THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
THE SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL
PREPARE THE CHAMBER. BRING IN
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL. ORTEZ.
AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIZ. ALVAREZ.
ARAMBULA BAINES. BAUER-KAHAN
BENNETT. BERMAN. BERNER. BOND
BRION. CALDERON. JUAN CARRILLO.
WENDY. CARRILLO. CERVANTES CHEN.
CONNALLY. DALI DAVIES. DIXON.
EASILY FLORA. MIKE. FONG, VINCE.
FONG. FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER GARCIA. GIBSON.
GRAYSON HANEY. HART. HOLDEN
HOOVER. IRWIN. JACKSON
JONES-SAWYER. KALRA. LACKEY LEE.
LOW. LOWENTHAL MAIENSCHEIN.
MATHIS. MCCARTY MCKENNA.
MURATSUCHI. NGUYEN ORTEGA.
PACHECO. PAPIN JIM. PATTERSON,
JOE. PATTERSON. PELLER LYNN.
PETRIE-NORRIS. QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS
. RENDON. REYES. THREE OF US.
RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO. SANCHEZ
SANTIAGO. SCHIAVO. SORIA TO
TING. VALENCIA. VILA WALDRON.
WALLACE. WARD WEBER. WICKS.
WILSON WOOD. ZUBER. MR. SPEAKER.
NOT TOMORROW. THANK YOU. TO THE
18 MEMBERS TODAY OF THE ON TIME
CAUCUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR
NÓ. HOUSE HERE. NÓI. THèC. BIXEL
I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEXT
WEEK. SO IT'S JUST WHAT IT'S
DOING IS THAT THESE NUMBERS
BETWEEN 20 MINUTES. AND NOW WE
DON'T EVEN HAVE A HOSPITAL.
WE'RE CHARGING. SO USED TO BE
THAT I. GOTCHA. SO STAY CURRENT,
RIGHT? OTHERWISE, YOU'LL BE OUT
OF HERE 2040 AND STILL GO BACK
IN 2022. WE ONCE HAD THIS RIGHT.
THAT'S FAIR. YEAH. NO IT WAS.
AND EVEN SENATOR ROGER.
MCKEEVER.
YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
OH, YES. RIGHT. THAT WAS GOOD.
YEAH BACK OUT HERE. IF I CAN
HAVE. I WAS LIKE.
COME ON. AM I GOING TO WATCH?
ARE YOU OKAY? I HAVE. A LOT. I
HAVE NO IDEA WHAT.
IT ALL.
ABOUT AND. YEAH 313. ONE. THREE.
ONE. ONE. JUST TO PLAY.
YOU COPY THIS?
I KNOW THAT.
THIS.
Ó OH MY GOD! EXCUSE ÓRDENES.
OKAY.
THIS IS.
MEMBERS, PLEASE COME TO THE
FLOOR OF THE ASSEMBLY. 10 A.M.
IS WHEN THE BIG HAND IS ON THE
12. AND THE LITTLE HAND IS ON
THE TEN. AND THAT HAPPENED 25
MINUTES AGO. WE HAVE A LOT OF
WORK AHEAD OF US. MEMBERS,
PLEASE REPORT TO THE FLOOR OF
THE ASSEMBLY.
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.
THE DAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN, IMAM
YASIR KHAN.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL,
ALMIGHTY GOD, ILLUMINATE THE
PATH FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS
ASSEMBLY AS THEY EMBARK ON THEIR
DELIBERATIONS. ENDOW THEM WITH
THE VIRTUES OF WISDOM, EMPATHY,
AND VALOR, ENSURING THEIR
CHOICES REFLECT A COMMITMENT TO
EQUITY AND COMMON WELFARE.
NURTURE A BOND OF COLLABORATION
AND ESTEEM AMONG THEM FOSTERING
AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS AND
COLLECTIVE ACTION THRIVE. SHIELD
THEM FROM DISCORD AND DIRECT
THEIR ENDEAVORS TOWARDS THE
FLOURISHING OF ALL. UNDER THEIR
STEWARDSHIP. WE SEEK YOUR
PRESENCE AND AID IN THIS WORK.
AMEN. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
NGUYEN WILL LEAD US IN THE
PLEDGE. MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN ME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. READING THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL, ASSEMBLY
CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, WEDNESDAY,
MAY 15TH, 2020. FOR THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS AND MISTER FLORES
SECONDS THAT THE READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL BE
DISPENSED WITH PRESENTATIONS AND
PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCE OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED, REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
READ, AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED
ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING
TO PROCEDURAL MOTIONS, MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GARCIA TO HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SET SHALL BE
THE ORDER. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS. MEMBERS, LET US
WISH ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY. HAPPY
BIRTHDAY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN. SO BEFORE WE GET
STARTED, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS
. AS WE'RE GOING TO START
TODAY'S FILE ORDER AT FILE ORDER
131 SO THAT MEMBERS WHO HAD
BILLS THAT WERE GETTING CLOSE TO
BEING HEARD YESTERDAY WILL GET A
CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR BILL HEARD
EARLIER TODAY. WE TYPICALLY
START AT THE TOP OF FILE, BUT
WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO DO
THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
WE ARE GOING TO BREAK FOR LUNCH
AT AROUND NOON. THERE ARE
COMMITTEES, BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
HEARINGS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING.
WE WILL BE WE WILL BE OUT FOR
TWO HOURS AND THEN RECONVENE.
AND WE HAVE OVER 200 BILLS THAT
ARE READY TO BE TAKEN UP TODAY.
WE WANT TO TAKE UP AS MANY AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN. SO WE'D ASK THAT
YOU BE READY TO PRESENT YOUR
BILL WHEN YOU ARE CALLED UPON.
LET'S SEE, TODAY IS, EAT MORE
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DAY. IT'S
ALSO IT'S ALSO MY MOM'S
BIRTHDAY, AND I DON'T THINK
THAT'S A COINCIDENCE. SO. SO I'M
GOING TO WISH MY MOM A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY. AND LET HER KNOW I HAD
BLUEBERRIES FOR BREAKFAST. SO
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO NOW
MOVE TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
FILE ITEM 131. WE'RE GOING TO
PASS TEMPORARILY ON FILE 131.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM 132
AB 2355 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WENDY
CARILLO. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2355 BY SOME
MEMBER WENDY CARRILLO AND
OTHERS, AND ACT RELATING TO
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SO,
MEMBER CARRILLO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND
ROLL WITH THOSE FRUITS AND
VEGGIES THIS MORNING. I AM PROUD
TO PRESENT AB 2355, WHICH WILL
REQUIRE A DISCLOSURE WHEN
GENERATIVE AI IS USED IN
ELECTRICAL ADVERTISEMENT AND
ELECTORAL ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING TO SUBSTANTIALLY
ALTER EXISTING MEDIA OR CREATE
CONTENT THAT WOULD FALSELY
APPEAR TO BE AUTHENTIC TO A REAL
PERSON. AS THIS TECHNOLOGY
BECOMES CHEAPER, FASTER AND
EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE AND
IS EMBRACED BY CANDIDATES AND
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, ITS EFFECT
ON DEMOCRACY REQUIRES US TO ACT
NOW IN THIS ENVIRONMENT,
SENSIBLE REGULATIONS THAT
PROTECT FREE POLITICAL
EXPRESSION AND SPEECH ARE VITAL
TO GET AHEAD OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.
THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED BY
PARTIZAN SUPPORT, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT I VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 41. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 133. ASSEMBLY BILL
2357 BY DOCTOR BAINES. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2357 BY
SENATOR BAINES AFTER MOVING TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
DOCTOR BAINES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2357. IN THE GROW
OUR OWN BILL CREATES AN
ENDOWMENT FUND AND IS A
FOUNDATIONAL FIRST STEP TOWARDS
ESTABLISHING BEING A UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL SCHOOL IN
KERN COUNTY. A MEDICAL SCHOOL
WILL PROVIDE THE CATALYST WE
NEED TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE
ACCESS FOR ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S
MOST MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
AREAS. FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
WITH ROOTS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY, SPECIFICALLY IN KERN
COUNTY. IN ITS RESEARCH, THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
IDENTIFIED THE VALLEY AS THE
STATE'S FASTEST GROWING, MOST
IMPOVERISHED, AND LEAST HEALTHY
REGION. THE VALLEY HAS THE
LOWEST RATIO OF LICENSED MDS,
DOS, AND RNS, MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS,
AND SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE STATE
TRAINING FUTURE PHYSICIANS
LOCALLY WILL ALLOW US TO CREATE
GOOD PAYING JOBS AND DIVERSIFY
OUR ECONOMY, WHICH IS CRITICALLY
NEEDED RIGHT NOW FOR KERN COUNTY
MEDICAL SCHOOLS ATTRACT
SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT
ACROSS HEALTH CARE AND OTHER
SECTORS BY RECRUITING, EDUCATING
AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF PHYSICIANS LOCALLY, KERN
COUNTY CAN BEGIN TO ERODE THE
INEQUITY OF DECADES LONG DOCTORS
SHORTAGES THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED
TO THE POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES OF
RESIDENTS IN IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. THIS BILL IS AN
ESSENTIAL STEP IN EXPANDING
HEALTH CARE ACCESS, ENHANCING
OUR ECONOMY AND IMPROVING CAREER
PATHWAYS IN THE VALLEY. I DID
WANT TO SHARE A STORY WHEN I
FIRST CAME TO THE LEGISLATURE, I
WOULD ASK KIDS IN THE DISTRICT
WHAT THEY WANT TO BE WHEN THEY
GROW UP, AND I ASKED THEM TO
RAISE THEIR HAND IF THEY WANT TO
BE A DOCTOR. NO KID WOULD RAISE
THEIR HAND IN ANY CLASS. AFTER
THIS BILL WAS INTRODUCED ABOUT
TWO WEEKS AGO, I ENTERED A FIFTH
GRADE CLASS AND I ASKED, WHO
WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR? GUYS
EVERYBODY ROSE THEIR HAND AND I
ASKED THE TEACHER. I SAID, WHERE
DID THIS COME FROM? SHE SAID,
THEY ALL LEARNED ABOUT YOUR
BILL. THEY ALL HAVE BEEN
RESEARCHING IT AND THEY'RE ALL
EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. OUR
CENTRAL VALLEY KIDS, ESPECIALLY
OUR KIDS IN KERN COUNTY, ARE SO
SMART. THEY'RE SO AMAZING. THEY
JUST DON'T GET ACCESS TO HIGHER
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AND
YOU CAN'T BE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE
WHAT YOU CAN'T BELIEVE. AND THIS
IS THE FIRST STEP TO CREATE THAT
PATHWAY FOR KIDS TO BECOME
PHYSICIANS IN AN AREA WHERE I
GREW UP AND I DIDN'T EVER THINK
THAT I COULD BECOME A PHYSICIAN,
THIS IS AN HONOR TO PUT THIS
BILL FORWARD. THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE THAT HAS SUPPORTED THIS
BILL. AND I THANKFULLY AND
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. DOCTOR BAINS.
MR. BRYAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
COLLEAGUES. I STAND IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB 2357. THIS
ENDOWMENT IS REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR KERN COUNTY, AND I
WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
KERN COUNTY FOR REMINDING US HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO MAKE THESE
STRUCTURAL INVESTMENTS THAT
ALLOW FOR NEW INVESTMENTS TO
COME INTO AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY DEPRIVED. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER
EXAMPLE AS A PHYSICIAN IN THAT
AREA. AGAIN, RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
53. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO BACK TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WANT TO, ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SCHIAVO, PLEASE WELCOME GUESTS
FROM THE HESCHEL DAY SCHOOL THAT
ARE JOINING US IN THE GALLERY
TODAY. WELCOME. WELCOME TO
SACRAMENTO. ENJOY YOUR DAY HERE.
I WAS SO EXCITED TO MOVE TO
ASSEMBLY THIRD READING THAT I
FORGOT TO START AT THE TOP. SO
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO BUSINESS
ON THE DAILY FILE. WE'RE GOING
TO REMOVE FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE
FROM THE INACTIVE FILE. THE FILE
NUMBER ONE IS A NOTICE UNDER
RECONSIDERATION. ALL ITEMS WILL
BE SHALL BE CONTINUED. AND NOW
WE'RE BACK WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE. FILE ITEM 134 ASSEMBLY
BILL 2638 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2368 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRICITY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS,
I RISE TO PRESENT AB 2368, A
BILL TO IMPROVE CALIFORNIA'S
ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY. THE
BILL WILL ENSURE THAT
RELIABILITY PLANNING AT THE CPUC
AND CAISO IS CONSISTENT. IN
ADDITION, THE BILL WILL DIRECT
THE CPUC TO REGULARLY CONDUCT AN
ASSESSMENT OF MID-TERM
RELIABILITY. THE BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 52. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 135
AB 2376 BY DOCTOR BAINES. THE
CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
2376 BY SENATOR BAINES. AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH FACILITIES.
DOCTOR BAINES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2376 ELIMINATES
BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE PREVENTING
HOSPITALS FROM EXPANDING
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY. RECOVERY
SERVICES. THIS BILL EXPANDS ON
CURRENT LAW BY ADDING ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY FOR HOSPITALS
WISHING TO ADD CHEMICAL
DEPENDENCY RECOVERY SERVICES,
AND ALLOWS PATIENTS TO BEGIN
TREATMENT IN A HOSPITAL SETTING.
THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL AND
IMPORTANT BILL TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO ADDICTION
TREATMENT, AND THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS AND
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND HAS NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE. ALL THOSE VOTERS 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. NO ZERO
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 136 AB 2381 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA. THE CLERK WILL
READ. SENATE BILL 2381 BY
SENATOR BANTON. ATALANTA
CHILDCARE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER AND MEMBER.
TODAY I AM PROUD TO PRESENT AB
2381, WHICH WOULD ALLOW OUR
STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS TO
CONTINUE TO BE FUNDED BASED ON
ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN
ATTENDANCE. THE CALIFORNIA STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR LOW
INCOME DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
AGED 3 TO 5 DURING THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC. THESE PROGRAMS WERE
REIMBURSED BASED ON ENROLLMENT
RATHER THAN A FORMULA THAT IS
BASED ON ATTENDANCE. HOWEVER
THIS PROVISION IS ABOUT TO
EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH, 2025.
UNFORTUNATELY, PAYMENTS BASED ON
ATTENDANCE ARE UNPREDICTABLE. IF
PROVIDERS ARE UNABLE TO
ANTICIPATE WHICH CHILDREN WILL
BE PRESENT ON ANY GIVEN DAY,
THEY CANNOT ANTICIPATE HOW MANY
STAFF THEY WILL NEED. THIS CAN
LEAD TO STAFFING COSTS THAT
EXCEED THE STATE REIMBURSEMENT
AMOUNT, CONTINUED FUNDING BASED
ON ENROLLMENT WILL PROVIDE OUR
STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS WITH A
STABLE FUNDING SOURCE, ENABLING
THEM TO FOCUS MORE ON THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND QUALITY OF
THEIR PROGRAMS. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AND I VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
54. NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 137 AB 2383
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WENDY
CARRILLO. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2383 BY SENATOR
WENDY CARILLO AND OTHERS. AN
ATLANTA DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
CARILLO YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I AM PROUD TO PRESENT
AB 2383 DARBY'S LAW, WHICH WILL
ENSURE THAT MIDDLE INCOME
FAMILIES WITH DEVELOPMENTALLY
DISABLED CHILDREN ARE INFORMED
ABOUT AVAILABLE PROGRAMS. THEY
WOULD LIKELY QUALIFY FOR TO
ALLOW THEIR CHILD TO RECEIVE
MEDI-CAL WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS
INCOME TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
THESE FUNDS ARE ALREADY
AVAILABLE TO MIDDLE INCOME
FAMILIES IN NEED, AND WE SHOULD
CREATE A PATHWAY FOR THOSE
FAMILIES TO RECEIVE AND ACCESS
THOSE FUNDS. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND HAS NO OPPOSITION. I
WANT TO I WANT TO THANK MY
FRIEND AND FORMER ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, JIM FRAZIER, FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL TO MY OFFICE
ALONGSIDE THE ARC OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AN EFFORT TO HELP MORE
FAMILIES. AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AND 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
52. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 138 AB 2388
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO PATTERSON.
CLERK WILL READ A SENATE BILL
2388 BY SENATOR JO PATTERSON.
ATALANTA PERSONAL INFORMATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS AB 2388 UPDATES
A NEARLY 50 YEAR OLD LAW ON
STATE AGENCIES KEEPING YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVATE.
AND I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M
CONFIDENT IT'S EVEN GOING TO BE
SUPPORTED BY MY FRIEND FROM
BAKERSFIELD RIGHT HERE. WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE AND YOUR FRIEND
FROM BAKERSFIELD BEING PRESENT.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
50 NOES. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 139 AB 2401
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2401 BY SENATOR TING AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO AIR
POLLUTION. ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING,
YOU ARE WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2401
MAXIMIZES OUR CLEAN CAR FOR ALL
PROGRAM BY MAKING SURE WE
CODIFIED THE EXPANDED STATEWIDE
PROGRAM, REQUIRES BETTER DATA
COLLECTION AND ALSO REQUIRES THE
CARB TO FOCUS ON INCENTIVES FOR
MORE LOW INCOME DRIVERS AND
OLDER VEHICLES, AS WELL AS
VEHICLE MILES DRIVEN. WITH THAT
RESPECT FOR EVERYONE ON AB 2401,
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VÚI WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 53. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 140
AB 2416 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CONNOLLY, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2416 BY SENATOR
CONNOLLY, AN ACT RELATING TO
INSURANCE. MEMBER CONNOLLY, YOU
MAY PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. GOOD
MORNING, PROUD TODAY TO PRESENT
AB 2416, A BILL THAT WOULD
REQUIRE THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO
REVIEW THE SAFER FROM WILDFIRE
REGULATIONS EVERY THREE YEARS,
START ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER
31ST, 2027. THIS IS AN ISSUE, AS
WE ALL KNOW, THAT IS NEAR AND
DEAR TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT
THE STATE WHERE WILDFIRE RISKS
ARE HIGH AND INSURANCE IS
INCREASINGLY UNAFFORDABLE AND
ABSENT. THE SAFER FROM WILDFIRES
PROGRAM IS THE ONLY AVENUE OPEN
TO CONSUMERS TO RECEIVE DIRECT
DISCOUNTS FOR HARDENING THEIR
HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. WHILE
CDI WORKS ON OTHER STRATEGIES TO
IMPROVE THE INSURANCE MARKET. IN
CALIFORNIA, AB 2416 IS A
REASONABLE STEP. THE LEGISLATURE
CAN TAKE TO HELP CONSUMERS SAVE
MONEY ON THEIR INSURANCE BILLS
AND REDUCE THE RISK OF DISASTER
FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND
THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE THERE.
THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
41. NOES 13. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 142 AB 2423
BY MR. MATHES. PRESENTED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GREYSON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2423 BY SENATOR MATHES AND
OTHERS. AN ATALANTA
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. SOME
MEMBER. GREYSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
REPRESENT AB 2423 ON BEHALF OF
MY COLLEAGUE FROM PORTERVILLE,
AB 2423 WOULD REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DSS TO BIENNIALLY
REVIEW AND UPDATE THE SERVICE
PROVIDER RATE MODELS PER THE
COST INPUTS AVAILABLE AT THE
TIME OF THE REVIEW. SINCE THE
ENACTMENT OF THE LANTERMAN
DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY SERVICES
ACT IN 1977, THE STATE THROUGH
DSS, HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY
FOR PROVIDING SERVICES AND
OVERSEEING THE COORDINATION AND
DELIVERY OF CARE AND TREATMENT
TO THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AND
THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2019, DDS
COMPLETED A RATE STUDY ON THE
SUSTAINABILITY, QUALITY AND
TRANSPARENCY OF COMMUNITY BASED
SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND
RECOMMENDED INCREASING THE
PAYMENT RATES FOR SERVICES.
FORTUNATELY, IN RESPONSE TO THE
RATE STUDY, THE STATE ENACTED
LEGISLATION IN 2021 REQUIRING
DDS TO INCREMENTALLY INCREASE
RATES BETWEEN APRIL 2022 AND
JULY 2025. HOWEVER, DESPITE
THESE POSITIVE STEPS, THERE IS
CURRENTLY NO REQUIREMENT IN LAW
TO KEEP THE RATE MODELS UPDATED,
AND AS SUCH, MANY AREAS HAVE
ALREADY BECOME OUTDATED. AB 2423
ADDRESSES A LONG STANDING
FUNDING ISSUE AND ENSURES THAT
REGIONAL CENTERS ARE PROVIDED
WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO
PROVIDE THOSE WITHIN THE IDD
COMMUNITY WITH THE SERVICES AND
CARE THAT THEY DESERVE. THE BILL
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES
56. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR
THREE. AB 2426. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2426 BY
SENATOR ERWIN. AN ACT RELATING
TO CONSUMER PROTECTION BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN. YOU MAY
OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2426
TODAY WHEN A CONSUMER GOES
ONLINE TO PURCHASE A MOVIE, AN
E-BOOK OR A VIDEO GAME, THEY ARE
OFTEN PRESENTED WITH AN OPTION
TO BUY THAT DIGITAL GOOD. IN
COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION,
CONSUMERS ARE LED TO BELIEVE
THEY NOW OWN A COPY OF THAT
PURCHASED DIGITAL GOOD. IN
REALITY, THOUGH, CONSUMERS ARE
ONLY RECEIVING A DIGITAL LICENSE
THAT THE SELLER CAN REVOKE AT
ANY TIME. AB 2426 ADDRESSES THIS
ISSUE OF MISINFORMATION BY
REQUIRING SELLERS OF DIGITAL
GOODS TO INCREASE THE
TRANSPARENCY OF THESE
TRANSACTION CHAINS, HELPING
CONSUMERS TRULY UNDERSTAND THE
NATURE OF THEIR DIGITAL
PURCHASE. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED TO
DESIRE A VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES
59. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 145 AB
2436. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2436 BY SENATOR
ALANIZ. AN ATALANTA CATTLE AND
MAKE AN APPROPRIATION.
THEREFORE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALANIZ, YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE. I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2436. THIS BILL AIMS TO ENSURE
THE BUREAU OF LIVESTOCK
IDENTIFICATION CAN PERFORM VITAL
LIFE LIVESTOCK INSPECTION
SERVICES WHILE REMAINING REVENUE
NEUTRAL BY ADJUSTING THEIR
STATUTORY FEES TO COINCIDE WITH
COSTS. THE CFA'S BUREAU OF
LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION IS
FINANCED ENTIRELY BY BRAND
REGISTRATION FEES AND INSPECTION
FEES PAID FOR BY THE CALIFORNIA
PRODUCERS. RECENTLY INFLATIONARY
PRESSURES. THE TRANSITIONS TO AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEET AND
FURTHERANCE OF THE STATE'S
CLIMATE GOALS AND OTHER ECONOMIC
PRESSURES HAVE INCREASED. THE
BUREAU'S OPERATING EXPENSES IN
RECENT YEARS. THIS LEGISLATION
WILL SUPPORT THE BUREAU IN
CONTAINING Ã OF SAFEGUARDS OF
CATTLE PRODUCERS AGAINST THEFT
AND MISAPPROPRIATIONS OF
LIVESTOCK. THIS BILL HAS NO
VOTES AGAINST IT AND HAS A
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE, SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES
56. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 146 AB
2440. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2440 BY SENATOR
REYES. AN ACT RELATING TO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, YOU MAY
OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
MEMBERS AB 2440 WILL INCORPORATE
THE STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND
OTHER AGENCIES MANAGING STATE
OWNED LANDS INTO THE 30 BY 30
GOAL. AS CHAIR OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON STATE PARKS,
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS
HAS BEEN MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
AND THIS BILL WILL ALSO REQUIRE
THAT THE LEGISLATURE RECEIVE AN
ANNUAL UPDATE ON PROGRESS
TOWARDS EXPANDING ACCESS TO
NATURE FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.
THIS IS A SUPPORT SUPPORT BILL,
HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
AND HAS RECEIVED NO NO VOTES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES
57. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 147 AB
2452. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2452 BY SENATOR
QUIRK-SILVA NAFTALINDA CALWORKS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA.
YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, TODAY I
RISE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
2452. THIS BILL WILL STANDARDIZE
AS A MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR
TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING IN THE CALIFORNIA
WORK OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM WHO ARE
ALREADY APPROVED FOR
TRANSPORTATION IN SUPPORT. THIS
BILL WILL HELP LESSEN
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS FOR
COUNTY WELFARE ADMINISTRATORS.
ADMINISTRATOR OTHERS, AND
STREAMLINE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFITS. DIRECTLY QUALIFYING
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLE. AYES 44. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON TO
ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR EIGHT. AB
2454. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2454 BY SUN MEMBER
LEE AND ATALANTA. DRINKING WATER
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE, YOU MAY
OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
THIS THIS BILL FOLLOWS UP ON MY
WORK RELATED DOMESTIC WELLS AND
ENSURING SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR
ALL. THIS BILL HAS NO OPPOSITION
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. A VOTE TO DESIRE A
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 43. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
WE'RE GOING TO PASS TEMPORARILY
ON ITEM NUMBER 150, TAKING US TO
ITEM NUMBER 152. AB 2469. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2469 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY
SERVICES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RODRIGUEZ. YOU MAY OPEN. THANK
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT AB 2469, WHICH WILL KEEP
CALIFORNIA IN THE INTERSTATE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
COMPACT INDEX AND EXTEND THE
WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROGRAM BY
FIVE YEARS. THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT,
OR EMAC, IS A NATIONAL
INTERSTATE MUTUAL AID PROGRAM
THAT ENABLES STATES TO SHARE
RESOURCES IN TIMES OF DISASTERS.
THOUSANDS OF PERSONNEL EACH YEAR
ARE DEPLOYED ON EMAC MISSIONS
DURING FIRES, FLOODS, AND OTHER
DISASTERS, AND CALIFORNIA HAS
BEEN A SIGNIFICANT BENEFICIARY
OF AID. SCIENTISTS TELLS US THAT
LARGE SCALE DISASTERS ARE ONLY
GOING TO GET WORSE WITH CLIMATE
CHANGE. THIS BILL REPEALS THE
SUNSET DATE OF CALIFORNIA
PARTICIPATION IN EMAC IN ORDER
TO CONTINUE HAVING ACCESS TO
INTERSTATE EMERGENCY AID
INDEFINITELY. ADDITIONALLY, THE
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE MITIGATION
PROGRAM, OR KWM, IS A STATE HOME
HARDENING INITIATIVE TO RETROFIT
, HARDEN, AND CREATE DEFENSIBLE
SPACE FOR HOMES AT HIGH RISK TO
WILDFIRES, ESPECIALLY IN
VULNERABLE TO LOW TO MODERATE
INCOME COMMUNITIES. SIX PILOT
PROJECTS WITH FEDERALLY MATCHING
FUNDING ARE ALREADY APPROVED.
HOWEVER, THESE PROJECTS PROJECTS
WILL NOT BE COMPLETE BEFORE THE
CURRENT SUNSET DATE, WHICH WOULD
MEAN RETURNING MILLIONS OF
FEDERAL FUNDS TO FEMA. THIS BILL
SIMPLY EXTENDS THE SUNSET DATE
BY THE KI¾M LAUP BY FIVE YEARS
IN ORDER TO ALLOW THESE PROJECTS
TO BE COMPLETED AND MAKE OUR
COMMUNITIES MORE RESILIENT TO
WILDFIRES. WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES
52. AYES 54. PARDON ME. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. NOW TAKING
US TO ITEM NUMBER 153 AB 2471.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2471 BY SENATOR JIM
PATTERSON AND OTHERS. ACTIVATING
THE PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JIM PATTERSON,
YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU. MEMBER
MADAM SPEAKER AND MEMBERS,
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES PLAY A
CRUCIAL ROLE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING BETTER
HEALTH AND ENSURING THAT THE
MOST VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS HAVE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, THOUGH
THEIR SCOPE OF PRACTICE DOES NOT
EXTEND BEYOND THAT OF A
REGISTERED NURSE. WHAT AB 2471
WOULD DO WOULD BE TO SIMPLIFY
THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND
ELIMINATE AN UNNECESSARY EXTRA
RENEWAL FEE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
PAYING EVERY TWO YEARS, IN
ADDITION TO THOSE REGULAR RN
RENEWAL FEES, IT IS CRITICAL
THAT WE SUPPORT NURSES IN OUR
COMMUNITIES NOW MORE THAN EVER.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE SHORTAGES,
PARTICULARLY THESE RETIRED
NURSES WHO WISH TO RETURN TO
NURSING. SO BY REMOVING THE
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE
ASSOCIATED FEES, THIS BILL HELPS
TO REDUCE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN
FOR THOSE NURSES AND TO HELP OUR
COMMUNITIES RECRUIT RETIRED
NURSES INTO THE WORKFORCE. THIS
REDUCES IMPEDIMENTS FOR THESE
RETIRED NURSES TO COME BACK INTO
THE WORKFORCE. THERE IS NO
OPPOSITION. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. I
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING TO
SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 51.
AYES 52. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MEMBERS, WE'RE GOING TO
GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 150 AB
2465. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2465 BY SENATOR
GIBSON AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO EQUITY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON, YOU MAY OPEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2465. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2465 HAVE RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND RECEIVED
NO NO VOTES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE, SEEING NO
OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES. WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 42. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. WE ARE BACK ON FILE ITEM
NUMBER 154 AB 2473. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2473 BY
THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND
PUPIL INSTRUCTION AND MAKING
APPROPRIATION THEREFOR. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MURATSUCHI. YOU MAY OPEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS
WITH CALIFORNIA VOTERS PASSING
PROPOSITION 28, WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO HAVE MORE FUNDING FOR ART AND
MUSIC PROGRAMS WITH THAT
ADDITIONAL FUNDING, WE NEED MORE
ART, MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATER
TEACHERS. THIS BILL IS A
COMMITTEE BILL TO GET MORE ART,
MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATER
TEACHERS. A BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
NO, NO VOTES, NO OPPOSITION. AS
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE, SEEING NO
OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. AYES 52. NOES. AYES
51. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP
BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 131 AB 2353.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2353 BY SOME MEMBER. WARD
AND AQUILINA. TAXATION ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WARD. YOU MAY OPEN. THANK
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. AB 2353
WOULD REDUCE THE COST OF
DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY
ALLOWING NONPROFIT, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO WITHHOLD
RELEVANT TAX PAYMENTS WITHOUT
PENALTY WHILE THEIR WELFARE
EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS ARE UNDER
REVIEW. IF THE PROPERTY IS DEED
RESTRICTED AND THE DEVELOPER HAS
RECEIVED A CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
FROM THE BOE, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING NO
OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROOM. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. AYES 53. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. GOING TO ITEM
NUMBER 155. AB 2475. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2475 BY
SENATOR HAYNIE AND ATALANTA.
PAROLE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAYNIE.
YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, WHEN
SOMEBODY IS RELEASED FROM STATE
CUSTODY, WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ARE RELEASED SAFELY. RIGHT
NOW, WHEN SOMEBODY IS PAROLED
FROM A STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL
BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY,
SOMEBODY WHO HAD A MENTAL
ILLNESS THAT IS CONNECTED TO A
VIOLENT CRIME, THE STATE ONLY
HAS FIVE DAYS TO RELEASE THAT
PERSON SAFELY INTO A COMMUNITY.
THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WHEN
WE RELEASE SOMEBODY IN THIS
SITUATION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY
OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE SAFETY
OF THE INDIVIDUAL MEDICATION,
HOUSE, CONTINUED TREATMENT AND
FIVE DAYS SIMPLY IS NOT ENOUGH.
WE HAD A VERY TRAGIC, DISASTROUS
SITUATION IN SAN FRANCISCO
INVOLVING AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS
IN THIS SITUATION. THIS BILL
WOULD EXTEND THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT THE STATE AND LOCALITIES
HAVE TO RELEASE SOMEONE SAFELY
FROM FIVE DAYS TO UP TO 30 DAYS,
SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE
AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF CARE, OF
TREATMENT, OF HOUSING, OF
MEDICATION, SO THAT THE
COMMUNITY CAN BE KEPT SAFE. THIS
HAS HAD BROAD BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND IT WILL HELP
SUPPORT THE SAFETY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE BEING RELEASED BACK OUT FROM
MENTAL HOSPITALS, RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. SEEING NO
OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. AYES 57. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON TO
ITEM NUMBER 156 AB 2479. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2479 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
HOUSING. ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. THIS
BILL WILL ALIGN CALIFORNIA'S
HOUSING FIRST POLICIES WITH
FEDERAL HOUSING GUIDELINES.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO
NEED TO GET OFF OF THE STREETS
BUT STILL HAVE TREMENDOUS NEEDS
IN TERMS OF CARE AND TERMS OF
TREATMENT. OUR STATE HAS HOUSING
FIRST FOR THAT REASON, TO MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE A PLACE TO GO.
BUT SOME OF THOSE FOLKS NEED TO
ALSO BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
THEY CAN BE ENTIRELY AWAY FROM
DRUG USE, WHERE THEY CAN BE A
PART OF AN ENVIRONMENT OF
ACCOUNTABILITY WITH OTHER PEOPLE
WHO ARE COMMITTED TO SOBRIETY,
TO COMMITTED TO A PATH OF A LIFE
WITHOUT DRUGS. RIGHT NOW, THAT
OPTION ISN'T AVAILABLE FOR MANY
PEOPLE, IN PART BECAUSE OUR
HOUSING FIRST POLICIES IN
CALIFORNIA DO NOT ALLOW FOR US
TO FUND THESE DRUG FREE RECOVERY
ENVIRONMENTS. THAT MAKES NO
SENSE. WE SHOULD NOT FORCE
PEOPLE TO BE LIVING NEXT TO
FOLKS WHO ARE STILL USING DRUGS.
IF THEY KNOW THAT FOR THEM, THEY
NEED TO BE ENTIRELY AWAY FROM
IT. THIS IS ABOUT HAVING OPTIONS
THAT WORK. THERE ARE STILL
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT READY FOR
THAT. THEY WILL STILL HAVE THOSE
OPTIONS, BUT WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO BE ON A PATH OF
RECOVERY, TO HAVE THAT OPTION OF
SOBER HOUSING, OF DRUG FREE
RECOVERY HOUSING, WE NEED TO
UPDATE OUR HOUSING FIRST
GUIDELINES IN ORDER TO DO THIS.
THIS HAS HAD ALSO BROAD
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. IT IS A PART
OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO
CONFRONT THE FENTANYL AND OPIOID
EPIDEMIC IN OUR STATE WITH
OPTIONS, AND THIS WILL HELP US
DO THAT BY GIVING PEOPLE AN
OPTION OF RECOVERY AND TREATMENT
RESPECTFULLY, I ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE AYE. MR. HOOVER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I JUST WANT TO RISE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND COMMEND
THE AUTHOR FOR HIS WORK ON THIS
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
WHAT I REALLY SEE AS MUCH NEEDED
FLEXIBILITY IN HOW WE'RE
SPENDING OUR HOMELESSNESS
DOLLARS. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENTLY IN ORDER TO GET
BETTER RESULTS. IN CALIFORNIA.
VÀ I HAVE SOME AMAZING PROGRAMS
IN MY DISTRICT THAT HAVE UP TO
75% SUCCESS RATES OF GETTING
PEOPLE'S LIVES BACK ON TRACK,
BUT THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR A
DOLLAR OF STATE FUNDING BECAUSE
THEY DO REQUIRE SOBRIETY AS A
PREREQUISITE FOR PARTICIPATION.
I THINK THIS BILL IS GOING TO
MOVE US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
TOWARDS INCREASING THE
FLEXIBILITY OF OUR DOLLARS. AND
I JUST WANT TO WOULD URGE AND I
VOTE, THANK YOU. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
59. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 157 AB 2485
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN
CARRILLO. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2485 BY SENATOR
JUAN CARRILLO AND OTHERS NOT
RELATED TO HOUSING. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARRILLO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2485. THIS BILL
SEEKS TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY Kò
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL
HOUSING NEEDS CALCULATION
PROCESS BY CREATING AN ADVISORY
PANEL AND REQUIRING THE
PUBLICATION OF METHODOLOGIES
USED ON HGTV'S WEBSITE. GIVEN
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RENA
PROCESS IN ALLEVIATING THE
STATE'S HOUSING CRISIS, IS
VISIBILITY AS IT AFFECTS
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE SHEER
MAGNITUDE OF HOUSING NEED
COMPARED TO WHAT HAS BEEN BUILT
IN THE PAST. THERE IS A SEVERE
RISK TO THE CREDIBILITY OF THE
PROCESS AND IT IS INSUFFICIENTLY
TRANSPARENT, CREDIBLE AND ROBUST
. AB 2485 IS FOCUSED ON
EMBEDDING INCLUSIVITY AND
TRANSPARENCY IN THESE
CALCULATION METHODOLOGIES, WHILE
ENSURING ACCURACY IN THEIR
DETERMINATIONS. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
62. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 158 AB 2490
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS, THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2490 BY SEN.
MAYOR PETRIE-NORRIS NAFTALINDA.
HEALTH CARE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2490 TO EXPAND AND
IMPROVE ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH CARE IN EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS OUR STATE.
FOR MANY PREGNANT CALIFORNIANS,
EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE THE MOST
ACCESSIBLE SOURCE OF MEDICAL
CARE DUE TO A LACK OF HEALTH
INSURANCE AND INCREASING
SHORTAGES OF PRIMARY CARE
PROVIDERS, OB GYNS, AND
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
CLINICS. UNFORTUNATELY TOO MANY
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR
STAFF ARE UNDERPREPARED TO
ENSURE THAT PATIENTS GET QUALITY
MISCARRIAGE, CONTRACEPTIVE AND
ABORTION RELATED CARE. THIS PUTS
SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE
CALIFORNIANS AT INCREASED RISK.
AB 2490 WILL ESTABLISH THE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM TO EXPAND
AND IMPROVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
CARE IN EMERGENCY ROOMS ALL
ACROSS THE STATE. BECAUSE IT
SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE
TO GET GOOD, SAFE REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH CARE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 49. NOES ZERO NINE.
EXCUSE ME. NOES NINE. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 159
AB 2492 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
NGUYEN, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2492 BY SENATOR
IRWIN AND OTHERS. NATURALLY TO
PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER IRWIN, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
2492 IS A BILL THAT WOULD
PROVIDE SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS,
STAFF AND FACULTY DURING TITLE
NINE PROCEEDINGS AT OUR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. AB 2492 WOULD CREATE
TWO POSITIONS OF CONFIDENTIAL
ADVOCATE AND A RESPONDENT
COORDINATOR ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
TO ASSIST STUDENTS, STAFF AND
FACULTY ARE INVOLVED IN A TITLE
NINE ADJUDICATION PROCESS. AB
2492 WILL ENSURE THAT OUR
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
PROVIDE, PRIORITIZE, PRIORITIZE
PROVIDING THE SUPPORT THAT
STUDENTS NEED DURING TITLE NINE
PROCEEDINGS, WHICH ARE OFTEN PRO
SCHLONGED AND CONFUSING TO ALL
INVOLVED. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 59. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 160 AB 2507 VÌ BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN,
PRESENTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ADDIS. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2507 BY SOME
MEMBER FRIEDMAN. ATALANTA
STUDENT FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL
AID. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADDIS
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2507 FROM
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 57. NOES.
ONE MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 161 AB 2508 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTHY. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2508 BY
SENATOR MCCARTHY. AN ATALANTA
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID. SENATOR
MCCARTHY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS IS
RELATED TO OUR CAL KIDS PROGRAM
IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS A
PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS FOR KINDERGARTNERS AND
FIRST GRADERS. UNFORTUNATELY,
FOSTER KIDS, WHEN THEY BECOME
FOSTER KIDS AFTER FIRST GRADE,
ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR
APPLICATION AND PARTICIPATION IN
THE CAL KIDS PROGRAM. THIS WOULD
CHANGE ELIGIBILITY. NO NEW
MONIES ADDED TO THE PROGRAM, BUT
JUST EXPAND ACCESS FOR OUR
FOSTER YOUTH AND WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 58.
NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 162 AB 2509 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2509 BY
SENATOR COLLURA AND ATALANTA.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA. PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2509
WOULD CODIFY DEFINITIONS OF
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AND
INVASIVE SPECIES AND REQUIRE THE
INVASIVE INVASIVE SPECIES
COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA TO
PRIORITIZE PRINCIPLES OF
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN
ALL OF ITS ACTIVITIES.
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, ALSO
KNOWN AS IPM, IS A PEST
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT SEEKS
TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
PEST MANAGEMENT REMEDIES WHILE
MINIMIZING HARM TO PEOPLE AND
THE ENVIRONMENT. IT ACCOMPLISHES
THIS BY MOVING AWAY FROM
TRADITIONAL CHEMICAL ONLY
TREATMENTS IN FAVOR OF NUANCED
SOLUTIONS THAT UTILIZE VARIOUS
PEST MANAGEMENT METHODS,
INCLUDING NON CHEMICAL,
BIOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
CULTURAL TECHNIQUES. IPM STATUS
IS AN EFFECTIVE, ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY APPROACH TO PEST
MANAGEMENT HAS CAUSED IT TO
BECOME AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR
SUBJECT OF LEGISLATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO
CODIFIED DEFINITION OF IPM,
LEAVING EACH PIECE OF
LEGISLATION TO CREATE ITS OWN.
THIS CAN LEAD TO CONFUSION,
DELAYS IN BILL IMPLEMENTATION,
AND CONFLICTING ENFORCEMENT
ACTION. AB 2509 ADDRESSES THIS
ISSUE BY CODIFYING THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IPM
PROGRAM'S DEFINITION OF IPM.
NUMEROUS STAKEHOLDERS CAME
TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT THIS
DEFINITION BALANCES IMPORTANT
HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND PEST MANAGEMENT
NEEDS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 58. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 163 AB 2515 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPIN. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2515 BY
SENATOR PAPIN. AN ACT TO PUBLIC
HEALTH. PAPIN. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY TO PRESENT A BILL THAT IS
OF PERSONAL IMPORTANCE TO ME. AB
2515 THE TAMPON ACT. TAKE ALL
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS AND MENSTRUAL
PRODUCT PHAS OUT NOW. OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS TAMPON. THIS BILL WILL
REQUIRE THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF
INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS FROM
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS AND SET A
THRESHOLD OF TEN PARTS PER
MILLION FOR UNINTENTIONALLY
ADDED PFAS. AB 2515 IS A
REINTRODUCTION OF A SIMILAR BILL
I CARRIED LAST YEAR, WHICH MADE
IT TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK BUT
WAS VETOED. IN THE GOVERNOR'S
MESSAGE, HE ASKED THAT WE WORK
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCE CONTROL SO THAT THE
BILL HAD A DEFINED REGULATORY
AGENCY, AND WE'RE DOING JUST
THAT. MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING
DILIGENTLY WITH THE OPPOSITION
TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THE
MECHANICS OF ENFORCEMENT. NO ONE
DISPUTES THE VALUE OF THE BILL,
AND I PLEDGE TO CONTINUE WORKING
WITH THEM AS THE BILL MOVES
THROUGH THE SENATE. I'D ALSO
LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS IS A
PRIORITY BILL FOR REPRODUCTIVE
FREEDOM FOR ALL. AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST, AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU. SO, MEMBER
PAPIN, SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 48. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 164 AB 2518 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2518 BY
SENATOR DAVIES, AN ATALANTA
FIREARMS. MEMBER DAVIES.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS IN
RECENT YEARS, OUR BODIES TAKING
COLLECTIVE ACTIONS ON ADDRESSING
OUR GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC. AND
THAT'S WHY I'M PROUD TO PRESENT
AB 2518, WHICH IS THE NEXT STEP
IN COMMON SENSE REFORM TO THIS
PROBLEM. UNDER CURRENT LAW, IF
AN ADULT IS CONVICTED OF A
FELONY OFFENSE, SUCH AS MURDER
UPON THE RELEASE AS A CONDITION
OF THEIR RELEASE, THEY ARE
PROHIBITED FROM OWNING OR
POSSESSING A FIREARM. HOWEVER,
THE SAME CONDITION DOES NOT
APPLY TO A MINOR CONVICTED OF
THE SAME CRIME UPON THE RELEASE.
AS LONG AS THEY ARE OVER 30,
THEY MAY WALK INTO A FIREARM
STORE AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF
ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE A
FIREARM. AB 2518 IS A COMMON
SENSE AND NARROW BILL TO SAY
THAT ANY MINOR CONVICTED OF
THREE HEINOUS CRIMES MURDER,
ATTEMPTED MURDER, OR
MANSLAUGHTER IS SUBJECT TO THE
SAME PROHIBITION AS AN ADULT.
THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED A NO VOTE
AND HAS SUPPORTED FROM A WIDE
ARRAY OF ORGANIZATIONS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. I SHOULD SAY
RECEIVED NO NO VOTES. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES, 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.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 50.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 165 AB 2519
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN.
THE CLERK WILL READ. I'M SORRY
ABOUT 2519 BY SENATOR
MAIENSCHEIN NAFTALIN DECLARE
MANILA SENTENCING REMAIN SHINE
PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
UNDER CURRENT LAW, PENAL CODE
SECTION 29805 PRESCRIBES A
NUMBER OF MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES
THAT, UPON CONVICTION, PROHIBIT
A PERSON FROM POSSESSING A
FIREARM FOR A PERIOD OF TEN
YEARS. SOME OF THESE OFFENSES
INCLUDE THREATENING PUBLIC
OFFICIALS ASSAULT AND CHILD
ABUSE. HOWEVER, IF A DEFENDANT
IS CHARGED WITH ONE OF THESE
CRIMES AND IS GRANTED
MISDEMEANOR DIVERSION, THERE IS
NO BAN ON FIREARM POSSESSION. AB
2519 PROHIBITS A DEFENDANT WHO
RECEIVES MISDEMEANOR DIVERSION
FOR A CRIME LISTED IN PENAL CODE
SECTION TWO 905 FROM POSSESSING
A FIREARM UNTIL THEY HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
DIVERSION. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. MAIENSCHEIN
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 55. NOES. ONE
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 166 AB 2525 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZABIR. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2525 BY SOME
MEMBERS. BURNED AFTER FAILING TO
STATE HIGHWAYS. MR. ZUBIATE.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS TODAY
I RISE TO PRESENT AB 2525,
SPONSORED BY LOS ANGELES MAYOR
KAREN BASS. THIS BILL WILL HELP
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN
PROVIDING SERVICES TO PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT
WILL DO THIS BY STREAMLINING THE
CITY'S ABILITY TO LEASE PROPERTY
FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AT A REDUCED
RATE TO STORE RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES, WHILE THE FORMER
INHABITANTS RECEIVE SERVICES TO
RELIEVE HOMELESSNESS. DATA SHOWS
THAT NEARLY 6500 PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES ARE LIVING
IN ABOUT 4000 RVS. THAT NUMBER,
WHICH HAS GROWN BY 40% SINCE
2018, REPRESENTS 22% OF THE CITY
OF LOS ANGELES TOTAL UNSHELTERED
HOMELESS POPULATION. SHORTLY
AFTER ASSUMING OFFICE, MAYOR
BASS LAUNCHED HER SIGNATURE
PROGRAM CALLED INSIDE SAFE,
TAKING IMMEDIATE CITYWIDE ACTION
TO VOLUNTARILY BRING PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INSIDE
TENT FROM TENTS AND OTHER
ENCAMPMENTS. TO DATE, THE
PROGRAM HAS ADDRESSED MORE THAN
39 ENCAMPMENTS AND HAS BROUGHT
MORE THAN 2100 ANGELENOS INSIDE,
WHERE THEY BENEFIT FROM CASE
MANAGEMENT. GETTING GETTING
CONNECTED WITH SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES AND RECEIVING HOUSING
NAVIGATION SERVICES IN ORDER TO
CONTINUE THE SUCCESS OF THE
PROGRAM, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
IS IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL
LOCATIONS TO STORE THE RVS THAT
ARE SURRENDERED OFF THE STREETS.
AS LOS ANGELES ARE MOVED INTO
INTERIM HOUSING. AB 2525 WILL
HELP STREAMLINE THE PROVISION OF
HOMELESS RELIEF SERVICES AND
PROMOTE LONG TERM HOUSING
STABILITY AND SAFETY FOR PEOPLE
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. I, I ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. ZIPPER.
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 47. NOES NINE.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 167 AB 2532 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MATHIS. PRESENTED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN. CLERK WILL
READ A SENATE BILL 2532 BY
SENATOR MATHIS. AN ACT RELATING
TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES. MR. CHEN.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
TO PRESENT AB 2532 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMAN MATHIS. THIS BILL
WOULD EXTEND THE SUNSET DATE
THAT AUTHORIZES CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO USE A
MULTI-CRITERIA SCREENING TOOL
FOR NURSING APPLICANTS UNTIL
2030. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. CHEN.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 58. NO'S ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 168 AB 2534 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FLORA. THE CLERK WILL
READ ASSEMBLE 2534 BY SOME
MEMBER OF LAW AND ATLANTA SCHOOL
EMPLOYMENT LAW. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AB
2534. THIS BILL MANDATES THE
APPLICANTS FOR CERTIFIED
CERTIFIED POSITIONS AT SCHOOLS.
PROVIDE A COMPLETE LIST FROM
PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS. IT WILL
ATTRACT LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES TO ACTIVELY INQUIRE
ABOUT VERIFIED PAST COMPLAINTS
OF EGREGIOUS MISCONDUCT AND
SHARE RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS. THIS BILL
PROMOTES TRANSPARENCY IN OUR
EDUCATION SYSTEM AND ENSURES
MORE SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
IN OUR SCHOOLS. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTERS 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 58. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING NOW
TO FILE ITEM 170 AB 2538 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON. THE
CLERK WILL READ A SONG ABOUT
2538 BY SENATOR GRAYSON. AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS AB
2538 PERMITS THE DIRECTOR OF
FORESTRY AND FORESTRY AND FIRE
PROTECTION, CAL FIRE, TO
AUTHORIZE FIREFIGHTERS HIRED AS
PERMANENT INSTRUMENT,
INTERMITTENT EMPLOYEES TO SERVE
FOR LONGER THAN NINE MONTHS IN A
CONSECUTIVE 12 MONTH PERIOD.
THIS WILL OFFER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING
A CAL FIRE FIREFIGHTER AND HELP
ELIMINATE LONG WORKING HOURS FOR
ALREADY OVERWORKED FIREFIGHTERS.
THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AND I VOTE SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER, I GUESS I
DIDN'T SEE WELL ENOUGH. HOW
ABOUT SEEING MR. RODRIGUEZ? YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF AB 2538, WHICH WILL
GIVE CAL FIRE THE NEEDED
FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY
HAVE ADEQUATE STAFF TO FIGHT
FIRES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE
KNOW, FIREFIGHTERS ARE YEARLY
NOW, NOT JUST SEASONAL, BUT WE
NEED THOSE MORE FIREFIGHTERS OUT
THERE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES
IN CALIFORNIA. SO WITH THAT, I
URGE AN AYE VOTE ON AB 2538.
SENATOR MEMBER WALDRON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS AS A MOM OF A
CAL FIRE EMT FIREFIGHTER WHO
WENT THROUGH TWO SESSIONS OF THE
SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT, BEING LET
GO AND THEN HAVING TO WAIT AND
TRY TO GET BACK ON AND KIND OF
CUTS INTO THEIR TRAINING AND THE
PHYSICAL, YOU KNOW, ABILITIES
THAT THEY'RE CONSTANTLY DOING
WHEN THEY'RE WORKING. AND IT
MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE FOR THEM
TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT AND
KEEP UP WITH THE TRAINING OF CAL
FIRE, RATHER THAN HAVE TO
REAPPLY EVERY TIME. SO I URGE
AND I VOTE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE, MR. GRAYSON, RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
MR. GRAYSON. 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 56. NØ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. WE'RE
GOING TO PASS TEMPORARILY ON
FILE ITEM 171. MOVED NOW TO FILE
ITEM 173 AB 2555 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSIGNABLE 2555 BY
SENATOR QUIRK-SILVA. AN ACT TO
TAXATION TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. TAX LEVY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. GOOD MORNING AND THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 2555. THIS
BILL HAS ENJOYED UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. THIS BILL
EXTENDS CURRENT TAX EXEMPTION
LAWS ON MEDICINAL CANNABIS
DONATIONS FOR CHRONICALLY
MEDICAL PATIENTS AND VETERANS
FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS UNTIL
JANUARY 1ST, 2030, WITH THE
SUNSET DATE FOR SB 34 RAPIDLY
APPROACHING. THIS CLEAN UP BILL
FOR VETERANS AND MEDICAL
PATIENTS WOULD ALLOW THE
LEGISLATURE TO CONTINUE ITS
COMPASSIONATE STANCE TOWARDS
MEDICAL CANNABIS DONATIONS FOR
ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
I'D 60 NOES ZERO MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 174 AB 2561
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA.
CLERK WILL READ BILL 2561 BY
SENATOR MCKENNA. AN ACT TO
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCKENNA. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I AM HERE TO PRESENT AB
2561, WHICH WILL REQUIRE LOCAL
AGENCIES WITH BARGAINING UNIT
VACANCY RATES EXCEEDING 10% FOR
MORE THAN 100 AND 180 DAYS TO
PRODUCE, IMPLEMENT AND PUBLISH A
PLAN TO FILL REMAINING VACANCY
VACANCIES WITHIN 180 DAYS. BY
MANDATING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
BETWEEN PUBLIC AGENCIES AND
RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO FILL
VACANCIES. THIS LEGISLATION,
PROMOTES TRANSPARENCY,
EFFICIENCY, AND STAFFING
PRACTICES AND POSITIVE LABOR
RELATIONS. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT
THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THESE MEASURES, WE CAN FORTIFY
OUR PUBLIC WORKFORCE AND ENHANCE
OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE NEEDS
OF OUR COMMUNITIES. I REMAIN
COMMITTED TO EXPLORING POTENTIAL
ADJUSTMENTS TO ENSURE THE
EFFECTIVENESS EFFECTIVENESS OF
THIS BILL. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO
FOSTER ONGOING DIALOG WITH BOTH
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION, AIMING
TO ACHIEVE A SOLUTION THAT
SERVES THE INTERESTS OF ALL
STAKEHOLDERS AND EFFECTIVELY
TACKLES THE LABOR CRISIS
CONFRONTING LOCAL AGENCIES IN
CALIFORNIA. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. MOVE THE CALL. MISS
MCKENNA MOVES THE CALL. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 175, AB 2564 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. BERNER. CLERK
WILL READ ONLINE BILL 2564 BY
SENATOR BERNER. AN ATALANTA
ATION AND MAKE AN APPROPRIATION.
THEREFORE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2564, WHICH WOULD SEEK TO SECURE
A PERMANENT FUNDING SOURCE FOR
THE SENIOR CITIZEN AND DISABLED
CITIZENS. PROPERTY TAX
POSTPONEMENT PROGRAM. THIS
PROGRAM ALLOWS HOMEOWNERS WHO
ARE SENIORS OR BLIND OR HAVE A
DISABILITY TO DEFER CURRENT YEAR
PROPERTY TAXES ON THEIR
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE IF THEY MEET
CERTAIN CRITERIA. THIS IS THE
FIRST YEAR THE STATE
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE HAS TO HAS
HAD TO TURN DOWN HOMEOWNERS FROM
THE PROGRAM, POTENTIALLY
WORSENING OUR HOUSING CRISIS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE 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. ALL THOSE VOTING DESIRE
TO VOTE. THIS IS A 54 VOTE BILL.
MEMBERS 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 57. NÓ ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 177 AB 2578 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FLORA. THE CLERK WILL
READ ASYLUM BILL 2578 BY SENATOR
FLOOR. AN ACT RELATING TO
HEALING ARTS AMERIFLORA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. HAPPY TO PRESENT AB
2578 ENABLES CALIFORNIA RESIDENT
NURSING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUT
OF STATE DISTANCE LEARNING
PROGRAMS TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES AT A
CALIFORNIA HEALTH FACILITY. THIS
MAJOR HOPES TO EASE THE NURSING
SHORTAGE AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER SEEING. MR. GIBSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
IN SUPPORT AND THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING 2578 BEFORE US
TODAY. MEMBERS WE HAVE A NURSING
SHORTAGE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND WE NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN. WHEN YOU
HAVE STUDENTS, CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS ON WAITING LISTS AT OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES WAITING TO GET IN,
AND THIS WAITING LIST IS THREE
YEARS LONG, AND WE ARE BRINGING
IN NURSES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES,
AND WE HAVE TRAVELING NURSES
FROM OTHER STATE. WE HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO TAKE
CARE OF OUR OWN CHILDREN AND
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS. BILL
2578 GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITIES
TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE, WE CAN
HAVE ADDITIONAL FRONT LINE
WORKERS. SO I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
BEFORE US AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A STRONG AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU, MR. GIBSON. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTER 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 58. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 178 AB 2586 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSIGNABLE 2586
BY SENATOR ALVAREZ AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER ALVAREZ, PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
MEMBERS THIS BILL IS VERY
SIGNIFICANT FOR ME. I WANT TO
START BY SHARING A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT MY PERSONAL STORY THAT I
DON'T THINK I'VE SHARED VERY
MUCH WITH OTHERS. I AM THE PROUD
SON OF IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME TO
THIS COUNTRY UNDOCUMENTED, WITH
THEIR KIDS SEEKING THAT
WONDERFUL AMERICAN DREAM AND
OPPORTUNITY THAT SO MANY HAVE
SOUGHT AND WORKED SO HARD FOR
THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR
COUNTRY. THIS BILL IS INSPIRED
BY BY THAT, BY THAT DREAM THAT
MY PARENTS HAD CERTAINLY FOR MY
FAMILY, BUT THE DREAM THAT
CONTINUES FOR SO MANY OTHER
FAMILIES IN OUR COUNTRY TODAY.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2586 IS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. BILL
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL MEANS THAT
WE COULD HAVE OPPORTUNITIES IN
OUR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES TO ENSURE THAT THE
YOUNG PEOPLE, THE STUDENTS WHO
HAVE, BY THE WAY, LED US TO THIS
DAY, TO THIS BILL I WANT TO CALL
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT LED
NETWORK, WHO WERE THE ONES WHO
WERE FIGHTING FOR THIS BEFORE I
TOOK ON THIS, THIS FIGHT, THIS
WOULD GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY
TO USE THE SKILLS THAT THEY
GAINED WHEN THEY GO TO OUR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND PUT THEM TO WORK BY ALLOWING
THEM TO BE EMPLOYED AT OUR
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.
UNFORTUNATELY OUR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED AT DOING
ITS JOB WHEN IT COMES TO
IMMIGRATION REFORM. HAVE THEY
DONE THEIR JOB THAT THEY'VE BEEN
ASKED TO DO AND ELECTED TO DO?
WE WOULDN'T ACTUALLY BE HAVING
THIS CONVERSATION TODAY, BUT
BECAUSE OF THEIR FAILURE, WE NOW
HAVE GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS WHO
ARE DOING WHAT WE'VE ASKED OF
EVERYBODY IN SOCIETY TO DO,
WHICH IS TO WORK HARD AND GET AN
EDUCATION. AND YET THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE, BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ARE
NOT ABLE TO BE EMPLOYED INTO
PRACTICE IN THE FIELDS THAT THEY
WORKED SO HARD TO GAIN THEIR
EDUCATION IN. THIS BILL OPENS
THAT DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY FOR
THEM TO BE EMPLOYED AT OUR
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. THIS MEANS THAT
OUR FUTURE SCIENTISTS, OUR
FUTURE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS, OUR
FUTURE PROFESSIONALS, OUR FUTURE
PUBLIC SERVANTS AND MAYBE
LEGISLATORS CAN HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO START TO PUT INTO
PRACTICE THE WORK THAT THEY SO
HARD, FOUGHT FOR IN THEIR
EDUCATION. ASSEMBLY BILL 2586 IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE LITERALLY
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS
WHO, AGAIN, ARE DOING WHAT WE'VE
ASKED OF THEM TO DO, WHICH IS TO
WORK HARD AND GET AN EDUCATION
AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE EMPLOYED.
THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER MILESTONE
FOR CALIFORNIA, AS WE'VE SOUGHT
TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO
WORK HARD ARE REWARDED FOR THAT
HARD WORK, THAT WE TURN AROUND.
THE PRACTICES OF THE 1990S WHERE
WE HAD THINGS LIKE PROPOSITION
187 WHO WERE AIMED AT ACTUALLY
LIMITING ACCESS TO EDUCATION TO
PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR
UNDOCUMENTED STATUS. WE'VE
TURNED THE PAGE ON THAT. WE'VE
INVESTED IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
WE'VE SAID, NOT ONLY CAN YOU GET
AN EDUCATION, WE WILL HELP YOU
GET AN EDUCATION BY GOING TO
COLLEGE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT
TO PURSUE. SO WE'VE DONE ALL THE
RIGHT THINGS, BUT THIS BILL
WOULD ALLOW MANY OF THOSE
STUDENTS TO GET TO THE NEXT
PHASE, WHICH IS TO ACTUALLY BE
EMPLOYED IN A LAWFUL WAY, TO
CONTRIBUTE. THIS IS NOT A LEG UP
FOR ANYBODY. THIS IS JUST
PUTTING THEM ON THE SAME LEVEL
PLAYING FIELD THAT EVERYBODY
ELSE HAS. SO IT'S REALLY WITH
GREAT PRIDE AND HONOR. AND I
THANK THE LATINO CAUCUS WHO HAS
MADE THIS A PRIORITY, AS WELL AS
I WANT TO SAY, AT THIS POINT,
WELL OVER 20 OF MY COLLEAGUES
WHO SIGNED AS COAUTHORS, I THANK
THEM FOR THAT. BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, I THANK THE
STUDENTS WHO ARE THE ONES WHO
HAVE GOTTEN US THIS FAR, WHO I
KNOW ARE LISTENING TODAY, WHO
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN TESTIFY AT
COMMITTEE, WHO WILL BE BACK AS
THIS MOVES THROUGH THE PROCESS
BECAUSE, I SHARED MY STORY AND
IT'S AN IMPORTANT STORY TO
SHARE. BUT THE STORIES THAT THEY
SHARE ARE SO IMPACTFUL, SO
POWERFUL AND SO INSPIRING. THIS
IS THE WORK THAT WE SHOULD BE
DOING IN CALIFORNIA. AND FOR
THAT REASON, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB 2586.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE
FONG, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 2586 AND THANK THE MEMBER
FROM SAN DIEGO FOR INTRODUCING
THIS VERY IMPORTANT BILL AS
CHAIR OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
CONSIDER THE IMPLICATIONS OF
THIS POLICY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR ALL PROGRAM. HISTORICALLY,
THIS BODY HAS A LONG ESTABLISHED
HISTORY OF TAKING MEANINGFUL
ACTION TO ALLEVIATE THE
FINANCIAL BURDENS FACING OUR
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS. THERE ARE
OVER 75,000 AB 540 STUDENTS IN
THE UC, CSU, AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND THEY CANNOT RELY ON
DACA FOR EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY.
LET'S CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AND DO THE
RIGHT THING TODAY TO HELP
STUDENTS GET WORK EXPERIENCE AND
COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATIONAL
JOURNEY. THANK THE MEMBER AGAIN
FROM SAN DIEGO. I RESPECTFULLY
URGE AND I VOTE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER FONG,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. BUENOS DIAS,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I'D
LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SAN DIEGO FOR INTRODUCING THIS
BILL. FOR MANY OF US, COLLEGE IS
OUR FIRST PATH TO PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND UPWARD MOBILITY.
OUR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS HAVE
INVESTED IN THIS INSTITUTIONS.
THEY HAVE DEDICATED THEMSELVES
TO SEEKING THE AMERICAN DREAM.
DESPITE ALL THE LEGAL AND
FINANCIAL BARRIERS OF BEING
UNDOCUMENTED. I KNOW WHAT IT'S
LIKE TO FACE THE STIGMAS AND
SETBACKS THAT COME WITH US WITH
AN UNDOCUMENTED STATUS, AND TO
ALSO CONTINUE TO HAVE FAITH IN
THE PROMISE THAT WORK WILL BE
REWARDED. WE MUST UPHOLD THIS
PROMISE. WE MUST INVEST BACK IN
OUR STUDENTS BY ALLOWING THEM AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT
. AND I'LL SHARE A PERSONAL
STORY MYSELF TO. I STRUGGLED TO
GET AN EDUCATION. I STRUGGLED TO
GET THE AMERICAN DREAM. I'M
PROUD TO SAY THAT I'VE
ACCOMPLISHED THAT. THE UNITED
STATES CONTINUES TO BE THE
PLACE, PERHAPS THE ONLY PLACE IN
THE WORLD WHERE AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY CAN BE AFFORDED WITH
HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. FOR
MANY IMMIGRANTS, FOR CHILDREN.
WHEN MY FATHER LEFT THE HOME TO
COME TO THE US AT THE AGE OF 14,
THAT I WAS LEFT MOM AND THE KIDS
BACK HOME IN SEARCH OF A BETTER
LIFE FOR HIS FAMILY. I DID THE
SAME THING. TWO YEARS LATER, I
JOINED MY PARENTS AND LEFT THE
SIBLINGS BEHIND IN SEARCH OF A
BETTER LIFE FOR MY SIBLINGS. I
WANT TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER
THOSE THINGS. WE ARE HERE
BECAUSE WE ARE HARD WORKING
PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE ARE HUNGRY
FOR SUCCESS AND WE CONTRIBUTE TO
THE FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN
THE WORLD. IT'S TIME TO REWARD
THOSE THAT WORK HARD, THOSE THAT
GO TO SCHOOL, THOSE THAT HAVE
INVESTED THEIR LIVES IN
CALIFORNIA. SO THAT THEY CAN
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF
ALL CALIFORNIANS. AGAIN, THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM SAN
DIEGO FOR BRINGING THIS UP. AND
I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THIS
BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO
DO TO AFFORD EVERYONE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCESS. EVERYONE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THE
AMERICAN DREAM THAT IS STILL
ACHIEVABLE BUT IS STEPPING AWAY
FROM US, FROM MY OWN KIDS, MY
DAUGHTER BEING 28TH WITH A
COLLEGE DEGREE, SHE CANNOT
AFFORD THE AMERICAN DREAM. THIS
IS JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO
PROVIDE THOSE UNEQUAL
OPPORTUNITY. I USED TO CONSIDER
THIS AND I URGE YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARILLO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BRIAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
COLLEAGUES, I STAND IN SUPPORT
OF AB 2586 ON SOME CAMPUSES.
THESE KINDS OF PROPOSALS
ACTUALLY CAUSE A LOT OF ANGST
FOR BLACK STUDENTS. WE PIT BLACK
AND BROWN COMMUNITIES AGAINST
EACH OTHER. WE BELIEVE THAT IF
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS GET
EMPLOYMENT, THAT THAT'S JOBS AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TAKEN FROM
BLACK STUDENTS WITH LEGAL STATUS
WHO ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN THEIR
OWN HIRING OPPORTUNITIES. BUT I
BELIEVE IN A CALIFORNIA THAT IS
INCLUSIVE OF EVERYBODY, A
CALIFORNIA THAT APOLOGIZES FOR
ITS WRONGS, SEEKS TO MAKE AMENDS
, AND DOESN'T CREATE NEW
CONDITIONS OF STRUGGLE FOR THOSE
WHO JUST GOT HERE, ESPECIALLY
WHEN THEY HAVE DONE ALL OF THE
WORK TO ENTER OUR INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER OF LEARNING, WHICH IS
NO EASY TASK. WE HAVE THE NUMBER
ONE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN THE
COUNTRY IN UCLA, AND WITH THAT,
I STAND IN STRONG SUPPORT AND
URGE YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
MR. BRIAN. MR. BENNETT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS, MY WIFE AND I HAVE SHARED
OUR HOUSE WITH A FAMILY THAT
CAME HERE FROM MEXICO,
UNDOCUMENTED. AND IT HAS BEEN
THE BEST EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE
OF MY LIFE TO SEE. IT WOULD BE
IN A MIXED HOUSE IN AND TO SEE
PEOPLE THAT WORK HARD. AND THE
ONE THING WE WANT EVERYBODY TO
DO IS TO TRY TO MAKE THEMSELVES
PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR
SOCIETY. AND THIS BILL IS ONE
MORE STEP IN TERMS OF DOING
THAT. SO I APPLAUD THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD AND
ENCOURAGE AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR.
BENNETT. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE, MR. ALVAREZ? THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I JUST WANT TO
THANK THE MEMBERS FROM
THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT SPOKE
HERE TODAY. APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION THAT
THIS IS ABOUT REWARDING THE TYPE
OF BEHAVIOR THAT WE ALL, I
THINK, HAVE CONSISTENTLY SAID WE
WANT TO REWARD PEOPLE WHO WORK
HARD TO DO WHAT THEY'VE BEEN
ASKED TO DO, AND TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES OF
EMPLOYMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE
WHO ARE COMMITTING TO THIS, WHO
ARE OUR FAMILIES, WHO ARE OUR
NEIGHBORS, WHO SOME OF US ARE
STILL RELATED TO, INDIVIDUALS
WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN AN
UNDOCUMENTED STATUS, BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY TO THE THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE
LOOKING FOR A PATHWAY FOR
SUCCESS, A PATHWAY THAT,
UNFORTUNATELY HAS BEEN CLOSED BY
ONCE AGAIN, THE INACTION AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT THAT
CALIFORNIA, AS HAS DONE BEFORE,
I BELIEVE WILL STEP UP WITH THIS
LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR OUR
STUDENTS. AND FOR THAT REASON, I
THANK YOU AND I RESPECT FULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB
2586. THANK YOU, MR. ALVAREZ.
ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
49. NOES TWO. MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THE
CALL ON FILE ON ITEM 174. THE
CLERK WILL POST.
OR WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 42.
THREE NOES TWO MEASURE. PASSES
MOVING BACKWARDS, I
INADVERTENTLY SKIPPED OVER A
BILL. FILE ITEM 169 AB 2537 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ARTIS. THE CLERK
WILL READ A SENATE BILL 2537 BY
SENATOR ADDISON. OTHERS AND
RELATING TO OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT AND MAKING
APPROPRIATION. THEREFORE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADDIS. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2537 THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IN OFFSHORE WIND
ENERGY ACT. THIS BILL CREATES AN
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY COMMUNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING FUND THAT WILL
PROVIDE GRANTS TO LOCAL TRIBES
AND COMMUNITIES TO ALLOW THEM TO
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE
OFFSHORE WIND PLANNING PROCESS.
THIS BILL HAS NO OPPOSITION AND
HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
IT ALSO HAS SUPPORT FROM
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND LEASEHOLDERS.
AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. THIS IS A 54 VOTE
BILL. MEMBERS 54 VOTE BILL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE Ã VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE 54 VOTE. BILL MEMBERS.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
56. NO ZERO MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO BACK AND FILE ORDER TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER 179 AB 2587 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
THE CLERK WILL READ ASSIGNED
BILL 2587 BY SENATOR
AGUIAR-CURRY. AN ATALANTA CIVIL
ACTIONS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, IN 2021, THIS
LEGISLATURE PASSED AB 2777 BY MY
COLLEAGUE FROM OAKLAND TO HELP
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT HOLD
THEIR ABUSERS AND RESPONSIBLE
ENTITIES ACCOUNTABLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, SURVIVORS HAVE
FACED BARRIERS IN ACCESSING THE
RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO THEM UNDER
AB 2777. THIS BILL STRENGTHENS
PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ENSURES THEIR
ABILITY TO FULLY ACCESS THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM. AB 2587 WILL
CLARIFY THAT A PERPETRATOR OF A
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ANY ENTITY
WHO COVERED UP OR WILLFULLY
IGNORED THE ASSAULT ARE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE HARM
INFLICTED ON SURVIVORS
COLLEAGUES BY EXPOSING THESE
PREDATORS, WE CAN PREVENT THEM
FROM REOFFENDING AND THAT MEANS
THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFER.
OUR FAMILIES AND OUR NEIGHBORS
ARE SAFER, AND THE PUBLIC AT
LARGE IS SAFER. I WANT TO MAKE
IT CLEAR WE ARE WORKING WITH
OPPONENTS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO AMEND THE BILL TO CLARIFY
THAT THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO
EMPLOYERS UNLESS THEY ENGAGED IN
THE INTENTIONAL ACTS THAT LED TO
THE SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR COVERED
IT UP. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WICKS. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I JUST
WANTED TO RISE IN SUPPORT AS THE
ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINAL
BILL LAST YEAR. SUPPORT MY
COLLEAGUE HERE FROM WINTERS FOR
CARRYING THE MANTLE ON THIS.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ALLOW FOR
SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS TO SEEK
SOME RECOURSE, SOME SENSE OF
JUSTICE IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
AND THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF
THAT WORK. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WIX 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
51. NO. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 180 AB 2595
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER THREE OF US
PRESENTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WICKS. THE CLERK WILL READ A
BILL 2595 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
THREE OF US AN ACT RELATING TO
SCHOOL NUTRITION. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WICKS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
TO PRESENT AB 2595 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER THREE OF US.
THIS BILL COMBATS HOUSEHOLD
HUNGER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
BY ALLOWING PUBLIC LIBRARIES
THAT PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH MEALS
TO ALSO PROVIDE PARENTS AND
CAREGIVERS WITH THOSE MEALS.
THIS LEGISLATION IS CONSTRUCTED
SO THAT IT IS NOT DRAW DOWN FROM
PROP 98 FUNDING. AB 2595 HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND
HAS NO FORMAL OPPOSITION.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WICKS. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VÚI WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 51. NOES TWO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING NOW TO
FILE ITEM 181 AB 2602 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALVO. THE CLERK
WILL READ. BILL 2602 BY SENATOR
KOLLER AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER KALRA, PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AB 2602 WOULD REQUIRE A
PERFORMER'S INFORMED CONSENT AND
PROPER REPRESENTATION WHEN
EXECUTING A CONTRACT FOR ANY
TRANSFER OF RIGHTS TO THAT
INDIVIDUAL'S LIKENESS OR VOICE.
AMIDST THE RISE OF THE DIGITAL
AGE, PERFORMERS ACROSS THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HAVE
INADVERTENTLY BEEN SIGNING AWAY
THE RIGHTS TO THEIR DIGITAL
SELVES THROUGH CLAUSES THAT CAN
LOOK LIKE STANDARD COPYRIGHT
LANGUAGE. SPECIFICALLY,
INDIVIDUALS ARE UNKNOWINGLY
AUTHORIZING STUDIOS TO USE THEIR
VOICE AND LIKENESS IN ALL MEDIA
BY ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE
TECHNOLOGIES, IN PERPETUITY, AND
WITH NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.
AB 2602 STRIKES THE BALANCE
BETWEEN INDUSTRY PROGRESS AND
PROTECTING PERFORMERS RIGHTS TO
THEIR DIGITAL, SELF AND
LIVELIHOOD, AND THIS BILL DOES
NOT OUTRIGHT PROHIBIT THE USE OF
DIGITAL REPLICAS, BUT RATHER
ENSURES THAT IT PERFORMERS AGREE
TO LICENSE OUT THEIR DIGITAL
SELF THAT THEY ARE FULLY AWARE
OF THE EXTENT OF AND THE
INTENTIONS FOR THAT USE. I'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH THE OPPOSITION
ON IN RESPONSE TO THEIR
CONCERNS. I'VE TAKEN NUMEROUS
AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT
ADDRESS RETROACTIVITY AND
CLARIFIES. THIS BILL IS INTENDED
TO TARGET NEW PERFORMANCES BY A
DIGITAL REPLICA THAT WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE BEEN PERFORMED BY A
LIVE ACTOR. THE BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. CALROW.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 52. NO ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM
182 AB 2606 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY. CLERK WILL READ
BILL 2606 BY SUMMER AGUILAR, AN
ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION. THEREFORE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, YOU MAY
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
AND MEMBERS, THIS BILL WILL HELP
OUR FARMERS BE MORE COMPETITIVE
IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL
MARKETS BY CREATING THE FIRST
AGAVE COMMISSION IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THE
ASSEMBLY, AGRICULTURE AND
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
B¢O Dð 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. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 183 AB 2613 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZUBER. CLERK
WILL READ A SENATE BILL 2613 BY
SOME MEMBERS OF BIR AND OTHERS,
AND ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC
HEALTH. SOME MEMBERS OF BIR YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT TO PRESENT AB 2613, A
BILL THAT CREATES A RARE DISEASE
ADVISORY COUNCIL, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS DAC, IN CALIFORNIA,
FOLLOWING 27 OTHER STATES THE
DAC HAS CREATED IN THE MEMORY OF
JACQUELINE MARISA BIR, MY SISTER
WHO ENDURED A THREE YEAR BATTLE
WITH ALS, ALSO KNOWN AS LOU
GEHRIG'S DISEASE, AND INSPIRED
ME TO SEEK PUBLIC OFFICE IN PART
TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGES OF PEOPLE GRAPPLING
WITH RARE DISEASES. WITH OVER
10,000 RARE DISEASES AFFECTING 1
IN 10 CALIFORNIANS, IT IS
DIFFICULT FOR STATE POLICYMAKERS
AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE
AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THE
ISSUES FACED BY PERSONS AFFECTED
, AFFECTED BY RARE DISEASES AND
THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUPPORT
THEM IN OUR DAC WILL BE
COMPRISED OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS
THE RARE DISEASE COMMUNITY AND
WILL ACT AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO
THE LEGISLATURE, FACILITATING
CONSULTATION WITH EXPERTS ON
RARE DISEASES IN DEVELOPING
POLICY RECOMMENDATION, PERSONS
WITH DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP AND
BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT, A
CALIFORNIA DAC WILL SERVE AS A
VALUABLE RESOURCE AS OUR HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM EVOLVES WITHOUT IN
CALIFORNIA LAWS AND REGULATIONS
THAT AFFECT THE RARE DISEASE
COMMUNITY WILL BE DEVELOPED
WITHOUT THE CONSULTATION OF
IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS, LEAVING
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AT
GREATER RISK FOR POOR HEALTH AND
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES. MY SISTER
JACKIE, IS THE REASON I'M HERE
TODAY. BEFORE SHE PASSED, SHE
MADE ME PROMISE HER THAT I WOULD
DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO FIX THE
DEEPLY FLAWED MEDICAL SYSTEM
THAT TREATED HER AS A FATALITY
WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE. JACKIE'S
EXPERIENCE IS A SIREN ALERTING
US TO THE DEEPLY FLAWED PUBLIC
POLICY APPROACHES THAT ADDRESS
RARE DISEASES. AS MEMBERS OF
THIS BODY LOOKING OVER THIS MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY, AB 2613
GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT
IN PLACE PUBLIC POLICY THAT
ENSURES EFFECTIVE AND SWIFT
ACTION IN DEALING WITH EMERGING
TREATMENTS THAT CAN TRULY
BENEFIT PEOPLE AFFLICTED WITH
RARE DISEASES. TODAY, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO HELP ME
FULFILL MY COMMITMENT TO MY
SISTER. MY BEST FRIEND. AND MY
ANCHOR. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF BIR. SOME
MEMBER. DIXON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I STAND AS COAUTHOR
WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM NORTH
HOLLYWOOD. YOU'VE HEARD US SPEAK
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RARE
DISEASES, AND THIS IS SUCH A
LANDMARK EFFORT TO FINALLY PUT
RARE DISEASES ON THE FRONT
BURNER OF LOOKING INTO RESEARCH
AND FOLLOWING RESEARCH ACROSS
THE WORLD ON ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE
ON RARE DISEASES. AND IN HONOR
OF YOUR SISTER, THAT IS. I'M
HONORED TO SUPPORT THIS AND
COAUTHOR THIS WITH YOU. I URGE
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON, SEEING AND HEARING NO
OTHER WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
65. NO ZERO. MADAM. MAJORITY
LEADER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT. MEMBERS
BEFORE WE BREAK, I WANTED TO
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE
STAND ONCE AGAIN. WE HAD A
DELAYED START THIS MORNING AND
IF YOU HAVE NUMBER 46 ON YOUR
BINGO CARD, YOU HAVE WON THE
NUMBER OF ITEMS WE HAVE PULLED
UP TODAY. WE HAVE A TARGET OF
130 MORE BILLS TO TAKE UP TODAY.
UNLESS WE WANT TO BE HERE LATER
ON FRIDAY, WE NEED TO BE
PRODUCTIVE THIS AFTERNOON.
PLEASE ARRIVE PROMPTLY WHEN WE
RECONVENE AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE UP YOUR ITEMS. THANKS.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAJORITY LEADER
. SO, MEMBERS, WE WILL BE TAKING
A TWO HOUR BREAK TO ALLOW BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEES TO MEET AND FOR
YOU ALL TO HAVE LUNCH. THE
RECESS WILL NOT BE UNDER CALL
BUDGET. SUBCOMMITTEES TWO, THREE
AND FIVE WILL CONVENE CONVENE
IMMEDIATELY IN THE FOLLOWING
ROOMS. BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE TWO
IN ROOM 126. BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
THREE IN ROOM 437, AND BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE FIVE IN ROOM 444.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE FOUR WILL MEET 20
MINUTES FROM NOW IN ROOM 447, TO
ALLOW SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
GRAB A BITE TO EAT BEFORE THEY
CONVENE. MEMBERS SESSION WILL
CONVENE PROMPTLY AT 2 P.M.
PLEASE BE BACK ON THE FLOOR AT 2
P.M. IF YOU DOUBT ME. I DID
GAVEL DOWN AT 117 YESTERDAY. I
WILL GAVEL DOWN AGAIN AT 2 P.M.
TO BRING UP BILLS. HAS TO HOUSE
STANDS AND RECESS UNTIL 2 P.M.
PROMPTLY. THANK YOU.
VOTE CHANGE AB 2518 FROM I TO
NOT VOTING VOTES CHANGE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER GIBSON AB 2518. I
TO NOT VOTING. GO VOTE CHANGE
MCCARTY. WHAT DID HE JUST SAY
AGAIN? WHAT WAS IT? SAY IT AGAIN
. AB 2518 I TO NOT VOTING
MCCARTY VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER MCCARTY AB 2518 I
TO NOT VOTING. OKAY. VOTE CHANGE
LACKEY AB 2507 NO TO I VOTE
CHANGE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER. LACKEY.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2507 NO TO I VOTE
CHANGE. WILSON AB 2318 FROM I TO
NOT VOTING VOTE CHANGE SOME MÀ
WILSON AB. ASSEMBLY BILL 2318 I
TO NOT VOTING.
ALL RIGHT. VOTE CHANGE. WILSON
AB 2388 FROM I TO NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE. SOME MEMBER.
WILSON. ASSEMBLY BILL 2388. I TO
NOT VOTING.
MEMBERS. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE
TO START EXACTLY AT 2 P.M, WE
STILL HAVE THREE OF THE BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE THAT ARE STILL
MEETING. SO WE'RE ASKING THAT AS
BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEES BREAK UP,
THAT THEY PLEASE COME DOWN TO
THE FLOOR. THEY'RE STILL TAKING
TESTIMONY. AND AT LEAST ONE OF
THE SUBCOMMITTEES. SO WE WILL
CONVENE AS SOON AS THE BUDGET
SUBMITTED SUBCOMMITTEES BREAK
UP. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS. JUST. JUST AN UPDATE.
THANK YOU. THOSE WHO MADE IT
BACK. WE STILL HAVE TWO
SUBCOMMITTEES IN SESSION TAKING
PUBLIC COMMENT AS SOON AS THOSE
SUBCOMMITTEES HAVE ADJOURNED, WE
WILL. WE WILL START RIGHT UP. SO
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
MADE IT BACK. IT'S MUCH
APPRECIATED.
MEMBERS. WE STILL HAVE ONE
SUBCOMMITTEE. BE HERE IN HEARING
IN IN IN PROGRESS. THEY ARE IN
PUBLIC. COMMENT WE ARE HOPEFUL
THAT SOON WE WILL BE ABLE TO
BEGIN, BUT WE ARE WAITING FOR
ONE SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONCLUDE ITS
HEARING. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN
FOR BEING HERE.
ALL THE SUBCOMMITTEES HAVE
CONCLUDED, SO I'M ASKING THAT
MEMBERS RETURN TO THE FLOOR FOR
ALL MEMBERS. COME TO THE FLOOR
SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR BUSINESS.
THANK YOU.
WE ARE NOW RECONVENING OUR
ASSEMBLY FLOOR SESSION. MOVING
BACK TO. TO THIRD READING FILE
ITEM 184 AB 2622 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO, PLEASE.
YOUR ATTENTION TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARRILLO. CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2622 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO,
AN ACT RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 2622. THIS
BILL SEEKS TO UPDATE THE MINOR
WORK EXEMPTION FOR A LICENSE
CONTRACTORS BY INCREASING THE
MINOR WORK EXEMPTION TO $1,000.
AB 2622 ENSURES THAT THESE FOLKS
ARE ABLE TO BE HIRED LEGALLY AND
PURSUE WORK, KNOWING THEY WILL
BE ABLE TO CHARGE A REASONABLE
AMOUNT. IMPORTANTLY THE BILL
PROVIDES SEVERAL CONDITIONS
THESE PROFESSIONALS MUST MEET IN
ORDER TO WORK AT A HIGHER
AMOUNT. THEY ARE PROHIBITED FROM
HIRING EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS
PERFORMING ANY PROJECTS FOR
WHICH A BUILDING PERMIT IS
REQUIRED. WHEN IT COMES TO
PERFORMING WORK, THERE ARE
PARAMETERS IN THE BILL WHICH
MIRRORS THE RESTRICTIONS FROM
THE B2 CONTRACTORS LICENSE. THIS
BILL IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN
ENSURING HANDYMEN CAN LEGALLY
MAKE A LIVING, WHILE ALSO
PROTECTING CONSUMERS. I URGE
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 42. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 185
AB 2633 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2633 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ AND OTHERS. AN
ACT RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS IS
ASSEMBLY BILL 2633. OUR
BRILLIANCE WITHOUT BORDERS
INITIATIVE OF THE BILL WOULD
ALLOW CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY TO AWARD JOINT
DEGREES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. AS
I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF OUR
BORDER REGION, WHICH MEANS THAT
I UNDERSTAND AND HAVE LIVED THE
IMPORTANCE OF FACILITATING
BINATIONAL COLLABORATION,
PARTICULARLY IN THE EDUCATION
SPACE. WE HAVE IMPROVEMENTS TO
MAKE, AND THIS BILL AIMS TO
IMPROVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS. UNIVERSITIES ACROSS
THE US ARE ALREADY OFFERING
JOINT DEGREES IN BUILDING
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE
CSU'S CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY. CONTRARY TO THAT,
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HAS
JUST RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH THE
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA CHAPINGO IN
ESTADO DE MEXICO. IT'S AN
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP THAT
WAS FOSTERED THROUGH THE
UNIVERSITY'S ENDEAVOR TO BUILD
CROSS BORDER EDUCATIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS IN TERMS OF
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, GIVEN
ARIZONA'S UNIQUE BINATIONAL
BORDER SHARING STATE WITH
MEXICO, STATUS WITH MEXICO.
ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO JOINT DEGREE
AT THE CENTER FOR US MEXICO
CITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, THIS DOES
OFFER FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
FROM PROGRAMS FOR RESEARCH AND
COLLABORATION WITH MEXICAN
UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS THE
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE
MEXICO, THE UNAM AND THE
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO AUTONOMO
OF MEXICO, KNOWN AS ITAM. OUR
ROBUST CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SHOULD SERVE
ALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR
STUDENTS AND THIS EXTENSION OF
INTERNATIONAL JOINT DEGREE
PROGRAMS WOULD ENCOURAGE
COLLABORATION WITH OUR
NEIGHBORING MEXICAN
UNIVERSITIES. AND FOR THAT
REASON, I RESPECTFULLY ASK AND I
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 54. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MR. WARD, ARE
YOU READY TO TAKE UP YOUR
MEASURE? MR. WARD, ARE YOU READY
TO TAKE UP YOUR MEASURE? PASS
TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM 186.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 187, AB 2645
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2645 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY.
AN ACT RELATING TO
TRANSPORTATION. MR. LACKEY,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ONCE AGAIN.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT AB 2645. I'M SURE THAT
YOU'VE REVIEWED THIS MEASURE AND
I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. SEEING A
LOT OF HEADS NODDING, 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 53. NØ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON
TO FILE ITEM 189 AB 20. PASS
TEMPORARILY ON 188 189 AB 2669
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2669 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING. AN
ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
MEMBER TING, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2669
WILL PROTECT FREE SIDEWALK
ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND
BICYCLISTS BY PROHIBITING THE
USE OF SIDEWALK TOLLS ON ALL
STATE RUN BRIDGES CONSTRUCTED
BEFORE JANUARY OF 2025.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE ON
AB 2669. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 48. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 190 AB 2670 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZERBO. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2670 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SCHIAVO AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
HEALTH. ASSEMBLY MEMBER SCHIAVO,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB
2670 IS A SIMPLE,
STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL THAT WILL
CREATE A PUBLIC INFORMATION
CAMPAIGN FOR Ã ABORTION CA.GOV.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A
LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE
ABOUT WHAT WHERE YOU CAN GET
SAFE MEDICAL ABORTION CARE,
WHERE YOU CAN GET ACCURATE
INFORMATION ABOUT ABORTION. AND
WE HAVE A TRUSTED SOURCE OF
INFORMATION HERE IN CALIFORNIA
TO WHERE WE KNOW THAT FOLKS CAN
GET THAT INFORMATION. BUT A LOT
OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS
WEBSITE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW IT'S AVAILABLE AS A TRUSTED
SOURCE. AND SO THIS IS A BILL
THAT WOULD BASICALLY HELP US TO
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, LET THEM
KNOW THAT THIS IS A SAFE,
TRUSTED SOURCE WHERE THEY CAN GO
TO TRUSTED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
AND AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO GET
THE CARE THAT THEY NEED AND
FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT
ABORTION RESOURCES WHEN PEOPLE
CHOOSE TO USE THAT. THANK YOU
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK. AND I VOTE
. MR. PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GREAT. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I
RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
MEASURE, THE AUTHOR AND I HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE FOR A
WHILE SINCE LAST YEAR IN HEALTH
COMMITTEE, ONE SOME OF THE TEXT
IN THE MEASURE SAYS TO COMBAT
THE DELAYS IN IMPAIRMENTS TO
TIMELY ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE
SERVICES THAT INDIVIDUALS FACE
WHEN THEY ARE MISLED BY CERTAIN
PREGNANCY CLINICS. NOW GIVE YOU
THAT, YOU KNOW, IT SAYS CERTAIN
PREGNANCY CLINICS. I HAVE TWO
PREGNANCY CENTERS IN MY
DISTRICT, AND I'M BEEN TO
SEVERAL OTHERS, AND I KEEP
HEARING ABOUT THIS
MISINFORMATION. THÀNH. AND THE
ONLY THING THAT'S MISINFORMATION
IS THAT THAT'S MISINFORMATION.
THEY'RE PROVIDING FREE HEALTH
CARE TO WOMEN, TO DO
ULTRASOUNDS, DIAPERS, CLOTHES.
AND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND BY THE WAY,
THEIR LICENSED THESE ARE
LICENSED BY THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND THEY'RE
PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION.
AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A NO
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON.
DOCTOR WEBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 2670. I
REMEMBER BEING IN HEALTH
COMMITTEE, LAST YEAR WHEN THIS
BILL WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AND WAS
VERY SURPRISED AT ALL OF THE
MISINFORMATION THAT THESE
PREGNANCY CLINICS ESPOUSE AS AN
OB GYN. AS THE ONLY BOARD
CERTIFIED OB GYN ON THIS FLOOR,
I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING
CALLED A ABORTION MEDICATION
REVERSAL. IT IS NOT FACTUALLY
CORRECT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT
ACOG AND EVERY VALIDATED MEDICAL
ORGANIZATION REFUTES. AND YET,
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THE
THAT THESE PREGNANCY CLINICS
TEACH AND PRESCRIBE MEDICATION
FOR, EVEN THOUGH IT IS FACTUALLY
INCORRECT. AND SO IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE
RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA THAT THE
WOMEN WHO ARE SEEKING EITHER
PREGNANCY OR TERMINATION GET
FACTUALLY, MEDICALLY CORRECT
INFORMATION. AND SO I STRONGLY
RECOMMEND AND SUPPORT AB 2670
BECAUSE IT GETS AT THE HEART AT
MANY OF THESE PREGNANCY CLINICS,
WHICH ARE DOING THE OPPOSITE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR
WEBER. SEEING NO OTHERS MEMBER
SCHIAVO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.
AND JUST TO RESPOND TO MY
COLLEAGUE FROM ROCKLAND, WHO WE
HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
THIS. I ACTUALLY VISITED A
PREGNANCY CENTER IN MY DISTRICT.
I ALSO HAVE PREGNANCY CENTERS IN
MY DISTRICT, AND, YOU KNOW, WAS
OPEN TO HEARING WHAT THEY HAD TO
SAY AND TOOK SOME INFORMATION
THAT THEY WERE GIVING OUT THERE.
ONE OF THE PAMPHLETS DISCOURAGED
PEOPLE FROM USING CONDOMS
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT BASICALLY
100% EFFECTIVE, AND THIS, AS WE
KNOW, IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS
INFORMATION, RIGHT? CONDOMS
PROTECT AGAINST STDS, NOT TO
MENTION AGAINST UNWANTED
PREGNANCY, SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER
THEY'RE LICENSED OR NOT. AND
THIS ONE IN MY DISTRICT IS
LICENSED, THERE IS STILL
MISINFORMATION THAT IS SHARED.
AND WE HAD PEOPLE TESTIFYING A
DOCTOR TESTIFY SAYING AT THE
COMMITTEE HEARING ABOUT
PROVIDING CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAD BEEN SERVED AT SOME OF THESE
PREGNANCY CENTERS, WHERE THEY
WERE GIVEN MISINFORMATION ABOUT
HOW FAR ALONG THEY WERE AND, AND
FALSE, ULTRA SOUNDS THAT HAVE
EITHER SHOWED THAT THEY WERE
FURTHER ALONG SO THEY WERE NOT
ELIGIBLE TO GET AN ABORTION, OR
IT WAS IT WAS EARLY SO THAT THEY
WAITED TOO LONG TO BE ABLE TO
GET AN ABORTION, AND, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS AND THEN OTHER
PHYSICIANS HAVE BEEN ABLE HAD TO
DO CLEANUP FROM THAT. SO THIS
BILL REALLY IS AROUND SIMPLY
MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW
ABOUT ABORTION. CA.GOV THOUGH,
THIS IS A WEBSITE WHERE WE KNOW
THAT THESE PROVIDERS ARE GIVING
FACTUAL INFORMATION. AND I THINK
THE EXAMPLES THAT WE'VE GIVEN
TODAY JUST MAKE A CASE EVEN MORE
OF WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
WHO ARE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE PREPARED
OR READY OR ABLE TO HAVE A BABY,
ARE READY TO DO THAT. AND IF
THEY'RE GOING TO GET INFORMATION
ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS, THEY NEED
TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE GETTING
FACTUAL INFORMATION THAT IS
BASED ON SCIENCE AND THE TRUTH.
SO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SCHIAVO, SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 49. NOES
12. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM 191 AB 2678 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2678 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE.
AN ACT RELATING TO VEHICLES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 2678.
THE BILL WILL EXTEND
CALIFORNIA'S CURRENT PROGRAM
ALLOWING HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE
LANE ACCESS FOR ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES FOR 15 MONTHS THROUGH
THE END OF 2026. CONTINGENT ON A
FEDERAL REAUTHORIZATION OF THE
PROGRAM, WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025. THIS WILL
GIVE US MORE TIME TO EVALUATE
LANE DEGRADATION AND THE IMPACTS
ACCESS TO THESE LANES HAS ON
ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE ADOPTION.
AB 2678 IS SPONSORED BY THE
ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE
INNOVATION AND HAS NO REGISTERED
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY,
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALLACE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE A VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 192 AB 2690 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO PATTERSON.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2690 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO
PATTERSON. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUPIL SAFETY. MEMBER PATTERSON,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. GREAT. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS IN
2019, I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF
THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL WHEN ONE
OF MY NEIGHBORS YOUNG CHILD,
WELL, NOT A YOUNG CHILD, BUT A
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, DIED FROM
BEING POISONED FROM FENTANYL.
AND WE'VE ALL FOCUSED AND SPENT
A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO COMBAT
THE CRISIS. AND ONE OF PRETTY
MUCH EVERY PARENT THAT I'VE MET
WHO'S LOST A CHILD SAYS THAT A
LOT OF THEM, UNFORTUNATELY, ARE
TARGETED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SO
LAST YEAR, WITH ALL OF YOUR
SUPPORT, WE PASSED A BILL HERE
THAT INFORMS PARENTS EVERY
SINGLE YEAR IN SCHOOL, 6 MILLION
CHILDREN THAT FENTANYL IS A
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE AND THEY
SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT. AND THE
THIS BUILDS ON THAT EFFORT AND
SAYS, HEY, IT CAN BE OBTAINED ON
SOCIAL MEDIA. AND I THINK THAT
KNOWLEDGE ALONE, IF ONLY 1% OF
PEOPLE READ THIS WARNING, IT'S
GOING TO BE 60,000 PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS WILL LEARN ABOUT THIS
EVERY YEAR. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PATTERSON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN 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 ROLE. WILL TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 56. NØ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. NOW MOVING TO FILE ITEM
193 AB 2693 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WICKS. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2693 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WICKS. AN ACT RELATED TO
CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ASSAULT
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. IN 2019, WE PASSED A
STATUTE HERE THAT PROVIDED A
THREE YEAR EXTENSION TO THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE SEXUALLY
ABUSED AS CHILDREN. THAT
EXTENSION EXPIRED JANUARY 1ST,
2023. THIS BILL WOULD EXTEND
THESE PROTECTIONS FOR ONE
ADDITIONAL YEAR AND APPLY TO
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY
ABUSED AS CHILDREN BY EMPLOYEES
OF A JUVENILE COUNTY DETENTION
FACILITY WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WIX. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. 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
OF TALLY. THE VOTES. AYES 62.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 194 AB 2696
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2696 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON.
AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2696 CLOSES A
LOOPHOLE THAT ALLOWS GENERAL
CONTRACTORS TO AVOID WAGE LAW
ENFORCEMENT WHEN THEY COMPLETE
PROJECTS WITH THEIR OWN
PERSONNEL RATHER THAN
SUBCONTRACTING. THANK YOU. THIS
BILL HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND
I ASK FOR YOUR AYE, VOTE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 58. NO ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 195
AB 2703 BY MAJORITY LEADER
AGUIAR-CURRY, THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2703 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY. AN
ACT RELATING TO MEDI-CAL
AGUIAR-CURRY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 2703
WILL ALLOW MEDI-CAL TO REIMBURSE
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS FOR
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES. THIS
IS A WIN WIN BECAUSE IT HELPS
BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE
MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AND
PROVIDES GREATER ACCESS TO
SERVICES. THIS BILL IS A
SUPPORT. SUPPORT. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES. Tê
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 59. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES
. MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 197 AB
2711 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2711 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS.
AN ACT RELATING TO PUPIL
DISCIPLINE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AB 2711
IS A BILL TARGETED TO SUPPORT
OUR YOUTH WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING
WITH SUBSTANCE USE. IT AIMS TO
BE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN
REACTIVE WHEN ADDRESSING THESE
ISSUES. IT MAKES THE CRUCIAL
MOVE OF ENSURING STUDENTS ARE
OFFERED A SUPPORTIVE APPROACH
PRIOR TO SUSPENSION OR
EXPULSION, PROVIDING A MUCH
NEEDED LIFELINE FOR THOSE WHO
MAY BE STRUGGLING IN LIFE. THE
NUMBERS SHOW THAT THE STATUS QUO
OF RESORTING STRAIGHT TO
SUSPENSION IS NEGATIVELY
AFFECTING OUR YOUTH, ESPECIALLY
BOYS, SOCIAL ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND YOUTH
OF COLOR WHO DRASTICALLY NEED
RESOURCES AT THIS AGE. YOUTH
SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS A PUBLIC
HEALTH CONCERN, WITH AT LEAST 1
IN 8 TEENAGERS ABUSING AN
ILLICIT SUBSTANCE IN THE LAST
YEAR. EARLY INTERVENTIONS ARE
IMPORTANT BECAUSE CHILDREN AND
TEENS WHO ARE WHO USE ALCOHOL
AND DRUGS ARE MORE LIKELY TO
HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
AS ADULTS, WE CAN BE PROACTIVE
AT THIS EARLY AGE TO CURB THE
ADULT USE OF SUBSTANCE USE,
WHERE, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY
THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATION,
74% OF ADULTS PARTICIPATING IN
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
PROGRAMS STARTED USING ALCOHOL
OR DRUGS BEFORE THE AGE OF 17,
IN ORDER TO BETTER PROTECT OUR
YOUTH, WE MUST LOOK AT
ADDRESSING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF
STUDENTS IN THESE SITUATIONS TO
REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FUTURE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION,
WE NEED A CONSISTENT APPROACH
ACROSS THE STATE AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO ENSURING WE ACHIEVE
THAT GOAL. I ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE AND AB 2711 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 48. NOES THREE. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 198
AB 2721. A COMMITTEE BILL ON
AGRICULTURE PRESENTED BY THE
CHAIR, ASSEMBLY MEMBER. SORIA.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2721 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND ACT RELATING TO
KITCHEN GREASE AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION. THEREFORE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
AB 2721 IS THE ASSEMBLY
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE BILL TO
EXTEND TO 2030. THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE'S CFA PROGRAM TO
LICENSE AND ENFORCE ISSUES
RELATED TO INEDIBLE KITCHEN
GREASE, ALSO KNOWN AS IKE IKE.
GEE, EXCUSE ME. THIS WILL ALLOW
CDFA TO CONTINUE ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS TO STOP THE THEFT OR
ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF THESE
PRODUCTS, THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA. SEEING
NOBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ABOUT
KITCHEN GREASE WI CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 60. NÓ ZERO. BILL SLIPS OUT
OF THE FLOOR. LEAST YOU'RE
PAYING ATTENTION. APPRECIATE IT.
MOVING ON TO ASSEMBLY BILL 199,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2724 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES AND
OTHERS. AN ACCOLADE TO HIGH
SCHOOL PUPILS. MEMBER REYES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS AB 2724
WILL PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA THE
OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCES NEEDED
TO PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE BY THE
END OF THE 11TH GRADE. VOTER
PRE-REGISTRATION IS AN EXCELLENT
TOOL THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR
16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS TO
PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE SO THAT
UPON THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY, THEY
ARE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED
VOTERS. BUT ONLY 11% OF 16 AND
17 YEAR OLDS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
ACTUALLY PRE-REGISTERED TO VOTE.
BY FOCUSING ON OUR YOUTH AND
BRINGING THE RESOURCES, WE CAN
ENSURE MORE CALIFORNIANS,
ESPECIALLY YOUNG CALIFORNIANS,
ARE VOTING AND DEVELOPING THE
HABIT TO DO SO. AT AN EARLIER
AGE, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS
INVALUABLE WITH AB 2724, THE
HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION
ACT. WE EXPECT TO HAVE MORE
VOICES AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION
DAY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55.
NO. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. PASS
TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM 200.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 201 AB 2736
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER JUAN CARRILLO,
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2736 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN
CARRILLO AND OTHERS, AND ACT
RELATED TO VETERANS. MEMBER
CARRILLO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
AB 2736, WHICH SEEKS TO IMPROVE
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR
FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE SEVERAL
VETERANS BY ALLOWING THEM TO
RECEIVE THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE
FEE WAIVER. AT THE SAME TIME AS
THE SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THESE PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED
TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED FINANCIAL
SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS
OF THE SEVERAL VETERANS WHO
WANTED TO PURSUE HIGHER
EDUCATION AND THERE ISN'T A
CLEAR JUSTIFICATION FOR DENYING
BOTH FORMS OF AID. CURRENTLY,
THERE IS AN EXACERBATED NEED TO
ACCEPT BOTH PROGRAMS
SIMULTANEOUSLY DUE TO INCREASING
LIVING EXPENSES, RISING TUITION
RATES, AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARRILLO. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
57. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO ASSEMBLY TO. EXCUSE
ME. FILE ITEM 202. ASSEMBLY BILL
2740 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2740 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALDRON. AN ACT RELATING TO
INCARCERATED PERSONS. WALDRON.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 2740
PROVIDES NEEDED SUPPORT FOR
INCARCERATED PREGNANT WOMEN AND
NEW MOTHERS. THIS LEGISLATION
RECOGNIZES THE FUNDAMENTAL
RIGHTS AND HEALTH NEEDS OF WOMEN
AND THEIR BABIES IN STATE
CUSTODY. IT IS UNDENIABLE THAT
PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE ARE
VERY IMPORTANT. ANY UNNECESSARY
RISK CAN IMPACT BRAIN HEALTH AND
EMOTIONAL BONDS, WHICH ARE
CRUCIAL IN THE EARLY
DEVELOPMENT. AB 2740 ALLOWS FOR
A HEALTHIER START TO A CHILD'S
LIFE BY CONNECTING INCARCERATED
PREGNANT WOMEN TO A SOCIAL
WORKER AND STRENGTHENS MEDICAL
CARE. A MINIMUM OF THREE FULL
DAYS IN A MEDICAL FACILITY MUST
BE ALLOWED AFTER DELIVERY.
FAMILY VISITATION ELIGIBILITY
WOULD ALSO BE EXPANDED. I'M
PROUD THAT AB 2740 HAS SUPPORT
FROM A COALITION OF ADVOCACY
GROUPS COMMITTED TO JUSTICE,
WOMEN'S FREEDOM AND ANY
RECIDIVISM. REIMAGINING THE
OUTCOMES OF INFANTS BORN IN
CALIFORNIA STATE PRISONS WILL
STRENGTHEN FAMILY BONDS AND
REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND IT IS ALSO
A LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS
PRIORITY, I URGE, AND I VOTE
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
MEMBER WALDRON, 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
59. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 2O4.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2757 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GARCIA. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2757 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MEMBER
GARCIA, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
COLLEAGUES. AB 2757 BUILDS ON
THE WORK THAT THIS BODY IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS
COMMITTED TO AS IT RELATES TO
BUILDING CALIFORNIA'S LITHIUM
ECONOMY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. VÀ.
THIS BILL SPECIFICALLY
ESTABLISHES THE SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA ECONOMIC REGION ZONE
TO HELP ATTRACT THE FEDERAL
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE
GLOBALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
MANUFACTURING AND BUILDING AN
OVERALL ECOSYSTEM THAT WILL
ACHIEVE OUR TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION GOALS, NOT JUST
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NATION.
THIS BILL COMES FROM ONE OF THE
14 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WAS
ESTABLISHED BY THE LITHIUM
VALLEY COMMISSION. THAT WAS ALSO
SUPPORTED BY THIS GOVERNING BODY
IN 2020. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 63. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 206
AB 2768 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERMAN. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2768 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERMAN. AN ACT RELATING
TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
MEMBER BERMAN YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND COLLEAGUES.
CALIFORNIA IS CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING A GROWING SHORTAGE
OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.
AB 2768 WOULD PROVIDE AN
INCENTIVE THROUGH THE GOLDEN
STATE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM TO
WORK AT NONPUBLIC, NONSECTARIAN
SCHOOLS WHICH SERVE THE MOST
SEVERE SPECIAL NEEDS PUBLIC
SCHOOL STUDENTS. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
MR. BERMAN. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 57.
NO. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. FILE
ITEM 207 AB 2773. BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2773 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA. AN ACT RELATING TO
ELDERS AND DEPENDENT ADULTS. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2773 IS A NARROW
BILL THAT WILL DETER A SKILLED
NURSING FACILITY OR RESIDENTIAL
CARE FACILITY FOR THE ELDERLY
DEFENDANT IN A CIVIL CASE
BROUGHT UNDER THE ELDER ABUSE
AND DEPENDENT ADULT CIVIL
PROTECTION ACT FROM
INTENTIONALLY DESTROYING OR
CONCEALING MATERIAL EVIDENCE.
THE BILL DOES THIS BY
ESTABLISHING THE PREPONDERANCE
OF THE EVIDENCE STANDARD AS THE
BURDEN OF PROOF. WHEN A JUDGE
FINDS SPOLIATION OF EVIDENCE BY
A DEFENDANT, OFTENTIMES ILLNESS
OR DEATH PREVENTS ELDER ABUSE
VICTIMS FROM PROVIDING VITAL
TESTIMONY, MAKING IT NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET THE UNUSUALLY
HIGH BURDEN OF PROOF NEEDED TO
JUSTIFY A CLAIM. THIS DIFFICULTY
IS FURTHER AMPLIFIED WHEN A
DEFENDANT, INTENTIONALLY AND
WILLFULLY DESTROYS EVIDENCE
RELATED TO THE CASE. AGAIN, I'D
LIKE TO REITERATE THAT AB 2773
ONLY APPLIES WHEN A JUDGE
DETERMINES THAT A DEFENDANT
ENGAGED IN SPOLIATION OF
EVIDENCE, THAT IS, MATERIAL TO
THE CLAIM. AB 2773 WILL PROVIDE
A PATH TO JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF
ELDER ABUSE. IN THESE RARE CASES
OF SPOLIATION AND SERVE AS A
DETERRENT AGAINST THOSE
HOPEFULLY RARE, UNSCRUPULOUS
NURSING HOME OPERATORS WHO WOULD
INTENTIONALLY DESTROY OR CONCEAL
MATERIAL EVIDENCE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTING WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. WELL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
YES.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
41. NOES 14. MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS. WE'RE JUST GOING TO
PAUSE FOR A SECOND AND INTRODUCE
UP IN THE GALLERY WHO IS
CONDUCTING A TOUR? IS FORMER
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KEN COOLEY,
WHO'S ACTUALLY GIVING A TOUR, I
BELIEVE, TO SOME UC MERCED
STUDENTS WHO WERE HERE WITH US
BEFORE. AND HONESTLY, I DON'T
THINK THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS.
YOU COULDN'T GET A BETTER TOUR
FROM A BETTER TOUR GUIDE THAN
MR. KEN COOLEY. HE KNOWS MORE
ABOUT THIS BUILDING THAN ANYBODY
I KNOW. THANK YOU, MR. COOLEY.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. WHAT WAS
THAT? OH, I'M SORRY, MR. GRAY UP
THERE AS WELL. YEAH, AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAY IS BACK IN
THE GALLERY FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN A WEEK. GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN, MR. GRAY. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM 208, AB 2774 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON. TENTION
TO MR. GRAYSON, PLEASE. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2774 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON. AN ACT
RELATING TO CHILD CARE. MEMBER
GRAYSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2774
ESTABLISHES THE CHILD CARE FOR
WORKING FAMILIES TASK FORCE AND
REQUIRES THE TASK FORCE TO
SUBMIT A REPORT THAT RECOMMENDS
FUTURE COMPREHENSIVE,
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES. WE
MUST CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON OUR
STATE'S WORK IN CHILD CARE AND
CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE
INVESTMENT IN ORDER TO BUILD A
COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY
SYSTEM THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE TO ALL. THANK YOU AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE OPPOSED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55. NOES
556 ZERO. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 210
AB 2795 BY DOCTOR ARAMBULA. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2795 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ARAMBULA
AND OTHERS. ENACT IN THE PUBLIC
SOCIAL SERVICES ARAMBULA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS ELIGIBLE
MEMBERS OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
SHOULD HAVE RECEIVE EQUAL,
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS. RAIMES AB 2795 IS
TRANSFORMATIVE AND WILL REDUCE
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT
ELIGIBLE TRIBAL MEMBERS RECEIVE
THE CARE AND SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES.
THIS BILL MODELS THE INDIAN
HEALTH PROGRAM TO ADMINISTER
FEWER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE CALWORKS INDIAN HEALTH
PROGRAM CLINIC. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
60. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM TWO. WE'RE
GOING TO PASS TEMPORARILY ON
FILE ITEM 211 AND MOVE ON TO
FILE ITEM 212 AB 2816 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2816 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON.
AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY
. SO, MEMBER GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2816, WHICH SEEKS
TO ESTABLISH SCHOOL MAPPING
TECHNOLOGY ON K THROUGH 12
CAMPUSES. THIS BILL, 2816, HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT,
RECEIVED NO. NO VOTES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. GIBSON.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 60. NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO A
PACKAGE OF BILLS, THE FIRST
BEING ITEM NUMBER NINE, AB 1779
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER IRWIN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1779 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER IRWIN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
CRIMES. MEMBER IRWIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD EVENING,
MEMBERS, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
AB 1779. THIS BILL RETURNS
AUTHORITY TO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
TO JOIN CHARGES FOR MULTIPLE
COUNTIES INTO ONE TRIAL WHEN
PROSECUTING ORGANIZED RETAIL
THEFT RINGS THAT HAVE OPERATED
ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS. I
AM PROUD THAT THIS IS A BILL
THAT HAS 20 BIPARTISAN COAUTHORS
AND IS ALSO PART OF SPEAKER
RIVAS CALIFORNIANS TOGETHER
AGAINST RETAIL CRIME PACKAGE OF
BILLS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. MR. ZIPPER. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF AB 1779, ONE OF THE
SEVEN BILLS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
AND MEANINGFUL RETAIL CRIME
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE ANNOUNCED BY
SPEAKER RIVAS AND A BIPARTISAN
COALITION OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS IN
APRIL. THE BILL RETURNS
AUTHORITY TO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
TO PROSECUTE RELATED INCIDENTS
OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. IN
ONE FILING, EVEN IF SOME OF THE
OFFENSES OCCURRED IN ANOTHER
JURISDICTION, SO LONG AS THE
DA'S IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS
AGREE TO THE VENUE. AB 1779 IS
KEY TO DEMONSTRATING THAT THE
ASSEMBLY IS SERIOUS ABOUT
HOLDING ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
RINGS ACCOUNTABLE AND EMPOWERING
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO KEEP
OUR COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES
SAFE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE ON THE FIRST
BILL IN THIS PACKAGE. THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
57. NO. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
NOW MOVING TO FILE ITEM 23 AB
1972 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIZ.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL, 1972 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALANIZ AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO THEFT. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALANIZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS TODAY I AM
PROUD TO PRESENT AB 1972, WHICH
WILL ENHANCE OUR STATE'S ABILITY
TO RESPOND TO CARGO THEFT. THIS
BILL IS PART OF THE LARGER
ASSEMBLY RETAIL PACKAGE THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. AB 1972
EXPANDS THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY
PATROL'S PROPERTY CRIME TASK
FORCE TO SUPPORT IDENTIFIED
COUNTIES WITH INCREASED LEVELS
OF CARGO THEFT. THE BILL WILL
ALSO REQUIRE THE CHP TO PROVIDE
RAILROAD POLICE WITH LOGISTICAL
SUPPORT AND OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES, LIKE
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, TO
BETTER COMBAT CARGO THEFT. WHILE
I AGREE WITH MANY CALIFORNIANS
THAT MORE MUST BE DONE ON THIS
ISSUE, ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND ON
RETAIL THEFT, DOING NOTHING IS
NOT ACCEPTABLE AND I AM PROUD TO
ADVANCE LEGISLATION TODAY THAT
TAKES POSITIVE STEPS ON THESE
ISSUES. I WANT TO THANK THE
SPEAKER. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY
FRIEND AND HONORABLE MEMBER FROM
LOS ANGELES IN DISTRICT 31 AND
MY OTHER COLLEAGUES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE AISLE FOR THEIR
COLLABORATION ON THIS BILL
PACKAGE. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
AND I ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIZ.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF BIR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 1972, ONE
OF THE SEVERAL BILLS IN THE
ASSEMBLY'S BIPARTISAN RETAIL
CRIME PACKAGE, RETAIL CRIME IS A
IS A COMPLEX SET OF ISSUES
REQUIRING A MULTIFACETED
RESPONSE. THIS BILL REFLECTS THE
GOAL OF THE PACKAGE TO EXPLORE
COMPREHENSIVE AND CRITICAL AND
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESSING
CARGO THEFT. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN
THIS AREA AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES, WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTE. AYES
58. NO, ZERO. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
IMMEDIATE TRANSMISSION.
TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE. ALSO
ON ITEM NINE, AB 1779. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE IMMEDIATE
TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE.
MOVING TO ITEM 45, AB 1960 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL, 1960
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA AND
OTHERS AN ACT RELATING TO
SENTENCING. MEMBER SORIA, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 1960 IS
ALSO PART OF THE RETAIL THEFT
PACKAGE. THIS BILL RESTORES A
VERY IMPORTANT TOOL FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO COMBAT RETAIL
THEFT AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY
SAFE. IN JANUARY THIS YEAR,
GOVERNOR NEWSOM DELIVERED TO THE
LEGISLATURE AN URGENT CALL TO
ACTION TO SEND HIM LEGISLATION
THAT CRACKS DOWN ON PROPERTY
CRIME. THE GOVERNOR, IN NO
UNCERTAIN TERMS, CALLED FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO SEND HIM NEW
LAWS. AND I QUOTE, TO EXPAND
CRIMINAL PENALTIES TO HOLD
CRIMINALS ACCOUNTABLE, BOLSTER
POLICE AND PROSECUTOR TOOLS TO
COMBAT THEFT, AND TAKE DOWN
SUSPECTS WHO PROFIT FROM SMASH
AND GRABS, RETAIL THEFT AND CAR
BURGLARIES. WELL, THE MESSAGE
WAS RECEIVED, MR. GOVERNOR. THE
BILL BEFORE YOU TODAY AB 1960
CHECKS ALL THE BOXES. IT EXPANDS
CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THEFT. IT
BOLSTERS POLICE AND PROSECUTORS,
PROSECUTOR TOOLS TO COMBAT THEFT
AND HELPS TAKE DOWN THOSE WHO
PROFIT FROM SMASH AND GRABS AND
RETAIL THEFT, SPECIFICALLY, THE
BILL REINSTATES A TIERED
SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM IF
THE VALUE OF THE STOLEN OR
DAMAGED PROPERTY IS
EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH. THIS BILL
ENSURES THE PUNISHMENT MATCHES
THE CRIME AND HOLDS INDIVIDUALS
WHO STEAL LARGE AMOUNTS
ACCOUNTABLE, ENHANCE PENALTIES
TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THOSE WHO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND VICTIMIZE
OUR NEIGHBORS WILL DETER OTHERS
FROM FOLLOWING THE SAME PATH AND
HARMING OUR COMMUNITIES. WE NEED
GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY IN
CALIFORNIA, MY CONSTITUENTS ARE
ASKING THAT WE DO MORE. OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE HURTING AND
ASKING FOR SOLUTIONS ON CRIME,
ESPECIALLY RETAIL THEFT IS NOT
ONLY A PROBLEM, IN MY DISTRICT,
AS I'VE SEEN MANY RETAIL STORES
BE VICTIMS OF THIS ISSUE, BUT WE
ARE SEEING THIS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE STATE. THIS BILL, AGAIN,
IS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
BIPARTISAN LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
TO ADDRESS RETAIL CRIME AND
THEFT, LED BY OUR SPEAKER, MR.
RIVAS. LET'S MAKE OUR
COMMUNITIES SAFER BY SUPPORTING
THIS BILL AND THE OTHERS IN THE
PACKAGE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SORIA, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GALLAGHER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
YES. THANK YOU, MISTER SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL AND I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD WORK THAT
HAS BEEN DONE. BIPARTISAN WORK
THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO INCREASE
THE TOOLS THAT WE NEED, TO GET
AT THE SCOURGE OF RETAIL THEFT
THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THIS
STATE. THESE ARE ALL POSITIVE
THINGS. BUT IF WE THINK THAT
THAT'S ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE, WE ARE SORELY MISTAKEN.
AND YES, THIS GOVERNOR HAS
CALLED ON US TO DO DIFFERENT
THINGS. THE ONE THING THIS
GOVERNOR STILL WON'T DO, EVEN
THOUGH THE MAYOR OF SAN
FRANCISCO IS CALLED FOR IT. AND
THE MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO, OUR
FORMER COLLEAGUE, HAS DONE IT,
IS SAID THAT WE HAVE TO REFORM
PROPOSITION 47. THE GOVERNOR
STILL WON'T BRING HIMSELF TO DO
THAT. AND I THINK THAT WE NEED
TO FORCE HIM TO GET THERE,
BECAUSE ANYONE YOU TALK TO IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT, IF YOU GO
THROUGHOUT THIS STATE AND YOU
TALK TO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, YOU
TALK TO POLICE OFFICERS, THEY
WILL TELL YOU THAT IT'S UNLESS
YOU CHANGE 47, UNLESS YOU REFORM
PROPOSITION 47, YOU CANNOT GET
OUT OF THE SCOURGE OF RETAIL
THEFT. AND SO THESE MEASURES,
THIS IS A GOOD ONE THAT MY, MY
COLLEAGUE IS BRINGING FROM THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TODAY, IT'S A
IT'S A GOOD MEASURE. WILL HELP
BUT UNDERSTAND THAT UNLESS WE DO
THE GOOD WORK AND LUCKY FOR US,
THERE'S AN INITIATIVE, THAT'S
GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT. PROP
40 TO REFORM PROP 47. AND WE CAN
ACTUALLY DO THAT. MEMBER
GALLAGHER, YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER.
WE'RE DEBATING THE MERITS OF THE
BILL. NOT A PREVIOUS
PROPOSITION. NOT A PROPOSITION
ON THE BALLOT. SO PLEASE DEBATE
THE MERITS OF THE BILL. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND I WILL GO
BACK TO THIS PARTICULAR BILL,
WHICH I THINK IS A AGAIN, IS A
GOOD BILL, AND I WAS ONLY
REFERRING AS IT IS AS IT RELATES
TO OBVIOUSLY, THE BIGGER ISSUE
OF RETAIL THEFT THAT WE NEED TO
TACKLE IN THIS STATE, SO AGAIN,
WE NEED TO MOVE THESE BILLS
FORWARD TODAY. WE ARE SUPPORTIVE
OF THEM AS REPUBLICANS, BUT WE
ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE TO
DO. AND WE BETTER NOT BE SAYING
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, BECAUSE
THE JOB IS FAR FROM DONE, BUT IT
WILL GET DONE IN NOVEMBER. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GALLAGHER.
MR. ZUBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF AB 1961 OF
THE SEVEN BILLS IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE RETAIL CRIME
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE ANNOUNCED BY
SPEAKER RIVAS AND A BIPARTISAN
COALITION OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS IN
APRIL SMASH-AND-GRAB RETAIL
CRIME CAN DEVASTATE BUSINESSES,
MANY OF WHICH ARE ALREADY
STRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT. THIS
BILL ADDRESSES TAKING AND
DESTROYING PROPERTY WHILE
COMMITTING A FELONY, AND WHEN
THE PROPERTY DAMAGE EXCEEDS A
VERY HIGH AMOUNT, WHICH CAN
OBVIOUSLY BE DEVASTATING TO
SMALL BUSINESSES, THE PACKAGE IS
KEY TO DEMONSTRATING THAT THE
ASSEMBLY IS SERIOUS ABOUT
HOLDING ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIMES
ACCOUNTABLE AND TACKLING THESE
SMASH AND GRAB CRIMES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU, MR. ZUBIATE. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 57. NOES FIVE.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 94 AB 3209 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERMAN. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3209 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERMAN AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
CRIMES. MEMBER BERMAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND COLLEAGUES, IN
RECENT YEARS, RATES OF RETAIL
THEFT AND ROBBERY HAVE RISEN IN
CALIFORNIA, AND THIS AFFECTS
BOTH OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR
BUSINESSES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES.
AB 3209 WOULD AUTHORIZE A COURT
TO IMPOSE A RETAIL CRIME
RESTRAINING ORDER FOR UP TO TWO
YEARS FOR THEFT, VANDALISM OR
BATTERY OF AN EMPLOYEE WITHIN
THE STORE. THIS BILL STRIKES A
BALANCE BETWEEN PROVIDING AN
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT TOOL TO
KEEP STORES, CUSTOMERS AND
WORKERS SAFE WHILE NOT
EXACERBATING THE UNDERLYING
CAUSES OF RETAIL THEFT, SUCH AS
POVERTY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE. EXCUSE ME,
MR. ZUBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS RISE IN
SUPPORT OF AB 3209, ONE OF THE
SEVEN BILLS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
RETAIL CRIME LEGISLATION.
PACKAGE ENFORCEMENT TOOLS ARE
KEY TO PREVENTING RETAIL CRIME
AND KEEPING BUSINESSES, WORKERS
AND CUSTOMERS SAFE. AND WE KNOW
THAT THE GOAL THAT'S A GOAL THAT
WE ALL SHARE. THIS BILL PROVIDES
A NEW ENFORCEMENT TOOL BY
AUTHORIZING A COURT TO IMPOSE A
RETAIL CRIME RESTRAINING ORDER
FOR CERTAIN THEFT OFFENSES,
VANDALISM WITHIN A STORE OR
ASSAULT OR BATTERY OF AN
EMPLOYEE WITHIN A STORE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. ZUBIATE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 57. NOES. ONE
MEASURE PASSES WITHOUT
OBJECTION. IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL
TO THE SENATE ALSO ON ITEM 45 AB
1960 IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO
THE SENATE. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
102, AB 1794 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1794 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTHY AND OTHERS AN
ACT RELATING TO CRIMES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT THIS
MEASURE, WHICH IS PART OF,
AGAIN, A PACKAGE OF BILLS TO
HELP US ADDRESS RETAIL THEFT IN
CALIFORNIA, BOTH THE RISE AND
THE IMPACT. THIS IS AN ISSUE WE
SEE IN ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS ALL
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. IT'S
PARTICULARLY A HOT SPOT RIGHT
HERE IN OUR CAPITAL CITY. WE SEE
IT WITH OUR OWN TWO EYES. OUR
CONSTITUENTS SEE IT. AND THIS IS
PART AGAIN OF A RESPONSE TO TAKE
THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND BRING
ABOUT MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS THAT
FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY, WHEN WE
STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE
A FEW MONTHS AGO, LED BY OUR
SPEAKER AND OUR SELECT
COMMITTEE, WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON
COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS, BRINGING
ABOUT MORE BALANCE, MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT ALSO ALSO
REALIZE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO
TURN BACK THE CLOCK AND ROLL
AWAY SOME OF OUR MEANINGFUL
REFORMS THAT WE HAD WORKED ON
OVER THE YEARS. SO, IN ESSENCE,
WE WANT TO STRATEGICALLY ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE. THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR
OUR RETAILERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
VÀ WE KNOW IT WITH OUR BIG BOX
STORES. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE
WALL STREET COMPANIES. BUT
FRANKLY, WHAT I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT ARE THE MAIN STREET
COMPANIES. SMALL GROCERS, SMALL
STORES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
ARE IMPACTED BY A DEATH BY A
THOUSAND CUTS AND THIS IS THE
BEGINNING OF OUR ANSWER TO THESE
ISSUES. SO THIS BILL BEFORE US
ALLOWS US TO BETTER, HAVE OUR
LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS
AGGREGATE RETAIL CRIMES FOR
REPEAT OFFENDERS, FOCUSING ON
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, MULTIPLE
VICTIMS, AND MULTIPLE INCIDENTS.
INCIDENTS OF RETAIL THEFT, CRIME
FOCUSING ON AGGREGATION.
SECONDLY, IT WOULD ALLOW OUR
RETAILERS TO GO DIRECTLY TO OUR
DA'S THROUGH A FAST PASS PROGRAM
TO CUT OUT SOMETIMES THE TIME IN
BETWEEN. SO THE RETAILERS GO
RIGHT TO OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
WE'RE GOING TO PARTNER WITH A
PREVIOUS BUDGET ALLOCATION TO
HELP FUND THESE PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. AND OUR
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICES. SO
AGAIN, THIS HELPS US BEGIN TO
ANSWER THE CALL FOR SMART AND
BALANCED APPROACHES. AND YES,
IT'S THE RIGHT TIME TO ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS. MR. SPEAKER,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
MCCARTY. MR. ZIPPER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 1770 1794.
ONE OF THE SEVEN BILLS IN THE
ASSEMBLY'S COMPREHENSIVE RETAIL
CRIME PACKAGE. THIS BILL
PRESENTS A REALLY CREATIVE NEW
SOLUTION TO RETAIL CRIME. BY
CREATING A STATEWIDE CAL FAST
PASS PROGRAM, WHICH GIVES
RETAILERS AN AVENUE THROUGH
WHICH THEY CAN SUBMIT ALLEGED
SHOPLIFTING REPORTS DIRECTLY TO
THEIR LOCAL PROSECUTOR,
FACILITATING SWIFTER RESPONSES
AND SUPPORTING BUSINESSES IN
ADDRESSING RETAIL CRIME. I WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP IN THIS WHOLE ENTIRE
AREA AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZABIR. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 67. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION.
IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE
SENATE. WE'RE MOVING TO THE
FINAL BILL. WE'LL NOTE IF YOU'RE
COUNTING, THIS IS THE. THIS IS
THE SIXTH BILL TODAY. ONE OF THE
BILLS WAS PASSED YESTERDAY. MR.
JONES-SAWYER BILL AB 1802. SO
THIS IS THE SEVENTH BILL IN THE
PACKAGE Ã. ITEM NUMBER 309 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZUBER. AB 2943
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2943 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ZUBER AND OTHERS AN ACT RELATING
TO CRIMES. TODAY, MEMBERS OF BIR
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I'M PROUD
TO SERVE AS A JOINT AUTHOR,
ALONG WITH SPEAKER RIVAS ON THIS
BILL. AB 2943 THE CALIFORNIA
RETAIL THEFT REDUCTION ACT. THIS
BILL IS A PRIMARY COMPONENT OF
THE BROADER COMPREHENSIVE
STRATEGY AND PACKAGE OF BILLS
THAT ADVANCES BALANCED,
EFFECTIVE AND MEANINGFUL
SOLUTIONS TO RETAIL CRIME AND
ENDEAVORS TO PRESERVE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORMS THAT HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED, EFFECTIVE AT KEEPING
OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE. IN
DEVELOPING THESE PROPOSALS, WE
HAVE WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH
THE SPEAKER'S OFFICE, THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND KEY
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING
RETAILERS, WORKERS, CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCATES AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT. WE ENDEAVOR TO
ACHIEVE CONSENSUS WHEREVER
POSSIBLE. AND THE PROPOSALS IN
THIS BILL AND IN THE PACKAGE ARE
AN OUTGROWTH OF THE WORK OF THE
ASSEMBLY SELECT COMMITTEE ON
RETAIL THEFT, WHICH HAD TWO
COMPREHENSIVE HEARINGS FEATURING
A RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES. WE
REVIEWED THE FACTS AND FIGURES
AND WE HEARD THE DATA AS MIXED.
IN SOME CASES, SHOPLIFTING IS UP
AND IN OTHER PLACES IT'S DOWN.
BUT WE ALSO SAW MORE AND MORE
STORES LOCKING UP THEIR
INVENTORY AND REPORTING
INCREASED LOSSES RELATED TO
RETAIL CRIME. WE HEARD FROM
RETAILERS THAT RETAIL CRIME IS A
IS A VERY REAL ONGOING CHALLENGE
IN THEIR STORES. WE HEARD FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT THE
RESOURCES AND REFORMS THEY NEED
TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR
COMMUNITIES. WE LEARNED ABOUT
DIVERSION PROGRAMS, HOW
ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES, AND THAT ONE OF THE
AREAS WE SHOULD FOCUS ON IS
PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND
ENFORCEMENT. WE HEARD THAT THE
BEST DETERRENCE IS NOT GOING
BACK TO LONG PRISON TERMS, BUT
INSTEAD ENSURING THAT THE
LIKELIHOOD THAT REASONABLE
LIKELIHOOD OF APPREHENSION AND A
MEANINGFUL CONSEQUENCES WHEN
SOMEONE IS ARRESTED ARE THE KEY
TOOLS TO PREVENTING CRIME. WE
HEARD THAT RETAIL CRIME IS AN
EMOTIONAL ISSUE FOR MANY OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS. BUSINESS OWNERS
FEAR FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
WORKERS FEAR FOR THEIR
WELL-BEING, AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WORRY THAT IT MAY LONGER
BE SAFE TO OR CONVENIENT TO
FREQUENT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
STORES. THE CONCERN IN THE FEAR,
THE CONCERN AND FEAR IN OUR
COMMUNITIES IS REAL, AND WE MUST
ACT WITH URGENCY. BUT WE MUST
ALSO LOOK AT THE FACTS AND FIND
SOLUTIONS THAT WILL ACTUALLY
WORK. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE PURSUING REFORMS THAT ARE
EFFECTIVE AT TARGETING RETAIL
CRIME, WHILE AVOIDING THE
WHOLESALE ROLLBACK OF REFORMS
THAT HAVE WORKED TO MAKE OUR
COMMUNITIES SAFER AND HAVE
AVOIDED IMPRISONING PEOPLE OR
MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE FOR MINOR
INFRACTIONS OR ACTS OF SURVIVAL.
ALL THOSE CONSIDERATIONS
INFORMED THIS BILL AND THE
ASSEMBLY'S RETAIL CRIME PACKAGE
THAT WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE
SPEAKER IN APRIL. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, THIS BILL IS A PRIMARY
COMPONENT OF THAT BROADER,
COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE INTENDED
TO ACHIEVE BALANCE WITH NEW,
MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS AND
PRESERVING EXISTING CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORMS THAT HAVE BEEN
EFFECTIVE. SO LET ME LAY OUT THE
COMPONENTS OF THIS BILL, FIRST
OF ALL, ORGANIZED CRIME RINGS.
IT FOCUSES ON ORGANIZED CRIME
RINGS THAT HAVE CAUSED VERY REAL
AND VISIBLE HARMS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. SO
FIRST, AB 2943 PLACES GREAT
EMPHASIS ON STOPPING THESE
ORGANIZED CRIME RINGS BY
CREATING A NEW CRIME OF SERIAL
RETAIL THEFT, THOSE ENGAGING IN
REPEATED, SPECIFIED CONDUCT OR
WHO POSSESS QUANTITIES OF GOODS
INCONSISTENT WITH PERSONAL USE
AND THE INTENT TO RESELL THIS
AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE
PACKAGE ARE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
RELEASED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE
BILL ALSO MORE SPECIFICALLY
DEFINES HOW THE VALUE OF THEFTS
FROM DIFFERENT VICTIMS CAN BE
AGGREGATED TO CHARGE GRAND
THEFT. NOTABLY, THE BILL
CLARIFIES THE LAW THAT THE
INTENT STANDARD CAN BE MET BY
EVIDENCE THAT THE ACTS INVOLVE
THE SAME. DEFENDANTS ARE
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR AND OCCUR
WITHIN A 90 DAY PERIOD. AB 2943
ALSO EXPANDS THE TOOLS FOR
POLICE TO ARREST, FOR
SHOPLIFTING, AND TO KEEP REPEAT
OFFENDERS AND THOSE COMMITTING
ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME IN
CUSTODY, WHILE ALSO
INCORPORATING REALLY IMPORTANT
GUARDRAILS AGAINST FRIVOLOUS AND
DELAYED ARRESTS. IT PROTECTS
BUSINESSES FROM HAVING NUISANCE
ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST THEM
SIMPLY FOR REPORTING LEGITIMATE
RETAIL CRIME. AND SIGNIFICANTLY,
THIS BILL HELPS ADDRESS THE ROOT
CAUSE OF THEFT BY EXPANDING THE
USE OF DIVERSION AND
REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS,
OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
EARLY DISCHARGE IF THE PROGRAM
IS COMPLETED AGAIN. OAN, I WANT
TO THANK THE SPEAKER FOR HIS
EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP IN
MAKING THIS THIS ISSUE A
PRIORITY AND FOR HIS GUIDING ALL
OF US AS AUTHORS IN SHAPING A
BILL PACKAGE THAT WILL BE
EFFECTIVE. I WANT TO THANK THE
GOVERNOR, THE MEMBERS OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND
ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS FOR
THEIR STRONG ENGAGEMENT OVER THE
PAST MANY MONTHS AND FOR
INVESTING IN DEVELOPING THIS
COMPREHENSIVE SET OF PROPOSALS
THAT WILL HAVE A MEANINGFUL
IMPACT ON RETAIL CRIME. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS OF BIR ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I WANTED
TO JUST RISE ONE IN SUPPORT OF
ASSEMBLY BILL 2943 AND THANK THE
SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE SPEAKER FOR
ONE LEADING ON THIS SPACE, IN
THIS SPACE, JUST TO ELEVATE A
CONVERSATION IN MY DISTRICT,
MANY OF YOU KNOW, I WAS BORN AND
RAISED IN WATTS, AND WATTS GOT
THE FREEDOM PLAZA, WHICH IS A
COMMUNITY INVOLVED COMMUNITY
THAT WE CAN HAVE PRIDE WITHIN
OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S NESTLED
RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO JORDAN HIGH
SCHOOL. WHAT IT ALSO ATTRACTED
ONE OF ITS KIND, AND THAT WAS A
NIKE STORE. THE NIKE STORE HAD
BEEN, SMASHED AND GRABBED 21
TIMES. 21 TIMES. SO ME AND
STAKEHOLDERS HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE NIKE CORPORATION TO
MAKE SURE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NIKE STORE
DIDN'T CLOSE BECAUSE OF NIKE'S
CLOSE. AND OH, I FORGOT TO TELL
YOU, NIKE EMPLOYS ABOUT 90% OF
THE PEOPLE WHO WHO CAN WALK TO
WORK IN THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
NEXT TO THE NIKE STORE. SO
THEY'RE DOING GREAT FOR OUR
COMMUNITY, THEY CAN EMPLOY
PEOPLE FROM OUR COMMUNITY, BUT
THEY ALSO WAS MET WITH A
CHALLENGE ABOUT CLOSING THEIR
DOORS. AND WE KNOW IF THEY
CLOSE, THEY'RE NEVER COMING
BACK. AND IF NIKE CLOSE ROSS
CLOSE IF ROSS CLOSED, SMART AND
FINAL CLOSED AND THEN THE THEN
WE WILL LOOK AT A CENTER THAT
WAS LESS THAN NINE YEARS OLD
THAT WILL STAND BEAUTIFULLY,
THAT WILL BE CLOSED. AND SO I
ELEVATE THAT CONVERSATION TO
SIMPLY SAY, DO NOTHING IS NOT AN
OPTION, CHAIRMAN. WE'RE DOING
SOMETHING. WE'RE HEARING.
BECAUSE IF WE KNOW, IN FACT,
THAT THESE STORES EMPLOY PEOPLE
FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY SHUT
DOWN, THEY'RE NEVER COMING BACK.
AND WE KNOW IF THEY NEVER COME
BACK, THAT MEANS UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES GOES UP, AND THAT MEANS
THERE'S A DOMINO EFFECT TAKING
PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO
TO HEAR THAT ALL THESE BILLS ARE
MAKING SENSE WITH STAKEHOLDERS,
I APPLAUD THIS LEGISLATURE FOR
DOING IT AND TAKING BOLD ACTION,
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING
THAT WE DO SOMETHING AND AGAIN,
NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION. AND I
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO'S
CARRIED THE BILL. I WANT TO
THANK, YOU KNOW, THE COMMITTEE
FOR MEETING AND WORKING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS IN ORDER TO ONE,
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T CREATE
MASS INCARCERATION, BUT ALSO DO
THINGS IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY,
BECAUSE I HEAR ABOUT AND PEOPLE
SIT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ALL THE TIME
ABOUT SMASH AND GRABS AND PEOPLE
ARE BEING HURT, PEOPLE ARE BEING
LET GO AND BUSINESSES ARE
CLOSING DOWN. SO I THINK WE HAVE
A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. AND I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A STRONG
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. GIBSON.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SCHIAVO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I STAND AS
A PROUD PRINCIPAL COAUTHOR FOR
AB 2943, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND THE SPEAKER, I WAS
REALLY HAPPY TO SERVE ON THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON RETAIL THEFT
AND HAVE MET WITH MANY
BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO
HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS,
STRUGGLING FOR SOLUTIONS AND
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED.
AND I I'M VERY PROUD OF THE
SOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE PUTTING
FORWARD TODAY AND THE PACKAGE
THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD AND
THAT THIS IS A SURGICAL APPROACH
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING
THE IMPACT THAT WE ARE INTENDING
TO MAKE, BECAUSE I THINK
SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE VERY
REACTIONARY WHEN THERE ARE
PROBLEMS AND DO THINGS THAT HAVE
A LOT OF UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES. AND I THINK THE
ISSUES THAT I HAVE HEARD SO MUCH
IN OUR COMMUNITY AROUND, YOU
KNOW, STEALING UNDER A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF, OF DOLLARS, THIS IS
GETTING AT THAT BY ALLOWING YOU
TO AGGREGATE MULTIPLE THEFTS
INTO ONE. THIS IS GETTING AT THE
MAIN CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE
BROUGHT TO US IN OUR COMMUNITY
AND FINDING SOLUTIONS THAT WILL
WORK AND WILL REALLY GET AT
THOSE ISSUES TO BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS THEM AND TO GET FOLKS
WHO HAVE BEEN SERIAL, YOU KNOW,
SERIAL OFFENDERS TO BRING THEM
TO JUSTICE AND MAKE SURE THAT
THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND WE SEE REAL CHANGE
, THIS GIVES POLICE OFFICERS
MORE TOOLS IN THEIR TOOLBOX TO
BE ABLE TO ADDRESS RETAIL THEFT
AND I THINK THAT THE WHOLE
PACKAGE OF SOLUTIONS IS SMART
AND THOUGHTFUL. AND I'M REALLY
PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING THIS. A
COAUTHOR ON THIS, AND SUPPORTING
THE WHOLE PACKAGE TODAY SO THAT
WE BRING BACK TO OUR DISTRICT
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE ADDRESSING
CONCERNS THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING
FOR A LONG TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SENATOR ZERBO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. YES. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS AND I
DO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION. I DO THINK THIS
MAKES IT BETTER, THE CHANGES
THAT ARE MADE TO THE CODE ARE
GOING TO HELP. AND PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL TOOLS FOR OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT, AND DEALING WITH
RETAIL THEFT. BUT I DO WANT TO
SAY THIS IS NOT SOLVE THE
AGGREGATION PROBLEM. AND I THINK
THAT HAS TO BE MADE VERY CLEAR
ON THIS FLOOR, BECAUSE IT'S
STILL UNDER WHAT THEY CALL THE
BAILLY DOCTRINE. THIS CODIFIES
THE BAILLY DOCTRINE. AND THE
PROBLEM WITH THAT IS YOU HAVE TO
MEET THE INTENT. THE INTENTION.
SO WE'RE ALL WE ALL KNOW THE
STORY. SOMEONE GOES INTO A
STORE, THEY STEAL UNDER $950.
THE NEXT DAY THEY STEAL ANOTHER.
YOU KNOW, NOT QUITE $950. THE
NEXT DAY THEY COME BACK AND THEY
STEAL AGAIN. YOU KNOW, NOT QUITE
$950. YOU CAN'T BRING THOSE
TOGETHER, TO THEN CHARGE THAT
PERSON WITH A FELONY. IT'S STILL
A MISDEMEANOR. NOW, UNDER THE
BAILLY DOCTRINE, YOU HAVE TO
PROVE INTENT. AND SO IN ORDER TO
GET AGGREGATION UNDER THIS,
UNDER THIS BILL AND THIS LAW,
YOU HAVE TO PROVE ONE INTENTION,
ONE GENERAL IMPULSE. AND ONE
PLAN. AND THE AND THIS ISN'T ME
SAYING THIS, THIS IS THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ASSOCIATION
AT CALIFORNIA VÀ WHO IS SAYING
THAT IS VERY HARD TO PROVE. AND
IT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF NOT
BEING ABLE TO GET AT AGGREGATION
WHEN IT COMES TO RETAIL THEFT.
AND SO THE DA'S JUST MADE IT
VERY SIMPLE, AND THEY WROTE THIS
LETTER TO ALL OF US AND WE ALL
GOT IT. IT SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO
ENSURE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS
USING AGGREGATION IS BY AMENDING
PROPOSITION 47. THERE YOU HAVE
IT. SO THIS IS A GOOD BILL AND
I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT. BUT IF
YOU THINK THAT IT SOLVES
AGGREGATION, IT DOESN'T. AND SO
WE STILL HAVE MORE WORK TO DO ON
THAT FRONT. APPRECIATE THE
BIPARTISAN WORK THAT HAS BEEN
DONE TODAY. AND I ASK PEOPLE TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. GALLAGHER. MR.
ZUBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
YES. SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO
PUSH BACK ABOUT THIS BILL. NOT
DOING ANYTHING ON AGGREGATION.
THIS BILL DOES DOES, HAS BEEN
CODED BY THE LEGISLATURE BY THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO NOT
REQUIRE GOING BACK TO THE VOTERS
. AND IT DEFINES WHAT ONE INTENT
AND ONE SCHEME IS IN THE BILL.
AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE BILL,
IT IS WITHIN THE LAW. WE'VE
LOOKED AT THE CASE LAW
CAREFULLY, AND IT DOES MAKE IT
MUCH EASIER. AND IT CLARIFIES
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROVIDE TO
DEMONSTRATE THAT WHAT IS ONE
INTENT AND ONE SCHEME. SO THIS
WILL MAKE IT MARKEDLY MORE
STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR DA'S TO
PROSECUTE THESE CASES, I'M NOT
GOING TO COMMENT ON WHAT OTHER
MOTIVATIONS DA'S MIGHT HAVE, BUT
I CAN TELL YOU POINT BLANK THAT
I DISAGREE WITH THAT WITH WITH
WITH THAT POINT OF VIEW. SO THE
LAST THING I'LL SORT OF SAY IS
THIS BILL, IS INTENDED TO
ADVANCE BALANCED, EFFECTIVE AND
MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS THAT
ADDRESS RETAIL CRIME AND
PRESERVE OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORMS THAT HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE
AT KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE,
WIDESPREAD SPREAD RETAIL CRIME
IS NOT ONLY BAD FOR BUSINESS AND
A SOURCE OF SHOPPER
INCONVENIENCE, IT'S AN ISSUE OF
SAFETY FOR OUR WORKERS AND OUR
BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS THE
PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF SAFETY.
THIS BILL SENDS A SIGNAL TO
ORGANIZED CRIME RINGS THAT THEY
CANNOT CONTINUE HARMING OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND TO THOSE
ENGAGING IN SHOPLIFTING TO
SURVIVE, THESE PROPOSALS EMBRACE
NEW TOOLS LIKE ENHANCED
SUPERVISION AND DIVERSION
PROGRAMS TO HELP PEOPLE GET ON
THEIR FEET TO WORKERS, SMALL
BUSINESSES AND THE PUBLIC. THIS
BILL DEMONSTRATES THAT EFFECTIVE
REFORM IS ON ITS WAY. AGAIN, I
WANT TO THANK, I WANT TO THANK
OUR SPEAKER FOR HIS
EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP
THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PERIOD. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE GOVERNOR,
THE MEMBERS OF THE RETAIL THEFT
COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, OUR STAFF, WHO'S
WORKED SO HARD ON THIS. AND I
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF BIR. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 64. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES WITHOUT
OBJECTION. IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL
TO THE SENATE MEMBERS, I WANT TO
UPDATE YOU NOW ON THE SCHEDULE
FOR TODAY. WE HAVE DISPENSED
WITH 73 BILLS AND HAVE ABOUT 100
MORE BILLS TO REACH OUR GOAL
TODAY. THEREFORE WE WILL BE
GOING LATER THIS EVENING.
ADJOURNING ABOUT 730 IF YOU IF
NEEDED, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR STAFF
BRING FOOD TO THE MEMBERS LOUNGE
AS WE WILL NOT BE BREAKING FOR
DINNER. AND WE WILL NOW CONTINUE
TO MOVE THROUGH THE FILE.
MEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO
ITEM NUMBER 96. AB 3238. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3238 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GARCIA, YOU MAY OPEN YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER, AND COLLEAGUES IN
THE SAME SPIRIT OF BIPARTISAN
COOPERATION AND THINKING OF
URGENCY AND IT BEING THE RIGHT
TIME, THIS BILL BEFORE YOU
ACCELERATES THE BUILD OUT OF
ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION TO MEET
CALIFORNIA'S AMBITIOUS CLIMATE
GOALS. ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS
WILL REQUIRE UNPRECEDENTED
CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE
RELIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY, TO
ELECTRIFY HOMES, COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION. TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS, BOLD CHANGES
ARE NECESSARY. AB 3238 CONTAINS
PROVISIONS CONSISTENT WITH AN 18
PARTY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
BEFORE THE CPUC THAT WOULD
MODIFY EXISTING PERMITTING
PROCESS AT THE CPUC TO
STREAMLINE AND ACCELERATE
ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT. THIS BILL WILL
REMOVE DUPLICATION AND ENSURE
THE CPUC TIMELINE TO PERMIT
TRANSMISSION PROJECTS IS
EXPEDITED, WHILE STILL ENSURING
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. AB 3238
ALSO CONTAINS A NARROWLY
TAILORED CEQA EXEMPTION THAT
WOULD EXEMPT THE ACQUISITION OF
AN EXPANSION OF RIGHT OF WAY
THAT IS VERY NARROW AND ELECTRIC
TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE AT
STATE OWNED LANDS, WHILE STILL
REQUIRING FINAL SIGN OFF FROM
THE LANDOWNER AND A FULL SCALE
REVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION FOR
THE PROJECT BY THE CPUC. MY
COLLEAGUES, THIS BILL WENT
THROUGH ALL FOUR COMMITTEES. IF
YOU INCLUDE APPROPRIATIONS WHERE
POLICY CHANGES WERE ALSO MADE,
AND WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A WORK
GROUP WHERE WE MET FOUR TIMES,
WHERE MANY MEMBERS OF THE THREE
POLICY COMMITTEES PARTICIPATED
IN. ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS
THAT WE HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING
TILL NOW WAS THE ISSUE OF THE
NCCP THAT PART OF THE BILL WAS
TAKEN OUT IN APPROPRIATIONS AS
THE GOAL. THIS ENTIRE TIME HAS
BEEN TO BE VERY NARROW IN OUR
EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN
MEET OUR CLIMATE OBJECTIVES
WHILE SAFEGUARDING THE
ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING OUT
THIS TRANSMISSION, THAT IN SOME
OCCASIONS HAS TAKEN UP TO TEN
YEARS TO SITE, PERMIT AND BUILD.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET OUR
CLIMATE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
GOALS IF WE STICK TO THE PROCESS
THAT WE HAVE HAD IN PLACE THUS
FAR, MEMBERS, LOOK, WE'VE WORKED
EXTREMELY HARD TO MEET THE
POLICY CONCERNS OF MEMBERS ON
THIS FLOOR, STAKEHOLDERS
OUTSIDE. BUT WE'VE RUN INTO SOME
IDEOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL
CONCERNS THAT, QUITE FRANKLY,
NOT A FIFTH COMMITTEE COULD
ADDRESS. OR FOR THAT MATTER,
MORE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS COULD
EVER, TAKE CARE OF. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
AND ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK
ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE IN
THE SECOND HOUSE, AGAIN, TO BE
ABLE TO MEET OUR CLIMATE AND
GREEN ENERGY GOALS FOR THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. IF WE DON'T DO
THIS, THEN WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST
TELL FOLKS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO MEET THOSE GOALS AND THAT
WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CHANGE
THE SCHEDULE THAT WE'RE ON AND
THAT ULTIMATELY IT'S BECAUSE WE
DECIDED NOT TO TAKE BOLD ACTION
WHEN IT CAME TO OUR OWN PUBLIC
POLICIES. THAT MAY BE OUR
IMPEDIMENT OF MEETING THOSE
GOALS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE ON THIS MEASURE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE AS
A PROUD COAUTHOR OF AB 3238. IF
WE'RE GOING TO MEET OUR CLIMATE
GOALS, WE NEED THE MOST RELIABLE
GRID POSSIBLE. AB 3238 WILL HELP
STREAMLINE ELECTRICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BY MAKING
PERMITTING AND SITING REFORMS.
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
LEADERSHIP AND TENACITY OF MY
COLLEAGUE FROM COACHELLA, OR
PARTS UNKNOWN, IN GETTING THIS
BILL BEFORE US. LET'S EXPEDITE
THE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS WE NEED TO MEET OUR
GOALS. I ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BENNETT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS I RISE TO
COMPLIMENT THE AUTHOR FROM,
COACHELLA, FOR THE AMOUNT OF
HARD WORK HE'S TAKEN, TRYING TO
WORK WITH THIS BILL. AND I AM
CONFIDENT HE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK EQUALLY HARD AS THIS BILL
MOVES FORWARD FROM HERE. SO I
ENCOURAGE, AND I VOTE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZUBER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. MADAM SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I RISE, AS A COAUTHOR
AND IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 3238
AS WELL. YOU KNOW, ACHIEVING OUR
AMBITIOUS CLIMATE GOALS WILL
REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF
ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE
THE RENEWABLE ENERGY WE NEED.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE 2
TO 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF
ELECTRICITY WE NEED TO MEET OUR
CLIMATE GOALS, AND WE HAVE TO DO
THAT. WE NEED THE TRANSMISSION
TO CARRY IT TO THE PLACES THAT
WE NEED THAT, AND WE HAVE TO DO
THAT WHILE WE'RE PROTECTING OUR
ENVIRONMENT. I AM SO IN AWE OF
THE AUTHOR WHO HAS TAKEN ON
SOMETHING THAT IS VERY, VERY
DIFFICULT. BUT HE ALSO HAS THE
VALUES AND UNDERSTANDS THAT WE
NEED TO DO THIS TO PROTECT OUR
CLIMATE. BUT HE ALSO HAS THE
VALUES AND THE PRINCIPLES ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT. HE'S
BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO BRING
TO MEET THOSE TWO GOALS, AND I
THINK WE CAN MEET BOTH OF THEM.
WE NEED TO GIVE HIM THE CHANCE
TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS IN
THE SECOND HOUSE. AND WITH THAT,
I STRONGLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE, DOCTOR WOOD, YOU WERE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I TOO RISE AS A
COAUTHOR, AND I WANT TO
COMPLIMENT THE AUTHOR AND
COAUTHORS FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
, THE AUTHOR ACTUALLY, INDEED
CONVENED A WORKING GROUP ON THIS
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS
THAT THREE BILLS OR THREE, THREE
POLICY COMMITTEES AND THEN
APPROPRIATIONS ÓRDENES ARE
REALLY, REALLY HIGH HILL TO
CLIMB. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT TRANSMISSION IN THIS
LEGISLATURE SINCE TWO YEARS AGO
AT AN OVERSIGHT HEARING CHAIRED
BY MY COLLEAGUE FROM COACHELLA,
AROUND AROUND RE PERMITTING OR
EXTENDING THE LIFE OF DIABLO
CANYON. AND ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS
FROM THAT HEARING WAS THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE HUGE CHALLENGES
WITH PERMITTING BUILT SITING AND
BUILDING TRANSMISSION IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND WE'RE
NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO DO IT.
I APPRECIATE AND I THINK, YOU
KNOW, YOU HOLD UP MY
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTING RECORD
AGAINST ANYONE IN THIS BUILDING,
BUT SOMETIMES I THINK WE OFTEN
OR WE LOOK AT SEEKING PERFECTION
INSTEAD OF GOOD. AND IF WE ARE
COMMITTED TO GETTING REDUCING
OUR AND ELIMINATING OUR RELIANCE
ON FOSSIL FUELS, THAT MEANS WE
ARE ELECTRIFYING MORE AND MORE
AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND ON
TRANSMISSION. THÀNH ONE OF THE
TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT HEARING, TWO
YEARS AGO WAS THAT WE HAVE A
HARD TIME GETTING CLEAN, GREEN
ENERGY UP ON THE GRID BECAUSE
THERE ISN'T A WAY TO GET IT
THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION,
INTERCONNECTION AND
TRANSMISSION. AND HERE WE ARE,
TWO YEARS LATER, STILL TRYING TO
PUSH FORWARD ON THIS. THIS IS
ABOUT STREAMLINING. THIS IS
ABOUT REDUCING REDUNDANCY. THIS
IS SMART POLICY. AND I RECOGNIZE
THAT THAT SOMETIMES THIS YOU
KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN ISSUES
THAT ARE REALLY DIFFICULT FOR
MEMBERS TO, TO PHILOSOPHICALLY
GET AROUND. BUT IF WE ARE
SERIOUS ABOUT OUR CLIMATE GOALS,
THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW.
MEMBERS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE
FOR THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOE PATTERSON.
THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL, I WAS IN THE
UTILITIES COMMITTEE WHEN WE
DISCUSS IT, I SAW REALLY THE
COMMITMENT THAT THE AUTHOR HAD
TO GET THIS BILL NOT ONLY OUT OF
COMMITTEE, BUT CRAFT A MEASURE
WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT
HAD CONCERNS ON THIS PARTICULAR
MATTER, I THINK A LOT ABOUT
THAT. WE SET GOALS AS A STATE,
WHETHER IT'S HOUSING OR WHETHER
IT'S REDUCING VMT S OR WHETHER
IT'S, SECURING OUR ELECTRICAL
GRID. AND IN ORDER TO MEET THOSE
POLICIES, WE HAVE TO SET THE
UNDERLYING POLICIES TO ACHIEVE
THOSE. AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING
TO ME ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF
OPPOSITION ON THE UNDERLYING
POLICIES TO ACHIEVE THE
OVERARCHING POLICIES THAT ARE
GOING TO NOT ONLY PROTECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT. I MEAN, WE ALL
AGREE THAT, HAVING ELECTRICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE TO POWER OUR
CLEAN ENERGY GOALS IS NECESSARY.
I MEAN, IT'S CRITICAL WE CAN'T
DO WITHOUT IT, BUT YET IT'S WE
KIND OF GET IN THIS, MESS ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, NOT BEING PERFECT. AND
SO, I MEAN, I COULD SAY THIS
BILL COULD GO A LOT FURTHER THAN
WHAT IT DOES, BUT HE'S TAKING A
MEASURED APPROACH RIGHT NOW. BUT
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THIS BODY OVER
THE NEXT MANY YEARS IF WE WANT
TO HIT, THE GOALS THAT WE'VE SET
IS A LEGISLATURE AND THAT THE
GOVERNOR HAS SAID, THEN YOU HAVE
TO ACTUALLY PASS SOME OF THE
UNDERLYING POLICIES. AND SO THIS
IS ONE SMALL STEP, IT'S BUT IT
WAS NOT A SMALL EFFORT, I GOT TO
SAY THAT. SO GREAT WORK ON IT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS MEASURE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF
THE OPPOSITION ON THIS BILL THAT
NORMALLY I'M ALIGNED WITH,
INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE
SIERRA CLUB, THE NATURAL
RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL,
CENTERS FOR CENTER FOR
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, BUT, YOU
KNOW, I HAVE TO AGREE WITH ALL
OF THE COMMENTS THAT THAT I'M
HEARING ON THIS FLOOR THAT, IF
WE'RE FACING A CLIMATE CRISIS,
WE HAVE TO ACT LIKE IT'S A
CRISIS. AND I ECHO WHAT
EVERYONE'S BEEN SAYING ABOUT HOW
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE
NEED TO, BUILD UP, SPEED UP THE
BUILD OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION
GRID IN ORDER TO BRING ALL THE
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
ONLINE. AND YET NO ONE HAS BEEN
TALKING ABOUT. WELL, WE HAVEN'T
HAD SIGNIFICANT SOLUTIONS
BROUGHT FORTH IN TERMS OF HOW TO
ACTUALLY SPEED UP THE BUILD OUT
OF THE TRANSMISSION GRID. SO
WITH ALL DUE DUE RESPECT TO MY
FRIENDS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL. SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GARCIA, YOUR CLOSING
REMARKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ALL OF THOSE, MEMBERS THAT HAVE
SPOKEN ON THIS BILL. WE WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THE THREE
CHAIRS, THEIR CONSULTANTS, THOSE
WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE
STAKEHOLDER MEETING PROCESS.
AND, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
THERE IS WORK STILL IN FRONT OF
US, BUT I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR
THAT I'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT
WE HAVE SOME VERY STRAIGHT
FORWARD IDEOLOGICAL AND
PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES WITH
SOME OF THE FOLKS OPPOSING THE
BILL THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
AMEND THOSE POSITIONS INTO THE
BILL. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT, YOU ALL ARE HEARING THAT
LOUD AND CLEAR THAT AS IF THE
BILL MOVES TO THE SENATE, THAT
OUR FRIENDS IN THE SENATE, OUR
COLLEAGUES HEAR THAT AS WELL,
BUT THAT WE WILL NOT SHY AWAY
FROM CONTINUING TO HAVE THE
CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGS IN ORDER TO
ENSURE THAT THE BILL IS IN A
POSITION TO HELP US MEET THESE
OBJECTIVES, THESE AMBITIOUS
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT WE'VE
SET RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION ON THIS MATTER. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. AYES 54. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MEMBERS. LET'S
GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMOND, WHO
IS IN THE BACK OF THE CHAMBERS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK ON
FILE TO ITEM NUMBER 213 AB 2817.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2817 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON. AN ACT RELATING TO
HIGHWAYS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON.
YOU MAY OPEN. HELLO. THANK YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER. MEMBERS I RISE
TODAY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
2817 AB 2817 IS A SIMPLE HIGHWAY
RELINQUISHMENT RELINQUISHMENT
BILL. IT GIVES LEGISLATIVE
AUTHORIZATION TO THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO
CONSIDER THE RELINQUISHMENT OF A
SEGMENT OF STATE ROUTE ONE TO
THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH. THIS
BILL IS AT THE REQUEST OF THE
CITY. IT HAS NO OPPOSITION AND
NO NO VOTES. THANK YOU MEMBERS,
AND I ASK YOU FOR YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING NO
OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. AYES 52. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. WE ARE GOING TO
PASS TEMPORARILY ON ITEM NUMBER
214 AND 215. WE'RE ACTUALLY
GOING TO TAKE ITEM NUMBER 215 AB
2827. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2827 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES AND OTHERS AND AB
RELATING TO FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES, YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER. MEMBERS AB 2827
PROTECTS OUR AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMY Kò. IT WILL REQUIRE THE
STATE TO DETECT AND ERADICATE
INVASIVE SPECIES THAT COULD HARM
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE.
CALIFORNIA'S CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING ONE OF ITS HIGHEST
LEVELS OF EXOTIC FRUIT FLY
INFESTATIONS IN ITS RECORDED
HISTORY. INVASIVE SPECIES CAN
RESULT IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
LOSSES EVERY YEAR IF THEY BECOME
PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHED IN
CALIFORNIA, HUNDREDS OF CROPS
ARE THREATENED BY INVASIVE FRUIT
FLIES, INCLUDING NUTS, CITRUS,
VEGETABLE, AND BERRIES. AB 2827
SEEKS TO PRIORITIZE MITIGATION
EFFORTS AGAINST THE SERIOUS
THREAT OF INVASIVE PEST PEST
SPECIES. THESE. THE BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN
COMMITTEE AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
ARE DESIRED A VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 57. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING BACK TO ITEM
NUMBER TWO. ONE FOR AB 2818. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2818 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATHIS
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
COUNTY JAILS AND FOR MR. MATHIS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. I'M HAPPY
TO PRESENT AB 2818 ON BEHALF OF
OUR COLLEAGUE FROM PORTERVILLE.
THE MOST RECENT DATA RELEASED
FROM CDCR SHOWS THAT THE
RECIDIVISM RATE FOR JUSTICE
INVOLVED PEOPLE IN FISCAL YEAR
2018 TO 19 STOOD AT ALMOST 42.
THE BEST WAY TO REDUCE
RECIDIVISM RATES IS TO TAKE
STEPS TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED TO STAY OUT
OF PRISON. THE AB 28, 2018 2818
REQUIRES COUNTY JAILS TO PROVIDE
JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS
WITH CONTACT INFORMATION FOR
VARIOUS RESOURCES THAT COULD BE
LIFE CHANGING, WHETHER SUFFERING
FROM A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE,
POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS OR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MOST OFFENDERS
SIMPLY NEED SUPPORT, AND THIS IS
EXACTLY WHAT THIS MEASURE WILL
FACILITATE. THIS BILL HAS PASSED
WITH UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND NO OPPOSITION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. AYES 59. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MEMBER WE'RE
GOING TO GO WAY BACK TO ITEM
NUMBER 27. AB 2481. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2481 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWENTHAL, YOU MAY OPEN.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS AB 2481. THE YOUTH
SOCIAL MEDIA PROTECTION ACT WILL
PROVIDE VITAL PROTECTION FOR OUR
YOUTH BY REQUIRING THAT SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS TO PROVIDE
TIMELY RESPONSES TO SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHO RAISE
CONCERN THAT SPECIFIC CONTENT
MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF A
PLATFORM'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AND CONTENT POLICIES. IT FURTHER
CREATES A VERIFIED REPORTING
MECHANISM TO AUTHENTICATE
TRUSTED SCHOOL LEADERS AND
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS, SO THAT THE
PLATFORMS CAN LEVERAGE THE
SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS JUDGMENT IN
ASSESSING THE MATERIAL RISK TO A
CHILD. USERS HEALTH AND SAFETY.
SUCH REPORTS WILL TRIGGER AN
EXPEDITED HUMAN REVIEW BY THE
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WITH A
TIMELY RESPONSE. IT IS, QUITE
SIMPLY, THE VILLAGE APPROACH TO
SOLVING CRISES ONLINE. FOR OUR
MOST VULNERABLE OUR CHILDREN.
WHY IS THIS BILL NECESSARY? LIKE
ALL OF YOU, I WANT THESE
COMPANIES TO THRIVE AND ADDING
CAPEX OR OPEX EXPENSES WITHOUT
ACCOMPANYING REVENUE MAY NOT
SEEM LIKE A WAY TO MAKE THEM
MORE SUCCESSFUL. I SHOULD ALSO
TAKE THIS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE
HOW HARD SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS THE
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, AND I
BELIEVE THAT THEY DO NOT WANT
ANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FROM
OUR ONLINE BEHAVIOR. BUT THE
REASON THAT WE NEED THIS LIES IN
THE DATA. THE DATA IS
OVERWHELMING. THE DATA THAT
SHOWS US THAT SUICIDE RATES OF
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES HAS INCREASED BY 62%
SINCE 2011, THAT 22% OF HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE CONSIDERED
SUICIDE, THAT NEARLY 30% OF US
TEEN GIRLS SERIOUSLY CONSIDER
TAKING THEIR OWN LIVES. 30% OF
US TEEN GIRLS SERIOUSLY CONSIDER
TAKING THEIR OWN LIVES. CHILDREN
AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS
OF CYBERBULLYING WERE TWICE MORE
LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN SELF-HARM
AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS THAN
THEIR NON-VICTIM PEERS. FINDINGS
ALSO INDICATED THAT THE
PERPETRATORS OF CYBERBULLYING
WERE AT INCREASED RISK FOR
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS.
SO THIS BILL ULTIMATELY IS ABOUT
LIFE OR DEATH. HOW DO WE TURN
THESE NUMBERS AROUND? IF WE CAN
BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS IN CHILDREN IS TIED TO
THE CARILLO MASS USAGE OF SOCIAL
MEDIA BY OUR YOUTH. WHAT ARE WE
AFFIRMATIVELY DOING TO TURN THIS
TIDE? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT
WE'RE RELYING ON? THE SOCIAL
MEDIA COMPANIES TO DO ON THEIR
OWN? DO THEY HAVE THE CONTEXT TO
UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF A
SPECIFIC BULLYING SITUATION OR
IF SOMETHING IS TRIGGERING A
SPECIFIC COMMUNITY, OR IF
SOMEBODY IS PRECARIOUSLY CLOSE
TO SELF-HARM, THIS BILL IS ABOUT
CREATING A VILLAGE TO ASSIST
THESE COMPANIES, TO UNDERSTAND
THAT CONTEXT, TO BE ALERTED IN
THE MIDST OF A CRISIS, TO LEAN
ON THE INPUT OF LOCAL
PROFESSIONALS. ALL OF US ENTRUST
WITH OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY.
CALIFORNIA'S EDUCATIONAL LEADERS
AND LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS REGULARLY BEAR
DIRECT WITNESS TO SEVERE HARMS
BEING INFLICTED UPON YOUTH DUE
TO CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
WHILE HAVING NO MEANS TO ADDRESS
SUCH CONTENT TO PROTECT THE
CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE, THEY
WANT TO AND CAN HELP ONLY IF WE
ENABLE THEM TO DO SO. NOW THE
OPPOSITION IS WORKING THIS BILL
VERY HARD, AND THAT'S NATURAL AS
THIS IS GROUND BREAKING
LEGISLATION AND THE REST OF THE
NATION PERHAPS, MAYBE THE REST
OF THE WORLD WILL FOLLOW IF THIS
LEGISLATION PASSES. WE ARE
LISTENING CLOSELY AND CAREFULLY
TO THEIR CONCERNS AND ARE
COMMITTED TO WORK WITH THEM OR
ANYONE ON THIS BILL TO WORK OUT
THE OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS OF
SUCH GROUNDBREAKING LEGISLATION.
BUT IN THE END, THE FACTS HERE
ARE OVERWHELMING AND THESE
OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS CAN BE
RESOLVED AS THIS BILL CONTINUES.
MOREOVER, PERVASIVE HARM IS
BEING INFLICTED ON CALIFORNIA'S
YOUTH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. YET
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CONTINUE
TO FAIL IN PROVIDING A
SUFFICIENT RESPONSE TO THE REAL
TIME THREATS. EITHER THE SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORM PROVIDES NO
RESPONSE OR THE RESPONSE COMES
FAR TOO LATE AFTER SIGNIFICANT
HARM IS DONE. IT IS MY BELIEF
THAT TO FIX THIS, THEY CANNOT DO
IT ALONE. IF THIS BILL MAKES IT
OFF THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR, I HAVE
AGREED AND WE'LL BE TAKING
AMENDMENTS IN THE SENATE TO
REMOVE THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF
ACTION AND TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO
STRENGTHEN THE OPERATIONAL
COMPONENTS TO THE BILL. THANK
YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU. MEMBERS, I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF AB 2481. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM THE FROM LONG
BEACH FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
BILL. HE IS A FATHER OF
DAUGHTERS. I AM A MOTHER OF
DAUGHTERS, AND I KNOW THAT AT
THE HEART OF THIS BILL COMES ONE
WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED, TO BE
ABLE TO HOLD OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS ACCOUNTABLE IS
SOMETHING THAT WE MUST ALL
CONSIDER DOING WITH GREAT HASTE
AND WITH A DELIBERATE INTENTION.
AND WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUR SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL STAFF
IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BE
RESOURCES. THEY'RE THE ONES WHO
SEE THE IMPACT ON A DAILY BASIS
OF THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS THAT
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND OUR
YOUTH INTERACTION CAN HAVE ON
THAT, ON THAT, ON THEIR MENTAL
HEALTH. SO I WANT TO AGAIN,
THANK OUR COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS BILL. IT'S A SMART
BILL. IT'S PROACTIVE, AND IT
ENSURES THAT OUR RESOURCES IN
OUR SCHOOL STAFF ARE PUT IN THE
RIGHT PLACE FOR THE PROTECTION
OF OUR CHILDREN. WITH THAT
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST, AND I VOTE
. ASSEMBLYMEMBER LOWENTHAL, YOUR
CLOSING REMARKS RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE YES.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 42. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. TAKING US TO ITEM NUMBER
216, AB 2834. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2834 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. I'M READY, REALLY.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AB
2834 PROMOTES GREATER DIGNITY
FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY AND MORE
TRANSPARENCY FOR STUDENTS BY
ENCOURAGING THE CAL STATE SYSTEM
AND THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES TO IDENTIFY THE NAMES
OF FACULTY COURSE INSTRUCTORS
ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO
A CLASS. THIS BILL WILL FOSTER
ADDITIONAL RESPECT FOR THE
ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBERS THAT WE
HAVE THAT WE HEAVILY DEPEND ON
TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS. AB 2834
HAS HAD UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND I ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL OF THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES
61. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 217 AB
2839. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2839 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN AND OTHERS AN
ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN. YOU
MAY OPEN. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, SOME OF
YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT A
ROBOCALL THAT WAS DISSEMINATED
BACK IN JANUARY OF PRESIDENT
BIDEN, WHICH ENCOURAGED VOTERS
NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PRIMARY ELECTION IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE. THAT I GENERATED
ROBOCALL WAS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF
A NEFARIOUS USE OF GENERATIVE
AI, WHICH SEEKS TO DISRUPT OUR
ELECTIONS AND IS UNFORTUNATELY
BECOMING MORE COMMONLY SEEN IN
ELECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
IMAGINE OTHER EXAMPLES OF BAD
ACTORS SPREADING A DEEP FAKE
IMAGE OF DESTROYED BALLOTS, OR
DEEPFAKE AUDIO OF AN ELECTIONS
OFFICIAL CONFESSING THAT THEY
RIGGED THE VOTES. THESE
SCENARIOS ARE NOW POSSIBLE WITH
THE WIDESPREAD ACCESS TO HIGHLY
SOPHISTICATED AND CONVINCING
GENERATIVE AI IMAGES AND AUDIO.
THIS YEAR, CALIFORNIA IS
ENTERING ITS FIRST EVER
ELECTION, DURING WHICH
DISINFORMATION POWERED BY
GENERATIVE AI IMAGES AND AUDIO,
THAT WILL THAT WILL RUN RAMPANT
AND MILLIONS OF VOTERS WILL NOT
KNOW WHAT IMAGES, AUDIO OR VIDEO
THEY CAN TRUST. THIS TYPE OF
ELECTION RELATED DISINFORMATION
CAN DRAMATICALLY AFFECT VOTER
BEHAVIOR AND UNDERMINE FAITH IN
OUR ELECTIONS, EVEN IF THEY ARE
LATER DEBUNKED. AB 2839
ADDRESSES THIS GROWING THREAT BY
PROHIBITING BAD ACTORS FROM
DISTRIBUTING DIGITALLY ALTERED
MAILERS. ROBO CALLS, AND VIDEO
ADVERTISEMENTS THAT ARE
INTENTIONALLY DECEPTIVE TO
VOTERS AND DEPICT FALSE
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
AN OFFICER CONDUCTING AN
ELECTION AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL,
OR VOTING EQUIPMENT. THIS BILL
HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DRAFTED TO
RESPECT THE FIRST AMENDMENT, AS
THIS BILL HAS LAYERS OF CRITERIA
THAT THE DEEPFAKE MATERIALS
WOULD HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO
BE PROHIBITED BY THIS BILL.
FURTHER, THERE IS A TIMELINE
DURING WHICH THE BILL WOULD
APPLY TO DECEPTIVE MAILERS. TV
ADS, AND ROBOCALLS THAT ARE
DISTRIBUTED WITHIN 120 DAYS
BEFORE AN ELECTION AND 60 DAYS
AFTER, INCLUSIVE. MANY HOURS
GETTING THE RIGHT INFORMATION TO
VOTERS IS CRUCIAL TO A
FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY, AND IT
BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO ENSURE
THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTION.
WHEN CONVINCING DEEPFAKES ARE
SPREAD ONLINE BY PHONE OR
THROUGH THE MAIL TO
INTENTIONALLY MISINFORMED, THE
PUBLIC, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 48. NOES FOUR. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER
218 AB 2854. THE CLERK WILL READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 2854 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ERWIN AN ACT RELATING TO
TAXATION. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2854, WHICH WILL
BRING MUCH NEEDED ACCOUNTABILITY
TO HOW LOCAL SALES TAX REVENUES
ARE ALLOCATED. THE INSPIRATION
FOR THIS BILL COMES FROM THE
INFORMATIONAL HEARING I
ORGANIZED ON THIS TOPIC LAST
FALL, WHERE WE HEARD FROM
VARIOUS CITIES ABOUT THE
SHOCKING LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
REGARDING SO-CALLED SALES TAX
REBATE AGREEMENTS. WHILE AB 2854
DOES NOT CHANGE ANY CITIES
ABILITY TO ENTER INTO SUCH AN
AGREEMENT, IT WILL REQUIRE THAT
CITIES PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE
ADMINISTRATION SO THAT
POLICYMAKERS AT ALL LEVELS CAN
MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISION
DECISIONS. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND
I CONTINUE TO HAVE PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LEAGUE OF
CITIES, WHOSE MEMBERS HAVE
ENDORSED THE CONCEPT. THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 49. NOES. ONE MEASURE
PASSES.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 219.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2862 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2862 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS.
MEMBER GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 2862, WHICH SEEKS TO
REQUIRE LICENSING BOARDS TO
PRIORITIZE AFRICAN AMERICAN
APPLICATIONS SEEKING
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES,
ESPECIALLY THOSE THOSE ARE
DESCENDANTS OF FROM PERSONS
ENSLAVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2862 WILL SERVE AS
A AS A FOUR YEAR PILOT PROGRAM
TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
EXPEDITING PROFESSIONAL
LICENSURE FOR THESE POPULATIONS.
THIS BILL IS PART OF THOUSANDS
OF HOURS OF RESEARCH AS PART OF
THE CALIFORNIA REPARATION TASK
FORCE REPORT THAT PRESENTS
EVIDENCE, DISENFRANCHIZING
AFRICAN AMERICANS FACING THE
PROFESSIONAL SECTION. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2862 IS A PRIORITY OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS AS A MEASURE THAT WILL
HELP BRING PARITY, TO OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT
BEHIND. AFRICAN AMERICANS IN
CALIFORNIA ARE SEVERELY UNDER
UNDERREPRESENTED IN HIGH SKILLED
PROFESSIONS, INCLUDING
TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS,
ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING.
ADDITIONALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL
EMPLOYMENT 61.4% ARE WHITE AND
ONLY 12.8% ARE AFRICAN AMERICANS
IN THE NATION. IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT WE DO THAT. WE DO NOT SIT
BY AND NOT ALLOW THIS, THIS
DISPARATE TREATMENT TO CONTINUE
ON, ESPECIALLY WE WANT TO
UPLIFT, VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE ON ASSEMBLY BILL 2862
AGAIN, WHICH IS A PRIORITY OF
THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS,
PART OF OUR REPARATION TASK
FORCE. THANK YOU, MR. GIBSON.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE AS
CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS, NOTING THAT AB 2862 IS A
PART OF THE REPARATIONS TASK OR
OUR REPARATIONS PRIORITY
LEGISLATION, THIS YEAR, THIS WAS
BORN OUT OF THE REPARATIONS TASK
FORCE, WHICH SOUGHT TO LOOK AT
AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE STAIN OF
SLAVERY, THE YEARS, THE
GENERATIONS, ACTUALLY, OF
DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM AND
THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON
CALIFORNIA. AND SO THIS IS ONE
OF THOSE BILLS THAT WE FEEL WILL
ADDRESS THAT STAIN, WILL ADDRESS
THE GENERATIONS OF
DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM. AND
SO WE ASK FOR ALL OF YOU ALL TO
STAND IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
2862 ON BEHALF OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYMEMBER
WILSON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 48. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 220 AB 2866 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2866 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATED TO
POOL SAFETY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOREN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS IN
MY DISTRICT ON MONDAY, OCTOBER
2ND, 2023, ONE YEAR OLD PAYTON
COBB, AN 18 MONTH OLD LILLIAN
HANNON, LOST THEIR LIVES IN A
HORRIFIC EVENT. THESE CHILDREN
WERE AT A LICENSED DAYCARE HOME
LOCATED IN SAN JOSE WHEN THREE
TODDLERS ACCESSED THE SWIMMING
POOL LOCATED ON THE PREMISES.
THE POOL WAS UNSUPERVISED AND
HAD A GATE AJAR. AFTER BEING
TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN
CRITICAL CONDITION, TWO OF THE
CHILDREN WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD. I
INTRODUCED AB 2866 TO TRY AND
PREVENT THIS TRAGEDY FROM EVER
HAPPENING AGAIN. AB 2866 WILL
CREATE A MULTIFACETED SAFETY
REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE THE
SWIMMING POOL SAFETY ACT TO
ALLOW FOR A BETTER DROWNING
PREVENTION STANDARDS. IN
ADDITION TO THE FENCE AROUND THE
POOL, THIS BILL WILL ALSO
REQUIRE A POOL COVER OR ALARM
SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, AB 2866
WILL CREATE A REQUIREMENT FOR A
DAILY ASSESSMENT LOG TO DOCUMENT
THAT THE POOL AT THE FACILITIES
ARE BEING SECURED BY THE TWO
STEP SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAW. BEFORE THE CENTER
OPENS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE ON THIS SUPPORT
SUPPORT BILL. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 60. NØ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 222 AB 2875 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN.
PRESENTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PAPIN. CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2875 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN. AN ACT RELATING TO
WETLANDS. MEMBER PINN THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES, I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2008 75 ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FRIEDMAN, THIS BILL WILL
MERELY PUT INTO STATUTE THAT IT
IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO
PROTECT, CONSERVE AND RESTORE
OUR PRECIOUS WETLANDS BY
ENSHRINING THIS REQUIREMENT INTO
STATUTE, WE'RE MAKING IT CLEAR
THAT THE STATE MUST TAKE ACTIONS
AND ADVANCE POLICIES TO BENEFIT
WETLANDS, WHICH HAS NOT ALWAYS
BEEN THE CASE. THIS BILL HAS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND REALLY
RECEIVED NO NO VOTES.
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 61. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 223. ASSEMBLY BILL 2892 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2892 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE. AN ACT
RELATING TO VEHICLES. MEMBER
LOWE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE TO
SUPPORT. SUPPORT. BILL. 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. BURKE WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. ALL IN
FAVOR? AYES 58. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. AT THE BREVITY,
THERE. ASSEMBLY BILL. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 224. ASSEMBLY BILL
2893 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2893 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD. AN
ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
CLERK WILL READ. CLERK WILL
READ. EXCUSE ME. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WARD. YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS. AS
CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO NAVIGATE
THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR
UNHOUSED POPULATION, ALONG WITH
THE STATE HOUSING CRISIS, WE
HAVE LEARNED THESE ISSUES ARE
OFTEN INTERTWINED, AN OPTION
THAT'S BEEN WORKING FOR PEOPLE
WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS
POSITION IS RECOVERY HOUSING,
WHICH FOCUSES ON TREATMENT BUT
NOT TO THE EXTENT OF CLINICAL
SETTINGS. RECOVERY HOUSING
ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY AND IS STABLE
ENOUGH TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE PEOPLE CAN SUCCESSFULLY
PROGRESS OUT OF THEIR ADDICTION.
EB 2893 ESTABLISHES A STATE
CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR
RECOVERY HOUSES THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES. THE CERTIFICATION
STANDARDIZES CARE AND
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL RECOVERY
HOUSES IN CALIFORNIA, WHILE ALSO
MAKING IT AVAILABLE AS A TOOL.
THE STATE CAN USE TO ADDRESSING
TREATMENT FOR OUR UNHOUSED
POPULATION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
48. NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 225.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2899 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GABRIEL THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2899 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL. AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH FACILITIES.
GABRIEL. YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I
AM PLEASED TODAY TO PRESENT AB
2899, WHICH WILL BRING GREATER
TRANSPARENCY TO THE WAY THAT THE
DEPARTMENT, CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH,
RESPONDS TO COMPLAINTS REGARDING
THE VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA'S
NURSE TO PATIENT RATIO LAW. THIS
BILL WILL SUPPORT WORKPLACE
SAFETY EFFORTS AND IMPROVE
TRANSPARENCY BY REQUIRING CDPH
TO CONCURRENTLY NOTIFY BOTH THE
HOSPITAL AND THE INDIVIDUAL WHO
REPORTED THE VIOLATION, ALONG
WITH THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGENT, REGARDING THE ACTION TO
BE TAKEN FOR A SUBSTANTIATED
VIOLATIONS. AS BILL HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND HAS NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VÚI WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTE, WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 56. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 226 AB 2903 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HOOVER, THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2903 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
HOMELESSNESS. MR. HOOVER, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. LAST YEAR WE HAD A
BIPARTISAN COALITION OF
LEGISLATORS THAT INTRODUCED AN
AUDIT OF HOMELESSNESS SPENDING
IN CALIFORNIA. THE AUDITORS
RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME OUT OF
IT WAS THAT WE REPORT BACK THE
COST AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
DOLLARS THAT WE ARE SPENDING IN
CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE CURRENTLY
SPENT $24 BILLION TAXPAYER
DOLLARS AND SEEN OVER A 30%
INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS. THIS
WILL IMPLEMENT THE AUDITOR'S
RECOMMENDATION AND HELP GIVE US
MORE INFORMATION FOR FUTURE
SPENDING. WOULD URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. HOOVER.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES,
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 59. NO. ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 227 AB 2907 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZUBER. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2907 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBERS ZUBIATE. AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS A BIR. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2907, A BILL
SPONSORED BY THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. THE
BILL TACKLES A PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUE CREATED BY A DISPARITY IN
THE LAW THAT IMPOSES MORE
STRINGENT FIREARM SURRENDER
PROTECTIONS UPON THOSE SUBJECT
TO CIVIL PROTECTIVE ORDERS THAN
THE PROTECTIONS AND PROCEDURES
IMPOSED ON PERSONS SUBJECT TO
CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDERS. AB
2907 BUILDS UPON SB 320,
SPONSORED BY SENATOR EGGMAN, A
BILL THAT CODIFIED THE FIREARM
RELINQUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS
SUBJECT TO CIVIL DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS, AND
REQUIRED THE COURTS TO NOTIFY
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORS
WHEN A FIREARM RELINQUISHMENT
ORDER WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH. AB
2907 IMPOSES ON CRIMINAL
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, STALKING AND ELDER
ABUSE. THE SAME FIREARM
SURRENDER PROCEDURES THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IMPOSED ON PERSONS
SUBJECT TO CIVIL PROTECTIVE
ORDERS, TIMELY AND SAFE
RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS IS AN
ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF EFFECTIVE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE POLICY. BY
ENACTING POLICIES THAT PREVENT
ABUSERS FROM HAVING ACCESS TO
FIREARMS, WE MINIMIZE THE
POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER VIOLENCE,
INJURY, AND DEATH. THIS BILL HAS
NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION. I ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 62.
NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 228 AB 2910 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2910 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO, AN
ATLANTA HOUSING. PASSED
TEMPORARILY ON THAT ITEM. MOVING
TO ITEM 229 AB 2926 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALVO. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2926 BY
SENATOR CHOLERA AND OTHERS.
NAFTALINDA LAND USE. REMEMBER
CHOLERA. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2926
WOULD HELP CALIFORNIA PROTECT
OUR LIMITED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
STOCK AND PREVENT LOW INCOME
TENANTS FROM BEING DISPLACED.
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IS
A GROWING ISSUE, AND OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK IS
DISAPPEARING AT RATES FASTER
THAN WE CAN BUILD. THE
CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION THÀNH
NOTICE LAW REQUIRES AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OWNERS WITH EXPIRING
RESTRICTIONS TO ALLOW BUYERS
INTERESTED IN PRESERVING THE
AFFORDABLE K¾T A YEARS NOTICE TO
MAKE A BONA FIDE PURCHASE OFFER
AND GIVE THEM THE RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL TO MATCH ANY OTHER
OFFERS. HOWEVER BECAUSE OWNERS
ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO SELL AT
ALL, THEY CAN INSTEAD HOLD THE
PROPERTY, COMMIT TO NOT SELLING,
AND CONVERT IT TO MARKET RATE,
DISPLACING EXISTING LOW INCOME
TENANTS IN THE PROCESS. AB 2926
WILL HELP PRESERVE EXISTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY REQUIRING
OWNERS WHO RECEIVE A BONA FIDE
PURCHASE OFFER TO EITHER ACCEPT
THE OFFER OR RE RESTRICT THE
DEVELOPMENT AS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THIS BILL ALSO MAKES
TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE
PRESERVATION NOTICE LAW TO
INCLUDE RECENTLY ENACTED
STREAMLINING LEGISLATION,
PREVENT TENANTS FROM BEING
DISPLACED OR PRICED OUT WITHOUT
NOTICE, AND PROVIDE NOTICE TO
TENANTS THAT WILL INFORM THEM OF
RENT INCREASES AND ACCEPTANCE OF
SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS. THIS
BILL HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
63. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING BACK TO FILE ITEM 228.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2910 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SANTIAGO CLERK WILL READ
A SENATE BILL 2910 BY SENATOR
SANTIAGO. AN ACT RELATING TO
HOUSING. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANTIAGO. YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2910 WOULD
CATALYZE DOWNTOWN RECOVERIES IN
CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST CITIES BY
FACILITATING OFFICE RESIDENTIAL
CONVERSIONS. RESPECTFULLY THANK
YOU, MR. SANTIAGO. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
63. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 230.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2927 BY MR.
MCCARTY. THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 2927 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER MCCARTY. AN ACT
RELATING TO PUPIL INSTRUCTION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AFTER MANY YEARS IN THE
MAKING, HERE WE ARE TODAY WITH A
BILL TO ADD FINANCIAL LITERACY
TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS. YOU KNOW, WE COULD
HAVE USED THIS BACK WHEN WE WERE
IN HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERSTANDING
HOW TO BALANCE A CHECKBOOK. BUT
MAYBE TODAY'S GENERATION COULD
UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY GET
FINANCIAL AID TO GO TO COLLEGE,
WHAT A LOAN IS VERSUS A GRANT,
OR WHEN THEY GO TO BUY A PAIR OF
AIR JORDANS ON THEIR PHONE AND
IT SAYS, DO YOU WANT TO BUY NOW
AND PAY LATER? AND THEY CLICK
YES, AFFIRM. THEY REALIZE IF
THEY MISS ONE PAYMENT AND PAY
THE MINIMUM PAYMENT OVER THE
LIFETIME, THOSE AIR JORDANS THAT
WERE 200 WILL ACTUALLY BE 4 TO
$500. MOST OF OUR TEENS LEARN
THIS FINANCIAL INFORMATION
THROUGH TIKTOK, WHICH IS GREAT
FOR YOUNGSTERS BUT DOESN'T
ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST INFORMATION
FOR OUR YOUNG KIDS TRYING TO
MAKE DECISIONS WITH COMPLICATED
THINGS LIKE FINANCE, YOU KNOW,
RENTING VERSUS OWNING A HOME.
DEBT LOADS. ALL THESE ISSUES
HAVE GREAT IMPACT ON THE SUCCESS
OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS WOULD
ADD A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
BEGINNING IN 2031 FOR HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.
20 OTHER STATES IN THE NATION
ALREADY DO THIS. 90% OF
CALIFORNIANS THINK THIS IS A
GREAT IDEA TO HAVE OUR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN THESE
FINANCIAL TOOLS FOR A GRADUATION
REQUIREMENT. THIS IS ALSO AN
EQUITY ISSUE. THERE ARE ALREADY
THESE COURSES, BUT PREDOMINANTLY
THEY'RE NOT IN THE COMMUNITIES
WHERE KIDS WHO COULD BENEFIT THE
MOST FROM FINANCIAL LITERACY.
THIS IS A SUPPORT, SUPPORT BILL.
TIME FOR CALIFORNIA TO STEP UP
AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL LITERACY
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL
OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS
MCCARTY. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 65. NO. ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 231 AB 2929 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2929 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO
AND OTHERS AN ACT TO FOSTER
CARE. CARRILLO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY TO PRESENT AB 2929, WHICH
SEEKS TO ADVANCE FAMILY FUNDING
EFFORTS FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
BY REQUIRING SOCIAL WORKERS TO
INCLUDE ALREADY EXISTING
DOCUMENTATION OF THESE EFFORTS
IN COURT REPORTS FOR REVIEW
HEARINGS. MANY CHILDREN IN
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN
REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO
ABUSE, NEGLECT OR OTHER REASONS
BEYOND THEIR CONTROL. IN
CALIFORNIA, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT
THERE ARE NEARLY 45,000 CHILDREN
IN FOSTER CARE AND NEARLY 55% OF
THEM ARE LATINO. RESEARCH HAS
SHOWN THAT CHILDREN WHO REMAIN
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHILE IN
FOSTER CARE HAVE BETTER LONG
TERM OUTCOMES RELATED TO
HOUSING, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH, AND EDUCATION. I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARRILLO. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 60. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 232 AB 2931
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2931 BY SENATOR MIKE FONG. AN
ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. FONG, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2931 EXEMPTS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS WITH MERIT
SYSTEMS FROM CLASSIFYING PART
TIME STUDENTS EMPLOYED PART TIME
AS STUDENT TUTORS IN THE
DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE ENROLLED
IN. UNDER CURRENT LAW, THESE
DISTRICTS MUST CLASSIFY ALL
STAFF UNLESS EXEMPTED OR
APPROPRIATE. FOR MOST STAFF,
THIS PROCESS IS NOT NECESSARY
FOR PART TIME STUDENTS. EXISTING
LAW ALREADY EXEMPTS FULL TIME
STUDENTS WORKING PART TIME AND
PART TIME STUDENTS IN OUR WORK
STUDY PROGRAM BY CLARIFYING THAT
PART TIME STUDENTS ARE ALSO
EXEMPT FROM CLASSIFICATION. OAN
ASSEMBLY BILL 2931 ENABLES MORE
STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN PEER
TUTORING. VALUABLE EXPERIENCE
FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE BILL HAS
RECEIVED NO NO VOTES AND HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 55. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 233. ASSEMBLY BILL 2953 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ. THE
CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
2953 BY SUN MEMBER ALVAREZ AND
OTHERS IN ATLANTA. PUBLIC
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. MEMBER
ALVAREZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 2953,
WHICH CALLS ON THE UC AND THE
CSU TO ESTABLISH A
ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN TO EMPOWER
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS,
STUDENTS WHO ARE THE FIRST IN
THEIR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE
OFTEN FACE BARRIERS WHILE
ENCOUNTERING CHALLENGES IN
MEETING THINGS LIKE THE A
THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS, TOGETHER
WE CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN
STRENGTHENING OUR PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND
EMPOWERING FIRST GENERATION
STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN E-BOAT
ON 2953. THANK YOU, MR. ALVAREZ.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. WE'LL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 60. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES
.
WE WILL NOW MOVE AHEAD IN THE
FILE TO FILE ITEM 265 AB TWO
3233 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADDIS,
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3233 BY SENATOR ADDIS AND
OTHERS. AN ACCLAIMED OIL AND GAS
SUDDENLY MEMBER ADDIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
AB 3233 THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
TRACE AND SAFETY ACT. THIS BILL
IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO AN ISSUE
BROUGHT BY MY CONSTITUENTS IN
MONTEREY COUNTY, WHO WANT TO
HAVE THE CHOICE TO CONTROL THEIR
OWN DESTINY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH,
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, PROPERTY
VALUES AND LAND USE. IN RECENT
YEARS, AND IN LINE WITH EXCUSE
ME, IN LINE WITH LONG STANDING
PRACTICE AND OUT OF CONCERN OVER
THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND
ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF OIL AND GAS
PRODUCTION, CITIES AND COUNTIES
HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO REEVALUATE
WHETHER TO CONTINUE SUCH
OPERATIONS. THEIR EFFORTS ARE
ALIGNED TO CALIFORNIA'S EFFORTS
TO REDUCE OUR DEPENDANCE ON
FOSSIL FUELS AND CREATE A CARBON
NEUTRAL FUTURE. COUNTIES OF
MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, LÀ, AND
ALAMEDA, AS WELL AS CULVER CITY
OF ALL PASSED LOCAL MEASURES TO
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE OIL AND GAS
OPERATIONS IN DOING SO, THEY
HAVE EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE THEIR
OWN COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF
WHETHER TO KEEP SUCH ACTIVITIES
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND TO AND
TO DETERMINE IF ANY CONTINUED
OPERATIONS ARE WORTH THE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES TO HEALTH,
SAFETY, THE TOURISM ECONOMY,
PROPERTY VALUES, THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND MUCH MORE.
DESPITE THE OVERWHELMING POPULAR
SUPPORT FOR THESE MEASURES, ONE
ORDINANCE IN MY COUNTY OF
MONTEREY HAS BEEN OVERTURNED BY
A VERY NARROW LEGAL DECISION
THAT SAID. THAT SAID, STATE CODE
LACKS CLARITY. THIS CREATES A
THREAT OF VERY EXPENSIVE FUTURE
LEGAL BATTLES, CREATES CONFUSION
FOR OTHER ORDINANCES IN
VALIDATED THE DESIRE OF VOTERS
AND LIMITED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FROM BEING ABLE TO PROTECT THEIR
RESIDENTS. THE GOOD THING IS
THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS
WAY. WITH THE AB 3233, WE CAN
RE-EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR
WELFARE, HEALTH AND ECONOMY BY
CLARIFYING THE LAW. AB 3233 IS
VERY SIMPLE LEGISLATION THAT
CLARIFIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AUTHORITY TO LIMIT OR PROHIBIT
OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. METHODS
AND LOCATIONS WITHIN THEIR
JURISDICTION AND CREATES NO NEW
MANDATES OR BANS AND WITH THAT,
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 41.
NOES 13. MEASURE PASSES. MOVE
BACK INTO FILE ORDER. FILE ITEM
235 AB 2959 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2959 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ORTEGA. AN ACT TO
INCARCERATION. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. SPEAKER AND MEMBERS
AB 2959 REDUCES FOOD PRICES IN
VISITING ROOMS AT CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION FACILITIES BY
REQUIRING FOOD THERE TO BE
REASONABLY PRICED. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 49. NOES FOUR.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 236 AB 2968 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CONNOLLY. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2968 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNOLLY. AN ACT
TO FIRE PROTECTION. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CONNOLLY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS UNDER AB
2968, ALL SCHOOLS WITHIN A HIGH
OR VERY HIGH FIRE RISK HAZARD
SEVERITY ZONE MUST ADHERE TO
DEFENSIBLE SPACE SAFETY
STANDARDS AND ESTABLISH A PLAN
FOR EVACUATING STUDENTS, STAFF
AND FACULTY IN THE EVENT OF A
WILDFIRE. DEFENSIBLE SPACE AS WE
KNOW, AND EVACUATION PROTOCOLS.
SAFEGUARD LIVES, REDUCE PROPERTY
DAMAGE AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF
RESPONDING FIREFIGHTERS. THIS
BILL HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND NO OPPOSITION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 59. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 238 AB 2993 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2993 BY
SUN MEMBER JASON. AN ACT
RELATING TO HOME IMPROVEMENT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER GRAYSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2993 ESTABLISHES
IMPORTANT CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
AND THE HOME IMPROVEMENT LENDING
INDUSTRY UNDER AB 2993 HOME
IMPROVEMENT LENDERS MUST CONFIRM
THE TERMS OF THE LOAN WITH THE
PROPERTY OWNER BEFORE LOAN
AGREEMENT BECOMES FINAL. KEEP
IMPORTANT RECORDS ABOUT THE
LOAN. FOLLOW AN ESTABLISHED
TIMELINE WHEN THE FUNDS CAN GO
TO THE CONTRACTOR AND WHEN THE
BORROWER HAS TO START PAYMENT.
THESE REFORMS WILL ENSURE THE
BORROWERS UNDERSTAND THE TYPES
OF LOANS THEY'RE AGREEING TO,
AND WILL HELP ENSURE THAT THESE
PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED. AS
PROMISED. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
GRAYSON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 62. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MR. FLORA,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I WOULD LIKE TO
WITHHOLD VOTE CHANGES ON FILE
ITEM 27 AB. AB 2481. COULD YOU
STATE THAT AGAIN? I'M SORRY TO
HEAR THAT. WOULD LIKE TO
WITHHOLD VOTE CHANGES ON FILE
ITEM 27 AB 2481. CLERK WILL NOTE
.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON.
WE'LL WE'LL ADDRESS THAT. WE'LL
COME BACK TO THAT. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 240 AB 3006 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 30 ZERO SIX
BY SOME MEMBERS OF BIR. AN ACT
RELATING TO ENERGY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZUBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AB
3006, WHICH PROMOTES
COLLABORATION AND THOUGHTFUL
PLANNING OF THE STATE'S OFFSHORE
WIND ECONOMY. CALIFORNIA HAS
SOME OF THE BEST OFFSHORE WIND
RESOURCES IN THE COUNTRY THAT
CAN PROVIDE CLEAN ENERGY AS THE
SUN SETS, AND WILL BE CRITICAL
TO THE STATE'S ABILITY TO MEET
OUR CLEAN ENERGY GOALS. OFFSHORE
WIND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HIGH
PAYING JOBS TO THE STATE,
ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES
SURROUNDING THE STATE'S PORTS
AND SHIPPING HUBS. HOWEVER, THE
SHEER SCALE AND SIZE OF THE
TECHNOLOGY MEANS THAT THE STATE
WILL NEED TO BUILD SPECIALIZED
PORT FACILITIES IN A VERY SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CALIFORNIA
ENERGY COMMISSION, IN ITS DRAFT
AB 525 OFFSHORE STRATEGIC PLAN,
ESTIMATED BETWEEN 11 AND $12
BILLION, WILL BE NEEDED TO
UPGRADE EXISTING PORT
INFRASTRUCTURE. AB 3006
PRIORITIZES THE PLANNING OF
OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT BY
INCLUDING AN EVALUATION OF
FUNDING NEEDS FOR OFFSHORE WIND
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
GOVERNOR'S FIVE YEAR
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN IN THIS BILL
WILL HELP ENSURE THE INDUSTRY IS
READY AND FUNDED TO MEET OUR
CLEAN ENERGY GOALS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. ZEBRA.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, BUT LOTS OF CHATTER. WE
WILL GO. CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 56. NO. ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. YOU KNOW, BACK
IN THE FILE TO FILE ITEM 237.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2975 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON. CLERK WILL READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 2975 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER GIBSON. AN ACT
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. MEMBER
GIBSON, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I'M
PROUD TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
2975, WHICH SEEKS TO IMPROVE
HOSPITAL SAFETY BY REQUIRING
METAL DETECTORS WITH THE
APPROPRIATE STAFFING AND
SELECTED ENTRANCES OF HOSPITALS.
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE ON THE
FRONT LINE OF PATIENT CARE AND
OFTEN FACE PATIENTS OR FAMILY
MEMBERS THAT ARE IN CRISIS,
ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF THE
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR
AND STATISTICS, HEALTH CARE
WORKERS ARE FIVE TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO SUFFER WORKPLACE
VIOLENCE INJURIES, THAN WORKERS
OVERALL, AND THESE VIOLENCE
CHAU, THESE VIOLENCE ARE
TRENDING UP. THE ISSUE OF
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AD THE HEALTH
CARE WORKERS STRESS AND BURNOUT.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2975 PROPOSED TO
ENHANCE THE REQUIRED SAFETY
MEASURES FOR HOSPITALS BY
REQUIRING COMMON SENSE MEASURES
SUCH AS APPROPRIATE STAFFING
METAL DETECTORS AT SELECTED
ENTRANCES TO ENSURE THAT
HOSPITALS REMAIN SAFE, A SAFE
PLACE FOR HEALING AND
NONVIOLENCE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE ON 2975. THANK
YOU, MR. GIBSON. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES, WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 42. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 241 AB 3013 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3013.
ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
EINSTEIN, AN ACT WITHIN THE
COURTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN I THINK YOU'RE OVER
THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER, THE AB 3013 AUTHORIZES
A ONE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM IN 11
COUNTIES TO STUDY THE USE OF
REMOTE COURT REPORTING. WHILE
MANY COURT PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN
ALLOWED TO TAKE PLACE REMOTELY,
COURT REPORTERS ARE REQUIRED TO
BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE
COURTROOM IN ORDER TO HAVE THE
TECHNOLOGY NEEDED TO PRODUCE AN
ACCURATE RECORD. AB 3013 ALLOWS
COURTS TO STUDY THE USE OF
REMOTE COURT REPORTING AND THEN
REPORT THE FINDING BACKS TO THE
LEGISLATURE TO INFORM FUTURE
POLICY DECISIONS. THANK YOU. AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
MAIENSCHEIN. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTED, WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
64. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 242.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3015 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RAMOS. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3015 BY SAM
RAMOS AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. LET'S
GIVE MR. RAMOS YOUR ATTENTION,
PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
THE AB 3015 HELPS TO EXPAND
COLLEGE AFFORDABLE K¾T FOR
NATIVE AMERICANS. THE MOST
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP IN HIGHER
EDUCATION, THIS MEASURE WOULD
HELP ENSURE QUALIFIED STUDENTS
ARE NOT DISADVANTAGED BY TRIBAL
LAND BOUNDARIES AND WOULD AIM TO
EXPAND DIVERSITY WITHIN
CALIFORNIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS BY GRANTING
STUDENTS A FEE RECOGNIZED TRIBES
WHOSE LANDS BORDER ANOTHER STATE
AND WHO LIVE IN THE STATE TO BE
CLASSIFIED AS A RESIDENT FOR THE
PURPOSES OF TUITION AND FEES,
ELIMINATES A FINANCIAL BARRIER
AND HELPS THEM PURSUE HIGHER
EDUCATION. I ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 3015. THANK YOU, MR.
RAMOS. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL THOSE VÚI
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 ITEM
244. ASSEMBLY BILL 3031 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3031 BY
SEN MEMBER LEE AND OTHERS. AN
ACT RELATING TO STATE
GOVERNMENT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. IF YOU LOVE LGBTQ
PEOPLE AND THEIR RIGHTS, YOU
WILL LOVE THIS BILL.
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 50. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 245 AB 3047 BY MR. MCCARTY,
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3047 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY, AN ATALANTA YOUTH
ATHLETICS ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. YOU KNOW
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DEBATE,
CALIFORNIA ACROSS THE NATION
ABOUT YOUTH TACKLE FOOTBALL AND
THE IMPACTS OF OUR YOUNGEST
ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN IT,
THIS THIS BILL WILL TASK OUR
STATE SURGEON GENERAL TO DO SOME
POLICY RESEARCH AND
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ISSUE.
YOU KNOW, PARENTS ARE VOTING
WITH THEIR FEET AND SIGNING MORE
AND MORE KIDS UP INTO FLAG,
YOUTH TACKLE, YOUTH FLAG, YOUTH
FOOTBALL AS OPPOSED TO, YOUTH
TACKLE FOOTBALL, BUT AS OPPOSED
TO US HAVING A MORE
CONTROVERSIAL APPROACH RIGHT
HERE TODAY, WE'RE ASKING OUR
STATE SURGEON GENERAL TO DO SOME
POLICY ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH,
LOOKING FOR BEST PRACTICES, AND
COME BACK TO THE CALIFORNIA
POLICY MAKERS AND ATHLETIC
GROUPS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA FOR
HOW TO BEST PROCEED MOVING
FORWARD. THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU,
MR. MCCARTY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS BILL,
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THERE
ARE MANY WEST STEPS WERE FILLED
WITH PARENTS WHO WERE OPPOSED TO
THIS. I HAVE NO PERSON IN THIS
FIGHT. I HAVE NO GRANDSONS OR
GRANDCHILDREN PLAYING FOOTBALL.
BUT OR INTERESTED. BUT I JUST
FEEL ON THIS. I SHOULD SPEAK ON
THIS. I QUESTIONED THE WISDOM
AND REQUEST YOUR OPPOSITION. I
QUESTIONED THE WISDOM OF
CREATING ANOTHER NEW COMMISSION,
WHICH INEVITABLY LEADS TO NEW
REGULATIONS, NEW LAWS, MORE
COSTS TO RUNNING STATE
GOVERNMENT. I JUST WANT TO QUOTE
FROM GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN, WHO
SAID IT BEST IN HIS VETO MESSAGE
RELATED TO MANDATING SKI HELMETS
FOR CHILDREN IN 2016. QUOTE OH,
MAY I READ THAT? IS IT POSSIBLE
TO READ A QUOTE? OKAY, WHILE I
APPRECIATE SORRY, THANK YOU.
WHILE I APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF
WEARING A SKI HELMET, IN THIS
CASE, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
CONTINUING AND SEEMINGLY
INEXORABLE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY
FROM PARENTS TO THE STATE. NOT
EVERY HUMAN PROBLEM DESERVES A
LAW. I BELIEVE PARENTS HAVE THE
ABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO
MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR THEIR
CHILDREN. I RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE
AB 3047. THIS IS NOT THE ROLE OF
GOVERNMENT. LET'S LET THE
DECISION MAKERS FOR CHILDREN'S
BEST INTERESTS BE THE PARENTS
AND LET'S PARENT. LET THE
PARENTS BE PARENTS. THANK YOU
FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AS A NO
VOTE ON AB 3047. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. GIBSON
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT AS
THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND
TOURISM, AND I KNOW THAT THE
AUTHOR OF THIS PARTICULAR BILL,
3047, HAS BEEN WORKING IN THIS
SPACE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND
CERTAINLY HE CARES BY LOOKING AT
THE DATA. HE CARES ABOUT
CHILDREN AND CHILDREN'S SAFETY.
AND I KNOW THAT HE'S BEEN
WORKING ON ON THIS. AND I THINK
THAT ONE, THIS BILL PLACES THE
RESPONSIBILITY UPON THE SURGEON
GENERAL TO COME UP WITH A VERY,
NOT ONLY STRATEGIC APPROACH, BUT
A SENSIBLE APPROACH WHETHER OR
NOT OUR CHILDREN SHOULD BE
SUBJECTED TO PLAYING TACKLE
FOOTBALL WITH THE TC, THE HEAD
INJURIES, AND YOUNG PEOPLE NOT
BEING ABLE OR, YOU KNOW, FALLING
DOWN AND NOT WAKING BACK UP AND
THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND SO I
THINK THE DATA IS CLEAR. AND SO
THIS IS A PRUDENT APPROACH TO
TAKE. AND I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR WORKING SO HARD WITH
WISDOM, BY ONE, MAKING SURE THAT
THE SURGEON GENERAL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN IN THIS
DISCUSSION. SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE ON 3047.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YEAH. I
JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT WE'RE
WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION,
AND THEY ASKED US TO MOVE THIS
MEASURE ALONG. THIS ISN'T ABOUT
MORE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS ABOUT
SAVING LIVES. AND MORE AND MORE
RESEARCH IS COMING OUT ON THIS
TOPIC. JUST LIKE WE HAD ON
TOBACCO AND SMOKING IN
YOUNGSTERS. 40 YEARS AGO. SO
IT'S BEST THAT WE LEAVE OUR
PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US INSIGHT
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
MCCARTY. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTER
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTING
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 45. NOES EIGHT.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO A FILE
ITEM 246 AB 3049 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BRIAN, THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3049 BY
SENATOR O'BRIEN AQUILINA.
JUVENILES. SOME O'BRIEN. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND COLLEAGUES, I RISE
TO PRESENT AB 3049. A RECENT
STATEWIDE SURVEY FOUND THAT
THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES WHERE
CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM HAVE REPRESENTATION AND
ADVOCATES WHO GO TO COURT ON
THEIR BEHALF, BUT HAVE NOT YET
MET WITH THEM. WHAT THIS BILL
DOES IS IT ALLOWS FOR JUDGES TO
CONTINUE A HEARING. IF AN
ADVOCATE OR ATTORNEY OF A YOUNG
PERSON HAS NOT HAD TIME TO MEET
WITH THAT YOUNG PERSON AND
ENSURES THAT OUR PEOPLE, OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM HAVE THE
ABSOLUTE BEST REPRESENTATION
THAT THEY CAN HAVE WHEN FIGHTING
FOR THE KIND OF DECISIONS THAT
WILL HAVE A LIFELONG IMPACT ON
THEIR LIVES. 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. WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 57. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 247. ASSEMBLY BILL
3059 BY DOCTOR WEBER. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3059 BY
SENATOR WEBER AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO HUMAN MILK. DOCTOR
WEBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING,
MEMBERS. I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
AB 3059, WHICH WILL IMPROVE
HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR OUR
PREMATURE INFANTS. THIS BILL
REQUIRES THAT COMMERCIAL HEALTH
PLANS MUST INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR
MEDICALLY NECESSARY PASTEURIZED
DONOR HUMAN MILK, WHICH IS
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DONOR
MILK. DONOR MILK IS A COVERED
BENEFIT UNDER MEDI-CAL, BUT
EXISTING LAW DOES NOT CLEARLY
DEFINE IT AS A COVERED BENEFIT.
UNDER COMMERCIAL PLANS, AB 3059
WILL ENSURE PARITY AND REQUIRE
THAT ALL COMMERCIAL PLANS
PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY
NECESSARY DONOR MILK, AND WILL
ADDRESS THE CHANGE TO
ESTABLISHING A DONOR MILK
PROGRAM. THIS BILL IS SPONSORED
BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE ON AB 3059. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR WEBER. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 61. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 248 AB 3061
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAYNIE. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3061 BY SENATOR HANEY AND
OTHERS. AN ACTIVE LANE TO
VEHICLES. MEMBER. HAYNIE, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, AB 3061
PROMOTES THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY WHEN IT COMES TO
BOTH THE DEPLOYMENT AND THE
TESTING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, WE COLLECT
DATA EXTENSIVELY DURING THE
TESTING PHASE. THAT DOESN'T
CONTINUE DURING THE DEPLOYMENT.
AND WE KNOW THERE IS TREMENDOUS
INTEREST IN THE SAFETY AND
REGULATION OF THESE VEHICLES AS
THEY DEPLOY ON OUR STREETS. WE
NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING
AND HOW TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE.
THIS IS A BILL THAT WILL DO
THAT. IT DOESN'T SHUT DOWN THE
DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLES. IT SIMPLY GIVES US THE
DATA HERE IN THE STATE THAT WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR
RESIDENTS SAFE AND KEEP OUR
ROADS SAFE. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 51. NOES TWO. MEASURE
PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO PASS AND
RETAIN ON FILE ITEM 249. MOVE TO
TWO ITEM FILE ITEM 250 A B 3083
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3083 BY SENATOR LACKEY AND
OTHERS AND ACT OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LACKEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT AB
3083 AND IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR
DILIGENT PREPARATION FOR THIS
SUPPORT. SUPPORT MEASURE, I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR.
LACKEY. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 61. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 251 AB 3087 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3087 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG, AN
ACT RELATING TO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FONG. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
AND MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY BILL 387
EXTENDS THE SUNSET OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT FIVE
YEARS. THE PROGRAM WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 1991 TO SUPPORT
THE STATE'S ECONOMY THROUGH
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF
BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY BY
CREATING CAREER PATHWAYS,
PROVIDING TRAINING AND ENGAGING
WITH OUR EMPLOYERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. FONG.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 61. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 252
AB 3102 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOOVER. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3102 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HOOVER. AN ACT RELATING
TO VEHICLES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOOVER. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AB 3102 STREAMLINES THE
LICENSING PROCESS FOR
MOTORCYCLES WHILE SAVING THE
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
10,000 APPOINTMENTS A YEAR. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
HOOVER. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO? WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
52. NO. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 254 AB 3108
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JONES SAWYER.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3108 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JONES SAWYER, AN ATLANTA
BUSINESS MEMBER. JOAN SOYOUR.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I PRESENT AB 3108,
WHICH REINFORCED MORTGAGE FRAUD
LAW AND PROVIDE RECOURSE FOR
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS WHO LOSE
THEIR LIFE'S WORK TO SHADY
MORTGAGE LENDERS. PREDATORY
MORTGAGE LENDERS TARGET
HOMEOWNERS WITH LOW CREDIT
VETERANS, NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS,
AND THOSE WHO ARE UNBANKED OR
UNDERBANKED. FOR MOST OF THESE
PEOPLE, THEIR ONLY ASSET AND
SOURCE OF EQUITY IS THEIR HOME.
AND WHEN THEY SIGN A PREDATORY
MORTGAGE, THEY RISK LOSING
EVERYTHING. AB 3108 WILL GIVE
VICTIMS A CHANCE TO ACHIEVE
JUSTICE AND REGAIN THEIR HARD
EARNED MONEY BY CLARIFYING THAT
BROKERS WHO DECEIVE AND
MISGUIDED CONSUMERS ARE
COMMITTING MORTGAGE FRAUD. THIS
BILL RECEIVED UNANIMOUS SUPPORT
IN THE ASSEMBLY, BANKING AND
FINANCE, ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES, AND IT
HAS NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
JONES-SAWYER. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN 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 60. NØ ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 256 AB 3139 BY DOCTOR
WEBER. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3139 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WEBER. AN ACT TO PRIVACY.
DOCTOR, WHEREVER YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT AB
3139 WITH MODERN VEHICLES
EVOLVING INTO WHAT SOME CALL
SMARTPHONES ON WHEELS. THEIR
INCREASED CONNECTIVITY RAISES
CONCERN ABOUT CONSUMER PRIVACY.
THIS ESPECIALLY POSES A THREAT
OF SAFETY TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEIR
PERPETRATORS EXPLOIT APPS TO
REMOTELY TRACK AND CONTROL THEIR
CARS FOR THIS REASON. AB 3139
WILL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING. IF
FEASIBLE, AN AUTOMAKER WOULD
NEED TO UPDATE THE TECHNOLOGY OF
THE VEHICLE TO INSTALL AN
OPTION, ALLOWING A CONSUMER TO
IMMEDIATELY DISABLE ALL REMOTE
TRACKING TECHNOLOGY. AND ONCE
DISABLED, THAT SURVIVOR WOULD
HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO SUBMIT THE
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IN
ORDER FOR THAT CONNECTION TO
REMAIN SEVERED. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR. I VOTE ON AB 3139.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR
WEBER. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 62. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. NEXT UP. FILE ITEM 257
AB 3145 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BRIAN, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3145 BY SENATOR
BRYANT AND OTHERS. AND AFTER
LENA CHILD WELFARE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BRIAN. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES.
RECENTLY, TWO CHILDREN DIED IN
L.A. COUNTY WHOSE FAMILIES HAD
CASES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
AND WHILE THERE ARE MANY REASONS
THIS TRAGEDY OCCURRED, ONE OF
THOSE REASONS IS BECAUSE WE
REQUIRED WE COURT ORDERED THAT
THOSE PARENTS GO THROUGH
PARENTING CLASSES THAT WERE
SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE THE CHANCES
OF REUNIFICATION, HELP HEAL PAST
TRAUMAS, AND TEACH THE KIND OF
NECESSARY SKILLS TO REUNIFY A
HEALTHY FAMILY. THOSE CLASSES
FAILED, AND WE DID NOT TRACK
THAT FAILURE. IN FACT, WE KEEP
NO DATA ON THE SUCCESS RATES OF
THESE COURT ORDERED CLASSES.
WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS START
THAT PROCESS OF COLLECTING THIS
DATA AND REPORTING IT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
SO THAT WE KNOW WHEN WE ARE
SENDING PARENTS TO GET THE KIND
OF RESOURCES AND HELP THAT THEY
NEED TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES
TOGETHER, THAT WE ARE SENDING
THEM TO CLASSES THAT PROVE THE
EFFICACY AND PROVE THE OUTCOMES
FOR OUR CHILDREN. THAT WAY,
THESE KINDS OF OUTCOMES NEVER
HAPPEN AGAIN. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
64. NO. ZERO. A MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 258 AB 3150
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3150 BY SENATOR QUIRK-SILVA. AN
ACT RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 3150. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3150 STRENGTHENS THE
ACCURACY OF CALIFORNIA FIRE
HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAPS BY
ALLOWING THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
TO CONSIDER MAP REVISIONS
THROUGH A PETITION PROCESS,
OUTDATED AND INACCURATE MAP
DESIGNATIONS CAN IMPACT THE
AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY
OF INSURANCE INFORMATION
PROVIDED TO PROPERTY OWNERS
REGARDING THE HAZARD LEVEL AND
THE COST OF HOUSING JUST TO NAME
A FEW. AB 3150 IS A GOOD
GOVERNMENT MEASURE THAT
ESTABLISHES A MECHANISM TO
UPDATE THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY
ZONE MAPS FOR 50 ACRES OR MORE,
SIMILAR TO THE PROCESS USED FOR
FLOOD MAP REVISION, AS AB 3150
NOT ONLY PROMOTES HOUSING
ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY,
BUT MOVES CALIFORNIA TOWARD A
SAFER, MORE RESILIENT FUTURE.
THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS
QUIRK-SILVA CLERK. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 51, 55,
57, 53, 58. I DON'T KNOW 57.
NOES. ONE MEASURE PASSES. WE'RE
GOING TO PASS TEMPORARILY ON
FILE ITEM 259.
MOVING NOW. BACK IN FILE ORDER
TO FILE ITEM 84. ASSEMBLY BILL
2783 BY MR. ALVAREZ. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2783 BY
ASSEMBLY. ALVAREZ. AN ACTIVITY
IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT
DISTRICT. MR. ALVAREZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD EVENING. NOW,
MR. SPEAKER, IT'S, REALLY AN
HONOR TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
2783. THE SAN DIEGO PORT REFORM
AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. THIS
BILL IMPLEMENTS KEY REFORMS THAT
WILL IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT AT
THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO IN 2022.
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ISSUED A
GRAND JURY REPORT THAT CALLED
FOR REFORMS WITHIN THE PORT OF
SAN DIEGO TO IMPROVE THE
PUBLIC'S TRUST IN THIS
INSTITUTION. IT'S NO SECRET THAT
COMMUNITIES ADJACENT TO THE PORT
OF SAN DIEGO, JUST LIKE ALMOST
EVERY OTHER PORT IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, SUFFER FROM SOME OF
THE WORST AIR QUALITY IN OUR
STATE, ACCORDING TO CAL EPA'S
CALENVIROSCREEN 4.0 TOOL. CENSUS
TRACKS NEAR THE PORT OF SAN
DIEGO SCORE IN THE 100TH AND
99TH PERCENTILE IN EXPOSURE TO
DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER. CAN'T
GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2783 RESPONDS TO
BOTH THE GRAND JURY REPORT AND
THE COMMUNITY IMPACTS BY
ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT
ETHICS REVIEW, CLARIFYING
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, AND
CODIFYING EXISTING IMPACT FUND
SET ASIDES, ALL OF WHICH ARE
STANDARD IN OTHER PUBLIC
AGENCIES AND IN OTHER PORT
DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA. THIS
BILL WILL ENHANCE THE PORT'S
PARTICIPATION AS A COMMUNITY
PARTNER, AND WILL ENSURE THAT
THE PORT'S DECISIONS ARE MADE IN
THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES,
ALL FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WHO
HAVE EXPRESSED THE SUPPORT THIS
BILL HAS BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS
ALONG THE PROCESS, AS EVERY BILL
SHOULD BE. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN
ELIMINATING THE OPPOSITION THAT
WE HAD FROM TEAMSTERS AND THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION TO
ADDRESS ALL THEIR CONCERNS AND
MANY CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED
APPROPRIATELY SO BY MY
COLLEAGUES FROM SAN DIEGO. AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT
WENT INTO THIS. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
ON AB 2783. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. ALVAREZ. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. BERNER. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF AB
2783, AND I'D LIKE TO COMMEND
THE AUTHOR, FOR OUR FRUITFUL
DISCUSSION AND HIS WORK TO
INCORPORATE FEEDBACK FROM MYSELF
AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN
DIEGO DELEGATION. HE HAS WORKED
REMARKABLY HARD ON A VERY
COMPLEX BILL WITH MANY POINTS.
AND EVERY TIME WE I SAW HIM GO
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE SHOULD
ALL STRIVE TO WORK OUR BILLS.
THE WAY THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM
SAN DIEGO HAS DONE THAT. SO AB
2783 ENSURES THE TRANSPARENCY,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND FUTURE
PROSPERITY OF THE PORT OF SAN
DIEGO. AND I URGE YOUR AYE VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. BERNER. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WARD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ALSO RISE IN
SUPPORT OF AB 2783 AND WANT TO
COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE AND
NEIGHBOR FROM SAN DIEGO FOR HIS
HARD WORK ON THIS BILL. I HAD
CONCERNS IN COMMITTEE WHEN THIS
CAME UP BECAUSE THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT REGIONAL ASSET. WE ARE
ALL PROUD OF OUR PORT AND THE
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
LEADERSHIP THAT THEY PROVIDE FOR
OUR REGION. AND IMPORTANTLY, THE
GREAT GOOD JOBS THAT THEY HAVE
FOR THOSE THAT WORK AT OUR WORK,
AT OUR AT OUR, OUR PORTS, PORT,
TIDELANDS, SO WITH THAT, I WANT
TO COMMEND HIM AGAIN FOR WORKING
ON ISSUES AROUND GOVERNANCE,
AROUND ETHICS, AROUND ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY, AROUND THE
PROVISION THAT MAYBE WE WILL
ACTUALLY HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON
REPRESENTATION FROM COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN DISADVANTAGED
FROM THE HISTORY OF ACTIVITY AND
THE ENVIRONMENTAL, JUSTICE
ISSUES THAT THAT'S IMPOSED. AND,
WITH YOUR I VOTE HERE TODAY, I
THINK YOU WOULD ALL AGREE THAT
THIS IS THE BEST RUN PORT IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. FOR. NEXT,
YOU'RE GOING TO START TALKING
ABOUT YOUR BASEBALL TEAM. TÍNH
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. OH,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 52. NO. ZERO. BILL
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 260
AB 3158 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERMAN. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3158 BY SENATOR
BERNARD AND OTHERS, AND ACT
RELATING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
MR. BERMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
COLLEAGUES. AB 3158 WOULD
AUTHORIZE US UNTIL JULY 1ST,
2030. WEST VALLEY MISSION
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, TO
PROVIDE FREE COLLEGE TO THEIR
STUDENTS BY WAIVING TUITION
FEES. THIS WOULD PUT SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES BACK INTO
STUDENTS POCKETS, ENSURING THEY
DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
TAKING THAT EXTRA CLASS THEY
NEED TO GRADUATE, OR THE EXTRA
WORK SHIFT SO THAT THEY CAN
AFFORD GROCERIES OR PAY THEIR
RENT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 59. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 261 BY AB 3167 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3167 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER CHEN. AN ACT
RELATING TO PRIVATE
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING
NO DEBATE. CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 59. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 262 AB 3182 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. LACKEY. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3182 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER LACKEY. AN ACT
RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. LACKEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, THIS IS MY
FINAL BILL. AB 3182 AND I'M
HOPING YOU REVIEWED THE MEASURE.
REALIZE IT'S A SUPPORT. SUPPORT
ONCE AGAIN AND I ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LACKEY. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. MEMBERS. THIS IS
A 54 VOTE BILL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 59. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 263 AB 3203 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3203 BY MEMBER AGUILAR, CURRY
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES. AB 3203
SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL CRAFT
DISTILLERS BY ALLOWING THEM TO
SELL THEIR PRODUCTS ONLINE AND
SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS
JUST LIKE THE WINE AND BEER
INDUSTRIES DO. THIS IS A SUPPORT
SUPPORT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
57. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 264 AB 3211
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3211 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WICKS AN ACT
RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE. SO, MEMBER WICKS,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TO ASK FOR YOUR VOTE ON AB 3211.
THE CALIFORNIA PROVENANCE,
AUTHENTICITY AND WATERMARKING
STANDARDS ACT. THIS BILL WILL
REQUIRE ALL CONTENT FROM
GENERATED AI TO BE LABELED AS
FAKE, REQUIRE ALL CONTENT FROM
RECORDING DEVICES TO BE LABELED
AS REAL AND REQUIRE ALL ONLINE
PLATFORMS TO DISPLAY THESE
LABELS. WE'RE WORKING VERY
COLLABORATIVELY WITH INDUSTRY TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE A BILL THAT
CAN BE IMPLEMENTED, AND GIVEN
THE PROLIFERATION OF AI, WE
THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
BILL AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO
ELECTION SEASON AND OTHERS. SO
WITH THAT, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 52. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. I'M GOING TO PASS
TEMPORARILY ON ITEM 266. MOVING.
TO ITEM 267 AB 3251 BY MR. BY
THE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS, PRESENTED BY MR.
BERMAN. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3251 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS AND ACT RELATING TO
PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS. MR.
BERMAN. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER
AND COLLEAGUES. BEAR WITH ME.
WE'VE GOT FIVE COMMITTEE BILLS
THAT ARE GOING TO GO QUICK. AB
3251 IS A SUNSET BILL FOR THE
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY, WHICH IS
AUTHORED BY THE ASSEMBLY
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
COMMITTEE. THE BILL EXTENDS THE
SUNSET DATE FOR THE BOARD BY
FOUR YEARS AND MAKES ADDITIONAL
TECHNICAL CHANGES AND POLICY
REFORMS IN RESPONSE TO ISSUES
RAISED DURING THE BOARD'S SUNSET
REVIEW PROCESS. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THIS IS A COMMITTEE BILL. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTE. AYES 56. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 268 AB 3252. COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS BY MR.
BERMAN. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3252 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS AND ACT RELATING TO
PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS, AND
MAKE AN APPROPRIATION.
THEREFORE, MR. BERMAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, FOR FEAR OF INFURIATING
MY COLLEAGUES, AB 3252 IS THE
SUNSET BILL FOR THE COURT
REPORTERS BOARD. FOR THE COURT?
YEAH, FOR THE COURT REPORTERS
BOARD. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. AND THAT NICE
SHORT DEBATE. CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 57. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 269 AB 3253 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS, MR. BERMAN, CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3253 BY
THE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS AND ARAMBULA AND
PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS. MR.
BERMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 3253
IS A SUNSET BILL FOR THE BOARD
OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND
SURVEYORS AND GEOLOGISTS. THE
MEMBER FROM ORINDA IS
THREATENING ME. SO THAT'S ALL
I'M GOING TO SAY. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. WITH
THAT, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 57. NOES ONE. THE
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 270 AB 3254. COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS BY MR.
BERMAN. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3254 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS ACT RELATING TO
CEMETERIES. MR. BERMAN. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND
SURVEYORS AND GEOLOGISTS. I
DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO THE
MEMBER FROM ORINDA, BUT AB 32
5054 IS THE SUNSET BILL FOR THE
CEMETERY AND FUNERAL BUREAU,
WHICH REGULATES THE DEATH CARE
INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. WHAT IS THE WHAT IS SEEING
AND HEARING? NO FURTHER DEBATE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
59. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
AND ONE MORE FROM OUR MEMBER
FROM SAN MATEO COUNTY, AB 270 AB
3255. ITEM 271. COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3255.
THE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS AND ACT RELATING TO
HEALING ARTS. I FEEL THREATENED.
MR. BERMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
AND HEARD. THAT WAS MEANT TO BE
A PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH THE
COLLEAGUE FROM ORINDA. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST PRESENT AB
3255, THE SUNSET BILL FOR THE
BOARD OF VOCATIONAL NURSING AND
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. I THINK CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 58. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
THE MAJORITY LEADER FOR HER
MOTION, I'M REQUESTING TO MOVE
MY BILL. FILE ITEM 211 AB 2813
TO THE INACTIVE FILE. CLERK WILL
NOTE I OBJECT. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 272 AB 3256 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ERWIN. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3256 BY
MEMBER IRWIN. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC UTILITIES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER IRWIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. SPEAKER
WOOD, I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AB
3256 AS RATEPAYERS ARE SEEING
SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELECTRIC
BILLS IN THE NATION'S ELECTRIC
CORPORATIONS USE BALANCING
ACCOUNTS TO TRACK COSTS THAT
OCCUR REGULARLY WHILE MEMORANDUM
MEMORANDUM ACCOUNTS ARE USED FOR
VOLATILE YEAR TO YEAR COSTS. AB
3256 AIMS TO INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
BY REQUIRING THE PUC TO DO A ONE
TIME AUDIT TO THESE ACCOUNTS TO
DETERMINE IF, NUMBER ONE, THE
COSTS IN THESE ACCOUNTS ARE
AUTHORIZED. NUMBER TWO, WHETHER
THE IOU COMPLIED WITH THE TERMS
IDENTIFIED BY THE PUC. AND
NUMBER THREE, MOST IMPORTANTLY,
IF WHAT IS THE RATE IMPACT TO
CUSTOMERS THIS BILL HAS HAD
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 49. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES
. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 273 AB
3291 FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH AND HUMAN COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN SERVICES BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LEE. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3291 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES. AN
ACT RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES. ASSEMBLYMEMBER LEE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, I
RISE TO PRESENT AB 3291. THIS
BILL DOES TWO SIMPLE UPDATES FOR
REGIONAL CENTERS SERVING
INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES. FIRST, THIS BILL
CREATES A SUCCESSION PLAN FOR
AGING CAREGIVERS WHO CAN NO
LONGER TAKE CARE OF THEIR LOVED
ONE WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITY. THE SECOND PROVISION
ALLOWS THE REGIONAL CENTERS TO
OFFER SERVICES TO CONSUMERS WHO
ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS,
RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL THEY
ARE ALREADY HOMELESS. BOTH
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL TAKE A
PREVENTATIVE APPROACH, WHICH WE
ALL KNOW SAVES THE STATE MONEY
IN THE LONG RUN AND ALLOWS FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE CHOICES FOR
WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM. AS THE
BUDGET TODAY IS PROPOSING A
DELAY CRITICAL FUNDING TO THE
IDD COMMUNITY, I. THIS BILL
MOVES THE NEEDLE TO ALLOW
REGIONAL CENTER CONSUMERS THE
GREATEST AUTONOMY FOR THEIR
LIVES. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. LEE. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE ON
THIS COMMITTEE. BILL CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
AB 278. EXCUSE ME. ITEM 278 AB
2692 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPIN.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2692 BY SENATOR PAPIN. AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
MEMBER PAPIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2692. THIS BILL PERTAINS TO
MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION FOR
CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS WHO ARE
DEEMED INCOMPETENT TO STAND
TRIAL. IT'S TRIAL. IT SEEKS TO
ENSURE THAT PLACEMENT TIME DOES
NOT CUT INTO TREATMENT TIME. THE
INTENT OF THE BILL IS TO ENSURE
THAT ONE RECEIVE THE FULL
BENEFITS OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENT. COURTS ARE CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED TO FIND CERTAIN
DEFENDANTS WHO HAVE BEEN DEEMED
INCOMPETENT, INCOMPETENT,
ELIGIBLE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
DIVERSION. THESE PARTICIPANTS
ARE MOST OFTEN INDIVIDUALS
DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA,
SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER, OR
BIPOLAR DISORDER WHO HAVE BEEN
FOUND INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
FOR FELONY CHARGES. THE SOLE
PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO
PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
FOR THE DEFENDANT, NOT PREPARE
THEM FOR FURTHER FOR FUTURE
PROSECUTION. IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MENTAL
HEALTH DIVERSION DOES NOT DIRECT
ONE TO PROSECUTION OR
INCARCERATION. CURRENT STATUTE
LIMITS THE AVAILABLE TREATMENT
TIME TO TWO YEARS, BUT DOES NOT
CLEARLY ADDRESS WHEN THE TWO
YEAR TREATMENT LIMIT BEGINS,
WHICH HAS LED TO THE CLOCK
STARTING AT THE DETERMINATION OF
INCOMPETENCE, NOT THE
COMMENCEMENT OF TREATMENT,
BECAUSE IT CAN TAKE A FEW MONTHS
FOR A DEFENDANT TO ENTER A
DIVERSION. THIS CRITICAL
TREATMENT THAT IS OWED TO THE
DEFENDANT IS OFTEN SHORTER THAN
INTENDED BY LAW. IN OTHER WORDS,
THE PLATE, THE PLACEMENT TIME IS
CUTTING INTO THE TREATMENT TIME.
AB 2692 WOULD CLARIFY THAT THE
TWO YEAR PERIOD OF TREATMENT
AFFORDED TO THESE DEFENDANTS
BEGINS AT THE TIME TREATMENT
ACTUALLY COMMENCES IN RESPONSE
TO OPPOSITION CONCERNS. WHEN THE
BILL WENT THROUGH PUBLIC SAFETY,
I TOOK AN AMENDMENT TO ADD A CAP
TO THE WAITING PERIOD. THIS
GUARDRAIL ENSURES DEFENDANTS
AREN'T WAITING INDEFINITELY TO
ENTER TREATMENT. AS A RESULT,
THE BILL NOW SPECIFIES THAT NO
MATTER WHAT TREATMENT MUST
CONCLUDE WITHIN 30 MONTHS, THE
EFFECT OF THIS BILL IS TO
GUARANTEE THAT DEFENDANTS WHO
ARE DIVERTED INTO MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENT, THOSE WHO ARE MOST
VULNERABLE AMONG US, RECEIVE THE
BENEFIT OF A FULL TWO YEARS OF
TREATMENT, THEREBY GIVING THEM
THE BEST CHANCE AT LONG TERM
STABILITY. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PAPIN. 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 47.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 284 AB 1832
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BLANCA RUBIO.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1832 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BLANCA
RUBIO AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. MEMBER
RUBIO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND MEMBERS,
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
AB 1832, WHICH ESTABLISHES A
LABOR TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
WITHIN CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL RIGHTS, LABOR TRAFFICKING
AFFECTS MANY INDUSTRIES, AND IT
IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT IN AREAS
WITH LARGE POPULATIONS OF
MINORITIES AND MIGRANTS. AB 1832
PUTS INTO PLACE THE NECESSARY
ENFORCEMENT TO COMBAT LABOR
TRAFFICKING. REFER COMPLAINTS
ALLEGING LABOR TRAFFICKING,
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, AND FOLLOW
PROTOCOL TO ENSURE SURVIVORS OF
LABOR TRAFFICKING ARE NOT
VICTIMS VICTIMIZED IN THE
PROCESS. THIS MEASURE HAS
ENJOYED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
53. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 285 AB 1863
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1863 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
THE CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY
SERVICES ACT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RAMOS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE
TO BRING AB 1863 IS A FOLLOW UP
TO AB 1314, WHICH CREATED THE
FEATHER ALERT HERE IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. FOR THE FEATHER
ALERT HAS BEEN THE FIRST OF ITS
KIND IN THE NATION. A STATEWIDE
NOTIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO
BE AWARE OF WHEN A NATIVE
AMERICAN PERSON GOES MISSING.
THIS IS COMBATING THE CRISIS IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OF
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN, WHERE CALIFORNIA STILL
REMAINS. NUMBER FIVE OF NOT EVEN
INVESTIGATING THE CASES AGAINST
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE IN THIS STATE. TODAY I
BRING TO THE FLOOR IMPORTANT
UPDATES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
ALERT SYSTEM. THESE UPDATES WERE
RECOMMENDED BY VARIOUS TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING THE YUROK
, BEAR VALLEY AND THE PECHANGA
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. THE CREATION
OF THE FEATHER ALERT HAD BEEN
ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES, AND
REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY FOR
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND ADVOCATES
WHO ARE FIGHTING THE MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS PERSONS
EPIDEMIC HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SINCE ITS CREATION,
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES HAVE FACED
SEVERAL DIFFICULTIES IN
REQUESTING ALERTS TO BE ISSUED
WHEN LOVED ONES GO MISSING. THIS
IS WHY WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO
IMPROVE, TO IMPROVE THE FEATHER
ALERT AND ENSURE THAT ALL
MISSING PERSONS CASES ARE GIVEN
THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE, SO
THAT WE CAN BRING OUR LOVED ONES
HOME SO THEY DON'T BECOME A
STATISTIC IN THIS CRISIS. I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND I ASK THIS
BODY TO STAND WITH THE NATIVE
AMERICAN PEOPLE HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORTING THIS BILL. AB 1863.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYMEMBER RAMOS.
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 VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 55. NO ZERO
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM 286 AB 1888 BY DOCTOR
ARAMBULO, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1888 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ARAMBULA AND OTHERS. NH█P
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. DOCTOR
ARAMBULA. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. LABOR
TRAFFICKING IS AN EGREGIOUS ACT
THAT DEHUMANIZE, USES AND
EXPLOITS PEOPLE'S LIVES. VICTIMS
FACE THREATS FROM THEIR
EMPLOYERS RELATING TO THEIR
DOCUMENTATION, STATUS, HARM TO
THEIR FAMILIES, AND LOSS OF
WAGES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM
TRYING TO ESCAPE AND SEEK HELP.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1888 ESTABLISHES A
DEDICATED LABOR TRAFFICKING UNIT
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
THAT CAN TAKE THE NECESSARY
STEPS TO STOP THE ABUSES OF
WORKERS. THANK YOU MEMBERS, AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 54. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 287 AB 1976 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY, THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL, 1976
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY. AN ACT
RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH. SO MEMBER HANEY, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 1976
WILL ENSURE WIDESPREAD ACCESS TO
NALOXONE IN CALIFORNIA BY
REQUIRING IT TO BE IN ALL
LOCATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO
HAVE A FIRST AID KIT. I KNOW
THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE HAVE HAD
BROAD AGREEMENT ON AS WE FACE
THIS DEVASTATING OVERDOSE
EPIDEMIC THAT IS KILLING SO MANY
PEOPLE IN OUR STATE. THERE HAVE
BEEN BILLS THAT HAVE REQUIRED
THERE TO BE NALOXONE IN SCHOOLS,
NALOXONE IN AMUSEMENT PARKS,
NALOXONE IN BARS AND RESTAURANTS
WAS ATTEMPTED. WE NEED NALOXONE
EVERYWHERE. PEOPLE MAY KNOWINGLY
INJECT FENTANYL OR SOMETHING
THAT CAN CAUSE AN OVERDOSE. THEY
ALSO, IN SOME CASES, CAN BE
POISONED OR IT CAN BE ACCIDENTAL
. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
NALOXONE IS EVERYWHERE, THAT IT
CAN SAVE A LIFE, FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS ARE EVERYWHERE
BECAUSE THEY SAVE LIVES,
NALOXONE. NARCAN, IT MATTERS HOW
LONG WE HAVE. IF IT'S MINUTES,
WE CAN SAVE A LIFE. IF IT'S MORE
THAN THAT, WE CANNOT. THIS IS A
BILL THAT HAS HAS HAD STRONG
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. AND IT WILL
ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ALWAYS KNOW
WHERE THEY CAN FIND NALOXONE IN
A CASE OF AN OVERDOSE EMERGENCY.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. HANEY.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 53. NO. ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 288 AB 2038 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA. CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2038 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA. AN
ACT RELATING TO PARKS
QUIRK-SILVA. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 2038. MY
FAVORITE BILL OF THE YEAR. THIS
BILL WOULD ENSURE THAT ELIGIBLE
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN
TRIBES AND CERTIFIED COMMUNITY
CONSERVATION CORPS WHO PROVIDE
NON COMMERCIAL ACCESS. OUTDOOR
PROGRAMS WILL HAVE THE SAME
ABILITY TO ENTER STATE LANDS AND
WATERS AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC,
BUT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTION. FINES, FEES OR
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON
THEM. DESPITE RECENT SIGNIFICANT
STRIDES TO PRIORITIZE EQUITABLE
OUTDOOR ACCESS THROUGH OUR
HISTORIC INVESTMENTS AND
INITIATIVES, BARRIERS CONTINUE
TO PERSIST FOR MANY
CALIFORNIANS, PREVENTING THEM
FROM ACCESSING THE OUTDOORS AS
BARRIERS LIKE TRANSPORTATION
COSTS AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES
CONTINUE TO HINDER ENJOYMENT OF
PUBLIC SPACES. COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND TRIBAL OUTDOOR
EQUITY PROGRAMS HELP FURTHER THE
STATE'S GOALS BY SERVING AS
TRUSTED GUIDES FOR GROUPS FROM
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO
EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS.
REGRETTABLY THEY OFTEN FACE
REGULATORY BARRIERS, NOT IMPOSED
ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING
HIGH FEES AND LIMITS ON
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TIMES, DATES,
LOCATIONS AND FREQUENCIES. THIS
BILL WILL EASE BURDENS FOR
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND STREAMLINE
REGULATORY MANAGEMENT OF SMALL,
NONCOMMERCIAL, OUTDOOR EQUITY
ACTIVITIES, INCREASE RESOURCE
EFFICIENCY, AND LESSEN THE
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON STATE
LAND MANAGERS AND ELIGIBLE
ENTITY PARTNERS. THIS BILL HAS
ENJOYED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 58.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 289 AB 2050
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2050 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
VOTER REGISTRATION. MEMBER
PELLERIN. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS. THE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION INFORMATION CENTER,
KNOWN AS ERIC, IS A POWERFUL
TOOL. OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS
OFFICIALS CAN USE TO ENSURE THAT
THEY HAVE THE MOST UP TO DATE
VOTER ROLLS. AB 2050 ALLOWS THE
SECRETARY OF STATE TO JOIN ERIC,
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, TO PROVIDE THE STATE
WITH DATA ON VOTERS WHO HAVE
MOVED IN STATE, OUT OF STATE, OR
DIED, AS WELL AS PROVIDING DATA
ON CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE
TO VOTE BUT ARE UNREGISTERED.
AND ERIC IS A NONPARTISAN,
NONPROFIT GOVERNED BY ITS MEMBER
STATES THAT MUTUALLY AGREE TO
SHARE DATA SUCH AS VOTER
REGISTRATION AND VEHICLE LICENSE
DATA IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR
VOTER ROLLS UPDATED AND TO REACH
OUT TO ELIGIBLE BUT UNREGISTERED
CITIZENS BY THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S ESTIMATES, THERE ARE
NEARLY 5 MILLION UNREGISTERED
ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN CALIFORNIA.
ERIC MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS
TO ANY OTHER MEMBERS DATA OR
REPORTS STORED ON ERIC'S
SERVERS, AND STATE VOTER
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS ARE NEVER
CONNECTED TO ERIC. FURTHER MORE,
ALL DATA SENT TO ERIC WOULD BE A
SUBJECT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO A
ONE WAY HASH IN CALIFORNIA
BEFORE IT LEAVES THE STATE. A
ONE WAY HASH IS SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED TO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO
INVERT TO ACQUIRE THE ORIGINAL
DATA VALUES, AND IS CONSIDERED
ONE OF THE GOLD STANDARDS WHEN
IT COMES TO DATA SECURITY. I'VE
WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ASSEMBLY
PRIVACY COMMITTEE TO ENSURE
VOTER PRIVACY, AND I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT THIS
BILL HAS RECEIVED AND FOR THE
SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA'S
SECRETARY OF STATE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VÚI WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 46. NÓ ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 291 AB 2135 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SCHIAVO. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2135 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. SCHIAVO. AN ACT RELATING
TO PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.
MEMBER SCHIAVO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS. EXCUSE ME.
WAGE THEFT AFFECTS TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF WORKERS EVERY YEAR
IN NEARLY EVERY FIELD. FOR
FAMILIES LIVING PAYCHECK TO
PAYCHECK, WAGE THEFT MAKES
BALANCING BUDGETS IMPOSSIBLE.
UNFORTUNATELY THOSE SAME
INDIVIDUALS OFTEN DON'T HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO SEEK JUSTICE WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. BAD ACTORS
ALSO CREATE A DISADVANTAGE FOR
HONEST CONTRACTORS LIVING UP TO
THE HIGHEST STANDARDS WE HOLD IN
CALIFORNIA. FOR PUBLIC WORKS,
THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT LABOR
VIOLATIONS INVESTIGATIONS IS
CREATING SITUATIONS WHERE THERE
ARE NOT ONLY HOUR WORKER
COMPLAINTS CLOSED, PREMATURE,
BUT BAD ACTORS CAN CONTINUE TO
OPERATE. 2135 PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER TO CONDUCT
INVESTIGATIONS AND RECENT
AMENDMENTS. REMOVED CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE OPPOSITION, A
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED TO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE.
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 42. NOES TWO.
MEASURE PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE BACK. ONE ITEM TO ASSEMBLE
TO ITEM 290 AB 20 2068 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2068 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA. AN ACT
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ORTEGA YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
I. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE ON AB 2068 SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
50 NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 292 AB 2167
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES,
PRESENTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES. CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2167 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CERVANTES. AN ACT RELATING TO
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2167 ON
BEHALF OF OUR COLLEAGUE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SABRINA
CERVANTES. THE BILL MAKES OUR
EXISTING SYSTEM OF PAID FAMILY
LEAVE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
ELIGIBLE CALIFORNIANS. CURRENT
LAW ALLOWS ELIGIBLE WORKERS TO
RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL WAGES OF 60
TO 70% OF THEIR CURRENT INCOME
FOR UP TO EIGHT WEEKS TO BOND
WITH A NEWBORN OR ADOPTED CHILD.
AB 2167 SEEKS TO FOSTER A MORE
SUPPORTIVE PROCESS BY OFFERING
MORE TIME FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES TO ACCESS PAID FAMILY
LEAVE AND IT IS IN RESPONSE TO A
NUMBER OF STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS
WHO STRUGGLED IMMENSELY TO APPLY
FOR THE BENEFITS THEY DESERVED.
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CERVANTES, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 48. NØ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 293 AB 2231 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2231 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON.
AN ACT RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS.
MEMBER GIBSON, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
2231, WHICH SEEKS TO PROPOSE A
MANDATE CONTINUOUS EDUCATION FOR
PAWNBROKERS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. NO.
NO VOTES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
GIBSON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 48. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES GOING TO
PASS TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM
294. MOVING TO TWO. ITEM FIVE.
ITEM 295. ASSEMBLY BILL 2323 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2323 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO.
AN ACT RELATING TO NATIVE
AMERICAN TRIBES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PACHECO, PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, TODAY I RISE TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2323 AB 2323
MANDATES THE NATIVE AMERICAN
HERITAGE COMMISSION TO PREPARE
AN UPDATED REPORT ON THE NATIVE
AMERICAN TRIBES AFFILIATED WITH
THE SACRAMENTO REGION. THIS BILL
REQUIRES THE COMMISSION TO
COLLABORATE WITH THE TRIBES
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS,
INCLUDING SELECTING THE ENTITY
TO PREPARE THE REPORT, REVIEWING
DRAFTS OF THE REPORT, AND
APPROVING THE REPORT FOR
PUBLICATION. UPDATING THE REPORT
IS NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY THE
EVENTS CRUCIAL TO NATIVE
AMERICAN IDENTITY AND CULTURAL
AWARENESS IN THE SACRAMENTO
REGION. THE UPDATED REPORT WILL
BUILD UPON THE ORIGINAL REPORT,
COMPLETED IN 1984. THIS
INITIATIVE WILL HELP ENSURE THAT
THE HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICANS
IS PROPERLY REFLECTED IN THE
STATE CAPITOL. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR A NIVO SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
52. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING BACK IN THE FILE ORDER TO
FILE ITEM 294 AB 2322 BY MR.
HART, CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2322 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HART AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING
TO STATE GOVERNMENT. HART. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2322 WILL
STREAMLINE THE APPLICATION AND
DISBURSEMENT PROCESS FOR STATE
GRANTS UNDER $20,000, THE BILL
HAS NO OPPOSITION. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 54. NOES. ONE
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING BACK IN
FILE ORDER TO FILE ITEM 298 AB
2375 BY MR. LOWENTHAL, THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2375 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. LOWENTHAL.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS.
PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2375,
WHICH IS PART OF A LARGER
PACKAGE OF BILLS THAT I'M
CARRYING TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING
AND UNDERREPORTED ISSUE OF
ROOFING TAKING PLACE ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE WORLD.
AB 2375 SIMPLY REQUIRES TYPE 48
LICENSE ESTABLISHMENTS TO
PROVIDE A LID TO A PATRON'S
DRINK UPON THEIR REQUEST,
ALLOWING PATRONS TO HAVE ACCESS
TO LIDS AS A COMMON SENSE
MEASURE TO DETER PERPETRATORS
FROM ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT. THESE
CRIMES. REDUCING LEVELS OF DRINK
SPIKING AND IN TURN SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND RAPE. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND HAS NO OPPOSITION.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. LOWENTHAL.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL HOOP. EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY.
I'M JUST GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF
HERE. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS,
I RISE AS A PROUD COAUTHOR OF AB
2402. I FIRST WANT TO THANK OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM LONG BEACH. HE
HAS BEEN A TIRELESS ADVOCATE ON
THIS ISSUE SINCE HE ARRIVED
HERE. AND THIS BILL IS A NEXT
STEP IN HIS WORK. I CAN TELL YOU
FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, AS
SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED AND OWNED
A BUSINESS IN THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY, THIS BILL WILL SAVE
LIVES. GIVING OUR EMPLOYEES AND
FELLOW OWNERS TOOLS AND
KNOWLEDGE SO THEY MAY
INCORPORATE BEST PRACTICES INTO
THEIR BUSINESS MODEL TO PREVENT
SOMEONE FROM BEING SLIPPED A
DANGEROUS PILL, LIKE THE DATE
RAPE DRUG, IS JUST PURE, COMMON
SENSE. PILLS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
ARE BEING SLIPPED INTO DRINKS
AND OTHER CONCOCTIONS AT
ALARMING RATES. AND IF THE
INDUSTRY CAN START LEARNING ALL
THE WARNING SIGNS AND KNOW HOW
TO REACT, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY
PREVENT FUTURE TRAGEDY AGAIN,
THIS IS A TERRIFIC BILL AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 56. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 299 AB 2402. ALSO BY
MR. LOWENTHAL, THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2402 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. MR.
LOWENTHAL. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS PLEASED TO
PRESENT AB 2402, ANOTHER CRUCIAL
PIECE OF THE BILL PACKAGE OF
CARRYING TO ADDRESS DRINK
SPIKING, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
ROOFING. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM ORANGE COUNTY,
WHO HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS
ISSUE TIRELESSLY AND BEFORE I
ENTER THE LEGISLATURE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS. 2402
REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF
ALCOHOL AND BEVERAGE CONTROL TO
INCLUDE TRAINING AROUND HOW TO
HANDLE AND PREVENT CASES OF
DRINK SPIKING INTO THE EXISTING
RESPONSIBLE BEVERAGE SERVICES.
TRAININGS THAT ARE OFFERED TO
RESTAURANT, BAR AND NIGHTCLUB
STAFF. INCREASING THE TRAINING
OF EMPLOYEES AT THESE
INSTITUTIONS IS A CRITICAL STEP
IN CURBING THE INCIDENCE OF
ROOFING AND CREATING A SAFE AND
INCLUSIVE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND IT HAS NO
OPPOSITION. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
57. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING BACK UP SLIGHTLY IN THE
FILE ORDER TO FILE ITEM 296 AB
2364, A BILL BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
THREE OF US PRESENTED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2364 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEWIS RIVAS. AN
ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA. THANK
YOU, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TO PRESENT AB 2364 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYWOMAN THREE OF US, WHICH
SEEKS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH,
SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF JANITORS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA. 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 42.
NOES NINE. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 302 AB 2631
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2631 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MIKE FONG. AN ACCOLADE INTO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FONG, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY BILL 2631
REQUIRES A FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES COMMISSION TO CREATE
AND MAINTAIN AN ONLINE ETHICS
TRAINING COURSE UNDER CURRENT
LAW, REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL
AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN
ETHICS COURSE EVERY TWO YEARS AS
THE BODY THAT OVERSEES POLITICAL
REPORTING. HAVING THE FPPC
MAINTAIN THE SERVICE AS
BENEFICIAL TO BOTH LOCAL
AGENCIES AND THE STATE ASSEMBLY
BILL 2631 ENSURES THAT THIS
TRAINING REMAINS PERMANENT AND
AVAILABLE. THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND NO NO VOTES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FONG, SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTING
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE, ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 55. NO ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE OR FILE.
ITEM 303 AB 2655. LOOKS LIKE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERMAN IS BACK.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2655 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERMAN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
ELECTIONS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES. FIVE YEARS AGO, I
AUTHORED THE FIRST ELECTION
DEEPFAKE BILL IN THE COUNTRY.
JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS LATER,
THE TECHNOLOGY IS BETTER,
CHEAPER AND MORE WIDELY
ACCESSIBLE, AND WE'RE SEEING
DEEPFAKES USED TO UNDERMINE
ELECTIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE AND
HERE IN AMERICA. THEREFORE, I'M
AUTHORING AB 2655 TO PROTECT
ELECTION INTEGRITY BY REQUIRING
LARGE ONLINE PLATFORMS TO FOR A
LIMITED TIME, RESTRICT THE
DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALLY
DECEPTIVE AND DIGITALLY ALTERED
OR CREATED IMAGES, AUDIO OR
VIDEO MEANT TO INFLUENCE THE
ELECTION FOR LESS HARMFUL YET
STILL MATERIALLY DECEPTIVE AND
MODIFIED CONTENT. THE BILL WOULD
REQUIRE THE PLATFORMS TO LABEL
IT AS ELECTION DISINFORMATION
THÀNH. AS TECHNOLOGY CHANGES, SO
TOO MUST OUR LAWS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 43.
NO'S ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. WE'RE
GOING TO PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEM 304. NOW MOVING TO ITEM 306
AB 2754 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RENDON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2754 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RENDON. AN ACT RELATING
TO EMPLOYMENT. MEMBER RENDON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AB 2754 WILL
PROVIDE GREATER EMPLOYMENT
PROTECTION TO POOR TRUCK DRIVERS
ACROSS THE STATE BY ENSURING
COMPANIES THAT CONTRACT WITH
THEM ARE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY
VIOLATIONS OF LABOR LAW, MAKING
THESE CARGO OWNERS RESPONSIBLE
FOR LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS WILL
INCENTIVIZE THEM TO CONTRACT
ONLY WITH COMPANIES THAT FOLLOW
THE LAW AND PROPERLY CLASSIFY
THEIR EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU. AND
I ASK YOU FOR YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR. RENDON. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. 305. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 41. NOES TWO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING BACK ONE ITEM TO
ITEM 305. AB 2738 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER THREE OF US. PRESENTED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WEINSTEIN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2738 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER THREE OF
US AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING
TO EMPLOYMENT. SO, MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER, ON BEHALF OF OUR
COLLEAGUE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER RIVAS
STAGE PRODUCTION WORKERS WHO SET
UP, OPERATE AND TEAR DOWN LIVE
EVENTS, FACE SERIOUS WORKPLACE
HAZARDS. THEY WORK WITH COMPLEX
SYSTEMS AND ALL TYPES OF WEATHER
CONDITIONS. THERE'S A HISTORY OF
ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND EVEN
FATALITIES, AND THE LACK OF
SAFETY. TRAINING AND ENFORCEMENT
IS DANGEROUS FOR WORKERS AND
EVENT ATTENDEES. AB 1775 SETS AN
INDUSTRY WIDE, WIDE STANDARD AB
THAT WE PASSED IN 2022. SAFETY
STANDARD FOR STAGING AND LIVE
EVENTS. BUT IT PUT THE ONUS ON
ENTERTAINMENT VENDORS TO CERTIFY
THAT WORKERS MET THE SAFETY
REQUIRED. CGRTS AB 2738
STRENGTHENED THE ENFORCEMENT AND
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
MAIENSCHEIN. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE, WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
41. NOES NINE. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 307 AB 2776
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2776 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RODRIGUEZ AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATED TO STATE GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU. RODRIGUEZ THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT AB 2776, WHICH WILL
ALLOW THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES TO PRIORITIZE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING
RECOVERY PROJECTS IN COMMUNITIES
THAT SUFFERED LOSSES OF
POPULATION AND BUSINESSES DUE TO
A DECLARED MAJOR FEDERAL
DISASTER. SPECIFICALLY, THIS
BILL WILL ENCOURAGE CAL OES TO
HELP COMMUNITIES RECOVER MORE
QUICKLY BY LEVERAGING RESOURCES
IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ONE.
HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM
TWO. BUILDING RESILIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES,
AND THREE THE CALIFORNIA
DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT. THIS
BILL RESULT. THIS BILL IS A
RESULT OF MY MANY VISITS TO
DISASTER SITES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING PAJARO AND
THE TOWN OF PARADISE. FIVE YEARS
AFTER THE TRAGIC PARADISE FIRE,
THE TOWN IS STILL IN NEED OF A
SEWER SYSTEM IN ORDER TO FULLY
REPLACE HOUSING AND BUSINESSES
THAT WERE LOST IN THE FIRE. THIS
BILL WOULD HELP ENSURE AN
IMPROVED RESPONSE TO COMMUNITIES
THAT SUFFER CATASTROPHIC LOSSES.
FOR ALL THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
RODRIGUEZ. SEEING AND HEARING NO
OTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 308 AB 2873 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2873 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. MEMBER
GARCIA, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND COLLEAGUES
. AB 2873 MAKES MINOR BUT
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO AB 1111
THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN
2017. IT IS THE BREAKING
BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
INITIATIVE. THIS HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR EYEBALL. SEEING
MISS ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATMAN ARE
YOU DO YOU WANT TO OR YOU'RE
JUST READY FOR THE NEXT. GOT IT.
APPRECIATE THAT. LOVE THAT.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL READ ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
53. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. NOW
WE'RE MOVING TO FILE ITEM 301 AB
3023 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPIN.
CLERK WILL READ. ITEM 311. I'M
SORRY, I. ASSEMBLY BILL 3023 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPIN. AN ACT
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. MEMBER PAPIN. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
COLLEAGUES. I RISE TODAY TO
PRESENT AB 3023. THIS BILL IS
ABOUT COORDINATING RESILIENCY.
IT ALIGNS STATE STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS FOR WILDFIRE
RESILIENCY, WATER SECURITY AND
CONSERVATION EFFORTS, RESTORING
AND CONSERVING CALIFORNIA'S
FOREST WATERSHEDS AND OTHER
LANDSCAPES TOGETHER IS NECESSARY
TO REDUCE EXTREME FIRES AND
PROTECT OUR WATER SUPPLY. AB
3023 WILL DRIVE SMARTER, MORE
STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION OF BOND
FUNDING TO MAXIMIZE THE COST
EFFECTIVE BENEFITS OF OUR
INVESTMENTS, WHICH IS IMPERATIVE
SHOULD THIS BODY PASS A BOND ON
TO THE VOTERS. IF YOU'RE GOING
TO APPROVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN FUNDING, SHOULDN'T THE RIGHT
HAND KNOW WHAT THE LEFT HAND IS
DOING? THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND HAS RECEIVED NO
NO VOTES. I REQUEST WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. PAP. PAP.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPIN. SEEING NO
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 VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. I'M FINE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 56. NØ ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 312 AB 3043. A THREE OF US
BILL BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3043 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER THREE OF
US AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING
TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH. ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY FROM SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY TO PRESENT AB
3043. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW AND
MAYBE NOT KNOW, ACTUALLY
COUNTERTOP WORKERS ARE CONTRACT
ARE CONTRACTING AND DYING FROM
SILICOSIS, A TYPE OF CYSTIC
FIBROSIS, A LUNG DISEASE
RESULTING FROM BREATHING IN TINY
BITS OF SILICA AND MATERIAL
FOUND IN MANY STONES. THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY IS THE HUB OF
ENGINEERED STONE. COUNTERTOP
INDUSTRY HAS BECOME AN EPICENTER
OF A GLOBAL EPIDEMIC. OVER 60%
OF THE STATE'S REPORTED CASES
ARE IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE WORKERS
ARE LATINO IMMIGRANTS. SULCUS IS
PUBLICLY KNOWN TO BE INCURABLE
AND A FATAL DISEASE. YET MANY OF
THESE CASES IN CALIFORNIA HAVE
INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER
THE WATCHFUL EYE OF STATE
REGULATORS. AB 3043 SEEKS TO FIX
THIS ISSUE, AND I WOULD JUST SAY
WHEN WE HEARD THIS BILL IN LABOR
COMMITTEE, THIS IS A CLASSIC
EXAMPLE OF WHAT COMMITTEES ARE
ALL ABOUT. THERE WERE SOME
CONCERNS FROM THE INDUSTRY. OUR
COLLEAGUE TOOK THOSE AMENDMENTS
AND MADE THIS BILL ABSOLUTELY
SUPPORTABLE. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
MR. LARA SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTE, WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. FOR
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 49. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 313. ASSEMBLY BILL 3160 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3160 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
TAXATION TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. TAX LEVY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GABRIEL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I AM
PLEASED TODAY TO PRESENT AB
3160, WHICH WILL PRESERVE THE
EXISTING 500 MILLION IN ENHANCED
STATE HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS, HELPING
TO BUILD THOUSANDS OF NEW
AFFORDABLE HOMES. IN 2019,
CALIFORNIA BEGAN ISSUING
ENHANCED STATE HOUSING CREDITS
TO ADDRESS FINANCING GAPS
ASSOCIATED WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND BETTER
LEVERAGE MATCHING FUNDING. THESE
CREDITS HAVE ENABLED CALIFORNIA
TO BUILD TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
NEW HOUSING UNITS AND DRAW DOWN
BILLIONS IN FEDERAL HOUSING
CREDITS, LEVERAGING EXISTING
FEDERAL, LOCAL AND PRIVATE
FUNDING AT A RATIO GREATER THAN
5 TO 1, AB 3160 WILL ENSURE THAT
THE 500 MILLION IN ENHANCED
CREDITS CONTINUE TO BE
AVAILABLE, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL
CERTAINTY AND ENABLING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL NEW
AFFORDABLE HOMES OVER THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, HAS
NO KNOWN OPPOSITION, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTING
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTERS WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 48. NO,
ZERO. MR. GABRIEL, WE HAVE A
COUPLE MORE BILLS. WOULD YOU BE
WILLING TO GO BACK TO FILE ITEM
171 AB 2550? CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2550 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GABRIEL. AN ACT RELATING
TO BUSINESS. MR. GABRIEL. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
I'M PLEASED TODAY TO PRESENT AB
2550, A MEASURE THAT WILL
SUPPORT CALIFORNIA'S SMALL
BUSINESSES BY CUTTING RED TAPE
AND REMOVING OUTDATED OR
NEEDLESS REGULATIONS THAT DRIVE
UP COSTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
RESTAURANTS. IT PROVIDES
APPROPRIATE FLEXIBILITY SO
RESTAURANTS CAN MAKE THE DESIGN
DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR THEM
AND THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS BILL
HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND
THERE IS NO KNOWN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
, MR. GABRIEL. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES, 60 NOES,
ZERO MEASURE PASSES AND THEN
WE'LL MOVE TO FILE ITEM 200 AB
2728 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2728 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL.
AN ACCOLADE INTO HOUSING.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. ANOTHER GREAT BILL FOR
YOU THAT BUILDS ON SB FOUR, THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON FAITH AND
HIGHER EDUCATION LAND. THIS BILL
SEEKS TO BUILD ON THAT PROGRESS
BY INCORPORATING STAKEHOLDER
FEEDBACK AND ADDING SOME COMMON
SENSE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.
THIS BILL WILL FURTHER IMPROVE
CALIFORNIA'S ABILITY TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND APPLY THE
LESSONS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED
FROM EXISTING HOUSING PRODUCTION
MODELS. THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND HAS RECEIVED NO
NO VOTES, AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTED, WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 57.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MADAM
MAJORITY LEADER, YOU ARE. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR MOTION.
MR. SPEAKER, AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHOR, PLEASE MOVE FILE
ITEM 11 AB 2070 CERVANTES TO THE
INACTIVE FILE. CLERK WILL NOTE.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 314 AB 3186
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3186 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC WORKS. MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS. GOOD EVENING, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 3186. THIS IS A GOOD
GOVERNMENT BILL TO ENSURE THAT
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE
DEVELOPING TAXPAYER FUNDED
PROJECTS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
CALIFORNIA'S EXISTING PUBLIC
CONTRACTING AND LABOR LAWS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VÚI WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 49. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. WE'RE MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 316 AB 2656. SOMEBODY
REMEMBER JIM PATTERSON? FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2656
WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JIM PATTERSON. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PATTERSON. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I'M PRESENTING
AMENDMENTS TONIGHT TO AB 2656.
THIS IS THE TRIBAL GAMING
COMPACT RATIFICATION FOR TABLE
MOUNTAIN RANCHERIA. THE
AMENDMENT IS ADDING A NECESSARY
URGENCY CLAUSE FOR THE BILL. I'M
ASKING FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. BILL
IS OUT TO PRINT BACK ON FILE. SO
MOVING BACK TO FILE ITEM 304 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ IS.
ACTUALLY, IT'S THE COMMITTEE ON
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AB 2660 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2660 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AN ACT
RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES.
MEMBER. RODRIGUEZ. MR. SPEAKER,
AND MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB 2660,
WHICH DIRECTS MORE FEDERAL
GRANTS TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING
LOCAL CAPACITY AND PREPARING FOR
AND RESPONDING TO DISASTERS.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS REQUIRES THAT
CAL OES TO PROVIDE CITIES,
COUNTIES, AND TRIBES THE MAXIMUM
PERMITTED AMOUNT OF THREE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
GRANTS MINUS ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS. THIS BILL IS OFFERED AS A
WIN WIN FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
IN CALIFORNIA. NOT ONLY WILL IT
INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS,
WHICH ARE ROOTED IN THE
COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE AND ARE
PREPARED OR PREDISPOSED TO BE
MORE CULTURALLY COMPETENT, BUT
IT ALSO SAVES THE STATE $12
MILLION A YEAR IN GENERAL FUNDS
DURING THE CURRENT BUDGET
CRISIS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES TO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 59.
NOES ZERO. THE MEASURE PASSES.
I'M GOING TO MOVE MAC TO IN FILE
ORDER TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 131.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2353 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, WARD. IF YOU'RE READY.
FILE ITEM 131. THE BILL IS
PASSED. NGUYEN Þ. SOMEBODY DID
THAT ALREADY? WELL WE'LL TAKE UP
186 IF YOU'RE WILLING TO GO FOR
141. WHICH, WHICH HANG ON HERE,
THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE.
WHAT WAS THE ITEM NUMBER? PLEASE
FILE ITEM ONE 8686. YES. OKAY.
FILE ITEM 186. ASSEMBLY BILL
2638 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WARD
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2638 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER, WARD
NH█P RELATING TO HOUSING. MEMBER
WARD. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB
2638 WOULD ALLOW THE SALEM
REFINANCING OF HCD FINANCE
PROJECTS IN ORDER TO DEPLOY LOAN
REPAYMENTS INTO ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES. THIS BILL WILL
UNLOCK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
LOW REPAYMENTS FOR HCD TO
REPURPOSE TO INCREASE THE STOCK
OF DESPERATELY NEEDED AFFORDABLE
HOMES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS BILL
ELIMINATES THE CAP HOUSING
SPONSORS CAN SPEND ON SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES, ALLOWING DEVELOPERS TO
MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE FUNDING TO
FULLY FUND SERVICES, MAKING
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MORE
SUCCESSFUL. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
63. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM
141. AN ASSEMBLY BILL 2421 BY
MR. LOWE. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2421 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWE. AN ACT RELATING TO
EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
MEMBER LOWE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. AND COLLEAGUES. AB 2421
STRENGTHENS WORKPLACE
PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTER DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 46. NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES
. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO THE TOP
OF THE FILE. MEMBERS. FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE. ASSEMBLY BILL 1809
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 1809 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RODRIGUEZ AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO SENTENCING. MEMBER
RODRIGUEZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB 1809,
WHICH WOULD MAKE AN INCARCERATED
PERSON CONVICTED OF FIRST DEGREE
MURDER OF A PEACE OFFICER IN
ELIGIBLE FOR A REDUCED SENTENCE
UNDER THE GENERAL RESENTENCING
STATUTE. EXISTING LAW ALREADY
PROHIBITS INCARCERATED PERSONS
CONVICTED OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER
FROM OTHER FORMS OF RELIEF, SUCH
AS COMPASSIONATE RELIEF OR
MEDICAL PAROLE. SO WHILE
EXISTING LAWS MAKE OFFENDERS WHO
ARE FRAIL AND ARGUABLY LESS
LIKELY TO COMMIT A CRIME IN
ALGEBRA, FOR THESE TWO FORMS OF
RELIEF, AN OFFENDER SHOULD STILL
BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REDUCED
SENTENCE UNDER THE GENERAL
RESENTENCING STATUTE. AMENDMENTS
TAKEN TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
WOULD ALLOW RECON RESENTENCING
IF THERE WAS EVIDENCE OR A OR OF
A DEFENDANT'S CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED. THIS BILL
WOULD CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE TO
ALIGN WITH STATE LAW, WHICH
ALREADY RECOGNIZES THAT
MURDERING A POLICE OFFICER IS NO
ORDINARY CRIME, AND THAT
OFFENDER SHOULD NOT BENEFIT FROM
CERTAIN FORMS OF RELIEF. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
56. NO. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN, AB 3264 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS.
THE CLERK ASSEMBLY BILL 3264 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRICITY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 3264 A PUBLICLY A
PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE CLEANUP
BILL. THE BILL SIMPLY REMOVES
FROM STATUTE ANY MENTION OF THE
NOW DEFUNCT POWER EXCHANGE
CORPORATION. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 60. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
GOING TO PASS TEMPORARILY ON
ITEM 15. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
ITEM 16 AB 2300 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2300 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO PRODUCT SAFETY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON. MR.
SPEAKER, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS,
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2300,
A BILL THAT WILL BAN DEHP FORM
USE AND IV BAGS AND TUBING. DEHP
BELONGS TO A FAMILY OF
HORMONALLY ACTIVE INDUSTRIAL
CHEMICALS CALLED FOLATES, WHICH
ARE USED TO MAKE PLASTIC SOFT
AND PLIABLE AND CAN BE FOUND IN
A MYRIAD OF PRODUCTS. DEHP
IMPACTS THE THYROID AND IMMUNE
SYSTEM. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT
DEHP PROMOTES DRUG RESISTANCE
AND INHIBITS THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF BREAST CANCER DRUGS. IT
INTERFERES WITH THE ABILITY OF
CHEMOTHERAPIES TO FIGHT BREAST
CANCER, AND THAT PATIENTS WITH
HIGHER LEVELS OF DEHP IN THEIR
SYSTEM HAD HIGHER RATES OF
RELAPSE AND MORTALITY. K¾T
MEMBERS I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPERIENCE THIS FIRSTHAND LAST
YEAR WHEN GOING THROUGH BREAST
CANCER OF HAVING AN IV BAG. MY
IV BAG, FORTUNATELY DID NOT HAVE
DEHP BECAUSE THE HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM THAT I USED BANNED IT AND
NO LONGER USES IT. I HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT LONG TERM SIDE
EFFECTS FROM THE DRUGS THAT I
TOOK, INCLUDING LEUKEMIA AND
THINGS OF THAT SORT. BUT THERE
ARE WOMEN OUT THERE IN
CALIFORNIA WHO HAVE I.V. BAGS
WITH DEHP, WHO WILL EXPERIENCE
EVEN MORE SIDE EFFECTS FROM
THEIR FROM THEIR CHEMOTHERAPY,
SOMETHING THAT WAS MEANT TO SAVE
THEIR LIVES. DEHP HAS BEEN SHOWN
TO LEACH OUT OF THE IV BAGS AND
TUBINGS AND INTO THE MEDICATION
AND OTHER FLUIDS BEING INFUSED
INTO THE BLOODSTREAM OF
PATIENTS. THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS
THAT SAFER ALTERNATIVES EXIST
AND ARE ALREADY BEING USED IN
FDA APPROVED DEHP FREE IV BAGS,
LIKE THE ONES THAT I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO USE LAST YEAR. WE
HAVE HEARD CONCERNS AROUND A
SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE, SO TO
ADDRESS THIS, MY OFFICE HAS
TAKEN AMENDMENTS TO MOVE THE
IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR IV BAGS
TO 2030 AND THE IV TUBING TO
2035, WHICH ALSO KHÓ WHILE ALSO
EXPANDING THE USE OF THESE
PRODUCTS TO ALL PATIENTS. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE
STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE ROBUST
CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD OVER THE
PAST FEW MONTHS, AND I'M HAPPY
TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AS AB 2300 MOVES FORWARD. THANK
YOU TO YOU ALL. AB 2300 IS A
SMALL STEP TOWARDS HELPING TO
REDUCE THE RISK OF CONTACT WITH
DEHP AND SOME OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 52. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 17, AB 3239 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WENDY CARRILLO.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3239 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WENDY CARRILLO. AN ACT RELATING
TO THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT OF
1974. MEMBER. CARRILLO. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
TODAY I RISE TO PRESENT AB 3239,
WHICH WOULD PERMIT CAMPAIGN
FUNDS TO BE USED TO PAY OR
REIMBURSE AIRLINE TRAVEL
EXPENSES RELATED TO TRAVELING
WITH AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL
BELONGING TO AND TRAVELING WITH
AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE TRAVEL IS
AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID USING
CAMPAIGN FUNDS, INCLUDING A
CHILD. WE OFTEN DISCUSS THE
IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE
LACK OF ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
RESOURCES, BUT OFTEN WE FIND
OURSELVES FIGHTING AGAINST
SYSTEMS THAT DON'T SUPPORT
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. UP
UNTIL 2021, A DOCTOR'S NOTE WAS
NEEDED TO ALLOW EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT ANIMALS TO BE ACCEPTED
FROM TRAVEL FEES THAT CAN RANGE
FROM 125 TO $175 PER ONE WAY
FLIGHT, WHICH CAN CONCLUDE UP TO
$300 TO TRAVEL WITH AN EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT ANIMAL THAT POLICY WAS
CHANGED ON A FEDERAL LEVEL, AND
THE COST ASSOCIATED WAITING FOR
ANYONE THAT NEEDS MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT THROUGH AN AN EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT ANIMAL IS NOW A PERSONAL
EXPENSE. THE PRESENCE OF AN
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CAN
CAUSE CALMING EFFECTS TO AN
INDIVIDUAL AT WORK. AT SCHOOL OR
AT HOME. THIS BILL PASSED THE
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND HAS
NO OPPOSITION. RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED, DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THIS IS A 54 VOTE BILL.
MEMBERS 54 VOTES.
54 VOTE BILL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. 54 VOTE BILL. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 56. NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 19, AN AB 3048 BY MR.
LOWENTHAL. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3048 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWENTHAL. AN ACT
RELATING TO PRIVACY. MR.
LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS AB 3048 IS ACTUALLY A
SIMPLE BILL. AB 3048 MAKES IT
EASIER FOR CONSUMERS TO STATE
THEIR PRIVACY PREFERENCES FROM
THE START BY REQUIRING WEB
BROWSERS TO ALLOW A USER TO
EXERCISE THEIR OPT OUT RIGHTS AT
ALL BUSINESSES WITH WHICH THEY
INTERACT ONLINE IN A SINGLE STEP
. CURRENTLY, THREE BROWSER
COMPANIES ALREADY IMPLEMENT EASY
TO FIND OPT OUT PREFERENCES.
THERE ARE MOZILLA FIREFOX,
DUCKDUCKGO, AND BRAVE. THE OTHER
BROWSER COMPANIES REQUIRE EITHER
A THIRD PARTY ADD ON OR INVOLVE
A LABORIOUS PROCESS THAT MOST
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE TECHNICAL
ABILITY OR PATIENCE TO GO
THROUGH. CURRENTLY, EIGHT
STATES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA,
REQUIRE BUSINESSES TO HONOR
PRIVACY SIGNALS AS AN OPT OUT OF
SALE OF THEIR PERSONAL
INFORMATION. MOST CONSUMERS ARE
UNAWARE OF THE AMOUNT OF DATA
THAT IS HARVESTED AND DISCLOSED
BY COMPANIES WITHOUT THEIR
KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT IS USED TO
LEVERAGE AND INFLUENCE THEIR
BEHAVIORS DAILY. IF THIS BILL IS
PASSED, CALIFORNIA WOULD BECOME
THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE
BROWSER VENDORS TO DIRECTLY
SUPPORT THESE SIGNALS, WHICH
WOULD HAVE SWEEPING BENEFITS. AB
3048 IS SPONSORED BY THE
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY PROTECTION
AGENCY AND SUPPORTED BY SEVERAL
PRIVACY RIGHTS GROUPS. IN THE
END, 3048 WILL ENSURE THAT AN
INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY IS
UPHELD BY REQUIRING WEB BROWSERS
TO OFFER EASY TO FIND GLOBAL OPT
OUT SETTINGS SO THAT ANYONE CAN
STOP THE SALE OF THEIR
INFORMATION BY ALL BUSINESSES IF
THEY SO CHOOSE. MY OFFICE AND
SPONSOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
PRIVACY PROTECTION AGENCY ARE
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION ON THIS IN THE SENATE
. THANK YOU. AND I ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
LOWENTHAL. 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 46. NOES FOUR.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 29 AB 2136 BY MR. JONES.
SAWYER CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2136 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JOHN SAWYER. AN ACT RELATING TO
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. MR. JOHN
SAWYER THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I
AM PROUD TO PRESENT AB 2136,
WHICH CLARIFIES THE LEGALITY OF
ACCESSING AND PROVIDING DRUG
CHECKING SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA
TO THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO
ADDRESS THE PRESENCE OF FENTANYL
AND OTHER ANALOGS, TAINTING THE
DRUG SUPPLY IS THROUGH EVIDENCE
BASED HEALTH AND HARM REDUCTION
APPROACHES. INCREASED ACCESS TO
THE NALOXONE, NALOXONE TRAINING
AND FENTANYL STRIPS HELP PREVENT
DRUG OVERDOSES AND ARE KEEPING
PEOPLE SAFE AND ALIVE. DRUG TECH
CHECKING IS SIMPLY ANOTHER
IMPORTANT TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL
TODAY, RESEARCHERS AND COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE ARE OFFERING TO
ANALYZE SMALL SAMPLES OF DRUGS
TO REVEAL THEIR COMPONENTS,
INCLUDING ANY TRACES OF FENTANYL
. UNFORTUNATELY, DRUG TESTING
AND ANALYZING FOR SUBSTANCE
USERS IS TECHNICALLY PROHIBITED.
THIS BILL CLARIFIES THE LEGALITY
OF ACCESSING AND PROVIDING DRUG
CHECKING SERVICES AND PROVIDES
LEGAL, CRIMINAL, AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTIONS FOR
PROVIDERS AND PARTICIPANTS. IT
TAKES LESS THAN TEN MINUTES TO
REVEAL VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE CONTENTS OF THE SUBSTANCES
PEOPLE CONSUME. AB 2636 2136 IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE LIVES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
JONES-SAWYER. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTES YOU DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 41.
NOES THREE. MEASURE PASSES. WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM TWO.
OH CONGRATULATIONS FOR WHATEVER
THAT WAS. THAT WAS THE VERY LAST
BILL FOR MR. JONES-SAWYER.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD RUN, MR.
JONES-SAWYER. BUT YOU'RE NOT
DONE YET. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
205 AB 2761 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HARDT. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2761 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HARDT AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
REMEMBER HARDT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
AB 2761, A BILL TO REDUCE TOXICS
IN PACKAGING. IN 2021, THE US
PASSED PLASTICS PACT, A
COALITION OF OVER 100 INDUSTRY
LEADERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS,
INCLUDING WELL-KNOWN COMPANIES
LIKE NESTLE, UNILEVER, WALMART
AND TARGET, IDENTIFIED NUMEROUS
UNNECESSARY PLASTIC PACKAGING
MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES. THESE
SUBSTANCES INCLUDE PFAS AND PVC.
INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS HAVE
VOLUNTARILY PLEDGED TO ELIMINATE
THESE HARMFUL MATERIALS FROM
THEIR PRODUCTS BY 2025. DESPITE
THIS GOAL, THE USE OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES IN PACKAGING IS STILL
PREVALENT IN CALIFORNIA. THE
PRODUCTION OF PVC INVOLVES THE
USE OF VINYL CHLORIDE, ASBESTOS,
AND PHTHALATES, TOXIC COMPOUNDS
THAT HAVE LED TO MICROPLASTICS
BEING FOUND IN A NUMBER OF HUMAN
ORGANS AND IN DOGS. PFAS HAVE
YOU HEARD FROM COLLEAGUES
EARLIER TODAY, HAS BEEN LINKED
TO DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES IN
CHILDREN, VARIOUS FORMS OF
CANCER AND OTHER DETRIMENTAL
HEALTH EFFECTS. I UNDERSTAND THE
OPPOSITION HAS EXPRESSED A
NUMBER OF CONCERNS WITH THIS
BILL. I MAKING A COMMITMENT TO
TAKING AMENDMENTS IN THE SENATE
THAT STRIKES PVC LIMITS THE BILL
TO ONLY INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS
AND EXEMPTS OVER-THE-COUNTER
DRUGS CONTAINED IN BLISTER
PACKS. WITH THESE AMENDMENTS, AB
2761 WILL REDUCE EXPOSURE TO
TOXIC CHEMICALS, REQUIRE THE USE
OF SAFER ALTERNATIVES, AND
ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION OF
PACKAGING PRACTICES TO BETTER
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE. ROLL TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 41. NOES TEN.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING BACK IN
FILE ORDER TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
30, AB 2238 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOWE. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2238 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWE. AN ACT RELATING TO
TAX ADMINISTRATION. MEMBER LOWE.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. AND
COLLEAGUES. ASSEMBLY BILL 2238
ADDS ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION
ON THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD, AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. FOR WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 44. NO SEVEN.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FIRE.
ITEM. FIRE FILE ITEM 31 AB 2917
BY MR. ZUBIATE. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2917 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZABALA. AN ACT RELATING
TO FIREARMS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2917, A BILL
SPONSORED BY EVERYTOWN FOR GUN
SAFETY AND THE SAN FRANCISCO
CITY ATTORNEY THIS WEEK MARKS
TEN YEARS SINCE THE TRAGIC
SHOOTING SPREE THAT TOOK THE
LIVES OF SIX UC SANTA BARBARA IN
IN ISLA VISTA, CALIFORNIA. AFTER
THAT TRAGEDY TOOK PLACE,
SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES WORKED
TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT
CALIFORNIA PASSED A GUN VIOLENCE
RESTRAINING ORDER. GVRO LAW. IN
THE DECADES SINCE GROWS HAVE
BECOME ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE
TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR PREVENTING
CERTAIN TYPES OF GUN VIOLENCE
BEFORE THEY OCCUR. BY PROMPTLY
AND TEMPORARILY REMOVING
FIREARMS FROM A PERSON AT RISK
OF HARMING OTHERS OR THEMSELVES.
SROS CAN BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL
FOR PREVENTING MASS SHOOTINGS
AND SUICIDE. AB 2917 UPDATES AND
REFINES CALIFORNIA'S NATION,
LEADING GVRO LAW TO DRAW THE
CIVIL COURT'S ATTENTION TO A
BROADER SET OF RISK FACTORS. IN
A COURT'S ANALYSIS OF WHETHER
TEMPORARY ACCESS TO FIREARMS
SHOULD BE RESTRICTED. ACCORDING
TO THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S MOST RECENT REPORT ON
HATE CRIMES IN CALIFORNIA, HATE
CRIME EVENTS INVOLVING RACIAL
BIAS, RELIGIOUS BIAS, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION BIAS, AND GENDER
BIAS ALL INCREASED BETWEEN 2021
AND 2022. WE HAVE TO STRENGTHEN
OUR TOOLS TO PREVENT HATE BASED
VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY THE
ALARMING RATES OF VIOLENCE
AGAINST LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY TRANS WOMEN,
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES, INCLUDING
PEOPLE OF JEWISH AND ISLAMIC
FAITH AND MINORITY RACIAL AND
ETHNIC COMMUNITIES. THIS BILL
GUIDES THE COURT TO CONSIDER
THREATS OF VIOLENCE MADE AGAINST
GROUPS PROTECTED BY HATE CRIME
LAWS AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE, TO
ADVANCE POLITICAL OBJECTIVES,
CALIFORNIA COURTS MUST STAY
ALERT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF
CONSIDERING THREATS OF HATE
BASED VIOLENCE AND THREATS OF
POLITICAL VIOLENCE WHEN
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTING ACCESS
TO GUNS, THEREBY PREVENTING
NEEDLESS DEATHS AND POTENTIALLY
SAVING LIVES. WITH THIS BILL, WE
HONOR GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND
SURVIVORS AND RENEW OUR
COMMITMENT WHEN THE WARNING
SIGNS ARE THERE AND WE SEE
SOMEONE THREATENED VIOLENCE
BECAUSE OF HATE OR EXTREMIST
IDEOLOGY, WE MUST USE THE TOOLS
NECESSARY TO PREVENT TRAGEDY. I
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
48. NOES THREE. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO THE MAJORITY LEADER
FOR HER ANNOUNCEMENT OR HER HER
MOTION. EXCUSE ME, MR. SPEAKER,
AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR,
PLEASE MOVE. FILE ITEM 12 AB
2516 SANTIAGO TO THE INACTIVE
FILE CLERK WILL NOTE. MEMBERS,
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM
122 AB 2239 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA. CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2239 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA. AN AB RELATING TO
COMMUNICATIONS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB
2239 ADDRESSES A CRITICAL ISSUE
IN OUR DIGITAL AGE ENSURING
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BROADBAND
INTERNET SERVICES FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. CALIFORNIANS WHO
LIVE IN AREAS WITH PREDOMINANTLY
LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE
OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
DISCONNECTED, GIVEN THE
INCREASING RELIANCE ON DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGIES FOR BASIC NEEDS
SUCH AS EDUCATION, WORK AND
HEALTH CARE, IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT WE PREVENT DIGITAL
DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTE
FAIRNESS IN ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL
SERVICES. THE BILL, AB 2239,
ADOPTS THE FCC'S DEFINITION OF
DIGITAL DISCRIMINATION,
ESTABLISHING A CLEAR DEFINITION
FOR DIGITAL DISCRIMINATION OF
ACCESS. THIS DEFINITION PROVIDES
A MUCH NEEDED FRAMEWORK FOR
IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN
ACCESS TO BROADBAND. IN ADDITION
, AB 2239 EXPRESSLY PROHIBITS
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM
ENGAGING IN DIGITAL
DISCRIMINATION OF ACCESS,
DEFINED AS POLICIES OR PRACTICES
THAT DISPARATELY OR
DIFFERENTIALLY IMPACTS CONSUMERS
ACCESS BASED ON RACE, ETHNICITY,
ETHNICITY, RELIGION, OR NATIONAL
ORIGIN. THIS IMPACT IS A
STANDARD USED IN CIVIL RIGHTS
LAW TO ADDRESS UNINTENTIONAL
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, MOST
NOTABLY, THE FAIR HOUSING ACT
USES THE DISPARATE IMPACT
STANDARD TO ADDRESS PRACTICES
AND HOUSING THAT ADVERSELY
AFFECT PROTECTED GROUPS BASED ON
RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX,
FAMILIAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN
, OR DISABILITY MEMBERS. A
DISPARATE IMPACT STANDARD IS NOT
NEW. WE HAVE USED IT FOR HOUSING
, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND
LENDING CHANGE THE LANGUAGE TO
DISPARATE TREATMENT IS NOT A
SIMPLE WORD CHANGE. IT IS A
CHANGE OF A STANDARD OF REVIEW
THAT WOULD GIVE FEWER
PROTECTIONS TO CALIFORNIANS THAN
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY
DOES. AB 2239 IS A CRUCIAL STEP
TOWARDS PROMOTING EQUITY AND
FAIRNESS IN ACCESS TO BROADBAND
INTERNET SERVICES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. BROADBAND ACCESS IS
AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS URBAN,
RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.
ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IS
HIGHLIGHTED AGAIN IN OUR
CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS REPORT.
THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS AFRICAN
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN BOTH
LOS ANGELES AND OAKLAND HAVE HAD
THE LEAST INVESTMENT IN
BROADBAND INTERNET IN THOSE
CITIES. IN ADDITION, THE REPORT
READS, TO FACILITATE NEEDED
ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH, CAREGIVING
SUPPORTS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES,
THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE LEGISLATURE ENSURE THAT ALL
AFRICAN AMERICAN ELDERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE
DESCENDANTS OF A PERSON ENSLAVED
IN THE UNITED STATES, HAVE
PERSONAL ACCESS TO LOW OR NO
COST HIGH SPEED BROADBAND
INTERNET SERVICES. MEMBERS. AS
REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR
COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE COMMITTED
TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE COMMITTED TO
SAYING NO TO REDLINING AND IN
THIS CASE, DIGITAL REDLINING.
THIS IS WHY WE RUN. THIS IS WHY
WE SERVE. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. SO,
MEMBER BONTA, ASSEMBLYMEMBER
ALVAREZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
AUTHOR. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF YOU
HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE OPPOSITION
WHO HAS ALSO MADE AN ARGUMENT ON
THIS, THE REASON WHY I'VE
DECIDED TO MAKE, TAKE A POSITION
OF YES IS BECAUSE I THINK THE
AUTHOR HAS ONE, REALLY WORKED TO
TRY AND FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE THIS BILL A WORKABLE BILL.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ON THE ONE
ARGUMENT THAT'S BEING MADE
PRIMARILY BY THE OPPOSITION,
WHICH IS ON A VERY SMALL PHRASE
IN THE BILL THAT THE AUTHOR IS
PRESENTING HERE, I BELIEVE THAT
THE WORK THAT SHE'S DONE, SHE'S
IDENTIFIED, A VERY CONSISTENT
WAY OF LABELING WHAT COULD
POTENTIALLY BE, DISCRIMINATORY
ACTIONS AS IT RELATES TO, TO, TO
INTERNET SERVICE AND SO, I ALSO
KNOW THE AUTHOR IS DEFINITELY
WILLING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS IS APPLIED THE RIGHT WAY.
AND I'M ALSO AWARE OF SOME OF
THE STATEMENTS MADE BY THE
OPPOSITION THAT PERHAPS THERE'S
SOME CHALLENGES TO SOME ASPECTS
OF THIS BILL THAT POTENTIALLY,
AS A STATE MAY BE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WE'LL SEE
WHETHER, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE
RESULTS OF THOSE ARE AND WHETHER
IT APPLIES SPECIFICALLY TO THIS
LAW THAT IS BEING AUTHORED BY
OUR COLLEAGUE, BUT IN THE
ABSENCE OF REALLY EVIDENCE TO
DETERMINE THAT HER INTENTION
DOES NOT LINE UP TO THE
ESSENTIALLY THE PHRASES AND THE
WORDS THAT SHE'S USING IN HER
BILL. I WOULD STAND HERE AND SAY
THAT I BELIEVE SHE IS, DOING
THIS IN THE RIGHT WAY. AND IF
THERE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT
MAYBE THIS CAN BE DONE IN A
BETTER WAY, THEN WE CAN CONSIDER
THAT IN THE FUTURE. BUT I DON'T
THINK IT'S ENOUGH TO PREVENT
THIS BILL FROM MOVING FORWARD AT
THIS TIME. SO FOR THAT REASON,
I'LL BE SUPPORTING AB 2239.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
ALVAREZ. SCENE, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE MISS BONTA? THANK YOU.
SPEAKER I WANT TO HAVE US ALL
THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN AND THE
ELDERS AND THE PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA DURING
COVID AND THE PANDEMIC. IN YOUR
DISTRICTS WHO HAD TO SIT OUTSIDE
OF TACO BELL AND STARBUCKS AND
MCDONALD'S IN ORDER TO BE ABLE
TO GET ADEQUATE BROADBAND
SERVICE. SO THEY COULD LOOK UP
THEIR MEDICINE INFORMATION,
CONNECT WITH A DOCTOR, ENSURE
THAT THEY COULD DO A SIMPLE
THING LIKE DO HOMEWORK. AB 2239
IS SUPPORTED BY A BROAD
COALITION INCLUDING THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR DIGITAL
EQUITY, SEIU CALIFORNIA, THE
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION,
THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES. AND
WITH THAT, WE KNOW THAT
BROADBAND ACCESS IS A IS A
MODERN DAY CIVIL RIGHT. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. AND WITH THAT, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 41. NØ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. WE'LL MOVE
BACK IN FILE ORDER TO FILE ITEM
32, AB 3068 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HANEY. CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3068 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HANEY AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO HOUSING ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS AB 3068, THE OFFICE TO
HOUSING CONVERSION ACT WILL
ACCELERATE OFFICE TO HOUSING
CONVERSION PROJECTS BY CREATING
A FOUR BY RIGHT MINISTERIAL
APPROVAL FOR OFFICE CONVERSION
PROJECTS, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING
THE FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT
HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARE MORE
ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE AND
PROTECTED. IT HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTER 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 42 NOES FOUR.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 35, WE WILL PASS
TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM 35.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 37. WELL,
WE'LL PASS TEMPORARILY ON THAT
ONE TWO, TWO. LET'S GO BACK TO
MR. HANEY. FILE ITEM 39 AB 2115.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2115 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY.
AN ACT RELATING TO CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HANEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS AB
2115 WILL TRANSFORM CALIFORNIA
FROM A STATE WITH THE MOST
RESTRICTIVE METHADONE LAWS INTO
A STATE THAT LEADS IN
ACCESSIBILITY FOR METHADONE
TREATMENT. METHADONE IS THE MOST
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR OPIOID
ADDICTION, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE
KEEPING IT LOCKED UP WHEN IT
NEEDS TO BE IN THE HANDS OF
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET OFF OF
DEADLY DRUGS LIKE FENTANYL. IT'S
ALSO ABSURD TO HAVE PEOPLE HAVE
TO LINE UP EVERY MORNING FOR
METHADONE, FINDING DRUG DEALERS,
PREYING ON THEM, HAVING A
SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN'T LEAD
REGULAR LIVES. THIS WILL ENSURE
PEOPLE HAVE ACCESSIBILITY AND
MORE PEOPLE CAN GET OFF OF
DEADLY DRUGS. IT WILL SAVE
LIVES. IT'S HAD BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR IPHONE. THANK YOU, MR.
HANEY. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 53. NOS. THE
AYES 55. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO
FILE ITEM 40 AB 1818 BY DOCTOR
JACKSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1818 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JACKSON AND OTHERS. AN
ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. DOCTOR
JACKSON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER. AB 1818 MEMBERS IS
A BILL TO ENSURE THE, THAT WE
PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENCY AND
PREDICTABILITY FOR OUR HOMELESS,
COLLEGE STUDENTS. AND
PARTICULARLY THIS SELECTS A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO CREATE A PILOT
PROGRAM THAT WILL CREATE BEST
PRACTICES ON ALLOWING FOR THE
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, PARKING OF
HOMELESS STUDENTS OVERNIGHT IN
UNIVERSITY PARKING LOTS. THESE
ARE STUDENTS WHO HAVE PAID THEIR
TUITION. THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO
HAVE PAID FOR PARKING, THEIR
ONLY OFFENSE OF NOT BEING ABLE
TO BE THERE IS BECAUSE THEY ARE
HOMELESS, WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE
SURE THAT IF HOMELESSNESS IS A
STATE PRIORITY, ALL STATE
INSTITUTIONS NEED TO HELP WITH
THE HEAVY LIFTING THAT WE ARE
IN. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR
JACKSON. SEEING AND HEARING, MR.
BERMAN, THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I
JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE, FOR BRINGING UP THIS
IMPORTANT BILL. SOME OF YOU WHO
ARE AROUND FIVE YEARS AGO MIGHT
REMEMBER I HAD A BILL IN THE
SPACE THAT WE WERE NOT
SUCCESSFUL AT, BUT REALLY
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE FOR
TAKING UP THE MANTLE, IT'S SUCH
A RIGHTEOUS ISSUE. AND IF YOU
TALK TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO
GET AN EDUCATION, JUST TRYING TO
IMPROVE THEIR FUTURE, TRYING TO
IMPROVE IN A LOT OF INSTANCES,
THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE, AND,
AND THE REALITY IS THAT THESE,
THESE, THESE STUDENTS, THESE
HOMELESS STUDENTS, IT'S NOT LIKE
THEY DISAPPEAR IF THEY'RE NOT
ALLOWED TO SLEEP ON CAMPUS. WHAT
THEY DO IS THEY SLEEP IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND CAMPUS, AND
THEY MAKE THE SITUATION FOR
THEMSELVES AND FOR OTHERS LESS
SAFE, THIS INCLUDES VETERANS. I
WAS TALKING WITH, THE FORMER
PRIMARY WITNESS FOR MY BILL FIVE
YEARS AGO WHO WAS A HOMELESS
VETERAN FOR A TIME. HE NOW LIVES
DOWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
HE'S ABOUT TO RUN FOR OFFICE,
WHICH IS AWESOME, BUT HE TALKED
ABOUT HOW HE FELT UNSAFE
SLEEPING IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK, AS
A VETERAN. SO IMAGINE PEOPLE WHO
DON'T HAVE THAT BACKGROUND, THAT
TRAINING AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING
THROUGH EVERY NIGHT, AND A STUDY
, FIVE YEARS AGO SHOWED 19% OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS HAD EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS IN THE IN THE PRIOR
12 MONTHS. IT'S ONLY GOTTEN
WORSE SINCE THEN. SO REALLY
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE,
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AB
1818. THANK YOU, MR. BERMAN,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE DOCTOR
JACKSON? THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER. CERTAINLY. I WANT
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR THE
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE, WE
JUST NEED TO REMEMBER ONE THING,
ONE THING THAT WE EVEN LEARNED
AS SOCIAL WORKERS. AND THAT IS
CONSISTENCY AND PREDICTABILITY.
THE MORE CONSISTENCY AND
PREDICTABILITY YOU CAN GIVE TO
PEOPLE, THE BETTER CHANCE THAT
THEY CAN BE ON THEIR WAY TO
THRIVE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO GIVE TO THESE
STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JACKSON.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTE. AYES 52. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE BACK TO FILE ITEM 35.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2234 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERNER. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2234 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERNER AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO VEHICLES. MEMBER
BERNER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. IT'S
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER BIKE BILL.
AB 2234 WOULD AUTHORIZE A FOUR
YEAR OPT IN PILOT PROJECT IN THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, BANNING
CLASS ONE AND CLASS TWO E-BIKES
FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 12,
CONSISTENT WITH THE DATA. DATA
FROM THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION, THE COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO, OR ANY CITY WITHIN THE
COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO PASS AN
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TO
IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM,
WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
MIRRORING THE RACIAL AND
IDENTITY PROFILING ACT KNOWN AS.
RIPA. ALSO THESE CITIES, IF THEY
OPT IN, WOULD HAVE TO OFFER A
DIVERSION PROGRAM, WHICH IS DE
FACTO A TRAFFIC SCHOOL FOR
BIKES. THIS THIS BILL IS
SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, THE
CALIFORNIA ORTHOPEDIC
ASSOCIATION, THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES, AS WELL AS
THE SAN DIEGO CITIES OF CARLSBAD
AND ENCINITAS. IN MY DISTRICT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. SO, MEMBER
MEMBER BERNARD, SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
47. NO ZERO MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 42 AB 1856
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1856 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TORE AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMES NUMBER
TO YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
AB 1856 WOULD MAKE IT A
MISDEMEANOR FOR A PERSON TO
KNOWINGLY DISTRIBUTE,
ARTIFICIALLY GENERATE SEXUAL
IMAGES AND VIDEO OF AN
IDENTIFIABLE PERSON WITH THAT
PERSON. CONSENT DEEPFAKE
TECHNOLOGY HAS BECOME MORE
WIDELY ACCESSIBLE IN RECENT
YEARS, AND CAN BE USED TO
QUICKLY CREATE FAKE DIGITAL
CONTENT THAT IS SO REALISTIC
THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL IF
IT IS REAL OR NOT. DEEPFAKE
IMAGE OF AN INNOCENT PERSON OUT
ON THE INTERNET PERMANENTLY, AND
CAN DESTROY A VICTIM'S LIFE.
PHOTOGRAPHIC DEFECT POSE A
SERIOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH,
REPUTATION, AND FINANCIAL AND
MENTAL STABILITY OF A TARGET
INDIVIDUALS. I TOOK AMENDMENT IN
COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
RAISED BY MY COLLEAGUES. NEW
YORK PASSED SIMILAR LAWS LAST
YEAR, BUT I BELIEVE THAT
CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE AT THE
FOREFRONT OF THIS ISSUE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR IPO.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, TO
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 50 NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 43. ASSEMBLY BILL 1912 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1912 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
ELECTRICITY AND MAKING IT
APPROPRIATION. THEREFORE SO,
MEMBER PACHECO. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, TODAY
I RISE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL,
1912. AB 1912 DIRECTS THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY TO PREPARE A
WRITTEN ANALYSIS THAT INCLUDES
RELEVANT DATA ON THE EFFICACY,
COST, IMPACT, AND OVERALL EFFECT
OF EACH PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE
MANDATE PRIOR TO A VOTE AND
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEES.
THIS MEASURE IS MODELED AFTER
THE EXISTING PROCESS OF THE
ASSEMBLY HOUSE COMMITTEES REVIEW
OF NEW BILLS THAT AFFECT HEALTH
CARE AFFORDABILITY, KNOWN AS
CHAPTER AB 1912, WILL PROVIDE
LEGISLATORS WITH THIRD PARTY
DETAILED TECHNICAL AND ACADEMIC
DATA ABOUT PROPOSED PROPOSED
LEGISLATION THAT WILL RESULT IN
RATE OR BILL INCREASES.
LEGISLATORS WILL BE ABLE TO USE
THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO
SHAPE ENERGY POLICY THAT HELPS
ACCELERATE THE STATE TOWARD
MEETING ITS CLIMATE GOALS AND
KEEP ELECTRIC RATES AFFORDABLE.
THIS BILL REQUIRES IOUS TO PAY
FOR THIS REPORT, AND
SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT LARGE
ELECTRICAL CORPORATIONS SHALL
NOT RECOVER THE COSTS FROM ITS
RATEPAYERS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THIS BILL REQUIRES 54
VOTES. MEMBERS ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 55. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 46 AB 1961 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WIX, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL, 1961 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WICKS AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO FOOD ACCESS. MEMBER
WICKS. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
THE END HUNGER IN CALIFORNIA ACT
ENJOYS SUPPORT. SUPPORT. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. CLERK WILL READ THE BILL
. WE'LL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 56. NØ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 47. ASSEMBLY BILL,
1979 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1979 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER, WARD
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
CIVIL LAW. SO MEMBER WARD. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I
RISE TO PRESENT AB 1979. THE
DOXING VICTIMS RECOURSE ACT,
JOINT AUTHORED BY OUR MAJORITY
LEADER. THIS BILL PROVIDES
RELIEF AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS
WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED AS A RESULT
OF BEING DOXED BY ALLOWING THEM
TO PURSUE CIVIL RESTITUTION FOR
THE HARMS THEY ENDURED. DOXING
IS A HARASSMENT TACTIC THAT
OCCURS WHEN A PERSON RELEASES
ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL'S PRIVATE,
PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION WITHOUT THEIR
CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO
CAUSE THEM HARM. WHILE DOXING IS
ALREADY A CRIME UNDER THE
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE,
PROTECTIONS AND RECOURSE ARE
ABSENT IN THE CIVIL CODE, SO
THIS BILL WILL CORRECT THIS BY
SUPPORT BY BY PROVIDING A
DOXXING VICTIM AN AVENUE TO BE
MADE WHOLE VIA RESTITUTION FOR
THE HARMS THEY ENDURED DUE TO
THE DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF THE
OFFENDER, THUS ALLOWING VICTIM
SUPPORT TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK
ON TRACK. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB 1979. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
49. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 48 AB 1993
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER KARL ROVE.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL,
1993 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA.
AN ACT TO CARE FACILITIES.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER CALVO. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AB 1993 WOULD HELP
ADDRESS THE HOUSING NEEDS OF
CALIFORNIA'S GROWING AGING
POPULATION BY EXPANDING THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS,
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR
THE ELDERLY OR RQF. EES CAN
SERVE BY BY REPLACING THE SIX
BED CAP WITH THE EIGHT OR FEWER
CAP, RCF OR COMMUNITY BASED
HOMES THAT OFFER HOUSING
ARRANGEMENTS FOR VARIOUS LEVELS
OF NON-MEDICAL CARE SUPERVISION.
BY ALLOWING RCF, RCF TO EXPAND
AND SERVE MORE PEOPLE. AB 1993
CAN HELP ENSURE OLDER ADULTS WHO
CHOOSE AN ASSISTED LIVING HOME
CAN REMAIN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES,
WHILE ALSO RECEIVING THE 24 HOUR
NON-MEDICAL CARE THEY NEED.
ADDITIONALLY ENSURING THESE
HOMES MEET THE SAFETY AND
BUILDING STANDARDS TO EXPAND AS
A PRIORITY. SO UNDER THIS BILL,
RCF FEES WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED
TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
AND COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING.
THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
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. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
52. NOES TWO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 49 AB 1996
BY MR. ALANIZ. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL, 1996 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALANIZ. AN ACT RELATING
TO OPIOIDS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
TO PRESENT AB 1996, WHICH AIMS
TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSE TO THE
OPIOID OVERDOSE OVERDOSES BY
EXPANDING THE ACCESSIBILITY TO
OPIOID ANTAGONISTS FOR STADIUMS,
CONCERT VENUES AND AMUSEMENT
PARKS. FENTANYL OVERDOSES AT
LARGE ENTERTAINMENT GATHERINGS
ARE WIDESPREAD. THERE ARE MANY
TRAGIC STORIES OF FENTANYL LACED
SUBSTANCES AND INDIVIDUALS BEING
INJECTED AGAINST THEIR WILL. ONE
TRAGIC EXAMPLE WAS THE NEEDLE
SPIKING CASE AT A CONCERT IN
2021, WHERE EIGHT ATTENDEES DIED
AND HUNDREDS WERE INJURED THAT
NIGHT, MANY OF THOSE WHO
SURVIVED WERE ADMINISTERED
NARCAN. MEMBERS YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS BILL TODAY WILL MAKE OUR
COMMUNITY SAFER, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. ALANIZ.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 61. NO ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 51
AB 2022 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ARTIS. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2022 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ARTIS AND OTHERS AN ACT
RELATING TO MOBILE HOME PARKS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADUS. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO
BRING YOU AB 2022, WHICH
STRENGTHENS EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS IN MOBILE HOME
PARKS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. THE
CENTRAL COAST, ESPECIALLY MY
DISTRICT, WAS HIT HARD BY LAST
YEAR'S WINTER STORMS, WITH MANY
COUNTIES IN THE REGION BEING
DECLARED MAJOR DISASTER AREAS
WITH SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCIES
INCREASING IN FREQUENCY, IT IS
CRITICAL THAT WE ENSURE OUR
CONSTITUENTS HAVE COMPREHENSIVE
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS IN
PLACE. I HAVE WORKED WITH
COMMITTEE STAFF TO TAKE
AMENDMENTS AIMED AT ADDRESSING
THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY
OPPOSITION, SPECIFICALLY
CLARIFYING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
PARK OWNERS AND EMERGENCY
DESIGNEES DURING EVACUATIONS.
ADDRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT PARK
HOMER PARK OWNER LIABILITY AND
REQUIRING THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT
TO POST THE NEW REGULATIONS ON
THEIR WEBSITES SO THAT PARK
OWNERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE
CHANGES PRIOR TO THEM BECOMING
EFFECTIVE. AB 2022 WILL HELP
PROTECT RESIDENTS AND OUR
NEIGHBORS. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING MR. RODRIGUEZ THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS
TODAY I RISE IN YOUR SUPPORT AB
2022 AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM MORRO BAY FOR
INTRODUCING THIS MEASURE AS
CHAIR OF THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, I'M
FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT
CALIFORNIA CAN ADEQUATELY
PREPARE AND RESPOND TO NATURAL
DISASTERS IN LIGHT OF THE
INCREASING THREATS POSED BY
WILDFIRES, FLOODS AND NOW EVEN
TORNADOES. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
WE ENSURE MOBILE HOME PARK
RESIDENTS CAN EVACUATE QUICKLY
AND SAFELY FROM AN EMERGENCY. AB
2022 WILL HELP SAVE LIVES BY
MAKING SURE SOME OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE CITIZENS ARE
PROTECTED WHEN DISASTER STRIKES.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, I URGE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR AB 2022. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 48. NOES. ONE MEASURE
PASSES. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO
AHEAD TO FILE ITEM 297. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2374 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HANEY. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2374 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY. AN ACT RELATING TO
EMPLOYMENT. MEMBER HANEY, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2374, WHICH WILL
STRENGTHEN CALIFORNIA'S
DISPLACED JANITORS OPPORTUNITY
ACT BY EXPANDING PROTECTIONS FOR
LAID OFF JANITORS IN 2002,
CALIFORNIA PASSED THE DISPLACED
JANITORS OPPORTUNITY ACT TO
PREVENT MASS LAYOFFS OF
JANITORS. WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE
IN THE STAFFING AGENCY, THIS
BILL WILL UPDATE THE ACT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CLOSE LOOPHOLES AND
ENSURE THAT JANITORS ARE NOT
BEING EXPLOITED WILL REQUIRE A
NEWLY HIRED JANITORIAL STAFFING
AGENCY TO RETAIN LAID OFF
JANITORS FOR 90 DAYS, CLOSED
LOOPHOLES IN THE ACT BY REMOVING
THE EXEMPTION FOR AGENCIES WITH
LESS THAN 25 EMPLOYEES AND
REQUIRE THE COMPANIES TO RELAY
INFORMATION ABOUT NEWLY HIRED TO
THE NEWLY HIRED AGENCY. WE
WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE
OPPOSITION ON RECENT AMENDMENTS,
ADDRESSING NEARLY ALL THEIR
CONCERNS, INCLUDING THEIR
PRIMARY ONE AROUND LIABILITY IN
THE SENATE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
NEGOTIATE THE OUTSTANDING PIECE
AND REACH AN AGREEMENT, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 42. NOES
TEN. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 53, AB 2047 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2047 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG. AN
ACT RELATED TO PUBLIC
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
MEMBER. FONG. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. EARLIER
THIS YEAR, THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE RELEASED A
REPORT CALLED IT A CALL TO
ACTION. AN ASSESSMENT OF HOW OUR
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS ARE DOING IN
PREVENTING SEX DISCRIMINATION
AND HARASSMENT. THE REPORT FOUND
THAT OUR INSTITUTIONS ARE
LACKING IN MONITORING COMPLIANCE
WITH FEDERAL TITLE NINE LAW AND
STATE LAW. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
ALL FORMS IS AN AFFRONT TO OUR
VALUES IMPACTING THE LIVES OF
EVERYONE, NOT JUST THOSE WHO ARE
SURVIVORS. SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON
COLLEGE CAMPUSES DENIES STUDENT
ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY,
WHICH IS THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS A
FORM OF DISCRIMINATION THAT HAS
NO PLACE IN OUR PUBLIC HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. TOGETHER
WITH TEN OTHER MEMBERS, WE
INTRODUCED A CALL TO ACTION BILL
PACKAGE TO STRENGTHEN SEX
DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL
HARASSMENT POLICIES, OVERSIGHT
AND ACCOUNTABILITY. ASSEMBLY
BILL 247 IS THE FIRST OF TWO
BILLS THAT I HAVE INTRODUCED.
THIS BILL WILL ESTABLISH A
SYSTEMWIDE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA. THE SYSTEMWIDE
OFFICE WILL BE TASKED WITH
MONITORING EACH CAMPUS TO ENSURE
EFFECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN TO
ADEQUATELY PREVENT AND ADDRESS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS,
WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF
PREVENTING A REOCCURRENCE. THE
PROVISIONS WITH ASSEMBLY BILL
247 ARE BASED ON BEST PRACTICES
ESTABLISHED BY THE US DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE AND THE US DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION, OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS. ASSEMBLY BILL 247 WILL
PROVIDE THE NECESSARY STRUCTURE
FOR UC AND CSU CAMPUSES TO
ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN A
MANNER THAT WILL RESTORE
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND HAVE
POSITIVE IMPACTS ON THE HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS
AND STAFF MEMBERS. I URGE YOU TO
STAND WITH OUR SURVIVORS AND
EXTEND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO ARE
ON THE FRONTLINES OF THIS LIFE
CHANGING WORK ON OUR CAMPUSES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FONG. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 60. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 54 AB 2048 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MIKE FONG. CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2048 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG. AN
ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER
. MEMBERS. THE BILL I PRESENTED
JUST ADDRESSED SEX
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT
POLICIES AT THE UC AND CSU. THIS
BILL, ASSEMBLY BILL 248,
ADDRESSES THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AS DETAILED
IN THE COMMITTEE'S CALL TO
ACTION REPORT. UNLIKE THE UC AND
CSU, THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES DO NOT HAVE A SYSTEM
WIDE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND INSTEAD
RELY ON LOCAL GOVERNING BOARDS
TO ADOPT POLICIES THAT ALIGN
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS,
PREVENT PROVIDING CONSISTENT
OVERSIGHT FOR ADDRESSING SEXUAL
DISCRIMINATION ACROSS OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES WILL REQUIRE
A DIFFERENT APPROACH DUE TO THE
SYSTEM'S UNIQUE GOVERNANCE
STRUCTURE. ASSEMBLY BILL 248
ESTABLISHES A WORKING GROUP OF
STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND
ADMINISTRATORS WHO WILL WORK
COLLABORATIVELY TO EXAMINE
EXISTING POLICIES AND PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
ON OUR CAMPUSES ARE DETECTING,
ADDRESSING AND PREVENTING SEXUAL
HARASSMENT. THIS WORKING GROUP
WILL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE
LEGISLATURE WITH ITS FINDINGS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY FEBRUARY
1ST, 2026. ASSEMBLY BILL 248
REPRESENTS A COLLABORATIVE AND
MEANINGFUL APPROACH TO REFORMING
HOW SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS
ADDRESSED IN OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES CAMPUSES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU, MR. FONG. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. YEAH YOU ARE. YEAH,
I KNOW IT'S LATE, BUT I DO WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF OUR
COLLEAGUE, CHAIR OF HIGHER
EDUCATION ON. THIS IS A VERY
SERIOUS ISSUE. AND THANK YOU.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING HIM
FOR HIS WORK ON TITLE NINE
ISSUES. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN
FONG. 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. TALLY THE VOTE. AYES 65.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 55. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2054 BY THE MEMBER FROM
ORINDA. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2054 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN AN ACCOLADE
TO ENERGY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BAUER-KAHAN. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I AM PROUD
TO PRESENT AB 2054, A BILL THAT
WILL LOWER YOUR CONSTITUENTS
UTILITY RATES. IT WILL DO SO BY
MAKING SURE THE PUC
COMMISSIONERS DO NOT HAVE
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS, AND BY
PUTTING SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ON
BALANCING ACCOUNTS, WHICH ARE
THE SINGLE LARGEST CONTRIBUTING
FACTOR TO PGNCS RISING
DISTRIBUTION COSTS WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 42. NOES
EIGHT. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 56. ASSEMBLY BILL 2088
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2088 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY.
AN ACT RELATING TO CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES. MEMBER MCCARTY. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. THIS IS A BILL TO GIVE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES THE RIGHT
OF FIRST REFUSAL WHEN A NEW JOB
POSTING IS OPENED AT THEIR
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT. WE IMPROVED
UPON THIS BILL FROM LAST YEAR,
TOOK AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION, AND THIS WILL
ENSURE THAT THAT PEOPLE WORKING
PART TIME JOB DON'T HAVE TO
LEAVE WORK TO GO WORK IN
MCDONALDS. THEY CAN MAYBE HAVE A
FULL TIME JOB AT A LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT OR
SCHOOL DISTRICT. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. MCCARTY. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VÚI WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 46. NOES NINE. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 57
AB 2103 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PELLERIN. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2103 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN AND OTHERS. AN
ACT RELATING TO STATE PARKS.
MEMBER PELLERIN. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. FOLLOWING
THE DEVASTATING CCU LIGHTNING
COMPLEX WILDFIRE IN MY DISTRICT,
WHICH BURNED ACROSS THE ENTIRETY
OF BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK
AND PORTIONS OF SURROUNDING
PARKS IN 2020, THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION INITIATED A PLANNING
PROCESS TO REIMAGINE BIG BASIN
REDWOODS, CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST
STATE PARK. IN THIS EFFORT,
STATE PARKS HAS PARTNERED WITH
VARIOUS CONSERVATION
ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND
EVALUATE LAND PARCELS THAT ARE
ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING FOREST
HEALTH, TO TRANSFER THOSE
PARCELS TO STATE PARKS FOR LONG
TERM PRESERVATION. IN THE
CURRENT PROCESS OF STATE LAND
ACQUISITION, WHICH REQUIRES
APPROVAL BY THE PUBLIC WORKS
BOARD AND DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
SERVICES, IS OFTEN DELAYED,
MAKING CONSERVATION
ORGANIZATIONS WAIT MONTHS OR
EVEN YEARS TO TRANSFER PROPERTY
AND CREATES A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY. AB 2103 WILL HELP
PROVIDE CERTAINTY TO ACQUISITION
PARTNERS BY ADDING PROPERTY
ACQUIRED FOR BIG BASIN REDWOODS,
ANO NUEVO, BUTANO STATE PARKS TO
THE LIST OF EXEMPTIONS FROM THE
STATE PARKS BOARD PROCESS BY
SPEEDING UP THE LAND ACQUISITION
PROCESS, THIS BILL WILL SERVE AS
A MODEL FOR PERMANENTLY
PROTECTING LANDS FOR
CONSERVATION, CULTURAL AND
RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, AS WELL
AS HELPING US MEET OUR CLIMATE
GOALS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
58. NOES ONE MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 58 AB 2104
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2104 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA AND OTHERS
AND ACT RELATING TO
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. SORIA.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 2104
WILL HELP ADDRESS OUR HEALTH
CARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AND
IMPROVE THE ACCESS AND
AFFORDABILITY OF A NURSING
DEGREE BY ESTABLISHING A PILOT
PROGRAM ALLOWING UP TO TEN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS TO
ESTABLISH NURSING BACHELOR
PROGRAMS. ONE OF THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES OF THE
OF COVID 19, ONE OF THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
AN UNPRECEDENTED NURSING
SHORTAGE. CALIFORNIA IS
PROJECTED TO BE SHORT OVER
44,000 REGISTERED NURSES BY
2030. THAT'S JUST IN SIX YEARS.
THIS SHORTAGE IS FELT THE
HARDEST IN RURAL AREAS LIKE THE
CENTRAL VALLEY, WHERE WE'VE
ALREADY SEEN MADERA COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL CLOSE IN PART DUE TO
ITS LACK OF AVAILABLE MEDICAL
PERSONNEL AND IN HEAVILY
RELIANCE OF TRAVELER NURSES,
WHICH ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.
WHILE OUR EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM HAS PROVIDED MANY
STUDENTS WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S
DEGREE IN NURSING, OUR HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM MORE FREQUENTLY
DEMANDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE,
WHILE OUR RURAL STUDENTS WOULD
LOVE TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION
AT A CSU CAMPUS, THEY DON'T
ALWAYS HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO
REACH THOSE SCHOOLS. AND WHEN
THEY DO, THERE MAY NOT BE SLOTS
AVAILABLE. IT'S ALL TOO COMMON
FOR US, FOR OUR MOST PROMISING
STUDENTS UPROOTING THEIR LIVES
TO GO TO SCHOOLS IN OTHER PARTS
OF THE STATE, AND NEVER COMING
BACK OR ATTENDING A CLOSER
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY WHERE THEY'RE
BURDENED WITH HUGE AMOUNT OF
DEBT. OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE
THE MOST AFFORDABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE HIGHER EDUCATION
OPTION FOR OUR CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS. THEY ARE PART OF THE
SOLUTION TO OUR HEALTH CARE
WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. THEY ARE
READY TO HELP US MEET THIS
CHALLENGE. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS
LET THEM DO IT. AB 2104 DOES
THIS BY DIRECTING THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE TO
SELECT UP TO TEN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE
IN A PILOT PROJECT, TO OFFER A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN IN NURSING,
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, TODAY I RISE IN SUPPORT
AND AS A PROUD COAUTHOR OF AB
2104, THIS BILL IS ABOUT ACCESS
OUR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET
STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES
WHERE THEY LIVE AND AT A PRICE
THEY CAN AFFORD. THEY ARE THE
GATEWAY FOR SO MANY OF OUR MOST
IMPOVERISHED STUDENTS TO A
COLLEGE EDUCATION AND A
PROMISING CAREER IN A FIELD THEY
LOVE. OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES
HAVE A STATEWIDE REACH. OUR
OTHER SYSTEMS DO NOT HAVE, AND
NOT JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY, BUT
ECONOMICALLY AS WELL, REACHING
OUR POOREST AND MOST
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. IF WE
ARE TRULY GOING TO ADDRESS THE
STATEWIDE NURSING CRISIS, WE
NEED TO ENLIST THE HELP OF A
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM WITH A
TRULY STATEWIDE REACH. I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM MERCED
FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT BILL
FORWARD, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 57.
NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 60. ASSEMBLY BILL
2125 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2125 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA.
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE BILL
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE TAKEN,
APPROPRIATIONS NARROWED DOWN THE
SCOPE TO A STUDY BILL. THE STUDY
WILL BE AROUND THE ISSUE OF
JUDICIAL OFFICERS PREJUDICE AND
CONFLICT OF INTEREST. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTERS WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES,
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 58. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. PASS AND RETAIN
ON ITEMS. FILE ITEMS 61 AND 62.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 63 AB 2298
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HARDT. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2298 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HARDT
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
COASTAL RESOURCES. MEMBER HART.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. LAST MONTH A DEAD
GRAY WHALE WASHED ASHORE IN THE
BAY AREA. SCIENTISTS FOUND THAT
THE 40 FOOT ADULT WHALE HAD
INJURIES CONSISTENT WITH BLUNT
FORCE TRAUMA FROM A VESSEL
STRIKE. THE INJURIES FOUND ON
THE GRAY WHALE UNDERSCORED THE
RELENTLESS CHALLENGES THESE
ENDANGERED SPECIES FACE ACROSS
THE GLOBE. IN ADDITION TO THE
THREAT OF SHIP STRIKES, SHIPPING
NOISE CAN DISRUPT WHALE
NAVIGATION, FEEDING PATTERNS,
AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.
RESEARCH POINTS TOWARD A VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD BUT IMPACTFUL
SOLUTION SLOWING DOWN SHIPS. AB
2298 WILL ESTABLISH THE
CALIFORNIA PROTECTING BLUE
WHALES AND BLUE SKIES, A
STATEWIDE VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED
REDUCTION PROGRAM. THE
LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDE
SHIPPING COMPANIES WITH FORMAL
RECOGNITION AND ENDORSEMENT FROM
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR
SLOWING THEIR SPEED TO LESS THAN
TEN KNOTS, REDUCING EMISSIONS
AND SAFEGUARDING WHALES. AB 2298
WILL HELP PREVENT BOAT STRIKES,
REDUCE DISRUPTIVE NOISE THAT
HAMPERS WHALE COMMUNICATION, AND
LOW IN CARBON EMISSIONS ALONG
THE COAST. THE BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 64.
NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 65 AB 2360 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2360 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. RENDON AN APPLE
INTO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES.
RENDON. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2360
WOULD HELP THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF
CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, OR
IDD, BY ESTABLISHING A PILOT
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THEM WITH
COUNSELING AND SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES. THIS WILL PROMOTE A
MORE STABLE HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR
ALL MEMBERS OF A FAMILY WHO CARE
FOR A SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUAL.
THANK YOU, MR. BRENNAN. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 62.
NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 66 AB 2387 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2387 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN
. AN ACT RELATING TO MOBILE HOME
PARKS. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
AND MEMBERS. IN SOME AREAS LOCAL
PERMITTING PROCESSES AND
EXCESSIVE FEES CHARGED FOR
ADDING LOTS IN EXISTING MOBILE
HOME PARKS CAN REACH THE TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER LOT
BEING ADDED, MAKING THE ADDITION
OF LOTS IN MOBILE HOME PARKS
COST PROHIBITIVE. AB 2387 ALLOWS
CALIFORNIA'S EXISTING MOBILE
HOME PARKS TO APPLY TO LOCAL
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO INCREASE
THEIR NUMBER OF LOTS BY UP TO
10, AND INCENTIVIZES INCREASES
IN MOBILE HOME SPACES BY
EXEMPTING ADDED SPACES FROM
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TAXES AND
LOCAL FEES. THE LATEST
AMENDMENTS REFLECT PROTECTIONS
FOR SENSITIVE AREAS AND CLARIFY
THAT ADDED UNITS WILL NOT REMOVE
UNITS FROM LOCAL RENT CONTROL
MEASURES. THE BILL ENJOYED
BIPARTISAN AND SUPPORT UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT IN COMMITTEE, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 63. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 67
AB 2398 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA. CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2398 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY. MR. KALRA. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2398 WOULD
REQUIRE THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO CONDUCT AN
EXTERNAL AUDIT OF EACH OF ITS
CAMPUSES BY JANUARY FIRST, 2028.
IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE ALL AUDITS
OF THE CSU SYSTEM OR ITS
CAMPUSES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC. CURRENTLY, THE CSU
SYSTEM CONDUCTS AN EXTERNAL
SYSTEM WIDE AUDIT EACH YEAR. IT
ALSO CONDUCTS SMALLER, IRREGULAR
AUDITS OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS
OPERATED BY INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES.
HOWEVER, IT IS NOT CONDUCT
STANDALONE EXTERNAL AUDITS OF
EACH OF ITS 23 CAMPUSES. WHILE
EXISTING AUDITS CONTAIN SOME
INFORMATION REGARDING EACH
CAMPUSES FINANCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES, THEY DO NOT
CONSTITUTE THE FULL INSPECTION
THAT WOULD BE OFFERED BY A
COMPLETE CAMPUS LEVEL AUDIT. BY
REQUIRING AN AUDIT OF EACH CSU
CAMPUS, AB 2398 WILL SHED LIGHT
ON THE CSU SYSTEM'S FINANCIAL
HEALTH AND HELP US MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS THAT WILL POSITIVELY
IMPACT FACULTY, STUDENTS AND THE
CSU SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 61. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
SENATE. THIRD READING FILE ITEMS
317 THROUGH 319. PASS AND RETAIN
ON. MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO
THE SECOND DAY CONSENT CALENDAR.
BEFORE WE VOTE, WE WILL TAKE
FIRST TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ADDING COAUTHORS. THE
RESOLUTION, THE CLERK WILL READ
THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY. CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 199 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALLELES. RELATIVE TO
NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
200 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JONES,
SAWYER, AND OTHERS. RELATIVE TO
HYPERTENSION AWARENESS MONTH AND
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
201 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALLELES
RELATIVE TO BUILDING SAFETY.
CLERK WILL NOW OPEN THE ROLL TO
ALLOW ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A
COAUTHOR TO THE RESOLUTIONS.
MEMBERS THIS VOTE IS FOR
COAUTHORS. ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL MEMBERS
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE ARE
68 COAUTHORS ADDED. MOVING TO A
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ANY ITEM MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE
AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SEEING NONE, HEARING
NONE. CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND
DAY CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2698 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AYES 61 NOES ZERO.
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE REMAINING
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2324. AYES 61. NØ
ZERO. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 199. AYES 61. NAYS
ZERO. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 261. NÓ. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 201 61 NØ
ZERO. SENATE. CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 118 AYES 61 NØ ZERO.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
121. AYES 61 NØ ZERO. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 125 AYES
61 NØ ZERO. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 126. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 127. AYES
61 NØ ZERO. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 128 AYES 61 NÓ ZERO.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
129. AYES 61 NØ ZERO. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ONE 3861
NØ ZERO. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 133 I 61 NØ ZERO.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 134
I 61. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 135 AYES 61 NØ ZERO.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
138, AYES 61, AND SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ONE 4861
NØ ZERO. THE MAJORITY LEADER IS
RECOGNIZED FOR HER ANNOUNCEMENT.
MEMBERS, PLEASE, YOUR ATTENTION.
ALL RIGHT, GUESS WHAT THE BINGO
NUMBER IS THIS TIME. OKAY,
MEMBERS, TODAY WE DISPENSE WITH
211 ITEMS. THAT MEANS THAT WE
HAVE AROUND 90 ITEMS TO DISPENSE
WITH BEFORE THIS WEEK'S
DEADLINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
DILIGENT WORK AND PLEASE BE ON
TIME TOMORROW SO WE CAN QUICKLY
FINISH OUR REMAINING BUSINESS
BEFORE MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AS WE GET CLOSER TO OUR HOUSE OF
ORIGIN DEADLINE. MEMBERS, PLEASE
BE READY TO TAKE UP YOUR BILLS
TOMORROW UNLESS YOU'D LIKE TO BE
HERE LATE ON FRIDAY. I DON'T
THINK YOU DO. SESSION SCHEDULE
IS AS FOLLOWED. THURSDAY, MAY
23RD FLOOR SESSION, 10 A.M.
SHARP, PLEASE. ALL OTHER ITEMS
WILL BE WILL REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTION
SHALL BE CONTINUED. SEEING AND
HEARING. NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO ADJOURN. MISS AGUIAR-CURRY
MOVES. MISS DIXON. SECONDS THAT
THIS HOUSE STANDS. ADJOURNED
UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
THURSDAY, MAY 23RD AT 10 A.M.
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED AND THE
HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.
IS HE READY? DAVID. READY.
BAUER-KAHAN AB 3253. NØ TO I.
VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BAUER. KHN. ASSEMBLY BILL 3253
NØ TO I. TING. VOTE CHANGE AB
2322 FROM NÓ TO I VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2322 NÓ TO I. GIBSON. VOTE
CHANGE AB 2690 FROM I TO NOT
VOTING VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON ASSEMBLY BILL 2690
I TO NOT VOTING DAVIES. VOTE
CHANGE AB. 2711I TO NO VOTE
CHANGE ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2711 I TO NO.
SANCHEZ VOTE CHANGE FILE 313 AB
3160 NO TO ABSTAIN FILE ITEM 17
VOTE CHANGE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANCHEZ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3160 NO
TO NOT VOTING. FILE ITEM 17 AB
3239. YES TO ABSTAIN. SANCHEZ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3239 I TO NOT
VOTING. HELLO. AND FOR MY LAST
VOTE CHANGE. FILE ITEM 278 AB
2692 PAPINE. I TO NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JOAN SAWYER. ASSEMBLY BILL 2692
I TO NOT VOTING. CHEN AB 3256 I
TO NOT VOTING. VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3256 I TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
VO CHANGE AB 90 TÍNH 60 I TO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY. ASSEMBLY BILL 1960
I TO NOT VOTING VOTE CHANGE.
HANEY AB 18 09I TO NOT VOTING
VOTE CHANGE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HANEY. ASSEMBLY BILL 18 09I TO
NOT VOTING. MCKENNA. FILE NUMBER
102 AB 1794 I TO NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCKENNA. ASSEMBLY BILL 1794 I TO
NOT VOTING FILE NUMBER 309 AB
2943 I TO NOT VOTING. MCKENNA
ASSEMBLY BILL 2943 I TO NOT
VOTING. CORRECTION. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2933 I TO NOT VOTING.
CORRECTION ASSEMBLY BILL 2943 I
TO NOT VOTING. VOTE CHANGE. AB
2088 I TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER HART.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2088 I TO NOT
VOTING. HELLO. ALVAREZ. VOTE
CHANGE. ASSEMBLY BILL 2519 TÍNH
NÓ TO I THE VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2519 NØ TO I. YES
THIS IS DIXON. VOTE CHANGE AB
2135 I TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2135 I TO NOT
VOTING. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE TWO
MORE. DIXON AGAIN VOTE CHANGE AB
3239I TO NOT VOTING DIXON.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3239 I TO NOT
VOTING. AND MY LAST ONE DIXON AB
2300I2 NÓ DIXON. ASSEMBLY BILL
2300 I TO NÓ.