THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
THE SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL BRING
IN THE ABSENT MEMBERS. REPAIR
THE CHAMBER. THE CLERK WILL CALL
THE ROLL. ADIS AGREE. ARCURI.
ALANIS ALVAREZ. ARAMBULA. BAINS.
BARAK KHN. BENNETT. BERMAN
BERNER. BONTA. BRIAN CALDERON,
JUAN. CARRILLO, WENDY. CARRILLO.
CERVANTES. CHEN CONNELLY.
DALLEY. DAVIES DIXON. ISOLE.
FLORA MIKE. FONG. FRIEDMAN
GABRIEL. GALLAGHER. GARCIA
GIBSON, GRAYSON. HANEY HART.
HOLDEN. HOOVER IRWIN. JACKSON.
JONES SAWYER. CORA. LACKEY LEE.
LOW. LOWENTHAL MAYNE. SHINE.
MATHIS. MCCARTY MCKENNA.
MURATSUCHI. NGUYEN ORTEGA.
PACHECO. PAPPIN JIM. PATTERSON,
JO. 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, WE
GATHER HERE TODAY HUMBLY SEEKING
YOUR GUIDANCE. GRANT US CLARITY
IN OUR THOUGHTS, COMPASSION IN
OUR ACTIONS, AND STRENGTH IN OUR
ENDEAVORS. AS WE CONVENE IN THIS
ASSEMBLY, MAY YOUR PRESENCE
INFUSE OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH
WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING. HELP
US TO LISTEN ATTENTIVELY, SPEAK
WITH KINDNESS AND WORK AND WORK
TOGETHER WITH UNITY OF PURPOSE.
BLESS OUR EFFORTS WITH SUCCESS
THAT WE MAY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY
AND UPHOLD JUSTICE FOR ALL. IN
YOUR NAME WE OFFER THIS PRAYER.
AMEN. MEMBERS. ON MEMORIAL DAY,
THE DAY WE SERVE. WE'RE NOT
HERE. WE'RE NOT HERE ON VETERANS
DAY. BUT TODAY, WE'RE HERE ON A
REALLY IMPORTANT DAY IN AMERICAN
HISTORY AND WORLD HISTORY. TODAY
IS THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
. 80 YEARS AGO, 156 TO 160,000
TROOPS LANDED ON THE BEACHES OF
NORMANDY AND BEGAN A CAMPAIGN
THAT LED TO THE FALL OF EUROPE
11 MONTHS LATER. OVER 4400 MEN
LOST THEIR LIVES THAT DAY. THESE
WERE AMERICAN SOLDIERS. THESE
WERE BRITISH SOLDIERS. CANADIANS
THE FREE FRENCH AND SOLDIERS
FROM NORWAY. I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO ASK, IN THE MEMORY OF ALL
SOLDIERS WHO HAVE FOUGHT
DEFENDING THIS COUNTRY AND OUR
WAY OF LIFE, THAT WE TAKE A
MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE
OF THEM. THANK YOU. AND WITH
THAT, WILL YOU JOIN ME IN THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? 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 GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.
SACRAMENTO, MONDAY, MAY 20TH,
2024. THE ASSEMBLY MINUTE 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
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED 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. MR.
AGUIAR-CURRY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS.
GOOD MORNING, MR. SPEAKER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS CALDERON
AND JOE PATTERSON TO SPEAK ON
ADJOURNMENTS AND MEMORY TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOWENTHAL TO HAVE A GUEST SEATED
AT HIS DESK, AND TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS MCCARTY,
CERVANTES, NGUYEN, AND GABRIEL
TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE REAR OF
THE CHAMBER TODAY WITHOUT.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER AT THE REQUEST OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL, PLEASE
REMOVE ITEM 33 SB 1458. ALAN
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL
NOTE I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 56 TO
ALLOW THE PRIVACY AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION COMMITTEE TO NOTICE
SB 1144. SKINNER FOR THEIR
HEARING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH,
PENDING REREFERRED FROM THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. THAT
OBJECTION SET SHALL BE THE ORDER
PRESENT PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE 96. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO REFER THE FOLLOWING
BILLS TO COMMITTEE. SB 285 ALAN,
FROM THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. SB 721. BECKER FROM
THE PRIVACY AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION COMMITTEE TO THE
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. SB
1147 PORTANTINO FROM THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC
MATERIALS AND MATERIALS
COMMITTEE TO THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE, THEN BACK TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC
MATERIALS COMMITTEE. SB 1266
LIMÓN FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS
COMMITTEE TO THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE, AND THEN BACK TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC
MATERIALS COMMITTEE AND SB 1456.
ASHBY FROM THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE TO THE
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS
AND TOURISM COMMITTEE, AND THEN
BACK TO THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SO THAT SHALL BE THE
ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY RULE
97. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO REFER FILE ITEM 14 ACA TEN.
HANEY TO THE RULES COMMITTEE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER I REQUEST. UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO RESCIND THE ACTION
WHEREBY ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2023,
SB 639 LIMÓN WAS READ. A THIRD
TIME, PASSED AND SENT TO THE
SENATE. PLEASED TO ORDER THE
BILL BACK FOR THE THIRD READING.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SET SHALL BE
AT THE REQUEST OF ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FLORA. I AM GIVING A ONE
DAY NOTICE TO REMOVE ITEM Ã
NINE SB 445 PORTANTINO FROM THE
INACTIVE FILE. ALSO, I AM GIVING
A ONE DAY NOTICE TO REMOVE MY
BILL ITEM A 24 AB 2813 FROM THE
ENACTED FILE CLERK WILL NOW
MEMBERS PLEASE JOIN ME IN
EXTENDING A WARM WELCOME BACK TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DOLLY. WE ARE
REALLY HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
AND MEMBERS, PLEASE ALSO JOINING
JOIN ME IN WISHING THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, JOE PATTERSON, AN EARLY
BIRTHDAY AS HE CELEBRATES ON
SUNDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF
SACRAMENTO STATE, DOCTOR LUKE
WOOD, TO THE CHAMBERS TODAY. HE
HAS COME ON OVER HERE, DOCTOR
WOOD, HE HAS SOME GUESTS UP IN
THE GALLERY AS WELL. PRESIDENT
WOOD IS AN ALUMNI OF SACRAMENTO
STATE STINGERS. UP. HE EARNED
HIS BACHELOR'S AT SACRAMENTO
STATE, THEN WENT ON TO SAN DIEGO
STATE, WHERE HE EARNED HIS
MASTER'S DEGREE. HE EVENTUALLY
SERVED AS A PROFESSOR THERE AND
BECAME THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND CAMPUS
DIVERSITY. LAST YEAR, HE WAS
APPOINTED BY THE CSU BOARD OF
TRUSTEES TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF
SACRAMENTO STATE, AS WELL AS
APPOINTED TO THE CALIFORNIA
RACIAL EQUALITY COMMISSION,
WHERE HE'S WORKING TO ADDRESS
CALIFORNIA'S SYSTEMWIDE
INEQUALITY AND RACISM STILL
FOUND ACROSS OUR STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. HIS EFFORTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY ARE TREMENDOUS,
UPHOLDING OPPORTUNITIES TO
EXPAND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT. THIS PAST YEAR, HE
CREATED THE FIRST BLACK HONORS
COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY HAS
BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A STATE'S
FIRST CSU CAMPUS, SERVING AS A
BLACK SERVING INSTITUTION,
PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF BLACK
STUDENTS HELPS FOSTER IMPROVED
ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT AND
INCREASE STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR
ALL STUDENTS IN THIS CAMPUS.
AGAIN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING PRESIDENT WOOD TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY. THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. MCCARTY. AND
WELCOME TO PRESIDENT WOOD. ALSO
WAIT A MINUTE.
THANK YOU AGAIN. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY. AND WELCOME. WELCOME TO
YOUR GUESTS.
ALSO JOINING US TODAY, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWENTHAL HAS A SPECIAL
GUEST AT HIS DESK. HIS PARTNER,
ERICA. WELCOME.
AND I BELIEVE MR. GABRIEL HAS A
GUEST. MR. GABRIEL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER. AND COLLEAGUES, IF
YOU'LL INDULGE ME FOR ONE
MINUTE, I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL
GUEST HERE IN THE BACK OF THE
CHAMBERS, MASON BRICKMAN. MASON
IS THE SON OF MY LDL WHO DOES AN
AMAZING JOB. HE JUST CELEBRATED
HIS FOURTH BIRTHDAY ON MONDAY,
AND WHEN HIS PARENTS ASKED HIM
HIS BIRTHDAY WISH WAS TO COME TO
WORK WITH MOM. SO PLEASE HELP ME
WELCOME MASON TO THE ASSEMBLY
CHAMBER. THANK YOU, MR. GABRIEL,
AND WELCOME TO MASON AND MASON'S
MOM.
OKAY, MEMBERS MOVING TO BUSINESS
ON THE DAILY FILE. SECOND
READING FILE ITEMS ONE THROUGH
EIGHT. THE CLERK WILL READ
SENATE BILLS 1289 WITH
AMENDMENTS 739, WITH AMENDMENTS
994, 1048, 1515, 1516, 1517. AND
SENATE BILL 1278. ALL BILLS WILL
BE DEEMED READ. ALL AMENDMENTS
WILL BE DEEMED ADOPTED. FILE
ITEM NINE IS A NOTE. IT IS A IS
A NOTICE UNDER RECONSIDERATION
ON FILE ITEMS TEN THROUGH 12.
ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED.
MOVING TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING PASSED TEMPORARILY ON
ITEM 15, WE WILL PASS
TEMPORARILY ON ITEM 15. WE WILL
MOVE TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 18, ACR
104 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA.
THE CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 204 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SAWYER. RELATIVE
TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND BRAIN
AWARENESS MONTH AND THE LONGEST
DAY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA IS
RECOGNIZED FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK. I'LL ASK EVERYONE
TO PLEASE GIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SORIA YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
ACR 204, WHICH RECOGNIZES JUNE
2024 AS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND
BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH AND JUNE
20TH, 2024 AS THE LONGEST DAY.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 720,000
CALIFORNIANS LIVING WITH
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, MORE THAN
ANY OTHER STATE, WITH THAT
NUMBER EXPECTED TO GROW BY 127%
OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. THIS
GROWTH IN CASES WILL
DISPROPORTION AFFECT
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, WITH THE NUMBER OF LATINO
CALIFORNIANS LIVING WITH
ALZHEIMER'S EXPECTED TO TRIPLE
BY 2040, WITH CASES AMONG THE
AAPI CALIFORNIANS EXPECTED TO
DOUBLE. DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT
AND CARE STILL LOOM LARGE, WITH
LESS THAN HALF OF THOSE WITH
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE EVEN
RECEIVING A FORMAL DIAGNOSIS
DISCLOSED TO THEM BY A DOCTOR.
BUT THE IMPACT OF ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE GOES FAR BEYOND THE
INDIVIDUALS AFFLICTED WITH IT.
WITH ONE POINT MILLION PARTNERS,
SIBLINGS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILD,
CHILDREN AND OTHER RELATIVES
PROVIDING 1.8 BILLION HOURS OF
UNPAID CARE EVERY YEAR IN
CALIFORNIA, ALL SIMERS DISEASE
AND BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH IS
RECOGNIZED ANNUALLY EVERY JUNE
TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED
DEMENTIAS, AND EVERY YEAR ON THE
SUMMER SOLSTICE, PEOPLE COME
TOGETHER ACROSS THE GLOBE IN A
DAY OF ACTIVISM AND FUNDRAISING
KNOWN AS THE LONGEST DAY. I RISE
TODAY TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION
NOT JUST WITH THE PURPOSE OF
SHARING THE STAGGERING NUMBERS
THAT WE SOON HAVE TO WRESTLE
WITH, OR TO REMIND FOLKS THAT WE
NEED MORE INVESTMENTS IN FINDING
A CURE. BUT I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO
TALK ABOUT MY FAMILY'S
ALZHEIMER'S STORY. MY MOTHER AND
A FORMER FARM WORKER, MARIA
SAMUDIO SORIA, FOR MANY KNOWN AS
OBI AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 55, WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY ONSET OF
DEMENTIA. SHE'S LIVING WITH THIS
HORRIBLE DISEASE FOR ALMOST TEN
YEARS. THIS DISEASE QUICKLY HAS
NOT ONLY ROBBED MY MOM OF HER
PERSONALITY AND MEMORIES, IT HAS
ROBBED ME AND MY FAMILY FROM OUR
MOM AS WE KNEW HER. SHE WAS
ADVENTUROUS, A RISK TAKER, HARD
WORKER, PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING
OTHERS, LOVE TO DANCE AND WAS
DEVOTED TO HER CATHOLIC FAITH.
GOING TO CHURCH AT LEAST 3 TO 4
TIMES A WEEK. TODAY WE CAN'T
SING OR DANCE LIKE WE USED TO
WITH HER, ESPECIALLY BANDA,
WHICH SHE LOVED TO DANCE TO. WE
CAN'T PICK UP THE PHONE TO CALL
HER WHEN WE NEED ADVICE, OR TO
SHARE OUR EXCITEMENTS OF OUR NEW
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LIKE GETTING
ELECTED TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY.
WE CAN'T HEAR HER VOICE, AND WE
CERTAINLY CAN'T ENJOY THE GREAT
MEXICAN FOOD SHE WOULD MAKE FOR
US. I MISS ALL THOSE THINGS
ABOUT HER ALL BEING MY MOM. I
WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HER. CAME TO THIS COUNTRY WITH A
DREAM THAT SHE WOULD PROVIDE A
BETTER LIFE FOR HER CHILDREN. IT
WASN'T EASY FOR A YOUNG 16 YEAR
OLD UNDOCUMENTED WOMAN TO GET
HERE TO THIS COUNTRY AND TRY TO
GROW HER FAMILY, BUT SHE WAS
DETERMINED. SHE EMBODIED THE
SPIRIT OF AMERICA, WHICH SHE
PASSED ON TO ALL HER KIDS. SHE
WORKED HARD IN THE AGRICULTURE
SECTOR FOR CLOSE TO FOUR
DECADES, BUT SHE ALSO UNDERSTOOD
THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EDUCATION
AND NOT ONLY DECIDED TO GO BACK
TO SCHOOL TO GET HER GED, BUT
SHE ENCOURAGED EVERY ONE OF HER
FIVE CHILDREN TO PURSUE A HIGHER
EDUCATION, AND SURE ENOUGH, SHE
WAS ABLE TO WITNESS HER FIVE
CHILDREN GRADUATE GRADUATE WITH
BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, AND EVEN
SOME OF US WITH DOCTORATES. I AM
PROUD TO BE MY MOTHER'S
DAUGHTER. WHILE OUR FAMILY HAS
BEEN HAS BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE
BEEN CONNECTED TO RESOURCES,
THIS ALZHEIMER'S JOURNEY HAS NOT
BEEN EASY. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE
FAMILIES WHO DO NOT HAVE THE
KNOWLEDGE OR THE CONNECTIONS OR
FACE LANGUAGE BARRIERS. LIVING
IN RURAL CALIFORNIA PRESENTS ITS
CHALLENGES, LIKE HAVING TO
TRAVEL FAR TO GET SPECIALTY CARE
OR SIMPLY TO GET DIAGNOSED. I
RECOGNIZE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
TO DO, BUT I'M GRATEFUL. I'M
GRATEFUL FOR PROGRAMS LIKE IHSS,
WHICH I KNOW THAT WE WILL
DISCUSS DURING BUDGET, WHICH
ALLOWED MY FATHER TO LEAVE HIS
JOB BEFORE BEING RETIREMENT
READY TO CARE FULL TIME FOR MY
MOM. IT IS PROGRAMS LIKE IHSS
THAT ALLOW US TO KEEP OUR LOVED
ONES AFFLICTED BY ALZHEIMER'S AT
HOME. TODAY I NOT ONLY RISE TO
ELEVATE THE VOICES OF THOSE THAT
ARE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S, BUT
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
CAREGIVERS THAT DAY IN AND DAY
OUT ARE TAKING CARE OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS. IN MY FAMILY, THE
CAREGIVERS ARE MY FATHER AND MY
SISTER, YVETTE. I KNOW IT HAS
NOT BEEN EASY FOR THEM, BUT I'M
GRATEFUL THAT THEY ARE ENSURING
THAT MY MOM HAS THE BEST QUALITY
OF LIFE GIVEN TO HER. WITH THIS
DIAGNOSIS, WHAT GIVES ME SOLACE
TODAY IS THAT MY SIBLINGS AND I
CARRY WITH US MANY OF MY MOM'S
GREAT ATTRIBUTES. THE MOST
IMPORTANT ONES BEING OUR FAITH
AND PASSION TO HELP OTHERS.
PLEASE JOIN ME TODAY IN BRINGING
AWARENESS TO THE STRUGGLES OF
CALIFORNIA LIVING WITH
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THEIR
CAREGIVERS. I ASK THAT THE FIRST
ROLL CALL BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS.
SORIA 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 AS A
COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. YOU NEEDN'T RUN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 62. NO. ZERO.
THE MEASURE IS ADOPTED. SORRY
FOR COAUTHORS. EXCUSE ME.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE
OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE
IT. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. SORIA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS I'M SEATED IN
THE GALLERY. I WANT TO INTRODUCE
A FEW GUESTS THAT HAVE JOINED US
HERE FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND
BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH, DAVID
GINSBURG, BARBARA MARCUS, MARK
WHITE, AND THEN EDWARD VASQUEZ,
COMING ALL THE WAY FROM MERCED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK
YOU FOR BEING FEARLESS ADVOCATES
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE BRING
MORE AWARENESS OF THIS
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, NOT JUST TO
YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES, BUT THE
ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THEM
TODAY TO THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SORIA, WELCOME
TO YOUR GUESTS. THANK YOU FOR
THE WORK THAT YOU DO. MOVING NOW
TO FILE ITEM 19, ACR 206 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES, WHO
WILL PRESENT FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 206 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CERVANTES RELATIVE TO
IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 209 AS
CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, IT IS AN
HONOR TO COMMEMORATE THE MONTH
OF JUNE AS IMMIGRANT HERITAGE
MONTH. I PROUDLY RISE TODAY AS
THE DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS.
THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT
LIMITED TO OUR ECONOMY. IN FACT,
THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF OUR
NATION AND OUR STATE HAS BEEN
SHAPED BY IMMIGRANTS FOR
DECADES. CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO
10.5 MILLION IMMIGRANTS,
INCLUDING 28% OF DEFERRED ACTION
FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS
RECIPIENTS AND THE SECOND
LARGEST STATE IN THE U.S. WITH
THE MAJORITY OF TPS HOLDERS,
MANY OF WHICH ARE LATINOS.
IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE
IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR COUNTLESS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COUNTRY AND
AMPLIFY THEIR NEEDS BY NOT
OVERLOOKING AND UNDERMINING
THEIR ROLE IN BUILDING OUR STATE
AND OUR NATION. IMMIGRANTS
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO THRIVE
BEYOND THEIR PRODUCTIVITY IN OUR
STATE, TO LIVE WHOLE AND HEALTHY
LIVES BEYOND SURVIVAL. YET
DESPITE COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS
MADE BY IMMIGRANTS, WE HAVE
FREQUENTLY OVERLOOKED AND
UNDERMINED THEIR ROLE IN
BUILDING OUR STATE AND NATION'S
ECONOMY. OUR HISTORY REMINDS US
THAT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
HAVE BEEN SCAPEGOATED AND
VILIFIED, TARGETED AND DENIED
BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS. WE MUST
RECOGNIZE THE PERSISTENT
DISPARITIES AND CHALLENGES
DISPROPORTIONATELY FACED BY
IMMIGRANTS, SUCH AS ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION,
BENEFITS, AND INCLUDING FEDERAL
RECOVERY BENEFITS AND SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS THAT WERE ONLY WORSENED
BY THE PANDEMIC. WE CONTINUE TO
HONOR THE SACRIFICES OF
IMMIGRANTS WHO BECAME ESSENTIAL
WORKERS DURING THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC. AS WE RECOGNIZE AND
CELEBRATE, LET'S ALSO RECOGNIZE
THE OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED
DEDICATION OF IMMIGRANTS LIKE
OUR FARMWORKERS, OUR DAY
LABORERS, AND OUR STREET FOOD
VENDORS. MAKE NO MISTAKE,
IMMIGRANTS ARE THE BACKBONE OF
OUR ECONOMY IN THIS STATE AND IN
OUR COUNTRY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT
WHILE OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY
FILLED WITH INCREDIBLE STRENGTH
AND RESILIENCY, WE URGE THAT
IMMIGRANTS BE TREATED WITH
DIGNITY AND HUMANITY THAT ALL
PEOPLE DESERVE. WE MUST CONTINUE
TO FIGHT FOR A PATHWAY TO
CITIZENSHIP, FOR IMMIGRANT
WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES,
PROVIDING LIFE SAVING
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF THROUGH TPS
AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT
IMMIGRANTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO,
SUCH AS FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH
AND SAFETY NETS FOR ALL. FOR
THESE REASONS, COLLEAGUES, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A AYE VOTE
ON ACR 206 AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THAT THE FIRST ROLL BE
OPEN FOR COAUTHORS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS. CERVANTES
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. BUENOS DIAS,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE
FROM CORONA FOR INTRODUCING THIS
MEASURE AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I
CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AT 15 AND
GOT MY FIRST JOB AS A
DISHWASHER. I SHARE MY STORY
BECAUSE IT IS LIKE SO MANY
OTHERS. THE IMMIGRANT STORY IS
ONE OF DETERMINATION AND HOPE.
DETERMINATION TO LEAVE
EVERYTHING BEHIND AND BUILD A
NEW LIFE FROM THE GROUND UP, AND
HOPE THAT OUR LEGACY CAN INSPIRE
NEW GENERATIONS TO DREAM BIGGER.
RIGHT NOW, ACROSS CALIFORNIA,
IMMIGRANTS ARE STARTING
BUSINESSES, MAKING INNOVATIONS
IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND
ENRICHING OUR ARTS AND CULTURE.
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING
THE AMERICAN DREAM. THIS IS
DESPITE BARRIERS IN LANGUAGE AND
DISCRIMINATION, OFTEN BECAUSE
THE IMMIGRANT STORY IS ONE OF
STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT OUR
STRUGGLES ARE ONGOING, BUT IT IS
ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THE UNIQUE POWER THAT DREAMERS
HAVE, BECAUSE EACH OF US
CONTRIBUTE TO THE GREATER
AMERICAN STORY. I NEVER IMAGINED
THAT I ONE DAY BE A PROUD U.S.
CITIZEN, RAISE A BEAUTIFUL
FAMILY, AND EVEN SPEAK A
DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, LET ALONE
SERVE AS AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
PROUDLY REPRESENTING THE 39TH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. SO LONG AS WE
CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR AND UPLIFT
OUR COMMUNITIES, WE CAN COUNT ON
THE AMERICAN STORY BEING WRITTEN
BY PEOPLE LIKE US, PEOPLE LIKE
THE ONES THAT ARE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CHIRLA. I
KNOW TWO MEMBERS AT LEAST ARE
HERE FROM CHIRLA AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SALBA. THOSE
TWO ORGANIZATIONS, ÓRDENES,
PROUDLY SERVE OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY. IN MY DISTRICT, AND
I'M PROUD TO BE ONE OF THEM.
THANK YOU. AND I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CORREA. ASSEMBLYMEMBER ZABIR,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE LGBT CAUCUS IN
SUPPORT OF ACR 206 COMMEMORATING
JUNE AS IMMIGRANT HERITAGE
MONTH, RECOGNIZED AS A TIME TO
UPLIFT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, IT'S IMPERATIVE WE
HIGHLIGHT THAT IMMIGRANTS ARE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF OUR STATE AND
NATION, CONTRIBUTING TO OUR
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL FABRIC,
ENRICHING OUR FAMILY VALUES AND
COMMUNITY TIES, AND ADDING TO
OUR INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH. ON THE HEELS OF
CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH ON THIS
VERY FLOOR, I'D BE REMISS IF I
DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT IMMIGRANT
HERITAGE MONTH IS ESPECIALLY
CLOSE TO THE HEART OF THOSE OF
US IN THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY.
WITH OVER 1 MILLION LGBTQ PLUS
IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES,
COMING TO THIS NATION IS NOT
JUST ABOUT SEEKING A CHANCE FOR
BETTER OPPORTUNITIES. RATHER,
IT'S OFTEN A NECESSITY FOR LGBTQ
PLUS INDIVIDUALS FLEEING
PERSECUTION AND HATE BASED
VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO
WISH TO GAIN A BETTER SHOT AT
FREEDOM TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY,
OPENLY AND VISIBLY. HOWEVER, THE
JOURNEY FOR LGBTQ PLUS
IMMIGRANTS CAN BE FRAUGHT WITH
SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES, AND IN
PARTICULAR, TRANSGENDER
IMMIGRANTS FACE ADDITIONAL
BARRIERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, LACK OF LEGAL
DOCUMENTATION AND NAME AND
GENDER MARKERS, HEALTH CARE
ACCESS AND GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
RISE OF BOTH ANTI-IMMIGRANT AND
ANTI LGBTQ RHETORIC, IT'S
IMPERATIVE THAT WE CONTINUE
WORKING TO ADDRESS SUCH
CHALLENGES IN A COMPREHENSIVE
CULTURALLY COMPETENT APPROACH TO
UPHOLD OUR VALUES OF BEING A
NATION WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
FOR ALL. IMMIGRANT HERITAGE
MONTH IS A TIME TO UPLIFT THE
VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF ALL
IMMIGRANTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO
ARE LGBTQ PLUS, AND TO SERVE AS
A REMINDER THAT OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES ENCOMPASS A DIVERSE
SPECTRUM OF IDENTITIES. AS WE
CELEBRATE IMMIGRANT HERITAGE
MONTH, LET US RECOMMIT OURSELVES
TO CREATING INCLUSIVE SPACES
WHERE ALL IMMIGRANTS FEEL
WELCOMED, VALUED, AND EMBRACED
FOR WHO THEY ARE. I'D LIKE TO
THANK OUR COLLEAGUE AND THE
CHAIR OF THE LATINO CAUCUS FOR
BRINGING FORTH THIS MEASURE TO
COMMEMORATE THIS MONTH AND
UPLIFT OUR IMMIGRANT SIBLINGS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE LGBTQ CAUCUS AND
JOINING MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE
LATINO CAUCUS, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF ACR 206.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZABIR
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND TODAY I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS IN
OUR COUNTRY, IMMIGRANTS MAKE UP
17% OF THE GENERAL WORKFORCE,
AND IMMIGRANTS HAVE SERVED OUR
NATION IN ARMED FORCES DURING
EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT, FROM FARM
WORKERS AND FACTORY WORKERS TO
ENGINEERS, ROCKET SCIENTISTS,
AND THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.
IMMIGRANTS WORK AND SUCCEED IN
ALL FIELDS OF ENDEAVOR.
IMMIGRANTS ARE ALSO SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND
ENTREPRENEURS. HERE IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THEY CONTRIBUTE
$715 BILLION OF CALIFORNIA'S
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND $26.4
BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
BECAUSE OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION.
THÀNH CALIFORNIA IS A GLOBAL
ECONOMIC POWER. LET'S HONOR
THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE
PEOPLE BEHIND THEM FOR MAKING
THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA FOR WHAT WE ARE
TODAY. TODAY I PROUDLY STAND
HERE AND I THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
INTRODUCING THIS MEASURE. AND I
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE AS WE
STAND TO HONOR THE IMMIGRANTS
THAT MAKE OUR OUR STATE WHAT IT
IS TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE JEWISH CAUCUS IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF ACR 206. I
WANT TO THANK OUR INCREDIBLE
COLLEAGUE FROM RIVERSIDE FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE AND JUST OFFER SOME
REFLECTIONS ON HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS IN THIS MOMENT THAT WE TALK
ABOUT THIS. AND I WILL START AS
SAYING THAT I RISE AS THE PROUD,
GREAT GRANDSON OF AN IMMIGRANT
THAT CAME TO THIS COUNTRY, AS SO
MANY OF OUR FAMILIES DID,
FLEEING PERSECUTION, LOOKING FOR
BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR HIS
FAMILY, SOMEBODY WHO WORKED AS A
BUTCHER, WHO JOINED A UNION, WHO
STARTED A FAMILY BUT FOR HIS
ENTIRE LIFE NEVER HAD DOCUMENTED
STATUS. AND I HEARD FROM MY
GREAT HEARD FROM MY GRANDMOTHER
ABOUT GROWING UP IN A MIXED
STATUS FAMILY AND THE CHALLENGES
THAT THAT FAMILY HAD. AND WE
KNOW THAT THIS IMMIGRANT STORY
IS ONE THAT REALLY, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF OUR COLLEAGUE WHO
JUST SPOKE, ALL OF OUR FAMILIES
SHARE BECAUSE WE ARE ALL THE
PRODUCTS OF IMMIGRANTS TO THIS
COUNTRY AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS
THAT IMMIGRANTS HAVE MADE ARE
INDISPUTABLE. AND WE HEARD SUCH
BEAUTIFUL STORIES, PERSONAL
STORIES ABOUT THIS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM MERCED, ABOUT HER
MOTHER, FROM OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
PALMDALE, ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLE
LIFE STORY THAT IS SO
INSPIRATIONAL. AND I THINK IT'S
EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS
MOMENT WHEN WE HAVE POLICIES AND
RHETORIC THAT HAVE
DISPROPORTIONATELY TARGETED OUR
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, THAT WE
TAKE A MOMENT TO STEP BACK AND
REFLECT ON THE TREMENDOUS AND
PROFOUND CONTRIBUTIONS OF
IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA AND TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND I DID JUST WANT
TO TAKE A MOMENT. I KNOW THAT
THE RESOLUTION SPEAKS ABOUT OUR
DACA RECIPIENTS, OUR TPS
RECIPIENTS, AND OTHERS TO JUST
SAY, SAY A WORD ABOUT DACA
RECIPIENTS. SO SOME OF YOU KNOW,
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AS AN
ATTORNEY PRIOR TO COMING TO THE
LEGISLATURE TO WORK WITH A
NUMBER OF DACA RECIPIENTS TO
REPRESENT THEM IN A LAWSUIT
CHALLENGING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION. S ILLEGAL END OF
THAT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS
EVENTUALLY SUCCESSFUL AT THE
SUPREME COURT. AND I WILL SAY
THAT THESE ARE THE MOST
INCREDIBLE AND INSPIRATIONAL
PEOPLE THAT YOU WILL EVER MEET.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE
NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT
WITH SOME OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE,
TO LEARN FROM THEM, TO SEE THEIR
ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS COUNTRY, I
WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO DO
THAT. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE
DACA RECIPIENTS THAT WORK IN
THIS BUILDING AS STAFF, AS
ADVOCATES, AS PEOPLE WHO ARE
DOING INCREDIBLE WORK. AND I CAN
PROMISE YOU FOR ALL OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE AHEAD OF
US, FOR ALL OF THE UNCERTAINTY
THAT WE ALL FEEL ABOUT THE
FUTURE AT THIS MOMENT, I SIT
WITH SOME OF OUR YOUNG
IMMIGRANTS, SIT WITH SOME OF OUR
YOUNG DACA RECIPIENTS AND TALK
TO THEM, AND YOU WILL BE
INSPIRED. I CAN PROMISE YOU
THAT, BECAUSE DESPITE THE
TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES THAT THEY
FACE, THEIR COMMITMENT TO GIVING
BACK TO THIS COUNTRY, TO SERVING
OTHERS AS DOCTORS, AS LAWYERS,
AS SOCIAL WORKERS, AS PEOPLE WHO
WANT TO UPLIFT AND HEAL THIS
SOCIETY IS PROFOUND. AND SO I
JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT. AS
WAS MENTIONED, WE HAVE ALMOST A
THIRD OF DACA RECIPIENTS IN THE
COUNTRY ARE HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO RECOGNIZE THE
INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR
OUR DACA RECIPIENTS AND OUR TPS
RECIPIENTS. AND LET ME JUST
CONCLUDE, I WAS, YOU KNOW,
DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT TO
MENTION THIS, AND I'LL MENTION
IT AS, AS NOT AS A RELIGIOUS
THING, BUT AS SOMETHING THAT I
THINK CLUES US INTO THIS IMPULSE
TO CELEBRATE OUR OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES. THE MOST FREQUENT
COMMAND COMMANDMENT MENTIONED IN
THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS OF THE
BIBLE IS TO WELCOME STRANGERS
AND IMMIGRANTS. IT IS REPEATED
36 TIMES, AND I SAY THAT NOT
BECAUSE WE SHOULD MAKE POLICY
BASED ON WHAT'S ON THE BIBLE,
BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN INCREDIBLE
REMINDER OF HOW, FOR THOUSANDS
OF YEARS, AT THE CENTER OF THE
HUMAN IMPULSE IS THIS IMPULSE TO
BE WELCOMING OF STRANGERS AND
IMMIGRANTS. WE KNOW THAT THERE
ARE CONTRARY IMPULSES, BUT WE
KNOW THAT FOR THOUSANDS OF
YEARS, TRADITIONS HAVE TAUGHT US
THAT WELCOMING STRANGERS AND
IMMIGRANTS IS ULTIMATELY THE
RIGHT THING TO DO. AND SO I RISE
TODAY AS SOMEONE WHO IS VERY
PROUD, VERY PROUD TO COME FROM A
FAMILY OF IMMIGRANTS, VERY PROUD
TO LIVE IN A STATE WHERE WE
UNDERSTAND THAT IMMIGRANTS AND
UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS ARE OUR
FAMILY, OUR FRIENDS, OUR
NEIGHBORS, THAT THEY ARE VALUED
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THAT
WE LOVE THEM, THAT WE EMBRACE
THEM, THAT WE APPRECIATE THEIR
INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. AND TO
SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I HOPE ALL OF US
CAN CELEBRATE. AND I WANT TO
AGAIN THANK OUR INCREDIBLE CHAIR
OF THE LATINO CAUCUS FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION
AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH CAUCUS, I
JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR
THE INCREDIBLE IMMIGRANTS WHO
HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS STATE
AND ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE ON ACR
206. THANK YOU, MR. GABRIEL.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RUBIO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
ACR 206 AS A MEMBER OF THE
LATINO CAUCUS. AS AN IMMIGRANT
MYSELF, I ARRIVED TO CALIFORNIA
AS AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WHO
PREVIOUSLY WAS DEPORTED AT THE
AGE OF SEVEN. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, IMMIGRANT HERITAGE
MONTH IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE
DIVERSITY THAT OUR COMMUNITIES
BRING TO OUR GREAT STATE. WITH
ALL OF THE RHETORIC SURROUNDING
IMMIGRATION, I WANT TO REMIND US
THAT IMMIGRANTS COME FROM MANY
OTHER COUNTRIES, NOT JUST MEXICO
OR LATIN AMERICA. THE VALUES,
CULTURE, AND PROSPERITY WE
CELEBRATE IN OUR GREAT STATE ARE
DUE TO THE VARIETY OF
BACKGROUNDS, COMMUNITIES, WHICH
IMMIGRATED HERE. WHICH HAVE
IMMIGRATED HERE, HAVE BROUGHT
WITH THEM AMIDST THE
CELEBRATION. I WANT TO NOTE THIS
IS ALSO A TIME TO REFLECT, GIVEN
THE UNCERTAIN BUDGET SITUATION
WE HAVE SEEN THE PROGRAMS THAT
DIRECTLY BENEFIT OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES AND THOSE SERVED BY
SAID PROGRAMS, EXPERIENCE AND
SECURITY ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY
WILL HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED
IN THE COMING MONTHS. I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
RIVERSIDE AND HER EFFORTS IN
PRESERVING THE SERVICES CRITICAL
TO OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES,
MANY SERVICES OF WHICH I HAVE
SEEN THE BENEFIT OF FIRSTHAND. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR ADVOCATES
HERE IN THE GALLERY WHO HAVE
STRIVED TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S
FIRST A FIRST IN THE NATION,
SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES
THAT DESPERATELY NEED THEM, EVEN
AMIDST DIFFICULT BUDGET
SITUATIONS. I WANT TO SAY I AM
ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THE
ADVOCACY OF THE CHILDREN'S
HOLISTIC IMMIGRATION
REPRESENTATION PROGRAM. OUR
CHIRP OR CHIRP, WHICH PROVIDES
LEGAL AND TRAUMA INFORMED
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR
UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN. I AM
PROUD OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE
TODAY WHO SHARE PRIORITIZING THE
NEEDS OF OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
CELEBRATING OUR SHARED HERITAGE.
I WANT TO THANK, THE MEMBER FROM
RIVERSIDE AGAIN, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
ON ACR 206. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER RUBIO.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WENDY CARRILLO.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF ACR 206,
PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF JUNE AS
IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH,
IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH GIVES
US AN OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO ANNUALLY EXPLORE,
REMEMBER, AND HONOR THE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND HERITAGE OF
THE CULTURES OF AROUND THE WORLD
THAT HAVE NOW MADE THE UNITED
STATES THEIR HOME. THERE ARE
MORE WOMEN IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA THAN THERE ARE MEN,
AND IN THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS WE
CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF ALL
WOMEN EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT
SOMETIMES WE CONFUSE IMMIGRANTS
AS BEING SOLELY ONE CATEGORY, AS
IF SOLELY BEING UNDER
DOCUMENTED. AND I WANT TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN MY
OWN PERSONAL STORY. BUT
IMMIGRANTS CAN BE UNDOCUMENTED.
THEY CAN BE TPS HOLDERS, THEY
COULD BE PERMANENT RESIDENTS.
THEY CAN BE ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND
THEY CAN BE NATURALIZED CITIZENS
LIKE MYSELF. WE COME FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD AND IN A TIME
WHERE WE ARE SUCH A DIVIDED
AMERICA, LET US LOOK AT THE
HISTORY OF OUR NATION. ONE OF
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS, GEORGE
WASHINGTON, SAID, THE BOSOM OF
AMERICA IS OPEN TO RECEIVE NOT
ONLY THE OPULENT AND RESPECTED
STRANGER, BUT THE OPPRESSED AND
PERSECUTED OF ALL NATIONS AND
RELIGIONS, WHOM WE SHALL WELCOME
TO A PARTICIPATION OF ALL OF OUR
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES IN MODERN
TIMES. GEORGE W BUSH SAID,
NEARLY ALL AMERICANS HAVE
ANCESTORS WHO BRAVED THE OCEANS
LIBERTY LOVING RISK TAKERS IN
SEARCH OF AN IDEAL. IMMIGRATION
IS NOT JUST A LINK TO AMERICA'S
PAST. IT IS ALSO A BRIDGE TO
AMERICA'S FUTURE. I CAME TO THIS
COUNTRY WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS
OLD, MY FAMILY FLEEING THE CIVIL
WAR IN EL SALVADOR. WE WERE
ASYLUM, REFUGEE SEEKERS AND
BETWEEN THE AGES OF FIVE AND 13,
I WAS UNDOCUMENTED AND I HAD THE
GREAT PRIVILEGE OF BECOMING A
PERMANENT RESIDENT WHEN I WAS
13. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL DREAMERS
OF THIS COUNTRY, AND HAD THE
IMMENSE PRIVILEGE BY MY 21ST
BIRTHDAY, TO TAKE AN OATH TO
BECOME A CITIZEN OF THIS NATION.
I AM ONE OF THREE PEOPLE, THREE
MEMBERS IN THIS BODY, WHO WERE
FORMERLY UNDOCUMENTED AND WHO
NOW HAVE THE GREAT HONOR OF
BEING NATURALIZED CITIZEN AND
SERVING THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE
LOVE. THAT IS THE PROMISE OF
THIS NATION THAT NO MATTER WHERE
YOU COME FROM, WHAT YOU LOOK
LIKE, WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK,
AND POTENTIALLY WHAT YOUR LEGAL
STATUS IS, THIS NATION BELONGS
TO ALL OF US, NOT JUST A FEW,
AND WE GET TO BUILD THE TYPE OF
SOCIETY AND THE TYPE OF COUNTRY
THAT WE WANT IN. WHEN I WAS 27
YEARS OLD. AND I'LL CLOSE WITH
WHAT A PRESIDENT THAT INSPIRED
ME TO RUN FOR OFFICE. AND I WAS
27 WHEN I BEGAN WORKING ON HIS
CAMPAIGN. PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA, WHO SAID, WE ARE AND
ALWAYS WILL BE A NATION OF
IMMIGRANTS. A LAS PERSONAS C¯
NGUYEN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE CHIRLA
YO NGUYEN ESTÁ PASE CUANDO TENIA
CINCO ANOS HUYENDO DE LA GUERRA
CIVIL EN EL SALVADOR. SI ESTA
ENTRE LAS CINCO, NO TENEMOS
PAPELES, PERO TUVO EL GRAN
ORGULLO DE HACER RESIDENTE Y
CIUDADANA Y AHORA PODER
REPRESENTAR A ME COMUNIDAD Y A
ME FAMILIA NUESTRA COMUNIDAD
IMMIGRANT EN LA ASAMBLEÍSTA SOY
UNA DE LAS PERSONAS C¯ NO TIEMPO
NUESTRAS VIDAS. NO TENEMOS
ESTADO ESTATUS LEGAL Y AHORA
PODEMOS HACER LAS LEYES DE PODER
PARTICIPAR AND PODER PROTEGER A
NUESTRA COMUNIDAD. USTEDES SON
EL ORGULLO CULTURAL CON DIGNIDAD
DE NUESTRA DE NUESTRO ESTADO Y
DE NUESTRO PAIS. MUCHAS GRACIAS
POR TODO LO QUÊ HACEN PARA
NUESTRAS FAMILIAS Y PARA
NUESTRAS COMUNIDADES. WITH THAT
MEMBERS, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE ON ACR 206. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO. DOCTOR
JACKSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER
, I RISE ON BEHALF OF THE BLACK
CAUCUS, FOR SUPPORT OF ACR 206
AND FOR THE BLACK CAUCUS, FOR US
IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY, BECAUSE
UNLIKE ALL THE OTHER CAUCUSES,
THE BLACK CAUCUS ANCESTRY DIDN'T
COME HERE AS IMMIGRANTS. WE CAME
HERE AS PROPERTY. BUT NO MATTER
HOW WE GOT HERE, WE DO KNOW ONE
THING, THAT WE HAVE STILL FOUND
A WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
CULTURE, TO THE ECONOMY AND TO
THE PROGRESS OF CALIFORNIA AND
OUR DEMOCRACY. AND THAT'S WHAT
WE HOPE FOR, FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO
DECIDE TO MAKE CALIFORNIA THEIR
HOME. AND IT IS OUR HOPE THAT
WHEN, ANY NEW GENERATION OF
IMMIGRANTS COME TO CALIFORNIA,
THAT THEY DON'T ADOPT,
PRINCIPLES, OF CONFORMITY, THAT
THEY DON'T ADOPT THAT,
PRINCIPLES THAT SAYS THAT THEY
HAVE TO SHED THEIR OWN CULTURE,
SHED THEIR OWN LANGUAGE IN ORDER
TO THRIVE HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
BUT THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO BETTER
THAN THAT. THEY CAN BRING THEIR
WHOLE SELVES, THEIR WHOLE
ANCESTRY, THEIR WHOLE CULTURE
AND LANGUAGE AND ADD TO THE
STRENGTH OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SO THE BLACK CAUCUS
WOULD LIKE TO THANK, ALL
IMMIGRANTS FOR CHOOSING
CALIFORNIA AS THEIR HOME,
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE CAN ONLY
BENEFIT FROM THAT. AND AS WE
CONTINUE TO, EVEN IN TIMES WHERE
THE BUDGET MAY BE SCARCE, WE
KNOW ONE THING THAT IMMIGRANTS
REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND IF WE WANT
CALIFORNIA TO THRIVE, WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING
IN THE STRENGTH AND THE FUTURE
AND THE PROSPERITY OF
IMMIGRANTS. SO THAT THE FUTURE
OF CALIFORNIA CAN BE JUST AS
GREAT. WE WOULD LIKE TO URGE AN
AYE VOTE ON ACR 206. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR JACKSON. DOCTOR ARAMBULA,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. BUENOS DIAS.
ES UN PLACER PARA HABLAR CON
USTEDES DEL DIA DE HOY PARA EL
RESOLUTION. NO SIENTO SEES. Y
QUIERO DAR ME GRACIAS A MI AMIGA
DE CORONA PARA ESTE OPORTUNIDAD
AND PERSONA ESPANOLES DE DIA
PARA DAR RESPECTO A NUESTROS
COMUNIDADES. Y TAMBIÉN PORQUE
VAN A HABLAR UN POCO DE ME
CORAZON DE ME FAMILIA. CUANDO
ENTRARON AQUI A ESTE GRAN
PALACE. I BEGAN IN SPANISH TODAY
TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M GIVING
PROPER RESPECT TO OUR
COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO BECAUSE
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT MY FAMILY HISTORY.
WHEN WE CAME HERE TO THIS GREAT
COUNTRY, BECAUSE I'M REMINDED
WHILE WE SPEAK ABOUT OUR IDEALS
THAT OUR COUNTRY AND OUR STATE
AT TIMES HAS STRUGGLED TO NOT BE
RACIST AND XENOPHOBIC, AND I'M
NOT SPEAKING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION, THE 45TH
PRESIDENT, NOR AM I SPEAKING
ABOUT IN OUR STATE. THREE
DECADES AGO WHEN WE PASSED PROP
187 AND BEGAN TO REMOVE THE
PUBLIC SERVICES FOR OUR
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. BUT I'M
SPEAKING ABOUT SEVEN DECADES AGO
UNDER PRESIDENT EISENHOWER, WHEN
MY FAMILY WAS COMING HERE TO THE
GREAT UNITED STATES. BUT IT WAS
MY GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMOTHER,
ZACHARIAS AND JOZEFINA WITH MY
PARENTS, WHO GOT SWEPT UP DURING
THE LAST LARGEST MASS
DEPORTATION EVENT IN AMERICAN
HISTORY, WHICH WAS OPERATION.
NOW, MY FAMILY, WHILE WE
RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE STATES THAT
DID NOT VALUE AND GIVE THE
DIGNITY AND RESPECT THAT ALL
HUMAN BEINGS DESERVE, WE
CONTINUE TO MOVE AND MIGRATE AND
CAME HERE TO THIS GREAT STATE
WHERE WE HAVE A LEGACY OF
LEADING AND MAKING SURE THAT
EVERYONE HAS THE SAME
OPPORTUNITIES. BECAUSE MY
GRANDFATHER NEVER WENT TO A
SINGLE DAY OF SCHOOL, HE NEVER
LEARNED TO READ. AND I STAND
BEFORE YOU AS OUR STATE'S FIRST
LATINO PHYSICIAN. AND I CAN
ASSURE YOU THAT I CAN READ, BUT
I CAN ALSO WRITE. AND HERE WE
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO WRITE
HISTORICAL WRONGS AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE WRITING AND
PASSING A BUDGET THAT REFLECTS
OUR VALUES. SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT
WE HAVE A LEGACY OF LEADING AND
PROVIDING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL,
REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION
STATUS. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS, THOSE ON THIS FLOOR HAVE
HELPED TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE
ACCESS FOR 1 MILLION
CALIFORNIANS. REGARD LESS OF
THEIR STATUS BECAUSE THEIR
INCOME WAS BELOW $20,000. NOW,
WE MUST CONTINUE QUÊ TO ADVANCE
AND RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE WHO
EARNING JUST OVER THOSE INCOME
THRESHOLDS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO
KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD, ON
FOOD, ON THEIR TABLE. AND SO WE
MUST CONTINUE TO ADVANCE AND
RECOGNIZE THAT OUR PROGRAMS THAT
ADDRESS ANTI-POVERTY, SUCH AS
EITC, CAN ALSO BE EXPANDED TO
OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE MIXED
STATUS FAMILIES IN THIS BUDGET,
WE ARE THREATENING IHSS FOR OUR
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND
BIFURCATING AND SAYING THAT
CERTAIN HUMAN BEINGS CAN DESERVE
THOSE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES AND OTHERS CANNOT. WE
ALSO ARE THREATENING THE LEGAL
SERVICES FOR OUR IMMIGRANTS AND
DELAYING THE FOOD FOR ALL AND
THE IRONY WHEN YOU COME FROM THE
BREADBASKET OF THE WORLD AND WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD FOR THOSE
SAME COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
PRODUCING THOSE BOUNTIFUL
HARVESTS ARE NOT LOST ON SO MANY
OF US, BUT WE MUST MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE PROVIDING DREAMS FOR
ALL AND HOME OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITY, CITIES AND CREATING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR THIS NEXT
GENERATION. BECAUSE HERE IN OUR
GREAT STATE, WE ARE A CALIFORNIA
FOR ALL, A CALIFORNIA THAT
VALUES AND GIVES OUR IMMIGRANTS
THE DIGNITY AND RESPECT THAT
THEY DESERVE. WE ARE UPHOLDING
OUR NATION'S LEGACY OF BEING A
NATION OF IMMIGRANTS, AND IT'S
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE THAT
BEACON WHEN OUR NATION IS LOST
IN THE DARK. AND SO I WOULD
REMIND US NOT JUST TO PASS THIS
RESOLUTION TODAY, BUT TO FOCUS
ON A BUDGET THAT WILL FUND OUR
COMMUNITIES AND MAKE SURE THAT
OUR IMMIGRANTS ARE PROVIDED THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE ABLE
TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND
THEIR FAMILIES LIVES. 30S IT IS
MY HONOR TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE
FOR A COMMUNITY THAT OFTENTIMES
FEEL THAT THEIR VOICE IS NOT
HEARD ON THIS FLOOR, AND SO I'M
GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR
ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK UP AND TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE WERE DOING EVERYTHING WITHIN
OUR POWER TO PROTECT THE VALUES
THAT WE HAVE AS A STATE. THANK
YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK
YOU. DOCTOR ARAMBULA ALL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE, MISS CERVANTES? I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TODAY
FOR YOUR PROFOUND WORDS. LET US
UPLIFT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
THROUGHOUT OUR STATE AND OUR
COUNTRY BY PASSING ACR 206.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CERVANTES. THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS, ALL
THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS
A COAUTHOR OF THE RESOLUTION,
ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. THERE ARE 61
COAUTHORS ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY
NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. CERVANTES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I AM HONORED
TO INTRODUCE SEVERAL GUESTS
TODAY IN HONOR OF IMMIGRANT
HERITAGE MONTH. JOINING US ON
THE FLOOR TODAY ON THE BACK OF
THE CHAMBER, WE HAVE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY IMMIGRANT
LEGAL DEFENSE. JOINING US ARE
IRIS IRAHETA, MIRANDA HUGO
ALVAREZ QUINTANA FROM OAKLAND,
WHO ARE THE PARENTS OF SAN
FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT MAYBELLINE THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICE
PROJECT, ILD REPRESENTED IRIS
AND HUGO IN THEIR NATURALIZATION
APPLICATIONS, AND THEY ARE BOTH
NOW US CITIZENS. THEY WERE
GRANTED ASYLUM IN 2017 DUE TO
THE PERSECUTION THEY SUFFERED IN
EL SALVADOR. LET'S WELCOME THEM,
PLEASE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE A FEW OTHER GUESTS WE
HAVE JOINING US, WALTER AND
BETHANY, BOTH UNACCOMPANIED
MINORS. WALTER WAS ENTERED INTO
DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS AS A
MINOR AFTER SEEKING ASYLUM IN
THE UNITED STATES. BETHANY OF
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND LIKE
THOUSANDS OF OTHER UNACCOMPANIED
CHILDREN, DISCOVERED SHE HAD
BEEN ORDERED AND DEPORTED
WITHOUT NOTICE TO HER AND HER
CAREGIVER. THANKS TO CHIRP
PROJECT C.J. C.J. WAS ABLE TO
OFFER NO COST REPRESENTATION TO
ASSIST THEM WITHOUT IMMIGRATION
RELIEF, ENSURING SAFE GUARDS
AGAINST DEPORTATION. OUR OTHER
MEMBERS WITH US OF CHIRLA ARE
PATRICIA SALAZAR AND ARTURO
GARCIA, MISS SALAZAR IMMIGRATED
FROM VERACRUZ, MEXICO, OVER 30
YEARS AGO AND CALLS THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY HOME, WE ALSO HAVE ARTURO
GARCIA IS 55 YEARS OLD AND
IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES
WHEN HE WAS 19 YEARS OLD. HE
LIVES IN LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA.
WE HAVE MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY THE
CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE
CENTER, KEROSENE, OUR LORENA
ZAPATA SIERRA AND JOSE RAMIREZ.
MISS ZAPATA, ORIGINALLY FROM EL
SALVADOR, HAS RESIDED IN THE
UNITED STATES FOR OVER 30 YEARS
AND HAS BEEN PROTECTED UNDER THE
TPS PROGRAM SINCE 2001. JOSE
RAMIREZ IS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER
AND TPS HOLDER FROM EL SALVADOR,
WHO HAS CALLED CALIFORNIA HOME
FOR OVER 30 YEARS. JOINING US IN
THE GALLERY TODAY ARE BARBARA
PINTO, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
IMMIGRANT LEGAL DEFENSE.
CHRISTINA SEARS, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE
ALLIANCE. CYNTHIA GOMEZ, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR, POLICY AND ADVOCACY AT
CHIRLA. AND ALEJANDRA MORALES,
DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING AND
POLICY AT KEROSENE. THANK YOU,
EACH OF YOU, FOR VISITING US IN
SACRAMENTO. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO HOST YOU. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR IMMENSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND
COURAGE AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. WELCOME
TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CERVANTES, WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
.
MOVING BACK IN. FILE ORDER TO
FILE ITEM 15 ACA SIX BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BRIAN FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, THE CLERK
WILL READ ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 16 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BRIAN. ASSEMBLYMEMBER BRIAN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES. THESE
AMENDMENTS TO ACA 16 REFLECT THE
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH
OPPOSITION. THERE ARE 73 NEW
WORDS ADDED TO THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. ALL 73
OF THEM CAME FROM THE
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL. I VOTE ON
THESE AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED.
BILL IS OUT TO PRINT BACK ON
FILE. MOVING TO SENATE. THIRD
READING FILE ITEMS 21 THROUGH
28. PASS AND RETAIN MEMBERS. WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR BEFORE WE VOTE,
WE WILL TAKE A FIRST TAKE UP THE
RESOLUTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING COAUTHORS. CLERK WILL
READ THE RESOLUTION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 140 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS RELATIVE
TO CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
DAY AND THE CALIFORNIA INDIAN
CULTURAL AWARENESS CONFERENCE.
THE CLERK WILL NOW OPEN THE ROLL
TO ALLOW ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON AS
A CO AUTHOR TO THE RESOLUTIONS.
ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED, WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS A CO
AUTHOR, THERE ARE 60 ITEMS 60
COAUTHORS, CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL TALLY THE VOTES THERE ARE
60 COAUTHORS ADDED. I'M SORRY.
THREE DID PASS, AND WE PASS.
MOVING TO A VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. DOES ANY ITEM 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 140 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RAMOS. RELATIVE TO
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY
AND THE CALIFORNIA INDIAN
CULTURAL AWARENESS CONFERENCE.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 59. NOES
ZERO. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED AND. MOVING BACK, TO
FILE. MY APOLOGIES, THE QUORUM
CALL WILL NOT BE LIFTED AS WELL.
SO JUST IF YOU'RE IF YOU NEED TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION, PLEASE TAKE
IT OFF THE FLOOR. BUT WE SAU
BUSINESS AND THE QUORUM CALL IS
NOT GOING TO BE LIFTED FOR A
WHILE. ITEM 23 MOVING BACK AND
FILE ITEM FILE ORDER TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER 23 UNDER SENATE
THIRD READING SB 803. SENATOR
BECKER BY THE BY MR. KALRA FOR
THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, CLERK
WILL READ SENATE BILL 803 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARRA. MEMBER CARRA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
AMENDMENTS TO SB 803 ON BEHALF
OF SENATORS BECKER AND JONES TO
ESTABLISH THE HEAL OUR HEROES
ACT. THESE AMENDMENTS WILL
CREATE A NARROW PILOT PROGRAM TO
OFFER TREATMENT USING PSILOCYBIN
OR PSILOCYBIN PSILOCIN TO
MILITARY VETERANS OR FIRST
RESPONDERS RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE
WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO AMENDMENTS
ARE ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MEMBERS
A QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN PLACE.
I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO 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.
OTHERWISE, PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO ARE GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION
.
SO, MEMBER CALDERON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF KAREN PINES
, A DEAR FAMILY FRIEND WHO
PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 17TH. BORN
ON MARCH 9TH, 1941, IN TOPEKA,
KANSAS, KAREN WAS THE FIRST IN
HER FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE.
SHE EARNED A B.S. IN JOURNALISM
WITH A MINOR IN EDUCATION FROM
OHIO UNIVERSITY IN 1963,
FOLLOWED. FOLLOWING GRADUATION,
SHE DROVE SOLO ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO CALIFORNIA. UPON HER
ARRIVAL, KAREN MET HER
DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOR, BURT PINES,
WHO SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH AND
WOULD GO ON TO MARRY. IN 1966.
AFTER EARNING A MASTER'S IN
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FROM CSU
NORTHRIDGE, KAREN BEGAN HER
DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST.
HER COMPASSION FOR OTHERS LED
HER TO COUNSEL VETERANS
SUFFERING FROM PTSD, MENTOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS NEEDING GUIDANCE
AND SUPPORT FOSTER CHILDREN. AS
A CASA VOLUNTEER, SHE UTILIZED
HER EXPERIENCE TO TRAIN GRADUATE
STUDENTS AT CSU SACRAMENTO AND
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, AND TO
SERVE ON THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. THE LOS
ANGELES SOCIAL SERVICE
COMMISSION, AND THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING. KAREN WAS
KNOWN FOR HAVING AN ADVENTUROUS
SPIRIT AND WAS A GREAT HAD A
GREAT LOVE FOR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES. SHE WAS AN AVID
TRAVELER, HAVING EXPLORED INDIA,
MOROCCO, GREECE, CHINA, EGYPT,
NEPAL, AND PERU. KAREN ALSO
LOVED MUSIC, PERFORMING IN
CORALS ACROSS SEVERAL EUROPEAN
CAPITALS AND AT FAMOUS AMERICAN
VENUES INCLUDING WALT DISNEY
HALL IN LOS ANGELES AND CARNEGIE
HALL IN NEW YORK CITY. KAREN WAS
A BOLD WOMAN WHO LIVED A
REMARKABLE LIFE, FULL OF
ADVENTURE, COMPASSION, AND ABOVE
ALL ELSE, A GREAT LOVE FOR HER
FAMILY. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER
HUSBAND OF 58 YEARS, THE
HONORABLE BURT PINES. HER
CHILDREN, ADAM, ETHAN AND
ALYSSA. HER DAUGHTER IN LAW,
LAUREL. HER SON IN LAW ADAM, AND
HER BELOVED GRANDCHILDREN INDIA,
ATTICUS, OAN, MILES, AND MOXIE.
MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF KAREN
PINES. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON SOLOMON. MEMBER
JOE PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. MEMBERS AMERICA HAS
LOST OUR LAST WORLD WAR TWO ACE
PILOT, AND I ASK THAT YOU JOIN
ME IN ADJOURNING IN MEMORY OF
BRIGADIER GENERAL CLARENCE Â
BUD ANDERSON. HOW APPROPRIATE TO
BE ADJOURNING IN THE MEMORY OF
BUD, AN AMERICAN WORLD WAR TWO
HERO TODAY OF ALL DAYS, ON THE
80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY, WHEN
THOUSANDS OF BRAVE AMERICANS
STORMED THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY
TO PROTECT FREEDOM AND DRIVE OUT
FORCES. BUD GREW UP ON A FARM
NEAR NEWCASTLE AND ATTENDED
PLACER UNION HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER
LEARNING OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL
HARBOR, BUD ENLISTED IN THE AIR
FORCE AND FROM NOVEMBER 1943 TO
JANUARY 1945, BUD FLEW 116
COMBAT MISSIONS. A TOTAL OF 480
HOURS IN THE AIR, AND DESTROYED
16 TÍNH AND ONE QUARTER ENEMY
AIRCRAFT IN AERIAL COMBAT AND
ANOTHER ONE ON THE GROUND. KNOWN
FOR HIS P-51 MUSTANG NAMED OLD
CROW, BUD FLEW IN THE 357TH
FIGHTER GROUP, YOXFORD BOYS, AND
WAS THE HIGHEST SCORING ACE IN
THE 363RD FIGHTER SQUADRON, BUT
CONTINUED HIS CAREER IN THE
MILITARY FOR 30 YEARS. HE WAS
THE COMMANDER OF SQUADRONS IN
POST WAR KOREA, OKINAWA AND
SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND WAS LATER
ASSIGNED TO THE PENTAGON IN THE
FIELDS OF RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS. AS YOU MAY HAVE
GUESSED, BUD WAS HIGHLY
DECORATED 25 TIMES TO BE EXACT.
HE WAS AWARDED TWO LEGION OF
MERITS, FIVE DISTINGUISHED
FLYING CROSSES, THE BRONZE STAR,
16 AIR MEDALS, THE FRENCH LEGION
OF HONOR, AND THE FRENCH CROIX
DE GUERRE FOR VALIANT SERVICE IN
ACTION, BUT IT WAS ALSO HIGHLY
EDUCATED. HE ATTENDED SACRAMENTO
JUNIOR COLLEGE AND GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. THE AIR
FORCE COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE,
AND THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE. HE WAS
A LIFE MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN
FIGHTER ACES ASSOCIATION, AND
HELD THE RANK OF FELLOW IN THE
SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST
PILOTS. BUD WAS MARRIED TO THE
LOVE OF HIS LIFE, ELEANOR COSBY,
AND THE TWO WERE MARRIED FOR 70
YEARS. THEY WERE BLESSED WITH
TWO CHILDREN, FOUR GRANDCHILDREN
AND FIVE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN,
BUT DIDN'T TAKE IT EASY. WHEN HE
RETIRED FROM THE AIR FORCE IN
MARCH OF 1972. INSTEAD, HE
JOINED MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT
COMPANY AND SERVED FOR 12 YEARS
AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, IS
MANAGER OF THE COMPANY FLIGHT
TEST FACILITY. AFTER FULL
RETIREMENT IN 1984, BUD IN
ELEANOR MOVED TO AUBURN BACK TO
PLACER COUNTY, WHERE HE SPENT
HIS TIME PENNING HIS
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, FREE TO FLY AND
FIGHT. BUD CONSULTED ON MANY
COMPUTER FLYING GAMES AND
SIMULATIONS, AND PARTICIPATED IN
MANY INTERVIEWS, WROTE ARTICLES
FOR AVIATION PERIODICALS, AND
WAS FEATURED IN THE HISTORY
CHANNEL SERIES DOGFIGHT AND THE
MILITARY CHANNEL SHOWDOWN. AIR
COMBAT. WHEN BUD TURNED THE
YOUNG AGE OF 90, HE VOLUNTARILY
CHOSE TO QUIT FLYING, BUT
CONTINUED SPEAKING AROUND THE
COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY TO KIDS OF
WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A PATRIOT
AND A PILOT. SINCE BUD'S DEATH,
I'VE RECEIVED TEXTS FROM PEOPLE
ALL OVER MY DISTRICT WHO KNEW
HIM WELL. AND IF YOU LIVED IN MY
DISTRICT, YOU DEFINITELY HAD
EXPOSURE TO HIM BECAUSE HE
VISITED ALL AROUND THE DISTRICT
AND REALLY SPENT TIME WITH KIDS.
AND ONE IN PARTICULAR IS FROM
FROM A FRIEND OF MINE AND A MOM
IN MY DISTRICT WHO SAID BUD WAS
LIKE A GREAT GRANDFATHER TO MY
SON CADEN. HE WAS LITERALLY THE
NICEST, MOST KIND MAN YOU'D EVER
MEET. GOD DOESN'T MAKE MANY GUYS
LIKE THAT, SHE SAID. WE WILL
LOVE HIM AND MISS HIM FOREVER.
ON MAY 17TH, BUD PASSED AWAY
PEACEFULLY IN HIS HOME,
SURROUNDED BY HIS FRIENDS AND
FAMILY. WE ARE BLESSED AS A
NATION TO HAVE SUCH A LIFE AMONG
US FOR 102 LONG YEARS, AND HE
WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. JUST OFF
THE RUNWAY AT WINGS CAFE AT THE
AUBURN AIRPORT STANDS A LIFE
SIZE BRONZE SCULPTURE OF BUD
MADE BY WORLD FAMOUS ARTIST
DOUGLAS PHªN HOWARD. MEMBERS. AS
WE ADJOURN THIS MORNING, THE
FRENCH PEOPLE OF NORMANDY ARE
RIGHT NOW HONORING AND POURING
OUT. UNBELIEVABLE. THANKS TO OUR
LAST OF OUR GREATEST GENERATION.
AS MANY OF OUR AMERICAN HEROES
HAVE MADE THE TREK, PROBABLY FOR
THE LAST TIME, TO THE BEACHES OF
NORMANDY, WHERE THEY SO
VALIANTLY FOUGHT THOSE 80 YEARS
AGO. WE OWE THEM OUR THANKS. WE
OWE THEM OUR FREEDOM. AND I ASK
TODAY THAT WE JOIN IN HONORING
OUR D-DAY HEROES AND ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF BRIGADIER GENERAL
CLARENCE Â BUD ANDERSON. THANK
YOU, MR. PATTERSON. 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 FRIDAY,
JUNE 7TH, NÓ NØ FLOOR SESSION.
NO CHECK IN SESSION. MONDAY.
MONDAY, JUNE 10TH FLOOR SESSION
AT 1 P.M. ALL OTHER ITEMS
REMAINING WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS WILL BE
CONTINUED SEEN AND HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MISS AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES. MR. JO
PATTERSON SECONDS THAT THIS
HOUSE STANDS. ADJOURNED UNTIL
MONDAY, JUNE 10TH. AT 1 P.M.
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED AND THE
HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.