THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO NOTICES
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL. ADDIS
AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIZ. ALVAREZ.
ARAMBULA BANEE. BARO. KHN.
BENNETT. BERM THÀNH. BERNER.
BONTA. BROWN THÀNH. CALDERON VON
CARILLO. WENDY CARILLO.
CERVANTES. CHEN OAN. CONNELLY.
DALLEY. DAVIS EASE. DIXON. ISOLE
FLORA. MIKE 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. LUCE RIVAS.
RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. SCHIAVO SORIA. TO TING
. VALENCIA. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON WALLACE. WARD. WEBER
WICKS. WILSON. WOOD ZUBER. MR.
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
THE DAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN, IMAM
YASIR KHAN.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL.
ALMIGHTY GOD, AS WE GATHER IN
THIS ASSEMBLY, WE CALL UPON YOUR
PRESENCE AND GUIDANCE. GRANT US
CLARITY OF MIND TO DISCERN THE
PATH OF JUSTICE, COMPASSION IN
OUR HEARTS, TO SERVE WITH
KINDNESS AND STRENGTH OF SPIRIT,
TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY. MAY OUR
INTERACTIONS BE FILLED WITH
UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT.
BRIDGING DIVIDES. BRIDGING
DIVIDES, AND FOSTERING UNITY.
BLESS OUR ENDEAVORS WITH WISDOM
AND HUMILITY THAT WE MAY WORK
TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
OUR COMMUNITY AND THE GREATER
GOOD OF ALL. IN YOUR ETERNAL
GRACE, WE PLACE OUR TRUST. AMEN.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANTIAGO WILL LEAD US IN THE
PLEDGE. PLEASE, MEMBERS. I
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE
SEATED. READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL. ASSEMBLY
CHAMBERS, SACRAMENTO, THURSDAY,
MAY 2ND, 2024. THE ASSEMBLY MET
AT 9 A.M. THE HONORABLE JIM BOYD
REMOVES MISTER FLORES SECONDS
THAT THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH,
PRESENTING ACTIONS AND
PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCE OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED
ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SCHIAVO AND ERWIN TO SPEAK ON
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE REAR OF
THE CHAMBER TODAY. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY RULE
96. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO REFER SB 739. ASHBY FROM THE
RULES COMMITTEE TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. B MOVING TO OUR GUESTS.
INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS,
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE
HAD A NEW ADDITION TO OUR ON
TIME CAUCUS TODAY. WE NOW HAVE
BOTH ASSEMBLY MEMBERS CARILLO,
THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE ON TIME
CAUCUS, RECOGNIZING
ASSEMBLYMEMBER JUAN CARILLO AS A
FOUNDING MEMBER AND A NEW MEMBER
AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WENDY
CARRILLO. SO THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE THAT. STILL PLENTY OF
ROOM IN THE ON TIME CAUCUS. SO.
AND ALSO JUST, JUST A NOTE OF
SERIOUS IMPORTANCE TODAY IS
NATIONAL BEEF BRISKET DAY FOR
ALL OF THOSE WHO YOU WHO LIKE
BEEF BRISKET. AND NOW WE WILL
MOVE TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY.
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE, TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY AS HE
INTRODUCES HIS GUESTS. ALL
RIGHT, MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS,
IF I COULD HAVE YOU GUYS PLEASE
STAND. AND THE ASSEMBLY, WE HAVE
14 CADET CORPS MEMBERS AND THREE
CHAPERONS. THE CADET CORPS HAS
BEEN DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR
ABOUT 113 YEARS. IN THE LAST
FIVE YEARS, THIS GROUP RIGHT
HERE HAVE GROWN AND LEARNED VERY
VALUABLE LESSONS. THEY'RE
TRAINED IN CERT AS MEDICS, CPR,
MARKSMANSHIP, DRONES, AS WELL AS
MILITARY, MILITARY, DRILL AND
LEADERSHIP. AND I ASK THAT YOU
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THEM.
ROSAMOND HIGH SCHOOL CADET CORPS
.
THANK YOU, MR. LACKEY. WELCOME
TO THE CADET CADETS. I HOPE YOU
ENJOY YOUR DAY HERE. WE'RE NOW
MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE. UNDER RECONSIDERATION. ALL
ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED. MOVING
TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM FOUR HJR 13
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY JOINT
RESOLUTION 13 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANTIAGO. RELATIVE TO
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. MEMBER
SANTIAGO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
TO PRESENT AGRX 13, WHICH URGES
THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
PASS THE UPSKILLING AND
RETRAINING ASSISTANCE ACT AND
THE UPWARD MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT
ASSESSMENT ACT. THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION AMEND THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE TO EMPLOY TO ENABLE
EMPLOYERS TO OFFER TUITION AND
EDUCATION ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS
WITHOUT PENALIZING EMPLOYEES
WHEN THEY FILE THEIR TAXES.
TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
ELIMINATE BARRIERS FOR WORKING
STUDENTS WHO PURSUE EDUCATION
AND TRAINING AND WILL HELP, AND
THIS WILL HELP MODERNIZE AND
UPSKILL OUR WORKFORCE.
RESPECTFULLY, I ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE ON THIS ITEM
WOULD YOU LIKE COAUTHORS ON YOUR
RESOLUTION? YES MR. MR. SANTIAGO
IS ASKING FOR COAUTHORS, SO THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL
COAUTHORS ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. AS A COAUTHOR ON THE
RESOLUTION, ON. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
THERE ARE 45 COAUTHORS ADDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON Ó. I'M SORRY,
THIS IS A THIS IS A ROLL CALL
VOTE. MY APOLOGIES. CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE.
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION. 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 49. NO ZERO.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM SIX ACR 193 BY MR. BRIAN,
PRESENTED. PRESENTING FOR
AMENDMENTS TODAY BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HART CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
193 WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HART. MR. HART, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, THESE
AMENDMENTS WILL CLARIFY AND
ALIGN THE RESOLUTION LANGUAGE
WITH THE CONCURRENT SENATE
RESOLUTION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
HART. SEEING AND HEARING NO
OBJECTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE
WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. AMENDMENTS
ARE ADOPTED. OUT TO PRINT AND
BACK ON FILE. MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 12 ACR 177 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WARD. THE CLERK WILL READ
. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
177 BY AS A MEMBER OF AWARD
RELATIVE TO 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS
DAY 70 MEMBER WARD. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT ACR 177 RECOGNIZING
529 COLLEGE SAVINGS DAY TO HELP
RAISE AWARENESS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF
SAVING FOR COLLEGE COLLEGE
SAVINGS PLANS SUCH AS THE
SCHOLARSHARE 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS
PLAN CAN HELP FAMILIES LIMIT OR
ELIMINATE FUTURE STUDENT LOAN
DEBT BY HELPING THEM SAVE FOR
FUTURE HIGHER EDUCATION
EXPENSES. TODAY TODAY, NEARLY
63% OF ALL FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID
IS IN THE FORM OF LOANS,
SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF COLLEGE GRADUATES WHO
WILL FACE THE BURDEN OF REPAYING
SIGNIFICANT STUDENT LOAN DEBT
UPON ENTERING THE WORKFORCE. THE
SCHOLARS SHARE. 529 COLLEGE
SAVINGS PLAN HAS HELPED STUDENTS
MEET THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION
GOALS, WITH NEARLY $1 BILLION
WITHDRAWN IN 2023 ALONE FOR
QUALIFIED HIGHER EDUCATION
EXPENSES AND FUNDS DISTRIBUTED
DIRECTLY TO OVER 1100 COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES. THE
CONTRIBUTIONS FAMILIES MAKE
TODAY PAY OFF IN THE FORM OF AN
INCREASED EARNING POTENTIAL FOR
THEIR CHILDREN IN THE FUTURE. IT
IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE
THE SCHOLARS SHARE. 529 COLLEGE
SAVINGS PLAN IS CELEBRATING ITS
25TH ANNIVERSARY, SERVING AS
CALIFORNIA'S OFFICIAL STATE
SPONSORED COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN
SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 1999. WITH
THAT, I ASK THAT YOU JOIN ME IN
SUPPORTING ACR 177 TO OFFICIALLY
RECOGNIZE TOMORROW, MAY 29TH, AS
COLLEGE SAVINGS DAY AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. ARE YOU ASKING
FOR COAUTHORS AS WELL? MR. YES,
PLEASE. MR. WARD, WOULD LIKE
COAUTHORS IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE
TO ADD ON. SO THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL FOR CO AUTHORS FOR
THE RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR
OF THE RESOLUTION THÀNH ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. AS A COAUTHOR. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. THERE ARE 59 COAUTHORS
ADDED, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE AYES
HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. BACKING UP QUICKLY. I
SKIPPED OVER RECONSIDERATION.
ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED. WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO SENATE. THIRD
READING FILE ITEM 19 SB 632.
SENATOR CABALLERO BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BLANCA RUBIO. AMENDMENTS.
THE CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
632, WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BLANCA RUBIO. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RUBIO. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR CABALLERO, I RISE TO
PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO SB 632.
THESE AMENDMENTS STRIKE THE
CURRENT CONTENT OF THE MEASURE
AND INSTEAD ESTABLISH A PILOT
PROGRAM RELATING TO RED ROCK
CANYON STATE PARK. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE
AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED OUT TO PRINT BACK ON
FILE PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL
SEVEN. ASSEMBLY RULE 77.2, I'M
REFERRING ITEM 19, SB 632 TO
WATER PARKS AND WILDLIFE
COMMITTEE AND THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. WE'RE NOW MOVING TO A
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
FILE ITEM 20. DOES ANY MEMBER
WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY. CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 191 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA AND OTHERS RELATIVE
TO BLACK LIVES MATTER MONTH.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 52. NOES ONE.
CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES IS
ADOPTED. MEMBERS. THE QUORUM
CALL IS STILL IN PLACE. WE ASK
THAT YOU GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION. THOSE WHO WERE
GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. IF YOU NEED TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION, PLEASE TAKE IT OFF
THE FLOOR. IF YOU NEED TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION, PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR.
QUORUM CALL IS IN PLACE. PLEASE
GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION
TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHABOT.
OKAY THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO ASK
THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
JERRY ANN BOYD. JERRY WAS A
CONSTITUENT IN MY DISTRICT WHO
TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MANY IN THE
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY COMMUNITY
AND BEYOND. JERRY HAD A FULL
LIFE AS AN ATTORNEY AND MOTHER
BEFORE MOVING TO ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT 40 IN 2004, WHERE SHE
MADE HER HOME IN THE VALLEY. BUT
HER IMPACT FAR SURPASSED HER
YEARS HERE, ENGAGING ACTIVELY IN
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ISSUES SHE
WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT, JERRY
BECAME A PILLAR OF SUPPORT FOR
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GROUPS, ALWAYS
EAGER TO LEND HER VOICE AND
ENERGY TO CAUSES SHE BELIEVED
IN. HER COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRACY
WAS SO EVIDENT, AND HER ROOTS
RUN DEEP WITHIN THE HEARTS OF
MANY, NURTURING THE COMMUNITIES
GROWTH OF ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY,
AND WHAT BECAME A SYMBOL FOR
THAT ACTIVISM AND DEMOCRACY. THE
GREAT OAK IN HER BACKYARD, WHERE
MANY GROUPS MET AND FIRST
STARTED THOSE PLANS, BECAME TO
BE WHAT WE KNOW AS TODAY. THE
DEMOCRACY TREE, WHICH HAS EVEN
BEEN THE SUBJECT OF LOCAL POEMS.
JERRY'S CANDID NATURE, OFTEN
DESCRIBED AS A SHOOT FROM THE
HIP AND ENDEARED HER TO
COUNTLESS FRIENDS AND
COLLEAGUES, AND I CAN VOUCH FOR
THAT CANDID NATURE SHE DIDN'T
ACTUALLY SUPPORT ME WHEN I FIRST
RAN, BUT LUCKILY SHE CAME AROUND
AND EVENTUALLY DID, BUT, YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE REALLY ADMIRED HER
HONESTY AND FOUND IT NOT ONLY
REFRESHING, BUT ALSO A TESTAMENT
TO HER INTEGRITY AND GENUINE
CHARACTER AMIDST THE CHALLENGES
OF POLITICAL DISCOURSE. JERRY
REMAINED STEADFAST IN HER
CONVICTIONS, EARNING THE RESPECT
AND ADMIRATION OF THOSE WHO
WORKED WITH HER AS OUR COMMUNITY
CELEBRATES JERRY'S LIFE, I KNOW
SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A
BEACON OF STRENGTH, COMPASSION
AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THOUGH SHE
MAY NO LONGER WALK AMONGST US,
HER SPIRIT LIVES ON IN THE
MEMORIES SHARED BY HER LOVING
FRIENDS AND COUNTLESS LIVES. SHE
TOUCHED. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER
THREE SONS, DENNIS, MICHAEL AND
JOSHUA, WITH JOSHUA JOINING US
IN THE GALLERY TODAY OR IN THE
BACK OF THE CHAMBERS. I'M SORRY.
TWO DAUGHTERS IN LAW, LORI AND
MIA, AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN,
BRIAN, TROY, RACHEL, JACOB AND
EMILY. JERRY PASSED ON FEBRUARY
14TH, WHICH SEEMS FITTING.
SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY AND
LOVED ONES AND JERRY'S LEGACY
WILL LIVE FOREVER, BE ENTWINED
WITH THE IDEALS OF OUR
COMMUNITY, DEMOCRACY AND THE
POWER OF ONE INDIVIDUAL TO
INSPIRE CHANGE. I ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF JERRY
BOYD TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
, ASSEMBLYMEMBERS SCHIAVO, AND
WELCOME AND SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
MOVING TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER IRWIN,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. IT IS
WITH PROFOUND SADNESS THAT I
RISE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUDDEN
AND UNTIMELY PASSING OF TV NEWS
ICON SAM RUBIN AS ONE OF THE
ANCHORS OF THE KTLA NEWS TEAM.
SAM'S INFECTIOUS CHARM AND
CLEARLY RECOGNIZABLE VOICE WAS A
STAPLE TO SO MANY WHO LOOKED
FORWARD TO HIS ENTERTAINMENT
REPORTING. SAM WAS BORN IN SAN
DIEGO ON FEBRUARY 19TH. IN
FEBRUARY 1960, HE ATTENDED HIGH
SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES AND
GRADUATED FROM OCCIDENTAL
COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE IN
AMERICAN STUDIES AND RHETORIC.
HE SPENT THE LATE 1890S 1980S
LAUNCHING HIS CAREER AS AN
ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER, BUT HIS
CAREER REALLY TOOK OFF AFTER
JOINING THE KTLA NEWS TEAM IN
1991. OVER THE YEARS, SAM
CONDUCTED HUNDREDS OF INTERVIEWS
WITH A-LIST CELEBRITIES AND
DEVELOPED THE CHARACTERISTIC
HUMOR THAT HE WOULD BE KNOWN
FOR. HIS COLLEAGUES REFERRED TO
HIM AS THE GODFATHER OF
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. DURING HIS
30 PLUS YEARS AT KTLA, SAM
ACCUMULATED A NUMBER OF
ACCOLADES TO INCLUDE THREE EMMY
AWARDS, A GOLDEN MIKE AWARD FOR
BEST ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER, A
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION, AND
WAS NAMED THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT
REPORTER BY THE LOS ANGELES
PRESS CLUB. SAM HAD THE HONOR OF
HOSTING THE CRITICS CHOICE MOVIE
AWARDS, AND SERVED AS A LONGTIME
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THAT ORGANIZATION. HIS
TALENTS DIDN'T STOP AT REPORTING
ENTERTAINMENT. HE ALSO AUTHORED
BIOGRAPHIES ON FORMER FIRST LADY
JACQUELINE ONASSIS AND MIA
FARROW. FOLLOWING HIS PASSING,
THE PUBLIC JOINED THE NEWS AND
ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY IN
EXPRESSING ITS PROFOUND SENSE OF
LOSS OF THIS TRUE ENTERTAINMENT
ICON. SAM LEAVES BEHIND HIS WIFE
LESLIE AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN,
PERRY, ROY D'ARCY, AND COLBY. I
ASK THAT WE ADJOURN, ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF SAM RUBIN. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER IRWIN.
MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
OF THE DESKS TO BE PRINTED IN
THE JOURNAL. ALL REQUESTS TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH CHECK-IN
SESSION. THURSDAY, MAY 30TH
FLOOR SESSION AT 9 A.M. ALL
OTHER ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS
WILL BE CONTINUED. SEEING AND
HEARING. NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION
BY MISS AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES, MR.
LACHEY. SECONDS SET THE FLOOR
STANDS. ADJOURNED UNTIL
THURSDAY, MAY 30TH AT 9 A.M. THE
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED AND THE
HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.