THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO 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. BAYNES. BARRON. KHN.
BENNETT BERMAN. BERNER. BONTA
BRYAN. CALDERON. JUAN. CARRILLO
WENDY. CARRILLO. CERVANTES. CHEN
OAN. CONNOLLY. DALLEY. DAVIES
DIXON. ISOLE. FLORA MIKE. FONG.
FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL. GALLAGHER.
GARCIA. GIBSON GRAYSON. HAYNIE.
HART HOLDEN. HOOVER. IRWIN
JACKSON. JONES-SAWYER. CORA
LACKEY. LEE. LOWE LOWENTHAL.
MAIENSCHEIN. MATHIS MCCARTY.
MCKENNA. MURATSUCHI NGUYEN.
ORTEGA. PACHECO PAPPIN. JIM.
PATTERSON, JOE. Þ. 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.
HERE WE GO, THEN. 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.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN, IMAM
YASIR KHAN. IMAM YASIR.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL,
ALMIGHTY GOD. AND THIS ASSEMBLY
WE STAND BEFORE YOU SEEKING YOUR
DIVINE WISDOM. GRANT US INSIGHT
TO DISCERN TRUTH, COMPASSION, TO
EMBRACE DIVERSITY, AND COURAGE
TO ENACT POSITIVE CHANGE. AS WE
GATHER, MAY YOUR PRESENCE FILL
THIS SPACE. INSPIRING
COOPERATION, THÀNH AND MUTUAL
RESPECT AMONG US. GUIDE OUR
DELIBERATIONS THAT THEY MAY BE
MARKED BY UNDERSTANDING AND
GOODWILL. MAY THE DECISIONS MADE
HERE REFLECT YOUR LOVE AND
JUSTICE, LEADING TO THE
FLOURISHING OF ALL. IN YOUR HOLY
NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCKENNA WILL
LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THE FLAG. SALUTE I
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS. THE NATION AND GOD
INVISIBLE. LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
FOR ALL. THANK YOU. READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S GENERAL
ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS, SACRAMENTO,
ON THURSDAY, MAY 2ND, 2024. THE
ASSEMBLY MET AT 9 A.M. THE
HONORABLE JIM BOYD AND 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
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. MOVING
TO OUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS,
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 MEMBERS DIXON AND
DAVIES TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BOEHNER TO HAVE GUEST SEATED AT
HER DESK, AND TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS HANEY AND PAPPIN TO HAVE
GUESTS IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER TODAY. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM 33
ACR 202 MCCARTY FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. CLERK WILL NOTE,
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY RULE 96, I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
REFER THE FOLLOWING BILLS TO
COMMITTEE. SB 299 LIMÓN FROM THE
HEALTH COMMITTEE TO THE
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE AND THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. SB 359
UMBERG FROM THE RULES COMMITTEE
TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
SB 697. HURTADO FROM THE
INSURANCE COMMITTEE TO THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. SB 1220
LIMÓN FROM THE PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE TO
THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT COMMITTEE, AND THEN
BACK TO THE PRIVACY AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION COMMITTEE. AND SB
1524 DODD FROM THE GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE TO THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND THE
PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SET SHALL BE THE ORDER I MOVE TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 96 TO
WITHDRAW THE FOLLOWING BUDGET
RELATED BILLS FROM THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND ORDER THEM TO THE
SECOND READING FILE BILL, SB
107, SB 154, AND SB 167. MR.
LARA THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
WITHHOLD CONSENT AND ASK FOR A
ROLL CALL. VOTE MAJORITY LEADER,
MR. MR. FLOOR, EXCUSE ME,
MINORITY LEADER, MINORITY FLOOR
PERSON. WHATEVER. EXCUSE ME. I
KNOW WHERE YOU'RE FROM, THOUGH.
OKAY, JUST FOR THE RECORD. SO
MR. FLOOR WITHHOLDS UNANIMOUS
CONSENT AND ASK FOR A ROLL CALL
VOTE MAJORITY LEADER
AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ORTEGA SECONDS TO SUSPEND
THE RULES. MEMBERS THIS IS A
PROCEDURAL VOTE ON THE
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND IS
NOT DEBATABLE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THIS
TAKES 40 VOTES NOW, NOT 41.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 49. NOES
11. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
THERE IS A RULES COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION AT THE DESK TO WAIVE
A JOINT RULE 61 ON MY ASSEMBLY
BILL 2813, I ASK THAT WE GO TO
THAT RESOLUTION. NOW. THE CLERK
WILL READ RESOLVE THAT JOINT
RULE 61 B 11 BE SUSPENDED TO
PERMIT ASSEMBLY BILL 2813 TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR PASSAGE. MEMBERS
THE JOINT RULE SUSPENSION IS NOT
DEBATABLE AND TAKES 54 VOTES.
THE MAJORITY LEADER IS ASKING
FOR AN AYE VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THIS TAKES
50. MAJORITY MINORITY LEADER IS
ASKING FOR A NO VOTE. SO THIS IS
A PROCEDURAL VOTE. MEMBERS
TAKING 54 VOTES ALL. THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
54 VOTES. MEMBERS. PROCEDURAL
MOTION. IS A PROCEDURAL MOTION.
IT'S A PROCEDURAL MOTION.
MEMBERS.
A PROCEDURAL MOTION.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 54. NO.
ZERO. THE MOTION CARRIES. AND
THE JOINT RULE 61 IS. IS
SUSPENDED. MEMBERS. PURSUANT TO
ASSEMBLY RULE 77.2, I'M
REFERRING ITEM 18 TO SB 803.
BACK TO THE HEALTH COMMITTEE AND
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. TODAY
MEMBERS IS NATIONAL BALL POINT
PEN DAY. THIS IS A ROLLER BALL
BY THE WAY. IT'S A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN A BALLPOINT PEN.
ONLY IN THAT IT IS A DIFFERENT
KIND OF INK. SO HAPPY NATIONAL
BALLPOINT PEN DAY. NOW MOVING
ON. MOVING ON TO OUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I'D LIKE
TO INTRODUCE MY KIDS, MATT AND
MAYA. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN UP HERE
TOGETHER SINCE 2019. SO YOU'LL
SEE IF YOU REMEMBER, IF YOU WERE
BACK HERE, THEY WERE THIS BIG.
NOW THEY'RE BOTH TALLER THAN ME.
I HAVE TO WEAR HEELS TO KEEP UP
WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU AND HAVE
A WARM WELCOME FOR MY KIDS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER. WELCOME TO YOUR YOUR
CHILDREN. THEY ARE MUCH TALLER.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, I AM SO
EXCITED TO WELCOME ONE OF THE
MOST ICONIC AND TRAILBLAZING
VOICES IN OUR STATE, RENEL
BROOKS-MOON, TO THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE OR KNOW
RENEL FROM HER OVER 35 YEARS AS
A RADIO AND TELEVISION
BROADCASTER, INCLUDING STINTS AT
106 KMEL 98.1, KISS FM AND CBS
FIVE. BUT MANY OF YOU ALSO, I'M
SURE, KNOW HER FROM THE 24 YEARS
THAT SHE SPENT AS THE PUBLIC
ADDRESS ANNOUNCER FOR THE SAN
FRANCISCO GIANTS. SHE'S BREAKING
BARRIERS FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. DURING
HER TENURE, BROOKS-MOON BROKE
BARRIERS AS THE SECOND
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN AFTER
LESLEY STIRLING WITH THE RED SOX
TO SERVE AS A PUBLIC ADDRESS
ANNOUNCER IN MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL HISTORY. THE FIRST
WOMAN TO PERFORM THE ROLE AS AN
ANNOUNCER FOR A WORLD SERIES,
AND THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE THE
ROLE IN A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR
ANY PROFESSIONAL SPORT. SHE'S
NOT JUST THE ICONIC VOICE OF THE
GIANTS, BUT AN INSPIRATIONAL
VOICE TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
WOMEN AND ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF
COLOR EVERYWHERE. SHE HAS
RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS,
INCLUDING HONORS FROM THE
AMERICAN WOMEN IN RADIO AND
TELEVISION, MULTI-ETHNIC SPORTS
HALL OF FAME, 100 BLACK WOMEN,
BAY AREA BLACK JOURNALISTS
ASSOCIATION, AND SHE IS ALSO AN
EMMY AWARD WINNER AS THE HOST OF
THE TELEVISION SERIES FOREVER
GIANTS, AND WAS FEATURED ON A
LIMITED EDITION BASEBALL CARD
FOR RENEL WE LOVE YOU. WE WE ARE
SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU HAVE
DONE, NOT ONLY FOR US GIANTS
FANS WHO I KNOW ARE ESPECIALLY
EXCITED TO SEE YOU, BUT FOR OUR
COMMUNITY, AS AN INSPIRATION, AS
A LEADER, I WANT TO WELCOME HER
AND HER HER WHOLE FAMILY, WHO
ARE HERE AS WELL, AND TO THANK
YOU AND TO CELEBRATE YOU, HERE,
CALIFORNIA IS A BETTER PLACE
BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW
. I, I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE
ANOTHER INCREDIBLE,
TRAILBLAZING, INSPIRATIONAL
LEADER AND A FRIEND OF RONELL'S
AND A FRIEND OF ALL OF OURS, OUR
CALIFORNIA STATE COMPTROLLER,
MALIA COHEN, IS HERE AS WELL FOR
THIS OCCASION. SO EVEN DODGERS
FANS ARE ALLOWED TO COME AND
TAKE A PHOTO WITH RONELL.
YEAH.
THANK YOU, MR. HANEY. AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS. I HAVE
TO WONDER WHAT IT MIGHT BE LIKE
IF RUNL CALLED ONE OF OUR FLOOR
SESSIONS, WOULD THAT BE COOL OR
WHAT? THAT'S OKAY.
WELCOME. HE REALLY WANTED A
PICTURE OF HIM. HE DOESN'T GET
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. I'M GOOD.
YOU KNOW, I IT'S GOING TO BE A
CRAZY COUPLE OF WEEKS. YEAH
BECAUSE YOU'RE STIRRING THE POT.
THIS IS. MONNING AND HE'S GOT.
MEMBERS MOVING TO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE. ALL. SECOND
READING. CLERK WILL READ, SENATE
BILL 739. ALL BILLS WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND ALL AMENDMENTS
WILL BE DEEMED ADOPTED. MOVING
TO ASSEMBLY THIRD READING FILE
ITEM 14 ACR 182 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DIXON CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
182 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON AND
OTHERS RELATIVE TO OCEAN
POLLUTION. SO MEMBER DIXON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 182 ON
SATURDAY. THIS PAST SATURDAY, WE
CELEBRATED WORLD OCEANS DAY,
WHICH SEEKS TO MOBILIZE, TAKING
ACTION FOR A HEALTHY OCEAN. ACR
182 HELPS ACHIEVE THIS GOAL BY
COMMITTING TO KEEPING OUR
COASTLINES CLEAN AND TRASH FREE.
IN ADDITION TO FINDING SOLUTIONS
TO HELP ELIMINATE THE GREAT
GARBAGE PATCH. FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THE GREAT
PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH IS A
FLOATING ISLAND OF TRASH TWICE
THE SIZE OF TEXAS, BETWEEN
CALIFORNIA IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN,
BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII.
THE OCEAN CLEANUP IS AN
INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO
REMOVING PLASTIC CAUGHT IN THE
GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH.
THEIR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, THE
INTERCEPTOR, FOCUSES ON PULLING
PLASTIC AND TRASH OUT OF RIVERS
BEFORE REACHING THE OCEAN,
ACCORDING TO THE OCEAN CLEANUP,
RIVERS ARE THE PRIMARY ORIGIN OF
PLASTIC POLLUTION THAT ENTERS
OUR OCEAN. IT IS NOTEWORTHY TO
SHARE THAT IT IS FAR MORE COST
EFFECTIVE TO INTERCEPT PLASTIC
POLLUTION. HUMAN POLLUTION FROM
RIVERS BEFORE IT REACHES THE
OCEAN. WE NEED TO USE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY POSSIBLE TO INVEST
OUR SUPPORT IN SOLUTIONS THAT
ACCOMPLISH THIS. I AM PROUD TO
REPRESENT ABOUT 34 MILES OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S BEAUTIFUL
COASTLINE. PEOPLE VISIT FROM ALL
AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD
TO ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL BEACHES
AND THEIR VISITOR IMPACT IS
SUBSTANTIAL TO OUR LOCAL
ECONOMIES. IT IS IMPERATIVE WE
FIND SOLUTIONS TO CLEAN THE
OCEAN FLOOR, TO CLEAN THE OCEAN
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS,
INCLUDING CLEANING UP THE GREAT
PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH. WE NEED
TO SHOW CALIFORNIANS WE ARE
TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT OUR
VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS
IS A BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION, AND
I THANK YOU. AND I REQUEST YOUR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE
IT. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
CONCURRENCY. IN THE SENATE,
AMENDMENTS PASS AND RETAIN
NOTICE OF INTENTION. THERE IS A
NOTICE AT THE DESK FILE. ITEMS
SIX AND SEVEN ARE NOTICES UNDER
RECONSIDERATION. ALL ITEMS SHALL
BE CONTINUED. MOVING BACK IN
FILE ORDER TO FILE ITEM 19, SB
537. SENATOR BECKER BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HART. THE CLERK WILL
READ. SENATE BILL 537 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
HART. MEMBER HART, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AMENDMENTS TO SB 537 WOULD
AUTHORIZE A NONPROFIT ENTITY IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF GENERAL SERVICES, TO
CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN A
MEMORIAL IN LOS ANGELES TO
COMMEMORATE THE MEXICAN
AMERICANS AND MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS
WHO WERE FORCIBLY DEPORTED
DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
FOR SB 537 AMENDMENTS. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THOSE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
BILL IS OUT. IS OUT TO OUT TO
OUT. AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED.
BILL IS OUT TO PRINT AND BACK ON
FILE. I'M GOING TO PASS
TEMPORARILY ON ITEM 26. MEMBERS
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY RULE 77.2.
I'M REFERRING ITEM 19, SB 537 TO
THE GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. MEMBERS
THOUGH, PLEASE BEAR IN MIND WE
DO HAVE ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, BUT
I AM GOING TO BE MOVING THROUGH
THE AGENDA A LITTLE BIT HERE. WE
DO HAVE ANOTHER ANOTHER BILL
THAT NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED. SO
BUT FOR NOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
TO A VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE HAVE MOVED, REMOVED
FILE ITEM 33 FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. DOES ANY MEMBER WISH
TO REMOVE AN ADDITIONAL ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE, THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR. SENATE BILL
1096 BY SENATOR SATO AND OTHERS,
AND ACCORDING TO UNFAIR BUSINESS
PRACTICES, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 59. NOES ZERO.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
THE CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. A SENATE BILL 1127.
AYES 59 NÓ ZERO. SENATE BILL
1366. AYES 59. NÓ ZERO. SENATE
BILL 1525. AYES 59. NÓ ZERO.
SENATE BILL 1122. AYES 59. NÓ
ZERO AND SENATE BILL 1381 AYES
59. NOES ZERO.
MR. HANEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR AN ADDITIONAL GUEST
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU, THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
MEMBERS, I AM VERY EXCITED TO
WELCOME A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE,
SOMEONE WHO IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
CALIFORNIAN WHO IS REPRESENTING
US RIGHT NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, NOT
ON THE 40 NINERS, BUT AS THE
QUARTERBACK OF THE HOUSTON
TEXANS, C.J. STROUD, C.J. STROUD
IS A NATIVE CALIFORNIAN. HE GREW
UP IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, MY
COLLEAGUE FROM, COLTON IS GOING
TO SPEAK TO THAT. AND HAS
EXCELLED IN EVERYTHING THAT HE
HAS DONE. THIS PAST YEAR. HE WAS
NAMED THE OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF
THE YEAR FOR THE NFL AND WAS
ALSO THE YOUNGEST QUARTERBACK TO
WIN A PLAYOFF GAME IN NFL
HISTORY. ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT,
HE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY LEADER.
HE IS HERE TODAY IN THE CAPITOL,
SPEAKING WITH MEMBERS, SPEAKING
WITH THE GOVERNOR ABOUT CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM, ABOUT THE NEED
FOR US TO HAVE POLICIES THAT CAN
KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER AND THAT
CAN MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN REENTER
INTO SOCIETY. HE'S HERE WITH A
SET OF FOLKS, MANY OF WHOM YOU
KNOW, IN THE BACK, INCLUDING AN
INCREDIBLE LEADER FOR JUSTICE,
SCOTT BUDNICK, WHO IS HERE. AND
C.J, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, I
CHEER FOR THE 40 NINERS EVERY
TIME, BUT I CHEER FOR YOU
WHENEVER I SEE YOU. YOU'RE DOING
SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB
REPRESENTING FOR OUR STATE, AND,
WE HOPE THAT WE CAN SEE YOU
CONTINUE TO LEAD NOT ONLY ON THE
FIELD, BUT HERE WITH US,
TEACHING US FROM YOUR LIFE
EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR INCREDIBLE
COMMITMENT TO YOUR COMMUNITY,
THIS IS YOUR LEGISLATURE AND
EVERYONE HERE, IS SOMEBODY WHO
YOU CAN CALL ON FOR THE WORK
THAT YOU'RE DOING, TO STAND
BESIDE YOU AS PART OF YOUR TEAM,
AND TO CHAMPION WITH YOU THE
WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IN
THE STATE, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND RECOGNIZE YOUR HOME
LEGISLATOR WHO REPRESENTS OR
REPRESENTS YOUR AREA, MY
COLLEAGUE FROM COLTON, WHO'S
GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I'M ALSO
RISING TO WELCOME C.J. STROUD.
THIS IS YOUR ASSEMBLY FOR THIS
IS YOUR CAPITAL. JUST AS MY
COLLEAGUE HAS SAID. NOW MANY OF
YOU PROBABLY RECOGNIZE C.J. AS
AN OHIO STATE BUCKEYE WHO WAS A
FINALIST FOR THE HEISMAN TROPHY
OR AS THE MOST RECENT NFL ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR AS A MEMBER OF THE
HOUSTON TEXANS. THAT'S ALL WELL
AND GOOD. HOWEVER HERE YOU ARE
MISSING PERHAPS HIS MOST
IMPORTANT TEAM. HE WAS A MEMBER
OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COUGARS,
WHERE HE WAS ALSO LETTERED, AND
HE ALSO LETTERED IN BASKETBALL
AND THERE WITH THE RANCHO
CUCAMONGA COUGARS. HE THREW OVER
3800 YARDS AND 47 TOUCHDOWNS HIS
SENIOR YEAR AS THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REPRESENTING RANCHO
CUCAMONGA. I'M THRILLED TO HAVE
YOU ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR, NOT
ONLY REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA,
BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY
REPRESENTING THE INLAND EMPIRE.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MR. HANEY. WELCOME,
MR. STROUD. WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
YEAH. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO
MR. HANEY. AND FOR HIS GUEST
INTRODUCTION TODAY. WELCOME
AGAIN, MR. STROUD. THANK YOU.
EVERYONE MEMBERS, OUR QUORUM
CALL IS STILL IN PLACE. WE WILL
NOW BE MOVING TO OUR AMEND OUR
ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY.
SO.
MEMBERS. WE'D LIKE TO. I'D LIKE
TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
OF.
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU
GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION
TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON, WHO
HAS BEEN GIVEN PRIOR PERMISSION
TO SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. AND THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I
RISE TODAY TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF RICHARD OR DICK
PICKUP, A DEDICATED
PHILANTHROPIST, INVESTOR AND
AVID GOLFER. RICHARD PASSED AT
AGE 93. RICHARD MOVED TO NEWPORT
BEACH IN 1960S AND ESTABLISHED
HIMSELF AS A SUCCESSFUL
STOCKBROKER, PRIVATE INVESTOR
AND FOREVER A LOYAL TROJAN. HE
WAS AN ACTIVE PHILANTHROPIST,
MOST NOTABLY MAKING A $50
MILLION DONATION TO HOAG
HOSPITAL TO CREATE THE RICHARD
H. PICKUP CENTER FOR BRAIN
HEALTH. ALONGSIDE THE PICKUP
FAMILY NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE.
VERY IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS IN
ORANGE COUNTY. HIS PHILANTHROPY
HAS REVOLUTIONIZED BRAIN HEALTH
CARE AND TREATMENT IN ORANGE
COUNTY, HE FUELED LIFE CHANGING
PROGRAMS AND CARE FOR COUNTLESS
PATIENTS. RICHARD IS SURVIVED BY
HIS WIFE, DONNA. HIS CHILDREN,
DEVIN AND TODD, THEIR MOTHER
CAROL, AND HIS GRANDCHILDREN,
AND MANY, MANY, MANY FRIENDS. HE
WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY ALL.
PLEASE JOIN ME TO ADJOURN IN
MEMORY OF RICHARD PICKUP. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. DAVID HARDIN
KHÎI WAS BORN OCTOBER 12TH,
1945, IN FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA.
HE ATTENDED FORD ELEMENTARY,
WILSHIRE JUNIOR HIGH, AND
FULLERTON UNION HIGH SCHOOL. IN
HIGH SCHOOL, HE PLAYED FOOTBALL
AS A GUARD AND ENJOYED SINGING
IN THE CHOIR. WHILE IN HIGH
SCHOOL, HE WORKED AT THE
HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH,
DISNEYLAND, SELLING POPCORN.
AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH
SCHOOL, HE ATTENDED FULLERTON
JUNIOR COLLEGE, WHERE HE
RECEIVED HIS ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN
BUSINESS. DAVID MET THE LOVE OF
HIS LIFE, JUDY, WHILE HE WAS IN
COLLEGE, AND SHE WAS A SENIOR IN
HIGH SCHOOL. THEY MET AT A PARTY
AND HIT IT OFF RIGHT AWAY AND
STARTED DATING. DAVID
TRANSFERRED TO CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, AND THEN
WHEN JUDY GOT ACCEPTED TO
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF
LOS ANGELES, DAVID TRANSFERRED
THERE TO BE CLOSER TO JUDY AND
EARN HIS BACHELOR'S IN BUSINESS.
AFTER THREE YEARS OF DATING,
DAVID AND JUDY MARRIED ON MARCH
16TH, 1968, DAVID LOVED TO
TRAVEL BEFORE HE MARRIED JUDY.
HE NEVER LEFT CALIFORNIA. THAT
ALL CHANGED ONCE THEY WERE
MARRIED. AS DAVID AND JUDY
ENJOYED THE 18 PLUS CRUISES THEY
TOOK TO EUROPE, THE CARIBBEAN,
ALASKA, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, RUSSIA
AND HOLLAND. HIS HOBBIES WERE
GOLFING, VISITING CONCERTS AND
LIVE THEATER, THE STOCK MARKET,
GAMBLING AND WATCHING SPORTING
EVENTS. HE LOVED TO TALK TO
PEOPLE AND WOULD CARRY ON A
CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE. WHEN
KATIE AND KEVIN WERE BORN, HE
STARTED UP HIS OWN BUSINESS
RECRUITING FOR THE INSURANCE
INDUSTRY AND LATER A SECOND
COMPANY IN NORTH CALIFORNIA. HE
WAS INVESTED IN HIS CHILDREN'S
LIVES, AND WHETHER IT WAS A
SOCCER GAME OR A SCHOOL PLAY,
DAVID WOULD NEVER MISS A MOMENT.
DAVID RETIRED IN 2001 AND WAS
ENJOYING THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL
MORE AND SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH
HIS FAMILY. HE WAS A LOVING
HUSBAND, FATHER AND A CARING AND
INVOLVED GRANDFATHER, NEVER
MISSING THOSE SPECIAL LIFE
MOMENTS WHICH WERE SO IMPORTANT
TO HIM. DAVID WILL BE GREATLY
MISSED AND IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE, JUDY COVEY, HIS DAUGHTER
KATE STROLE AND HUSBAND JASON,
AND THEIR DAUGHTERS EMILY AND
MEGAN AND HIS SON KEVIN COVEY
AND HUSBAND JOSEPH, ALONG WITH
THEIR CHILDREN AUSTIN AND
DAKOTA. AND LASTLY DAVID'S
SISTER GLORIA AMODEI AND HER SON
MIKE MCCLUSKEY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES. I
JUST ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME
ASSEMBLY FORMER ASSEMBLY MEMBER
TONY THURMOND, OUR
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION, WHO'S IN THE BACK
OF THE CHAMBER. MR.
SUPERINTENDENT. WELCOME.
MEMBERS. WE STILL DO HAVE ONE
ADDITIONAL ITEM.
WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON THAT
ITEM, I JUST WANT TO MOVE TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE DO HAVE
COMMITTEE HEARINGS TODAY, MISS
HISTORY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEET UPON ADJOURNMENT IN CAPITAL
ROOM 437. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
MEETS AT 2:30 P.M. IN CAPITAL
ROOM. 444 NATURAL RESOURCES
MEETS AT 2:30 P.M. AND CAPITAL
ROOM 447, AND REVENUE AND
TAXATION MEETS AT 2:30 A.M. 2:30
P.M. IN CAPITAL ROOM. 126 HANG
WITH ME ANOTHER MINUTE HERE,
FOLKS. SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS
FOLLOWS. TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH.
CHECK IN SESSION WEDNESDAY, JUNE
12TH. CHECK IN SESSION THURSDAY,
JUNE 13TH. FLOOR SESSION AT 9
A.M. MOVING NOW TO BACK END.
FILE EXCUSE ME.
WE ARE GOING TO PASS AND RETAIN
ON FILE ITEM 26. ALL OTHER ITEMS
REMAINING WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. SEEING AND HEARING.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY
TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
ADJOURN. MISS AGUIAR-CURRY
MOVES. MISTER FLORES SECONDS
THAT THIS SESSION BE ADJOURNED
UNTIL THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH AT 9
A.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED
AND THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.