ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. AGUIAR-CURRY
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
THE SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL
PREPARE THE CHAMBER. BRING IN
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL. THAT IS
AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIS ALVAREZ.
ARAMBULA BAINES, BARBARA KHN
BENNETT. BERMAN BURNER. BONTA,
BRIAN. CALDERON, JUAN. CARRILLO,
WENDY. CARRILLO CERVANTES. CHEN.
CONNOLLY DOLLY. DAVIES, DIXON.
ISSERLEY. FLORA, MIKE. FONG
VINCE. FONG. FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER, GARCIA. GIBSON
GRAYSON. HANEY. HART HOLDEN.
HOOVER. IRWIN. JACK THÀNH, JOAN.
SAWYER, CORA. LACKEY LEE. LOW.
LOWENTHAL MAINE. SHINE. MATHIS.
MCCARTY. MCKAY INNER.
MURATSUCHI. NGUYEN. ORTEGA
PACHECO. PAPPIN. JIM PATTERSON,
JOE. PATTERSON. PELLERIN, PETER.
NORRIS. QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS
RENDON. REYES. THREE OF US.
RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO. SANCHEZ
SANTIAGO. SCHIAVO. SORIA TO
TANG. VALENCIA VIA WALDRON,
WALLACE, WARD, WEBER, WICKS,
WILSON, WOOD. ZUBER. MR. SPEAKER
.
ALL RIGHT. SO ITEM ONE.
EVERY DAY
.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR VISITORS AND GUESTS IN
THE REAR OF THE GALLERY. A REAR
OF THE CHAMBER AND IN THE
GALLERY AND THE REAR OF THE
GALLERY. TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE
PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINES.
OUR FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THIS
DAY. I COME TO YOU ASKING FOR
YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM. THANK
YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE WORKING
FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY AND
STATE. I ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS
ON EVERY INDIVIDUAL HERE IN THIS
ROOM, AS WELL AS THE
CONSTITUENTS IN OUR DISTRICTS
WHO REPRESENT SO SOSHNIKOV JSOC
LÀ QUA JOPPICH NG¯ÜI DELYLAH DA
BOCA. NORTHRIDGE BANAPURA APAR
CHAVEZ LÀ KHÎI NATIONAL GIBBS
HRA HØI GIVE CæA AL HARKEN
RAJAKANYA N N CANAL. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR BAINES. TODAY WE WILL ASK
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE TO LEAD US
IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO BE PROUD OF. WHICH SPANS
OUR NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE
SEATED. READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAYS. JOURNAL. ASSEMBLY
CHAMBERS. SACRAMENTO. WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 10TH, 2024. THE ASSEMBLY
MET AT 7 A.M. MR. FLORES SECOND
SET THE PREVIOUS READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL BE
DISPENSED WITH. PRESENTATIONS
AND PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCES OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED
ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER FOR
MEDICAL LEAVE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DOLLY AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATHIS
AND FOR ILLNESS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HART. MOVING TO PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. MAJORITY LEADER
AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS HANEY AND
GRAYSON TO SPEAK IN AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SET SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY
RULES. 118 A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS VINCE FONG AND REYES TO
HAVE GUESTS SEATED AT THEIR
DESK, AND TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS MCCARTHY AND WOOD TO
HAVE GUESTS ON THE FLOOR. TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE 96. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO REFER AB 33,067
GIBSON FROM THE INSURANCE
COMPANY COMMITTEE. EXCUSE ME TO
THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS
AND TOURISM COMMITTEE, MR. LARA,
FOR WHAT REASON DO YOU RISE? WE
WITHHOLD CONSENT, ASK FOR A ROLL
CALL, VOTE THE REPUBLICAN FLOOR
LEADER IS ASKING FOR A ROLL
CALL. VOTE ON THIS. MAJORITY
LEADER MOVES ASKING FOR AN AYE
VOTE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA
SECONDS. MAJORITY LEADER AGUILAR
IS ASKING FOR AN AYE VOTE. MR.
FLORES ASKING FOR A NO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE IS
A PROCEDURAL MOTION. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY ASKING FOR
AN AYE VOTE. MR. LARA ASKING FOR
A NO VOTE. THANK YOU. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES.
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
WITHDRAW NONE. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE TO. WITH WITHDRAWAL OF
NON-FISCAL BILLS FROM A BILL
FROM APPROPRIATIONS. OKAY, I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
WITHDRAW AB 3093 AWARD FROM THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND
ORDER THE BILL TO THE SECOND
READING FILE. THE BILL IS
NON-FISCAL THAT OBJECTION SET
SHALL BE THE ORDER OF THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR. PLEASE
REMOVE ITEM 213 AB 2991 VALENCIA
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CLERK
WILL NOW I AM GIVING A ONE DAY
NOTICE TO REMOVE FILE ITEM A 12
SB 357 PORTANTINO FROM THE
INACTIVE FILE AT THE REQUEST OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES. CLERK
WILL NOW. ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA.
FOR WHAT REASON DO YOU RISE?
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I MOVE
TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND WHARF
THE FOLLOWING BILLS OUT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY TO THE FLOOR TO BE
TAKEN UP IMMEDIATELY. AB 2296,
AB 2391, AB 2470 AB 20 603 AB 20
604 AB 2790 80 2823 AB 2850, AB
2964, AB 3032, AB 3071 AND AB
3231. THAT REQUIRES A SECOND.
OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION OR A
MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS
AGUIAR-CURRY, MR. FLORA IS
ASKING FOR AN AYE VOTE. MISS
AGUIAR-CURRY IS ASKING FOR A NO
VOTE. THIS IS NOT DEBATABLE.
THIS IS A PROCEDURAL MOTION, MR.
FLORA ASKING FOR AN AYE VOTE.
MISS AGUIAR-CURRY ASKING FOR A
NO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. MISS
AGUIAR-CURRY ASKING FOR A NO
VOTE. MR. FLORA ASKING FOR AN
AYE VOTE
.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 13.
NOES 48. MOTION FAILS. MOVING ON
TO GUEST INTRODUCTION AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOCTOR JACKSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. MEMBERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT I
HAVE AN HONOR, THE HONOR TO
RECOGNIZE A GROUP, EACH YEAR,
THE SOCIALITE SPONSORS THEIR
BATTALION. THE BATTALION IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACK MALES TO
PARTICIPATE. AND ONE IS HONORED
AS SIR KNIGHT THIS YEAR. SIR
KNIGHT FOR THE 57TH ANNUAL
BATTALION IS SOLOMON MOORE. AS
PART OF THEIR LEARNING PROCESS,
WE WANT TO HAVE THEM SPEND TWO
DAYS IN SACRAMENTO FOR THE
PURPOSE, TOURING THE CAPITAL AND
VIEWING A SESSION OF THE
ASSEMBLY. MEMBERS PLEASE, LET'S
RECOGNIZE, THIS YEAR'S BATTALION
PARTICIPANTS UP IN THE GALLERY.
WE.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR JACKSON.
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER VINCE FONG, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST GUEST
INTERACTION. ÓRDENES THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. ON THE FLOOR WITH
ME TODAY IS MY WIFE, AMANDA.
THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE
CELEBRATED OUR ONE YEAR WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY LAST MONTH. AND
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY BECAUSE
SHE'LL GET EMBARRASSED. ALSO
WITH ME IS MY IS MY NEPHEW, OWEN
GAILEY. HE IS TURNING 16 NEXT
WEEK, BORN AND RAISED IN FRESNO
COUNTY. HE'S A SOPHOMORE AT
KERMAN HIGH SCHOOL, VERY
INVOLVED IN FFA, WHICH WE ALL
KNOW. AND HE, FFA IS IMPORTANT
TO AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION. HE SHOWS HEIFERS AND
LEARNS ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND
CAREERS IN SCIENCE, BUSINESS AND
TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURE.
PLEASE WELCOME BOTH OF MY GUESTS
TO THE ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU,
MR. FONG. WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS
. WE WILL HAVE OTHER GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS AS WE MOVE ALONG
TODAY, BUT FOR NOW WE ARE GOING
TO MOVE TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE. SECOND READING FILE ITEMS
ONE THROUGH 117. THE CLERK WILL
READ ASSEMBLY BILL 26, 34, 25,
60, 32, 51, 32, OH SIX, 25, 57
WITH AMENDMENTS 23, 70, 20, 80
WITH AMENDMENTS 2193. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2447. WITH AMENDMENTS
2532. WITH AMENDMENTS 2936, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2971. WITH AMENDMENTS
3131. WITH AMENDMENTS 1963. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2201. WITH AMENDMENTS
2491. WITH AMENDMENTS 2325,
1330, 90 2348, WITH AMENDMENTS
2383, WITH AMENDMENTS 3156, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2574. WITH AMENDMENTS
3245. WITH AMENDMENTS 2075, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2352, WITH AMENDMENTS
2467. WITH AMENDMENTS 2613. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2942. WITH AMENDMENTS
2101, WITH AMENDMENTS 2726. WITH
AMENDMENTS 32, 84, 29, 11, 3239,
1856, WITH AMENDMENTS 2602, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2777, WITH AMENDMENTS
2905, WITH AMENDMENTS 3207, WITH
AMENDMENTS 3286, WITH AMENDMENTS
2079, WITH AMENDMENTS 1831. WITH
AMENDMENTS 3030, WITH AMENDMENTS
2443. WITH AMENDMENTS 2155. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2452. WITH AMENDMENTS
2674. WITH AMENDMENTS 2704. WITH
AMENDMENTS 1774, 1824, 1902,
1918, 1954, 1972, 1977, 1988,
2107, 21, 1121, 29, 22, 13, 22,
61, 22, 70, 23, 37, 23, 46, 23,
77, 24, 22, 24, 96, 25, OH
THREE, 25, 56, 25, 81, 26, TEN,
26, 28, 27, 31, 27, 71, 28, 35,
29, 18, 29, 32, 29, 85, 30, 17,
36, 33, 30, 92, 31, 1931 93,
1815, 1843, 1899, 1965 23, 31,
24, 42, 27, 45, 28, OH TWO, 28,
89, 30, 48, 32, 81, 27, 55, WITH
AMENDMENTS 3238, WITH AMENDMENTS
3079, WITH AMENDMENTS 3123. WITH
AMENDMENTS 25, 21, 23, OH NINE,
2609, WITH AMENDMENTS 3064, WITH
AMENDMENTS 25, 53, 27, 25, 79,
25, 93, 30, 57, 20, 22, 22, 47,
WITH AMENDMENTS 2291, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2479, WITH AMENDMENTS
2498. WITH THE MEMBERS 2295.
WITH THE MEMBERS 3294, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2399, WITH AMENDMENTS
24, 88, 2712, AND ASSEMBLY BILL
2729 WITH AMENDMENTS. ALL BILLS
WILL BE DEEMED RED AND ALL
AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED UNDER RECONSIDERATION.
FILE ITEMS 118 THROUGH 120. ALL
ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED AND
MOVING TO Ã. GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WENDY CARRILLO YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS
.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING. IT IS MY
HONOR TODAY TO WELCOME STUDENTS,
TEACHERS AND PARENTS FROM THE
PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES
SCHOOLS UP IN THE GALLERY.
LAUNCHED IN 2007, THE MISSION OF
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES
SCHOOLS IS TO TRANSFORM SCHOOLS,
TO EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS WITH
HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION. AS AN
INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION, THE PARTNERSHIP
SERVES OVER 13,500 STUDENTS
ACROSS ACROSS 20 LAUSD SCHOOLS
IN WATTS, BOYLE HEIGHTS, AND IN
SOUTH L.A. AND I KNOW SOME ROUGH
RIDERS ARE IN THE HOUSE TODAY AS
WELL. THE PARTNERSHIP IS HERE TO
ADVOCATE ON Kò EDUCATIONAL
PRIORITIES AND INCORPORATE THE
VOICES OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES
IN LOS ANGELES, AMONG THEM OUR
CONSTITUENTS FROM MY DISTRICT,
ARACELI SANDOVAL GONZALEZ AND
CEO OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOS
ANGELES SCHOOLS GUADALUPE
GUERRERO. MEMBER MEMBERS, I ASK
YOU TO PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME
THESE AMAZING INDIVIDUALS FROM
LOS ANGELES WHO MADE IT ALL THE
WAY TO THE TO SACRAMENTO, TO OUR
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO.
AND WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
ENJOY THE CAPITOL HERE TODAY
.
SO MY MEMBER, JOE PATTERSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTIONS. GREAT THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I'M
HONORED TO HIGHLIGHT AN AMAZING
PROGRAM FOR MY DISTRICT, THE
EMPOWER AND RESILIENCE PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED DURING
LAST YEAR'S CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS
WEEK BY THE PLACER COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH INSPIRATIONAL
SURVIVORS FROM PLACER COUNTY WHO
HAVE CHOSEN TO SHARE THEIR
STORIES IN ORDER TO HELP OTHERS.
THE EMPOWER AND RESILIENCE
PROJECT SERVES AS THE DA'S
OFFICES SUPPORTED PEER TO PEER
PROGRAM, EMPOWERING SURVIVORS TO
CONNECT TO A CURRENT NETWORK OF
OTHER SURVIVORS. RESOURCE AND
ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES, AND
EXTENDS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S
MISSION. THE PROJECT HAS STARTED
A 24 HOUR GRIEF LINE SPONSORED
LEGISLATION AND CREATE AN
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE PORTAL ON
ISSUES RANGING ISSUES RANGING
FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TEEN
DATING, VIOLENCE AND FENTANYL
CRISIS AND MORE. THE EMPOWER
RESILIENCE PROJECT IS A
CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT
AND POWER OF SURVIVORS TO USE
THEIR VOICE TO EDUCATE AND
ADVOCATE AND PURSUE POLICY Tð
RESILIENCE. IT'S MY HONOR TO
WELCOME PLACER COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY MORGAN GIRE AND MEMBERS
OF THE EMPOWER, ALSO SURVIVORS
OF CRIME, WHO ARE HERE IN THE
GALLERY. AND IF YOU WOULDN'T
MIND SAYING THEIR NAMES, WE HAVE
GINA CHÁVEZ, DEBBIE BOYD, LAURA
COLLINGTON, ANNABELLE VELASQUEZ,
RACHEL WEST, LAURA DIDIER,
LYNETTE VAN DER SHOOT VICTIM
SERVICES SUPERVISOR TAMARA
MUSOLINO, SUPERVISOR, DEPUTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LISA
BOTWINICK, PUBLIC INFORMATION
OFFICER STEPHANIE HERRERA, AND
MY FRIEND, PLACER COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MORGAN GUYER.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON, AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS. MR.
LACKEY. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE MY,
VOTE CHANGE FROM, NO TO YES ON
THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES,
I WILL NOTE. HANG ON. VOTE
CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY,
MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES. NO,
I TO NO, CLERK. WILL. NO
CORRECTION. NO. TO I
.
MOVING TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING ON FILE. ITEM 125. AB
1853 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER VIA THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
18 TO 53 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER VÀ
VALLAPUDUA AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. MR.
SAU, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS I'M
PROUD TO PRESENT A DISTRICT BILL
AB 1853 THAT WOULD UPDATE SAN
JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT
DISTRICT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IN
PARTICULAR, THIS BILL WOULD
BRING PARITY WITH OTHER TRANSIT
DISTRICTS AND EXPAND THE
INVESTMENTS THAT RTD CAN INVEST
IN. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE 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. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 62. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 139 AB 2041. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2041 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA. AN ACT
RELATING TO THE POLITICAL REFORM
ACT OF 1974 AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I
INTRODUCE AB 2041. IN RESPONSE
TO THE ALARMING INCREASE IN
POLITICAL VIOLENCE DIRECTED
TOWARDS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE AS PUBLIC
SERVANTS, THERE IS MUCH WE
HUMBLY AND WILLINGLY SACRIFICE
TO SERVE, INCLUDING SPENDING
TIME WITH FAMILY AND MAINTAINING
OUR PRIVACY. HOWEVER THE ONE
THING WE SHOULD NOT SACRIFICE IS
OUR SENSE OF SAFETY OR THE
SAFETY OF OUR FAMILIES AND THOSE
WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH US. A 2023
STUDY BY CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S LIST
FOUND 42% OF WOMEN FACE STALKING
WHILE CAMPAIGNING, WITH NEARLY 1
IN 5 EXPERIENCING IT FREQUENTLY.
THIS RATE IS 15 TIMES HIGHER
THAN REPORTED BY MEN. WOMEN OF
COLOR AND LGBTQ. PLUS, WOMEN
EXPERIENCED STALKING AT RATES OF
NEARLY 55% AND 53, RESPECTIVELY.
AB 2041 AIMS TO PROTECT
CANDIDATES ELECTED OFFICIALS,
THEIR FAMILIES AND STAFF BY
AUTHORIZING PERSONAL SECURITY AS
A CAMPAIGN EXPENSE AND EXPANDING
ELIGIBILITY FOR SECURITY. IN
ADDITION, IT ELIMINATES THE
$5,000 LIFETIME CAP ON SECURITY
EXPENSES USING CAMPAIGN FUNDS,
WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ADJUSTED FOR
30 YEARS. LASTLY, AB 2041
REMOVES THE REQUIREMENT FOR A
VERIFIED THREAT BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO REIMBURSE A
SECURITY EXPENSE. THIS BILL IS
SUPPORTED BY THE FCC. CANDIDATE
SECURITY IS A NONPARTISAN ISSUE
AND PREVIOUSLY HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORTS. THIS IS AN
URGENCY, A PIECE OF LEGISLATION,
AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. VOTES. AYES 62. NØ
ZERO. ON THE URGENCY. AYES 62.
NOES ZERO ON THE BILL. THE
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 141 AB 1779 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ERWIN. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1779 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
IRWIN. MEMBER IRWIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED, GOOD MORNING,
MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
AMENDMENTS TO AB 1779. THESE
AMENDMENTS FOLLOW THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE SUGGESTIONS TO
IMPROVE THE BILL. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. WE'LL ASK
FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THESE. ALL
IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY
NAY. AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED OUT
TO PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. BILL
IS BACK ON. WILL BE OUT TO PRINT
AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 143. ASSEMBLY BILL 2371 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ONE CARILLO. MR.
MR. CLERK, YOU MAY READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 2371 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JUAN CARRILLO AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTRIFIED SECURITY
FENCES AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARRILLO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
2371, WHICH BUILDS ON THE TRACK
RECORD OF EXISTING LAW TO
ADDRESS THE ESCALATING INCIDENTS
OF PROPERTY THEFT AND DAMAGE
AGAINST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
BUSINESSES THAT STORE HEAVY
EQUIPMENT. THIS INCLUDES
LOCATIONS SUCH AS OUR PORTS,
AUTOMOTIVE AND CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT, DEALERSHIPS, VEHICLE
REPAIR CENTERS, AND NUMEROUS
OTHER KINDS OF SITES THAT DO NOT
HAVE THE OPTION OF SECURING
THEIR INVENTORY INDOORS. SUCH
SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS ARE
REGULATED BY THE STATUTE THAT AB
2371 PROPOSES TO AMEND, AND ALSO
BY LICENSING UNDER THE BUREAU OF
SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE
SERVICES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOR THE PAST
EIGHT YEARS, AND HAD MORE THAN
1000 PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE, INCLUDING PUBLIC AGENCIES
SUCH AS CAL FIRE AND CITY PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENTS. ELECTRIFIED
SECURITY FENCING BASICALLY A
FENCE INSIDE A FENCE, HAVE BEEN
SAFELY AND EFFECTIVE. SECURITY
PROPERTIES AND EMPLOYEES WITHOUT
INCIDENT. UNDER MY BILL, LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS RETAIN THE ABSOLUTE
RIGHT TO MAKE LOCAL ZONING
DECISIONS THAT DICTATE WHERE
THIS TYPE OF SYSTEMS CAN BE
USED. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CANNOT
PUT AN ELECTRIFIED SECURITY
FENCE ON A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
THIS BILL IS SUPPORTED BY OVER
100 BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST
RESPONDERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE A VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTE. AYES
63. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
AYE. EXCUSE ME. AYES 63. NO.
ZERO. ON THE URGENCY. AYES 63.
NO. ZERO ON THE MEASURE. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM
144 ACR 118. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
118 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RELATIVE
TO VIETNAM. HUMAN RIGHTS DAY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER THAI YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I'M
HONORED TO PRESENT ACR 118
RECOGNIZING MAY 11TH AS VIETNAM
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. 30 YEARS AGO,
THE US CONGRESS PASSED A
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF VIETNAM
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, MARKING THE
FIRST OFFICIAL RECOGNITION BY
OUR GOVERNMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATION IN VIETNAM. THIS
RESOLUTION COMMEMORATES THE 30TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THAT
CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION PASSED
IN 1994. I CAME TO THE US FROM
VIETNAM AT THE AGE OF 19 TO
ESCAPE COMMUNISM OPPRESSION AND
TO EXPERIENCE TRUE FREEDOM.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MY
FELLOW VIETNAMESE ALSO FLED TO
OUR RICH STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE
ARE NOW PROUD AMERICANS AND ARE
DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
LIBERTY AND DIGNITY THAT IS
GIVEN TO EVERYONE UNDER OUR
DEMOCRATIC IDEALS, BUT OUR
HEARTS BREAK FOR THE PEOPLE
STILL LIVING UNDER TYRANNY IN
VIETNAM. I KNOW THAT MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE ASSEMBLY FROM
BOTH PARTIES ARE COMMITTED TO
AFFIRMING THE RIGHT OF EVERY
PERSON TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN A
FREE SOCIETY WHERE THEIR LIFE
MATTER AND THEREFORE ARE HEARD
IN A MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM.
CALIFORNIA IS NOW HOME TO ALMOST
700,000 VIETNAMESE WHO ARE ABLE
TO LIVE FREE AND EXPERIENCE
DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATION. THEY
HAVE CREATED VIBRANT AND
THRIVING COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE,
INCLUDING OAN COUNTY, SAN JOSE
AND SACRAMENTO. ACL 118
RECOGNIZES THOSE IN VIETNAM WHO
DO NOT SHARE OUR LIBERTY. THE
RESOLUTION DESIGNATES MAY 11TH,
2024, AS VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS
DAY IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO
ACHIEVE FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
FOR THE PEOPLE OF VIETNAM. I
HUMBLY ASK ALL CALIFORNIANS TO
REFLECT ON MAY 11, AND TO
REMEMBER THOSE WHO ARE STILL
UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE
FREEDOMS THAT CAN BE SO EASILY
TAKEN FOR GRANTED. AND I ASK MY
COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE SHARE IN
THIS ENDEAVOR BY VOTING AYE. I
HUMBLY ASK THAT THE ROLL TO BE
OPEN TO COAUTHOR. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER NGUYEN. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. COLLEAGUES, I RISE TODAY
IN SUPPORT OF ACR 118. I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM ORANGE
COUNTY FOR RECOGNIZING THIS AS
THE VIETNAMESE AMERICAN, AS AN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WHO FOR THE
FIRST TIME GET TO REPRESENT A
CITY THAT ALSO INCLUDES LITTLE
SAIGON. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT
YOUR VOTE. THIS IS NOT JUST
ABOUT US. YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT
JUST ABOUT THE VIETNAMESE
COMMUNITY, BUT THIS IS ABOUT OUR
FREEDOM, OUR RIGHTS, AND ALSO
ABOUT THE FACT THAT RIGHT NOW,
THEIR VOICES MATTER, BUT IT'S
NOT BEING HEARD. AND SO YOUR
VOTE TODAY, YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
TODAY WILL SIGNIFY THAT WE HEAR
YOU. WE SEE YOU, UNDERSTAND YOU,
AND WE SUPPORT YOU. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON ACR 118. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. SEEING MR.
PATTERSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS
I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY SURPRISE
THAT I STAND AND JOIN WITH
OTHERS TO SUPPORT ACR 118. GIVEN
THAT MY OLDEST SON, BJ, SURVIVED
THE VIETNAM WAR, WAS PICKED UP
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY A
COUPLE OF GIS IN APRIL OF 1975,
FLOWN TO THE UNITED STATES ON
OPERATION BABYLIFT. HE'S 52
YEARS OF AGE, HE IS A PLUMBING
CONTRACTOR. HE IS A FRESH
REMINDER OF WHAT IT MEANS TO
LIVE FREE IN AMERICA. AND SO I
STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS ACR,
BUT ALSO IN THE SHOES OF MY SON
BJ. IF HE WERE HERE, HE WOULD BE
CHEERING THIS ON AS WELL. HE
REMINDS ME EVERY DAY HE SAYS,
DAD, IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TWO
GIS THAT PICKED ME UP, IF IT
WASN'T FOR THE NUNS AT THE
ORPHANAGE WHERE THEY TOOK HIM
AND CARED FOR HIM, IF PRESIDENT
FORD HADN'T SENT THE C-5A OVER.
AND IF YOU HADN'T ADOPTED ME,
I'D BE IN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY
BEHIND A WATER BUFFALO, IN A
RICE PADDY. BUT HE SAYS, I'M IN
AMERICA. I'M FREE. I HAVE MY OWN
BUSINESS, AND I OWN MY OWN HOME.
AND SO LET'S REMEMBER THOSE WHO
HAVE SUFFERED IN VIETNAM. LET'S
HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF
MODERNIZATION. THERE IS SOME
KIND OF RESTORATION OF SOME
DEGREE OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES
IN THAT COUNTRY. BUT ALSO, LET'S
REMEMBER THOSE WHO ARE HERE, WHO
ARE NOT ONLY OUR FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS, BUT THERE ARE KIDS AS
WELL. SO ON BEHALF OF BRIAN
JAMES PATTERSON, I'M ASKING YOU
TO JOIN WITH OTHERS IN APPROVING
ACR 118 REMEMBERING THOSE WHO
ARE HERE ENJOYING THE BLESSINGS
OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM. AND WE
LIVE WITH ONE OF THOSE FOR 52
ODD YEARS AS OUR OLDEST SON. SO
GOD BLESS THE VIETNAMESE WHO ARE
HERE. WE HAVE A BIG, DELEGATION
IN FRESNO, AND THEY THEY ARE
WONDERFUL FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS.
THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE ENDED UP
WITH VIETNAMESE FOLKS COMING TO
OUR COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, IT
TOOK A LITTLE WHILE FOR THINGS
TO KIND OF SETTLE DOWN AND ALL.
BUT, YOU KNOW SOMETHING? THEY
WERE WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS BY
SO MANY OF THE OTHER ETHNIC
GROUPS THAT ARE PART OF THE
DIASPORAS THAT HAVE FOUND FRESNO
, CALIFORNIA, AS A PLACE TO
LIVE. AND SO, IF BJ WAS HERE, HE
WOULD SAY, YOU TELL THEM, DAD, I
JUST DID. THANK YOU FOR THE
SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR THE
REMEMBRANCE OF LIBERTY AND
FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY. AND I
ALSO, REALLY WANT TO WANT TO
THANK GOD FOR THE MIRACLE THAT
BROUGHT BJ TO US. I DON'T HAVE
TIME FOR THE STORY, BUT IT WAS A
WHOLE SET OF MIRACLES, AND HE'S
BEEN A JOY IN OUR LIVES. AND, I
WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
STAND IN HIS HONOR TO SAY, VOTE
FOR THIS. HE'S ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY WE LOVE OUR
VIETNAMESE, NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS,
FAMILY MEMBERS. THEY'VE EARNED
THE FREEDOM, THE LIBERTY, AND
THE OPPORTUNITY, AND WITH THAT,
I ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. AND
I'LL BE GLAD TO JOIN AS A
COAUTHOR. THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE DESIRE TO VOTE AS A
COAUTHOR, ALL THOSE DESIRE TO
VOTE AS A COAUTHOR FOR. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. THERE ARE 65
COAUTHORS. WITH THAT OBJECTION,
WE WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE
AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
145, H.R. 85, BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CERVANTES. THE CLERK WILL READ
HOUSE RESOLUTION 85 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CERVANTES AND OTHERS.
RELATIVE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT HOUSE
RESOLUTION 85 TODAY, WHICH IS
OUR ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING
APRIL 24TH AS DENIM DAY AND
APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH. I'M ALSO PROUD
TO BE SPEAKING IN MY CAPACITY AS
CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS AND ON BEHALF
OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN CAUCUS, I
AM HEARTENED TO SEE SO MANY OF
MY COLLEAGUES TODAY IN OUR
CAPITOL COMMUNITY WEARING JEANS
ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR, AS WELL
AS YESTERDAY DAY EVERY YEAR ON
DENIM DAY, WE COMMEMORATE THE
PROTESTS AGAINST THE HEINOUS
1998 ITALIAN SUPREME COURT
RULING THAT VACATED A RAPE
CONVICTION BECAUSE THE SURVIVOR
WAS WEARING JEANS. I KNOW OUR
COLLEAGUE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM
SANTA CRUZ WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
THAT IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL. OF
COURSE, ON DENIM DAY, WE STAND
TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE
PRINCIPLE THAT CLOTHING CAN
NEVER, EVER PROVIDE CONSENT. ANY
ASSERTION TO THE CONTRARY
WRONGLY PLACES BLAME ON THE
SURVIVOR INSTEAD OF THE
PERPETRATOR WHO COMMITS SEXUAL
ASSAULT IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT
ON THIS DENIM DAY, I WANT TO
UPLIFT THE SURVIVORS WHO NEVER
COME FORWARD. THE SURVIVORS
WHOSE STORIES ARE NEVER TOLD,
THE SURVIVORS WHO ARE UNABLE TO
SECURE JUSTICE. AS YOU KNOW, IN
2021, THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY
FINALLY CLOSED THE DENIM DAY
LOOPHOLE IN CALIFORNIA BY
APPROVING AND ENACTING MY
ASSEMBLY BILL 93 NINE. BUT I
CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER HOW MANY
SURVIVORS NEVER STEP FORWARD
BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID THAT
THEY WOULD BE BLAMED FOR THE
SEXUAL ASSAULT COMMITTED AGAINST
THEM BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY WERE
WEARING. EVEN TODAY, HOW MANY
SURVIVORS STILL FEEL THAT THEY
ARE UNABLE TO SEEK JUSTICE? WE
KNOW THAT FOR EVERY 1000
THOUSAND SURVIVORS IN THE UNITED
STATES, ONLY 230 REPORT THE
SEXUAL ASSAULT PERPETRATED
AGAINST THEM. OUT OF THE 230
SURVIVORS, ONLY 80 HAVE CRIMINAL
CASES GO TO TRIAL AND LESS THAN
FIVE WILL EVER SEE THEIR
PERPETRATOR SERVE ANY JAIL TIME.
WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE REASONS
THAT MANY SEXUAL ASSAULTS GO
UNPUNISHED IS BECAUSE THE
SYSTEMS THAT SUPPOSEDLY EXIST TO
PROTECT SURVIVORS ARE BROKEN.
OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
REMAINS CONSTRUCTED IN A MANNER
THAT DISCOURAGES SURVIVORS FROM
COMING FORWARD. JUST THIS
MORNING, THE NEW YORK COURT OF
APPEALS OVERTURNED THE RAPE
CONVICTIONS OF HARVEY WEINSTEIN
IN THAT STATE. DESPITE THE MORE
THAN 80 SURVIVORS WHO HAVE COME
FORWARD AND DESPITE OUR BEST
EFFORTS, OUR INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER LEARNING MAINTAIN
POLICIES AND STRUCTURES THAT DO
TOO MUCH TO PROTECT PERPETRATORS
AT THE EXPENSE OF SURVIVORS.
WHEN WE TRIVIALIZE SEXUAL
ASSAULT BY MAINTAINING THESE
BROKEN SYSTEMS, WE UPHOLD
STEREOTYPICAL BELIEFS THAT
SURVIVORS INVITE THE CRIMES
PERPETRATED AGAINST THEM. FOR
FAR TOO LONG, OUR CULTURE HAS
PROTECTED PERPETRATORS OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT, PERPETRATED OUTDATED
NOTIONS OF PATRIARCHY, AND
SHAMED SURVIVORS INTO SILENCE.
WE CAN DO BETTER, WE MUST DO
BETTER, AND WE WILL DO BETTER.
SO TODAY, COLLEAGUES, I STAND
HERE TO ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN
DOUBLING DOWN ON OUR COMMITMENT
AS MEMBERS OF THIS ASSEMBLY. WE
MUST CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE
THAT THE WORDS OF THIS
RESOLUTION DO NOT REMAIN MERE
INK PRESSED ON A PIECE OF PAPER.
WE MUST MAKE ACTION OUT OF THESE
WORDS AND USE THE POWERS THAT WE
HAVE AS MEMBERS OF THIS ASSEMBLY
TO PROTECT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS
NEVER, EVER ANY EXCUSE TO COMMIT
SEXUAL ASSAULT. TODAY, OUR JEANS
PROTEST VIOLENCE FOR THESE
REASONS, COLLEAGUES, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON H.R. 85, AND I LIKED THE
FIRST ROLE TO BE OPEN FOR
COAUTHORS. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. CERVANTES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. PELLERIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, TODAY, I
PROUDLY STAND AS A COAUTHOR OF
H.R. 85, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE
FROM RIVERSIDE TO SHED LIGHT ON
A POWERFUL MOVEMENT THAT HAS
SPARKED CONVERSATION GLOBALLY.
DENIM DAY. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
WEARING DENIM, IT'S ABOUT
STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE
MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING THIS
ISSUE. DENIM DAY ORIGINATED FROM
A LANDMARK CASE IN ITALY IN
1992, WHERE A YOUNG WOMAN WAS
RAPED BY HER DRIVING INSTRUCTOR.
THE PERPETRATOR WAS INITIALLY
CONVICTED BUT LATER ACQUITTED BY
THE ITALIAN SUPREME COURT. THE
COURT DEEMED THAT BECAUSE THE
VICTIM WORE TIGHT JEANS, SHE
MUST HAVE HELPED REMOVE THEM,
THUS IMPLYING CONSENT. OUTRAGED
BY THIS VERDICT, A WOMAN IN THE
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT WORE JEANS IN
PROTEST, SPARKING A MOVEMENT
THAT HAS SINCE SPREAD WORLDWIDE.
DENIM DAY STANDS AS A REMINDER
THAT CLOTHING IS NEVER AN
INVITATION FOR ASSAULT, AND
CONSENT IS NON-NEGOTIABLE IN
WEARING DENIM. TODAY, WE HONOR
SURVIVORS WHO HAVE ENDURED THE
PAIN AND STIGMA OF SEXUAL
VIOLENCE. WE SHOW OUR SUPPORT
FOR THOSE WHO MAY STILL BE
SUFFERING IN SILENCE, LETTING
THEM KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE.
BUT DENIM DAY IS MORE THAN JUST
A FASHION STATEMENT. IT'S A CALL
TO ACTION. IT'S A CALL TO
DISMANTLE THE HARMFUL ATTITUDES
AND BELIEFS THAT PERPETRATE RAPE
CULTURE. IT'S A CALL TO EDUCATE
OURSELVES AND OTHERS ABOUT
CONSENT, BOUNDARIES AND RESPECT.
BY PARTICIPATING IN DENIM DAY,
WE DECLARE OUR COMMITMENT TO
CREATING A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE
FEELS SAFE AND RESPECTED
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY WEAR OR
WHO THEY ARE. WE REFUSE TO
ACCEPT VICTIM BLAMING OR EXCUSES
FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE. WE DEMAND
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERPETRATORS
AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS. SO
TODAY, AS WE DON OUR DENIM, LET
US REMEMBER THE POWER OF OUR
COLLECTIVE VOICE. LET US STAND
TOGETHER, UNITED IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT. LET US
BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE IN
THE WORLD. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS I RISE TODAY TO
IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION
85. IT'S AUTHORED BY OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 24TH AS DENIM
DAY IN CALIFORNIA AS WE'RE JUST
HEARING, DENIM DAY IS MORE THAN
JUST A PIECE OF CLOTHING. AS YOU
ALL KNOW, APRIL IS SEXUAL
ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. SADLY,
EVERY 68 SECONDS, AN AMERICAN IS
SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. EVERY NINE
MINUTES. THAT VICTIM IS A CHILD.
THIS IS HEARTBREAKING AND WE
MUST DO ALL IN OUR POWER TO
CHANGE THIS FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. FOR THE LAST TWO
YEARS, I HAVE ADVOCATED FOR AND
SUPPORTED SURVIVORS THROUGH
INTRODUCING LEGISLATION AND
COAUTHORING OTHER BILLS. WE
STILL HAVE MUCH, MUCH WORK TO
DO. SEXUAL ASSAULT CAN BE VERY
ISOLATING WITH 33% OF WOMEN WHO
ARE RAPED CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE
AND 13% ATTEMPTING SUICIDE.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS OFTEN DO NOT
KNOW HOW BEST TO SUPPORT THEIR
LOVED ONES THAT HAVE GONE
THROUGH THESE TRAUMATIC
EXPERIENCES, AND IT LEAVES
VICTIMS TO NAVIGATE THEIR
JOURNEY AND HEALING ALONE. IT IS
CRITICAL THAT WE ENSURE THAT
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ARE
PROVIDED THE SPACE AND
PROTECTIONS THEY NEED TO HEAL
AND MOVE FORWARD. WE NEED TO
FOCUS ON POLICY CHANGES THAT
MEET SURVIVORS WHERE THEY ARE
AND PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL
SUPPORT THEY NEED. I LOOK
FORWARD TO BEING ADDED TO IT TO
ADD IT. AS A COAUTHOR, AND URGE
YOU TO JOIN ME ALSO IN
SUPPORTING THIS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON.
DOCTOR WEBBER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 85,
WHICH MEMORIALIZED AND EDUCATES
US ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DENIM
DAY, THE NATIONAL INTIMATE
PARTNER SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY
REPORTS THAT THERE ARE OVER 22
MILLION SURVIVORS OF RAPE
THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES,
WITH AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE
SURVIVORS CURRENTLY LIVING IN
CALIFORNIA YEAR AFTER YEAR.
PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE
OVERREPRESENTED IN THE DATA
COLLECTED ABOUT VICTIMS OF
SEXUAL VIOLENCE. FOR EVERY
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WHO
REPORTS SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AT
LEAST 15 AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
DO NOT REPORT IT. 1 IN 5 AFRICAN
AMERICAN WOMEN ARE SURVIVORS OF
SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND 35% OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE
EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF CONTACT
WITH SEXUAL VIOLENCE DURING
THEIR LIFETIME AS A RESULT OF
SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION DUE TO
RACISM AND IMPLICIT BIAS,
AFRICAN AMERICANS CONTINUE TO
REMAIN VULNERABLE TO SEXUAL
VIOLENCE, AND IN THIS STATE, WE
HAVE WAITED FAR TOO LONG FOR
JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR
FAMILIES, AND I ENCOURAGE A
VICTIM CENTERED APPROACH THAT IS
ROOTED IN CULTURAL AND ETHNIC
SENSITIVITIES. AS WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT AND TREAT VICTIMS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT. I WANT TO THANK
MY COLLEAGUE FROM RIVERSIDE FOR
CHAMPIONING AND CARRYING THIS
RESOLUTION, AND FOR ALL THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND EDUCATION
THAT IT PROVIDES. FOR THESE
REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE ON H.R. 85. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WEBER.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. OH EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR
BAYNES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. MEMBERS I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER CAUCUS IN
SOLIDARITY WITH MY COLLEAGUES,
IN REMEMBRANCE OF A BRUTAL RAPE
CASE IN 2012, IN INDIA OF JYOTI
SINGH, WHERE FIVE INDIAN MEN
BRUTALLY RAPED HER. AND SHE
PASSED AWAY FROM THAT. AND THE
AWARENESS THAT WAS CREATED AFTER
THAT, BECAUSE THE PERPETRATORS
BELIEVED SHE DESERVED TO BE
RAPED BECAUSE SHE WAS OUT PAST 8
P.M. THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT
WE NEED TO DO, ACROSS THE WORLD
TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND MAKE SURE
THAT PERPETRATORS ARE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BAINS.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CERVANTES, YOU MAY CLOSE. THANK
YOU, MISTER SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS
, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE
ROLL BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED. THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. THERE
ARE 73 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, MEMBERS OF THE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS ARE INVITED TO
THE FRONT OF THE DAIS HERE FOR A
QUICK PHOTO.
CHILDREN COMING IN RIGHT NOW.
OKAY.
MOVING BACK TO GUESTS.
INTRODUCTION AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
SANCHEZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M EXCITED
TODAY TO ANNOUNCE THE FOURTH
GRADE CLASS OF SAINT JOHN'S
EPISCOPAL SCHOOL WHO CAME ALL
THE WAY FROM RANCHO SANTA
MARGARITA. THEY'RE UP HERE TO
TOUR THE CAPITOL AND LEARN ALL
ABOUT CALIFORNIA STATE
GOVERNMENT. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
GIVING THEM A VERY WARM WELCOME.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANCHEZ, WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
ENJOY YOUR TIME HERE IN THE
CAPITOL TODAY. MOVING BACK TO
ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING FILE
ITEM 149. ASSEMBLY BILL 2249 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN
MEMBERS, YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE,
TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS AB 2249 CLARIFIES THE
RETENTION REQUIREMENTS FOR
ELECTION MATERIALS RELATED TO
THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF BALLOTS
AND THE 1% MANUAL TALLY OF
BALLOTS BY REQUIRING THOSE
MATERIALS TO BE KEPT WITH THE
UNOPENED, UNALTERED PACKAGES
THAT INCLUDE BALLOTS AND VOTER
IDENTIFICATION ENVELOPES AT THE
END OF THE REQUIRED RETENTION
PERIOD. THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE
ALL THOSE MATERIALS TO BE
DESTROYED. THIS BILL HAS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND THERE IS
NO OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. MR.
PATTERSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
GREAT THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
HANG ON A SECOND. HERE YOU NEED
TO BACK UP FOR A SECOND. THERE
WAS A LOT GOING ON HERE.
ASSEMBLY BILL, AS ITEM NUMBER
149. ASSEMBLY BILL 2249 BY MISS
PELLERIN. THE CLERK WILL READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 2249 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN. AN ACT RELATING
TO ELECTIONS. YES. WE WILL ASK
YOU TO DO THAT AGAIN. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 2249
CLARIFIES THE RETENTION
REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTION
MATERIALS RELATED TO THE CHAIN
OF CUSTODY OF BALLOTS AND THE 1%
MANUAL TALLY OF BALLOTS BY
REQUIRING THOSE MATERIALS TO BE
KEPT WITH THE UNOPENED,
UNALTERED PACKAGES THAT INCLUDE
BALLOTS AND VOTER IDENTIFICATION
ENVELOPES. AT THE END OF THE
REQUIRED RETENTION PERIOD. THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE ALL THOSE
MATERIALS TO BE DESTROYED. THE
BILL HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND
THERE IS NO OPPOSITION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. MR. PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. DEJA VU, I RISE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE, AND
I KNOW THAT IN ELECTION
INTEGRITY IS OF UTMOST
IMPORTANCE TO THE AUTHOR OF THIS
MEASURE. AND SO I DON'T WANT TO
MINIMIZE THAT. BUT SOME CONCERNS
THAT I HAVE IS I THINK WE SHARE
THE, THE, THE IMPORTANCE OF
BRINGING TRUST INTO OUR ELECTION
SYSTEM. AND SO I JOINED THE
AUTHOR IN THAT. BUT WHAT
CONCERNS ME ABOUT THIS BILL IS
IT KEEPS UNDER SEAL EVERY
OUTSIDE OF A CONTESTED ELECTION
OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, PAPER
COPIES OF CAST VOTE RECORDS OF
THE BALLOT, BALLOT CHAIN OF
CUSTODY DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS
AND REPORTS CREATED FOR THE 1%
MANUAL TALLY. MY PERSPECTIVE
WOULD BE THAT WE SHOULD DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE EVERY
COMPONENT OF THE ELECTION SYSTEM
PUBLIC, UNLESS THERE IS
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMATION OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. BUT OBVIOUSLY, I'M HOPEFUL
THAT THE AUTHOR WILL TAKE MY
COMMENTS AS SHE MOVES FORWARD
WITH THIS BILL. BUT RIGHT NOW, I
MUST REGRETTABLY OPPOSE THIS
MEASURE. THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PELLERIN? AYE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. AND THIS DOES
PROTECT THE MATERIALS THAT HAVE
VOTER SENSITIVE INFORMATION ON
THEM. ONLY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 56. NOES TWO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 157 AB 2449 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TO THE CLERK WILL READ
SENATE BILL 2449 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TO AN ACT RELATING TO
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. MR. T I,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AB 2449 WOULD
CLARIFY THAT THE QUALIFIED
APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
CREDENTIAL BOARD IS A NATIONAL
ENTITY THAT MAY CERTIFY A
QUALIFIED AUTISM SERVICE
PROVIDER AND AUTHORIZE THE
CERTIFICATION TO BE ACCREDITED
BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL
STANDARDS INSTITUTE, ALSO KNOWN
AS NC. THE QUALIFIED APPLIED
BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS BOARD, OR
COBA, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012
AND IS AN AGENCY WHOSE MISSION
IS TO ESTABLISH THE HIGHEST
STANDARD OF CARE AND EMPOWER ALL
PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION SERVICES
TO INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM. WABA
IS A SECOND LARGEST CERTIFIED
BODY AND APPLIED BEHAVIOR
ANALYSIS IN THE US AND THE
LARGEST INTERNATIONALLY. WABA
CERTIFICATION ARE INTEGRAL TO
THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY FOR
INDIVIDUALS IN STATE WITH LACK
MILITARY POPULATION, MANY OF
WHICH RECOGNIZE COBA FOR THE
LICENSING OF AUTISM SERVICE
PROVIDER. OUR STATION OBSERVED
IN A NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH
AUTISM, RESULTING IN A SHORTAGE
OF QUALIFIED AUTISM SERVICE
PROVIDERS, PARTICULARLY IN THE
LOW INCOME AND MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES. AB 2449 SEEKS TO
MEET THIS SHORTAGE OF
PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVER BY ADDING
AN ADDITIONAL LICENSING
ORGANIZATION THAT IS RECOGNIZED
FEDERALLY AND WORLDWIDE FOR
THEIR HIGH STANDARD. THIS WILL
EFFECTIVELY END CALIFORNIA
RELIANCE ON A SINGLE ENTITY TO
PROVIDE ALL CERTIFICATION BY
CREATING COMPETITION IN THE
FIELD. ABA 2449 WOULD NOT ONLY
AUTHORIZE NC TO ASSIST IN THE
BACKFIELD OF PROFESSION WITH
REQUIRING STATE LICENSURE AND
CERTIFICATION, BUT ALSO PROVIDE
POTENTIAL SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE
WHO REPORT DIFFICULTY GETTING
EMPLOYMENT. SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE ON AB 2449.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, TO
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLE 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 63. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 160 AB 1775 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HAYNIE. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1775, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HAYNIE. MR. HAYNIE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, THESE
AMENDMENTS ARE TO AB 1775, WHICH
IS A CANNABIS CAFE BILL WHICH
ADDRESSED SOME OF THE SMOKE FREE
WORKPLACE CONCERNS. THEY STATE
THAT NON-CANNABIS FOOD OR
BEVERAGE PRODUCTS CANNOT BE
CONTAMINATED OR CO-MINGLED WITH
ANY CANNABIS PRODUCTS SOLD
SERVED ON THE PREMISES, AND THEY
ALSO CLARIFY THAT SMOKING OR
VAPORIZING OF ANY CANNABIS
PRODUCT BY AN EMPLOYEE OR
CUSTOMER IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE
FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD STORAGE,
OR WAREWASHING AREA OF THE
CONSUMPTION LOUNGE. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE SMOKE
FREE WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS AS
THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS TODAY.
SEEING AND HEARING NO DEBATE OR
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THESE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO.
THE AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. OUT
TO PRINT BACK ON BILL. BACK ON
FILE. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 165,
H.R. 92 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN
CARRILLO. THE CLERK WILL READ.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 90 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO RELATIVE TO
DONATE LIFE MONTH. MR. CARRILLO,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN
RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF APRIL
AS NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU
RENEW OR APPLY FOR A CALIFORNIA
DRIVER'S LICENSE OR
IDENTIFICATION CARD, YOU CAN
REGISTER AS AN ORGAN DONOR AT
YOUR LOCAL CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE. THIS
HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH
DONATE LIFE, CALIFORNIA'S
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DMV, WHICH
BEGAN IN 2006. TO DATE, OVER 19
MILLION INDIVIDUALS HAVE
EXPRESSED THEIR INTENT TO DONATE
WITH THE REGISTRY, WITH THE
MAJORITY COMING THROUGH THE
DONORS OF THE DMV. LAST YEAR, I
HAD THE PERSONAL HONOR OF
WORKING WITH DLC TO PUSH TO
EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGAN
AND TISSUE DONATION, DONATION IS
A LIFE SAVING PROCESS. 1991
CALIFORNIANS BECAME ORGAN DONORS
IN 2023, AND A MORE DIVERSE
DONOR REGISTRY GIVES SOME
MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY
GROUPS ON THE WAITING LIST A
BETTER CHANCE TO FIND A GOOD
DONOR. THANK YOU. AND I WOULD
LIKE TO LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN FOR
COAUTHORS. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS. ALL
IN ALL, THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE AS A COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
AS A COAUTHOR. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
69. NØ ZERO. MEASURE IS ADOPTED
AND A RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. 69
COAUTHORS ARE ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. RESOLUTION IS NOW
ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO SENATE.
THIRD READING FILE ITEM 169 SCR
96 BY MR. MCCARTY. CARDI CLERK
WILL READ. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 96 BY SENATOR DODD
RELATIVE TO A SISTER STATE
RELATIONSHIP WITH LEAF REGION,
UKRAINE. MR. MCCARTY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. CALIFORNIA HAS LONG
MAINTAINED A ROBUST RELATIONSHIP
WITH UKRAINE, HONORING
SIGNIFICANT UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. AND RIGHT
HERE IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION.
THIS MEASURE REPRESENTS A MUTUAL
GOODWILL OPPORTUNITY AND
PROMOTES COLLABORATION BETWEEN
OUR STATE AND UKRAINE.
SPECIFICALLY THIS RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHES A SISTER CITY,
SISTER STATE RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE LVIV REGION OF UKRAINE AIMED
AT ENHANCING CULTURAL EXCHANGE
AND DRIVING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. IT PRESENTS AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR
MEANINGFUL DIALOG AND SHARED
LEARNING EXPERIENCES AMONG OUR
CITIZENS. BY FORMALIZING THIS
PARTNERSHIP, WE UNLOCK AVENUES
FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY,
EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND
VIBRANT CULTURAL EVENTS THAT
WILL MUTUALLY BENEFIT CALIFORNIA
AND THE LVIV REGION OF UKRAINE.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS SISTER STATE
RELATIONSHIP SERVES AS A BEACON
OF SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT,
PARTICULARLY IN THESE
CHALLENGING TIMES WITH OUR
FRIENDS IN UKRAINE, REAFFIRMING
OUR SHARED VALUES AND COMMITMENT
TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THIS THROUGH AN AYE VOTE AND
OPEN THE FIRST ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR. MCCARTY.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL FOR COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS A
COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE
AND TALLY THE VOTES. THERE ARE
AYES 69 NÓ ZERO. THERE ARE 69
COAUTHORS ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED AND, MR. MCCARTY, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTIONS. YES THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE OUR GUESTS FROM
UKRAINE. WE HAVE A DELEGATION
BEHIND US HERE. WE HAVE ELECTED
DELEGATES FROM THE LVIV REGION
IN UKRAINE. REPRESENTATIVES FROM
THE CONSUL GENERAL'S OFFICE IN
UKRAINE AND SAN FRANCISCO AND
OTHER UKRAINE COMMUNITY LEADERS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE AT
OUR STATE CAPITOL
.
THANK YOU, MR. MCCARTY, AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
MOVING BACK TO SENATE. THIRD
READING FILE ITEM 171. SB 233 BY
SKINNER. CLERK WILL READ. SENATE
BILL 233, WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED MEMBERS I RISE WITH
AMENDMENTS TO SB 233 BY SENATOR
SKINNER. I ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. MR. LARA. WE WITHHOLD
CONSENT ON THESE AMENDMENTS AND
ASK FOR A ROLL CALL. VOTE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. MISS
AGUIAR-CURRY ASKING FOR AN AYE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
FOR THE AMENDMENTS. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 52. NOES 12. THE
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK. THE BILL IS
BACK. WILL BE BACK ON FILE.
MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE
SECOND DAY CONSENT CALENDAR
BEFORE WE VOTE, WE WILL TAKE UP
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING COAUTHORS. CLERK WILL
READ THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 173 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BARNS RELATIVE
TO A PAUL ONE MEDIATED KIDNEY
DISEASE AWARENESS DAY AND
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
178 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JACKSON
RELATIVE TO CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION MONTH. CLERK WILL NOW
OPEN THE ROLL TO ALLOW ANY
MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A COAUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE MEMBERS. THIS IS FOR
COAUTHORS FOR THE RESOLUTIONS.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
THERE ARE 67 COAUTHORS ADDED.
MOVING TO A VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FILE, ITEM 213 HAS BEEN
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. DOES ANY MEMBER WISH
TO REMOVE AN ADDITION? ANY
ADDITIONAL ITEMS FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY BILL 2677 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN. AN
ACCOLADE AND SURETIES. 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 SEVEN.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTE. AYES 72. NØ
ZERO. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY BILL 2119 I
72 NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 1782.
AYES 72. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
1785. AYES 72. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 1821. AYES 72. NÓ ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1870 72. NØ ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1871 REYES 72.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1940 I 72.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1947 I 72 NØ ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1955. AYES 72. NØ
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 1994 I 72.
NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2044 I
72. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2123
I 72. NÓ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2154. AYES 72. ASSEMBLY BILL
2166. AYES 72. ASSEMBLY BILL
2177 I 72. NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2227 I 72. NO ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2269 I 72. NO
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2275 I 72.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2305 72. NO ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2327 I 72. NO
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2345 I 72.
NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2359. 72
NO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2378 I 72. NO
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2477 I 72.
NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2582.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2621. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2777. ASSEMBLY BILL 2787 I
72. NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2797
I 72. NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2822 I 72. NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2849 I 72. NO ZERO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2864 WITH URGENCY
I 72. NO ZERO ON THE URGENCY.
AYES 72. NØ ZERO ON THE BILL.
ASSEMBLY BILL 31 05I 72. NO
ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 3247 I 72.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2995 I 72. NO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2474 I 72.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2748. AYES 72. NO
ZERO. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 173 I 72. NO. ZERO
AND ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 178 I 72. NO. ZERO
MEMBERS. PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE 77.2, I AM REFERRING ITEM
NUMBER 173, SB 233 TO THE
BUSINESS SKINNER TO THE BUSINESS
AND PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE.
MEMBERS. THE QUORUM CALL IS
STILL IN PLACE. I WOULD ASK YOU
TO PLEASE GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION FOR AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. SO
PLEASE, ANY CONVERSATIONS,
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR.
I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. AND
ASK THAT YOU GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HAYNIE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY WITH A HEAVY HEART TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF A
CALIFORNIA A SAN FRANCISCO
LEGEND, REVEREND CECIL WILLIAMS.
THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE WHO ARE AS
SYNONYMOUS WITH THE CITY OF SAN
FRANCISCO, OR AS SYNONYMOUS WITH
THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, FAIRNESS,
EQUALITY AND COMPASSION AS
REVEREND CECIL WILLIAMS AS A
MINISTER, AUTHOR, SOCIAL
ACTIVIST, LECTURER AND COMMUNITY
LEADER. REVEREND WILLIAMS ETCHED
HIS NAME IN HISTORY AS A
TIRELESS CHAMPION FOR THE POOR
AND MARGINALIZED. HIS MINISTRY
UNDERSCORED HIS ROOTS IN
LIBERATION THEOLOGY. HE, AS A
BOY GROWING UP IN SEGREGATED
TEXAS, REVEREND WILLIAMS VOWED
TO CREATE A CHURCH OF MANY
COLORS WHEN HE ARRIVED IN SAN
FRANCISCO IN 1963 AS HEAD PASTOR
OF GLIDE, HE GREW THE SMALL
CONGREGATION TO OVER 10,000
PARISHIONERS. HIS VISION FOR A
21ST CENTURY CHURCH TOOK SHAPE
THROUGH GLIDE'S UNIQUE AND
POWERFUL BLEND OF SPIRITUALITY,
PRINCIPLED COMPASSION, AND
CUTTING EDGE PROGRAMS FOR THOSE
MOST IN NEED. IN AN ERA OF
DECLINING CHURCH ATTENDANCE,
REVEREND WILLIAMS TOOK OVER A
DYING MINISTRY IN THE TENDERLOIN
AND TURNED IT INTO A GLOBAL
BRAND CALLED SIMPLY GLIDE. THE
SUNDAY SERMONS AT GLIDE ARE FULL
OF LIFE, WITH GOSPEL AND BLUES
FROM THE GLIDE ENSEMBLE, BACKED
BY THE CHANGE BAND. AMONG THOSE
WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE
SUNDAY SERVICE AT GLIDE ARE
OPRAH WINFREY, BILL CLINTON,
MAYA ANGELOU, ISABEL ALLENDE,
BONO AND WARREN BUFFETT. WHEN HE
ARRIVED AT GLIDE IN 1963, THE
CONGREGATION NUMBERED 35 PEOPLE,
ALL WHITE. REVEREND WILLIAMS
CHANGED THAT IMMEDIATELY AND
OPENED GLIDE'S DOORS TO THE
ENTIRE TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD
AND ACCEPTED EVERYONE. IN 1965,
REVEREND WILLIAMS MET JANICE
MIRIKITANI, WHO HAD TAKEN A JOB
AS A TYPIST AT GLIDE TASKED WITH
TRANSCRIBING PEOPLE'S
EXPERIENCES WITH HARDSHIP IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY WOULD GO ON
TO MARRY IN 1982, AND MISS
MIRIKITANI WOULD HELP MOLD THE
ORGANIZATION'S VALUES,
PARTICULARLY THOSE OF RADICAL
INCLUSIVITY AND UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE, IN ITS WELCOMING OF ANYONE
WHO WALKED THROUGH ITS DOORS.
REVEREND WILLIAMS LED THE CHANGE
AND EXPANDING GLIDE SUPPORT
SERVICES TO INCLUDE A FREE
HEALTH CLINIC, LEGAL CLINIC AND
HIV PREVENTION CENTER, AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT
SERVICES. REVEREND WILLIAMS
SERVED IN A LEADERSHIP CAPACITY
FOR 60 YEARS AT GLIDE BEFORE HE
STEPPED AWAY FROM HIS ROLE LATE
LAST YEAR AT THE AGE OF 93.
DURING HIS TENURE, HE SHARED THE
PULPIT WITH WORLD LEADERS,
ACTIVISTS AND THE BLACK PANTHERS
. HE FOUGHT FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS FOR
DECADES WHEN FEW OTHERS ALLIES
WERE, AND HIS IMPACT ON SAN
FRANCISCO AND THE WORLD, BY
EXTENSION, ARE UNMATCHED. CECIL
WAS MY REVEREND IN A COMMUNITY I
CALL HOME THE TENDERLOIN. HE WAS
UNAPOLOGETIC IN HIS LOVE FOR THE
PEOPLE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IF
YOU WERE SICK, DISCARD, ALONE,
HOMELESS OR ADDICTED, HE LOOKED
IN YOUR EYES. HE SAW YOUR
HUMANITY. HE SAW YOUR POTENTIAL
AND YOUR GREATNESS. HE BELIEVED
IN YOU SO MUCH THAT YOU BELIEVED
IN YOURSELF. NO ONE WAS OUTSIDE
HIS CIRCLE OF COMPASSION. HE
BELIEVED THAT EVERYONE DESERVED
FOOD. EVERYONE DESERVES A
COMMUNITY. EVERYONE DESERVES
LOVE, AND EVERYONE LOVES AND
EVERYONE DESERVES JOY. TO SING,
TO DANCE, TO LAUGH, TO
CELEBRATE. I'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM
REVEREND WILLIAMS FOR YEARS. I
REMEMBER APPROACHING HIM WHEN I
FIRST RAN FOR OFFICE TO
REPRESENT THE TENDERLOIN, AND HE
LISTENED TO MY SPIEL. EVERYTHING
THAT I WANTED TO DO, AND HE
LOOKED ME UP AND DOWN. I WAS
WEARING A FULL SUIT AT THE TIME
AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
AROUND HERE, THEY DON'T DRESS
LIKE THAT. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE
AND, REPRESENT PEOPLE DRESSED
LIKE THAT? AND I REMEMBER
TELLING HIM, WELL, PEOPLE AROUND
HERE DRESS A LOT OF WAYS. THAT'S
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS PLACE.
AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M
GOING TO LISTEN AND I'M GOING TO
FIGHT FOR THEM. AND THAT'S WHAT
HE DID IN HIS WORK FOR DECADES.
THERE'S NO BETTER WORDS TO
DESCRIBE REVEREND WILLIAMS
LEADERSHIP AND VISION THAN HIS
OWN. FOR DECADES, I HAVE RAISED
MY VOICE AGAINST INJUSTICE, AND
I HAVE SHAKE MY FIST AT DEATH.
SOMETIMES I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN,
SOULFUL RECORD THAT GOES ROUND
AND ROUND, SINGING AND SHOUTING
THROUGH THE URBAN WILDERNESS, I
CHOOSE LIFE. YOU HAVE THE POWER.
ACT LIKE YOU ARE ALIVE. I WANT
TO THANK THE MEMBERS FROM THE
GLIDE COMMUNITY AND THE MEMBERS
OF REVEREND WILLIAMS FAMILY, WHO
ARE HERE WITH US TODAY, WE THANK
YOU. WE CELEBRATE YOU, AND WE
CONTINUE REVEREND WILLIAMS
LEGACY OF LOVE, OF COMPASSION,
OF JOY AND OF CELEBRATION.
REVEREND WILLIAMS IS SURVIVED BY
HIS LOVING CHILDREN, KIM
WILLIAMS, ALBERT WILLIAMS, TI¾N
FELICIANO AND HIS FIVE BELOVED
GRANDCHILDREN. REST IN PEACE.
THANK YOU, MR. HANEY. MR. TING,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ALSO WANT TO
JOIN MY, EASTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO
COLLEAGUE AND HONORING CECIL
WILLIAMS. I'M SORRY, TO HIM FOR
THIS LOSS. I KNOW HOW HOW MUCH
HE WORKED WITH REVEREND WILLIAMS
AND GLIDE. REVEREND WILLIAMS
EMBODIES EVERYTHING THAT'S RIGHT
ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO. WE ARE A
CITY THAT PEOPLE COME TO. WE ARE
A CITY THAT PEOPLE SEARCH OUT
AND PEOPLE COME BECAUSE IT IS A
PLACE THAT WE WELCOME THEM. AND
REVEREND WILLIAMS, WHEN HE
ENTERED INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
AND HE DIDN'T TRY TO BRING OTHER
PEOPLE INTO THAT CHURCH AND
IGNORE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, HE
OPENED THE DOORS OF THAT CHURCH
TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. HE LOOKED
AT TRYING TO BRING COMPASSION,
TRYING TO BRING LOVE, TRYING TO
BRING SERVICES TO ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO NEEDED HELP. NOBODY IN GLIDE
HAS EVER LEFT BEHIND. NO ONE IN
GLIDE DOESN'T GET FOOD. NO ONE
IN GLIDE DOESN'T GET AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR HOUSING. AND
WHAT STARTED OUT AS A MINISTRY
HAS BECOME A FULL BLOWN SOCIAL
SERVICE OPERATION, A PLACE WHERE
THEY BUILD HOUSING, A PLACE
WHERE THEY SERVE FOOD, A PLACE
WHERE THEY RUN HOMELESS SHELTERS
BECAUSE THAT WAS THE MISSION.
THAT WAS HIS CALL TO SERVE THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AS MY
COLLEAGUE SAID, NOBODY GOT
TURNED AWAY. IT DIDN'T MATTER
WHO YOU WERE, WHAT YOU DID, WHAT
YOUR PAST WAS. IT JUST MATTERED
THAT YOU WERE THERE THAT DAY. AT
THAT TIME AND NEEDED HELP. AND
THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE OUR CITY
STANDS FOR. OUR STATE STANDS FOR
SAU. IT IS A PLACE WHERE WE
WELCOME EVERYBODY TO COME, WHERE
WE WANT TO ASSIST PEOPLE, AND
WE'RE TAKING PEOPLE AT THAT
MOMENT NOT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED BEFORE, WHAT HAPPENED
IN THE PAST. AND REVEREND
WILLIAMS, HIS HIS EMBODIMENT OF
THOSE VALUES, HAVE BEEN A
CRITICAL PIECE OF FORMING SAN
FRANCISCO VALUES. SO WHEN YOU
HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SAN
FRANCISCO VALUES, REVEREND CECIL
WILLIAMS GLIDE, THEY ARE AT THE
CORE OF THAT, AND THEY ARE AT
THE CORE OF WHAT WE STAND FOR.
AS A CITY. WE FOLLOW HIS
EXAMPLE. WE FOLLOW HIS
LEADERSHIP. WE LOOK AT HIS
COMPASSION, HIS LOVE, AND HIS
DESIRE TO SEEK OUT AND HELP
OTHERS. AND FOR US, IT WAS AN
HONOR TO KNOW HIM, TO WATCH HIM
AT GLIDE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
WE ALL DO OUR PART BY FOLLOWING
HIS EXAMPLE AND FOCUSING ON
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE. WE ARE
OFFERING THAT SAME COMPASSION
AND THAT LOVE AND THAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY WE
COME IN CONTACT WITH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. TANG, AND TO
THOSE WITH US TODAY, WE SHARE IN
YOUR LOSS. IT'S AN HONOR TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
REVEREND CECIL WILLIAMS. MR.
GRAYSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I DO RISE TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF HAZEL RUTH
SCALES, A CHERISHED RESIDENT OF
THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH WHO
PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 82.
MISS SCALES JOURNEY BEGAN IN
MISSISSIPPI, WHERE SHE ATTENDED
A SEGREGATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IN LILLIAN, MISSISSIPPI, AND AT
THE AGE OF 13, SHE MOVED TO
PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA, TO LIVE
WITH HER AUNT AND UNCLE, WHO
RAISED HER AS THEIR OWN. THERE
SHE ATTENDED PITTSBURG HIGH
SCHOOL, ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING
IN CAMPUS ACTIVITIES AND PROUDLY
CONTRIBUTING TO THE PITTSBURG
HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING SHOW BAND.
UPON GRADUATING IN 1962, MISS
SCALES PURSUED A CAREER IN
HEALTH CARE, OBTAINING HER
CERTIFICATE AS A NURSE'S AIDE.
SHE DEDICATED HER SERVICE TO THE
MARTINEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND
THE PITTSBURG MAYNARD
CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL. EMBODYING
TRUE COMPASSION AND DEDICATION
IN HER WORK, AND IN 1968 SHE
MET, FELL IN LOVE WITH, AND
MARRIED THE LATE IRVIN SCALES
JUNIOR. TOGETHER THEY RAISED TWO
CHILDREN, A DEDICATED HUSBAND
AND FATHER. IRVIN PASSED AWAY AT
Tê IN 2005. MISS SCALES WAS A
BEACON OF STRENGTH AND KINDNESS,
RENOWNED FOR HER UNWAVERING LOVE
AS A DEVOTED WIFE, MOTHER,
FAMILY MEMBER, FRIEND AND
CARETAKER OF HER AUNT. HER
IMPACT EXTENDED BEYOND HER
IMMEDIATE CIRCLE AND AS SHE
SPENT NEARLY THREE DECADES
EMPLOYED BY ANCHOR GLASS
COMPANY, ADVANCING FROM THE
CONVEYOR LINE TO THE ROLE OF
SPOT CHECKERS SUPERVISOR, ALL
WHILE BEING AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF
THE GLASS, MOLDERS, POTTERY,
PLASTICS, AND ALLIED WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL UNION. A DEDICATED
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER, MISS
SCALES FIERCELY PROTECTED HER
CHILDREN AND FOUND JOY IN
GARDENING AND COOKING FOR HER
LOVED ONES. HER HOME WAS A
SANCTUARY OF WARMTH AND
HOSPITALITY, REFLECTING HER
BOUNDLESS GENEROSITY. MISS
SCALES SPIRIT OF COMPASSION
TOUCHED ALL WHO CROSSED HER PATH
AND WILL LIVE ON IN THE HEARTS
OF ALL WHO HAD PRIVILEGE OF
KNOWING HER. SHE IS SURVIVED BY
HER DAUGHTER, CHANEL, CURRENT
MAYOR OF PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA.
SON TRAVIS. GRANDSONS JAYDEN AND
ASHTON. SISTERS MAY, ROSELLA AND
ERNESTINE, BROTHER CHARLES,
COUSINS WILLIE AND MELVIN, AND
NUMEROUS OTHER BELOVED FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. AND AS WE
REFLECT ON HER LIFE AND THE
INDELIBLE IMPACT SHE MADE, I ASK
THAT THIS HOUSE ADJOURN IN
SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE OF HAZEL RUTH
SCALES. THANK YOU, MR. GRAYSON.
WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
ANOTHER AMAZING PERSON, HAZEL
SCALES. MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING
THE NAMES TO THE DESK TO BE
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. ALL
REQUESTS TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMITTEE
HEARINGS. ELECTION MEETS,
ELECTIONS MEET UPON ADJOURNMENT
IN CAPITAL ROOM 127. INSURANCE
MEETS UPON ADJOURNMENT IN
CAPITAL ROOM. 444 PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION MEETS UPON
ADJOURNMENT AND CAPITAL ROOM 447
SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS
FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH NO FLOOR
SESSION. NO CHECK IN SESSION.
MONDAY, APRIL 29TH. FLOOR
SESSION AT 1 P.M. WHAT ARE WE
WAITING.
FOR?
PLEASE NOTE THE PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE
ROOM, THAT WAS TO MEET IN ROOM
CAPITAL ROOM 447 HAS BEEN
CANCELED.
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED
.
ALL ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS
SHALL BE CONTINUED. SEEING AND
HEARING. NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION,
MISS, MR. LOWENTHAL MOVES. MISS
REYES SECONDS THAT THE HOUSE
STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY,
APRIL 29TH AT 1 P.M. QUORUM CALL
IS LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED