ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
CURRY NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A
QUORUM. THE SERGEANT AT ARMS
WILL PREPARE THE CHAMBER AND
BRING IN THE ABSENT MEMBERS, OF
WHICH THERE ARE A LOT. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL. ADDIS
AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIZ. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA BAINES. BAUER-KAHAN.
BENNETT. BERMAN BERNER. BONTA.
BRYANT CALDERON. JUAN. CARRILLO
WENDY. CARRILLO. CERVANTES. CHEN
CONNERLY. DALY DE THIES. DIXON,
ISOLE. FLORA. MIKE. FONG, VINCE.
FONG. FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER. GARCIA. GIBSON
GRAYSON. HAYNIE. HART HOLDEN.
HOOVER. IRWIN JACKSON. JONES.
SAWYER, CORA. LACKEY, LEE. LOWE
LOWENTHAL. MAYNE. SHINE. MATHIS
MCCARTY. MCKENNA. MURATSUCHI
HIÆN. ORTEGA. PACHECO PAPPIN,
JIM. PATTERSON JOE. PATTERSON.
PELLERIN. PETRIE-NORRIS
QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS. RENDON
REYES. THREE OF US. RODRIGUEZ.
RUBIO. SANCHEZ SANTIAGO.
SCHIAVO. SORIA TO TING. VALENCIA
VÆ. VALLAPUDUA. WALDRON. WALLACE
WARD. WEBER. WICKS WILSON. WOOD.
ZUBIR MR. SPEAKER.
MEMBERS. IT IS NOW 10:15 A.M.
MEMBERS, PLEASE REPORT TO THE
FLOOR. IT IS NOW 10:15 A.M. WE
GAVELED DOWN AT 10 A.M. MEMBERS,
PLEASE REPORT TO THE FLOOR. A
LOT OF BUSINESS AHEAD OF US
TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL NOW
MOVE TO A VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. MEMBERS, PLEASE COME
IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR TO VOTE
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SESSION
WAS SCHEDULED FOR 10 A.M. IT'S
NOW 1017. THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. I'M HEARING WE MAY BE
WITHHOLDING VOTE ADDS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
39. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
39. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, I KNOW THEY
WANT TO START AT 12, BUT WE
DON'T HAVE ANYBODY HERE UNTIL
MISS WILSON AT ÁP. SO SHE'S GOOD
FOR HER TO. AND MR. MURATSUCHI,
THAT'S IT.
YEAH.
STILL WAITING FOR MEMBERS TO
REPORT TO THE FLOOR. IT'S NOW
10:21 A.M. APPRECIATE YOU ALL
THAT ARE HERE.
MEMBERS, PLEASE REPORT TO THE
FLOOR. FOR.
WE JUST HAD 40.
MEMBERS, CAN I HAVE YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE? MEMBERS.
CLERK WILL STRIKE THE ROLL.
THERE IS NO CONSENT CALENDAR. I
APPRECIATE THAT MANY OF YOU
HERE. NOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO DO. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU
WOULD STAY HERE SO THAT WE COULD
GET TO OUR WORK. WE HAVE A LOT
OF BUSINESS TO DO TODAY. IT'S
NOW 1022. WE GAVEL DOWN TO 10
A.M. MEMBERS QUORUM IS NOW
PRESENT. WE ASK OUR GUESTS AND
VISITORS IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER AND IN THE GALLERY TO
PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER AND
THE FLAG SALUTE. TODAY'S PRAYER
WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR ASSEMBLY
CHAPLAIN, IMAM YASIR KHAN.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL.
ALMIGHTY GOD, AS WE GATHER IN
THIS ASSEMBLY, WE HUMBLY ASK FOR
YOUR GUIDANCE AND BLESSING.
GRANT US THE WISDOM TO MAKE. TO
MAKE DECISIONS THAT HONOR THE
NEEDS OF ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS,
THE COMPASSION TO SERVE WITH
EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING, AND
THE COURAGE TO ACT WITH
INTEGRITY AND CONVICTION. MAY
OUR DISCUSSIONS BE MARKED BY
MUTUAL RESPECT AND OPEN
MINDEDNESS, LEADING TO SOLUTIONS
THAT UPLIFT AND EMPOWER OUR
COMMUNITIES. STRENGTHEN OUR
BONDS OF UNITY AND COOPERATION,
SO THAT TOGETHER WE MAY STRIVE
TOWARDS A BRIGHTER AND MORE
EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL. IN
YOUR DIVINE NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WIX WILL LEAD US
IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE PLACE YOUR
HAND OVER YOUR HEART. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF 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 DAYS. JOURNAL. ASSEMBLY
CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, THURSDAY,
MAY 2ND, 2024. THE ASSEMBLY MET
AT NINE. MR. FLORES SECONDS AT
THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH.
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION AND
REFERENCES OF BILL WILL WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE. MESSAGES FROM
THE SENATE. THERE ARE NONE.
MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY SHALL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING
TO OUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS,
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 118 A TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO PATTERSON TO
HAVE GUESTS IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER AND TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RENDON TO HAVE HIS
DAUGHTER SEATED AT HIS DESK
TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER.
YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL MOTIONS,
MADAM. JESUS. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE. SECOND READING FILE. ITEM
ONE. THE CLERK WILL READ THE
SENATE BILL 828. ALL BILLS WILL
BE DEEMED READ AND ALL
AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED. UNDER RECONSIDERATION
FILE ITEMS TWO THROUGH FOUR. ALL
ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED. JUST A
NOTE, MEMBERS. WE WILL NOT HAVE
A FORMAL FORMAL LUNCH TODAY. WE
WILL TAKE A SHORT BREAK AROUND
NOON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE
QUORUM CALL WILL NOT BE LIFTED.
WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS AHEAD
OF US. WE'LL TRY TO KEEP THAT
SHORT. THERE WILL BE FOOD
AVAILABLE AT LEAST SOMEWHERE FOR
SOME.
TOÀN. OKAY. AND DURING. DURING
THAT BREAK, WE WON'T BE
ENTERTAINING VOTE CHANGES. JUST
TO GIVE OUR FLOOR STAFF A CHANCE
TO GET A BITE TO EAT AS WELL. SO
WE'LL BE ENTERTAINING FLOOR
CHANGE OR VOTE CHANGES TOWARDS
THE END OF THE DAY. AND JUST TO
NOTE, IF YOU ARE NOT AT YOUR
DESK READY WHEN YOUR BILL COMES
UP, WE WILL PASS AND WE WILL
COME BACK TO THAT LATER IN THE
DAY. SO WE ASK YOU TO BE READY
WHEN YOUR BILL COMES UP.
OTHERWISE IT WILL BE LATER IN
THE DAY.
OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO
BUSINESS. ON THE ON. WE WILL NOW
MOVE TO. TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING FILE ITEM 14 AB 2292 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2292 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS. AN ACT RELATING
TO ELECTRICITY. MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2292. THIS MEASURE
WILL ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF TRANSMISSION PROJECTS BY
REMOVING DUPLICATIVE
REQUIREMENTS IN THE PERMITTING
PROCESS. THE BILL HAS RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. 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 46. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING.
TO. WE ARE GOING TO PASS
TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM 16.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 18. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3259 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3259 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON. AN ACT RELATING
TO TAXATION. MEMBER WILSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS.
I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT AB 3259,
A DISTRICT BILL THAT WOULD
PROVIDE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY FOR
THE RESIDENTS IN SOLANO COUNTY
TO VOTE ON PENDING LOCAL REVENUE
MEASURES TO PROTECT ESSENTIAL
SERVICES AND IMPROVE CRITICAL
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
CURRENTLY A CITIZEN INITIATIVE
PUT ON THE BALLOT BY THE
RESIDENTS AND THE CITY OF
BENICIA WOULD, IF APPROVED BY
VOTERS, WOULD PUT THE CITY ABOVE
THE CAP. EARLIER THIS YEAR,
VOTERS IN THE CITY OF BENICIA
OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED A THREE
QUARTER CENT GENERAL PURPOSE
SALES TAX INCREASE TO SUPPORT
PUBLIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL
SERVICES. THIS BILL DOES NOT
RAISE OR ENACT ANY NEW TAXES. IT
SIMPLY EMPOWERS VOTERS WITHIN
SOLANO COUNTY BY ALLOWING THEM
TO DECIDE WHETHER TO APPROVE
LOCAL REVENUE MEASURES THAT
WOULD EXCEED THE 2% CAP UNTIL
2029. WITH THAT, I THANK YOU ALL
AND 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 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. I WO
WE WILL NOT CLOSE THE ROLL. I'M
SORRY. I WAS SO EXCITED AND
HOPEFUL. Þ ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. MEMBERS. PLEASE
COME TO THE FLOOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON
MOVES THE CALL. PASS. SO MOVE ON
TO. EXCUSE ME. FILE ITEM 28.
ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO PASS ON
FILE ITEM 20. PASS PASS
TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM 20.
WE'RE GOING TO PASS TEMPORARILY
ON ITEM NUMBER 21 AB 2441
MEMBERS. IF YOU WANT YOUR BILL
TO BE HEARD, PLEASE REPORT TO
THE FLOOR. MOVING BACK TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS AB
2672 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS, THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2672 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS
AND OTHERS AN ACT RELATING TO
ENERGY PETRIE-NORRIS YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 2672. THIS
BILL WILL ALLOW CERTAIN PROJECT
HOME KEY SITES THAT ARE MASTER
METERED TO RECEIVE DISCOUNTED
UTILITY BILLS UNDER OUR CARE
PROGRAM. THESE RESIDENTS WOULD
OTHERWISE BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
CARE PROGRAM. AND SO WE'RE
SIMPLY CLARIFYING THAT IN THESE
SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY
WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CARE
DISCOUNT. THE BILLS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. 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. I REALLY CAN COUNT.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 57. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 23, AB 3138 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON, THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3138 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON. AN ACT
RELATING TO VEHICLES. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
AB 3138, WHICH WOULD MODIFY THE
EXISTING ALTERNATIVE DIGITAL
LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM TO ALLOW
DRIVERS TO HAVE THE OPTION TO
CHOOSE WHETHER THEY'D LIKE THE
DIGITAL LICENSE PLATE TO INCLUDE
BANNER MESSAGES AND VEHICLE
LOCATION TECHNOLOGY, MORE
COMMONLY KNOWN AS GPS. THIS BILL
BUILDS UPON A SUCCESSFUL PILOT
PROGRAM LAUNCHED OVER A DECADE
AGO IN 2013. UNDER CURRENT LAW,
WHEN PURCHASING A VEHICLE,
CONSUMERS ARE TYPICALLY GIVEN A
METAL PLATE. HOWEVER IF A
CONSUMER WANTS TO CHOOSE TO
PURCHASE A DIGITAL LICENSE PLATE
THAT IS APPROVED BY DMV, THEY
CURRENTLY HAVE THAT OPTION. AS
NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS, DMV HAS
ALREADY CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE
RULEMAKING RELATED TO
ALTERNATIVE DEVICES TO
CONVENTIONAL LICENSE PLATE
STICKERS, TABS, AND REGISTRATION
CARDS, AND THUS WILL NOT REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
BILL SHOULD IT BECOME LAW. THESE
DIGITAL LICENSE PLATES TYPICALLY
COST AROUND $500 AND REQUIRE A
SUBSCRIPTION. OAN. THE BILL
ALSO PUTS IN PLACE PRIVACY
STANDARDS FOR THE GPS PLATES
THAT FAR EXCEED PROTECTIONS IN
CURRENT LAW. FOR OTHER
COMPARABLE GPS EQUIPPED DEVICES.
AS NOTED, THESE PROTECTIONS FAR
EXCEED PROTECTIONS IN STATUTE
FOR OTHER GPS AND ENABLED
DEVICES SUCH AS CARS THEMSELVES.
APPS USE INSIDE THE CARS, OUR
CELL PHONES, AND COUNTLESS OTHER
LEGAL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO
CONSUMER CONSUMERS AT MUCH
CHEAPER PRICES. THIS BILL IS
SUPPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT DUE
TO THE FACT THAT IT WILL IMPROVE
PUBLIC SAFETY. I PLAN TO AMEND
THE BILL IN THE SENATE TO
ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN
RAISED BY SOME AROUND THE
BANNERS BEING USED FOR
ADVERTISING. THE AMENDMENTS WILL
CLARIFY THAT THIS IS NOT THE
CASE. THIS BILL HAS PASSED
THROUGH COMMITTEE WITH
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. AND SO I
THANK YOU AND 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 VOTING 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. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 24, AB 1825 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MURATSUCHI. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1825 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO LIBRARIES.
MURATSUCHI VIDAK: THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I AM PROUD TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 1825, THE
CALIFORNIA FREEDOM TO READ ACT.
THIS IS A BILL THAT I'VE BEEN
WORKING ON WITH THE AMERICAN
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND THE ACLU
TO FIGHT THE NATIONAL BOOK
BANNING EFFORT. THE FREEDOM TO
READ IS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR
DEMOCRACY, BUT IT HAS BEEN UNDER
ATTACK IN RECENT YEARS.
ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, TITLES IN
THE UNITED STATES, CHALLENGES TO
BOOKS INCREASED 65% FROM 2022 TO
2023, REACHING THE HIGHEST LEVEL
EVER DOCUMENTED BY THE LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION. THESE TITLES ARE
OFTEN TARGETING THE VOICES OF
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR OF THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY, WITH, WITH UP
TO 47% OF THOSE TARGETED BY
THESE CENSORSHIP ATTEMPTS
TARGETING THE VOICES AND LIVED
EXPERIENCES OF THE LGBTQ AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THIS BILL
WILL PROHIBIT PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LAST
YEAR, OUR COLLEAGUE FROM MORENO
VALLEY HAD THE BILL TO ADDRESS
BOOK BANNING IN OUR SCHOOL
LIBRARIES. THIS IS A BILL TO
ADDRESS PUBLIC LIBRARIES. THIS
BILL WILL PROHIBIT PUBLIC
LIBRARIES FROM BANNING BOOKS
THAT DISCRIMINATE OR EXCLUDE
MATERIALS BASED ON RACE,
NATIONALITY, GENDER IDENTITY,
SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION,
DISABILITY, POLITICAL
AFFILIATION, OR SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS. I ALSO WANT TO ASSURE
ALL THE PARENTS, INCLUDING
MYSELF, THAT THIS WILL NOT TAKE
AWAY THE DISCRETION OF
LIBRARIANS TO BE ABLE TO
EXERCISE THEIR JUDGMENT IN TERMS
OF WHERE AND HOW TO DISPLAY AGE
APPROPRIATE BOOKS. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND
COMMITTEE, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MURATSUCHI.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB 1825 AND LGBTQ
CAUCUS ENDORSED BILL. THE
CALIFORNIA FREEDOM TO READ ACT
PROVIDES A STANDARDIZED AND
COMMON SENSE SOLUTION TO THE
NEWLY POLITICIZED LANDSCAPE THAT
IS, OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES. THE
RIGHT TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND
IDEAS IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE
FIRST AMENDMENT AND OUR
DEMOCRACY. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH
DIVERSE IDEAS SO THAT THEY CAN
DETERMINE THEIR OWN BELIEFS. AND
LIMITING THAT CHOICE DOES NOT
BENEFIT. BUT DOES NOT BENEFIT US
AS A SOCIETY. THE STORIES OF
PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS
SHOULD BE CELEBRATED, NOT ERASED
. UNFORTUNATELY, REPORTS SHOW
THAT A MAJORITY OF THESE BOOK
BANS TARGET LGBTQ CHARACTERS AND
CONTENT. BY BANNING THESE
STORIES, WE MOVE FURTHER AWAY
FROM A MORE ACCEPTING AND
TOLERANT SOCIETY AND INSTEAD
REPLACE THOSE VIRTUES WITH
IGNORANCE AND STIGMA. FOR THESE
REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB 1825. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMAN. MEMBER. WARD.
ASSEMBLY. MEMBER. QUIRK-SILVA
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I ALSO STAND IN
STRONG, STRONG SUPPORT FOR AB
1825 MEMBERS. LAST YEAR WE HAD
SOME ROBUST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
BOOK BANNING AND AS WAS ALREADY
NOTED, THIS WAS IN REFERENCE TO
OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES. NOW WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT OUR PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, AND THIS IS IN FACT
REAL IN MY COUNTY, ORANGE
COUNTY, WE HAVE HUNTINGTON BEACH
THAT HAS NOT ONLY DECIDED TO
MOVE FORWARD ON BOOK BANNING,
BUT HAS DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD
ON LOOKING TOWARDS PRIVATIZING
THEIR LIBRARY. WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN? IT MEANS THAT OUR TRUSTED
LIBRARIANS, LIBRARIANS THAT THAT
MANY HAVE SPECIALIZED DEGREES IN
, IN THEIR PROFESSION ARE NOW
ACTUALLY LEAVING THAT PARTICULAR
LIBRARY. AND QUITTING BECAUSE
THEIR AUTONOMY TO MAKE
PROFESSIONAL DECISIONS IS NOW
BEING PUT UPON THAT CITY
COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY, WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
? IT MEANS IF ONE PARENT OR ONE
PUBLIC CONSTITUENT COMES TO A
COUNCIL OR A SCHOOL BOARD AND
SAYS THEY'D LIKE THIS BOOK TO BE
MOVED, MANY TIMES THAT'S
HAPPENING. SO IT IS NOT A MASS
OF INDIVIDUALS COMING. IT COULD
BE ONE INDIVIDUAL'S. SOME OF THE
BOOKS ON THESE BOOK BANNING
LISTS, LISTS ARE INDEED
CHARLOTTE'S WEB AND FRANK. THESE
ARE THE TYPES OF BOOKS THAT
SOMEBODY HAS OBJECTED TO. I SAID
THIS LAST YEAR IN REFERENCE TO
BOOK BANNING. IF YOU DON'T LIKE
A BOOK FOR YOUR CHILD OR YOUR
FAMILY, THEN YOU SIMPLY DON'T
CHOOSE IT. DON'T CHECK OUT THAT
BOOK. BUT TO ASK EVERYBODY ELSE
TO NOT HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY
BECAUSE OF YOUR PERSONAL BELIEFS
IS UNDEMOCRATIC. AND IT IS AN
ASSAULT ON OUR FREEDOMS. OUR
FREEDOMS TO CHOOSE WHAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO READ THAT IS WHY STAND
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 1825.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA. ALL DEBATE HAVING
CEASED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
THAT? WITH THAT, 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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 49. NOES
THREE. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 25 AB 1917 BY MR.
MURATSUCHI, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1917 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MURATSUCHI. AN ACT
RELATING TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES SO MEMBER ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MURATSUCHI YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR.
SPEAKER. I AM PRESENTING AB
1917, WHICH IS A GOOD GOVERNMENT
BILL TO REQUIRE THAT ALL SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS BE TRAINED AT
LEAST ONCE DURING THEIR TIME OF
SERVICE ON THE BASICS OF FISCAL
MANAGEMENT AND OTHER GOVERNANCE.
ALL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
ON THIS FLOOR, INCLUDING MYSELF,
WE MAY HAVE RECEIVED THAT
TRAINING FROM THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION. THIS
IS MODELED ON THAT APPROACH TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS HAVE SOME BASIC
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO PROPERLY
MANAGE THE MILLIONS, OFTEN
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OF PUBLIC TAXPAYER DOLLARS
RESPONSIBLY. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. NO
OPPOSITION RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR A AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE 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 28 AB 2106
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2106 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY.
AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. WE KNOW THAT OUR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS NOT
ALWAYS THE BEST PLACE FOR PEOPLE
TO SOLVE THEIR DRUG ADDICTION
ISSUES, AND THIS BILL WOULD
INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE GOING THROUGH
THEIR PROBATION TERMS TO
CONTINUE THEIR DRUG TREATMENT
WHILE THEY'RE FINISHING THEIR
PROBATION. WE TOOK AMENDMENTS IN
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO
ONLY FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS ON ONE
YEAR PROBATION TERMS AND
MISDEMEANORS. SO THIS WOULD
SLIGHTLY EXTEND THEIR PROBATION
WHILE THEY'RE FINISHING THEIR
DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.
BUT CONVERSELY, IT WILL ALLOW
THEM TO GET OFF PROBATION SOONER
AS THEY FINISH THEM AS WELL.
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 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 41. NØ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE
TO LIFT THE CALL ON FILE ITEM
NUMBER 18. CLERK WILL POST.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 44. NOES
12. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 29 AB 2130 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SANTIAGO CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2130 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SANTIAGO. AN ACT RELATING
TO VEHICLES. MEMBER SANTIAGO,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. THIS BILL SIMPLY
RESTORES THE ABILITY OF ISSUING
AGENCIES TO OFFER VIRTUAL
HEARING OPTION TO CONTESTED
PARKING TICKETS. IN ADDITION TO
MAIL IN IN-PERSON OPTIONS.
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. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 57. NØ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES 58. NØ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 30
AB 2224 BY MR. SANTIAGO CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2224 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO. AN ACT
RELATING TO SPECIAL IMMIGRANT
JUVENILES. MR. SANTIAGO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, TODAY I'M PRESENTING
THE IMMIGRANT JUVENILE JUSTICE
ACT, WHICH AIMS TO ADDRESS THE
BACKLOG BY ENSURING CLARITY AND
EXPEDIENCY IN THE STATE'S ROLE
IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS, FOR
SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE
STATUS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK, AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. SANTIAGO.
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. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 53. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 32 AB 2432 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GABRIEL. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2432 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
CRIMES. REMEMBER, GABRIEL, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES, I
AM PLEASED TODAY TO PRESENT AB
2432, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH A
PERMANENT SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR
PROGRAMS SERVING VICTIMS OF
VIOLENT CRIME, MODELED ON THE
BIPARTISAN FEDERAL VICTIMS OF
CRIME ACT, OR VOCA. AB 2432
MAKES IT EASIER FOR STATE AND
LOCAL PROSECUTORS TO HOLD
CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE AND
PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES IN
SEVERAL IMPORTANT WAYS BY
CREATING A STATE EQUIVALENT TO
VOCA. AB 2432 WILL PROVIDE
ESSENTIAL FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS
THAT PROVIDE VITAL AND IN MANY
CASES, LIFE SAVING SERVICES TO
CRIME VICTIMS IN CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING VICTIMS OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
AND CHILD ABUSE. THIS BILL IS
SUPPORTED BY A BROAD COALITION
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, VICTIM
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND
CRIMINAL JUSTICE GROUPS THAT
INCLUDE ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB
BONTA, SMART JUSTICE, THE
CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP TO END
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE COALITION
TO ABOLISH SLAVERY AND
TRAFFICKING, THE CALIFORNIA
WOMEN'S LAW CENTER, AND THE
VENTURA, LOS ANGELES, FRESNO,
AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS, AMONG MANY OTHERS.
THIS BILL HAS OVER 20 BIPARTISAN
COAUTHORS, AND THERE ARE NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. BRIAN.
MR. MCCARTY, DO YOU HAVE YOUR
MICROPHONE UP? OKAY. NOW, MR.
BRIAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
COLLEAGUES, I RISE AS A PROUD
SUPPORTER OF AB 2432 AND AS A
PROUD COAUTHOR, I WANT TO THANK
MY COLLEAGUE FROM ENCINO FOR
DOING THIS IMPORTANT WORK. WE
SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING
ABOUT THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
AND NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TIME
TALKING ABOUT THE VICTIMS. BUT
FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE DEEPLY
INVESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT
VICTIMS ARE MADE WHOLE AND
COMPLETE AND THAT FUNDS ARE
AVAILABLE IN A GOOD YEAR OR A
BAD YEAR, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
MEASURE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
BRIAN. MR. JO PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GREAT. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE. WHETHER
YOU ARE AN IF THIS WAS TALKING
ABOUT INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED
COMMITTING FELONIES OR
MISDEMEANORS, WE WOULD ALL 100%
SUPPORT. IF YOU'RE A CORPORATION
AND YOU COMMIT A CRIME AND
YOU'RE CONVICTED OF THAT, YOU
SHOULD HAVE PENALTIES AS WELL.
AND I DON'T THINK THE 25 MILLION
IS DISPROPORTIONATE. I CAN THINK
OF SOME, SOME CRIMES THAT HAVE
BEEN COMMITTED, THAT $25 MILLION
ISN'T ENOUGH. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON. ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED. WOULD YOU
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, MR.
GABRIEL? YEAH, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUES. THIS BILL
IS SUPPORTED BY ISAAC, BRIAN AND
JOE PATTERSON. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AND I VOTE. WITH ALL DUE
RESPECT, MAYBE JUST DESIGNATE
WHERE THEY'RE FROM. RULE OF THE
HOUSE. RULE OF THE HOUSE. AND
THERE'S A CHEAT SHEET SOMEWHERE.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE
THEY'RE FROM. OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
ROCKLAND, OUR COLLEAGUE FROM LOS
ANGELES, IS WITH THAT, 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 VOTE. AYES 58. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 33 AB 2448 BY DOCTOR
JACKSON, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2448 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JACKSON. AN ACT RELATING
TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. DOCTOR
JACKSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER
, AS THE MEMBER FROM MORENO
VALLEY, THIS IS A DISTRICT BILL.
I RISE TO PRESENT 2448, WHICH
WILL CREATE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ZONE, TO
BEGIN TO ENSURE THAT ALL
COMMUNITIES ARE BENEFITING FROM
THE EV INFRASTRUCTURE, INVEST
CGRTS THAT ARE BEING MADE IN
CALIFORNIA. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. JUST SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
59. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVIE TO FILE ITEM 34 AB 2476 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2476 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA. AN ACT
RELATING TO CHILD CARE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. GOOD MORNING, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE
AB 2476, A WOMEN'S CAUCUS
PRIORITY BILL THAT WOULD SHIFT
CALIFORNIA'S ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAM TO A PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT
SYSTEM. CALIFORNIA'S ALTERNATIVE
PAYMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE
SUBSIDIZED VOUCHERS TO PARENTS
TO USE FOR CHILD CARE.
CURRENTLY, CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
WHO ACCEPT THESE VOUCHERS DO NOT
RECEIVE PAYMENTS FOR THEIR
SERVICES UNTIL UP TO 21 DAYS
AFTER THEIR SERVICE HAS ALREADY
BEEN PROVIDED. PRIVATE PAYERS,
ON THE OTHER HAND, PAY FOR CHILD
CARE UPFRONT BEFORE CHILD CARE
IS PROVIDED. THIS ALLOWS CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS TO COVER THEIR
MONTHLY EXPENSES LIKE PAYROLL
AND RENT, AND FINANCIALLY
PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE. THE
CURRENT DELAYED PAYMENT SYSTEM
DISINCENTIVIZE PROVIDERS
ACCEPTING SUBSIDIZED. ACCEPTING
SUBSIDIZED VOUCHERS. DECREASING
ACCESS TO CHILD CARE FOR LOW
INCOME FAMILIES. AB 2476 WOULD
CORRECT THIS INEQUITY BY
ALIGNING SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE
PROGRAMS WITH THE PRIVATE PAY
MARKET. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
57. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 35 AB 2501
BY MR. ALVAREZ. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2501 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ. AN ACT RELATING
TO WATER QUALITY AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION. THEREFORE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND GOOD MORNING,
ASSEMBLY BILL 2501 IS WHAT WOULD
AUTHORIZE STATE WATER BOARD TO
ACCEPT FUNDS FROM LOCAL PUBLIC
AGENCIES TO HELP WITH PERMITTING
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN
ORDER TO MOVE PROJECTS ALONG A
LOT QUICKER, THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT, AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE
CITY OF SAN DIEGO, WHO IS A
SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION,
WHERE THINGS LIKE ATMOSPHERIC
RIVERS HAVE CAUSED DEVASTATING
FLOODING, IN AREAS LIKE MY
DISTRICT. AND WE NEED TO ENSURE
THAT WE IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO
HELP SOLVE SOME OF THESE
PROBLEMS SOONER RATHER THAN
LATER. WE ALSO HAVE SUPPORT FROM
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER
AUTHORITY, HAVE NO, NO VOTES,
AND THERE IS NO OPPOSITION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
ON 2501. 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 57. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. ON BEHALF
OF MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY,
PLEASE WELCOME HER PARTNER IN
THE GALLERY, LARRY HARRIS. GUESS
KIM MONROE, ANTONIO ANDRADE AND
STEPHEN JOHNSON.
AND YOUR STAND WITH LARRY ARE
THREE FOLKS FROM MY DISTRICT IN
UKIAH. SO WELCOME. THANKS FOR
BEING HERE. MOVING BACK TO FILE
ORDER ITEM NUMBER 36, AB 2527 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BARRETT KHN.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2527 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER OF
BAUER-KAHAN AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO INCARCERATION. KHN
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT BILL THAT TAKES
CARE OF THE WOMEN WHO ARE IN OUR
PRISONS. IT DOES THREE SIMPLE
THINGS. IT ENSURES THEY GET
CLEAN WATER, HEALTHY FOOD AND
ARE IN CONDITIONS THAT ARE SAFE
FOR THEM AND THEIR UNBORN CHILD.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. 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 46. NOES TWO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 37 AB 2559 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS. CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2559 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS.
AN ACT RELATING TO LAND USE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2559. THIS BILL WILL
HELP TO STREAMLINE THE EV
CHARGER PERMITTING PROCESS. THE
BILLS RECEIVED UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. 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
58. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 38 AB 2565
BY MR. MCCARTY. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2565 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY. AN ACT
RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.
SO, MEMBER MCCARTY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. SUPPORT SUPPORT. BILL,
I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO AUTHOR
THIS BILL, BUT THIS FOCUS IS ON
THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS AND
THE ISSUES OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
REQUIRES THAT WE DO A REHAB. WE
FOCUS ON INTERIOR LOCKS TO MAKE
SURE OUR KIDS AND TEACHERS AND
EDUCATORS ARE SAFER.
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 VOTERS
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.
THE MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 39 AB 2629 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HAYNIE, THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2629 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAYNIE. AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS. MEMBER
HANEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS OF
THIS BILL WILL HELP TO PREVENT
GUN VIOLENCE AND GUN SUICIDE
NEEDS. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A
LOOPHOLE IN THE CURRENT LAW
WHERE IF YOU ARE FOUND TO BE
MENTALLY INCOMPETENT TO STAND
TRIAL, YOU CAN STILL OWN AND BUY
GUNS, AS WE HAVE RIGHTFULLY SET
A LIMITATION WHERE IF YOU ARE
FOUND MENTALLY INCOMPETENT IN A
FELONY TRIAL, YOU CAN'T OWN OR
BUY A GUN UNTIL THE COURT
RESTORES THAT RIGHT. BUT IF YOU
ARE FOUND MENTALLY INCOMPETENT
IN A MISDEMEANOR TRIAL, THAT
INFORMATION IS NOT EVEN REPORTED
TO THE DOJ. AND YOU CAN STILL
OWN AND BUY GUNS. THAT IS
DANGEROUS TO CALIFORNIANS.
THAT'S DANGEROUS TO THE PEOPLE
THEMSELVES. AND WE NEED TO CLOSE
THIS LOOPHOLE TO PROTECT PUBLIC
SAFETY. IF YOU'RE NOT MENTALLY
INCOMPETENT, IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE
MENTALLY INCOMPETENT TO STAND
TRIAL, YOU'RE MENTALLY
INCOMPETENT TO OWN AND BUY A GUN
UNTIL THE COURT RESTORES THAT
RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
IT'S A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR, I VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN 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
61. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 40 AB 2636
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINS, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2636 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINS.
AN ACT RELATING TO OLDER ADULTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. SPEAKER
MEMBERS AB 2636 MODERNIZES AND
UPDATES TERMS OF USE THROUGHOUT
THE OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT AS WE
BUILD TOWARDS A FUTURE WITH A
RAPIDLY INCREASING POPULATION OF
OLDER CALIFORNIANS. WE NEED TO
ENSURE THAT STATUTE REFLECTS
APPROPRIATE AND RESPECTFUL
TERMINOLOGY FOR PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES. THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND HAS NO
OPPOSITION. THANK THANK YOU AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BAINS.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
VOTE. 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 56. NO ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
2640. EXCUSE ME. FILE ITEM 41 AB
2640 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2640 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA. AN ACT RELATING TO PUPIL
INSTRUCTION. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2640 IS THE
COMPASSIONATE LEARNING
ADVANCEMENTS FOR SCIENCE
STUDENTS ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
CLASS ACT. THIS BILL WILL
REQUIRE TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS TO
PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A NOTICE
INFORMING THEM ABOUT THEIR RIGHT
TO OPT OUT OF ANIMAL DISSECTION
ASSIGNMENTS. IN ADDITION, THEY
WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT
WHERE THE ANIMAL WAS SOURCED
FROM AND THE CHEMICALS THAT IS
PRESERVED IN THE CLASS. ACT IS A
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO
STRENGTHEN STUDENTS ABILITY TO
OPT OUT, WHILE ENCOURAGING
ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO HELP
INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT THEIR INTEREST IN
LEARNING ABOUT ANATOMY.
ALTERNATIVE METHODS, SUCH AS A
SYNTHETIC FROG MODEL OR
FROGGIPEDIA, AN APPLICATION FOR
MOBILE PHONES OR TABLETS, OFFER
A PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE METHOD
THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO STILL
PARTICIPATE IN THE MATERIAL, AND
THOSE ALTERNATIVES ONLY INCREASE
DURING THE PANDEMIC BY PROVIDING
STUDENTS WITH A WRITTEN NOTICE.
AB 2640 WILL EMPOWER THEM TO BE
INFORMED, GIVEN A CHOICE TO OPT
OUT OF ANIMAL DISSECTION, AND
INSTEAD RECEIVE AN ALTERNATIVE
COMPARABLE ASSIGNMENT. THE BILL
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 VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 53. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 43. ASSEMBLY BILL 2661
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER. SORIA CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2661 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA. AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTRICITY. SORIA.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. AB
2661 WILL HELP ACHIEVE
CALIFORNIA'S RENEWABLE GOALS BY
LEVERAGING THE EXISTING
CAPABILITIES OF WESTLANDS WATER
DISTRICT, WHICH IS IN MY
DISTRICT, TO DELIVER NEW SOLAR
GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION
LINES. AS GROUNDWATER BASINS
ADOPT SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT PLANTS PLANS. MANY
REGIONS OF THE STATE ARE
EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE AS MUCH
AS A 20% DECLINE IN AVAILABLE
WATER SUPPLY BY 2030. DUE TO
THIS MASSIVE CHANGE, IT IS
ESTIMATED BETWEEN 500,000 AND
900,000 ACRES OF FARMLAND MAY
NEED TO BE FALLOWED IN THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY ALONE, THIS
FALLOWED FARMLAND CAN BE THE KEY
TO EXPANDING OUR SOLAR
GENERATION. WESTLANDS WATER
DISTRICT, WHO IS IN THE BEST
POSITION TO IDENTIFY SUITABLE
FALLOWED FARMLAND IN THEIR
SERVICE TERRITORY FOR CONVERSION
TO SOLAR GENERATION, CAN HELP
CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE'S
RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO WHILE MAKING
UP FOR LOST WATER SUPPLY
REVENUES NEEDED TO CONTINUE
SERVING THE REMAINING WATER
CUSTOMERS. UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S
NOT ENOUGH TRANSMISSION
CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO CAPITALIZE ON
THIS OPPORTUNITY. AB 2661 WILL
GIVE WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT
THE AUTHORITY TO BUILD, OWN AND
OPERATE TRANSMISSION LINES AND
OTHER FACILITIES TO CONNECT THIS
NEW GENERATION TO THE GRID. THIS
WILL HELP US ACHIEVE OUR CLIMATE
GOALS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
PROVIDING AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES IN PLACES LIKE WEST
FRESNO COUNTY, WHERE THE NEED
FOR SKILLED AND WELL-PAYING JOBS
ARE CRITICAL. THE PROJECTS THAT
COULD BE UNDERTAKEN THROUGH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL WILL
HELP THESE WORKERS UPSKILL AND
ENTER INTO THE TRADES WHICH WILL
UPLIFT THESE COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE OFTEN SO OFTEN LEFT OUT OF
THE CONVERSATION. WHEN IT COMES
TO THESE TYPES OF INVESTMENTS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 59. NO ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 44
AB 2666 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2666 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERNER. AN ACT RELATING
TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. MEMBER
BERNER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2660 6AB SPECIAL, WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE THE CPUC FOLLOWING EACH
GENERAL RATE CASE TEST YEAR TO
REVIEW WHICH COSTS, IF ANY. EACH
ELECTRICAL OR GAS CORPORATION
WAS ABLE TO REDUCE TO ACHIEVE
RECORDED PROFITS AND TO ADJUST
THE AUTHORIZED, AUTHORIZED
REVENUE AT THE NEXT GENERAL RATE
CASE BASED ON ACTUAL COSTS. THE
BILL WAS AMENDED OFF THE
SUSPENSE FILE TO ADDRESS THE
OPPOSITION MAIN CONCERN, AND I
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION ON ADDRESSING ANY
REMAINING CONCERNS WITH THE
BILL. AS MANY OF US KNOW, A
RECENT AUDIT REPORT THAT I
REQUESTED SHOWED THAT THE CPUC
IS NOT HOLDING ELECTRIC AND GAS
CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE. THE
AUDIT SHOWED THAT SPECIFICALLY
IN SAN DIEGO, SGA SAU RECORD
PROFITS OVER NINE OF THE LAST
TEN YEARS. AB 2666 PUTS IN A
GOOD GOVERNANCE STANDARD TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUES IN THE AUDIT
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,
PROTECT OUR RATEPAYERS. I WANT
TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT MY
CONSTITUENTS ARE DEALING WITH.
MY ELECTRICITY BILL FROM
FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WAS $353.
THAT'S $353. NO HEAT, NO AC,
THREE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE, 1500
SQUARE FOOT FOURPLEX. MY FAMILY
CAN AFFORD THIS, BUT THINK ABOUT
THE COLLEGE STUDENT, THE YOUNG
PROFESSIONAL WORKING FAMILIES
AND SENIORS WHO CANNOT CONTROL
THEIR BASIC COST OF LIVING FOR
LAUNDRY. FOR LAUNDRY, FOR
COOKING. FOR SHOWERS. THIS IS A
REAL PERSON'S PROBLEM. AND THIS
BILL SEEKS TO ADDRESS REAL
PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS. OUR
CONSTITUENTS PROBLEMS. TODAY,
MORE THAN 25% OF SGA CUSTOMERS
ARE MORE THAN 30 DAYS BEHIND ON
THEIR UTILITY BILLS. WHEN THE
YEAR AFTER YEAR, THE CPUC
APPROVES EVER INCREASING RATES.
WHILE SGA SHOWS EXCEPTIONALLY
HIGH PROFITS ABOVE THE
AUTHORIZED RATE OF RETURN,
SOMETHING IS WRONG AND AB 2666
IS ABOUT ADDRESSING THE ROOT
CAUSES OF THIS EGREGIOUS
PRICING. BY DOING THE FOLLOWING.
IT REQUIRES THE CPUC FOLLOWING
EACH GENERAL RATE CASE TEST YEAR
TO REVIEW THE COSTS AND REDUCE
AND TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT, AND
THE NEXT GENERAL RATE CASE
INCREASE. IT REQUIRES THE CPUC
TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR
ELECTRICAL AND GAS CORPORATIONS
TO CALCULATE AND REPORT THEIR
ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN TO THE
COMMISSION ANNUALLY, AND
REQUIRES ELECTRIC AND GAS
CORPORATIONS TO REPORT THEIR
ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN TO THE
CPUC ANNUALLY. I KNOW YOU GUYS
HAVE NEVER HEARD ME TALK THIS
LONG. REQUIRES THE CPUC TO ADOPT
CONTROLS TO ADEQUATELY ATTRACT
THOSE CORPORATIONS ACTUAL RATES
OF RETURN RELATIVE TO THEIR
FORECASTED COSTS, AND REQUIRE
THOSE CORPORATIONS TO IDENTIFY
THE COST CATEGORIES WHERE
PROJECTED COSTS EXCEEDED ACTUAL
COSTS. YOU'LL SEE THIS BILL IS
REQUIRE MORE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF BOTH THE
ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATIONS
AND THE CPUC SO THAT WE ARE
CONSUMERS AND OUR RATEPAYERS ARE
PROTECTED. IF THE UTILITIES ARE
NOT MAKING RECORD PROFITS ON THE
BACKS OF WORKING PEOPLE, THIS
BILL WILL DO NOTHING BUT BRING
TO LIGHT THE AREAS IN WHICH
LEGITIMATE SAVINGS WERE MADE AND
ADJUST DOWN THE TRUE COST OF
DOING BUSINESS. AS I HAVE
DEMONSTRATED FOR THE PAST SIX
YEARS, I'LL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE OPPOSITION AND ANY OF
MY COLLEAGUES ON ANY ISSUES
SHOULD THIS BILL MOVE FORWARD
TODAY. WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTERS WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
. CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 43. NOES TWO.
MEASURE PASSES WILL NOW BE
MOVING BACK IN FILE ORDER TO
ITEM 21 AB 2441 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2441 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
SCHOOL SAFETY. MR. CARVER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2441 WILL GIVE
FLEXIBILITY TO OUR TEACHERS AND
ADMINISTRATORS WHEN ADDRESSING
STUDENT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND
WHETHER TO REPORT AN INCIDENT, A
LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDER EXISTING
LAW, TEACHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO
ADDRESS AN INCIDENT WITH
ALTERNATIVE STUDENT
INTERVENTIONS FEEL COMPELLED TO
REPORT THE STUDENT TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT OUT OF FEAR OF BEING
FINED. WHILE I AM SENSITIVE TO
CONCERNS ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY, AS
WE ALL SHOULD BE, RESEARCH SHOWS
THAT OVERPOLICING IN OUR SCHOOLS
IS FUELING THE SCHOOL TO PRISON
PIPELINE AND THE LONG TERM HARM
TO YOUTH WHEN THEY COME IN
CONTACT WITH THE JUVENILE LEGAL
SYSTEM. STUDENTS WHO HAVE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR LEGAL
INTERACTIONS ARE LESS LIKELY TO
GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE A
HIGHER CHANCE OF ENDING UP
INCARCERATED AGAIN. THIS
OUTDATED SYSTEM HAS LED TO
ALARMING DISPARITIES IN THE
STUDENTS WHO ARE MOST LIKELY TO
SUFFER THESE HARMS. BLACK AND
LATINO STUDENTS AND STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES ARE MORE OFTEN
REFERRED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
CITED AND ARRESTED BASED ON
IMPLICIT BIAS, OR THAT
UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT'S
CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR EXAMPLE,
BLACK STUDENTS ARE THREE TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO BE REFERRED TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT THAN WHITE
STUDENTS, MAKING UP 15% OF
ARRESTS. DESPITE BEING ONLY 6%
OF CALIFORNIA'S ENROLLMENT.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE
11% OF ENROLLMENT, BUT 26% OF
STUDENTS ARRESTED. AB 2441
SIMPLY MAKES IT OPTIONAL, RATHER
THAN MANDATORY, FOR STUDENTS TO
BE REFERRED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WHEN THEY WILLFULLY DISTURB A
PUBLIC SCHOOL MEETING OR HIT A
TEACHER. THIS BILL DOES NOT
CHANGE EXISTING LAW AROUND LAW
ENFORCEMENT INVOLVEMENT FOR
STUDENT FIGHTS OR WHEN A STUDENT
IS ATTACKED, ASSAULT, AND
THREATENED OR HARMED. TEACHERS
AND STAFF STILL RETAIN THE RIGHT
TO CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY
BELIEVE THAT HAS THE RIGHT
RESPONSE TO THE PARTICULAR
INCIDENT, THEY JUST WILL NOT BE
REQUIRED TO DO SO. IN FACT, A
TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR CANNOT
BE DISCOURAGED OR IMPEDED FROM
CALLING THE POLICE FROM ANY
SCHOOL PERSONNEL. WE NEED TO
TRUST AND EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS
AND ADMINISTRATORS TO MAKE THE
DECISIONS THAT THEY BELIEVE ARE
BEST FOR THE STUDENTS. SUCCESS
AND SAFETY OF THE CLASSROOM
ENVIRONMENT. WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE CHAIR'S
CONCERNS, AND I REALLY WANT TO
THANK OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
TORRANCE FOR WORKING WITH US SO
CLOSELY ON THE BILL AND OFFERING
VERY CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE
ADOPTED. THIS BILL HAS SUPPORT
FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS, CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS,
CALIFORNIA LATINO SCHOOL BOARD
ASSOCIATION, OAKLAND EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION, SANTA CLARA COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND A BROAD
COALITION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
GROUPS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. KALRA.
MR. MURATSUCHI, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. YES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL AS OUR COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
JOSE INDICATED, WE WORK CLOSELY.
IN FACT, WE WORKED ON THIS BILL
FOR TWO YEARS, TO GET IT RIGHT,
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SAN JOSE AND I
DON'T ALWAYS AGREE ON PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES, BUT WE, I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESSED
SCHOOL SAFETY ISSUES, AND THE
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE THAT
GUIDED MY, NEGOTIATIONS WITH,
OUR COLLEAGUE FROM SAN JOSE. IS
THAT WHAT HAPPENS ON SCHOOL
GROUNDS SHOULD BE AT THE
DISCRETION OF SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS, AND THAT THEY
SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO REPORT
EVERY INCIDENT TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT OUT OF RECOGNITION,
ABUNDANCE OF RESEARCH SHOWING
THAT, REFERRING, STUDENTS TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT DOES IN FACT
CONTRIBUTE TO THIS SCHOOL TO
PRISON PIPELINE, WE WANT TO
EMPOWER OUR SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS TO EXERCISE THEIR
JUDGMENT AS TO WHEN THEY SHOULD
OR SHOULD NOT REPORT CASES TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT, RATHER THAN
BEING REQUIRED BY LAW TO REPORT
EVERYTHING BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I MADE SURE THAT WE KEPT,
PROVISIONS WHERE SCHOOL STAFF
ARE STILL REQUIRED TO REPORT
THINGS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, LIKE
THE SALE OF NARCOTICS OR LIKE
THE ASSAULT OF SCHOOL STAFF, I
JUST SAW A FLAW ALERT THAT THAT,
SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS ARE
DISTRIBUTING, AND I DO NOT
BELIEVE THAT THAT THE STATEMENTS
MADE IN THE FLAW ALERT ARE
ACCURATE, I AGAIN WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT, THESE MATTERS
SHOULD BE HANDLED BY THE SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS, WHICH IS THE
REASON WHY THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A AYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING. OH, I'M
SORRY, MR. GALLAGHER. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL, AND
I MEAN, THE FLOOR ALERTS ARE
VERY CONCERNING. THE LETTERS
THAT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ARE VERY
CONCERNING. AND WE ALL HAVE
THEM. I MEAN, WE'VE ALL SEEN
THIS, THIS IS A DANGEROUS
POLICY. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SCHOOL SAFETY AND KEEPING OUR
KIDS SAFE ON CAMPUS, AND WE'RE
TAKING THE MANDATORY REPORTING
OUT OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS,
TAKING AWAY THAT MANDATE, AND
LOOK, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE, PROHIBITING
MANDATED REPORTING OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT ON
CAMPUS, OF DEALING FENTANYL,
METH, HEROIN, OF ASSAULT WITH A
DEADLY WEAPON, ASSAULT LIKELY TO
CAUSE GREATLY GREAT BODILY
INJURY. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF
THINGS YOU'RE SAYING SHOULDN'T
BE MANDATORY. REPORTED ON A
SCHOOL CAMPUS. DOES THAT SOUND
LIKE A GOOD IDEA? I DON'T KNOW
HOW THAT COULD SOUND LIKE A GOOD
IDEA TO YOU, AND, YES, I'D LIKE
TO BELIEVE THAT ALL SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND PEOPLE ON ON
SCHOOL CAMPUSES ARE, ARE MAKING
THE RIGHT DECISION FOR KIDS
EVERY DAY, AND I HAVE GREAT
FAITH IN A LOT OF OUR SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS. I DO, YOU KNOW,
BUT, THE REASON WHY WE HAVE
MANDATED REPORTS IS THAT WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S
SOMETIMES THAT PEOPLE UTILIZE
THAT DISCRETION IN A BAD WAY
THAT COULD BE UNSAFE FOR OUR
KIDS, PERHAPS, FOR INSTANCE, YOU
KNOW, BAD MEDIA ATTENTION ON
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AT THE
SCHOOL, PERHAPS TO COVER UP FOR
WHAT ANOTHER ADMINISTRATOR DID.
AND THAT HAS HAPPENED. THERE'S
BEEN REAL INSTANCES OF THAT. SO
WHY WOULD WE WANT TO PUT A
POLICY IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS FOR
BAD ACTORS TO DO THINGS LIKE
THAT, THAT ALLOWS THINGS LIKE
COVER UPS TO HAPPEN, YOU KNOW,
LOOK, I'M SORRY, OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT ARE NOT BAD PEOPLE.
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE GOOD
PEOPLE. OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICERS ON CAMPUS ARE GOOD
PEOPLE TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR
THE KIDS AND THEIR SAFETY ON
CAMPUS. AND SO I DO NOT THINK WE
SHOULD MOVE IN THIS. I THINK IT
SETS A VERY BAD PRECEDENT, FOR
US TO BE TO BEGIN GOING DOWN
THIS ROAD WHERE WE'RE TAKING
THIS, WE'RE TAKING THIS
REQUIREMENT OUT OF OUR SCHOOL
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS THAT THEY
SHOULD HAVE TO BE MANDATED
REPORTERS. AND AS I SAID,
POINTED OUT IN THE ANALYZES AND
THE LETTERS YOU'VE RECEIVED FROM
SOME PRETTY SERIOUS CRIMES, THAT
OCCUR AT OUR SCHOOLS. SO I URGE
A NO VOTE. THANK YOU. MEMBERS
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GALLAGHER, ALL DEBATE HAVING
CEASED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE,
MR. CARO? THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. YOU KNOW, THIS BILL IS
NOT ABOUT, CASTING A NEGATIVE
LIGHT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AT ALL,
WHAT IT DOES DO IS ACTUALLY
SPEAKS TO THE FACTS OF WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT
GETS INVOLVED. BECAUSE THE
REALITY IS, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS
A LIMITED NUMBER OF TOOLS AT
THEIR DISPOSAL. AND THE OTHER
REALITY IS THAT MOST OF THE TIME
WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS CALLED
ON TO CAMPUS, THERE ARE NO
ARRESTS MADE. YOU'RE TAKING LAW
ENFORCEMENT AWAY FROM THE
COMMUNITY, FROM PATROLLING THE
STREETS DURING THE DAY, WHICH IS
THE HIGHEST TIME FOR BURGLARIES
HAPPENED DURING THE DAY. AND
YOU'RE TAKING POLICE OFFICERS
AWAY ONTO A CAMPUS, REALLY TO
BABYSIT OFTENTIMES BECAUSE
THERE'S BECAUSE OF THE MANDATORY
ASPECT, EVEN FOR BEHAVIORAL
ISSUES THAT REQUIRED TO CALL
POLICE ONTO THE CAMPUS, ALLOW
OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO DECIDE IF
YOU HAVE A SPECIAL EDUCATION
STUDENT, WHAT HAVE YOU, THAT
ACTS UP AS HAVING A BEHAVIORAL
ISSUES IN CLASS. I THINK THEY'RE
IN THE BEST SITUATION TO DECIDE
IF THEY SHOULD CALL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ONTO THE CAMPUS.
IT'S NOT RELATED TO SEX CRIMES
OR OR WEAPONS CRIMES AND WHAT
HAVE YOU. AND ALL THE FEAR
TACTICS THAT ARE USED IS SIMPLY
ALLOWING A LITTLE MORE
DISCRETION TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS
TO MAKE THE CALL ON THE STUDENTS
THAT THEY KNOW BEST, RATHER THAN
REQUIRING THEM TO CALL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ONTO THE CAMPUS
WHETHER THEY WANT TO OR NOT. AND
LET'S MAKE IT VERY CLEAR,
BECAUSE OF AMENDMENTS THAT WERE,
I THINK, APPROPRIATELY OFFERED
UP AND ACCEPTED, THAT THE CHAIR
OF EDUCATION OFFERED UP, AND
THAT I ACCEPTED, IN NO WAY CAN
ANY INDIVIDUAL BE IMPEDED OR
DISCOURAGED FROM CALLING THE
POLICE. SO IF THE ISSUE OF Þ
COVERING UP FOR ADMINISTRATION,
WHAT HAVE YOU, IT'S VERY CLEARLY
STATED. IF A TEACHER WANTS TO
CALL THE POLICE OR ANYONE ELSE
DOES, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT
ONLY ALLOWED FOR, BUT IT CANNOT
BE DISCOURAGED OR IMPEDED IN ANY
WAY. AND SO LET'S GET THE FEAR
TACTICS OUT OF THE WAY. FOCUS ON
THE FACTS OF WHAT WE'RE ALLOWING
HERE. WE'RE ALLOWING A LITTLE
BIT MORE DISCRETION. THÀNH, FOR
OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, WHO
YOU KNOW, WHO WE ENTRUST WITH
OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY OF
THE YEAR, I TRUST THEM TO MAKE
THE RIGHT CALL IN THESE
SITUATIONS. 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 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.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE, MR. KALRA
? MR. CALL REMOVES THE CALL. WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM 90
3AB 2552 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN. THE CLERK WILL READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 2552 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FRIEDMAN AND AQUILINA.
PESTICIDES FRIEDMAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS IT'S NICE TO BE
BACK. EXPOSURE TO ANTICOAGULANT
RODENTICIDES CAN RESULT IN BOTH
LETHAL AND SUBLETHAL EFFECTS ON
NON-TARGET WILDLIFE, INCLUDING
SEVERE SKIN DISEASES AND
DECREASED IMMUNITY RESPONSE. AND
THESE ANTICOAGULANTS CONTINUE TO
RESULT IN AN UNREASONABLE NUMBER
OF PUBLIC HEALTH INCIDENTS. WITH
OVER 3000 HUMAN POISONINGS IN
2021 AND AT LEAST 2300 OF THOSE
INVOLVING CHILDREN UNDER SIX
YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF POISON CONTROL
CENTERS. A FEW YEARS AGO, MANY
OF YOU MOST OF YOU, VOTED FOR A
BILL THAT I PASSED THROUGH THIS
HOUSE TO BAN SEVERAL CLASSES OF
THESE ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES
BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY
ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE. AB 2552
ADDS THE TWO REMAINING FIRST
GENERATION ANTI COAGULANT
RODENTICIDES, CHLOROPHYL AND
VERAFIN, TO THE EXISTING
MORATORIUM. REMEMBER, THIS IS A
MORATORIUM TO BETTER PROTECT
WILDLIFE FROM UNINTENTIONAL
POISONINGS WHILE MAINTAINING
EXCEPTIONS. AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT. THE BILL HAS
EXCEPTIONS FOR ITS USE TO
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, WATER
SUPPLIES AND AGRICULTURE. IT
ALSO REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF
PESTICIDE REGULATION TO ENACT
STRONGER PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS
ON THE OTHER AFCARS TO LIMIT
UNINTENDED WILDLIFE POISONINGS,
WHILE MAKING CHLOROPHYL A KNOWN
AND MORE OFTEN A RESTRICTED
MATERIAL, SO THAT YOUR AVERAGE
JOE CAN'T BUY THESE DANGEROUS
CHEMICALS AT HOME DEPOT. BECAUSE
THESE RODENTICIDES ARE
UNFORTUNATELY PROVEN TO BE
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AS A STUDY OUT
OF VENTURA SHOWS, BECAUSE THEY
UNINTENTIONALLY POISON OWLS, AND
OTHER APEX PREDATORS THAT
NATURALLY KILL THE RATS, THEIR
USE IS REALLY COUNTER-INDICATED,
ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE MANY
SAFER ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE.
JUST YESTERDAY, THE LA TIMES
WROTE ABOUT A BRAND NEW MOUNTAIN
LION THAT WAS JUST SPOTTED IN
GRIFFITH PARK. MOST OF US
REMEMBER P-22, WHO UNFORTUNATELY
DIED, I BELIEVE TWO YEARS AGO
AFTER, BY THE WAY, BEING
POISONED BY ANTICOAGULANT
RODENTICIDES. THE LA TIMES
TALKED ABOUT THE NEW MOUNTAIN
LION IN GRIFFITH PARK, AND THEIR
HEADLINE WAS THERE'S A NEW
MOUNTAIN LION IN GRIFFITH PARK.
NOW LET'S NOT KILL HIM. AND THEN
THE ARTICLE WENT AROUND, WENT
THROUGH TO TALK ABOUT THESE
RODENTICIDES AND HOW DEADLY THEY
ARE. AND ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE
EVER SEEN A MOUNTAIN LION OR A
BOBCAT OR A COYOTE IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH WHAT LOOKS
LIKE MANGE, THAT'S RODENTICIDE
POISONING. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS
THAT ANIMAL IS HEMORRHAGING FROM
THE INSIDE. AND IF YOU'VE SEEN
DEAD HAWKS ON THE STREET, DEAD
OWLS ON THE STREET, IT'S MOST
LIKELY FROM THE SAME CAUSE.
THERE IS NO REASON TO USE THESE
OLD PESTICIDES WHEN THERE ARE
NEWER RODENTICIDES AVAILABLE.
SORRY. RODENTICIDE, NOT
PESTICIDE. AND WITH THAT, I
WOULD URGE AN AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, CLARK 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 43.
NOES 15. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
BACK IN FILE ORDER TO FILE ITEM
45 AB 2695. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2695 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RAMOS. AN ACT RELATING TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT. ASSEMBLYMEMBER
RAMOS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. WELL,
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY I
PRESENT AB 2695 AS A FOLLOW UP
BILL TO THAT WAS INTRODUCED ON
AB 3099 THAT CALLED ON THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO START
COLLECTING DATA ON THE MISSING
AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN
HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THIS BILL WOULD BUILD UPON THOSE
EFFORTS AND ADDRESS THE DIRECT
CONCERN WHEN IT COMES TO
STATISTICS AND DATA GATHERING.
AB 2695 WOULD REQUIRE LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO SEPARATE DATA AND
REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE WHETHER INSTANCES OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OCCURRED ON
TRIBAL RESERVATIONS OR NOT, AND
COMBATING THE MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS PERSONS
EPIDEMIC. DATA REPORTING AND
CASE REPORTS ARE VITAL. WE ARE
TURNING THE TIDE ON THIS CRISIS
HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
WITH JUST RECENTLY, THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL MOVED FORWARD ON
PROSECUTION OF A MURDER THAT
TOOK PLACE ON THE PIT RIVER
INDIAN RESERVATION IN 2020. THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL GOT INVOLVED
AND BROUGHT PROSECUTION. THAT
ACTION ULTIMATELY BROUGHT
RESOLVE TO THE PIT RIVER TRIBAL
PEOPLE. THIS BILL WOULD ASSIST
IN THAT FIGHT BY GIVING LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THE STATE A
CLEARER PICTURE OF WHERE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENCES ARE
TAKING PLACE. I URGE YOUR I VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. WO EXCUSE ME, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALDRON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM.
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE
ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, AS
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AND THE
AUTHOR HAS TALKED ABOUT FOR MANY
, MANY TIMES THAT WE NEED THE
DATA ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN
INDIAN COUNTRY AS FAR AS MISSING
AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE GONE
MISSING TOO MANY OF THESE
ASSAULTS AND CRIMES HAVE GONE
UNSOLVED AND UNINVESTIGATED. AND
WE NEED THE DATA TO BE SEPARATED
OUT SO THAT WE CAN SEE EXACTLY
WHAT'S GOING ON IN INDIAN
COUNTRY AND BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH
IT AND BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT. I
URGE 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. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 64. NOS. ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. I'M GOING TO MOVE BACK
AND FILE ORDER TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX. AB 2216 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2216 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY. AN ACT RELATING TO
HOUSING. ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TO PRESENT AB 2216, WHICH
ENSURES ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR
ALL CALIFORNIA RENTERS BY
PROHIBITING BLANKET PET BANS. I
ALSO AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE, AND I
KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF
THIS, THAT BECAUSE OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT I'M GOING TO
DESCRIBE, THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION IS GOING
NEUTRAL ON THE BILL. WHEN WE
TAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS AND THE
REALTORS INTEND TO GO NEUTRAL AS
WELL. THIS BILL IS TRULY A WIN
WIN TO ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA
RENTERS WHO ARE PET OWNERS HAVE
ACCESS TO HOUSING. CALIFORNIA
HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF
TENANTS IN THE COUNTRY, AND
CLOSE TO 12 MILLION OF THOSE,
70% ARE PET OWNERS. YET IF YOU
LOOK ACROSS OUR STATE, IN ANY
GIVEN CITY, ONLY 30% OF
AVAILABLE RENTERS ARE PET
FRIENDLY. THIS MEANS THAT
LANDLORDS ARE LOSING OUT ON GOOD
TENANTS WHO GET REJECTED WITHOUT
EVEN HAVING A CHANCE TO APPLY
FOR A PLACE TO LIVE. THE LACK OF
PET FRIENDLY HOUSING IS ALSO
CAUSING MORE THAN 800,000
TENANTS IN OUR STATE TO HAVE
PETS IN THEIR UNITS, WITHOUT
KNOWLEDGE OF THE LANDLORD. THIS
LEAVES LANDLORDS WITHOUT
ADEQUATE COVERAGE FOR POTENTIAL
DAMAGES THAT COULD BE MITIGATED
IF THEY KNEW THEIR TENANTS HAD A
PET. AS I SAID, I'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE OPPOSITION,
OAN AND WITH ALL OF YOU TO
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS AND HAVE A
BILL NOW THAT WILL TRULY SUPPORT
THE NEEDS OF RENTERS WHO ARE PET
OWNERS, ENSURING ACCESS, BUT
ALSO MAKE SURE THAT LANDLORDS
HAVE THE PROTECTION THAT THEY
NEED. THE AMENDMENTS WILL,
ENSURE THAT TENANTS CANNOT HAVE
RESTRICTED SPECIES. LANDLORDS
CAN HAVE LIMITATION ON THE
NUMBER OF PETS, REQUIRE PROOF OF
LIABILITY INSURANCE. IT DOESN'T
IMPACT ALREADY EXISTING LEASES
OR RENEWAL OF LEASE, AND ALSO
ALLOWS PET DEPOSITS FOR
PROFESSIONAL CARPET CLEANING.
ALSO, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE
PRIMARY CHANGES WHICH WHICH ARE
PART OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCLUDE
BUILDINGS WITH 15 OR LESS UNITS.
DO NOT ALLOW FOR A PET RENT
CHARGE FOR THE FIRST PET, BUT
ALLOW FOR SUBSEQUENT PETS AND
ALLOW FOR A PET DEPOSIT. WITH
ALL OF THESE AMENDMENTS, I
BELIEVE WE HAVE A BILL THAT WILL
HELP ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS
ACCESS HOUSING, WHILE ALSO
BALANCING THAT WITH THE NEEDS OF
LANDLORDS AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR. HANEY. MR. LEE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK Ó
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I JUST
WANT TO COMMEND THE CHAIR OF OUR
RENTERS CAUCUS FOR WORKING ON
AMIABLE DEAL. THE AMENDMENTS
TODAY PRESENTED TO YOU, HELP
WITH THE OPPOSITION'S CONCERN,
BUT MAKE SURE THAT SMALL MOM AND
POP LANDLORDS ARE NOT AFFECTED
BY THIS GOING FORWARD. MOM AND
POP LANDLORDS ARE NOT GOING TO
BE AFFECTED BY THIS. BUT AS ONE
OF THE FIVE RENTERS IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AND AS SOMEONE WHO
IS ALSO A PET OWNER, I CONSIDER
MY PET LIKE MY CHILD. AND I KNOW
THAT TODAY, IF THERE WAS A
MODERN DAY PRACTICE OF ADDING A
CHILD RENT ON PEOPLE, PEOPLE
WOULD BE FURIOUS, RIGHT? THERE
WOULD BE JUSTIFIABLY SO. AND NO,
THERE WOULD BE HARD FOR FAMILIES
TO RENT PLACES. BUT WE ALSO KNOW
THAT BLANKET BANS JUST ON
ANIMALS, NO MATTER OF ANY SIZE
OR SPECIES, IS ALSO WRONG. WE
KNOW THAT A ROTTWEILER AND A
LABRADOR DO MUCH DIFFERENT
DAMAGE THAN A DOMESTIC TABBY
CAT, AND SO THIS IS WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THESE
MEASURES. AND THAT PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO
DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN BUT HAVE
ANIMAL CHILDREN, INSTEAD ARE
ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY, AFFORDABLY
RENT IN CALIFORNIA. SO
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE
ON AB 20 2216. THANK YOU, MR.
LEE. FOR THE RECORD, I'VE SEEN
SOME PRETTY FEROCIOUS TABBY CATS
. CLERK WILL SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 43. NOES EIGHT. MEASURE
PASSES. FIDO, FLUFFY AND ALL THE
OTHERS ARE APPRECIATIVE OF.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 47 AB 2756
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER BERNARD, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2756 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER.
AN ACT RELATING TO MATERNAL
HEALTH. ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2756, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE A
THREE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM IN THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. FOR PELVIC
FLOOR PREVENTATIVE PELVIC FLOOR
AND CORE CONDITIONING GROUP
EXERCISES WITHIN THE 6 TO 12
WEEK POSTPARTUM WINDOW TO HELP
REBUILD THE PELVIC FLOOR AFTER
PREGNANCY. PELVIC FLOOR
DISORDERS OCCUR WHEN A PERSON
HAS A WEAKENED PELVIC MUSCLES OR
TEARS IN THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE,
WHICH MAY IN THE WORST CASE,
CAUSE VAGINAL BLADDER OR COLON
PROLAPSE DURING PREGNANCY AND
CHILDBIRTH. PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES
CAN BE STRETCHED, WEAKENED, AND
SOMETIMES DAMAGED, WHICH LEAD TO
FUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE
PELVIC FLOOR. 1 IN 3 BIRTHING
PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE PELVIC
FLOOR DISORDER IN THEIR
LIFETIME. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO
HAVE SCRIPPS HEALTH SYSTEM IN
SAN DIEGO THAT CURRENTLY OFFERS
PELVIC FLOOR AND CORE
CONDITIONING GROUP EXERCISE
CLASSES ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. AS
AN OPTION FOR PATIENTS
EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THEIR
PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES, PROVIDERS
WHO WISH TO TEACH THESE CLASSES
GO THROUGH A THIRD PARTY
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO LEARN
THE PROPER TECHNIQUES IN
STRENGTHENING PELVIC FLOOR
MUSCLES THROUGH NONINVASIVE
METHODS. SCRIPPS PLAN TO EXPAND
THESE CLASSES TO THEIR CHULA
VISTA AND DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
HOSPITAL LOCATIONS, WHICH SERVE
A HIGHER MEDI-CAL POPULATION. AB
2756 WOULD CAPTURE DATA ON
PARTICIPATION AND OUTCOMES OF
THESE ESSENTIAL BENEFITS THAT
CAN PREVENT LONG TERM ISSUES
WITH INCONTINENCE AND ORGAN
PROLAPSE. THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND IS A REPRODUCTIVE
FREEDOM FOR ALL CALIFORNIA
PRIORITY. AND I WILL LET YOU
KNOW. I WENT THROUGH THIS
PROGRAM AFTER GIVING BIRTH TO
EACH OF MY TWO KIDS, AND IT'S
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
TREAT WOMEN AND BIRTHING PEOPLE
WITH THE DIGNITY THAT WE DESERVE
FOR BRINGING LIFE INTO THIS
WORLD, BUT IT DOES CAUSE DAMAGE,
AND DOING THIS IS A REALLY,
REALLY FIRST STEP TO GET THE
DATA THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS
STATEWIDE. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER, SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE
CLERK WILL READ ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AYE. 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
64. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
IS.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 48, AB 2821
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2821 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON. AN ACT
RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION IN ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GRAYSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2821
REQUIRES A STATEWIDE
POST-SECONDARY DISABILITY ACCESS
AND COMPLIANCE TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR COLLEGE PERSONNEL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
60. NO, ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 49 AB 2831
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2831 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER.
AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL
FACILITIES. MEMBER HOOVER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. MR. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AB 2831 ESTABLISHES
THE OFFICE OF SMALL SCHOOL
DISTRICT FACILITIES AND
CONSTRUCTION WITHIN CDE TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SMALL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN IT COMES
TO FACILITIES AND MAKING THE
BEST CHOICES FOR THEIR STUDENTS,
STAFF AND SCHOOL BOARDS. 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 62. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 50
AB 2851 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA. CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2851 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA. AN ACT RELATING TO AIR
POLLUTION. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB
2851 IS AN IMPORTANT BILL FOR MY
DISTRICT AND YOURS. THE 18TH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT IS HOME TO A
METAL SHREDDING FACILITY. PRIOR
LEGISLATION HAS CALLED ON DTSC
TO PLACE STRONG REGULATORY
STANDARDS ON METAL SHREDDERS.
HOWEVER, NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAVE
JEOPARDIZED THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF CALIFORNIANS AND THEIR
ENVIRONMENT. SINCE 2018, THE
LOCAL AIR DISTRICT HAS ISSUED 13
NOTICES OF VIOLATION TO THE
METAL SHREDDER IN MY DISTRICT.
THIS METAL SHREDDER FACILITY HAS
ALSO BEEN THE SUBJECT OF
LAWSUITS FOR VIOLATING EMISSIONS
RULES LOCATED WITHIN A MILE OF
THIS METAL SHREDDING FACILITY
ARE 18 DAYCARE CENTERS, TEN
PARKS, EIGHT SCHOOLS, FOUR
SENIOR CENTERS, AND TWO
HOSPITALS. WHILE MOTIVATED TO
WORK ON THIS ISSUE FROM THE
EXPERIENCES IN MY BACKYARD, THIS
IS MORE THAN JUST A PROBLEM IN
MY DISTRICT. LIKE REFINERIES,
METAL SHREDDING FACILITIES ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY LOCATED IN
OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, ALREADY
SUFFERING FROM HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
POLLUTION EXPOSURE KNOWN TO
CAUSE NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS.
IN FACT, THERE WAS A FIRE IN
REDWOOD CITY FROM A METAL
SHREDDER JUST THIS WEEK. AB 2851
IS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP IN
ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS BILL
REQUIRES DTSC AND THE LOCAL AIR
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO DEVELOP
AND IMPLEMENT FACILITY WIDE
FENCE LINE AIR MONITORING AT
METAL SHREDDING FACILITIES. AND
IF THE MONITORING INDICATES THAT
A POTENTIAL ADVERSE IMPACT ON
AIR QUALITY OR PUBLIC HEALTH IS
EXISTS, THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE A CRUCIAL
COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION. AB 2851
WILL PUSH FORWARD THE STATE'S
COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY
FOR THOSE IMPACTED THE MOST BY
TOXIC EMISSIONS. THANK YOU
MEMBERS, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AN AYE 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
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 48.
NOES 12. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 51 AB 2882 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2882 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY. AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
MR. MCCARTY, ACTUALLY, WE'RE
GOING TO PASS MR. MCCARTY IS NOT
THERE. FILE ITEM 52 AB 2936 BY
DOCTOR JACKSON. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2936 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JACKSON. AN ACT RELATING
TO PUBLIC, POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION. DOCTOR JACKSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2936 IS AN
EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT OUR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
ARE BEST EQUIPPED TO ENSURE THAT
STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO HAVE VERY
DIFFICULT AND VERY EVEN
CONTROVERSIAL CULTURAL AND
POLITICAL DEBATES, BUT STILL
FEELING SAFE AND HEARD IN THE
LAST HALF YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN
COLLEGE STUDENTS ON OUR CAMPUSES
BE DOXXED, THREATENED AND
SILENCED ALL WHILE THEY HAVE
ONLY TRIED TO EXERCISE THEIR
FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THIS
STATE OF AFFAIRS IS COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE FOR OUR HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, AND I
INTEND TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
THIS BILL TO ENSURE THAT EVERY
CAMPUS AND EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS HAS
A RECONCILIATION PLAN IN PLACE
TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
HANDLE THESE IN THE GREATEST
FASHION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK 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
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 56. NO, ZERO. PASS
TEMPORARILY ON FILE. ITEM 53.
PASSED TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM
54. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 55.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINES AB 3029.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3029 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINES.
AN ACT RELATING TO CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES. DOCTOR BAINES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 3029 ADDRESSES
EMERGING DRUG THREATS WE ARE
SEEING ON THE FRONT LINES OF
TREATING PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION
AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. AS
A ADDICTION SPECIALIST, THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AS IT IS TO
EVERYONE ON THIS FLOOR. XYLAZINE
TRANK, WHICH IS A LARGE ANIMAL
TRANQUILIZER THAT HAS FOUND ITS
WAY INTO STREET DRUGS. THIS BILL
WILL CLASSIFY XYLAZINE AS A
SCHEDULE THREE DRUG, ALIGNING IT
WITH OTHER SIMILAR DANGEROUS
CONTROL SUBSTANCES. THIS BILL
ALSO MAINTAINS NECESSARY
PROTECTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE USE
IN VETERINARY SETTINGS. AB 30,
29 IS SUPPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND VETERINARIANS
BOTH AND HAS ENJOYED BIPARTISAN
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 VOTES TO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
61. NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO
FILE ITEM 53. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON AB 2984. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2984 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON. AN ACT RELATING
TO CRIMES. MR. GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL. 2984 KNOWN AS
DANCY'S LAW, THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
ALTHOUGH I, I TRY TO FULLY
REMOVE THE STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS AFTER AMENDMENTS,
THIS BILL AIMS TO ALLOW THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATION TO BE
TOLLED FOR UP TO THREE YEARS
DURING ANY TIME THE PERSON FLEES
THE STATE IN A VEHICLE, HIT AND
RUN, MURDER. THIS BILL WOULD
PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH
ADDITIONAL TIME TO HOLD THOSE
WHO HAVE COMMITTED THESE CRIMES
AND FLEE FROM THE SCENE OF AN
ACCIDENT ACCOUNTABLE. CURRENT
LAW PROHIBITS A CRIMINAL
COMPLAINT FROM BEING FILED AFTER
SIX YEARS. AFTER THE COMMISSION
OF A CRIME. IN 2021, THERE WERE
2872 FATALITIES FROM HIT AND RUN
DRIVERS. THAT IS THE. THAT'S AN
INCREASE OF 11% FROM 2022, WHICH
WAS 2596 FATALITIES DURING THAT
TIME, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. THÀNH Þ,
REVIEWING OF MOTOR VEHICLE
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS BACK IN 2015,
WHEN I CARRIED AB 835, THE TOLL
WAS 2049 FATALITIES. THAT YEAR.
AB 835 IS NOW. WHAT IS THE
CURRENT LAW IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH
HAS A STATUTE OF LIMITATION AT
SIX YEARS FOR HIT AND RUN MURDER
? THIS ISSUE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS
WHY I RAN FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY IN 2014. IN THE
US, THE UNITED STATES, THERE IS
HIT AND RUNS TAKING PLACE EVERY
43 SECONDS. BY THE TIME WE
FINISH HERE AND I FINISH
PRESENTING THIS BILL,
STATISTICALLY, THERE MAY HAVE
BEEN 5 TO 6 HOMICIDE MURDERS IN
THIS IN THIS COUNTRY, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS GIVEN THE ABILITY TO
PROSECUTE THESE CASES AND
PROVIDE LEGAL RECOURSES FOR
FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN SHATTERED
BY EVENTS LIKE THIS. I KNOW
PERSONALLY. SO I WANT YOU GUYS
TO MEET MY SON. HIS NAME IS
DEONTAY. HE WAS KILLED AT THREE
YEARS OLD, AND I KNOW I'VE
SHARED MY STORY WITH YOU GUYS
BEFORE. TO SOME. HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE WITH HIS GODMOTHER, RAN
OUT THE FRONT DOOR, SAW HIS
MOTHER WITH A TOW TRUCK DRIVER
WHO HAD A SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE
JUST LIKE YOUR OWN KIDS WHEN
THEY SEE YOU COME HOME. MOMMY
AND MOMMY. DADDY, DADDY! HE RAN
ACROSS THE STREET. AND MANY OF
YOU FROM LA, YOU KNOW, VANESSA
IS A ONE WAY, ONE WAY NORTH, ONE
WAY SOUTH BETWEEN FLORENCE AND
GAGE. IT'S A VERY SMALL, NARROW
STREET. AND HE RAN OUT BETWEEN
TWO CARS AND HE WAS HIT. THE
FEMALE DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE
CAR, WENT TO HIS BODY WHERE IT
LAID LIFELESS, SAW THAT SHE HAD
A THREE YEAR OLD AND GOT BACK IN
THE CAR AND TOOK OFF. THAT SAME
TRIP, A TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED
THEIR BEST TO CAPTURE HER AND TO
STOP HER. THAT WAS AT THE SAME
TIME THAT HIS GRANDFATHER WAS A
SERGEANT WITH LAPD AT THE
SOUTHWEST DIVISION. ME, MAYWOOD,
WHERE WERE NO RESPECTIVE PERSON.
WE'RE NOT IMMUNE FROM THESE
THINGS FROM HAPPENING. AND SO
WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE TO RUN FOR
THE STATE ASSEMBLY IS TO CORRECT
AND REMOVE THE STATUTE OF
LIMITATION OFF OF HIT AND RUN
MURDERS. AND SINCE THEN, I'VE
BEEN ON THIS QUEST, I'VE BEEN ON
THIS FIGHT, THIS JOURNEY. I
COULD HAVE STAYED WHERE I WAS AT
AND NOT EVEN RAN FOR THE STATE
ASSEMBLY, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. AND SO EVERY DAY I'M
BIRTHDAY, WE BUY TWO CHRISTMAS
TREES, ONE FOR THE HOUSE AND ONE
FOR HIS GRAVE. EVERY BIRTHDAY
THAT WE CELEBRATE, HE'S NOT
THERE. WHEN ALL OF YOU BRING
YOUR CHILDREN ON THIS FLOOR, HE
CAN'T COME ON THIS FLOOR. HE'S
MISSING. AND SO I DO MY TO
MAKING SURE THAT NO OTHER FAMILY
HAS TO GO THROUGH AND ENDURE
WHAT WE HAD TO GO THROUGH,
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S
YOUR LAST TIME THAT YOU CAN SEE
YOUR CHILDREN, HUG YOUR CHILDREN
, PUT YOUR CHILDREN TO BED AND
TELL THEM THAT YOU LOVE THEM.
AND SO THIS IS OUR LIFESTYLE.
THIS IS MY TRAJECTORY. THIS IS
WHAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH EACH
AND EVERY DAY IN THIS PLACE. AND
IT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT FAIR.
AND IT HURTS AND IT HURTS. EVEN
PRESENTING THIS BILL TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR. GIBSON. MR. JIM
PATTERSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS,
I RISE IN VERY, VERY STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. BUT I ALSO
RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT AND
EMPATHY AND CARE FOR MY FRIEND
AND COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES.
HIS FAMILY STORY HAS BEEN
REPEATED IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MANY OF YOU
REMEMBER, MY EFFORTS TO PASS
GAVIN'S LAW. GAVIN WAS A
WONDERFULLY, HIGHLY REGARDED
EDUCATOR, FRIEND OF MINE,
ACTUALLY, AND ACTUALLY WAS A
PRINCIPAL AT A SCHOOL FOR A
WHILE WHERE MY DAUGHTER IN LAW
TAUGHT, AND SHARON AND I HAVE
LOST THREE TÊ FAMILY MEMBERS,
LOCAL FRIENDS, TO THIS VERY SAME
THING, UNFORTUNATELY, MY EFFORTS
WERE ESSENTIALLY KILLED IN
APPROPRIATIONS SEVERAL TIMES.
AND ONE TIME OVER IN THE SENATE,
THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD. I'M
GRATEFUL FOR MY COLLEAGUE FOR
BRINGING IT FORWARD, AND YOU
KNOW SOMETHING? IF REPUBLICANS
LIKE MYSELF CAN'T GET SOMETHING
THROUGH LIKE THIS, I AM GLAD
THAT THERE'S A DEMOCRAT LIKE MY
FRIEND WHO CAN GET SOMETHING
THROUGH LIKE THIS. AND I'M
DELIGHTED TO STAND HERE, JOIN
WITH HIM AND SAY, I KNOW YOUR
HEART IS BROKEN, BUT YOU CAME
HERE FOR A PURPOSE AND MY
FRIEND, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT
PURPOSE REAL BY VOTING, AND I
HOPE IT IS UNANIMOUS. EVERY
PERSON IN THIS BUILDING WILL
VOTE. SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS MAY
HAVE CONSEQUENCES TO THOSE WHO
WON'T EVEN BE A HUMAN BEING. MY
FRIEND GAVIN. A DRUNK TEENAGER,
HE WAS RUNNING ON THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD. THE TEENAGER HIT HIM
AGAIN. EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAD
STOPPED AND LOOKED AND TOOK OFF.
WENT AND HID THE EVIDENCE, THERE
WERE TEXT MESSAGES TO HIS FAMILY
MEMBERS THAT HELPED COVER UP THE
FACT THAT HE HIT THAT
INDIVIDUAL, KILLED HIM, AND TOOK
OFF. AND SO I, I APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT ALTHOUGH MY NAME MAY
NOT BE ON A BILL LIKE THAT, MY
HEART IS IN THIS BILL WITH MY
FRIEND, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE
WILL UNANIMO FULLY APPROVE THIS
BILL FOR TWO IMPORTANT REASONS
ONE, BECAUSE IT'S A RIGHTEOUS
CAUSE AND TWO BECAUSE IT IS
DOING JUSTICE. IT'S AND SO I
APPRECIATE PUSHING THROUGH THE
PAIN TO DO A COMMITMENT THAT HE
MADE TO HIS FAMILY, TO HIMSELF
AND TO THAT LITTLE THAT LITTLE
KIDDO. WHAT WAS HIS NAME?
DEANDRE DANTE. DANTE WELL, LET'S
CALL THIS DANTE'S BILL. OKAY.
LET LET'S TURN THE PAIN AND THE
HURT OF A PERSON WE ALL CARE
ABOUT VERY MUCH. OUR FRIEND FROM
LOS ANGELES. AND STAND WITH HIM
AND ALLOW THIS TO BE THE DAY
WHEN HIS COMMITMENT, HIS EFFORT,
HIS HARD WORK, EVEN THOUGH IT
BREAKS HIS HEART, HAS BEEN
RECEIVED WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON. MR. LACKEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. I HAD NO PLANS TO
SPEAK, BUT, ONE THING THAT NEEDS
TO BE REMEMBERED WHEN YOU
CONSIDER A BILL LIKE THIS. WHEN
YOU'RE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOU.
YOU SEE A LOT. AND I DON'T HAVE
ANY PERSONAL STORIES OF FATAL
HIT AND RUN CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT I
HAVE SHARED THE SADNESS OF
VICTIMS SIMILAR TO OUR COLLEAGUE
FROM SOUTH LA. AND WHAT I JUST
HOPE THAT YOU WILL THINK AND BE
REMINDED IS THAT THE LOSS IS
PERMANENT. THE LOSS IS PERMANENT
. SO WHY DO WE LIMIT OUR ABILITY
TO SEEK JUSTICE? I DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT. I NEVER HAVE.
THERE IS BUILT IN INCENTIVE TO
RUN WHEN TRAGEDIES LIKE THIS
OCCUR, WE NEED TO NOT HAVE THAT
BUILT IN INCENTIVE. THIS IS
REALLY A AN ISSUE OF SENSITIVITY
AND, AND, I HOPE THAT WE CAN
THINK OF THIS SEPARATE FROM A
LOT OF THE OTHER INFLUENCES THAT
CAUSE US TO VOTE ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER. BUT YOU JUST, OUT OF
DECENCY, WOULD CONSIDER THE
DEGREE OF LOSS THAT IS FELT IN
THESE KIND OF TRAGEDIES. AND, IT
CERTAINLY WILL HAVE MY SUPPORT,
AND I HOPE IT WILL GET YOURS.
THANK YOU, MR. LACKEY. MR. VÀ
VALLAPUDUA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. I, MR. SPEAKER, I
STAND IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
2984, MIKE, I SAY THIS, YOU
KNOW, WE ALL LOVE YOU. YOU SAY
THAT YOUR SON DIDN'T MAKE IT
HERE. BUT I SAY THIS. HE'S
STANDING RIGHT THERE NEXT TO YOU
RIGHT NOW. AND UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU SPEAK NOT JUST FOR YOUR SON,
BUT YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR MANY,
MANY DIFFERENT FAMILIES THAT
HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS AND
HOPEFULLY, RIGHT, THAT THEY
DON'T GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. SO
WE STAND WITH YOU, BROTHER. WE
LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH. SO MR.
SPEAKER, WE SUPPORT AB 2084.
THANK YOU, MR. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA
ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED. CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL HIS 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 68. NOES
ZERO. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO FILE
ITEM 11 AB 1843 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1843 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT. REMEMBER,
RODRIGUEZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB 1843,
WHICH WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE
AND EXPAND THE MENTAL HEALTH AND
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT OPTIONS
AVAILABLE FOR OUR EMS WORKERS IN
THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF AMBULANCE
COMPANIES. WITH OVER 35 YEARS
WORKING AS AN EMT, I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THE DIFFICULTIES OF
BEING A FIRST RESPONDER AND
ENCOUNTERING TRAUMATIC INCIDENTS
ALMOST DAILY THAT CREATE A
STRESSFUL HOME AND WORK
ENVIRONMENT IN AN EFFORT TO
ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
INCURRED ON THE JOB, VOTERS
APPROVED PROPOSITION 11 IN 2018,
WHICH PROVIDED PRIVATE EMERGENCY
AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES UP TO TEN
EMPLOYER PAID MENTAL HEALTH
SESSIONS. THOUGH AN EMPLOYER
THROUGH AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THE AMERICAN
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FOUND
THAT 15 TO 20 SESSIONS ARE
NEEDED FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
TO BEGIN RECOVERING FROM
DIAGNOSED PTSD INCURRED BY THE
JOB. UNFORTUNATELY EMS WORKERS
ARE STRUGGLING TO ACCESS
PROVIDERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN
THEIR FIRST RESPONDER RELATED
ISSUES. AS A RESULT, THESE
WORKERS ARE OFTEN USING THEIR
LIMITED EAP SESSIONS JUST TO
FIND AN APPROPRIATE PROVIDER TO
SERVICE THEIR NEEDS. AB 1843
WOULD ADDRESS SEVERAL OF THESE
ISSUES IMPACTING PRIVATE SECTOR
EMS WORKERS ACCESS TO EPS. AB
1843 WOULD ALSO REQUIRE PEER TO
PEER SUPPORT SERVICES BE
AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE AMBULANCE
EMPLOYEES. PEER TO PEER SUPPORT
SERVICES ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.
PROGRAM IN WHICH TRAINED
COLLEAGUES OFFER EMOTIONAL AND
SOCIAL SUPPORT TO THEIR PEERS.
UNFORTUNATELY, A 2016 SURVEY BY
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMTS
AND PARAMEDICS FOUND THAT ONLY
28% OF AGENCIES NATIONWIDE
ADOPTED PEER TO PEER SUPPORT
PROGRAMS. WITH AB 1843, OUR
FIRST RESPONDERS WILL HAVE
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED
TO ADDRESS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS AND RECOVER SO THEY CAN
CONTINUE PROVIDING CALIFORNIANS
WITH THE EMERGENCY CARE THEY
NEED AND DESERVE. WITH THAT, 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. MEMBERS THIS IS
A 64 VOTE BILL. SIX FOUR. 64
VOTE BILL.
THAT. 64 VOTE BILL.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. 64 VOTE. BILL MEMBERS.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. LOOK CLOSELY.
YOU MAY NEVER SEE THIS ONE
AGAIN. 64 VOTE BILL. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 69. AB 1963 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL,
1963 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
PESTICIDES. MEMBER FRIEDMAN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. PARAQUAT
FIRST MANUFACTURED IN 1962, IS A
HIGHLY TOXIC HERBICIDE OR WEED
KILLER USED ON ALMONDS,
PISTACHIOS AND WALNUT ORCHARDS,
AND ON GRAPES AND GRAPES AND
COTTON, PEAR COTTON IS SPRAYED
TO BURN DOWN OR CLEAR FIELDS
BEFORE PLANTING AND THROUGHOUT
THE GROWING SEASON TO MANAGE
WEEDS BETWEEN CROP ROWS. MUCH OF
THE CHEMICAL ENDS UP IN SOIL FOR
YEARS, BUT IT CAN EVENTUALLY
REACH NEARBY COMMUNITIES IN DUST
OR DRIFT WHEN STRONG WINDS
OCCUR. THIS POSES AN INCREASED
RISK TO PEOPLE LIVING AND
WORKING NEAR FIELDS WHO ARE WHO
ARE EXPOSED TO PARAQUAT, BUT THE
PEOPLE MOST AT RISK FOR EXPOSURE
ARE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS WHO
MIX, LOAD OR APPLY PARAQUAT AND
ENTER AREAS AFTER IT'S BEEN
APPLIED. RECENT COMMON PEER
REVIEWED SCIENCE HAS CONFIRMED
THAT EXPOSURE TO PARAQUAT
GREATLY INCREASES THE RISK OF
DEVELOPING PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
PARAQUAT IS BANNED IN MORE THAN
60 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THOSE
WITH LARGE AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMIES LIKE THE UNITED
KINGDOM, CHINA, BRAZIL AND THE
MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
AND BY THE WAY, ALL OF THESE
COUNTRIES STILL HAVE CROPS,
STILL HAVE SUCCESSFUL
AGRICULTURE WITHOUT USING
PARAQUAT. WHY SHOULD CALIFORNIA
CONTINUE TO USE THIS PESTICIDE?
THAT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1962,
WHEN THERE WERE ALTERNATIVES
AVAILABLE? AB 1963 IS STRUCTURED
SO THAT THE DEPARTMENT CAN
COMPLETE ITS INVESTIGATION OF
THE CURRENT SCIENCE ON PARAQUAT
BEFORE ANY PROHIBITION WOULD
OCCUR. THAT IS, OVER A YEAR AND
A HALF AGO FROM TODAY, WE CAN DO
BETTER BECAUSE THERE ARE ALL
ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE. FIRST
AND FOREMOST IS INTEGRATED PEST
MANAGEMENT, OR IPM. CALIFORNIA'S
DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE
REGULATION IS EMPHASIZING THAT
WE NEED TO BE USING LESS
PARASITE PESTICIDES AND
HERBICIDES IN THEIR NEW PLANNING
EFFORT, TITLED SUSTAINABLE PEST
MANAGEMENT. ACCORDING TO THE
DEPARTMENT, IPM IS A STRATEGY
THAT FOCUSES ON LONG TERM PEST
PREVENTION THROUGH BIOLOGICAL
CONTROLS, HABITAT MANIPULATION
AND OTHER APPROACHES. I AGREE
WITH DR. CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO BE
A LEADER IN MOVING TOWARDS
ELIMINATING THE MOST HIGHLY
TOXIC CHEMICALS, WHICH ARE
POISONING OUR AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS. FURTHERMORE, THE
PESTICIDE INDUSTRY, ALWAYS PROUD
OF THEIR ABILITY TO INNOVATE,
SHOULD STEP FORWARD AND AGREE TO
STOP PRODUCING THIS PRODUCT AND
PRODUCE FAR LESS TOXIC WEED
KILLERS. I URGE AN AYE VOTE.
SOME MEMBERS OF BR. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED, MR. SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I RISE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB 1963, AND I'M
PROUD TO BE A COAUTHOR OF THE
BILL. THIS BILL BANS THE USE,
MANUFACTURING, SALE, DELIVERY OR
POSSESSION OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTS
CONTAINING PARAQUAT, UNTIL THE
DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE
REGULATION COMPLETES A
REEVALUATION AND TAKES SPECIFIED
ACTIONS. YOU KNOW, THIS
SUBSTANCE IS HIGHLY TOXIC, AND
IT PRIMARILY AFFECTS LOW INCOME
RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE CHEMICAL
ENDS UP IN SOIL FOR YEARS, BUT
CAN ALSO LINGER IN DUST AND
DRIFT THROUGH THE AIR TO NEARBY
COMMUNITIES. DUE TO ITS EFFECTS,
PARAQUAT IS BANNED IN 68
COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH
LARGE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES
LIKE BRAZIL AND MEMBERS OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION. CALIFORNIA NEEDS
TO BE A LEADER IN ELIMINATING
HIGHLY TOXIC PESTICIDES LIKE
PARAQUAT, BUT RIGHT NOW,
CALIFORNIA MUST FOLLOW THE LEAD
OF 68 OTHER COUNTRIES BY BANNING
THIS. I WANT TO THANK OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM GLENDALE FOR HER
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 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN
MOVES TO CALL. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE NOW TO FILE ITEM 103 AB
3064 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAIN SHY
AND THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3064 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN. AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 3064 WOULD REQUIRE
MANUFACTURERS OF FIREARM SAFETY
DEVICES TO MARK THEIR PRODUCTS
WITH MAKE AND MODEL INFORMATION.
FIREARM SAFETY DEVICES LOCK AND
PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED USERS FROM
DISCHARGING A FIREARM. THEY MUST
BE USED WHEN A FIREARM IS
TRANSFERRED THROUGH A DEALER OR
WHEN TRANSPORTED IN SENSITIVE
AREAS WITHOUT MAKE AND MODEL
INFORMATION LOCATED ON THE
DEVICE. IT IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
CONSUMERS TO TELL ONE FROM
ANOTHER, MUCH LESS AN APPROVED
DEVICE, VERSUS AN INEFFECTIVE
LOOK ALIKE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF
A CONSUMER OWNS A SAFETY DEVICE
THAT HAS BEEN READ, RECALLED AS
DEFECTIVE, OR HAS A WARRANTY
ISSUE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO
IDENTIFY IF THEIR PARTICULAR
DEVICE IS AFFECTED. THIS BILL
ALSO REQUIRES MANUFACTURERS TO
NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
IN THE EVENT OF A RECALL. THIS
IS A COMMON SENSE BILL TO ASSIST
BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
CONSUMERS, AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
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. 54 VOTE. BILL.
MEMBERS. IF YOU'RE OFF THE
FLOOR, PLEASE RETURN TO THE
FLOOR.
ALL THOSE VOTES 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.
MR. MAIENSCHEIN MOVES TO CALL.
WE ARE NOW MOVING TO FILE ITEM
46, AB 2709 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2709 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA. AN ACT RELATING TO
CORRECTIONS. WILL PASS
TEMPORARILY.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 57. AB 3216
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 3216 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUPILS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB 3216.
THIS BILL BUILDS ON LEGISLATION
FROM 2019 BY REQUIRE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT
A POLICY THAT LIMITS OR
PROHIBITS THE USE OF SMARTPHONES
BY STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL
DAY. UNDER CURRENT LAW, SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE AUTHORIZED TO
LIMIT OR PROHIBIT SMARTPHONE
USE, AND MANY HAVE DONE SO WITH
RESOUNDING SUCCESS. ONE OF THOSE
BEING IN MY DISTRICT,
ADMINISTRATORS IN MY DISTRICT
HAVE REPORTED INCREASED SOCIAL
INTERACTION AMONG PEERS,
DECREASE INSTANCES OF BULLYING
ON CAMPUS, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. A RECENT BOOK
TITLED THE ANXIOUS GENERATION BY
NYU SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST JONATHAN
HAIDT, DESCRIBES A NUMBER OF THE
SUBSTANTIAL HARMS THAT
SMARTPHONE USE IS HAVING ON
CHILDREN GRADES SUFFER WHEN
LEARNING IS DISRUPTED AS A
RESULT OF SMARTPHONE
DISTRACTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM.
THE LATEST GALLUP POLL I THINK
MY COLLEAGUE FROM LONG BEACH
MENTIONED THIS THE OTHER DAY,
FOUND THAT AMERICAN TEENAGERS
SPEND AROUND FIVE HOURS PER DAY
ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ALONE
AND SMART. SINCE SMARTPHONES
HAVE BECOME UBIQUITOUS SINCE
2010, WE HAVE SEEN A 70%
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS, EXPRESSING THAT
LIFE OFTEN FEELS MEANINGLESS.
THIS COINCIDES WITH RISING RATES
OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND
SUICIDE AMONG OUR YOUTH. AB 3216
WILL PRIORITIZE THE MENTAL
HEALTH NEEDS OF CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS BY LIMITING THESE
HARMFUL EFFECTS DURING THE
SCHOOL DAY. I DO WANT TO BE
CLEAR THAT THIS BILL DOES NOT
PRESCRIBE WHAT TYPE OF POLICY A
DISTRICT MUST PASS. IT ALLOWS
FLEXIBILITY FOR EACH DISTRICT TO
CHOOSE THE APPROACH THAT WORKS
BEST IN THEIR COMMUNITY, CURRENT
LAW ALSO PROVIDES EXCEPTIONS
DURING EMERGENCIES WHEN GIVEN
PERMISSION BY A TEACHER OR
ADMINISTRATOR. WHEN A DOCTOR
DEEMS THE USE OF A SMARTPHONE
NECESSARY, AND THE USE OF A
SMARTPHONE IN AN IEP WOULD
GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
SUPPORT ON THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE TODAY, TO SUPPORT OUR
STUDENTS. THE AND IT HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND HAS RECEIVED
STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR.
HOOVER. MR. LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I'M VERY
PROUD TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR WITH
THE MEMBER FROM FOLSOM ON AB
3216. I'D LIKE TO KEEP MY
COMMENTS TO BE ANECDOTAL SINCE
HE PRESENTED SO WELL, SO MUCH OF
THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION THAT
SHOULD ALARM US ALL, I HAVE A
FEW KIDS THAT ARE IN MIDDLE
SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, AND SINCE I
HAVE PARENTAL CONTROLS OVER
THEIR PHONES, I CAN SEE THE
ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE DURING THE
DAY AND IT IS SHOCKING. THE
GROUP CHATS AND THE
COMMUNICATION. THAT'S TAKING
PLACE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY
IN THE CLASSROOM, DURING CLASS,
ALL DAY LONG. AND I KNOW IN THE
LABORATORY THAT IS MY HOME THAT
MY CHILDREN, HOW MUCH BETTER OFF
THEY WOULD BE WITHOUT HAVING
THAT PRESSURE WHATSOEVER. SO
PROUD TO STAND WITH MY COLLEAGUE
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE,
AND VERY PROUD THAT THIS BODY
APPROACHES THESE ISSUES IN A
BIPARTISAN FASHION. RESPECTFULLY
I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU, MR. LOWENTHAL. 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
64. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
WE WILL NOW MOVE BACK TO FILE
ITEM 46 AB 2709 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2709 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA. AN ACT
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. MEMBER
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, TODAY I RISE TO PRESENT
AB 2709, A BILL SHAVED BY THE
FIRST HAND EXPERIENCES OF
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH
INCARCERATED LOVED ONES. WE HAVE
TAKEN AMENDMENTS IN ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS, MOST NOTABLY
REMOVING JAILS FROM THIS BILL TO
ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY SOME
OF THE OPPOSITION. FIRSTLY AB
2709 PROHIBITS VISIT DENIALS DUE
TO MINOR OMISSIONS OF
INACCURACIES ON VISITOR
APPLICATIONS. SECONDLY, AB 2709
CODIFIES THREE DAYS OF IN-PERSON
VISITATION PER WEEK ALONG SIDE
VIDEO CALLS. THIRDLY, THIS BILL
PROHIBITS STRIP SEARCHES OF
MINORS WHEN VISITING AND
CLARIFIES A PROBABLE CAUSE
STANDARD TO STRIP SEARCH ADULTS.
FINALLY, THIS BILL ESTABLISHES
GUIDELINES FOR USING REASONABLE
SCREENING IN THE CASE OF
PROBABLE CAUSE FOR A SEARCH,
SUCH AS METAL DETECTORS, BODY
SCANNERS, AND OTHER TYPES OF
AVAILABLE SCREENING
TECHNOLOGIES. FOR VISITORS
BEFORE A STRIP SEARCH. THIS BILL
UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF
MAINTAINING FAMILY CONNECTIONS
DURING PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCIES, AS HIGHLIGHTED
DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, MY
OFFICE HAS COMMUNICATED WITH
STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE REACHED
OUT WITH CONCERNS, AND WE ARE
ACTIVELY CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
CPOA AND CDCR. AB 2709 IS
ULTIMATELY A VERY SIMPLE BILL.
WHEN YOU ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE
TREATED HUMANELY WHILE THEY ARE
INCARCERATED, CONNECTED TO THEIR
FAMILIES, AND DON'T DEPRIVE THEM
OF THEIR RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO
VISIT WITH THEIR FAMILIES, IT
RESULTS IN LESS IN LESS
RECIDIVISM AND ALLOWS FOR FAMILY
CONNECTIONS TO BE SOMETHING THAT
ENSURES INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS
ARE TREATED LIKE THE HUMAN
BEINGS THAT THEY ARE. WITH THAT,
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES 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. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 41.
NØ SEVEN. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING BACK IN. FILE ORDER TO.
TO FILE ITEM 58, AB 3241 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO. THE
CLERK WILL READ. 58. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3241 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PACHECO AND OTHERS. KNIFE
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 3241 AB
3241 IS A WORK IN PROGRESS THAT
INTENDS TO SET CLEAR AND
COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE
STANDARDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT K9
PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF THE
ENSURING OF ENSURING UNIFORMITY,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND EXCELLENCE IN
THE USE OF POLICE CANINES
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. THE FOCUS
IS ON FOUR KEY AREAS TO
STANDARDIZE THE USE OF CANINES
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING
POLICY REQUIREMENTS, LEGAL
PRINCIPLES, AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS. AB 3241 WILL
ENSURE THAT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL ARE SAFELY DEPLOYING
CANINES AND PRIORITIZING THE
SAFETY OF CANINE HANDLERS AND
THE PUBLIC IN PASSING AB 3241
CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE THE MOST
COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE
STANDARDS IN THE COUNTRY. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. DOCTOR JACKSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MEMBERS. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF AB
3241, MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT LAST
YEAR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAME
OUT WITH A REPORT IN TERMS OF
USE OF FORCE, IN REGARDS TO
CANINES THAT PRESENTED, SOME
CONCERNS. AND WHEN YOU WHEN WE
DUG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, WE
RECOGNIZE THAT CALIFORNIA DID
NOT HAVE A UNIFORM, POLICY WHEN
IT COMES TO, CANINES. AND SO
THIS YEAR, WORKING WITH THE
MEMBER FROM DOWNEY, WE HAVE BEEN
IN GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND
WORKING WITH THIS, IN MANY
CASES, WORD BY WORD, TO ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE A BALANCED APPROACH
WHEN IT COMES TO THE USE OF
CANINES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JACKSON.
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 59. NO. ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. WE ARE NOW GOING
TO MOVE BACK AND FILE ORDER TO
FILE ITEM 27 AB 2042 BY DOCTOR
JACKSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2042 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JACKSON AND OTHERS. AN
ACT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. DOCTOR
JACKSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2042, THIS IS THE, OTHER BILL
WITHIN THE CANINE POLICY PACKAGE
THAT WOULD MANDATE THE
COMMISSION ON POLICE STANDARDS
AND TRAINING TO DEVELOP MINIMUM
GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF POLICE
CANINES BY CALIFORNIA LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AGAIN, WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON
THIS, CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT
TO WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT
IS THE BEST POLICY, WHAT IS THE
MOST BALANCED APPROACH TO THIS,
SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE
GET THIS RIGHT, SO THAT NO
MATTER WHAT CITY YOU GO TO, YOU
KNOW, THE LAWS THAT THEY ARE
ABIDING BY THE GUIDELINES THAT
THEY ARE ABIDING BY. AND SO I
WANT TO, THANK THE MEMBER FROM
DOWNEY. I WANT TO THANK, THE
SPEAKER FOR HELPING TO
FACILITATE THIS. AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBER FROM CONCORD, WHO QUITE
FRANKLY, THIS WILL NOT HAVE WE
WOULD NOT BE HERE WITH, WITH
WITHOUT HIM, THE MEMBER OF
CONCORD REALLY GAVE ME THE GIFT.
OF MY FIRST TERM, THE ABILITY TO
PUT AWAY LABELS, THE ABILITY TO
EVEN TELL FRIENDS SOMETIMES,
THAT WE GOT TO DO BETTER, AND
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE VALUE OF
WHEN TWO MEMBERS GIVE EACH
OTHERS WORDS THAT YOU CAN STICK
BY THEM AND YOU CAN TAKE IT TO
THE BANK. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PACHECO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I. I
ALSO RISE IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 2042. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM MORENO VALLEY FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD,
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PACHECO. 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
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 47. NOES
THREE. MEASURE PASSES. MEMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THE CALL ON
FILE ITEM 103. CLERK WILL POST
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 14. MEASURE PASSES. WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM EIGHT
ACR 126 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO
PATTERSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
126 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO
PATTERSON AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
THE SERGEANT NICOLE GEE, UNITED
STATES MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PATTERSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
MEMBERS I'M HONORED TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
126, WHICH IS COAUTHORED BY MY
GOOD FRIEND, SENATOR ROGER NILO.
IT WOULD DESIGNATE A PORTION OF
INTERSTATE 80 IN THE CITY OF
ROSEVILLE AS UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS SERGEANT NICOLE GEE
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. FIRST, I'D
LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST
GRATITUDE TO THE MAJORITY FLOOR
LEADER, HER STAFF, THE SPEAKER,
AND HIS STAFF, AS WELL AS MY OWN
TEAM FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
TODAY ON AUGUST 26TH, 2021,
AMERICA AND THE WORLD LEARNED
ABOUT A DEVASTATING SUICIDE
BOMBER ATTACK THAT TOOK THE LIFE
OF 13 SERVICE MEMBERS DURING THE
UNITED STATES WITHDRAWAL FROM
AFGHANISTAN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER,
AN IMAGE STARTED CIRCULATING OF
ONE OF THOSE HEROES, A GLEAMING
YOUNG LADY IN UNIFORM HOLDING AN
AFGHAN CHILD. THE IMAGE QUICKLY
BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL
OF OUR COUNTRY'S KINDNESS AND
GOODWILL, ESPECIALLY DESPITE AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
THIS YOUNG HERO IN THIS IMAGE
WAS US MARINE CORPS SERGEANT
NICOLE GEE, JUST DAYS BEFORE SHE
WAS TAKEN FROM US, NICOLE POSTED
THE PICTURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF
HER HOLDING A YOUNG CHILD AT
KABUL AIRPORT WITH THE CAPTION,
I LOVE MY JOB. NICOLE WAS RAISED
IN ROSEVILLE, JUST 30 MINUTES
FROM WHERE WE STAND OR SIT.
TODAY SHE GRADUATED FROM OAKMONT
HIGH SCHOOL IN 2016 WITH PERFECT
ATTENDANCE, A BILINGUAL
CERTIFICATE AND A 4.1 GPA. SHE
JOINED THE MILITARY IN AUGUST
2017 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO COMBAT
LOGISTICS BATTALION 24. HER MANY
COMMENDABLE AWARDS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE A PURPLE
HEART MEDAL, COMBAT ACTION
RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL,
NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL, AFGHAN
CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GLOBAL WAR ON
TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL, SEA
SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON, NATO,
NATO MEDAL, EXPERT RIFLE
QUALIFICATION, THIRD AWARD, AND
SHE WAS A BLACK BELT MARTIAL
ARTS INSTRUCTOR AND HAD PERFECT
SCORES IN THE COMBAT FITNESS
TEST. WHILE IN KUWAIT, SHE WAS
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT ON AUGUST
2ND, 2021. HER LAST STOP WAS A
HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO
AFGHANISTAN, WHERE SHE ASSISTED
WITH THE EVACUATION OF 100,000
PEOPLE BY DESIGNATING A PORTION
OF INTERSTATE 80 IN PLACER
COUNTY AS A UNITED STATES MARINE
CORPS SERGEANT, GEE MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY, WE CAN HONOR THE LEGACY
OF OUR HOMETOWN HERO. I REALLY
DON'T LOVE TRAFFIC, BUT WHAT I
DO LOVE ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF
THIS SIGN IS IT WILL BE SIT IN
AN AREA THAT IS IN PERPETUAL
CONGESTION DURING EVERY
AFTERNOON COMMUTE, MEANING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL SEE IT
EVERY SINGLE DAY. MY HOPE IS
THAT EVERY TIME WE DRIVE BY HER
MEMORIAL SIGN, WE REMEMBER THE
JOY SHE BROUGHT TO EVERYONE SHE
KNEW, THE LIGHT SHE WAS TO
OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD, AND
THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE
SACRIFICE SHE MADE FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THIS NATION. AS YOU
ALL KNOW, MONDAY IS MEMORIAL
DAY. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MY
COMMUNITY WILL BE HONORING
NICOLE AND HER SACRIFICE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU JOIN
ME TODAY IN SUPPORTING THIS
RESOLUTION, AND I ASK THAT THE
ROLL BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PATTERSON SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS. ALL
THOSE WHO WISH TO BE A COAUTHOR,
ALL THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE AS A COAUTHOR, ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS A
COAUTHOR. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. THERE ARE 62 COAUTHORS
ADDED. WE WILL NEED TO TAKE A
ROLL CALL. VOTE ON THIS. 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
65. NOES ZERO. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED AND ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO PATTERSON,
PLEASE WELCOME THE FAMILY OF THE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
SERGEANT NICOLE GEE IN THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER.
WILL. WE WILL BE LIFTING THE
CALL ON FILE ITEM 69. CLERK WILL
POST ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
44, NOES 16. MEASURE PASSES.
MADAM MAJORITY LEADER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ANNOUNCEMENT. GOOD, GOOD
AFTERNOON. MEMBERS, WE HAVE 40
BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
SO FAR AND WE HAVE 80 TO GO. SO
WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT
EVERYBODY GETS BACK. BEAT YOUR
SEAT WHEN YOU'RE YOU'RE UP.
OTHERWISE YOU GO TO THE BACK OF
THE LINE, WE GAVE FAIR WARNING
TO THAT THIS MORNING. SORRY THAT
SOME OF YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT,
BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS,
WE WANT TO GET THIS BUSINESS
DONE. THANK YOU. WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE BACK. OKAY. ARE WE? OKAY,
MEMBERS, WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF
BREAK FOR 30 MINUTES, WHICH
MEANS WE WILL BEGIN AGAIN AT
101. QUORUM CALL IS NOT LIFTED,
SO YOU CAN TAKE A BREAK AND GRAB
A BITE TO EAT. THOUGH THANK YOU.
MEMBERS. WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.
PLEASE COME TO THE FLOOR SO WE
CAN CONTINUE OUR WORK. IT'S 101.
MEMBERS, PLEASE RETURN TO THE
FLOOR. WE HAVE ONLY 13 MEMBERS
HERE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO
DO. SECOND JOB 14 NOW.
MEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED
IN FILE ORDER. IF YOU ARE NOT
HERE, WE WILL PASS ON YOUR ITEM
AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. AND WE
WILL COME BACK TO YOUR ITEM
AFTER WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE
ENTIRE FILE. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
59 AB 3263. WE'RE GOING TO PASS
ON THAT ITEM. WE'RE GOING TO
PASS ON ITEM 60. WE'RE GOING TO
PASS ON ITEM 61. BEEN MOVED TO
FILE ITEM 62 AB 1793 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TO THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1793 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TO AND OTHERS AN ACT
RELATING TO STUDENT FINANCIAL
AID. IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN CATCH
YOUR BREATH. SO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
TO. I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
SOME MEMBER TO YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS AB 1963 WILL
ENSURE THAT DEPENDENTS OF ACTIVE
DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS STATIONED
OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT
MAINTAINING A CALIFORNIA
RESIDENCY WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
CURRENT IN THE MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. MILITARY
SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS MAY SOME
TIME RECEIVE GOVERNMENT ORDER
REQUIRING THEM TO RELOCATE
OUTSIDE OF A STATE FOR EXTENDED
PERIOD, AND THEIR FAMILY OFTEN
ACCOMPANY THEM SINCE THEIR
PARENTS ARE STILL OFFICIALLY
RESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA, THE
STUDENT QUALIFY FOR IN-STATE
TUITION RATE AT OUR COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY. HOWEVER, UNDER THE
CURRENT LAW, STUDENTS ARE
INELIGIBLE FOR CALTRAIN OR THE
MIDDLE CLASS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
IF THEY TEMPORARILY RESIDE OUT
OF THE STATE. AB 1793 WOULD ONLY
APPLY TO A VERY SPECIFIC GROUP
OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS.
THIS BILL DOES NOT APPROPRIATE
ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE
CURRENT PROGRAM. IT SIMPLY
ALLOWED DEPENDENTS OF ACTIVE
DUTY CALIFORNIA MILITARY MEMBERS
TO ACCESS THE RENT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO
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 44. NØ ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 63 AB 1831 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERMAN. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1831 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERMAN AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIMES. MEMBER
BERMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
COLLEAGUES, EARLIER THIS YEAR, I
LEARNED THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS
CATCHING PEOPLE WITH SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT IMAGES OF CHILDREN, BUT
WERE NOT ABLE TO PROSECUTE THOSE
PEOPLE BECAUSE THE IMAGES WERE
CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE. THIS ABHORRENT
CRIME OF POSSESSING,
DISTRIBUTING, AND CREATING
SEXUALLY OBSCENE IMAGES OF
CHILDREN MUST BE ILLEGAL, NO
MATTER IF IT IS AI GENERATED OR
NOT. THIS IS WHY I AUTHORED AB
1831, A BILL THAT WOULD
MODERNIZE OUR LAWS TO ENSURE
THAT AI GENERATED SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT IMAGES OF CHILDREN ARE
ILLEGAL, TO POSSESS, DISTRIBUTE
AND CREATE. I'VE WORKED WITH
INSPIRING ADVOCATES ON THIS
BILL, INCLUDING KAYLIN HAYMAN, A
16 YEAR OLD WHO BRAVELY
TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT BECAUSE SHE
HERSELF WAS A VICTIM OF THIS
CRIME AND WANTED TO SHARE HER
VOICE TO BRING AWARENESS AND
JUSTICE TO OTHER SURVIVORS. IT'S
CRITICAL THAT WE ACT QUICKLY TO
STOP CHILD PREDATORS FROM
ABUSING AI, TO PERPETUATE CHILD
EXPLOITATION. THIS BILL WILL
ENSURE THAT OUR LAWS ARE KEEPING
UP WITH THIS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN
CALIFORNIA FROM THIS ABUSE, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
ON AB 1831. 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. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 53. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON
TO FILE ITEM 64 AB 1834 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1834 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRICITY.
MEMBER GARCIA. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 1834 IS A FOLLOW UP
TO A BILL THAT WAS PUT INTO
STATUTE LAST YEAR. AB 1373. IT
ADDRESSES SOME CONCERNS THAT
WERE RAISED ALONG THE WAY. IT IS
CLEANED UP RESPECTFULLY, ASK FOR
A 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 51. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 65 AB 1859 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALANIZ. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1859 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALANIZ. AN ACT RELATING
TO CORONERS. MEMBER. ALANIZ.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 1859. THIS BILL WOULD
REQUIRE CORONERS TO TEST FOR THE
PRESENCE OF TRANQ, A DEADLY
ANIMAL TRANQUILIZER, AND CERTAIN
AUTOPSY CASES, AND MAKE A REPORT
TO THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES. MY
OWN DISTRICT HAS ALREADY SEEN
THREE DEATHS THIS YEAR THAT HAVE
BEEN LINKED TO TRANQ. IF WE
DON'T ACT NOW, WE WILL SEE
HISTORY REPEAT BE REPEATED LIKE
WE SAW WITH FENTANYL. SO WE WANT
TO GET AHEAD OF THAT. MEMBERS AB
1859 WILL BRING CALIFORNIA ONE
STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING THE
FIRST STATE TO ADDRESS TRANQ,
AND HEAD ON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE NOT REACTING TO EVENTS,
WHICH IS NORMALLY WHAT I SEE IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE WE'RE
USUALLY CHASING OURSELVES WITH
DRUGS. SO PLEASE HELP ME WITH AN
AYE, AND LET'S GET AHEAD OF
THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIZ. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
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
58. NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 66 AB 1878
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1878 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA.
AN ACCOLADE IN HOUSING. MEMBER.
GARCIA. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
AND COLLEAGUES. THIS BILL WOULD
ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY
TRIBAL NATIONS THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA AS IT RELATES TO
PROGRAMS THAT THE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SEE
SPECIFICALLY IN OBTAINING
DRAWING DOWN RESOURCES. THIS
WOULD HELP SOME OF THE LESS
RESOURCED TRIBES BE ABLE TO HAVE
THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND ULTIMATELY
ACHIEVE THE HOUSING NEEDS NOT
ONLY ON RESERVATIONS, BUT ALSO
IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER
PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GARCIA. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. 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 VOTE. CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55.
NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 67 AB 1919 BY
DOCTOR WEBER. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1919 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WEBER AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO PUPIL
DISCIPLINE. WEBER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MEMBERS. I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
AB 1919, WHICH WILL REQUIRE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DOCUMENT ANY
ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF CORRECTION
PRIOR TO THE SUSPENSION OF A
STUDENT AND REQUIRES THE LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES TO ADOPT AT
LEAST ONE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
IMPLEMENTATION. DEVELOPED BY THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, THIS BILL BUILDS UPON
AB 2558, WHICH WAS PASSED IN
2022, WHICH REQUIRED THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A
STANDARD MODEL TO IMPLEMENT
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE BEST
PRACTICES FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE
ON THEIR WEBSITE. THIS BILL HAS
NO OPPOSITION AND HAS BEEN
SUPPORTED BY A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT GROUPS. AB 1819 WILL
ENSURE THAT OUR EDUCATORS AND
SCHOOLS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE
MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPLEMENT
EVIDENCE BASED RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE PRACTICES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
ON AB 1919. THANK YOU. 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 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 68
AB 1937 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERMAN, THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL, 1937 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERMAN. AN ACT RELATING
TO STATE PROPERTY. MEMBER BERMAN
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT
AB 1937, A BILL TO FACILITATE
THE TRANSFER OF AN EXCESS
CALTRANS PROPERTY NEAR PACIFICA
STATE BEACH TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION FOR STATE PARK
PURPOSES. THE PROPERTY WILL
EVENTUALLY SERVE AS A TRAILHEAD
FOR THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COASTAL TRAIL. AB 1937 WOULD
ENSURE MORE CALIFORNIANS ACCESS
OUR TO OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE
BEACHES AND TRAILS. 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE A VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 57. NOES
ZERO. WE WILL PASS ON FILE ITEM
70. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 71.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2074 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MURATSUCHI. CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2074 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, MURATSUCHI AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO PUPIL
INSTRUCTION MURATSUCHI YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE ANOTHER EDUCATION BILL,
ASSEMBLY BILL 2074 IS DEALING
WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS.
CALIFORNIA, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS
THE MOST LANGUAGE DIVERSE STATE
IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WITH 1.1
MILLION ENGLISH LEARNERS,
STUDENTS AND 60% OF OUR STUDENTS
LIVING IN A HOME WHERE THE HOME
LANGUAGE IS OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION IN 2018, I BELIEVE,
ADOPTED THE ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP POLICY TO PROVIDE
GUIDANCE TO ALL OF OUR LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HOW TO MOST
EFFECTIVELY TEACH ENGLISH
LEARNERS. HOWEVER, THIS PLAN HAS
NEVER BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THIS
BILL WILL REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION TO CREATE AN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THIS
WONDERFUL ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP POLICY. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. NO,
NO, NO VOTES AND NO OPPOSITION.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
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 ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 56. NO
ZERO MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 72 AB 2075 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ. THE CLERK WILL
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2075 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
HEALTH AND CARE FACILITIES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND COLLEAGUES, I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
2075, THE RESIDENT ACCESS
PROTECTION ACT, AB 2075 IS A
BIPARTISAN BILL THAT WOULD
PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF LONG TERM
CARE FACILITIES WITH THE RIGHTS
TO IN PERSON, ON SITE ACCESS TO
VISITORS DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY, AS LONG AS THEY
FOLLOW THE SAME SAFETY PROTOCOLS
AS REQUIRED FOR STAFF. AB 2075
IS A RESULT OF A WORKING GROUP
ESTABLISHED DURING THE PANDEMIC,
WHO WAS ASKED TO DEVELOP
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING BEST
VISITATION POLICIES AND
PRACTICES FOR LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES TO PROTECT PUBLIC
HEALTH, BUT ALSO TO ENSURE THAT
THERE WAS VISITOR OPPORTUNITIES.
THE WORKING GROUP MET SEVERAL
TIMES AND THIS BILL IS A RESULT
OF THE WORK OF THE WORKING GROUP
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB
2075. 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.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 59. NO.
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 73 AB 2093 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SANTIAGO CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2093 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SANTIAGO AND OTHERS. AN
ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. MEMBER SANTIAGO, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, TODAY I STAND TO TRY TO
MAKE EDUCATION DEBT FREE AND
FREE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
NOW, WE'VE DONE FREE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FOR ANYBODY RECEIVING AN
AA IF THEY'VE ENROLLED IN
CALIFORNIA'S PROMISE PROGRAM
TODAY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
TO EXTEND THAT TO THOSE, TO THE
TO THOSE BAS THAT EXIST IN
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TO MAKE SURE
THAT BAS ARE FREE WHEN A STUDENT
ATTENDS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND
SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU, MR. SANTIAGO. ALL
THOSE CLERK SEEING. NO 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
53. NOES. ONE MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 74 AB 2099
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2099 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BAUER-KAHAN AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIMES KHN. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
AB 2099 PROTECTS REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS BY
UPDATING THE PENALTIES FOR
HARASSMENT, THREATS AND
VIOLATION OF PRIVACY. THE BILL
HAS RECEIVED UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BAUER-KAHAN. 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 51.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 75, AB 2112
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MURATSUCHI.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2112 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI. AN ACT RELATING TO
PEOPLE INSTRUCTION. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY
LAST EDUCATION BILL. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2112, WHICH SEEKS TO
PROVIDE STABILITY TO THE
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM. FUNDING THE ELA
PROGRAMS, AS MANY OF YOU MAY
KNOW, PROVIDES A GREAT AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAM ENRICHMENT AND
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL
AS SUMMER SCHOOLS. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT WITH NO OPPOSITION.
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR A AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. MURATSUCHI.
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 5657. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 70. PASS ON FILE 1176.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 77. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN FOR AB 2169.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2169 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BAUER-KAHAN AND OTHERS. AN
APPELLATION TO HEALTH CARE
COVERAGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BAUER-KAHAN. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AB
2169, WHICH AUTHORIZES
PRESCRIBERS TO ADJUST UP TO TWO
TIMES THE DOSE OR FREQUENCY OF A
DRUG WITHOUT PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION. THIS BILL IS
CRITICAL TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE
ACCESS TO THE RIGHT MEDICATION
AT THE APPROPRIATE STRENGTH, AT
THE RIGHT TIME. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTING 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 52.
NOES ONE. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 78 AB 2172 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2172 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE. AN ACT
RELATING TO THE IMPERIAL
IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER WALLACE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2172, A BILL RELATED
TO ELECTRICAL SERVICE IN THE
COACHELLA VALLEY, THE EASTERN
END OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY,
WHICH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
COACHELLA, INDIO, LA QUINTA AND
UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, GETS ITS
ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL SERVICE FROM
THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT
. LITERALLY. THERE ARE OVER 100
YEARS OF HISTORY OF THE IID'S
ELECTRICAL SERVICE IN THIS PART
OF MY DISTRICT, BUT SINCE I DO
NOT WANT TO CATCH UP TO MY
COLLEAGUE FROM ROCKLAND'S NUMBER
OF WORDS SPOKEN ON THIS FLOOR,
I'M GOING TO SKIP THE HISTORY
LESSON. QUICK VERSION IS THAT
THE CONTRACT BETWEEN IID AND THE
COACHELLA VALLEY EXPIRES IN TEN
YEARS, AND THEY'RE EXTREMELY
CRITICAL AND ROBUST
CONVERSATIONS GOING ON AMONG ALL
THE STAKEHOLDERS TO DETERMINE
THE FUTURE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE
COACHELLA VALLEY IN 2022, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD ASKED THE
RIVERSIDE AND IMPERIAL COUNTY
LAFCOS TO PREPARE AN ALTERNATIVE
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND
ALTERNATIVE ELECTRIC SERVICE
PROVISION STUDY FOR PROVISION OF
ELECTRICITY SERVICE BY THE IID
LAFCO STUDY PROVIDED SUGGESTED
ACTIONS AND Kò DETERMINATIONS
NEEDED TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE EXISTING
AND CONTINUED ELECTRICAL SERVICE
TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY. AB 2172
ADDRESSES ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS
BY REQUIRING THE BUREAU OF STATE
AUDITS TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT
AND INVENTORY OF ASSETS USED BY
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT FOR
ITS ENERGY DISTRIBUTION. AB 2172
IS JUST TO HELP GET OUR LOCALS
INFORMATION. THEY NEED TO
EXPLORE ALL THEIR OPTIONS. MANY
OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY
STAKEHOLDERS ARE IN SUPPORT,
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LA
QUINTA, INDIAN WELLS, TWENTYNINE
PALMS BAND, MISSION INDIANS AND
THE COACHELLA VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT. THE IID HAS DONE SOME
OF THIS WORK ALREADY AND IS
CURRENTLY OPPOSED TO THIS BILL,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE SITTING
DOWN WITH THEM SOON AND SEE IF
WE CAN WORK IT OUT. WE JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE THE
INFORMATION AND THE LAW CHANGES
NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE
ELECTRICITY FUTURE. THE
DECISIONS FACING THE REGION ARE
CRITICAL AND WILL IMPACT THE
COACHELLA VALLEY FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL GENERATIONS. THAT WAS
WAY TOO MANY WORDS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. ACTUALLY, ASSEMBLYMEMBER
WALLACE, IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
TOO MANY WORDS, BUT IT WAS
CERTAINLY THE FASTEST ANYONE HAS
SPOKEN ON THE FLOOR IN THIS
ENTIRE SESSION. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL QUICKLY
. EVERYBODY VOTE QUICKLY. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 54. NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 79 AB 2181 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2181 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON. AN ACT RELATING
TO JUVENILE COURT SCHOOL PUPILS.
MEMBER GIBSON THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. ASSEMBLY BILL
2181 SEEKS TO EXPAND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE COURT
SCHOOL PUPILS AND PREPARE THEM
FOR SUCCESS. THIS THIS, BILL HAS
RECEIVED NO NO VOTES. BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON 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 58. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
ASSEMBLY, ITEM NUMBER 81.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2203 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTY. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2203 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTY. AN ACT RELATING
TO TICKET SELLERS. MEMBER
MCCARTY. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS
MEASURE IS A EFFORT TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE THAT BUY TICKETS FOR
A SPORTING EVENT OR A CONCERT
SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY,
ACTUALLY GET THE TICKETS AND GET
TO GO. LET ME GIVE YOU A
HYPOTHETICAL. YOU COULD PICK UP
YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW AND BUY
TICKETS TO A TAYLOR SWIFT
CONCERT IN VANCOUVER IN
DECEMBER, AND YOUR APPLE PAY
WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DEBITED BY
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. SO YOU PAID
FOR THEM. YOU GET A MESSAGE
SAYING YOU'LL GET YOUR TICKETS
NO LATER THAN THE DAY OF THE
EVENT, SO YOU COULD GET READY,
GET ON THE PLANE, START BUYING
YOUR, FLIGHT, AND GET GOING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER
COUNTRY AND NOT EVEN HAVE YOUR
TICKETS, AND YOU ASSUME THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO GET DELIVERED
TO YOU. THERE'S BEEN AN EXAMPLE
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES OF
PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT TICKETS TO
EVENTS WHO WERE NEVER ABLE TO
ACTUALLY ATTEND THE EVENT. THERE
WAS A MOM WHO WENT TO THE TAYLOR
SWIFT CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES
LAST SUMMER, FLEW FROM THE EAST
COAST, WASN'T ABLE TO GET IN
BECAUSE SHE NEVER HAD HER
TICKETS DELIVERED. THIS IS GOING
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
ACTUALLY GET WHAT THEY PAID FOR
THEIR TICKETS. WE CURRENTLY DO
HAVE OPPOSITION FROM SOME OF THE
SPORTING TEAMS THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA FOR THE SO-CALLED
TEAM WEARING BLUE IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA APPARENTLY IS ONE OF
THEM. BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO
WORKING WITH OPPOSITION AND WILL
BE REMOVING THE COMPONENT AS FAR
AS MANDATING ENTRY, REALLY
FOCUSING ON THE TIMELY DELIVERY
OF THE TICKETS, RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOU TO VOTE FOR THIS MEASURE AND
ALLOW US TO KEEP WORKING ON THIS
IMPORTANT TOPIC SO PEOPLE CAN GO
TO SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I SEEN
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE IS
THAT A BASEBALL TEAM? BY CHANCE,
MR. MCCARTHY? IS THAT A BASEBALL
TEAM IN BLUE? APPARENTLY A
BASEBALL TEAM IN BLUE. CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
FOR TIMELY TICKET DELIVERY. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTE. AYES 63.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO AB 20 2247. FILE ITEM
82 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER WALLACE.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2247 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE.
AN ACT RELATING TO MOBILE HOMES.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AB 2247 WILL HELP
PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND
GENERAL WELFARE OF MOBILE HOME
PARK RESIDENTS. IT HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND NO NO VOTES. IT
IS A CAUCUS PRIORITY. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THAT'S PRETTY QUICK.
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 57. NO. ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 83 AB 2258 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZUBER. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2258 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZABIR. AN ACT RELATING TO
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 2258, WHICH IS
SPONSORED BY INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER RICARDO LARA,
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA APLA HEALTH,
THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER, AND
THE SAN FRANCISCO AIDS
FOUNDATION. PROTECTING ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE PREVENTIVE CARE IS
CRITICAL TO IDENTIFYING AND
ADDRESSING HEALTH CHALLENGES
BEFORE THEY BECOME SERIOUS,
PARTICULARLY FOR MARGINALIZED
POPULATIONS. AB 2258 WILL CODIFY
EXISTING FEDERAL GUIDANCE INTO
CALIFORNIA LAW BY REQUIRING
HEALTH PLANS AND HEALTH
INSURANCE TO COVER SERVICES THAT
ARE INTEGRAL TO THE DELIVERY OF
RECOMMENDED PREVENTIVE SERVICES
WITHOUT OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS.
THIS INCLUDES REVERSIBLE
CONTRACEPTIVES, PREP AND HIV,
AND OTHER STI SCREENINGS. IN
ESSENCE, THIS BILL IS ABOUT
ENSURING THAT LOW INCOME PEOPLE
HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME
COMPREHENSIVE AND AFFORDABLE
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE AS
EVERYONE ELSE. 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 VOTE. WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 57. NO ZERO. MEASURE PASSES
TO FILE ITEM 84 AB 2263 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN. THE
CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILL
2263 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN
. AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC
SOCIAL SERVICES. MEMBER FRIEDMAN
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS. ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S
BIGGEST CHALLENGES IS DEEP
POVERTY. WE HAVE OVER 5 MILLION
PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA WHO LIVE IN
POVERTY AND WEALTH INEQUALITY.
AND THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
MAKES GETTING OUT OF THAT
POVERTY A HUGE CHALLENGE FOR
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE STATE
BEGAN EXPERIMENTING IN VARIOUS
FORMS WITH UNIVERSAL BASIC
INCOME. CALIFORNIA ALLOCATED $35
MILLION, IN FACT, TO 5 TO 7
DISTINCT GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME
PILOTS ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND THEY REPORTED
VARIOUS DEGREES OF SUCCESS IN
STABILIZING PEOPLE, KEEPING THEM
HOUSED AND GETTING THEM OUT OF
POVERTY AND ACTUALLY NOT NEEDING
THOSE SERVICES ANY LONGER. AND
THAT'S WHERE AB 2263 COMES IN.
THIS BILL IS SPONSORED BY THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH
WOMEN. AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT
LOOKS AT THOSE EXISTING AND
CLOSED GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME
PILOT PROGRAMS. SO SEVEN
PROGRAMS THAT WE AS A STATE
INVESTED IN TO LOOK FOR
COMMONALITIES, TO LOOK AT WHAT
WORKED, WHAT DIDN'T WORK, WHAT
POPULATIONS WERE MOST HELPED,
AND WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO IN
CALIFORNIA TO CREATE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO TARGET ANY
FUTURE BASIC INCOME PROGRAMS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY DELIVER THE
GREATEST AMOUNT OF GOOD AND HELP
THE PEOPLE WHO CAN REALLY BE
HELPED BY THESE PROGRAMS. THE
BILL IS NO OPPOSITION, LOTS OF
SUPPORT, AND I WOULD URGE AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL OF
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 NINE. MEASURE PASSES.
SO MOVING TO FILE ITEM 85 AB
2277 ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. ACTUALLY,
YOU'RE NOT QUITE RECOGNIZED.
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2277 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATED TO
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. OKAY, YOU
CAN START NOW. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I HAVE
ASSEMBLY BILL 2277, SPONSORED BY
THE CALIFORNIA PART TIME FACULTY
ASSOCIATION WHO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. AB 2277
RAISES THE CAP. THAT PART TIME
FACULTY ARE ALLOWED TO TEACH
FROM 67% TO 85% OF A FULL TIME
FACULTY ASSIGNMENT PER TERM. I'M
PROUD TO SAY THIS BILL IS ALSO
SUPPORTED BY THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, WHOSE
MEMBERS ARE FULL TIME FACULTY.
THIS BILL WILL INCREASE THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONAL
HOURS BY TWO UNITS THAT A PART
TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FACULTY
MEMBER MAY TEACH AT ANY ONE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT,
ALLOWING FACULTY TO BETTER
PARTICIPATE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
DISTRICT AND BETTER SUPPORT
THEIR STUDENTS. AB 2277 STILL
REQUIRES AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT AND THEIR PART TIME
FACULTY. WE HAVE LANGUAGE IN THE
BILL TO AVOID INADVERTENTLY
CONVERTING PART TIME FACULTY TO
FULL TIME. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
SERVE A CRITICAL ROLE IN
EDUCATING CALIFORNIANS, AND AB
2277 PROVIDES A TOOL TO SUPPORT
OUR STUDENTS. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
WALLACE. 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 64. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 86 AB 2282 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCKENNA. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2282 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA. AN ACT
RELATING TO JUVENILES. MCKENNA.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. HELLO.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS AB 2282
WOULD LIMIT LIMIT CRIMINAL
CONVICTIONS USED TO DENY
REUNIFICATION SERVICES TO
FAMILIES IN THE FAMILY
REGULATION SYSTEM. IT WOULD
AMEND THE LAW TO DENY SERVICES
ONLY TO THE MOST SERIOUS AND
VIOLENT FELONS WHO HAVE
ENDANGERED CHILDREN. THIS
REFLECTS THE SAFEGUARDS TAKEN BY
ALMOST EVERY OTHER STATE
REGARDING REUNIFICATION. FOR A
PARENT WITH A VIOLENT CRIMINAL
HISTORY PRESERVING THE SAFETY OF
THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY UNIT,
THIS WILL HELP FORMERLY
INCARCERATED PARENTS RETAIN THE
POSITIVE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
THAT REDUCES RECIDIVISM. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. 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
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
50. NOES THREE. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE A TO 87 AB 2290
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2290 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN. AN ACCOLADE TO
TRANSPORTATION THÀNH MEMBER
FRIEDMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, IT'S A LITTLE
BITTERSWEET THAT I'M GOING TO BE
PRESENTING MY LAST BILL ABOUT
BICYCLES ON THE FLOOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TRAFFIC
FATALITIES, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR
MOST VULNERABLE ROAD USERS, ARE
SIGNIFICANT, INCREASING MANY
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE
ADOPTED VISION ZERO PROGRAMS,
BUT THE EFFORTS SEEM TO BE
INSUFFICIENT AS WE STILL SEE
CLIMBING DEATHS FOR CYCLISTS. AB
2290 ENSURES THAT STATE AND
LOCAL AGENCIES TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF ROAD REPAVING PROJECTS TO
BUILD BIKEWAYS WHICH ALREADY
HAVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT,
DEMONSTRATED IN THEIR PLANNING
DOCUMENTS WHEN USING STATE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS. FIRST, IT
ESTABLISHES A QUICK BUILD
PROJECTS PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN
THE CALTRANS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
TO DEMONSTRATE THAT ALL 12
CALTRANS DISTRICTS CAN QUICKLY
AND COST EFFICIENTLY IMPLEMENT
BIKEWAYS. AS PART OF ROUTINE
REPAVING PROJECTS. THESE
PROJECTS ARE DEFINED IN THE BILL
AS AN INTERIM CAPITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT
REQUIRES MINOR CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITIES, BUT IS BUILT WITH
DURABLE, LOW TO MODERATE COST
MATERIALS AND LASTS FROM 1 TO 5
YEARS. THESE COULD INCLUDE
THINGS LIKE STREET FURNITURE,
SIGNS, BARRIER ELEMENTS, ETC.
SECONDLY, THE BILL REQUIRES,
WHEN FEASIBLE, A BICYCLE
FACILITY IDENTIFIED FOR A STREET
AND A BICYCLE PLAN OR AN ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN BE INCLUDED
IN A PROJECT FUNDED BY ROAD, THE
ROAD MAINTENANCE AND
REHABILITATION PROGRAM. AND
LASTLY, IT HOLDS THAT SHARED
LANE MARKINGS OR SHARROWS BE
LIMITED TO BE PAID FOR BY STATE
FUNDS WHEN USED ON ONLY STREETS
WITH POSTED SPEED LIMITS OF 20
MILES AN HOUR OR LESS, THAT'S
FOR PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.
THESE BIKEWAYS DO NOT PROVIDE A
DEDICATED LANE FOR CYCLING, AND
AS A RESULT, DO NOT NECESSARILY
PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES
FOR CYCLISTS EXCEPT ON VERY LOW
SPEED, LOW VOLUME STREETS. AB
2290 WILL HELP IMPROVE THE
SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THE
BIKEWAYS IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH WE
ARE PAYING FOR WITH STATE FUNDS.
AND WITH THAT I WOULD REQUEST
AND I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. BERNER. ANOTHER
DAY, ANOTHER BIKE BILL.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES. THANK
YOU, VICE CHAIR OF
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. I MUST
RISE AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION
OF AB 2020 2290. MANY OF US WERE
NOT HERE WHEN THE LEGISLATORS
VOTED FOR SB ONE, BETTER KNOWN
AS ROAD REPAIRS AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. BUT I BELIEVE
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, A
PROMISE MADE AS A PROMISE KEPT,
THIS BILL VIOLATES A PROMISE TO
THE VOTERS THAT ANY FUNDS FROM
SB ONE WOULD BE USED TO FIX OUR
ROADS. THERE WERE NO TALK OR
MENTION OF BUILDING NEW BIKE
LANES RIGHT NOW. AFFORDABILITY
IS A MAJOR CRISIS IN THIS STATE.
BUT DID YOU KNOW BECAUSE OF THE
CONDITIONS OF OUR ROADS, IT
COSTS $800 PER DRIVER EVERY
YEAR? VOTERS WERE TOLD THAT SB
ONE WOULD REDUCE CONGESTION AND
IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS
. THIS BILL DOES THE OPPOSITE BY
TAKING AWAY VEHICLE LANES FOR
DRIVERS. CALIFORNIANS ALREADY
PAY THE HIGHEST GAS TAX IN THE
COUNTRY TO DRIVE ON THE NATION'S
WORST ROADS. I HAVE HIGHWAY 78
IN MY DISTRICT, AND DURING THE
RECENT STORMS, THEY HAD TO SHUT
DOWN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO POOR
INFRASTRUCTURE. MY CONSTITUENTS
AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS DESERVE TO
HAVE THESE DANGEROUS ROADS FIXED
BEFORE WE DIVERT FUNDS AWAY FROM
LANES THAT NOT EVERY CALIFORNIA
USES. FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK NØ ON AB 2290,
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT ACTIONS DO SPEAK
LOUDER THAN WORDS. A PROMISE
MADE, A PROMISE KEPT. AND I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE
VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA CAN
ACTUALLY BELIEVE WHEN WE SAY
SOMETHING, WE MEAN IT. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES. ALL DEBATE HAVING
CEASED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN YES,
THIS THIS BILL IS USING THE
FUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
AND SB ONE DOES INCLUDE ACTIVE
FUNDING FOR ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION. AND IF ANY OF
THE REPUBLICANS HAD ACTUALLY
VOTED FOR SB ONE OR BEEN
INVOLVED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS,
THEY WOULD KNOW THAT. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. CLERK
WILL. CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 50. NOES 12. MEASURE
PASSES. JUST TO CAUTION MEMBERS,
PLEASE DO NOT DISPARAGE MEMBERS
OF THE OTHER PARTY IN DEBATE.
THAT'S NOT IN THE SPIRIT OF THE
HOUSE. OKAY, SO IT'S NOT IN THE
SPIRIT OF THE HOUSE. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 89 AB 2308 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DAVIES. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2308 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DAVIES AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
MEMBER DAVIES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, TODAY I'M HERE
TO PRESENT AB 2308. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND OTHER SEXUAL
OFFENSES CAN PETITION A COURT
FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER FROM
THEIR ABUSER. THESE ORDERS
USUALLY LAST AROUND TEN YEARS.
HOWEVER, DATA SHOWED THAT
UNFORTUNATELY, DURING AND AFTER
PANDEMIC, THERE HAS BEEN A RISE
IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES.
MEMBERS AB 2308 IS A COMMON
SENSE AND NARROW MEASURE TO
INCREASE THE TIME AMOUNT OF
PROTECTIVE FROM 10 TO 15 YEARS.
IN THE CASE OF WORST TYPES OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES, THE
ONE THAT INVOLVED CORPORAL
INJURY AND LEAVES A VICTIM IN A
TRAUMATIC CONDITION, THESE ARE
VICTIMS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY
BEATEN SO SEVERELY THEY REQUIRE
IMMEDIATE MEDICATION, MEDICAL
ATTENTION, AND OFTENTIMES
REQUIRE A STAY IN THE HOSPITAL
IN A SINGLE YEAR. THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPORTED
THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 770
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED
HOMICIDES, OR COMPRESSING OF 15%
OF THE HOMICIDES IN THE STATE.
WELL IN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS
MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT OF TIME.
THIS IS VALUABLE TIME A VICTIM
COULD USE TO RECOVER FROM THEIR
TRAUMA, AS WELL AS RAISE THEIR
CHILDREN AWAY FROM A PARTNER OR
SPOUSE WHO POSES AN IMMEDIATE
THREAT TO THEM. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
59. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 90 AB 2427
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY.
CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
2427 BY SENATOR MCCARTY AND
OTHERS. AN ACT TO LAND USE.
MEMBER MCCARTY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. THIS IS A SUPPORT
SUPPORT BILL WHICH WILL EXPAND
CURBSIDE CHARGING FOR OUR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN CALIFORNIA.
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MCCARTY.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER.
FURTHER DEBATE 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. AYES
62. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 91 AB 2462
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. BILL 2462 BY
SENATOR CALDERON. AN ACT
RELATING TO ENERGY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2462 BUILDS UPON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE CPUC
ANNUAL SB 695 REPORT. THE SB 695
REPORT CURRENTLY REQUIRES THE
CPUC TO PUBLISH RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE ENSUING YEAR TO LIMIT
CALIFORNIA'S IOU COST AND RATE
INCREASES, WHILE REMAINING
CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE'S
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS.
THIS BILL WOULD ADD
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COULD BE
ATTAINED BEYOND A ONE YEAR TIME
FRAME, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
MEASURES AN ELECTRIC UTILITY
COULD IMPLEMENT. AB 2462 WOULD
ALSO REQUIRE THE REPORT TO
FACTOR IN CURRENT TRENDS AND
THEIR IMPACT ON OVERALL ENERGY
COSTS AND RATES. THIS BILL HAS
NO OPPOSITION AND HAS RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON 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 62. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 92 AB 2467. THE CLERK
WILL READ. BILL 2467 BY SENATOR
BAUER-KAHAN. AN ACT RELATING TO
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KHN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AB
2467, A BILL THAT CREATES AND
EXPANDS COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING PERIMENOPAUSE AND
MENOPAUSE. ONLY ONE THIRD OF
WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 40 AND
64 HAVE HAD THEIR PROVIDER EVEN
TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT
MENOPAUSE WILL BE LIKE TO MAKE
THINGS WORSE, THERE ARE
TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO
HELP CURB SYMPTOMS AND WOMEN ARE
NOT BEING GIVEN THIS VITAL
INFORMATION. AND THEN OUR HEALTH
CARE PLANS DON'T EVEN COVER IT.
SO AB 2467 ENSURES EQUITABLE
ACCESS TO TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR
MENOPAUSE AND HAS RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
BECAUSE EVERY WOMAN WHO GETS OLD
ENOUGH WILL GO THROUGH MENOPAUSE
. WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 59. NO ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 94
AB 2566 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2566 BY SENATOR
WILSON. AN ATALANTA HEALING
ARTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MEMBERS. I'M PLEASED
TO PRESENT AB 2566, A BILL THAT
AIMS TO ADD THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO THE INTERSTATE
COUNSELING COMPACT. THE BROAD
GOAL OF THE COUNSELOR COMPACT IS
TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO
PRACTICE FOR LICENSED COUNSELORS
AND BARRIERS TO TREATMENT FOR
CLIENTS BY ENSURING COOPERATION
AMONG MEMBER STATES AND
REGULATING THE COUNSELING
PROFESSION. THE COMPACT DOES NOT
IMPACT THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE IN
ANY STATE. LICENSED COUNSELORS
PRACTICING UNDER THE COMPACT IN
ANOTHER STATE MUST COMPLY WITH
COUNSELING LAWS AND STANDARDS IN
THE STATE IN WHICH THEY ARE
PRACTICING. MEMBERS AB 2566 IS A
SMALL STEP IN HELPING
CALIFORNIANS HAVE GREATER ACCESS
TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON. 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
57. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 95 AB 2667
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2667 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANTIAGO. AN ACT TO HOUSING. MR.
SANTIAGO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
TO PRESENT AB 2667, WHICH IS
STRENGTHEN CALIFORNIA
AFFIRMATIVELY, AFFIRMATIVELY
FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING LAWS BY
PROVIDING STAKEHOLDERS MORE
TOOLS TO ENSURE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE TAKING
MEANINGFUL ACTION TO FURTHER
FAIR HOUSING LAWS. THANK YOU.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. 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 VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 43. NOES TEN.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 96 AB 2704 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ZABIR. CLERK WILL READ A
SENATE BILL 2704 BY SOME MEMBERS
AND OTHERS NOT RELATED TO
IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT AB 2704. THIS BILL IS
SPONSORED BY SB LOCAL 3930 AND
SB CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL WILL
HELP STREAMLINE ENTRY INTO THE
IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OR
IHSS WORKFORCE. AB 2704
ALLEVIATES THE FINANCIAL BURDEN
ON PROSPECTIVE IHSS PROVIDERS BY
SHIFTING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
COVERING THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S COST
ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECKS FROM THE
PROSPECTIVE ISTH PROVIDER TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. CURRENT
LAW REQUIRES PROSPECTIVE ES
PROVIDERS NOT ALREADY ON A
REGISTRY TO COMPLETE
FINGERPRINTING AND A CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECK AS PART OF THE
PROVIDER ENROLLMENT PROCESS, THE
FEES ASSOCIATED WITH
FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND
CHECKS ARE CURRENTLY BORNE BY
THE APPLICANT, RATHER THAN THE
EMPLOYER OR THE COUNTY. THIS IS
AN UNJUST PRACTICE, A BARRIER TO
PROVIDING NEEDED CARE TO
UNFAIRLY BURDEN WORKERS WHO WILL
BE MAKING JUST OVER MINIMUM WAGE
WITH THE COST OF BACKGROUND
CHECKS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS
COMMON PRACTICE TO HAVE THESE
FEES BORNE BY EMPLOYERS IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR. RELATIONSHIP THE
IHS PROGRAM IS A VITAL LIFELINE
FOR OVER 750 40,000
CALIFORNIANS, PROVIDING
ESSENTIAL DOMESTIC LONG TERM
CARE SERVICES WHICH EQUIP LOW
INCOME CALIFORNIANS TO REMAIN
SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES,
ENSURES THEY RECEIVE LIFE SAVING
CARE AND EMPOWERS THEM TO LIVE
WITH DIGNITY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 54.
NOS. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 97, AB 2752
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2752 BY MEMBER CALDERON AND
MOLINA JUVENILES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. ASSEMBLY BILL 2752
WOULD REQUIRE THE JUVENILE COURT
TO SET THE FREQUENCY AND
DURATION OF FAMILY VISITATION AT
THE INITIAL PETITION HEARING
WHEN A CHILD IS FIRST PLACED IN
THE CALIFORNIA WELFARE SERVICE
SYSTEM AT SUBSEQUENT HEARINGS,
THE BILL REQUIRES A COURT TO
ORDER UNSUPERVISED FAMILY VISITS
UNLESS THE COURT FINDS THAT IT
WOULD HARM THE PHYSICAL OR
EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF THE CHILD.
AB 2752 WILL ENSURE THAT VISITS
TAKE PLACE IN THE LEAST
RESTRICTIVE SETTING THAT IS MOST
CONDUCIVE TO QUALITY FAMILY TIME
AND WHEN IT'S SAFE TO DO SO. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON. 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 46. NÓ
SEVEN. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 98 AB 2777 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON. THE CLERK WILL
READ. SENATE BILL 2777 BY MEMBER
CALDERON AND AFTER FALLING TO
STATE GOVERNMENT. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. ASSEMBLY BILL 2777
REQUIRES THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO
DEVELOP A BASELINE INFORMATION
SECURITY SCORE TO ASSESS THE
SECURITY STATUS OF STATE
AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS. RECENT
CYBER ATTACKS ON OUR STATE
AGENCIES HAVE LEFT CALIFORNIANS
VULNERABLE TO IDENTITY THEFT,
FINANCIAL FRAUD, AND DELAYS IN
ACCESSING ESSENTIAL STATE
SERVICES. OUR CONSTITUENTS
ENTRUST OUR DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES WITH PERSONAL
INFORMATION, AND IT IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO GUARD IT. AB 2777 IS A
TOOL FOR THE K¾T TO MONITOR AND
UNDERSTAND GAPS IN THE
CYBERSECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE OF
OUR STATE DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCY. 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. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 61. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 100 AB 2958 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2958 BY
MEMBER CALDERON AND ATALANTA.
STATE AIR RESOURCES BOARD,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ASSEMBLY BILL
2958 WOULD COMPENSATE LOCAL,
AIR, DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES ON
THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD.
EXISTING LAW UNFAIRLY PROHIBITS
THE COMPENSATION OF SIX AIR
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES.
LIMITING THESE BOARD MEMBERS
COMPENSATION DISCREDITS THE
UNIQUE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE THEY
BRING TO CARB'S PROGRAMS. AB
2958 WOULD ENSURE PAY PARITY BY
COMPENSATING LOCAL AIR DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE SAME
MANNER AS OTHER VOTING MEMBERS.
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 VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
60. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 101 AB 2996
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2996 BY MEMBER ALVAREZ AND
RELATING TO INSURANCE AND
CLEARING THE DISCREPANCY IN
THEREFORE AND TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2996 WOULD AUTHORIZE A FAIR
PLAN ASSOCIATION AND THE EYE
BANK TO UTILIZE THE BOND MARKET
TO PROVIDE THE ADMITTED MARKET A
GRADUAL REPAYMENT PROCESS. AB
2996 INCREASES THE FINANCIAL
TOOLS AVAILABLE TO OFFSET THE
INCREASE IN EXPOSURE THAT
THREATENS THE FAIR PLAN'S
SOLVENCY. THIS BILL ENJOYS NO
OPPOSITION AND HAS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 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. THIS IS A 54
VOTE BILL. MEMBERS ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYE 60 NOES.
ZERO MEASURE PASSES ON THE
URGENCY AND AYES. 60 NOES ZERO
ON THE BILL I. ITEM NUMBER 102
AB 3027 BY DOCTOR BANES. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3027 BY MEMBER BANES. AN ACT TO
CRIME. DOCTOR BANES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS AB 3027 ADDRESSES
ONE OF THE GREATEST EMERGING
THREATS TO AMERICAN FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY. TRANSNATIONAL
REPRESSION. NEITHER STATE NOR
FEDERAL LAW RECOGNIZES
TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION,
DESPITE ITS INCREASINGLY COMMON
USE BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO
PREVENT THE EXERCISE OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AND FREE EXPRESSION BY
DIASPORA AND EXILE COMMUNITIES
LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES.
TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION CAN
TAKE MANY FORMS, BUT IN ALL
CASES IT IS DESIGNED TO
INTIMIDATE, SILENCE, COERCE,
HARASS, OR HARM THE CHOSEN
TARGETS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
BY DEFINITION, EMPLOYING
TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION AGAINST
A PERSON RESIDING IN THE UNITED
STATES IS A VIOLATION OF OUR
NATION'S SOVEREIGNTY. YET THERE
ARE NUMEROUS RECENT EXAMPLES OF
THIS HAPPENING BY GOVERNMENTS,
CONSIDERED BOTH HOSTILE AND ALLY
TO THE UNITED STATES. RUSSIA
ATTEMPTED TO EMPLOY INTERPOL TO
COERCE THE UNITED STATES INTO
ILLEGALLY DEPORTING A RUSSIAN
NATIONAL LIVING IN CALIFORNIA
FOR THE CRIME OF FREE SPEECH.
IRAN ATTEMPTED TO KIDNAP A
JOURNALIST CRITICAL OF THE
IRANIAN GOVERNMENT LIVING IN NEW
YORK CITY, AND THE INDIAN
GOVERNMENT SUCCESSFULLY
ASSASSINATING A SIKH LEADER.
CRITICAL OF THEIR GOVERNMENT
LIVING IN CANADA. STATE ACTORS
LIKE IRAN, RUSSIA AND INDIA DO
NOT CARE ABOUT OUR
CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS. THEY
SEEK TO SILENCE DISSIDENTS,
ERASE CRITICISM AND EVEN MURDER
THEIR CRITICS. I ASKED FOR
PERMISSION TO SHOW A PROP, A
PERMISSION GRANTED, A FEW WEEKS
AGO. THIS HIT HEADLINES ON THE
FRONT PAGE OF WASHINGTON POST,
STATING THE FACT THAT THE INDIAN
GOVERNMENT SENT, PAID, AND
ATTEMPTED TO ASSASSINATE U.S.
CITIZENS RIGHT HERE. THE
INCREDIBLE INVESTIGATIVE
JOURNALIST AT THE WASHINGTON
POST HAVE SHINED THE BRIGHTEST
LIGHT YET ON PRIME MINISTER
MODI'S CAMPAIGN TO SILENCE NORTH
AMERICAN SIX, SUBSTANTIATING ALL
OF THE ACCUSATIONS, PRIME
MINISTER TRUDEAU LET LEVELED
AGAINST THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
AND EVEN NAMING THE HIGH RANKING
INDIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN
CHARGE OF DIRECTING
ASSASSINATIONS IN CANADA AND THE
US. BUT MY QUESTION IS WHY? WHY
AM I READING ABOUT THIS IN THE
WASHINGTON POST AND NOT IN THE
FBI OR HOMELAND SECURITY REPORT?
LET US, ALLY OR NOT, INDIA AND
OTHER FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
VIOLATING OUR NATIONAL
SOVEREIGNTY. HE MUST BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND CALLED OUT. WE
NEED CONGRESS TO LEAD BY PASSING
BILLS ON TRANSNATIONAL
REPRESSION LIKE THE ONE AUTHORED
BY OUR REPRESENTATIVE, ADAM
SCHIFF. BUT AS THE HOME TO SO
MANY ETHNIC GROUPS THAT WE ARE
FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOME
COUNTRY, THEY ARE FORCED TO FLEE
THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. CALIFORNIA
HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY AS
WELL. AB 3027 REPRESENTS A
HISTORIC FIRST STEP AND FIRST IN
THE NATION TOWARD CALIFORNIA.
RECOGNIZING THE DANGERS OF
TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION WHILE
PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH
THE TRAINING THEY NEED TO
PROTECT THEIR FREEDOMS OF ALL
CALIFORNIANS, THIS BILL DOES
THREE SIMPLE THINGS. IT DEFINES
TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION IN LAW,
CREATING A FOUNDATION FOR AN
ORGANIZED RESPONSE. IT REQUIRES
THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
TO WORK WITH THE COMMISSION OF
PEACE. OFFICER STANDARDS AND
TRAININGS TO HELP OUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT RECOGNIZE AND USE
BEST PRACTICES TO RESPOND TO
TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION, AND IT
SETS THE STATE POLICY TO PROTECT
CALIFORNIANS FROM TRANSNATIONAL
REPRESSION AND HOLD FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE. THE
UNITED STATES, AND ESPECIALLY
CALIFORNIA, SHOULD BE A HAVEN TO
ANYONE WHO HAS FLED PERSECUTION
IN SEARCH OF A SAFER HOME. THEIR
REFUGEE EXILE AND DIASPORA
COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE WELCOMED
INTO OUR STATE DESERVE TO KNOW
THAT WE WILL SUPPORT THEM AND
PROTECT THEM AS THEY EXERCISE
THEIR RIGHTS. AS CALIFORNIANS.
AB 3027 SENDS A VERY CLEAR
MESSAGE THAT WHEN YOU ARE HERE
IN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE YOUR BACK
. AB 3027. Ó I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
DOCTOR BAINS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SORIA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I
ALSO RISE TODAY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF AB 3027, WHICH
DEFINES TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION
AND REQUIRES THE DEVELOPMENT OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO
RECOGNIZE AND COMBAT WHAT IS
HAPPENING. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM KERN COUNTY FOR
INTRODUCING THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. AS SHE AS SHE
MENTIONED IN RECENT YEARS, WE
HAVE SEEN AN ALARMING RISE IN
AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES
AGGRESSIVELY ELIMINATING DISSENT
TO THEIR RULE, INCLUDING SEEKING
TO SILENCE THEIR CRITICS. HERE
IN CALIFORNIA, THE SIKH
COMMUNITY IN MY DISTRICT HAS
BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END OF
THESE THREATS FROM HOSTILE
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. BUT LAW
ENFORCEMENT CURRENTLY LACKS THE
TOOLS TO EFFECTIVELY EFFECT
ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. AB 3027
WILL ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA
REMAINS A SAFE HAVEN FOR FREE
SPEECH AND DISSENT BY PROVIDING
LAW ENFORCEMENT THE TRAINING
NECESSARY TO PROTECT
CALIFORNIANS FROM THE THREAT
POSED BY TRANSNATIONAL
REPRESSION. NO CALIFORNIAN
SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR THAT
EXERCISE OF THEIR FIRST
AMENDMENT FREE SPEECH RIGHTS
WILL RESULT IN HARASSMENT AND
THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SORIA ASSEMBLY MEMBER VILA
PADUA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, TODAY
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF AB 3027.
THIS BILL COMES AT AN IMPORTANT
TIME WITH THE EXAMPLES OF
TRANSNATIONAL REAPER REPRESSION
ON THE HEADLINES. AS MEMBERS
FROM AS A MEMBER OF DELANO HAS
DEMONSTRATED. I SUPPORT THIS
BILL BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVE
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE IT
CLEAR TO OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE
WILL STAND UP TO THEM. INCIDENTS
THAT MAKE THIS NEWS ARE VERY
SCARY, BUT SOME OF THEM FOR SOME
OF THEM, THE EXAMPLES COME FROM
ONLINE INTIMIDATION, FROM PEOPLE
BEING FOLLOWED, FROM NOTES BEING
LEFT UNDER THE DOOR, AND IT
INSTALLS FEAR TO END AND TO
CHILL. FREE SPEECH. PLEASE JOIN
ME IN COAUTHORING THIS BILL AND
SUPPORTING THIS PASSAGE SO THAT
WE WILL NOT LET ANY RESIDENTS OR
NEIGHBORS KNOW THAT WE THAT WE
STAND FOR THEM. THANK YOU. MR.
VALLAPUDUA. MR. BENNETT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED, AND I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBER FOR
RAISING OUR AWARENESS OF THIS
SERIOUS PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT.
ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, DOCTOR BANES,
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS A
FIRST SIKH AMERICAN IN THIS
ELECTED BODY. THIS HAS BEEN
SOMETHING THAT HAS ROCKED MY
COMMUNITY SINCE THIS PAST YEAR.
I HAVE STOOD ON THIS FLOOR, THIS
ASSEMBLY HAS PASSED THE 1984 SIX
GENOCIDE RESOLUTION, WHICH TOLD
MY COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE YOUR
BACK HERE IN CALIFORNIA, AND I
APPRECIATE THE ROBUST SUPPORT,
AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
COMMENTS FROM ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SORIA AND BENNETT AND VÆ
VALLAPUDUA FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN
THIS BILL. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR EVERYONE'S AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. DOCTOR BAINS. WITH
THAT, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTERS 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 65. NO, ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. JUST A POLITE
REMINDER TO WHEN YOU'RE
ADDRESSING MEMBERS TO ADDRESS
THEM BY THEIR LOCALITY AND NOT
THEIR NAME. PLEASE MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 104 AB 3104 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER VALENCIA, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3104 BY SENATOR VALENCIA. AN ACT
TO INSURANCE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GRACIAS, MR.
SPEAKER. AND AGAIN, WHEN I
STARTED THIS, 3104 SEEKS TO
INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC
TRUST IN THE TRAVEL INSURANCE
MARKET BY REQUIRING SPECIFIC
DISCLOSURES BE MADE IN POLICIES
THAT WILL ADD CONSUMER
PROTECTIONS AND CLARIFY AND
UPDATE SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A YES VOTE.
THANK YOU. 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
VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. BERKE
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 61. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 105 AB 3131 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTY. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3131 BY SENATOR
MCCARTY. AN ATALANTA CAREER
TECHNICAL EDUCATION. MR.
MCCARTY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS
MEASURE WILL EXPAND CAREER
EDUCATION FOR OUR BLACK STUDENTS
IN CALIFORNIA. THIS WAS PART OF
OUR REPARATIONS RECOMMENDATION.
AS FAR AS THE TASK FORCE OVER,
100 PLUS RECOMMENDATIONS, THIS
IS PART OF OUR PACKAGE OF BILL
FROM OUR LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS. WE KNOW THAT EXPANDING
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IS A KEY
ANSWER AS FAR AS WHAT THE
REPARATIONS TASK FORCE WAS ALL
ABOUT A FEW YEARS AGO, WE
FOCUSED ON THE OPPORTUNITIES TO
EXPAND AND, PROGRAMS AT OUR
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH THE,
EQUITY MULTIPLIER PROGRAM. THIS
WOULD TARGET OUR CAREER
EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM ON THAT
PROGRAM AND FOCUSING ON
EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
MCCARTY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE ON
BEHALF OF AB 3131 AS CHAIR OF
THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS. AS
WAS NOTED FROM A MEMBER OF THE
BLACK CAUCUS, THAT THIS IS A
REPARATION PACKAGE, PART OF OUR
REPARATIONS PRIORITY PACKAGE. AS
YOU SEE, ALL OF OUR MEMBERS FROM
KOBQ THAT ARE ON THE FLOOR ARE
STANDING IN STRONG SOLIDARITY
WITH THE AUTHOR. WE DO ASK FOR
YOUR STRONG SUPPORT ON AB 3131
AND YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON. 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 68. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES TO FILE
ITEM 106 AB 31 OH 56 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JO PATTERSON. CLERK WILL
READ. SORRY ABOUT 3156 BY
SENATOR JOE PATTERSON AND
OTHERS, AND AFTER MEDI-CAL
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. GREAT. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I'VE
TALKED ABOUT THIS, ON THE FLOOR
BEFORE, I'M JOINTLY AUTHORED AB
3156 WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM ELK
GROVE, AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S
HAPPENING IS THAT, INDIVIDUALS,
MOSTLY YOUNG ADULTS AND CHILDREN
THAT USE A REGIONAL CENTER AND
ALSO HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE,
WHICH COULD, BY THE WAY, BE
MILITARY, TRICARE IT COULD BE
ANY OTHER INSURANCE, BECAUSE OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CAL AIM,
THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOSING ACCESS
TO THEIR PRIVATE INSURANCE,
THEIR PRIMARY INSURANCE AND
LOSING THEIR DOCTORS. AND SO
THIS COULD BE A SPECIALIST, THAT
THAT, YOU KNOW, IS VERY NUANCED
TO THAT INDIVIDUAL'S DISABILITY.
K¾T. WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY
HARD WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO TRY TO
GET THIS FIXED INTERNALLY, BUT I
JUST HAVE TO SAY IT'S NOT JUST
YOU KNOW, ONE PROVIDER SOMETHING
THIS IS MULTIPLE PROVIDERS THAT
THIS IS OCCURRING WITH. AND SO
BECAUSE OF THAT, IT'S A IT'S A
BUREAUCRATIC ISSUE THAT'S GOING
ON THAT HOPEFULLY CAN BE
RESOLVED INTERNALLY. BUT UNTIL
THAT TIME WE HAVE AB 3156 TO
DIRECT A DEPARTMENT TO WORK
DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT
THESE, CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
WHO ARE REALLY HAVING
DIFFICULTIES AND REALLY NEED THE
ACCESS TO THIS HEALTH CARE, BE
ABLE TO CONTINUE. I CAN TELL YOU
STORY AFTER STORY AFTER STORY OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING ON AND
BEING FORCED ON TO MEDI-CAL, AND
THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY
DOCTORS TO TREAT THEIR
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AND
SO WITH THAT, WHEN THE TIME
COMES, I ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON. 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. WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
57. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 107 AB 3246
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA. THE
CLERK WILL READ A SOLUBLE 3246
BY SAMIRA GARCIA AND OTHERS. A
NATURAL AND ELECTRICITY. YES.
MEMBER GARCIA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. THIS BILL BRINGS
FORWARD TECHNOLOGY MADE IN
CALIFORNIA VÀ THAT ISN'T USED IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT THAT COULD HELP
US IN THE INTERIM INCREASE
CAPACITY ON OUR TRANSMISSION
LINES. THIS IS A COST EFFECTIVE
WAY OF DOING SO. WHILE WE BUILD
THE NECESSARY TRANSMISSION IN A
FASTER WAY, IN ORDER TO MEET OUR
CLIMATE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR. I
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 60 NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM ONE SEVEN TÍNH AB 2494
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2494 BY SUN MEMBER CALDERON. AN
ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYERS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2494 WOULD REQUIRE
EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL
WHO HAVE BEEN TERMINATED OR HAVE
EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION OF THEIR
WORK HOURS WITH THE NOTICE ON
THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH
CARE COVERAGE UNDER COBRA. IF A
PERSON IS FIRED FROM THEIR JOB
OR THEIR WORK HOURS ARE REDUCED,
THEY CAN BE AT RISK OF LOSING
THEIR HEALTH CARE INSURANCE AND
MAY NOT EVEN KNOW IT. THIS BILL
ENSURES THAT EMPLOYEES ARE
EQUIPPED WITH THE INFORMATION
THEY NEED TO PREVENT A
DISRUPTION IN THEIR HEALTH CARE.
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 63. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING NOW
TO FILE ITEM 119 AB 2983 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. THE
CLERK WILL READ. BILL 2983 BY
ASSEMBLY. RODRIGUEZ AND OTHERS
NATURALLY INTO FIRE SAFETY.
EXCUSE ME. 118 SORRY. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, MY
LAST EMS BILL, AB 2983, WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE A CAL OES AND THE
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE MITIGATION
PROGRAM BOARD TO ASSESS THE
EXTENT SUCH WILDFIRE MITIGATION
PROJECTS WOULD INCREASE THE
AVAILABILITY OF WILDFIRE FIRE
INSURANCE POLICIES WHEN
EVALUATING MITIGATION PROJECTS
OR PROPOSALS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO BE
ADDED TO THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE
MITIGATION PROGRAM BOARD TO
IMPROVE COORDINATION. IN THE
PAST TWO FISCAL YEARS ALONE, CAL
OES HAS RECEIVED ALMOST $800
MILLION IN FEDERAL HAZARD
MITIGATION FUNDING TO BUY DOWN
RISK ACROSS THE STATE. THIS BILL
ENSURES THAT THERE IS MEANINGFUL
COLLABORATION BETWEEN WILDFIRE
MITIGATION EXPERTS AND THE
INSURANCE POLICY REGULATORS TO
INVEST FEDERAL AND STATE MONIES
TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES AND MAKE
WILDFIRE INSURANCE MORE
AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE. WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. 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
61. NO, ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING BACK TO FILE ITEM 118 AB
2499 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SCHIAVO.
CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILL
2499 BY SENATOR SCHIAVO AND
OTHERS NOT RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT
. MEMBER SCHIAVO. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT ON AB 2499 TO
SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN
FORGOTTEN IN THE MANY
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE ABOUT
CRIME, THE SURVIVORS. AB 2499
WILL ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO TAKE
UNPAID LEAVE IF THEY OR A FAMILY
MEMBER WERE A VICTIM OF AN ACT
OF VIOLENCE, SUCH AS DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. IT WOULD PROHIBIT AN
EMPLOYER FROM FIRING A
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST AN
EMPLOYEE WHO IS A VICTIM, OR HAS
FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WAS A VICTIM
OF AN ACT OF VIOLENCE AND HAS
TAKEN TIME OFF TO OBTAIN RELIEF,
SAFETY OR SUPPORT. I WANTED TO
SHARE A STORY OF STEPHANIE, WHO
SPOKE IN THE COMMITTEE HEARINGS
ABOUT THIS. STEPHANIE HAD HER
SON WAS KILLED BY GUN VIOLENCE
AND HE LEFT BEHIND SEVEN
CHILDREN AND A WIDOW. AND
STEPHANIE HAD TO HELP HER SON,
HER GRANDCHILDREN, AND HER SON'S
WIFE TO RELOCATE TO HER HOME
BECAUSE THEY HAD TO MOVE OUT OF
THEIR HOME. SHE HAD TO HELP THEM
GET SUPPORT BECAUSE THE CHILDREN
WERE TRAUMATIZED. SHE HAD TO
HELP MAKE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
CGRTS BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH
UPHEAVAL IN THEIR LIVES, AND SHE
HAD BEEN A DRUG AND ALCOHOL
COUNSELOR FOR DECADES AND ENDED
UP LOSING HER JOB. AND SHE
TEARED UP WHEN SHE WAS TALKING
ABOUT, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER
LIFE, HAVING TO GET PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE BECAUSE SHE LOST HER
JOB, BECAUSE SHE WAS SUPPORTING
A FAMILY MEMBER. THIS IS A BILL
THAT STRENGTHENS EXISTING UNPAID
LEAVE AND PROTECTIONS FOR
SURVIVORS WHO HAVE WORKED
CLOSELY WITH OPPOSITION. WE'VE
WORKED CLOSELY WITH OPPOSITION
TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AND CAME TO
AGREEMENT ON AMENDMENTS THAT
WILL BE MADE IN THE SENATE. AND,
AND THEY'VE REMOVED THEIR STRONG
OPPOSITION WITH THOSE
AMENDMENTS. THESE AMENDMENTS ARE
GOING TO BE RETURNING TO THE
CURRENT. THE ALREADY WE'VE MADE
AN AMENDMENT TO RETURN TO THE
CURRENT LAW, WHICH COVERS
EMPLOYEES OF 25 EMPLOYEES OR
MORE AND HAVE ALSO NEWLY AGREED
AMENDMENTS THAT LIMIT LEAVE FOR
FAMILY MEMBERS TO JUST TWO
WEEKS, DOWN FROM 12 AND FIVE
DAYS TO HELP FAMILY RELOCATE,
RESULTING FROM VIOLENCE AND
REMOVES ACCESS TO FINANCIAL
SERVICES AND MODIFICATIONS FOR
HOMES, VEHICLES OR TECH. THE
AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE BILL WILL
MAKE IT MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR
BUSINESSES TO COMPLY AND EXPAND
PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF
VIOLENCE AND FAMILY, SUPPORTING
THEM. AS A SURVIVOR, MYSELF AND
I ACTUALLY WANTED TO LOOK IN THE
EYE OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM CORONA
WHEN I SAID THIS, BUT APPARENTLY
HE DIDN'T SHOW UP TO WORK TODAY,
BUT AS A SURVIVOR MYSELF, THIS
IS A REALLY IMPORTANT BILL TO
ME. AND TODAY, I HOPE THAT
FOLKS, WHEN THEY'RE CASTING
THEIR VOTE ON AB 2499, WILL,
THINK OF THE SURVIVORS OF CRIME,
JUST LIKE STEPHANIE, WHO ARE TOO
OFTEN LEFT BEHIND AND LEFT OUT
OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CRIME,
BUT WHO DESPERATELY NEED OUR
HELP TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO TAKE THE TIME THEY
DESERVE TO HEAL AND SUPPORT FROM
TRAUMATIZED, LOVED ONES WITHOUT
FEAR OR CONCERN OF LOSING THEIR
JOB. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYE 45. NO SEVEN. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY FOR A MOTION
. MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HAYNIE TO TAKE UP SB 828
D'ARAZZO WITHOUT REFERENCE TO
FILE FOR THE PURPOSE OF A THIRD
READING. WITHOUT OBJECTION. SO
MOVED. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO SB 828
BY SOME MEMBER HAYNIE. THE CLERK
WILL READ. SENATE BILL 828 BY
SENATOR DURAZO. AN ACT RELATING
TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, THE
URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HAYNIE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT SB
828 ON BEHALF OF SENATOR DURAZO.
LAST YEAR, THIS LEGISLATURE
PASSED LEGISLATION, SB 525, THAT
WILL RAISE WAGES FOR ROUGHLY
450,000 HEALTH CARE WORKERS,
HEALTH CARE WORKERS CARE FOR US
WHEN WE ARE AT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE. 75% OF THOSE WORKERS
ARE WOMEN, 75% ARE WORKERS. OF
THOSE WORKERS ARE PEOPLE OF
COLOR. SETTING A PATHWAY FOR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO EARN $25
MINIMUM WAGE WILL HELP US
ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTH
CARE WORKERS IN OUR STATE, AND
WILL HELP ATTRACT AND RETAIN
HEALTH CARE WORKERS BY ENSURING
THEY'RE FAIRLY COMPENSATED. SB
828 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS
OF SB 525, AND ALIGNS THE
IMPLEMENTATION DATE WITH THE
START OF OUR STATE'S FISCAL
YEAR. SPECIFICALLY ALL THIS DOES
IS MOVE THE INITIAL HEALTH CARE
MINIMUM WAGE IMPLEMENTATION DATE
FROM JUNE 1ST, 2024 TO JULY 1ST,
2024, AND ALL FUTURE WAGE
ADJUSTMENTS FROM JUNE 1ST TO
JULY 1ST. THIS IMPLEMENTATION
DATE ALIGNMENT IS SUPPORTED BY
BOTH SEIU AND THE CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. IT PASSED
THE ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE
WITH UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. MR.
GALLAGHER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE. I RISE WITH
AN ADMONITION. HOW'S THAT? LAST
YEAR, ACTUALLY, YOU CAN RISE TO
SUPPORT IT OR OR NOT SUPPORT.
BUT YOU CANNOT RISE WITH AN
ADMONITION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT,
WELL, I'LL JUST RISE TO SPEAK.
HOW'S THAT, IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? LAST YEAR, WE PASSED
THIS LEGISLATION, AND MANY OF US
WARNED THAT THIS WOULD BE A
PROBLEM, THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE
PROBLEMS FOR OUR HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM. WE WARNED THAT IT WOULD
BE TOO COSTLY, THAT IT WOULD
HURT HOSPITALS, US, THAT IT
WOULD HURT OUR BUDGET. IT HURT
US FINANCIALLY AND NONETHELESS,
YOU ALL PASSED IT THROUGH
THINKING, OH, THIS AND SAYING.
ADMONISHING US THAT THIS WAS A
RIGHTEOUS POLICY. SO WHAT I
WOULD SAY TO THOSE OF YOU WHO
THOUGHT THIS WAS GOOD POLICY,
WHY ARE YOU VOTING FOR THIS
TODAY? IF YOU VOTE FOR THIS
TODAY, YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A
PROBLEM WITH THAT POLICY THAT WE
CAN'T AFFORD IT, EVEN IF IT'S
JUST A DELAY FOR A MONTH? AND
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IT FOR? FOR
THE GOVERNOR, TO THE GOVERNOR
CAN LOOK GOOD IN HIS BUDGET. IF
YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN THE
POLICY, THEN STAND UP FOR IT. I
THINK IT'S BAD POLICY. SO IT'S
EASY FOR ME RIGHT? AND IT'S
PROVED RIGHTEOUS. IT'S PROVED
TRUE THAT THIS IS BAD POLICY
BECAUSE MANY OF OUR HOSPITALS
ARE HANGING ON THE BRINK OF
DISASTER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF
PASSING THIS LEGISLATION. AND
OUR AND OUR BUDGET IS IN REAL
TROUBLE BECAUSE OF THAT
LEGISLATION. BUT WE'RE JUST
GOING TO CHANGE IT AND MAKE SURE
THAT THAT ONLY GOES INTO EFFECT
JULY 1ST. LIKE, WHAT ARE WE
DOING? IF IT'S NOT WORKABLE, IF
IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE, THEN
REPEAL THE POLICY. LET'S RESEND
THE WHOLE THING AND GO BACK TO
THE DRAWING BOARD. DON'T JUST
DELAY IT FOR ONE MONTH. THAT'S
NOT SOME PRINCIPLED STAND. SO TO
MY FRIENDS ACROSS THE AISLE WHO
WERE SO BIG ON THIS POLICY, YOU
SHOULD BE VOTING NO ON THIS. IF
YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN IT,
INSTEAD OF SAYING, OH, WE SHOULD
DELAY IT FOR ONE MONTH TO HELP
THE GOVERNOR WITH HIS BUDGET
PROBLEM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO
SAY. THANK YOU, MR. GALLAGHER.
MR. HANEY. SEEING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
SURE. WELL, I WILL GIVE MY BEST
ADMIN ANSWER TO THE ADMIN
QUESTION. THIS ALL THIS SIMPLY
DOES IS DELAY THE IMPLEMENTATION
IN ONE MONTH TO JULY 1ST, 2024.
SO THAT IT ALIGNS WITH THE
FISCAL YEAR SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
BUDGET, ABOUT THE TRIGGERS IN
THE CONTEXT, AND ALONG WITH OUR
BUDGET CONVERSATION. THAT MAKES
GOOD POLICY SENSE. IT MAKES GOOD
ADMIN SENSE. HOWEVER YOU FELT
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL POLICY, IF
YOU VOTED AGAINST IT, IF YOU
WERE FOR IT, IT MAKES SENSE THAT
WE DO IT THIS WAY SO WE CAN GET
THIS RIGHT AND HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS ALIGNED WITH THE
FISCAL YEAR. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. HANEY.
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. REQUIRES 54
VOTES. MEMBERS. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
JACKIE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55.
NØ SIX. MEASURE PASSES ON THE
URGENCY. AYES 55. NOES SIX.
MEASURE PASSES ON THE BILL.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN. AB 1990 BY WENDY CARILLO.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARILLO. CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL, 1990
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WENDY
CARRILLO AND OTHERS. NAFTALINDA
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARRILLO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS TODAY I'M. I
AM PROUD TO PRESENT AB 1990 THE
SECURE TRANSACTIONS AND
ORGANIZED THEFT PREVENTION ACT,
OR THE STOP ACT, WHICH IS A
CRITICAL STEP FORWARD TO
SECURING THE SAFETY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND PUTTING A STOP
TO RETAIL THEFT. AB 1990 IS AN
URGENT CALL TO ACTION IN
RESPONSE TO THE ALARMING
ESCALATION OF ORGANIZED RETAIL
CRIME THAT THREATENS THE VERY
FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
SHOPLIFTING ADVERSELY AFFECTS
BOTH SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESSES
AS WELL AS OUR STATE'S ECONOMY
AND THE SECURITY AND WELL-BEING
OF WORKERS, JOBS AND OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. AB 1990 ANSWERS A
DIRECT CALL TO ACTION FROM
GOVERNOR NEWSOM IN JANUARY TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF
CALIFORNIANS BY, QUOTE,
INCREASING ENFORCEMENT TOOLS
THAT BOLSTER EXISTING LAW TO
ENSURE POLICE CAN ARREST
SUSPECTS OF RETAIL THEFT EVEN IF
THEY DIDN'T WITNESS A CRIME IN
PROGRESS. AB 1990 ALLOWS
OFFICERS TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
CURRENT LAW, WHICH IS THE
ABILITY TO CITE AND RELEASE AN
INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS NOT CHANGED
AND WOULD ALLOW OFFICERS TO THE
DISCRETION TO ARREST A SUSPECT
INVOLVED IN RETAIL CRIME WITH A
WITNESS REPORT AND USING
PROBABLE CAUSE. AB 1990 DOES NOT
PUT ADDITIONAL BURDENS ON LAW
ENFORCEMENT, DOES NOT PUT
ADDITIONAL BURDENS ON SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND THE POLICY DOES
NOT REQUIRE ANY MISDEMEANOR
PRIOR OFFENSES TO BE ARRESTED. I
WANT TO LIVE IN A SOCIETY IN
WHICH, IF A CRIME IS COMMITTED,
THERE ARE CONSEQUENCE REYES. IF
AN INDIVIDUAL IS USING LOOPHOLES
IN THE LAW, REPEATEDLY COMMITS
RETAIL THEFT OF UNDER $950 TO
AVOID ARREST, PUTS THE LIVES OF
LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AT RISK.
HAS NO CONCERN FOR THE
WELL-BEING OF SMALL BUSINESSES,
AND HAS LITTLE TO NO REGARD TO
OUR COMMUNITIES PUBLIC SAFETY.
THAT INDIVIDUAL MUST BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE. THERE MUST BE
CONSEQUENCES. PUBLIC SAFETY IS
NOT A PROGRESSIVE OR MODERATE
POSITION, NOR IS IT A DEMOCRAT
OR REPUBLICAN POSITION WITH
RESPECT TO THE OPPOSITION WHO
HAVE STATED IN OPPOSITION
LETTERS THAT WORKERS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO USE THE DISCRETION OF A
CITIZEN'S ARREST, I WILL SAY
THAT IN RESPONSE. THAT IS NOT
THE ANSWER. NO ONE WHO IS NOT
TRAINED IN LOSS PREVENTION
SHOULD RISK THEIR LIVES
ADDITIONAL. MANY LARGER
COMPANIES ARE IMPLEMENTING
POLICIES ACROSS THE STATE IN
WHICH A WORKER DOES ENGAGE IN
WANTING TO STOP SOMEONE WHO IS
COMMITTING RETAIL CRIME. THAT
COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE THEIR
JOBS, AND WHAT HAPPENED IN MY
COMMUNITY WAS THAT SOMEONE DID
TRY TO STOP SOMEONE THAT WAS
SIMPLY STEALING A CASE OF BEER,
AND THAT INDIVIDUAL PULLED OUT A
GUN AND SHOT A CLERK IN FRONT OF
HIS COWORKERS, AND THAT
INDIVIDUAL LOST HIS LIFE. THAT
PERSON SHOULD NOT BE TRYING TO
MAKE A CITIZEN'S ARREST, BUT
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME DEMANDS
ORGANIZED PREVENTION THÀNH, AND
THE STOP ACT REPRESENTS A
BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE TO TAKING A
PROACTIVE AND ORGANIZED APPROACH
TO PREVENT ORGANIZED RETAIL
CRIME THAT PRIORITIZES THE
SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, SMALL
AND LARGE BUSINESSES ALIKE, AND
THE VERY LIVELIHOODS OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WORK IN RETAIL. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE VOTE
ON AB 1990. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER CARRILLO, BEFORE
WE GO TO OUR OTHER TESTIMONY,
JUST IMMEDIATE REQUESTING
WITHOUT OBJECTION, IMMEDIATE
TRANSMITTAL OF AB, SB 828 TO THE
SENATE. NOW NOW MOVING ON TO
OTHER TESTIMONY. I BELIEVE. MR.
ALANIZ, DID YOU WISH NØ MR. VÌ.
WE HAVE I HAVE AN ORDER, SO.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
RETAIL THEFT HAS BROUGHT
TREMENDOUS HARM, TREMENDOUS HARM
TO THIS STATE. AND ESPECIALLY
WHEN I TALK ABOUT SAN JOAQUIN
COUNTY, MY COUNTY TO LARGE
RETAILERS AND SMALL BUSINESS
COMMUNITIES TO STOP ACT IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES
MEASURABLE RESOURCES TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT. IT TAKES TOO MUCH
TIME, RESOURCES, AND A LOT OF
LUCK TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT
THE RIGHT TIME. AND IT IS SADLY
ENDS WITH A SIMPLE SITE AND
RELEASE WITH WITH LITTLE TO NO
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVIDED. IF WE
WANT TO GET SERIOUS ON THIS, WE
NEED TO PROVIDE OUR OFFICERS
WITH THE EFFECTIVE TOOLS THAT
THEY NEED TODAY. THEY MEMBERS
ARE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. VÆ
VALLAPUDUA. ASSEMBLYMEMBER
MCKENNA. MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE IN OPPOSITION OF
AB 1990 MEMBERS, I URGE THIS
BODY TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS WE
CONSIDER INCREASED PENALTIES FOR
RETAIL THEFT THAT WILL
DISPROPORTIONATELY RESULT IN THE
HARASSMENT, DETENTION AND ARREST
OF BLACK CALIFORNIA AND REOPEN
THE DOOR OF MASS INCARCERATION
FOR NONVIOLENT, NON-SERIOUS,
NON-SEX OFFENSES. I WANT TO
THANK THE GOVERNOR, THE PRO TEM,
AND THE SPEAKER FOR THEIR
UNIFIED OPPOSITION TO REPEALING
OR CHANGING PROPOSITION 47, AND
I JOIN THEM IN OPPOSING CHANGES
TO PROP 47 MEMBERS. I MET WITH
THE AUTHOR RECENTLY, AND I DO
NOT QUESTION WHAT'S IN HER
HEART. I KNOW SHE'S GENUINELY
WANTS TO ADDRESS THE NEGATIVE
IMPACTS OF RETAIL THEFT, BUT
LET'S BE CLEAR THE AB 1990 WILL
NOT STOP RETAIL THEFT. AB 1990
WILL INCREASE THE UNNECESSARY
HARASSMENT, DETENTION, ARREST
AND MASS INCARCERATION OF BLACK
AND BROWN CALIFORNIANS. RETAIL
THEFT IS ALREADY AGAINST THE LAW
IN CALIFORNIA MEMBERS. IF A LAW
ENFORCEMENT ARM OFFICER,
INDIVIDUAL WITNESSES RETAIL
THEFT, THEY CAN ARREST THAT
PERSON. TODAY IF A SECURITY
GUARD ARE AN EMPLOYEE OR AT A
STORE SEES SOMEONE ENGAGING IN
RETAIL THEFT, THEY CAN CALL LAW
ENFORCEMENT, SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT,
AND THAT SUSPECT CAN BE
ARRESTED. TODAY. WE DON'T NEED
AB 1990. WE DO NEED TO EMPOWER
OUR SECURITY PARTNERS AND OUR
LAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT
PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR
JOB. IF LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT
WITNESS THE RETAIL THEFT, BUT
HAS EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT AN
ARREST, EITHER BY WITNESS OR
VIDEO EVIDENCE THAT SUSPECT CAN
BE ARRESTED TODAY. IF SOMEONE
STEALS MORE THAN $950 FROM A
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT, LAW
ENFORCEMENT CAN ARREST AND
CHARGE THAT SUSPECT WITH THE
FELONY. TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, Kò
AB 1990 HEARING IN THE ASSEMBLY
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WE
HEARD FROM THE AUTHORS LEAD
WITNESS, THE CALIFORNIA GROCER
ASSOCIATION, THAT THEY TELL
THEIR MEMBERS THAT THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TELL THEIR
MEMBERS NOT TO CALL THEM WHEN
THEFT IS OCCURRING IN THEIR
STORES. HOW CAN ANY OF US EXPECT
RETAIL THEFT TO STOP IF
RETAILERS AREN'T CALLING OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS FOR HELP
WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS
ARE CALLED? WE ARE SEEING THAT
BASED ON PUBLIC AVAILABLE DATA
ON DETENTION AND ARREST, AB 1990
WOULD DISPROPORTIONATELY HARM
BLACK AND BROWN CALIFORNIANS. I
AM ASKING ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE
VOTE NO ON AB 1990. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO PATTERSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF THIS MEASURE, AS YOU RECALL,
WE HEARD THIS LITTLE STORY WHERE
THE GOVERNOR WAS SHOPPING AT
TARGET, AND, AND HE WITNESSED A
THEFT RIGHT IN FRONT OF, THE
TARGET EMPLOYEE. AND THE TARGET
EMPLOYEE, OR HE ASKED THE TARGET
EMPLOYEE WHO, WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH
THIS EMPLOYEE SHE WAS MAKING? I
THINK, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY 15,
20 BUCKS AN HOUR AND SAID, HEY,
WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP HER? THE
GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE OF
CALIFORNIA EXPECTED THIS
EMPLOYEE TO STOP LIKE A
CRIMINAL. AND I DON'T THINK THE
GOVERNOR OR ANYBODY ELSE SHOULD
EXPECT THAT. AND WITH THIS BILL,
WE WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THAT RETAIL EMPLOYEE TO TELL
THE COPS ABOUT IT SO JUSTICE CAN
BE SERVED AND THE GOVERNOR CAN
FEEL SAFE GOING TO TARGET ONCE
AGAIN. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIZ,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. SO, EVERYBODY, AS
YOU MAY KNOW, I HAVE OVER 29
YEARS EXPERIENCE IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT. WHEN A PROPOSITION
WAS SIGNED OVER TEN YEARS AGO,
IT GAVE OR TOOK AWAY TOOLS OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ARREST
MISDEMEANORS AND FELONIES
DIFFERENTLY. LET ME JUST GIVE
YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE WHAT
MISDEMEANORS ARE, WHICH IS AN
EXAMPLE THAT WAS GIVEN UNDER
$950. SO AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER, WHEN THEY ARRIVE TO THE
SCENE AND IT'S UNDER 950, IT'S A
MISDEMEANOR. IT HAS TO BE
COMMITTED IN THEIR PRESENCE, AS
WAS STATED EARLIER. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, POLICE OFFICERS
CANNOT BE IN EVERY STORE AT
EVERY TIME WHEN EVERYTHING IS
HAPPENING. SO UNFORTUNATELY,
PEOPLE WHO WITNESSED THE EVENT
WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A CITIZEN'S
ARREST. AND GUESS WHAT? THAT
PERSON NOW BECOMES THE BAD GUY.
THE PERSON WHO COMMITTED THE
CRIME NOW SEES THAT THAT PERSON
IS THE ONE THAT SIGNED THAT
CITIZEN'S ARREST. SO THE BURDEN
IS NOT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT
ANYMORE. BUT WHAT THIS BILL DOES
IS IT BRINGS THAT TOOL BACK INTO
LAW ENFORCEMENT'S HANDS. SO IF
THERE IS A CRIME THAT'S
COMMITTED OUT OF THEIR PRESENCE
AND THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THEIR DUE
DILIGENCE, DO THE INVESTIGATION,
FIND PROBABLE CAUSE, WHICH IS
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THIS
PROPOSITION WAS SIGNED. THIS IS
WHAT ALLOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
DO THEIR JOBS AGAIN. AND
UNFORTUNATELY, YES, RETAILERS
ARE NOT CALLING LAW ENFORCEMENT
BECAUSE THESE CRIMES ARE UNDER
$950. AND GUESS WHAT? THEY CAN'T
MAKE THE ARRESTS BECAUSE IT
WASN'T IN THEIR PRESENCE. SO
THAT IS WHAT THAT DID TO US IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO BY SAYING
YES TO THIS BILL, WHAT YOU'RE
DOING IS ESSENTIALLY GIVING
THOSE TOOLS BACK TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT, ALLOWING THEM TO BE
ABLE TO HELP AND PROTECT AND
KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE LIKE
THEY USED TO BE ABLE TO DO.
ANOTHER THING I KNOW, I KNOW, A
LOT OF PEOPLE HEAR ABOUT
WARRANTLESS ARRESTS, AND THAT'S
A BUZZWORD FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT
WARRANT A WARRANTLESS ARREST
HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I DID IT
ALL THE TIME AS A AS A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, BUT I STILL
HAD TO DO AN INVESTIGATION. I
STILL HAD TO FIND PROBABLE
CAUSE. WE CAN'T JUST WILLINGLY
JUST GO AND PUT PEOPLE IN CUFFS
AND TAKE THEM TO JAIL. I GOT TO
ACTUALLY INVESTIGATE IT, MAKE
SURE A CRIME WAS COMMITTED. AND
THEN THAT'S HOW WE TAKE THEM IN.
SO KEEP THAT IN MIND, PLEASE. I
URGE YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO? THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
AND I THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS
FOR THE ROBUST CONVERSATION. I
THINK DEMOCRACY AND ACTION IS A
BEAUTIFUL THING, WE MAY OFTEN
AGREE OR DISAGREE, BUT I THINK
WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY
AND ENSURING THAT COMMUNITIES
FEEL SAFE, IT'S NOT A
PROGRESSIVE OR MODERATE OR
DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRAT OR
REPUBLICAN POINT OF VIEW. I WANT
TO FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN
COMMUNITY. I WANT MY MOM TO BE
ABLE TO GO TO A STORE AND NOT
FEEL UNSAFE. I WANT PEOPLE IN MY
COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA TO FEEL SAFE AND
KNOW THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
GOING TO DO THEIR JOBS. NO ONE
WHO IS NOT TRAINED IN LOSS
PREVENTION PREVENTION SHOULD BE
DOING A CITIZEN'S ARREST AND
RISKING THEIR LIVES FOR ANY
AMOUNT, WHETHER IT'S $950 OR
BELOW OR ABOVE. NO ONE SHOULD BE
DOING THAT. I THINK MOST
IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE WANT TO SEE
IS WE NEED A RESPONSE. THE
PEOPLE OF THIS STATE ARE ASKING
US TO DO SOMETHING. AND WHEN IT
COMES TO PROTECTING BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES, I COME FROM
ONE. I AM A PERSON OF COLOR. I
AM A BROWN IMMIGRANT LATINA
WOMAN FROM EAST L.A. SO I KNOW
THAT ARGUMENT QUITE WELL. AND I
ALSO WANT TO SAY WE SHOULD DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR
BLACK AND BROWN SMALL BUSINESSES
WHO ARE ALSO BEING HURT BY
RETAIL CRIME. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE
ON AB 1990 SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
MISS CARRILLO MOVES THE CALL.
MAJORITY LEADER IS RECOGNIZED
FOR HER MOTION. MR. SPEAKER, I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 118A TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER VINCE FONG
TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE REAR OF
THE CHAMBER. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION.
WE WILL NOW TAKE TIME TO
RECOGNIZE OUR COLLEAGUE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER VINCE FONG. I
WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS
NEW JOB. CONGRATULATIONS.
WE WILL NOW RECOGNIZE MEMBERS
WHO WISH TO SPEAK. IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK, RAISE YOUR MICROPHONES
NOW. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE MR.
FONG. IF HE CHOOSES TO SPEAK AT
SOME POINT. LET'S GIVE MR. FONG
THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
MR. FONG, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED,
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, IT HAS
BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO
SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE 32ND
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. MY FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS THROUGHOUT THE
CENTRAL VALLEY, THE INDIAN WELLS
VALLEY, AND THE KERN RIVER
VALLEY. AT EVERY TURN, I
SUPPORTED THE TREMENDOUS WORK
BEING DONE THROUGHOUT OUR REGION
, GROWING OUR FOOD, POWERING OUR
ECONOMY, AND SUPPORTING OUR
MILITARY OPERATIONS AT NAVAL AIR
WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE AND
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE. I HAVE
FOUGHT FOR COMMON SENSE POLICIES
TO CURB THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
IN OUR STATE, REIN IN STATE
SPENDING TO PROTECT PRECIOUS TAX
DOLLARS, AND DEMAND TRANSPARENCY
FROM OUR STATE GOVERNMENT. TO
ALL MY COLLEAGUES, I CONSIDER
MYSELF BLESSED TO HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ALONGSIDE
YOU. I NEVER WOULD HAVE
ENVISIONED THE CHALLENGES WE'VE
HAD TO FACE OVER NEARLY EIGHT
YEARS. SURPLUSES AND DEFICITS,
EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS, WILDFIRES,
AND A PANDEMIC AND EVERYTHING
ELSE IN BETWEEN. WE MAY NOT HAVE
AGREED ON EVERY POLICY DECISION,
BUT THESE POLICY DEBATES AND
DISCUSSIONS ARE IMPORTANT, AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPENNESS AND
FRANK CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD
WITH EVERY SINGLE MEMBER ON THIS
FLOOR. AND FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION, THÀNH. AS I
CONTINUE TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AS THEIR
CONGRESSMAN, I WANT TO THANK
YOU, MY COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR
FRIENDSHIP AND YOUR
COLLABORATION AND MY ABILITY TO
WORK ALONGSIDE YOU ON ON MY
ISSUES AND ON YOUR ISSUES. IT
HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO
SERVE, TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU
THESE PAST EIGHT YEARS. EVERY
ONE OF US WORK HARD EVERY SINGLE
DAY TO REPRESENT OUR
CONSTITUENTS. AND WHETHER YOU
AGREED WITH ME OR DISAGREED WITH
ME, I CONSIDER YOU ALL MY
FRIENDS. BUT WE COULD NOT HAVE
DONE THIS WITHOUT THE ADVICE AND
SUPPORT OF OUR STAFF AND FROM
THE CAPITOL TO THE DISTRICT TO
THOSE IN THE CAUCUSES. I WANT TO
THANK PERSONALLY MY STAFF FOR
THEIR HARD WORK, COMMITMENT AND
SELFLESSNESS IN SERVING OUR
CONSTITUENT. S NIA SPENCER,
CATE, MARISOL, IRELAND, AND
JESSICA ARE MY STAFF CURRENTLY
TO MY FORMER STAFF AND FELLOWS
WHO STARTED ON THIS JOURNEY WITH
ME, OUR POLICY CONSULTANTS, A
ESPECIALLY THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT, DANIEL
BALIN, OUR, OUR OUR BUDGET TEAM
LED BY JOE STORK. I CAN'T THANK
YOU ALL ENOUGH. I CAN SIMPLY SAY
UNEQUIVOCALLY, EVERYTHING I'VE
BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE IS BECAUSE
OF YOU, LET ME ALSO THANK LEAH
LOPEZ AND HER STAFF. LET ME
THANK LET ME THANK JENNY MURPHY,
ADAM SILVER, THE SERGEANTS, THE
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, SUE
PARKER AND HER FLOOR TEAM AND
THE AMAZING STAFF MEMBERS WHO
COMPLETE THE RESOLUTIONS FOR US
TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF
OUR CONSTITUENTS. AND I WOULD BE
REMISS IF I DIDN'T GIVE GABE
PADDOCK AND HIS PHENOMENAL TEAM
AT THE LÀ OFFICE A SHOUT OUT FOR
THEIR CONTINUED GUIDANCE AND
INPUT, AND TO MY AMAZING WIFE,
AMANDA, WHO'S IN THE BACK OF THE
CHAMBERS, I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LOVE AND DEVOTION, THIS
JOURNEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED
WITHOUT YOU BY MY SIDE. I WANT
TO THANK MY PARENTS AND ALL MY
FAMILY FOR THEIR CONSTANT
SUPPORT. I'VE LOVED EVERY MINUTE
SERVING IN THIS ASSEMBLY AND I
CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE TO
KNOW ALL OF YOU. I WISH I GOT A
CHANCE TO KNOW SOME OF YOU EVEN
MORE, BUT, I AM VERY LUCKY TO
SERVE ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU. SO
MUCH WORK REMAINS AS WE TACKLE
THE CHALLENGES FACING OUR STATE
AND OUR COUNTRY, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED
COLLABORATION AS WE STRIVE TO
MAKE CALIFORNIA A BETTER PLACE
TO LIVE AND WORK. I WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL. MR. FONG, JUST.
JUST FOR THE RECORD HERE, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE MY STAFF
COULD POSSIBLY DO FOR ME. THEY
HIGHLIGHTED THIS. THEY
UNDERLINED IT. I WAS SUPPOSED TO
HAVE YOU GO LAST AFTER EVERYONE
ELSE HAD SPOKEN. SO I'LL GIVE
YOU A CHANCE TO FOLLOW UP.
DEPENDING ON WHAT OTHER MEMBERS
SAY, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THE
NEXT TIME THEY NEED TO DO IS
ELECTRIFY THE PAGE. I'M NOT
REALLY SURE WHAT, BUT THERE'S A
LOT GOING UP ON UP HERE
SOMETIMES. BUT YOU DO HAVE SOME
MEMBERS WHO DO WANT TO SAY SOME
WORDS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY. WELL, A
COUPLE JUST QUICK NOTES HERE,
MANY OF YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW,
SOME OF THE INTERNAL
CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN OUR
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, BUT, OVER THE
TIME I'VE BEEN HERE, THIS IS MY
10TH YEAR. WE'VE HAD SOME
CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP. AND, TWO
TIMES MY SELECTED PERSON FELL
SHORT. AND THAT WAS VINCE. AND
HE MISSED BY ONE VOTE BOTH TIMES
. IT DOESN'T MEAN HE DIDN'T
DESERVE IT. AND I'M VERY PROUD
OF THAT VOTE. AND I'M HE'S NOW
GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO BE
PART OF A VERY CONFUSED COUNTRY.
AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, WE GOT
CRAZY GOING ON IN DC. I DON'T
CARE WHAT SIDE YOU'RE ON, IT'S
EMBARRASSING WHAT'S HAPPENING
AND WE NEED THE KIND OF
STABILITY AND STEADY HONESTY WE,
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR POLITICS,
ARE, YOU CAN COUNT ON VINCE. TO
BE HONEST AND TO BE STABLE
WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH THEM OR
DON'T AGREE WITH THEM, YOU CAN
TRUST HIM TO TELL YOU WHAT HE'S
THINKING. THAT IS A TRAIT THAT I
HOPE WE CAN LEARN FROM HIM. I
KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT I VALUE
HIGHLY, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN
ALL APPRECIATE THAT KIND OF
LEADERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S
SOMETHING THAT, DC IS DEFINITELY
STARVING FOR. AND I'M PROUD TO
KNOW VINCE, HE'S A GOOD FRIEND.
HE ACCUSES ME OF BEING FUNNY. I
DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF FUNNY. I
MAY BE FUNNY LOOKING, BUT I'M
PROUD OF THE FACT THAT I HAVE A
FRIENDSHIP WITH HIM THAT WILL
LAST BEYOND THIS SERVICE HERE ON
THIS ASSEMBLY FLOOR. BUT I'M
ALSO PROUD TO HAVE BEEN HIS
FRIEND. THANK YOU, MR. LACKEY.
MR. HOOVER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I JUST
WANT TO SAY A FEW QUICK WORDS
ABOUT MY FRIEND, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
VINCE FONG, COLLEAGUE FROM
BAKERSFIELD. APOLOGIES. I, YOU
KNOW, I, OBVIOUSLY, I'M PRETTY
NEW TO THIS BODY, AND I'M
ACTUALLY HONORED THAT I'VE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE EVEN A
SHORT TIME, WITH WITH OUR
COLLEAGUE AND, IT'S FUNNY, WHEN
I RAN FOR OFFICE, YOU KNOW, HE
HAD THE LOOK IN HIS EYE OF.
YOU'RE INSANE, HE WAS PART OF
OUR ELECTIONS TEAM, BUT HE NEVER
SAID THAT. HE WAS VERY
ENCOURAGING, VERY SUPPORTIVE,
AND, REALLY, REALLY JUST GAVE SO
MUCH GOOD ADVICE. NOT JUST ABOUT
ELECTIONS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF,
BUT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW TO WORK
TOGETHER ACROSS THE AISLE WITH
YOUR COLLEAGUES AND WITH
RESPECT. AND I JUST THINK WE'RE
LOSING SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL. I
ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
RIDE WITH HIM TO BAKERSFIELD ON
ONE OF HIS COMMUTES, WHICH, BY
THE WAY, IS REALLY TERRIBLE AND
NOT BAKERSFIELD OF COURSE. BUT,
NOW HE GETS TO DO PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME COMMUTE JUST IN A PLANE
INSTEAD OF IN A CAR. AND YOU
KNOW, I KIND OF ASKED THEM. I
SAID, HOW DO YOU DO THIS? DRIVE
EVERY SINGLE WEEK, FIVE HOURS IN
A CAR BACK AND FORTH FROM
SACRAMENTO. HE DID TEACH ME SOME
TRICKS. HIS STAFF BOUGHT HIM
THIS DIPPING SAUCE CLIP FOR HIS
AIR VENT SO HE CAN DIP HIS
CHICKEN NUGGETS, BASICALLY HANDS
FREE DIPPING WITH HIS CHICKEN
NUGGETS, SO HE TAUGHT ME SOME
COOL TRICKS FOR THE ROAD, BUT.
BUT I'M JUST SO HONESTLY, I'M
VERY SAD THAT I ONLY GOT TO
SERVE WITH YOU FOR A SHORT TIME,
AND I'M JUST. I WISH YOU THE
VERY BEST. I COULD NOT AGREE
MORE WITH OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
PALMDALE AND HIS COMMENTS THAT
THEY DESPERATELY NEED YOU IN
WASHINGTON, DC, WE DESPERATELY
NEED YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE AND
SO BEST OF LUCK TO YOU, MY
FRIEND. THANK YOU, MR. HOOVER.
MR. TING, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. YOU
KNOW, IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO
RISE AND TALK ABOUT MY FRIEND
VINCE FONG. I THINK THAT MOST
PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT US, LOOK AT
OUR DISTRICTS. I COME FROM NANCY
PELOSI'S DISTRICT. HE COMES
FROM, KEVIN MCCARTHY'S DISTRICT.
AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE COULD
NEVER OBVIOUSLY GET ALONG. AND
IT COULDN'T BE FURTHER FROM THE
TRUTH AS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, VINCE
WAS MY, VICE CHAIR ON BUDGET
COMMITTEE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED, WHEN
JAY OBERNOLTE LEFT, BECAUSE I
ACTUALLY HAD A REALLY GOOD
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM AND GOT
ALONG QUITE WELL WITH HIM. I WAS
HOPING TO GO. I HOPE WHOEVER
COMES IN NEXT, I CAN CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH AN. AND WHAT I FOUND
IS, EXACTLY WHAT OUR GREAT
COLLEAGUE FROM PALMDALE SAID WAS
JUST SOMEBODY WHO IS JUST
HONEST, STRAIGHT SHOOTER,
SOMEONE WHO REALLY WAS A
PLEASURE TO WORK WITH IN
COMMITTEE. I ALWAYS SAID IN
BUDGET THAT REALLY MOST OF
BUDGET IS NOT PARTIZAN AT ALL, A
HUGE PART OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE IS LEGISLATIVE
OVERSIGHT. IT'S REALLY MAKING
SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE
LEGISLATURE'S JOB OF REALLY
MAKING SURE THAT MONEY IS BEING
SPENT CORRECTLY, THAT THINGS ARE
BEING EXECUTED DIRECTLY. THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY, AT LEAST IN THIS
BODY, I WOULD SAY NOT PARTIZAN,
WE GENERALLY VÆ COMPLETELY
AGREE. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GO INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT
SUBCOMMITTEES ON SO MANY OF
THESE ISSUES, AND WORKING WITH
VINCE, HE WAS ALWAYS THE PERSON
WHO SPOKE UP FOR, FOR THE CAUCUS
, BUT DID SO IN A WAY THAT WAS
SMART AND VERY THOUGHTFUL, VERY
FAIR, I WOULD SAY, OBVIOUSLY,
YOU KNOW, POLITICS ENTERS INTO
EVERYTHING WE DO, BUT I WOULD
SAY THE WAY HE DID, IT WAS VERY,
VERY CLASSY. AND FOR ME, IT WAS
SUCH AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO
ALWAYS HAVE HIM, NEXT TO ME. I
ALWAYS TRY TO NEVER START
WITHOUT HIM BECAUSE I ALWAYS
FELT LIKE, IF WE DID THAT
TOGETHER, IT DEMONSTRATED THAT
AS A BODY, AS AN ASSEMBLY, THAT
WE HAD SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR,
SOMETHING TO STAND, AND THAT WE
STOOD, STOOD TOGETHER ON SO MANY
THINGS. IN FACT, WHEN I THINK
ABOUT BUDGET, THERE ARE SOME
THINGS THAT WE DISAGREE ON. AND
OF COURSE THERE'S SOME POLICY
ISSUES. BUT REALLY, WHEN I THINK
ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE
TALKING, I THINK ABOUT OUR
HEARINGS ON, YOU KNOW, ED COMING
OUT OF, THE PANDEMIC, WHEN IT
REALLY CAME ACROSS TO LOOKING AT
WHERE EXPENDITURES WERE, VINCE
WAS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT
THERE AND KIND OF QUESTIONING
ALL OF THAT. AND I THINK THAT,
FOR YOU, YOU TAKE THAT ACUMEN,
YOU TAKE THAT SKILL TO D.C, AND
I THINK THIS STATE, YOUR
DISTRICT WILL BE VERY, VERY WELL
SERVED, I'M, YOU KNOW, AGAIN,
SORRY TO SORRY TO SEE YOU GO,
BUT I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED FOR
YOU. I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THE
ROLE YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY FOR
OUR STATE, FOR OUR COUNTRY. AND
MY HOPE IS THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE
TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN SUCH A
BIPARTISAN FASHION WHEN YOU GET
TO D.C, BECAUSE TO ME, I
COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER
PERSON TO WORK WITH, ON THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE. IT WAS A
PLEASURE AND JUST BEING ABLE TO
WORK WITH YOU, BUT ALSO YOUR
ENTIRE CAUCUS, HOW YOU BROUGHT
THEM ALONG. CLEARLY, YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS, REALLY MADE IT
FEEL LIKE IT WASN'T JUST YOU
SPEAKING, BUT YOUR CAUCUS
SPEAKING TOGETHER AND THE FACT
THAT THEY RESPECTED YOU SO MUCH
AND THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING
TO FOLLOW YOU. I THINK THAT
SPOKE VOLUMES FOR WHAT YOU
BRING. SO REALLY, REALLY EXCITED
FOR THE NEXT STEP, YOU KNOW,
I'LL OBVIOUSLY WHEN I GET TO DC
NEXT, BE LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING YOU AND SEEING YOUR
OFFICE AND COMING BY AND SAYING
HI. BUT REALLY, WE'LL DEFINITELY
MISS YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TÍNH.
MR. MURATSUCHI, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. I I ALSO
WANTED TO, OFFER, FOLLOW MR.
TING AND OFFERING MY BIPARTISAN
RESPECT FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, I'M
NOT SURE IF I'VE EVER TOLD YOU
THIS, BUT WHENEVER YOU PRESENTED
THE COUNTERPOINT TO MR. TING ON
THE BUDGET, I ALWAYS STOPPED AND
LISTENED BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS
PROVIDED A VERY CONCISE, VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD SUMMARY OF THE
REPUBLICAN CONCERNS AND
POSITIONS ON THE BUDGET ISSUES.
AND I ALWAYS APPRECIATED THAT. I
ALWAYS APPRECIATED YOUR,
RIGOROUS QUESTIONING DURING THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE'S, TO HOLD, YOU
KNOW, STATE THE STATE
ACCOUNTABLE, AND SO EVEN THOUGH,
WE, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY DID NOT
AGREE ON A LOT OF POLICY ISSUES,
I ALWAYS RESPECTED AND VALUED
YOUR VOICE AND YOUR PRESENCE,
AND I WANT TO JOIN, YOU KNOW,
OUR COLLEAGUE FROM, LANCASTER,
THAT I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO BE
THE HONEST STRAIGHT SHOOTER THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN HERE IN THIS
LEGISLATURE, YOU KNOW, AS YOU GO
TO CONGRESS TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY
. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP
RESTORE SANITY IN OUR IN OUR
NATION'S CAPITOL. THANK YOU, MR.
MURATSUCHI. MR. LARA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN, SORT OF
BUMMED OUT. NOT GOING TO LIE.
YOU WERE RIGHT, SUCKER. NOW
VINCE, WE CAME IN TOGETHER AND.
YOU SET AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT
ELECTED OFFICIALS, ELECTED
OFFICIALS SHOULD BE, I HEAR CALM
DEMEANOR. BY YOUR PRESENCE AND,
YOU'VE BEEN A HUGE INSPIRATION
TO ME. AND YOU BETTER NOT START
CRYING EITHER. SUCKER BUT I'LL
JUST SAY THIS. AS WE AS A BODY,
BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
ALIKE, IS WE LOOK TO ELECT HÌ
BERMAN. THAT'S GOING TO COST
YOU, BUDDY, POINT OF ORDER. HE
DIDN'T HAVE TO USE A PROP. OKAY.
MEMBER FROM MEMBER FROM MENLO
PARK. JUST TRYING TO BE HELPFUL,
SIR. THANK YOU, BUT AS WE
RECRUIT CANDIDATES, AS WE GO
ACROSS OUR DISTRICTS TO LOOK FOR
PEOPLE TO REPLACE US IN OUR
SEATS, BOTH REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS ALIKE. AND THANK YOU
FOR LIGHTEN THE MOOD FOR ME,
BUD. YOU ARE THE EXAMPLE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT I
PERSONALLY AM GOING TO USE
BECAUSE YOU ARE SOMEBODY THAT,
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HEATED
THIS FLOOR GETS, IT DOESN'T
MATTER HOW HARD WE DISAGREE WITH
THE POLICY. YOUR ABILITY TO JUST
BRING IT DOWN AND STICK TO THE
FACTS. BE CALM WHEN EVERYTHING
AROUND YOU SEEMS TO BE BURNING
DOWN. IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY
UNIQUE AND VERY SPECIAL. AND SO,
WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. SO LOVE
YOU, BROTHER. THANK YOU, MR.
FLORA. DOCTOR BAINES, I'M NOT
GOING TO CRY, VINCE, YOU HAVE
BEEN SUCH A GREAT PARTNER TO
WORK WITH, YOU KNOW,
REPRESENTING BAKERSFIELD WITH
YOU HAS BEEN SUCH AN HONOR. I
NEVER IMAGINED MYSELF BEING IN
THIS WORLD. I REMEMBER COMING UP
AND ADVOCATING TO YOU ABOUT
THINGS IN HEALTH CARE A LONG,
LONG TIME AGO, AND BEING IN THIS
SPOT, BEING IN THIS POSITION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I
KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO AMAZING
THINGS IN DC, PUBLIC SERVICE IS
NOT EASY, REPRESENTING AN AREA
LIKE KERN IS NOT EASY, THERE ARE
A LOT OF THINGS WE GOT TO WORK
ON TOGETHER, BUT THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR WORK. AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH YOU TO REPRESENT KERN
COUNTY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BAINES
. MR. JIM PATTERSON. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I'VE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF, SITTING NEXT TO
VINCE FOR QUITE A LITTLE WHILE.
BUT SHARON HAS KEPT ME INFORMED
OVER THE YEARS OF THE LIFE THAT
VINCE FONG WAS LEADING,
PRIMARILY IN HIS PRIVATE LIFE ON
ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND ONE OF THE
OBVIOUS THINGS WAS HE HE HAS
NIECES AND NEPHEWS THAT HE JUST
LOVES DEARLY. AND YOU, YOU CAN'T
GET AWAY FROM HOW MUCH HE CARES
ABOUT THEM, IT'S GOING TO MAKE
YOU A REALLY GOOD DADDY. ALSO TO
WATCH THE UNFOLDING OF AMANDA
COMING INTO YOUR LIFE, HONESTLY
FULFILLING YOU, BEING, YOU KNOW,
BY YOUR SIDE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
AND ALL OF THAT. MY WIFE SHARON
HAS ALWAYS HAD THE VETO OVER MY
PUBLIC LIFE. WHEN I RAN FOR
MAYOR OF FRESNO, SHE DIDN'T
EXERCISE THE VETO. THANKFULLY,
WHEN I RAN FOR THIS OFFICE, THE
SAME THING, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT OUR OUR KIDS, OUR LOVED
ONES, OUR OUR OUR WIVES
UNDERSTAND THAT. YES, WE DO THIS
BECAUSE THERE'S A PASSION INSIDE
OF US. THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
YOU KNOW, REALLY, PRESSES US TO
BE IN THIS ARENA, BUT WE'LL
NEVER BE ABLE TO REALLY DO IT
WITHOUT THEIR LOVE, THEIR
SUPPORT AND THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT
AND TO WATCH YOU AND AMANDA
INTERACT. I SHE WAS PRETTY
EFFECTIVE IN YOUR CAMPAIGN
COMMERCIALS. I JUST IT WAS KIND
OF COOL. NO, REALLY. SERIOUSLY,
ABOUT THAT. AND SO I'VE GOTTEN
TO REALLY APPRECIATE THE GOOD
PERSON INSIDE THE GOOD HEART.
THE DECENT MAN, AND SO I WISH
YOU ALL THE HAPPINESS AND THE
LOVE WITH AMANDA. I'M ASSUMING
YOU ARE GOING TO PLAN TO HAVE
CHILDREN, RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY,
GOOD, GOOD. YEAH. GOOD. NONE OF
MY BUSINESS. IS THAT RIGHT? I
DON'T KNOW, NO, BUT I ALSO GOT
TO KNOW VINCE FONG. WE I FLY A
SMALL AIRPLANE. I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT,
BUT I'M A PRIVATE PILOT. BEEN A
PRIVATE PILOT SINCE I WAS 17,
AND I FLEW VINCE IN THE RIGHT
SEAT OF MY PIPER ARROW, TO SAY
THAT THE FIRST FLIGHT WAS AN
INTERESTING ONE. VINCE, DID YOU
THINK YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE?
GETTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT BESIDE
THIS GUY THAT. YEAH, I FIDGETED
A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE FLIGHTS
WERE A LOT OF FUN. I CAN
REMEMBER THE ONE I REALLY
ENJOYED THE MOST. WE. I PICKED
HIM UP IN BAKERSFIELD AND WE
FLEW, WHEN WE WENT TO DEL MAR,
WE DID OUR RETREATS AND ALL OF
THAT. WELL, TO FLY THAT ROUTE,
FROM FROM FRESNO, YOU'RE DIRECT
TO BAKERSFIELD, AND THEN YOU GO
TO THE TO THE COAST AND YOU HIT
THE COAST, AND I'D TO. I DON'T
WANT TO FLY INTO THE BUSY LA
TRAFFIC, SO I WOULD FLY DIRECT,
TO CATALINA ISLAND. AND THEN
FROM CATALINA ISLAND, I COULD
FLY INTO THE SMALL AIRPORT THAT
WE WENT INTO IN RAMONA. AND WE
MADE IT, RIGHT? WE MADE IT. IT
WAS FUN. AND I HAD A I HAD A
GOOD TIME AT. AND WHEN YOU FLY A
COUPLE HOURS WITH SOMEBODY AND,
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CHIT CHATTING
ALONG THE WAY, YOU GET TO KIND
OF KNOW WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT AND
WHAT THEY'RE LIKE AND ALL OF
THAT. AND, I, I REALLY ENJOYED
THE TIMES WHEN WE WEREN'T ON THE
FLOOR, THE TIMES WHEN IT WASN'T
ABOUT BUSINESS, THE TIMES WHEN
IT WASN'T ABOUT WHAT GOES ON IN
THIS WORLD, BUT TO HEAR YOU TALK
ABOUT YOUR NIECES, NEPHEWS AND
TO HEAR YOU, SHARE WITH ME THE
OTHER DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS
BEYOND THE POLITICAL LIFE THAT
MEANT A LOT. SO WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT THE DECENT MAN, AND I HAD
A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW HIM OVER
TIME, AND I WANTED TO LET VINCE
KNOW THAT, CONGRATULATIONS ARE
IN ORDER, AND, I'M GOING TO MISS
YOU, AND I'M GOING TO MISS
FLYING YOU AROUND AND, SCARING
YOU TO DEATH. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. PATTERSON. MR.
GALLAGHER. MAN. VINCE FONG HAS
BEEN A GREAT MEMBER FOR US. I
THINK BACK TO THE FIRST TIME
THAT I MET VINCE. AND IT MAKES
ME FEEL OLD, BUT I HAD ALREADY
BEEN IN HERE TWO YEARS, AND
VINCE WAS COMING IN, AND WE WERE
ALL REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE WE
WERE LIKE, OH, THIS VINCE VAUGHN
GUY IS COMING IN, AND HE'S PART
OF THE MCCARTHY TEAM. AND YOU
KNOW, WE WERE WE WERE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE
WERE GOING TO DO TOGETHER. AND I
REMEMBER MY WIFE AND I ACTUALLY
WENT OUT TO DINNER WITH VINCE,
HERE IN SACRAMENTO, AND WE
TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR
DREAMS AND OUR GOALS AND THINGS
THAT WE WANTED TO DO, AND I
REMEMBER TWO THINGS THAT MY WIFE
AND I TOOK AWAY FROM THAT FIRST
DINNER WITH VINCE FONG WAS ONE.
THIS PLACE IS NEVER GOING TO BE
THE SAME WITH VINCE FONG HERE.
AND NUMBER TWO, WE NEED TO FIND
THIS GUY, A WIFE, AND BOTH OF
THOSE THINGS, CAME VERY TRUE,
RIGHT? I MEAN, BECAUSE I THINK
THIS PLACE HAS BEEN MADE BETTER
BY THE WORK THAT VINCE HAS DONE,
AND AS IT WAS SAID, I THINK SO
MANY OF US WERE VERY OVERJOYED
WHEN HE FOUND AMANDA, WHO I
THINK MAKES HIM AN EVEN BETTER
LEGISLATOR. EVEN BETTER MAN, AND
WE'VE BEEN EXCITED TO SEE THAT
AS WELL, BUT I THINK JUST THE
TESTAMENT IS HERE TODAY ON THIS
FLOOR THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE RESPECT
THIS MAN AND THE WORK THAT HE'S
DONE. AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING
THAT I THINK WE STRIVE FOR AS
REPUBLICANS IS TO WE HAVE, YOU
KNOW, WE ARE IN THE IN THE
MINORITY, BUT WE HAVE A VOICE TO
BRING, WE HAVE INPUT THAT WE
WANT TO BRING, WE HAVE EXPERTISE
, AND I THINK VINCE HAS ALWAYS
DONE A VERY AMAZING JOB OF
BRINGING THAT AND BEING A
PRINCIPLED CONSERVATIVE. BUT
SOMEONE THAT EVERYBODY RESPECTS,
YOU KNOW, IN THIS ROOM. AND I
THINK YOU'VE HEARD THAT FROM
OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS CAUCUS,
YOU KNOW, OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS
LEGISLATURE, THAT NO MATTER WHAT
YOU RESPECT, VINCE, AND TO
EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES AND THAT
HE TOUCHES, HE BRINGS, YOU KNOW,
HE BRINGS EXPERTISE AND HE WORKS
AND HE PREPARES AND HE AND HE
FINDS WAYS TO BUILD COMMON
GROUND. AND HE'S DONE THAT, IN
HIS TENURE HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY,
THE OTHER THING I LOVE ABOUT
VINCE IS, LOOK, SOMETHING THAT I
APPRECIATE, I THINK WE BOTH
MUTUALLY APPRECIATE IS THAT WE
PLAY HARD IN POLICY. WE PLAY
HARD IN POLITICS, YOU KNOW, FROM
THE DAY ONE, YOU KNOW, VINCE
SAID, HEY, MAN, WE WANT TO
INCREASE OUR NUMBERS. HE'S BEEN
CHAIR OF OUR ELECTIONS TEAM, AND
I'LL JUST ONE STORY, ONE QUICK
STORY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, LOOK,
WE, YOU KNOW, VINCE AND I HAVE
HAD THAT SAME GOAL OF, LIKE,
HEY, WE WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND
WE WANT TO PICK UP SEATS, AND I
CAN REMEMBER A CYCLE AND I WON'T
NAME NAMES, BUT WE WENT REALLY
HARD AGAINST A CERTAIN MEMBER,
AND PUT, PUT A LOT OF EFFORT
INTO THAT. RAISED A LOT OF MONEY
INTO THAT EFFORT, BUT AFTER IT
WAS ALL OVER, THAT MEMBER CAME
UP BOTH TO ME AND VINCE AND WAS
LIKE, MAN, WHY DID YOU HAVE TO
GO SO HARD AGAINST ME? AND, YOU
KNOW, MAN, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S
GOING ON. LIKE, YOU KNOW,
HAVEN'T I BEEN A GOOD MEMBER?
AND, YOU KNOW, DON'T WE WORK
TOGETHER LIKE, YEAH, WE WORK
TOGETHER IN THE POLICY SIDE. AND
MAN, WE'RE IN THIS BUILDING.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON POLICY.
BUT UNLESS YOU BECOME A
REPUBLICAN, THEN WE'RE GOING TO
PLAY HARD WHEN IT COMES TO
ELECTIONS, AND, AND I THINK THAT
, YOU KNOW, VINCE HAS ALWAYS
BROUGHT THAT AS WELL, YOU KNOW,
AND BECAUSE AND FROM A GOOD
PLACE, THIS IS A GOOD PLACE OF
SAYING, LOOK, WE WANT TO, WE'RE
PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO. AND
HE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT
HE BELIEVES, AND HE TAKES HIS
JOB VERY SERIOUSLY, AND I THINK
AS VICE CHAIR, I MEAN, I
COULDN'T IMAGINE A BETTER VICE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW. AND THANK
YOU FOR SAYING THAT. THE
GENTLEMAN FROM SAN FRANCISCO,
BECAUSE WE SAW THE SAME THING I
THINK, EVERY DAY, HE BROUGHT,
YOU KNOW, A VERY, I THINK,
MEASURED, BUT BUT ALSO VERY
THOUGHTFUL, OPPOSITION, TO EACH
OF THESE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. AND
THAT MADE PEOPLE THINK AND THAT
MADE PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE MANY
ISSUES THAT WE FACE IN THIS
STATE. SO TO MY GOOD FRIEND
VINCE FONG, I MEAN, YOU'RE
LEAVING A BIG HOLE HERE, THAT'S
FOR SURE, BUT WE ARE VERY
EXCITED AND PROUD ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BRING
TO WASHINGTON, DC. SO MY BEST TO
YOU, MY GOOD FRIEND, AS AS YOU
MOVE FORWARD AND, IT'S NOT
GOODBYE. IT'S. WE'LL SEE YOU
SOON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. GALLAGHER. MOVING
TO. QUITE MR. BRIAN. MISS SORIA,
BEHIND YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I JUST WANTED, FROM ONE
CENTRAL VALLEY MEMBER TO
ANOTHER. AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE
ONLY SPENT, ABOUT A YEAR AND A
HALF WORKING TOGETHER. I DID
WANT TO JUST EXTEND MY
CONGRATULATIONS AND LOOK FORWARD
TO, FINDING OPPORTUNITIES,
BECAUSE YOU WILL BE REPRESENTING
PARTS OF FRESNO COUNTY AND
ACTUALLY ALSO TULARE COUNTY,
WHICH IS, CLOSE AND DEAR TO MY
HEART SINCE IT'S A HOME COUNTY
FOR ME. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU. AND I DO AGREE
WITH SOME OF THE MY COLLEAGUES
IN WHAT THEY'VE SAID. I HOPE
THAT YOU DO HELP RESTORE SOME
SANITY IN WASHINGTON, DC AND
ACTUALLY GET THEM TO WORK SO
THAT THEY CAN GET THINGS DONE ON
BEHALF OF OUR REGION. AND
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BRIAN. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, I DON'T KNOW IF THE
RISE IN SUPPORT OF VINCE LEAVING
OR WISH HIM THE BEST OF LUCK, TO
MY COLLEAGUE FROM BAKERSFIELD. I
WAS SWORN IN DURING HOUSE OF
ORIGIN A FEW YEARS AGO, THREE
YEARS AGO, I, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I
WAS DOING. IT WAS KIND OF TRIAL
BY FIRE. VOTED ON 800 BILLS OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN MY FIRST
WEEK. AND THE SECOND WEEK, I GOT
MY VISIT FROM MY FIRST COLLEAGUE
AND IT WAS VINCE FONG, WHO IS
NOT THE COLLEAGUE I EXPECTED TO
COME SEE ME FIRST. AND WE SAT
DOWN AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE
WERE DOING HERE, WHY WE WERE
HERE, AND JUST KIND OF, LET'S
WORK ON STUFF. TRADED PERSONAL
CONTACT INFORMATION. IT IT
ACTUALLY TOOK TWO AND A HALF
YEARS FOR ME TO HAVE ANOTHER
REPUBLICAN IN MY PHONE. VINCE.
VINCE WAS MY FRIEND IN THE
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. AND I WILL
ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY
DINNERS WE SHARED, TALKING ABOUT
OUR THEN FIANCE. YOU BEAT ME TO
THE PUNCH, AMANDA. HE ADORES
YOU. HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES YOU,
AND BALANCES THIS STRUGGLE OF
LEGISLATING AND LIVING A
COMPLETE LIFE IN THE SAME WAY
THAT WE ALL DO, MY CHIEF ASKED
ME WHEN WE FIRST GOT ELECTED.
KIND OF. WHAT IS THE GOAL OF ALL
THIS? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
ACCOMPLISH? AND I SAID, WHEN I
LEAVE HERE, I HOPE THAT PEOPLE
SAY, I DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH
HIM, BUT I RESPECT THE HELL OUT
OF HIM. AND VINCE FONG, I MOST
CERTAINLY DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE
WITH YOU, BUT I LOVE YOU AND I
RESPECT THE HELL OUT OF YOU AND
I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
THANK YOU, MR. BRIAN. MR. LOWE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. SO OUR
CONGRESSMAN ELECT, AND THE
RECOGNITION ALSO, IN THE MONTH
OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
HERITAGE MONTH, THAT IS A
CHINESE AMERICAN, SEEING
REPRESENTATION AND BEING ONE OF
THE FIRST CHINESE AMERICAN
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,
AS I UNDERSTAND IT. AND THE
RECORD CAN ALSO MAKE IT KNOWN
THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
CHINESE AMERICAN REPUBLICANS IN
CONGRESS. AND SO HAVING THAT
DISTINCTION, THÀNH OF
DEMONSTRATING THE PATRIOTISM OF
AMERICANS IN THE HISTORY AND THE
TAPESTRY OF CULTURE OF THE
CHINESE COMMUNITY, UNDERSTANDING
THE IMPORTANCE ALL THE WAY TO
THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, AND
ESPECIALLY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT
IN WHICH WE HAVE SEEN AN
INCREASE IN ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND
RHETORIC, THESE ARE NOT PARTIZAN
ISSUES. REPRESENTATION IS
IMPORTANT. AND I WANT TO ALSO
COMMEND, ON BEHALF OF THE ASIAN
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS THE
IMPORTANCE OF SEEING
REPRESENTATION ACROSS THE AISLE,
BECAUSE THIS IS AMERICA.
CONGRATULATIONS CONGRESSMAN
ELECT VINCE FONG. THANK YOU, MR.
LO. MR. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE
FONG, AS A MEMBER OF THE FONG
CAUCUS I JUST WANT TO SEND MY
BEST WISHES AND CONGRATULATIONS
TO CONGRESS MEMBER ELECT VINCE
FONG, YOU KNOW, SERVING HERE FOR
ABOUT TWO YEARS. WE GET A LOT OF
FOLKS SOMETIMES GET US CONFUSED,
AND WE'LL VISIT HIS OFFICE OR
VISIT MY OFFICE. AND WE ALWAYS
SHARED THOSE MOMENTS. WE WILL
TEXT EACH OTHER EVERY NOW AND
THEN ABOUT, HEY, I THINK THIS
PERSON WANTS TO REACH YOU
INSTEAD OF ME. AND, BUT I'M JUST
SO GRATEFUL TO YOU. TO THE
MEMBER FROM BAKERSFIELD AND
CONGRATULATIONS. AND WE WISH YOU
ALL THE BEST. AND, REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. FONG.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WELL, TO THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM, FROM
BAKERSFIELD, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
JOINING A NUMBER OF OTHERS IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. MY COLLEAGUE
FROM GLENDALE, MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SAN FERNANDO, MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SILICON VALLEY, THE FOUR OF YOU,
WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO VISIT
YOU AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
GOOD CONVERSATIONS. I WILL TELL
YOU THAT AS VICE CHAIR OF
BUDGET, I ALWAYS APPRECIATED
YOUR COMMENTS. NEVER AGREED WITH
THEM. BUT I ALWAYS APPRECIATED
THEM AND I WILL REMEMBER ALWAYS
THE STORY. AND I WHENEVER I MEET
WITH THE, THE FELLOWS, YOU
ALWAYS HAVE A FELLOW, JUST AS I
ALWAYS HAVE A FELLOW. BUT I
ALWAYS SHARE THE STORY THAT YOU
SHARED, ONE OF THOSE EVENTS THAT
WE WENT TO WHERE WE WERE ASKED,
TELL US, ONE OF THE SOMETHING
ABOUT YOURSELF THAT NOBODY ELSE
KNOWS OR SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT
YOURSELF. AND I LOVED YOUR
STORY. YOU SHARED THAT WHEN YOU
WERE RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND YOU
WOULD CALL AND YOU'D SAY, THIS
IS VINCE FONG AND I'D LIKE TO
SPEAK TO WHOEVER THE VOTER WAS,
AND THEY'D SAY, HEY, DAD, VINCE
VAUGHN IS ON THE PHONE. WHO YOU
KNOW, THE ACTOR VINCE VAUGHN,
YOU GOT YOUR VOTES ANYWAY,
YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE NOW GOING
TO CONGRESS, IT'S SUCH AN HONOR
TO KNOW YOU. AND I HOPE THAT
WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED HERE ABOUT
CAMARADERIE, ABOUT WORKING
TOGETHER, ABOUT NOT BEING CRAZY,
ABOUT BEING ON ONE SIDE OR THE
OTHER. I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS TO
DC AND WITH THE FOUR OF YOU WHO
ARE GOING TO DC, I HOPE THAT YOU
REPRESENT US WELL. THANK YOU AND
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FRIEDMAN. SO I CAN'T
RESIST JUST BRIEFLY ADDING ON
WHEN I WAS CHAIR OF
TRANSPORTATION, MR. FONG WAS OF
COURSE, MY VICE CHAIR. AND I
HAVE TO SAY THAT HAVING SOMEONE
WHO WAS SO INCREDIBLY
COLLABORATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE AND
HELPFUL WAS AN INCREDIBLE TREAT.
AND HAVING SOMEONE THAT I WOULD
TRUST THAT I COULD LEAVE AND
TURN THE GAVEL OVER AND KNOW
THAT HE WOULD RUN THE MEETING,
IF NOT AS WELL AS ME BETTER THAN
ME. BUT FAIRLY, AND TREATING
EVERYBODY WITH AN INCREDIBLE
AMOUNT OF RESPECT, MADE BEING
ABLE TO CHAIR THAT COMMITTEE A
REAL PLEASURE. AND, YOU KNOW, AS
YOU KNOW, I'M ALSO HOPING TO
FOLLOW YOU TO CONGRESS LATER IN
THE YEAR. AND I REACHED OUT
AFTER YOUR VICTORY TO SAY THAT I
HOPE THAT YOU AND I CAN CONTINUE
THAT SAME KIND OF RELATIONSHIP,
BECAUSE HAVING PEOPLE THAT WE
CAN WORK WITH ACROSS THE AISLE
IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS WANT TO SEE. THEY
ALL WANT TO HAVE THEIR VALUES
SHOWN BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE,
BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO KNOW THAT
WE CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY
TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
CALIFORNIA. AND YOU HAVE
DEMONSTRATED THAT IN EVERY
MOMENT THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN THESE
CHAMBERS, I'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN
I BROUGHT MY STAFF TO
BAKERSFIELD ON A TRANSPORTATION
TOUR, HOW YOU CAME OUT AND
HOSTED EVERYBODY AND MADE
EVERYBODY FEEL SO WELCOME, AND
YOU WERE SO PROUD TO SHOW OFF
YOUR CITY, AND THAT'S
INFECTIOUS, YOU, REALLY, I THINK
PORTRAY SORT OF THE BEST MORALS
AND THE BEST VIRTUE OF
REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS
REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS HOUSE.
YOU HAVE MADE YOUR COMMUNITY
EXTREMELY PROUD OVER THE YEARS,
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
DO THE SAME IN CONGRESS. AND ALL
I COULD ASK IS THAT WE CONTINUE
TO HAVE THAT SAME KIND OF
RELATIONSHIP GOING FORWARD. AND
I REALLY WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY
MOST SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU REALLY DESERVE THIS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SO, MEMBER
FRIEDMAN, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GABRIEL, HAVE A SEAT. MR. FONG.
SORRY, I'LL BE BRIEF. I JUST
WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE
CHORUS OF THOSE WHO ARE
CONGRATULATING YOU. THIS PRAISE
IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DESERVED.
AND I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE NOTE
OF HOW MANY PEOPLE, FROM HOW
MANY DIFFERENT CORNERS OF THE
STATE ARE STANDING UP AND
SINGING YOUR PRAISES. PEOPLE WHO
PROBABLY AGREE ON NOTHING ELSE,
OR MAY NOT AGREE ON ANYTHING
ELSE OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT
YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO CONDUCTS
THEMSELVES WITH INCREDIBLE
DIGNITY AND IT HAS BEEN JUST
SUCH A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH
YOU, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY FOR
A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE,
BUT I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE
EXCHANGES WE'VE HAD BEFORE THEN.
AND I THINK YOU EPITOMIZE THE
FACT THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO
DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING
DISAGREEABLE. AND I BELIEVE THAT
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR
COUNTRY NEEDS A LOT MORE OF. AND
SO AS MUCH AS WE'RE SAD TO HAVE
YOU LEAVING US HERE IN
SACRAMENTO, I'M HOPING YOU'RE
GOING TO TAKE THAT SPIRIT TO
WASHINGTON, D.C, BECAUSE THAT'S
SOMETHING OUR COUNTRY COULD
CERTAINLY USE A LOT MORE OF. SO
CONGRATULATION, VINCE. WE ARE
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE THINGS
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN
WASHINGTON AND WE WISH YOU THE
BEST OF LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY.
THANK YOU, MR. GABRIEL. AND
BEFORE YOU STAND BACK UP, I JUST
I PROBABLY SHOULD GO DOWN THERE
TO MAKE COMMENTS, BUT I'M NOT
GOING TO I'M GOING TO DO IT FROM
HERE. SO, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE
TO SERVE WITH YOU, MR. FONG, YOU
ARE ARTICULATE. YOU ARE ALWAYS
INCREDIBLY WELL PREPARED. YOUR
PRINCIPLED, YOUR PLEASANT HUMAN
BEING TO WORK WITH. AND I
COULDN'T ECHO MISTER GABRIEL'S
COMMENTS ENOUGH. IT'S A PLEASURE
TO BE ABLE TO DISAGREE WITH
SOMEONE WHO ISN'T GOING TO BE
DISAGREEABLE. AND THAT IS A THAT
IS AN ART. THAT IS A SKILL THAT
YOU HAVE MASTERED. AND I HOPE
THAT IT'S NOT STOLEN AWAY FROM
YOU WHEN YOU MOVE BACK TO D.C.
WE WORKED TOGETHER ON THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE. HE WOULD OFTEN ASK ME
IF I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I
ASSURED YOU I DID NOT AT TIMES,
AND JUST EVEN RECENTLY, WHEN WE
DEBATED ON THE FLOOR, WE
DISAGREED ON AN ITEM I SENT YOU
AN ARTICLE AND YOU PROMISED TO
READ IT. I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU ON THAT, BUT THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE HERE, AND
YOU'VE BEEN CHARGED BY THE BODY
TO RESTORE SANITY TO WASHINGTON,
DC, THAT'S A PRETTY TALL TASK,
BUT I KNOW THAT YOU'LL GIVE IT
YOUR BEST SHOT. AND THANK YOU
ONCE AGAIN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I WILL, THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I PROBABLY SHOULD LOWER
EXPECTATIONS JUST A LITTLE BIT,
BUT I'M I'M I'M TRULY
OVERWHELMED. I'M OVERWHELMED BY,
BY EVERYONE'S COMMENTS. I'M
HUMBLED BY BY JUST ALL THE
COMPLIMENTARY WORDS, I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME LOOK
REALLY GOOD IN FRONT OF MY WIFE.
BUT, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT
I'VE. I'VE LEARNED MORE FROM YOU
THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE. AND,
I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH
EVERYONE ON ALL OF THEIR, THEIR,
THEIR LOCAL ISSUES AND ALLOWING
YOU TO LET ME SHARE MY CONCERNS
ABOUT MY COMMUNITY AND WORKING
ON MY LOCAL ISSUES. AND I THINK
THIS IS WHAT THIS BODY IS ALL
ABOUT. IT'S ALL ABOUT
COLLABORATION. IT'S ALL ABOUT
DISCUSSION. WE CAN DEBATE. WE
CAN ARGUE, WE CAN. WE CAN FIGHT
ABOUT POLITICS AND POLICY. BUT
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE GOT TO
COME TOGETHER AND SOLVE
PROBLEMS. AND THAT HAS BEEN, HOW
I APPROACHED MY, MY WORK IN THIS
BODY AND THAT WILL BE THE SAME
APPROACH I TAKE TO CONGRESS. I
LOOK FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES
THAT WILL BE JOINING ME IN
CONGRESS IN THE FUTURE, I
ACTUALLY TEXTED KEVIN MULLIN
TODAY, ASKING HIM TO SHOW ME ALL
THE COOL SITES IN DC WHEN I GET
BACK THERE, BUT, I'M HUMBLED.
I'M TRULY HUMBLED. I BELIEVE
THAT HUMILITY IS THE ONE
CHARACTERISTIC THAT'S MISSING
MOST IN THIS WORLD, AND I'VE
ALWAYS PRIDED MYSELF IN
GOVERNING WITH HUMILITY AND
ACTING WITH HUMILITY AND, AND,
AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE MY
LEGACY, WHEN I LEAVE, I'LL LET
YOU ALL FIGURE OUT WHAT MY. I'LL
LET HISTORY JUDGE, ACTUALLY.
WHAT WHAT, WHAT I'VE DONE, I
THINK PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY
FORGET ME TEN YEARS FROM NOW,
BUT, BUT AT THE, AT THIS VERY
MOMENT, WE ARE ALL HERE TO DO
OUR BEST TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. AND. AND I LOOK
FORWARD. THIS IS NOT THE END. I
FEEL LIKE I'M DOING A EULOGY FOR
MYSELF. BUT THIS IS NOT THE END.
THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. AND
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL COME
SEE ME IN BAKERSFIELD OR FRESNO
OR CLOVIS OR VISALIA, BUT, BUT
COME SEE ME IN DC AS WELL. I'VE
GOT A COOL OFFICE FOR THE MOMENT
BEFORE SENIORITY KICKS IN AND
THEY KICK ME OUT. SO, BUT I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH YOU, AND, THANK YOU ALL.
I'M OVERWHELMED. THANK YOU.
OKAY. MEMBERS WE ARE NOW GOING
TO LIFT THE CALL ON FILE ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN. THE CLERK WILL
POST.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 41.
NOES TWO. MEASURE PASSES. WE'LL
NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM 120 AB
3190 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER HAITI
HANEY. CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 3190 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
HANEY AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT AB 3190, THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FAIR PAY ACT. IT WILL
ENSURE THAT EVERY CONSTRUCTION
WORKER ON AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT IS BEING PAID A FAIR
WAGE, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING OUR
STATE'S HOUSING GOALS. WE TOOK
AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE
BILL'S OPERATION IS CONTINGENT
UPON AB 3160 ALSO BEING ENACTED,
WHICH WILL SPECIFY THE
APPLICATION OF THE BILL TO LOW
INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS AND
NOT TAX CREDITS GENERALLY, AND
IMPOSE A JANUARY 1ST, 2032
SUNSET DATE. THIS BILL RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT IN THE
ASSEMBLY, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
COMMITTEE, 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 VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 43. FOUR NOES. ONE
MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 2882. A FILE
ON 51 AB 2882 BY MR. MCCARTY.
THE CLERK WILL READ A SENATE
BILL 2882 BY SENATOR MCCARTY AND
ATALANTA. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I
PRESENT THIS BILL ON BEHALF OF
THE STEINBERG INSTITUTE LOOKING
AT OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM
AND OUR COUNTY JAILS. THIS BILL
SIMPLY DOES TWO THINGS. IT
ENHANCES PLANNING AND
COLLABORATION, FOCUSING ON
OUTCOMES. WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR
COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM. POST
REALIGNMENT, WHAT IT DOESN'T DO.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE AT ALL. THE
ALLOCATION OF HOW MONIES ARE
SPENT. IT JUST FOCUSES ON BETTER
COLLABORATION, BETTER DATA
GATHERING AS FAR AS OUTCOMES SO
WE CAN FOCUS ON THE OVERWHELMING
ISSUE WE ALL LIKE TO ACHIEVE.
REDUCING RECIDIVISM IN OUR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND VÆ
OUR COUNTY JAILS. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF AB 2882 JUSTICE
INVOLVED. PEOPLE IN COUNTY JAILS
ARE INCREASINGLY IN NEED OF
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND THE
DATA SHOWS THIS, WITH 53% OF
COUNTY INMATES HAVING MENTAL
HEALTH NEEDS. REALIGNMENT LEFT
COUNTIES AND LOCAL JAILS
RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ONLY HOUSING
REALIGNED INDIVIDUALS, BUT ALSO
PROVIDING SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE,
IN LA COUNTY, THE TWIN TOWERS
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS THE
LARGEST MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER
IN THE NATION. THIS RAISES
SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT JAILS
CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY HANDLE
THE GROWING MENTAL HEALTH
CHALLENGE. WITH LIMITED
RESOURCES. THIS BILL WILL PUT
MORE EMPHASIS ON AND SHINE MORE
LIGHT ON HOW REALIGNMENT FUNDS
CAN BE MORE SUCCESSFULLY USED TO
PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN
INTERVENTIONS, WHICH CAN CHANGE
LIVES AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM. AB
882 WILL FOCUS MORE ATTENTION ON
THIS. I URGE AN AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE 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.
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 15. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 54, AB 2988. ALSO
BY MR. MCCARTY. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2988 BY
SENATOR MCCARTY. AN ACT RELATING
TO COURT FACILITIES. MR.
MCCARTY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. IT'S A DISTRICT BILL.
IT'S GOING TO TURN AN OLD
COURTHOUSE INTO HOUSING RIGHT
HERE IN OUR CAPITAL CITY. ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE. ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 56. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES
. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 59 AB 3263
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
3263 BY MEMBER CALDERON. AN ACT
TO ELECTRICAL CORPORATIONS.
MEMBER CALDERON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 3263 WOULD STABILIZE
ELECTRIC BILL FLUCTUATIONS BY
ALLOWING AN ELECTRIC UTILITY TO
REQUEST CPUC APPROVAL TO FINANCE
WILDFIRE MITIGATION OPERATIONS
AND MAINTENANCE COSTS THROUGH
RATE REDUCING BONDS WITH LONGER
AND MORE DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE
SEASONS, ELECTRIC UTILITIES HAVE
INCREASED THEIR WILDFIRE
MITIGATION EFFORTS, SUCH AS
THEIR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.
THESE COSTS ARE TYPICALLY
REQUIRED TO BE RECOVERED BY
RATEPAYERS WITH THE WITHIN A ONE
YEAR SPAN. THIS HAS LED TO
SIGNIFICANT RATE HIKES ON
RATEPAYERS, WITH THESE COSTS
MAKING UP 10% OF OUR ELECTRIC
BILLS ON AVERAGE. THE ABILITY
FOR OUR STATE'S ELECTRIC
UTILITIES TO SEEK CPUC APPROVAL
TO TAKE OUT BONDS IS NOT NEW IN
RECENT YEARS, THE LEGISLATURE
HAS PERMITTED THE USE OF BONDS
TO HELP PAY FOR COSTS DEEMED
JUST AND REASONABLE FOR
SPECIFIED WILDFIRES. THE
ANTICIPATED UNDER COLLECTION OF
RATES AS A RESULT OF THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC, AND FOR WILDFIRE
MITIGATION CAPITAL COSTS. THIS
BILL SIMPLY ADDS ONGOING
WILDFIRE MITIGATION OPERATIONS
AND MANAGEMENT COSTS TO THAT
LIST. AMENDMENTS WERE TAKEN IN
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO NARROW THE SCOPE OF
THE BILL, AND THE BILL HAS
RECEIVED NO NO VOTES THIS FAR. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
BOARD. 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 50. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 60 AB 3280. COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY. PRESENTED BY MR.
KALRA. CLERK WILL READ ASYLUM
BILL 3280 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
THE JUDICIARY AND OTHERS. AND
ACTUALLY INTO COURTS, MR. KALRA.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 3280
IS A JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BILL
WHICH FOLLOWS UP ON THE
COMMITTEE'S PRIOR WORK TO ENSURE
THAT LACTATION ROOMS ARE
AVAILABLE IN THE STATE'S
COURTHOUSES. IN 2021. THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE'S BILL, AB
1576, WAS SIGNED INTO LAW
REQUIRING THAT SUPERIOR COURTS
PROVIDE ANY COURT USER WITH
ACCESS TO A LACTATION ROOM IN
ANY COURTHOUSE IN WHICH A
LACTATION ROOM IS PROVIDED TO
COURT EMPLOYEES. AB 3280 GIVES
COURTS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN
ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE AB
1576, AND REQUIRES COURTS TO BE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR FUNDS PROVIDED
BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND
RENOVATION OF LACTATION ROOMS IN
COURTHOUSES. 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THIS COMMITTEE. BILL
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 56. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. WE HAVE
ONE MORE OF THOSE. FILE ITEM 61
AB 3282. COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
BY MR. KALRA. CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 3282. THAT
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND
ACT RELATING TO COURTS, AND
DECLARING URGENCY THEREOF TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MR.
CARRA. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AB 3281 IS THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE'S COURT'S OMNIBUS
BILL. THIS BILL AUTHORIZES THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA
TO SELL THREE COURTHOUSES IN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. THIS BILL ALSO
DIRECTS THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL TO
SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE
LEGISLATURE DETAILING ALL FEES
CHARGED TO COURT USERS THAT ARE
NOT AUTHORIZED BY THIS BY
STATUTE, OR ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY
ENUMERATED IN STATUTE. THE BILL
WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROHIBIT THE
COLLECTION OF THESE FEES IF
THEY'RE NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE
LEGISLATURE BY 2030.
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTERS WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES,
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON THIS
COMMITTEE BILL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 62. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. AYES 662. ACTUALLY I 62.
NOES ZERO. ON THE URGENCY I 62
NOES ZERO ON THE BILL. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 109 AC 40 TÍNH BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA ACA 14 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA. CLERK
WILL READ SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT 14 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA. NATURALLY, IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS I RISE TO PRESENT
ACA 14, WHICH PROVIDES
CALIFORNIA VOTERS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND THE STATE
CONSTITUTION TO ENSURE BASIC
LABOR STANDARDS APPLY TO èC,
JUST AS THEY APPLY TO EVERYONE
ELSE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. I
JOINED THIS EFFORT WITH MY
COLLEAGUE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HANEY, AND OTHERS WHO SUPPORTED
A SIMILAR MEASURE LAST YEAR
BECAUSE, LIKE YOU, I BELIEVE
CALIFORNIA VOTERS DESERVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. MR. ZABIR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. MR. SPEAKER,
MEMBERS, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
ACA 14 AND WOULD LIKE TO FIRST
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR INTRODUCING
THE MEASURE, THE 51ST ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT IS HOME TO UCLA, AND AS
YOU CAN IMAGINE, I CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND I'VE HEARD
A LOT ABOUT THIS MEASURE. THE
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT WOULD GIVE EMPLOYEES
OF THE UNIVERSITY BASIC LABOR
STANDARDS AS THEY APPLY TO
EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE. AND THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT GOAL THAT I
STRONGLY SHARE, AND IS THE
REASON WHY I'M SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE. THERE IS A SET OF
CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED
ABOUT CONTRACTING OUT, WHICH FOR
A UNIVERSITY COULD RESTRICT THE
ABILITY OF THE UNIVERSITY TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES, THROUGH SUPPLY AND
VENDOR AGREEMENTS THAT ENRICH
OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENTER UNDER
THE STARS OF RESEARCH AND OTHER
CONTRACTS, THAT RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY IS COMMONLY, COMMONLY
ENGAGE IN, IN SETTINGS THAT ARE
A BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE
AUTHOR WHO'S ASSURED ME THAT
SHE'LL CONTINUE WORKING WITH ME
ON THIS ISSUE AS IT MOVES INTO
THE OTHER HOUSE. I'M CONFIDENT
THAT THAT THIS WILL BE
SOMETHING, AND THERE'S NOT THE
INTENTION TO RESTRICT THOSE
KINDS OF THINGS IN THE
UNIVERSITY, AND I DOUBT THAT IT
WILL IN THE END, AND SO WITH
THAT, I'M STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE OF
THE MEASURE AND URGE, AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU. SO, MEMBER
MEMBER BRIAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. MR.
SPEAKER. AND COLLEAGUES, I RISE
ALSO IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ACA
FOR TÍNH. THE MEASURE IS REALLY
SIMPLE RIGHT NOW, èC WORKERS
ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE SAME LABOR
STANDARDS THAT ALL OTHER WORKERS
ARE HELD TO. I CAME TO THE
LEGISLATURE DIRECTLY FROM
WORKING ON A UC CAMPUS, AND I
CAN TELL YOU THERE AREN'T MUCH
HARDER WORKERS ANYWHERE IN ALL
OF CALIFORNIA THAN THE WORKERS
ACROSS OUR UC SYSTEM. THIS
DOESN'T PROVIDE FOR THEM. THOSE
STANDARDS. WHAT THIS DOES IS
SEND THIS TO THE VOTERS TO
DECIDE IF THE UC SHOULD MEET THE
SAME WORKING CONDITIONS THAT
OTHER EMPLOYEES MUST WORK. I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
THE EAST BAY FOR BRINGING THIS
MEASURE FORWARD, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. MR. HEANEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. I ALSO WANT TO RISE
IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE AND
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
LEANDRO, FOR HER WORK ON THIS
MEASURE. I WANT TO BE VERY
CLEAR. THIS IS THE SAME MEASURE,
THE SAME LANGUAGE THAT WE ALL
PASSED IN AN OVERWHELMING
BIPARTISAN VOTE, JUST LAST YEAR,
THIS MADE SENSE THEN. IT MAKES
SENSE NOW, AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM
LOS ANGELES SAID, IT MAKES ZERO
SENSE FOR US TO EXCLUDE THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, FROM
THE SAME BASIC LABOR LAWS THAT
EVERY OTHER EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED
TO FOLLOW. IT CREATES CONFUSION.
IT'S UNFAIR. IT'S NOT LIVING UP
TO OUR VALUES. AND IF WALMART
AND TARGET AND EVERYWHERE ELSE
CAN FOLLOW THESE LAWS. SO CAN
WE. WE SHOULD PLAY BY THE SAME
RULES. AND WHEN WE IN THE
LEGISLATURE PASS SOMETHING, IT
SHOULD APPLY TO ALL EMPLOYERS
AND ALL EMPLOYEES. AND THAT'S
WHAT THIS WOULD ALLOW THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA TO WEIGH IN ON.
AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE
AGAIN, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN
ONCE AGAIN, PASS THIS IN A VERY
STRONG, OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. HANEY. ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTES. WITH THAT, 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. THIS REQUIRES 54 VOTES.
MEMBERS ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. I SEE WE
HAVE MEMBERS MISSING MEMBERS,
PLEASE RETURN TO THE FLOOR TO
CAST YOUR 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.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 55.
NOES SEVEN. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
NINE. AB 2284 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GRAYSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2284 BY SOME
MEMBER. GRAYSON. AN ACT RELATING
TO RETIREMENT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GRAYSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 2284
ADDRESSES AN INCONSISTENCY
WITHIN THE COUNTY RETIREMENT
SYSTEM, REDUCES LEGAL BURDENS
FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES, AND ALLOW
FOR SURE, FOR SECURE
RETIREMENTS. THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION. UNANIMOUS BY BY
PARTIZAN SUPPORT. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. 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 VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 58. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 12 AB 2107 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CHEN. CLERK WILL READ
AKZONOBEL 2107 BY MEMBER CHEN.
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALING ARTS.
MR. CHEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE 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 VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
54. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 16 AB 2098
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA CLERK
WILL READ AKZONOBEL 2098 BY
MEMBER GARCIA AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH FACILITIES,
FINANCING AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION. THEREFORE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES.
THIS BILL WILL ASSIST MANY OF
THE DISTRESSED HOSPITALS UP AND
DOWN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH FACILITIES
FINANCING AUTHORITY SEVERAL
YEARS AGO MADE LOANS TO THESE
HOSPITALS THAT WERE IN DIRE NEED
OF ENSURING THAT HEALTH CARE
WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED
AND KEEP THOSE LIGHTS ON AT
THESE FACILITIES. MANY OF THESE
FACILITIES IN ALREADY MEDICALLY
UNDERSERVED PARTS OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL WOULD
ALLOW AN EXTENSION FOR THOSE
LOANS TO BE PAID FOR YEARS AFTER
THE DATE THAT THEY WERE TO
MATURE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE. MR. RAMOS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED WELL. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND I URGE SUPPORT FOR
AB 2098 AS THIS IS ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GARCIA'S LAST BILL IN
THESE CHAMBERS. SO I URGE AN AYE
VOTE FOR OUR COLLEAGUE, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GARCIA. THANK YOU. 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 VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTE. AYES
62. NO. ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE
UP ITEM NUMBER FIVE. AB 2419.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2419 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON. AN ACT RELATING TO
CRIMES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON.
YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS
, I RISE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 2419, DEALING WITH SEARCH
WARRANTS. THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND THE
AMENDMENTS CROSSED EARLIER THIS
WEEK PUT THE BILL IN A BETTER
PLACE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS BILL FOR A LONG TIME, BY BY
EXONERATING MINORS FROM
POTENTIAL, CHARGES. I HAVE ALSO
COMMITTED TO WORKING IN, OVER
THIS BILL WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF
THE THIS HOUSE, IN THE SENATE TO
ADDRESS OPPOSITIONS, CONCERNS ON
THIS BILL. THIS BILL PROVIDES A
SEARCH WARRANT MAY BE ISSUED FOR
AND ON THE BASIS OF
COMMUNICATION IN FURTHERING OF
SOLICITATION OF A MINOR FOR
PROSTITUTION. THE ISSUANCE OF
THE SEARCH WARRANT IS A KEY TOOL
USED IN COLLECTING ADMISSIBLE
EVIDENCE TO HELP COMBAT HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, ESPECIALLY,
TRAFFICKING OF MINORS. THE
SEARCH WARRANT WOULD BE ONLY
USED IN THE IN THE AREA OF
EVIDENCE FOR SOMEONE'S CELL
PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICE.
MESSAGING OBTAINED IN THE CELL
PHONE THAT WILL CONNECT THE
PERSON TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THE
POSSIBLE, TRAFFICKING OR
SOLICITATION OF A MINOR IS NOT
CURRENTLY, AND I WANT TO REPEAT,
NOT CURRENTLY LISTED AS GROUNDS
FOR ISSUING A SEARCH WARRANT.
CURRENT LAW PERMITS A SEARCH
WARRANT TO BE ISSUED WHEN THE
WHEN THE PROPERTY OR THINGS
BEING SEIZED CONSTITUTE EVIDENCE
SHOWN THAT A FELONY HAS BEEN
COMMITTED. THE CURRENT LAW
HANDCUFFS LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM
DOING AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL, IN
TERMS OF DOING THEIR
INVESTIGATION TO CONNECT THE
DOTS SOLICITATIONS TO A MINOR
WHO IS AN ACTING, IN
PROSTITUTION. THIS IS A
MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION. AND I
WANT TO RECALL I WANT TO TELL MY
COLLEAGUES THAT ON JUNE, EXCUSE
ME, ON JANUARY THE 8TH, 2022, A
YOUNG CHILD BY THE NAME OF TONY
DIAZ, WHO LIVED IN MY DISTRICT
IN COMPTON, HER MOTHER WAS A
PARAPLEGIC FROM THE SHE WAS
PARALYZED FROM THE NECK DOWN.
DID EVERYTHING SHE COULD TO
PROVIDE FOR HER CHILDREN AND HER
CHILD WAS PULLED INTO HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AT 16 YEARS OF AGE.
THIS CHILD WAS SHOT IN THE
THROAT TWICE. HER BODY WAS
PLACED IN A TRASH BAG AND HER
BODY WAS DUMPED ON THE 110
FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES AT THE
MANCHESTER ON RAMP. 16 YEARS
OLD, THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO THIS
CHILD, FORMER SENATOR, FORMER
FORMER SENATOR HOLLY MITCHELL.
MY SELF, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,
COUNCILMAN CURREN PRICE AND
COUNCILMAN MARQUIS DAWSON
HARRIS, PUT TOGETHER $110,000 AS
A REWARD TO TRY TO FIND THE
PERPETRATOR WHO DID THIS TO
LITTLE TONY DÍAS. ACCORDING TO
THE CALIFORNIA CHILD WELFARE
COUNCIL. SAY, HUMAN TRAFFICKING
IS A $32 BILLION INDUSTRY
INVOLVING OVER 100,000 CHILDREN
IN THE UNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA
CONSISTENTLY RANKED NUMBER ONE
IN THE NATION IN NUMBERS OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES REPORTED
TO THE NATIONAL HUMAN
TRAFFICKING HOTLINE, AND,
ACCORDING TO THE FBI, THREE
THREE OF THE NATION'S 13 HIGHEST
CHILD PROSTITUTION AREAS OF THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, SAN
FRANCISCO AND SAN DIEGO. TO BE
CLEAR, THIS BILL IS NOT GOING
AROUND ANY CURRENT LAWS ON OR
PROCESSES IN TERMS OF A SEARCH
WARRANT. THIS BILL IS NOT TAKING
RESOURCES AWAY FROM SURVIVORS
MEMBERS. THESE ARE OUR BABIES.
THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA. WE
NEED TO PROTECT THEM AT ALL
COSTS. AND LET ME ALSO SIMPLY
SAY THIS THAT ANY MAJOR FOOTBALL
OR BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WE
HAVE COMING TO CALIFORNIA VÀ, WE
HAVE THE WORLD CUP, THE OLYMPIC
GAMES AND THE NFL, THESE ARE
ATTRACTIONS FOR HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, ESPECIALLY OF OUR
CHILDREN, AND WE NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO
PROTECT OUR BABIES MEMBERS. WE
CAN ACTUALLY PROTECT OUR YOUTH
FROM BEING PULLED INTO HUMAN
TRAFFICKING. THIS BILL HAS HAD
MUCH DEBATE, AND I WANT TO THANK
MY COLLEAGUES FOR ONE, ENGAGING
ME IN THIS CONVERSATION. WE'VE
TAKEN YOUR SUGGESTIONS. I'VE
WORKED WITH THE CAUCUSES TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE, HAD EVERYTHING
THAT YOU WANTED TO ADDRESS.
ADDRESS. THERE'S ONE STILL
OUTSTANDING ISSUE. WE HOPE TO BE
ABLE TO ALSO MAKE FURTHER
REVISIONS TO THIS BILL OVER IN
THE SENATE. BUT I'M ASKING TO
GET THIS BILL OFF THE FLOOR
TODAY. THESE THINGS ARE TAKING
PLACE MORE AND MORE. JUST LAST
WEEK, A COLLEGE FRIEND OF MINE
CONTACTED ME ABOUT HELP, ABOUT A
14 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO WAS PULLED
INTO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE
COMMUNITY FOUND THIS GIRL. HER
ASSAILANT PULLED A NINE
MILLIMETER BERETTA ON EVERYONE
WHO WANTED TO RESCUE THIS CHILD.
THE CHILD WAS PULLED, GOT BACK
IN THE CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE
THREATENED TO KILL THEIR ENTIRE
FAMILY AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THEY FOUND LAPD, FOUND HER, TWO
DAYS LATER, AND WAS ABLE TO
RESCUE HER, PULL HER OUT OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND NOW SHE'S
IN A SAFE SPACE RIGHT NOW. BUT
THESE THINGS ARE TAKING PLACE
MORE AND MORE IN CALIFORNIA. AND
THIS BILL SEEKS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY OF LOS ANGELES. I'M
VERY GRATEFUL FOR HER
LEADERSHIP. SHE'S THE SPONSOR OF
THE BILL. THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES PASSED THIS BILL OR,
PASSED A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT
UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT'S 15
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES ALSO
SUPPORTING THIS BILL. MEMBERS,
I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2419. THANK YOU,
MR. GIBSON. 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.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 49. NÓ
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 99 AB 2872 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON. CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2872 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON. AN ACT
RELATING TO INSURANCE. MEMBER.
CALDERON THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AB 2872 WILL PROVIDE A NEEDED
PAY INCREASE FOR THE
INVESTIGATORS AT THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. THE PAY
INEQUITY BETWEEN CDI AND OTHER
DIVISIONS IS A MAJOR FACTOR
IMPACTING THE RETENTION OF SWORN
OFFICERS AT CDI. CDI OFFICERS
ARE CURRENTLY BEING PAID ALMOST
21% LESS FOR PERFORMING SIMILAR
WORK TO DOJ OFFICERS. THIS
ESPECIALLY WORRISOME CONSIDERING
THAT WOMEN REPRESENT 40% OF
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND 35% OF
RANK AND FILE POSITIONS AT CDI.
THIS IS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE
OF WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACROSS BOTH THE STATE AND THE
NATION. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS
EFFORTS BY COMMISSIONER LARA AND
HIS PREDECESSORS TO MITIGATE
THIS PAY INEQUITY THROUGH THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS.
WHILE THESE EFFORTS HAVE
RESULTED IN SOME RELIEF FOR CDI
OFFICERS, THE PAY DISPARITY HAS
CONTINUED TO EXIST. CALIFORNIA
IS THE SECOND LARGEST INSURANCE
MARKET IN THE WORLD, AND
INSURANCE FRAUD CRIMES HERE ARE
OFTEN COMPLEX, DUE TO THE
IMPORTANCE AND COMPLEXITY OF
INSURANCE FRAUD CASES, IT IS
VITAL THAT CDI OFFICERS WHO
INVESTIGATE THESE CRIMES ARE
PAID A COMPETITIVE WAGE.
ADDITIONALLY BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THESE POSITIONS ARE FUNDED, AB
2872 DOES NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT
THE STATE GENERAL FUND. THIS
BILL HAS RECEIVED UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT THUS FAR. THANK YOU AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON 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 54. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 122 H.R. 102 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA. THE
CLERK WILL READ. HOUSE
RESOLUTION 102 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA. RELATIVE TO
MEMORIAL DAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, TODAY I RISE TO PRESENT
H.R. 102, RECOGNIZING MAY 27TH,
2024 AS MEMORIAL DAY. MEMBERS.
I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO READ THE
RESOLUTION. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN
HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, BUT
THIS DAY IS A DAY THAT TAKES
SERIOUSNESS AND ALL THOSE WHO
HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES THIS DAY
OF NATIONAL UNITY IS DEDICATED
TO COMMEMORATING AND REMEMBERING
ALL OF THE COURAGEOUS
INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE THE
ULTIMATE SACRIFICES WHILE
SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS RESOLUTION
MAKES THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE
FINDINGS. SINCE THE FIRST
SOLDIERS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
TOOK UP ARMS IN 1775 TO FIGHT
FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE
KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN, MORE
THAN 1 MILLION AMERICAN SERVICE
MEMBERS HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR
LIVES FOR THEIR NATION. IN THE
TRADITION OF COMMEMORATING THE
NATION'S WAR DEAD BEGAN IN 1868
WITH A NATIONAL HOLIDAY HELD IN
HONOR OF THOSE KILLED FOR THE
UNION DURING THE CIVIL WAR. WHEN
THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC, JOHN Ã LOGAN, ISSUED
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER 11, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE MEMORIAL DAY ACT,
FORMALLY ESTABLISHING MEMORIAL
DAY AS DECORATION DAY. THIS
FIRST NATIONAL DECORATION DAY
WAS INSPIRED BY THE INFORMAL
POST-CIVIL WAR SPRINGTIME
PRACTICE OF ADORNING GRAVES OF
INDIVIDUAL WHO WERE KILLED IN
THE FIGHTING OF THAT WAR, AND
BOTH THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
FOLLOWING WORLD WAR ONE.
DECORATION DAY EVOLVED INTO
MEMORIAL DAY, A SOLEMN OCCASION
TO HONOR ALL AMERICAN SERVICE
MEMBERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR
LIVES IN DEFENSE OF OUR NATION,
TRANSCENDING INDIVIDUAL
CONFLICTS TO ENCOMPASS THE
BROADER MEANING OF SACRIFICE.
SINCE 1971, MEMORIAL DAY HAS
BEEN DESIGNATED TO BE OBSERVED
ON THE LAST MONDAY IN MAY,
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS BAND
TOGETHER EVERY YEAR TO HONOR AND
MOURN ALL THE BRAVE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO GAVE THE LAST FULL
MEASURE OF DEVOTION WHILE
DEFENDING THEIR COUNTRY'S
FREEDOM. AS WE ALL HEAD OFF TO
OUR DISTRICTS TO ATTEND MEMORIAL
DAY EVENTS, LET US ALL REMEMBER
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA. WOULD YOU LIKE THE
ROLL LEFT OPEN FOR COAUTHORS?
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL OF COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR? I VOTE ALL THOSE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR.
ALL THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS
A COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. THERE ARE 60 COAUTHORS
ADDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. A
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND WE'LL
NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM 70 AB 2051
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2051 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA.
AN ACT RELATED TO HEALING ARTS
MEMBER BONTA. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 2051
WOULD, UPON APPROVAL BY THE
BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY, ENTER
CALIFORNIA INTO THE PSYCHOLOGY
INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT OR
SEPAK. SEPAK WAS ESTABLISHED IN
2014 BY THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE
AND PROVINCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BOARD
AND CONSULTATION WITH THE
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION. SEPAK ENABLES
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS ACROSS
PARTICIPATING STATES TO
ADMINISTER TELE PSYCHOLOGY OR
TEMPORARY IN-PERSON SERVICES
ACROSS STATE LINES. IN THE PAST
TEN YEARS, 42 STATES HAVE JOINED
SEPAK. IN CALIFORNIA, 1 IN 6
PEOPLE SUFFER FROM MENTAL
ILLNESS, BUT OVER HALF OF
RESIDENTS REPORT THAT THEY ARE
NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE CARE THAT
THEY SO DESERVE. TO MEET THE
GROWING MENTAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
OF CALIFORNIANS, IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT WE WILL NEED TO ADD MORE
THAN 30,000 PSYCHOLOGISTS TO OUR
WORKFORCE IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLING OUR
CURRENT WORKFORCE. THIS CANNOT
BE DONE THROUGH WORKFORCE
PIPELINE PROGRAMS ALONE. AB 2051
WILL EXPAND THE CALIFORNIA
PSYCHOLOGY WORKFORCE BY GIVING
PATIENTS ACCESS TO PSYCHOLOGISTS
ACROSS 42 OTHER STATES AND ALLOW
FOR CONTINUITY OF CARE WHEN
PATIENTS TRAVEL OR RELOCATE. 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 WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 53. NO
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. WE ARE NOW
MOVING TO LIFT THE CALL ON FILE
ITEM 21. CLERK WILL POST.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 41. NOES 22.
MEASURE PASSES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTION. MR. SPEAKER,
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
CORRECT THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON
ACR 191 BONTA AND ORDER THE
RESOLUTION TO THE FIRST DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR. THAT OBJECTION
SET SHALL BE THE ORDER. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
MEMBERS. WE HAVE HAD AN AMAZING
PRODUCTIVE WEEK. WE ARE ALMOST
TO THE FINISH LINE TODAY. WE
DISPENSE WITH ABOUT 100 MEASURES
AS A RESULT, WE ONLY HAVE A FEW
BILLS LEFT TO TAKE UP TOMORROW
MORNING, AND THEN WE CAN ALL
ENJOY GOING BACK TO OUR
DISTRICTS AND ENJOYING MEMORIAL
DAY WEEKEND. I WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND A BIG
THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF, THE
SERGEANTS, THE CLERKS, DGS,
LEADERSHIP, STAFF, COMMITTEES,
AND ALL OF OUR STAFFS FOR ALL
THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE TO
SUPPORT US. THANK YOU.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO SENATE THIRD
READING PASS AND RETAIN ON ITEMS
123 THROUGH 126. MEMBERS MOVING
TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. MEMBERS BE
PREPARED TO TAKE UP THE
REMAINING ITEMS YOU MAY HAVE ON
FILE TOMORROW MORNING. IF YOU
ARE STILL MOVING YOUR BILLS.
SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS.
FRIDAY, MAY 24TH FLOOR SESSION
AT 9 A.M. ALL OTHER ITEMS
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
. MR. TING MOVES. MR. GALLAGHER
SECONDS THAT THIS HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED UNTIL TOMORROW
MORNING. FRIDAY MAY 24TH AT 9
A.M. THE HOUSE IS A ADJOURNED.
CAN ENTERTAIN VOTE CHANGES HERE.
Ó. WE DID IT. WE GOT ACROSS.
YEP. NO CHANGE. OKAY. YEAH. HOLD
ON WITH YOU. OKAY. YOU FIRST
VOTE. VOTE CHANGE. AGUIAR-CURRY.
OKAY. VOTE CHANGE. AB 2106 I TO
NOT VOTING. VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBERS AGUIAR-CURRY
ASSEMBLY BILL 21 06I TO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGE FOR PELERIN.
FILE 59 AB 3263. I TO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN. ASSEMBLY BILL
3263 I TO NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE FILE NUMBER SEVEN
1990 I TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
CHANGE. FILE ITEM SEVEN AB 1990
I TO NOT VOTING. VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADIS ASSEMBLY
BILL 1990 I TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
CHANGE. FILE ITEM 44 AB 2666. NO
TO NOT VOTING. VOTE CHANGE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOE PATTERSON.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2666 NO TO NOT
VOTING. JACKSON. VOTE CHANGE AB
2552. FROM NO TO NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JACKSON. ASSEMBLY BILL 2552 NO
TO NOT VOTING. VOTE CHANGE.
WEBBER AB 1790 3II TO NOT VOTING
. VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
WEBBER, ASSEMBLY BILL 1793 I TO
NOT VOTING. VOTE CHANGE.
LOWENTHAL AB 21 06I TO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. LOWENTHAL ASSEMBLY BILL
21 06I TO NOT VOTING. YES DIXON.
VOTE CHANGE AB 3190 NO TO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. DIXON. ASSEMBLY BILL
3190. NO TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
CHANGE. LACKEY AB 2258 I TO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. LACKEY ASSEMBLY BILL
2258 I TO NOT VOTING AND VOTE
CHANGE. LACKEY AB 2292 I TO NOT
VOTING VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. LACKEY. ASSEMBLY BILL
2292 I TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
CHANGE. HOOVER FILE 59 AB 3263.
NO TO NOT VOTING. VOTE CHANGE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. HOOVER ASSEMBLY
BILL 3263. NO TO NOT VOTING.
LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN, HOOVER
FILE 59 AB 3263. I TO NOT VOTING
. VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOOVER ASSEMBLY BILL 3263. I TO
NOT VOTING.
RICK. ZEBRA AB 1990. NO. TO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. ZEBRA ASSEMBLY BILL,
1990. NO. TO NOT VOTING.
I AM READY. VOTE CHANGE. AB
3241. PACHECO I TO NOT VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
JONES. SAWYER ASSEMBLY BILL 3241
I TO NOT VOTING.