THE HEARING OF MILITARY AND
VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS
CALLED TO ORDER. THERE ARE FOUR
BILLS ON FILE TODAY. THREE BILLS
ARE ON CONSENT. AB 2306. MATHIS
AB 2567 MATHIS AB, AB 3163.
MATHIS. THOSE ARE THE ONES ON
CONSENT. AND THEN WE'LL HEAR AB
2713 HOOVER. WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM. SO SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM, WE WILL OPERATE THE
HEARING AS A SUBCOMMITTEE AND
ALLOW BILL PRESENTATIONS. IF WE
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM BY THE END
OF THE PRESENTATION, THE BILL
WILL BE PLACED ON CALL, SO, MR.
HOOVER, AB 2713, PUBLIC
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION,
STUDENT HOUSING? NOPE. SORRY.
WHAT IS IT? OKAY, THAT'S THE
RIGHT BILL. THAT'S THE WRONG
TITLE. OH, OKAY. WELL WE'RE JUST
GOING TO DO 2713 AND ALL THAT IT
ENTAILS IS REGARDING PARKS,
CORRECT? YES, YES. OKAY. LET'S
DO THAT INSTEAD. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS, APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB
2713, AB 2713 SIMPLY SEEKS TO
GRANT FREE STATE PARK ACCESS TO
ALL VETERANS. ACTIVE DUTY,
RESERVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL
WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE,
SPECIFICALLY, THIS BILL PROVIDES
THEM WITH A VEHICLE DAY USE
ANNUAL PASS. UNDER CURRENT LAW,
A CURRENT LAW REQUIRES THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO ISSUE A FREE PARK
PASS FOR ALL PARK FACILITIES IN
THE STATE PARK SYSTEM TO A
VETERAN WHO MEETS CERTAIN
REQUIREMENTS. THIS WOULD EXPAND,
TO ALL VETERANS IN OUR STATE WHO
HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY, I WANT
TO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. AND, DO YOU HAVE ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OR NOT?
BELIEVE SO. OKAY. NOT TODAY, NOT
TODAY, ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC IN
SUPPORT AND ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION, ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC
IN OPPOSITION. WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE THIS THE FASTEST HEARING
EVER, I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
DAIS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR.
HOOVER? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD, I
DEFINITELY THINK THIS IS,
SOMETHING THAT THEY DEFINITELY
HAVE EARNED AND DESERVE. AND SO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP, AND I
WOULD LOVE TO BE A COAUTHOR.
THANKS WONDERFUL. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? OKAY. WOULD YOU WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? WELL, YOU
KNOW, I REALLY BELIEVE STRONGLY
THAT ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE
SERVED IN OUR MILITARY HAVE,
EXTRA MENTAL HEALTH STRESS ON
THEM. AND I THINK THE TIME
OUTDOORS IS, IS VERY BENEFICIAL
FOR ALL OF US. WHEN IT COMES TO
MENTAL HEALTH. AND SO I WOULD
APPRECIATE AN I VOTE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION
MOTION. CAN WE DO THAT. OH WELL.
OH WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. LET'S
ESTABLISH A QUORUM FIRST. SHIAVO
DAVIES, ADDIS ALANIS HERE.
ALVAREZ BURNER. CARRILLO. HERE.
MATHIS. VALENCIA VIA PADUA. WE
HAVE A QUORUM. PHENOMENAL. SO
THERE WAS A MOTION. MR. ELONIS.
AND SECOND. OH, OKAY. IT DOESN'T
MATTER. OKAY. MR. CARILLO, WE
GOT IT. GOT IT. AND, MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL? AB 2713 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HOOVER. THAT IS DUE PASS
AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CHAU. Ã DAVIES.
ALLEN ADDIS. ALANIS. AYE
ALVAREZ. BURNER CARILLO. Ã. MÀ
VALENCIA VIA PADUA. OKAY, WE
WILL HOLD THAT ON. CALL FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU. AND,
WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD WITH THE
CONSENT CALENDAR HERE, IF MADAM
SECRETARY, YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL
. YES. SECOND. THANK YOU. OKEY
DOKEY. ON CONSENT, WE HAVE AB
2306 BY SENATOR MATHIS AB 2567
BY SÐNG MATHIS AND AB 3163 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATHIS. ALL OF
THESE DO HAVE THE MOTION OF DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. AND SHIAVO. I DAVIES.
I ALLEN ADDIS ALANIS I ALVAREZ
BURNER I CARILLO I MATHIS
VALENCIA AND VILLA PADUA. AND
WE'LL HOLD THAT AS WELL FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. AND THIS
CONCLUDES OUR BILLS TODAY AND WE
WILL REMAIN HERE FOR SOME ABSENT
MEMBERS TO SHOW UP AND VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU.
OKAY. EXCITEMENT AT THE MILITARY
AND VETERANS COMMITTEE, OKAY. WE
ARE GOING TO JUST DO A REDO AND
GO ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND CALL
ROLL AGAIN, PLEASE. MADAM
SECRETARY. THANK YOU, SCHIAVO
HERE. DAVIES HERE. ADDIS HERE.
ALANIZ HERE. ALVAREZ. BURNER
HERE. CARRILLO, HERE. MATHIS.
VALENCIA HERE VIA PADUA. HERE.
OKAY, WE HAVE A QUORUM, AND WE
ARE GOING TO VOTE ONE MORE TIME,
ON AB 2713 BY MR. HOOVER. AND DO
WE HAVE A MOTION? OKAY OH, OKAY.
MISS BURNER, MOTION. ALANIZ
SECOND, AND MADAM SECRETARY, CAN
YOU CALL THE ROLL? AB 2713 BY
MEMBER HOOVER. THAT MOTION IS
DUE PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
SCHIAVO I DAVIES I ADDIS. I
ALANIZ I ALVAREZ I BURNER I
CARRILLO I MATHIS VALENCIA. YES
VIA PADUA I. NINE VOTES THAT'S
OUT AND, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SECOND MOVED BY BURNER AND
SECOND. ALVAREZ. THANK YOU. ON
CONSENT, WE HAVE AB 2306. MATHIS
2567 MATHIS AND AB 3163 MATHIS.
THAT MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
SCHIAVO I DAVIES. ADDIS ALANIS.
I ALVAREZ I BURNER I CARRILLO I
MATHIS. VALENCIA AND PADUA. ALL
RIGHT. THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
OH WELL DONE OKAY. THANK YOU
ALL. AND SO FINAL VOTES AB 2713
HOOVER DO PASS DO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE AYES NINE NÓ ZERO AND
ON CONSENT AB 2306 2567 AND
3163. ALL BY MATHIS NINE ZERO.
ALL PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE. AND
THIS CONCLUDES THE MILITARY AND
VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU