THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN
SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA 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.
AGRE.
ARCURI.
ALANIZ.
ALVAREZ.
ARAMBULA.
BAINES.
BAUER-KAHAN.
BENNETT.
BERMAN.
BERNER.
BONTA.
BRION.
CALDERON, JUAN.
CARRILLO, WENDY.
CARRILLO.
CERVANTES.
CHEN.
CONNELLY.
DALI.
DAVIES.
DIXON.
ISOLE.
FLORA, MIKE.
FONG, VINCE.
FONG.
FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER.
GARCIA.
GIBSON.
GRAYSON.
HANEY.
HART.
HOLDEN.
HOOVER, ERWIN.
JACKSON.
JONES-SAWYER, CORA.
LACKEY, LEE.
LOWE.
LOWENTHAL.
MAYNE.
SHYNE.
MATHIS.
MCCARTY.
MCKENNA.
MASUCCI.
WINN.
ORTEGA.
PACHECO.
PAPPIN, JIM.
PATTERSON, JOE.
PATTERSON.
PELLERIN.
PETRIE-NORRIS.
QUIRK-SILVA.
RAMOS.
RENDON.
REYES.
LUCE.
RIVAS.
RODRIGUEZ.
RUBIO.
SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO.
SCHIAVO.
SORIA.
TO TING.
VALENCIA VIA 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.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN,
IMAM YASIR KHAN.
&GT;&GT; IN THE NAME OF GOD.
THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST
MERCIFUL.
ALMIGHTY GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU
AS
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
CONVENES.
GRANT THOSE GATHERED HERE THE
WISDOM
TO DISCERN WHAT IS RIGHT,
THE COMPASSION TO SERVE WITH
EMPATHY,
AND THE STRENGTH TO ACT WITH
COURAGE.
MAY THEIR DECISIONS BE GUIDED
BY JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS,
AND MAY THEY WORK TOGETHER IN
HARMONY FOR
THE BETTERMENT OF OUR STATE AND
ITS PEOPLE.
AMEN.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS WILL LEAD
US IN THE PLEDGE.
&GT;&GT; PLEASE JOIN ME IN
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
HAND OVER HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE
REPUBLIC.
FOR WHICH STANDS.
&GT;&GT; NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE.
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
YOU MAY BE SEATED.
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAYS.
JOURNAL.
ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS.
SACRAMENTO.
THURSDAY, MAY 2ND, 2024.
THE ASSEMBLY MET AT THREE MOVES.
MISTER FLORES SECONDS AT THE
READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL BE
DISPENSED WITH.
PRESENTATION AND POSITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE.
ENTRANCE INTRODUCTION IN
REFERENCE
TO THE 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 SHALL
BE DEEMED
READ AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO OUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS,
MAJORITY LEADER AGUILAR CURRY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS.
&GT;&GT; GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 118A TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY TO HAVE
A GUEST SEATED AT HIS DESK
TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER AT THE.
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR.
PLEASE, PLEASE MOVE.
ITEM 414 AB 2785 WILSON TO THE
INACTIVE FILE.
WITHOUT THE CLERK WILL NOTE.
PLEASE REMOVE THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEM 527 AB 2235.
LOWENTHAL, AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR
AND ITEM 536 AB 2692 PAPIN,
AT THE REQUEST OF ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LEE.
CLERK, WILL NOTE.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
960 9B1 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA TO TAKE UP
LATE AMENDMENTS TO AB 2051
AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER
TO TAKE UP LATE AMENDMENTS TO AB
2019 TODAY.
THE AMENDMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED
IN THE BATCH BILLS TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER.
MR.
SPEAKER, THERE ARE TEN SETS OF
FLOOR AMENDMENTS AT
THE DESK THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE
AGREED TO ADOPT.
WITH ONE SINGLE VOICE VOTE.
I WOULD ASK THE READING CLERK TO
READ THE BILLS
WITH THE AMENDMENTS WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2019 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2051 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2113 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2107 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2980 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2094 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2238 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2433 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
QUIRK-SILVA AND ASSEMBLY BILL
2115,
WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE BILLS ARE OUT TO PRINT AND
BACK ON FILE.
MOVING TO OUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MEMBERS, PLEASE WELCOME JENNY.
JENNY.
UH, LACKEY, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LACKEY'S DAUGHTER,
WHO WAS SEATED WITH HIM AT HIS
DESK.
WELCOME AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL.
GUESTS IN THE GALLERY HERE TODAY
REPRESENTING
JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA.
FOUNDED BY MARION TURNER TUBBS
STUBBS THOMAS IN PHILADELPHIA
IN 1938 TO NURTURE AND DEVELOP
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN,
JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA NOW
HAS 262 CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE,
REPRESENTING MORE THAN 50,000
FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEY PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE FOR
THE PUBLIC PUBLIC'S AWARENESS
AND INTERESTS OF CHILDREN,
INCLUDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT,
CHILD GROWTH, CHILD QUALITY OF
LIFE, CHILD CARE,
AND THE PROMOTION OF CHILDREN'S
RIGHTS.
ON BEHALF OF MR.
LOWENTHAL, PLEASE WELCOME THEM
TO THE ASSEMBLY.
WELCOME AGAIN, AND THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE TODAY.
AND OUR OUR FINAL GROUP TO
INTRODUCE TODAY,
PLEASE JOIN ME IN INTRODUCING
CONSTITUENTS
FROM THE 41ST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOLDEN.
HERE TODAY ARE NINE MEMBERS OF
ROB SAG INCORPORATED,
AN ESTABLISHED SMALL, MINORITY,
WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES BUSINESS
AND THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
BLACK CAUCUS SMALL BUSINESS OF
THE YEAR.
FOR OVER 40 YEARS, ROB SAG,
INCORPORATED HAS OPERATED
COMMUNITY
CARE AND SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT,
DEVELOPMENTALLY CHALLENGED
PERSONS
FROM CHILDREN, YOUTH,
ADULTS AND LATER STAGES OF
LATTER STAGES OF LIFE.
THEY ARE AN INVALUABLE ASSET
SERVING
THE CONSTITUENTS IN THE 41ST
DISTRICT.
PLEASE JOIN ME ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOLDEN AND WELCOME THEM TO THE
ASSEMBLY.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
JUST A COUPLE OF.
JUST ANOTHER QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.
UM.
MEMBERS.
YOU MAY, OR SOME OF YOU MAY OR
MAY NOT BE AWARE,
BUT BILLS THAT PASS THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS
ON LAST THURSDAY'S HEARING ARE
NOT
ELIGIBLE TO BE TAKEN UP TODAY.
TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WE WILL MOVE THROUGH
AND EVEN INTO FRIDAY WE WILL
MOVE
THROUGH NEARLY 500 BILLS.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD
OF US.
UH, JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE
HERE
ON TIME TOMORROW AT 10 A.M.,
WEDNESDAY AT 10 A.M., THURSDAY
AT 10 A.M.
WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS AHEAD
OF US.
SO.
AND THEN JUST ONE OTHER ITEM
TODAY
IS NATIONAL PICK STRAWBERRIES
DAY.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN
LEAVE.
AND MINE ARE NOT RIPE YET.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO
BUSINESS
ON THE DAILY FILE SECOND
READING.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILLS 2698, 1777, 1818,
1825,
1826, 1856, 1864, 1895, 1911,
1912,
1917, 1921, 1935, 1960, 1961,
1962,
1979, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2005,
2019, 2020, 2022, 2033, 2042,
2047,
2048, 2054, 2057, 2060, 2064,
2071,
2076, 2083, 2088, 2095, 2096,
2097,
2103, 2104, 2106, 21, 25, 21,
30, 21, 31, 21, 34, 21, 49, 21,
93,
22, 23, 22, 24, 22, 26, 22, 36,
22,
40, 22, 44, 22, 59, 22, 62, 22,
71,
22, 89, 22, 98, 23, TEN, 23, 19,
23, 20, 23, 30, 23, 35, 23, 60,
23, 65,
23, 87, 23, 95, 23, 98, 24, OH
SEVEN,
24, OH EIGHT, 24, TEN, 24, 28,
24, 32, 24, 46, 24, 48, 24,
58, 24, 76, 24, 83, 24, 98,
2525, OH ONE,
25, 11, 25, 14, 25, 27, 25, 49,
25, 57, 25, 59, 25, 63, 25, 83,
26,
29, 26, 36, 26, 40, 26, 48, 26,
61, 26, 66, 26, 95, 2701, 2707,
27,
OH NINE, 27, 34, 27, 56, 27, 66,
27, 83, 27, 86, 28, 15, 28, 21,
28,
31, 28, 45, 28, 51, 28, 82, 28,
83, 28, 87, 2929, ZERO ONE, 29,
OH SIX,
29, 25, 29, 30, 29, 34, 29, 36,
29, 84, 29, 88, 30, 29, 30, 34,
30,
42, 31, 42, 31, 55, 31, 61, 32,
OH NINE, 32, 1632, 1832, 38, 32,
41,
32, 60, 32, 63, 32, 75, 32, 80,
32, 82, 1780, 1789, 1792, 1793,
1794,
1801, 1802, 1807, 1808, 1810,
1817, 1831, 1834, 1840, 1846,
1851,
1858, 1859, 1861, 1866, 1874,
1877,
1878, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1892,
1893,
1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1919,
1926,
1933, 1937, 1949, 1950, 1963,
1967,
1970, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1997,
2004,
2040, 2043, 2051, 2061, 2063,
2074,
2075, 2080, 2082, 2085, 2086,
2093, 2099, 2105, 2108, 2109,
21, 1221,
13, 21, 32, 21, 38, 21, 44, 21,
48, 21, 61, 21, 65, 21, 68, 21,
69,
21, 72, 21, 78, 21, 81, 21, 82,
21, 96, 22, OH ONE, 22, OH TWO,
22,
OH THREE, 22, 14, 22, 29, 22,
37,
22, 39, 22, 45, 22, 47, 22, 50,
22, 54, 22, 58, 22, 63, 22, 77,
22, 79, 22, 81, 22, 82, 22, 85,
22, 86,
22, 90, 22, 95, 23, OH FOUR, 23,
OH EIGHT, 23, 11, 23, 13, 23,
16,
23, 17, 23, 18, 23, 26, 23, 33,
23, 38, 23, 39, 23, 48, 23, 49,
23,
52, 23, 53, 23, 55, 23, 57, 23,
68, 23, 76, 23, 81, 23, 83, 23,
88,
24, OH ONE, 24, 16, 24, 21, 24,
23, 24, 26, 24, 27, 24, 36, 24,
40,
24, 52, 24, 54, 24, 62, 24, 65,
24,
67, 24, 69, 24, 71, 24, 73, 24,
75,
24, 79, 24, 85, 24, 90, 24, 92,
25, OH SEVEN, 25, OH EIGHT, 25,
OH NINE,
25, 15, 25, 18, 25, 1925, 20,
20, 25, 32, 25, 34, 25, 37, 25,
38, 25, 50, 25, 52, 25, 55, 20.
FIVE, 61, 25, 64, 25, 66, 25,
78,
25, 84, 25, 86, 25, 87, 25,
95, 26, OH TWO, 26, OH SIX, 26,
13, 26, 22, 26, 33, 26, 38,
26, 42, 26, 43, 26, 45, 26, 67,
26, 69, 26, 70, 26, 78, 26,
90, 26, 93, 26, 96, 27, OH
THREE,
27, OH FOUR, 27, 11,
27, 16, 27, 21, 27, 24, 27, 28,
27, 36, 27, 40, 27, 52, 27,
57, 27, 61, 27, 68, 27, 73, 27,
74, 27, 77, 27, 95, 28, 13,
28, 16, 28, 17, 28, 18, 28, 27,
28, 30, 28, 34, 28, 39, 28,
54, 28, 62, 28, 66, 28, 72,
28, 75, 28, 92, 28, 93, 28,
99, 29, OH TWO, 29, OH THREE,
29,
OH SEVEN, 29, TEN, 29, 26,
29, 27, 29, 29, 29, 31, 29, 53,
29, 58, 29, 59, 29, 68, 29,
75, 29, 86, 29, 93, 29, 96, 29,
99, 3006, 3013, 30, 15, 30,
27, 30, 31, 30, 47, 30, 49,
30, 59, 30, 61, 30, 64, 30,
83, 30, 87, 31, OH TWO, 31, OH
FOUR,
31, OH EIGHT, 31, 29, 31,
31, 31, 39, 31, 45, 31, 50,
31, 56, 31, 58, 31, 67, 31,
82, 32, OH THREE, 32, 11, 32,
33, 32, 46, 32, 51, 32, 52,
32, 53, 32, 54, 32, 55, 32,
56, 32, 91, 28, 23, 24, 70.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TEN.
SOME OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT 14
AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT 16.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
COUNTING,
THAT WAS 406 BILLS ON SECOND
READING HERE TODAY.
AND IF DAVID IS HOARSE LATER,
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO
ASSEMBLY.
UM, ASSEMBLY.
THIRD READING.
SO ACTUALLY, UM.
ACTUALLY WE'RE MOVING TO.
SO MY COMMENTS ARE ALL BILLS
WILL BE DEEMED READ
AND ALL AMENDMENTS WILL BE
DEEMED ADOPTED.
THE RECONSIDERATION ITEMS 407
AND 409.
ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED.
WE ARE NOW MOVING TO ASSEMBLY
THIRD READING.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 430 AB 2300.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS,
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2300 WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON.
UM, WE WILL PASS TEMPORARILY ON
THAT.
OKAY.
ASSEMBLY BILL.
ASSEMBLY BILL FOUR.
ITEM 430 AB 2300.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS,
THE CLERK WILL READ ONCE AGAIN.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2300, WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED ON YOUR
AMENDMENTS.
&GT;&GT; GOOD AFTERNOON.
OR, UH, MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, I'M PLEASED
TO
PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO AB 2300,
A BILL THAT WILL BAN DEHP FROM
USE IN IV BAGS AND TUBING.
THESE AMENDMENTS MOVE THE
IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR
IV BAGS TO 2030 AND THE IV
TUBING TO 2035,
WHILE ALSO EXPANDING THE USE OF
THESE PRODUCTS TO ALL PATIENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF
THE STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE ROBUST
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS,
AND I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE THESE
CONVERSATIONS
AS AB 2300 MOVES FORWARD.
UM, THIS IS REALLY A SMALL STEP
TOWARDS HELPING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CONTACT
WITH DP1.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE.
CLARK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON.
MR.
FLORA.
&GT;&GT; WE OPPOSE THESE
AMENDMENTS
AND ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.
WE ARE THAT MY NEXT.
MY NEXT SENTENCE WAS TO CALL FOR
A ROLL CALL VOTE.
WE'LL HAVE THE CLERK OPEN
THE ROLL ON THE AMENDMENTS.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
&GT;&GT; 820.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 43.
NOES EIGHT.
THE AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED.
THE BILL IS OUT TO PRINT AND
BACK ON FILE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO.
BACK TO MOTIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGAR CURRY.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND
THE RULES TO WITHDRAW SB 828.
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND ORDER
THE BILL TO THE SECOND READING
FILE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY TO TAKE
UP THE BILL WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO FILE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADOPTING FLOOR AMENDMENTS.
MR.
FLORA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
WE WITHHOLD CONSENT, ASK FOR A
ROLL CALL.
VOTE.
SO, MEMBER FLORA IS ASKING FOR A
ROLL CALL.
VOTE.
THE MAJORITY LEADER'S MOTION IS
SECONDED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
UH.
EXCUSE ME.
SHE MADE THE MOTION SEPARATE,
SECONDED BY MR.
GIBSON.
UM, THIS IS NOT DEBATABLE.
IT TAKES 41 VOTES.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE TO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES.
AYES 46, NOES EIGHT.
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY.
WE WILL GO NOW TO YOUR ITEM, SB
828,
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO FILE.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS,
THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 828 WITH AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY.
HANEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
THIS THESE AMENDMENTS WILL
SIMPLY ALIGN
SB 525 WITH THE BUDGET YEAR,
AND THE URGENCY CLAUSE WILL
ENSURE THAT THE BILL TAKES
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY WHEN IT IS
PASSED AND SIGNED.
THANK YOU, MR.
HANEY.
CLARK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON.
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ON THE AMENDMENTS.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 42.
NOES TEN.
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY RULE 77.2.
I AM NOW REFERRING SB 828 TO
THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
COMMITTEE.
SO REMEMBER, CURRY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND JOINT
RULE 62 A THE FILE NOTICE
REQUIREMENT
TO ALLOW THE LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
TO HEAR SB 828 DARAZO ON
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 22ND AT A TIME AND IN A ROOM
TO BE ANNOUNCED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER.
MOVING BACK TO ASSEMBLY.
THIRD READING.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 411 AB 2493
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2493 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO TENANCY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
WHILE MANY LANDLORDS ARE RUNNING
ABOVE THE BOARD BUSINESSES,
CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING SUPPLY
CRISIS,
COUPLED WITH THE LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
TENANTS RIGHTS AMONG THE AVERAGE
RENTER,
PRESENTS THE PERFECT WINDOW FOR
BAD ACTORS.
AB 2493 WILL ALSO PREVENT A
LANDLORD
OR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
FROM CHARGING A POTENTIAL
APPLICANT
A FEE TO BE ENTERED INTO
A WAITING LIST FOR A RENTAL UNIT
IF NO
RENTAL UNIT IS AVAILABLE AT THE
TIME,
OR WILL BE AVAILABLE IN A
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
BY PROHIBITING SUCH FEES,
THE BILL ENSURES TRANSPARENCY
AND PREVENTS APPLICANTS FROM
BEING
FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED WHEN THERE
IS NO IMMEDIATE
PROSPECT OF SECURING A RENTAL
UNIT.
AB 2493 REQUIRES THE LANDLORD TO
EITHER TAKE THE FIRST COME,
FIRST QUALIFIED APPLICANT OR
USE A REUSABLE APPLICATION.
IT ALSO REQUIRES THE LANDLORD TO
PROVIDE A COPY
OF THE CREDIT REPORT TO THE
APPLICANT.
THE AMENDMENTS I TOOK LAST WEEK
REMOVED THE OPPOSITION
FROM THE CALIFORNIA APARTMENT
ASSOCIATION.
OVERALL, AB 2493 AIMS TO PROTECT
THE RIGHTS OF RENTAL APPLICANTS,
PREVENT THEM FROM BEING SUBJECT
TO
UNNECESSARY FINANCIAL BURDENS,
AND PROMOTE FAIRNESS AND
TRANSPARENCY
IN THE HOUSING RENTAL HOUSING
MARKET.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR 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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 49.
NOES FOUR.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 412 AB 1849
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1849 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAYSON.
AN ACT RELATING TO CONSUMER
WARRANTIES.
MEMBER GRAYSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 1849
ALLOWS
THE BUYER OF A TRAVEL TRAILER
TO ELECT TO RECEIVE A REFUND
INSTEAD OF A REPLACEMENT IN
THE EVENT THAT A MANUFACTURER OR
ITS
REPRESENTATIVE FAILS TO SERVICE
OR REPAIR THE TRAILER AFTER A
REASONABLE
NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS.
THE BILL IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD
MEASURE
THAT WILL HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS
WHO UNKNOWINGLY PURCHASE
DEFECTIVE
TRAVEL TRAILERS OR FIFTH WHEELS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
VOTE.
THANK YOU.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE ABOUT WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
THIS WORK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 60.
NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 416 AB 3088
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3088 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FRIEDMAN,
AN ACCOLADE IN THE CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 3088
SEEKS
TO ARTICULATE THE STANDARD
BY WHICH PROCEDURAL BARRIERS CAN
BE OVERCOME
BY INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS
ATTEMPTING
TO SECURE THEIR RELEASE
FROM PRISON THROUGH HABEAS
CORPUS PETITIONS.
IN ORDER FOR AN INNOCENT PERSON
TO GET OUT OF PRISON,
THEY MUST FILE A HABEAS CORPUS
PETITION TO CHALLENGE
THE LEGALITY OF THEIR
INCARCERATION.
IF A PETITION IS DEEMED UNTIMELY
OR EXCESSIVE
IN THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE
PETITION,
THE JUDGE NEVER HAS TO CONSIDER
THE MERITS OF THE PETITION AT
ALL.
IMAGINE YOU'RE IN PRISON.
NEW EVIDENCE HAS COME TO LIGHT
THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY INNOCENT,
AND A JUDGE SAYS,
I'M NOT GOING TO EVEN LOOK AT
THAT INFORMATION
BECAUSE OF PROCEDURAL GROUNDS.
IN THE ABSENCE OF A STATUTE
UNDER EXISTING CASE LAW,
THESE PROCEDURAL BARRIERS OFTEN
BAR INCARCERATE PEOPLE
FROM HAVING THEIR CLAIMS HEARD
BY A COURT,
EVEN WHEN NEW EVIDENCE OF
INNOCENCE
IS ALLEGED IN THEIR CASE.
AB 3088 WOULD ALLOW FOR HABEAS
PETITIONS IMPLICATING
A WRONGFUL CONVICTION TO BE
EVALUATED ON THEIR MERITS,
RATHER THAN IMMEDIATELY BEING
DISMISSED
BASED ONLY ON PROCEDURAL
GROUNDS.
THE COURT WOULD STILL HAVE
DISCRETION AS TO WHETHER
OR NOT THERE SHOULD BE A HEARING
ON THE MERITS,
SO A JUDGE CAN LOOK AT THE
INFORMATION,
LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE AND DECIDE
TO NOT HEAR THE CASE.
BUT AT LEAST WITH THIS CHANGE,
THEY'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO
HAVE THAT EVIDENCE HEARD.
MY OFFICE CONTINUES TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS
WITH ANY OPPOSITION,
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS,
THEIR CONCERNS IN THE SENATE.
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST
AN I VOTE SO THAT NOBODY WHO
HAS EVIDENCE THAT WILL SET THEM
FREE IS DENIED A FAIR HEARING.
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 42.
NOES TEN.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 419 AB 2747
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2747 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY.
AN ACT RELATING TO TENANCY.
MR.
HANEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT
AB 2747,
THE BUILDING RENTERS CREDIT ACT.
AB 2747 BRINGS RENT REPORTING
UP TO STANDARD PRACTICE
BY REQUIRING LANDLORDS TO GIVE
TENANTS
THE OPTION TO OPT IN TO
REPORTING THEIR POSITIVE
RENT PAYMENTS TO A CREDIT BUREAU
AGENCY.
CREDIT SCORES ARE DESIGNED TO
REFLECT THE GOOD
AND THE BAD OF A PERSON'S
FINANCIAL HISTORY.
USUALLY, IF A PERSON MISSES A
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT,
THEIR SCORE WILL GO DOWN,
AND IF THEY STAY ON TOP OF THEIR
PAYMENTS,
THEIR SCORE WILL INCREASE.
HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING
WHEN LANDLORDS REPORT
RENT PAYMENTS TO A CREDIT BUREAU
AGENCY.
MILLIONS OF RENTERS AROUND THE
STATE
ARE PAYING THEIR RENT ON TIME,
YET THEY NEVER SEE A POSITIVE
IMPACT
ON THEIR SCORES UNFAIRLY.
IF THEY EVER FALL BEHIND, THEN
THAT NEGATIVITY CAN
SHOW UP ON THEIR CREDIT REPORT
AND BRING THEIR
SCORES DOWN IN ORDER TO ENSURE
RENT REPORTING FOLLOWS
THE STANDARD PRACTICE OF WHAT IS
REPORTED.
AB 2747 WILL REQUIRE TENANTS TO
REQUIRE
LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE TENANTS
THE OPTION OF REPORTING THEIR
POSITIVE
RENT PAYMENTS TO CREDIT BUREAUS,
AND ALLOWS LANDLORDS TO COLLECT
A FEE FROM
THE TENANT IF THE TENANT OPTS
INTO THE PROGRAM.
THE LATEST SET OF AMENDMENTS
REMOVED
OPPOSITION FROM BOTH THE
CALIFORNIA
APARTMENTS ASSOCIATION AND
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR 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 46.
NOES SEVEN.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 424 AB 3021
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3021 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA.
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE.
MEMBER CULVER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AB 3021 REQUIRES PEACE OFFICERS,
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS OR
INVESTIGATORS
TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND
EXPLAIN
THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS BEING
QUESTIONED PRIOR TO
ENGAGING WITH THE IMMEDIATE
FAMILY OF SOMEONE WHO'S
BEEN KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED
BY A PEACE OFFICER IN
THE AFTERMATH OF INCIDENTS
INVOLVING POLICE VIOLENCE,
FAMILIES OF THE VICTIM ARE OFTEN
APPROACHED BY
AUTHORITIES UNDER THE GUISE OF
AN INTERVIEW.
FAMILY MEMBERS ARE TOLD TO GO TO
THE PRECINCT,
NOT GIVEN INFORMATION ABOUT
THE STATE OF THEIR LOVED ONE,
AND OFTEN LIED TO ABOUT THE
INCIDENT
AS THEY ARE INTERROGATED.
WHILE THE FAMILY MEMBER IS
DISTRESSED
AND WORRIED FOR THEIR LOVED ONE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS USE
THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO COERCE
INFORMATION
ABOUT THE VICTIM'S PAST IN ORDER
TO INCRIMINATE
THE DECEASED AND SHIELD OFFICERS
FROM LIABILITY INITIALLY
PERCEIVED BY FAMILIES AS
ISOLATED INCIDENTS,
IT HAS COME TO LIGHT THAT THIS
PRACTICE
IS A POLICE INTERROGATION
TACTIC PROMOTED BY A PRIVATE
ENTITY NAMED LEXIPOL.
LEXIPOL OFFERS INSTRUCTION TO
95%
OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
ON TECHNIQUES TO EXTRACT
INFORMATION FROM FAMILIES,
WITH THE AIM OF PROTECTING
OFFICERS FROM LEGAL
REPERCUSSIONS AND CRIMINAL
ALLEGATIONS.
SUCH TACTICS NOT ONLY INFLICT
HARM
UPON THE VICTIM AND THEIR
FAMILY,
BUT ALSO ERODE TRUST AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
FAMILY MEMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS
AFFECTED BY POLICE VIOLENCE
HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF
TRANSPARENCY
ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING THEIR
LOVED ONES, WITHOUT BEING
MANIPULATED.
BY PUTTING IN A FEW MOMENTS
BETWEEN
THE INCIDENT AND INTERROGATION,
WE CAN EMPOWER FAMILIES TO
EXERCISE
THEIR RIGHTS AND INTERACTIONS
WITH POLICE OFFICERS WHEN THEY
ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE 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.
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES.
AYES 41.
NOES 14.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 427, AB 77
1775 BY MR.
HANEY, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1775 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY.
AN ACT RELATING TO CANNABIS.
MR.
HANEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
AB 1775 AUTHORIZES EXISTING
CANNABIS CONSUMPTION
LOUNGES AND CANNABIS RETAILERS
TO
DIVERSIFY THEIR BUSINESSES BY
SELLING NON
CANNABIS FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS.
THIS IS A REINTRODUCTION OF AB
374,
WHICH RECEIVED BROAD BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT
WHEN IT PASSED OUT LAST YEAR.
THIS IS A BILL THAT SUPPORTS OUR
LEGAL SMALL BUSINESSES THAT JUST
WANT TO DIVERSIFY THEIR
BUSINESSES
AND DO THE RIGHT THING.
THE ILLICIT ILLEGAL MARKET IS
CONTINUING
TO GROW AND THRIVE.
WHILE OUR LEGAL CANNABIS MARKET
IS STRUGGLING,
SMALL BUSINESSES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
THAT WANT TO AUTHORIZE SIMPLY
ALLOWING
EXISTING CANNABIS LOUNGES,
WHICH ALREADY EXIST IN LAW TO BE
ABLE TO SERVE FOOD,
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SO.
THE GOVERNOR VETOED THIS,
AND WE'VE BEEN ADDRESSING HIS
CONCERNS.
WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS
TO ADDRESS THE SEPARATION
THAT NEEDS TO EXIST BETWEEN
WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED,
WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE,
AND WHERE PEOPLE ARE CONSUMING
CANNABIS.
THIS BILL WILL SUPPORT OUR LEGAL
CANNABIS
INDUSTRY TO BE ABLE TO THRIVE,
AND IT'S HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
AND HOPEFULLY WE
CAN GET IT THROUGH AND SIGN INTO
LAW THIS YEAR.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR 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 49.
NOES FOUR.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 429 AB 2560
BY MR.
ALVAREZ.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2560 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING.
MR.
ALVAREZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; UH, GOOD MORNING, AND
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
COLLEAGUES, I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT AB 2560 TODAY,
WHICH REQUIRES THAT STATE
DENSITY BONUS
LAW BE IMPLEMENTED INSIDE THE
COASTAL
ZONE WITH EXEMPTIONS TO ENSURE
CRITICAL
NATURAL RESOURCES ARE NOT
THREATENED.
AND I WILL GET INTO THOSE
SPECIFICS IN A SECOND.
AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WE ARE IN
THE MIDST OF
A HOUSING CRISIS THAT RENDERS
COUNTLESS
CALIFORNIANS VULNERABLE TO
HOUSING INSTABILITY
AND CRIPPLING HOUSING COSTS.
IN RESPONSE TO THIS, THE
LEGISLATURE HAS TAKEN
NUMEROUS STEPS IN THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS
IN ORDER TO SUPPLY ALL FORMS OF
HOUSING
ACROSS THE STATE OR MOST OF THE
STATE.
ALTHOUGH WE CLEARLY HAVE A LOT
OF WORK AHEAD OF US,
WE HAVE SEEN EVIDENCE FROM THE
PROGRESS ON THESE
ESSENTIAL STEPS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS TAKEN.
ACCORDING TO THE HOUSING
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,
LAST YEAR WE ADDED 123,000
UNITS TO THE OVERALL HOUSING
STOCK,
THE MOST SINCE THE GREAT
RECESSION.
HOWEVER, SOME OF THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL HOUSING
LEGISLATION PASSED AND
IMPLEMENTED OVER
THE YEARS HAS INCLUDED CARVE
OUTS TO EFFECTIVELY
EXEMPT COASTAL ZONES OF
CALIFORNIA.
THESE CARVE OUTS HAVE HAD
A HUGE IMPACT ON THE LACK OF
HOUSING BEING BUILT IN THE
COASTAL
AREAS OF OUR STATE.
A 2015 LAW REPORT ON HOUSING
PRICES IN CALIFORNIA,
STATED THAT THE HOUSING UNITS IN
THE TYPICAL US METRO GREW BY
54%,
WHILE MOST OF CALIFORNIA'S
COASTAL
METROS ONLY INCREASED BY 32%.
LESS EASY TO QUANTIFY ARE THE
COUNTLESS
UNITS THAT HAVE GONE
UNDEVELOPED,
BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF
DEVELOPERS HAVE COMPLETELY
ABANDONED TRYING TO BUILD IN THE
COASTAL AREA DUE
TO THE LACK OF OBJECTIVE
BUILDING STANDARDS THAT
LEAD TO LENGTHY AND COST
PROHIBITIVE TIMELINES.
AT ITS CORE, AB 2560 IS MEANT TO
MODERNIZE
OUR APPROACH ON HOUSING ON THE
COAST.
IT'S A REJECTION OF THE STATUS
QUO,
WHICH SAYS THAT THE CURRENT
PROCESS FOR BUILDING
AND DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON OUR
WEALTHY COASTAL AREAS IS
INSUFFICIENT.
IT'S ALSO A RECOGNITION THAT THE
FACT
THAT THE LACK OF OBJECTIVE
STANDARDS
FOR HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE
COASTAL
ZONE THAT DEVELOPERS
RELY ON IN THE REST OF OUR STATE
TO TAKE ON
THE RISKY INVESTMENT OF BUILDING
HOUSING,
IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE.
I FULLY APPRECIATE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE COAST
AND AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE
FOR OUR STATE AND THE NEED
FOR IT TO HAVE A LAYER OF
PROTECTION TO STYMIE
DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS NOT FIT FOR
DEVELOPMENT,
SUCH AS WETLANDS OR NEAR CLIFFS
THAT
ARE SUBJECT TO SEA LEVEL RISE.
THIS APPRECIATION IS WHY WE ARE
NOT ONLY ADDING,
WE HAVE ADDED EXEMPTED AREAS IN
THIS BILL
THAT WERE ALSO PART OF SB 423
LAST YEAR.
THESE EXEMPTIONS INCLUDE AND
I'LL REFERENCE
FOR EVERYBODY ON BILL PAGE
NUMBER 21.
AREAS IN THE COASTAL ZONE THAT
ARE VULNERABLE
TO FIVE FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE.
AREAS WHERE A PARCEL WITHIN THE
COASTAL ZONE
IS NOT ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING.
A PARCEL IN THE COASTAL ZONE
THAT IS
WITHIN 100 FOOT RADIUS OF A
WETLAND,
AS DEFINED IN THE PUBLIC
RESOURCE CODE.
OR ON PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND.
DENSITY BONUS BILL HAS WORKED IN
CALIFORNIA.
WHILE MOST OF CALIFORNIA,
WE WANTED TO WORK FOR ALL OF
CALIFORNIA.
WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY PART OF
THIS STATE
HAS TO DO ITS PART IN
PARTICIPATING
IN HELPING TO BUILD HOUSING AND
ALLOWING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE BUILT.
UNLIKE OTHER HOUSING LAWS,
STATE DENSITY BONUSES MAY BE
THE MOST APPROPRIATE HOUSING LAW
TO IMPLEMENT ON THE COAST.
A DEVELOPER CAN ONLY UTILIZE
THE INCENTIVES AND CONCESSIONS
IN AREAS PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED
TO BE FIT FOR HOUSING.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT NEW
AREAS,
ONLY AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN
APPROVED
BY LOCAL CITIES AND COUNTIES FOR
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING TO BE BUILT.
AB 2560 IS ONLY ASKING THAT WE
INCREASE
THE DENSITY IN THESE RESIDENTIAL
AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO
POINT OUT WHAT
IS OFTEN LOST IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS.
THE LACK OF HOUSING IS MORE THAN
A HOUSING ISSUE.
IT'S ALSO AN EQUITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTER.
FOR THE COASTAL ECONOMY TO
FUNCTION,
IT REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF SERVICE WORKERS TO
SERVE AS THE BACKBONE.
HOWEVER, BEING UNABLE TO AFFORD
HOUSING NEAR THEIR
JOB SITES MEANS THAT WORKERS
EXPEND RESOURCES
AND EMIT FURTHER CO TWO INTO
THE AIR TO COMMUTE TO WORK,
COMPOUNDING THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
AGAIN, THE DENSITY BONUS LAW HAS
WORKED FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA.
WE WANT IT TO ALSO TO WORK IN
THE COASTAL AREAS.
THIS LAW, AGAIN,
POINTING YOU TO THE BILL ON PAGE
SIX,
MEANS THAT WE INCLUDE HOME
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES,
WHICH ARE SO LIMITED IN
CALIFORNIA.
PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
ADAPT FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
AND ALL OF THESE THINGS CANNOT
BE
DONE TODAY IN COASTAL
CALIFORNIA.
WE THINK IT'S TIME FOR THE COAST
TO PARTICIPATE
IN SOLVING OUR HOUSING CRISIS.
AND THAT'S WHY I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR.
I VOTE ON AB 2560.
THANK YOU, MR.
ALVAREZ.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION
TO AB 2560 AS IT
LIMITS THE JURISDICTION OF THE
COASTAL ACT,
WHICH WAS PASSED BY VOTERS IN
1972.
AB 2005 60 WILL ALLOW FOR DENSE
DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE COASTAL ZONES WITHOUT
GOING THROUGH THE COASTAL
COMMISSION'S
PERMITTING PROCESS.
THIS MEANS THERE WILL BE NO
CONSIDERATION
FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC
BEACHES,
MINIMIZING RISKS TO LOCAL
WILDLIFE AND VEGETATION,
RISKS TO LOCAL LANDSCAPES THAT
COULD INCLUDE FUTURE FLOODING,
AND MANY OTHER CRITERIA THAT THE
COASTAL COMMISSION
GENERALLY REVIEWS AS PART OF ITS
PROCESS.
LIMITATION OF THESE REVIEWS
IS AGAINST WHAT THE VOTERS
INTENDED WHEN THE COASTAL ACT
WAS PASSED,
AND NO OTHER JURISDICTION HAS
THIS AUTHORITY.
THE COAST IS UNIQUE IN
BIODIVERSITY LANDSCAPE,
AND THEREFORE THE COASTAL ZONES
HAVE TO FOLLOW GUIDELINES
AND REGULATIONS THAT THE REST OF
YOU DO NOT.
IF THE AUTHOR'S CONCERN IS
THE INABILITY TO GET APPROVALS
FOR PROJECT UNDER THE DENSITY
BONUS LAW,
I CAN SPEAK FROM FIRST HAND
EXPERIENCE
THAT THIS IS NOT A CONCERN IN MY
AREA.
DURING MY TIME ON THE CITY'S
PLANNING
COMMISSION AND COUNCIL,
I HAVE NOT SEEN A DENSITY BONUS
LAW PROJECT
REJECTED BY THE COASTAL
COMMISSION.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE COASTAL
COMMISSION
HAS NOT REJECTED ANY
PROJECTS UNDER THE DENSITY BONUS
LAW IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
COULD THEY MAKE THE APPROVAL
PROCESS
MORE EFFICIENT AND SPEEDY?
OF COURSE, ABSOLUTELY.
BUT THIS BILL GOES TOO FAR IN
REMOVING THE AUTHORITY
WITHOUT REPLACING IT WITH
ANOTHER OVERSIGHT AGENCY.
THIS MEANS NO CONSIDERATION FOR
NEGATIVE
IMPACTS TO COASTAL AREAS AT ALL.
AND ON A FINAL POINT, I HAVE
HEARD THE ARGUMENT FOR
THIS BILL THAT COASTAL
COMMUNITIES SHOULD DO WHAT,
NOT WHAT NON COASTAL CITIES HAVE
TO DO.
WELL, IF YOU DON'T REPRESENT
A COASTAL CITY, LET ME TELL YOU,
THERE ARE A TON OF THINGS WE
CAN'T
DO UNILATERALLY IN OUR CITIES.
WE CAN'T REDESIGN OUR ROADS,
WE CAN'T CHANGE PARKING,
WE CAN'T IMPROVE STORM OR
WASTEWATER
AND MANY OTHER THINGS,
BECAUSE THE COASTAL COMMISSION
HAS TO CHECK THAT WE'RE
NOT PRECLUDING ACCESS TO THE
COAST FOR OUR VISITORS,
WHO OFTEN COME FROM OUR INLAND
COMMUNITIES.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO DO MORE
FOR THE HOUSING CRISIS,
BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE REMOVING
ALL ENVIRONMENTAL,
COASTAL PROTECTIONS AND ACCESS
TO THE COAST
FOR MANY OF ALL OF YOUR
CONSTITUENTS.
FOR A LARGE CHUNK OF OUR
PRECIOUS COAST,
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR NO
VOTE.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HART, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE IN
RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION TO AB 2560.
I SHARE THE AUTHOR'S GOAL OF
ADDRESSING
THE HOUSING CRISIS IN
CALIFORNIA,
BUT I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT
THIS BILL ATTEMPTS
TO ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
AT THE EXPENSE OF COASTAL
PROTECTION
AND COASTAL RESOURCES.
COASTAL PROTECTION AND HOUSING
ARE NOT CONFLICTING INTERESTS.
THE COASTAL ACT AND THE
COMMISSION WERE
CREATED TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC
ACCESS,
SENSITIVE HABITATS AND OCEAN
WATERS.
THE COMMISSION HAS THE
CHALLENGING TASK
OF HARMONIZING THESE PRIORITIES
WHILE ALSO FACILITATING
SUSTAINABLE
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT.
HAVING SERVED AS A COASTAL
COMMISSIONER MYSELF,
I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE
DIFFICULT WORK
THE COMMISSION AND THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
HAVE BEEN DOING TO CRAFT LOCAL
COASTAL PLANS
TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF COASTAL
COMMUNITIES,
VISITORS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
AB 2560 WILL UNDERMINE YEARS OF
DEDICATED
WORK AND UNDERCUT LOCAL
INITIATIVES THAT ARE IN PLACE
TO PROTECT OUR COASTLINES.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO NOTE THAT
DENSITY,
BONUS CONCESSIONS AND INCENTIVES
ARE AVAILABLE TO
DEVELOPERS WHO WANT TO BUILD
ALONG THE COAST,
AS LONG AS THEY ALIGN WITH THE
COASTAL ACT.
STATE AND LOCAL OVERSIGHT
ENSURES THAT
DEVELOPMENTS UNDERGO THOROUGH,
PROJECT BASED REVIEW TAILORED TO
THE UNIQUE NEEDS
OF EACH COASTAL COMMUNITY AND
ITS HABITAT.
IN THE FACE OF ESCALATING
THREATS
POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE,
INCLUDING SEA LEVEL RISE AND
MAJOR STORMS,
ROBUST COASTAL PROTECTIONS ARE
MORE CRUCIAL THAN
EVER BY STRIPPING THE COASTAL
COMMISSION
OF ITS AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE
MITIGATION
EFFORTS FOR BONUS DENSITY
PROJECTS,
WE RISK UNRAVELING FIVE DECADES
OF
COASTAL PROTECTION THAT HAVE
MADE
CALIFORNIA'S COASTLINE A PILLAR
OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
I, UNFORTUNATELY, CANNOT SUPPORT
THIS BILL TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR.
HART.
MR.
JOE PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
GREAT.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
UM, SEVERAL YEARS AGO,
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL,
AND, UH, I'M A PROUD CO-AUTHOR
OF IT.
UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, UH, OUR
GOVERNOR, UH, MR.
GAVIN NEWSOM, SAID THAT WE
NEEDED TO BUILD 3.5
MILLION HOUSES, UH, BY A CERTAIN
DATE,
BY THIS DECADE, UH,
IN ORDER TO MEET OUR HOUSING
GOALS.
AND HE REVISED THE GOAL TO 2.5
MILLION.
AND EVEN THAT GOAL IS
UNATTAINABLE.
AND IF WE KEEP FINDING REASONS
WHY WE CAN'T BUILD
HOUSING IN PLACES THAT ARE
INTENDED FOR HOUSING,
THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT
THIS BILL IS IT ONLY ADDS
UNITS TO AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY
INTENDED FOR HOUSING.
SO IF THERE'S AN APARTMENT
COMPLEX THERE,
THEY CAN ADD SOME MORE UNITS.
THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT WE SHOULD
WANT.
WE SHOULD BE NOT TALKING ABOUT
SPRAWL, UH,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IF
YOU
DON'T HAVE THE DENSITY BONUS
LAW.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGING
SPRAWL.
YOU'RE ENCOURAGING MORE
DEVELOPMENT
ALONG THOSE COASTAL RESOURCES.
I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP THE
COASTS, UH, BEAUTIFUL.
I LIKE TO VISIT PEOPLE IN MY
DISTRICT.
WE DON'T HAVE THE COAST.
UH, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING
THROUGH,
UH, PLACER COUNTY IN PARTICULAR,
WHICH IS A PRO HOUSING COUNTY IS
GOING THROUGH THE RENA PROCESS.
AND IN EVERY COMMUNITY, THIS IS
A VERY DIVISIVE,
UH, CONVERSATION.
AND, AND IT IT GETS HARDER
AND HARDER FOR EVERY COMMUNITY
THAT DECIDES THEY DON'T WANT
HOUSING IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
IT MEANS THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN
THE INLAND HAVE TO PICK UP THE
SLACK.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S
HAPPENING.
AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE, UH,
MY GOOD FRIENDS WHO LIVE ON THE
COAST
AND THOSE BEAUTIFUL PLACES
THAT I LIKE TO VISIT TO ALLOW
HOUSING TO BE BUILT
IN AREAS ALREADY INTENDED FOR
HOUSING.
SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, IN ALL DUE RESPECT
TO THE AUTHOR,
I RISE TO SHARE SEVERAL CONCERNS
I HAVE REGARDING AB 2560.
WHILE I SUPPORT DENSE AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
OVERRIDING THE COASTAL ACT IS
SIMPLY NOT
THE RIGHT APPROACH TO ACHIEVE
THAT GOAL,
AND I BELIEVE THIS BILL SETS A
DANGEROUS
PRECEDENT OF CHIPPING
AWAY AT COASTAL PROTECTIONS
THAT MAKE OUR STATE UNIQUE.
FIRST, I WANT TO MAKE THE
DISTINCTION BETWEEN
THE COASTAL ZONE AND COASTAL
AREAS.
THE COASTAL ZONE ONLY CONSISTS
OF
1% OF THE STATE'S LAND MASS,
BUT THIS 1% ENCOMPASSES SOME OF
THE MOST
VULNERABLE HABITATS TO CLIMATE
CHANGE.
IT IS TRUE, COASTAL CITIES HAVE
MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSING,
AND THIS BILL TRIES TO ADDRESS
THIS,
BUT THE BOUNDARY OF THE COASTAL
ZONE EXCLUDES MANY UNAFFORDABLE
METROPOLITAN AREAS OF THE STATE
WITH HIGH POPULATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, AMONG THE LEAST
AFFORDABLE
METROPOLITAN AREA,
SAN FRANCISCO DOES NOT HAVE A
COASTAL ZONE
AND SIGNIFICANTLY URBANIZED
AREAS.
THIS BILL DOES NOT DIRECTLY AID
DEVELOPMENT IN INFILL AREAS,
BUT INSTEAD ESTABLISHES AREAS
ALONG
THE COAST THAT WILL HAVE NO
COASTAL
REVIEW AND PROTECTIONS WHEN
THE DENSITY BONUS LAW IS
APPLIED.
OUR COASTLINE NEEDS STRONG
PROTECTIONS NOW MORE
THAN EVER IN THE WAKE OF SEA
LEVEL RISE,
STORM SURGES, AND OTHER IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE,
THE COASTAL COMMISSION'S REVIEW
IS CRITICAL TO
ENSURING THE SAFE SITING OF
DEVELOPMENTS AWAY
FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS LIKE
BLUFF EDGES
AND ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO
THE COAST.
I'VE SEEN IN MY DISTRICT THE
INTENSE IMPACT
OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON THE
COASTLINE.
THERE ARE AREAS WHERE HOUSES ARE
DANGEROUSLY
CLOSE TO THE COASTLINE,
AND A POPULAR OCEANSIDE PATH
THAT SUSTAINED SEVERE
DAMAGE FOLLOWING THE STORMS OF
RECENT YEARS.
WHILE I APPRECIATE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
THAT WERE ADDED TO THE BILL,
MANY OF THEM ECHOED THE
EXEMPTIONS
IN SB 423, WHICH I DID SUPPORT.
BUT SB 423 WAS NOT AN EXEMPTION.
IT STREAMLINED DEVELOPMENT, AND
SO THIS BILL GOES
MUCH FURTHER AND UNDERMINING
COASTAL PROTECTIONS.
THIS BILL WILL CREATE AREAS IN
THE STATE WHERE PROTECTIONS
TO OUR COASTS AND PUBLIC ACCESS
DO NOT APPLY.
THIS APPROACH IS DANGEROUS AND
UNNECESSARY,
SINCE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN
ALREADY
HARMONIZE THEIR LOCAL COASTAL
PLANS
TO WORK WITH DENSITY BONUS LAWS.
CITIES LIKE SANTA CRUZ AND MY
DISTRICT
AND LONG BEACH HAVE UPDATED
THEIR LOCAL COASTAL PLANS TO
INCLUDE
DENSITY BONUS PROVISIONS,
AND THIS IS AN APPROACH
AVAILABLE
TO MANY COASTAL CITIES
WITHOUT DISPOSING OF CRITICAL
COASTAL PROTECTIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, APPEALS OF LOCAL
PROJECTS TO THE COMMISSION
ARE RELATIVELY FEW JUST 6% OF
LOCAL PERMITS IN 2023.
IF ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN
THE COASTAL ZONE WERE REQUIRED
TO
HAVE A HARMONIZATION PROVISION
IN THEIR LOCAL COASTAL PLAN,
THE NUMBER OF DENSITY BONUS
PROJECTS
THAT GET APPEALED TO
THE COMMISSION WOULD BE
SUBSTANTIALLY,
SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERED.
LASTLY, I MIGHT ADD THAT THESE
COASTAL
PROTECTIONS ARE WHY CALIFORNIA'S
COASTLINE LOOKS VASTLY DIFFERENT
FROM MIAMI'S COASTLINE.
THE COASTAL ACT DOES NOT CEQA,
AND WE SHOULDN'T START TO
OVERRIDE
IT FOR THESE REASONS.
AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE
AUTHOR,
I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS
MEASURE
AND I URGE YOU NOT TO ADVANCE
THIS BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER PELLERIN,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, AS CALIFORNIA
GRAPPLES
WITH A SEVERE HOUSING CRISIS,
WE NEED INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO
BUILDING
HOUSING THAT'S AFFORDABLE,
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PEOPLE
LIVE AND THEY WORK.
DURING MY STATEWIDE HOUSING
TOUR,
I WAS APPALLED TO SEE THE LINE
OF DETERIORATING
RVS PARKED CURBSIDE BY A PACKING
PLANT NEAR THE COAST,
SERVING AS HOMES FOR WORKERS WHO
COULDN'T AFFORD
HOUSING OR THE COSTLY COMMUTE
FROM THE VALLEY.
PASSING BY AG FIELDS, I LEARNED
THAT THE HARD WORKING
WOMEN AND MEN IN THAT FIELD WERE
FEEDING THE WORLD,
BUT THEY COULD NOT AFFORD TO
LIVE WHERE THEY WORKED.
ENSURING THAT CALIFORNIA HAS
THE HOUSING THAT WE NEED IS
UTMOST
IMPORTANCE SINCE IT IMPACTS SO
MANY FACETS OF OUR STATE,
INCLUDING OUR ECONOMY AND OUR
ENVIRONMENT.
WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS IN
MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE AS
MANY TOOLS AS POSSIBLE TO
MAXIMIZING
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION,
AND THE DENSITY BONUS LAW HAS
BEEN CRUCIAL
FOR DESPERATELY NEEDED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS BILL TAKES A SENSIBLE
APPROACH,
ENSURING THAT ENVIRONMENTALLY
SAFE HOUSING CAN
BE BUILT ALONG THE COAST WHILE
PROTECTING
VITAL RESOURCES AND SENSITIVE
AREAS.
BUILDING MORE HOUSING ON THE
COAST SHOULD NOT
BE VIEWED AS A THREAT TO THE
ENVIRONMENT,
BUT MORE AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
THE MORE HOUSING WE ARE ABLE
TO BUILD ALONG OUR COAST
WILL GREATLY BENEFIT OUR WORKERS
AND OUR ENVIRONMENT,
REDUCING COMMUTE TIMES AND
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
FOR THOSE DRIVING OUR COASTAL
ECONOMY.
THANK YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN EYE VOTE.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WIX, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL AND AS THE FORMER HOUSING
CHAIR WOULD LOVE TO ADD MY NAME
AS A CO-AUTHOR TO THIS MEASURE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY SIMPLE
BILL.
IT'S TO ENSURE THAT IN THE COAST
THAT DENSITY BONUS LAW APPLIES.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT MEANS
MORE HOUSING.
THAT IS NOT SPRAWL, IT MEANS
INFILL,
WHICH IS EXACTLY HOW WE SHOULD
BE.
BUILDING OUR HOUSING
SPECIFICALLY ON THE COAST,
YOU HAVE LOW WAGE WORKERS IN
PARTICULAR.
IN PARTICULAR, WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
BY THE LACK OF HOUSING ON THE
COAST.
THOSE ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
WORKERS OF COLOR
WHO NEED A PLACE TO LIVE, WHO
RIGHT NOW.
ARE BEING PUSHED FURTHER AND
FURTHER
AND FURTHER AWAY FROM THE COAST,
WHICH MEANS THEY'RE DRIVING MORE
AND MORE
AND MORE TO COME WORK IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
SO IT'S A VERY SIMPLE BILL.
THE, THE IT ALREADY HAS TO BE
ZONED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.
IT'S NOT IT'S NOT CREATING, YOU
KNOW,
HONOLULU OR MIAMI LEVEL HOUSING.
IT'S CREATING MORE DENSITY.
WHERE ON ON THE FOOTPRINT, ON
THE CURRENT FOOTPRINT.
SO TO ME IT'S A VERY SIMPLE
BILL.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE SPENT THE LAST
SIX,
SEVEN YEARS OF REALLY TRYING TO
MAKE
IT EASIER TO BUILD A HOUSING
HERE,
WHICH WE SHOULD DO, BECAUSE IT'S
50 YEARS AGO.
WE STARTED MAKING IT REALLY
DIFFICULT.
WE MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO
BUILD
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IN
CALIFORNIA.
AND SO WE ARE STARTING TO
UNRAVEL
SOME OF THAT REALLY EXCLUSIONARY
POLICY THAT WE'VE CREATED HERE
IN CALIFORNIA.
AND THIS IS THE NEXT EXAMPLE OF
WHAT
WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE BUILDING THE HOUSING THAT
WE
NEED TO BUILD HERE IN
CALIFORNIA.
I STRONGLY URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
VOTE I FOR THIS.
I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A
CO-AUTHOR.
AND IF YOU WANT TO HELP SOLVE
THE HOUSING CRISIS IN
CALIFORNIA,
PRESS THE GREEN BUTTON.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WARD,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I WOULD JUST ECHO THE COMMENTS
FROM
MY COLLEAGUE FROM BERKELEY
AND WHAT I WANT TO THANK MY, MY,
MY, MY NEIGHBOR,
OUR COLLEAGUE FROM SAN DIEGO AS
WELL,
UH, FOR AUTHORING THIS BILL,
FOLKS, AS THE CURRENT
ASSEMBLY'S, UH,
HOUSING COMMITTEE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR,
I JUST WANTED TO REALLY
UNDERSCORE,
AGAIN, THE DENSITY BONUS LAW
EXISTS,
AND WE'VE HAD THAT DEBATE,
AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT IT IS
NOW LAW FOR THE PRODUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND SO I JUST AM FRUSTRATED
WHEN I HEAR CONVERSATIONS
THAT WANT TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS,
THAT WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING,
ESPECIALLY IN COASTAL AREAS.
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE
IT BECAUSE OF THIS, THAT OR THE
OTHER.
BECAUSE THIS IS SO NARROWED.
LOOK, WE HAVE A LAND USE PROCESS
FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS,
AND WE HAVE ACCELERATED THAT
BECAUSE
OF THE DENSITY BONUS USE.
BUT YOU HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL
IMPORTANT
LAYER OF REVIEW UNDER THE
COASTAL ACT,
AND IT'S REFLECTED IN MANY OF
OUR LOCAL COASTAL PLANS.
THIS REALLY MARRIES AND ALIGNS
THE TWO WHEN
YOU'RE MAKING SURE THROUGH AB
2560 THAT OUR
DIRECTION UNDER FOR A LOCAL
JURISDICTION IS
REFLECTED FOR THE TYPES OF
DEVELOPMENTS,
MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS ON
EXISTING LANDS
WITH THE SAME BUILT IN
PROTECTIONS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE VERY AREAS
THAT WE DO
NOT WANT TO HARM UNDER THE
COASTAL ACT,
YOUR WETLANDS AREAS THAT ARE
VERY SENSITIVE,
UH, ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE,
THAT THOSE ARE ALSO PROTECTED
AND BAKED INTO THIS BILL,
JUST LIKE WE WORKED ON THAT
NEGOTIATION UNDER SB 423.
THIS IS A SENSIBLE WIN WIN THAT
WILL EXTEND THE VERY SAME KINDS
OF PROVISIONS THAT WE WANT TO
SEE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
RIGHT, WHERE OUR WORKERS WORK IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE ON 2560.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
I STAND IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
429.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE
SPENT HOURS ON THIS FLOOR IN
OUR COMMITTEES OVER THE LAST
HANDFUL OF YEARS DEBATING,
TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE SOLVE
OUR
HOUSING CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA,
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS?
AND AS WE HAVE MADE MANY VOTES
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HOUSING,
THERE CONTINUES TO BE AN ECHO OF
VOICES THAT SAY,
NOT HERE, NOT THERE, NOT OVER
HERE.
NOT WHERE THE MOUNTAIN LIONS
ARE.
NOT WHERE THE WILDFLOWERS ARE.
NOT ON THE COAST.
NOT IN FIRE AREAS.
IN ESSENCE, TRYING TO EXEMPT
CALIFORNIA
FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I LOVE OUR
BEACHES.
MY CHILDREN GREW UP THERE.
WE HAVE SO MUCH SOME OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL,
ICONIC COAST IN CALIFORNIA THAT
MATCHES THE WORLD.
BUT THAT SIMPLY SHOULD NOT MEAN
THAT
WE DON'T ATTEMPT TO BRING SOME
PARITY TO THE COMMUNITIES WHO
ARE BUILDING HOUSING IN VERY,
VERY URBAN AREAS AND KEEP PILING
ON
FROM ONE COMMUNITY AND NOT
OTHERS.
THERE HAS TO BE PARITY.
THERE HAS TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO
SAY,
IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE
MONTAGE RESORT,
AND WE KNOW THOSE HOSPITALITY
WORKERS ARE DRIVING
FOR AN HOUR OR MORE TO GET INTO
THOSE JOBS,
THEN WE NEED TO LOOK AT BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IF WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
INDIVIDUALS PICKING CROPS.
AND THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL.
OR AS WE HAVE SEEN WITH FIRES
THAT WERE IMPACTED
AND THEY'RE LIVING IN
CONTAINERS.
THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
IF EVERY COMMUNITY WOULD DO JUST
A LITTLE BIT,
A LITTLE BIT MORE AND DO MORE
THAN
THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
THE COASTAL COMMISSION IS 52
YEARS OLD.
WE WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT
HOUSING
AS WE WERE TALKING NOW,
WE DID NOT HAVE THE CRISIS,
BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR INACTION
FOR DECADES
THAT WE ARE IN THE SCENARIO WE
ARE IN TODAY.
AND WE MUST LOOK AT ALL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA
AND WE CAN DO THIS ELEGANTLY.
WE CAN DO THIS CAREFULLY, BUT WE
CANNOT EXEMPT
THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA FROM
HOUSING.
I URGE YOUR I VOTE ON AB 429.
THAT'S ACTUALLY A B 2560 ITEM
FOR 29 THOUGH.
SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, MR.
QUIRK-SILVA.
UH, MR.
MURATSUCHI, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
MEASURE.
AND LET ME JUST SAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF FALSE
STATEMENTS
BEING MADE ABOUT THIS BILL.
NUMBER ONE, COASTAL CITIES HAVE
TO COMPLY WITH
THE DENSITY BONUS LAWS JUST
AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER CITY.
IT'S JUST THAT BECAUSE OF OUR
ICONIC COAST,
BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVE
HABITATS ON THE COAST,
THAT CALIFORNIA VOTERS.
PASSED THE COASTAL PROTECTION
COASTAL
ACT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL
LAYER OF REVIEW TO MAKE SURE
THAT IN
OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING,
THAT WE'RE NOT DOING IT AT THE
EXPENSE OF
PROTECTING OUR BEAUTIFUL, ICONIC
COAST.
SO NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT, YOU
KNOW,
STOPPING ANY BUILDING IN COASTAL
CITIES.
WHAT WE ARE SAYING, AS OUR
COLLEAGUE
FROM SANTA CRUZ SAID,
IS THAT OUR OUR VALUABLE,
BEAUTIFUL COAST NEEDS TO BE
PROTECTED AND IT SHOULDN'T
BE AN EITHER OR CHOICE OF OF
BUILDING
MORE HOUSING AT THE EXPENSE OF
DESTROYING SOMETHING
SO PRECIOUS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA.
I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT OUR
COAST
ABSOLUTELY DESERVES TO BE
PROTECTED.
IT ABSOLUTELY DESERVES TO HAVE
THE ADDITIONAL
LAYER OF REVIEW FOR THE
CUMULATIVE
IMPACT OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENT
ON OUR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS,
OUR COASTAL BEAUTY.
AND FOR THAT REASON, I ASK YOU
TO VOTE NO FOR THIS BILL.
THANK YOU, MR.
MAYOR.
ATSUSHI, ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN
CARRILLO,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
2560 AND I'M NOT
GOING TO REPEAT WHAT SOME
MEMBERS HAVE SAID.
I JUST SEE THAT NO ONE IN THE
BILL
DOES IT SAY THAT THE COST
HAS TO BE DESTROYED BY PUTTING
BUILDING MORE HOUSING?
I BELIEVE THAT EQUITY HAS TO BE
DISTRIBUTED
ACROSS THE STATE AND NOT
SELECT AREAS OF THE STATE WHERE
HOUSING
IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT.
AGAIN, MEMBERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT
HOW
WE STRIVE TO GET MORE HOUSING,
BUT WHEN WE SELECT PLACES WHERE
THESE
RESOURCES ARE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE BUILT FOR THE SAKE OF
PRESERVING OUR COST,
NO ONE'S SAYING THAT THE COST
SHOULD NOT BE SAVED.
NO, THE BILL DOES NOT SAY THAT.
THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF OTHER
IMPLICATIONS
WHERE WE KEEP BUILDING HOUSING
INLAND,
WHERE OUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE TO
DRIVE FOR 2 OR 3
HOURS TO GET TO WORK IN THE
HOSPITALITY AREA.
THOSE ARE THE CITIES OF SANTA
MONICA, MALIBU.
ALL OF THOSE AREAS WHERE THEY
ARE BEAUTIFUL
PLACES AND WE HAVE TO KEEP THEM.
BUT IT IS JUST NOT FAIR.
WHEN WE IN THESE VERY FLOOR TALK
ABOUT EQUITY
AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES
ACROSS THE STATE,
AND WE LOOK FOR WAYS TO NOT
BUILD AND DELIVER
THE THINGS THAT THE STATE NEEDS,
LIKE HOUSING.
AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO REPEAT
EVERYTHING
THAT'S BEEN SAID ALREADY.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT
I REALLY URGE YOUR I VOTE ON
THIS BECAUSE
WE NEED TO SOLVE THIS HOUSING
CRISIS
AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT HOUSING,
UH, MECHANISMS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE PROVIDE
EQUITABLE RESOURCES ACROSS THE
STATE.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
CARRILLO.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL.
YOU KNOW, OUR CAUCUS TALKS A LOT
ABOUT
AFFORDABILITY AND HOW EXPENSIVE
AND DIFFICULT IT IS FOR PEOPLE
TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.
AND ONE OF THE GREATEST DRIVERS
OF COSTS.
AND OUR AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN
CALIFORNIA
IS THE COST OF OUR HOUSING.
UM, THE THE MOST THE BEST WAY TO
SOLVE THIS PROBLEM
IS BY INCREASING OUR HOUSING
SUPPLY.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE ARE
GOING TO
NEED EVERY COMMUNITY TO DO ITS
PART.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE
FROM SAN DIEGO FOR, FOR,
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD
AS A VERY CREATIVE
AND SIMPLE SOLUTION TO START
MOVING US IN THAT DIRECTION.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
HOOVER.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
DIXON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I WAS NOT PLANNING TO SPEAK,
BUT I'VE ENJOYED THE DISCUSSION
AND I AM RISING TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO AB 2560.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I REPRESENT
MANY CITIES
IN MY DISTRICT ARE ON THE
COASTAL ZONE.
SO THE COASTAL COMMISSION IS A
FACT
OF LIFE AND OUR COASTAL CITIES,
AND IT IS BEFORE WE AS A BODY
MAKE SOME
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES TO THE
COASTAL ACT.
I THINK MANY ISSUES, SEVERAL
IMPORTANT
CRITICAL STRUCTURAL
ISSUES RELATED TO THE COASTAL
ACT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED.
MANY OF YOU GO TO THE BEACHES.
YOU SEE THE IF YOU ARE LUCKY TO
GO TO
THE BEACHES AND FIND A PLACE TO
PARK,
YOU'RE VERY LUCKY THAT DAY.
SO DENSITY IS ALREADY A WAY OF
LIFE IN OUR BEACH CITIES.
LACK OF PARKING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE, BUS ROUTES.
IT'S ALL BEEN CHANGED BECAUSE OF
THE DIFFICULTY OF ACCESSING
THE COASTAL ZONE BECAUSE OF THE
DENSITY THAT EXISTS.
I DO WANT TO MENTION, UM,
THE HIGH DENSITY AND ALSO A
CRITICAL.
UNTIL WE PASS CHANGE THE RULES
OF THE COASTAL ACT,
WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT
THE COASTAL COMMISSION'S POLICY
STATED
POLICY OF I THINK IT'S CALLED
RETREAT,
AND THAT THEY ARE DISCOURAGING
CONSTRUCTION OF ALL TYPES IN
THE COASTAL ZONE BECAUSE OF
THE PROJECTIONS OF SEA LEVEL
RISE.
AND SO NEW CONSTRUCTION IS UNDER
SEVERE LIMITS.
IN FACT, IF THERE ARE HARDSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS
PROPOSED OR APPLIED TO TO THE
COASTAL ZONE,
THEY ARE REJECTED BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T
BUILD PERMANENT STRUCTURES.
ANY NEW PERMANENT STRUCTURES
THAT RETARD THE,
UH SEE.WHAT SEA LEVEL RISE.
SO I THINK BEFORE WE TAKE THIS
ACTION,
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER REALLY
THE IMPLICATIONS OF INCREASING
THE DENSITY THAT EXISTS IN OUR
COASTAL
ZONE INTO MULTI, UH, JUST
MULTIFAMILY.
THERE'S A LOT OF MULTI IN MY
DISTRICT.
THERE'S TREMENDOUS RENTAL
PROPERTIES.
TERM RENTAL UH TREMENDOUS MULTI
UH LIVING RENTAL PROPERTIES.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK AS I
SAID
IT WASN'T PREPARED TO SPEAK ON
THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING
TO BUILD EVEN AN INFILL.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO BUILD
BECAUSE
OF THE LACK OF PARKING.
IF THIS WERE TO GO FORWARD
WITHOUT A CONCESSION,
BECAUSE DENSITY BONUS LAW DOES
NOT REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS,
THEN I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE
IN A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
AND WITH THE RETREAT STRATEGY,
WITH SEA LEVEL RISE AND THE
COASTAL
COMMISSION ALREADY PREVENTING
DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE GOT A LOT.
IN MY OPINION, WE HAVE A LOT
MORE THINGS
TO REALLY CONSIDER BEFORE WE
PASS THIS.
WE ALL NEED HOUSING, I SHOULD
SAY.
ONE OTHER POINT IN MY DISTRICTS,
MOST OF THE WELL NEWPORT BEACH,
SEAL BEACH, LAGUNA BEACH HAVE
ALL MET ON TIME.
THEIR ARENA REQUIREMENTS, THE
REGIONAL
HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
THEY HAVE A HOUSING ELEMENT THAT
SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENT
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THESE
CITIES.
THEY WERE PASSED IN MY CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH
WERE PASSED LONG BEFORE THE
DEADLINE.
NO PROBLEM.
WE'RE BUILDING OUR ZONING FOR
OVER 5000 HOUSING
UNITS IN NEWPORT BEACH IN INFILL
PROPERTIES.
SO WE ARE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO
DO
TO SATISFY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
AND ALSO TO PROTECT OUR BEACHES
AND OUR COASTLINE.
SO I THINK WE CAN DO BOTH.
IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY CITY THAT
CANNOT COMPLY WITH THIS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
DIXON.
DID A VOTE.
NO.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
ALVAREZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE?
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I WOULD.
I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES SOMETIMES
FEEL THE WAY THAT I DO ABOUT
BILLS.
IS IT IS THE ISSUE YOU'RE
WORKING ON WORTH, UH,
THE DEBATE AND WORTH, UH, THE
DISCUSSION?
IS IT GOING TO DO ENOUGH OR IS
IT JUST, UH,
PERHAPS GOING TO GRAB A HEADLINE
OR SOMETHING?
I'LL TELL YOU MY APPROACH.
AND THE THINGS THAT I WORK ON IS
I'M
TRYING TO MAKE A REAL
DIFFERENCE.
AND THE DENSITY BONUS LAW HAS
WORKED
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
I THINK THERE WAS A MENTION THAT
IN PLACES
LIKE SAN FRANCISCO, THIS DOESN'T
APPLY.
ACTUALLY, SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE
OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF
WHERE DENSITY BONUS IS WORKING
REALLY, REALLY WELL.
UM, A BILL THAT I HAD LAST YEAR
THAT
WAS APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE
AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR IS
BEING UTILIZED TO BUILD.
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN
SAN FRANCISCO THAT
HAVE BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR ALL OF
CALIFORNIA.
I'VE HEARD ALSO A COUPLE OF
THINGS THAT I WANTED TO,
UH, JUST REPLY ABOUT.
WE ARE NOT ELIMINATING A SQL
PROCESS FROM THIS.
YOU STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT IN ORDER TO GET
A PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.
THAT MEANS IF THERE'S MITIGATION
TO BE DONE, IT WILL BE DONE.
IF A PROJECT CANNOT BE BUILT ON
A SPECIFIC
SITE BECAUSE OF A PARTICULAR
REASON,
NATURAL RESOURCE OR OTHER, IT
WILL NOT HAPPEN.
IF A PROJECT IS NOT EVEN ON A
MULTI-HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT SITE,
A PROJECT WON'T EVEN BE
CONSIDERED
FOR DENSITY BONUS.
SO IF YOU DISAGREE THAT
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SHOULD
NOT BE ALLOWED IN YOUR COASTAL
CITIES,
YOU SHOULD BE TALKING TO YOUR
CITIES TO NOT ALLOW IT,
BECAUSE THIS BILL WOULD ONLY
ALLOW
DENSITY BONUS TO HAPPEN
WHERE YOUR LOCAL CITY OR YOUR
LOCAL COUNTY HAS SAID.
WE BELIEVE THAT MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING
IS APPROPRIATE ON THIS SITE,
AND THIS BILL ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO
USE DENSITY BONUS ON THAT SITE.
AND EVEN BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE
INCLUDED THINGS THAT WOULD
EVEN MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING TO
BUILD HOUSING.
IF YOU ARE WITHIN.
PLEASE READ PAGE 21 OF MY BILL
IF YOU
ARE WITHIN 100FT OF A WETLAND.
YOU WOULD BE UNABLE TO BUILD.
IF YOU ARE IN A COASTAL ZONE
THAT
IS VULNERABLE TO SEA LEVEL RISE,
AS THAT WAS RAISED AS A CONCERN
BY MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES,
THEN IT'S NOT AVAILABLE.
SO IT IS A VERY SELECTIVE.
AND THAT'S WHERE I STARTED
MAKING MY COMMENTS,
MY CLOSING COMMENTS.
IS IT WORTH IT?
IT IS SELECTIVE, BUT IS IT
IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD HOUSING
EVERYWHERE IN CALIFORNIA?
I'VE ALSO HEARD SOME ARGUMENTS
ABOUT HARMONIZING.
WHAT IS HARMONIZING MEAN?
THERE ARE THREE BULLET POINTS IN
THE FLOOR ALERT
FOR THIS BILL THAT YOU SOME OF
YOU HAVE SEEN,
UM, TWO OF THEM AREN'T VERY
CLEAR.
THERE'S ONE ABOUT HARMONIZING.
HARMONIZING IS SOMETHING THAT
CITIES COULD DO TODAY.
REGARDLESS OF THIS BILL,
IF YOUR CITY WANTS TO HARMONIZE
THEIR POLICIES WITH THE COAST,
THEY CAN DO SO.
NOTHING PREVENTS THEM FROM DOING
THAT.
SO ALL THIS BILL DOES IS REQUIRE
THAT OUR COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH ARE
IMPORTANT,
SIGNIFICANT, BEAUTIFUL AND
WONDERFUL AND MAKE
OUR STATE WHAT IT IS, CAN
CONTINUE TO BE SO,
BUT ALSO ARE INCLUSIVE OF PEOPLE
WHO
THE COASTAL ACT 50 YEARS AGO,
WE HAVE TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE,
IS A RELIC OF PAST DECISIONS
THAT LEFT A LOT OF
PEOPLE OUT OF THOSE DECISION
MAKING PROCESSES.
AND IN THIS CASE.
IF YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY WHERE
YOU HAVE
A MANSION THAT'S ON THE BLUFF.
THAT IS IN RISK OF POTENTIALLY
ERODING
BECAUSE OF EROSION OR SEA LEVEL
RISE.
YOU CANNOT BUILD ON THAT SITE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PROTECTIONS,
AND SO WE NEED TO START
TO MODERNIZE WHERE WE CAN ALLOW
HOUSING TO BE BUILT.
WE HAVE REQUIRED IT,
AND EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WAS A
GOOD IDEA.
AND ALL OF CALIFORNIA.
UM, SOME VERY STRONG VOICES
OPPOSE IT ON THE COAST.
AND I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE
START
TO TALK ABOUT EVERYWHERE IN
CALIFORNIA SHOULD DO ITS PART IN
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND FOR THAT REASON I ASK FOR I
VOTE.
I ALSO ONE LAST THING I'D SAY IN
A YEAR WHEN OUR BUDGET SHOWS
THAT WE
HAVE NO FUNDING FOR ESSENTIALLY
FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,
THIS IS A TOOL WHERE WE CAN
BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITHOUT ANY TAXPAYER
DOLLARS.
AND THAT'S WHY I ASK THAT YOU
VOTE YES ON AB 2560.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR.
ALVAREZ.
AND WITH THAT CLOSE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE.
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES.
AYES 50.
NOES FIVE.
MEASURE PASSES.
WE'RE GONNA PASS AND RETAIN ON
FILE ITEM FOR 31.
MOVING DOWN TO ITEM 434 AB
1899 MISS CERVANTES BY MR.
WARD.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1899 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CERVANTES.
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS.
MEMBER WARD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM
RIVERSIDE,
I RISE TO PRESENT AB 1899.
THIS BILL SEEKS TO MAKE JUROR
QUESTIONNAIRES MORE
INCLUSIVE OF THOSE FULFILLING
CIVIC DUTY,
BY REQUIRING SUPERIOR COURTS
TO ASK PROSPECTIVE JURORS
FOR THEIR PRONOUNS AND MORE
INCLUSIVE FORMATS.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS BILL WOULD
REQUIRE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROSPECTIVE
JURORS,
FAMILY OR PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS,
INCLUDING SPOUSES OR PARENTS, TO
BE ASKED,
USING LANGUAGE THAT'S INCLUSIVE
OF
LGBTQ PARTNERSHIPS AND FAMILIES.
AB 1999 IS ONE OF OUR LGBTQ
CAUCUS PRIORITY BILLS,
HAS NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION,
AND HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT.
ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM
RIVERSIDE.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR.
I VOTE ON AB 1899.
THANK YOU, MR.
WARD.
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 47.
NOES FIVE.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 437 AB 3281.
A BILL ON THE BY THE COMMITTEE
ON JUDICIARY PRESENTED BY MR.
KALRA.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3281 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE
GOVERNMENT.
MR.
CARVER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AB 3281 IS THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE'S
ANNUAL CIVIL LAW OMNIBUS BILL.
THIS BILL CONTAINS NUMEROUS
MINOR
UPDATES TO VARIOUS CODE
SECTIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION
OF THE COMMITTEE,
THUS SAVING THE LEGISLATURE FROM
HAVING TO CONSIDER
AT LEAST A DOZEN ADDITIONAL
BILLS.
ALL THE CHANGES IN THE BILL ARE
FAIRLY MINOR
AND GENERALLY CLARIFYING IN
NATURE.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THESE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
BURKE WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 48.
NOES NINE.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 438 AB 2712
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2712 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FRIEDMAN AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATED TO LAND USE.
MEMBER FRIEDMAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS 2712 IS A DISTRICT
BILL THAT
ONLY AFFECTS THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES.
SO MANY OF YOU REMEMBER LAST
YEAR WHEN I AUTHORED
A BILL THAT WAS SUPPORTED ON A
BIPARTISAN BASIS,
TO SAY THAT DEVELOPERS WHO ARE
BUILDING
WITHIN A HALF A MILE OF A
TRANSIT
STOP COULD FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH
PARKING
THEIR DEVELOPMENTS NEEDED.
WELL, WE DID THAT WHEN IT CAME
TO HOUSING.
THE IDEA WAS THAT A DEVELOPER
WOULD ADD AS MUCH PARKING
AS THEY THOUGHT THEIR
DEVELOPMENT NEEDED,
BUT IN ADDITION, POSSIBLY ADD
LESS PARKING SPACES
FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE
VEHICLES,
WHO WERE WHO WERE TRANSIT
DEPENDENT,
OR TAKING TRANSIT,
OR WHO MAYBE NEEDED ONE CAR
INSTEAD OF THE TWO
CARS THAT THE BUILDING MIGHT
HAVE REQUIRED.
NOW THAT BILL PASSED AND IT WAS
A BIPARTISANLY SUPPORTED BILL,
AND NOW IT IS CREATING MORE
HOUSING IN LOS ANGELES.
BUT THERE'S BEEN ONE UNINTENDED
SIDE
EFFECT THAT WE DIDN'T
ANTICIPATE,
WHICH WAS THAT THERE ARE
BUILDINGS
THAT ARE GOING UP IN AREAS
WHERE THEY HADN'T PERMANENTLY
ALLOWED HOUSING BECAUSE
THEY WERE COMMERCIAL ROADS THAT
ONLY ALLOWED FOR
FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS AND FOR
SHOPS THAT BECAUSE
OF OTHER LEGISLATION THAT WE
HAVE DONE IN
THE STATE NOW ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
HOUSING.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT
IN SOME VERY SMALL AREAS,
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BUILDING
THOSE
BUILDINGS ARE SAYING THAT
THEY ARE IN THE PREFERENTIAL
PARKING ZONES THAT ARE BEING
USED BY THE NEIGHBORHOODS BEHIND
THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
AND THESE ARE AREAS THAT WHERE
THIS IS HAPPENING AND THAT
ARE SOME OF THE DENSEST PARTS
OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES,
AREAS WHERE WE HAVE OLDER
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A REAL
LACK OF PARKING AND A SCARCITY
OF CURBSIDE PARKING.
SO THE IDEA WAS NEVER TO INVITE
THREE, FOUR,
OR 500 MORE UNITS INTO THESE
AREAS
AND HAVE EVERYBODY BRING THE
CARS IN.
IN FACT, IT'S QUITE THE
OPPOSITE.
WE WANTED PEOPLE SELF-SELECTING
INTO
THESE BUILDINGS WITH LESS
PARKING,
WHO WERE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO
USE THE TRANSIT
THAT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THESE
VERY BUILDINGS.
THOSE WERE THE PEOPLE THAT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAID,
YES, BRING IN THOSE PEOPLE.
JUST DON'T BRING IN ALL THE
TRAFFIC
CONGESTION AND ALL OF THE CARS.
BUT WHAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE
DOING IN SOME
CASES IS THEY ARE DEMANDING
PREFERENTIAL
PARKING PASSES FOR ALL OF
THE RESIDENTS OF THOSE
BUILDINGS.
THAT WAS NOT ANTICIPATED BY OUR
BILL.
IT WAS COUNTER TO THE GOALS OF
THE BILL,
WHICH WAS TO REDUCE TO GIVE
PEOPLE LOWER
COST UNITS WITHOUT A PARKING
SPACE,
IF THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE
TRANSIT
AND TO ENCOURAGE CITIES TO
INVEST IN TRANSIT.
SO THIS IS A COMPROMISE THAT
WOULD EXEMPT RESIDENTS IN
THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
THAT
ARE PARKING DEVELOPMENTS.
IF THEY USE 2097.
THAT WAS THAT BILL THAT EXEMPTED
PARKING,
UNLESS THE DEVELOPMENTS ARE 20
UNITS
OR LESS OR ARE DEED RESTRICTED,
INTENDED FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
VERY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS,
EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
OR LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
AND IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR THE CITY
TO
HAVE A HEARING AND MAKE A
FINDING
THAT THEY CAN GIVE THE PERMITS,
IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO.
THAT BUILDING IT GIVES MORE
LOCAL CONTROL BACK TO
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO
DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT
THOSE NEW BUILDINGS SHOULD HAVE
PREFERENTIAL PARKING
FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE
BEHIND THEM.
THERE'S A LOT OF LOCAL SUPPORT
FOR THIS BILL.
THERE IS NO REGISTERED
OPPOSITION THAT WE ARE
AWARE OF AND I WOULD REQUEST AN
EYE VOTE.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZUBER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; MR.
SPEAKER, MEMBERS, I RISE IN
STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB 2712 AND WANT
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
GLENDALE
FROM BRINGING THIS BILL,
UM, AS THE AUTHOR INDICATED,
AND I'M PROUD TO BE A CO-AUTHOR
OF THE BILL.
THIS BILL PROHIBITS LOCAL
AUTHORITIES
IN THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES FROM PROVIDING PARKING
PERMITS TO RESIDENTS,
VENDORS AND VISITORS OF
SPECIFIED DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS.
UM, BASICALLY, UM AB 2712 CLOSES
SOME UNINTENDED
LOOPHOLES CREATED BY AB 2097
THAT HAS HAD ADVERSE IMPACTS ON
RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOODS IN MY DISTRICT.
THIS IS A CITY OF L.A.
BILL, AND IT GIVES THE CITY
TOOLS AND THE FLEXIBILITY
TO REPRESENT TO REGULATE
CURBSIDE PARKING EQUITABLY.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT
DOES,
IT'S VERY NOTABLE,
IS IT PROTECTS PARKING FOR
PEOPLE
LIVING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
COMPONENT.
THERE'S NO OPPOSITION IN THIS.
IT'S A CITY OF LOS ANGELES.
BILL.
UM, AND IT REALLY GIVES THE CITY
THE TOOLS TO
HANDLE CURBSIDE PARKING IN AN
EQUITABLE WAY.
SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR AGAIN.
THIS IS A GREAT BILL.
I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF IT AND
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
ZEBRA.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
HIS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
OR WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 47.
NOES EIGHT.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 440 AB 2755
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2755 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WICKS.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PAYMENT
OF CLAIMS AGAINST
THE STATE AND MAKING IT AN
APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF
TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
SO REMEMBER, WIX, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AB 2007 55 APPROPRIATES 523,000
FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL TO PAY THREE SPECIFIED
CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
THIS BILL IS ONE OF SEVERAL
BILLS
AUTHORED BY THE CHAIR OF
EITHER THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES
TO PROVIDE STATUTORY AUTHORITY
FOR LEGAL SETTLEMENTS
APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AND FINANCE.
AB 2755 HAS AN URGENCY CLAUSE
AND ENJOYS SUPPORT.
SUPPORT RECOMMENDATION FROM BOTH
CAUCUSES.
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR A NO
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 59.
NO.
ZERO ON THE URGENCY.
AYES 59.
NO ZERO ON THE BILL.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 441 AB 2729
BY MR.
JOE PATTERSON.
CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2729 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JOE PATTERSON
AND OTHERS AN ACT RELATING TO
LAND USE.
MEMBER PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
GREAT.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
UH, MR.
SPEAKER, MEMBERS, I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT AB 2729.
IN SHORT, WHAT AB 2729 DOES
WOULD DELAY
THE COLLECTION OF DEVELOPMENT
IMPACT
FEES FROM WHEN A BUILDING PERMIT
IS
PULLED TO CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE MADE
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS
TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE CONCERNS
EXPRESSED
BY MY COLLEAGUES IN BOTH THE
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING
COMMITTEES.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE TAXPAYER IS
GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK, I.E.
THERE IS A BOND THAT NEEDS TO BE
PAID OFF OR
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS ALREADY BEEN
COMPLETED,
THE CITY COUNCIL CAN MAKE
FINDINGS
TO GET THE MONEY UP FRONT.
WE ALSO ALLOW THE COLLECTION OF
FEES
IN THE EVENT PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE
IS GOING TO BE BUILT IN THE NEXT
TWO YEARS.
BUT WHAT WE DON'T WANT AT THE
END OF
THE DAY IS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN
FEES TO BE PAID ON A HOUSING
PROJECTS,
TO SIT IN A CIP FUND SOMEWHERE.
AND LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
WHEN I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL,
I COME FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WE WERE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE
HOUSING CRISIS.
WE HAD A PROJECT WHERE ONE
PARTICULAR FEE
WAS GOING TO COST $3 MILLION UP
FRONT.
THOSE FEES WEREN'T GOING TO A
PARTICULAR PROJECT,
SUCH AS IMPROVING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND IT.
THEY WERE GOING TO SIT IN A FUND
WITH TENS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ALREADY
IN IT,
WITH NO IMMEDIATE PROJECT IN
SIGHT.
ULTIMATELY, AT THE END OF THE
DAY,
THE FEES WILL GET PAID.
I KNOW SOME FOLKS STILL HAVE
SOME CONCERNS.
I CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS
DID JUST LAST THURSDAY IN THIS
PROCESS,
AND OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT
TAXPAYERS
ARE NEVER ON THE HOOK.
LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIRS AND MEMBERS OF
BOTH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
HOUSING COMMITTEES.
I GENUINELY APPRECIATE YOUR
INPUT THROUGH THIS
PROCESS AND HELPED IMPROVE THIS
BILL,
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
IT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE TAKEN YOUR
INPUT
AND PUT THAT INTO MY BILL.
I APPRECIATE THE ENGAGEMENT
BECAUSE I'M
COMMITTED TO GETTING THIS RIGHT.
IT MEANS A LOT THAT MANY OF YOU
AND ENGAGE IN REAL POLICY
DISCUSSIONS
ON THIS MEASURE AND HAVEN'T JUST
DISMISSED IT.
AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR MY
COLLEAGUE FROM PALMDALE
AND THE CHAIR OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE.
DESPITE CONCERNS THAT HE
EXPRESSED IN COMMITTEE,
HE DID NOT GIVE UP ON ME AND
TOOK ME SERIOUSLY.
THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
HIS 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 VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 41.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 443 AB 1827
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPPIN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1827 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PAPPIN.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FINANCE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPPIN YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
MAYBE.
OKAY.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO
PRESENT AB 1827,
WHICH WILL HELP PRESERVE WATER
PROVIDERS
ABILITY TO PAY TO FAIRLY
ALLOCATE COSTS.
IN EVERY COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE WATER USERS WHO USE
MORE
WATER THAN THE OTHER WATER
USERS,
AND THERE ARE THOSE THAT USE
LESS.
IT'S JUST A FACT OF LIFE.
WATER CUSTOMERS WHO USE MORE
WATER THAN OTHERS.
SIMILARLY, SITUATED CUSTOMERS
INCREASE A WATER
SUPPLIERS OVERALL COST OF
PROVIDING
WATER SERVICE DUE TO THE HIGHER
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING,
OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A
LARGER WATER SYSTEM
THAT CAN MEET THOSE LARGER WATER
DEMANDS,
PROP 218 ALLOWS WATER SUPPLIERS
TO RECOUP
THE LEGITIMATE COSTS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO THAT HIGHER WATER USE FROM
THOSE
HIGHER WATER USING CUSTOMERS.
RECENT LAWSUITS, HOWEVER,
HAVE SOUGHT TO CALL THIS INTO
QUESTION.
TRIAL COURTS HAVE SOUGHT TO
IMPOSE NEW
AND INCREASINGLY GRANULAR
REQUIREMENTS
BEYOND THOSE REQUIRED BY PROP
218 ON WATER SUPPLIERS,
WHO SEEK TO JUSTIFY CHARGING
HIGHER WATER USERS FOR
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR
HIGHER WATER USE.
ABA 28 SIMPLY PRESERVES PROP 218
PROPORTIONALITY
AND COST OF SERVICE PRINCIPLES,
AND ALLOWS WATER SUPPLIERS TO
CONTINUE
USING THE REASONABLE METHODS
THEY HAVE
USED FOR DECADES TO TO ALLOCATE
COSTS
AMONG CUSTOMERS AND SET WATER
RATES.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I
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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 43.
NOES 13.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING DOWN TO FILE ITEM 446.
AB 3172.
THE VERY PATIENT ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOWENTHAL,
THE CLERK, WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3172 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWENTHAL.
AN ACT RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
&GT;&GT; I HOPE YOU ALL AGREE
WITH ME THAT THE NUMBER ONE
JOB OF POLICYMAKERS IS TO
PROTECT ITS CITIZENS,
AND IT'S OUR CULTURE IN
CALIFORNIA TO APPLY
ADDITIONAL FOCUS ON THE MOST
VULNERABLE.
WELL, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE
THAT CHILDREN
ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE
CITIZENS,
AND WE ARE FAILING OUR CHILDREN
IN DERELICT IN OUR MISSION WHEN
WE KNOWINGLY ALLOW HARM TO COME
TO THEM UNDER OUR WATCH.
AB 3172 IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IT WILL HELP TO HOLD SOCIAL
MEDIA
PLATFORMS ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THE HARM THEY CAUSE TO CHILDREN
AND TEENAGERS IN OUR GREAT
STATE.
QUITE SIMPLY, WE ARE ASKING
THAT SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
TO DO WHAT WE ASK OF EVERY OTHER
CONSUMER
PRODUCT COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA TO
BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE HARM THEY CAUSE TO
CHILDREN.
WE DO THIS FOR COMPANIES THAT
MAKE TOYS, THAT MAKE HELMETS,
THAT MAKE SEATBELTS, THAT MAKE
SLEEPING BAGS,
CAR SEATS THAT MAKE BIKES,
BICYCLES,
SCOOTERS, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE, BUT
RATHER IT'S
GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER BY THE
DAY.
AND WE ALL KNOW WHERE THIS IS
GOING.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
CALIFORNIA,
MULTIPLE OTHER STATES, BLUE
STATES, RED STATES,
AND MANY OF OUR ALLIES OVERSEAS
HAVE LONG SOUGHT
WAYS TO HOLD SOCIAL MEDIA
COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE
FOR NEGATIVE IMPACTS THEIR
PLATFORMS ARE HAVING
ON THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN
AND TEENS.
ANECDOTALLY, THIS IS AN ISSUE
THAT EVERY SINGLE PARENT
I'VE COME ACROSS IS FRUSTRATED
WITH EVERY PARENT,
EVERY PERSON IN THIS BODY THAT
I'VE TALKED
TO ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE,
AND IT'S DRIVEN BY DATA.
THIS ISSUE IS MAGNIFIED BY A
TRULY
ALARMING DROP IN CHILDREN'S
MENTAL
HEALTH OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS,
AND PARTICULARLY FOR GIRLS.
AND IT'S GETTING WORSE.
WE CANNOT SIT IDLY BY WHILE WE
WATCH DRAMATIC,
UNPRECEDENTED RISES IN ANXIETY,
DEPRESSION, EATING DISORDERS
AND SUICIDE BY OUR CHILDREN.
HOW CAN WE SIT BY?
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SPENDING ON
AVERAGE.
AND BRACE YOURSELVES FOR THIS
FIVE
HOURS PER DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SPENDING ON
AVERAGE
FIVE HOURS PER DAY ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
IS THERE ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENT
WHERE WE
SEND OUR KIDS INTO WITHOUT
CLEARLY
UNDERSTANDING THE SAFETY
PROTECTIONS
AFFORDED TO US AS THEIR
CUSTODIANS?
ANYTHING.
THINK ABOUT THE PROTECTIONS WE
HAVE FOR
OUR KIDS IN EVERY OTHER
ENVIRONMENT.
I MUST MAKE MYSELF PERFECTLY
CLEAR.
I'M NOT AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA AT
ALL.
AND LIKE ALL OF YOU IN THIS
CHAMBER,
USE SOCIAL MEDIA AS A POWERFUL
COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLE.
AS A PARENT, I SEE THE POSITIVE
EFFECTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA TOOLS HAVE ON CONNECTING
YOUNG PEOPLE.
I JUST WANT SOCIAL MEDIA
COMPANIES
TO MUCH MORE VIGOROUSLY
STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND BE
RESPONSIBLE
PARTNERS THAT TAKE SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING OF OUR
CHILDREN AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY DO
THEIR PROFITS.
I'M SO PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS
BILL
MOVED WITH OVERWHELMING
BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT THROUGH BOTH PRIVACY
AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEES,
AND I THANK THESE MEMBERS THEN,
AND I THANK ALL OF YOU TODAY
FOR THE VERY THOUGHTFUL APPROACH
TO THIS LEGISLATION.
INDEED, WE HAVE REACHED A
WATERSHED MOMENT IN TIME.
NOW, THE OPPOSITION HAS SAID
MANY THINGS
TO SCARE YOU FROM SUPPORTING
THIS BILL.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS
BILL DOES
AND WHAT THIS BILL DOES NOT DO.
THIS BILL WOULD IMPOSE SPECIFIC
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ON LARGE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
ONLY IF.
THEIR NEGLIGENCE HAS BEEN PROVEN
IN COURT.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT LIMITING KIDS
EXPRESSION
OR ACCESS WHATSOEVER.
NOTHING.
NOTHING IN THIS BILL DICTATES
CONTENT.
NOTHING IN THIS BILL RESTRICTS
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM
USING THE INTERNET OR ANY
PARTICULAR PLATFORM.
AND NOTHING IN THIS BILL CHANGES
CALIFORNIA'S UNDERLYING
STANDARDS INTO WHAT CONSTITUTES
NEGLIGENCE.
NOTHING.
THIS BILL DOES NOT CHANGE
THE STANDARD OF LIABILITY AT
ALL.
ALL COMPANIES ALREADY OWE AN
ORDINARY DUTY
OF CARE TO ALL USERS OF THEIR
PRODUCTS.
THIS BILL MERELY ASSIGNS
SPECIFIC DAMAGES.
IF A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY IS
FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED
EXISTING NEGLIGENCE LAW UNDER
1714 A,
AND THE BREACH OF ORDINARY CARE
AND SKILL
TO A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
BUT THE NET EFFECT OF AB 3172
WILL UNDOUBTEDLY
MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAY
THEY DESIGN
AND OPERATE THEIR PLATFORMS,
AND THE EFFECT THEY HAVE ON OUR
KIDS TO
FOCUS ON SAFETY MEASURES AND
WELLNESS,
RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON
ADDICTION.
MY COLLEAGUES, THIS IS OUR
MOMENT
TO STAND UP FOR CHILDREN,
TEENS AND FAMILIES IN
CALIFORNIA.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF AB 3172.
AS THE MEMBER FROM.
I NEVER KNOW WHERE I SHOULDN'T
SAY THAT LONG BEACH.
THANK YOU.
THE MEMBER FROM LONG BEACH
REALLY SAID IT VERY WELL.
I THINK THIS BILL IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT WHEN WE SEND
OUR KIDS OR OURSELVES, FRANKLY,
INTO ANY ENVIRONMENT.
WE KNOW THAT LIABILITY ATTACHES
IF THEY HARM US,
IF THEY DON'T TAKE ORDINARY CARE
TO KEEP US SAFE.
IT MEANS WHEN WE WALK INTO A
STORE,
WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE
DON'T SLIP AND FALL AND HURT
OURSELVES.
IT'S WHAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY
SAFE
AND MAKES BUSINESSES RISE
TO THE LEVEL WHERE THEY KEEP
US AND OUR FAMILIES SAFE.
AND YET, AT THE ADVENT OF THE
INTERNET,
WE AS A NATION DECIDED THAT
INNOVATION
WAS PARAMOUNT AND PROTECTING OUR
COMMUNITIES
MAYBE WASN'T AS IMPORTANT.
AND SO WE SAID THAT SOCIAL MEDIA
COMPANIES
HAD NO LIABILITY FOR ANY HARM
THEY CAUSED.
AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE COME TO
THE POINT
WHERE WE'VE REALIZED THAT
DECISION.
WELL, MAYBE IT WASN'T THE ONE WE
SHOULD HAVE MADE.
OUR KIDS ARE BEING HARMED.
AS THE AUTHOR SAID, THE
STATISTICS AROUND SUICIDE
AND DEPRESSION IN OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE STAGGERING.
1 IN 4 TEENS ARE THINKING ABOUT
SUICIDE, 1 IN 4,
AND WE KNOW THAT A PIECE OF
THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING
AFTER HOURS ON THESE SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS.
AND WE KNOW FROM THE
WHISTLEBLOWERS
IN CONGRESS THAT THESE
COMPANIES.
KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO MORE TO
PROTECT OUR KIDS,
AND THEY'RE NOT MAKING THOSE
CHOICES.
AND SO WHAT THE LAW HAS ALWAYS
SAID IS THAT
A BUSINESS NEEDS TO TAKE
ORDINARY CARE.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH TO ASK.
AND YET THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING
IN THIS BILL.
AND SO I ASK EACH OF YOU TO VOTE
FOR THIS,
BECAUSE WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO
TAKE STEPS
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO MAKE
SURE THAT,
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THESE
COMPANIES
ARE PROTECTING OUR KIDS.
AND AS THE AUTHOR SAID,
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE STANDARD
OF LIABILITY,
BUT IT DOES ATTACH SOME SORT OF
MONETARY
FINE IF THEY HARM PEOPLE,
WHICH IS WHAT WE EXPECT OF EVERY
OTHER BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA.
SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO PATTERSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
UH, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL.
I AM THE VICE CHAIR OF THE
PRIVACY
COMMITTEE THAT WENT
THROUGH AND JOINED WITH OUR
CHAIR TO SUPPORT THIS.
AND HONESTLY, I THINK, UH, YOU
KNOW,
I GUESS I KIND OF WILL SPEAK FOR
MEMBERS OF MY CAUCUS, UH,
FOR ON THE COMMITTEE IS THAT
I THINK WE ALL CAME IN THERE
THINKING WE WOULD EITHER OPPOSE
OR LAY OFF THE BILL.
AND, UH, FIRST OF ALL,
I GOT TO SAY IT WAS ONE OF THE
CRAZIEST HEARINGS
THAT I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF,
UH, IN THE LEGISLATURE.
AND, AND A LOT OF THINGS HAVE
COME OUT SINCE THEN, AND,
AND I'VE HAD SOME GREAT
CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE AUTHOR,
AND, AND FRANKLY, I DO THINK
THERE ARE SOME
THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED IN
THE BILL.
I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH,
WITH, UH,
THE LIABILITY PROVISIONS AND
I'VE MET
WITH THE OPPONENTS OF THE
MEASURE,
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME UP
WITH SOMETHING THAT,
UH, YOU KNOW, IS,
IS FAIR AND JUST FOR EVERYBODY,
BUT PARTICULARLY,
UM, OUR CHILDREN.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE EXAMPLES
THAT ACTUALLY WAS GIVEN BY
OUR CHAIR AND A SEPARATE HEARING
ON A SEPARATE ITEM WAS,
IF YOU CAN BE ON AN APP AND YOU
CAN SAY
THAT YOUR BIRTHDAY IS, YOU KNOW,
YOUR SIX YEARS OLD AND, UH,
THE TERMS OF SERVICE THEMSELVES,
THEY SAY, HEY, YOU CAN'T, UH,
LOOK AT CERTAIN CONTENT IF
YOU'RE
SIX YEARS OLD AND YOU KNOW,
THAT PARTICULAR PLATFORM KNOWS
YOU'RE SIX YEARS OLD
AND YOU BECOME SEVEN YEARS OLD
AND EIGHT YEARS OLD,
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE
21 YEARS OLD BECAUSE YOU
WENT IN AND YOU CHANGED THE DATE
OF, OF YOUR BIRTH.
AND NOW YOU CAN SEE CONTENT THAT
EVEN THE OWN TERMS
OF SERVICE SAID YOU SHOULD NOT
BE VIEWING.
THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT ORDINARY
CARE,
THAT'S NOT SHOWING DUE CARE FOR
THE CHILD.
AND SO I THINK THERE ARE LOOK.
WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE TIME TO
WORK ON THIS.
I KNOW IT'S TOUGH TO LOOK AT IT
AND SAY, HEY, LOOK,
IT'S A PERFECT BILL, NOW LET'S
GO FOR IT.
BUT THE ISSUE ITSELF IS SO
IMPORTANT,
AND I THINK IT'S WE HAVE TO
CONTINUE
THE DISCUSSION AND WE HAVE TO
CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS AS
WELL.
AND THAT INCLUDES THE OPPONENTS.
BUT I THINK THE ISSUE IS SO
IMPORTANT
THAT I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT IT
TODAY,
EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT PERFECT.
AND I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN ON
OTHER BILLS,
INCLUDING MY LAST BILL THAT
I PRESENTED RECENTLY HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BUT, UH, BUT LET'S KEEP THIS
PROCESS
GOING SO WE CAN KEEP, UH,
WHEN WE KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT
OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING IMPACTED,
THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO
GO IN THERE AND SAY, HEY,
I WANT TO SEE CONTENT THAT YOU
SPECIFICALLY
DON'T WANT ME TO SEE.
AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T JUST
YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T
JUST IGNORE THAT THERE IS A
PROBLEM WITH THAT.
SO WITH THAT, I'M VERY HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THIS MEASURE.
AND THE AUTHOR, I THINK HE'LL
TELL YOU
IN HIS CLOSING STATEMENT,
HOPEFULLY,
THAT HE'S GOING TO BE INTERESTED
IN CONTINUING
TO WORK ON THIS MEASURE WITH ME.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING
WITH HIM IN THAT.
SO WITH THAT, I ASK FOR AN EYE
VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON.
MR.
HOOVER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I WON'T REPEAT A LOT OF WHAT WAS
JUST SAID.
I THINK I DO ALIGN MYSELF WITH
THE COMMENTS
FROM WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM
ROCKLAND.
I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE FROM LONG
BEACH IS GOING TO CONTINUE
TO WORK ON THIS BILL BASED ON
OUR CONVERSATIONS ON THIS,
BUT I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK
HIM FOR HIS
WORK ON THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
HE MENTIONED SOME THINGS THAT
SHOULD ALL BE ALARMING TO
US IN HIS OPENING STATEMENT
ABOUT RISING SUICIDE RATES,
RISING RATES OF DEPRESSION,
RISING RATES OF ISOLATION AND
SUICIDAL IDEATION.
ALL OF THESE RATES STARTED TO
TICK UP AROUND 2010,
AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT CHANGED IN
2010,
SOMETHING THAT HAD NEVER EXISTED
PRIOR TO THAT.
MUCH GREATER ACCESS TO
SMARTPHONES
THAT DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO
THAT,
AND MUCH, MUCH GREATER ACCESS TO
SOCIAL MEDIA.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
BACK ON THIS PERIOD 20, 30,
40 YEARS FROM NOW AND REALLY
QUESTION AND ASK OURSELVES,
WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE TO
BETTER
PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE?
WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE TO
BETTER
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN?
AND ONE OF THE CONCERNING THINGS
THAT I TOOK FROM THE PRIVACY
HEARING IS THAT THERE IS NOT
ENOUGH OF AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
THAT THESE SERVICES AND THESE
PLATFORMS ARE CAUSING
HARM TO THE YOUNGEST PEOPLE IN
OUR SOCIETY,
AND I THINK THAT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO
TRULY BE ABLE TO FIX THAT
PROBLEM
UNTIL WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE
ARE SOME HARMS BEING CAUSED.
AND SO WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO
SUPPORT
THE BILL THIS TIME AROUND.
OBVIOUSLY WANT TO LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING BEING A PART OF
THE PROCESS AS IT MOVES FORWARD,
BUT WOULD URGE YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR.
HOOVER.
SEEING NO FURTHER DEBATE.
MR.
LOWENTHAL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE?
YEAH, JUST.
VERY BRIEFLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY
HOW
PROUD I AM TO SERVE WITH FOLKS
WHO
HAVE DIFFERING VIEWPOINTS THAT
CAN
COME TOGETHER ON ISSUES LIKE
THIS.
AND I ECHO THE SENTIMENT FROM MY
COLLEAGUE
FROM ROCKLAND SAID VERY CLEARLY,
THE DEBATE IN THE PRIVACY
COMMITTEE
THAT DAY WAS ONE THAT
WE WILL REMEMBER PROBABLY FOR
THE REST OF OUR LIVES,
WHERE WE ALL WERE ABLE TO KIND
OF STEP
OUT OF OURSELVES FOR A SECOND
AND REALLY STOP AND THINK WHAT
EXACTLY
IS HAPPENING TO FAMILIES RIGHT
NOW.
AND I WANT TO REPORT TO
EVERYBODY HERE
THAT SINCE THAT COMMITTEE
DEBATE,
WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY ALL
OF
THE MAJORS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
COMPANIES,
ALL OF WHOM UNDERSTAND THAT THE
TIME IS NOW FOR THIS
LEGISLATION AND THEY WANT TO
WORK WITH US ON.
ON ON CHANGING THEIR TRAJECTORY
AND REALLY BE FOCUSED
ON WELLNESS AS IT RELATES TO
CHILDREN.
SO I, I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT
THAT
YOU'RE ABLE TO GIVE THIS BILL,
ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO WORK TO
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
IT AS IT GOES THROUGH THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
TODAY.
AND WITH THAT, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
OR WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 57.
NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO
INTRODUCTIONS
FOR A MOMENT HERE.
JOINING US IN THE GALLERY,
OUR FELLOWS FOR THE CAPE FELLOWS
FROM UC MERCED,
JOINED HERE BY FORMER ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADAM GRAY.
PLEASE WELCOME THESE FELLOWS TO
THE TO THE FLOOR OF THE ASSEMBLY
TODAY.
THANK YOU AND WELCOME.
AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN
ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAY IN THE GALLERY.
WHOOPS.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 448 AB
2847
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADDIS.
THE CLERK WILL.
READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2847 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADDIS AND OTHERS
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRICAL
AND GAS CORPORATIONS.
MEMBER ADDIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE TO PRESENT AB 2847 THE
RATEPAYER
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
ACT.
IT'S NO SECRET THAT ENERGY RATES
ARE SKYROCKETING,
IMPACTING REAL PEOPLE ACROSS
CALIFORNIA.
FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY
THEIR MONTHLY BILLS,
AND WITH NO END IN SIGHT,
WE ARE LEFT WONDERING JUST
HOW HIGH BILLS WILL CLIMB.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO PROVIDE
RELIEF.
RESIDENTS OF OUR STATE DESERVE
TO KNOW TWO THINGS WHAT
TO EXPECT WHEN THEY OPEN THEIR
MONTHLY ENERGY BILL,
AND THAT ALL OF THE COSTS
INCLUDED IN
THEIR BILL ARE FAIR AND
REASONABLE.
AB 2487 WILL SHINE A LIGHT ON
THE LONG
TERM IMPACTS OF UTILITIES
TRACES,
AND WILL REQUIRE UTILITIES TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE LONG TERM COSTS OF
THEIR
CAPITAL EXPENSES UPFRONT WHEN
MAKING THEIR
CASE TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION.
THIS WILL ENSURE THAT THE
COMMISSION,
RATEPAYER ADVOCATES
AND HARD WORKING CALIFORNIANS
HAVE
THE INFORMATION THEY NEED
TO DETERMINE WHETHER UTILITIES
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PASS
THESE COSTS ALONG TO THEIR ALONG
TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.
AB 2847 WILL BRING MUCH NEEDED
TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO
CALIFORNIA'S ENERGY RATES,
AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
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.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 41.
NOES 11.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 449 A JR 15.
BY US BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 15 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ERWIN AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
TAXATION.
MEMBER ERWIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY JOINT
RESOLUTION 15,
WHICH URGES THE US CONGRESS TO
LIFT THE CAP ON STATE
AND LOCAL TAX DEDUCTION WITH
THE APRIL 15TH FILING DEADLINE.
JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO,
CALIFORNIANS ONCE AGAIN
FELT THE STING OF THE
SHORTSIGHTED
TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017,
WHICH CAPS THE DEDUCTION.
THIS DEDUCTION, AT $10,000
FOR BOTH MARRIED AND SINGLE TAX
FILERS.
CONGRESS MUST LIFT THE CAP
ON SALT DEDUCTIONS SO THAT
HARDWORKING FAMILIES ARE NOT
UNFAIRLY PENALISED.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE AND THAT
THE FIRST ROLL BE OPEN FOR
COAUTHORS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR.
SPEAKER.
AND COLLEAGUES.
I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
THOUSAND
OAKS FOR BRINGING THIS
RESOLUTION
FORWARD AND URGING PARODY FROM
CONGRESS
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
MANY CALIFORNIANS DESERVE
THE TYPE OF EQUITY WITH TAX
LAWS,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
VOTE.
THANK YOU.
SAM.
MEMBER.
LOWE.
AND YOU'VE ASKED FOR CO-AUTHORS,
CORRECT?
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS.
FOR RJR 115.
COAUTHORS.
EXCUSE ME, AGED 15.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
THERE ARE 54 COAUTHORS ADDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
OH.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
WE HAVE TO DO A WE HAVE TO DO A
ROLL CALL
VOTE BECAUSE THIS IS A JOINT
RESOLUTION.
SO THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 54.
NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 451 AB 2283
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2283 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PACHECO.
AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS
AND DECLARING
THE URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
SO, MEMBER PACHECO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, TODAY I
RISE
TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 2283.
AB 2283 WILL ASSIST THE COURTS
TO BECOME
A FULLY FUNCTIONING IT SERVICE
PROVIDER
IN RECENT EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE
COURT SYSTEMS
TO ENSURE SEAMLESS AND RELIABLE
ACCESS TO DIGITIZED DOCUMENTS
AND CLARIFY
THAT E SERVICE INCLUDES BOTH
THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION AND
ELECTRONIC
NOTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS.
AB 2283 WILL EXTEND BY ONE YEAR,
THE DEADLINE FOR COURTS
TO SERVE ALL CONSENTING PARTIES
ELECTRONICALLY,
AND WILL CHANGE ONE WORD TO
CLARIFY
AND IMPROVE ELECTRONIC SERVICE.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
THIS BILL REQUIRES 54 VOTES.
MEMBERS.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 57.
NO.
ZERO ON THE URGENCY.
AYES 57.
NOES ZERO ON THE BILL.
THE MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 452,
AB 2159 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAYNE
SHINE.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2159 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MANGENE.
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMON
INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS.
MEMBER MANGENE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 2159
WILL AUTHORIZE A.
&GT;&GT; COMMON INTEREST
DEVELOPMENT TO USE AN ELECTRONIC
VOTING SYSTEM FOR A NARROW LIST
OF MEASURES TO INCLUDE APPROVING
GOVERNING
DOCUMENTS AND ELECTING BOARD
MEMBERS.
THIS METHOD OF VOTING ATTEMPTS
TO ADDRESS
A KEY ISSUE IN CURRENT
ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS,
THAT OF VOTER APATHY.
IT IS PERMISSIVE.
IT IS BEING USED IN 27 OTHER
STATES
AND HAS PROVEN TO BE SAFE,
PROTECTIVE AND COST EFFECTIVE.
IT.
THE BILL REPRESENTS A SOLUTION
TO INCREASE HOMEOWNER
PARTICIPATION WHILE ALSO
REDUCING COSTS.
THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN 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.
DIRK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTE.
AYES 60.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 454 AB 2837
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN.
THE CLERK WILL.
READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2837 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN.
AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL
ACTIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2837,
A MEASURE THAT PROTECTS LOW
INCOME CONSUMERS
WHO ARE SUBJECT TO DEBT
COLLECTION JUDGMENT
BY PRESERVING THEIR RETIREMENT
SAVINGS,
ENSURING DUE PROCESS AND
ACCURACY IN
WAGE GARNISHMENTS AND BANK
LEVIES,
AND PROVIDING THAT AMOUNTS
WRONGFULLY
SEIZED ARE RETURNED TO THE
CONSUMER.
CONSUMERS ARE NOT AWARE OF A
COLLECTION JUDGMENT
UNTIL THEIR WAGES ARE BEING
GARNISHED.
UNLESS THEY ARE NOTIFIED.
THEY OFTEN ENCOUNTER SIGNIFICANT
DELAYS,
RANGING FROM WEEKS TO MONTHS
IN RECLAIMING THOSE FUNDS THAT
ARE
VITAL FOR THEIR DAILY NEEDS.
THESE DELAYS EXACERBATE
VULNERABILITIES,
LEADING TO BILL DEFAULTS,
FURTHER DEBT ACCUMULATION,
HOUSING
INSTABILITY, AND FOOD
INSECURITY.
NOTHING IN THIS BILL ELIMINATES
A DEBTORS
LEGAL OBLIGATION TO REPAY DEBTS.
AB 2837 ENSURES PROPER RECOURSE
FOR CONSUMERS
WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE REQUIRED
NOTICE,
WHOSE WAGES ARE OVER GARNISHED,
OR WHOSE BANK ACCOUNTS ARE OVER
LEVIED.
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
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 41.
NOES 11.
MEASURE PASSES.
I'M GOING TO PASS TEMPORARILY ON
ITEM 455.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 458 AB 3025
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER VALENCIA.
CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3025 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER VALENCIA AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTY
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT.
MEMBER VALENCIA.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; BUENAS TARDES, MR.
SPEAKER.
AB 3025 ESTABLISHES A PROCESS TO
ENSURE
THAT COUNTY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE
THEIR NEGOTIATED RETIREMENT
BENEFITS WITHOUT PENALTIES,
EVEN IF CERTAIN COMPENSATION IS
DISALLOWED.
THIS BILL HAS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A YES
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 59.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 459 AB 2013
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN.
THE CLERK WILL.
READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2013 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ERWIN.
AN ACT RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
MEMBER ERWIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2013,
WHICH REQUIRES DEVELOPERS OF
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
AND SERVICES TO DISCLOSE TO THE
PUBLIC HIGH LEVEL
SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR
TRAINING DATA.
AI HAS BECOME NEARLY UNAVOIDABLE
IN CALIFORNIANS DAILY LIVES.
HOWEVER, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN
AI HAS NOT GROWN
AT THE SAME RAPID PACE AS
INDUSTRY ADOPTION.
MANY CONSUMERS HAVE VALID
QUESTIONS ABOUT
HOW AI SYSTEMS AND SERVICES ARE
CREATED,
AND IF THEY TRULY ARE BETTER
THAN
WHAT THEY SEEK TO REPLACE.
TO BUILD CONSUMER CONFIDENCE,
WE NEED TO START WITH THE
FOUNDATION OF AI MODELS,
AND THAT IS THE SELECTION OF
TRAINING DATA.
I HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED SOME
RED LINE FEEDBACK
FROM THE CHAMBER AND THEIR
COALITION,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THEM IN THE SENATE.
THANK YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR 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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 44.
NO SIX MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 460 AB 2741
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAYNIE.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2741 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HAYNIE.
AN ACT RELATING TO RENTAL
PASSENGER VEHICLES.
MEMBER HAYNIE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU.
MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS.
AB 2741 IS A RESPONSE TO THE
INCREASE OF RENTAL
CAR THEFTS OCCURRING IN
CALIFORNIA.
RIGHT NOW, RENTAL CARS ARE BEING
STOLEN AT ALARMING RATES,
WITH RENTAL CAR COMPANIES
REPORTING
THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A 266%
INCREASE IN VEHICLE THEFTS
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.
UNFORTUNATELY, RENTAL CAR
COMPANIES DO
NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO
INTERVENE
IN A TIMELY FASHION UNDER
CURRENT LAW
WHEN A CAR IS MISSING OR STOLEN.
TRACKING SYSTEMS CANNOT BE
LEGALLY
ACTIVATED UNTIL THE CAR
HAS BEEN MISSING FOR 72 HOURS
PAST ITS RETURN TIME.
BY THE TIME TRACKING SYSTEMS
ARE ALLOWED TO BE ACTIVATED,
THE VEHICLES ARE BEING
RECOVERED,
SEVERELY DAMAGED OR WITH STOLEN
GOODS,
MAIL AND PACKAGES INSIDE.
AB 2741 WILL ALLOW RENTAL CAR
COMPANIES
TO INITIATE VEHICLE RECOVERY
24 HOURS AFTER AN INDIVIDUAL
FAILS TO RETURN A VEHICLE,
ALLOWING THEM TO INTERVENE
BEFORE
A CAR HAS LEFT THE COUNTRY,
AIDED IN A CRIME OR BROKEN DOWN.
IT HAS RECEIVED UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
CLARKE WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 60.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 462 AB 1819
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1819 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALDRON.
AN ACCOLADE THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
MEMBER WALDRON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT
AB 1819 AUTHORIZING
SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
DISTRICTS
IN HIGH OR VERY HIGH FIRE
SEVERITY
ZONES BY DIRECTING
RESOURCES TOWARD THESE HIGH RISK
AREAS.
AB 1819 ENSURES THAT THE MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
ARE BETTER PROTECTED AGAINST
FUTURE WILDFIRES.
THESE DISTRICTS WILL GENERATE
FUNDS SPECIFICALLY
FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS,
SUCH AS HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO CLEAR
VEGETATION,
CREATING FIRE BREAKS AND
HARDENING INFRASTRUCTURE.
IN A TIME WHERE WE FACE A BUDGET
DEFICIT,
CREATING A PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT
RAISE TAXES NOR
IMPACT THE BUDGET IS VERY MUCH
MAKING SENSE.
I URGE, AND 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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 60.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 463,
AB 2457 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2457 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTY.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE MUNICIPAL
UTILITY DISTRICT ACT.
SO, MEMBER MCCARTY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
THIS IS A DISTRICT BILL THAT
REMOVES A SUNSET AND MAKES
PERMANENT A LAW THAT I WROTE
FIVE YEARS AGO,
ALLOWING OUR LOCAL UTILITY,
THE SMUD PUBLIC POWER AGENCY,
TO PARTNER INTO NONSTOCK
FINANCIAL
PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP THEM
KEEP RATES LOW AND GET ON
THE PATH TO 100% CLEAN ENERGY.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 55.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 464 AB
2791
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON.
THE CLERK WILL.
READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2791 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON.
AN ACCOLADE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS, I'M
PLEASED
TO PRESENT AB 2791,
A BILL THAT WILL ALLOW LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
TO CHOOSE TO ENACT
AN ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT THE
OPERATIONS
OF SIDEWALKS WITHIN
200FT OF A FAIRGROUND DURING
THE TIME OF THEIR ANNUAL FAIR.
CALIFORNIA FAIRGROUNDS CURRENTLY
PROVIDE 30,000
PERMANENT JOBS AND GENERATE MORE
THAN $3.5
BILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY,
WHILE CONTRIBUTING OVER $200
MILLION IN TAX
REVENUE TO LOCAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT.
ANNUAL FAIRS ALONE DRAW NEARLY
10 MILLION ATTENDEES,
HIGHLIGHTING THEIR IMPORTANCE TO
LOCAL ECONOMIES AND COMMUNITIES.
AB 2791 GIVES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
THE POWER
TO TAILOR DECISIONS TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES,
OFFERING A TOOL TO IMPROVE
OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES
DURING SIGNIFICANT LOCAL EVENTS
SUCH AS FAIRS.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD BE
ACTIVE ONLY DURING
THE DAYS THE FAIRGROUNDS HOST
THE ANNUAL FAIRS.
THIS TARGETED APPROACH ENSURES
THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT
OVEREXTEND
BEYOND UNNECESSARILY BEYOND
NECESSARY TIMES,
AND IT ALSO LIVES UP TO THE
SPIRIT
OF SB 946 AS IT RELATES
TO CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKETS
AND PERMITTED SWAP MEETS.
AB 2791 RESPONDS TO A DIRECT
NEED FOR LOCAL AUTONOMY
AND MANAGING SIGNIFICANT
COMMUNITY EVENTS.
BY SUPPORTING AB 2791,
LEGISLATORS CAN PROTECT THE
INTEREST
OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND MAINTAIN
THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC
INTEGRITY OF
CALIFORNIA'S CHERISHED ANNUAL
FAIRS.
THIS BILL HAS NO OPPOSITION
AND HAS PASSED WITH UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE.
BY GRANTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE
SIDEWALK VENDING AND CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO FAIRS,
THIS BILL ENSURES THAT THESE
CHERISHED
EVENTS CAN OPERATE SMOOTHLY,
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES,
AND CONTINUE TO OFFER A SECURE
AND ENJOYABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
ALL ATTENDEES.
THEREFORE, I THANK YOU ALL AND
RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
JO PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M TRYING TO GET
MY NAME UP.
THE RANKINGS OF CAL MATTERS
DIGITAL DEMOCRACY.
UM, MOST TALKATIVE MEMBERS.
UM, BUT I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL.
UH, WE OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE TWO
FAIRGROUNDS
IN MY DISTRICT, AND, UM,
THE ECONOMY AROUND THEM IS
REALLY DEPENDENT DURING
THE FAIRS THAT ARE WHEN THEY'RE
OCCURRING,
ACTUALLY PEOPLE GOING IN THERE
AND BUYING THE FOOD AND,
AND ENJOYING THE COMMERCE THAT'S
EXISTING WITHIN THE FAIR ITSELF.
AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT AND
SUPPORTING
THE LOCAL FAIRS, I MEAN,
NOBODY'S EVER HEARD THAT THEY'RE
COMMUNITY FAIRS RICH AND,
YOU KNOW, HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL,
AWESOME BUILDINGS.
THEY'RE USUALLY IN DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL
FAIRS AND APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS MEASURE.
AND I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE,
I.
THANK YOU TO THE INCREASINGLY
MORE TALKATIVE JOE PATTERSON.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
HOHO'S VOTED.
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE?
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
AYES 55.
NO'S ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 465 AB
3130
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3130 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, I RISE
TO
PRESENT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 3130,
WHICH PROMOTES TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY MANDATING
THAT BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
DISCLOSE
SPECIFIED RELATIONSHIPS BEFORE
DISTRIBUTING PUBLIC FUNDS TO
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
CURRENT LAW PROHIBITS PUBLIC
OFFICIALS FROM PARTICIPATING
IN DECISIONS THAT WILL AFFECT
THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES.
THESE INSTANCES CREATE A
POTENTIAL
FOR BIAS DECISION MAKING,
FAVORING THE OFFICIAL'S PERSONAL
FINANCIAL
CONCERNS OVER THE WELFARE OF THE
PUBLIC.
BY BARRING OFFICIALS FROM
PRIORITIZING
FINANCIAL GAIN OVER THE PUBLIC
GOOD,
CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS HELP
ENSURE FAIRNESS
AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT ALL LEVELS
OF GOVERNMENT.
AT ITS CORE, AB 3130 IS A GOOD
GOVERNMENT
BILL THAT UPHOLDS TRUST,
INTEGRITY AND FAIRNESS IN
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC
FUNDS.
AB 3130 HAS ENJOYED UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR 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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 55.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 467 AB 1862
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
&GT;&GT; ASSEMBLY 1862 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN.
AN ACT RELATING TO LIMITED
LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS.
MEMBER CHEN.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS.
AB 1862 DELETES THE SUNSET DATES
ON PROVISIONS
AUTHORIZING LICENSE ENGINEERS,
LAND SURVEYORS AND ARCHITECTS TO
FORM LPS,
WHICH CURRENTLY EXPIRES ON
JANUARY 1ST, 2026.
THIS BILL HAS FACED NO
OPPOSITION
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
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.
NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
WE'RE GOING TO PASS TEMPORARILY
ON ITEM 470.
MOVING NOW TO ITEM 472 BY AB
1814
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLE 1814 BY MEMBER TING AND
ATALANTA.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
MEMBER TING.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AB 18 1814 PREVENTS LAW
ENFORCEMENT
FROM BEING ABLE TO ARREST,
SEARCH OR GET A WARRANT WHEN THE
SOLE BASIS FOR
THAT ACTION IS A FACIAL
RECOGNITION MATCH.
RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO
STATEWIDE REGULATIONS
AROUND FACIAL RECOGNITION,
AND THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING LAW
ENFORCEMENT FROM
IMPLEMENTING ANY PRINCIPLE OR
POLICY OUTSIDE OF
THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS LIKE
MINE IN SAN FRANCISCO,
WHICH HAVE BANNED FACIAL
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY.
IN 2018 2019, I AUTHORED A BILL
WHICH PLACED A TEMPORARY
MORATORIUM ON FACIAL RECOGNITION
AROUND BODY CAMERAS,
BUT THAT MORATORIUM HAS SINCE
EXPIRED.
WITH SO MANY LARGE EVENTS COMING
FORWARD,
I THINK THIS IS A SMART FIRST
STEP AROUND
FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE PREVENTING FALSE
MATCHES.
WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
A VOTE ON AB 1814.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 57.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 473 AB 2590
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2590 BY MEMBER
REYES.
AN ACT RELATING TO
TRANSPORTATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
TODAY I PRESENT TO YOU AB 2590,
A DISTRICT BILL WHICH RAISES
THE PROCUREMENT THRESHOLD
FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
SB CTA'S PROCUREMENT LIMITS HAVE
NOT CHANGED SINCE THE 1980S.
SINCE THEN.
THEY HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO 25,000
PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATIONS.
THIS BILL RAISES THE THRESHOLD
TO $100,000,
WHICH WOULD ALIGN ITS
PROCUREMENT
THRESHOLD WITH SIMILAR SIZED
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS.
AB 2590 ENSURES SBCTA CAN
CONTINUE COMPLETING
SMALL PROJECTS EFFICIENTLY,
WHILE MAINTAINING THE BEST USE
OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR 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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 55.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 474 AB 2946
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER VALENCIA.
THE CLERK WILL.
READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2946 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER VALENCIA
AND OTHERS IN ATLANTA LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER VALENCIA, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT AB 2946,
WHICH IS A DISTRICT BILL.
THIS WOULD ESTABLISH GUIDELINES
AND CRITERIA
FOR APPROPRIATING DISCRETIONARY
FUNDS BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
IN ORANGE COUNTY.
THIS POLICY WILL ENSURE
INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY
OF DISTRICT DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
IN ORANGE COUNTY,
WHILE REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR
MISUSE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A YES
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 59.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 477 AB 1836
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1836 BY SENATOR
BAUER-KAHAN.
ATLANTA.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR..
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I'M PROUD
TO PRESENT AB 1836.
CALIFORNIA IS A HUB FOR ARTISTS
AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.
PERFORMERS AND CELEBRITIES BUILD
CAREERS
BASED ON THEIR SIGNATURE
PERFORMANCES.
UNDER CURRENT LAW, IMAGES AND
VIDEOS
OF DECEASED PERFORMERS ARE
ALLOWED
TO BE USED WITHOUT CONSENT IN
A BROAD RANGE OF CREATIVE WORKS,
INCLUDING AN EXPLICIT EXEMPTION
FOR AUDIO VISUAL WORKS.
THIS MAY HAVE MADE SENSE BEFORE
THE ADVENT OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE,
WHERE THESE INDIVIDUALS CAN BE
REANIMATED
AS IF THEY WERE ALIVE.
IT MAKES SENSE TO GIVE THEIR
FAMILIES THE SAME
RIGHTS TO DEFEND THEM AS IF THEY
WERE LIVING.
NOW THAT THEIR PERFORMANCES
CAN APPEAR TO BE JUST THAT,
AI REPLICAS OF PERFORMERS WOULD
BE PROTECTED
AND REQUIRE CONSENT BY THE
ESTATE UNDER AB 1836,
BUT ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT
AS
LONG AS THEY HAVE THE CONSENT OF
THE ESTATE FOR THE FIRST 70
YEARS
AFTER THE PERSON IS DECEASED.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
MR.
ZUBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
MR.
SPEAKER, MEMBERS, I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF AB.
EXCUSE ME, 1836, AND WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUE
FROM ORINDA FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL.
THE 51ST DISTRICT IS HOME TO ONE
OF THE LARGEST CONCENTRATIONS
OF ARTISTS AND WORKERS IN
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
THIS IS THE HOME OF FOUR OF THE
MAJOR STUDIOS
AND OF MUCH OF THE RECORDING
INDUSTRY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT BILL
AIMED AT ADDRESSING THE USE OF
DIGITAL
REPLICATION OF DECEASED
PERFORMERS IN AUDIO
VISUAL WORKS AND SOUND
RECORDINGS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO
I,
ALL THESE BILLS ARE REALLY SUPER
COMPLICATED.
WHEN THE BILL WAS FIRST
INTRODUCED,
THERE WERE A MYRIAD OF ISSUES,
AND THE AUTHOR HAS WORKED VERY
HARD WITH BOTH SAG-AFTRA
AND WITH THE MPAA AND THE
STUDIOS
TO NARROW THOSE ISSUES.
AND AS OF THIS WEEKEND, THERE IS
ONLY
ONE ISSUE REMAINING ONE RELATED
TO
SOME CONSTITUTIONAL RELATED
LANGUAGE
RELATED TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
I WENT TO THE AUTHOR THIS
WEEKEND,
SUGGESTED SOME LANGUAGE THAT I
THINK THERE'S
A PATH FORWARD ON RESOLVING THAT
ONE ISSUE,
BUT WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME
TO WORK IT OUT.
THE AUTHOR HAS AGREED TO WORK
WITH ALL THE PARTIES TO
TRY TO RESOLVE THIS AS IT MOVES
TO THE SECOND HOUSE,
AND WHILE THE MOTION PICTURE
ASSOCIATION
HASN'T REMOVED THEIR OPPOSITION
YET,
I THINK WE'RE ALL OPTIMISTIC
THAT WE CAN RESOLVE
THIS REMAINING ISSUE AS IT MOVES
TO THE SENATE.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO THANK
THE AUTHOR ONCE
AGAIN AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
MR.
SPEAKER, YES.
I AM COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE
CONSTITUTION
AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT,
AS I ALWAYS AM, BUT ALSO
PROTECTING
CALIFORNIA'S ARTISTS.
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR 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 CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 51.
NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 478,
AB 1886 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1886 BY ZIMMER,
ALVAREZ, AND OTHERS.
AN ATLANTA LAND USE.
SO, MEMBER ALVAREZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
COLLEAGUES, I PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 1886,
WHICH CLARIFIES THAT HCD
DETERMINES WHETHER
THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS HOUSING
ELEMENT IS
IN COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSING
ELEMENTS LAW,
AND THAT IF A PROJECT IS
SUBMITTED DURING
THIS PERIOD OF NON-COMPLIANCE,
THAT PROJECT IS ELIGIBLE FOR
BUILDER'S REMEDY,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CITY
REACHES
COMPLIANCE BEFORE IT IS
APPROVED.
UNTIL RECENTLY, THE BUILDER'S
REMEDY WAS LARGELY UNUSED,
GOING DECADES WITH A FEW IF ANY,
PROJECTS BEING SUBMITTED.
HOWEVER, IN THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS WE HAVE SEEN SOME
BUILDERS REMEDY PROJECT
APPLICATIONS COME FORWARD.
DESPITE THE UPTICK IN PROPOSED
PROJECTS
DUE TO THE LACK OF CLARITY,
MANY CITIES HAVE USED THE
ARGUMENT
THAT SELF-CERTIFYING THEIR
HOUSING ELEMENT IS SUFFICIENT
FOR COMPLIANCE PURPOSES.
THIS HAS LED TO A MULTITUDE OF
APPLICATIONS
NOT BEING PROCESSED
BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR
OUTRIGHT DENIED,
AND VARIOUS COURT CASES THAT
HAVE SLOWED
DOWN HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN
AREAS.
AT ITS CORE, AB 1886 IS A GOOD
GOVERNANCE BILL
THAT DOESN'T ESTABLISH A NEW
TOOL OR NEW LAW,
BUT IT CLARIFIES AN EXISTING ONE
THAT
THE LEGISLATURE ESTABLISHED
DECADES AGO.
AB 1886 IS WRITTEN TO PROVIDE
CERTAINTY
AND CLEAR UP AMBIGUITY IN THE
LAW.
AB 1886 WILL WILL MAKE IT CLEAR
THAT THE BUILDER'S
REMEDY CAN AND SHOULD BE USED AS
INTENDED,
TO BUILD MORE HOUSING IN CITIES
THAT ARE NOT DOING THEIR
PART BY MOVING FORWARD WITH
THEIR HOUSING ELEMENT.
THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE AND
RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 45.
NOES.
ONE MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 479,
AB 1889 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
A SENATE BILL 1889 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FRIEDMAN,
AN ACT RELATING TO LAND USE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I'M PROUD
TO BRING YOU AB 1889.
SO SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT
LAST
YEAR I SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A
BILL
THAT HAS CALTRANS LOOKING AT
WAYS
OF OF ADDING WILDLIFE CONNECTORS
ACROSS THEIR HIGHWAYS TO HELP
MIGRATING
ANIMALS STAY OFF OF OUR
HIGHWAYS,
PREVENTING ACCIDENTS AND
NEEDLESS ANIMAL DEATHS.
THIS BILL IS ASKING OUR LOCAL
AGENCIES THAT WHEN THEY
DO THEIR PLANNING PROCESS TO
SIMILARLY THINK ABOUT
WHETHER THEY HAVE MIGRATING
ANIMALS THROUGH THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND HOW BETTER TO
PLAN FOR THEM.
THIS BILL DOES NOT ADD ANY NEW
PROGRAMS
OR ANY NEW ENFORCEMENT.
IT IS ALSO NOT MEANT TO STOP OR
STYMIE DEVELOPMENT.
IN FACT, QUITE THE CONTRARY,
SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HAD
DEVELOPERS
IN YOUR AREAS THAT WERE THAT
BOUGHT A PIECE OF LAND,
DID THEIR PLANNING ONLY TO BE
STOPPED DURING
THE SEQUEL PROCESS WHEN SOMEONE
POINTED
OUT THAT THERE WERE THAT THEY
WERE INTERRUPTING
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS OR HABITATS?
THIS WILL HELP DEVELOPERS KNOW
IN ADVANCE
WHERE ANIMALS ARE MIGRATING
AND HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR THEM IN
THEIR DEVELOPMENTS,
AND HOPEFULLY WILL PREVENT THE
KIND OF ISSUE
THAT WE SEE IN A LOT OF MY
COMMUNITIES
OF BEARS HAVING TO BE CAPTURED
AND DRUGGED
AND AIRLIFTED OUT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS,
BECAUSE WHEN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS
WERE BOUGHT,
WERE WERE PLANNED 75 YEARS AGO,
NOBODY THOUGHT ABOUT THESE
INEVITABLE
CONFLICTS WITH THE ANIMALS.
UH, THIS BILL IS JUST COMMON
SENSE.
IT WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR OUR
MUNICIPALITIES
TO HAVE THE BENEFIT
OF OUR STATE AGENCIES, LIKE FISH
AND WILDLIFE,
TO GIVE THEM GUIDANCE AND GIVE
THEM DATA SO THAT THEY CAN
PLAN BETTER TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHEN THEY BUILD HOUSING,
THEY ALSO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET
THOSE DEER AND THOSE BEARS
TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO WITHOUT
INTERRUPTING OR HUMANS,
AND LEADING TO THOSE INEVITABLE
AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS
CONFLICTS.
WITH THAT, I WOULD REQUEST AN
EYE VOTE.
THANK YOU.
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.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 44.
NOES 14.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 480 AB
2015 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZERBO,
PRESENTING FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2015 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SCHIAVO.
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALING ARTS.
SOME MEMBERS.
SCHIAVO.
SCHIAVO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR..
&GT;&GT; SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
UM, I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT AB
2015,
WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT STEP THAT
HELPS US
ADDRESS OUR NURSING SHORTAGE
TODAY.
RIGHT NOW, FOR NURSE EDUCATORS,
IF YOU'RE TEACHING AT A SCHOOL,
YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY APPLY TO
THE BOARD
OF REGISTERED NURSES DIRECTLY.
EACH SCHOOL HAS TO APPLY FOR
THAT NURSE
TO BE ABLE TO BE CREDENTIALED.
SO AB 2015 WOULD IMPROVE THE
NURSE
FACULTY APPROVAL PROCESS BY
ALLOWING NURSES TO APPLY
DIRECTLY
TO THE BERM FOR APPROVAL.
MAKING CREDENTIALS PORTABLE.
AB 2015 ALSO ESTABLISHES A
TEMPORARY
APPROVAL PROCESS,
WHILE A NURSING PROGRAM WORKS TO
ADDRESS ANY
GAPS IN THE FACULTY'S
QUALIFICATIONS,
THESE CHANGES WILL HELP INCREASE
THE RN TRAINING
PIPELINE AND WILL HELP US TO
TRAIN AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE THE NURSES THAT WE
NEED TO CARE
FOR PATIENTS IN EACH OF OUR
COMMUNITIES.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
HIS 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 49.
NOES EIGHT.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO BACK IN FILE ORDER TO
FOR ITEM 455 AB 3279 COMMITTEE
ON THE JUDICIARY PRESENTED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3279 BY THE
COMMITTEE
ON THE JUDICIARY.
AND AFTER LAYING TO ATTORNEYS.
MEMBER KALRA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE TO PRESENT AB 3279,
THE ANNUAL BILL AUTHORIZING THE
LICENSING
FEE TO BE COLLECTED FROM
CALIFORNIA
ATTORNEYS TO FUND THE STATE BAR.
THE FINANCES OF THE STATE BAR
HAVE BEEN THE TOPIC
OF UNDERSTANDABLE SCRUTINY IN
RECENT YEARS.
THAT BEING SAID, THIS BILL WOULD
INCREASE
THE FEES PAID BY ACTIVE
ATTORNEYS BY $65 PER
YEAR TO COVER THE STATE BAR'S
COMMITMENTS
TO THEIR EMPLOYEES AND OTHER
OBLIGATIONS.
THIS BILL REPRESENTS THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE'S
COMMITMENT TO HONOR THE HARD
WORKING STAFF OF THE STATE BAR
AND PROTECT
THEM FROM POTENTIAL LAYOFFS.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
THE FEE LEVEL PROPOSED BY THIS
BILL IS HALF OF WHAT THE STATE
BAR REQUESTED,
AND REPRESENTS AN AMOUNT
JUSTIFIABLE
BY THE STATE BAR'S ACTUAL NEEDS.
THAT IS ALSO WHY THE FEE
INCREASE
PROPOSED BY THIS BILL
COMES WITH SIGNIFICANT BUDGET
CONTROL LANGUAGE.
TO LIMIT THE STATE BAR'S
DISCRETION
ON HOW THESE FUNDS CAN BE SPENT.
ONE FINAL NOTE SEEKING TO AVOID
THE NEED FOR FUTURE INCREASES,
THERE ARE PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE
TO RESTRUCTURE
THE FEE TO BE BASED ON AN
ATTORNEY'S TYPE OF WORK.
DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDING
RESTRUCTURING
THE FEE ARE ONGOING AND WILL
NEED BUY IN FROM OUR SENATE
COLLEAGUES
BEFORE IT CAN BE ADOPTED,
HENCE WHY THAT PROPOSAL IS NOT
PRESENTLY IN THIS BILL.
THIS BILL HAS NO FORMAL
OPPOSITION.
I REQUEST AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA.
SEEING 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 49.
NOES 13.
MOVING NOW TO ITEM 470 A B 2537
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRYANT.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2531 BY SENATOR
O'BRIEN
AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES.
UH, A FEW YEARS AGO, BRIAN DIAZ
DIED OF
A FATAL OVERDOSE WHILE IN BARRY
J.
DETENTION CENTER IN LOS ANGELES.
WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE HIS FAMILY
TOLD US
WE DON'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE
DON'T
REQUIRE JUVENILE FACILITIES TO
KEEP
RECORDS ON IN-CUSTODY DEATHS.
MOREOVER, THE IN-CUSTODY DEATHS
IN OUR PRISONS AND IN
OUR LOCAL JAILS DOES NOT MATCH
THE FEDERAL STANDARD.
WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS IT ALIGNS
US WITH FEDERAL
STANDARDS AND INCLUDES
IN-CUSTODY
DEATH REPORTING FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE
WHO DIE WHILE THEY ARE IN
CUSTODY.
IF WE EVER HAVE THOSE KIND OF
TRAGIC SITUATIONS.
THIS BILL HAS HAD BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT THUS FAR,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MISTER BRIAN.
SEEING AND HEARING NO, NO
FURTHER DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE WHO VOTE, WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 61.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 481.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2023 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2023 BY SENATOR
QUIRK-SILVA
AN ATLANTA HOUSING ELEMENTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2023.
THIS BILL CREATES PARITY IN
THE HOUSING ELEMENT REVIEW
PROCESS.
THE HOUSING ELEMENT MUST BE
TIMELY
AND REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES
PLAN TO ADDRESS THEIR SHARE OF
THE REGION'S HOUSING NEEDS.
ONCE THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AGREES A LOCAL
HOUSING ELEMENT COMPLIES WITH
THE LAW,
THE HOUSING ELEMENT HAS A
REBUTTABLE
PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY.
THIS MEANS THAT THE HCD'S
FINDING OF COMPLIANCE
RECEIVES DEFERENCE IN COURT,
AND ANY PARTY CHALLENGING THE
ELEMENT HAS A HIGH
BAR TO MEET TO PROVE THAT HCD
WAS INCORRECT.
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO EQUIVALENT
PROVISION IF
A CITY OR COUNTY DOES NOT MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS
SET BY HCD OR DOES NOT TAKE ANY
ACTION
REGARDING ITS ADOPTED HOUSING
ELEMENT.
WHILE THE MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIA
JURISDICTIONS DO ADOPT HOUSING
ELEMENTS THAT HCD DEEMS
COMPLIANT,
THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS.
THIS OVERSIGHT UNDERMINES
THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE
THAT ALL JURISDICTIONS ADOPT AND
ENFORCE ROBUST,
LEGALLY COMPLIANT HOUSING
ELEMENTS.
I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE A PART IN
ADDRESSING
THE STATE'S HOUSING CRISIS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
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 47.
NO SEVEN.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 485,
AB 2297 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2297 BY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I AM HAPPY
TO PRESENT AB 2297,
WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL
TO
TRY TO ADDRESS THE MEDICAL DEBT
CRISIS THAT MANY OF OUR
RESIDENTS
ARE FACING IN THIS STATE.
MEDICAL DEBT IS A SIGNIFICANT
DRIVER OF BANKRUPTCY,
POVERTY AND RACIAL INEQUITIES IN
CALIFORNIA.
OVER A THIRD OF OUR RESIDENTS
REPORT HAVING MEDICAL DEBT,
AND HOSPITAL DEBT ALONE MAKES UP
OVER 70% OF ALL MEDICAL DEBT.
IN 2006, CALIFORNIA CREATED THE
HOSPITAL
FAIR PRICING ACT TO PROTECT
PATIENTS.
MANY OF YOU WILL RECALL MY
RECENT
UPDATES TO THE ACT IN 2021,
AND THERE WERE SEVERAL BILLS IN
THAT PACKAGE.
MINE WAS AB 1020, WHICH HELPS A
BIT.
BUT WHILE THOSE PROTECTIONS WE
PUT INTO LAW ARE WORKING,
WE'RE ALSO STILL LEARNING ABOUT
AREAS
WHERE WE HAVE TO STRENGTHEN THE
CODE,
AREAS WHERE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS
ARE
HAVING HOSPITALS GO AFTER THEM
FOR
MEDICAL DEBT THAT THEY SHOULDN'T
HAVE ACCRUED IN THE FIRST PLACE,
EVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR
HOMES TAKEN AWAY
FROM THEM BECAUSE OF UNPAID
MEDICAL DEBT.
AB 2297 DOES THE FOLLOWING.
IT DEFINES CHARITY CARE,
DISTINGUISHING IT FROM
DISCOUNTED CARE OR FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.
IT CLARIFIES THAT HOSPITALS MUST
REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR CHARITY
CARE OR DISCOUNTED CARE WITHOUT
ARBITRARY DEADLINES.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE
WILL LEAD A HOSPITAL
TO SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE BILLS
THAT ARE ARRIVING.
OR MAYBE IT'S NOT IN THE RIGHT
LANGUAGE.
IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT UNTIL PEOPLE FROM
CREDIT
AGENCIES START CALLING
THEM THAT THEY REALIZE THAT
THERE'S A PROBLEM.
AND SOMETIMES BY THEN, THE
HOSPITAL WILL
HAVE AN ARBITRARY DEADLINE AND
SAY,
HEY, YOU ONLY HAD A MONTH TO
PUT IN FOR CHARITY CARE.
THAT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED.
THERE SHOULDN'T BE A DEADLINE
FOR THESE HOSPITALS TO GIVE
THE CHARITY CARE THAT'S ALREADY
ALLOWABLE UNDER THE LAW.
THE BILL PROHIBITS THE USE OF
LIENS ON PROPERTY
TO COLLECT UNPAID MEDICAL BILLS
FROM FINANCIAL,
FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS,
AND IT ELIMINATES THE
CONSIDERATION
OF ASSETS FROM ELIGIBILITY
CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT MEDI-CAL
RULES,
SO THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE
HAPPENS TO OWN
A HOUSE THAT THEY'VE LIVED IN
FOR 60 YEARS,
IF THEY'RE ON SOCIAL SECURITY,
WE CAN'T HAVE THAT HOSPITAL SAY,
HEY, YOU OWN A HOUSE,
JUST SELL THE HOUSE TO PAY YOUR
BILLS.
NOBODY WANTED TO GET SICK AND BE
IN
THE HOSPITAL IN THE FIRST PLACE,
AND THAT SHOULDN'T LEAD TO
FINANCIAL RUIN.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
THESE PATIENT PROTECTIONS
APPLY ONLY TO UNINSURED AND
UNDERINSURED PATIENTS.
WITH AN INCOME UNDER 400% OF
THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.
FOR PATIENTS WITH LIMITED
RESOURCES,
MEDICAL DEBT CAN BE DEVASTATING,
PUTTING THEM AT AT HIGH RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS
AND FINANCIAL RUIN.
THESE ARE OUR MOST VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS
WHO ARE ALSO PHYSICALLY SICK AND
FRAIL.
THIS BILL STRENGTHENS THE SAFETY
NETS NEEDED TO PROTECT THEM.
AND I WOULD URGE, AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE.
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 48.
NOES FIVE.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 486 AB 2447
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER VALENCIA.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2447 BY MEMBER
VALENCIA AND ATALANTA,
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER VALENCIA.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
I APPRECIATE THAT, MR.
SPEAKER.
AB 2447 WILL REQUIRE THAT THE
CSU DISCLOSE
SPECIFIC DATA FOR THEIR
CONTRACTS,
SUBCONTRACTS, PURCHASE ORDERS,
INVESTMENTS AND ANY EXPENDITURE
FROM
A RESERVE ACCOUNT BY JULY 1ST OF
2026.
GREATER TRANSPARENCY OF THESE
DOLLARS WILL ENSURE THAT THEY
ARE APPROPRIATELY INVESTING IN
STUDENTS,
FACULTY AND STAFF.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A YES
VOTE.
GRACIAS.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
THOSE 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
VOTE.
AYES 61.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
WE'RE GOING TO PASS AND RETAIN
ON FILE ITEM 487.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 488 AB
2684 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY 2684 BY SENATOR BRIAN
AND OTHERS AND AQUILINA.
LAND USE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR..
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, I RISE
TO PRESENT AB 2684,
A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE CITIES
AND COUNTIES AND JURISDICTIONS
TO PLAN IN THEIR
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS FOR
EXTREME HEAT.
WE CURRENTLY DON'T PLAN FOR
EXTREME HEAT
IN ALL JURISDICTIONS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA,
WHICH MAKES US INELIGIBLE TO
APPLY
FOR FEMA RELIEF DOLLARS.
THIS IS A SMART, THOUGHTFUL,
BUDGET CONSCIOUS,
AND COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS BILL.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
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 55 NOES THREE MEASURE
PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 489 AB 2735
BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BLANCA RUBIO.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2735 BY MEMBER
BLANCO,
RUBIO AND ATALANTA.
WATER CORPORATIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RUBIO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT AB 2735.
THIS BILL ARISES OUT OF A CLEAR
NEED TO PROTECT
BOTH CONSUMERS AND OUR WATER
PROVIDERS
FROM UNCERTAINTY POSED BY THE
CURRENT STATE
OF OF CALIFORNIA'S INSURANCE
MARKET.
IN SHORT, THIS MEASURE WILL
ALLOW JPAS TO CONSIDER.
AND THE KEY WORD IS CONSIDER THE
INCLUSION
OF WATER CORPORATIONS AND THEIR
INSURANCE RISK POOLS AS ALLOWED
TO OTHER
UTILITIES UNDER AB 656 FROM
2015,
THE CALIFORNIA FAIR PLAN HAS
PROVIDED
A BACKSTOP FOR ENTITIES
SEEKING COVERAGE WHEN THEY
OTHERWISE
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO.
HOWEVER, IT HAS BECOME
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT
THIS EXISTING SYSTEM FACES
INSTABILITY,
AND THIS IS FELT BY BOTH OUR
CONSTITUENTS
AND THE ENTITIES PROVIDING
SERVICE FOR THEM.
BY ALLOWING UTILITIES WITH
PROVEN,
AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE TRACK
RECORD TO BE CONSIDERED
FOR INSURANCE RISK POOLING BY
JPAS.
AB 2735 PROVIDES A UNIQUE
SOLUTION TO ADDRESS ONE OF
THE MANY STRESSES BEING
EXPERIENCED
BY THE INSURANCE MARKET.
THIS BILL IS EXPLICITLY
PERMISSIVE
AND AS SUCH HAS ENJOYED
UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT THROUGHOUT
THIS POLICY PROP UM, PROCESS.
THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
EYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 59.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 498 B 2750
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2750 BY MEMBER
GALLAGHER AND OTHERS.
AND AFTER LAND.
ELECTRICITY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT
AB 2750,
WHICH CLARIFIES THAT BIOMASS
FACILITIES
LOCATED IN AIR DISTRICTS
THAT VOLUNTARILY KEYWORD
VOLUNTARILY RECLASSIFY
THEIR OZONE OR PARTICULATE
MATTER EPA CLASSIFICATIONS
TO A MORE RESTRICTIVE TIER
ARE NOT PROHIBITED FROM
RECEIVING
THE BIOMASS POWER PURCHASE
AGREEMENT.
EXTENSION.
A VOLUNTARY RECLASSIFICATION BY
THE SACRAMENTO
OZONE NON-ATTAINMENT AREA HAD
THE UNINTENDED IMPACT OF
DISQUALIFYING
THE RIO BRAVO BIOMASS FACILITY
IN LINCOLN,
CALIFORNIA, IN MY DISTRICT FROM
BEING
ABLE TO GET THAT EXTENSION.
UM, AND LET ME BE VERY CLEAR,
THAT'S WITHIN MY DISTRICT,
NOT, UH, THE GENTLEMAN FROM
ROCKLAND.
UH, THE LINE IS ON MY SIDE.
UM, BUT WITH ANY WITH THAT
CLARIFICATION, UM,
THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT A BIOMASS
PLANT THAT IS VERY,
VERY MUCH NEEDED FOR TAKING,
UH, FUELS OUT OF OUR FORESTED
AREAS AND HELPING
ENSURE GREATER SAFETY IN OUR
WILDLAND AREAS.
UH, CONTINUES TO OPERATE.
IT'S A NARROW DISTRICT, BILL,
UH,
THAT I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR.
AND I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
WORK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 49.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 491 AB 2780
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2780 BY SOME
MEMBER
MCKENNA AND AQUILINA.
CARRIER OF PASSENGERS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKINNEY.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED AND
ATTRACTING
A CROWD, IT APPEARS.
OH, THERE WE GO.
THANK YOU.
&GT;&GT; GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 2780
WOULD REQUIRE CARRIERS
OF PASSENGERS PRIOR TO
TRANSPORTING
TEN OR MORE VULNERABLE
PASSENGERS
TO NOTIFY LOCAL AUTHORITIES,
SEEK AUTHORIZATION, AMONG OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.
SINCE APRIL 2020, TWO DIFFERENT
STATES
HAVE CONTRACTED TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES TO TRANSPORT TENS OF
THOUSANDS
OF VULNERABLE PERSONS,
MOSTLY MIGRANTS, FROM
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO
DESTINATIONS OUTSIDE OF THEIR
STATE BORDERS.
OVER THREE DOZEN BUSLOADS OF
ASYLUM
SEEKERS AND OTHER RECENT
IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN DUMPED IN
LOS ANGELES ALONE.
BUSLOADS OF VULNERABLE PERSONS
HAVE
ALSO BEEN DUMPED IN SAN DIEGO,
SAN JOSE AND SACRAMENTO SOMETIME
PRIOR.
NOTICES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR
NONPROFIT GROUPS GROUPS BEFORE
DISCHARGING VULNERABLE
PASSENGERS ARE NOT PROVIDED.
IN OTHER TIMES, THESE NOTICES
ARE INCONSISTENT,
THEREBY ENDANGERING THE
PASSENGERS AND OVERWHELMING
LOCAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
AB 2780 WOULD REQUIRE CARRIERS
TRANSPORTING TEN OR MORE
PERSONS WHOM THE DRIVER SHOULD
REASONABLY REASONABLY
KNOW WILL NEED SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES
UPON DISEMBARKATION
TO MEET THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS.
NUMBER ONE, THERE SHALL BE A
PRESUMPTION
THAT PASSENGERS WHO HAVE ARRIVED
IN
THE UNITED STATES IN PREVIOUS 30
DAYS ARE
LIKELY TO SEEK SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.
NUMBER TWO, PROVIDE NOTICE TO
THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE LOCATION WHERE THEY'RE
BEING DROPPED.
AND FINALLY, LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MUST BE NOTIFIED OF
AND PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION 24
HOURS PRIOR TO THE DROP OFF.
MOREOVER, IN ORDER TO SEEK
PREVENTION RELIEF,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
A PERSON FOR THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL,
A PERSON BEING TRANSPORTED,
AND PERSONNEL FROM SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES PROVIDERS MAY BRING
CIVIL ACTION.
IN ADDITION, THE DUMPING OF
PASSENGERS WOULD
RESULT IN A PENALTY OF UP TO
$10,000
FOR EACH ACT OF TRANSPORTING A
PERSON THAT RESULTS
IN ONE OR MORE VIOLATIONS OF
THIS BILL.
LOOK, OUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
NEEDS
TO KNOW IN ADVANCE WHEN
IMMIGRANTS
ARE BEING DROPPED OFF FROM
OTHER STATES TO OUR STATE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
PROVIDING
HUMANE SERVICES FOR THESE FOLKS.
SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
VOTED.
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 56.
NO'S ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 492 AB 2877
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2877 BY SENATOR
BAUER-KAHAN.
AN ACT RELATING TO PRIVACY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I'M PROUD
TO PRESENT AB 2877,
A MEASURE WHICH SIMPLY RESTRICTS
THE ABILITY OF COMPANIES
TO TRAIN AI SYSTEMS USING
THE PERSONAL DATA OF CHILDREN.
AS YOU ARE ALL WELL AWARE,
THE PACE AT WHICH AI IS
DEVELOPING
AND GROWING INTO ALL FACETS OF
OUR LIVES IS TRULY ASTOUNDING.
WHILE AI BRINGS GREAT PROMISE,
IT ALSO BEGS ETHICAL QUESTIONS
ABOUT
HOW THESE SYSTEMS ARE TRAINED
AND ON WHAT DATA CURRENTLY,
WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT
OF CHILDREN OR THEIR PARENTS,
CHILDREN'S PERSONAL DATA IS
COLLECTED
AND UTILIZED TO TRAIN THESE
SYSTEMS.
THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE,
AND AB 2877 WOULD PROHIBIT
BUSINESSES
COVERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
CONSUMER
PRIVACY ACT FROM USING
THE PERSONAL DATA OF CHILDREN
UNDER 16 TO TRAIN AI TOOLS,
UNLESS EXPLICIT AUTHORIZATION IS
GIVEN BY THE CHILD'S PARENTS.
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR 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 62.
NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 494 AB
2971
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MANCINI.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2971 BY SENATOR
MAIN SHRINE
ACT RELATING TO CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES.
SOME REMAIN.
SHINE.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ARE
THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS
RUNNING SMOOTHLY FROM SERVING
MEALS TO CLEANING CLASSROOMS.
UNFORTUNATELY, MANY SCHOOLS ARE
FACING STAFFING SHORTAGES,
WHICH MAKES IT HARDER TO SUPPORT
STUDENTS
AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT.
A B 2971 ADDS COMMUNITY COLLEGES
TO AN EXISTING WORKING
GROUP TO HELP US HAVE BETTER
CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS
SCHOOLS NEED
TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE AND
SUPPORTED.
THIS BILL IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
TOWARD CREATING
A STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
THANK YOU, AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
SEEKING RECOGNITION,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO ARE TO
VOTE.
CLERIC WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTE.
AYES 48, NOES SIX.
THAT MEASURE PASSES.
WE'LL MOVE.
UH, PASS.
RETAIN ON AB FOUR ON FILE ITEM
495.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 496 AB 3074.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3074 BY SENATOR
SCHIAVO AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
MISS SCHIAVO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS.
AS A STUDENT ATHLETE, I KNOW HOW
MUCH PRIDE
AND TEAM SPIRIT COMES FROM
MASCOTS.
YET FOR FAR TOO LONG, SOME
MASCOTS HAVE INSTEAD
BEEN A SOURCE OF SHAME FOR SOME.
AB 3074 WOULD PROHIBIT ALL
PUBLIC
K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FROM
USING CULTURALLY
INSENSITIVE NATIVE AMERICAN
TERMS FOR
SCHOOL OR ATHLETIC TEAM NAMES,
MASCOTS, OR NICKNAMES.
SEVERAL STUDIES SHOW THAT THESE
NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS
HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON
NATIVE PEOPLES,
FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE
SOCIETAL LEVEL.
AB 3074 WILL HELP CREATE A
SAFER,
MORE WELCOMING SCHOOL BECAUSE IT
WILL MAKE
SURE THAT OUR FIRST PEOPLES
SCHOOL
EXPERIENCE IS BETTER AND THEY
WILL NO
LONGER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
BULLYING,
MOCKERY OR ISOLATION DUE TO
MASCOTS.
THIS BILL HAS NO OPPOSITION.
IT HAS THE SUPPORT OF TEACHERS
AND TRIBES.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE.
THANK YOU.
MISS.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
SEEKING RECOGNITION,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
WHERE WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 55.
NOES ZERO.
THAT MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 497 AB
3123,
THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 3123 BY SENATOR
JONES-SAWYER.
AN ACT TO TRANSPORTATION.
MR.
JONES-SAWYER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
I PRESENT AB 3123, WHICH SEEKS
TO ENSURE
THAT ETHICS LAWS THAT GOVERN
ELECTED
OFFICIALS STATEWIDE APPLY
EQUALLY TO LOS
ANGELES METRO BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
TODAY, L.A.
METRO IS STILL SUBJECT TO A 30
YEAR
OLD LAW THAT IMPOSES SPECIFIC
STANDARDS ON BOARD MEMBERS
REGARDING
CONTRACT DECISIONS
AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
CONTRACTORS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFER FROM ALL OTHER ELECTED
OFFICIALS.
THIS HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR
L.A.
METRO TO COMPLY WITH THE MOST
RECENT ETHICS STANDARDS.
CALIFORNIA HAS SET IN PLACE AB
3123
THAT ALIGNS THE METRO BOARD
WITH THE LEVINE ACT BY REMOVING
OUT-OF-DATE LANGUAGE ON GIFTS,
HONORARIUM, TRAVEL AND FINANCIAL
CONFLICTS THAT DIFFER WITH
CURRENT APPLICABLE STATE LAW
AND METRO CODE OF CONDUCT.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS BILL UPDATE
METRO'S
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION STATUTE
AND CODIFIES THE SPECIFIC
AUTHORITY
OF METRO'S ETHICS DEPARTMENT.
THIS BILL HAS NO REGISTERED
OPPOSITION.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
JONES-SAWYER.
SEEING NO FURTHER MEMBERS
SEEKING RECOGNITION,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTE.
AYES 48, NOES NINE.
THAT MEASURE PASSES WILL PASS
AND RETAIN
ON FILE ITEMS 4 TO 98 AND 499.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 500 AB
3030.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3030 BY MEMBER
CALDERON.
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE
SERVICES.
MISS CALDERON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3030 REQUIRES
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
TO DISCLOSE THE USE OF
GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE IF IT IS BEING USED
TO COMMUNICATE
WITH PATIENTS ACROSS THE STATE.
PILOT PROGRAMS ARE TESTING
THE USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY
TO ASSIST CLINICIANS WITH
PATIENT MESSAGING.
HEALTH CARE IS A PERSONAL
AND AS NEW TECHNOLOGY EMERGES,
PATIENTS IN CALIFORNIA DESERVE
TO
KNOW WHEN GEN AI IS BEING USED.
AB 3030 WILL DISCLOSE TO
PATIENTS
WHO THEY ARE COMMUNICATING
WITH AND HOW THEY CAN REACH
A HUMAN HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AI
VOTE.
THANK YOU, MISS CALDERON.
SEEING NO FURTHER MEMBERS
SEEKING
RECOGNITION, THE CLERK.
&GT;&GT; WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTE.
AYES 56.
NO, ZERO.
THE MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 501 ACR
181,
THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 181
BY SIMON RODRIGUEZ,
RELATIVE TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES WEEK.
MR.
RODRIGUEZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS.
ACR 181 PROCLAIMS MAY 19TH
THROUGH 25TH AS EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK IN
CALIFORNIA.
THIS YEAR'S THEME IS HONORING
OUR
PAST FOR GROWING OUR FUTURE.
NATIONAL EMS WEEK IS AN ANNUAL
RECOGNITION
AND DEDICATION OF THOSE
PROFESSIONALS
WHO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING CARE TO
OTHERS IN THE TIME OF NEED.
IN MY LAST YEAR IN THE
LEGISLATURE,
I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE THIS
RESOLUTION ONCE AGAIN TO
PROCLAIM
EMS WEEK IN CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO NEARLY
90,000
EMS PERSONNEL WHO TREAT MILLIONS
OF CALIFORNIANS ANNUALLY.
EMS PERSONNEL HAVE MADE
SIGNIFICANT SACRIFICES TO
SAVE LIVES FROM PLACING THEIR
LIVES ON THE LINE,
TO MISSING OUT ON SPECIAL
MOMENTS
WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I SERVED AS
FIRST RESPONDER FOR
OVER 30 YEARS BEFORE JOINING THE
LEGISLATURE,
SO I UNDERSTAND HOW DEMANDING
THE JOB
CAN BE AND THE CHALLENGES THEY
FACE.
911 CALLS RANGE FROM BROKEN
BONES, CARDIAC ARRESTS,
DIFFICULTY BREATHING, AND MUCH,
MUCH MORE.
FIRST RESPONDERS CAN'T EVEN BE
DEPLOYED TO
OTHER STATES TO AID IN RESCUE
MISSIONS.
IN 2005, I WAS DEPLOYED TO
HURRICANES
RITA AND KATRINA.
THESE LIFESAVING RESCUE MISSIONS
WERE TRAUMATIC,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT FIRST
RESPONDERS HAVE
A UNIQUE ABILITY TO PUT
OURSELVES ASIDE IN
A MOMENT'S NOTICE SO WE CAN HELP
SAVE LIVES.
HOWEVER, TRAUMATIC CALLS CAN
STICK WITH
YOU AND AFFECT YOUR MENTAL
HEALTH.
OUR EMS WORKFORCE FACES ONE OF
THE HIGHEST
RATES OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES,
PAIRED WITH THE LOWEST
LIKELIHOOD
OF SEEKING TREATMENT.
MANY OF THE LIVES HAVE BEEN
LOST,
BUT THEIR SERVICE AND BRAVERY
WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
THIS RESOLUTION COMMENDS ALL
OF CALIFORNIA'S EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR
THE SELFLESSNESS,
SACRIFICE AND DEDICATION
DELIVERED TO YOUR OFFICES.
TODAY, YOU WILL RECEIVE A
CHILDREN'S COLORING
BOOK TO HELP THEM LEARN ABOUT
EMERGENCIES AND WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN
YOU CALL 911 AND HOW PARAMEDICS,
EMTS, AMBULANCE DRIVERS, POLICE
OFFICERS,
AND FIREFIGHTERS HELP IN AN
EMERGENCY.
MEMBERS, PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH
YOUR CHILD
IN YOUR LIFE TO HONOR OUR EMS
PERSONNEL.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
VOTE AND REQUEST
THEIR FIRST ROAD TO BE OPENED TO
COAUTHORS.
THANK YOU, MR.
RODRIGUEZ.
SEEING NO MEMBERS SEEKING
RECOGNITION,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL
FOR.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS ON THE
RESOLUTION.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
THIS IS FOR CO-AUTHORS ON THE
RESOLUTION.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY VOTE.
THERE ARE 63 CO-AUTHORS ON THE
RESOLUTION,
AND WITHOUT OBJECTION,
WE CAN TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THIS
RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED?
SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 502 ACR
186.
THE CLERK WILL READ SOME.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 186 BY
SOME MEMBER GIBSON
RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA TOURISM
MONTH.
MR.
GIBSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO
PRESENT
A ACR 186 RECOGNIZING
MAY 20TH MAY 2024 AS CALIFORNIA
TOURISM
MONTH IN THE STATE AS THE CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARTS,
ENTERTAINMENT AND TOURISM.
UM, IT MAKES ME HAPPY.
VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT
TOURISM SPENDING
IN THE STATE REACHES ITS ALL
TIME HIGH.
LAST YEAR AT 100 $150.4 BILLION
SPENT ON TRAVEL
IN 2020 SURPASSED THE
PRE-PANDEMIC RECORD,
SET IN 2019 BY NEARLY 4%.
THE TOURISM INDUSTRY CREATED
CLOSE
TO 65,000 JOBS IN 2023,
AND EMPLOYED 1,155,000
PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS
INDUSTRY IN
CALIFORNIA CANNOT BE OVERSTATED.
STATE AND LOCAL AND TAX
GENERATION
GENERATED BY TRAVEL
LAST YEAR TOTALED AN AMAZING
$12.7 BILLION.
CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO HAVE THE
LARGEST MARKET
SHARE OF TOURISM IN THE UNITED
STATES.
I JUST WANT TO SHOW THAT AS WE
VISIT OR
VISIT CALIFORNIA BEACH BALL HERE
TODAY.
UM, EACH BALL IS BEING SENT
TO EACH MEMBER'S OFFICES.
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALL RECEIVED IT,
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IT BY
NOW.
IT'S PART OF THE RECENT CAMPAIGN
DECLARING THAT
CALIFORNIA IS THE ALL TIME
PLAYGROUND.
BUT THEIR IMPACT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA,
UM, IS VERY SERIOUS.
WE DO AN AMAZING JOB, UM, HERE
IN OUR BREATHTAKING,
UH, ATTRACTIONS, OUR PARKS, OUR
BEATS,
OUR OUR LOCAL, UM, ECONOMY AND
INSPIRING PEOPLE
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO COME
TO CALIFORNIA.
UM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS
INDUSTRY
SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES,
HOTEL, HOSPITALITY SECTOR,
RESTAURANTS AND THE PEOPLE AND
FAMILY
THAT WORKS IN THESE
ESTABLISHMENTS.
CALIFORNIA'S TOURISM MONTH, UM,
IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO
HIGHLIGHT THE STRENGTH
AND THE RESILIENCE THAT THIS
INDUSTRY
PROVIDES TO CALIFORNIA.
AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE
FROM FULLERTON FOR BEING VERY,
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
I WOULD ASK THE FIRST ROLL, BE
OPEN FOR COAUTHORS
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
GIBSON.
MISS DIXON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
ON THE MATTER.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I RISE ALSO TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
186.
ACR 186 RECOGNIZES THE MONTH OF
MAY
AS CALIFORNIA TOURISM MONTH.
AS OUR COLLEAGUE FROM LOS
ANGELES
JUST SPOKE BEAUTIFULLY.
CALIFORNIA WIDE TOURISM BROUGHT
IN OVER
$150 BILLION TO OUR LOCAL
ECONOMIES.
ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN
PRIOR YEAR.
WE ARE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE
DOLLARS.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE
RECOGNIZE
THE BEAUTY OF OUR STATE,
THE UNIQUE UNIQUENESS OF OUR
DISTRICTS,
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARING
CALIFORNIA WITH THE WORLD.
TOURISM.
IN MY DISTRICT, LARGELY, THE
COASTAL
ZONE GENERATES $225 MILLION
IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE
AND EMPLOYS OVER 24,000
PEOPLE IN SMALL AND LARGE
BUSINESSES.
TOURISTS COME FROM NEAR AND FAR
TO VISIT ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 72.
WHETHER IT IS TO EXPLORE THE
MAGICAL
BEACHES OF CRYSTAL COVE STATE
PARK,
SURF THE PRISTINE WAVES
AND SURF CITY HUNTINGTON BEACH,
VISIT THE FARMERS AND ART
MARKETS
IN LAGUNA HILLS AND LAGUNA
BEACH,
SNORKEL AT SHAW'S COVE AND
SHAW'S
COVE IN LAGUNA BEACH,
AND PARTAKE IN BEACH CLEANUP
IN SEAL BEACH AND EXPLORE
THE BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND TRAILS
IN
ALISO VIEJO AND LAKE FOREST.
OR TAKE THE BALBOA ISLAND FERRY
TO
GRAB A FROZEN CHOCOLATE DIP
BANANA
AND ENJOY THE SEVEN MILES OF
BEACHES
IN ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 72.
I URGE YOU TO JOIN ME IN
RECOGNIZING
MAY AS CALIFORNIA TOURISM MONTH.
AND THANK YOU, MEMBERS,
AND I ASK YOU FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
GIBSON.
THANK YOU, MR.
DIXON.
SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS SEEKING
RECOGNITION.
MR.
GIBSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
&GT;&GT; BIBLE.
AND YOU'D LIKE CO-AUTHORS ON THE
RESOLUTION?
YES.
SO THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL
FOR.
HIS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS ON THE
RESOLUTION.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTE.
THERE ARE 65 CO-AUTHORS ON THE
RESOLUTION.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED?
SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
DOWN TO TAKE
THE SPEAKER PRO TEM FILE ITEM
514.
A B 2749.
CLERK WILL READ.
AKZONOBEL 2749 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
WOOD.
AN ACT RELATING TO CALIFORNIA
HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.
MR.
WOOD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
IN RECENT YEARS, CALIFORNIA HAS
MADE ENORMOUS STRIDES TOWARDS
BOTH UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE
COVERAGE
AND LABOR RELATIONS.
IN 2022, I AUTHORED AB 2530,
WHICH REQUIRED
COVERED CALIFORNIA TO ADMINISTER
A PROGRAM FOR WORKERS WHO LOSE
HEALTH INSURANCE
COVERAGE DUE TO A LABOR DISPUTE.
DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF
IMPLEMENTATION,
AB 2532 30 EXCUSE ME,
IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A FURTHER
CLARIFICATION
WAS NEEDED IN THE LANGUAGE.
AB 2749 CLARIFIES ELIGIBILITY
FOR THE PROGRAM
TO REACH THE INTENDED TARGET OF
WORKERS,
AND ENSURES THE BENEFITS OF
THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM ARE
ADMINISTERED EFFECTIVELY TO
WORKERS WHO NEED THEM.
AB 2749 HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I
VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
WOODS.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
SEEKING RECOGNITION,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLARK WILL.
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTE.
AYES 49.
NO, ZERO.
THAT MEASURE PASSES.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGAR CURRY.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
EMOTIONS.
MR.
SPEAKER, I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT
TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 60 9B1
TO
ALLOW MEMBERS TO TAKE UP LATE
AMENDMENTS
ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS TODAY.
ITEM 271 AB 2467 BAUER-KAHAN
AYE.
ITEM 426 AB 2284 GRAYSON.
ITEM 453 AB 2460 TO.
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER.
MR.
SPEAKER, THERE ARE THREE SETS OF
FLOOR AMENDMENTS AT THE DESK
THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE AGREED TO
ADOPT WITH ONE VOICE VOTE.
I WOULD ASK THAT THE READING
CLERK TO
READ THE BILLS WITH THE
AMENDMENTS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERK
WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 2467 WITH AMENDMENTS
BY SENATOR BAUER-KAHAN.
SENATE BILL 2284, WITH
AMENDMENTS
BY SENATOR GRAYSON.
AND ASSEMBLY BILL 2460,
WITH AMENDMENTS BY SOME MEMBER.
TO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE BILLS ARE OUT TO PRINT AND
BACK ON FILE.
MOVING BACK AND FILE ORDER TO
FILE ITEM
503 ACR 190 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 190
BY SENATOR DIXON AND OTHERS
RELATIVE TO AMYOTROPHIC
SCOLIOSIS AWARENESS WEEK.
SOME MAY REMEMBER, DIXON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN, MR.
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 190
ACR 190 WILL RECOGNIZE THE MONTH
OF MAY AS ALS AWARENESS MONTH.
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS,
ALSO KNOWN AS ALS,
IS A PROGRESSIVE
NEURODEGENERATIVE
DISEASE THAT AFFECTS
THE NERVE CELLS IN THE BRAIN AND
SPINAL CORD.
THE RELENTLESS PROGRESSION OF
ALS,
TYPICALLY EXTENDING OVER
A ONLY A 2 TO 3 YEAR PERIOD,
LEADS TO MUSCLE WEAKNESS AND
STIFFNESS.
EVENTUALLY, EVENTUALLY,
PARALYSIS AND LOSS OF LOCAL
CONTROL OVER VITAL FUNCTIONS
SUCH AS SPEECH,
SWALLOWING, AND BREATHING, AND
THEN,
WITHOUT EXCEPTION, DEATH.
ALS AFFECTS APPROXIMATELY TENS
OF THOUSANDS
OF INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE,
WITH APPROXIMATELY 2400
CALIFORNIANS
AFFLICTED AT ANY TIME.
ALS CAN ATTACK ANY PERSON OF ANY
AGE, MOSTLY ADULTS,
INCLUDING MY 76 YEAR OLD MOTHER
WHO WAS IN
EXCELLENT HEALTH AT THE TIME OF
ONSET.
HOWEVER, ALS ALSO STRIKES
MILITARY
VETERANS WHO ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH
THIS DISEASE.
ACR 190 WILL CONTINUE TO EMPOWER
THOSE WITH ALS TO KNOW THAT WE
ARE BRINGING GREATER AWARENESS
TO
THE RAVAGES OF THIS DISEASE,
ALL THE WHILE COMMENDING AND
RECOGNIZING
THE UNSUNG DEDICATION OF FAMILY
MEMBERS,
CAREGIVERS, RESEARCHERS,
AND ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE WHO
CARE AND ADVOCATE BEFORE STATE
LEGISLATURES AND CONGRESS.
MY SISTER AND I HAVE WALKED THE
HALLS OF
CONGRESS FOR ALS ADVOCACY MANY
TIMES.
I URGE YOU TO JOIN ME IN
RECOGNIZING MAY
AS ALS AWARENESS MONTH FOR
CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU MEMBERS AND COLLEAGUES
WHO HAVE
SHARED THE SUPPORT FOR THIS
RESOLUTION.
I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU.
SAM ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZUBIR, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, UM, TODAY I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF ACR 190,
OF WHICH I'M PROUD TO CO-AUTHOR,
WHICH WILL RECOGNIZE MAY AS ALS
AWARENESS MONTH.
AND I WANT TO THANK ASSEMBLY
MEMBER
DICKSON FOR AUTHORING THIS
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AND FOR HER
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
MY SISTER JACKIE DIED FROM ALS
IN 2020.
IN FACT, MY BILL AB 2613 TO
CREATE
A RARE DISEASE ADVISORY COUNCIL
IN CALIFORNIA WAS INSPIRED BY
HER AND CARRIES HER NAMESAKE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
UNFAMILIAR WITH ALS
ALSO KNOW KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG'S
DISEASE,
IT IS ONE OF THE CRUELEST
CONDITIONS THERE IS.
I WATCHED MY SISTER LOSE THE
ABILITY
TO MOVE HER LEGS, HER ARMS,
AND EVENTUALLY EVEN THE ABILITY
TO SWALLOW,
NECESSITATING A FEEDING TUBE.
AND I'M HAUNTED BY THE IMAGES OF
WHAT SHE EXPERIENCED EVERY DAY.
THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET SHE
EXPERIENCED
PROVIDED NO IN-HOME CARE.
WHEN SHE COULD NO LONGER WALK OR
GET A WHEELCHAIR,
OR TO HER BED OR TO THE
BATHROOM,
EVEN AFTER SHE SPENT EVERY PENNY
OF HER SAVINGS
ON HER CARE AND LIVING EXPENSES.
THERE WAS NO HELP FOR JACKIE
BECAUSE HER $2,100
IN MONTHLY DISABILITY CHECKS
FROM SOCIAL SECURITY
MADE HER INELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS
UNDER IHSS,
OR ANY STATE OR FEDERAL HEALTH
CARE PROGRAM
THAT HAS BEEN PARTIALLY FIXED
NOW.
BUT IT'S STILL INADEQUATE.
DURING HER FINAL YEARS OF HER
LIFE,
JACKIE SPENT HER TIME BRINGING
AWARENESS TO THIS DEBILITATING
DISEASE THAT AFFLICTED HER,
KNOWING THAT IT WOULD NOT
BENEFIT HER.
MY SISTER JACKIE, IS THE REASON
WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
BEFORE SHE PASSED, SHE MADE ME
PROMISE THAT I'D RUN
FOR OFFICE AND I WOULD DO
EVERYTHING I COULD
TO FIX THE DEEPLY FLAWED MEDICAL
SYSTEM THAT TREATED
HER AS A FATALITY WHEN SHE WAS
STILL ALIVE.
WHILE RECOGNIZING MAY AS ALS
AWARENESS
MONTH WILL NOT FIX THESE ISSUES,
IT WILL SIGNAL TO THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE SUFFERING THAT WE CARE
AND THAT WE ARE LISTENING
AND WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE
ACTION.
JUST AS MY SISTER KNEW HER
EFFORTS WOULD
BENEFIT POSTERITY MORE THAN
HERSELF,
THE WORK THAT WE DO DOES THE
SAME.
I'D LIKE TO THANK MY SISTER.
IS LOOKING DOWN ON ALL OF US,
HOPING THAT WE ARE INSPIRED TO
FIND A CURE FOR THIS
TERRIBLE DISEASE AND TO FIX THE
BROKEN
SOCIAL SAFETY NET WITH REAL
SOLUTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER
DIXON ONCE AGAIN
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF ACR 190.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZABIR.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DICKSON, WOULD
YOU LIKE
THE FIRST ROLL OPEN FOR
COAUTHORS?
YES, PLEASE.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DICKSON.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS.
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS A
CO-AUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTE.
THERE ARE 60 COAUTHORS ADDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
SAY NO.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 506 BY H.R.
97 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZUBER.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 97 BY SOME
MEMBERS OF BIR
AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO HARVEY
MILK DAY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF BIR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
AS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE
CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE LGBTQ CAUCUS,
I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT H.R.
97 HONORING HARVEY MILK,
A PIONEER IN THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY
AND THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ELECTED
OFFICIAL IN CALIFORNIA.
TO THIS DAY, HARVEY MILK CARRIES
THE LEGACY OF BEING AN ICON
WITHIN THE MODERN LGBTQ PLUS
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
I EVEN HAVE A PAINTING OF HIM
HANGING ABOVE MY DESK IN
THE CAPITOL HERE IN MY OFFICE
HERE IN THE CAPITOL.
HARVEY MILK UNSUCCESSFULLY RAN
FOR SEVERAL LOCAL OFFICES,
BUT HIS PERSISTENCE PAID OFF
WHEN HE WAS ELECTED
TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
HIS UNPRECEDENTED ELECTION
VICTORY MADE WAVES
IN CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE
COUNTRY,
AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE US AS
WE INCREASE
REPRESENTATION IN CALIFORNIA AND
BEYOND,
WORKING TIRELESSLY TO COMBAT
LGBTQ PLUS DISCRIMINATION.
HARVEY MILK WAS THE COUNTRY'S
FIRST OUT ELECTED OFFICIAL,
AT A TIME WHEN TOO MANY WERE
AFRAID TO BE THEMSELVES,
BOTH PUBLICLY AND EVEN WITH
THEIR FAMILIES.
HE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED THE
COMMUNITY TO EXPRESS
OUR IDENTITIES AND TO LIVE OUR
TRUTHS.
MR.
SPEAKER, WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
I'D LIKE TO READ
ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES FROM
HARVEY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HARVEY
MILK
TALKED ABOUT A LOT WAS HOPE.
AND THIS QUOTE, I THINK, SHOWS
HOW FAR WE'VE COME.
AND THE INDIVIDUAL HE WAS, HE
SAID THE ONLY THING
THAT THEY HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD
TO IS HOPE.
AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM HOPE.
HOPE FOR A BETTER WORLD, HOPE
FOR A BETTER TOMORROW,
HOPE FOR A BETTER PLACE TO COME
TO.
IF THE PRESSURES AT HOME ARE TOO
GREAT.
HOPE THAT ALL WILL BE ALL RIGHT.
BECAUSE WITHOUT HOPE, NOT ONLY
GAYS,
BUT THE BLACKS, THE SENIORS,
THE HANDICAPPED, THE US'S, THE
US'S WILL GIVE UP.
AND IF YOU HELP ELECT MORE GAY
PEOPLE,
THAT GIVES A GREEN LIGHT
TO ALL WHO FEEL DISENFRANCHISED,
GREEN LIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD.
IT MEANS HOPE TO A NATION THAT
HAS GIVEN
UP BECAUSE IF A GAY PERSON MAKES
IT,
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE.
HARVEY AS THE EVIDENCE OF HIS
LEGACY.
SETTING.
HISTORIC VICTORY CALIFORNIA
CURRENTLY NOW HAS NEARLY
200 OPENLY LGBTQ PLUS ELECTED
OFFICIALS
AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND
ENCOMPASSING
ALL SECTORS OF OUR DIVERSE
COMMUNITY,
WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE BODY IN
BOTH HOUSES COMPRISING
AN HISTORIC 10% REPRESENTATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, HARVEY MILK'S
LIFE WAS TRAGICALLY
CUT SHORT WHEN HE WAS
ASSASSINATED
BY HIS FORMER COLLEAGUE DAN
WHITE INSIDE
THE CITY HALL IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THE ENSUING TRIAL WAS AN
INJUSTICE TO MILK'S LIFE,
SERVING AS A GLARING REMINDER
THAT
WE MUST ALWAYS BE VIGILANT
IN ENSURING FAIRNESS AND EQUITY
IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM.
TODAY WE REMEMBER HIS WORDS,
WHICH TOLD US TO NOT SIT QUIETLY
IN THE FACE OF INEQUALITY,
BUT RATHER TO WORK IN UNITY AND
SOLIDARITY
TO BATTLE ALL FORMS OF
OPPRESSION.
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT
MILK'S
LEGACY OF ENSURING MEANINGFUL
REPRESENTATION OF LGBTQ PEOPLE
AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT,
IT IS NOT LOST ON US THAT THERE
IS MUCH WORK THAT MUST BE DONE
TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE FOR ALL COMMUNITIES.
IN HIS MEMORY, WE MUST WORK
VIGILANTLY
TO ELIMINATE VIOLENCE AGAINST
PEOPLE
FOR MERELY EXISTING VISIBLY AS A
MEMBER
OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY,
AS WELL AS FOR BEING A MEMBER OF
ANOTHER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY.
IN A WORLD WHERE WE HAVE YET
TO ENSURE EQUALITY FOR ALL,
MILK'S IMPACT AS A TRAILBLAZER
AS A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
FOR ALL MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
MOVES US TO CONTINUE FIGHTING
TO CARRY ON THE LEGACY NOT JUST
OF HARVEY MILK,
BUT OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN
THEIR
LIVES IN THE NAME OF LGBTQ,
PLUS CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL
RIGHTS GENERALLY.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I
RESPECTFULLY
URGE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF H.R.
97 AND ASK THE FIRST ROLL.
BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS.
THANK YOU, MR.
ZIPPER.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
CAUCUS IN SUPPORT OF H.R.
97.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM HOLLYWOOD,
HOLLYWOOD AUTHORING THIS
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.
TODAY, WE CELEBRATE HARVEY MILK
DAY AND THE LIFE
AND POLITICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
HARVEY MILK,
THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ELECTED
OFFICIAL IN CALIFORNIA
AND ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE
UNITED STATES.
ALTHOUGH THIS DAY IS TO
MEMORIALIZE
HARVEY MILK AND CELEBRATE THE
LGBT,
THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY,
IT ALSO ALLOWS US ALL TO REFLECT
ON
THE THE PATH TO EQUAL RIGHTS FOR
ALL.
MILK REPRESENTS THE RISE OF
POLITICAL
ACTIVISM FOR OUR LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY
TO CHANGE THE FACE OF POLITICS
FOR OUR STATE AND NATION.
IN THE WORDS OF HARVEY MILK,
YOU GOT TO GIVE THEM HOPE.
HOPE FOR A BETTER WORLD, HOPE
FOR A BETTER TOMORROW.
HOPE FOR A BETTER PLACE TO COME
TO.
IF THE PRESSURES AT HOME ARE TOO
GREAT.
HOPE THAT ALL WILL BE ALL RIGHT.
A PROFOUND REMINDER OF HOPE.
WHAT IT TRULY MEANS.
AN ABILITY TO BE UNASHAMED AND
UNAFRAID,
NEVER SILENCED UNDER
CHALLENGING MOMENTS BECAUSE
HOPE WILL CARRY US FORWARD.
DURING HIS TENURE ON THE SAN
FRANCISCO
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
HARVEY MILK HELPED PASS A GAY
RIGHTS
ORDINANCE FOR SAN FRANCISCO THAT
PROHIBITED ANTI-GAY
DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING AND
EMPLOYMENT.
YET IN RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE
WITNESSED
A RECORD BREAKING NUMBER OF ANTI
LGBTQ PLUS MEASURES PROPOSED
AND AND PASSED ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
HARVEY MILK DAY REMINDS US OF
MILK'S
PLIGHT IN FIGHTING
MISINFORMATION
AND PUSHING AGAINST
DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION,
WHICH ULTIMATELY, TRAGICALLY
ENDED
HIS LIFE DUE TO A HARMFUL
CONSERVATIVE CONSERVATIVE
BACKLASH
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE RISING WAVE OF ANTI LGBTQ
PLUS LEGISLATION
ACROSS OUR COUNTRY OFFERS
A STARK REMINDER THAT CONTINUED
PROGRESS
TOWARDS EQUALITY IS NOT ASSURED.
WE HAVE MADE MUCH PROGRESS DUE
TO MILK'S CONTRIBUTIONS
TO STATE POLITICS AND MANY WHO
HAVE COME BEFORE US.
THEREFORE, COLLEAGUES, AS WE
COME COMMEMORATE THIS DAY,
LET US CONTINUE TO UPLIFT
AND CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITIES
AND HONOR THE LONG JOURNEY THAT
LGBTQ PLUS INDIVIDUALS
HAVE STRIVED TO ACHIEVE IN
GAINING RIGHTS.
LET US WORK TOGETHER TO
ELIMINATE
THE REMAINING BARRIERS.
THANK YOU.
AND I JOIN OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
HOLLYWOOD IN RESPECTFULLY
ASKING FOR AN EYE VOTE ON HOUSE
RESOLUTION 97.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA.
DOCTOR JACKSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER.
&GT;&GT; I RISE AND PROUDLY RISE
ON BEHALF OF
THE BLACK CAUCUS TO SUPPORT H.R.
97, HONORING ONE OF THIS
NATION'S
GREATEST LEADERS, HARVEY MILK.
HOW I WISH HE COULD BE HERE
TODAY,
LIKE SO MANY OF OUR HEROES
FROM ALL MANY COMMUNITIES.
BUT WAS CUT SHORT BECAUSE THEIR
VOICES WERE SO MUCH A THREAT.
UH, THAT PEOPLE FELT LIKE THEY
HAD TO MURDER
THEM IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEIR
OWN POWER.
HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE
THEM HERE TODAY, WE ALSO KNOW.
THAT HE WOULD BE SO PROUD OF ALL
THE GREAT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAS BEEN
MADE.
BUT YET WHAT URGE US TO CONTINUE
THE STRUGGLES THAT LIE AHEAD?
THAT HIS EFFORTS TO EXPAND TRUTH
AND JUSTICE ECHO
INTO THE DISCUSSIONS AROUND OUR
DINNER TABLES,
WITHIN OUR CULTURE, OUR
LITERATURE,
AND EVEN INTO OUR SCHOOL BOARD
MEETINGS.
AND EVEN ON A MORE PERSONAL
NOTE,
I DON'T KNOW IF I OR MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES THAT ARE
A PART OF THE LGBTQ CAUCUS WOULD
HAVE BEEN
HERE TODAY WITHOUT HIS
COURAGEOUS EFFORTS.
AND IT IS THROUGH HIS PERSONAL
JOURNEY OF SUCCESS,
FAILURE, STRUGGLES AND EVEN
PAIN.
THAT HAS PLACED HIM ON THE
ENDURING LIST OF
ACTIVISTS WHO'VE TRANSFORMED
THEMSELVES.
TO ACTIVIST IN THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES.
INTO HUMANIST AROUND THE WORLD.
BECAUSE IT'S ONLY THROUGH THIS
KIND OF JOURNEY THAT YOU FIND
YOUR TRUE HUMANITY AND ENDEAVOR
FOR OTHERS TO FIND THEIRS.
SO THE RIPPLES OF HOPE HARVEY
MILK HAS PROVIDED US,
AND THE MANY LIVES THEY CONTINUE
TO TOUCH,
ARE THE VERY REASONS.
THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR WE WILL
ENSHRINE
HIS MEMORY ON THIS FLOOR.
SO I LEAVE THIS CHAMBER WITH
THREE OF HIS
QUOTES THAT EXPRESSES HIS OWN
JOURNEY.
TO HUMANITY.
HE SAYS, WORRY ABOUT BECOMING A
HUMAN BEING.
AND NOT ABOUT HOW YOU CAN
PREVENT
OTHERS FROM ENJOYING THEIR
LIVES BECAUSE OF YOUR OWN
INABILITY
TO ADJUST TO LIFE.
HE SAYS.
IT TAKES NO COMPROMISE TO GIVE
PEOPLE THEIR RIGHTS.
IT TAKES NO MONEY TO RESPECT THE
INDIVIDUAL.
IT TAKES NO SURVEY TO REMOVE
REPRESSIONS.
AND FINALLY HE SAYS, ALL MEN ARE
CREATED EQUAL.
NO MATTER HOW HARD THEY TRY,
THEY CAN NEVER ERASE THOSE
WORDS.
THAT IS WHAT AMERICA IS ALL
ABOUT.
I RESPECTFULLY URGE AN EYE FOR
H.R.
97.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR JACKSON.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I WANT TO THANK THE
LGBTQ
CAUCUS AND MY COLLEAGUE FROM
WEST HOLLYWOOD FOR BRINGING
FORWARD
THIS RESOLUTION TODAY.
AND I RISE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
JEWISH CAUCUS IN SUPPORT OF H.R.
97, TO CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE
THE PIONEERING
LIFE AND CAREER OF HARVEY MILK.
HARVEY MILK WAS A MIDDLE CLASS
JEWISH KID FROM NEW
YORK WHOSE GRANDFATHER FOUNDED A
SYNAGOGUE.
A VISIONARY CIVIL AND HUMAN
RIGHTS LEADER,
HE BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST
OPENLY
GAY ELECTED OFFICIALS
IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN HE WON
A SEAT ON
THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
HARVEY WAS ALWAYS PROUD OF HIS
JEWISH IDENTITY.
HE LIVED AND EMBODIED JEWISH
VALUES
AND FELT AN OBLIGATION TO HEAL
THE WORLD.
HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS
A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR GAY
RIGHTS,
AS WELL AS AN ADVOCATE FOR ALL
MINORITY
GROUPS FACING DISCRIMINATION.
THOUGH NOT RELIGIOUS, MILK WAS
INSPIRED DEEPLY
BY HIS OWN BRAND OF JEWISH
VALUES AND CULTURE.
HE GAVE HIS PARTNER A GOLD
NECKLACE INSCRIBED
WITH THE HEBREW WORD FOR LIFE.
HE JOINED A JEWISH FRATERNITY IN
COLLEGE
AND ATTENDED EVENTS AT THE
CAMPUS HILLEL,
A JEWISH COMMUNITY SPACE,
AND AMONG CLOSE JEWISH FRIENDS
HE USED BITS OF YIDDISH,
A JEWISH LANGUAGE FROM EUROPE,
IN CONVERSATION.
HARVEY MILK OPENED DOORS, BROKE
DOWN BARRIERS,
AND SERVED AS A BEACON FOR BOTH
THE LGBTQ AND JEWISH COMMUNITY.
HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTH
COMMUNITIES
AND TO CALIFORNIA
AS A WHOLE ARE WORTH SINCERE
CELEBRATION AND HONOR.
I ALSO RISE AS THE
REPRESENTATIVE
OF HARVEY MILK'S HOME,
THE CASTRO DISTRICT.
UH, THE FAMOUS, UH,
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOP THAT YOU CAN
STILL GO VISIT TODAY.
UH, HIS IMPACT IS STILL FELT
DEEPLY
IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS A WAY TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT SAN FRANCISCO
IS AND WHAT IT REPRESENTS TO
THE WORLD WITHOUT HARVEY MILK.
UH, SAN FRANCISCO, IF YOU CAN
BELIEVE IT,
50 YEARS AGO WAS NOT THE PLACE
IT IS TODAY.
IN FACT, IT WAS A PLACE THAT HAD
DEEP CONSERVATISM,
A DEEP CONSERVATISM AND
REACTIONARY RESPONSES
TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LGBTQ.
AND HARVEY MILK SAID, WE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE AFRAID
OF WHO WE ARE TO SHARE WITH THE
WORLD OUR IDENTITY,
OUR TRUTH, AND TO LIVE THAT
LOUDLY AND PROUDLY.
UH, TO ME, TODAY, THAT
REPRESENTS
MORE SO THAN ANYTHING,
WHAT MY CITY STANDS FOR,
WHAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
STANDS FOR,
PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO BE SAFELY
AND SECURELY AND PROUDLY
THEMSELVES,
UH, TO LIVE TRUE AND FULLY IN
THAT IDENTITY.
UH, AND HE HAS PROVIDED THAT
MODEL
OF INSPIRATION FOR SO MANY.
AND BECAUSE HE DID IT, UH, UH,
OTHERS CAN DO IT, UH, NOW AS
WELL.
IN THAT SPIRIT, AND ON BEHALF OF
THE JEWISH
CAUCUS AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO,
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR.
I VOTE ON H.R.
97.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
HAYNIE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
WILSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
UM, MEMBERS, I AM HONORED TO
COME BEFORE
YOU TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H.R.
97.
ON BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S
CAUCUS TO CELEBRATE HARVEY MILK,
A REMARKABLE MAN WHOSE LEGACY
TRANSCENDS
BOUNDARIES OF GENDER,
CLASS, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
AS ONE OF THE FIRST OPENLY GAY
ELECTED
OFFICIALS IN THE UNITED STATES,
HE BROKE DOWN BARRIERS AND
FOUGHT TIRELESSLY TO SHOW
THE WORLD THE POWER OF
VISIBILITY
AND REPRESENTATION.
MILK UNDERSTOOD THAT INJUSTICE
EXTENDS BEYOND ONE COMMUNITY
AND RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR
INTERSECTIONAL,
INTERSECTIONAL ACTIVISM TO
ADVANCE EQUITY
FOR ALL MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES,
EVEN IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
HIS COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE
REMAINS STEADFAST.
HIS COURAGE, HIS PASSION, AND
HIS BELIEF IN
THE POWER OF HOPE CONTINUE TO
REMIND US OF
THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDING UP
AGAINST BIGOTRY
AND NEVER BACKING DOWN IN THE
FACE OF INJUSTICE.
LET US RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO
THE IDEALS HE CHAMPIONED.
LET US STRIVE TO BUILD A SOCIETY
WHERE EVERYONE
IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND
RESPECT,
REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE OR
WHO THEY LOVE.
AND LET US DRAW STRENGTH FROM
HIS EXAMPLE AS
WE CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR
JUSTICE FOR ALL.
TODAY.
LET US REMEMBER HIM MORE THAN
HIS DEATH.
FOR MORE THAN HIS DEATH,
LET HIM BE REMEMBERED FOR
COURAGE.
FOR VISION AND FOR ENDURING
INSPIRATION.
WE THANK YOU, HARVEY MILK.
YOUR LEGACY WILL FOREVER BE A
BEACON
OF HOPE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE JOIN THE
WOMEN'S
CAUCUS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R.
97.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON SEEING
NO OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK.
MR.
ZABIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
&GT;&GT; I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
ZUBER.
AS NOTED, THE FIRST ROLE WILL BE
OPEN FOR COAUTHORS.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE.
AS A CO-AUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE AS WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS MEMBERS.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
THERE ARE 57 COAUTHORS ADDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE.
OPPOSED?
SAY NO.
AYES HAVE IT.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
I'M MOVING BACK IN FILE ORDER
TWO,
FILE ITEM 482 AB 2079 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BENNETT.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
A SENATE BILL 2079 BY SENATOR
BENNETT
AND ACT RELATING TO GROUNDWATER.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BENNETT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
&GT;&GT; CHAIR AND MEMBERS AB
2079 ADDRESSES
THE DISCONCERTING FACT THAT IN
CALIFORNIA,
NEW HIGH CAPACITY WATER WELLS
ARE
BEING INAPPROPRIATELY PLACED
NEXT
TO THE DRINKING WATER WELLS
RELIED
ON BY FARMWORKER FAMILIES.
THIS OFTEN CAUSES THOSE WELLS TO
RUN DRY,
STRANDING FAMILIES WITHOUT WATER
TO DRINK,
WATER TO WASH THEIR DISHES AND
WATER TO BATHE THEIR
CHILDREN AND THEMSELVES WITHOUT
EXPERIENCING IT.
IT'S HARD TO FATHOM HOW
DIFFICULT LIFE WILL
IS FOR THOSE FAMILIES WITHOUT
WATER.
THESE NEW HIGH CAPACITY WELLS
ARE ALSO
BEING DRILLED BY THE HUNDREDS
IN AREAS WITH THE MOST SERIOUS
LAND SUBSIDENCE IN CALIFORNIA,
AND IN FACT, THE MOST SERIOUS
LAND SUBSIDENCE IN THE WORLD.
THAT'S WHY TWO YEARS AGO,
THE GOVERNOR ISSUED AN EMERGENCY
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
IT REQUIRED COUNTIES TO EVALUATE
NEW WELLS FOR THEIR
IMPACT ON NEIGHBORING WELLS AND
LAND SUBSIDENCE,
AND THEN DENY PERMITS FOR WELLS
WITH NEGATIVE IMPACTS.
THIS SPRING, THE GOVERNOR'S
DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES,
THE SPONSORS OF THIS BILL,
ISSUED A REPORT ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION
OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH HIS
ORDER.
THEY FOUND A WIDE VARIATION IN
COMPLIANCE
WITH SOME COUNTIES EGREGIOUSLY
VIOLATING
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER
TO PROTECT FARM WORKER DRINKING
WELLS.
THE REPORT FOUND THAT IN THE
SHORT
TWO YEAR PERIOD OF TIME,
OVER 1900 WELLS WENT DRY.
FAR MORE THAN 9900 FAMILIES.
IN ONE INSTANCE, THE STATE
HELPED FUND
THE DRILLING OF A REPLACEMENT
WELL
FOR A FARM WORKER COMMUNITY WHO
HAD DOZENS
OF PEOPLE RELYING ON THE WELL.
IT HAD FAILED AFTER THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA
PAID TO RE DRILL THAT WELL,
A NEW HIGH CAPACITY WELL WAS
DRILLED DIRECTLY ACROSS
THE STREET AND THE REPLACEMENT
WELL WENT DRY.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ALSO
REQUIRED
COUNTIES TO ONLY APPROVE
WELLS THAT DID NOT INCREASE
THE RISK OF LAND SUBSIDENCE.
DWR'S REPORT FOUND THAT COUNTIES
THAT
APPROVED THE MOST NEW HIGH
CAPACITY
WELLS ALSO WERE THE COUNTIES
EXPERIENCING
THE MOST LAND SUBSIDENCE.
HUNDREDS OF NEW WELLS.
NEW HIGH CAPACITY WELLS
PERMITTED AND DRILLED IN
THE FASTEST AREAS OF LAND
SUBSIDENCE IN THE STATE.
AND THAT WAS AFTER THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER
INDICATING THEY SHOULD NOT DO
THAT.
WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS
TO MAKE AB
27 2079 AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS
POSSIBLE.
IT SETS CLEAR, UNAMBIGUOUS
STANDARDS
FOR HOW CLOSE A LARGE
CAPACITY WELL CAN BE PLACED
TO A DRINKING WATER WELL.
IT ALSO IDENTIFIES THOSE AREAS
WHERE LAND
SUBSIDENCE IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO
JUSTIFY
DENYING NEW WELL PERMITS UNTIL
THE LAND SUBSIDENCE IS UNDER
CONTROL.
WHILE ENDEAVORING TO KEEP THE
BILL STRAIGHTFORWARD,
THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES AND MY OFFICE
HAVE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH
MANY STAKEHOLDERS
TO MINIMIZE ANY UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES.
WE HAVE APPRECIATED AND TAKEN A
NUMBER
OF THOUGHTFULLY SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS BILL EXEMPTS
REPLACEMENT WELLS.
IT EXEMPTS WELLS DESIGNED TO
ADDRESS CONTAMINATION,
WATER QUALITY, AND SEAWATER
INTRUSION.
IT ALSO EXEMPTS PUBLIC AND SMALL
AND URBAN RETAIL WATER SYSTEMS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE THESE
PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS GOING FORWARD.
BUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF NEW
HIGH
CAPACITY WELLS ON DRINKING WATER
FOR FARM WORKERS AND LAND
SUBSIDENCE
IN CALIFORNIA ARE SIGNIFICANT.
UNFORTUNATELY, PERMITTING
STANDARDS
FOR NEW HIGH CAPACITY
WELLS ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT
IN OUR STATE.
THE FARM WORKER FAMILIES AT THE
HIGHEST RISK OF,
WELL, FAILURES.
THE EXPENSIVE CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
WE HAVE BUILT AND PAID FOR.
THE DIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
OF CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY.
AND THE WATER FUTURE OF ALL
CALIFORNIANS DESERVES
FAR BETTER THAN OUR CURRENT
SITUATION.
IT'S TIME NOW TO SAY NO TO THOSE
WHO KEEP
BLOCKING APPROPRIATE WATER
LEGISLATION.
WE NEED COMMON SENSE PERMITTING
REGULATIONS
ON NEW HIGH CAPACITY WELLS NOW.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND URGE
YOUR.
I VOTE ON AB 2079.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
BENNETT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPPIN.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES,
I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF AB
2079,
AND I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
VENTURA
FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
AND ALTHOUGH WE'VE HAD MANY WET
YEARS RECENTLY,
LORD KNOWS WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF
RAIN.
OUR GROUNDWATER STORES,
WHICH ARE THE STATE'S WATER
SAFETY NET,
ARE STILL AT RISK OF BEING
DEPLETED
TO DANGEROUS LEVELS.
MUCH OF OUR STATE'S NECESSARY
INFRASTRUCTURE
HAS ALREADY BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO
SUBSIDENCE.
I COMMEND THE AUTHOR FOR WORKING
WITH
ME WHEN THIS BILL CAME THROUGH
WATER,
PARKS AND WILDLIFE AND
THE AUTHOR ACCEPTED AMENDMENTS
IN COMMITTEE AND THOSE
AMENDMENTS.
I BELIEVE THIS WITH THOSE
AMENDMENTS.
EXCUSE ME, I BELIEVE THIS BILL
NOW
STRIKES A REASONABLE BALANCE.
AB 2079 PROTECTS THE STATUS QUO
SO THAT WE HAVE TIME
TO PLAY CATCH UP WITH OUR WATER
STORES COLLEAGUES.
WE NEED INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO
SOLVE THE STATE'S WATER CRISIS.
IT WILL TAKE UTILIZING EVERY
TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX
TO SAVE OUR STATE'S MOST
PRECIOUS RESOURCE.
THIS IS REALLY A VERY PRAGMATIC
APPROACH
TO RECHARGING OUR GROUNDWATER
SUPPLIES.
I REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT AS WE
WORK TOWARDS
A BALANCED SOLUTION ON WATER
POLICY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPPIN.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
HIS 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 41.
NOES 16.
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 507, H.R.
100, BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER.
CLERK WILL READ.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 100 BY SENATOR
BERNER
RELATIVE TO BIKE TO SCHOOL
TODAY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BERNER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
I RISE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THIS.
LAST FRIDAY, MAY 17TH, IS BIKE
TO SCHOOL DAY.
WHILE MAY IS BIKE MONTH,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE
THE FREEDOM AND MOBILITY THAT
BIKES OFFER STUDENTS.
ESPECIALLY.
BIKING IS A MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION
THAT'S GREAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
AND FOR STUDENTS MENTAL AND
PHYSICAL HEALTH.
FOR MANY STUDENTS, BIKING ALLOWS
THEM TO
ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH THEIR
ENVIRONMENT
AND TO LEARN THE INDEPENDENCE AS
THEY
TRAVEL THROUGH THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
MORE SO THAN THAT, BIKING IS FUN
AND ACCESSIBLE
WAY FOR STUDENTS TO GET AROUND.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
AND
THE FIRST WILL BE OPEN FOR
COAUTHORS.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER.
SEEING NO FURTHER MEMBERS
WISHING TO SPEAK,
WE WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS.
PLEASE VOTE I.
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.
THERE ARE 63 BICYCLING COAUTHORS
ADDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
SAY NO.
AYES HAVE IT.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 513 AB 2697
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2697 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER
ERWIN AND OTHERS, AND ATALANTA.
TRANSPORTATION.
ELECTRIFICATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU.
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2697.
ACCORDING TO THE CEC, 41% OF
PUBLICLY FUNDED EV
CHARGERS WERE INSTALLED WITH
STATE GRANT MONEY.
THIS BILL REQUIRES STATE FUNDED
CHARGERS
THAT WE'VE INSTALLED PRIOR TO
2024,
BE SUBJECT TO NUMBER ONE,
BE SUBJECT TO CEC RELIABILITY
STANDARDS,
WHICH ARE BEING FINALIZED THIS
SUMMER,
AND NUMBER TWO,
SUBJECT TO ROAMING AGREEMENTS SO
THAT DRIVERS CAN
EASILY FIND AND ACCESS ACCESS
WORKING CHARGERS.
CALIFORNIA HAS SPENT NEARLY $1.7
BILLION ON EV CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, THESE
CHARGERS
WILL BECOME STRANDED ASSETS.
THANK YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I 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.
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 520 AB 2194.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO PATTERSON.
CLERK WILL READ.
A SENATE BILL 2194 BY SEN MEMBER
JO PATTERSON AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALING ARTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
GREAT.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I'M HERE TO PRESENT AB
2194,
WHICH REMOVES BARRIERS,
IMPROVES THE STRUCTURE IN WHICH
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS MAY ASSIST
DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
IN PROVIDING PODIATRIC CARE.
WHILE CURRENT LAW MAY AUTHORIZE
PAS TO
ASSIST DPMS IN THE SAME MEDICAL
GROUP,
ITS CURRENT STRUCTURE IS
UNTENABLE AS IT
SPECIFIES THAT THE PA MAY ONLY
ASSIST
THE DPM UNDER PATIENT SPECIFIC
ORDERS
FROM THEIR SUPERVISING
PHYSICIAN.
AB 2194 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM
BY REMOVING
THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PA
MAY ONLY ASSIST A DPM PER A
PHYSICIAN'S
PATIENT SPECIFIC ORDERS,
AND INSTEAD AUTHORIZE PAS TO
ASSIST
DPMS UNDER A PRACTICE AGREEMENT,
WHICH IS DEVELOPED ALONG WITH
THE PA SUPERVISING PHYSICIANS.
THIS BILL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IT
ALLOWS FOR MORE ACCESS TO CARE,
SINCE IT WILL FREE UP SOME TIME
FOR MDS
IF THEY CAN HAVE PAS ASSIST WITH
TASKS.
ACCESS TO TIMELY CARE IS
PARAMOUNT
IN PODIATRIC SETTING.
CURRENTLY, A WORKFORCE BARRIER
IMPEDES OPTIMAL ACCESS.
THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF SCOPE,
BUT RATHER AN ESSENTIAL
CHANGE TO HELP DELIVER THE BEST
CARE TO PATIENTS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO ONE
RUNNING TO A MICROPHONE.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
VOTER 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 46.
NOES.
ONE MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING BACK TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUILAR CURRY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 60 9B1,
TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON
TO TAKE UP
AMENDMENTS ON ITEM 61 A, B2319
TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON, WE WILL
GO
TO YOUR FLOOR AMENDMENTS NOW.
ITEM 61.
THE CLERK WILL READ WITH
AMENDMENTS.
SENATE BILL 2319, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY SUMMER WILSON.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS,
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
AMENDMENTS TO AB 20 319,
A BILL THAT AIMS TO REDUCE
THE ALARMING AND
DISPROPORTIONATE
MATERNAL MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
OF BLACK WOMEN AND OTHER
PREGNANT PERSONS OF COLOR
BY ENSURING SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 464,
THE CALIFORNIA DIGNITY AND
PREGNANCY
AND CHILDBIRTH ACT OF 2019.
THESE AMENDMENTS ADD
RECEPTIONISTS INTO
THE BILL AFTER WE HEARD FEEDBACK
THAT HARM
COULD BE CAUSED BY RECEPTIONISTS
ABILITY
TO GATEKEEP ACCESS TO
PHYSICIANS,
AND WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT DID
NOT HAPPEN.
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR
YOUR I VOTE WITHOUT OBJECTION.
WE'LL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
ON THE AMENDMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
SAY NO.
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED.
THE BILL IS OUT TO PRINT AND
BACK ON FILE.
MOVING NOW TO SENATE.
THIRD READING.
I'LL FILE ITEM 522 SB 301.
SENATOR PORTENTINO BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON.
THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 301 BY SENATOR
PORTENTINO AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO AIR
POLLUTION.
MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I RISE AGAIN,
THIS TIME PRESENTING SB 301 ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR PORTENTINO.
THIS BILL IS SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR
TO A BILL I RAN IN 2022,
WHICH PASSED OFF THE FLOOR ON A
73 VOTE.
SB 301 WOULD AUTHORIZE THE AIR
RESOURCES
BOARD TO ESTABLISH THE ZERO
EMISSION AFTER MARKET CONVERSION
PROJECT,
ALSO KNOWN AS ZAP,
WHICH WOULD GIVE CARB THE
ABILITY
TO DEVELOP A REBATE
PROGRAM SUBJECT TO FUNDING
AVAILABILITY,
TO INCENTIVIZE THE CONVERSION OF
INTERNAL COMBUSTION
ENGINE VEHICLES TO ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES.
THE REBATES AUTHORIZED BY THIS
BILL FOR THE ZERO
EMISSION CONVERSION OF EXISTING
VEHICLES,
WHICH CAN BE COMPLETED FOR AS
LITTLE AS $10,000
OR A THIRD OF THE COST OF A NEW
ELECTRIC VEHICLE,
MAKING CONVERTING AN EXISTING
VEHICLE POTENTIALLY MORE
ACHIEVABLE
FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES.
CALIFORNIA'S AMBITIOUS
ELECTRIFICATION GOALS
REQUIRE A MULTIFACETED APPROACH
THAT MEETS
WORKING FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE
AND BRING THEM
INTO THE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE
FUTURE,
RATHER THAN LEAVING THEM BEHIND
IN FAVOR OF CALIFORNIANS
THAT CAN AFFORD TO BUY ELECTRIC
VEHICLES.
SB 301 CREATES A NEW PATHWAY
TOWARDS ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES THAT
ACCELERATES
OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS A CLEANER
FUTURE,
WHILE REDUCING WASTE.
SUPPORTS CALIFORNIA'S AMBITIOUS
ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLE GOALS AND MEETS
CALIFORNIA'S
CONSUMERS DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE
AND CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS.
SB 301 WILL HELP ALL
CALIFORNIANS PARTICIPATE
IN CALIFORNIA'S CLEAN ENERGY
FUTURE BY SUPPORTING A LOWER
COST PATH
TO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE
OWNERSHIP.
FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN EYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 60.
NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS.
WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE
ITEMS
WE WILL NEED TO TO DISPENSE
WITH.
BUT, UH, FIRST OF ALL,
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION,
YOUR ATTENTION TODAY.
WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED WE'VE HEARD
EVERY BILL ELIGIBLE
THAT MEMBERS WERE WILLING TO
BRING UP.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY MUCH.
UM, ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU, PLEASE,
UH,
BE PART OF OUR ON TIME CAUCUS
TOMORROW.
IF YOU CAN.
PLEASE DO THAT.
WE HAVE, AS YOU HEARD, OUR
READING CLERK,
HE RECITED 406 BILLS.
THOSE BILLS, UH, ARE ALL
ELIGIBLE TOMORROW,
INCLUDING BILLS THAT ARE STILL
ON THE DAILY
FILE THAT WERE NOT BROUGHT UP
TODAY.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD
OF US FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
FOUR DAYS?
UM, PRIOR TO THE REST OF OUR
BUSINESS,
I DO WANT TO MAKE SOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF
COMMITTEE HEARINGS,
UH, HAPPENING UPON ADJOURNMENT.
BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER ONE
WILL MEET IN CAPITAL ROOM 126.
AND BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER
SIX MEETS IN CAPITAL ROOM 437.
AS I SAID, WE WILL START
TOMORROW,
HOPEFULLY PROMPTLY AT 10 A.M..
AND WE ARE STILL WAITING.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF
BUSINESS,
SO PLEASE HANG WITH US.
HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY VOTE
CHANGES.
THEY HAVE TO BE YOUR VOTES.
AND WE CAN, WE CAN WE CAN CAN DO
IT FROM THERE.
MR.
HOOVER AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SO ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR VOTE
CHANGE.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
FILE NUMBER 481 AB 2023.
NO TO NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGES.
REMEMBER HOOVER ASSEMBLY BILL
2023?
NO TO NOT VOTING.
SO, MEMBER.
DIXON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
UH.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY BILL 20 560.
NO.
EXCUSE ME.
STRIKE THAT.
AB 2747 CHANGED FROM YES TO NO,
PLEASE.
VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DICKSON.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2747 I TO KNOW.
THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
PAPIN.
I'LL CHANGE A B 3281 FROM A NO
TO A YES, PLEASE.
VOTE CHANGES A MEMBER.
PAPAN.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3281.
NO TO I THANK YOU.
MR.
VILA, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
&GT;&GT; VOTE CHANGE FILE FOUR
5454 FROM
A YES VOTE TO NOT VOTING.
I'M SORRY.
454 AB 2837 FROM A YES VOTE TO
NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE IS A MEMBER OF THE
ASSEMBLY.
BILL 2837.
YES TO NO.
THANK YOU.
CORRECTION.
VOTE CHANGE AS A MEMBER OF THE
ASSEMBLY.
BILL 2837 I TO NOT VOTING.
THANK YOU.
MR..
OKAY.
MEMBERS.
LITTLE SLIGHT CHANGE OF PLAN.
SO WE WILL ACTUALLY MOVE.
ALL OTHER ITEMS REMAINING WILL
BE PASSED AND RETAIN.
ALL MOTION SHALL BE CONTINUED.
SEEN IN HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS.
I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO ADJOURN.
MISS AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES.
MISTER FLORES SECONDS THAT THE
HOUSE
STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY,
MAY 21ST, AT 10 A.M.
SHARP.
THE QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED
AND THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.
A VOTE CHANGE WITH AB 1889 FROM
I TO NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER WICKS,
ASSEMBLY BILL 1889 I TO NOT
VOTING.