GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME
TO THE MAY 8TH, 2024 ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
HEARING. WE HAVE 317 BILLS TO
CONSIDER. THIS MORNING AS PART
OF OUR REGULAR ORDER HEARING.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I HAVE A FEW
HOUSEKEEPING NOTES TO COVER,
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER FRIEDMAN FOR
FILLING IN FOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER
GRAYSON ON THIS IN THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY, ALTHOUGH SHE'S
NOT HERE AND OTHER MEMBERS ARE
NOT HERE AS WELL. IF THEY'D LIKE
TO COME JOIN APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE, THAT'D BE GREAT. SO
WE COULD ESTABLISH A QUORUM,
ALSO AB2066 REYES AB2433
QUIRK-SILVA AND AB2897. CONLEY
HAVE BEEN PUT OVER TO THE MAY
15TH, 2024 HEARING. WE ENCOURAGE
THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE WRITTEN
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HEARING BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AT APPROACH ASSEMBLY CA.GOV.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY WRITTEN
TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO THE
COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND MAY BE READ INTO
THE RECORD OR REPRINTED. THE
HEARING ROOM IS OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED
TO WATCH THE HEARING FROM ITS
LIVE STREAM ON THE ASSEMBLY'S
WEBSITE AT ASSEMBLY CA.GOV
FORWARD SLASH TODAY'S EVENTS. WE
ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE FOR
UPDATES. WE WILL ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON ANY BILL PLACED ON
THE SUSPENSE FILE BY THE
COMMITTEE TODAY, AND FOR WHICH
THE AUTHOR WAIVED PRESENTATION
BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE REGULAR
ORDER HEARING. TESTIMONY ON ANY
SUCH BILL WILL BE LIMITED TO
STATEMENT, SORRY, STATEMENT OF
NAME, ORGANIZATION, IF ANY, AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. THE
COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW NO MORE
THAN 40 MINUTES OF TESTIMONY IN
TOTAL. AS YOU CAME INTO THE
HEARING ROOM TODAY, THE
SERGEANTS DIRECTED YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE RULES FOR
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AND
PARTICIPATION, WHICH WERE POSTED
OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I ENCOURAGE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN
ATTENDANCE TO BE AWARE OF AND
PLEASE OBSERVE THOSE RULES.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THAT
VIOLATIONS OF THESE RULES OR
OTHER VIOLATIONS OF GENERAL
COURTESY OR DECORUM MAY BE
SUBJECT, MAY SUBJECT YOU TO
REMOVAL OR OTHER ENFORCEMENT
PROCESSES. I THINK WE HAVE
ENOUGH FOR QUORUM. WE DO NOT.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE, AND HOPEFULLY
COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH QUORUM. WE WILL DEAL
WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR WHEN
WE HAVE A Ó. I THINK WE MAY
HAVE ENOUGH FOR QUORUM. LET'S
TAKE. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH.
OKAY WICKS HERE, WICKS HERE.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ HERE. ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA HERE. BRIAN CALDERON.
CALDERON HERE. WENDY. CARILLO
DIXON. DIXON. HERE. MIKE FONG.
MIKE. FONG HERE. FRIEDMAN HANEY.
HOT, HOT. HERE. JIM. PATTERSON.
PELLERIN PELLERIN. PELLERIN.
HERE TO HERE. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA.
GREAT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY.
NOW, WE'D LOVE TO DISPENSE WITH
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE A
MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A
SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD
YOU PLEASE READ THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? ALL BILLS ARE ABS
1790. CONNOLLY 1913. ADDIS 1938.
GALLAGHER 2081. DAVIS 2115.
HANEY 2117. JOE PATTERSON 2137.
QUIRK-SILVA 2164. BERMAN 2174.
AGUIAR-CURRY 2192. ONE CARILLO
2194. JOE PATTERSON 20 207.
REYES 2228. VÆ VALLAPUDUA 2243.
WICKS 2299. FLORA 2340. BONTA
2350, HOOVER 2367, LEE 2373.
RENDON 20 403. BONTA 2424,
SCHIAVO 2430. ALVAREZ 2434,
GRAYSON 2443 ONE. COURIER 2453.
VILLA PUTOIS 2533 ONE. CARILLO
2567. MATHIS 2589. JOE PATTERSON
2597. WARD 20 608, GABRIEL 2681,
WEBER 2688. BERMAN 20 803,
VALENCIA 2832. WARD 2843.
PETRIE-NORRIS 2865. WENDY
CARILLO 2885. BAUER KHN 20 909.
SANTIAGO 2914. BONTA 2935.
MAIENSCHEIN 2939. RENDON 2961.
ADDIS 2962. PAPPIN 2987. ORTEGA
2992. STEPHANIE NGUYEN 3010.
BAUER KHN 3030, CALDERON 3035.
PELLERIN 3054. BERMAN 3122, CORA
3184. BERMAN 3220. PAPIN 3223.
WILSON 3227. ALVAREZ 3229. LEE
3235. BRYAN 3240. CALDERON 3258,
BRYAN 3261. MIKE FONG 3276,
RAMOS 3286. COMMITTEE ON PRIVACY
AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 3290.
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
AND 2570. JOE PATTERSON CONSENT
WITH AMENDMENTS. WICKS I WICKS I
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA I BRIAN CALDERON.
CALDERON I WENDY CORREA. DIXON.
DIXON I MIKE FONG, MIKE FONG I
FRIEDMAN. HANEY HANEY I HART.
HOT I JIM PATTERSON, JIM.
PATTERSON, I PELLERIN. PELLERIN
I TARR TO I VÌ VALLAPUDUA.
ADOPTED WILL LET FOLKS ADD ON. I
THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE
STILL COMING. WE'LL DO THE
SUSPENSE CALENDAR LATER, LET'S
NOW GO TO BILLS BEING PRESENTED.
I THINK FIRST UP IS MISTER
REGGIE JONES-SAWYER ALREADY
SITTING HERE READY TO GO. I
BELIEVE YOU ARE PRESENTING,
2136. YES IS THAT RIGHT? GREAT.
AND, 3120 AND 3120. GREAT. THANK
YOU, AB 2136 DRUG CHECKING
SERVICES CHAIR AND MEMBERS, I AM
PROUD TO PRESENT AB 2136, WHICH
CLARIFIES THE LEGALITY OF
ACCESSING AND PROVIDING DRUG
CHECKING SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA
RESEARCHERS AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE ARE OFFERING TO ANALYZE
SMALL SAMPLES OF DRUGS TO REVEAL
THEIR COMPONENTS, INCLUDING ANY
TRACES OF FENTANYL.
UNFORTUNATELY, DRUG TESTING
ANALYZING FOR SUBSTANCE USERS IS
TECHNICALLY PROHIBITED. THIS
BILL CLARIFIES THE REALITY OF
ASSESSING AND PROVIDING DRUG
CHECKING SERVICES AND PROVIDING
LEGAL, CRIMINAL, AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTIONS FOR
PROVIDERS AND PARTICIPANTS. AB
2136 HAS NO SIGNIFICANT STATE
COSTS AND CAN RESULT IN POSSIBLE
FUTURE COST SAVINGS TO THE
COURTS AND COUNTIES BY REDUCING
OR ELIMINATING FUTURE
PROSECUTIONS AND CONVICTIONS FOR
DRUG CHECKING SERVICES. I'M
GOING TO LET MY WITNESS ALLOW
THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
GREAT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS TUDO, AND I'M WITH
THE SOUTHEAST ASIA RESOURCE
ACTION CENTER AND A PROUD FELLOW
OF THE SALAS POLICY INSTITUTE AT
WOMEN'S FOUNDATION CALIFORNIA.
WE'RE SPONSORS OF THIS MEASURE.
FIRSTLY, WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND
APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
CONSULTANT FOR THE ANALYSIS. THE
BILL HAS A NOMINAL COST SAVING
THE STATE MEDI-CAL DOLLARS UNDER
THE PROVISION OF SECTION 17,000
OF THE WELLNESS AND INSTITUTIONS
CODE. AB 2136 IS A PROACTIVE
MEASURE TO ADDRESS HEALTH CARE
NEEDS THROUGH A COST SAVING
MEANS. IT IS A PIPELINE FOR
PEOPLE TO MAKE SAFE DECISIONS
AND RECEIVE THE RIGHT ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE, TREATMENT SERVICES
AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES WITH
REFERRALS THAT THEY NEED. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, MIKE CARROLL WITH THE
I'M THE RETIRED POLICY DIRECTOR
FOR THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW
AND POVERTY, AND I'M HERE TODAY
ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL ON
BEHALF OF THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION
OF CALIFORNIA. WE URGE AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER ADDITIONAL FOLKS WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT, NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION? Þ
POLICY ALLIANCE A PROUD
CO-SPONSOR. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS
? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. GREAT. THAT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION. IT'S OUT ON
A B ROLL CALL WITH MISS CALDERON
AND MR. TODD NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND
NOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO PRESENT A B
3123, I WOULD LOVE TO, CHAIR
MEMBERS, I PRESENT A B 3123,
WHICH SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THE
ETHICS LAWS THAT GOVERN ELECTED
OFFICIALS STATEWIDE APPLY
EQUALLY. EXCUSE ME TO THE LOS
ANGELES METRO BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. TODAY, L.A. METRO IS
STILL SUBJECT TO A 30 YEAR OLD
LAW THAT IMPOSES SPECIFIC
STANDARDS ON BOARD MEMBERS
REGARDING CONTRACT DECISIONS AND
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
CONTRACTORS THAT CAN THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFER FROM ALL
OTHER ELECTEDS. THIS MAY. THIS
HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR L.A.
METRO TO COMPLY WITH THE MOST
RECENT, ETHICS STANDARDS
CALIFORNIA HAS SET IN PLACE. THE
BILL HAS NO AS POTENTIAL MINOR
AND ABSORBABLE COST TO THE STATE
WITH ME IN IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL IS CHRIS MICHELI. ON BEHALF
OF THE L.A. METRO. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR CHRIS MICHELI, ON
BEHALF OF LA METRO. THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR FOR CARRYING THE
MEASURE ON OUR BEHALF. WE THINK
IN ADDITION TO THE MINOR
ABSORBABLE COST TO FPPC, THERE
WILL BE SOME MINOR COST SAVINGS
TO LA METRO ITSELF. AND THANK
YOUR CONSULTANT FOR THE THOROUGH
ANALYSIS AND ASK FOR YOUR. I
VOTE AS A SPONSOR OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS WISH
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT, ANY
OPPOSITION? WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO COMMITTEE. WE HAVE TWO
MOTIONS TO AND A SECOND. OKAY,
WITH THAT, MR. JONES-SAWYER, IT
ENJOYS A DUE PASS AND IT'S OUT
ON A B ROLL CALL. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MR.
BENNETT, WHO IS PRESENTING AB
2079. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS, AB 279 IS SPONSORED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES. IT WILL HELP PROTECT
OUR DRINKING WATER AND WILL HELP
REDUCE THE RISK OF LAND
SUBSIDENCE, AS THE BILL
APPROPRIATIONS ANALYSIS NOTES,
THIS BILL HAS MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE COST. AND WITH ME
TODAY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE IS CASEY SCHIMKE ON
BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO EXPRESS ANY TESTIMONY, JUST
THAT, YES, WE ARE SPONSORING THE
BILL. WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
COSTS THAT WE SEE TO IT WOULD BE
MINOR ABSORBABLE FOR US. OKAY.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT? ANY FOLKS IN OPPOSITION
? OKAY. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? OH, WE
DO HAVE OPPOSITION. I'M STILL
NOT QUICK ENOUGH, VOICE YOUR
OPINION? YES, CLIFTON WILSON, ON
BEHALF OF THE SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT, THE SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND THE SOLANO
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ALL
IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. YOU JUST GOT TO WALK
FASTER. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE
MOVING QUICK. BRENDA BASS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN OPPOSITION. WE THINK
THERE ARE MORE THAN
INSIGNIFICANT COSTS. OKAY. GAIL
DILLON WITH WESTERN GROWERS
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. NOEL CRAMER
WITH WINE INSTITUTE IN
OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING ALEX
BEARING WITH THE CALIFORNIA FARM
BUREAU. LIKE CAL CHAMBER, WE
THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME
ADDITIONAL COSTS HERE. BUT
APPRECIATE ALL OF DWR'S WORK ON
THIS AND THEIR OPENNESS. GOOD
MORNING. ANDREA. ABIGAIL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES ASSOCIATION. WE'RE
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS. LILY
MCKAY, ON BEHALF OF UNITED WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT. IN
OPPOSITION. THANKS GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. KENDRA
DIOGO WITH THE GUOCO GROUP ON
BEHALF OF THE KERN COUNTY WATER
AGENCY, KINGS COUNTY, KINGS
RIVER CONSERVATION DISTRICT,
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT AND
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF WINE
GRAPE GROWERS OPPOSE, UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THIS
ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION. AND IT IS OUT ON
A B ROLL CALL. AND NEXT WE HAVE
MISS BAUER-KAHAN, WHO I BELIEVE
IS PRESENTING TWO BILLS AB 1836
AND AB 2877. YES, MADAM CHAIR,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FIRST I'LL
PRESENT AB 1836. THIS BILL
ALLOWS DECEASED PERFORMERS THE
RIGHT NOT TO BE REANIMATED
WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT OF THEIR
WILL OR THEIR ESTATE. THE COST
TO THE STATE WILL BE MINE AND
ABSORBABLE LO JUST COURT COSTS.
SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. GREAT. ANY
FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
SHANE GUZMAN ON BEHALF OF
SAG-AFTRA, THE SPONSOR AND IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL, ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? YES.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. STEVE CRUZ, ON BEHALF
OF THE MOTION PICTURE
ASSOCIATION, WE'RE CURRENTLY
OPPOSITION, BUT WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH THE AUTHOR TO
RESOLVE REMAINING ISSUES AROUND
STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS IN THE BILL
FOR EXPRESSIVE ARTS TO ENSURE
THAT THEY'RE TRULY PROTECTED AND
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THERE AS THE
BILL MOVES TO THE FLOOR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY WE'LL BRING
IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION. MOTION AND A SECOND AND
MISS B¢O KHN THAT IS OUT WITH
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU. DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
YES. OKAY, NOW I'LL PRESENT AB
2877, A MEASURE WHICH SIMPLY
RESTRICTS THE ABILITY OF
COMPANIES TO TRAIN AI SYSTEMS
USING THE PERSONAL DATA OF
CHILDREN. THE COST HERE ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MINOR ABSORBABLE
BY THE CALIFORNIA PRIVACY
PROTECTION AGENCY. AND WITH THAT
, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
DEVOTE. GREAT. ANY FOLKS WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING,
JORDAN CURLEY ON BEHALF OF
COMMON SENSE MEDIA. PROUD
SPONSORS AND SUPPORT. GREAT. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? MOTION. AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
THAT IS OUT, ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION OUT ON A ROLL
CALL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU. AND WE WILL GO TO
MISS RUBIO NEXT. AND SHE IS
PRESENTING, AB 2735. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS, FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB 2735,
WHICH WOULD PROVIDE AN
ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE OPTION FOR
OUR STATE'S WATER PROVIDERS.
THIS EXPLICIT, EXPLICITLY
PERMISSIVE BILL ALLOWS A WATER
CORPORATION TO JOIN A JPA FOR
THE PURPOSE OF INSURANCE RISK
POOLING, AND RESPONSE TO THE
CURRENT INSTABILITY OF THE
INSURANCE MARKET. THIS WOULD
ALLOW LOWER RATES FROM A REDUCED
INSURANCE COST, WHILE TAKING
PRESSURE OFF THE ALREADY
JEOPARDIZED FAIR PLAN. THIS HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY
FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MEMBERS
CAITLIN JOHNSON WITH POLITICAL
SOLUTIONS ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA WATER ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS
? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE,
MR. RUBIO, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE THAT ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. IT'S
OUT ON A, SORRY, A ROLL CALL.
THANK YOU. OH, WE HAVE MR.
ALVAREZ UP NEXT, YOU ARE
PRESENTING AB 1886. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. COLLEAGUES, I'M
HERE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
1886. ASSEMBLY BILL 1886
CLARIFIES THAT HCD DETERMINES
WHETHER A LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
HOUSING ELEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT LAW,
AND THAT IF A PROJECT IS
SUBMITTED DURING THIS PERIOD OF
NONCOMPLIANCE, IT IS ELIGIBLE
FOR A BUILDER'S REMEDY,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CITY
REACHES COMPLIANCE BEFORE IT IS
APPROVED. 1886 IS A GOOD
GOVERNANCE BILL THAT DOESN'T
ESTABLISH NEW LAW OR NEW TOOL,
BUT IT CLARIFIES AN EXISTING ONE
THAT THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED,
WELL OVER 30 YEARS AGO. AB 1886
IS WRITTEN TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY
AND CLEAR UP THE AMBIGUITY IN
THE LAW WITH AB 1886, IT WILL BE
CLEAR THAT THE BUILDER'S REMEDY
CAN AND SHOULD BE USED AS
INTENDED, TO BUILD MORE HOUSING
IN CITIES THAT ARE NOT DOING
THEIR PART IN SOLVING THE
STATE'S HOUSING CRISIS. BY NOT
ENACTING ANY HOUSING ELEMENT. AS
THE ANALYSIS POINTS OUT, THE
COST OF THIS BILL ARE MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE. AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. AND
YOU HAVE A WITNESS HERE TO
TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING, NICK
CAMMARATA, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION, A CO-SPONSOR OF THE
BILL, HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. JUST
SIMPLY TO POINT OUT THAT
BUILDERS REMEDY PROJECTS ARE AT
LEAST 20% AFFORDABLE UNITS
INCLUDED IN THEM. THERE'S
NOTHING IN ABOUT A BUILDERS
REMEDY PROJECT THAT EXEMPTS THEM
FROM SEQUA, AND THAT BOTH OF THE
PROVISIONS OR THE POINTS MADE IN
THE BILL ARE THE CURRENT OPINION
OF HCD. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
AND A COURT IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. ACTUALLY, SEVERAL
COURTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL, ANNIE
LAWLER, ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC
INTEREST LAW PROJECT IN THE
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION IN
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, MARK
STIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, KAREN
STOTT ON BEHALF OF SPUR, AS WELL
AS YIMBY ACTION IN SUPPORT, ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
Þ? WE'VE GOT SOME OPPOSITION.
ETHAN NAGLE, ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORONA, OPPOSE. AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. OKAY WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? AS WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I'D
LOVE TO ADD MYSELF AS A COAUTHOR
TO YOUR BILL. THANK YOU, AND
OBVIOUSLY, I'M DOING A BILL IN
THE SPACE AS WELL. SO APPRECIATE
YOUR GOOD WORK IN THE HOUSING
SPACE, MR. ALVAREZ, AND WITH
THAT IS, IT'S, ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION. REPUBLICANS NOT
VOTING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO MISS
QUIRK-SILVA
.
AND YOU ARE PRESENTING AB 2023,
CORRECT? YES GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2023 CREATES PARITY IN THE
HOUSING ELEMENT REVIEW PROCESS.
THE HOUSING ELEMENT ELEMENT MUST
BE TIMELY AND REFLECT THE
COMMUNITY'S PLAN TO ADDRESS
THEIR SHARE OF THE REGION'S
HOUSING NEEDS. ONCE THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AGREES, A
LOCAL HOUSING ELEMENT COMPLIES
WITH THE LAW. THE HOUSING
ELEMENT HAS A REBUTTABLE
PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY. THIS
MEANS THAT HCD'S FINDING OF
COMPLIANCE RECEIVES DEFERENCE IN
COURT, AND ANY PARTY CHALLENGING
THE ELEMENT HAS A HIGHER BAR TO
MEET. TO PROVE THAT HCD WAS
INCORRECT. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO
EQUIVALENT PROVISION IF A CITY
OR COUNTY DOES NOT MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS SET BY HCD OR DOES
NOT TAKE ANY ACTION REGARDING
ITS ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT.
THIS OVERSIGHT UNDERMINE THE
STATE'S EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT
ALL JURISDICTIONS ADOPT AND
ENFORCE ROBUST, LEGALLY
COMPLIANT HOUSING ELEMENTS.
WHILE THE MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIA
JURISDICTIONS DO ADOPT HOUSING
ELEMENTS THAT HCD DEEMS
COMPLIANT, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS
AS STATED IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS, AB 2023 HAS MINOR
ABSORBABLE COSTS, BUT IT IS. BUT
ITS IMPACT WILL ENHANCE THE FACT
THAT WE ALL HAVE A PART IN
ADDRESSING THE STATE'S HOUSING
CRISIS. WITH ME TODAY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE
IS ANNA LAWLOR, LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE WITH THE PUBLIC
INTEREST LAW PROJECT. I PRESS
THE BUTTON. ANNIE LAWLOR WITH
THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PROJECT
ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
FOUNDATION, TWO OF THE SPONSORS
OF THE BILL HERE IN SUPPORT AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL FOLKS WISH
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. MARK STIVERS
, AGAIN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? I APPRECIATE THE
HUSTLE. ETHAN NAGLE, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU, WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? A MOTION AND A
SECOND. GREAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS
A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. IT'S
OUT ON A B ROLL CALL WITH MISS
SANCHEZ NOT VOTING. THANK YOU,
MISS QUIRK-SILVA. AND WANTED TO
ALSO JUST GO BACK TO, AB 2079,
MR. BENNETT, MR. BOUDOIR IS NOT
VOTING ON THAT BILL, BUT IT IS,
IT'S A IT ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION WITH B ROLL WITH
MR. NOT NOT VOTING. THANK YOU.
Ó AND MISS QUIRK-SILVA. YOU
HAVE. Þ, THAT BILL GOT PUT PUT
OVER TO NEXT WEEK. 2433 YEAH.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
WE HAVE MISS SCHIAVO NEXT.
YOU'RE PRESENTING AB 2015 AND AB
3074. YES. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR. AND MEMBERS, THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
AB 2015 TO YOU TODAY. I WILL
KEEP THIS BRIEF, AB 2015 AIMS TO
IMPROVE THE NURSE FACULTY
APPROVAL PROCESS BY ALLOWING
NURSES TO APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE
BOARD FOR APPROVAL, MAKING
CREDENTIALS PORTABLE. THIS HELPS
TO INCREASE THE RN TRAINING
PIPELINE AND ADDRESS OUR RN
CRISIS. SHORTAGE CRISIS. AS THE
ANALYSIS POINTS OUT, THE
APPROVAL PROCESS WILL HAVE NO
COST IMPACT TO THE BOARD.
ADDITIONALLY, THE ONLY
REGISTERED OPPOSITION IS MOVED
TO NEUTRAL DUE TO AMENDS TAKEN
IN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS.
JOINING ME IS MELISSA CLARK,
CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS FOR
THE BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSES.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MARISSA CLARK, PROUD SPONSOR OF
THE BILL, BOARD OF REGISTERED
NURSING. REALLY JUST TRYING TO
IMPROVE UPON OUR CURRENT FACULTY
APPROVAL PROCESS FOR ALL
INVOLVED AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE
ANY COST FOR IT. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT? ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY. WE WILL BRING
IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. AND WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND THAT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION. IT IS THAT
ON A B ROLL CALL WITH MR.
PATTERSON NOT VOTING. AND WOULD
YOU LIKE TO PRESENT AB 3074?
YES, PLEASE, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB 3074
TO YOU TODAY. IT WOULD PROHIBIT
ALL PUBLIC K TO 12 SCHOOLS IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FROM
USING CULTURALLY AND SENSITIVE
NATIVE AMERICAN TERMS FOR
SCHOOLS OR ATHLETIC NAMES,
MASCOTS, OR NICKNAMES. THE
APPROPRIATIONS ANALYSIS
INDICATES THIS BILL HAS MINOR
COSTS AS A STUDENT. AS A STUDENT
ATHLETE, I KNOW HOW MUCH PRIDE
AND TEAM SPIRIT COMES WITH
MASCOTS. YET FOR FAR TOO LONG,
SOME MASCOTS HAVE INSTEAD HAD A
HUGE NEGATIVE EFFECT ON STUDENTS
WHOSE CULTURES AND LIKENESS ARE
USED AS MASCOTS. AND I HAVE A
WITNESS HERE TO SPEAK AS WELL.
THANK YOU. Ó. HI. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JULIA ESTRADA. I'M AN ALUMNI OF
HART HIGH SCHOOL AND NATIVE
AMERICAN MYSELF, AND I'M HERE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AB 3074. AS
I WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS IN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHAVO'S DISTRICT
TO RETIRE MY FORMER HIGH
SCHOOL'S INDIAN MASCOT. SO I
DIRECTLY KNOW THE FISCAL IMPACT
OF THAT AND MOST OF THE CHANGES
ARE MINUSCULE. CHANGING THE NAME
OF A YEARBOOK, THE NAME OF THE
SCHOOL NEWSPAPER, ETC. AND OF
COURSE, THE COST CAN VARY PER
SCHOOL DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF
MEMORABILIA THE ADMINISTRATION
PUTS OUT ON A YEARLY BASIS. BUT
IT'S A SIMPLE CHANGE THAT NATIVE
AMERICAN PEOPLES HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR OVER 60 YEARS. THANK
YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
MEMBERS. SAM NASH, ON BEHALF OF
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SPORT. GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND,
MISS SHIVA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND THAT IS OUT WITH A Dð Dð
PASS RECOMMENDATION OUT WITH
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU. AND I KNOW WE ARE LOOKING
FOR AUTHORS HERE. IF YOU ARE
PRESENTING IN APPROPRIATIONS AND
YOU ARE ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES,
PLEASE FEEL FREE AND COME
PRESENT YOUR BILL. AND WITH
THAT, WE'LL OPEN UP THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR FOLKS TO ADD ON
CONSENT CALENDAR. BRIAN BRIAN.
AYE. WENDY. CARILLO. WENDY.
CARILLO. AYE. FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN.
AYE. VOEPEL VEERPUR. AYE THANK
YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL GO
NOW TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE
PRESENTING THEIR BILLS. WE HAVE
MR. ARAMBULA READY AND WAITING
RIGHT THERE. LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE
DONE THIS BEFORE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. AND MEMBERS. AB
2543 ALLOWS ELIGIBLE BUSINESS
OWNERS, INCLUDING DACA
ENTREPRENEURS, TO REGISTER THEIR
BUSINESS AS A CERTIFIED SMALL
BUSINESS WITH THE STATE,
REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION
STATUS. THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO
CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TO THE
STATE'S ECONOMY. THE ANALYSIS
INDICATES NO FISCAL IMPACT TO
THE DGS, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. DO
YOU HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT, ANY ANY FOLKS IN THE
ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT?
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? WE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT IS
OUT ON A B ROLL CALL. WE WILL GO
TO MR. BRIAN, ARE YOU READY TO
PRESENT, AB 2684. ACTUALLY
PRESENTING FOR YOURSELF THIS
TIME.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
COLLEAGUES. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
AB 2684, A BILL THAT WOULD
REQUIRE CITY AND COUNTIES TO
ACCOUNT FOR EXTREME HEAT IN
THEIR LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION
AND SAFETY PLANS. THIS BILL HAS
NO COST AS STATED IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. NO COST TO
THE STATE PLANNING FOR EXTREME
HEAT AND HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS
IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL
ALLOW THESE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
TO THEN DRAW DOWN CRUCIAL
FEDERAL FUNDING, WHICH IS AN
IMPORTANT THING TO LOOK AT AS
WE'RE DEALING WITH OUR OWN STATE
BUDGET CRISIS. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU,
MR. BRIAN. ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? ANY WITNESSES OR FOLKS
WHICH EXPRESS OPPOSITION? OKAY,
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? THE
MOTION. AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? GREAT, THAT
ENJOYS A Dð PASS RECOMMENDATION.
IT'S OUT ON A B ROLL CALL WITH
MISS SANCHEZ VOTING. AYE. AND
MR. TO NOT VOTING. AND WITH THAT
, MISS FRIEDMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO PRESENT YOUR BILL AB 1889 AND
AB 2297. OH SORRY. JUST SORRY,
JAMES. WE'LL GO TO YOU NEXT. I
JUST SAW YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, AB 1889
REQUIRES THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
CONSIDER AND MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO
WILDLIFE MOVEMENT AND HABITAT
CONNECTIVITY AS PART OF THE
CONSERVATION ELEMENT OF THEIR
GENERAL PLAN, IN CONSULTATION
WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES.
THIS BILL WILL ALLOW
MUNICIPALITIES TO HAVE THE
BENEFIT OF OUR STATE AGENCIES IN
HELPING THEM AS THEY PLAN FOR
WILDLIFE MIGRATION. THIS WILL,
OF COURSE, DECREASE THE AMOUNT
OF TIMES THAT CONSTITUENTS HAVE
TO GO THROUGH WHAT MINE HAVE
BEEN GOING THROUGH TO TRY TO
EVACUATE BEARS FROM THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT WILL HOPEFULLY
HELP WITH THE COLLISIONS THAT WE
HAVE BETWEEN MOUNTAIN LIONS AND
DEER ON OUR ROADS. SO THIS IS
MEANT TO, AS CITIES GO FORWARD,
TO PLAN THAT IF THEY HAVE
MIGRATING ANIMALS, THEY FIND
WAYS OF PLANNING AROUND THEM AND
MITIGATING THAT IMPACT. AND WITH
THAT, I HAVE A WITNESS TODAY,
MARIE GALLOWAY, FROM THE
CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA PROGRAM
DIRECTOR WITH WILDLANDS NETWORK,
ONE OF OUR SPONSORS, GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR WICKS AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AB 1889, THE
REALME TWO PRO MAX. MY NAME IS
MÀ GALLOWAY AND I DIRECT
WILDLANDS NETWORKS CALIFORNIA
PROGRAM, WHERE I COLLABORATE
WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO
PROMOTE PROMOTE WILDLIFE
CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE STATE.
AB 1889 IS CRITICAL TO PROMOTE
BETTER LOCAL PLANNING TO
PRESERVE CALIFORNIA'S
BIODIVERSITY, SO CALIFORNIA HAS
MANY PROTECTED AREAS. WE'RE
LEARNING THAT WILDLIFE STILL
NEED ROOM TO ROAM BETWEEN
PROTECTED AREAS TO FIND FOOD,
SHELTER AND MATES AND ADAPT TO
CLIMATE CHANGE. BOTH THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON
CLIMATE CHANGE AND STATE AND
FEDERAL 30 BY 30 INITIATIVES
RECOGNIZE THAT PROTECTING AND
ENHANCING WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY
THROUGH PRESERVING AND
RECONNECTING FRAGMENTED HABITATS
IS A FOUNDATIONAL STRATEGY TO
COMBAT THE CLIMATE AND
BIODIVERSITY CRISIS. IN ADDITION
, AB 1889 FACILITATES LONG TERM
PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT IN
AREAS THAT MINIMIZE CONFLICT
WITH WILDLIFE. CONSIDERING
WILDLIFE MOVEMENT UNTIL NOT
CONSIDERING WILDLIFE MOVEMENT
UNTIL THE END OF THE PROCESS,
UNNECESSARILY SETTING UP
CONFLICTS AND EVEN LITIGATION
BETWEEN CITIES, DEVELOPERS AND
COMMUNITIES. AB 1889 ALSO GIVES
CITIES TOOLS TO MAKE DEVELOPMENT
SAFER FOR WILDLIFE WHEN THEY ARE
NEAR CORRIDORS, SUCH AS
INCORPORATING WILDLIFE FRIENDLY
FENCING, LIGHTING AND
CLUSTERING. DEVELOPMENT BY
CONSIDERING WILDLIFE
CONNECTIVITY EARLY IN THE
PROCESS, DEVELOPERS CAN MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS LEADING TO
SAFER ENVIRONMENTS FOR BOTH
HUMANS AND WILDLIFE. AB 1889 IS
FEASIBLE WITH RECENT AMENDMENTS
EXTENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION
FROM 2026 TO 2028 AND REMOVING
REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT A NEW
ELEMENT IN THEIR GENERAL PLAN.
IN ORDER TO EASE IMPLEMENTATION.
FINALLY, AB 1889 ADVANCES
EXISTING STATE POLICIES. THE
SAFE ROADS AND WILDLIFE
PROTECTION ACT REQUIRES CALTRANS
TO INCLUDE WILDLIFE CROSSINGS
WHERE APPROPRIATE, ON NEW OR
EXPANDED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
THIS POLICY WILL HELP LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS COORDINATE WITH
CALTRANS TO ENSURE THAT PLANNED
CROSSINGS DON'T BECOME UNUSABLE.
I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO
THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR
NEWSOM FOR THEIR INVALUABLE
INVESTMENTS IN POLICIES TO
CONNECT CALIFORNIA'S LANDSCAPES
THROUGH PROTECTING WILDLIFE
CORRIDORS AND BUILDING
CROSSINGS. PLEASE PROTECT AND
ENHANCE THE VALUE OF THESE
SUCCESSES, AND PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING, I'M ELIZABETH ROSE. MAY
I'M A HUNTER AND I VERY
SERIOUSLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. CHRISTINA SCARINGE AT
THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY FOLKS
WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION,
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I DON'T
THINK THIS BILL HAS ANY
OPPOSITION. I HAVE TO REQUEST AN
AYE VOTE. GREAT. THANK YOU, THIS
ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION. IT'S OUT ON A B
ROLL CALL WITH MR. BILL NOT
VOTING. THANK THANK YOU. AND
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT AB
2297? YES. THANK YOU, MEDICAL
DEBT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT
DRIVER OF BANKRUPTCY IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND RACIAL
INEQUITIES, ARE A BIG PART OF
THIS. OVER A THIRD OF
CALIFORNIANS REPORT HAVING
MEDICAL DEBT, AND HOSPITAL DEBT
ALONE MAKES UP OVER 70% OF ALL
MEDICAL DEBT. IN 2006,
CALIFORNIA CREATED THE HOSPITAL
FAIR PRICING ACT TO PROTECT
PATIENTS. MANY OF YOU WILL
RECALL OUR RECENT UPDATES TO THE
ACT, INCLUDING MY BILL 1020.
WHILE THE PROTECTIONS WE PUT IN
LAW ARE BEGINNING TO WORK, WE'RE
ALSO LEARNING OF AREAS WHERE WE
HAVE TO STRENGTHEN OUR CODE. AB
2297 CLARIFIES THAT HOSPITALS
MUST REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR
CHARITY CARE OR DISCOUNTED CARE
WITHOUT ARBITRARY DEADLINES. IT
PROHIBITS THE USE OF LIENS ON
PEOPLE'S PROPERTY TO COLLECT
UNPAID MEDICAL BILLS FROM
FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS.
BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE
LOSING THEIR HOUSES OVER MEDICAL
DEBT WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
OFFERED CHARITY CARE, AND IT
ELIMINATES THE CONSIDERATION OF
ASSETS FROM ELIGIBILITY
CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT MEDI-CAL
RULES. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER THAT THESE PATIENT
PROTECTIONS APPLY ONLY TO
UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED
PATIENTS WITH AN INCOME UNDER
400% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LINE. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T GET SICK OUT
OF ANY CHOICE OF THEIR OWN AND
WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THEIR
BILLS. FOR PATIENTS WITH LIMITED
RESOURCES, MEDICAL DEBT CAN BE
DEVASTATING, PUTTING THEM AT
RISK OF HOUSING INSTABILITY AND
FINANCIAL RUIN. WE'VE HEARD OF
PEOPLE WHO LOST WORK OR LOST
THEIR JOBS OVER MEDICAL DEBT. AS
NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS, THE COST
TO STRENGTHEN PATIENT
PROTECTIONS IS MINIMAL.
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT TODAY IS
LINDA HèA FROM THE WESTERN
CENTER OF LAW ON LAW AND POVERTY
. GOOD MORNING, LINDA HèA WITH
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY. PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF AB
2297, WHICH PROVIDES IMPORTANT
CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES AGAINST
MEDICAL DEBT THAT ARE LEGAL. AID
ADVOCATES ARE STILL REPORTING AT
MINOR AND ABSORBABLE COST TO THE
STATE. URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT?
CLIFTON WILSON, CLIFTON WILSON,
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF
PSYCHIATRISTS IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU. OKAY THANK
YOU. AND THAT ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION. IT'S OUT ON A B
ROLL CALL WITH MR. PATTERSON AND
MR. TANA VOTING, NEXT WE'LL GO
TO MR. GALLAGHER. YOU ARE
PRESENTING AB 2007 50, I
BELIEVE. MOVE THE BILL. WE HAVE
A MOTION. YES, THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON AB
2750, IT'S AN IMPORTANT BILL. IT
IS A DISTRICT BILL. I HAVE THIS
REAL BROUGH BIOMASS FACILITY IN
MY DISTRICT, AND WE HAD
LEGISLATION THAT PASSED LAST
YEAR THAT ALLOWED FOR THE,
REAUTHORIZATION OF THESE BIOMASS
PLANTS UNDER THE, THE BIO RAM,
AGREEMENTS, UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT
HAPPENED HERE WAS THE COUNTY
ACTUALLY PUT THEMSELVES OUT OF.
ATTAINMENT, VOLUNTARILY, FOR
REASONS THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH RIO BRAVO AND ITS
EMISSIONS, BUT RATHER FOR THEM
TO HELP. RECLASSIFY THEIR PLANS
ON MEETING ATTAINMENT, NOTHING
IN THIS BILL WOULD WOULD TAKE
AWAY FROM THAT OR TAKE AWAY
FROM, THE COMMUNITY OR THE AREA
MEETING ATTAINMENT FOR THEIR,
CLEAN AIR, GOALS. BUT IT WOULD
SAVE, YOU KNOW, A VERY VITAL
BIOMASS PLANT THAT IS IN MY
DISTRICT, WE CURRENTLY DO
ACTUALLY MEET ATTAINMENT GOALS,
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EMISSIONS,
YOU KNOW, IN THE REGION. AND SO
I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE FOR MY
DISTRICT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
JULIE MALINOWSKI BALL, ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA BIOMASS ENERGY
ALLIANCE, CALIFORNIA HAS ABOUT
100 MILLION BONE DRY TONS OF
FOREST MATERIAL IN THE WASTE
THAT WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO WITH. I'M HERE TO REPORT TO
YOU TODAY THAT THE BIO RAM
PROGRAM IS DOING EXACTLY AS IT
WAS SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN IT WAS
SET UP. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GET
THE HARDER TO GET, THE MORE
EXPENSIVE, BUT THE MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY BENEFICIAL TO
MOVE IT OUT OF THE FOREST
MATERIAL AT HIGH VOLUMES. THIS
BILL KEEPS THAT PROGRAM WHOLE.
SO WE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT,
MADAM CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR CHRIS
MCCAULEY, ON BEHALF OF HUMBOLDT
REDWOOD COMPANY IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. GOOD MORNING, MEGAN
MURRAY, ON BEHALF OF II AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ANYONE WISH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION ON? WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS
WE I KNOW WE HAVE A MOTION. DO
WE HAVE A SECOND? OH WE DO HAVE
A SECOND. OKAY GREAT. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE THIS? ASK FOR AYE.
VOTE THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATIONS OUT ON AN A
ROLL CALL. WE HAVE MR. ZUBER UP
NEXT, YOU ARE PRESENTING AB
2917.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS I'M HERE TO PRESENT AB
2917, WHICH IS ABOUT, GUN
VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS
RELATED TO HATE BASED VIOLENCE.
AB 2917 UPDATES AND REFINES
CALIFORNIA'S A NATION LEADING
GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS
LAW TO DRAW THE CIVIL COURT'S
ATTENTION TO A BROADER SET OF
RISK FACTORS IN A COURT'S
ANALYSIS OF WHETHER TEMPORARY
ACCESS TO FIREARMS SHOULD BE
RESTRICTED, THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS CORRECTLY NOTES THAT
THERE ARE TWO KEY PIECES OF THIS
BILL, BOTH OF WHICH BRING AN
EXTREMELY SMALL FISCAL IMPACT.
FIRST, THE BILL SPOTLIGHTS
ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS FOR A
COURT TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING
A GVRO PETITION. AB 2917 MERELY
HIGHLIGHTS SPECIFIC FACTORS THAT
SHOULD PLAY A ROLE IN THAT
ANALYSIS, LIKE WHETHER THERE'S
EVIDENCE OF STALKING OR EVIDENCE
OF THREATS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST
PARTICULAR GROUPS, OR EVIDENCE
THAT A PERSON VIOLATED AN
EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER IN
A DIFFERENT STATE. THIS BILL
SEEKS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR
CIVIL COURT JUDGES TO HAVE A
MORE COMPLETE LIST OF
POTENTIALLY RELEVANT FACTORS IN
FRONT OF THEM. WHEN ANALYZING A
GVRO PETITION. THÀNH. IF THE
BILL WORKS AS INTENDED, IT'S
POSSIBLE THAT COURTS MAY SPEND
SOME ADDITIONAL MINUTES
CONSIDERING THE TYPES OF
EVIDENCE LISTED IN AB 2917, BUT
THE COSTS FROM SUCH ANALYSIS
WILL BE MINOR. SECOND, THE BILL
CLARIFIES THAT CRIMINAL HISTORY
INFORMATION ALREADY MAINTAINED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MAY
BE RELEASED BY TO CITY ATTORNEYS
OR COUNTY COUNSEL FOR THE
PURPOSES OF SEEKING A GVRO.
THESE COSTS WILL ALSO BE MINOR
AND INDEED MAY STREAMLINE THE
PROCESS THROUGH WHICH CITY
ATTORNEYS AND COUNTY COUNSEL
REPRESENT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND SEEKING GROWS. CITY
ATTORNEYS AND COUNTY COUNSEL
WILL HAVE ACCESS. WILL ACCESS
THE CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION
THROUGH THEIR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, ALL OF
WHOM ALREADY HAVE ACCESS.
CALIFORNIA COURTS MUST STAY
ALERT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF
CONSIDERING THREATS OF HATE
BASED VIOLENCE AND THREATS OF
POLITICAL VIOLENCE WHEN
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTING ACCESS
TO GUNS, THEREBY PREVENTING
NEEDLESS DEATHS AND POTENTIALLY
SAVING LIVES. WHEN THE WARNING
SIGNS ARE THERE AND WE SEE
SOMEONE THREATENED VIOLENCE
BECAUSE OF HATE OR EXTREMIST
IDEOLOGY, WE MUST USE THE TOOLS
NECESSARY TO PREVENT TRAGEDY. AB
2917 IS SPONSORED BY EVERYTOWN
FOR GUN SAFETY AND CO-SPONSORED
BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. AND WITH ME TODAY IS
REBECCA CROWELL, DIRECTOR OF
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
ASSIST WITH QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
THANKS. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
REBECCA CROWL FROM THE SAN
FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY FOR
THEIR SPONSORSHIP AND SAY THANK
YOU TO CHAIR WICKS AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERING
THIS BILL TODAY. AND HAPPY TO DO
MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT? MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, LARA LANE, ON
BEHALF OF EVERYTOWN FOR GUN
SAFETY, CO-SPONSOR THE BILL IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANYONE WISH
TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION? I'M
ELIZABETH ROSE. ME? I'M A TWO
TIME VIOLENT CRIME SURVIVOR AND
I HAVE A CCW AND AS ALREADY
STATED, I HUNT AND I AM OPPOSED
TO THIS BILL. THANK YOU. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR
ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE MR.
ZUBER? THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THAT ENJOYS A Dð PASS
RECOMMENDATION. IT IS OUT WITH
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE MR. VALENCIA
NEXT. AND THEN MR. LOWENTHAL AND
MISS MCKENNA AFTER THAT. MR.
VALENCIA, YOU ARE PRESENTING.
SOMETHING MOVE THE BILL, MISS,
2447, I AM PRESENTING SOMETHING.
YOU ARE PRESENTING SOMETHING?
YES, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS, AB
2447 WILL REQUIRE THAT THE CSU
DISCLOSE SPECIFIC DATA ON THEIR
CONTRACTS, SUBCONTRACTS,
PURCHASE ORDERS, INVESTMENTS AND
ANY EXPENDITURE FROM A RESERVE
ACCOUNT BY JULY FIRST, 2026.
REPORTING THIS DATA WILL PROVIDE
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
THE CSU'S SPENDING COMPARES TO
THEIR RESERVES, SURPLUSES AND
INVESTMENTS, AND OPERATING
BUDGETS. GREATER TRANSPARENCY OF
THESE DOLLARS WILL ENSURE THAT
THEY ARE APPROPRIATELY INVESTING
IN STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND
OF COURSE, BEING FISCALLY
RESPONSIBLE. GOVERNMENT
TRANSPARENCY AND, FISCAL
EFFICIENCY IS ONE OF MY TOP
PRIORITIES. AND I THINK THIS IS
A GOOD STEP WHEN IT COMES TO THE
CSU SYSTEM. SO RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A YES VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY
FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT?
PRISCILLA. KUDOS HERE. ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION, PROUD CO-SPONSORS
OF THE BILL AND PROUD SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION?
WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. I THINK WE HAD A
MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A YES VOTE?
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ENJOYS A
Dð PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT IS
OUT ON AN A ROLL CALL. WE HAVE
MR. LOWENTHAL UP NEXT. YOU ARE
ALSO PRESENTING SOMETHING. LET'S
SEE, AB 3143. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, I AM PLEASED
TO PRESENT AB 3143, WHICH
PREVENTS AN EMPLOYER FROM
PROHIBITING OR IMPLEMENTING A
POLICY TO PROHIBIT AN EMPLOYEE
OF A RESTAURANT FROM RECEIVING
ANY GRATUITY THAT IS PAID, GIVEN
TO, OR LEFT FOR AN EMPLOYEE BY A
PATRON. AS NOTED IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS, THIS COST TO
THE STATE SHOULD BE ABSORBABLE
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I OPINED
THAT THE STATE WILL GAIN MONEY
OUT OF THIS BECAUSE TIPPING IS
REPORTABLE INCOME BY ALLOWING
FOR TIPPING IN ALL RESTAURANTS.
AB 3143 ALLOWS FOOD SERVICE
EMPLOYEES TO EARN SUPPLEMENTAL
INCOME AND TAKES AN IMPORTANT
STEP TOWARDS CLOSING THE WAGE
GAP EXPERIENCED BY UNDERSERVED
AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHO
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
REPRESENTED IN THESE LOW WAGE
JOBS. IN THE FOOD SERVICE
INDUSTRY, THIS IS A COMMON SENSE
MEASURE, LONG OVERDUE. IN ORDER
TO CREATE PARITY FOR ALL FOOD
SERVICE WORKERS IN THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. THANK YOU.
ANY ONE WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
ANY OPPOSITION. WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. AND WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
MR. LOWENTHAL. THAT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT IS OUT
WITH REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING.
THANK YOU. AND NOW WE HAVE MISS
MCKENNA. YOU ARE PRESENTING TWO
BILLS, I BELIEVE AB 2780 AND AB
3206.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT AB 2780, WHICH
WILL REQUIRE CARRIERS OF
PASSENGERS TO NOTIFY AND
COORDINATE WITH THE LOCAL
JURISDICTION REGARDING THE
DISEMBARKATION OF TEN OR MORE
PASSENGERS WHO ARE LIKELY TO
SEEK EMERGENCY SHELTER AS THE
ANALYSIS STATES, THIS BILL DOES
NOT HAVE A DIRECT STATE COST. I
RESPECT I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO
BRING UP MY WITNESS. PRESS THE
BUTTON TO TURN YOUR MIC ON.
THANK YOU. OH, THERE WE GO. OKAY
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA
GÓMEZ. I BIÂU, DIRECTOR OF STATE
POLICY AND ADVOCACY WITH THE
COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT
RIGHTS CHIRLA CHIRLA IS PROUD TO
CO-SPONSOR AB 2780 AND ARE
THANKFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA IN 2022.
THE STATE OF TEXAS BEGAN SENDING
BUSSES OF NEWLY ARRIVED
IMMIGRANTS TO DEMOCRATIC
CONTROLLED STATES, USING
VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS TO ADVANCE
AN ANTI-IMMIGRANT NARRATIVE IN
ANTICIPATION OF TEXAS SENDING
BUSSES TO CALIFORNIA, CHIRLA
ESTABLISHED A LOS ANGELES
WELCOMES COLLECTIVE. THE
COLLECTIVE IS A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN ALLY ORGANIZATIONS AND
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES TO WELCOME IMMIGRANTS
WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THE LÀ
WELCOMES COLLECTIVE WORKS TO
SUPPORT NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS
BY IMMIGRANTS BY COORDINATING
FOOD, WATER AND CLOTHING FOR
IMMIGRANTS, COORDINATING MEDICAL
SCREENINGS, PRELIMINARY CASE
MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL SUPPORT AND
SUPPORT WITH FAMILY
REUNIFICATION WITHOUT ADVANCE
NOTICE, COORDINATING THE SUPPORT
BECOMES INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING.
AB 2780, WHICH REQUIRES MOTOR
CARRIERS TRANSPORTING TEN OR
MORE INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES TO PROVIDE AN
ADVANCED 24 HOUR NOTICE TO THE
DESTINATION, WOULD NOT HAVE
SIGNIFICANT FISCAL IMPACTS FOR
THE STATE, BUT WOULD ENSURE THAT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS
HAVE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF TIME
TO ENSURE NEWLY ARRIVED
IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOMED WITH
CARE AND DIGNITY. WE THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS
BILL AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT IN THE ROOM?
HELLO KEELAN LONEY, ON BEHALF OF
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RICARDO
LARA AND THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, WE ARE
PROUD CO-SPONSORS OF THIS BILL
AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE WISH TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION? WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? Ó, WE HAVE A MOTION
IN A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. AND THAT
ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION. THÀNH. IT'S OUT
ON A ROLL CALL WITH MR. TO NOT
VOTING AND, SHE'S ANOTHER ONE
AND AB 3206 PLEASE. YES. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT AB 3206 WHICH
WOULD AUTHORIZE THE INTUIT DOME
IN INGLEWOOD TO OFFER AFTER HOUR
ALCOHOL SALES UNDER LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH A SUNSET OF
2030. AS THE ANALYSIS STATES,
THE COST OF THIS BILL WILL BE AN
ABSORBABLE AMOUNT, SINCE IT IS
ONE PERMIT AND THE POTENTIAL
REVENUE FROM THE PERMIT
APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FEES
WILL OFFSET THE COST THAT ABC
WILL HAVE TO SPEND. I'M WITH ME
HERE TODAY IS KIDANI
REPRESENTING THE INTUIT DOME.
GOOD MORNING. I APOLOGIZE. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. AOWA KIDANI WITH
L®NG HANSON KIDANI, REPRESENTING
MURPHY'S BOWL, WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR CARRYING THE BILL.
THANK THE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR
THE, AMENDMENTS THAT ADD
GUARDRAILS AND WANT TO ECHO WHAT
THE AUTHOR, MENTIONED AND
UNDERSCORE THAT THESE ARE MINOR
AND ABSORBABLE COSTS. AND, HERE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT, ANY OPPOSITION.
WAIT. WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM
MR. BRIAN. I JUST WANT TO KNOW
IF EITHER THE AUTHOR OR THE
SPONSORS CHECKED IN WITH THE
LAKERS ABOUT THIS. WELL, THE
CLIPPERS ARE OKAY. I JUST WANT
TO ANSWER THAT WAY. WELL SAID,
MISS MCKINNEY. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
? GREAT. AND DO WE Ó WE HAVE WE
DO HAVE A MOTION. OH, WE NEED A
MOTION. MOTION AND A SECOND TO
CLOSE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS
MCKINNEY. THAT ENJOYS A Dð PASS
RECOMMENDATION. IT IS OUT WITH
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING WITH MISS
SANCHEZ VOTING NO AND MR. TODD
VOTING AYE. OKAY. WE WILL GO TO.
YES. MISTER HANEY, YOU ARE HERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT AB
3068, AS WELL AS THE BILL YOU'RE
PRESENTING FOR MR. MANCHIN? AB
2971.
ALL RIGHT. SO 30, 68 FIRST,
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS AB 3068 WILL ACCELERATE
OFFICE TO HOUSING CONVERSION
PROJECTS BY CREATING A PATHWAY
FOR BY RIGHT, MINISTERIAL
APPROVAL OF OFFICE CONVERSION
PROJECTS, ENSURING MORE
PREDICTABILITY AND FEWER
BARRIERS IN AN ALREADY DIFFICULT
BUILDING PROCESS. WE ALSO
PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE
THAT HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARE MORE
ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE FOR
CONVERSION, SO THAT WE CAN
PRESERVE OUR BUILDINGS FOR
HOUSING WHILE MAKING SURE OUR
CITY'S DIVERSE CHARACTERISTICS
ARE KEPT INTACT. THE BILL HAS
MINOR AND ABSORBABLE COST TO THE
STATE, AND WITH ME TODAY I HAVE
STEVEN STENZLER, WHO REPRESENTS
THE BAY AREA COUNCIL, WHO WILL
PROVIDE A QUICK TESTIMONY. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. STEVEN SANDLER WITH
BROWNSTEIN ON BEHALF OF THE BAY
AREA COUNCIL HERE TODAY IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 3068. THE
COUNCIL REPRESENTS OVER 320 OF
THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE
NINE COUNTY BAY AREA AND IS
FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS,
COMPETITIVENESS OF THE REGION.
AS THE COMMITTEE IS WELL AWARE,
THE COST OF HOUSING IS ONE OF
THE LARGEST IMPEDIMENTS FOR
BUSINESS AS THEY SEEK TO ATTRACT
AND RETAIN TALENT IN THE BAY
AREA, AND BY PROVIDING A
STREAMLINED AND COST EFFECTIVE
PROCESS FOR CONVERTING EXISTING
HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE OR
EXISTING OFFICE INFRASTRUCTURE
INTO MUCH-NEEDED HOUSING. THE
BILL IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX AS WE SEEK
TO ADDRESS OUR HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AS THE
AUTHOR NOTED, THE COSTS ARE
MINOR AND ABSORBABLE, BUT THE
IMPACT ON THE BAY AREA ECONOMY
AND BY EXTENSION, THE CALIFORNIA
ECONOMY WILL BE OUTSIZED AND FOR
THAT REASON, WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT? GOOD MORNING,
KAREN SCOTT HERE ON BEHALF OF
SPUR AND YIMBY ACTION, WE'RE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALEX CHÁVEZ
WITH BROWNSTEIN ON BEHALF OF THE
HOUSING ACTION COALITION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? OKAY
OKAY. BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? WE
HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. GREAT. I'D
LOVE TO BE ADDED ON. AS A
COAUTHOR. MR. HANEY WOULD BE MY
HONOR, THAT IS OUT. ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION OUT WITH A B
ROLL CALL WITH MR. TANA VOTING.
AND NOW YOU CAN PRESENT AB 2238.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS. I'M PRESENTING AB 2971,
ON BEHALF OF MR. MAIENSCHEIN.
THAT'S SORRY. YES. AB 2971 SORRY
ABOUT THAT, CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ARE THE PEOPLE WHO
KEEP OUR SCHOOLS RUNNING
SMOOTHLY FROM SERVING MEALS TO
CLEANING CLASSROOMS. CURRENTLY,
THERE ARE NO CLEAR GUIDELINES ON
HOW MANY CLASSIFIED STAFF
MEMBERS SCHOOLS NEED. AB 2971
ADDS COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO AN
EXISTING WORKGROUP TO HELP TO
HAVE A BETTER CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS
SCHOOLS NEED TO KEEP STUDENTS
SAFE AND SUPPORTED. ACCORDING TO
THE ANALYSIS, THIS BILL'S FISCAL
EFFECT IS LIKELY MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE IN ONE TIME. GENERAL
FUND COSTS FOR CDE. THANK YOU
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR BROUGH
ON BEHALF OF MR. MAIENSCHEIN.
THANK YOU. ANYONE WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT ANY OPPOSITION?
WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
MR. FONG. SECOND. OKAY, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
THAT ENJOYS A Dð PASS
RECOMMENDATION. THÀNH. IT IS OUT
ON A B ROLL CALL WITH MR.
PATTERSON AND MR. TARR NOT
VOTING. AND WE NOW HAVE MR. FONG
PRESENTING FOR MR. LOWE
.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS, I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2238 TODAY ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER LOWE.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2238 WOULD ADD THE
STATE TREASURER AND THE DIRECTOR
OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION TO
THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD.
CURRENTLY, THE FRANCHISE TAX
BOARD HAS THREE MEMBERS THE
COMPTROLLER, THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. AS THE
STATE'S BANKER, CASH AND ASSET
MANAGER, AND DEBT ISSUER, THE
TREASURER SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN
DECISIONS AFFECTING STATE
REVENUES, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
STATE'S BUDGET DEFICIT. THIS
BILL HAS MINOR FISCAL IMPACT.
WITH ME TODAY IS PATRICK
HENNING, CHIEF DEPUTY TREASURER,
ON BEHALF OF OUR STATE
TREASURER, FIONA MA, GOOD
MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, MADAM
CHAIR, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER,
FIONA MA, WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT
OF THIS MEASURE. IT'S A SIMPLE
MEASURE JUST TO ADD THE
TREASURER TO THE LARGEST TAX
COLLECTOR IN THE STATE. AS THE
STATE'S MONEY MANAGER, WE INVEST
DOLLARS DAILY, MAKING SURE THAT
WE HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY TO SPEND
ON THE MONEY FLOW, AS WELL AS
MAKING SURE THAT WE INVEST THE
STATE'S DOLLARS RESPONSIBLY INTO
THE FUTURE. THIS MEASURE WILL
ALLOW US TO SEE THE DOLLARS THAT
ARE COMING INTO THE STATE
CLEARER THAN BEFORE AND, MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE
INVESTED WISELY. THANK YOU. AND
WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT, ANY OPPOSITION? WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION, A
MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
THAT ENJOYS A DUE PASS.
RECOMMENDATIONS OUT ON A B ROLL
CALL. THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT
I BELIEVE WE ARE DONE WITH BILLS
PRESENTING BEING PRESENTED
TODAY, I'D LIKE TO DISPENSE WITH
THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR. MADAM
SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR? FOLLOWING
BILLS ARE ALL ABS 1780 TING
1786. RODRIGUEZ 18 ZERO SEVEN.
CERVANTES 1818. JACKSON 1831.
BERMAN, 1834. GARCIA 1840.
ARAMBULA 1856 TO 1863. RAMOS
1864. CONNOLLY 1882. VÆ.
VALLAPUDUA 1883. CALDERON 1905.
ARDIS 1919. WEBBER 1921. PAPIN,
1927. ALANIZ, 1936. BERMAN 1950.
WENDY CARILLO, 1963. FRIEDMAN
1967. JACKSON, 1996. ALANIZ
2007. BERNER 2020. BONTA 2027
GIBSON 2029 JACKSON 2033. REYES
2036 JOE PATTERSON 2038.
QUIRK-SILVA 2047. MIKE FONG
2048. MIKE FONG 2057, BERMAN
2060. SORIA 2065, CARRARA 2068.
ORTEGA 2076, MCCARTY 2080.
ARAMBULA 2083. BERMAN 2085.
BAUER-KAHAN 2088. MCCARTY 2093.
SANTIAGO 20 101. RODRIGUEZ 20
102. JIM PATTERSON 20 103.
PELLERIN 20 104. SORIA 21 091
CARILLO. 2131 VALENCIA. 2150
ARAMBULA. 2160. MCKENNA 2163.
GALLAGHER 2172. WALLACE 2178,
TING 2182. HANEY 2187, BRIAN
2193, HOLDEN 22 ZERO. ONE AD IS
2210. PETRIE-NORRIS 2212.
LOWENTHAL 2218. SANTIAGO 2231,
GIBSON 2237. AGUIAR-CURRY 2263.
FRIEDMAN 2282. MCKENNA 2286.
AGUIAR-CURRY 2295. AD IS 20 304.
LEE 20 306. MATHIS. CORRECTION I
SAID 1936 AND IT SHOULD BE 1937.
2316 GABRIEL 2326. ALVAREZ. 23.
29 MURATSUCHI. Â. 23. 30.
HOLDEN. 2335. MCKENNA 2338.
JONES-SAWYER 2348. RODRIGUEZ
2352. N 2356. WALLACE 2358.
LOWE 2364. THREE OF US 2376.
BAINS 2381, BONTA 2388. JOE
PATTERSON 20 401, TING 20 402,
LOWENTHAL 20 404, LEE 20 408,
HANEY 2415 ONE. CARILLO 2423.
MATHIS 2428, CALDERON 2440.
REYES. 2444, LEE 2454, LEE 2465,
GIBSON 2467, BAUER COHEN 2478,
RAMOS 2490, PETRIE-NORRIS 2491,
LEE 2492, IRWIN 2500. MIKE FONG
20 508. MCCARTY 20 509. CORA
2514. AGUIAR-CURRY 2518. DAVIES
2519. MAINE SHINE 2520. RAMOS
2525. ZUBIATE 2532. MATHIS 2535.
BONTA 2537. ARDIS 2544. LOWE
2550, GABRIEL 2557. ORTEGA. 2563
ISELI 2572 MURATSUCHI 2576
STEPHANIE NGUYEN. 2587
AGUIAR-CURRY 20 602 CORA 20 609.
TARR 2613. ZUBIATE 2615. MCKENNA
2622 ONE. CARILLO 2625. BRYAN
2629. HANEY 2633. ALVAREZ 2636.
BAINS 2639. JOE PATTERSON 2645,
LACKEY 2651, BAINS 2652,
MURATSUCHI 2655, BERMAN 2661,
SORIA 2665. LEE 2668. BERMAN
2671. WEBBER. 2693 WICKS 2695.
RAMOS. 2700 GABRIEL 2710 LACKEY
2713. HOOVER 2721. COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE 2724. REYES 2736
ONE. COURIER 2751. HANEY 2752.
CALDERON 2754. RENDON 2760.
MURATSUCHI 2768. BERMAN 2769.
ORTEGA 2773. CARRARA 2776.
RODRIGUEZ 2777, CALDERON 2781.
IRWIN 2788, LOW 2794, BRYAN
2815, PETRIE-NORRIS 2816. GIBSON
. 2827 REYES 2846 LACKEY. 2851
BONTA 2862. GIBSON 2866,
PELLERIN 2878, GABRIEL 2881, LEE
2883, LOW 2891, FREEDMAN 2892,
LOW 20 901. AGUIAR-CURRY 20 903.
HOOVER 20 907. ZUBIATE 2910.
SANTIAGO 2916. FREEDMAN 2925.
FREEDMAN 2926. CORA 2929. JUAN
CARILLO 2930. BAUER-KAHAN 2931.
MIKE FONG 2933. LOW 2934 WARD,
2936 JACKSON. 2959 ORTEGA 2960,
LEE 2968, CONNOLLY 2975, GIBSON
2983, RODRIGUEZ 2984. GIBSON
2990. LOW 2993, GRAYSON 2996,
ALVAREZ 1319, BAINES 3020, REYES
3027, BAINES 3234, LOW 3043,
LUCE RIVAS 3049, BRYAN 3059.
WEBBER 3064. MAINE SHINE 3065,
GARCIA 3081, ARAMBULA 3083.
LACKEY. 3087 MIKE FONG 3094 LOW.
30 104 VALENCIA. 30 106 SHIAVO
30 108 JONES-SAWYER 3117. WILSON
3129. WOOD 3139, WEBBER 3149,
GARCIA 3158, BERMAN 3163, MATHIS
3167, CHEN 3182, LACKEY 3186,
PETRIE-NORRIS 3190, HANEY 3192,
MURATSUCHI 30 204, BAUER-KAHAN
30 207. JOE PATTERSON 3211,
WICKS 3222. WILSON 3233, ORTIZ
3236, HOOVER. 3238 GARCIA 3243.
TARR 3246 GARCIA 3251. COMMITTEE
ON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
3252. COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS 3253. COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS 3254.
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS 3255. COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS AND
3260. PELLERIN. OKAY. THE
SUSPENDS CALENDAR IS DEEMED
APPROVED. WE WILL NOW GO TO
PUBLIC COMMENT, WANT TO OPEN THE
HEARING TO C¢M COMMENT BY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ANY
BILLS NOT PRESENTED IN COMMITTEE
TODAY. PLEASE BE SURE TO LIMIT
YOUR COMMENTS TO YOUR NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND YOUR POSITION
ON THE BILL, IF THERE'S ANYONE
IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO STATE
THIS, PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS GREG COOK, REPRESENTING
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
IN SUPPORT OF AB 1834. THANK YOU
. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS. OSCAR SANDOVAL WITH THE
CENTER FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 2150.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR. KENT LEACOCK WITH MAIN
SPRING ENERGY IN SUPPORT OF AB
1921. THANK YOU. MARK STIVERS OF
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP, IN OPPOSITION TO
BOTH AB 3186 PETRIE-NORRIS AND
AB 3190 HANEY. WE INCREASED COST
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS. THOSE DEVELOPERS
SIMPLY NEED TO ASK THE STATE FOR
MORE SUBSIDY. AND SO THOSE BOTH
THOSE BILLS CREATE SIGNIFICANT
COST PRESSURE ON THE GENERAL
FUND. THANK YOU. GRACIELA
CASTILLO KRINGS, HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM. I'M JUST ECHOING
WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID, VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT AND HAVE STRONG
OPPOSITION AGAINST AB 3190 AND,
3186. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
CHRISTINA SCARINGE WITH THE
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
AND STRONG SUPPORT AND PROUD
SPONSOR OF AB 3233. I'VE ALSO
BEEN ASKED TO NOTE SUPPORT FOR
AB 3233 FOR FROM 350 BAY AREA
ACTION PROTECT MONTEREY COUNTY
NEXT GEN CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS
FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, LÀ
AND STAND LÀ. AND THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, VANESSA
CAJINA WITH CP PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF COMPROMISO, THE
STATEWIDE NETWORK OF PROMOTORAS
AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS,
PROUD SPONSORS OF AB 3149 AND
ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION WHEN
THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE. THANK
YOU. HELLO, SARAH DUQUETTE, ON
BEHALF OF THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA,
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES, AND THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA IN
OPPOSITION TO AB 2404 LLY
SYMPATHY STRIKE STRIKING AB 2557
ORTEGA LOCAL CONTRACTING AND AB
2751 HANEY EMPLOYER
COMMUNICATIONS THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AARON AVERY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION, ALSO ON
BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED TO AB 2557, AB TWO 404
AND AB 2751. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
VALERIE JOHNSON WITH THE
CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY
IN SUPPORT OF AB 1780 AND AB
2057. THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES,
CHRISTINA SCARINGE FROM THE
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.
AGAIN, I ALSO NEED TO NOTE
OPPOSITION TO AB 3238. THANK YOU
. I'M ELIZABETH ROSEMAY. I'M A
TWO TIME VIOLENT CRIME SURVIVOR.
I HAVE A CCW AND I HUNT, AND SO
I AM OPPOSING. TO 9072519. IT
LOOKS LIKE. 2518. 3064 I'M ALSO
OPPOSED. 2827 OAN. I'M
SUPPORTING. IT. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS JOE DEVINE WITH
PLATINUM ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF
ABM IN OPPOSITION TO 2364. THANK
YOU, THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT,
OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.