THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS NOTICES THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL. ADDIS
AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIZ. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA LÀ. BANES. BAUER-KAHAN
BENNETT. BERMAN. BERNER BONTA.
BRYAN CALDERON, JUAN. CARRILLO,
WENDY. CARRILLO. CERVANTES CHEN.
CONNELLY. DALLEY DAVIES. DIXON.
ISOLE FLORA. MIKE. FONG, VINCE.
FONG. FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER GARCIA. GIBSON.
GRAYSON HAYNIE. HART. HOLDEN
HOOVER. IRWIN. JACKSON
JONES-SAWYER. CORA. LACKEY LEE.
LOWE. LOWENTHAL MAIENSCHEIN.
MATHIS. MCCARTY MCKENNA.
MURATSUCHI. NGUYEN ORTEGA.
PACHECO. PAPPIN JIM. PATTERSON,
JO. PATTERSON PELLERIN.
PETRIE-NORRIS. QUIRK-SILVA
RAMOS. RENDON. REYES LUCE.
RIVAS. RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. SCHIAVO SORIA. TO TING
. VALENCIA. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON WALLACE. WARD. WEBER
WICKS. WILSON. WOOD ZUBER. MR.
SPEAKER
.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO
WILL LEAD TODAY'S PRAYER. WE SEE
YOU IN THE HOUSE OF THE HUMBLE
TO REMIND US THAT ARROGANCE AND
SELFISHNESS MUST BE OVERCOME. WE
SEE YOU IN THE PROFILE OF THE
STRONG TO REMIND US THAT
WEAKNESS AND INDECISION MUST BE
AVOIDED. WE SEE YOU IN THE FACE
OF THE HUNGRY TO REMIND US THAT
WE HAVE MUCH THAT WE CAN SHARE.
WE SEE YOU IN THE FACE OF THE
DEPRAVED TO REMIND US THAT EVEN
THEY ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
YES, WE DO SEE YOU. WE FIND YOU
IN MANY PLACES. WE NEED YOU IN
MANY AREAS. AMEN. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINES WILL LEAD
US IN THE PLEDGE. MEMBERS PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU
MAY BE SEATED. A READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL. ASSEMBLY
CHAMBERS, SACRAMENTO, THURSDAY,
MAY 2ND, 2024. THE ASSEMBLY MET
AT 9 A.M. THE HONORABLE MR.
FLORES SECONDS THAT THE READING
OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL BE
DISPENSED WITH. PRESENTATIONS
AND PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS WILL BE
REFERENCED AND REFERENCE 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 WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING
TO PROCEDURAL MOTIONS, MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
BERNER MAIENSCHEIN WEBER, DIXON,
GALLAGHER, LACKEY AND VINCE FONG
TO SPEAK ON ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER A
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 118A TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE TO
HAVE GUESTS ON THE FLOOR AND TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ORTEGA,
PELLERIN, AGUIAR-CURRY AND
WALLACE TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. THERE IS A RULES
COMMITTEE RESOLUTION AT THE DESK
TO SUSPEND JOINT RULE 61 FOR THE
UTILITIES AND ENERGY COMMITTEE
TO HEAR A BILL AFTER THE
DEADLINE. I WOULD ASK THAT WE
TAKE UP THE RESOLUTION NOW. THE
CLERK WILL READ. RESOLVED, THAT
JOINT RULE 61 B BE SUSPENDED TO
PERMIT THE COMMITTEE ON
UTILITIES AND ENERGY TO MEET,
CONSIDER AND REPORT ASSEMBLY
BILL, 1999 FOR FURTHER ACTION.
THIS JOINT RULE SUSPENSION IS
NOT DEBATABLE. IT TAKES 54
VOTES. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THIS TAKES 54
MEMBERS. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE TAKES 54.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55. SIX.
NØ ZERO. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED
. MEMBERS. LET'S WISH A HAPPY
EARLY BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALLACE, WHO CELEBRATES
ON WEDNESDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE. SECOND READING
FILE ITEM ONE. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2570. ALL BILLS
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND ALL
AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED. THE RECONSIDER ON FILE
ITEMS TWO THROUGH FOUR. ALL
ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED AND
.
MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE
ASSEMBLY'S ASIAN AMERICAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
CEREMONY. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE
WILL TAKE UP FILE ITEM 97, H.R.
91. THE CLERK WILL READ. HOUSE
RESOLUTION 91 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOWE AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER.
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE, YOU MAY
OPEN ON THE MEASURE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. COLLEAGUES AND
MEMBERS OF THE BEAUTIFUL STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AND ALLOWING US TO
RECOGNIZE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
HERITAGE MONTH. THERE WAS A
PERIOD IN TIME IN WHICH MEMBERS
OF OUR ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS COULD NOT BE
PART OF THIS INSTITUTION BECAUSE
OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PAST
POLICIES, INCLUDING THE CHINESE
EXCLUSION ACT OF 1882, WHICH
PROHIBITED CHINESE FROM
MIGRATING TO THIS COUNTRY, OR
THE ALIEN LAND LAW OF 1912,
WHICH FORBID ASIAN PACIFIC
ISLANDERS FROM OWNING PROPERTY.
THERE ARE MANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
LIKE THIS. AND YET TODAY WE HAVE
PERSEVERED MUCH IN Dð LARGE PART
BECAUSE OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN
ALLYSHIP OF THE STRENGTH OF OUR
DIVERSITY AS WELL, TO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE TO GET SOMEONE LIKE
ASSEMBLYWOMAN STEPHANIE NGUYEN,
THE FIRST VIETNAMESE FEMALE TO
BE ELECTED IN STATE HISTORY,
DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF OUR STATE
ASSEMBLY, OR DOCTOR JASMEET
BAINS, THE FIRST SIKH WOMAN TO
BE ELECTED IN STATE HISTORY, OR
SENATOR AISHA WAHAB, THE FIRST
AFGHAN WOMAN TO BE ELECTED IN
CALIFORNIA STATE HISTORY. THEY
ARE THE FIRST, BUT THEY WILL NOT
BE THE LAST. AND I KNOW THAT YOU
WILL CELEBRATE WITH A NUMBER OF
OUR HONOREES IN RECOGNIZING
THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT
THIS STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
ALSO LEAVING THE CAPITOL AND
GOING BACK TO YOUR DISTRICTS AND
DOING AN HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ALSO RECOGNIZE INCREDIBLE
AAPI LEADERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
AS WELL. WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE IN
CELEBRATION OF ASIAN ISLANDER
HERITAGE MONTH. I ALSO DID WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ALSO HAVE
PROVIDED A COMPLIMENTARY GIFT
FROM THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM AND
COMMEMORATING THIS CELEBRATION
OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
HERITAGE MONTH, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AYE VOTE ON H.R. 91.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. TODAY I HAVE THE
DISTINCT HONOR OF RISING ON
BEHALF OF ALL THE CALIFORNIA
DIVERSITY CAUCUSES AS A TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 91, AS BOTH A
MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ CAUCUS AND
OF COURSE, THE API CAUCUS.
TODAY, WE WILL BE HONORING OUR
MODERN DAY API TRAILBLAZERS
DURING OUR ANNUAL API HERITAGE
MONTH CEREMONY. ONE OF THEM IS
MY HONOREE, PATRICK LEE OF NO
RELATION, BEST KNOWN FOR HIS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INCLUDING AS
THE CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF A
LEADING MOVIE REVIEWS AND NEWS
ENTERTAINMENT WEBSITE, ROTTEN
TOMATOES. AND I'M SURE THAT MOST
OF YOU HAVE CONSULTED ROTTEN
TOMATOES MANY A TIME BEFORE
WATCHING A MOVIE. PATRICK HAS
GAINED NOTABLE RECOGNITION FOR
HIS IMPACT AND CULTURAL
INFLUENCE ON THE FILM INDUSTRY.
PATRICK'S ACHIEVEMENT UNDERSCORE
HIS LEADERSHIP IN TRANSFORMING
HOW WE CONSUME AND ENGAGE WITH
FILMS, CEMENTING HIS STATUS AS A
KEY FIGURE IN THE MODERN
ENTERTAINMENT SPACE. DURING THIS
MONTH, IT IS ALSO CRITICAL WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE INTERSECTIONAL
IDENTITIES AND HISTORY OF THE
AAPI COMMUNITY. AS OUR CHAIR
MENTIONED, THERE WAS NOT TOO
LONG A TIME AGO WHERE MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITY WERE NOT ALLOWED
TO SERVE IN INSTITUTIONS OF
POWER OVER 160 YEARS AGO, IN
1867, FREDERICK DOUGLAS, RIGHT
AFTER THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR,
USED HIS PLATFORM AND ADVOCATED
IN SUPPORT OF CHINESE
IMMIGRATION TO THIS COUNTRY THAT
WAS 20 YEARS BEFORE THE CHINESE
EXCLUSION ACT, AND WAY, WAY
BEFORE IT WAS REMOTELY
ACCEPTABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR
CHINESE AMERICANS IN THIS
COUNTRY. OF COURSE, TODAY, JUST
AS IT WAS BACK 160 YEARS AGO,
CHINESE IMMIGRATION WAS TINGED
WITH RACIST FLOODING AND
INVASION RHETORIC THAT WE STILL
ECHOES TO THIS DAY. DOUGLAS
PERHAPS PROPHETICALLY ARGUED FOR
THE COMPOSITE NATION, A NATION
OF NATIONS AND CALIFORNIA'S
DIVERSITY AND OUR DIVERSITY
CAUCUSES STRIVE TO INCLUDE AND
INCORPORATE ALL OF OUR
BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER, AND IT IS
A STARK REMINDER THAT EVERYONE,
NO MATTER THEIR ORIGIN, LOOKS OR
SEXUALITY, ARE WELCOME TO COMMON
RIGHTS AND COMMON TREATMENTS AND
AS WE CELEBRATE AAPI HERITAGE
MONTH, IT'S NOT JUST
COMMEMORATING THE PAST, IT'S
ALSO EMBRACING THE PRESENT AND
SHAPING MORE EMPATHETIC AND
INCLUSIVE FUTURE. THANK YOU,
MEMBERS FOR CELEBRATING WITH US
THIS INCREDIBLE MONTH AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, TODAY I
RISE ON BEHALF OF THE LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS IN SUPPORT OF
H.R. 91, COMMEMORATING ASIAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
I WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUE
FROM SILICON VALLEY FOR
AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION. WE EMBRACE DIVERSITY
IN CALIFORNIA. VÀ. IT'S ONE OF
THE PILLARS OF OUR VALUES. BUT
ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT TRULY
MAKES OUR STATE GREAT. HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, WE ARE BLESSED TO
HAVE THE LARGEST AAPI POPULATION
IN THE COUNTRY WITH OVER 7
MILLION APIS CALLING OUR STATE
HOME. BOTH THE LATINO COMMUNITY
AND THE AAPI COMMUNITY HAVE DEEP
AND LONG STANDING ROOTS IN OUR
STATE'S HISTORY. AS A RESULT,
OUR TWO COMMUNITIES HAVE A LONG
TRADITION OF COOPERATION AND
COLLABORATION IN OUR SHARED
STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AND
EQUAL DIGNITY. AS WE KNOW, CESAR
CHAVEZ AND DOLORES HUERTA HAD A
CENTRAL PARTNERS IN FOUNDING THE
UNITED FARM WORKERS, AND LARRY
ITLIONG AND PHILIP VERACRUZ, TWO
IMMIGRANT FILIPINO AMERICAN FARM
WORKERS, BOTH PLAY ESSENTIAL
ROLES IN THE DELANO GRAPE STRIKE
AND THE FORMATION OF THE UNITED
FARM WORKERS, AND THEY EMBODIED
THE BROADER ASIAN PACIFIC
ISLANDER COMMUNITY WHO FOUGHT
ALONGSIDE THE LATINO COMMUNITY.
ALSO IN THE LANDMARK 1974 CASE
LAW VERSUS NICHOLAS, THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES RULED
THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST PROVIDE
A MEANINGFUL EDUCATION TO
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS BASED ON
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.
THIS LAWSUIT WAS INITIATED BY
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING FAMILIES OF
CHINESE DESCENT, WHOSE CHILDREN
WERE ENROLLED IN THE SAN
FRANCISCO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
AND TAUGHT IN ENGLISH ONLY
ENVIRONMENTS. THE TREMENDOUS
COURAGE OF THESE PARENTS TO
CHALLENGE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
AND ADVOCATE FOR THE CHILDREN'S
RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION PAVED THE
WAY FOR EQUAL EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASE IN
FUNDING FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION
ACT, WHICH BENEFITED ENGLISH
LEARNERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS,
INCLUDING LATINOS. THE LATINO
CAUCUS STANDS SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER WITH OUR API COMMUNITY,
BOTH IN CELEBRATING THE APIS IN
CALIFORNIA, WHAT YOU'VE ACHIEVED
AND ALL THAT MEMBERS OF THE AAPI
COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO
ACHIEVE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. CERVANTES, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RAMOS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I WANT
TO THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM
GUAM FOR ACKNOWLEDGING
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE WITH A
GIFT THAT WAS BESTOWED UPON ME,
AND WE WELCOME, WELCOME YOU INTO
THE CHAMBER AND TO CALIFORNIA'S
FIRST PEOPLES LANDS ON BEHALF OF
THE NATIVE AMERICAN CAUCUS, I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE. RECOGNIZING MAY 2024 AS
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, AND
COMMEND ASIAN AND PACIFIC
ISLANDERS FOR THEIR MANY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ASIAN AND PACIFIC
ISLANDERS CALL CALIFORNIA HOME,
WHERE MORE THAN 7 MILLION RESIDE
HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS
HELPED BUILD THE
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD AND
WERE LEADERS IN ESTABLISHING
CIVIL AND LABOR RIGHTS. THEY
ADDED TO THE RICHNESS OF OUR
CULTURE IN ARTS, SPORTS, AND
OTHER AREAS OF ENDEAVOR. EVEN AS
THEY PREVAILED THROUGH DARK
TIMES SUCH AS THE CHINESE
EXCLUSION ACT, THE CALIFORNIA
ALIEN LAND LAW OF 1913, RACIST
ANTI-MARRIAGE LAWS,
NATURALIZATION, CITIZENSHIP IN A
JAIL IN ELIGIBILITY AND
VIOLENCE, AND OTHER GRIEVOUS
VIOLATIONS OF THEIR CIVIL
RIGHTS. AND YET, WITH ALL THAT,
THEY STILL PROUDLY SERVE TO
PROTECT OUR NATION DURING TIMES
OF WAR, EVEN AS THEIR LOYALTY
WAS QUESTIONED, THEY STOOD SIDE
BY SIDE WITH US TO DEFEND THIS
COUNTRY OF OURS. THE ASIAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDERS, THROUGH THE
DIVERSITY AND CULTURE AND THEIR
RESILIENCY CONTINUES, CONTINUES
TO MAKE CALIFORNIA NOT ONLY A
GLOBAL ECONOMIC POWER, BUT ALSO
A GLOBAL CREATIVE FORCE OF
DIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. I URGE YOUR AYE VOTE
AND THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR
BRINGING THIS MEASURE FORWARD.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RAMOS, SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK ON THIS MEASURE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE, YOU MAY
CLOSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COLLEAGUES, FOR ALLOWING US TO
CELEBRATE IN RECOGNITION OF THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF INCREDIBLE
CALIFORNIA FANS, AS WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OUR WONDERFUL
LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
STATE WALK DOWN THE AISLE HERE
IN THE LEGISLATURE, I HOPE THAT
YOU'LL GIVE THEM GREAT BIG
SMILES. AND WELCOME TO THEIR
STATE CAPITOL. HAPPY ASIAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE
VOTE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE,
WOULD YOU LIKE THE FIRST ROLL TO
BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS? THE CLERK
WILL OPEN ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. REMEMBER, THIS
IS FOR COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
THERE ARE 64 COAUTHORS ADDED,
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL NOW
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
INDICATE BY SAYING, I OPPOSE,
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED FOR THE
2024 ASSEMBLY. OBSERVANCE OF
ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC
ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. WE WILL
RECOGNIZE 15 DISTINGUISHED
HONOREES FOR THEIR INVALUABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR STATE AND
OUR COUNTRY. MR. LOWE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS
.
I KNOW THAT WE'LL THE PREVIOUS
STATEMENTS HELP TO ENCAPSULATE
THE ESSENCE OF THE SPIRIT OF
TODAY, AND WE'LL GET
EXPEDITIOUSLY TO OUR FLOOR
CEREMONY. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWE. I AM NOW APPOINTING
AN ESCORT COMMITTEE TO BRING OUR
HONOREES ONTO THE FLOOR FOR OUR
CEREMONY. MEMBERS SHOULD RETIRE
TO THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER, AS I
CALL YOUR NAME. ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS. LOWE MIKE FONG, NGUYEN
KARA TING, MURATSUCHI LEE AND
BEANS. I ASK THAT SPEAKER RIVAS
AND REPUBLICAN LEADER GALLAGHER
MOVED TO THE FRONT CENTER AISLE
TO RECEIVE OUR HONOREES
.
MEMBERS. IT IS NOW TIME TO
INTRODUCE AND WELCOME OUR 2024
HONOREES. THE CLERK WILL READ.
OUR FIRST HONOREE IS JASON CHAN.
HE IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWE. JASON CHAN IS A
BOARD MEMBER FOR THE NATIONAL
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND THE ASIAN
PACIFIC AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR
CONGRESSIONAL STUDIES. PLEASE
WELCOME JASON CHAN
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS CHUN YIN
CHEN, AND SHE IS ESCORTED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG. CHUN
YAN CHEN IS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC
COMMUNITY FUND. PLEASE WELCOME
CHUN YIN CHEN
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS KENNETH FONG
. HE IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER STEPHANIE NGUYEN. KENNETH
FONG IS THE FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN
OF KANSEN VENTURES. PLEASE
WELCOME KENNETH FONG
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS AUDRA IBARRA
. SHE IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CORA ANDRE IBARRA IS A
JUDGE FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT. PLEASE WELCOME
JUDGE AUDRA IBARRA
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS FONG LÀ. HE
IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
TANG FONG LÀ IS THE ASSESSOR FOR
ALAMEDA COUNTY. PLEASE WELCOME
FONG LÀ
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS DAN VÆ LÀ.
SHE IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MURATSUCHI DAN VÆ. LÀ IS
AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
EAST BAY. PLEASE WELCOME DAN VÆ
LÀ
.
OUR NEXT HONOREES ARE PATRICK
LEE AND CINDY WONG. THEY ARE
ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE.
PATRICK LEE AND CINDY WONG ARE
THE FOUNDERS OF ROTTEN TOMATOES.
PLEASE WELCOME PATRICK LEE AND
CINDY WONG
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS FRAN LUJAN,
AND SHE IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BANES. FRAN LUJAN IS THE
MUSEUM DIRECTOR AT THE PACIFIC
ISLAND ETHNIC ART MUSEUM. PLEASE
WELCOME FRAN LUJAN
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS RAJ MATHAI.
HE IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CORA RAJ. MATHAI IS A
NEWS ANCHOR FOR NBC BAY AREA.
PLEASE WELCOME RAJ MATHAI
.
ON BEHALF OF THE LATE ALAN
NISHIO, WHO WAS THE BOARD
PRESIDENT OF THE LITTLE TOKYO
SERVICE CENTER ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AL MURATSUCHI WILL WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE AWARD ON HIS
BEHALF. PLEASE WELCOME ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MURATSUCHI ON BEHALF OF
THE LATE ALAN NISHIO
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS BILLY NØ. HE
IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
STEPHANIE NGUYEN. BILLY NÓ IS
THE FOUNDER AND A CHEF FOR KRU
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CUISINE.
TODAY IS ALSO HIS BIRTHDAY.
PLEASE WELCOME BILLY NOEL
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS TESS
SANTIAGO. SHE IS ESCORTED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINS. TESS
TIAGO WAS THE FIRST FILIPINO
MAYOR IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN
SHE WAS ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER
OF THE CITY OF DELANO. PLEASE
WELCOME TESS SANTIAGO
.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS GREG SARRIS,
WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON
RANCHERIA, ACCEPTING THE AWARD
ON HIS BEHALF IS PHIL
PANGILINAN, AND HE IS ESCORTED
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER STEPHANIE
NGUYEN. PLEASE WELCOME PHIL
PANGILINAN ON BEHALF OF GREG
SARRIS
.
ON BEHALF OF KIM TAVAGLIONE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO LABOR COUNCIL.
SHUBHANGI, DAMASCUS, THE CHIEF
OF STAFF FOR THE LABOR
FEDERATION WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
AWARD ON HER BEHALF. PLEASE
WELCOME SHUBHANGI DAMACUS ON
BEHALF OF KIM TAVAGLIONE
.
AND LAST. THE CAUCUS WOULD LIKE
TO HONOR GOLD HOUSE FOR THEIR
REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. JEREMY
TRAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COO
AND CO-FOUNDER, WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE AWARD ON BEHALF OF
GOLD HOUSE, ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LO. PLEASE WELCOME JEREMY
TRAN ON BEHALF OF GOLD HOUSE
.
MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING OUR FORMER STATE
TREASURER, JOHN CHIANG, IN THE
BACK OF THE CHAMBER
.
ON BEHALF OF CHAIR LO AND THE
MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA, ASIAN
AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, THANK YOU
FOR HELPING US CELEBRATE THIS
YEAR'S REMARKABLE HONOREES.
MEMBERS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THESE DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS,
PLEASE READ THEIR BIOGRAPHIES IN
THE PROGRAM FOUND ON YOUR DESK.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR CELEBRATION
AS OUR HONOREES EXIT THE
CHAMBER, LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER
ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
FOR
ALL
.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I'VE GOT
THIS WONDERFUL EXTENSION OF
MOTHER'S DAY IN THE BACK OF THE
CHAMBERS. TODAY IS MY AMAZING
DAUGHTER, EMILY CHAFFIN. AND SHE
IS HERE WITH HER BOYFRIEND,
PATRICK MCDERMOTT, A LAW STUDENT
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOVING
THERE THIS SUMMER. AND THEY'RE
ALSO HERE WITH PATRICK'S
PARENTS, DOCTOR WENDY ROBINSON,
A RESEARCHER AND PROFESSOR AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL
GENETICS AND THE FATHER, DOCTOR
JOE MCDERMOTT, WHO IS RETIRED
FROM HIS WORK WITH UBC AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. AN
AMAZING WOODSMAN, A WOODWORKER
AS WELL, AND THEIR SON OLIVER
MCDERMOTT, WHO IS A STUDENT AT
UBC MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING THEM TO THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PELLERIN, WELCOME TO YOUR FAMILY
.
IT IS OKAY TO GO TO THE
AGUIAR-CURRY BILL. SO. OKAY.
MEMBERS, WE ARE MOVING TO
SENATE. THIRD READING, ITEM
NUMBER 129 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SKINNER. SB 233, THE CLERK WILL
READ SENATE BILL 233 BY SENATOR
SKINNER AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALING ARTS AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
MAJORITY LEADER AGUILAR CURRY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, AS SB
233 TEMPORARY ONLY ALLOWS
ARIZONA DOCTORS TO PROVIDE
ABORTION CARE TO ARIZONA
PATIENTS IN CALIFORNIA ON JUNE
6TH, 2024. ARIZONANS WILL FACE A
TOTAL ABORTION BAN BECAUSE
COURTS UPHELD A LAW THAT WAS
ENACTED IN 1864. ARIZONA HAS
REPEALED THE 1864 LAW, BUT THE
REPEAL DOESN'T BECOME EFFECTIVE
UNTIL LATE OCTOBER OR EARLY
NOVEMBER AT THE EARLIEST. IN THE
MEANTIME, PATIENTS WILL BE LEFT
WITHOUT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
AND DOCTORS PROVIDING CARE. IN
ARIZONA WILL FACE 2 TO 5 YEAR
STATE PRISON SENTENCES AND LACK
OF ACCESS TO SAFE, EFFECTIVE
DOCTOR PROVIDED. ABORTION MEANS
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
FOR PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS.
STUDIES SAY THAT AN ABORTION BAN
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES WOULD
LEAD TO A 21% INCREASE IN
PREGNANCY RELATED DEATHS, AND A
33% INCREASE IN PREGNANCY
RELATED DEATHS AMONG BLACK
WOMEN. THIS BILL WILL HELP
ARIZONA'S PATIENTS ACCESS CARE
BY ALLOWING ARIZONA DOCTORS TO
TREAT PATIENTS FROM ARIZONA, BUT
NOT IN CALIFORNIA. UNDER THIS
BILL, AN ARIZONA DOCTOR WOULD
NEED TO MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA
TO PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA, THEY
MUST HOLD AND VERIFY THAT
THEY'VE HAD A MEDICAL LICENSE IN
GOOD STANDING FROM ARIZONA, AND
HAVE PERFORMED AT LEAST ONE
ABORTION UNDER THEIR ARIZONA
LICENSE WITHIN THE LAST TWO
YEARS, PENDING THE BALLOT
MEASURE COMING THIS FALL.
CALIFORNIA SHOULD ALLOW ARIZONA
PATIENTS TO ACCESS CARE WITH
STANDARDS THAT RESPECT THE
RIGHTS OF PATIENTS AND THE
ABILITY OF DOCTORS TO SERVE
THEIR PATIENTS WITHOUT THE
THREAT OF GOVERNMENT
INTERVENTION OR CRIMINAL
PENALTY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY
DOCTOR BAINS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHORS,
THE GOVERNOR AND THE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS FOR COMING TOGETHER TO
BRING THIS LIFE SAVING BILL
FORWARD TODAY. ARIZONA'S
INHUMANE 1864 ABORTION BAN,
WHICH HAS NO EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE
OR INCEST, IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF
HOW STRIKING DOWN ROE AND
LETTING EACH STATE DECIDE IF
WOMEN SHOULD HAVE REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS IS OR NOT IS
CATEGORICALLY INSANE. ONE WE
OFTEN HEAR OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE CLAIM IT
IS MODERATE TO LEAVE ABORTION UP
TO STATES. I AM A WOMAN. I HAVE
BROWN SKIN. I HOPE YOU WOULDN'T
CALL IT MODERATE TO LET EACH
STATE DECIDE IF I SHOULD HAVE
THE RIGHT TO VOTE. SO WHY IS IT
MODERATE TO LET THEM TAKE AWAY
MY RIGHT TO GET HEALTH CARE?
WOMEN AND DOCTORS ARE LITERALLY
FLEEING STATES LIKE ARIZONA JUST
SO THEY CAN EXERCISE THEIR BASIC
RIGHTS. AS A PHYSICIAN, I
SHOULDN'T BE CRIMINALIZED FOR
DELIVERING MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE
REPRODUCTIVE CARE. AND AS A
WOMAN, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE
ACROSS STATE LINES TO RECEIVE
THAT CARE. DESPITE BEING IN THE
MINORITY IN CONGRESS, DEMOCRATS
ARE THE ONES GETTING THINGS DONE
IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL. IN
ARIZONA, DEMOCRAT CATS ARE ALSO
IN THE MINORITY. BUT THEY LED TO
REPEAL THIS BAN, AND THE
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR SIGNED IT
JUST LAST WEEK. UNFORTUNATELY
BECAUSE THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY
VOTED TO KEEP THE BAN IN PLACE,
THE REPEAL WON'T TAKE EFFECT
UNTIL NEARLY ELECTION DAY IN
NOVEMBER. I HOPE EVERY WOMAN,
EVERY DOCTOR, EVERY PARENT,
EVERY BROTHER, REMEMBER THOSE
WHO STOOD UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS ON
ELECTION DAY. THE REASON THIS
CALIFORNIA BILL IS EVEN MORE
NECESSARY IS BECAUSE THE
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY VOTED NO.
THEY WERE GIVEN A CHANCE TO
FIGHT FOR WOMEN, AND THEY SAID
NO. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I URGE US ALL
TO STAND WITH WOMEN TODAY AND
VOTE YES. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. MADAM
AGUIAR-CURRY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE, MR. SPEAKER, AND
I REQUEST THE IMMEDIATE
TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55,
NOES 13. ON THE URGENCY. AYES
55. NO. 13 ON THE BILL. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. IMMEDIATE
TRANSMISSION. TRANSMITTAL TO THE
SENATE. MOVING TO GUESS. BACK TO
GUESS INTRODUCTIONS. WE'RE GOING
TO BE BOUNCING AROUND A LITTLE
BIT TODAY HERE, FOLKS. SO,
MEMBER CHEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WITH US
IN THE GALLERY TODAY IS THE
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, A STUDENT
COHORT AT USC, SOL PRICE SCHOOL
OF PUBLIC POLICY. THEY MADE A
TRIP ALL THE WAY TO SACRAMENTO
WITH THEIR STAFF AND ADVISORS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND CALIFORNIA
STATE GOVERNMENT AS A MEMBER OF
THE TROJAN CAUCUS AND PROUD USC
ALUMNI, I WELCOME THEM TO THE
STATE CAPITOL. PLEASE WELCOME
THEM AS WELL. MY FRIENDS. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERNER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FROM MADAM MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. YOU WANT TO DO
THE RESOLUTION FIRST? REALLY
OKAY, WE CAN DO THAT. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM SIX, ACR 159 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 159 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER. RELATIVE
TO GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERNER. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE 112TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE GIRL SCOUTS
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
BEYOND THEIR INSTANTLY
RECOGNIZABLE COOKIES, OF WHICH
THIN MINTS ARE MY FAVORITE, GIRL
SCOUTS ARE ALSO FAMOUS FOR THEIR
COMMUNITY IMPACT AND EMPOWERMENT
OF GIRLS. WORLDWIDE. THERE ARE
MORE THAN 500 MILLION WOMEN WHO
WERE GIRL SCOUTS, INCLUDING
MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER MAYA.
GIRL SCOUTS EXPAND OUR
CHILDREN'S WORLDVIEW, ALLOWING
THEM TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED AND
HELPING THEM TO BUILD LIFE
SKILLS. DOLORES HUERTA, BILLIE
JEAN KING, AND FIRST LADY DOCTOR
JILL BIDEN ARE JUST SOME OF THE
MANY NOTEWORTHY GIRL SCOUTS.
SINCE 1912, GIRL SCOUTS HAVE
ENCOURAGED GIRLS TO LEAD IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE AND THAT THE FIRST ROLL BE
OPEN FOR COAUTHORS. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 68. NO, ZERO. WITH EXCUSE
ME, 6068. COAUTHORS ADDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERNER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, PLEASE
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING TROOP 1729
FROM THE MEMBER OF SACRAMENTO'S
DISTRICT HERE WITH US IN THE
GALLERY. THEY'RE DOING GREAT
WORK AND LEARNING GREAT THINGS
AND IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY
EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER, WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
MOVING AHEAD TO FILE ITEM 96,
H.R. 189, BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALLACE. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
189 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE.
RELATIVE TO FOOD ALLERGY
AWARENESS. SO MEMBER WALLACE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, TODAY
I RISE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 189, WHICH
DESIGNATES DESIGNATES THE MONTH
OF MAY AS FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS
MONTH AS MANY AS 33 MILLION
PEOPLE IN THE US HAVE A FOOD
ALLERGY, INCLUDING 5.6 MILLION
CHILDREN, WHICH IS ROUGHLY TWO
IN EVERY CLASSROOM. THE MOST
COMMON FOODS, CAUSING 90% OF
FOOD ALLERGY REACTIONS ARE
SHELLFISH, MILK, FISH, EGGS,
TREE NUTS, PEANUTS, SOY, WHEAT,
AND SESAME. FOOD ALLERGIES OCCUR
WHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
MISTAKENLY TARGETS A HARMLESS
FOOD PROTEIN AS A THREAT AND
ATTACKS IT, RELEASING ABNORMALLY
LARGE AMOUNTS OF ANTIBODIES THAT
FIGHT THE FOOD ALLERGENS, WHICH
IN TURN TRIGGER THE SYMPTOMS OF
AN ALLERGIC REACTION. SYMPTOMS
OF A FOOD ALLERGY CAN INCLUDE A
TINGLING SENSATION IN THE MOUTH,
SWELLING OF THE TONGUE AND
THROAT, DIFFICULTY BREATHING,
HIVES, VOMITING, A DROP IN BLOOD
PRESSURE, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS,
AND EVEN DEATH. CONSUMPTION OF A
FOOD ALLERGY MAY LEAD TO
ANAPHYLAXIS, A POTENTIALLY FATAL
CONDITION. THERE IS NO CURE FOR
A FOOD ALLERGY, ONLY EPINEPHRINE
INTERVENTION. ACR 189 RECOGNIZE
USES THE MONTH OF MAY AS FOOD
ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH BECAUSE
EDUCATION RESOURCES AND
INVESTING IN RESEARCH THAT
ADVANCES TREATMENT AND
UNDERSTANDING FOOD ALLERGIES ARE
THE KEY TO KEEPING INDIVIDUALS
WITH FOOD ALLERGIES SAFE.
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. BUT FIRST, MR. SPEAKER,
I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALLACE SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. WE
ARE 63 COAUTHORS OUTED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. YEA. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALLACE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. MEMBERS, PLEASE
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING AT THE BACK
OF THE CHAMBER ZACH MUNOZ, HIS
PARENTS, ZACH MUNOZ AND
PRISCILLA HERNANDEZ, AND HIS
BROTHER JACOB, ONE OF THE GREAT
PLEASURES FOR ME THIS YEAR IS
GETTING TO KNOW ZACH, WHO IS AN
ABSOLUTE CHAMP WHEN IT COMES TO
DEALING WITH HIS OWN FOOD
ALLERGIES AND HELPING OTHERS. I
SUGGEST YOU CHECK OUT HIS SOCIAL
MEDIA POSTS. HE'S QUITE THE PRO,
ZACH. HE AND HIS FAMILY STARTED
THE LATINO FOOD ALLERGY NETWORK
AND ALL OF THEM ARE TIRELESS
ADVOCATES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGIES,
BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE NEED
FOR EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
AT SCHOOLS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
GIVING THEM A WARM WELCOME
.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALLACE AND WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. MADAM
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS.
I GOTTA WAIT A MINUTE
.
MR. SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY TO RECOGNIZE A TEAM FROM
MY HOMETOWN, FROM WINTERS,
CALIFORNIA. THE WINTERS WARRIORS
GIRLS SOCCER TEAM HAD A HISTORIC
SEASON. SO BEFORE I START, I
KNOW MANY OF YOU AND INCLUDING
THE GIRLS THAT ARE WERE
RECOGNIZED TODAY, DON'T REALIZE
THAT I WAS A SOCCER COACH AT ONE
TIME. I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH HOW
HARD THAT WAS. THAT SPORT. SO
CONGRATULATIONS! THE WARRIORS
CLINCHED THEIR FIRST EVER NORCAL
REGIONAL DIVISION FIVE STATE
CHAMPIONS, A MONUMENTAL VICTORY
FOR WINTERS HIGH SCHOOL. I
SUSPECT THIS IS JUST THE FIRST
OF MANY TO COME. THIS
CHAMPIONSHIP MARKS A SIGNIFICANT
MILESTONE IN THE SCHOOL'S
HISTORY, HIGHLIGHTING THE TEAMS
EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND
DEDICATION THROUGH GRIT,
DETERMINATION AND TEAMWORK, THEY
BROUGHT HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE WINTERS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
PROGRAM PRIDES ITSELF ON
FOSTERING EXCELLENT SOCCER
SKILLS IN ITS PLAYERS, WHILE
DEVELOPING THESE YOUNG WOMEN FOR
THE NEXT CHAPTERS OF THEIR
LIVES. SO I WANT TO CELEBRATE
THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE
FIELD. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT THESE
YOUNG ATHLETES, THEIR PARENTS
AND THEIR COACHES ARE DOING,
DOING TO ENSURE THEY SUCCEED IN
LIFE. WITH US TODAY ARE PLAYERS.
ANNIE GUTIERREZ, RUBY CAMPOS,
VIOLET TOOLE, KAREN CARABIAS,
EVA MARIE, UMMERA VICKERY AND
AYLIN MOLINA. COLLEAGUES AND
GUESTS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN
CONGRATULATING THE INCREDIBLE
WINNERS, HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
AND COACHING STAFF AND PROUD
PARENTS IN THE GALLERY
.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY. CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE TEAM, THE COACHES AND THE
PARENTS. MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER 12, AB 1785 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON FOR AMENDMENTS.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2785, WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MEMBERS, I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT
AB 2785 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS. THIS BILL WOULD
MODIFY TENANT PROTECTIONS AS IT
RELATES TO SECURITY DEPOSITS AND
RENTAL APPLICATION FEES. THESE
AMENDMENTS AMENDMENTS ARE
SUBSTANTIAL, SO I'LL NOTE THEM
HERE. IF AN APPLICANT PROVIDES A
REUSABLE TENANT SCREENING
REPORT, A LANDLORD MUST ACCEPT
THEM. REQUIRES ALL RENTAL
APPLICATION FORMS INCLUDE CLEAR
LANGUAGE NOTIFYING TENANTS OF
THEIR RIGHTS TO REQUEST ITEMIZED
RECEIPTS OF APPLICATION FEES,
AND RETURNING SCREENING REPORTS.
EXISTING LAW REQUIRES LANDLORDS
TO RETURN ANY AMOUNT OF THE
SCREENING FEE THAT IS NOT USED,
AND THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE THAT
ANY PARTIAL REFUND BE RETURNED
TO THE APPLICANT WITHIN 21 DAYS.
EXISTING LAW REQUIRES THAT A
LANDLORD PROVIDES AN APPLICANT'S
CONSUMER CREDIT REPORT UPON
REQUEST, AND THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD IMPLEMENT A TIMELINE OF
RETURNING CREDIT REPORTS UPON
REQUEST WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS
PREVIOUSLY TAKEN IN JUDICIARY.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SECURITY
DEPOSITS MUST BE DEPOSITED IN A
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REGULATED
BY A STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING IT.
THE ACCOUNT MAY BE USED ONLY BE
USED FOR TENANT SECURITY
DEPOSITS AND ANY INTEREST
GENERATED MINUS THE TAX BELONGS
TO THE TENANT. PLEASE NOTE IF
IT'S IN A TRUST ACCOUNT, THIS
WOULD, WOULD NOT BE RELATED WITH
THAT. THESE ARE ALL THE
AMENDMENTS. I THANK YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE
AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE FILE ITEM
NUMBER 17, AB 2747. MR. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2747, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HANEY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TO PRESENT AMENDMENTS FOR AB
2747, WHICH WILL DELAY THE
IMPLEMENTATION THÀNH OF THE BILL
TO APRIL 1ST, 2025. THESE
AMENDMENTS WILL MOVE THE
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
TO A NEUTRAL POSITION ON THIS
BILL. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR. I VOTE ON THESE AMENDMENTS
. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THESE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NAY. THE
AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE AND
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 45 AB 2712
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN FOR
AMENDMENTS. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2712, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
TODAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDING A DISTRICT BILL, AB
2712. THESE AMENDMENTS REMOVE
VENDORS FROM THE BILL, CLARIFY
THAT ONLY THOSE RESIDENTS IN
DEED RESTRICTED UNITS MAY GET
PREFERENTIAL PARKING PRIVILEGES
AND ADD A FINDING. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NAY. THE AYES
HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE, AB
2949 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2429 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUPIL INSTRUCTION. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, I BRING TO YOU TO YOU
AB 2429, WHICH ADDRESSES THE
ALARMING RISE OF FENTANYL
RELATED DEATHS AND OVERDOSES IN
OUR YOUTH. THIS BILL ASKS SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA WITH
HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS TO INCORPORATE
LESSONS ON THE DANGERS OF
FENTANYL INTO THEIR CURRICULUM.
FENTANYL, ORIGINALLY CREATED IN
1959 FOR MEDICAL PAIN, HAS
EVOLVED INTO AN INCREDIBLY FATAL
DRUG. THE STATISTICS ARE
SOBERING. FENTANYL. FENTANYL IS
NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
FOR AMERICANS AGED 18 TO 49, AND
ITS IMPACT IS FELT ACROSS THE
NATION. THE CDC FOUND A
SIGNIFICANT SURGE IN ADOLESCENT
OVERDOSE DEATHS FROM 2019 TO
2021, 109% INCREASE. AS WITH
MOST ISSUES, EDUCATION IS OUR
STRONGEST TOOL AGAINST THE
SPREAD OF FENTANYL AND AB 2429
ENSURES THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS ARE COMPREHENSIVELY
EDUCATED ABOUT THE DANGERS OF
FENTANYL AND EQUIPPED WITH THE
TOOLS uPROTECT THEMSELVES AND
OTHERS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK. I
VOTE. ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 65. NO ZERO. MOTION PASSES.
MOVING BACK TO GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. ASSEMBLYMEMBERS
ORTEGA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU. SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, I AM
PROUD TO WELCOME TO THE FLOOR
FROM MY HOME DISTRICT 8020, THE
CITY OF SAN LEANDRO. BANCROFT
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING
TEAM, THE BANCROFT GIRLS
WRESTLING TEAM WON THE 2024
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP ON
MARCH 30TH IN UKIAH. DEFENDING
THE TITLE THEY WON IN 2023, THE
TEAM CONSISTS OF 29 GIRLS. THEIR
LARGEST GIRLS TEAM IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, AND THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER ARE THEIR HEAD COACH,
ASSISTANT COACHES AND FIVE
WRESTLERS. THE REST OF THE TEAM
AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE UP IN THE
GALLERY. I AM SO PROUD OF THESE
YOUNG LADIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND
THANK YOU ALL FOR TRAVELING HERE
TODAY. MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN ME
IN WELCOMING THE REIGNING
CHAMPIONS FROM THE BANCROFT
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING
TEAM AND MY DISTRICT 20. THANK
YOU
.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
WRESTLING TEAM, THEIR COACHES
AND THE FAMILIES. AND WELCOME TO
SACRAMENTO. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
11, AB 2505 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GABRIEL THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2505 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GABRIEL. AN ACT RELATING
TO ATTORNEY'S ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GABRIEL. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS
I AM PLEASED TODAY TO PRESENT AB
2505, WHICH WOULD EMPOWER
ATTORNEYS IN CALIFORNIA TO
CONFIDENTIALLY REPORT ON THE
DELIVERY OF PRO BONO LEGAL
SERVICES. ACCORDING TO THE
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, PRO
BONO REPORTING CAN IMPROVE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND INCREASE
THE DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL LEGAL
SERVICES TO LOW INCOME
INDIVIDUALS IN NEED STATES
INCLUDING FLORIDA, ILLINOIS,
INDIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA,
NEW YORK, AND NUMEROUS OTHERS
ALREADY PROVIDE FOR SUCH
REPORTING. THE PROPOSED BILL HAS
BEEN DEVELOPED IN CLOSE
COOPERATION WITH THE STATE BAR,
AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE
CALIFORNIA ACCESS TO JUSTICE
COMMISSION, THE LEGAL AID
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA, AND
NUMEROUS LEGAL SERVICE
NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
IT HAS NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABE
GABRIEL SEEING AND HEARING NO.
TO FURTHER NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 55. NO ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 18.
AN ASSEMBLY BILL 3127 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKINNOR. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3127 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA.
AN ACT RELATING TO REPORTING OF
CRIMES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT SENATE AB
3127, A BILL THAT WILL ENSURE
SURVIVORS CAN ACCESS HEALTH CARE
SERVICES BY CREATING A SURVIVOR
CENTERED, TRAUMA INFORMED
APPROACH AND LIMIT
NON-CONSENSUAL AND POTENTIAL
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS REFERRALS
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE HAVE SEEN
THE WAYS IN WHICH MEDICAL
MANDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR ALL VIOLENT INJURIES HAVE
KEPT SURVIVORS FROM SEEKING
NECESSARY HEALTH CARE. IN THE
FIRST PLACE, MADE SURVIVORS FEEL
LIKE THEY COULD NEVER RETURN TO
HEALTH CARE AFTER THEY LEARNED
OF THE REQUIREMENT, OR MADE THEM
FEEL LIKE THEY COULD NOT SHARE
THE REASON FOR OR EXTENT OF
CERTAIN INJURIES OR HEALTH
ISSUES WITH THEIR PROVIDER. NOT
ONLY DO THESE REQUIREMENTS CARRY
CREATE A BARRIER TO HEALTH CARE,
BUT MEDICALLY MANDATED REPORTING
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN RESULT IN
ESCALATION OF ABUSE, UNDUE CHILD
WELFARE INVOLVEMENT. SURVIVORS
THEMSELVES BEING CRIMINALIZED,
EXPOSURE TO IMMIGRATION
DETENTION OR DEPORTATION, AND
MORE. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
OPPOSITION'S CONCERNS, THIS
YEAR'S VERSION TAKES A MORE
MODERATE APPROACH BY REQUIRING
THAT ALL LIFE THREATENING
INJURIES, NOT JUST INJURIES FROM
FIREARMS, WILL STILL BE REQUIRED
TO BE REPORTED. THIS INCLUDES
STAB WOUNDS, STRANGULATION AND
OTHER INJURIES, WHICH MEDICAL
ATTENTION IS REQUIRED TO PREVENT
DEATH. REQUIRING THAT EMERGENCY
AND ACUTE HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
HAVE TO OFFER TO HELP VIOLENTLY
INJURED PATIENTS. REPORT TO THE
POLICE, RECEIVE A MEDICAL EXAM,
AND ACCESS A 24 HOUR VICTIM
ADVOCATE. IF THE PATIENT WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE A REPORT, THE
PROVIDER WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO
SO ON THEIR BEHALF. AND I HAVE
COMMITTED TO TAKING AMENDMENTS
FROM CNA, KI¾M A SORRY THAT WILL
BRING THEM IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE, WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE
.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. MOVE THE BILL. MOVE THE
CALL. MOVE THE CALL ON THE BILL.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 23, AB 2730
39 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2739 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN. AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS. MR.
WEINSTEIN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS. AB 2739 SEEKS TO ENSURE
ALL GUNS CARRIED ILLEGALLY ARE
TREATED THE SAME UNDER THE LAW.
UNDER CURRENT LAW, CARRYING A
CONCEALED WEAPON WITHOUT A
PERMIT IS A CRIME AND IS DEEMED
A PUBLIC NUISANCE. THE FIREARM
THAT IS ILLEGALLY CARRIED MUST
BE SURRENDERED AND DESTROYED.
HOWEVER, THE SAME RULES DO NOT
EXIST FOR OPENLY CARRYING AN
UNLOADED HANDGUN IN PUBLIC OR
CARRYING A LOADED FIREARM IN
PUBLIC. AB 2739 DECLARES BOTH OF
THESE CRIMES A NUISANCE, AND
SUBJECTS THE FIREARMS TO
EXISTING SURRENDER AND DESTROY
PROVISIONS. ADDITIONALLY, IT
APPLIES THE SAME SURRENDER AND
DESTROY STATUTES TO FIREARMS
USED IN CRIMES FOR WHICH A
DEFENDANT IS GRANTED MISDEMEANOR
DIVERSION. THANK YOU, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55. NO.
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 25 AB 2573 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MIKE FONG. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2573 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO STATE
GOVERNMENT. FONG, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2573 MAKES CLARIFICATIONS
IN A LEGISLATIVE CODE OF ETHICS
AND A POLITICAL REFORM ACT TO
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT LEGISLATORS
AND STATE AGENCIES THAT HOST
POLICY FELLOWS ORGANIZED BY A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SUCH AS
THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
CAPITAL ASSOCIATION OR APICHA,
ARE NOT IN VIOLATION OF THESE
LAWS. THE PCA PROVIDES A STIPEND
TO THE FELLOWS DUE TO ITS BELIEF
THAT PARTICIPATION SHOULD NOT BE
LIMITED BY THE PARTICIPANTS
ECONOMIC BACKGROUND. THIS HAS
CREATED POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND GIFT
LIMIT LAWS. ASSEMBLY BILL 2573
WILL MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE
PLACEMENT AND WORK OF NONPROFIT,
NONPROFIT POLICY FELLOWS DO NOT
CONSTITUTE A GIFT, COMPENSATION
OR INTEREST. THESE FELLOWSHIPS
HELP SPARK THE INTEREST OF
RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES TO
CHOOSE PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC
SERVICE AS A CAREER. ON BEHALF
OF MYSELF AND MY JOINT AUTHOR
FROM MILPITAS, WHO IS A FORMER
PICO FELLOW, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR 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. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
65. NO. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 32 AB 2513
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2513 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
GAS STOVES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PELLERIN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS JUST RUNNING A STOVE FOR
A MERE MINUTES WITH POOR
VENTILATION CAN LEAD TO INDOOR
CONCENTRATIONS OF NITROGEN
DIOXIDE THAT EXCEED THE EPA'S
AIR QUALITY STANDARD FOR
OUTDOORS, THE EPA STATES
EXPOSURE TO NITROGEN DIOXIDE CAN
RESULT IN DECREASED LUNG
FUNCTION IN THOSE WITH CHRONIC
PULMONARY DISEASES. DEVELOPMENT
OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS,
AND INCREASED PROBABILITY OF
DEVELOPING ASTHMA IN CHILDREN BY
24. DESPITE THE GROWING BODY OF
EVIDENCE ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS
OF GAS STOVES, MOST OF THIS
ISN'T COMMON KNOWLEDGE. AB 2513
IS A CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL
THAT WILL REQUIRE WARNING LABELS
FOR ALL NEW GAS STOVES SOLD IN
CALIFORNIA TO INSTRUCT CONSUMERS
ON PROPER VENTILATION
INSTALLATION TO ALLOW FOR
EXHAUST OF ALL HARMFUL GASES.
CONSUMER LABELS WILL HELP
MITIGATE EXCESSIVE INDOOR
EXPOSURE TO NITROGEN DIOXIDE,
CARBON MONOXIDE, BENZENE, AND
OTHER CARCINOGENIC BYPRODUCTS
THAT CAUSE HARMFUL HEALTH
EFFECTS. BY MAKING THIS
INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO
CONSUMERS AT THE POINT OF SALE,
THIS BILL WILL HELP THE
PURCHASER MAKE MORE INFORMED
DECISIONS ABOUT GAS STOVES AND
OVEN APPLIANCES. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR 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. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTE.
AYES 51. NOES 14. MEASURE PASSES
. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 37 AB 2030
2331 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2331 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GABRIEL. AN ACCOLADE IN THE
CARBON OFFSETS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GABRIEL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT
AB 2331, A SIMPLE CLEAN UP BILL
THAT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CLARIFICATION IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF
VOLUNTARY CARBON OFFSET CREDITS.
LAST YEAR, THE LEGISLATURE
PASSED AB 1305, WHICH
ESTABLISHED DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS FOR BUYERS AND
SELLERS OF VOLUNTARY CARBON
OFFSET CREDITS AND ENTITIES
MAKING CLAIMS ABOUT EMISSIONS
REDUCTIONS. THIS CLEAN UP
MEASURE WILL CLARIFY WHEN THE
FIRST ANNUAL DISCLOSURES MUST BE
PUBLISHED ON AN ENTITY'S
INTERNET WEBSITE, AND WHAT
PRODUCTS ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THAT BILL. AB 2331 INCORPORATES
FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND
HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY NO VOTES.
THANK YOU AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR 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. 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 38,
AB 2442 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ZIMMER. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2442 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZABIR. AN ACT RELATING TO
HEALING ARTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
OF BIR. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS.
IN RECENT YEARS, THE NUMBER OF
STATES WITH LAWS OR POLICIES
RESTRICTING ACCESS TO GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE HAS DRAMATICALLY
INCREASED FROM JUST FOUR STATES.
IN JUNE 20TH 22 TO 23 STATES IN
2024. THESE LAWS AND POLICIES
OFTEN IMPOSE SEVERE PROFESSIONAL
OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES ON MEDICAL
PROVIDERS AND OTHER
PROFESSIONALS, OFFERING GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE, MAKING IT HARDER
FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THESE
CRUCIAL MEDICAL SERVICES. GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE IS HIGHLY
SPECIALIZED, AND THESE BARS IN
OTHER STATES ARE, IN OTHER
STATES ARE REQUIRING PATIENTS TO
TRAVEL TO STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA
TO OBTAIN THE HEALTH CARE THAT
THEY NEED. AB 2442 SEEKS TO
IMPROVE ACCESS TO THIS CARE IN
ANTICIPATION OF A SURGE IN OUT
OF STATE PATIENTS SEEKING CARE
IN CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES THE
EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF
LICENSURE APPLICATIONS FOR
PROVIDERS, DEMONSTRATING A
COMMITMENT TO GENDER AFFIRMING
HEALTH CARE OR MENTAL HEALTH
CARE SERVICES WITHIN THEIR
LICENSED SCOPES OF PRACTICE.
CALIFORNIA HAS LONG SERVED AS A
SAFE HAVEN FOR REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH CARE AND GENDER AFFIRMING
CARE. AB 2442 REFLECTS OUR
STATE'S COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD
THESE VALUES AND ENSURE
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL
SERVICES. THIS BILL IS SPONSORED
BY EQUALITY CALIFORNIA AND
PLANNED PARENTHOOD CALIFORNIA, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR 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 VOTES. AYES 58. NOES
TEN. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 40 AB 2889 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZUBER. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2889 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZUBER. AN ACT
RELATING TO LOCAL PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. MEMBERS.
YOUR ATTENTION TO MR. ZUBER,
PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2889, A MEASURE THAT MAKES
RESOLVING LABOR DISPUTES MORE
EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND FAIR
WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD,
OR PERM, CURRENTLY HAS OVERSIGHT
JURISDICTION OVER DISPUTES
BETWEEN ALMOST ALL PUBLIC AGENCY
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.
HOWEVER, CURRENT LAW PROVIDES
THAT THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES HAVE A LOCAL ALTERNATIVE
TO PERB OVERSIGHT. THESE LOCAL
ALTERNATIVES, WHICH ARE LOCAL
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ENTITIES,
HAVE THE POWER TO INVESTIGATE
UNFAIR PRACTICE CHARGES AND THE
LOCAL BODIES DO NOT AFFORD OUR
WORKERS WITH THE SAME
PROTECTIONS AFFORDED BY PERB.
THIS BILL IS NOT ONLY ABOUT
ALIGNING LABOR PRACTICES ACROSS
THE STATE, IT IS ALSO ABOUT
FAIRNESS FOR ALL PUBLIC SECTOR
EMPLOYEES IN CALIFORNIA. AB 2889
PROVIDES PERB WITH EXCLUSIVE
INITIAL JURISDICTION OVER
REQUESTS FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
BY BOTH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, JUST AS IT ALREADY
HAS FOR OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES IN
THE REST OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. VÀ. THIS BILL
ENSURES THAT LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR
UNIONS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES HAVE THE SAME
PROTECTION FROM UNION BUSTING
TACTICS THAT ALL OTHER UNIONS
UNDER PERB JURISDICTION HAVE
ENDURED FOR OVER A DECADE. THIS
BILL IS SPONSORED BY SEIU
CALIFORNIA, AC CALIFORNIA, AND
THE UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS
AND DENTISTS. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED 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
55. NOES TEN. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 43 AB 2309
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MURATSUCHI.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2309 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MURATSUCHI YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE WITH MY SEATMATE
FROM DOWNEY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 2309, WHICH WOULD SIMPLY
EXTEND THE OPTION, NOT A
MANDATE, BUT THE OPTION TO
GENERAL LAW CITIES TO BE ABLE TO
PROSECUTE THEIR OWN STATE LAW
MISDEMEANORS. MOST LARGE CITIES
ALREADY HAVE CITY PROSECUTORS
THAT PROSECUTE THEIR
MISDEMEANORS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES, SANTA MONICA,
PASADENA, INGLEWOOD, THEY ALL
HAVE THEIR OWN CITY PROSECUTORS
TO PROSECUTE THEIR MISDEMEANORS.
THIS BILL SIMPLY PROVIDES PARITY
BETWEEN THE GENERAL LAW CITIES
AND THE CHARTER CITIES. THIS
THIS PASSED OUT OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE WITH BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. NO NO VOTES. IT IS
SUPPORTED BY THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES AND THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS
ASSOCIATION. RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR A AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. MURATSUCHI.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY AS A JOINT
AUTHOR TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
ASSEMBLY BILL 2309. AT ITS CORE,
AB 2309 ADDRESSES A LOCAL
CONTROL ISSUE. CITIES HAVE A
UNIQUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES WITHIN
THEIR JURISDICTIONS. DESPITE
SOME CITIES WILLINGNESS TO
PROSECUTE MISDEMEANOR CASES
THEMSELVES. CHÁVEZ REQUEST TO
TAKE OVER PROSECUTORIAL DUTIES
HAVE BEEN DISMISSED BY SOME
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. FOR EXAMPLE,
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 40% OF
MISDEMEANOR CASES SUBMITTED BY
THE CITY OF DOWNEY IN 2021 WERE
REJECTED BY THE DA'S OFFICE. 20%
OF CASES SUBMITTED BY MANHATTAN
BEACH IN 2023 WERE REJECTED. 45%
OF ARRESTS BY SHERIFFS IN SANTA
CLARITA IN 2023 WERE REJECTED,
AND THIS BILL IS AN
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CITIES ABILITY
TO TAILOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESPONSES TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS
AND PRIORITIES OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES. THE ABILITY TO TAKE
ON THE PROSECUTION OF
MISDEMEANORS THAT OCCUR WITHIN A
CITY, AN ABILITY THAT CHARTER
CITIES ALREADY ENJOY, SHOULD
ALSO BE EXTENDED TO GENERAL LAW.
CITIES FOR THIS REASON, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SALIH, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL, NOT ONLY AS AN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HERE, BUT AS A
FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEPUTY
DA. THIS BILL IS EXAMPLE OF
WHERE THE CURE MAY BE WORSE THAN
THE DISEASE BY ALLOWING CITY
ATTORNEYS TO TAKE OVER
MISDEMEANOR PROSECUTION, AS IT'S
GOING TO CREATE JURISDICTIONAL
NIGHTMARES OVER WHO HAS THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO PURSUE THOSE
CASES. AND I UNDERSTAND THE
ARGUMENT FOR LA COUNTY, IN WHICH
YOU HAVE AN OUT OF CONTROL
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO IS NOT
PROSECUTING CRIMES, WHICH IS HIS
SOLE JOB, BUT THE SOLUTION THERE
IS TO REMOVE, SAID DISTRICT
ATTORNEY. IT'S NOT TO REWRITE
OUR LAWS. AND SO I ENCOURAGE THE
VOTERS TO DO JUST THAT. BUT HERE
THE PROBLEM, MR. SPEAKER, IS
THAT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ARE
ELECTED AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE
VOTERS HERE BY SHIFTING THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO CITY
ATTORNEYS, WHO ARE OFTEN
APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCILS, THE
VOTERS LOSE THAT DIRECT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCESS. SO
WITH RESPECT, I UNDERSTAND THE
GOOD INTENTION BEHIND THIS BILL,
BUT I THINK THE RESULTS WILL BE
DISASTROUS. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER SALIH
. MR. MURATSUCHI, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MY
COLLEAGUE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE AISLE, YOU KNOW, ALSO, AS A
FORMER DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT THIS WILL
NOT CREATE JURISDICTIONAL HAVOC.
I KNOW THAT IN THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES ALREADY
PROSECUTES MISDEMEANOR CASES.
THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY KEEP, THAT CITIES
ONLY PROSECUTE MISDEMEANORS THAT
OCCUR THAT OCCUR WITHIN THE CITY
BORDERS. AND SO THAT IN AND OF
ITSELF ADDRESSES THE
JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE, ALSO, IN
TERMS OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM
DOWNEY EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANT
POINT, WHICH IS THE REASON WHY
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
IS SUPPORTING THIS, IS THAT THIS
ALLOWS CITIES TO BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS MISDEMEANORS IN WAYS
THAT ARE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR
THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE CITY OF MANHATTAN
BEACH IN MY DISTRICT CAME UP TO
TESTIFY IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE THAT THEY DID NOT WANT
TO CRIMINALIZE POVERTY. THEY DID
NOT WANT TO CRIMINALIZE
HOMELESSNESS. THEY WANT TO USE
THE TOOL OF MISDEMEANOR
PROSECUTIONS TO GET MORE
DEFENDANTS INTO DIVERSION
PROGRAMS LIKE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TREATMENT LIKE DRUG ADDICTION,
LIKE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
AND SO IN THAT WAY, YOU KNOW,
COMMUNITIES HAVE THE OPTION OF
BEING ABLE TO PROSECUTE
MISDEMEANORS IN WAYS THAT BEST
FIT THE NEEDS OF THEIR
COMMUNITY. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE AYE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 43. NOES FIVE. MEASURE
PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 44. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2488 BY MISTER TING. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2488 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING. AN
ACT RELATING TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2488
WILL ALLOW SAN FRANCISCO TO
DISTRICT BILL TO CREATE A
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION DISTRICT
TO HELP FINANCE THE CONVERSION
OF EMPTY OFFICE BUILDINGS INTO
NEW HOMES. THEY WILL DO THIS
THROUGH TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
AND REALLY HELP REVITALIZE OUR
DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH HAS BEEN
DECIMATED SINCE MANY PEOPLE
DON'T GO BACK INTO THE OFFICE.
AND THAT'S REALLY HAD A HUGE
IMPACT ON OUR SMALL BUSINESSES
AS WELL AS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO
RESPECT FOR US, FOR I VOTE ON AB
2488 SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE AND
TALLY THE VOTE. AYES 62. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 51 AB 2682 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2682 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA. AN ACT
RELATING TO THE SANTA CLARA
VALLEY OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CULVER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. AB 26 2682
AMENDS THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY
OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY'S ENABLING
ACT TO ALIGN THEM WITH SIMILAR
JURISDICTIONS AND HELP
FACILITATE OSA'S MISSION TO
CONSERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE AND CONNECT PEOPLE
TO NATURE. 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. EIS 46
NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 53 AB 2967. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2967 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING.
TING, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2967
EXPANDS THE TEACHER HOUSING ACT
TO INCLUDE EMPLOYEES OF PUBLICLY
FUNDED NON PROFITS THAT OPERATE
ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY AND
SERVE CHILDREN FROM LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES. THIS
EXPANDS THE TEACHER HOUSING ACT
OF 2016, WHICH WE PASSED TO
FACILITATE THE CREATION OF
HOUSING, ESPECIALLY SET ASIDE
FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEES. THIS WOULD EXPAND
THAT FOR THE SAID NONPROFITS WHO
SERVE THE SAME SCHOOL DISTRICT
STUDENTS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ARE
NOT TECHNICALLY SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES. SO IF YOU COULD
IMAGINE AFTER SCHOOL PROVIDERS
OR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS
CRITICALLY UNDERFUNDED POSITIONS
WHO ARE ALSO IN SIGNIFICANT NEED
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WITH
THAT, RESPECTFULLY, I VOTE ON AB
2967 SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
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 65. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 54 AB 3637 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3637 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON. AN
AQUILINA INTERSCHOLASTIC
ATHLETICS. MEMBER GIBSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS I
RISE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
3067. THIS BILL HAS HAS NO
OPPOSITION, ENJOYS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. ASSEMBLY BILL 3067 IS A
STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL THAT WOULD
SIMPLY REQUIRES THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOLASTIC FEDERATION TO POST
SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO THEIR
WEBSITE WHENEVER IT IMPOSED
SANCTIONS ON AN ENTHUSIASTIC
TEAM OF A SCHOOL. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK WHEN I VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
66. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 56 AB 2801
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2801 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN. AN ACT RELATING TO
TENNESSEE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
MEMBERS, UNDER EXISTING LAW, IF
A LANDLORD WITHHOLDS ALL OR PART
OF A SECURITY DEPOSIT WITHOUT A
VALID REASON, THIS IS KNOWN AS
BAD FAITH RETENTION.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE HEARD UP
AND DOWN THE STATE WHERE
LANDLORDS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE
OF TENANTS AND THEIR SECURITY
DEPOSITS RATHER THAN DISPUTE,
MANY OF OUR TENANTS WILL JUST
GIVE UP THE DEDUCTED SECURITY
DEPOSIT RATHER THAN HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THE ARDUOUS SMALL CLAIMS
COURT PROCESS, EVEN IF THEY
BELIEVE THAT THE LANDLORD IS
WITHHOLDING IN BAD FAITH. AB
2801 AFFORDS SOME OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES EXTRA
PROTECTIONS WHEN THEY PAY A
SECURITY DEPOSIT AND WHEN IT
LEGALLY COMES TIME TO RECEIVE
THAT SECURITY DEPOSIT BACK. THE
BILL REQUIRES A LANDLORD TO
JUSTIFY THROUGH BEFORE AND AFTER
PICTURES. WHY ANY FUNDS FROM A
SECURITY DEPOSIT WERE WITHHELD
AND LIMITS THE AMOUNT FOR
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES DEDUCTED
TO THOSE REASONABLY NECESSARY TO
RETURN THE UNIT BACK TO THE
CONDITION. IT WAS WHEN THE
TENANT MOVED IN. THIS IS TO
PREVENT THE EXAMPLE OF A
LANDLORD CHARGING A TENANT $300
TO REPLACE BLINDS THAT ONLY COST
$100. AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
POINTED OUT IN A RECENT
SETTLEMENT WITH A PREDATORY
LANDLORD, FOR MANY RENTERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM LOWER
INCOME BACKGROUNDS, AFFORDING A
SECURITY DEPOSIT ENTAILS A GREAT
DEAL OF SACRIFICE, AND MANY
PEOPLE NEED THAT SECURITY
DEPOSIT TO BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN A
DEPOSIT FOR THEIR NEXT APARTMENT
BY STRENGTHENING LANDLORD AND
TENANT LAW AND PLACING NECESSARY
GUARDRAILS ON THE SECURITY
DEPOSIT PROCESS, WE ARE GIVING
TENANTS ANOTHER TOOL TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES AGAINST EGREGIOUS
CLAIMS OF THEIR HARD EARNED
MONEY. I WANT TO THANK THE
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
FOR WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH OUR
OFFICE AND THE SPONSORS TO FIND
LANGUAGE THAT STRIKES A BALANCE
FOR BOTH THE LANDLORD AND THE
TENANT OF ENSURING THAT SECURITY
DEPOSIT DEDUCTIONS APPLY ONLY TO
WHAT EXISTING LAW INTENDED. AND
JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS BILL DOES
NOT CHANGE WHAT ALREADY IS
ALLOWABLE UNDER THE LAW FOR THE
WITHHOLDING OF SECURITY
DEPOSITS. IT ONLY CLARIFIES THAT
EXISTING LAW, THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION, IS NOW
NEUTRAL ON THIS BILL. THEY
RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF HAVING
CLEAR GUIDELINES, BOTH FOR
TENANTS AND FOR LANDLORDS. THE
BILL IS SUPPORTED BY A BROAD
COALITION, INCLUDING THE
STUDENTS HOMES COALITION, POWER
ACTION CALIFORNIA, THE WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY, AND
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
EMPLOYEES UNION. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
51. NOES 13. MEASURE PASSES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKINNEY, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. AB 3127. WHAT THIS BILL
REALLY DOES IS INCREASE ACCESS.
BILL HAS BEEN DEBATED. OH, I'M
SORRY. YOUR OPTION IS LIFT THE
CALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
CLERK WILL LIFT THE CALL. ALL
THOSE VOTING DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
42, NOES 13. MEASURE PASSES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUILAR CURRY,
YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR YOU.
I DO YOU ARE RECOGNIZED AS A
REQUEST OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER LARA.
PLEASE REMOVE ITEM 176 AB 3030
CALDERON FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. CLERK WILL NOW MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 57 AB 2867. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2867 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
CIVIL ACTIONS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GABRIEL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I AM
PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2867,
WHICH WILL HELP CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS RECOVER ART AND OTHER
PERSONAL PROPERTY STOLEN DURING
THE HOLOCAUST AND OTHER ACTS OF
PERSECUTION. THIS BILL BUILDS ON
PRIOR CALIFORNIA LAW, WHICH HAS
ALWAYS AIMED TO ASSIST
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS IN
RECOVERING STOLEN PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, RECENT DECISION BY THE
NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS,
WHICH FAILED A FAMILY OF
HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, THE KACERE
FAMILY, AND PROVES THAT MORE
MUST BE DONE TO ENSURE THAT
CALIFORNIANS DON'T LOSE THEIR
RIGHTS DUE TO THE MISAPPLICATION
OF LEGAL TECHNICALITIES. THIS
BILL BUILDS ON EFFORTS BY
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA AND
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL KAMALA
HARRIS, WHO HAVE BOTH ARGUED
THAT CALIFORNIA LAW SHOULD APPLY
TO CASES LIKE THAT INVOLVING THE
CHRISTIE FAMILY. THIS BILL HAS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND NO KNOWN
OPPOSITION, AND IS SPONSORED BY
OUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ELENI
KOUNALAKIS. THANK YOU, AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 2867. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, I RISE AS A PROUD
JOINT AUTHOR ON THIS MEASURE.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF THE
ART THAT WAS STOLEN DURING THE
HOLOCAUST IS NOT LOST DUE TO A
MISAPPLICATION OF CURRENT LAW.
WE NEED THIS IN PLACE, AND I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
THE VALLEY AND THE ENTIRE JEWISH
CAUCUS FOR BRINGING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BRIAN. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 68. NØ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER 60, AB 1799 BY
DOCTOR JACKSON. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1799 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JACKSON. AN ACT RELATING
TO PUBLIC HEALTH. DOCTOR
JACKSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 1799
SEEKS TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATE
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER TO INCLUDE
THE IMPACT OF RACISM ON PUBLIC
HEALTH IN THEIR ANNUAL WRITTEN
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
LEGISLATURE ON THE STATE OF
PUBLIC HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA,
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. ALL THOSE VOTES
TO DESIRE, WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 52. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 61 AB 1991 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1991 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA. AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALING ARTS. MEMBER
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS. THE LEGISLATURE HAS
ENACTED VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP AND
LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS THAT
ENCOURAGE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
TO WORK IN UNDERSERVED AREAS IN
EXCHANGE FOR FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE OR LOAN FORGIVENESS.
HOWEVER, WE CURRENTLY DO NOT
HAVE DATA ON HOW LONG THEY
CONTINUE TO WORK IN THESE
UNDERSERVED AREAS AFTER THE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ENDS. THIS
BILL SIMPLY REQUIRES HEALING
ARTS BOARDS THAT REGULATE HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS TO REQUIRE,
RATHER THAN REQUEST, CERTAIN
PROVIDER DATA. MOST IMPORTANTLY,
THEIR NATIONAL PROVIDER
IDENTIFIER NUMBER, WHICH WILL
PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION WITH
THE DATA NECESSARY TO ASSESS
WHETHER OR NOT THE PROGRAMS ARE
WORKING AS INTENDED. SOMETHING
VERY CRITICAL AS WE MAKE
IMPORTANT DECISIONS ABOUT OUR
LIMITED RESOURCES WITHIN THE
STATE, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE THE
CLERK. EXCUSE ME. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE VOTE. CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTE.
AYES 67. NO. ZERO. WHAT ABOUT
SIX?
YES YOU KNOW, I WOULD BE AMISS
IF I DID NOT MENTION THAT TODAY
IS NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY. FOR
THOSE WHO CELEBRATE, HAPPY
NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 63 AB 2058 BY
DOCTOR WEBER. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2058 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WEBER. AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
DOCTOR WEBER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2058, A BILL ON MEDICAL DEVICES.
MEDICAL DEVICES ARE THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT DIAGNOSE, TREAT
AND IMPROVE A PERSON'S HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING AND INCLUDE BOTH
LOW AND HIGH RISK MEDICAL
DEVICES. THESE. THESE PRODUCTS
MAY VARY FROM TONGUE DEPRESSOR
BEDPANS, MEDICAL THERMOMETERS TO
INSULIN PUMPS. COMPLEX
PACEMAKERS, AND IN VITRO
DIAGNOSTICS. THE ADVANCEMENT IN
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES HAVE
REVOLUTIONIZED HEALTH CARE
INDUSTRY, LEADING TO IMPROVEMENT
IN HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES. HOWEVER
THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE NOT
WITHOUT FLAW. MULTIPLE STUDIES
ON OUR PULSE OX DEVICES SHOW
THAT THEY ARE LESS ACCURATE IN
DETECTING THE OXYGEN LEVELS IN
PATIENTS WITH DARKER SKIN.
ADDITIONALLY, A RECENT STUDY BY
EMORY UNIVERSITY FOUND THAT
FOREHEAD THERMOMETERS WERE
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ACCURATE THAN
ORAL THERMOMETERS IN DETECTING
FEVERS FOR BLACK PATIENTS. THESE
TYPES OF INACCURACIES CAN LEAD
TO DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OR DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND COULD
POSSIBLY HAVE FATAL
IMPLICATIONS. FOR THIS REASON,
AB 2058 REQUIRES A MEDICAL
DEVICE MANUFACTURER TO DISCLOSE
THE KNOWN LIMITATIONS OF THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEVICE DUE
TO CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE PATIENT, HEALTH PROVIDERS
AND CONSUMERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF
THE LIMITATIONS OF A MEDICAL
DEVICE IF THEY AND IF THEY ARE
POTENTIALLY RECEIVING INACCURATE
INFORMATION. THANK YOU, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 2058. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
60. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 64 AB 2288
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2288 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
EMPLOYMENT WHERE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS AB 2288 WOULD
ALLOW COURTS TO ORDER INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF IN A CLAIM. SINCE 2004,
PAGA HAS SERVED AS A CRITICAL
ENFORCEMENT TOOL OF CALIFORNIA'S
LABOR LAWS, RECOGNIZING THE
REALITY THAT THE STATE'S LABOR
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OFTEN LACK
THE RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE AND
TAKE ACTION IN EVERY VIOLATION,
PAGA CASES ARE MOST OFTEN FILED
TO ADDRESS SERIOUS LABOR CODE
VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCE
FUNDAMENTAL LABOR RIGHTS, SUCH
AS OVERTIME AND WAGE AND SICK
SICK LEAVE. UNFORTUNATELY,
CALIFORNIA IS IN A LABOR
ENFORCEMENT CRISIS. A FEBRUARY
2024 REPORT BY THE UCLA LABOR
CENTER HIGHLIGHTED NEARLY
600,000 WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA
EXPERIENCING A WAGE VIOLATION
TOTALING ALMOST $2 BILLION IN
LOSSES ANNUALLY. ONLY 2% OF
THOSE LOST WAGES ARE RECOVERED
BY THE LABOR COMMISSIONER'S WAGE
CLAIM PROCESS. LIMITED PUBLIC
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES AND FORCED
ARBITRATION HAVE SEVERE, LIMITED
WORKERS OPTIONS TO SEEK
RECOURSE, MAKING REMEDIES LIKE
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF NEEDED TO
STRENGTHEN PACA'S EFFECTIVENESS.
IN THE CONTEXT OF PAGA
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WOULD ENABLE
COURTS TO ORDER EMPLOYERS TO
MAKE MEANINGFUL CHANGES IN THE
WORKPLACE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF AN
EMPLOYER FAILS TO PROVIDE
WORKERS WITH PAID SICK DAYS, THE
COURT COULD ORDER AN INJUNCTION
REQUIRING THE EMPLOYER TO
ESTABLISH A LAWFUL PAID SICK DAY
POLICY. THIS BILL DOES NOT
CREATE A NEW CAUSE OF ACTION. IT
SIMPLY AS A MEANINGFUL REMEDY TO
ONLY BE USED AT THE COURT'S
DISCRETION. PAGA REMAINS ONE OF
THE ONLY TOOLS WORKERS HAVE TO
REMEDY VIOLATIONS OF THEIR
RIGHTS, AND AB 2288 IS ABOUT
ENSURING THEY SEE COMPREHENSIVE,
MEANINGFUL RELIEF FROM UNLAWFUL
WORKPLACE PRACTICES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LARA YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I
RESPECTFULLY RISE IN OPPOSITION.
TÍNH. OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF
YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
BEING THE VICE CHAIR OF LABOR
COMMITTEE, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT
THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT WE HEAR
MORE ABOUT THAT AFFECTS THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA THAN PAGA. 16
YEARS AGO, WHEN PAGA WAS ENACTED
. IT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT
SOMETHING THAT WAS INTENDED TO
DO GOOD AND IS ACTUALLY TURNED
INTO, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
LEGAL EXTORTION. IF WE ACTUALLY
ARE DOING THIS UNDER THE GUISE
OF WORKERS PROTECTION, THEN WHEN
YOU TALK ABOUT THE SETTLEMENTS,
THE PAYMENTS, HOW MUCH MONEY THE
ATTORNEYS MAKE VERSUS THE
EMPLOYEES, I HAVE FILING
CABINETS FULL OF EXAMPLES OF PAY
STUBS FROM SETTLEMENT CHECKS
WHERE ATTORNEYS ARE MAKING 6 OR
7 FIGURES AND THE EMPLOYEES ARE
MAKING SIX, $700 OR LESS.
THERE'S ONE THAT THERE WAS A
SETTLEMENT CHECK THAT WAS $0.42,
AND THE ATTORNEYS WERE MAKING
SEVEN FIGURES. SO IF WE'RE GOING
TO EXPAND THIS UNDER THE GUISE
OF WORKERS PROTECTION, I THINK
IT'S KIND OF A JOKE. AND IF WE
WERE ACTUALLY CARED ABOUT THE
WORKERS, WE NEED TO EXPAND.
QUITE FRANKLY, THE LABOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
ACTUALLY USE THAT AGENCY AND
ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR JOBS AND
EXPEDITE SOME OF THESE CLAIMS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO VOTE.
MR. CARRO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IBO
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE A VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE
.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
MR. CARTER, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE
? I MOVE THE CALL. MR. CALVO
MOVES THE CALL. MEMBERS. THE
QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN PLACE,
AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR
ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY. I'LL ASK
THAT YOU PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. THE
QUORUM CALL IS IN PLACE. WE ARE
NOT ADJOURNING. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DICKSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF SHIRLEY
DETTLOFF, A FORMER HUNTINGTON
BEACH MAYOR AND LONGTIME CIVIC
LEADER. SHIRLEY WAS AN ACTIVE
ADVOCATE WITHIN THE HUNTINGTON
BEACH COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN
SIX DECADES, REMAINING INVOLVED
UNTIL HER PASSING. SHE
SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT TO PRESERVE
THE BOLSA CHICA WETLANDS, WROTE
THE CITY'S 1996 STATEMENT ON
HUMAN DIGNITY, AND ADVOCATED FOR
THE CITY'S PARKS, WETLANDS, AND
LIBRARIES. SHIRLEY WAS A TEACHER
AND OWNED AN EDUCATIONAL
PUBLISHING BUSINESS, EVENTUALLY
GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE LEAGUE
OF WOMEN VOTERS. SHIRLEY'S
ACTIVISM IS BEST SEEN THROUGH
HER MANY BOARD POSITIONS,
SERVING ON THE CALIFORNIA
COASTAL COMMISSION, ON THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
FOUNTAIN VALLEY REGIONAL
HOSPITAL, UC IRVINE'S MEDICAL
CENTER IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY, BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB OF HUNTINGTON
VALLEY, AND HOMELESS UNITED
HUNTINGTON BEACH. SHE ALSO
SERVED AS A FORMER ASSEMBLY
STAFF MEMBER HERE IN SACRAMENTO,
SERVING AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FROM
1994 TO 2000. SHIRLEY WAS THE
SEVENTH WOMAN IN HUNTINGTON
BEACH TO SERVE AS MAYOR IN 1997.
SHIRLEY IS SURVIVED BY HER
HUSBAND AND HER THREE CHILDREN,
SUSAN BOHANON, JULIE SNYDER, AND
ROB DETTLOFF, AND TWO
GRANDDAUGHTERS, ANNA AND MEGAN.
SHE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY
ALL, AND PLEASE JOIN ME TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF SHIRLEY
DETTLOFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON, ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER
, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. YES.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TO ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF A DEDICATED PUBLIC
SERVANT, THE LATE SHERIFF ROY
WHITAKER OF SUTTER COUNTY, WHO
PASSED AWAY RECENTLY AT THE AGE
OF 84. BORN IN CALICO ROCK,
ARKANSAS AND RAISED IN HAWTHORNE
, CALIFORNIA, SHERIFF WHITAKER
HAD A STRONG COMMITMENT TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT THAT BEGAN IN 1959
WHEN HE JOINED THE US ARMY AND
SERVED AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN.
WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMY, ROY
WAS STATIONED IN PANAMA FOR
NEARLY THREE YEARS, WHERE HE
MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE,
GLADYS. AFTER SERVING IN OUR
MILITARY, HE MOVED TO YUBA CITY
IN 1962, AND ROY'S CAREER
FLOURISHED AS THE FIRST
NARCOTICS DETECTIVE HIRED BY THE
YUBA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE
PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN
ESTABLISHING THE YUBA SUTTER
NARCOTICS TASK FORCE, CURBING
THE TIDE OF NARCOTIC NARCOTICS
IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND SETTING A
PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS.
IN 1971, ROY WAS ELECTED SHERIFF
OF SUTTER COUNTY, BECOMING THE
YOUNGEST PERSON TO EVER HOLD
THIS OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA. AT
THE TIME, HIS TENURE AS SHERIFF
WAS MARKED BY MANY SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS, INCLUDING LEADING
THE OPERATION THAT RESULTED IN
THE ARREST OF JUAN CORONA, WHO
WAS A SERIAL KILLER WHO WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAGIC LOSS
OF 25 VICTIMS FOUND IN LOCAL
ORCHARDS. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP
IN 1989, THE SUTTER COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SEIZED ILLEGAL
DRUGS WORTH $4.25 MILLION. THAT
WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 11
MILLION IN TODAY'S DOLLARS.
THESE ACTS OF VALOR AND
DEDICATION REFLECT ROY'S
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO
JUSTICE, AND I CAN TELL YOU FROM
HAVING KNOWN ROY, HIS COMMITMENT
AS A PATRIOT, AS SOMEONE WHO
LOVED THIS COUNTRY, AS SOMEONE
WHO WANTED TO PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITY, WHO WAS ALWAYS
THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT
GENERATION. HIS COLLEAGUES AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS REMEMBER JOYA,
REMEMBER HIM AS A TREMENDOUS
LEADER AND A MENTOR, EMPHASIZING
THAT HIS IMPACTFUL LEGACY WILL
LONG BE REMEMBERED. ROY'S WORK
SIGNIFICANTLY SHAPED THE SUTTER
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
INFLUENCED ITS DEVELOPMENT INTO
THE FORCE THAT IT IS TODAY. HIS
INFLUENCE REACHES BEYOND HIS
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS, AFFECTING
GENERATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITY. HE
SERVED WITH INTEGRITY AND HONOR.
HE INSPIRED HIS OWN SON, JIM,
WHO I HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING
WITH ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
TO ENTER INTO POLITICS, AND IN
THAT SAME LEGACY, SERVE HIS
COMMUNITY. I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH
THE MOMENTS OF GUIDANCE AND
KINDNESS THAT WE SHARED WHENEVER
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING HIM
AND HIS WIFE, GLADYS, AND THEY
WERE OFTEN TOGETHER. ROY IS
SURVIVED BY GLADYS, THEIR
CHILDREN, AND MANY
GRANDCHILDREN. WE EXTEND OUR
GRATITUDE TO HIS FAMILY FOR
SHARING HIM WITH US, AND WE
THANK SHERIFF ROY WHITAKER FOR
HIS DECADES OF SERVICE TO OUR
COMMUNITY. HIS ABSENCE WILL BE
PROFOUNDLY FELT, BUT HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS WILL FOREVER
REMAIN A PART OF OUR LIVES.
THANK YOU, MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER VINCE FONG, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS, TODAY
I RISE TO ASK THE ASSEMBLY TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
LEGENDARY PILOT LIEUTENANT
COLONEL DICK RATTAN, WHO PASSED
AWAY EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE COMMUNITY
KNOWS THIS MAN AS A PIONEER FOR
HIS STORIED CAREER OF OVER 300
COMBAT MISSIONS DURING THE
VIETNAM WAR. FOR HIS VISION THAT
CHANGED AVIATION AND FOR
COMPLETING THE FIRST HISTORIC
AROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT WITH NO
STOPS FOR REFUELING. DICK RATTAN
HAS MENTIONED RETIRED AS A
LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE US AIR
FORCE, RECEIVING THE SILVER
STAR, FIVE DISTINGUISHED
CROSSES, THE PURPLE HEART, AND
16 AIR MEDALS. HIS ROOTS RUN
DEEP IN KERN COUNTY. AFTER HIS
SERVICE IN VIETNAM, DICK. DICK
RATTAN MOVED BACK TO MOJAVE TO
JOIN SCALED COMPOSITES, THE
AEROSPACE COMPANY THAT DEVELOPED
HIS CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE
PLANE. HE USED TO TRAVEL AROUND
THE WORLD, A TRIP THAT TOOK NINE
DAYS, THREE MINUTES AND 44
SECONDS. THAT PLANE, THE ICONIC
VOYAGER, NOW HANGS IN THE
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND
SPACE MUSEUM. IT IS ACTUALLY THE
FIRST PLANE YOU SEE AS YOU WALK
IN THE MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE
PORT, NOW RENAMED RATTAN FIELD,
AFTER HIM AND HIS BROTHER BURT
AND EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE WERE
SECOND HOMES TO DICK RATTAN AS
HE AND HIS BROTHER
REVOLUTIONIZED THE AEROSPACE
INDUSTRY, TESTING AIRCRAFT, NEW
MATERIALS AND INSPIRING NEW
PILOTS. DICK WAS A LONG TIME
MEMBER OF THE EXPERIMENTAL
AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, SERVED AS
A DIRECTOR FOR THE MOJAVE AIR
AND SPACE PORT, AND HELPED LEAD
A START UP AEROSPACE COMPANIES
THAT SET NEW RECORDS WITH
INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES. FOR
HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
INDUSTRY AND OUR COUNTRY, DICK
RATTAN WAS ALSO AWARDED THE
COLLIER TROPHY, THE HIGHEST
HONOR IN AVIATION. AMERICAN
AVIATION, THE PRESIDENTIAL
CITIZENS MEDAL, AND INDUCTION
INTO THE INTERNATIONAL AIR AND
SPACE HALL OF FAME, AMONG MANY
OTHER RECOGNITIONS. HE IS WHAT
HE WAS KNOWN FOR, SAYING, IF YOU
CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT. AND
THE ONLY WAY TO FAIL IS IF YOU
QUIT. HIS PASSION AND BRAVERY
MEMORIALIZED HIS STATURE AS A
LEADER IN AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
, HELPING SHAPE THE INDUSTRY
INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY AND I
CONSIDER MYSELF BLESSED TO HAVE
KNOWN DICK RATTAN. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 25
YEARS, CHRIS, TWO DAUGHTERS AND
FOUR GRANDCHILDREN. AND I ASK
THE ASSEMBLY TO ADJOURN IN HIS
MEMORY TODAY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. FONG, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. LACKEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. WELL, ALONG WITH OUR
BAKERSFIELD COLLEAGUE, I TOO
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO DICK
RUTAN. WE GATHERED TODAY WITH
HEAVY HEARTS TO BID FAREWELL TO
A TRUE AVIATION LEGEND, DICK
RUTAN. HIS PIONEERING SPIRIT AND
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE
LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THOSE
WHO KNEW HIM. BORN IN 1939, DICK
IS KNOWN FOR HIS COURAGEOUS
SERVICE AS A DECORATED VIETNAM
WAR PILOT WHERE HE FLEW OVER 300
COMBAT MISSIONS AND EARNED
ACCOLADES SUCH AS THE SILVER
STAR, PURPLE HEART, AND TO HIS
GROUNDBREAKING FEATS AS A
CIVILIAN PILOT ALONGSIDE HIS
BROTHER BURT AT SCALED
COMPOSITES. IN 1986, HE EMBARKED
AS AS YOU HEARD EARLIER ON A
DARING ADVENTURE WITH COPILOT
GENE YEAGER FOR THE FIRST ROUND
THE WORLD FLIGHT WITHOUT STOPS
FOR REFUELING. BUT BEYOND HIS
REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, DICK
RUTAN WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS
INFECTIOUS SPIRIT, HIS
UNWAVERING PASSION FOR FLIGHT,
AND HIS IRRESISTIBLE ZEST FOR
LIFE. TODAY, WE EXTEND OUR
CONDOLENCES TO HIS BELOVED WIFE,
CHRIS, HIS DAUGHTERS,
GRANDCHILDREN AND ALL WHO HAD
THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HIM.
DICK RUTAN'S LEGACY WILL
CONTINUE TO SOAR HIGH AND
ENDURING, TESTAMENT TO THE
BOUNDLESS HEIGHTS THAT WE CAN
REACH WHEN WE DARE TO DREAM AND
PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT IS
POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. LACKEY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. BERNER YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, TODAY I
RISE AND TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF JOAN JACOBS. SHE WAS
AN IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY MEMBER IN
SAN DIEGO, HAVING SHAPED THE
CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL
LANDSCAPES OF THE REGION. JOAN
WAS BORN IN NEW YORK CITY AND
ATTENDED CORNELL UNIVERSITY,
WHERE SHE MET HER HUSBAND, ERWIN
M JACOBS. SHE AND HER HUSBAND
MOVED TO SAN DIEGO IN 1966 TO
PUT DOWN ROOTS AND SINCE THEN
WORKED TO MAKE SAN DIEGO A HOME
FOR EVERYONE. ALONG WITH HER
HUSBAND, JOAN AND IRWIN DONATED
TO VARIOUS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY, UC
SAN DIEGO, THE LA JOLLA
PLAYHOUSE, AND MANY OTHERS.
ANYONE WHO KNEW JOAN WOULD KNOW
THAT SHE WOULD BE SO EMBARRASSED
IF SHE WERE HERE WITH US IN
PERSON, WITH ALL OF THESE KIND
WORDS AND RECOGNITION. SO I'M
SORRY, JOAN, IF I AM
EMBARRASSING YOU RIGHT NOW. JOAN
IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND,
ERWIN M JACOBS. HER SONS, GARY,
HAL, PAUL AND JEFF, AND HER
GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN, INCLUDING U.S.
REPRESENTATIVE SARAH JACOBS AND
FORMER CHAIR OF THE CARLSBAD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADAM JACOBS.
JOAN'S LEGACY OF EMPOWERMENT AND
PHILANTHROPY WILL LIVE ON
THROUGHOUT ALL OF SAN DIEGO.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN ADJOURNING IN
THE MEMORY OF JOAN JACOBS. MAY
HER MEMORY BE A BLESSING. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TO JOIN MY
COLLEAGUE IN REMEMBRANCE OF JOAN
JACOBS. ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK
CITY. SHE DECIDED TO MAKE SAN
DIEGO HER NEW HOME. SHE WAS A
TITAN IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE
LIVING EMBODIMENT OF ALTRUISM,
SIMPLY LABELING HER WORK AS THAT
OF A PHILANTHROPIST WOULD BE A
DISSERVICE TO OUR LEGACY,
BECAUSE SHE WAS SO MUCH MORE
THAN THAT. SHE FELT A SENSE OF
RESPONSIBLE AND DUTY TO EFFECT
POSITIVE CHANGE IN HER COMMUNITY
AND THE LIVES OF ALL SAN DIEGO
RESIDENTS. AND SHE DID THIS WITH
A SORT OF GRACE AND ATTENTION
THAT'S RARELY SEEN. JOAN HELPED
TRANSFORM THE SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY,
A CITY WITH A VIBRANT CULTURE,
BOOMING INNOVATION AND CUTTING
EDGE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
PERHAPS THE GREATEST TESTAMENT
TO HER COMPASSION WAS OUR HANDS
ON APPROACH TO EVERYTHING SHE
WAS INVOLVED IN. AS JUST ONE
EXAMPLE, SHE CHOSE EVERY PIECE
OF ART BY HAND AT U.C. SAN
DIEGO'S JACOBS MEDICAL CENTER IN
THE HOPES OF PROVIDING A MORE
COMFORTABLE PATIENT EXPERIENCE.
JOAN TOUCHED THE HEART OF EVERY
PERSON SHE MET, INSTILLING IN
THEM A DRIVE TO BE THE BEST
VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES. SHE WILL
BE EVER PRESENT IN THE SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY, AND HER LEGEND WILL
LIVE LONG INTO THE FUTURE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN
DOCTOR WEBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I JOINED
MY COLLEAGUES FROM SAN DIEGO, C
WITH A HEAVY HEART TO ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF MRS. JOAN JACOBS.
HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND
TIRELESS EFFORTS HAVE LEFT AN
UNFORGETTABLE MARK ON THE SAN
DIEGO REGION. HER LEADERSHIP,
COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT HAVE
TOUCHED THE LIVES OF SO MANY,
LEAVING BEHIND GIFTS THAT WILL
KEEP ON GIVING AND A LEGACY THAT
WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE US AS
WE MOURN THE LOSS OF THIS
EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN. LET US ALSO
CELEBRATE THE PROFOUND IMPACT
THAT SHE HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY.
JOAN JACOBS WAS NOT ONLY A
LEADER, BUT ALSO A BEACON OF
HOPE FOR THOSE IN NEED. BOTH SHE
AND HER HUSBAND, ERWIN JACOBS
PHILANTHROPIC PHILANTHROPIC
EFFORTS SPAN A WIDE RANGE ACROSS
ARTS AND CULTURE, INSTITUTIONS,
HEALTH INSTITUTIONS, TECH
EDUCATION, COMMUNITY
EMPOWERMENT, AND SO MUCH MORE.
IF YOU'VE BEEN TO SAN DIEGO AND
EVER HEARD OF PLACES SUCH AS THE
JACOBS CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
INNOVATION LOCATED IN MY
DISTRICT, THE JACOBS MEDICAL
CENTER AT UCSD, WHERE I USED TO
WORK BEFORE I CAME HERE, THE
JACOBS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING,
THE JACOBS AND CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO
FOOD BANK THAT PARTNERS WITH MY
DISTRICT'S ANNUAL TURKEY
GIVEAWAY AND HEALTH FAIR. IF
YOU'VE HEARD OF ANY OF THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS, IT'S THANKS TO
JOAN AND IRWIN JACOBS, THE
JACOBS ARE DEEPLY RESPECTED
LEADERS NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF
THEIR HEROIC PHILANTHROPY, BUT
BECAUSE THEIR PASSION FOR MAKING
OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE WAS
EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING THEY DID.
HER MEMORY WILL LIVE ON IN THE
HEARTS OF THOSE WHO HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HER AND HER
CONTRIBUTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO
COME. MAY HER SPIRIT OF
KINDNESS, GENEROSITY AND
RESILIENCE GUIDE US AS WE WORK
TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER
PLACE. IN HER MEMORY, TO THE
JACOBS FAMILY, I OFFER OUR
SINCEREST CONDOLENCES. WHILE NO
WORDS CAN TRULY EASE THE PAIN OF
LOSS, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE
IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. MAY
YOU FIND COMFORT IN THE
CHERISHED MEMORIES YOU SHARE
WITH JOAN AND WHEN YOU LOOK
AROUND ANYWHERE IN SAN DIEGO,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE AND
REMEMBER THE LEGACY THAT SHE HAS
HELPED TO BUILD. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF JOAN JACOBS. THANK
YOU, DOCTOR WEBER. 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.
OKAY, MEMBERS, WE'RE GOING BACK
TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE
ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING FILE
ITEM 69 AB 3221 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3221 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
RECORDS AND YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS. AB 3221 WILL IMPROVE
THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGED HEALTH
CARE'S ABILITY TO ENFORCE OUR
HEALTH ACCESS LAWS AND REMOVE
PROCEDURAL HURDLES TO EFFICIENT
AND EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT BY
STIPULATING THAT HEALTH PLANS
MUST FURNISH RECORDS TO DMHC IN
A DIGITALLY SEARCHABLE FORMAT
WHEN POSSIBLE, AND EMPOWERING
DMHC TO PENALIZE PLANS IF THEY
FAIL TO RESPOND TO RECORDS
REQUESTS FULLY OR IN A TIMELY
MANNER. AB 3221 WILL ALSO ALLOW
THE DEPARTMENT TO SEEK JUDICIAL
RELIEF ON A CONSUMER'S BEHALF
THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
HEARING, RATHER THAN THROUGH OUR
OVERBURDENED SUPERIOR COURTS.
THIS BILL PASSED EACH COMMITTEE
WITH UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND THERE IS NO
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES, WHO WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. WE'LL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTE. AYES
64. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
WE'RE NOW MOVING TO LIFT THE
CALL ON ITEM 64, AB 2288 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA. THE CLERK
WILL POST ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 43 EIGHT. NOES
18. MEASURE PASSES. THAT'S FINE.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS TUESDAY,
MAY 14TH CHECK IN SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH. CHECK IN
SESSION THURSDAY, MAY 16TH.
FLOOR SESSION AT 9 A.M. ALL
OTHER ITEMS WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. SEEING AND HEARING.
NO. HANG ON.
YEAH. HE WANTS US TO CLOSE. TIME
OUT. PAUSE MEMBERS, WE HAVE NOT
ADJOURNED YET. OKAY. SEEING AND
HEARING. NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I
AM READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO ADJOURN, MISS ORTEGA MOVES.
MR. JO PATTERSON SECONDS THAT
THIS HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED
UNTIL THURSDAY, MAY 16TH AT 9
A.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED
AND THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.
VOTE CHANGE. JIM PATTERSON AB
2505I TO NO VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JIM PATTERSON.
ASSEMBLY BILL 25 05I TO NO