THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOAN SAWYER
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 BANES. BAUER-KAHAN
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. 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. PATTERSON.
PELLERIN. PETRY NORRIS.
QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS. RENDON
REYES. LUCE. RIVAS RODRIGUEZ.
RUBIO. SANCHEZ SANTIAGO.
SCHIAVO. SORIA TARR. TING.
VALENCIA VIJAYPUR. 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 GALLERY AND 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 THIS
ASSEMBLY CONVENES, WE TURN TO
YOU, THE FOUNTAIN OF ALL WISDOM.
GRANT US CLARITY TO SEE THE PATH
AHEAD, EMPATHY TO UNDERSTAND ONE
ANOTHER AND RESOLVE TO PURSUE
WHAT IS RIGHT IN THIS GATHERING.
MAY YOUR SPIRIT OF UNITY PREVAIL
, BINDING US TOGETHER IN COMMON
PURPOSE. GUIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS
AND DECISIONS THAT THEY MAY BE
GUIDED BY JUSTICE AND
COMPASSION. MAY THE WORK
ACCOMPLISHED HERE TODAY BE A
TESTAMENT TO YOUR GUIDING HAND,
AND A BLESSING TO ALL WHOM IT
SERVES. AMEN. THANK YOU, PLEASE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON WILL
LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE
JOIN IN THE PLEDGE. 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,
JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. 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
AND MR. FLORES SECONDS THAT THE
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH.
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE ENTRIES, ACTION
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 WERE MEDICAL LEAVE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATHIS FOR
FAMILY ILLNESS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WEBER MOVING TO PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. MAJORITY LEADER
AGUIAR-CURRY ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 118A TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS BERNER AND
NGUYEN TO HAVE GUESTS SEATED AT
THEIR DESK, AND TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS REYES AND MAINS
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 THE FOLLOWING BILLS TO
COMMITTEE SB 59. SKINNER FROM
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE TO THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND THE
UTILITIES AND ENERGY COMMITTEE.
SB 284 WIENER FROM THE LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE TO THE
UTILITIES AND ENERGY COMMITTEE.
SB 347 NEWMAN FROM THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, SB 370
GONZALES. FROM THE REVENUE AND
TAXATION COMMITTEE TO THE
INSURANCE COMMITTEE SB 380 LIMÓN
FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, SB 393. GLAZIER FROM
THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. SB
424 DURAZO FROM THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE TO THE COMMUNICATIONS
AND CONVEYANCE COMMITTEE. SB 532
WIENER FROM THE APPROPRIATION
COMMITTEE TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND THE PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE.
SB 720 DURAZZO FROM THE NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO THE
UTILITIES AND ENERGY COMMITTEE,
SB 735 CORTEZ FROM THE LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE TO THE
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. SB 898
SKINNER FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, SB 1143 ALAN FROM THE
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND
TOXIC MATERIALS COMMITTEE, AND
THEN BACK TO THE NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE. SB 1428
ATKINS, FROM THE APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEE TO THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE AND SB 1440, LAIRD
FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND
SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS
COMMITTEE TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. MOVING
TO OUR GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS AND
ANNOUNCES CGRTS. FIRST OF ALL,
BEFORE I FORGET AND I KNOW
EVERYBODY WILL BE ANXIOUS TO
LEAVE AT THE END OF SESSION, A
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE
FATHERS OUT THERE. SO COMING UP
ON SUNDAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO
FIRST INTRODUCE OUR YOUNG
LEGISLATORS UP IN THE GALLERY.
THE OUR YOUNG LEGISLATORS ARE
HERE. THIS IS A 2024 CLASS FROM
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 50. THESE
YOUNG LEGISLATORS, ALONG WITH MY
DISTRICT FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
MARIA BRUNNER, WHO DIRECTS THE
GROUP, AND MY DISTRICT DIRECTOR,
MAHA RIZVI, TRAVELED HERE FROM
THE INLAND EMPIRE, FROM THE
BEAUTIFUL INLAND EMPIRE, ALL THE
WAY TO OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE
CAPITOL. THESE STUDENTS HAVE MET
ONCE A MONTH FOR THE PAST NINE
MONTHS TO LEARN ABOUT STATE
GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THEY'VE
ALSO WORKED ON BUILDING THEIR
LEADERSHIP SKILLS. MEMBERS,
PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME OUR
STUDENTS HERE TODAY. I'M VERY
PROUD OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THEM.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES
, YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I'D ALSO LIKE TO
INTRODUCE TO YOU A FEW GUESTS
WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE TODAY
FROM ROLLING START, INCLUDING
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LISA
HAYES, AND THE SYSTEMS ADVOCATE,
CHRISTINE BURKE. ROLLING START
WAS ONE OF OUR DISTINGUISHED
NONPROFITS OF THE YEAR IN MY
DISTRICT. THEY EDUCATE AND
EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
TO ACHIEVE THE INDEPENDENT LIFE
OF THEIR CHOICE AS A CENTER FOR
INDEPENDENT LIVING, ROLLING
START CULTIVATES A POWERFUL
COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH ALL
TYPES OF ABILITIES. LISA AND
CHRISTINE VERY GOOD FRIENDS.
I'VE KNOWN LISA FOR SO MANY
YEARS AND HAS DONE SUCH A
MAGNIFICENT JOB PUTTING TOGETHER
FUNDRAISING, HUSING AND FINDING
WAYS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY. BUT
THEY LEAD SUCH A WONDERFUL TEAM
ALSO WHO PROVIDE THESE CRITICAL
SERVICES THAT EMPOWER THE
INDEPENDENT LIVING MEMBERS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING LISA
AND CHRISTINE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES. AND WELCOME. WELCOME TO
YOUR GUESTS. MOVING TO BUSINESS
ON THE DAILY FILE SIX AND
READING FILE ITEMS ONE THROUGH
11. THE CLERK WILL READ SENATE
BILLS 940, 1150, 1369, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1442, WITH AMENDMENTS
251 948, WITH AMENDMENTS 977,
WITH AMENDMENTS 1123. WITH
AMENDMENTS 1500, WITH AMENDMENTS
1408. AND SENATE BILL 1328 WITH
AMENDMENTS. ALL BILLS WILL BE
DEEMED READ. ALL AMENDMENTS WILL
BE DEEMED ADOPTED. NOW MOVING TO
CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 13, AB
2268 BY MR. MURATSUCHI. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2268 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI. AN ACT RELATING TO
ENGLISH LEARNERS AND DECLARING
THE URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MR.
MURATSUCHI, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AB TWO 2268
IS BACK FOR CONCURRENCE SUPPORT.
SUPPORT SAID AMENDMENTS WERE
TECHNICAL IN NATURE. ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE AND IMMEDIATE
TRANSMITTAL TO THE GOVERNOR.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE 54 VOTES.
MEMBERS.
THIS REQUIRES 54 VOTES. MEMBERS.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 54. NÓ
ZERO. ON THE URGENCY. AYES 54.
NÓ ZERO ON THE BILL. AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN OR THE
CONCURRENT CONCURRENCE IN OF
SENATE AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 15, AB
2748 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2748 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FLORA. AN ACT RELATING TO
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS. MEMBER.
FLORA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ACCEPT
SENATE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
TECHNICAL IN NATURE. THIS BILL
HAS NO OPPOSITION AND
RESPECTFULLY, AFTER I VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 59. NO ZERO.
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN. WE
ARE PASSING TEMPORARILY ON FILE
ITEM 14. SHOULD I MENTION THAT
SOME MOVING TO FILE ITEM 16 AB
661 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO
PATTERSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 661 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JO PATTERSON, AN ACT
RELATING TO MOBILE HOME PARKS.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS I'M HERE TO
PRESENT AB 661. WE ONLY HAVE A
TECHNICAL CHANGES TAKEN IN THE
SENATE. NO CONCERN HAS EVER BEEN
EXPRESSED ON THIS BILL OTHER
THAN I WAS THE AUTHOR. WITH
THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO OTHER
OBJECTION, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. 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 55. NOES ZERO.
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 17 AB 2397
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN,
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2397 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN. AN ACT RELATING TO
CHILD SUPPORT. MEMBER WEINSTEIN,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS AB 2397
ALLOWS COURTS TO ORDER CHILD
SUPPORT TO BE PAID INTO A
SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST. THIS
PROTECTS A SUPPORTED CHILD WITH
DISABILITIES FROM LOSING THEIR
SSI BENEFITS. AMENDMENTS IN THE
SENATE WERE TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
THANK YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VÚI WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 60.
NO. ZERO. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. MOVING NOW TO THE
ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING ITEM
NUMBER 24, H.R. 93. CLERK WILL
READ HOUSE RESOLUTION 93 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BARNES AND
OTHERS. SELECT JUSTICE SACCO
NICATORIDAE. DOCTOR BAYNES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING,
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU ALL FOR
JOINING ME TODAY IN WELCOMING MY
COMMUNITY TO THE CHAMBERS, THE
SIKH COMMUNITY. CALIFORNIA IS
HOME TO MORE THAN HALF OF ALL
SIKH AMERICANS WHO CALL CITIES
LIKE BAKERSFIELD, FRESNO, LIVE
OAK, SACRAMENTO, SAN JOSE,
STOCKTON AND YUBA CITY THEIR
HOME. TODAY I AM PRESENTING A
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SAKA
NAKODA, A BARBARIC INCIDENT IN
THE SIKH HISTORY. IN 1986, IN
NAKODAR, PUNJAB, FOUR UNARMED
SIX STUDENTS WERE BRUTALLY
MURDERED BY STATE POLICE WHILE
ENGAGING IN THE FREE EXERCISE OF
THEIR RELIGION. RAVINDER SINGH,
BALBIR SINGH MULTANI, GILMAN
SINGH AND HARMINDER SINGH DIED
PROTECTING THE SRI GURU GRANTH
SAHIB, A HOLY SCRIPTURE IN THE
SIKH FAITH. TO MAKE MATTERS
WORSE, THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT HAS
SWEPT THIS EVENT UNDER THE RUG
FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. THIS
RESOLUTION IS TO CALL ATTENTION
TO THIS HORRIFIC EVENT AND TO
HONOR THOSE WHO DIED IN SAKA,
NAKODAR AND THE SIKH GENOCIDE.
WE MUST ADVOCATE FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF
ALL PEOPLE AND STAND IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE FAMILIES OF
THE VICTIMS OF THE NAKODAR
INCIDENT AND THE SIKH
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. IN
THEIR PURSUIT OF TRUTH AND
JUSTICE. THANK YOU EVERYONE AND
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING
COLLEAGUES, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
MY COLLEAGUE FROM KERN COUNTY AS
A REPRESENTATIVE OF. I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 20, ONE OF THE
MOST DIVERSE DISTRICTS IN THE
STATE. THAT INCLUDES MANY SIKH
AMERICANS, MANY HAVE SHARED
THEIR STORIES WITH MY COLLEAGUE
AND I OF THIS HORRIFIC INCIDENT.
AND THIS RESOLUTION ADVOCATES
FOR NOT JUST THEIR VOICE, BUT
AGAIN, THE TRUTH AND JUSTICE FOR
ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
WE'LL TAKE A SHOULD WE TAKE
WE'LL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL IN FAVOR
SAY AYE. OPPOSED. SAY NO. THE
AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. AND DOCTOR BAINS, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. YES. MEMBERS,
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING
MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY
THAT ARE SITTING RIGHT UP THERE.
BALDEEP GAUR, BALDEV SINGH,
MOTHER AND FATHER OF RAVINDER
SINGH LETRAN, THE ONLY SURVIVING
PARENTS FROM THE FOUR VICTIMS
FAMILIES. DOCTOR HARINDER SINGH
FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY, SHABEG
SINGH HAYER, MANVIR SINGH
DHILLON, MANDEEP SINGH SAINI,
PRABHJOT CORSINI, MANJEET KAUR,
SUKHDEV SINGH BANSAL, PARAMJIT
KAUR, MANDEEP SINGH, HARMAN
SINGH AND RAJVEER SINGH CHAHAL
FROM THE SANTA CLARA CITY
COUNCIL WHO IS A SANTA. SANTA
CLARA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AS
WELL. JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MY
GUESTS FROM THE SIKH COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAINS
AND WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 25 AB 2813
BY MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2813 WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS AB 2813 IS
A COMPANION MEASURE TO AK ONE,
WHICH THE LEGISLATURE PASSED
LAST YEAR. IT WILL ONLY BECOME
OPERATIVE IF AK ONE IS APPROVED
BY THE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER.
MEMBERS. THIS BILL INCLUDES
ROBUST GUARDRAILS TO PROTECT
VOTERS AND ENSURE FISCAL
OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY, AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THIS
REQUIRES 54 VOTES. MEMBERS I'M
SORRY, I'M SORRY. THIS IS A 4040
VOTES ON ADOPTION. WE CAN CLOSE
THE ROLL NOW. AYES 48. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE. ROLL! TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 48. NOES TWO. THE
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 28, ACR 208 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPIN, BUT
PRESENTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ADUS. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
208 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPIN AND
OTHERS RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA
STATE PARKS WEEK. ADUS. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT ACR 208, WHICH
CELEBRATES THE RICH DIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA'S STATE PARK SYSTEM.
AND HONORS THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
VISIT AND SAFEGUARD THESE
CHERISHED NATURAL RESOURCES.
CALIFORNIA MAINTAINS 280 STATE
PARK UNITS TO PRESERVE AND
PROTECT THE STATE'S NATURAL AND
CULTURAL HISTORY. STATE PARKS
RANGE FROM THE SMALL TO THE
MONUMENTAL, FROM DESERT TO
MOUNTAIN TO BEACH AND FOREST,
OFFERING A NEARLY ENDLESS RANGE
OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPERIENCE
IN THE NATURAL WORLD. THE
TAGLINE FOR THE 2024 STATE PARKS
WEEK IS THIS IS WHERE YOU LIVE.
THE TAGLINE PERFECTLY CAPTURES
HOW BLESSED WE ARE IN CALIFORNIA
TO LIVE AMONG SO MANY NATURAL
WONDERS AS CHAIR OF THE CENTRAL
COAST LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, I'M
ESPECIALLY PROUD TO HONOR OUR
STATE PARKS SUCH AS BIG SUR,
MONTANA DE ORO, AND HEARST
CASTLE THAT REFLECT THE
HISTORICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND
CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF OUR PARKS.
BY DESIGNATING A WEEK TO
CELEBRATE THESE REMARKABLE
SPACES IN ALL PARKS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, WE REAFFIRM OUR
COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING AND
PROMOTING ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS
FOR ALL CALIFORNIA FANS AND
MEMBERS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE AND FOR THE FIRST
ROLL TO BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
ADIS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPPIN.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY IT'S
ALL ABOUT CALIFORNIA STATE
PARKS, CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
ARE NOT JUST NATURAL AND
CULTURAL TREASURES. THEY'RE
VITAL SANCTUARIES THAT NOURISH
OUR SOULS AND FOSTER A SENSE OF
COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S KIND OF
NO COINCIDENCE THAT STATE PARKS
WEEKS FALL WITHIN THE MONTH OF
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS,
BECAUSE, LET'S FACE IT, WE CAN
FIND A LOT OF SOLITUDE AND A LOT
OF REJUVENATION IN OUR STATE
PARKS. EVEN LEGISLATORS CAN FIND
THAT KIND OF SOLACE AND
REJUVENATION. I PROMISE YOU
THAT, OUR PARKS INCLUDE SITES
WITH PRESERVED EVIDENCE OF OUR
DISTANT PAST, THE FOUNDATION OF
OUR STATE, AND TRUE WONDERS OF
NATURE, STATE PARKS WEEK, AS AT
THE START OF SUMMER, IS THE TIME
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PROGRAMS
OFFERED THROUGH STATE PARKS. THE
STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND MANY
NONPROFIT PARTNERS THAT WILL
FEATURE SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS
AND A BLEND OF IN-PERSON AND
VIRTUAL PROGRAMING FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS TO EXPLORE NEW
ADVENTURES AND DEEPEN THEIR
APPRECIATION FOR THESE NATURAL
WONDERS. BY CELEBRATING
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS WEEK, WE
HONOR THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF
THESE SPACES IN ENHANCING OUR
COLLECTIVE WELL-BEING. THE
CELEBRATION OF STATE PARKS WEEK
UNDERSCORES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
INCLUSION AND ACCESS,
EMPHASIZING THAT STATE PARKS ARE
FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY IN THEIR
OWN UNIQUE WAY. ADDITIONALLY,
THIS WEEK HIGHLIGHTS THE PIVOTAL
ROLE OF PARTNERSHIPS IN
SUSTAINING, ENRICHING THESE
OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES. COLLEAGUES
AS CHAIR OF WATER, PARKS AND
WILDLIFE, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR YOUR CO-AUTHORSHIP AND I
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PAPPIN ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIZ,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED WELL. GOOD
MORNING AND THANK YOU. I WASN'T
AWARE WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS,
AND I WAS INSPIRED BECAUSE
YESTERDAY WE HAD A STATE PARK
OPEN YESTERDAY IN MY DISTRICT,
DOS RIOS. I JUST WANT TO TELL
YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
DOS RIOS IS LOCATED ON THE
CONFLUENCE OF THE TUOLUMNE RIVER
AND THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER IN
CENTRAL VALLEY, WHERE RANCH LIFE
MEETS NATURE. DOS RIOS IS THE
LARGEST AND MOST UNIQUE
FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION PROJECT
IN CALIFORNIA, COMPLETED BY THE
RIVER PARTNERS ONCE FARMLAND,
NOW RESTORED, FLOODPLAIN DOS
RIOS PROVIDES THE PERFECT
HABITAT FOR SEVERAL PROTECTED
SPECIES. I WON'T GET INTO ALL
THE DETAILS ON THAT, BUT RABBITS
AND SOME RATS, SOME HAWKS, TROUT
AND EVEN SALMON, I GOT TO TAKE
PART IN IT YESTERDAY AND GO
CHECK IT OUT WITH MY WIFE AND I.
MY STAFF. AND IT WAS JUST GREAT
TO SEE PEOPLE GETTING OUT. AND
AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE, ESPECIALLY FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AS WELL, PEOPLE GET OUT
IN NATURE AND START TO ENJOY IT.
A LOT OF OUR KIDS NOW ARE
UNFORTUNATELY LOOKING MOSTLY AT
CELL PHONES OR SMART DEVICES,
AND THEY NEED TO GET BACK OUT
AND BE PART OF IT, AND I, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR EVERYBODY'S
AYE VOTE ALSO. AND IT ALSO IS A
CAUCUS PRIORITY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALANIZ. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED,
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ALSO
SUPPORT ACR 208, BUT I DO WANT
TO MAKE MY COLLEAGUES AWARE OF
TWO NEW PILOT PROGRAMS THAT OUR
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS ARE
OFFERING FOR OUR CALIFORNIA
FAMILIES. AND AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE
YOUNG CHILDREN OR YOU ARE
REPRESENTING FAMILIES WITH YOUNG
CHILDREN, ONE PROGRAM IS THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PARK ADVENTURE
PASS. AND THIS IS FOR ALL FOURTH
GRADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND
THIS IS A NEW PASS THAT PROVIDES
FREE ENTRY FOR FOURTH GRADERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES AT 54, SELECT
STATE PARKS THROUGH THE, STATE.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE
IS ALSO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
LIBRARY. PARKS PASS FREE. AND
THIS IS IF YOU ARE A LIBRARY,
MEMBER, YOU CAN GO TO YOUR LOCAL
LIBRARY AND THEY WILL HAVE STATE
PARK PASSES THAT ARE FREE. SO
AGAIN, AS WE ENTER OUR SUMMER
MONTHS AND WE LOOK FOR
ADVENTURE, LET'S MAKE IT, AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO THESE
PARKS AND OR ENJOY OURSELVES AND
LET'S SUPPORT ACR 208. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, WE CAN TAKE A VOTE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL Ó I'M SORRY. WE NEED TO
CHECK THAT. WE NEED TO TAKE
COAUTHORS FIRST SO THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS
. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. AS A COAUTHOR. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 66, NOES
ZERO. THERE ARE 66 COAUTHORS
ADDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND I AM I
WANT TO THANK ABOUT THIS
RESOLUTION, I HAVE A VERY LARGE
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT AND MORE STATE
PARKS IN OUR DISTRICT THAN ANY
OTHER DISTRICT IN THE IN THE
STATE. SO THIS IS A SPECIAL
RESOLUTION FOR ME. SO THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPAN AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADAMS. WE WILL
NOW MOVE TO SENATE. THIRD
SENATE, THIRD READING FILE ITEM
36 SB 74. SENATOR DODD BY MR.
CONNOLLY. THE CLERK WILL READ
SENATE BILL 74 WITH AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNOLLY. SO,
MEMBER CONNOLLY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF SENATOR DODD
TO AMEND SB 74. THESE AMENDMENTS
REMOVE THE CURRENT LANGUAGE OF
THE BILL AND INSTEAD WILL DELETE
THE 2029 SUNSET DATE ON CAL
FIRE'S OFFICE OF WILDFIRE
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT. RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
WE'LL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. OPPOSED? NO AYES HAVE IT.
THE AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. OUT
TO PRINT. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 38, SB 639. LIMÓN.
BY MR. ALVAREZ. THE CLERK WILL
READ SENATE BILL 639 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ. MEMBER ALVAREZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDING SB 639. THE AMENDMENTS
REMOVE COAUTHORS AND MOVE THE
BILL FROM THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
CODE TO THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS CODE. THE BILL WOULD
ADD ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA
TRAINING AS CONTINUING EDUCATION
AVAILABLE TO PHYSICIANS, NURSE
PRACTITIONERS, AND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS TO TREAT OLDER
CALIFORNIANS RESPECTFULLY.
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THESE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE BILL IS
OUT TO PRINT AND BACK ON FILE.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 40, SB 445
PORTANTINO BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER CLERK WILL READ A SENATE
BILL 445 WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. BERNER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE
THIS MORNING TO PRESENT FLOOR
AMENDMENTS TO SB 445. THESE
AMENDMENTS WOULD REQUIRE THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND ISSUE
GUIDANCE BY JULY 1ST, 2025, ON
BEST PRACTICES AND TRANSLATING A
STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM, KNOWN AS AN IEP,
DOCUMENTS INTO THE NATIVE
LANGUAGE OF THE PARENTS WHO
DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. AMENDMENTS
WOULD ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE
TRANSLATION OF A STATEWIDE IEP
TEMPLATE, CURRENTLY BEING
FINALIZED BY THE CALIFORNIA
COLLABORATIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE ON THESE
AMENDMENTS. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
WE'LL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THESE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE
AYES HAVE IT. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT BACK ON FILE. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 45 SB 577, SENATOR
HURTADO BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 577, WITH AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON.
MEMBER CALDERON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AMENDMENTS TO SB 577 BY
SENATOR HURTADO MAKE CHANGES TO
CORRECT ERRORS IN EXISTING LAW
AND REMOVE REPEALED SECTIONS.
THESE CORRECTIONS ARE NECESSARY
TO ESTABLISH CONSISTENCY WITH
RELATED STATUTES IN THE
INSURANCE CODE. THANK YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. I CAN'T HEAR YOU FOLKS ARE.
THANK YOU. OPPOSED? SAY NO. THAT
WAS GOOD. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
BILL IS OUT TO PRINT AND BACK ON
FILE MEMBERS PURSUANT TO
ASSEMBLY RULE 77.2, I AM RE
REFERRING THE FOLLOWING BILLS TO
COMMITTEE. ITEM 36 SB 74 DODD TO
THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE. ITEM 38 SB 639 LIMÓN
TO THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
COMMITTEE. ITEM 40 SB 445
PORTANTINO TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE AND ITEM 45 SB 557 TO
THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE. MOVING
NOW TO ITEM 42. SB 154. THE
CLERK WILL READ SENATE BILL 154
BY THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
FISCAL REVIEW, AN ACT RELATING
TO EDUCATION FINANCE, AND
DECLARE THE URGENCY THEREOF TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MR.
GABRIEL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES, I AM
PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 154, OUR
EDUCATION FUNDING BUDGET TRAILER
BILL THAT WILL PROTECT SCHOOL
FUNDING NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
IMPORTANTLY THIS BILL ADOPTS AN
APPROACH CONSISTENT WITH THE
RECENT AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BY
THE GOVERNOR AND EDUCATION
STAKEHOLDERS THAT WILL SUSPEND
PROPOSITION 98. BUT OUR BUDGET
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
EDUCATION. IN SO DOING, SB 154
WILL LOCK IN A CONSTITUTIONAL
GUARANTEE THAT SCHOOLS WILL
RECEIVE ESSENTIAL FUNDING NOW
AND IN THE FUTURE. AND LET ME BE
CLEAR, THIS BILL DOES NOT REDUCE
CLASSROOM FUNDING. ON THE
CONTRARY, IT INCREASES PER PUPIL
SPENDING TO OVER $24,000 PER
STUDENT AND PROVIDES A GUARANTEE
THAT SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE EVEN
MORE CRITICAL FUNDING IN FUTURE
YEARS. THAT IS WHY THIS APPROACH
IS SUPPORTED BY THE STRONGEST
CHAMPIONS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION,
INCLUDING OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS
. WE HAVE SAID FROM THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THAT
PROTECTING CLASSROOM FUNDING IS
A TOP PRIORITY FOR ASSEMBLY
DEMOCRATS, AND THIS BILL HONORS
THAT COMMITMENT. FOR THAT
REASON, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE ON SB 154. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. FLORA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL. PROP 98 ALLOCATED
SPENDING FOR EDUCATION. THE ONLY
REASON WE NEED TO FIX THE
EDUCATION FUNDING THIS YEAR IS
BECAUSE THE BUDGET THIS BODY
BLINDLY RELIED ON THE GOVERNOR'S
WILDLY OVERESTIMATED REVENUES
LAST YEAR, AND WE HAVE OVER
APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR PROP 98.
THIS SHOULD TEACH US, TEACH THIS
BODY A HUGE LESSON. IN THE WORDS
OF RONALD REAGAN, TRUST BUT
VERIFY IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
TO KEEP IN MIND. THE GOVERNOR
HAS PROVEN THAT WE NEED TO
VERIFY HIS NUMBERS BEFORE TAKING
HIS WORD ON THEM. STATE REVENUES
HAVE DECREASED SINCE PROP 98 WAS
PASSED, AND NOW WE HAVE A SCHOOL
, A PUBLIC SCHOOL RESERVE
ACCOUNT TO ADDRESS A SHORTFALL.
SO WHY ARE WE SUSPENDING PROP
98? THIS BILL IS DANGEROUS
BECAUSE IT KICKS OFF A
COMPLICATED SHELL GAME OF
SUSPENSIONS AND DEFERRALS, AND
THE CREATION OF MAINTENANCE
FACTORS TO BALANCE EDUCATION
FUNDING IN JANUARY AND MAY, THE
GOVERNOR PROPOSED A SOLUTION
WITHOUT SUSPENDING PROP 98. THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
ALSO OFFERED ALTERNATIVE
SOLUTIONS WITHOUT SUSPENDING
PROP 98. THIS CAN BE DONE
WITHOUT SUSPENDING PROP 98 BY
USING RESERVES WITHOUT
MANIPULATING PROP 98 FORMULAS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
OR YOUR NO VOTE. OH NO, WE'RE
JUST GETTING. WHAT'D YOU SAY?
OKAY THANK YOU. MR. LARA MR. JOE
PATTERSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS.
IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW IN THE VICE
CHAIRS FOOTSTEPS AFTER THAT
ENDING STATEMENT. I RISE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS FOR TWO
REASONS. ONE IS THAT WAS
HIGHLIGHTED BY OUR VICE CHAIR.
IT SUSPENDS THE MINIMUM
GUARANTEE FUNDING FOR PROP 98,
AND IT CREATES THIS MATE TO PAY
BACK. AND IT COULD TAKE UP TO 15
YEARS TO PAY BACK. AND EVERY
TIME WE'VE DONE THIS, IT HASN'T
WORKED OUT VERY WELL. AND SO
BASICALLY WE'RE TAKING A LOAN
OUT ON THE BACKS OF OUR
STUDENTS. AND THAT'S WRONG.
SECONDLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
AND I WILL RECOGNIZE THE
LEGISLATURE HAS RIGHTFULLY
DETERMINED THAT IT DOESN'T WORK
FOR THE GOVERNOR. AND ONE OF THE
THINGS IT DID IS IT RESOUNDINGLY
REJECTED THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL
TO FUND ELECTRIC BUSSES WITH
$395 MILLION FROM INCLUSIVE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT ARE
DEDICATED TO KIDS WITH
DISABILITIES. SO THAT'S A
POSITIVE THING. HOWEVER, IT
STILL TAKES THE $395 MILLION,
TAKES A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF
THAT, AND PUTS IT INTO THE LOCAL
CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA. IN
OTHER WORDS, THERE'S NO
GUARANTEE THAT DISTRICTS ARE
GOING TO BE FUNDING THESE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR KIDS WITH
DISABILITIES. WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
HAPPENS. AND THIS BUDGET
PROPOSAL MISSES OUT ON THAT
PROMISE TO THOSE STUDENTS. SO
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A NO VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON. MR. MURATSUCHI, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THIS MEASURE, AS A FORMER
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER THAT
SURVIVED THE GREAT RECESSION AND
ALL OF THE BUDGET CUTS, DURING,
STARTING IN 2008. YOU KNOW, I
WAS AFRAID WHEN WE WERE LOOKING
AT THE MASSIVE BUDGET DEFICIT
PROJECTIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR
THAT THIS YEAR WAS GOING TO BE
THE YEAR THAT WE WERE GOING TO
HAVE TO CUT CLASSROOM FUNDING.
BUT THANKS TO OUR OUR
LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP AND THE
GOVERNOR WORKING WITH EDUCATION
STAKEHOLDERS, WE ARE, AS OUR
BUDGET CHAIR INDICATED, WE ARE
PROTECTING CLASSROOM FUNDING AND
WE ARE, PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY
OF PROPOSITION 98, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE
SUSPENSION IS NECESSARY IN ORDER
TO BE ABLE TO PAY BACK THE
MAINTENANCE FACTOR OVER TIME.
WHAT THE BOTTOM LINE FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IS THAT THIS PROVIDES
STABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY FOR
ALL OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
THAT WAS THE DESIGN AND THE
INTENT AND THE PURPOSE OF
PROPOSITION 98 TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THAT STABILITY OF
FUNDING. WITH THIS MAINTENANCE
FACTOR BEING GUARANTEED, BEING
NEGOTIATED TO, TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE
GOING FORWARD. THAT IS WHY THIS
THIS MEASURE IS SO SIGNIFICANT.
I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
THE ONLY REASON WHY WE'RE ABLE
TO PROTECT CLASSROOM FUNDING,
PROTECT OUR SCHOOLS FROM FROM
BUDGET CUTS IS BECAUSE OF THE
PROPOSITION 9988 RAINY DAY
RESERVE FUND. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE
THAT RAINY DAY RESERVE, WE WOULD
BE CUTTING CLASSROOM FUNDING.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF YOU
THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE LONGER THAN I AM,
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE RAINY DAY
FUND. BOTH THE PROPOSITION 98
RAINY DAY FUND, AS WELL AS THE
GENERAL FUND RAINY DAY RESERVE,
BECAUSE NOW IT'S RAINING. THIS
IS THE TIME THAT WE'RE DRAWING
FROM THE RAINY DAY FUND. THANKS
TO ALL OF OUR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING
MONIES INTO THE RAINY DAY FUNDS
OVER THE YEARS. YOU KNOW, DURING
THE GOOD BUDGET YEARS. NOW IT'S
TIME TO DRAW ON THAT. BUT THAT,
YOU KNOW, THE RAINY DAY FUND IS
THE REASON WHY WE'RE ABLE TO
PROTECT OUR CLASSROOMS, OUR
SCHOOLS FROM BUDGET CUTS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR. MURATSUCHI.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE,
MR. GABRIEL? YEAH THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I WANT TO THANK OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM TORRANCE FOR HIS
VERY THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS, JUST
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS
RAISED BY THE OPPOSITION, I WILL
SAY I COME AT THIS NOT ONLY AS A
LEGISLATOR, BUT ALSO AS A FATHER
OF CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF TWO SOON TO BE THREE
YOUNG BOYS IN LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED. AND PART OF THE REASON
THAT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT
THIS PROPOSAL IS THAT IT
INCREASES PER PUPIL FUNDING. AND
IT IS I THINK I HEARD SOMEBODY
SAY THAT SOMEHOW THIS IS
BALANCING THE BUDGET ON THE
BACKS OF OUR STUDENTS. NOTHING
COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.
THAT IS WHY THE APPROACH THAT WE
ARE ADOPTING TODAY IS ONE THAT
IS URGED BY THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, BY
EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS, BY THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE GROUND AND
WANT FUNDING FOR OUR KIDS IN OUR
CLASSROOMS. AND I THINK WHAT
PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY WANT IS
NOT SOME COMPLICATED
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ALL OF
THIS, WHICH WHICH WE ARE VERY
MUCH ON FIRM CONSTITUTIONAL
FOOTING. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE
DOING THIS. BUT WHAT THEY WANT
TO KNOW IS, IS MONEY COMING BACK
TO MY COMMUNITY? IS THERE GOING
TO BE MONEY IN OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO SUPPORT MY KIDS? AND
I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THIS
STATISTIC BECAUSE I THINK THIS
TELLS THE ENTIRE STORY, NOT ONLY
ARE WE LOCKING IN A
CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE TO FUND
SCHOOLS IN THE FUTURE, LAST
YEAR, OUR BUDGET FUNDED STUDENTS
AT JUST A SHADE OVER $22,000 PER
PUPIL. THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WILL
BE OVER $24,000 PER PUPIL. WE
ARE DOING RIGHT BY STUDENTS, BY
EDUCATORS, BY PARENTS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ON
BEHALF OF ALL OF THEM,
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE.
VOTE ON SB 154. THANK YOU, MR.
GABRIEL. AND WITH THAT, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE A VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
60. NOES 14. MEASURE PASSES SIX.
I'M SORRY. AYES 6014. ON THE
URGENCY. AYES 6014 ON THE BILL.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. IMMEDIATE
TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 43, SB 167
BY THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
FISCAL REVIEW, THE CLERK WILL
READ. SENATE BILL 167 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW AND ACT RELATING TO
TAXATION AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. REMEMBER,
GABRIEL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 167, OUR
REVENUE TRAILER BILL, WHICH
INCLUDES PROVISIONS THAT ARE
FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR ABILITY TO
DELIVER A BALANCED BUDGET. TO DO
SO, SB 167 ADOPTS THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL TO DELAY AND ADJUST
CERTAIN TAX CREDITS AND
DEDUCTIONS, INCLUDING THE NET
OPERATING LOSS DEDUCTION IN
RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK FROM THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY. THIS BILL
INCLUDES INTENT LANGUAGE THAT WE
WILL PROVIDE REFUNDABILITY FOR
CERTAIN BUSINESS TAX CREDITS, AS
WELL AS IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO ADVERSE
IMPACTS ON SMALL, LOCAL,
INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES. SB 167
ALSO CLARIFIES EXISTING
CORPORATE TAX APPORTIONMENT TO
CONFORM TO PAST PRACTICE ON THE
ATTRIBUTION OF CORPORATE INCOME
FOR MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS,
AND ADOPTS OTHER REVENUE
PROPOSALS ADVANCED BY THE
GOVERNOR IN HIS JANUARY AND MAY
BUDGET PROPOSALS. FINALLY, SB
167 PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE RELATED TO
THOSE POSTPONEMENT OF CERTAIN
TAX RELATED DEADLINES IN
CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING A
DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY
COLLEAGUES. SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THIS YEAR, WE HAVE CAREFULLY
AND THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED
REVENUE OPTIONS, WHICH ARE
CRITICAL TO BALANCING THE BUDGET
AND PROTECTING OUR SOCIAL SAFETY
NET. CLASSROOM FUNDING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND OTHER
CRITICAL PRIORITIES. AND AT THE
SAME TIME, WE HAVE STOOD FIRM IN
OUR COMMITMENT THAT THERE WILL
BE NO BROAD BASED TAX INCREASES
ON INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES. THIS
MEASURE HONORS THAT COMMITMENT
AND PROVIDES REVENUE NECESSARY
TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET. FOR THAT
REASON, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
GABRIEL. MR. FLORA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL. SO NO MATTER WHAT I
SAY AT THE END, I OPPOSE THIS
BILL. SO JUST BE THAT VERY CLEAR
ON THIS. THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE
THIS BILL TODAY IS BECAUSE THE
GOVERNOR FRIVOLOUSLY
OVERESTIMATED REVENUES LAST
YEAR, AND WE SPENT BEYOND OUR
MEANS. NOW WE HAVE A NOW WE ARE
SCRAMBLING FOR MORE REVENUES TO
CLOSE THE BUDGET DEFICIT. EVEN
THE GOVERNOR STATED THAT WE ARE
NOWHERE. THERE WERE NO NEW TAXES
IN THIS BUDGET. IN ADDITION TO
ANOTHER 3 BILLION INCREASE IN
MCO TAXES. THIS BILL WOULD
INCREASE TAXES ON EMPLOYERS BY
MORE THAN $18 BILLION OVER THE
NEXT THREE YEARS, INCREASING
TAXES ON EMPLOYERS IS AN ECONOMY
KILLER AND WILL DO NOTHING TO
HELP US IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS
THE THIRD TIME THAT WE HAVE
SUSPENDED A NET OPERATING LOSS
DEDUCTIONS IN THE PAST 15 YEARS,
AND THE SECOND TIME WE'VE
SUSPENDED THE RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT IN THE PAST
FOUR YEARS. OUR CITIZENS ARE NOT
HERE TO PROVIDE OVERDRAFT
PROTECTIONS. WE CAN'T CONTINUE
TO MAKE UP THE LIE THAT TAX
INCREASES ARE A SOLUTION TO BAD
MANAGEMENT, AND TO CONTINUE TO
STABILIZE PRIVATE SECTOR
EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE THE ENGINE
OF OUR ECONOMY. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR NO
VOTE ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND COLLEAGUES.
MEMBERS, TODAY I RISE IN
OPPOSITION BEFORE AT THE END,
OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL 167.
THIS MEASURE UNFAIRLY TARGETS
BUSINESS AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED
BUSINESS THE MOST. A HEALTHY
BUSINESS CLIMATE PRODUCES MORE
JOBS, WHICH MEANS MORE WORKERS
WHO MAKE REGULAR WITHHOLDING
INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TO THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THIS INCLUDES
WORKERS AT ALL LEVELS, NOT JUST
THE 1. WHEN THE STATE MAKES IT
DIFFICULT FOR BUSINESS TO
OPERATE PROFITABLY, BUSINESSES
AND OFTEN THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE
TEMPTED TO LEAVE TO A MORE
BUSINESS FRIENDLY STATE, AND THE
GENERAL TREASURY TAKES A HIT IN
2023. THIS EXODUS DECREASED
REVENUES BY APPROXIMATELY $40
BILLION, SUSPENDING THE USE OF
NET OPERATING LOSS.
CARRYFORWARDS MAKES THE
CALIFORNIA TAX SYSTEM LESS FAIR
AND DISCOURAGES JOB CREATING
INVESTMENTS IN THIS STATE.
ULTIMATELY, IT LEADS TO A LESS
EQUITABLE TAX SYSTEM, ALLOWING
BUSINESSES TO CARRY FORWARD NET
OPERATING LOSSES AND DEDUCT
THESE LOSSES FROM THEIR INCOME
OVER FUTURE YEARS. ALLOWS
CALIFORNIA COMPANIES TO SMOOTH
THEIR PROFITS AND LOSSES SUCH
THAT BUSINESSES WITH SIMILAR
PROFITS OVER TIME PAY SIMILAR
TAXES. WITHOUT THIS, SMOOTHING,
BUSINESSES IN RISKIER OR MORE
INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES SUCH AS
TECHNOLOGY VÆ, MOTION PICTURE
AND TRANSPORTATION SECTORS COULD
END UP PAYING MORE TAXES THAN
BUSINESSES WITH SIMILAR BUT MORE
STABLE PROFITS. APPROVAL OF THIS
PROPOSAL WILL HAVE DISALLOWED
NOEL NET OPERATING LOSS
DEDUCTIONS IN NEARLY HALF OF THE
YEARS BETWEEN 2008 AND 2027,
MAKING IT COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE
AND CALIFORNIA, A MORE BUSINESS
HOSTILE STATE. THIS YEAR, WE HAD
AN ESTIMATED $73 BILLION
DEFICIT. UNFORTUNATELY ACCORDING
TO TAX AND BUSINESS EXPERTS, SB
67 167 SOLUTION IS A
MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS
TAX INCREASE. THIS WILL NOTABLY
LEAD TO THE COST OF GOODS
INCREASING AND POTENTIAL JOB
LOSSES. CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE
SECOND HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
IN THE COUNTRY. UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS DO NOT PAY
WITHHOLDING TAXES, WHICH IS
OBVIOUSLY ANOTHER HIT ON THE
TREASURY. PUNISHING BUSINESS IS
NOT THE ANSWER, ESPECIALLY MUCH
OF THE LOSS AND TAX REVENUE CAN
BE TRACED BACK TO LOWER THAN
EXPECTED. PAYROLL TAXES AND
CAPITAL GAINS DO NOT PUNISH THE
TAX PRODUCERS. 98.8% OF ALL
BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA IN 2023
IS SMALL BUSINESS DEFINED AS
BUSINESSES WITH FEWER THAN 500
EMPLOYEES AND MANY, MANY OF
THESE BUSINESSES ANNUAL TAX
REVENUE EXCEEDS TAX EXCEEDS $1
MILLION. THEY'RE THEREFORE
QUALIFYING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL. SMALL
BUSINESS. THE NUMBERS OF SMALL
BUSINESS DROPPED OVER 2% LAST
YEAR. THIS DECLINE IS THE FIRST
IN AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS AND
FOLLOWS ONE OF THE SLOWEST
ANNUAL REVENUE GROWTH RATES IN
RECENT YEARS. ANOTHER BIG DROP
IN A KEY REVENUE SOURCE OF THE
4.1 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES,
3.3 MILLION ARE ONE PERSON RUN
AND OPERATED, ESTABLISHED. IT'S
EASY FOR THESE SMALL BUSINESSES
TO LEAVE CALIFORNIA AND TAKE
THEIR TAX PAYMENTS ELSEWHERE.
HOW DO THESE NUMBERS RELATE TO
THE BUDGET? IT'S SIMPLY A BIG
HIT ON THIS BUDGET, AND $20.4
BILLION OF LOST TAX REVENUE AND
MOVED OUT OF CALIFORNIA. IT'S
EASY TO CONNECT THE DOTS TO THE
DEFICIT. WE ARE CLEARLY SEEING
THAT BUSINESSES ARE LEAVING AND
PAYING THESE TAXES IN OTHER
STATES, OR NOT PAYING INCOME
TAXES IN STATES LIKE ARIZONA,
TEXAS, FLORIDA, NEVADA, WYOMING,
AND MORE WITH LOW OR ZERO STATE
INCOME TAX RATES. AND THE LAO
HAS DOCUMENTED THIS DATA. THE
SUSTAIN AND ANTI-BUSINESS
CLIMATE IS TAKING A TOLL ON THE
REVENUE BASE IN CALIFORNIA, AND
SB 167 WILL ONLY ADD TO THIS
SPECIFICALLY SUSPENDING THE
NOEL, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR
BUSINESS GROWTH, WILL HAVE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS AND WILL BE
SEEN AS IT IS AS A DIRECT TAX
INCREASE. IT ALSO REVISES THE
TAX LAW FOR CORPORATIONS TO PAY
MORE TAXES IN CALIFORNIA. THIS
IS FOLLY. WHY KILL THE GOOSE
THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG GOING
FORWARD? IT IS LIKELY THAT THE
STATE'S REVENUES WILL COME IN
UNDER PROJECTION AND WILL CREATE
A HEIGHTENED RISK THAT THE STATE
WILL FACE ADDITIONAL SHORTFALLS
NEXT YEAR. WE'RE JUST PUSHING
THIS PROBLEM FORWARD. FOR THESE
REASONS, I CANNOT SUPPORT SB 167
AND I ASK THAT YOU VOTE NO TO A
STRONG NO TO PROTECT BUSINESS
AND EMPLOYEES AND OUR TAX
REVENUES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MR. DIXON. MEMBERS,
PLEASE. YOUR RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO THE DEBATE, PLEASE.
SOME MEMBER, JOE PATTERSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS WHEN THE
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED HIS, MAY
REVISE PROPOSAL, WHICH THIS
CONTAINS A LOT OF HIS ELEMENTS,
HE SAID IN HIS PRESS RELEASE
FIVE TIMES THAT THERE WERE NO
TAX INCREASES. BUT I THINK
PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THIS MEASURE.
SB 167 HAS $18 BILLION IN TAX
INCREASES. MEMBERS, PLEASE.
PLEASE PROCEED. WELL, THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I'LL JUST SAY
AGAIN, WE HAVE $18 BILLION IN
TAX INCREASES IN THIS PROPOSAL,
RIGHT HERE. AND, WHILE I
APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S BEEN
SOME WORKING WITH THE OPPOSITION
ON, ODDLY, THIS BUDGET MEASURE
HAS ZERO SUPPORT. NOT A SINGLE
LETTER OF SUPPORT. AND A VERY,
VERY, VERY, VERY LONG LIST OF
OPPOSITION, MAYBE MORE THAN I'VE
EVER SEEN ON ANY MEASURE, EVER.
SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A NO VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WELL, AS
OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBERS HAVE TALKED
TODAY, THOSE ARE THE FACTS.
THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS. SO I'M
JUST GOING TO TALK REALITY RIGHT
NOW. WE'RE LOOKING AT BASICALLY
WHAT WE'RE DOING. IF YOU PASS
THIS YOU ARE CUTTING OFF THE
HAND THAT FEEDS YOU. WE'RE
TALKING WE ALMOST LOST $30
BILLION OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE
LEFT THIS STATE. AND YET YOU'RE
GOING TO GET 18, $18 BILLION
OVER THREE YEARS. WE'VE CUT THE
FINGERS OFF EVERY YEAR. THIS
HAND'S GONE. WHAT DO THEY HAVE
LEFT? THEY HAVE THEIR FEET. AND
TRUST ME, THEY WILL LEAVE AS
SOON AS THEY CAN. WE'RE GOING
BACK THREE YEARS. WE'RE GOING TO
DO 20, 24, 2025, 2026, SOMETHING
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO
WITH. YOU'RE GOING TO WATCH
UNEMPLOYMENT GO UP BECAUSE A LOT
OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE LEAVING,
BUT THOSE THAT THEY EMPLOYED
CAN'T AFFORD TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW,
THE ONLY CONSTITUTIONAL
REQUIREMENT WE HAVE IS TO PASS
THIS BUDGET. WE DON'T HAVE TO
PASS THIS TRAILER BILL RIGHT NOW
. I SAY, WHY DON'T WE TAKE A
STEP BACK AND GO AND COME TO THE
TABLE? YOU GUYS, THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. WE HAVE
TIME TO DO THIS. LET'S LOOK AT
THIS REVENUE AND LET'S MAKE SURE
WE'RE NOT BASICALLY CUTTING OFF
THE OTHER HAND, I KNOW WE ALL
STAND UP HERE AND WE TALK ABOUT,
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M WE'RE
BUSINESS FRIENDLY. CALIFORNIA
REALLY? WITH $30 BILLION
LEAVING. THAT'S THAT'S A
BUSINESS FRIENDLY. I DON'T THINK
SO. SO I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES
RIGHT NOW WE CAN DO THIS. WHY
DON'T WE WORK ACROSS THE AISLE?
WHY DON'T WE TAKE A STEP BACK ON
THIS AGAIN? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE PASSED TODAY. WE CAN DO
BETTER FOR OUR BUSINESSES. WE
CAN DO BETTER FOR CALIFORNIANS.
REALLY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. LET'S
DO THIS. LET'S SHOW CALIFORNIANS
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY WORK
TOGETHER AND THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT
? SMALL BUSINESSES, BECAUSE YOU
TALK ABOUT CORPORATIONS WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE VERBIAGE HERE,
MAJORITY OF THOSE CORPORATIONS
ARE STILL MOM AND POPS $1
MILLION REVENUE. THAT'S NOTHING.
AFTER YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE
PAYING OUT, WHO THEY'RE
EMPLOYING, WE'VE LOST 10,000
JOBS IN FAST FOOD BECAUSE OF
WHAT LEGISLATION HAS PASSED. WE
CAN DO THIS AND WE CAN DO IT
RIGHT. BUT I ASK YOU, LET'S COME
TOGETHER. JUST ABSTAIN. RIGHT
NOW. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUPPORT
THIS. LET'S COME BACK. THEY
DESERVE BETTER. OUR BUSINESSES
DESERVE BETTER. YOU WANT TO
REALLY BRING REVENUE INTO THIS
STATE AND TURN IT AROUND. THIS
IS THE ONLY WAY IT'S GOING TO
GO. BECAUSE REALLY, THIS IS THE
REVENUE THAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO
PAY FOR ALL THOSE TRAILER BILLS
COMING IN. SO I ASK YOU, COME
AND SENSE, LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
JUST TAKE A STEP BACK. YOU'VE
GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW
THOSE IN YOUR DISTRICT, ALL
CALIFORNIANS, BECAUSE WE VOTE
FOR ALL DISTRICTS. WE'VE GOT THE
OPPORTUNITY. TAKE A STEP BACK.
LET'S COME TO THE TABLE. LET'S
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AND SHOW THAT
WE DO HAVE COMMON SENSE AND WE
CARE ABOUT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GALLAGHER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
JUST BRIEFLY, I JUST WANT TO
GIVE YOU ALL A VIEW OF WHY THIS
IS BAD POLICY AND WHY THIS
HURTS, EVERYDAY CALIFORNIANS IS,
NET NET NET OPERATING LOSSES,
YOU KNOW, ALLOWS YOU TO DEDUCT
LOSSES THAT YOU'VE HAD AGAINST
FUTURE EARNINGS, AND FUTURE
INCOME. AND SO RIGHT NOW, JUST
TWO, TWO GOOD EXAMPLES OF FOLKS
THAT ARE DEALING WITH THIS ARE
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THIS STATE.
COSTS HAVE SKYROCKETED. WE HAVE
RETAIL THEFT, WHICH WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT A LOT. THEFT OF INVENTORY
THAT HAVE CAUSED BIG LOSSES TO A
LOT OF THESE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS, RETAILERS, SMALL
RETAILERS, COSTS HAVE GONE UP
ACROSS THE BOARD. INFLATION HAS
SKYROCKETED. SO ALL OF THEIR
COSTS ARE UP AND THEY'RE LOSING
MONEY. AND SO IN FUTURE YEARS
UNDER THIS POLICY, THEY'RE GOING
TO BE RESTRICTED IN DEDUCTING
THOSE LOSSES AGAINST FUTURE
INCOME, ANOTHER ONE FARMERS. AND
I'VE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THIS A
LOT. FARMERS IN THE STATE A LOT
ARE A LOT ARE EXPERIENCING
RECORD LOW COMMODITY PRICES.
THEY CAN'T CONTROL THE PRICE OF
THEIR COMMODITY. THEY DON'T GET
TO CHARGE MORE FOR THE FOOD THAT
THEY ARE PRODUCING IN THIS
STATE. MEANWHILE COSTS HAVE GONE
UP EXPONENTIALLY FOR FERTILIZER
FOR FUEL. THAT'S A BIG ONE.
INSURANCE LOSS. ALL OF THESE
COSTS HAVE GONE UP. THEY'RE
EXPERIENCING RECORD LOSSES.
RIGHT. AND YOU'RE GOING TO SAY,
SORRY, YOU CAN'T DEDUCT THOSE
OFF YOUR FUTURE. INCOME. THAT'S
THAT YOU HAVE IN IN FUTURE YEARS
IS TO THE TUNE OF $18 BILLION.
SO YOU'RE TAKING $18 BILLION OUT
OF THEIR POCKETS WHEN THEY'VE
BEEN SADDLED WITH THESE RECORD
LOSSES AND WON'T BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE THAT. THAT'S THAT'S TO
ME, THAT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT
THE RIGHT WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS.
AND THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS AND
THESE ARE FAMILIES THAT ARE PART
OF THESE BUSINESSES. THESE ARE
PEOPLE THAT NEED THIS MONEY FOR
THEIR FAMILIES. AND TO SUPPORT
THEIR FAMILIES. AND BY THE WAY,
ALSO TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR
EMPLOYEES. SO I JUST THINK THIS
IS THE WRONG POLICY. IT'S NOT A
WAY TO, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY KIND
OF TAKE THIS OUT OF THE BACKS OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY SUFFERING
QUITE A BIT IN THIS ECONOMY AND
UNDER THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
THAT WE HAVE IN THIS STATE AND
UNDER THE HIGH COSTS THAT WE
HAVE IN THIS STATE, IS THE WRONG
THING TO DO. SO I URGE YOU TO
VOTE NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR. GALLAGHER. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, MR.
GABRIEL, YOU MAY CLOSE. YEAH.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER. I APPRECIATE THE
THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO
CRAFT IN A VERY THOUGHTFUL AND
TARGETED WAY TO PROTECT OUR
INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND SMALL
BUSINESSES. I WILL SUGGEST WE
HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION
TO DELIVER A BALANCED BUDGET.
AND THIS BILL IS FUNDAMENTAL TO
OUR OBLIGATION TO DELIVER THAT
BALANCED BUDGET. WE CANNOT DO IT
WITHOUT THIS BILL. SO WITH THAT,
I WOULD WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
VOTE FOR IT. AND I'D ALSO JUST
REMIND THEM, YOU KNOW, WE HEARD
A LOT OF FOLKS CHEERLEADING
AGAINST CALIFORNIA. FORTUNE
ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH
THAT CALIFORNIA IS NOW THE HOME
TO THE MOST FORTUNE 500
COMPANIES OF ANY STATE IN THE
UNION, AND THAT IS THE FIRST
TIME SINCE 2014 THAT THAT HAS
HAPPENED. SO I BELIEVE IN
CALIFORNIA. I BELIEVE IN
CALIFORNIA. BUSINESSES
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE ON SB 167. THANK YOU, MR.
GABRIEL. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 55, NOES 18. ON
THE URGENCY. AYES 5955. NÓ 18.
ON THE MEASURE. MEASURE PASSES
WITHOUT OBJECTION. IMMEDIATE
TRANSMISSION. TRANSMITTAL TO THE
SENATE. MADAM MAJORITY LEADER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. MR. SPEAKER,
THE BUDGET BILL AB 107 HAS BEEN
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL TO
TAKE UP AB 107 TODAY WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO FILE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONCURRENCE IN SENATE
AMENDMENTS. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE MATTER MOVING
NOW WITHOUT REFERENCE TO FILE AB
107 BY MR. GABRIEL. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 107 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL. AN ACT
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BUDGET
BILL. SO, GABRIEL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT AB
107, OUR LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
BILL. COLLEAGUES SINCE LAST
NOVEMBER, WE HAVE KNOWN THAT
THIS WOULD BE A DIFFICULT YEAR
FOR OUR STATE BUDGET. WE KNEW
THAT OUR FISCAL CHALLENGES WOULD
REQUIRE DIFFICULT CHOICES AND
PAINFUL CUTS. BUT RATHER THAN
SHY AWAY FROM THESE CHALLENGES,
WE DECIDED TO FACE THEM HEAD ON
WITH CLEAR RESOLVE TO DO RIGHT
BY THE HARDWORKING CALIFORNIANS
WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO REPRESENT.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN THIS
MOMENT, THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA
EXPECT GOVERNMENT TO TIGHTEN ITS
BELT AND BALANCE THE BUDGET LIKE
FAMILIES DO EVERY MONTH. BUT WE
ALSO KNOW THAT THEY WANT US TO
PROTECT CORE PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO
OUR COMMUNITIES. AND THAT IS
WHAT THIS LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
DOES. THE PROCESS OF CRAFTING
THIS BUDGET BEGAN ALMOST FIVE
MONTHS AGO. OUR MISSION, AS
DIRECTED BY THE SPEAKER, WAS TO
MAKE THIS A TRANSPARENT AND
INCLUSIVE PROCESS THAT WOULD
DELIVER A BUDGET THAT REFLECTS
THE VALUES AND PRIORITIES OF THE
COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. I'M
GRATEFUL FOR THE THOUSANDS OF
ADVOCATES AND ORDINARY
CALIFORNIANS WHO MADE THEIR
VOICES HEARD IN THIS PROCESS,
AND FOR THE 72 PUBLIC HEARINGS
THAT ALLOWED US TO DIVE DEEP
INTO MANY OF THE PRESSING
ISSUES. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
GOVERNOR AND OUR PARTNERS IN THE
SENATE FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL
ENGAGEMENT AS WE WORK TOGETHER
TO CRAFT A BUDGET THAT REFLECTS
OUR SHARED PRIORITIES, AND FOR
OUR WORK TOGETHER TO TAKE
DECISIVE EARLY ACTION TO ADDRESS
THESE CHALLENGES. FROM THE
BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS, WE
HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO
PROTECTING CLASSROOM FUNDING,
CRITICAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMS,
AND Kò EFFORTS TO ADDRESS OUR
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
OUR LEGISLATIVE BUDGET PLANS
ACHIEVES THOSE GOALS WITH
TARGETED, CAREFULLY CALIBRATED
INVESTMENTS IN SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE. IT EMBRACES
INVESTMENTS IN CORE CLASSROOM
FUNDING BY ADOPTING AN APPROACH
SUPPORTED BY EDUCATION LEADERS
AND IT PROVIDES A CENTRAL
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS THAT WILL BE
PAIRED WITH MEANINGFUL, FACT
BASED ACCOUNTABILITY. SO WE CAN
MEET THIS CHALLENGE WITH THE
URGENCY IT DEMANDS AT THE SAME
TIME, WE ARE COMMITTED TO
TIGHTENING OUR BELT AND MAKING
TOUGH CHOICES. WE UNDERSTAND
THAT OUR EFFORTS TO SUSTAIN KEY
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MUST GO
HAND AND GLOVE WITH A CLEAR AND
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SMARTER
SPENDING AND REAL ACCOUNTABILITY
THAT IS WHY THIS BUDGET INCLUDES
DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY CUTS IN
MANY AREAS, INCLUDING
APPROXIMATELY $1 BILLION IN CUTS
TO CORRECTIONS AND WHY OUR
SPEAKER WISELY CHOSE TO CREATE A
NEW BUDGET. SUBCOMMITTEE ON
OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
BECAUSE REAL ACCOUNTABILITY MUST
BE AT THE HEART OF ALL OF OUR
SPENDING. FINALLY, THIS IS A
RESPONSIBLE BUDGET THAT LIMITS
THE USE OF RESERVES AND LEAVES A
SIGNIFICANT BALANCE IN OUR RAINY
DAY FUND. WE CANNOT PREDICT THE
FUTURE, BUT WE MUST ENSURE THAT
CALIFORNIA IS PREPARED FOR
WHATEVER CHALLENGES MAY LIE
AHEAD. COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO
THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS
BUDGET IS POSSIBLE ONLY THROUGH
THE HARD WORK OF SO MANY MEMBERS
AND STAFF. I PARTICULARLY WANT
TO THANK OUR SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS
FOR THEIR VERY STEADY AND ABLE
LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO THANK
STAFF ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE
FOR COUNTLESS LATE NIGHTS AND
EARLY MORNINGS, AND I WANT TO
THANK MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE WHO HELPED US WORK
THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT
DECISIONS AT THOSE 72 HEARINGS.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY
REPUBLICAN COUNTERPARTS, BOTH
THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM LODI,
WHO RECENTLY JOINED US FOR THE
LAST OF THOSE TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS AS OUR VICE CHAIR, AND
OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE,
CONGRESSMAN VINCE FONG, WHO WAS
THERE FOR THE FIRST 70. I'M
GRATEFUL TO THEM BOTH FOR THE
THOUGHTFUL, SPIRITED
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT A STATE
WE ALL LOVE. COLLEAGUES IN THAT
SPIRIT, AND IN RECOGNITION OF
THE HARD WORK AHEAD, AHEAD, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 107. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. FLORA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL TODAY. WE HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED A BUDGET THAT IS
BALANCED ON PAPER, BUT IS A BILL
THAT IS INCOMPLETE AND LACKING.
IT IS NOT THE FINAL BUDGET
BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WAITING ON
THE NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE
GOVERNOR. WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US
TODAY IS A BUDGET BASED ON
OVERLY OPTIMISTIC REVENUE
PROJECTIONS THAT THE LAO
BELIEVES ARE OFF BY AROUND $7
BILLION IN TRYING TO MAINTAIN A
SURPLUS YEAR. SPENDING PROMISES
THIS BUDGET MADE NEARLY $14
BILLION WORTH OF FUN SHIFTS,
DELAYS, DEFERRALS AND BORROWING
TO MAINTAIN PAST GENERAL FUND
PROMISES. THIS BUDGET IS
UNNECESSARILY SUSPENDS PROP 98
AND CREATES FUTURE OBLIGATIONS
THAT COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON OTHER AREAS OF THE
BUDGET THAT ARE ALREADY FACING
DEFICITS. THIS MEASURE RELIES ON
$18 BILLION OF TAX INCREASES
PRIMARILY MADE BY SUSPENDING THE
NET OPERATING LOSS DEDUCTIONS
AND LIMITING THE USE OF RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDITS.
THIS BUDGET GOES SMALL ON
WILDFIRE PROTECTION AND
PREVENTION WATER STORAGE AT A
TIME WHERE PLENTY OF WATER THAT
NEEDS TO BE STORED, AND RAPIDLY
GROWING FUELS IN THE WILDLAND
AREAS. IT REDIRECTS, REDIRECT,
REDIRECT DIRECTS. IT REDIRECTS
GAS TAX DOLLARS AWAY FROM
BUILDING AND MAINTAINING
HIGHWAYS, STREETS, ROADS THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT WAS PROMISED TO
THE VOTERS. INSTEAD, IT FUNDS
BIKE LANES AND WALKING PATHS. IN
LIGHT OF EVERYTHING I'VE
MENTIONED ABOVE AND MANY MORE
THINGS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR NO VOTE. THANK YOU. MR.
LARA ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AB. SB 107.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SPEAKER
RIVAS, OUR BUDGET CHAIR,
GABRIEL, OUR BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
CHAIRS, AND ALL THE STAFF FOR
ALL THE WORK WITH THE SENATE TO
DEVELOP THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
PLAN. THERE ARE THREE AREAS THAT
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR. ONE IS
THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT FUNDING
$103 BILLION. THE CRIME VICTIM
SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY AT RISK
DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN
FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE VICTIMS
OF CRIME ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS VOCA
. SB 107 INCLUDES $103 MILLION
INVESTMENT TO BACKFILL THE
REDUCTION IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
VOCA IS A SAFETY NET FOR
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS
OF CRIME IN CALIFORNIA, AND THIS
INVESTMENT SENDS THEM A STRONG
MESSAGE. IT TELLS CRIME
SURVIVORS THAT WE WILL NOT LEAVE
THEM BEHIND, AND WE WILL SUPPORT
THEM IN THE MOST TRAUMATIC
MOMENTS OF THEIR LIVES. ANOTHER
AREA IS THE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM FUNDING. WITH
AN INCREASE OF 9.25 MILLION. I'M
PROUD OF THE INVESTMENT THAT
THAT SB 107 ALLOCATES TO THE
LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN MEET
ESSENTIAL STATE AND FEDERAL
MANDATES. SINCE I WAS ELECTED TO
OFFICE, IT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY
FOR ME TO ENSURE THAT THE LONG
TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM IS
PROPERLY FUNDED. IN 2018, WE
WORKED TO UPDATE THE FUNDING
FORMULA TO ACCOUNT FOR
INFLATION, AND THAT WAS THE
FIRST TIME THE FORMULA WAS
ADJUSTED IN 27 YEARS. THERE
CONTINUES TO BE A NEED FOR
INCREASED INVESTMENTS IN THE
PROGRAM IN OUR LOCAL OMBUDSMAN
ARE ON THE FRONT LINES EVERY DAY
TO ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA'S
OLDER ADULTS RECEIVE THE HIGHEST
QUALITY OF CARE AND QUALITY OF
LIFE IN LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES, THERE ARE SIMPLY NOT
ENOUGH STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS TO
MEET THE CURRENT CURRENT DEMAND
FOR OMBUDSMAN SERVICES IN
CALIFORNIA. JUNE 15TH IS WORLD
ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY, AND
ROUGHLY 30% OF THIS FUNDING WILL
GO DIRECTLY TOWARDS ADDRESSING
ELDER ABUSE. FINALLY WE CHILD
CARE RATE REFORM CHILD CARE
CONTINUES TO BE A TOP PRIORITY
FOR MANY OF US, ESPECIALLY THE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS. LAST YEAR, WE
PROVIDED TEMPORARY RATE
INCREASES TO CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS. HOWEVER REIMBURSEMENT
RATES WILL DROP BY 25 TO 30%
NEXT SUMMER UNLESS WE TAKE
ACTION. THE LEGISLATIVE PLAN
PROPOSES TO ADOPT TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE TO REQUIRE CONTINUED
REPORTING ON THE PROGRESS MADE
TOWARD IMPLEMENTING AN
ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY TO
ENSURE THAT PROVIDERS ARE PAID
FOR THE TRUE COST OF CARE. WE
ALSO NEED A CLEAR TIMELINE FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN TO
ENSURE THAT RATES DO NOT DROP
SHOULD THE ADMINISTRATION NOT BE
READY TO IMPLEMENT A RATE
STRUCTURE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE
TRUE COST OF THE CARE BY JULY
1ST, 2025? IN CLOSING, I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATIONS
THAT WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF WEEKS TO ENSURE WE
PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF
CALIFORNIANS AND PROTECT THE
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE IN RECENT
YEARS. I RESPECTFULLY URGE AN
AYE VOTE ON AB 107. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GALLAGHER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I DO WANT
TO START BY SAYING I DO
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE CHAIR
, THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT
BUDGET YEAR. AS WE ALL KNOW,
WITH THIS DEFICIT THAT WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED, I DO THINK THAT
THAT AND WE'VE SAID THIS BEFORE,
I, I THINK A LOT OF THAT WAS
SELF-INFLICTED, YOU KNOW, BY
SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE'VE
MADE IN PAST BUDGETS. AND, YOU
KNOW, ANTICIPATING REVENUES THAT
WERE NOT REALISTIC IN THE LONG
TERM, BUT REALIZING THIS IS
TOUGH AND, AND THERE ARE, YOU
KNOW, WHAT WE DO WITH THIS
BUDGET IMPACTS PEOPLE, YOU KNOW,
ON A DAILY BASIS. RIGHT. AND
THERE ARE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE
MADE HERE, YOU KNOW, ARE GOING
NO MATTER WHAT ARE GOING, SOME
ARE GOING TO LOSE AND SOME ARE
GOING TO HAVE THOSE IMPACTS
MORE, THAN OTHERS. AND SO THAT
IS A DIFFICULT TASK, BUT WE AS
REPUBLICANS, WE CANNOT SUPPORT
THIS BUDGET BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
REFLECT OUR VALUES AND OUR
PRIORITIES, AND LET ME ADD ONE
MORE THING, BECAUSE I ON ANOTHER
POSITIVE NOTE, I DO WANT TO
APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S BEEN
PUSHBACK AGAINST THE GOVERNOR
AND THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL AND
SAYING, LOOK, WE WERE HE WAS
RELYING WAY TOO MUCH ON RESERVES
AND DRAINING THOSE RESERVES. WE
NEED TO KEEP THOSE RESERVES
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
THIS IS GOING TO LAST. AND WE
MAY NEED WE MAY NEED THOSE
RESERVES IN FUTURE YEARS AS
WELL. I APPRECIATE THAT THAT'S I
THINK THAT'S BEEN GOOD. YOU
KNOW, PUSHING BACK, ON THE, THE
SHIFT OF MONEY TO ELECTRIC
BUSSES. I THINK THAT WAS A YOU
KNOW, A GOOD MOVE. ALTHOUGH, AS
MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED EARLIER,
WE STILL THINK THAT THERE SHOULD
BE INVESTMENTS IN THOSE KIDS,
BUT JUST A FEW THINGS JUST TO
HIGHLIGHT. I THINK SOME OF THE
BIG ONES, I THINK WE
UNNECESSARILY SUSPEND PROP 98 IN
THIS BUDGET WHEN WE DON'T REALLY
NEED TO DO SO. WE ALSO DON'T
HAVE REFORMS FOR OUR KIDS. I'M
LESS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR KIDS
DRIVING ON ELECTRIC BUSSES TO
SCHOOL AND MUCH MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY'RE NOT
READING AT GRADE LEVEL RIGHT NOW
. WE CAN DO MORE ON THAT FRONT,
WITHOUT BREAKING PROMISES. WE I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT HEALTH CARE.
HEALTH CARE IS A HUGE ISSUE
HERE. WE ARE BREAKING THE
PROMISE OF THE MCO TAX THAT WE
MADE LAST YEAR TO FULLY FUND AND
REIMBURSE MEDI-CAL REIMBURSEMENT
RATES. THAT MEANS PROVIDERS
AREN'T GETTING PAID WHAT THEY
NEED. THAT MEANS LESS ACCESS TO
CARE. THAT MEANS POOR, POOR
WOMEN ESPECIALLY, AND MANY IN
RURAL AREAS ARE NOT GOING TO
HAVE ACCESS TO MATERNAL CARE.
THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE LA
TIMES JUST LAST WEEK ABOUT THE
CUTS IN HOSPITALS TO MATERNAL
CARE, AND THE FIGHT THAT MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES HAS
BEEN MAKING ON THAT ISSUE. BUT
THIS IS A THIS IS A PROBLEM LIKE
BECAUSE OF MEDI-CAL
REIMBURSEMENT RATES, WE'RE
BACKING AWAY FROM THAT PROMISE.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO MEAN,
AND WE STILL HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE
MINIMUM WAGE, INCREASE, WHICH,
BY THE WAY, IN THIS BUDGET, WE
KNOW THAT'S GOING TO COST US $4
BILLION. IN THIS BUDGET, WE ONLY
ACCOUNT FOR $100 MILLION THIS
YEAR AND $300 MILLION NEXT YEAR.
AND INCREASE COSTS. WE KNOW
THAT'S NOT REALISTIC. NOT UNLESS
YOU DO SOMETHING TO RESCIND THAT
. NOT TO MENTION WHAT IT'S DOING
TO OUR HOSPITALS AND PUTTING
GREAT STRAIN ON THEM. AND THEY
MAY BE SHUTTING DOWN. IF WE LOSE
HOSPITALS, WE LOSE ACCESS TO
CRITICAL CARE. THIS IS NOT A
GOOD BUDGET FOR HEALTH CARE. IT
IS NOT. AND IT'S BREAKING
PROMISES THAT WERE MADE LAST
YEAR. WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING
THAT, THIS BUDGET STILL ALSO
RELIES ON OPTIMISTIC REVENUE
ESTIMATES. LÀ ITSELF SAID IF THE
REVENUE ESTIMATES DON'T COME
THROUGH THE WAY THAT YOU ALL ARE
SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE $7
BILLION MORE OF CUTS, THAT WE'RE
GOING TO NEED TO MAKE, SO, YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF BIG ISSUES HERE.
AGAIN, AS WAS MENTIONED, WE
DON'T MAKE THE INVESTMENTS IN
WILDFIRE PREVENTION, WHICH WE'VE
BEEN MAKING, AND I THINK ARE
PRETTY CRITICAL WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT'S PART OF IT. WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT WATER STORAGE THAT WE NEED
TO BUILD, THAT'S PART OF IT.
IT'S NOT IN THIS BUDGET, I THINK
THAT I THINK WE AS REPUBLICANS
THINK WE SHOULD BE MAKING THE
CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE, SO, LOOK, THESE
ARE ALL THINGS WHERE I FEEL
THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR PRIORITIES
ARE JUST DIFFERENT. AND THAT'S
WHY WE CAN'T SUPPORT THIS BUDGET
TODAY. AND I ASK FOR YOUR NO
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
GALLAGHER. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WICKS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I
RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BUDGET.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A TOUGH
ECONOMIC YEAR FOR US. AND
BUDGETS ARE REALLY ABOUT
CHOICES, AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT
THE CHOICES WE HAVE TO MAKE, I
WANT TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
THE MONEY THAT WAS RESTORED WITH
THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
FUNDS THAT WERE PUT IN THIS
BUDGET. AND THE BUDGET, NOW THAT
WE'RE VOTING ON, DOES NOT
REFLECT WHAT WE SAW EARLIER THIS
YEAR. AND I'M PROUD OF THIS
BUDGET, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T
HAVE EVERYTHING WE WANT. AND I
THINK ABOUT IT FROM MY OWN
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW, I
GREW UP IN A TRAILER LIKE MY
FAMILY DIDN'T HAVE A LOT, YOU
KNOW, BUT WE HAD HOUSING
SECURITY. AND SOME PEOPLE THINK,
OH, TRAILER, IT'S KIND OF
EMBARRASSING. THERE'S LIKE, I
CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GREW UP IN A
TRAILER, RIGHT? THAT'S KIND OF
HOW I FELT WHEN I WAS LITTLE,
KIND OF EMBARRASSED BY IT. BUT
THAT TRAILER PROVIDED HOUSING
SECURITY FOR ME. FOR ME TO
THRIVE, YOU KNOW, FOR ME TO GO
TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT SENT
ME ON A PATH TO GO WORK FOR THE
FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF UNITED
STATES FOR SIX YEARS. YOU KNOW,
THAT SENT ME ON A PATH TO BE AN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HERE ON THIS
FLOOR, BECAUSE I HAD THAT
HOUSING SECURITY, AND THERE ARE
FAMILIES ACROSS THIS STATE THAT
ARE FACING FAR WORSE THAN MY
FAMILY. FACED WITH THE DECK
STACKED AGAINST THEM WITH FAR
LESS RESOURCES. AND THAT'S WHEN
WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES, WHAT
IS OUR JOB HERE? OUR JOB IS TO
PROVIDE THAT SOCIAL SAFETY NET.
OUR JOB IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR
FAMILIES, NOT JUST SURVIVE, BUT
THRIVE. AND SO RESTORING THOSE
FUNDS ON HOUSING, RESTORING THE
LATECH MONEY, RESTORING THE
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FUND,
RESTORING THE MONEY AND THE HAT
MONEY, AND ALL THOSE ACRONYMS IS
WHAT THAT MEANS. IS PRODUCING
MORE HOMES FOR FAMILIES WHO NEED
IT? WHAT IT MEANS IS HELPING
FAMILIES FIND THOSE RESOURCES
THAT THEY NEED. AND THAT IS WHAT
WE ARE VOTING ON AND IS. THAT IS
WHY I AM HERE ON THIS FLOOR. AND
I KNOW EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU
IS DRIVEN BY YOUR OWN PERSONAL
EXPERIENCES. REYES SO THINK
ABOUT THOSE EXPERIENCES AND THE
PEOPLE IN YOUR LIVES WHO ARE
TOUCHED ON HOUSING IN THIS WAY.
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW
THEM. I KNOW YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN
YOUR LIVES WHO ARE FACING THAT
HOUSING INSECURITY, BUT THAT IS
WHAT THIS BUDGET IS ABOUT. AND I
WANT TO THANK OUR BUDGET SUB
FIVE CHAIR FROM FULLERTON FOR
FIGHTING FOR THESE RESOURCES. I
WANT TO THANK OUR OUR OUR BUDGET
CHAIR FROM THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY FOR FIGHTING FOR THESE
RESOURCES. I WANT TO THANK OUR
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY IS HELD
THE LINE ON FUNDING FOR HOUSING
THIS YEAR. I'M PROUD TO BE A
PART OF THIS BODY. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WIX. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ASALI. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. LET ME
JUST SAY I THINK THIS BUDGET IS
AN ABSOLUTE JOKE. AND I THINK
THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE ARRIVED
HERE IS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE. LET'S
POINT OUT ABOUT THE PROCESS.
WE'RE HERE ON A WHARF WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO FILE. WE'RE
SUSPENDING ALL OUR RULES. WE'RE
NOT GOING THROUGH COMMITTEE.
WE'RE NOT HAVING ANY DEBATES IN
COMMITTEE. WE'RE NOT HAVING
PUBLIC INPUT. WE'RE NOT HAVING
VOTES. WE ARE JAMMING THIS BILL
DOWN OUR THROATS ON THE EVE OF A
BUDGET DEADLINE. SO FOR THE
RECORD, DON'T EVER LECTURE ME
ABOUT OUR PROCESS AND RULES.
EVER. I WILL NEVER BE LECTURED
ABOUT SUSPENDING THE RULES IN
THIS BODY. AND SO LET'S TALK
ABOUT THIS BUDGET. FIRST OF ALL,
WE HAVE $50 BILLION DEFICIT. NOT
ACCORDING TO ME. ACCORDING TO
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE. INDEPENDENT. HOW ARE WE
PLUGGING THE HOLE? I'VE BEEN
ASKING THIS QUESTION FOR MONTHS,
AND APPARENTLY THIS IS THE
ANSWER NOW. I WAS KICKED OFF THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE BECAUSE
APPARENTLY MY QUESTIONS WERE TOO
PROBATIVE AND EMBARRASSING TO
THE PROCESS. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE GOING TO BE PLUGGING $50
BILLION BY, TAKING $17 BILLION
IN CUTS, ABOUT $10 BILLION IN
TAX INCREASES THIS YEAR, $4.9
BILLION IN DELAYS 7.1 IN SHIFTS,
1.6 BILLION IN DEFERRALS AND 5.3
BILLION IN RESERVES. AND THEN
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT 28
BILLION FROM NEXT YEAR. BUT ALL
THIS ASSUMES WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE FUTURE DEFICITS. WE ARE
SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR A MAJOR
FISCAL CLIFF. LET'S TALK ABOUT
THIS BUDGET. YOUR BUDGET IS A
REFLECTION OF YOUR PRIORITIES.
AND I SAY YOURS BECAUSE IT'S NOT
MINE. I'LL BE VOTING NO ON THIS.
YOU WILL BE FUNDING HEALTH CARE
FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO JUST
SHOWED UP TO OUR STATE.
ACCORDING TO THE LAW, CALIFORNIA
TAXPAYERS WILL BE ON THE HOOK
FOR $5.4 BILLION THIS YEAR FOR
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE MOST
RECENT EXPANSION OF MEDI-CAL
COVERAGE ADDED 707,000 NEW
BENEFITS TO OUR ALREADY
STRUGGLING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM,
BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ENROLLEES TO
1.8 MILLION. HOW ARE WE
AFFORDING THIS IN A MASSIVE
BUDGET DEFICIT YEAR? WELL, I'LL
TELL YOU HOW WE'RE CUTTING
CRITICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
ACROSS THE BOARD. WE'RE TAKING
MONEY FROM EDUCATION AND FROM
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WE'RE FURTHER
ERODING CRITICAL ACCESS TO CARE
FOR CALIFORNIA CITIZENS. IT
DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO HAVE A
MEDI-CAL CARD IF YOU CAN'T
ACTUALLY SEE A DOCTOR OR GET AN
APPOINTMENT. SO WE HAVE TO TALK
ABOUT ACCESS TO CARE, NOT JUST
WHETHER YOU HAVE A MEDI-CAL
MEDI-CAL CARD, SO WHILE WE'RE
DOING ALL THAT, WE ARE GOING TO
BE, BY THE WAY, EXPANDING THE
LUXURY SUITES AT THE SAN QUENTIN
PRISON, WE ARE GOING TO BE, THE
GOVERNOR WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A
SAN QUENTIN REHABILITATION
CENTER. WE'LL BE TAKING ON $360
MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION, WITH
THE REPAYMENTS EXPECTED TO COST
$25 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT
25 YEARS, AT A TOTAL COST OF
$680 MILLION. SO THAT'S WHAT'S
IMPORTANT. MAKING SURE THE DEATH
ROW INMATES IN SAN QUENTIN ARE
COMFORTABLE. MEANWHILE, WE'LL BE
CUTTING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
THIS BUDGET PROPOSES A MINIMUM
ADDITIONAL BASELINE REDUCTION OF
$500 MILLION TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION. $81 MILLION CUT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING
4600 PRISON BEDS AND ANOTHER 77
MILLION IN CUTS TO THE CLOSURE
OF THE CHUCKAWALLA VALLEY STATE
PRISON. ALL OF THIS ON TOP OF 15
MILLION ALREADY CUT IN EARLY
ACTION. WE'RE ALSO CUTTING $97
MILLION FROM TRIAL COURTROOMS,
16 MILLION FROM COURT REPORTER
PROGRAMS AND COMBINED 15 MILLION
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
LEGAL SERVICES. SO ON ONE HAND,
THIS BODY SAYS IT PRIORITIZES
PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO TRUST THEM.
WE DON'T NEED A BALLOT MEASURE,
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE
TAKING CUTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND
WE'RE CLOSING MORE PRISON BEDS.
REMEMBER, THE BUDGET IS A
REFLECTION OF YOUR PRIORITIES. Þ
DON'T LET ME FORGET. WE ARE ALSO
TAKING ON 700 MILLION IN BONDS
TO PAY FOR NEW LEGISLATIVE
OFFICES, FANCY NEW OFFICES FOR
US, THIS WILL DOUBLE THE
PROJECT'S TOTAL COST ONCE
CONSIDERING INTEREST IN
FINANCING. 30S. OKAY, WELL, LET
ME JUST CLOSE WITH THIS. IT IS
NO WONDER THAT CALIFORNIANS ARE
FLEEING THIS STATE. IT IS NO
WONDER THAT BUSINESSES ARE
LAYING OFF EMPLOYEES AND CLOSING
DOORS, OR THAT AN IN AND OUT
MEAL NOW COSTS $10 OR MORE. THIS
BODY IS OUT OF TOUCH. THIS
BUDGET IS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE
PEOPLE ARE OUT OF MONEY. VOTE NO
ON THIS BUDGET. THANK YOU, MR.
ROSELLI. MR. RAMOS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED WELL. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF SB 107. I WANT TO THANK THE
SPEAKER AND THE BUDGET CHAIR,
MEMBER GABRIEL, AND MY SENATE
COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP
TO GET TO THIS POINT AND THIS
POINT IN THE PROCESS TO GET HERE
IS A SERIES OF HEARINGS THAT
TOOK PLACE, HEARINGS THAT WE
CHAIRED AS PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET
SUB SIX CHAIR. WE TOUCHED
ISSUES, ISSUES THAT INCLUDE
VODKA. WE HAD A HEARING ON THE
VOCA FUNDING ON MAY 20TH. WE
ALSO HAD A HEARING ON COURTS
THAT ADDRESSED THE LIABILITIES
AND THE LEGAL ASPECT HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ON MARCH
4TH, WE HAD A SERIES OF OTHER
HEARINGS THAT TOOK PLACE THAT
GOT US TO THIS POINT, FOLLOWING
THE PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN LAID
OUT BY OUR SPEAKER, A SPEAKER
RIVAS WE CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM
THOSE THAT ARE ADVOCATES, BUT
ALSO THOSE THAT ARE DRASTICALLY
AFFECTED. SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER
SIX CONDUCTED EIGHT HEARINGS AND
DISCUSSIONS AND INFORMATIONAL
MAKING SURE THAT THE VOICES WERE
THERE, WHICH WE ACTUALLY OPENED
UP FOR ANYBODY IN THIS BODY TO
ATTEND TO STRESS THEIR CONCERNS,
WHICH SOME TOOK PART IN THAT. SO
THIS IS A PROCESS THAT GOT US TO
THIS POINT. THERE'S BEEN
PROCESS. THERE'S BEEN AREAS THAT
WE'VE SEEN AND HAD INPUT FROM
THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE
OVERSIGHT ITEMS INCLUDE
ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT, THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OVERSIGHT OF
THE STAFF COMPLAINTS PROCESS IN
PRISON AND THE STATE'S EFFORTS
TO ADDRESS THE MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
CRISIS HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. I'M VERY PROUD THAT
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THE
BUDGET PLAN INCLUDES A SOLUTION
TO THE VOCA FUNDING GAP, WHICH
IS $103 MILLION IN ONGOING
SUPPORT FOR CRIME SURVIVORS.
THAT SHOWS THE WILLINGNESS THAT
THIS BODY HAS TO STAND SIDE BY
SIDE WITH THOSE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT
TO THE VICTIMS THAT ARE THERE IN
ONGOING FUNDING FOR THESE
DIFFERENT AREAS, FOR SURVIVORS
OF CRIME, PROVIDING CRITICAL
SERVICES TO THEM DURING A VERY
TRAUMATIC TIME IN THEIR LIVES?
WE ALSO MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR
INDIGENT DEFENSE, FAMILY
VISITATIONS IN PRISONS AND
HOUSING, SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE ON
PAROLE, COMMITTING, MAKING SURE
THAT THE STATE CONTINUES TO LIVE
UP TO ITS LEGAL LIABILITIES. ALL
OF THESE THINGS ARE CRITICAL TO
REDUCING RECIDIVISM, BUT ALSO
LOOKING AT THE EARLY ENTRY IN K
THROUGH 12. AND FINALLY, WE
INCLUDED NEARLY A BILLION IN
CUTS TO CORRECTIONS TO PROMOTE
EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY OVER
PRISONS, LOOKING AT CLOSING OF
YARDS, LOOKING AT CLOSING OF
HOUSING UNITS. WE'RE MAKING SURE
THAT EVERYBODY HAS A PART IN
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE COMING
TOGETHER ON THIS BUDGET IN FRONT
OF US. I WANT TO THANK MY VICE
CHAIR, MR. LACKEY. WE WENT
THROUGH SOME TOUGH DEBATES IN
THOSE AREAS AND HEARD SOME TOUGH
THINGS, BUT WE STOOD SIDE BY
SIDE IN OUR VOICES WERE THERE.
THAT'S WHY WE GOT THIS FUNDING
FOR THOSE VICTIMS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. WE CONTINUE TO
WORK TOGETHER TO FIND A BALANCE
AND AN APPROACH THAT'S THERE,
MAKING SURE THAT THE HEARINGS
AND THE VOICES OF CALIFORNIA IS
BEING HEARD AT THESE HEARINGS.
AGAIN THESE HEARINGS HAVE BEEN
TAKING PLACE FROM THE BEGINNING
OF THE YEAR, A PROCESS THAT'S
PLAYING OUT HERE TODAY. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAND SIDE
BY SIDE WITH ONE ANOTHER DURING
TOUGH TIMES, TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND AGREE
ON CERTAIN THINGS THAT MOVE
FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT'S IN THIS
BUDGET WITHIN PUBLIC SAFETY
COMPONENTS OF SUB SIX, WE STAND
TOGETHER AND WE THANK THIS BODY
FOR HEARING OUR VOICES AND
ADDING THOSE COMPONENTS TO IT. I
URGE AN AYE VOTE ON AB 107.
THANK YOU, MR. RAMOS. MÀ RAMOS.
EXCUSE ME, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
IN SUPPORT OF AB 107 AS THE
BUDGET SUB CHAIR OF SUB CHAIR
FIVE, WHICH HAD STATED
ADMINISTRATION UNDER ITS PURVIEW
AND MANY, MANY OTHER AREAS. WE
WORKED HARD WITH THIS BUDGET TO
LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS,
CONSTITUENTS, TO LISTEN TO OUR
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND TO
LISTEN TO OUR PUBLIC. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR IS THAT HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS HAS BEEN AT THE TOP
OF THEIR LIST AS FAR AS HOW WE
WORK WITH OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AND THE DOLLARS THAT WE BRING
BACK TO THOSE COMMUNITIES. WE
WERE ABLE TO FIGHT HARD TO BRING
BACK IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THAT
THEY TOLD US MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE BROUGHT
BACK DOLLARS FOR H CAP. WE
BROUGHT DOLLARS BACK FOR OUR
MULTIFAMILY MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
PROGRAM. WE BROUGHT DOLLARS BACK
FOR OUR LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX
CREDITS FOR OUR REAP 2.0. THESE
WERE THE PROGRAMS THAT OUR
PLANNING AGENCIES ARE. LOCAL
CITIES. OUR LEAGUE OF CITIES
TOLD US ARE VITAL TO HELPING TO
HOUSE PEOPLE AND KEEP PEOPLE OFF
OUR STREETS. WE LISTEN TO OUR
BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHEN THEY SAY
THE DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
CUT IN THE SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS WOULD MAKE A
HUGE IMPACT, AND WE BROUGHT
DOLLARS BACK FOR THOSE FOR THOSE
PROGRAMS. WE BROUGHT DOLLARS
BACK FOR THE TAP PROGRAM, THE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
THAT THE SMALL BUSINESSES
PROVIDE TO THOSE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS TRYING TO START
BUSINESSES. WE ALSO WORK TO
CREATE AND PRESERVE DOLLARS FOR
OUR LABOR, WORKERS, FOR THE
STRONG WORKFORCE CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM. WE WORKED TO KEEP
DOLLARS IN FOR PROGRAMS LIKE OUR
HOSPITALITY WORKER TRAINING
PROGRAMS. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S
PROGRAMS OUR FARM WORKERS OUT
THERE THAT NEED TRAINING ON HEAT
AND WEAR AWARENESS. WE BROUGHT
DOLLARS BACK FOR THIS. IT WAS A
DIFFICULT BUDGET. WE HAD TO CUT
AND WE CUT BIG TIME. OUT OF THE
TEN HOUSING PROGRAMS WE CUT, SIX
OF THEM. WE ALSO LISTENED TO
OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
CAME TO TALK TO US ABOUT ART
PROGRAMS, AND HOW IMPORTANT
THOSE GRANTS WERE TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES, AND HOW VITAL THEY
ARE TO OUR ECONOMY, AS FAR AS
OUR, ACTORS AND OUR THEATERS AND
OUR MUSEUMS MAKING SURE THAT
THEY HAD DOLLARS STILL COMING TO
THEM. BUT I DO HAVE TO CORRECT
MY COLLEAGUE FROM CORONA. WE HAD
1772 HEARINGS AS A TOTAL. AND MY
COMMITTEE, WE HAD 13 HEARINGS.
SO TO SAY THAT WE KEPT OUT THE
PUBLIC IS ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT.
WE HAD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMING
THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAD
2000 LETTERS FROM THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY ON SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. SO IT IS A
FALSE NARRATIVE TO SAY THAT THE
PUBLIC WAS SHUT OUT. THEY
ABSOLUTELY WERE NOT. AND WE
LISTENED AND WE CHANGED THE
BUDGET WHEN WE HEARD. AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. WE
KNOW THAT THERE'S PLACES IN THE
BUDGET THAT WE HAVE TO REFINE
THE KNOLL OTHER PLACES, BUT TO
SAY THAT THIS WAS DONE IN THE
DARK IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. AND
I STAND BEHIND THIS BUDGET WHEN
IT IS A LEAN TIME. WE HAD TO
MAKE DIFFICULT CHOICES AND YET
WE LISTENED. I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
ON AB 107. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JO PATTERSON. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, THE, WE'RE TALKING A
LOT ABOUT FUNDING. THAT WAS
RESTORED IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSAL. AND LET'S JUST BE
CLEAR, I'VE SAID THIS A COUPLE
TIMES ALREADY, EXCEPT DIFFERENT
TERMINOLOGY, BUT THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET WAS DEFINITELY. WE CAN
AGREE. AND I KNOW YOU ALL DO,
BUT IT WAS HOGWASH. AND. BUT
WHAT THIS BUDGET DOES IS IT PUTS
LIPSTICK ON THE PIG AND IT'S
REALLY, RESTORING FUNDING IS
JUST FROM HIS DRACONIAN CUTS
THAT HE WAS MAKING IN THE FIRST
PLACE. THEY WERE CRAZY. HE CUT,
HE PROPOSED A CUT. FOSTER CARE
PROGRAMS, AND HE PROPOSED TO
CUT, SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR KIDS
WITH DISABILITIES. HE PROPOSED
SO MANY DRACONIAN CUTS THAT ARE
GOING TO IMPACT EVERYBODY. YOU
COULDN'T DO ANY WORSE. IT WAS
LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE. ABLE TO
PASS SOMETHING WORSE THAN WHAT
THE GOVERNOR HANDED US. SO IN
ONE WAY, I THANK MY COLLEAGUES
FOR ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK AND
PROPOSING A BUDGET. BUT THIS
BUDGET IS STILL PRETTY BAD. AND
I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE
OF THINGS. ONE THING IT DOES IS
IT. CALIFORNIANS OUGHT TO KNOW
THAT GAS TAX IS GOING UP AGAIN
IN JULY. EVERY ME WORKING CLASS
INDIVIDUAL IS GOING TO BE
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THAT.
STARTING JULY ONCE AGAIN. AND
THE FUNDING IN THIS BUDGET
CONTINUES TO DIVERT THAT GAS TAX
TO GO PAY FOR BIKE LANES AND BUS
STOPS, NOT FOR THE ROADS. I GOT
ROCKS HITTING WINDSHIELDS IN MY
DISTRICT. DOZENS AND DOZENS AND
DOZENS AND DOZENS OF CLAIMS. NOT
A SINGLE CLAIM HAS BEEN PAID,
DESPITE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IT WAS A LACK
OF MAINTENANCE CAUSING THOSE
PROBLEMS. ALSO, ONE THING THAT
MY COLLEAGUE FROM CORONA SAID
MADE ME MAD. HE MADE ME MAD WHEN
HE TALKED ABOUT THE EMBASSY
SUITES AT SAN QUENTIN, $360
MILLION GOING TO SAN QUENTIN.
AND YET, JUST AGAIN, I'M GOING
TO SAY IT AGAIN $339 MILLION CUT
FROM PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR KIDS
WITH DISABILITIES. THAT IS THE
DECISION YOU'RE MAKING TODAY
WHEN YOU VOTE ON THIS BUDGET. SO
WITH THAT, I RECOMMEND A NO
VOTE. BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
VOTING FOR. IF YOU VOTE YES AND,
HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T DO THAT.
THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANCHEZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. THIS IS A SHAMEFUL
BUDGET. YOU OFTEN SAY, AND WE'VE
HEARD IT QUITE OFTEN THIS
MORNING. BUDGETS ARE A
REFLECTION OF OUR VALUES AND OUR
PRIORITIES. WHILE THIS CLEARLY
SHOWS THAT WE ARE HAPPY TO
PRIORITIZE UNDER DOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS OVER EVERYONE ELSE,
YOUR BUDGET ALLOCATES BILLIONS
TO EXPAND FREE HEALTH CARE TO
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ADULTS, ALL
WHILE CUTTING FUNDING FOR
STUDENTS. FUNDING FOR OUR FOSTER
YOUTH, AND FUNDING FOR VICTIMS
OF VIOLENT CRIMES. THIS BUDGET
IS HEARTLESS, IT'S DIVISIVE AND
COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE
REALITY AND THE STRUGGLES THAT
CALIFORNIANS ARE ACTUALLY FACING
. I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON
TODAY'S BILL. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANCHEZ.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BRIAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES. FIRST, I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS AND OUR
CHAIR FROM ENCINO FOR THEIR
INCREDIBLE WORK ON THIS PROPOSAL
. WE HAD SOME DIFFICULT
DECISIONS WE HAD TO MAKE THIS
YEAR. SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT
DECISIONS CALIFORNIA HAS EVER
HAD TO MAKE. AND I WOULD
FERVENTLY DISAGREE WITH SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES WHO WOULD SAY THAT
THIS BUDGET IS HEARTLESS, THIS
BUDGET IS THE WORK OF A LOT OF
COMPASSION, A LOT OF THOUGHT, A
LOT OF CARE. THESE MIGHT BE THE
LARGEST CUTS TO CORRECTIONS. THE
STATE HAS EVER HAD. THE REASON
BEING BECAUSE WE HAD CHOICES
LOWER OUR PER PUPIL SPENDING,
TAKE AWAY OUR HOUSING DOLLARS,
IMPACT OUR SOCIAL SAFETY NET,
AND LEAVE OPEN PRISON
INFRASTRUCTURE TO FILL ALL OF
THOSE GAPS THAT WE'VE CREATED OR
DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING, THE
RIGHT THING TO LOOK ACROSS THE
BOARD AT, WHERE THERE'S BLOAT,
WHERE THERE'S WASTE, WHERE
THERE'S UNNECESSARY RESOURCES
GOING TO INFRASTRUCTURES THAT
ARE NOT GETTING US THE RATE OF
RETURN THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS
DESERVE. THAT'S THE WORK THAT
THIS HOUSE IS DOING. THAT'S THE
WORK THAT OUR BUDGET TEAM, THAT
THE SPEAKER HAS DONE THIS YEAR.
I'M PROUD OF THIS PROPOSAL THAT
WE'VE PUT TOGETHER. I THINK
THERE'S MORE WORK WE CAN DO,
MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE NOT PERFECT. WE WORK
PRETTY HARD, BUT WE'RE NOT
PERFECT. BUT WHAT THIS BUDGET
REMINDS ME IS THAT WE ASPIRE TO
BE MORE PERFECT EVERY TIME WE GO
AND DO THE WORK THAT OUR
CONSTITUENTS HAVE SENT US TO DO.
SO I AM PROUD TO VOTE FOR THESE
HOUSING DOLLARS. I AM PROUD TO
VOTE FOR A PER PUPIL SPENDING
THAT IS HIGHER THAN IT WAS LAST
YEAR. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THIS
BUDGET DEFICIT, I AM PROUD TO
VOTE FOR THIS BUDGET THAT
PROTECTS SOME OF OUR HUMAN
SERVICES DOLLARS, THAT PROTECTS
MONEY FOR OUR YOUTH. I'M PROUD
TO VOTE FOR THIS BUDGET THAT
CUTS NEARLY $1 BILLION IN
CORRECTIONS SPENDING, BUT
MAINTAINS CRITICAL REENTRY,
REHABILITATE SERVICES AND THREE
DAY VISITATIONS ON LEVEL FOUR
YARDS. WE LOOKED AT THE THINGS
THAT IMPACT REAL COMMUNITIES,
REAL PEOPLE. THOSE ARE THE
THINGS WE FOUGHT FOR. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. BRIAN.
SEEING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YEAH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
OUR COLLEAGUES FROM ACROSS THE
STATE WHO GOT UP AND SPOKE. AND,
YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY HAVE HAD
A LOT OF DEBATES AS WE HAVE
CRAFTED THIS BUDGET OVER THE 72
HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE HAD. I
WANT TO, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I
THINK THE COMMENTS FROM OUR
FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
AISLE AND FROM OUR MY GOOD
FRIEND, THE REPUBLICAN LEADER,
THERE'S A LOT OF TOUGH CHOICES
IN THIS BUDGET. AND THAT'S WHAT
THIS MOMENT DEMANDS OF US. AND
THERE ARE CERTAINLY CUTS IN THIS
BUDGET THAT I THINK ARE
DIFFICULT FOR MANY OF US. THERE
ARE CHALLENGES, REYES IN THIS
MOMENT THAT WE HAVE HAD TO STEP
UP TO THE PLATE AND MEET. AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS TOUGH MOMENT
REQUIRES. AND WE KNOW THAT
FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE
SITTING DOWN AT THEIR KITCHEN
TABLE, WORKING THROUGH THEIR
FINANCES, AND THEY HAVE TO
TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS. AND THAT'S
WHAT WE'VE DONE. AND SO WE HAD
TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT CHOICES
AND SOME DIFFICULT CHALLENGES.
BUT WE HAVE DONE THAT IN A WAY
THAT WE HAVE BEEN LASER FOCUSED
ON PROTECTING THOSE CORE
PRIORITIES. WE ARE INSISTENT
THAT WE WILL NOT BALANCE THIS
BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF THE POOR.
AND I WANT TO THANK OUR
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS WHO HAVE
DONE THE HARD WORK OF LOOKING
THROUGH THOSE ESSENTIAL SAFETY
NET PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE PROTECTING OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. AND WHEN
YOU ACTUALLY SIT DOWN AND
GRAPPLE WITH THE MORAL WEIGHT OF
SOME OF THE CHOICES THAT WE WERE
CONFRONTED WITH, IT'S A LOT TO
BEAR. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAD
CONVERSATIONS THAT KEPT ME UP AT
NIGHT, AND I KNOW THAT THEY KEPT
MANY OF OUR SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS
UP AT NIGHT. BUT I AM PROUD OF
THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE TO
PROTECT OUR SOCIAL SAFETY NET
AND TO PROTECT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN
INSISTENT ON THIS BUDGET AND
LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE,
PROTECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT
RESOURCE IN THE STATE, WHICH IS
OUR PEOPLE AND OUR CHILDREN. AND
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE STRIVEN TO
PROTECT PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND I
WANT TO THANK OUR SUBCOMMITTEE
CHAIR FROM SAN DIEGO, WHO HAS
WORKED SO HARD TO PROTECT PUBLIC
EDUCATION, FOUGHT SO HARD FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION. I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES FROM
ACROSS THE STATE, OUR
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR FROM
FULLERTON, OUR OUR
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
FROM OAKLAND, OTHERS WHO HAVE
COME TOGETHER TO FIGHT FOR
CRITICAL HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS DOLLARS. WE HEAR
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN
FROM PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA THAT THIS IS A TOP
PRIORITY. AND SO WE HAVE CHOSEN
TO PROTECT THAT FUNDING. BUT TO
DO IT IN A WAY WHERE WE ARE
GOING TO BE LASER FOCUSED ON
ACCOUNTABILITY. VÆ. AND WE'VE
DONE THIS ALSO TO TRY TO PROTECT
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HEARD A
LOT ABOUT THAT ARE THAT ARE
ESSENTIAL IN THIS MOMENT. I WANT
TO THANK BOTH OF OUR COLLEAGUES
FROM SAN BERNARDINO, OUR
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR FROM SAN
BERNARDINO, OUR FORMER MAJORITY
LEADER FROM SAN BERNARDINO, FOR
THEIR INCREDIBLE ADVOCACY ON
BEHALF OF SOME OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR STATE,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING, OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, THE
WAY IN WHICH WE ARE RESTORING
ESSENTIAL FUNDING FOR VICTIMS OF
CRIME, THAT IS A BUDGET THAT IS
LEADING WITH HEART AND IS
LEADING WITH COMPASSION. AND
CERTAINLY WE'VE HAD TO MAKE
TOUGH CHOICES AND TIGHTEN OUR
BELT TO FIND THAT FUNDING. BUT
THE WORK THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT
THEY HAVE DONE IN MOBILIZING OUR
HOUSE AND OUR LEGISLATURE AROUND
THAT WILL CHANGE THE LIVES OF
MANY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
PEOPLE IN THE STATE. AND WE HAVE
DONE THAT WITH AN EYE TOWARDS
THE FUTURE, TOWARDS ALSO
PROTECTING RESERVES. AND THAT'S
HARD. AND THAT HAS FORCED
TOUGHER CHOICES. RATHER THAN
SPEND THROUGH ALL OF OUR
RESERVES AT ONCE, WE HAVE BEEN
MINDFUL ABOUT PRESERVING THOSE
RESERVES BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT LIES AHEAD. AND THEN WE
HAVE DONE ALL OF THIS WORK WITH
A NEW, RENEWED EMPHASIS AND
FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY. AND I
WANT TO THANK OUR BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR FROM BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER SEVEN, WHO
HAS LED THAT EFFORT. AND
FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK OUR
SPEAKER, BECAUSE IN A MOMENT OF
INCREDIBLE CHALLENGE, I DON'T
BELIEVE ANY OF US SITTING IN
THIS ROOM HAS EVER LIVED THROUGH
THIS KIND OF BUDGET OR SERVED
CERTAINLY SERVED IN THE
LEGISLATURE DURING THIS KIND OF
CHALLENGE, BUT HAS HAS, HAS,
HAS, HAS MADE US UNDERSTAND THAT
WE CAN DO TWO THINGS. AND ONCE
WE CAN PROTECT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE, WE CAN PROTECT THE
PROGRAMS THAT WE KNOW ARE
ESSENTIAL TO THE COMMUNITIES WE
SERVE. AND WE CAN ALSO DO SO IN
A WAY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE AND
HOLDS THE LINE ON SPENDING, SO
WE CAN MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES.
SO ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE HARD
WORK THAT WENT INTO GRAPPLING
WITH THOSE CHOICES, TO GRAPPLING
WITH THE MORAL WEIGHT OF THOSE
CHOICES, I WANT TO AGAIN THANK
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB 107. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL.
AND WITH THAT, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN UP ALL THE ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 59. NOES
14. ON THE URGENCY. AYES 59.
NOES. THERE IS NO URGENCY. JUST
SEEMS LIKE THERE'S AN URGENCY.
AYES 59 NOES 14. ON THE BILL.
MEASURE PASSES. AND AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. MAJORITY
LEADER. AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE
TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 96 TO
WITHDRAW ACA TEN AGUIAR-CURRY
FROM THE RULES COMMITTEE AND
ORDER THE MEASURE TO THE THIRD
READING FILE FOR MONDAY. MEMBER.
FLORA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. WE
WITHHOLD CONSENT AND ASK FOR A
ROLL CALL. VOTE. OKAY, THIS IS A
PROCEDURAL MOTION. IT'S NOT
DEBATABLE. IT TAKES 40 VOTES.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. THE
MAJORITY LEADER IS ASKING FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
IS ASKING FOR A NO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
57, NOES 50 TÍNH. THE MEASURE IS
ORDERED TO THIRD READING.
MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE
SECOND DAY CONSENT CALENDAR.
BEFORE WE VOTE, WE WILL FIRST
TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ADDING COAUTHORS. THE CLERK
WILL READ THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 196 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RELATIVE TO LUNG
CANCER AWARENESS AND ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 207 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, AGUIAR-CURRY
AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
SACRAMENTO VALLEY ECOSYSTEM
AWARENESS WEEK, THE CLERK WILL
NOW OPEN THE ROLL TO ALLOW ANY
MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A COAUTHOR
TO THE RESOLUTIONS. MEMBERS.
THIS IS A VOTE FOR COAUTHORS.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE ARE
3073 COAUTHORS ADDED. MOVING TO
A VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
DOES ANY MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE
AN ITEM? SEEING NONE AND HEARING
NONE, THE CLERK WILL READ THE
SECOND DAY CONSENT CALENDAR
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
196 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO
RELATIVE TO LUNG CANCER
AWARENESS. THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
. ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE THE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS 75. NO ZERO
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE REMAINING
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
207 IS 75 NÓ ZERO. SENATE BILL
NINE 9475 NØ ZERO. SENATE BILL
1048 IS 75 ZERO. THE SENATE BILL
1515 WITH URGENCY AYES 75 NÓ
ZERO. ON THE URGENCY IS 75. NÓ
ZERO ON THE BILL. THE SENATE
BILL 1516 WITH URGENCY IS 75. NÓ
ZERO ON THE URGENCY. ON THE
URGENCY. AYES 75. NÓ ZERO ON THE
BILL. SENATE BILL 1517. AYES 75.
THE SENATE BILL 1278 875 NÓ
ZERO. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION ONE 1075 NØ ZERO.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ONE
1975. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION ONE 2475 ZERO. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 131.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
139. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION ONE 4175 NÓ ZERO.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ONE
4475. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 147 I 75 NÓ ZERO.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 148
I, 75 NØ ZERO, AND SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 149 I 75
NÓ ZERO. NO. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS. SESSION SCHEDULE
IS AS FOLLOWS FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH,
NØ FLOOR SESSION. NO CHECK IN
SESSION. MONDAY, JUNE 17TH FLOOR
SESSION AT 1 P.M. ALL OTHER
ITEMS WILL BE REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTION
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 AT
THE HOUSE STANDS. ADJOURNED
UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 17TH AT 1
P.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED
AND THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.