THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY
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 BAINES. B¢O. KHN
BENNETT. BERMAN. BERNER BONTA.
BRYAN CALDERON, JUAN. CARILLO.
WENDY CARILLO. CERVANTES. CHEN.
CONNALLY DALY. DAVIES. DIXON
ISOLE. FLORA. MIKE FONG, VINCE.
FONG. FRIEDMAN GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER. GARCIA GIBSON,
GRAYSON. HANEY HART. HOLDEN.
HOOVER IRWIN. JACKSON.
JONES-SAWYER CORA. LACKEY. LEE
LOWE. LOWENTHAL. MAIENSCHEIN
MATHIS. MCCARTY. MCKENNA
MURATSUCHI. NGUYEN. ORTEGA
PACHECO. PAPPIN. JIM PATTERSON,
JOE. PATTERSON. PELLERIN
PETRIE-NORRIS. QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS
. RENDON. REYES. LUCE RIVAS.
RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO, SAN. CHÁVEZ.
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.
PLEASED TO WELCOME BACK FOR
TODAY'S PRAYER. OUR ASSEMBLY
CHAPLAIN, IMAM YASIR KHAN. IN
THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL,
DIVINE GOD. AS THIS ASSEMBLY
GATHERS, GRANT THEM WISDOM,
EMPATHY AND COURAGE. MAY THEIR
DECISIONS PROMOTE EQUITY AND
WELFARE FOR ALL. FOSTER UNITY
AND RESPECT AMONG THEM, GUIDING
THEIR ACTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF
EVERY CALIFORNIAN. AMEN. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN WILL
LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. YOU
MAY BE SEATED. READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CHAMBERS, SACRAMENTO, THURSDAY,
MAY 2ND, 2024. THE ASSEMBLY MET
AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES. MISTER
GALLAGHER SECONDS THAT THE
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH.
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION AND
REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED 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 PRINTED, DEEMED
READ AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY
MEMBERS, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE,
TO THE PROCEDURAL MOTIONS FROM
OUR MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS REYES RUBIO AND
RAMOS TO SPEAK ON THE
ADJOURNMENTS AND MEMORY TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
DAVIES, HOOVER, GRAYSON AND
CONLEY TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHORS, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM 160
2AB 2115 HANEY AND ITEM 168 AB
2194 JOE PATTERSON FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR CLERK WILL NOTE
I MOVE TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
63 TO ALLOW ALL BILLS HEARD
TODAY, THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 2024,
AND REPORTED TO THE APPROPRIATE
BY THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
WITH AMENDMENTS TO THE DESK
TODAY OR MONDAY, MAY 20TH OR
TUESDAY, MAY 21ST, TO BE READ A
SECOND TIME AND AMENDED, THEN
ORDERED TO THE SECOND READING
FILE ONE LEGISLATIVE DAY PRIOR
TO THE DAY REQUIRED UNDER THE
ASSEMBLY RULE. MR. DAVIES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. MR. SPEAKER,
WITH WE WITHHOLD UNANIMOUS
CONSENT AND ASK FOR A ROLL CALL.
VOTE MAJORITY LEADER IS ASKING
FOR AN AYE VOTE ON THIS
PROCEDURAL MOTION. MISS DAVIS IS
ASKING FOR A NO VOTE. CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. MISS AGUIAR-CURRY
ASKING FOR AN AYE VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES DESIRE TO VOTE
ON THIS PROCEDURAL MOTION. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
PROCEDURAL MOTION MEMBERS. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 43. NOES NINE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH WILL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND JOINT RULE 62
A AND FILE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
TO ALLOW THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO HEAR SEVERAL BILLS
AT THEIR HEARING. UPON
ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION TODAY IN
SWING SPACE, ROOM 100, THE LIST
OF BILLS IS AT THE DESK. I ASK
THAT THE READING CLERK READ THE
LIST OF BILLS. ASSEMBLY BILL
1777 TÍNH. ASSEMBLY BILL 1825
MURATSUCHI. ASSEMBLY BILL 1826
HOLDEN ASSEMBLY BILL 1860.
BAUER, KHN ASSEMBLY BILL 1865
JIM PATTERSON. ASSEMBLY BILL
1893 WICKS. ASSEMBLY BILL 1907.
PELLERIN ASSEMBLY BILL 1925.
RENDON ASSEMBLY BILL 1932. WARDE
ASSEMBLY BILL 1961 WICKS
ASSEMBLY BILL 1973. LACKEY
ASSEMBLY BILL 2022. ADIS
ASSEMBLY BILL 2052. JONES-SAWYER
ASSEMBLY BILL 2061 WILSON.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2066 REYES.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2075. ALVAREZ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2086. SCHIAVO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2097 BERMAN.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2113. GARCIA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2128 TO ASSEMBLY
BILL 2155 TING. ASSEMBLY BILL
2180 WEBER. ASSEMBLY BILL 2200
CORA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2203
MCCARTHY. ASSEMBLY BILL 2206.
ADDIS ASSEMBLY BILL 2221 JUAN
CARILLO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2223
AGUIAR-CURRY. ASSEMBLY BILL
2233. SCHIAVO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2239. BONTA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2247
WALLACE. ASSEMBLY BILL 2254.
BLANCA RUBIO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2256. FRIEDMAN, ASSEMBLY BILL
2271. ORTEGA. ASSEMBLY BILL
2290. FRIEDMAN. ASSEMBLY BILL
2312 WALLACE. ASSEMBLY BILL 2320
ERWIN. ASSEMBLY BILL 2324.
ALANIZ ASSEMBLY BILL 2353.
WARDE. ASSEMBLY BILL 2355 WENDY
CARILLO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2365
HANEY. ASSEMBLY BILL 2368
PETRIE-NORRIS. ASSEMBLY BILL
2369 JIM PATTERSON. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2383 WENDY CARILLO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2385. ALANIZ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2390 ARAMBULA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2400 THREE OF US.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2427 MCCARTY.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2452 QUIRK-SILVA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2466 WENDY
CARILLO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2473.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2476. BONTA. ASSEMBLY BILL
2479 HANEY. ASSEMBLY BILL 2485
JUAN CARRILLO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2489. WARDE. ASSEMBLY BILL 2498.
ZUBER ASSEMBLY BILL 2510
ARAMBULA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2524.
WARDE. ASSEMBLY BILL 2528
ARAMBULA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2539.
CONNELLY. ASSEMBLY BILL 2549
GALLAGHER. ASSEMBLY BILL 2552.
FRIEDMAN. ASSEMBLY BILL 2555
QUIRK-SILVA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2558
HART. ASSEMBLY BILL 2559
PETRIE-NORRIS. ASSEMBLY BILL
2564. BERNER ASSEMBLY BILL 2575.
BERNER ASSEMBLY BILL 2583
BERMAN. ASSEMBLY BILL 2614
RAMOS. ASSEMBLY BILL 2627.
PELLERIN ASSEMBLY BILL 2642
BERMAN. ASSEMBLY BILL 2643
WOULD. ASSEMBLY BILL 2657
ARAMBULA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2660.
COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. ASSEMBLY BILL 2666.
BERNER. ASSEMBLY BILL 2667
SANTIAGO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2670.
SCHIAVO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2674.
SCHIAVO ASSEMBLY BILL 2683.
BERNER ASSEMBLY BILL 2696.
RENDON. ASSEMBLY BILL 2699 WENDY
CARRILLO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2701 VÆ
VALLAPUDUA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2702
CHEN. ASSEMBLY BILL 20 704
ZABIR. ASSEMBLY BILL 2711 RAMOS.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2726 LARA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2727. COMMITTEE ON
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2728 GABRIEL. ASSEMBLY BILL
2732 PAPPIN. ASSEMBLY BILL 2742
SANCHEZ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2756.
BERNER ASSEMBLY BILL 2762.
FRIEDMAN. ASSEMBLY BILL 2774
GRAYSON. ASSEMBLY BILL 2775
GIBSON. ASSEMBLY BILL 2783.
ALVAREZ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2786.
BONTA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2789
WALLACE. ASSEMBLY BILL 2795
ARAMBULA Tê. ASSEMBLY BILL 2808
WICKS. ASSEMBLY BILL 2813
AGUIAR-CURRY. ASSEMBLY BILL 2828
BANES. ASSEMBLY BILL 2830 ROBERT
RIVAS. ASSEMBLY BILL 2839.
PELLERIN ASSEMBLY BILL 2845
ROBERT RIVAS. ASSEMBLY BILL
2893. WARD ASSEMBLY BILL 2906
BRYAN. ASSEMBLY BILL 2927
MCCARTY. ASSEMBLY BILL 2942 VÆ
VALLAPUDUA. ASSEMBLY BILL 2945
ALVAREZ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2949.
RENDON. ASSEMBLY BILL 2956.
BERNER. ASSEMBLY BILL 2977
JACKSON. ASSEMBLY BILL 2986
WENDY CARILLO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2999. SCHIAVO. ASSEMBLY BILL
3023 PAPPIN. ASSEMBLY BILL 3055.
BONTA ASSEMBLY BILL 3061 HANEY.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3079 TING.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3107. CONNOLLY.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3131 MCCARTY.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3141 GIBSON.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3145 BRIAN.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3150 QUIRK-SILVA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3156 JOE
PATTERSON. ASSEMBLY BILL 3160
GABRIEL. ASSEMBLY BILL 3161.
BONTA. ASSEMBLY BILL 3218 WOULD.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3256 ERWIN.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3263 CALDERON.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3275. SORIA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3291. COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN SERVICES AND ASSEMBLY.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TEN.
HANEY. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER. SINCE THE
EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR TODAY, IT
MUST BE A BIG DAY IN THE
LEGISLATURE. MEMBERS LET'S WISH
DOCTOR ARAMBULO AN EARLY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY. HE CELEBRATES TOMORROW
. WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS HERE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER NGUYEN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT THERE IS A LOT OF
EXCITEMENT HERE TODAY ON THE
FLOOR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN.
WELCOME NAMING AND HONORING
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF GREATER
SACRAMENTO ON THE CAPITOL. YOU
CANNOT MISS THEM. THEY ARE UP
THERE WEARING THEIR BRIGHT PINK
T SHIRTS. FOUNDED IN 1996, GIRLS
ON THE RUN HAS BEEN A VITAL
FOUNDATION ACROSS NORTH AMERICA,
SERVING OVER 2 MILLION GIRLS,
YOUNG WOMEN TODAY FACE SOCIAL
PRESSURES, CONFLICTING MESSAGES
ABOUT HOW THEY SHOULD ACT AND
WHO THEY SHOULD BE. MANY OF US
THAT HAVE YOUNG GIRLS SEE THIS
EVERY SINGLE DAY. AS ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENTS, IT'S SO HARD TO
KNOW WHO YOU ARE BETWEEN THE
AGES AND THE GRADES OF THIRD AND
EIGHTH GRADE. GIRLS ON THE RUN
IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
HELPS THESE GIRLS WITH LIFE
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, MANAGING
EMOTIONS, FOSTERING FRIENDSHIP
AND EXPRESSING EMPATHY. THEY
PAVED THE WAY FOR GIRLS TO
THRIVE AND FLOURISH WITH
CONFIDENCE AND EMPOWERING THEM
TO RECOGNIZE THEIR STRENGTHS AND
SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. MEMBERS.
THEY HAVE A RUN THIS SUNDAY WITH
OVER 620 GIRLS PARTICIPATING.
YES, I THINK THAT DESERVES A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE. YES AND THEY
ARE ACROSS 42 TEAMS THROUGHOUT
PLACER, SACRAMENTO AND YOLO
COUNTIES. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
GIVING THEM A HUGE, TREMENDOUS
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR GIRLS ON
THE RUN. RIGHT UP THERE. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER NGUYEN. AND
I SEE THAT ONE OF THEM RAN ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR
.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYMAN NGUYEN.
AND WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNOLLY, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. ONE. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS. GOOD
MORNING. IN HONOR OF WORLD
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST DAY 2024, I
HAVE WITH ME A NUMBER OF SPECIAL
GUESTS IN THE BACK OF THE
CHAMBER. TAMIKA DE LA CRUZ,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SACRAMENTO,
SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
JANET FRANCO, DIRECTOR OF
CULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
WITH THE WACCAMAW TRIBE,
SHEKINAH SOMAYA, RESIDENT AND
BOARD MEMBER, OAKLAND COMMUNITY
LAND TRUST SHIRLEY KAUFUSI,
RESIDENT AND, EXCUSE ME, PROGRAM
MANAGER, CALIF COMMUNITY LAND
TRUST NETWORK AND LYDIA LOPEZ,
CO-DIRECTOR FOR ORGANIZING AND
PARTNERSHIPS, CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST NETWORK.
THIS EVENT IS A CHANCE TO
SPOTLIGHT OUR DIVERSE CLT
COMMUNITY, SHOWCASE IMPACTFUL
PROJECTS TO PEERS WORLDWIDE, AND
CELEBRATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
LAND, JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING THESE SPECIAL GUESTS
.
THANK YOU, MR. CONNOLLY. WELCOME
TO YOUR GUESTS. MR. HOOVER. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I'M VERY
EXCITED THAT JOINING US TODAY IN
THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER IS
MELISSA MOYAMOYA, FOUNDER AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LYME FIGHT
THE LYME FIGHT FOUNDATION. WORKS
TO SUPPORT THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH
LYME DISEASE AND RAISE AWARENESS
IN OUR COMMUNITIES. EVERY YEAR,
THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED TO BE
MORE THAN 400,000 NEW CASES OF
LYME DISEASE IN THE UNITED
STATES. AND YET MANY PEOPLE ARE
STILL UNAWARE OF THE RISKS. I'M
PROUD TO OFFER ACR 170, WHICH
RECOGNIZES ME AS LYME DISEASE
AWARENESS MONTH, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK MELISSA FOR BEING
AN ONGOING ADVOCATE IN MY
DISTRICT AND IN OUR STATE FOR
THOSE FIGHTING LYME DISEASE, MY
OFFICE EVEN HAS KITS TO TEST
TICKS. IF YOU'RE EVER BITTEN BY
ONE. AND SO SHE'S DOING A LOT OF
WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MELISSA TO
THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR. HOOVER. AND WELCOME. WELCOME
TO YOUR GUEST, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. OKAY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS,
AS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE
MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE AND AS A
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MARINE
CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, IT
GIVES ME GREAT HONOR TO
INTRODUCE OUTGOING COMMANDING
GENERAL FOR THE BASE, BRIGADIER
GENERAL JASON WOODWORTH, AND
INTRODUCING THE INCOMING
COMMANDING GENERAL, BRIGADIER
GENERAL NICK BROWN. PRIOR TO HIS
SERVICE AT CAMP PENDLETON,
BRIGADIER GENERAL WOODWORTH HAS
SERVED IN VARIOUS BILLETS IN THE
FLEET MARINE FORCE AS A F, A
1818 PILOT, PRIMARILY AT MIRAMAR
, WHERE HE COMMANDED THE VMFA
323 FROM 2011 TO 2013, AND WAS
THE AIR STATION COMMANDING
OFFICER FROM 2015 TO 2018. HIS
JOINT TOUR WAS AN ARMED CONTROL
INSPECTION TEAM CHIEF WITH
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
IN GERMANY, AND HE ALSO SERVED
AS A MARINE AVIATION WEAPONS AND
TACTICS SQUADRON INSTRUCTOR IN
YUMA, ARIZONA. BRIGADIER GENERAL
WOODWORTH PARTICIPATED IN
MULTIPLE CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
DURING THE DEPLOYMENT TO THE
MIDDLE EAST. FINALLY, INCOMING
COMMANDING GENERAL NICK BROWN
WAS THE COMMANDING OFFICER.
BRIAN WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 172,
OKINAWA FROM 2013 TO 2015,
SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF
STAFF FOR LOGISTICS, FIRST
MARINE DIVISION. IT WAS A
COMMANDING OFFICER, COMBAT
LOGISTICS REGIMENT 17 AT CAMP
PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA FROM 2018
TO 2021. HIS PERSONAL
DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE DEFENSE
SUPERIOR SERVICE MEDAL, LEGION
OF MERIT WITH GOLD STARS,
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDALS WITH
THREE GOLDEN STARS, AND SERVICE
COMMENDATION MEDALS, AND THE
NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL WITH ONE
GOLD STAR. I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU PERSONALLY FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND SACRIFICE, FOR WE
ALL KNOW THAT FREEDOM ISN'T
FREE. MEMBERS, PLEASE HELP ME
GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR
THESE TWO FANTASTIC HEROES
.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES. A WARM WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. AND A SINCERE THANKS FOR
THEIR SERVICE.
MEMBERS, YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE,
TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERMAN FOR
HIS GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS. HE'S
UP IN THE FRONT HERE FROM THE
MAJORITY LEADER'S DESK. SO YOUR
ATTENTION TO MR. BERMAN FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF HIS GUESTS.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
THANKS, MAJORITY LEADER, FOR
LETTING ME BORROW YOUR DESK. IT
IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME A HUGE
CONTINGENT OF FOURTH GRADE
STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS
FROM COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHO ARE UP IN THE GALLERY RIGHT
NOW. THEY'VE COME TO WATCH THEIR
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION. I THINK
SOME OF THEM WERE PICKING OUT
THE DESKS THAT THEY WANT TO SIT
AT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THEY'RE
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, AND I'M SO
GLAD THAT ALL OF YOU ARE HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. I HOPE WE HAVE A
FANTASTIC VISIT. MEMBERS PLEASE
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THESE
OUTSTANDING FOURTH GRADERS,
THEIR PARENTS, AND THEIR
TEACHERS TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. THANK YOU, MR. GRAY.
MR. BERMAN, WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. WELCOME TO SACRAMENTO.
WILL NOW BE MOVING TO BUSINESS
ON THE DAILY FILE. SECOND
READING FILE ITEMS ONE THROUGH
45. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILLS 18, 20, 22, 34,
24, 33, 24, 41, 26, 72, 26, 97,
27, 49, 30, 93, 31, 38, 31, 77,
32, 17, 18, 37, 21, 86, 21, 98,
22, 35, 22, 91, 22, 93, 23, 43,
25, 74, 25, 80, 26, 32, 26, 37,
26, 80, 26, 92, 27, 23, 27, 65,
27, 67, 28, 59, 28, 71, 28, 79,
28, 97, 29, OH FIVE, 20, 29, 79,
29, 98, 30, 12, 30, 45, 30, 62,
31, 1131, 16, 31, 34, 31, 68,
32, 68, 32, 78, 32, 87 AND
ASSEMBLY BILL 2698 WITH
AMENDMENTS. ALL BILLS WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND ALL AMENDMENTS
WILL BE DEEMED ADOPTED. THE
RECONSIDERATION FILE ITEM 46 TO
48. ALL ITEMS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. MOVING TO ASSEMBLY.
THIRD READING MEMBERS. WE'RE
GOING TO BE BOUNCING AROUND A
LITTLE BIT TODAY, SO KEEP YOUR
KEYS. YOUR KEEP YOUR EYES AND
EARS OPEN. WE WILL FIRST GO TO
FILE ITEM 85. HANG ON A SECOND.
LET ME TURN MY PAGE. EXCUSE ME.
FILE A FILE ITEM 86 AB 2863 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SCHIAVO. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2863 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SCHIAVO
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
BUSINESS. MEMBER SCHIAVO WILL BE
PRESENTING FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SCHIAVO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I'M PROUD
TO PRESENT AB 2863, WHICH IS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT BECAUSE I
IMAGINE WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED
THE FRUSTRATION AROUND AROUND
TRYING TO CANCEL AN APP
SUBSCRIPTION. AS WE KNOW YOU
KNOW, WE ALL HAVE PERSONAL
STORIES OF INTENSE FRUSTRATION
AND ATTEMPTING TO CANCEL
UNWANTED AUTO RENEWAL SERVICES.
WHETHER IT'S GYM MEMBERSHIPS,
STREAM ING SERVICES, ONLINE
PUBLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER
SOFTWARE, OR OUR KIDS APPS AND
THE LIST OF SERVICES IS ENDLESS
AND THE FRUSTRATION GROWS, THE
SUBSCRIPTION ECONOMY IS
PROJECTED TO BECOME A $1.5
TRILLION MARKET BY 2025, WHILE
AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS
CAN OFFER CONVENIENCE IN TOO
MANY INSTANCES, CONSUMERS ARE
BEING BILLED FOR SERVICES THEY
NO LONGER WANT. 2022 RESEARCH
FOUND THAT, ON AVERAGE, 42% OF
CONSUMERS FORGOT THEY WERE STILL
PAYING FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS THEY NO
LONGER USED. IN ADDITION, THE
RESEARCH DEMONSTRATED THAT
CONSUMERS UNDERESTIMATED THEIR
MONTHLY SPENDING ON
SUBSCRIPTIONS BY $133. IF YOU'RE
LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND CUSTOMER
SERVICE PHONE NUMBERS TO CALL,
GOOD LUCK. IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY
GET A PERSON ON THE PHONE, YOU
CAN NEGOTIATE THE TREE MAZE OR
ACTUALLY CONNECT WITH A LIVE
PERSON. AND WE KNOW THAT THESE
SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP
CUSTOMERS LOCKED INTO PLANS. SO
FOR INDIVIDUALS, MANY OF THESE
CHARGES ARE RELATIVELY SMALL
SUMS IF YOU TAKE THEM PIECE BY
PIECE. BUT WHEN YOU ADD THEM UP,
IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. AND
FRANKLY, I APPRECIATE THE
CONVENIENCE OF AUTO RENEW.
HOWEVER, IF I DECIDE TO END A
SERVICE, IT SHOULD BE AS EASY TO
CANCEL AS IT IS TO SIGN UP. AB
2863 SIMPLY SEEKS TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR CONSUMERS TO
UNSUBSCRIBE OR CANCEL, AS IT IS
TO SIGN UP REQUIRING AFFIRMATIVE
CONSENT FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL,
PROVIDING NOTICE OF THE AMOUNT
OR RANGE OF THE COST TO THE
CONSUMER, AND PROHIBITING
BUSINESSES FROM OBSTRUCTING OR
DELAYING THE REQUEST TO CANCEL.
AB 2863 HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE 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.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 57. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVEMENT
TO FILE. ITEM 87 AB 2017 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2017 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON.
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS. MEMBER GRAYSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I AM
PLEASED TO PRESENT A SIMILAR
BILL, 2017, WHICH WILL HELP
PREVENT FEE CREEP IN THE BANKING
INDUSTRY BY PROHIBITING STATE
CHARTERED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FROM CHARGING A NONSUFFICIENT
FUND OR NSF FEE TO A CONSUMER
FOR A TRANSACTION DECLINED
INSTANTANEOUSLY OR NEAR
INSTANTANEOUSLY. AB 2017 IS
STRAIGHTFORWARD MEASURE THAT
WILL REIGN IN JUNK FEES AND
PROTECT FINANCIALLY VULNERABLE
CONSUMERS FROM CHARGES THAT THEY
CANNOT AFFORD. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 53 NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING BACK TO GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
VÌ YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. MS. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. SEE, WHERE ARE
THEY? UP THERE. OKAY, MEMBERS,
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING FROM
MY DISTRICT THE 38 STUDENTS AND
GUESTS FROM ALCORN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL TODAY, THEIR ANNUAL
CAPITAL DAY. THEY'RE HERE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT GOVERNMENT. SO
LET'S PLEASE GIVE THEM A WARM
WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MR. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA
THEY SAID WE'RE BOUNCING AROUND
A LITTLE BIT HERE. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE TO FILE ITEM 147, A ACR
174 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 174 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON AND
OTHERS RELATIVE TO FIREFIGHTER
SUICIDE AWARENESS PREVENTION AND
SANDOWN WEEK. SENATOR GRAYSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING
, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS ACR
174 WHICH PROCLAIMS THE WEEK OF
MAY 19TH THROUGH MAY 25TH AS
FIREFIGHTER SUICIDE AWARENESS
AND PREVENTION STANDDOWN WEEK.
FIREFIGHTING IS AN INHERENTLY
DANGEROUS AND PHYSICALLY
DEMANDING PROFESSION THAT
REQUIRES THAT MEN AND THE WOMEN,
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIRE
SERVICE TO ROUTINELY PUT
THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY FOR THE
GOOD OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT
THEY SERVE, TO ADD TO THE
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE
PROFESSION, FIREFIGHTERS MUST
ALSO NAVIGATE SOME OF LIFE'S
MOST EMOTIONALLY INTENSE
MOMENTS. ACCORDING TO THE
FIREFIGHTER BEHAVIORAL ALLIANCE,
82 FIREFIGHTERS TRAGICALLY LOST
THEIR LIVES TO SUICIDE IN 2022,
FOLLOWED. BY 79 IN 2023. AND
SADLY, THIS YEAR, WE'VE ALREADY
LOST 23 FIREFIGHTERS TO SUICIDE.
ADDITIONALLY, RESEARCH HAS SHOWN
THAT 1 IN 3 FIREFIGHTERS WILL
GRAPPLE WITH POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS INJURIES DURING THEIR
CAREER AND ARE TEN TIMES MORE
LIKELY THAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC
TO CONTEMPLATE SUICIDE. IT'S
INCREDIBLY IMPERATIVE THAT WE
SHATTER THE STIGMA SURROUNDING
MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES AND
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, AND
ENSURE THAT FIREFIGHTERS,
PARAMEDICS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
PERSONNEL RECEIVE THE CARE AND
RESOURCES THAT THEY DESERVE.
PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND
CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND PEERS
WITH SIMILAR WORK AND LIFE
EXPERIENCES PROVIDE NOT ONLY AN
OUTLET FOR THESE STRUGGLES, BUT
ALSO FACILITATE ACCESS TO LIFE
SAVING RESOURCES. ACR GIVES A
GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
AWARENESS TO ONE OF THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FACED BY
CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS, WHILE
ALSO RECOGNIZING THE EXISTING
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR
SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH.
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND
RECOGNITION OF FIREFIGHTER
SUICIDE AWARENESS AND
PREVENTION. STAND DOWN WEEK AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE ON ACR 174 REQUESTING A
ROLL TO BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GRAYSON SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. Þ. OH, I'M SO
SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
MEMBERS. PLEASE THROW YOUR
MICROPHONE UP. HI. SOMETIMES
IT'S HARD TO SEE YOU, JULIE.
WELL DONE, MR. RODRIGUEZ. JULIE
NOTED. MR. SPEAKER, MR. SPEAKER,
AND MEMBERS, AS A JOINT AUTHOR,
I JOIN MY COLLEAGUE FROM CONCORD
TO RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ACR
174. IN APRIL, I ASKED THIS BODY
TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
ALAMEDA FIREFIGHTER PATRICK
MICHAEL COURTER, THE SON OF
ALAMEDA, THE SHINING LIGHT OF A
HUMAN BEING DIED TRAGICALLY
AFTER A DIFFICULT BATTLE WITH
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY
FROM HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AS A
FIREFIGHTER AND FIRST RESPONDER.
HIS DEATH HIGHLIGHTS FOR US THAT
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE EXPOSED
TO INCIDENTS THAT IMPACT NOT
ONLY THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH, BUT
ALSO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING. MANY OF US VIEW
FIREFIGHTERS AS INVINCIBLE
HEROES. AFTER ALL, THEY ARE THE
ONES RUNNING AFTER AND TOWARDS
FIRE AND DANGER AND INDIVIDUALS.
WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS RUNNING
AWAY. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THEY
ARE HUMANS TOO, AND THEY COME
SOMETIMES AND CAN SUFFER
SOMETIMES. IN SILENCE. SO PLEASE
REACH OUT TO THE FIREFIGHTERS AT
YOUR LOCAL STATIONS AND ASK IF
THEY ARE OKAY. LISTEN TO THE
SIGNS THAT THEY ACTUALLY MAY NOT
BE. IT'S UP TO ALL OF US TO
LOOK, TO LOOK AFTER THOSE THAT
RESCUE US WHEN WE MAKE THE CALLS
FOR HELP. BRING THEM COOKIES,
BRING THEM TREATS, BRING THEM
LOVE AND BRING THEM RECOGNITION
AND RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HURT
TOO. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE ON ACR 174. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RODRIGUEZ YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. YES THANK YOU
MEMBERS, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBER FROM CONCORD HERE TO
SUPPORT ACR 174 AS A PRIOR FIRST
RESPONDER OVER 30 YEARS. WHEN I
FIRST STARTED IN 1984, WE NEVER
HAD THE SERVICES THAT PROVIDED
TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS NOW. SO
NOW MORE THAN EVER, LET'S MAKE
SURE WE TAKE CARE OF OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS AND MAKE SURE WE TAKE
CARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
THERE TO TAKE CARE OF US. SO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD. LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS ON THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RODRIGUEZ SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE MR. GRAYSON, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
IN FIRST CALL. FIRST ROLL CALL
TO BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS. THANK
YOU, MR. GRAYSON. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS
A COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE AS A COAUTHOR. FOR.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. THERE ARE
67 COAUTHORS ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, AND, MR.
GRAYSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND IN THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER, I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE PAST PRESIDENT OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PUBLIC
SAFETY SUPPORT SERVICES, DEPUTY
CHIEF AND ADVANCED PLANNING FOR
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT BRIAN
HELMICK, UP IN THE GALLERY. IF
YOU WOULD STAND, WE WOULD LIKE
TO WELCOME MEMBERS OF ENGINE 26,
MEMBERS OF SQUAD 24 AND ALSO
MEMBERS OF SACRAMENTO AREA
FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 522 MEMBERS.
LET'S WELCOME THEM TO OUR HOUSE.
THANK YOU
.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR.
GRAYSON. WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS
AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU
DO FOR US. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM 89, AB 30. EXCUSE ME, 89 AB
2705 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2705 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC WORKS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED, GOOD
MORNING, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, I
AM PROUD TO PRESENT AB 2705,
WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER HAS TIME TO RECOVER
UNPAID WAGES FOR WORKERS WHO ARE
SUBJECT TO WAGE THEFT ON PUBLIC
WORKS PROJECTS UNDER 16 LAW.
WHEN THE LABOR COMMISSIONER
FINDS A VIOLATION OF PREVAILING
WAGE REQUIREMENTS ON A PROJECT,
THE LABOR COMMISSIONER HAS 18
MONTHS TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNTS
OF FINES AND PENALTIES TO BE
ASSESSED, BUT ONLY SIX MONTHS TO
COLLECT THE WAGES AB 2705 SIMPLY
ALIGNS THE TWO STATUTES OF
LIMITATIONS, SO THAT THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER HAS UP TO 18 MONTHS
TO BOTH MAKE THE ASSESSMENT AND
RECOVER THE WAGES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NAY VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 62. NØ ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 91 AB 3089 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JOAN SAWYER. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3089 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JONES, SAWYER
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
STATE GOVERNMENT. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JONES SAWYER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I PROUDLY REPRESENT AB.
I PROUDLY PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
3089, THE CALIFORNIA APOLOGY
ACT, FOR THE PERPETRATION OF
GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY WITH
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR
AFRICAN SLAVES AND THEIR
DESCENDANTS. IN 2020, CALIFORNIA
CREATED THE FIRST IN THE NATION
STATE LEVEL TASK FORCE TO STUDY
AND DEVELOP REPARATIONS
PROPOSALS WITH A SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION FOR AFRICAN
AMERICANS, ALONG WITH OUR SENATE
COLLEAGUE FROM FROM GARDENA HAD
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SITTING
ON THAT TASK FORCE AND BEING
PART OF THE GROUNDBREAKING
REPORT THAT RESULTED FOR MORE
THAN TWO YEARS, THE NINE MEMBER
TASK FORCE HEARD COUNTLESS HOURS
OF TESTIMONY AND RECEIVED
THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTS
FROM STATE AGENCIES, HISTORIANS,
ARCHIVES, ECONOMISTS, PRIVATE
BUSINESSES, LEGAL EXPERTS,
FAMILIES OF FORMER SLAVE OWNERS,
AND THE DESCENDANTS OF SLAVES
AND SHARECROPPERS. BASED ON THE
TESTIMONY AND DOCUMENTATION, THE
TASK FORCE ISSUED A REPORT TO
THE LEGISLATURE. A PAINSTAKING
RECITATION OF THE HORRIBLE
TREATMENT OF AFRICAN SLAVES, AND
THE WAYS IN WHICH THIS STATE AND
THE NATION BENEFITED FROM FORCED
HUMAN SLAVE LABOR, AND HOW IT
CONTINUED TO SUBJUGATE BLACK
CALIFORNIANS WELL INTO RECENT
TIMES. AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE,
THE TASK FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO
INCLUDE IN ITS FINDINGS HOW THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL OFFER A
FORMAL APOLOGY ON BEHALF OF THE
PEOPLE OF THE OF CALIFORNIA FOR
THE PERPETRATION OF GROSS HUMAN
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND CRIMES
AGAINST HUMANITY ON AFRICAN
SLAVES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS.
THIS BODY HAS ALREADY HEARD AND
PASSED A MEASURE ON THIS
SUBJECT. ACR 135 WEBBER A
RESOLUTION THAT OUTLINED AND
ACKNOWLEDGED THE HORRIFIC ACTS
AGAINST AFRICAN SLAVES
THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY. IF
WITHIN OUR STATE WHERE THE
RESOLUTION STATES THIS SETS THE
STAGE AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
THE HARMS OF AB 3089 PROVIDES
THE FORMAL APOLOGY ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR ITS
COMPLICITY IN THE HUMAN CHATTEL
SLAVERY OF OUR NATION'S PAST AND
A LASTING BADGES, BADGES, AND
HARMS OF SLAVERY SYSTEM. THIS
BILL OFFERS THE NEXT STEP IN THE
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION PROCESS
BY OFFERING A FORMER POLICY FOR
PAST WRONGS. CALIFORNIA WILL
JOIN NINE OTHER STATES THAT HAVE
OFFERED SOME FORM OF APOLOGY FOR
THEIR ROLE IN SLAVERY. ALABAMA
CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, FLORIDA,
MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, NORTH
CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND
VIRGINIA HAVE ALL ENACTED SOME
FORM OF APOLOGY FOR THEIR ROLE
IN THE SLAVE TRADE. EVEN THOUGH
OUR STATE ENTERED THE UNION AS A
FREE STATE, EVERY BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT HAS HAD A
HAND IN PERPETRATING THE
OPPRESSION OF BLACK FOLKS. THIS
BILL IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONFRONT THOSE TOUGH TRUTHS IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY. IT IS A IT IS
LONG PAST FOR THE STATE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ITS ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
ATROCITIES THAT PROMOTED AND
FACILITATED THE INSTITUTION OF
SLAVERY. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IS AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO AFFIRM
ITS ROLE IN PROTECTING AND
UPLIFTING THE DESCENDANTS OF
ENSLAVED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
HARMED BY A LEGACY OF STATE
SANCTIONED POLICIES. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF
THIS BODY FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE
FACT THAT IF WE CONTINUE TO
IGNORE OUR PAST, WE ARE DOOMED
TO REPEAT THOSE FAILURES. FOR
THOSE WHO WOULD QUESTION WHY WE
NEED TO MOVE THIS MEASURE, WHY
WE NEED TO FORMALLY ADDRESS ACTS
OF THE DISTANT PAST, I WOULD
SIMPLY SAY THIS WE CANNOT
POSSIBLY MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT
ACKNOWLEDGING OUR ROLE IN IN AN
EVIL BEHAVIOR. EVERY YOUNG CHILD
WILL TELL YOU IF YOU IN THIS
CASE, IN THIS, THE STATE DID
SOMETHING WRONG, THEN YOU MUST
APOLOGIZE BEFORE MAKING AMENDS.
TODAY STARTS THAT LONG OVERDUE
PROCESS. THANK YOU, SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
JONES-SAWYER. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCKENNA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. MR.
SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF AB
3089 TO THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM
SOUTH LOS ANGELES. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR AUTHORING AB 3089
AND FOR BRINGING THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD AS A PART OF
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS REPARATION LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE AND AS THIS IS YOUR LAST
YEAR IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY, I WANT TO PERSONALLY
THANK YOU, REGGIE, FOR YOUR
WISDOM, COURAGE AND FEARLESSNESS
IN TACKLING SOME OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING ISSUES FACING BLACK
CALIFORNIANS MEMBERS. AB 3089 IS
PART OF A MULTIYEAR EFFORT TO
ADDRESS THE NEGATIVE LEGACY AND
IMPACTS FROM SLAVERY AND TO THE
HARM THAT WAS CAUSED NOT JUST TO
ENSLAVE PERSONS, BUT TO THE
DESCENDANTS OF ENSLAVED PERSONS
HARMS THAT CONTINUE TO THIS DAY.
FOLLOWING THE END OF APARTHEID
IN SOUTH AFRICA, THAT NATION
FORMED A TRUTH AND
RECONCILIATION COMMISSION, A
PUBLIC EFFORT TO SPEAK TRUTH TO
THE HORRORS OF APARTHEID AND TO
ALLOW THOSE IN GOVERNMENT TO
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR
ACTIONS AND TO ALLOW FOR THE
PUBLIC TO HEAL. AB 3089
RECOGNIZES THE HARM THAT SLAVERY
HAD AND CONTINUES TO HAVE ON
BLACK CALIFORNIANS, AND TAKE THE
IMPORTANT STEP OF ACKNOWLEDGING
AND FORMALLY APOLOGY FOR THE
STATE'S ROLE IN HARMING THE
DESCENDANTS OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE.
MEMBERS. AS WE BEGIN THIS
JOURNEY TO REPAIR THE HARM
CAUSED BY SLAVERY, WE MUST START
BY ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THOSE IN POWERS THAT PROMPTED
DISCRIMINATION AND THOSE THAT
DEVELOPED SYSTEMIC STRUCTURES OF
DISCRIMINATION THAT STILL REMAIN
TO THIS DAY. THE JOURNEY AHEAD
WILL NOT BE EASY, MY FRIENDS,
BUT I AM PROUD TO BE WORKING
WITH MEMBERS OF THE STATE
ASSEMBLY, THE STATE SENATE AND
OUR GOVERNOR. SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER, CROWN TO CROWN TO
ENSURE THAT ALL DESCENDANTS OF
SLAVERY ARE GRANTED THE DIGNITY
AND JUSTICE THEY DESERVE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 3089. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCKENNA. ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS THE AUTHOR
ASKED ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
THIS BILL. I THINK AS A AS A
THANK YOU FOR MY APPOINTING HIM
TO THIS COMMITTEE. BUT I WANT TO
TURN THINGS AROUND AND THANK
HIM, IN HIS OWN WORDS, HE SPENT
COUNTLESS HOURS, ON THIS EFFORT.
I ALSO WANT TO APPOINT OUR,
THANK OUR PUBLIC APPOINTEE WHO
DID AN AMAZING JOB AS WELL. I
THINK THIS COMES AT AN
INTERESTING TIME, LAST WEEK, THE
SHENANDOAH, VIRGINIA SCHOOL
DISTRICT, WHICH TWO YEARS AGO
DECIDED TO STRIP, TWO
CONFEDERATE, TITLES FROM THEIR
SCHOOLS THIS PAST WEEK, DECIDED
TO PUT THOSE CONFEDERATE NAMES
BACK ON THOSE SCHOOLS. IT'S
HARD, IN ANY ONE MOMENT TO THINK
ABOUT THE TIDE OF HISTORY AND
THE PROGRESS WE ARE OR ARE NOT
MAKING IN ANY GIVEN STOLEN
MOMENT. IT'S HARD TO ISOLATE THE
TIDE OF HISTORY, IN VIRGINIA,
OBVIOUSLY, THE TIDE OF HISTORY,
IN MY OPINION, SEEMS TO BE GOING
IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY THAN IT
IS IN THIS BODY. THIS IS A
STATEMENT OF OUR VALUES. THIS IS
A STATEMENT OF WHO WE ARE AND
WHAT WE THINK AT THIS MOMENT.
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO ALL OF US. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MISS. MR. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RENDON, MOVING TO DOCTOR WEBER.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING,
MEMBERS. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF MY
COLLEAGUE AND AB 3089, WHICH
WILL PROVIDE AN APOLOGY FOR THE
PERPETUATION OF GROSS HUMAN
RIGHT VIOLATIONS RELATED TO
HUMAN ENSLAVEMENT AND THE
STATE'S PERPETUATION IN THE
LASTING BADGES AND INCIDENTS OF
SLAVERY WITHIN OUR TERRITORIES.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THE CALIFORNIA
REPARATIONS TASK FORCE WAS
CREATED IN THIS BODY THROUGH AB
31, 21, AND 2020. AUTHORED BY
NOW SECRETARY OF STATE DOCTOR
SHIRLEY WEBER AND THIS VERY TASK
FORCE IDENTIFIED, COMPILED,
SYNTHESIZED THE RELEVANT COPIOUS
OF EVIDENTIARY DOCUMENTATION OF
THESE BADGES OF SLAVERY THAT
EXISTED WITHIN CALIFORNIA. I
HAVE ASKED MANY TIMES ON THIS
FLOOR, AND I HOPE THAT BY NOW
YOU HAVE ACTUALLY READ THE
REPORT, OR AT A MINIMUM, READ
THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SO THAT
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THIS APOLOGY
IS A PART OF REPAIRING THE
MORAL, PHYSICAL AND DIGNITY
HARMS THAT WE AS A STATE HAVE
CAUSED. AN APOLOGY IS NOT A NEW
THING, AND IT'S NOT ANYTHING
THAT REALLY SHOULD BE
COMPLICATED NOR CONTROVERSIAL,
BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO
DO. WHEN YOU HAVE DONE IT WRONG,
YOU FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND YOU
APOLOGIZE. THE SECOND IS THAT
YOU APOLOGIZE. AND THEN THE
THIRD THING IS THAT YOU YOU DO
BETTER. AND WE HAVE DONE THIS AS
A STATE. IN 2019, GOVERNOR
NEWSOM RIGHTFULLY ISSUED AN
APOLOGY TO CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE
PEOPLE FOR THE MANY INSTANCES OF
VIOLENT MISTREATMENT AND NEGLECT
INFLICTED UPON THEM THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY. IN 2020,
THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY
UNANIMOUSLY LET ME SAY THAT
AGAIN IN 2020, THIS LEGISLATIVE
BODY UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO
APOLOGIZE FOR ITS ROLE IN THE
INCARCERATION OF PERSONS OF
JAPANESE DESCENT INTO THE
INTERNMENT CAMPS. AB 1389
APOLOGIZES FOR CALIFORNIA'S ROLE
IN PERPETUATING THE BADGES OF
SLAVERY TO QUOTE A SOCIAL AND
CIVIL ACTIVIST, ANGELA DAVIS, I
AM NO LONGER ACCEPTING THE
THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE. I AM
CHANGING THE THINGS I CANNOT
ACCEPT. LET US CHANGE THE WRONGS
BY FIRST APOLOGIZING FOR THEM,
AND FOR THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE ON AB 1389. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WEBER.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, AS CHAIR OF
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS, I RISE TODAY WITH THE
SUPPORT OF OUR AFFINITY CAUCUS
TO EXPRESS OUR UNWAVERING
SUPPORT FOR AB 1389, THE APOLOGY
ACT FOR GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VÌ
HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS WITH A
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR
SLAVERY, DESCENDANTS FORCED
CENTURIES. THE STAIN OF SLAVERY
HAS MARRED THE FABRIC OF OUR
NATION'S HISTORY, INFLICTING
IMMEASURABLE SUFFERING AND
ENDURING CONSEQUENCES ON
GENERATIONS OF AFRICAN
AMERICANS. THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY
CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE
THROUGHOUT OUR SOCIETY,
MANIFESTING IN SYSTEMIC
INJUSTICES AND DISPARITIES THAT
PERSIST TO THIS DAY. AB 1389
REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT STEP
TOWARDS ACKNOWLEDGING THE
PROFOUND INJUSTICES INFLICTED
UPON SLAVED INDIVIDUALS AND
THEIR DESCENDANTS BY ISSUING A
FORMAL APOLOGY, CALIF FORNIA
REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO
TRUTH, RECONCILIATION AND
HEALING. MOREOVER BY PROVIDING
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR
SLAVERY, DESCENDANTS, THIS
LEGISLATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE
UNIQUE HARDSHIPS FACED BY THOSE
WHOSE ANCESTORS ENDURED THE
HORRORS OF BONDAGE. AS
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE,
IT IS OUR MORAL IMPERATIVE TO
CONFRONT THE INJUSTICE OF THE
PAST WITH HONESTY AND HUMILITY.
AB 1389 EMBODIES OUR COLLECTIVE
RESPONSIBILITY TO RECKON WITH
THE SINS OF HISTORY AND PAVE THE
WAY FOR A MORE JUST AND
EQUITABLE FUTURE. I URGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN
SUPPORTING THIS VITAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. THÀNH. LET US STAND
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AND
SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE OF
SOLIDARITY AND REDEMPTION TO ALL
THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN
TOUCHED BY THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY
. AND I'LL NOTE, AS MY SEATMATE
AND MY COLLEAGUE FROM CONTRA
COSTA REGULARLY WHISPERS IN MY
EAR WHEN THE BLACK CAUCUS OR
OTHER AFFINITY CAUCUSES BRING UP
THESE TYPES OF ISSUES, HE SAYS,
WE ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AND
THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO THE
RIGHT THING. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, I URGE AN AYE VOTE
ON AB 3089. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS,
AS THE JOINT AUTHOR, I RISE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 3889 AND
VERY THANKFUL TO MY COLLEAGUE
FROM SOUTH L.A. FOR DOING SO.
CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY IS MARRED
BY GRAVE INJUSTICES INFLICTED ON
BLACK CALIFORNIANS. DESPITE THE
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. UPON OUR
STATE'S INCEPTION INTO INTO THE
UNION IN 1850, SYSTEMIC
OPPRESSION PERSISTED DUE TO THE
FAILURE TO ENFORCE THIS
PROVISION IN THIS STATE FROM
DENYING FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES TO
ESTABLISH INSURMOUNTABLE RACIAL
BARRIERS. OUR STATE'S HISTORY
BEARS THE SCARS OF
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES THAT
HAVE DEEPLY WOUNDED DESCENDANTS
OF SLAVES IN CALIFORNIA. WE MUST
ACKNOWLEDGE HOW THESE PAST
INJUSTICES CONTINUE TO
REVERBERATE THROUGH OUR LIVED
EXPERIENCES TODAY.
DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING POLICIES,
SEGREGATION LAWS, UNJUST ZONING
ORDINANCES HAVE ENTRENCHED
HOUSING SEGREGATION AND ECONOMIC
DISPARITIES AMONG BLACK
AMERICANS. THESE STRUCTURAL
INEQUITIES INEQUITIES HAVE
PERPETUATED PERSISTENT
INEQUALITIES IN EDUCATION,
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND WEALTH
GENERATION FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY REQUIRES
BLACK CALIFORNIANS TO CONTINUE
TO ENDURE DISCRIMINATION IN
HEALTH CARE. FACING INACCURATE
DIAGNOSES, AND A LACK OF
CULTURALLY CONCORDANT CARE. IT
IS INCUMBENT UPON US AS
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE,
TO RECOGNIZE AND ACCEPT
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HARMS AND
ATROCITIES COMMITTED AGAINST OUR
COMMUNITIES, THE 1000 PLUS PAGE
REPORT, RELEASED BY THE
REPARATION TASK FORCE LAYS OUT A
MYRIAD OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
TO REMEDY THESE WRONGS. AT THE
MOST BASIC LEVEL IS A FORMAL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, A FORMAL APOLOGY
REQUEST FOR CALIFORNIA'S ROLE IN
ENSLAVEMENT. AN APOLOGY WILL NOT
ERASE THE HISTORY. IT WILL NOT
AUTOMATICALLY CORRECT THE HARMS
BLACK CALIFORNIANS ARE SUFFERING
THROUGH TODAY. BUT AN APOLOGY
DOES THIS. IT ACKNOWLEDGES THE
PAINFUL TRUTH THAT CALIFORNIA
WAS WRONG, CREATES A PATH
TOWARDS HEALING, HOLDS ALL OF
US, EVERYONE WITH THE POWER TO
INFLUENCE POLICIES ACCOUNTABLE.
TODAY, THIS BODY CAN TAKE A
SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS
INJUSTICE OR TOWARDS JUSTICE AND
RECONCILIATION. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE ON
AB 3089. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA. DOCTOR JACKSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY
AN APOLOGY. AND AS WE ARE
DEBATING THIS, WE'RE NOT
DEBATING THIS AS INDIVIDUALS.
WE'RE DEBATING THIS AS THE STATE
. THE STATE IS US AS. AND SO WE
ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT WHAT ANY
PARTICULAR PERSON MAY HAVE DONE
OR NOT DONE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT THE PEOPLE THAT WAS IN THIS
CHAMBER VOTED ON AND AUTHORIZED
TO BE DONE TO DESCENDANTS OF
SLAVES. SO AS THE STATE, WHAT IS
IT? WHAT IS IN AN APOLOGY? VÆ AN
APOLOGY IS MEANT TO HELP A
PEOPLE TO HEAL. A PEOPLE TO
OVERCOME TRAUMA. AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE
ON, TO BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY TO
THRIVE. SO JUST LIKE ANY HEALING
PROCESS, FIRST YOU ACKNOWLEDGE A
WRONG HAS BEEN DONE AND. AND
ONCE YOU HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED A
WRONG HAS BEEN DONE, YOU
APOLOGIZE TO HELP THAT PERSON OR
THAT COMMUNITY OR THAT PEOPLE TO
HEAL FROM THE HARM THAT HAS BEEN
DONE. AND ONCE WE MOVE FROM
ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO APOLOGY, THEN
ON THIS FLOOR, WE WILL MOVE TO
ATONEMENT TO RECTIFY THOSE HARMS
. SO WHAT IS AN APOLOGY? AN
APOLOGY IS A RECOGNIZE THAT YOU,
AS A HUMAN BEING, HAS BEEN HURT
BY A STATE. AND YOUR HARM IS
IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TO
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT HARM. THERE
IS NO GREATER THING THAT WE CAN
DO AS A PEOPLE ON THIS FLOOR
THAN TO ENSURE THAT WE, AS A
STATE, HAS DECLARED OUR
WRONGDOINGS AND OUR COMMITMENT
TO RECTIFY THOSE. I WANT TO
THANK OUR ONE OF OUR ELDERS IN
OUR CAUCUS. THE MEMBER FROM
SOUTH LOS ANGELES IN SUPPORTING
AB 1389. THANK YOU, DOCTOR
JACKSON, ASSEMBLY MEMBER BARRETT
KHN. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I
ALSO RISE ON BEHALF OF AB 1389.
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
EXPERIENCES I HAD IN MY FIRST
YEAR AS A LEGISLATOR WAS ON
PUBLIC SAFETY. OUR COLLEAGUE
FROM LOS ANGELES, THE ONE NEAR
DODGER STADIUM, I DON'T KNOW THE
PARTS OF LOS ANGELES. I
APOLOGIZE BROUGHT BEFORE US A
BILL TO HELP RECTIFY BY THE
FORCIBLE FORCED STERILIZATION OF
WOMEN IN OUR PRISON SYSTEM, AND
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN MY
LEGISLATIVE CAREER THAT I HAD
SOMEONE SITTING BEFORE ME WHO'D
BEEN HARMED NOT BY ME DIRECTLY,
BUT BY THIS STATE, AND SHE TOLD
HER STORY AND I FELT COMPELLED
TO APOLOGIZE TO HER. I WAS ONE
OF THE ONLY WOMEN SITTING THERE.
I'M A MOTHER. WE HAD TAKEN THAT
AWAY FROM HER, AND IT FELT LIKE
I WAS SITTING IN THIS SEAT. AND
IT'S LIKE MOST OF THE WOMEN AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR, WE'D BEEN
EXCLUDED FROM THESE SEATS FOR SO
LONG. AND HERE WE WERE, AND I
COULD EXPRESS TO HER HOW SORRY I
WAS THAT WE DID THIS TO HER, AND
WE, AS A BODY, ARE BEING GIVEN
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT
TODAY. AND I WANTED TO RISE
BECAUSE AS A JEWISH WOMAN, ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
THAT I AM TAUGHT IS THE POWER OF
APOLOGIZING ONCE A YEAR. NONE OF
US SHOW UP, WE ALL GO HOME, AND
WE SPEND TEN DAYS APOLOGIZING TO
THE PEOPLE WE'VE WRONGED. ON YOM
KIPPUR, WHEN THE GATES CLOSED,
WE KNOW IT'S OUR OBLIGATION TO
HAVE LOOKED THE PEOPLE IN THE
EYES WHO'VE WE'VE WRONGED IN
THAT YEAR, TO MAKE AMENDS WITH
THEM, TO SAY, I'M SORRY, TO ASK
FORGIVENESS. WE KNOW THAT THEY
MAY NOT GIVE IT TO US. THAT'S
THEIR CHOICE. BUT IT'S ON US TO
APOLOGIZE, TO SAY WE'RE SORRY
FOR WHAT WE DID. AND THE POWER
OF AN APOLOGY IS SO STRONG. AND
THAT'S WHAT OUR FAITH TEACHES
US. AND SO TO BE GIVEN THIS
OPPORTUNITY TODAY FEELS LIKE A
PRIVILEGE. AND SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU, BECAUSE THIS STATE
HAS WRONGED PEOPLE OF BLACK
PEOPLE FOR LONGER THAN IT EVER
SHOULD HAVE. AND AS WAS
MENTIONED BY OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
SAN DIEGO, SO MANY OF THE OTHER
ETHNIC CAUCUSES HAVE BENEFITED
FROM APOLOGIES LIKE THIS. AND SO
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF US TO STAND UP AND
SAY, WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT AN
APOLOGY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AS
WELL. AND AS OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
OAKLAND SAID, I LIVE IN THE
MIDST OF THE ONGOING
RAMIFICATIONS OF THESE POLICIES
AS I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS
NOT AS DIVERSE AS THIS GREAT
STATE, BECAUSE IT HAD HOUSING
POLICIES THAT EXCLUDED BLACK
PEOPLE FOR A VERY, VERY LONG
TIME. AND SO MY COMMUNITY STILL
REFLECTS THOSE POLICIES, EVEN
THOUGH THEY'RE NOT LEGAL ANYMORE
. WE HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEMS
BECAUSE THAT WILL TAKE FAR
LONGER THAN ANY OF US WILL BE
HERE. BUT WE CAN START WITH THIS
APOLOGY. WE CAN FOLLOW IT UP
WITH THE WORK, THE WORK TO TRY
TO MAKE RIGHT THESE WRONGS. AND
WE CAN NEVER WHOLLY MAKE IT
RIGHT. I KNOW I RECENTLY GOT AN
APOLOGY FROM THE AUSTRIAN
GOVERNMENT FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO
MY FAMILY. I CRIED WHEN I GOT
IT, AND YET THEY CAN NEVER MAKE
IT WHOLLY RIGHT. BUT THEY CAN
APOLOGIZE AND THEY CAN DO THEIR
BEST. AND THAT IS WHAT IS
INCUMBENT UPON US TODAY, IS TO
UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF AN
APOLOGY, TO LOOK PEOPLE IN THE
EYES, TO SAY, I AM SO SORRY THAT
WE DID THIS, THAT WE CONTINUE TO
DO THIS, AND TO ALSO SAY THAT WE
WILL WORK FOR A BETTER AND MORE
JUST CALIFORNIA FOR EVERY BLACK
CALIFORNIAN. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 3089. THANK YOU, MISS
FARAKHAN. MR. SPEAKER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND I TOO, WANT TO
THANK OUR COLLEAGUE FROM LOS
ANGELES FOR BRINGING FORWARD
THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. IN
1966, IT WAS DOCTOR MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR WHO WROTE A
LETTER TO CESAR CHAVEZ, WHO HAD
RECENTLY MARCHED FROM A DELANO
TO SACRAMENTO. IT WAS NEARLY A
300 MILE WALK, AND HE HAD
MARCHED TO BRING ATTENTION TO
THE MISTREATMENT OF FARM WORKERS
. IN HIS LETTER, DOCTOR KING
STATED AS BROTHERS, IN THE FIGHT
FOR EQUALITY, I EXTEND THE HAND
OF FELLOWSHIP AND OF GOODWILL
AND WISH CONTINUING SUCCESS TO
YOU AND YOUR MEMBERS. OUR
SEPARATE STRUGGLES ARE REALLY
ONE A STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, FOR
DIGNITY AND FOR HUMANITY. AND
HISTORY MATTERS. AND IT'S
BECAUSE OF OUR HISTORY AND THE
COURAGEOUS LEADERS LIKE DOCTOR
KING, CESAR CHAVEZ AND DOLORES
HUERTA, SO MANY OTHERS, BECAUSE
OF THE VALUES INSTILLED IN ME BY
MY MEXICAN IMMIGRANT FARM
WORKING FAMILY AND BECAUSE OF
THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THEIR
STRUGGLES, THEIR SACRIFICES THAT
I STAND BEFORE ALL OF YOU, NOT
ONLY IN RECOGNITION BUT IN
COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR
SEPARATE STRUGGLES ARE REALLY
ONE. AND AS WE KNOW, IT IS
UNDENIABLE THAT OUR SYSTEMS OF
GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLICIT
IN THE OPPRESSION OF AFRICAN
AMERICANS AS OUR COURTS, OUR
SCHOOLS, EVEN THIS LEGISLATURE,
CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY IS
TARNISHED BY THE SUBJUGATION OF
BLACK PEOPLE. NEARLY 200 YEARS
AGO, AS HAS BEEN STATED A FEW
TIMES THIS MORNING, CALIFORNIA
PRIDED ITSELF ON BEING A FREE
STATE. YET THIS VERY LEGISLATIVE
BODY ENACTED THE CALIFORNIA
FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT OF 1852.
ENSLAVED BLACK MEN AND WOMEN
RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA WERE
STRIPPED FROM THEIR FAMILIES,
FORCED TO WORK IN MINES, AND DO
SO AT THE DISPOSAL OF THEIR
WHITE OWNERS. AND TODAY, SLAVERY
AND OPPRESSION ARE OFTEN
DESCRIBED AS A SCAR ON OUR
HISTORY, A DIFFICULT YET
UNDENIABLE HISTORY. IT IS A
WOUND THAT STILL NEEDS TO HEAL.
AND THIS LEGISLATION, THIS
FORMAL APOLOGY FROM THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RECOGNIZING AND
ACCEPTING RESPONSES K¾T IS A
VERY CRUCIAL STEP. I APPLAUD OUR
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS AND THE REPARATIONS TASK
FORCE FOR THEIR WORK AND AS
SPEAKER, I URGE ALL CALIFORNIANS
TO RECOGNIZE, TO ACCEPT, AND TO
MEMORIALIZE OUR FORMAL APOLOGY
FOR THESE HARMS AND ATROCITIES.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, MR.
JONES-SAWYER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE MEMBERS OF THE BLACK CAUCUS
WHO ALL GOT UP TO SPEAK AND WHO
ARE STANDING OUT, WHO'S STANDING
BEHIND ME TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
APOLOGY GETS DONE FOR THE
MEMBERS WHO STOOD UP, WHO MAY
NOT BE PART OF THE BLACK CAUCUS,
BUT UNDERSTAND, BUT MOST
IMPORTANT, THAT THE UNITY OF
BOTH SPEAKERS GETTING UP AND
SPEAKING ON BEHALF, THE ONE THAT
APPOINTED ME TO THIS COMMISSION,
TO THE TASK FORCE, BECAUSE IT
WAS A LIFE CHANGING THING FOR
ME, SOMETHING THAT I CAN TELL MY
ANCESTORS LONG AFTER THAT. I WAS
PART OF SOMETHING THAT WAS
TRANSFORMATIONAL. AND I WANT TO
THANK THE PRESENT SPEAKER FOR
CONTINUING THAT OBLIGATION THAT
WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE
SURE WE FULFILL THE DREAM OF
REVERSING RACISM. I JUST WANT
YOU TO KNOW THAT THE GOVERNORS
OF THIS, THIS STATE, THE COURTS
AND EVEN THIS LEGISLATURE HAVE
BEEN COMPLICIT IN A LOT OF THE
ATROCITIES HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
PETER BURNETT, WHOSE PORTRAIT IS
SOMEWHERE IN THIS BUILDING,
BELIEVED IN THE EXCLUSION LAW.
THE EXCLUSION LAW SAID, LET'S
MAKE SURE THAT NO
AFRICAN-AMERICANS, NO BLACK
PEOPLE LIVED IN YOUR STATE. AND
HE PUSHED US OUT. BUT MOST
IMPORTANT, YOU NEED TO KNOW HE
ADVOCATED THE LAST LAW. LASH
WHERE BLACK PEOPLE WERE LASHED
AND BEATEN EVERY SIX MONTHS
UNTIL THEY LEFT THE STATE THAT
THEY WERE IN. IT WAS THAT KIND
OF MENTALITY EARLY ON THAT WAS
DIFFICULT. WE HAD LEGISLATURES
THAT OUTLAWED, AFRICAN-AMERICANS
TESTIFYING OR BEING INVOLVED IN
TESTIFYING AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE,
INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE BETWEEN
BLACK AND WHITE WAS ILLEGAL IN
THIS STATE UNTIL RECENTLY. THEY
EXCLUDED US FROM HOMESTEADING.
AND MOVING HERE TO CALIFORNIA,
REFUSED STATE FUNDING FOR
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN TO
ATTEND WHITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SUPREME COURT
SAYS SEGREGATION IN SCHOOLS DID
NOT VIOLATE THE 14TH AMENDMENT,
WHICH GAVE US THE RIGHT TO BE
FULL CITIZENS IN THE TOWN SQUARE
OF SAN JOSE, AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WAS BEATEN. AND WHEN THEY
BROUGHT IT TO COURT, THE COURT
SAID THAT THAT PERSON COULD NOT
BE PROSECUTED BECAUSE THAT
PERSON WAS AN ENSLAVED PERSON,
WHICH MEANS THAT WAS HIS
PROPERTY. WE WERE PEOPLE'S
PROPERTIES IN THIS STATE, AND IT
WAS DEFENDED BY THE STATE
SUPREME COURT AND OTHER COURTS.
CALIFORNIA DEMS UNFORTUNATELY,
BACK THEN IN 1867, PROMISED
WHITE VOTERS THAT THEY WOULD
FIGHT AGAINST RECONSTRUCTION AND
GIVING AFRICAN AMERICANS, NATIVE
AMERICANS, CHINESE AMERICANS,
THE RIGHT TO VOTE. WE'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH GERRYMANDERING AND
OTHER THINGS PREVENTING US TO
VOTE. AND THEN LASTLY, RACIAL
TERROR, WHICH IS PROBABLY
SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF US DON'T
BELIEVE HAPPEN. BUT THE KKK WAS
FIRMLY IMPLANTED IN THIS STATE
AND WAS FIRMLY D¯ÚI DOING THEIR
THEIR BIDDING ALL ACROSS THIS
STATE. THEY WERE PART OF THE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM. THEY WERE PART
OF THIS LEGISLATURE, AND THEY
WERE PART OF OTHER PLACES THAT
MADE SURE THAT THEY KEPT US
DOWN. IN 1920, THE LOS ANGELES
POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVELY
RECRUITED KKK MEMBERS TO BE
POLICE OFFICERS. AND YOU CAN
IMAGINE WHAT IMPACT THAT HAD ON
THE BLACK COMMUNITY. AND SO AS
WE LOOK AT THE POLITICAL
DISENFRANCHISEMENT, HOUSING
SEGREGATION, NOT BEING ABLE TO
LIVE WHERE YOU WANT TO LIVE,
REDLINING AND ULTIMATELY PLACES
LIKE WHERE I LIVE, WHICH IS
SUGAR HILL, WHERE ACTRESSES LIKE
THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE AN
OSCAR LIVED. THEY SPLIT US WITH
FREEWAYS THAT THEY DID IN, IN,
UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
MAKING SURE THAT WHEN AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
STARTED TO THRIVE, LIVE, THEY
USE WHATEVER MEASURES TO
DISENFRANCHIZE THEM TO MAKE SURE
THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE POLITICAL
POWER THAT COULD GROW AND
BENEFIT. THIS IS WHY WE'RE DOING
THIS. THIS IS WHY AN APOLOGY IS
SO IMPORTANT. IT'S LIKE SOMEONE
WHO DOES SOMETHING AND THEN IT'S
OKAY THAT YOU APOLOGIZE AND IT'S
OKAY THAT YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU PUT
IN THE RIGHT AND GO AS YOU SAY
IT. BUT MOST IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY
IS THE APOLOGY LETTER IMPORTANT,
IT'S WHAT WE DO AFTER IS WHETHER
OR NOT WE GO AHEAD AND FULFILL
THE DREAM OF WHAT MY ANCESTORS
WANTED, WHICH IS TO FULL, FULLY
MAKING US PART OF THE AMERICAN
DREAM. BUT MOST IMPORTANT, GET
RID OF THE THAT RIVER OF RACISM
THAT HAS BEEN RUNNING THROUGH
OUR COMMUNITIES FOR SO MANY
DECADES AND CENTURIES. AND SO
WITH THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 3089. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. JONES-SAWYER. 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 62. NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES
.
MOVING BACK TO BUSINESS. FURTHER
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON AB.
EXCUSE ME. FILE ITEM 92 AB 2257
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2257 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON.
AN ACT RELATING TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. MEMBER WILSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS,
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2257,
A BILL DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE
TRANSPARENCY, EFFICIENCY AND
FAIRNESS OF THE RATE SETTING
PROCESS FOR WATER AND SEWER
SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA. AT ITS
CORE, AB 2257 IS ABOUT FOSTERING
A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG BETWEEN
PUBLIC AGENCIES AND THE PEOPLE
THEY SERVE UNDER EXISTING LAW,
PROPOSITION 218 REQUIRES PUBLIC
AGENCIES TO PROVIDE ADVANCE
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS. A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROTEST, AND
RESTRICTS THE IMPOSITION OF FEES
UNLESS THEY REPRESENT THE ACTUAL
COST OF SERVICES. HOWEVER THE
INCREASE IN PROPOSITION 218
LITIGATION CHALLENGES LOCAL
AGENCIES ABILITIES TO SET FAIR
RATES TO COVER OPERATIONAL AND
INVESTMENT COSTS. OFTEN, THESE
LEGAL CHALLENGES COME WITHOUT
PRIOR OBJECTIONS BEING RAISED
DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, LEADING TO COSTLY AND
UNFORESEEN LAWSUITS THAT STRAIN
THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF THESE
AGENCIES. AB 2257 REPRESENTS A
BALANCED APPROACH TO RATE
SETTING. THIS BILL IS ABOUT MORE
THAN JUST PROCEDURAL
ADJUSTMENTS. IT'S ABOUT ENSURING
THAT OUR PUBLIC AGENCIES AND OUR
COMMUNITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER
MORE EFFECTIVELY TO TACKLE THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE. THIS BILL
AIMS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES EARLY
AND REDUCE THE FREQUENCY OF
LITIGATION, WHICH CAN BE COSTLY
AND TIME CONSUMING FOR BOTH
PARTIES. AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL
HAVE LARGELY BEEN TECHNICAL IN
NATURE. THE AMENDMENTS HELP
CLARIFY TO THE PUBLIC NOTICING
PROCESS THE FEES THAT WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
BILL, AND SPECIFY THE BILL IS
NOT INTENDED TO PRECLUDE
LAWSUITS RELATED TO LOCAL
AGENCIES. FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT A
FEE OR ASSESSMENT IN COMPLIANCE
WITH EXISTING LAW. IMPORTANTLY,
THIS BILL WILL PROTECT THE RIGHT
TO LITIGATE AGAINST ONGOING
FAILURES BY AN AGENCY TO
IMPLEMENT RATES AND COMPLIANCE
WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE
REQUIREMENTS OF PROPOSITION 218.
THIS ENSURES THAT AGENCIES
CANNOT MISUSE FEES FOR PURPOSES
OTHER THAN THOSE EXPLICITLY
STATED, THANK YOU. BY PROMOTING
EARLY AND MEANINGFUL DIALOG
BETWEEN PUBLIC AGENCIES AND
RATEPAYERS, THIS BILL LAYS THE
GROUNDWORK FOR MORE EQUITABLE
AND EFFECTIVE WATER AND SEWER
SERVICE RATES IN CALIFORNIA. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. Þ AYE.
STRIKE! WE'RE GOING TO STRIKE
THE ROLL. SORRY, MR. GALLAGHER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. YES MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. AND
LOOK, WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO TRY
AND PUT HURDLES IN THE WAY OF
OUR TAXPAYERS TO DEAL WITH THE
ISSUE OF GROSS ABUSE OF TAXATION
IN THIS STATE HERE YET AGAIN,
WE'RE GOING TO PUT HURDLES,
WE'RE GOING TO PUT OBSTACLES IN
THE WAY OF TAXPAYERS FROM
BRINGING A LAWSUIT WHEN THEY
SAY, LOOK, THIS DID NOT COMPLY
WITH THE LAW. IT DID NOT COMPLY
WITH PROPOSITION 218, WHICH WAS
PASSED BY THE VOTERS. WHEN ARE
WE GOING TO BEGIN TO RESPECT THE
VOTERS OF THIS STATE AGAIN, AND
THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS STATE
AGAIN? HERE'S WHY THIS IS A
PROBLEM. ALSO. YOU KNOW, WE SAY,
OH, THESE ARE THESE ARE ABUSIVE
LAWSUITS. MANY TIMES THESE TAXES
ARE THINGS CAN BE PASSED AT
MEETINGS THAT ARE HELD DURING
THE DAY WHEN PEOPLE ARE WORKING,
WHEN THEY'RE WORKING AT JOBS AND
INCOME THAT THEY NEED TO PAY ALL
THE BILLS IN THIS STATE AND ALL
THE TAXES IN THIS STATE. AND
THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY BE THERE.
AND SO WE'RE PUTTING IN IN PLACE
NOW, A PROCESS WHERE THEY'VE GOT
TO KNOW BEFORE YOU CAN BRING IN
AND PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU'VE
GOT TO COME TO THE GOVERNMENT
AND YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE CLEAR
YOUR OPPOSITION TO THAT BEFORE
YOU'VE GOT TO EXHAUST YOUR
REMEDIES BEFORE YOU CAN EXERCISE
YOUR RIGHTS AS A TAXPAYER AND AS
SOMEONE WHO SAYS, LOOK ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH, YOU'VE BEEN TAXING US
ENOUGH. AND IT'S LOST ON NO ONE
THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT THIS BILL,
THE GOVERNOR AND THE DEMOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP OF THESE HOUSES ARE
TRYING TO DENY PEOPLE THE RIGHT
TO VOTE ON THE TAXPAYER
PROTECTION ACT THAT'S GOING ON
THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. WE NEED
TO STOP THIS. LET THE PEOPLE
VOTE, LET THE PEOPLE PROTECT
THEIR RIGHTS WHEN THERE ARE
VIOLATIONS OF OUR TAX
PROTECTIONS IN THIS STATE,
INCLUDING PROPOSITION 13,
INCLUDING INCLUDING PROPOSITION
218. AND LET PEOPLE HAVE THE
RIGHT TO BRING THEIR LEGAL CASE
AND LET THEM HAVE THE RIGHT TO
VOTE ON THESE THINGS. I ASK YOU
MEMBERS, DO NOT PASS THIS TODAY.
GIVE PEOPLE THEIR RIGHTS, GIVE
THEM THE ABILITY TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES AGAINST ABUSIVE
TAXATION. AND IT IS HAPPENING.
PEOPLE ARE PAYING FAR TOO MUCH
IN THIS STATE, AND THEY'RE
WORKING AT JOBS AND THE WAGES
DON'T COVER THOSE COSTS. THOSE
COSTS HAVE FAR SURPASSED THE
INCOME THAT THEY'RE MAKING RIGHT
NOW. AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A
RIGHT TO PROTECT AND MAKE THEIR
CASE AGAINST THOSE KIND OF
TAXES. AND THAT'S WHY THIS BILL
SHOULD SHOULD NOT PASS THIS
HOUSE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. GALLAGHER. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I WOULD, THANK YOU,
MEMBERS, THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUE, FOR BRINGING UP HIS
CONCERNS. THAT IS A PART OF THE
DEBATE PROCESS. I WOULD LIKE TO
NOTE THAT THERE WERE SOME,
THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP THAT
WEREN'T CONSISTENT WITH THE BILL
THAT'S BRINGING FORTH TODAY. I
WON'T SPEAK TO THE TAX ISSUE, AS
THIS BILL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE
TAX ISSUE IN ANY WAY. BUT WHAT
IT DOES SAY IS THAT THERE IS AN
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR, AS
IT RELATES TO PROP TWO, 18
NOTICES AND ALL IT DOES IS
CLARIFY THAT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD EXHAUST THOSE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES. THERE
ARE PROTECTIONS WITHIN
PROPOSITION 218 THAT THIS BILL
DOES NOT TOUCH. AND AS I NOTED
DURING MY, TESTIMONY, IS THAT
THERE ARE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
THAT ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT
WERE BROUGHT UP TO BE SURE THAT
THE PROTECTIONS THAT WERE IN
PROP 218 WERE NOT NEGATED OR ANY
WAY HINDERED BY THIS PARTICULAR
LAW. WE'VE ADDRESSED THOSE AND
PROVIDED GREATER CLARIFICATION.
AND SO WHAT THIS BILL
ESSENTIALLY DOES IS IT ENSURES
THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
EXHAUST THE ADMINISTRATIVE
REMEDIES WHEN THERE IS STILL
TIME TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES,
INSTEAD OF LETTING THAT GO
THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND
THEN AT THE END, WHEN IT'S ALL
DONE, FILE A LAWSUIT WHEN IT WAS
SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC
PROCESS AND, IF IT WAS VALID,
CORRECTED SO THAT YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE TO GO THROUGH LITIGATION.
AND SO WITH THAT, MEMBERS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP OUR
COSTS DOWN IN THE STATE AND WE
KEEP OUR COSTS DOWN, ESPECIALLY
FOR THOSE AGENCIES WHO ARE
OPERATING WITHIN THE PROP 218
NOTICE, WHICH ESSENTIALLY GOES
RIGHT BACK TO THE RATEPAYERS. IF
THOSE COSTS ARE NOT DEALT WITH,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON, 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 44. NOES
11. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 9380 AB 2715 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2715 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER,
AN ACCOLADE IN THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. MEMBER BERNER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, MR. SPEAKER.
MEMBERS I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2715, WHICH WOULD SIMPLY ADD
THREATS TO CYBER SECURITY TO THE
LIST OF CLOSED SESSION
EXEMPTIONS IN THE BROWN ACT.
CURRENTLY, LOCAL AGENCIES CAN
ALREADY HOLD CLOSED SESSION TO
DISCUSS THREATS TO THE SECURITY
OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, THE
SECURITY OF ESSENTIAL PUBLIC
SERVICES, OR THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT
OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR
PUBLIC FACILITIES. HOWEVER
CURRENT LAW DOES NOT EXPLICITLY
LIST THREATS TO CYBER SECURITY
AS A REASON TO MEET IN CLOSED
SESSION. AS A RESULT, LOCAL
AGENCIES ARE POTENTIALLY FORCED
TO DISCUSS CYBER SECURITY
THREATS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
IN OPEN SESSION. THIS COULD
LEAVE LOCAL AGENCIES OPEN TO
MORE CYBER SECURITY ATTACKS.
THIS MEASURE HAS ENJOYED A
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND ZERO NO
VOTES. 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. BURKE WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
60 NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING BACK TO GUEST
INTRODUCTION. ÓRDENES MR. HART
FOR MISS ADDIS. MR. HART, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS,
IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO
WELCOME SAN LUIS OBISPO VERY OWN
DEL PILAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY TO
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY ON
THIS HISTORIC DAY ON BEHALF OF
THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ADDIS.
JOINING US IN THE GALLERY IS
GREG GILLETTE, CREATOR OF THE
DEL PILAR CURRICULUM. AS WELL AS
25 OF HIS FANTASTIC STUDENTS AND
FUTURE LEADERS. THE DEL PILAR
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A PROGRAM
AT SAN LUIS OBISPO HIGH SCHOOL
IN DISTRICT 30 THAT RECOGNIZES
THE STUDENTS SOCIOECONOMIC
CIRCUMSTANCE, AGES, AND ETHNIC
BACKGROUNDS WHILE AIMING TO
EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE THEM IN
THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND
PROMOTE HOLISTIC CHANGE IN THE
EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM HELPS
THEM DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND
LEARN LIFE SKILLS LIKE
ORGANIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
ALL OF WHICH WILL BE VALUED TO
THEM AS THEY GROW AND DEVELOP AS
YOUNG ADULTS. IN OUR GREAT
STATE. TODAY, THEY'RE JOINING US
IN SACRAMENTO TO IMMERSE
THEMSELVES IN OUR STATE'S
GOVERNMENT AND TO LEARN ABOUT
WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR THEM IN THE
FUTURE. COLLEAGUES, PLEASE JOIN
ME WITH HEARTY APPLAUSE TO
WELCOME AND APPRECIATE THESE
AMAZING STUDENTS AND THEIR
LEADER.
THANK YOU, MR. HART, AND WELCOME
TO THE STUDENTS. MOVING NOW TO
FILE ITEM 100 A, B 3080 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIS. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3080 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIS
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
CONSUMER PROTECTION. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALANIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES I PRESENT TO
YOU TODAY A B 3080 WHICH WILL
PROVIDE NEEDED PROTECTIONS FOR
OUR CHILDREN AGAINST EXPOSURE TO
ONLINE MATERIALS. THIS BILL HAS
HAD A LONG JOURNEY TO GET HERE
AND HAS BEEN BOTH BIPARTISAN AND
BICAMERAL SUPPORT THANKS TO
CONSTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION
BETWEEN COMMITTEE STAFF AND MY
TEAM, WHO I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR.
THIS BILL HAS PASSED PRIVACY AND
JUDICIARY COMMITTEES WITHOUT ANY
VOTES AGAINST IT. WE TOOK GOOD
AMENDMENTS IN BOTH COMMITTEES
THAT HELPED MAKE THIS BILL
BETTER, MORE NARROW, AND OVERALL
A MUCH STRONGER POLICY. I WANT
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, THE
HONORABLE MEMBER FROM ORINDA,
THE CHAIR OF THE PRIVACY
COMMITTEE AND THE HONORABLE
MEMBER FROM SAN JOSE, THE CHAIR
OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FOR
THEIR WORK AND WISDOM ON THIS
PROPOSAL, AS WELL. MOVING INTO
AREAS OF NEW POLICY AND
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY, CAN BE
BOTH CHALLENGING AND SENSITIVE.
THAT IS WHY MY STAFF AND I HAVE
MADE AN HONEST EFFORT TO REACH
OUT TO THE 79 OTHER OFFICES TO
DISCUSS AND EDUCATE THIS BILL
AND WHAT IT DOES. I HAVE HEARD
VERY CLEARLY THE CONCERNS ABOUT
PRIVACY AND CONSTITUTIONAL K¾T,
AND I TAKE THOSE CONCERNS VERY
SERIOUSLY. I HAVE ALSO HEARD A
LOT OF ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FROM
MANY OF YOU, ESPECIALLY FROM THE
STRONG WOMEN IN THIS ROOM WHO
ARE SOME OF THE MOST RESPECTED
AND INFLUENTIAL LEADERS IN THIS
BODY. I AM BOTH THANKFUL AND
HUMBLED BY THAT SUPPORT. I
SINCERELY THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO
HAVE REACHED OUT FOR YOUR
FEEDBACK AND FOR THE ENGAGEMENT
ON THIS VERY PERSONAL BILL. FOR
ME AS A FATHER, AS A GRANDFATHER
, AND AS A FORMER CRIMES AGAINST
CHILDREN'S DETECTIVE, I CAN
ASSURE YOU THAT I WANT TO GET
THIS POLICY RIGHT, AND I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT THE
RIGHT WAY. I WANT TO NOTE MY
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY COLLEAGUES
IN THE LGBTQ CAUCUS. YOUR
CONCERNS MATTER TO ME, AND YOU
HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE
WORKING ON THOSE CONCERNS IN THE
SENATE. I DO NOT WANT THIS BILL
TO HARM YOUR COMMUNITY AT ALL. I
HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM MY
COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE FIRST
AMENDMENT AND PRIVACY CONCERNS.
I DO NOT WANT THIS BILL TO FAIL
ANY CONSTITUTIONAL TESTS. TO
THAT END, I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT
OUT RECENT DECISIONS. DECISIONS
BY THE SUPREME COURT THAT DENIED
A STAY ON A FAR BROADER AGE
VERIFICATION LAW THAT TEXAS HAD
UPHELD ON IN THE FIFTH CIRCUIT,
THAT DENIAL OF THE STAY AGAINST
THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT HAS NO
DISSENTING OPINIONS ATTACHED TO
IT. FROM THE SUPREME COURT.
THERE IS ANOTHER ONE ALSO
RECENTLY FROM ANOTHER STATE
ALSO. BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET
INTO ALL THAT BECAUSE THIS IS
GOING TO TAKE A WHILE. DESPITE
THE APPARENT HEALTH OF A MUCH
BROADER TEXAS LAW, I REMAIN
COMMITTED TO ALL OF YOU THAT I
WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE
CONCERNS REGARDING BOTH PRIVACY
AND FREE SPEECH. I UNDERSTAND
THAT CALIFORNIA IS DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHER STATES THAT HAVE
PASSED SIMILAR LAWS, AND I
BELIEVE THAT CALIFORNIA REQUIRES
ITS OWN TAILORED APPROACH.
THAT'S WHY MY TEAM AND I HAVE
WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE STAFF IN
BOTH POLICY COMMITTEES TO CRAFT
A WORKABLE BILL USING EXISTING
STATUTE THAT CALIFORNIA HAS LONG
USED TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN
FROM OTHER TYPES OF HARM. I WANT
TO BE CLEAR THIS BILL IS NOT
ABOUT HARMING THE ADULT
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY OR
ATTACKING THOSE THAT WORK FOR
IT. THIS BILL IS SIMPLY ABOUT
PROTECTING CHILDREN AND THE
HARMFUL EXPOSURE TO INCREASING
AVAILABLE AND INCREASINGLY
VIOLENT SEXUAL MATERIAL ONLINE.
AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING
OUR KIDS. THIS IS NOT A NEW
PRECEDENT TO ASK RETAILERS ON
CONSUMER SPACES TO ENSURE THAT
AGE APPROPRIATE ITEMS OR
MATERIALS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO
ADULTS. FOR A LONG TIME, WE HAVE
HELD RETAILERS TO THE SAME
STANDARDS FOR THE SALES OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, CANNABIS,
FIREWORKS AND DANGEROUS ITEMS
FOR CHILDREN. I BELIEVE THAT THE
SAME STANDARDS SHOULD EXIST WITH
THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
WEBSITES. WE KNOW THERE ARE
SERIOUS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPOSED TO
THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL, WHO
REGULARLY CONSUME IT, AND WHO
BECOME ADDICTED TO IT. AT FAR
TOO YOUNG OF AN AGE. WE ALSO
KNOW THAT THE CONSEQUENCES OF
THOSE EFFECTS RIPPLE OUT BOTH
INTO FUTURE GENERATIONS AND
ACROSS OUR ENTIRE SOCIETY.
AGAIN, THIS BILL IS ABOUT
PROTECTING OUR KIDS COLLEAGUES.
I HOPE I HAVE EARNED THE
REPUTATION IN THIS BODY FOR
STRIVING TO BE A CONSENSUS
BUILDER AND WORKING TO FIND
COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS THAT
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER SHOULD MY
BILL EARN THE SUPPORT TODAY, I
PROMISE TO FURTHER AMEND THIS
BILL IN THE SENATE IF NEEDED. AT
THIS BILL CLEARS THE SENATE, IT
WILL COME BACK HERE IN A FINAL
FORM FOR THIS BODY TO GIVE ITS
FINAL CONSIDER. THÀNH I HAVE
MADE THIS PROMISE TO SOME OF OUR
COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE EXPRESSED
CONCERNS TO ME, AND I WILL
FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THOSE
PROMISES. AS I MET THIS WEEK
WITH THE LEAD OPPOSITION IN MY
OFFICE, THOSE MEETINGS WITH THE
OPPOSITION ARE NOT JUST SOME BOX
THAT I WANT TO CHECK OFF. THESE
ARE SERIOUS MEETINGS AND MY
DESIRED OUTCOME IS TO MAKE A
BETTER BILL THAT WE ALL CAN BE
PROUD TO SUPPORT. IF THERE'S ANY
PATHWAY TO CONSENSUS, FRIENDS, I
PROMISE YOU I WILL WORK ON IT.
FOR THOSE OF US LIKE MYSELF WHO
HAVE SADLY SEEN FIRSTHAND THE
TRAGIC EFFECTS THAT THE STATUS
QUO HAS HAD ON SOCIETY, OUR
FAMILIES AND ON YOUNGER
GENERATIONS, DOING NOTHING IS
UNACCEPTABLE. WE MUST DO
SOMETHING. SO I HUMBLY ASK THAT
TODAY YOU ONCE AGAIN GIVE ME
YOUR TRUST ON A POLITICALLY
SENSITIVE ISSUE, WHICH I ADMIT
HAS UNCOMMON ALLIANCES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
I ASK THAT YOU ALLOW US TO
CONTINUE WORKING SO WE CAN BRING
BACK TO THIS CHAMBER A FINAL
PROPOSAL THAT IS THE BEST
POLICY. AND AGAIN, IS TO PROTECT
OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR. ALANIZ.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BARRETT KHN,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
IN SUPPORT OF AB 3080. MAYBE I'M
THE UNCOMMON ALLIANCE THAT WAS
MENTIONED, BUT I DON'T THINK SO.
THIS BILL CAME TO COMMITTEE IN A
WAY THAT, TO BE FRANK, WHEN IT
WAS INTRODUCED, I HAD CONCERNS
ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
HOW BROAD THE DEFINITIONS WERE.
AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBER FROM MODESTO BECAUSE HE
WORKED INCREDIBLY CLOSELY WITH
BOTH THE PRIVACY COMMITTEE, BUT
ALSO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO
REALLY TIGHTEN THOSE
DEFINITIONS, TO DO WHAT WE FELT
MADE IT A LOT CLOSER TO
CONSTITUTIONAL AND IT REALLY IS
AN HONOR TO SUPPORT THIS, NOT
JUST AS THE LEGISLATOR FROM
ORINDA, BUT ALSO AS A MOM. FOR
THOSE OF US ON THIS FLOOR THAT
HAVE KIDS THAT ARE IN THE
DIGITAL AGE, WE KNOW THAT
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, THEY
ARE LIKELY TO BE EXPOSED TO ON
THE INTERNET. WHEN I SENT MY SON
OFF TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONE OF THE
OTHER MOMS WARNED ME THAT THAT'S
WHAT PEOPLE WERE LOOKING AT ON
THE BUS. AND I BETTER WARN HIM,
BECAUSE EVEN IF HE WASN'T
ACCESSING IT, OTHER KIDS WOULD
BE AROUND HIM. THAT IS HOW
UBIQUITOUS THIS IS IN OUR
CHILDREN'S LIVES. I'M HAPPY TO
REPORT. HE SAYS HE'S NEVER BEEN
EXPOSED TO IT ON THE BUS, BUT IT
IS REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE THINK
ABOUT THIS, AND WE REALIZE THAT
WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP, THE
ONLY WAY TO GET THIS WAS TO GO
INTO A STORE WHERE THEY WOULD
MAKE YOU SHOW AN ID WE MADE SURE
THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE ACCESSING
THESE MATERIAL WERE OF AGE, AND
NOT ONLY IS IT SOMETHING THAT
WAS JUST ACCEPTED BEFORE THE
INTERNET WAS THE WAY TO ACCESS
THIS MATERIAL, BUT IT IS GETTING
MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS. AND
JUST DAYS BEFORE WE HEARD THIS
BILL IN PRIVACY COMMITTEE, THE
NEW YORK TIMES PUT OUT AN
ARTICLE THAT DISCUSSED WHAT WAS
AN INCREDIBLY DISTURBING FINDING
IN RESEARCH THAT 40% OF COLLEGE
AGED GIRLS ARE REPORTING BEING
CHOKED DURING SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS,
AND THEY ATTRIBUTE THAT TO THE
PREVALENCE OF VIOLENT IN
CHILDREN'S LIVES THAT THEY ARE
YOUNG, THEY ARE SEEING VIOLENT,
AND THEN THEY THINK THAT THAT IS
NORMAL AND THEY ARE HARMING
THEIR PARTNERS. AND THE ARTICLE
WENT ON FURTHER TO TALK ABOUT
HOW THIS IS LEADING TO BRAIN
DAMAGE IN OUR YOUNG WOMEN. AND
SO THE WE MAY THINK WE JUST THIS
IS A PURITY ISSUE, BUT IT GOES
WELL BEYOND THAT. IT IS ABOUT
THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. IT
IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY
LEARN HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. THEY
LEARN IT FROM US. THEY LEARN SEX
ED IN SCHOOL, AND THAT THEY'RE
NOT LEARNING IT FROM DANGEROUS
CONTENT ON THE INTERNET. AND SO,
YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR BOTH FOR MAKING SURE
THIS IS CONSTITUTIONAL, FOR
PROTECTING OUR KIDS, BUT ALSO
FOR GOING SO FAR AS TO WORK
INCREDIBLY CLOSELY WITH THE
PRIVACY COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE
ISSUES WITH THIS HAS BEEN THAT
PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THAT SHARING
THIS INFORMATION, WHEN YOU ARE
AN ADULT AND WANT TO GO TO ONE
OF THESE SITES, WHICH THIS BILL
DOES NOT BAN, THAT IT ENSURES
THAT THERE IS NO VIOLATION OF
ONE'S PRIVACY IN THAT ENCOUNTER.
AND EUROPE, WHICH HAS MUCH
STRONGER PRIVACY LAWS THAN OUR
COUNTRY HAS DONE THIS. THEY HAVE
FOUND A WAY TO PUT THE
VERIFICATION OF YOUR AGE ON YOUR
PHONE. A TOKEN IS SENT TO THE
WEBSITE WITHOUT YOUR PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. AND
THEN YOU, IF YOU'RE AN ADULT,
CAN ACCESS LEGAL. AND SO, THE
MEMBER FROM MODESTO HAS GONE FAR
TO BRING THAT TO THE COMMITTEE
TO WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THOSE
ARE THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE'RE
PURSUING THROUGH THIS. AND SO AT
THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THAT
IT ISN'T SURPRISING THAT YOU
HAVE PEOPLE FROM OPPOSITE SIDES
OF THE AISLE STANDING UP IN
SUPPORT OF THIS, BECAUSE AT THE
END OF THE DAY, IF ANYTHING IS
GOING TO BRING US TOGETHER ON
THIS FLOOR, I HOPE IT IS
PROTECTING OUR KIDS. I BELIEVE
IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB WE
HAVE IN THIS BODY, IS TO KEEP
OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE AND OUR
MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, AND
THERE IS NOBODY MORE VULNERABLE
THAN OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR
ACCESS TO THIS IN THE WAY THEY
HAVE IT TODAY IS SO DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS FOR THE WAY THAT THEY
WILL INTERACT IN THE FUTURE. AND
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
GET THIS WHEN THEY'RE READY ABLE
TO UNDERSTAND, AND THAT WE HAVE
THE ABILITY TO ENSURE THAT THAT
IS THE TIME AT WHICH THEY GET TO
ACCESS THIS MATERIAL. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR
HIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LGBTQ
CAUCUS. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
WELL, BEFORE I CAME TO THIS
BODY, LGBTQ PLUS RIGHTS HAVE
BEEN A PASSION OF MINE AND THERE
IS NEVER A CHANCE THAT I WOULD
DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD PUT OUR
LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY AT RISK.
AND I KNOW THE AUTHOR IS
COMMITTED TO THAT, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUING. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BARRETT KHN, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOOVER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
AS A JOINT AUTHOR OF THIS
LEGISLATION IN SUPPORT, I
ACTUALLY INTRODUCED A SIMILAR
BILL LAST YEAR, AND THINGS WERE
STILL GETTING WORKED OUT IN THE
COURT SYSTEM THIS YEAR. WE HAVE
A LOT MORE CLARITY ON THE
CONSTITUTION BANALITY OF
POLICIES LIKE THIS ONE. I WANT
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
MODESTO FOR ALL OF HIS WORK THAT
HE HAS DONE TO NARROW THIS BILL
TO MAKE IT AS WORKABLE AS
POSSIBLE. AND I THINK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM ORINDA REALLY HIT
IT ON THE HEAD. THIS IS ABOUT
ALSO ABOUT SUPPORTING PARENTS,
PARENTS. IF ANYONE IN HERE IS A
PARENT, THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF
WORK TO PROTECT THEIR KIDS FROM
A NUMBER OF THINGS, AND THIS
PROVIDES THEM WITH THE ASSIST
THAT THEY NEED TO REALLY HELP
PROTECT THEIR KIDS FROM ADULT
WEBSITES, TODAY, OUR KIDS CANNOT
PURCHASE A MATURE VIDEO GAME.
THEY CANNOT BUY A TICKET TO AN
R-RATED MOVIE. THIS BILL SIMPLY
EXTENDS THOSE PROTECTIONS TO
ADULT WEBSITES. I STRONGLY URGE
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. HOOVER. 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 DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 56. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MADAM MAJORITY LEADER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. MEMBER
MEMBERS, I MOVE THAT WE TAKE A
SINGLE VOICE VOTE TO ADOPT
PENDING FLOOR AMENDMENTS AT THE
DESK. ITEM 50 AB 2493 PELLERIN A
BE. EXCUSE ME. ITEM 51 AB 1849
GRAYSON. ITEM 72 AB 1843
RODRIGUEZ AND ITEM 103 AB 2146.
RODRIGUEZ CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2493 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PELLERIN. ASSEMBLY BILL 1849
WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAYSON. ASSEMBLY BILL
1843, WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. AND
ASSEMBLY BILL 2146, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RODRIGUEZ, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
ADOPTING THE AMENDMENTS SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE
IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED.
THEY ARE OUT TO PRINT AND BACK
ON FILE. MEMBERS, WE WILL NOW
MOVE TO THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR. BEFORE WE VOTE, WE
WILL TAKE UP FIRST TAKE UP
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING COAUTHORS. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 163 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HART RELATIVE TO
SPECIAL DISTRICTS WEEK. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 168 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ
RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA. DROWNING
AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
170 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER. HOOVER
RELATIVE TO LYME DISEASE
AWARENESS MONTH. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 197 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER STEPHANIE NGUYEN
AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO HMONG
AMERICAN DAY AND HOUSE
RESOLUTION 83 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY RELATIVE TO
MENOPAUSE AWARENESS MONTH. CLERK
WILL NOW OPEN THE ROLL TO ALLOW
ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A
COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR FOR
THE RESOLUTIONS. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTE. THERE ARE 64 COAUTHORS
ADDED. MOVING TO A VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, WE HAVE
REMOVED ITEMS. NUMBER 162 AND
168. DOES ANY MEMBER WISH TO
REMOVE AN ADDITIONAL ITEM FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY BILL 1790 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNELLY AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC, POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION. THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. THERE
ARE 60 AYES, 68 NØ ZERO. CLERK.
WILL THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED? THE CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY BILL 1913.
AYES 68. NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
1938 I 68. NO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2081 I 68 NO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2117. ASSEMBLY BILL 2137.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2164. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2174 I 68 NO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2192 I 68. ASSEMBLY BILL 2207
68, NO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2228 I 68.
NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2243 68.
NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2299.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2346. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2358. NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2367 I. ASSEMBLY BILL 2373
I 68 NO. ASSEMBLY BILL 24 03I 68
NO. ASSEMBLY BILL 24 2468.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2430 I-68 NO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2434. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2443 I 68 NO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2453 68 NO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2533 I
68. NO ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2567
68. NO. ASSEMBLY BILL 2589.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2597. ASSEMBLY
BILL 26 08I 68. ASSEMBLY BILL
2681 I. ASSEMBLY BILL 2688 I 68.
ASSEMBLY BILL 28 03I 68.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2832 I 68. NO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2843 I. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2865 I 68 NO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2885 I. ASSEMBLY BILL 29 09I.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2914 I. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2935 I. ASSEMBLY BILL 2939
I. ASSEMBLY BILL 2961 I.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2962 I 68.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2987 I 68. NO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2992 I 68 NO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 30 1068 NO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3035 I 68. NO.
ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL 3054 I 68.
NO. ASSEMBLY BILL 3122 I 68 NO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3184 I 68 NO.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3226. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3223 I 68, NO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3227 WITH URGENCY I 68. NO.
ZERO ON THE URGENCY I 68. NO.
ZERO ON THE BILL. ASSEMBLY BILL
3229 I 68. NO. ZERO. ASSEMBLY
BILL 32 3568. NO ZERO ASSEMBLY
BILL 32 4868 ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
32 5860 800. ASSEMBLY BILL 32
6168. NO ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL 32
7668. NO ASSEMBLY BILL 3286 I
68. NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL 3290
I 68. NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL
2578 68. NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 163 I 68
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
168 I 68 NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 170 I
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
ONE 9768 AND HOUSE RESOLUTION 83
I 68. NO. ZERO. MEMBERS. THE
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED. I ASK
THAT YOU TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FORCE SO WE CAN GIVE OUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO ARE GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION
TO SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. SO PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR OR
HAVE A SEAT.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR. MEMBERS. PLEASE
TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
FLOOR
.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF KENNETH
KOPERSKI, A VETERAN, A NOBLE
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, A
LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER,
GRANDFATHER, BROTHER IN LAW,
UNCLE, GODFATHER AND FRIEND. Ã
BORN AND RAISED NEW YORKER FROM
BUFFALO, HE WOULD TAKE HIS NEXT
STEP IN LIFE IN THE US AIR FORCE
IN 1966, ACCOMPLISHING THE RANK
OF SERGEANT, GROUND POWER
SUPPORT. IN 1968, WHILE
STATIONED AT MARCH AIR FORCE
BASE IN RIVERSIDE, KEN MET THE
LOVE OF HIS LIFE, MY FRIEND, MY
RELATIVE ANITA. IN 1976, AFTER
SPENDING MUCH TIME AND
EXPERIENCE IN THE AIR FORCE, HE
PURSUED AN EDUCATION AT LONG
BEACH CITY COLLEGE, EARNING HIS
AA IN SCIENCE WHILE PURSUING HIS
DEGREE, HE WORKED VARIOUS JOBS,
INCLUDING AT LONG BEACH NAVAL
SHIPYARD, WEYERHAEUSER
DISTRIBUTION AND COLTON CEMENT
PLANT, AND RETIRING FROM FRUIT
GROWERS SUPPLY IN ONTARIO AFTER
20 YEARS. THROUGHOUT HIS TIME IN
COLTON, HE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED
IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND HIM. HE
WAS A DEDICATED CATHOLIC AND A
MEMBER OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
CHURCH IN COLTON FOR OVER 47
YEARS, SERVED AS COLTON'S
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR IN 1983, AND
EVENTUALLY AS A COUNCILMAN FOR
THE CITY OF COLTON IN HIS FINAL
YEARS. HE WAS PROUD OF HIS CITY
AND DEEPLY INVOLVED IN
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE AMERICAN
LEGION. POST 155, COLTON COLTON,
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, AND
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES IN
RIVERSIDE. AFTER ENJOYING 53
BEAUTIFUL YEARS OF MARRIAGE, KEN
PASSED AWAY ON APRIL APRIL 2ND,
2024. KEN IS SURVIVED BY HIS
BELOVED WIFE, ANITA. HIS
CHILDREN MIKE, GABE, LISA AND
RENEE. HIS 14 GRANDCHILDREN, AND
FIVE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE ADJOURN
IN MEMORY TODAY OF MY DEAR
FRIEND KENNETH KOPERSKI. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RUBIO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT,
MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
AND MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING ME TO
RISE TODAY IN MEMORY OF HUMBERTO
MONTI MONTENEGRO, A LONG TIME
COMMUNITY MEMBER AND ELECTRICIAN
OF BALDWIN PARK AND VETERAN OF
THE MARINE CORPS. MANY WAS BORN
IN THE ISLAND OF SANTA CATALINA,
CALIFORNIA, A FACT NOT MANY CAN
CLAIM AND THAT HE TOOK GREAT
PRIDE IN. AFTER GRADUATING FROM
HIGH SCHOOL, MONTI FELT IT WAS
HIS DUTY TO ENLIST WITH THE
MARINES AND FIGHT FOR HIS
COUNTRY IN THE KOREAN WAR. AFTER
BEING HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM
THE MARINES, MONTI WORKED AS A
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER, ENSURING
ASSEMBLY LINE MACHINES WERE
RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. HAVING
MARRIED HIS LONG TIME PARTNER
ANNA AND FATHERING FIVE
CHILDREN, MONTI SOMEHOW STILL
FOUND TIME FOR HIS PASSION OF
ELECTRICAL WORK ON THE SIDE.
MONTE'S WORK ETHIC AND KNOWLEDGE
OF HIS TRADE STARTED TO BOOST
HIS REPUTATION. BEFORE LONG, HE
HAD EARNED HIS ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE AND FOUNDED
MONTE'S ELECTRIC. MONTE TOOK A
PASSION THAT HAD STARTED WHILE
HE WAS A YOUNG MAN, WITH ONLY A
BICYCLE AND THREE TOOLS, AND
TURNED IT INTO A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS THAT SERVED THE
COMMUNITY OF BALDWIN PARK FOR 57
YEARS. EXTENDING HIS WORK AS AN
ELECTRICIAN BEYOND SERVICE
CALLS, MONTE GAVE BACK TO HIS
COMMUNITY BY PARTICIPATING IN A
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR
DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, PROVIDING
THEM WITH TANGIBLE SKILLS FOR
ELECTRICAL WORK AS WELL AS
INVALUABLE LIFE LESSONS. HAVING
ALSO BEEN A HUNTING ENTHUSIAST,
MONTE BECAME THE 36TH PERSON
EVER TO BE LICENSED BY THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AS A HUNTING
EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR,
INSTRUCTOR, AND SPENT OVER 60
YEARS TEACHING HIS COMMUNITY
SAFE HUNTING PRACTICES. MONTE'S
KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION FOR HIS
COMMUNITY, AND FOR HIS
ELECTRICAL WORK LED HIM TO BEING
THE RESIDENT EXPERT ON BALDWIN
PARK'S ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
AND FREQUENTLY PARTNERING
PARTNERING WITH THE CITY. AS HE
GOT OLDER AND TOOK A LESS TOOK
ON, LESS BUSINESS, MONTI ALWAYS
MADE TIME FOR HIS MAIN CUSTOMER,
THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK,
FEELING AN OBLIGATION TO
CONTINUE GIVING BACK TO HIS
COMMUNITY UNTIL HE WAS ALMOST 94
YEARS OLD, COMMEMORATING AN
EXCEPTIONAL, WELL-LIVED LIFE
FULL OF FAMILY AND SERVICE TO
HIS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE ADJOURN
IN MEMORY OF HUMBERTO MONTE
MONTENEGRO, MR. BALDWIN PARK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RUBIO. MEMBERS, PLEASE
TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
FLOOR. SOME MEMBER RAMOS, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE
TO REQUEST THAT WE ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF MIKE GALLO, A
LONGTIME RESIDENT, AND SAN
BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL
BOARD OF TRUSTEE, MEMBER AND
PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. MIKE
PASSED ON APRIL 3RD AFTER A
BRIEF ILLNESS AT THE AGE OF 65.
MIKE WAS BORN IN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SETTLED IN SAN BERNARDINO IN
1980. AFTER SERVICE IN THE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS A
FIRST LIEUTENANT. BY PROFESSION,
HE WAS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER. IN
1993, HE AND MIKE KELLY,
CO-FOUNDED KELLY SPACE AND
TECHNOLOGY, AN AEROSPACE AND
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FIRM.
THERE, MIKE SERVED AS THE FIRM'S
PRESIDENT AND CEO. IT IS A
COMPANY THAT CREATES AND
COMMERCIALIZES TECHNOLOGIES THAT
SEEKS TO APPLY SPACE
TECHNOLOGIES FOR BENEFICIAL USES
HERE ON EARTH, THAT PERSONAL AND
COMPANY, THAT PERSONAL COMPANY
VISION LED HIM TO HELP THE SAN
BERNARDINO REGION CREATE
SUCCESSFUL TRACKS FOR YOUNG
STUDENTS AND OTHERS BY COMBINING
ACADEMIC AND CAREER PATHWAYS IN
2012, GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN
APPOINTED MIKE TO THE CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD,
WHERE HE CHAIRED THE AND THE
CAREER PATHS AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE AND WAS A MEMBER OF
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. MR. GALLO
SERVED ON THE SAN BERNARDINO
CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD FROM 2011 TO 2020, AND ON
THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
FROM 2021 TO 2022. HE ALSO
FOUNDED TECHNICAL EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING, INC. AND SERVED AS
BOARD CHAIRMAN FOR A NUMBER OF
EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE
INSTITUTIONS AND FOUNDATIONS. HE
ALSO LAID THE PATHWAY FOR MAKING
SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH CRADLE TO CAREER IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, TO AFFORD
THOSE THAT WERE INTERESTED IN
THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY ALSO
BEING ABLE TO LIFT THEM UP TO
SHOW THEM THE PATH FORWARD. WE
OWE A GREAT DEBT TO GREAT
GRATITUDE TO MR. GALLO AND HIS
FAMILY. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE
TIME FOR CHANGE BOARD AND A
FOUNDING MEMBER FOR SO MANY
THINGS IN SAN BERNARDINO CITY
AND THE COUNTY. HE WAS HONORED
IN 2014 WITH A HUMANITARIAN
AWARD. MR. GALLO AND HIS FAMILY
WILL DEEPLY MISS HIS PRESENCE IN
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. OUR
PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND
TO ALL THOSE WE A GREAT LOSS IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. RAMOS.
MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. ALL REQUESTS TO ADJOURN
IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED READ
AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. AS A
REMINDER, MEMBERS EXPECT AND
PLAN FOR LONGER FLOOR SESSIONS
STARTING NEXT WEEK. COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HAPPENING UPON
ADJOURNMENT. APPROPRIATIONS
MEETS IN SWING SPACE. ROOM 1100.
BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE TWO MEETS IN
CAPITAL ROOM 126. BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE THREE MEETS IN
CAPITAL ROOM. 437 BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE FIVE MEETS IN
CAPITAL ROOM. 447 THE SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS FRIDAY,
MAY 17TH, NÓ FLOOR SESSION. NO
CHECK IN SESSION. MONDAY, MAY
20TH FLOOR SESSION AT 1 P.M. ALL
OTHER ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS
SHALL BE CONTINUED. SEEING AND
HEARING. NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO ADJOURN. MR. VALENCIA MOVES.
MR. JOE PATTERSON SECONDS THAT
THIS HOUSE BE ADJOURNED UNTIL
MONDAY, MAY 20TH, AT 1 P.M, AND
THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED