU JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CASA AND
WELCOME THE GUESTS IN THE
GALLERY. SHARON LAWRENCE IS THE
CEO OF CALIFORNIA CASA
ASSOCIATION. CATHERINE MATHEWS,
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER OF THE
CALIFORNIA CASA ASSOCIATION.
THÀNH REGAN PHILLIPS, CEO OF THE
CASA OF ORANGE COUNTY AND
ADDITIONAL CASA VOLUNTEERS AND
STAFF ARE HERE IN CELEBRATION OF
CASA APPRECIATION DAY. THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US AND WELCOME TO
THE ASSEMBLY THIS MORNING. AND
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK.
MEMBERS. THE QUORUM CALL IS
STILL IN PLACE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION ON AN ADJOURNMENT.
MEMORY. WE HAVE TWO ADJOURNMENT
MEMORY. WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS
PRESENT TODAY. ASK THAT YOU GIVE
YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION IN. TO
THOSE MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN
GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION FOR AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
DOCTOR BAINES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY. WITH A HEAVY HEART, I
RISE. AN ADJOURNMENT. MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR MAYOR OLIVIA TRUJILLO
OF ARVIN. OLIVIA WAS AN AMAZING
MENTOR AND FRIEND OF MINE. AND I
WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
HER ON THE FLOOR TO RECOGNIZE
HER AS MY WOMAN OF THE YEAR THIS
YEAR. OLIVIA WAS SUCH A FORCE OF
STRENGTH. SHE WAS BATTLING
BREAST CANCER AND SHE WOULD
STILL SHOW UP TO EVERY CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. AND I SAW HER
BE SO EXHAUSTED SOME DAYS AND
SHE WOULD SAY, DOCTOR BAINES,
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS US AND I
WILL CONTINUE SHOWING UP UNTIL
THE VERY LAST DAY. AND SHE DID.
AND I REMEMBER CALLING HER AND
SAYING, OLIVIA, YOU ARE MY WOMAN
OF THE YEAR. SHE WAS SO REJOICED
AND SHE WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO BEING HERE, TO BE HONORED FOR
HER STRENGTH AS A MAYOR OF
ARVIN, FOR HER STRENGTH FOR
REPRESENTING THE CENTRAL VALLEY,
WHICH IS VERY HARD TO DO.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE PASSED AWAY
AND SHE COULD NOT BE HERE WITH
US THIS YEAR FOR THAT. OLIVIA
WILL ALWAYS REMAIN MY WOMAN OF
THE YEAR, AND SHE WILL ALWAYS
REMAIN AN AMAZING FORCE OF
STRENGTH TO THE COMMUNITY OF
ARVIN. OLIVIA WAS BORN IN
GUADALAJARA AND IN 1962,
OLIVIA'S MOTHER, MARGARITA,
IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES
FROM MEXICO, BRINGING OLIVIA AND
ANOTHER CHILD, ROBERT, TO THEIR
NEWLY ADOPTED COUNTRY. OLIVIA
TOOK QUICKLY TO HER NEW LIFE IN
ARVIN, ATTENDED LOCAL SCHOOLS,
AND GRADUATED FROM ARVIN HIGH
SCHOOL IN 1974. BUT LIFE WAS
HARD AS IT IS FOR SO MANY IN THE
VALLEY DURING THE SUMMERS. AS A
CHILD IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
OLIVIA WORKED IN THE FIELDS
ALONG WITH THE REST OF HER
FAMILY. HER MOTHER, THOUGH,
EMPHASIZED EDUCATION, PUSHED
OLIVIA TO FINISH SCHOOL. SHE
BECAME INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES,
VOLUNTEERING AT EVENTS, AND AT
ONE POINT TAUGHT ENGLISH AND
CITIZENSHIP CLASSES OUT OF HER
HOME. YOU SEE, ARVIN HAD A HUGE
STILL HAS A HUGE, YEMENI WOMAN
COMMUNITY AND THEY WERE NOT
ALLOWED TO LEAVE THEIR HOME TO
LEARN ENGLISH. SO OLIVIA WOULD
TEACH THEM AT THEIR HOMES.
OLIVIA WORKED SO HARD IN SO MANY
DIFFERENT ANGLES TO MAKE SURE
THAT WOMEN, NOT JUST WOMEN, BUT
OUR COMMUNITIES WERE REPRESENTED
AND CALIFORNIA LOST ONE OF ITS
BEST IN MARCH WHEN SHE
EVENTUALLY LOST HER BATTLE WITH
CANCER. AND DESPITE GOING
THROUGH CANCER TREATMENTS,
OLIVIA CONTINUED TO DEDICATE
EVERY DAY OF HER LIFE TO SERVING
THE PEOPLE OF ARVIN AND IN KERN
COUNTY. SHE WAS A WARRIOR. SHE
WAS STRONG AND FIERCE AND STOOD
UP FOR THOSE WHO NEEDED HER
MOST. SHE WAS A WARRIOR FOR HER
COMMUNITY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
SHE TAUGHT ME WHAT IT TAKES TO
BE A TRUE WARRIOR. THERE WERE
DAYS THAT WE WOULD TALK AND I
WOULD DEFINITELY SEE HER CRUMBLE
IN PAIN AND PHYSICALLY BREAK
DOWN, BUT SHE WOULD KEEP GOING.
SHE WOULD HAVE HER LITTLE
WALKER. SHE WASN'T VERY TALL,
BUT SHE STOOD IN HER IN IN HER
POWER, SO. WELL, WE REALLY,
REALLY MISS YOU, OLIVIA. I MISS
YOU SO MUCH. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO HER
BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY, AND MY
PARTING WORDS TO HER WAS,
OLIVIA, YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO
SHAPE ME AS A WOMAN. YOU HAVE
DONE SO MUCH TO SHAPE OTHER
WOMEN AND HER DAUGHTERS THAT ARE
HERE AS WELL, THAT WHEN IT COMES
TO WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, MAYOR
TRUJILLO EMBODIED THAT IN EVERY
WAY. AND IT TOOK ME ABOUT A WEEK
AFTER SHE PASSED IN SHOCK
BECAUSE AS SHE MEANT SO MUCH TO
ME AND SHE MEANT SO MUCH TO OUR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE SHE DID SO
MUCH FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
MUCH IT MEANS TO ME THAT SHE WAS
MY WOMAN OF THE YEAR, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING HER LEGACY
IN ARVIN AND NOT GIVING UP AND
CONTINUING HER STRUGGLES AND
FIGHTS TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING
FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES LIKE
ARVIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR BAINES, CONDOLENCES TO
THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE
HERE WITH US TODAY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SORIA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
GOOD MORNING, MR. SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. TODAY I ALSO RISE, WITH
A HEAVY HEART TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF MISS MARGARET. MARGIE
MEDELLIN. MARGIE WAS A FORMER
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MADERA AND
MADE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE
FIRST WOMAN ELECTED AS ELECTED
TO THE MADERA CITY COUNCIL IN
1978. FOLLOWING HER FIRST TOURM,
SHE WAS THEN REELECTED AND
BECAME CALIFORNIA'S FIRST LATINA
MAYOR ON APRIL 20TH, 1982, 34
YEARS AFTER SHE WAS SWORN IN,
SHE GOT TO SAU IN HER SON, TO
ALSO BECOME THE MAYOR OF MADERA.
SHE SADLY PASSED AWAY ON MARCH
31ST, 2024, AT THE AGE OF 86,
SOON THEREAFTER, RIGHT BEFORE
ACTUALLY, CELEBRATING
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH AND
GIVING HER OWN SPEECH ABOUT HOW
SHE WAS A PUBLIC SERVANT AND HOW
SHE BECAME THE FIRST IN HER
COMMUNITY, MARGIE LIVED A LIFE
DEDICATED DEDICATE HERSELF TO
SERVING HER COMMUNITY AND LOVING
HER FAMILY. SHE WORKED FOR
MADERA COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION FOR 46 YEARS, AND
ADDITIONALLY SERVED ON COUNTLESS
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN THE
COUNTY OF MADERA, OFTEN MARGIE
WOULD CREDIT HER INVOLVEMENT IN
HER COMMUNITY TO HER CHILDREN.
AS SHE ONCE SAID, MY CHILDREN,
THEY ARE MY LIFE. AND I WANTED
MADERA TO BE A SAFE, HEALTHY AND
CLEAN PLACE TO RAISE MY FAMILY
AND THE LEGACY. SHE LIVES IN
MADERA AND THE LEGACY SHE LIVES
IN MADERA. PROVES THAT SHE HAS
MADE MANY POSITIVE
CONTRIBUTIONS, NOT ONLY FOR HER
FAMILY LIKE SHE WANTED, BUT ALSO
FOR ALL MADERA FAMILIES. MARGIE
WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED AS AN
EXAMPLE OF A COMMUNITY LEADER
DRIVEN TO MAKE HER CITY THE BEST
IT CAN BE FOR ALL, SHE'S A
TRAILBLAZER AND A CHAMPION FOR
EQUAL RIGHTS, MARGIE IS SURVIVED
BY HER FOUR CHILDREN, EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN, SEVEN GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN, AND HER TWO
SIBLINGS. I GOT TO MEET MARGIE
PERSONALLY IN THE LAST, ABOUT
FOUR YEARS IN MY JOURNEY. ALSO
SERVING IN MY LOCAL COMMUNITY
AND MARGIE, I WILL SAY, IS A
GIANT AND I STAND ON THE
SHOULDERS OF HER. SHE'S LEFT A
MARK IN OUR COMMUNITY, SIMILAR
TO OLIVIA, WHO I ACTUALLY ALSO
KNEW VERY WELL, THESE TWO WOMEN
WERE FORCES TO BE RECKONED WITH
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY BECAUSE,
AS MY ASSEMBLY COLLEAGUE JUST
MENTIONED, IT'S NOT EASY TO
REPRESENT THE CENTRAL VALLEY. WE
HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES, AND IT
IS AMAZING TO SEE THESE LATINA
LEADERS THAT STARTED MANY
DECADES AGO AS THE FIRST
PIONEERS, TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAD A SEAT AT THE
TABLE AND THAT OUR COMMUNITIES
HAD A VOICE, SO THAT WE COULD BE
HEARD AND WE COULD SEE THE
CHANGES THAT WE WANTED. SO
TODAY, I RISE IN, TO ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF MARGIE MEDELLIN. I
SEND MY CONDOLENCES TO HER
FAMILY AS WELL, ALSO JOINED MY
COLLEAGUE TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF OLIVIA TRUJILLO. AGAIN
TWO FORCES TO BE RECKONED WITH
IN OUR CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SORIA. 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 AND IN THE
JOURNAL. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMITTEE
HEARINGS, THE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON FENTANYL, OPIOID ADDICTION
AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION MEETS
UPON ADJOURNMENT IN THE SESSION
OF THE SESSION IN SWING SPACE
11, ROOM 1100 SESSION SCHEDULE
AS FOLLOWS FRIDAY NO FLOOR
SESSION. NO CHECK IN SESSION
MONDAY, APRIL 22ND FLOOR SESSION
AT 11:30 A.M. ALL ITEMS OTHER
ITEMS WILL REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTION
SHALL BE CONTINUED. SEEING AND
HEARING. NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO ADJOURN. MISS AGUIAR-CURRY
MOVES, MR. PATTERSON. JOE
PATTERSON, SECONDS THE HOUSE
THAT THE HOUSE STAND ADJOURNED
UNTIL MONDAY, APRIL 22ND, AT
11:30 A.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS
LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED