THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN
SESSION. MEMBERS. MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY NOTICES AN
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. SO SERGEANT
AT ARMS WILL PREPARE THE CHAMBER
AND BRING IN THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
THAT IS AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIZ.
ALVAREZ ARAMBULA BAINS.
BARRICADE THÀNH. BENNETT.
BERMAN. BERNARD LA BONTA, BRIAN.
CALDERON JUAN. CARRILLO, WENDY.
CARRILLO CERVANTES. CHIN.
CONNOLLY DALLEY. DAVIES. DIXON
ISOLE. FLORA. MIKE. FONG VINCE.
FONG. FRIEDMAN. GABRIEL
GALLAGHER. GARCIA. GIBSON
GRAYSON. HANEY. HART HOLDEN.
HOOVER. IRWIN JACKSON.
JONES-SAWYER. CORA LACKEY. LEE.
LOW LOWENTHAL. MAIENSCHEIN.
MATHIS MCCARTY. MCKENNA.
MURATSUCHI NGUYEN. ORTEGA.
PACHECO PAPPIN. JIM. PATTERSON,
JOE. PATTERSON. PELLERIN.
PETRIE-NORRIS QUIRK-SILVA.
RAMOS. RENDON REYES. THREE OF US
RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO. SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO SHIAVO. SORIA. TO TING.
VALENCIA. VÆ VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON. WALLACE. WARD WEBER.
WICKS. WILSON WOOD. ZUBER. MR.
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER. AND IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND FLAG SALUTE. THE
DAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY
ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN. IMAM YASIR
KHAN. IMAM. IN THE NAME OF GOD,
THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST
MERCIFUL. GRACIOUS GOD, YOU ARE
THE HOPE OF ALL CREATION.
THROUGH YOUR LOVE AND MERCY, YOU
GIVE US LIFE AND FREEDOM. YOU
BLESS US WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF
RESOURCES. YOU INVITE US TO
FAITH. WE THANK YOU AND PRAY
THAT YOU WILL GUIDE US IN THE
WORK WE ARE ASSIGNED TO DO.
GOVERN OUR THOUGHTS WITH LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MAKE US
MINDFUL OF THE NEEDS OF ALL
PEOPLE. TODAY WE PRAY FOR OUR
NATION, OUR STATE, AND THIS BODY
. TURN OUR HEARTS TO YOU THAT WE
MAY SERVE THIS DAY WITH
COMPASSION, JUSTICE, COURAGE,
AND PEACE. AMEN. THANK YOU. MOM.
YASIR KHAN AND MEMBERS LEADING
US IN THE FLAG SALUTE PLEDGE
WOULD BE ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATT
HANEY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO
THE FLAG. AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL. ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS.
SACRAMENTO. THURSDAY, MAY 2ND,
2024. THE ASSEMBLY MET AT 9 A.M.
THE HONORABLE JIM WOODS, SPEAKER
PRO TEMPORE OF THE ASSEMBLY,
PRESIDING. CRAIG MOVES MR. FLORA
SECONDS THAT THE READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY JOURNAL BE
DISPENSED WITH. PRESENTATIONS
AND PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCE OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED
ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY SHALL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTION. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS.
MCKENNA'S SANTIAGO AND LO TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 118 A TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA TO
HAVE A GUEST IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION
, SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. AT
THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR.
PLEASE MOVE. ITEM 12 AB 2648.
BENET TO THE ENACTED FILE. THE
CLERK WILL NOTE. MOVING TO
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE.
MEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO PASS
TEMPORARILY. ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR
AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE, TAKING US
TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, AB 2460. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2460 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO AND
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST
DEVELOPMENTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
TODD YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER AND MEMBERS AB
2460 MEGA TECHNICAL
CLARIFICATION REQUEST BY THE
ADMINISTRATION TO MY AB FOR 1458
FROM LAST YEAR. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR. I VOTE. SEEING NO
OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. AYES 42. NOES ONE
MEASURE PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO
PASS TEMPORARILY ON ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 11, 13,
14, 15 AND TAKING US TO ITEM
NUMBER 16 AB 2304. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2304 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE. AN ACT
RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE, YOU MAY
OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
UNDER CURRENT LAW, WHEN A
LANDLORD TAKES A TENANT INTO THE
EVICTION PROCESS, THE COURT
RECORD IS MAST UNLESS THE
LANDLORD PREVAILS WITHIN 60
DAYS. IF THE TENANT PREVAILS OR
THE CASE IS DRAWN, THEN THE
RECORD REMAINS MÁS. IF THE
LANDLORD PREVAILS, THEN THE
RECORD MAY BE RELEASED AND THE
TENANT WILL LIKELY END UP WITH A
MARK ON THEIR CREDIT RECORD.
THIS BILL EXTENDS THOSE
PROTECTIONS TO MOBILE HOME PARK
TENANTS. THE BILL WAS RECENTLY
AMENDED THIS WEEK TO REMOVE
OPPOSITION. SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING NO
OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL OF
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
MR. LEE MOVES TO CALL.
MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE US
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 11, AB 2319.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2319 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON AND OTHERS. AN ACCOLADE
TO MATERNAL HEALTH. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON, YOU MAY OPEN.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I AM OUT OF BREATH. I
AM PLEASED TO PRESENT AB 2319, A
BILL THAT AIMS TO REDUCE THE
ALARMING AND DISPROPORTIONATE
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE OF BLACK
WOMEN AND OTHER PREGNANT PERSONS
OF COLOR BY ENSURING SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 464 BY BY
THEN SENATOR MITCHELL, THE
CALIFORNIA DIGNITY AND PREGNANCY
AND CHILDBIRTH ACT OF 2019, A
RECENT STUDY BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
FOUND THAT WOMEN OF COLOR, IN
PARTICULAR BLACK WOMEN, DIE OF
PREGNANCY RELATED COMPLICATIONS
AT MUCH HIGHER RATES THAN WHITE
WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA. THIS
DISPARITY EXISTS ACROSS ALL
INCOME LEVELS. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS
ONE KEY CAUSE OF THIS DISPARITY
IS THE IMPLICIT BIAS OF HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS Ã PROVIDERS
LEVEL OF BIAS, WHETHER CONSCIOUS
OR UNCONSCIOUS, CAN INFLUENCE
THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH PATIENTS
AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT OF THE PATIENT'S PAIN
AND CAN UNDERMINE PATIENTS TRUST
AND ENGAGEMENT AND CARE. A DODGY
DOJ INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT
THERE IS A NEED FOR AN
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM. PUBLIC
TRANSPARENCY OF COMPLIANCE, DATA
FIRM COMPLIANCE, DEADLINES AND
ADDITIONAL SPECIFICITY,
SPECIFICITY AND CLARITY SO THAT
FACILITIES ARE BETTER EQUIPPED
TO KNOW WHICH PROVIDERS NEED TO
BE TRAINED. AB 2319 ACCOMPLISHES
THIS GOAL. MEMBERS WITH YOUR I
VOTE, YOU WILL HELP BIRTHING
PEOPLE OF COLOR ACROSS THE STATE
. THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. DOCTOR
WEBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU MADAM SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING
MEMBERS. I RISE AS A PROUD JOINT
AUTHOR OF AB 3919. WE ARE
UNFORTUNATELY FACING A SERIOUS
MATERNAL CRISIS IN THIS STATE, A
CRISIS THAT IS IMPACTING BLACK
AND BROWN WOMEN SIGNIFICANTLY.
NOT ONLY ARE EXPECTED MOTHERS
FINDING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO
FIND A HEALTH FACILITY THAT
OFFER LABOR AND DELIVERY
SERVICES, BUT WHEN THEY ARE ABLE
TO FIND A FACILITY THAT IS
ACCESSIBLE, THE MEDICAL STAFF,
NURSES OR PHYSICIAN MAY NOT HAVE
THE BACKGROUND OR KNOWLEDGE TO
PROPERLY SERVE THEIR NEEDS.
WE'VE HEARD SEVERAL STORIES OVER
THE YEARS OF BLACK WOMEN BEING
IGNORED DURING THEIR LABOR AND
DELIVERY PROCESS. LAST YEAR,
APRIL VALENTINE DIED AT
CENTINELA HOSPITAL IN INGLEWOOD
DUE TO A BLOOD CLOT THAT FORMED
IN HER LEG AND TRAVELED TO HER
LUNG. MISS VALENTINE HAD
COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS AND
SWELLING IN HER LEGS, AT LEAST
TEN TIMES OVER 15 HOURS.
COMPLAINTS THAT WERE NOT
PROPERLY ASSESSED. IN 2017,
SERENA WILLIAMS ALSO SUFFERED A
PULMONARY EMBOLISM DURING HER
DELIVERY PROCESS. SHE LATER
SHARED THAT SHE WAS IN
EXCRUCIATING PAIN, HAD TROUBLE
BREATHING, AND HAD A NUMB LEG.
YET NO ONE ON THE MEDICAL TEAM
WAS LISTENING. I MENTIONED THE
STORY OF A CELEBRITY ATHLETE,
NOT BECAUSE HER HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING IS OF GREATER
IMPORTANCE THAN ANYONE ELSE'S
HEALTH, BUT BECAUSE THIS
HIGHLIGHTS THE FACT THAT RACE
AND RACISM MANY TIMES SUPERSEDES
OTHER FACTORS LIKE ECONOMIC
STATUS OR EDUCATION LEVEL. AB
2319 IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE TO
ENSURE THAT ANYONE WHO INTERACTS
WITH PERINATAL PATIENTS RECEIVES
IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING. IMPLICIT
BIAS AFFECTS HOW WE PERCEIVE THE
PAIN AND NEEDS OF OTHERS, HOW WE
PRIORITIZE THE CARE, AND CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY AND HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED HEALTH
OUTCOMES. FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 2319. THANK YOU.
SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING TO
SPEAK, ASSEMBLYMEMBER WILSON,
YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. YES. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE
, FROM SAN DIEGO AS A JOINT,
COAUTHOR, THE ONLY BOARD
CERTIFIED OB GYN IN THE
LEGISLATURE, AS WELL AS ALL
MEMBERS OF THE BLACK CAUCUS WHO
SIGNED ON IN SUPPORT OR SIGNED
ON AS COAUTHORS IN SUPPORT OF
THIS VITAL LEGISLATION. I
STRONGLY URGE, AND I VOTE FOR,
MY COLLEAGUES ON AB 2319. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. AYES 47. NOES ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THE
CALL ON FILE ITEM NUMBER 16, AB
2304. LEE, THE CLERK WILL POSE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 43. NOES NINE. MEASURE
PASSES.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO
ITEM NUMBER 21. ACE ACR 187. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 187 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN. RELATIVE
TO SCHIZOPHRENIA AWARENESS DAY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN, YOU MAY
OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS FOR ALLOW ME TO
PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION.
SCHIZOPHRENIA IS A SERIOUS
MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION AND ONE
OF THE TOP 15 LEADING CAUSES OF
DISABILITY WORLDWIDE.
SCHIZOPHRENIA AFFECTS ABOUT 24
MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, AND
ABOUT 330,000 PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA. THE HIGHEST NUMBER
OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS OF ANY
STATE IN THE COUNTRY. BECAUSE OF
THE LIMITED ADVANCEMENTS IN
SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION
TREATMENTS, PEOPLE LIVING WITH
SERIOUS AND DISABLING MENTAL
HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS
SCHIZOPHRENIA NEED ACCESS TO NEW
AND VITAL MEDICATIONS.
THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS, AND
RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES THAT
COULD ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO
BETTER, MORE FULFILLED LIVES. IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT THE BODY
INCREASES AWARENESS OF MENTAL
HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT, ABSENT
EARLY AND EFFECTIVE
INTERVENTION, ARE OFTEN SEVERELY
DEBILITATING, IMPACTING THE
PERSON, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE
LOVED ONES THAT IS WHY I'M
PROPOSING THE LEGISLATURE
PROCLAIM MAY 24TH, 2024 AS
SCHIZOPHRENIA AWARENESS DAY.
THANK YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. AND I ALSO
ASK THAT THE ROLL CALL BE OPEN
FOR COAUTHORS. MADAM SPEAKER,
SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING TO
SPEAK THE OH, MY APOLOGIES,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM YORBA LINDA FOR
BRINGING THIS UP. I HAD A SISTER
IN LAW WHO WAS MANIC DEPRESSIVE
SCHIZOPHRENIA, AND IT WAS REALLY
GREAT TO SEE THAT SHE WAS
GETTING THE TREATMENT THAT SHE
NEEDED. AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT WHEN WE LOOK FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AND THE BUDGET THIS YEAR,
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE REALIZE THAT THIS IS A
HUGE ISSUE. AND SO I'M ALSO
ASKING THAT WE THINK TWICE ABOUT
THE BUDGET, AND WE MAKE SURE
THAT WE'VE GOT FUNDING FOR
MENTAL HEALTH, I ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE FOR ACR 187. THANK YOU.
SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING TO
SPEAK, ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHIN,
YOUR CLOSING REMARKS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE
ARE 57 COAUTHORS ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT.
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WE ARE GOING TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE
AB 2347. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2347 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARRA. AN ACT RELATING TO
SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARRA, YOU MAY OPEN.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. AB
2347 WILL PROVIDE TOOLS FOR
TENANTS TO BETTER EXERCISE THEIR
DUE PROCESS RIGHTS AND ADD
CLARITY FOR LANDLORDS IN
EVICTION CASES, BECAUSE THE
RESPONSE PERIOD IS UNIQUELY
SHORT, PROPER NOTICE IS CRITICAL
. UNFORTUNATELY, LANDLORDS AND
PROCESS SERVERS CLAIM PROPER
SERVICE IN SOME CASES, EVEN
THOUGH NONE OCCURRED, IT'S KNOWN
IT'S KNOWN GENERICALLY AS SEWER
SERVICE THAT IS NOT ONLY A MAJOR
VIOLATION OF TENANTS
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, BUT THE
RESULT IS THE EXTREME
CONSEQUENCE OF TENANTS LOSING
THEIR HOMES. THIS GAMESMANSHIP
WITH SEWER SERVICE MAY OCCUR
BECAUSE, UNDER EXISTING LAW, A
LANDLORD IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE
PROOF OF SERVICE PRIOR TO
REQUESTING A DEFAULT JUDGMENT.
AN ORDER REMOVING THE TENANT
FROM THEIR HOME, FILING PROOF OF
SERVICE WITH THE COURT BEFORE A
DEFAULT IS ENTERED PROVIDES
DEFENDANTS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS
WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT
SERVICE IS ALLEGED, AND PERMITS
THEM TO CHALLENGE THE SERVICE IF
IT IS INVALID, THEY COULD THEN
WORK UNDER THE RESPONSE TIMELINE
TO SEEK ADVICE. TAKE TIME OFF
WORK, FILING CHILDCARE, ETC. AND
GO TO COURT TO FILE AN ANSWER. I
REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH US,
AND AS A RESULT, WE ADOPTED
AMENDMENTS THAT ALIGN THE
TIMELINE FOR FILING A DEMURRER
AND MOTION TO STRIKE WITH THE
MOTION TO QUASH, BRINGING THEM
TO NEUTRAL. THOSE ARE ALL LIKE
FANCY LEGAL WORDS. TERM'S. WHAT
IT BASICALLY MEANS IS THAT WE
CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ON A
TIMELINE THAT WORKS FOR ALL
SIDES. WE DIDN'T COME TO THAT
AGREEMENT UNTIL MONDAY AT 5:30
P.M, SO THAT'S WHY WE COULDN'T
HEAR THE BILL UNTIL 5:30 P.M.
YESTERDAY. SO I'M HERE BEFORE
YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE, BECAUSE AB 2347 DOES SEEK
TO CREATE A FAIRER PROCESS AND
PREVENT LANDLORDS FROM PROCESS
SERVERS FROM CIRCUMVENTING THE
PROPER SERVICE OF TENANTS AND
ADDING GREATER CLARITY FOR
LANDLORDS AS WELL. IN THE
PROCESS, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE THOSE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 43. NOES NINE. MEASURE
PASSES. MEMBERS.
MEMBERS. MEMBERS THE QUORUM CALL
IS STILL IN PLACE. PLEASE GIVE
YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE WHO ARE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCKENNA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED, MADAM SPEAKER. AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TO ADJOURN IN
MEMORY OF JOHN WIENER. JOHN
TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY ON APRIL
29TH, 2024. JOHN WAS BORN IN
REDDING, CALIFORNIA, VÀ AND ONLY
18. JOHN LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN FOR
THE REDDING CITY COUNCIL,
WINNING MORE THAN 3500 VOTES AND
THE RESPECT OF MANY IN THE
COMMUNITY. JOHN LEFT REDDING TO
ATTEND SACRAMENTO STATE
UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE STUDIED
POLITICAL SCIENCE. JOHN'S
JOURNEY TO SACRAMENTO CONNECTED
HIM TO THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS AND
MANY OF THE FRIENDS WHO NOW
MOURN HIS DEATH. JOHN WAS AN
INCREDIBLE LEADER AND SOON ROSE
WITHIN. THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS
INCLUDED BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT
IN 2013. JOHN WAS AN AMAZING
ORATOR AND AN EVEN MORE
PRESTIGIOUS WRITER. JOHN'S
ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE VIA THE
WRITTEN, VIA THE WRITTEN WORD
WAS ONE OF HIS FINEST GIFTS. IN
BOTH HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE AS
THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR
SPEAKER JOHN Ã PEREZ, FORMER
BOE MEMBER FIONA MA, AND WHEN WE
WORKED TOGETHER AT THE
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
JOHN CARRIED WITH HIM AN
UNDENIABLE TALENT. HIS ABILITY
TO COMMUNICATE COMPLEX ISSUES
AND POLICIES AND MAKE PEOPLE
FEEL SEEN, HEARD AND CONNECTED
WILL BE AMONG THE MANY THINGS WE
WILL MISS ABOUT JOHN. JOHN POSED
AN INCREDIBLE WIT AND
INTELLIGENCE. HE USED THESE
GIFTS TO HELP OTHERS THROUGHOUT
HIS LIFE. HE PUT THESE GIFTS TO
WORK IN A LIFE OF PUBLIC SERVICE
. JOHN'S INTELLIGENCE WAS ALSO
DISPLAYED FOR THE WORLD TO SEE
ON THE TELEVISION SHOW JEOPARDY!
AND EVERYONE WHO KNEW JOHN KNEW
HE WOULD WIN. WHILE MANY KNEW
JOHN IN HIS PROFESSIONAL
CAPACITY, HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
WILL REMEMBER THE INCREDIBLE
HUMAN HE HAD. HE WAS AND HAD
SUCH A WELCOMING HEART. I ASKED
THE STATE ASSEMBLY TO ADJOURN IN
HIS MEMORY AND HIS FAMILY IS IN
THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER. HIS
MOM, HIS DAD AND HIS SISTER AND
FORMER SPEAKER JOHN Ã PEREZ.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED, THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER, MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND
THE FAMILY FOR, JOHN VIGNA. I
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WORKED WITH
HIM, HE ONLY HAD ONE NAME. IT
WAS CALLED VIGNA. THAT WAS IT.
DIDN'T HAVE A FIRST NAME. IT WAS
JUST VIGNA. THE ONE THING THAT
I, YOU KNOW, I'M THE ONE THING I
CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT WHEN I
REMEMBER JOHN VIGNA WAS A SMILE.
AND ANYBODY WHO WORKED AROUND
HIM WOULD REMEMBER THAT LITTLE
SMILE. HE WOULD GIVE WHEN THE
WORLD WOULD BE CRASHING AND
THERE WAS A CRISIS OR AN
ENORMOUS TASK AHEAD OF US, AND
HE WOULD ALWAYS KIND OF LIKE,
SMILE. LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE,
OKAY, I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF
THIS, YOU KNOW, REMEMBER THAT
LITTLE TEENY LITTLE SMILE AND
YOU WOULD THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING
FALLING APART. AND HE ALL HE
ALWAYS HAD IT TOGETHER. HE
ALWAYS HAD IT TOGETHER. AND HE
ALWAYS KIND OF FIGURED OUT A WAY
TO FIGHT FORWARD ON THAT. BUT I
ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT VIGNA,
WHO CARED ABOUT PEOPLE, AT THE
TIME I WORKED FOR SPEAKER PEREZ,
WHO WAS SITTING IN THE BACK AND
WE HAD A CITY CALLED MAYWOOD WHO
HAD TERRIBLE WATER. AND THIS HAD
BEEN A DECADES FIGHT, AND
EVERYBODY KNEW JOHN IS SORRY.
MR. VIGNA, AS THE GUY WHO WAS
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICS
GUY, FOUGHT INCREDIBLY HARD FOR
LGBTQ ISSUES. YOUNG DEMS ALL THE
WAY, BUT HE NEVER LOST SIGHT OF
PEOPLE. AND I REMEMBER
CONSISTENTLY IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS, HE WOULD ALWAYS
WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLEAN
UP THE WATER IN MAYWOOD. FOR
THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT IT
WAS, THEY HAD BROWN WATER, IT
WAS IN TALKS, IT WAS TOXIC AND
IT WAS THIS PASSION TO DO THIS.
AND THEN HE ALWAYS ALSO CARED
ABOUT PETS, ANIMALS, STUFF THAT
MATTERS TO PEOPLE. THERE WAS
ALWAYS A YOU KNOW, SOME OF US
HAVE, MOST OF YOU MAYBE HAVE
READ THE BOOK, BUT WHEN I THINK
ABOUT JOHN VIGNA, I ALWAYS THINK
ABOUT THINKING ABOUT RATES FOR
JUSTICE. A PERSON WHO GOT UP
EVERY MORNING, WHO LOVED LIFE TO
HIS FULLEST, CAME TO WORK,
FOUGHT REALLY HARD FOR PEOPLE,
BUT THEN HAD THIS RAGE FOR
JUSTICE NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS,
WHETHER YOU WERE SITTING AROUND
GRABBING A CUP OF COFFEE ON THE
PHONE, TALKING ABOUT A PRESS
RELEASE, OR FIGURING OUT HOW TO
TAKE SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX
ISSUES THAT WE WORK ON UP HERE
AND EXPLAIN THEM TO PEOPLE AT
HOME IN A WAY THEY CAN
UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT'S
OFTENTIMES LOST, RIGHT? WE DO A
LOT OF AMAZING WORK, BUT PEOPLE
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IT. AND HE
WAS ALWAYS THAT ONE GUY WHO
COULD SIT IN A ROOM AND GO, I
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
YOU KNOW, HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE
DOING FOR PEOPLE AND HERE'S HOW
WE'RE GOING TO WRITE IT DOWN,
AND HERE'S HOW IT CAN BE
EXPLAINED. AND I REMEMBER THIS
VERY CLEARLY WITH THE MIDDLE
CLASS SCHOLARSHIP ON SOMETHING
THAT CHANGED HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES LIVES IN
CALIFORNIA, GIVEN THEM THE
ABILITY TO GET AN EDUCATION AT A
DISCOUNTED RATE. AND HE WAS VERY
SIMPLE IN TO SAY, WELL, IT'S A
MIDDLE CLASS SCHOLARSHIP. HERE'S
WHAT IT IS. AND, YOU KNOW,
ANYBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS I HAVE A
HARD TIME WITH THESE THINGS,
RIGHT? BECAUSE I GOOGLED KIND OF
A QUOTE. AND NICOLE CURRAN, WHO
WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS, WE'RE
TRYING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD
YOU SAY. RIGHT. AND I DON'T KNOW
WHO WHO WHO WROTE THE QUOTE. SO
FORGIVE ME FOR NOT KNOWING, BUT
YOU GOT TO KIND OF SUM IT UP.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO IF I
PLAGIARIZE, I PLAGIARIZE. RIGHT.
HERE YOU GO. YEAH, BUT I THINK
HE'D BE OKAY WITH THAT. NO, HE
WOULD NOT BE OKAY WITH THAT.
ANYBODY WHO KNOWS HIM WOULD NOT
BE OKAY WITH THAT, BUT HE'D
PROBABLY CALL ME OUT ON IT. BUT
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT CAME UP
THAT KIND OF SUMMED IT ALL UP.
THERE'S HUNDREDS OF LANGUAGES
AROUND THE WORLD, BUT A SMILE
SPEAKS THEM ALL. THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT I THINK ABOUT WHEN I THINK
ABOUT VIGNA, THAT ANYBODY WHO
KNEW HIM WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE HE'S
JUST AN AMAZING PERSON WITH A
BIG HEART. AND AGAIN, I QUOTE, I
JUST LOVE THE PHRASE A RAGE FOR
JUSTICE. AND IT DIDN'T MATTER
WHO WHETHER IT WAS WATER IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD, WHETHER IT WAS
LGBTQ ISSUES, WOMEN'S RIGHT TO
CHOOSE, YOUNG DEMS OR WHATEVER
IT WAS BEFORE HIM, YOU KNEW. YOU
KNEW THAT JUSTICE PUMPED THROUGH
HIS HEART. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWE. YOU WERE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JOINED
MY COLLEAGUES ALSO IN THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AN INCREDIBLE
PUBLIC SERVANT, TO OUR ASSEMBLY
FAMILY, COLLEAGUES AS WE HEAD
BACK TO OUR HOMES AFTER A LONG
WEEK, WE REMEMBER ALSO THE
IMPORTANCE OF WHAT THIS ASSEMBLY
FAMILY IS ABOUT, THAT WE WERE
DULY ELECTED AS MEMBERS, BUT SO
MANY MAKE UP THE ASSEMBLY FAMILY
AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND JOHN
WAS THE EMBODIMENT OF THAT.
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SPEAKER
EMERITUS JOHN PEREZ, AS HIS
PRESS SECRETARY AND MATERIAL OF
TIME IN WHICH I WAS A
LEGISLATIVE STAFFER, AND MY
MEMORY OF JOHN WAS AT A NUMEROUS
CONVENTIONS EATING PIZZA, DRY
PIZZA, SOGGY PIZZA, GREASY PIZZA
ON THE FLOOR OF CONVENTIONS. AS
YOUNG DEMOCRATS, SO MANY OF US
GOT OUR START AS PUBLIC SERVANTS
IN ADVOCACY AND GRASSROOTS, MANY
OF US HAVE HAD OUR EXPERIENCES
IN THIS WAY THAT'S NO DIFFERENT
FROM THAT OF JOHN AS WELL, TOO.
AND SO AS WE REFLECT WHETHER OR
NOT YOU KNEW JOHN PERSONALLY OR
NOT, THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
HELPED MAKE THIS INSTITUTION
WHAT IT IS. AND WE ARE LIVING ON
THE FOUNDATION OF SO MANY
COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PUBLIC
SERVICE. AND SO THESE
CONVERSATIONS, THESE REFLECTIONS
LIVE ON IN ALL OF US AND
SPECIFICALLY TO JOHN'S BEAUTIFUL
FAMILY WHO ARE HERE. PLEASE KNOW
THAT WE ARE IN SOLIDARITY AND
THANK YOU WITH DEEP APPRECIATION
AND LOVE, GRACE AND EMPATHY.
KNOWING THAT NOTHING THAT CAN BE
SAID WILL EASE THE PAIN AND
SUFFERING. BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT
MANY OF US WILL REFLECT ON THE
SERVICE OF YOUR FAMILY AND OF
YOUR BEAUTIFUL SON, AND WE WILL
NOT FORGET. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
ACKNOWLEDGING THE MEMORY AND THE
INCREDIBLE SERVICE AND LEGACY OF
OUR ASSEMBLY. FAMILY MEMBER JOHN
VIGNA AND MEMBERS ONCE AGAIN, ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCKENNA, PLEASE WELCOME FRIENDS
AND FAMILY OF JOHN VIGNA AS WELL
AS OUR FORMER SPEAKER PEREZ IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER. ON
BEHALF OF ALL OF US HERE IN THE
ASSEMBLY, WE SEND OUR DEEPEST
CONDOLENCES.
MEMBERS, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
BRING THE NAMES TO THE DESK TO
BE PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. ALL
REQUESTS TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING BACK TO THE FILE, WE ARE
GOING TO START WITH FILE ITEM
NUMBER 19, AB 2235. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2235 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL. AN
ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC
CONTRACTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOWENTHAL, YOU MAY OPEN. THANK
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
I AM SO PLEASED TO RISE, TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR OF AB 2235 TO
PRESENT THE BILL BECAUSE AS THIS
BILL IS ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND LO
AND BEHOLD, A BIT OF OUR FUTURE
IS ACTUALLY WATCHING US UP IN
THE GALLERY FROM MAGALIA
CENTURY, INCLUDING MY DAUGHTER,
VIOLET LOWENTHAL, SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, THIS BILL IS ABOUT THE
FUTURE. THE PORT OF LONG BEACH
IS EMBARKING ON AN AMBITIOUS
PLAN TO BUILD THE LARGEST OFF
WIND OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE
FACILITY AT ANY US PORT. THIS
FACILITY WILL HELP CALIFORNIA
MEET ITS GOAL OF PRODUCING 25GW
OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER BY 2045,
AND HELP LOWER THE NATIONAL COST
OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER BY 70% BY
2035. OFFSHORE WIND WILL PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE IN CALIFORNIA'S
RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO,
HELPING CALIFORNIA ACHIEVE ITS
SB 100 GOALS WHILE DELIVERING
THE RENEWABLE ENERGY TO SUPPORT
DECARBONIZATION ACROSS MULTIPLE
SECTORS, INCLUDING THE PORT OF
LONG BEACH. TRANSITION TO ZERO
EMISSIONS AB 2235 PROVIDES FOR
AN EXPRESS ABILITY FOR THE CITY
OF LONG BEACH TO PROCURE
CONTRACTS SPECIFICALLY RELATED
TO THE PIER WIND PROJECT, AND
DESCRIBES THE PROJECT DELIVERY
METHODS BY WHICH THOSE CONTRACTS
CAN BE PROCURED. AB 2235 ALSO
PROVIDES SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT
FOR BUSINESS ENTITIES ENTERING
INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PIER WIND
PROJECT RELATING TO BONDING A
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE,
AND INSURANCE. AB 2235 HAS
ENJOYED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. I'M
VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK OUT A
DEAL BETWEEN THE ILWU AND THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES, AND WILL
BE TAKING THOSE AMENDMENTS IN
THE SENATE MEMBERS, THANK YOU.
AND I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING TO
SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ONE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. AYES 60.
AYES 61. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES AND MEMBERS, ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL,
PLEASE WELCOME THE MIGUEL
ELEMENTARY FOURTH GRADE CLASS
LOCATED IN THE GALLERY,
INCLUDING RICK LARSEN, TEACHER
AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER. LOWENTHAL
DAUGHTER, VIOLET.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
TEN, AB 2019. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2019 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOOVER AND
OTHERS IN ACCOLADES OF SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOOVER, YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. AB 2019 WILL HELP
DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS BY
GIVING CERTAINTY TO STUDENTS IN
SCHOOLS AND EARLY AND MIDDLE
COLLEGE PROGRAMS TO MAXIMIZE
FUNDING AND ACCESS TO CLASSES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL OF THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES
62. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP FILE ITEM
NUMBER NINE. ACR 198. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 198 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER VÆ VALLAPUDUA RELATIVE TO
SMALL BUSINESS MONTH. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER VALLAPUDUA, YOU MAY OPEN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE FOR THE
ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 198 TO
DECLARE MAY SMALL BUSINESS
MONTH. CALIFORNIA CONSISTENTLY
RANKS AMONG THE TOP TEN
ECONOMIES WORLDWIDE AND AS OF
2023, CALIFORNIA HAS A THRIVING
COMMUNITY. OVER 4 MILLION SMALL
BUSINESSES CONTRIBUTING TO THE
WORKFORCE OF OVER 7 MILLION. 1.6
MILLION OF SMALL BUSINESSES ARE
OWNED BY WOMEN AND MINORITIES,
AND OVER 2 MILLION ARE UNDER
VETERANS OWN OWNERSHIP, UP 43.2%
OF THE STATE'S 186 BILLION IN
EXPORTS. SUPPORTS 583,000 JOBS
AND COME FROM SMALL FIRMS HERE
IN CALIFORNIA, HIGHLIGHTING THE
DIVERSITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN
CALIFORNIA DURING SMALL BUSINESS
MONTH SHOWCASES THE RESILIENCE
AND THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF
MOM AND POPS AND THE INNOVATION
OF STARTUPS ACROSS THE STATE,
SERVING A VITAL PILLARS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. AS A STATE, WE NEED
TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUPPORT OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES BY SUPPORTING
AND PROTECTING STATE PROGRAMS
LIKE TAP SMALL BUSINESSES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,
WHICH SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF ENTREPRENEURS
SEEKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
ECONOMIC GROWTH OF OUR STATE. AS
CHAIR OF JOBS AND THE ECONOMY,
JETTY AND URGING ME AS SMALL
BUSINESS MONTH REAFFIRMS TERM'S
THE LEGISLATOR DEDICATION TO
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN
CALIFORNIA. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THE FIRST ROLL TO BE
OPENED AS COAUTHORS AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL FOR A CO AUTHORS
MEMBERS. THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS.
ALL THOSE VOTES ARE DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS.
ALL THOSE VOTES TO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. THERE ARE 64 COAUTHORS
ADDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE
WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY
SAYING, I AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS. MONDAY,
MAY 27TH, MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED
TUESDAY, MAY 28TH FLOOR SESSION
AT 1 P.M. ALL OTHER ITEMS
REMAINING WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTION SHALL BE
CONTINUED. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, I AM READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MR. AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES. MR. LARA
SECONDS THAT THIS HOUSE. STAND
ADJOURNED. ADJOURN UNTIL
TUESDAY, MAY 28TH, AT 1 P.M. THE
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED AND THE
HOUSE IS ADJOURNED. YAY! I KNOW,
THANK YOU.