GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. THE ASSEMBLY
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER
, WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, SO
WE'LL START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. I
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE,
EARLY. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE MINDFUL OF YOUR
PROMPTNESS. SO THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON, FOR
OUR. EACH BILL HEARD TODAY,
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
TWO WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND TWO
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO EACH.
PROVIDE TWO MINUTES OF
TESTIMONY. SERGEANTS CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS
NOTICING THE ABSENCE OF A
QUORUM? WE WILL BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE, AND, MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL? OH, WELL, YEAH. SORRY,
WE COULD JUST GO STRAIGHT. THANK
YOU. LET'S SEE, AND THEN JUST AN
ANNOUNCEMENT. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
ADDIS AND BAINES ARE ABSENT
TODAY, WE WILL BE HEARING, WE
HAVE SEVERAL MEASURES ON CONSENT
, AGAIN, WHEN WE ESTABLISH
QUORUM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START
WITH THAT. AND I SEE, SENATOR
WILK IS WITH US TODAY. SENATOR
WILK. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU SB
1495, WHICH WOULD ALLOW ALCOHOL
LICENSEES TO SPONSOR EVENTS OR
PURCHASE ADVERTISING SPACE FROM
THE HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY
IN LOS ANGELES. IF YOU WATCH THE
TOM BRADY ROAST, ONE OF THE, ONE
OF THE. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH
ROASTER TOOK A SHOT AT THE ROAST
MASTER JEFF ROSS ABOUT HE THIS
IS THE ONLY PLACE HE PLAYS. AND
BECAUSE HE HE DOES A LOT OF
STUFF FOR NONPROFITS AND SO
THAT'S THERE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THE
CEMETERY IS CURRENTLY A
PERMANENT RETAIL ON SALE LICENSE
HOLDER WITH A TYPE 88 LICENSE,
WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THIS
ARRANGEMENT. THIS NARROW, TIGHT
HOUSE EXEMPTION WOULD HELP
GENERATE IMPORTANT REVENUES FOR
THE CARE, MAINTENANCE AND
IMPROVEMENT OF THE CEMETERY
GROUNDS AND ITS ABILITY TO
CONTINUE TO HOST CULTURAL
EVENTS. THE LEGISLATURE HAS
GRANTED NUMEROUS PROPERTIES,
EXEMPT EXCEPTIONS FROM THESE
STATE RESTRICTIONS, AND DUE TO
THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY
FACE, GIVEN THE PRECEDENCE AND
THE HOLLYWOOD FOREVER'S UNIQUE
OPERATIONS AS BOTH A FUNCTIONING
CEMETERY AND ALSO A CULTURAL
SPACE, A STATE, A STATE LEVEL
TIGHT HOUSE EXEMPTION IS
APPROPRIATE. THE SPECIFIC THE
SPECIFICITY OF THE TYPE 88
LICENSE ENSURES THIS EXEMPTION
IS BOTH TARGETED AND SIMPLISTIC.
THERE IS NO KNOWN OPPOSITION I
BROUGHT. I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE
YOU DO. IF THEY HAVE ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS BECAUSE I
THINK THEY WANT TO GET MOVING.
IS THAT OKAY OR DO YOU WANT TO
HEAR FROM THEM? SENATOR, YOU'RE
THE ONLY ONE HERE. SO WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO DO, GO AHEAD. OKAY.
VERY WELL. MY NAME IS GV AYERS.
I REPRESENT HOLLYWOOD FOREVER
CEMETERY AND THE SPONSOR OF SB
1495, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS BILL.
SENATOR WILK, THANK YOU FOR,
AUTHORING THIS BILL. I
APPRECIATE MR. JOHNSON'S
THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THIS. THE
CEMETERY HOSTS MORE THAN 90
EVENTS, A YEAR, INCLUDING
OUTDOOR SCREENINGS OF FEATURE
FILMS AND HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS,
INDOOR, PERFORMANCE FOR MUSIC,
LITERATURE AND ART AND OTHER
PRODUCTIONS. AND THE LARGEST DIA
DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION IN
THE UNITED STATES, SOMETIMES
ATTRACTING 35,000 OR MORE
PEOPLE, TO IT. AND THEN
OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE FAMILY
MEMORIALS AND CELEBRATIONS. THE
ABILITY FOR THIS, TIGHT HOUSE
RESTRICTION, EXEMPTION WILL
ENABLE THE CEMETERY TO CONTINUE
TO, PERFORM THESE EVENTS AND
ALSO HELP TO MAINTAIN THE CARE
AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CEMETERY
AS WELL, WE ASK FOR YOUR. AYE.
VOTE HERE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'LL PUT IT
OUT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. ANYBODY IN SUPPORT OF
THE MEASURE? OKAY. ANY MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC IN OPPOSITION?
OKAY I'LL BRING IT BACK UP. ANY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? YEAH NO.
OKAY, HEARING NONE. SENATOR
WILK, YOU'RE WELCOME TO CLOSE.
OKAY. BEFORE I CLOSE, I'M GOING
TO JUST LIST OFF SOME OF THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE BURIED THERE. MY
STAFF CLAIMS THAT I MADE UP
NAMES WHEN I DID THIS IN THE
SENATE. I DON'T THINK I DID.
WE'LL HAVE TO GO AND PULL THE
TAPE. CHRIS CORNELL, FROM
SOUNDGARDEN, JUDY GARLAND,
PEE-WEE HERMAN, PAUL REUBENS,
WHO ACTUALLY GRADUATED COLLEGE
FROM MY DISTRICT, BURT REYNOLDS,
MICKEY ROONEY, A WHOLE HOST OF
PEOPLE. AGAIN, IT'S A CULTURAL
ICON. THEY'RE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. DID YOU
FORGET MARILYN MONROE? I DON'T
THINK SHE'S AT THIS SHOW. SHE'S
NOT AT THAT ONE. OKAY. ALL
RIGHT. I'LL WESTVILLE. OKAY
THANK YOU, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM, WE WILL TAKE A MOTION UP
IN A SECOND WHEN APPROPRIATE.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY.
WE'RE INVITING AUTHORS TO COME
TO THE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE. WE'RE READY TO HEAR
YOUR BILLS. OKAY.
OKAY.
YEAH. OH I PROPOSED A FIELD TRIP
FOR US. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. SO WE HAVE. MR. LACKEY IS
PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
CHOBO. THANK YOU, MR. LACKEY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS IS GOING
TO BE QUICK. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR. AND MEMBERS, THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
THIS BILL ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
OCHOA BOGUE. SENATE BILL 1224
WILL ALLOW THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS IN INDIO AGAIN TO
SERVE ALCOHOL ON SITE AS LONG AS
FOOD SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES DURING
EVENTS. THIS CHANGE ENSURES THE
FAIR CAN CONTINUE OPERATING AS
IT HAS FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES,
ALLOWING THE COMMUNITY TO
BENEFIT FROM THE SUBSTANTIAL
REVENUE THAT FAIR EVENTS
CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
HERE TO TESTIFY. I DON'T KNOW IF
THEY ARE HERE. APPARENTLY
THEY'RE NOT HERE, SO YOU'LL HAVE
TO, RELY ON A VERY UNQUALIFIED
PERSON TO ANSWER ABOUT THIS,
THIS PARTICULAR BILL. OKAY, SO
NO WITNESSES IN SUPPORT, ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? LET'S
HOPE NOT. OKAY. I'LL TAKE IT OUT
TO THE AUDIENCE. ANYBODY IN THE
AUDIENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL?
OKAY. SEEING NONE ANY, ANYONE IN
THE AUDIENCE IN OPPOSITION OF
THE BILL. OKAY, I'LL BRING IT
BACK UP TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
YOU CAN ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS
YOU WANT. GO. GO FOR IT. THANK
YOU, AND SO, NO QUESTIONS FROM
THE COMMITTEE, MR. LACKEY, YOU
MAY CLOSE. I SINCERELY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. VERY,
VERY, VERY. AS YOU HEAR ALL THE
TIME, COMMON SENSE, BILL. THANK
YOU, MR. LACKEY. AND, WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'LL WAIT FOR
MEMBERS SO THAT WE CAN. OH.
THANK YOU. HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. SO THANK YOU. WE'RE JUST
WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU CALL
THE ROLL? ON THE QUORUM. RUBIO
HERE. RUBIO HERE. LACKEY LACKEY
HERE. BRIAN. BRIAN HERE.
CERVANTES. DAVIES. DAVIES HERE.
DIXON. DIXON. HERE. GABRIEL
GIBSON. HERE. GIBSON. HERE HANEY
. JOAN. SAWYER. JOHN SAWYER.
HERE. LOWE. MCKENNA MCKINNON.
HERE. PACHECO. PEPIN HAPPEN.
HERE. PATTERSON. PATTERSON. HERE
RAMOS. SORIA. TO TO HERE.
VALENCIA WALLACE. WALLACE.
PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK
YOU, MISS, SENATOR WILK,
PRESENTED SB 1495. I NEED A
MOTION. PLEASE MOVE BY MR.
LACKEY. SECOND BY MR. JOHN
SAWYER. MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU
CALL THE VOTES, PLEASE? SB 1495,
SENATOR WILK. THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. RUBIO. I RUBIO I
LACKEY I LACKEY I BRIAN BRIAN I
CERVANTES DAVIES. DAVIES I DIXON
DIXON I GABRIEL GIBSON GIBSON I
HANEY, JOHN. SAWYER, JOHN.
SAWYER I LOWE. MCKENNA. MCKENNA
I PACHECO. PAPPIN HAPPEN I
PATTERSON. PATTERSON. I RAMOS.
SORIA. TO I. VALENCIA WALLACE.
WALLACE. I THANK YOU. THAT
MEASURE PASSES. WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLL OPEN FOR, ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS, WE ALSO HAVE SB 1224,
BY SENATOR COBO, MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL
? OH, I'M SORRY, I NEED A MOTION
IN A SECOND. SB 1224 OCHOA B¢O.
THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
RUBIO, WE HAVE A MOTION BY,
WHERE'S THE SECOND? SECOND?
OKAY. MOTION BY MR. PATTERSON.
SECOND BY, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALLACE. OKAY. CAN YOU CALL THE
ROLL? RUBIO I RUBIO I LACKEY A
LACKEY, I BRIAN. BRIAN I
CERVANTES DAVIES DAVIES I DIXON
DIXON I GABRIEL GIBSON GIBSON I
HANEY JOHN SAWYER JOHN SAWYER I
LOW MCKINNEY. MCKINNON I PACHECO
. PAPIN. PAPIN. I PATTERSON.
PATTERSON. I. RAMOS. SORIA TO I.
VALENCIA WALLACE. WALLACE. I.
THE MEASURE. THE MEASURE PASSES
WILL LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN FOR,
ABSENT MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. THANK YOU. AND
THEN I NEED A MOTION FOR THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. PLEASE THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY, MOTION BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, DAVIES. SECOND
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON.
CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE,
FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, FILE ITEM ONE,
SB 782 LIMÓN. THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
RECOMMENDED CONSENT FILE ITEM
TWO, SB 931 GEO. COMMITTEE. DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
RECOMMEND CONSENT FILE. ITEM
THREE SB 1044 SALADO. DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. RECOMMEND
CONSENT FILE. ITEM FIVE SB 1278
LAIRD DO PASS RECOMMEND CONSENT
FILE. ITEM SEVEN GEO COMMITTEE
SB 1519. THE MOTION IS DO PASS
TO APPROPRIATIONS. RECOMMEND
CONSENT. RUBIO. AYE. RUBIO. AYE.
LACKEY A LACKEY. AYE. BRIAN.
BRIAN. AYE. CERVANTES DAVIES.
DAVIES I. DIXON DIXON. AYE.
GABRIEL. GABRIEL. AYE. GIBSON A.
GIBSON. AYE. HANEY. JONES-SAWYER
JOHN. SAWYER. AYE. LOWE. MCKENNA
MCKINNEY. AYE. PACHECO PAPIN.
PAPIN. AYE. PATTERSON. PATTERSON
AYE. RAMOS. SORIA TO T I.
VALENCIA. WALLACE WALLACE. AYE.
THE MOTION PASSES AND WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS AND MEMBERS.
THAT IS ALL FOR TODAY, I WANT I
NEED TO OPEN, FOR, GABRIEL. YES
CAN YOU. YES. SO WE'RE OPENING
THE ROLL FOR, MEMBERS THAT JUST
JOINED US. OKAY SB 1495 ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GABRIEL. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
GABRIEL. AYE.
FOR ALL.
FOR
US.
BEGINNING. IT WAS ALREADY THERE.
I KNOW THEY DID COME.
RIGHT NOW WE WILL OPEN THE ROLL
FOR, A MEMBER THAT ARRIVED. ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. VALENCIA. YES. VALENCIA.
YES FILE ITEM FOR SB 1224.
OCHOA. B¢O. VALENCIA THAT'S A
YES. VALENCIA. YES FILE ITEM
SIX, SB 1495 WILK. YES THANK
YOU. WE'LL CONTINUE TO LEAVE THE
ROLL OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
.
OPEN THE ROLL FOR, ARRIVING
MEMBERS. CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. CERVANTES CERVANTES. I
FILE ITEM FOR SB 1224. OCHOA.
B¢O CERVANTES. CERVANTES. I FILE
ITEM SIX SB 1495. WILK.
CERVANTES CERVANTES. I. THE
MEASURE PASSED AND WILL KEEP THE
ROLL OF THEM FOR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.
WE'RE. WE'RE OPENING THE ROLL
FOR, ARRIVING MEMBERS. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. HANEY HANEY.
AYE. PACHECO PACHECO. AYE. SORIA
SORIA. AYE FILE ITEM FOR SB
1224. OCHOA. BOGH HANEY. HANEY.
AYE. PACHECO PACHECO. AYE. SORIA
SORIA. AYE FILE ITEM SIX SB 1495
WILK HANEY. HANEY. AYE. PACHECO.
PACHECO. AYE SORIA. SORIA AYE.
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. RAMOS. RAMOS.
AYE. SB 1224 OCHOA B¢O RAMOS.
RAMOS. AYE SB 1495 WILK RAMOS.
RAMOS. AYE OKAY. THANK YOU. THE
MEASURE PASSES AND WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND ADJOURN, GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION MEETING AT 2 P.M.
THANK YOU.