THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN NOTICES
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANTS OF ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL. ADDIS
AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIS ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA BAINES. B¢O KHN.
BENNETT. BERMAN. BERNER BONTA.
BRIAN. CALDERON JUAN. CARRILLO,
WENDY. CARRILLO. CERVANTES CHEN.
CONNELLY. DALLEY DAVIES. DIXON.
ISOLE FLORA, MIKE. FONG.
FRIEDMAN GABRIEL. GALLAGHER.
GARCIA GIBSON. GRAYSON. HANEY
HART. HOLDEN. HOOVER IRWIN.
JACKSON. JONES-SAWYER CORA.
LACKEY. LEE LOWE. LOWENTHAL.
MAIN. SHYNE MATHIS. MCCARTY.
MCKENNA MURATSUCHI. NGUYEN.
ORTEGA PACHECO. PAPPIN. JIM
PATTERSON, JOE. PATTERSON.
PELLERIN PETRIE-NORRIS.
QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS RENDON.
REYES. LUCE. RIVAS RODRIGUEZ.
RUBIO. SANCHEZ SANTIAGO.
SCHIAVO. SORIA TO TING. VALENCIA
VÆ. VALLAPUDUA. WALDRON. WALLACE
WARD. WEBER. WICKS WILSON. WOOD.
ZABIR MR. SPEAKER.
IT'S NOT.
WELL 11. TEN.
IT'S.
FREEDOM AND HARD WORK. DO YOU
SEE HOW THIS IS THE. WE DON'T
HAVE. TO. I WANTED TO KEY IN.
RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST. I'M I
USUALLY DON'T. I HAVE A COUPLE
THINGS DOWN FROM MY PHONE. YEAH,
I HAVE, I YEAH, I'VE DECOUPLED
MYSELF FROM MY PHONE. IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE BUSY, BUT THEY HAVE A
LOT.
THOSE ARE AWESOME. GREAT.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND THE
GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE
PRAYER AND FLAG SALUTE. MEMBERS
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN IMAM YASIR
KHAN. IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE
MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL
, ALMIGHTY GOD, AS WE GATHER IN
THIS ASSEMBLY, WE SEEK YOUR
PRESENCE AND YOUR WISDOM. GRANT
US CLARITY OF THOUGHT,
COMPASSION IN OUR HEARTS AND
STRENGTH IN OUR ACTIONS. MAY
YOUR LIGHT SHINE UPON OUR
DELIBERATIONS. GUIDE US TO
DECISIONS THAT HONOR THE DIGNITY
OF ALL. MAY WE LISTEN WITH OPEN
MINDS. SPEAK WITH WORDS OF
KINDNESS AND WORK WITH HANDS OF
JUSTICE. BLESS OUR ENDEAVORS
WITH SUCCESS THAT THEY MAY BRING
ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE AND
BENEFIT TO ALL WHOM WE SERVE. IN
YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. LEADING
US IN THE FLAG SALUTE WILL BE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY. SALUTE.
PLEDGE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
TO GOD FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE
NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE,
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
. YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY, GENERAL
ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS, SACRAMENTO.
THURSDAY, MAY SECOND, 2024. THE
ASSEMBLY MET AT 9 A.M. THE
HONORABLE JIM WOOD, SPEAKER PRO
TEMPORE OF THE ASSEMBLY,
PRESIDING CHIEF CLERK SUE PARKER
AT THE DESK. READING CLERK DAVID
AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES AND MR.
FLORES SECONDS THAT THE READING
OF THE PREVIOUS DAY JOURNAL BE
DISPENSED WITH. PRESENTATIONS
AND PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCE OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
READ, AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED
ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
TODAY FOR PERSONAL BUSINESSES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN FOR MEDICAL
LEAVE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATHIS
FOR ILLNESS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA FOR LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WOOD A MAJORITY
LEADER. AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTION. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN TO HAVE A GUEST SEATED
AT HER DESK, AND TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS PACHECO AND
REYES TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER. TODAY WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
56, TO ALLOW THE PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE TO
NOTICE SB 532 WIENER FOR THEIR
HEARING ON TUESDAY, JULY 2ND,
PENDING RE REFERRAL FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER AT THE REQUEST OF
MEMBER ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM
51 SB 251. NEWMAN FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CLERK WILL
NOTE I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 56 AND
JOINT RULE 62. A THE FILE NOTICE
REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW THE PRIVACY
AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMITTEE TO NOTICE AND HEAR SB
1524 DODD AT THEIR 1:30 P.M.
HEARING TOMORROW, PENDING RE
REFERRAL FROM THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
WITHDRAW AB 1871 ATLANTIS AND AB
1821 RAMOS FROM THE FROM
ENROLLMENT AND ORDER THE BILLS
TO RETURN TO THE SENATE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO RETURN. ITEM 23 AB
1805 TO THE SENATE FOR FURTHER
ACTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR, PLEASE
REMOVE ITEM A, DASH FIVE AB 262
HOLDEN FROM THE INACTIVE FILE
AND RETURN THE BILL TO THE
SENATE. THE CLERK WILL NOTE,
PURSUANT TO THE ASSEMBLY RULES
97, I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO REFER ITEM 34 AB 2813
AGUIAR-CURRY TO THE RULES
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER.
PURSUANT TO MEMBERS PURSUANT TO
RULES ASSEMBLY 77.2, I AM
REFERRING TO ITEM NUMBER 21 AB
1955 WARD TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE MOVING TO GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MEMBER WE HAVE SOME BIRTHDAYS IN
THE HOUSE. LET'S GIVE A WARM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALANIZ, WHO CELEBRATES
TODAY. LET'S ALSO WISH AN EARLY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CONNOLLY, WHO CELEBRATES
WEDNESDAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PACHECO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUESTS INTRODUCTION AT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WICKS DEATHS.
MADAM SPEAKER AND MEMBERS TODAY
I RISE TO RECOGNIZE THE
RETIREMENT OF A LONG TIME RULES
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEE, GARTH
BURLESON. THERE ARE NUMEROUS
INDIVIDUALS THAT ASSIST IN THE
BEHIND THE SCENES OPERATIONS OF
THE ASSEMBLY, AND GARTH BURLESON
IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. GARTH
RETIRED ON APRIL 30TH FROM
REPROGRAPHICS DEPARTMENT WITHIN
ASSEMBLY RULES COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER, I FELT THAT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO BRING GARTH BACK TO
THE FLOOR TO RECOGNIZE HIS 42
YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE ASSEMBLY
. HE WAS THE LONGEST SERVING
ASSEMBLY EMPLOYEE WHEN HE
RETIRED. GARTH DEVELOPED AN
INTEREST IN REPROGRAPHICS AT AN
EARLY AGE WHEN HE TOOK PRINTING
TRADES CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE
BEGAN HIS ASSEMBLY CAREER IN
REPROGRAPHICS ON FEBRUARY 1ST,
1982. AFTER WORKING FOR TWO
YEARS IN THE BINDERY, HE WAS
QUICKLY PROMOTED TO THE PRESS
ROOM, WHERE HE SPENT THE NEXT 35
YEARS PRODUCING MEMBER
STATIONERY. CERTIFIED WEIGHTS
AND OTHER GOLD FOIL PRODUCTS FOR
YOUR CONSTITUENTS, AS WELL AS
OTHER IMPORTANT DISTRICT AND
LEGISLATIVE MATERIALS. FOR THE
PAST FIVE YEARS, GARTH HAS BEEN
IN THE ROLE OF PURCHASER FOR A
REPROGRAPHICS, ENSURING THE
BUSINESS NEEDS OF YOUR MAIL
PRODUCTS GET PROCESSED CORRECTLY
AND TIMELY. IN FACT, WHEN GARTH
FIRST STARTED REPROGRAM PRINTED
ABOUT 10,000 MAIL PIECES TODAY,
THE TEAM CAN RUN 22 MILLION
PIECES IN A YEAR. RECENTLY, WHEN
ASKED HIS MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT
OF THE PAST 42 YEARS WORKING IN
THE ASSEMBLY, GARTH RESPONDED BY
SAYING GETTING THE JOB, I WAS
LUCKY. WHILE I JUST WANT TO SAY
WE WERE LUCKY AS WELL. YOU HAVE
BEEN A LEADER IN THE DEPARTMENT.
YOU TOOK PRIDE IN YOUR WORK AND
MENTORED AND SHARED YOUR DECADES
OF EXPERIENCE WITH ASSEMBLY
STAFF. WE WILL GREATLY MISS
GARTH'S PLEASANT DEMEANOR,
DEPENDABLE SPIRIT, AND VALUABLE
KNOWLEDGE OF HIS TRADE, AS WELL
AS HIS INSTRUCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE.
BOTH. BUT GARTH LOVES THE
OUTDOORS AND MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE
LIFESTYLE, SO WE KNOW HE WILL
GET TO DO SOMETHING FUN IN HIS
RETIREMENT AND NOT MISS PRINTING
THOSE MILLIONS OF MAIL PIECES.
OR MAYBE HE WILL. OKAY, MAYBE
NOT. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN
RECOGNIZING GARTH BURLESON AND
HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER OF 42
YEARS IN THE ASSEMBLY. TODAY HE
IS JOINED BY HIS COLLEAGUES FROM
THE REPROGRAPHICS DEPARTMENT
ASSEMBLY RULE STAFF, HIS
DAUGHTER SYDNEY, SON COLE AND
DCO EMPLOYEE EXTRAORDINAIRE
SUZANNE RAINEY.
MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
WITH GUESTS. INTRODUCTIONS
MEMBERS. MEMBERS. CONTINUING
WITH GUEST INTRODUCTIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TÍNH, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU. MADAM
SPEAKER. I AM HONORED TO WELCOME
THE FELLOWS FROM THE ASIAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER CAPITAL
ASSOCIATION SUMMER FELLOWSHIP,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS APICHA
APICHA. INTERNS ARE UP HERE TO
LEARN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
AND GET MENTORSHIP AND ALSO GET
VERY, VERY VALUABLE WORK
EXPERIENCE. WE'RE PROUD THAT THE
FELLOWSHIP. YES, PLEASE GIVE HIM
APPLAUSE. OUR FELLOWS ARE ALSO
PROUDLY GETTING A LIVING WAGES.
SUMMER, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO
WELCOME YOU. SO WELCOME TO
SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TANG MEMBERS, WE'RE GOING
TO BE MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE
DAILY FILE. THE CLERK WILL READ
SENATE BILLS NINE 4898 WITH
AMENDMENTS 1094, WITH AMENDMENTS
1315, WITH AMENDMENTS 1429, WITH
AMENDMENTS 483, 1445, 939, WITH
AMENDMENTS 997, WITH AMENDMENTS
1318, WITH AMENDMENTS 1411, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1471, WITH AMENDMENTS
937, WITH AMENDMENTS 1140, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1169 1405. SENATE
BILL 991 WITH AMENDMENTS. AND
SENATE BILL 1194 WITH
AMENDMENTS. ALL BILLS WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND ALL AMENDMENTS
WILL BE DEEMED ADOPTED. MOVING
ON TO CONCURRENCE IN SENATE
AMENDMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO START
WITH BIO ITEM NUMBER 20, AB 2630
FOR THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2634 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTY AND OTHERS AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MCCARTY. YOU MAY
OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
THIS IS A DISTRICT BILL BACK ON
CONCURRENCE, EXPANDS PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS IN
SACRAMENTO COUNTY. I ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. SEEING
NO OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
AYES 60. NØ ZERO. SENATE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
MEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO NOW
TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 24. AB 1916
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL, 1916 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAY SHINE AN ACCOLADE IN THE
BUSINESS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN. YOU MAY OPEN. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER.
PLEASED TO ARISE TO PRESENT AB
1916 ESTABLISHING CLEAR
GUIDELINES FOR SELF-STORAGE
OWNERS ON HANDLING PERSONAL
PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND AFTER A
RENTAL AGREEMENT IS OVER. THE
AMENDMENTS MADE WERE TECHNICAL
AND CLARIFYING IN NATURE. THANK
YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE. SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. AYES 56. NOES ZERO. SENATE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN. ALL
ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED.
MOVING ON TO ASSEMBLY, A THIRD
READING. ON SOYUZ AT HIS DESK.
IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK, MAYBE.
OKAY ITEM NUMBER 35. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 36, ACR
1.92. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
192 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JONES,
SAWYER AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
JUNETEENTH. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JONES SAWYER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. EXCUSE ME.
TODAY I RISE TO PRESENT ACR 192,
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS ANNUAL COMMEMORATION OF
JUNE 19TH AS JUNETEENTH FREEDOM
DAY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY
NOT KNOW, JUNETEENTH IS THE
ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF NGUYEN
WORD OF FREEDOM FINALLY REACHED
THE LAST ENSLAVED BLACK PEOPLE
ON JUNE 19TH, 1865, IN
GALVESTON, TEXAS, THE FINAL
CONFEDERATE STATE WITH SLAVERY
STILL IN PLACE TWO YEARS AFTER
PRESIDENT LINCOLN ISSUED THE
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION IN
1863, THE BELL OF FREEDOM RANG
TRUE FOR OVER 3 MILLION BLACK
AMERICANS, MARKING THE BEGINNING
OF THE FIGHT TO SECURE THAT
FREEDOM FOR THOSE STILL ENSLAVED
AND PROVIDE FAIR AND EQUAL
TREATMENT FOR THE FORMERLY
ENSLAVED. TODAY, JUNETEENTH IS
BOTH A TIME TO REFLECT AND
REJOICE IN ALL OF THE WORK THAT
TOOK PLACE. TO REACH THIS POINT,
AS WELL AS A REMINDER THAT TRUE
EQUALITY IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED
OVERNIGHT. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN
GREAT STRIDES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
ADDRESS THE HISTORY AND PLIGHT
OF BLACK AMERICANS, SOCIETY AS A
WHOLE STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO
GO. JUNE 18TH IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO EDUCATE ALL COMMUNITIES THAT
WE MAY NOT REPEAT THE INJUSTICES
AND ABUSES COMMITTED IN THE
PAST, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN
OTHER STATES ARE PASSING
POLICIES THAT SYSTEMATICALLY
ERASE OUR HISTORY AND LAWS THAT
ARE REMINISCENT OF THE JIM CROW
SOUTH. IN 2022, I AUTHORED AB
1655, WHICH ADDED JUNETEENTH TO
THE LIST OF HOLIDAYS TO ALIGN
THE LEGISLATURE WOULD USE WITH
THE UCS2 AND THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. BECAUSE OF THAT BILL,
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR,
ASSEMBLY EMPLOYEES ARE GRANTED
AN ADDITIONAL PERSONAL HOLIDAY
THAT MAY BE USED TO OBSERVE ANY
HOLIDAY OR CEREMONY OF THE
EMPLOYEES RELIGION, CULTURE OR
HERITAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, LUNAR NEW YEAR,
GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY,
JUNETEENTH AND NATIVE AMERICAN
DAY MEMBERS. TODAY MARKS 129
YEARS OF FREEDOM CELEBRATION,
BUT ALSO 159 YEARS OF STRUGGLE,
DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE.
AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I KNOW A
LOT OF TIMES WE RUN FOR OFFICE
AND TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WE
WANT TO DO TO IMPROVE NOT ONLY
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE
DISTRICT, BUT OF ALL PEOPLE. AND
A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T GET THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. IN MY 12
YEARS HERE, I CAN SAY I HAVE
DONE SOMETHING FOR ALL AFRICAN
AMERICANS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA THAT HAS BEEN TRIED
BEFORE BUT NEVER BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED. AFRICAN AMERICANS
ALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA TALKED
ABOUT JUNETEENTH AND CELEBRATING
IT. I HAVE THE HONOR OF ACTUALLY
HAVING IT DONE AND ACTUALLY
BEING ABLE TO GIVE AFRICAN
AMERICANS IN THIS STATE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THEIR
FREEDOM, THEIR FREEDOM. THAT WAS
LONG AGO FOUGHT FOR AND
ACCOMPLISHED. AND SO WITH THAT,
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JONES-SAWYER DOCTOR WEBER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I RISE ON BEHALF OF THE
LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS IN
SUPPORT OF ACR 192. THE
CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH AND
THE FREEDOM OF BLACK AMERICANS.
BY NOW, THOSE ON THIS FLOOR
SHOULD ALL KNOW THE HISTORY OF
JUNETEENTH, THAT DESPITE THE
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
BECOMING LAW IN 1863, THOUSANDS
OF ENSLAVED DESCENDANTS OF
AFRICANS IN TEXAS DID NOT LEARN
ABOUT THEIR LIBERATION UNTIL
1865. FOR AN EXTRA TWO AND A
HALF YEARS, THE STATE OF TEXAS
CONTINUED TO BENEFIT FROM THE
FREE LABOR. BLACK TEXANS WERE
FORCED TO PROVIDE, BUT ON JUNE
19TH, 1865, THEY FINALLY
RECEIVED THEIR HARD WON FREEDOM
FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS ON
THIS DAY THAT UNION GENERAL
GORDON GRANGER LED TROOPS INTO
GALVESTON, TEXAS, TO ANNOUNCE
THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR AND THE
INSIDIOUS INSTITUTION OF
AMERICAN SLAVERY. MOST OF US,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER
LIVED IN TEXAS, WOULD NOT KNOW
ABOUT THIS DAY IF IT WERE NOT
FOR A REMARKABLE WOMAN BY THE
NAME OF OPAL LEE, ALSO KNOWN AS
THE GRANDMOTHER OF JUNETEENTH,
SHE CAMPAIGNED FOR DECADES TO
MAKE JUNETEENTH A FEDERAL
HOLIDAY. SHE WENT AROUND THE
COUNTRY EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT
JUNETEENTH AND LED 2.5 MILE
WALKS EACH YEAR. REPRESENT THE
TWO AND A HALF YEARS IT TOOK FOR
THE NEWS OF EMANCIPATION TO
REACH TEXAS AT THE AGE OF 89,
SHE CONDUCTED A SYMBOLIC WALK
FROM HER HOMETOWN OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS, TO WASHINGTON, DC,
LEAVING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016 AND
ARRIVING IN JANUARY OF 2017.
AFTER DECADES OF WORK BY
ACTIVISTS, POLITICAL LEADERS,
AND SEVERAL WALKING CAMPAIGNS BY
OPAL LEE, JUNETEENTH WAS
DECLARED A FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN
2021, AND SHE WAS AWARDED THE
PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM IN
2024. SHE REPRESENTS THE
MILLIONS OF WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE
HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY, HAVE
WORKED TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT
OUR HISTORY IS NOT ERASED,
REFRAMED, NOR IGNORED. AND
AMERICA LIVES UP TO ITS
CONSTITUTIONAL PROMISE FOR ALL
CITIZENS. JUNETEENTH IS NOW
WIDELY CELEBRATED ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES AS BLACK
INDEPENDENCE DAY. FAMILIES COME
TOGETHER FOR INTIMATE GATHERINGS
AND FUN ACTIVITIES, ENGAGE WITH
BLACK BUSINESSES AND
ORGANIZATIONS, AND HAVE
IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY
CONVERSATIONS CENTERED ON BLACK
PROGRESS AND EXCELLENT
JUNETEENTH PROVIDES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE
BEAUTY THAT IS BLACKNESS ACROSS
THIS NATION AND ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER, JUNETEENTH
SHOULD ALSO REMIND US THAT WE
STILL HAVE A VERY LONG WAY TO
GO. JUNETEENTH PROVIDES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT HOW ON
HOW INJUSTICE IS STILL PREVALENT
IN THE LIVES OF BLACK AMERICANS
AND LABOR, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING,
EDUCATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM. AND SO MUCH MORE. SO I
ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE A
MOMENT THIS JUNETEENTH TO
REFLECT ON OUR ABILITY TO MAKE
REAL, PROGRESSIVE CHANGES IN THE
LIVES FOR BLACK CALIFORNIANS.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE ON ACR
192. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOCTOR
WEBER, ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER. MEMBERS TODAY I
RISE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE LATINO CAUCUS IN
SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 192 TO HONOR AND
CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH. JUNETEENTH
MARKS THE DATE THAT THE LAST
PEOPLE WHO WERE ENSLAVED IN THE
US WERE FINALLY DECLARED FREE IN
1865. THIS MARKS THE 159TH
ANNIVERSARY OF ITS RECOGNITION
AND THIRD ANNIVERSARY AS A
FEDERAL HOLIDAY. THIS IS NOT
SIMPLY A SYMBOLIC GESTURE, BUT
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE LEGACY
OF ENSLAVEMENT AND THE
REMEMBRANCE THAT FREEDOM AND
JUSTICE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DELAYED
FOR OUR BLACK COMMUNITIES.
JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES THE
EMANCIPATION OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE.
IT IS ALSO A TIME FOR
AFRO-LATINOS IN THE US TO
CELEBRATE THE EMANCIPATION OF
ALL PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS.
JUNETEENTH IS A TRANSNATIONAL
COMMEMORATION OF BLACK AMERICAN
LIBERATION, DEMONSTRATING HOW
BEAUTIFUL AND BROAD THE AFRICAN
DIASPORA IS. IN FACT, CALIFORNIA
HAS A SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF
AFRO-LATINOS, WITH 237 MILLION
IN TOTAL IN THE US OF
AFRO-LATINOS, 6 MILLION PEOPLE
IDENTIFY AS AFRO-LATINO.
AFRO-LATINOS HAVE ENDURED MANY
OF THE SAME INJUSTICES THAT
AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE ENDURED
IN THIS COUNTRY THROUGH VIOLENT
INSTITUTIONS. IN FACT, WHILE NOT
OFTEN TALKED ABOUT SPANISH
COLONIES WERE BY FAR BIGGER
PARTICIPANTS IN THE
TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE. AS A
MAJORITY OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE WERE
BROUGHT TO LATIN AMERICA,
CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND SUCCESSIVE
GENERATIONS OF THE HISTORY AND
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE BLACK
EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES
AND LATIN AMERICA. JUNETEENTH
PROMPTS US ALL TO SELF-REFLECT
ON HOW FAR WE HAVE COME, THE
CONTINUED WORK NEEDED TO PUSH
FOR CULTURAL AWARENESS AND THE
NEED TO ERADICATE SYSTEMIC
RACISM AND INEQUITY IN OUR
SOCIETY. LET US NOT FORGET THAT
THE FREEDOM WE CELEBRATE CAME AT
THE BLOODSHED OF MANY ENSLAVED
PEOPLE WHO NEVER LIVED TO SEE
IT. THIS FREEDOM WAS ONE WE
STILL FIGHT FOR TODAY. IT IS
PRECISELY WHY WE MUST ENDURE
COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS AND
REPARATIONS TO DEMAND JUSTICE
AND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL. FOR
THESE REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE ON ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 192 AND
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM LOS
ANGELES AND THE BLACK CAUCUS FOR
BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION
FORWARD. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JIM PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I RISE ALSO TO JOIN
WITH EVERYONE HERE IN,
CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH. I HAVE
AT MY HOME, THE CIVIL WAR SABER
OF MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER.
HE FOUGHT FOR THE UNION, AND HE
WAS AN ABOLITIONIST. BUT THAT
INFLUENCED MY GRANDFATHER WITH
HIS FIRST RADIO STATION IN SAN
FRANCISCO TO BE ONE OF THE
ORIGINATORS OF BLACK MUSIC RADIO
FORMATTING WAS ON KSAN IN SAN
FRANCISCO. AND I CAN REMEMBER IN
THE 60S, AS A YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT WHO WAS REALLY
INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO
BROADCASTING THAT KIND OF SNEAK
INTO THE STUDIO AND GO OVER AND
SIT CLOSE TO THE DEEJAYS. MAN
THEY WERE HIP. THEY WERE REALLY
GOOD. I WAS IMPRESSED. TWO OF MY
FAVORITES WAS JUMPING GEORGE AND
ROCK AND LUCKY, AND I HAVE VIVID
MEMORIES, BUT THAT INFUSED IN MY
GRANDFATHER AND ALSO IN MY OWN
FATHER TO AN APPRECIATION OF THE
HERITAGE OF GREAT GREAT GRANDPA
PATTERSON. AND SO IN THE RADIO
STATIONS THAT THEY OWNED AND THE
RADIO STATIONS THAT I OWNED,
THERE WAS ALWAYS A SPECIAL PLACE
FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF BLACK RADIO
PROGRAMING. AND SO I JOYFULLY
RISE TO KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE IN
MY HISTORY, AT THE RISK OF HIS
OWN DEMISE, MY GREAT GREAT
GRANDFATHER STOOD FOR FREEDOM.
THE END OF SLAVERY DID SO ON THE
BATTLEFIELD, BUT ALSO HE WAS A
STRONG ABOLITIONIST AND WE HAVE
HISTORY AND RECORDS OF THAT. MY
GREAT GREAT GRANDPA. AND IT'S
INSPIRING TO GO THROUGH THE
INFORMATION AND READ ABOUT HIM.
AND SO I, I RECALL WITH A GREAT
DEAL OF JOY AND APPRECIATION
THAT I CAN STAND HERE TODAY AND
JOIN WITH YOU AND BE A PART OF
THIS, AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
YOUR SOUL IN ME, BECAUSE I HUNG
AROUND JUMPING GEORGE AND ROCK
AND LUCKY. AND SO I'M ASKING ALL
OF YOU TO PLEASE TO PLEASE JOIN
US AS WE SUPPORT THIS. AND I'M
GOING TO PUSH MY I BUTTON IN
HONOR OF MY GREAT, GREAT GRANDPA
, WHO AT A TIME RISKED SO MUCH
FOR HIS BELIEF THAT ALL MEN ARE
CREATED EQUAL, ENDOWED BY THEIR
CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE
RIGHTS. AND HE FOUGHT A WAR FOR
IT. GOD BLESS HIM AND GOD BLESS
JUNETEENTH AND WHAT THIS FREEDOM
MEANS TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN
FRESNO AND AROUND THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. I JOIN WITH YOU IN
SAYING, FREE AT LAST, FREE AT
LAST. THANK GOD ALMIGHTY, FREE
AT LAST. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JIM PATTERSON, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RAMOS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. AND TODAY I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE
AMERICAN LEGACY CAUCUS, STANDING
SIDE BY SIDE WITH WITH OUR OUR
CAUCUS HERE TODAY AND BRINGING
TO LIGHT BRINGING TO LIGHT THE
HISTORY. AND IT'S A DAY FOR US
TO CELEBRATE THE MANY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN
AMERICANS IN OUR NATION'S
HISTORY. IT'S ALSO A TIME TO
REFLECT ON THEIR RESILIENCY AND
STRENGTH AS THEY OVERCAME BEING
TORN FROM THEIR HOMELANDS, BEING
TORN FROM THEIR HOMELANDS, AND
THEN DENIED THE IN INALIENABLE
RIGHT CALLED OUT BY THOMAS
JEFFERSON IN THE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE, NATIVE AMERICANS
IN THE UNITED STATES AND OUR
AFRICAN AMERICAN BROTHERS AND
SISTERS, WE SHARE A COMMON
THREAD FLEEING THAT PERSECUTION,
MANY FOUND SAFE HAVENS WITH
TRIBES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND
ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1862,
PRESIDENT LINCOLN ISSUED THE
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, BUT
IT STILL TOOK ALMOST THREE YEARS
MORE FOR THE LAST SLAVES IN
AMERICA TO BE FREE, AND SOME
WILL SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE
THINGS THAT ARE STILL HAPPENING
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN
CALIFORNIA, THAT WE HAVEN'T
COMPLETELY BEEN FREED THROUGH
ALL THESE DIFFERENT AREAS TODAY,
WE CELEBRATE THE END OF SLAVERY
IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NEW
FEDERAL HOLIDAY THAT STANDS AS A
BEACON OF HOPE TO REALLY
OVERCOME THOSE HISTORICAL
TRAUMAS OF WHERE WE'RE ALL AT
TODAY BY STANDING SIDE BY SIDE
WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
MOVING FORWARD, BUT ALSO TAKE
THE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT THE
HISTORY, THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR AFRICAN
AMERICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
AND REMEMBER THAT FREEDOM AND
IDENTITY ARE TREASURES TO BE
PROTECTED AND CHERISHED. I STAND
WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH OUR BLACK
CAUCUS, AND I URGE YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RAMOS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. MADAM
SPEAKER, MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY
WITH GREAT PRIDE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS AS CHAIR, AND I URGE YOUR
STRONG SUPPORT OF ACR 192, A
RESOLUTION THAT HOLDS IMMENSE
SIGNIFICANCE FOR OUR STATE AND
ITS PEOPLE. JUNE 19TH, 2024
MARKS JUNETEENTH AS A DAY THAT
SYMBOLIZES FREEDOM, RESILIENCE
AND THE ENDURING SPIRIT OF
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN OUR
NATION'S HISTORY. ON THIS DAY,
WE COMMEMORATE THE FULL
EMANCIPATION OF ENSLAVED
INDIVIDUALS. THIS DAY SERVES AS
A REMINDER OF THE STRUGGLES AND
TRIUMPHS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS
THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY. IT
IS TIME IT IS A TIME FOR
REFLECTION, BUT ALSO CELEBRATION
. THÀNH. IT IS A CALL TO ACTION
FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS TO
INTERROGATE THE SYSTEM THAT
LEAVES OTHERS IN BONDAGE. I URGE
YOU TO JOIN THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS IN
SUPPORTING ACR 192, WHICH, AS
NOTED, RECOGNIZES JUNE 19TH,
2024 AS JUNETEENTH IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. ALSO RECOGNIZING
THAT JUNETEENTH IS NOT A BLACK
HOLIDAY, BUT JUNETEENTH IS AN
AMERICAN HOLIDAY. NOW, AS A
GIFT, YOU'LL NOTE ON YOUR DESK
THIS, SOUND WAVES. AND IT IS,
WORDS FROM THE SONG GOLDEN BY
JILL SCOTT THAT TRULY CAPTURES
THE SPIRIT OF JUNETEENTH. IN
ESSENCE, IT IS SAYING THAT I'M
TAKING MY FREEDOM AND LIVING MY
LIFE LIKE I'M GOLDEN. AND SO I
ASKED THAT NOT ONLY BLACK
CALIFORNIANS TODAY, BUT EVERY
CALIFORNIA RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY
IS WHERE WE TAKE OUR FREEDOM.
AND WITH THAT, I URGE A STRONG
SUPPORT FOR ACR 192. LET US
STAND UNITED IN OUR COMMITMENT
TO A MORE INCLUSIVE AND
EQUITABLE CALIFORNIA FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON. DOCTOR
JACKSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
SPEAKER, TODAY SHOULD CAUSE US
ALL TO REFLECT ON THE EARNEST
QUESTION WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE
FREE, WHEN I REFLECT ON MY OWN
LINEAGE AND THE HISTORY OF THIS
NATION, WE FIND THAT, MANY
AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN
AMERICANS AND MANY OTHER
COMMUNITIES DIDN'T WEREN'T
REALLY, TRULY FREE UNTIL 1964
BECAUSE IT'S IN 1964, WHEN WE
WERE ACTUALLY GRANTED CIVIL
RIGHTS. THEREFORE, FREEDOM IS
MORE THAN JUST SHACKLES. IT IS
THE FULL ACCESS EXPRESSION
OPPORTUNITY AND DIGNITY OF THE
HUMAN EXPRESSION THAT IN MANY
CASES IS STILL BEING DENIED TO
MANY COMMUNITIES TODAY. BECAUSE
OF THE LACK OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND
HUMAN RIGHTS UNTIL THE 1960S, I
REFLECT THAT MY OWN PARENTS WERE
NOT BORN FREE, THEREFORE, IT WAS
MY SIBLINGS WHO WERE THE FIRST
IN OUR FAMILIES TO ACTUALLY BE
BORN FREE. IN THE WORDS OF
NELSON MANDELA, HE SAYS, TO BE
FREE IS NOT MERELY TO CAST OFF
ONE'S CHAINS, BUT TO LIVE IN A
WAY THAT RESPECTS AND ENHANCES
THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS. BUT THE
DESPITE THE SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS
BY BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
HISTORY AND ADDRESS THE PLIGHT
OF THE BLACK AMERICAN COMMUNITY,
LGBT, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND
MANY MORE ARE STILL WAITING TO
BE FREE. TOO MANY OF US STILL
REFUSE TO LIVE AND ENGAGE IN THE
TYPE OF POLITICS THAT ENHANCES
THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS. EVEN
STILL, WITHIN OUR STATE
CONSTITUTION IN CALIFORNIA
ALLOWS FOR SLAVERY OF
INDIVIDUALS BY CONTINUING TO
ALLOW INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE AS A
FORM OF CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT.
EVEN STILL, OUR STATE HAS NOT
PROPERLY ATONED FOR ITS
PARTICIPATION IN THE
INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL SUPPORT
OF CHATTEL SLAVERY. EVEN STILL,
HAS THE STATE NOT REDRESSED AND
IN THE EQUITABLE TAKING, THE
INEQUITABLE TAKING OF BLACK
AMERICANS PROPERTY THROUGH
EMINENT DOMAIN, EVEN STILL, THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO
FIGHT FOR ITS FULL HUMANITY.
EVEN STILL, OUR API, OUR JEWISH,
OUR MUSLIM AND IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES HAVE SEASONS WHERE
THEY STILL LIVE IN FEAR DUE TO
POLITICAL AND CULTURAL
PERSECUTION. EVEN STILL, WE ARE
DEBATING A BILL IN THIS SESSION
WHETHER WE SHOULD GIVE OUR
NATIVE AMERICAN BROTHERS AND
SISTERS STANDING IN OUR OWN
COURTS. EVEN STILL, WE MUST
REMIND OURSELVES THAT WE MUST
NEVER BE FOOLED BY THE TIMELESS
LIE THAT MAKES ANY OF US BELIEVE
THAT OUR FREEDOMS ARE AT RISK.
IF OTHER COMMUNITIES RECEIVE
THEIRS. BUT WE MUST ALWAYS
REMEMBER THAT NONE OF US ARE
TRULY FREE UNTIL WE ALL ARE FREE
. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE LGBTQ
CAUCUS AND PROUD TO JOIN WITH MY
FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE BLACK
CAUCUS TO HONOR JUNETEENTH, LET
US BE REMINDED THAT OUR FIGHT
FOR TRUE FREEDOM AND EQUALITY IS
YET TO BE WON, AND THERE WAS
MUCH WORK TO BE DONE. THANK YOU
TO OUR COLLEAGUE FROM SOUTH LA.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK AND I VOTE
FOR ACR 192. THANK YOU, DOCTOR
JACKSON. SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK. ASSEMBLYMEMBER
JONES-SAWYER, YOUR CLOSING
REMARKS. YES. I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND AND
THOUGHTFUL REMARKS, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE
FIRST ROLL BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS
ON ACR 192. THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE MEMBERS. THIS IS FOR
COAUTHORS. THOSE ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE MEMBERS. THIS
IS FOR COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. THERE ARE 71 COAUTHORS
ADDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE
IT. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM
NUMBER 35 ACR 202. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 202 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTY. RELATIVE TO
LOVING DAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY. YOU MAY OPEN. THANK
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS.
MEMBERS, HAPPY LOVING MONTH.
YES, YOU HEARD ME RIGHT. HAPPY
LOVING MONTH. ACTUALLY, FIVE
DAYS AGO WAS LOVING DAY. LET ME
TELL YOU A STORY. 57 YEARS AGO,
A MAN, RICHARD LOVING TOLD THE
COURT, PLEASE TELL THE JUDGE
THAT I LOVE MY WIFE AGAIN. HE
SAID, PLEASE TELL THE JUDGE THAT
I LOVE MY WIFE. WHY? BECAUSE HE
HAD THE CRIME OF BEING A WHITE
MALE IN VIRGINIA, MARRYING AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN, AND WAS
LITERALLY SENTENCED TO A JAIL IN
IN SENTENCED TO A YEAR IN JAIL
FOR DECIDING TO MARRY THE LOVE
OF HIS LIFE. AND SO IT'S HARD TO
BELIEVE IN THIS DAY AND AGE THAT
A GENERATION AGO AN INDIVIDUAL
WAS INCARCERATED, HUSBAND AND
WIFE FOR GETTING MARRIED. BUT
HERE WE ARE 57 YEARS LATER,
TALKING ABOUT LOVING DAY. WHY IS
IT SO IMPORTANT TO US TODAY?
WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT LATER ON
WITH A RELEVANCE TO CALIFORNIA
TODAY. BUT I'M A LOVING KID. FOR
THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW,
I'M A PRODUCT OF A BIRACIAL
MARRIAGE. MY FATHER IS AFRICAN
AMERICAN. MY MOM'S CAUCASIAN.
THEY MARRIED AND MOVED TO
VIRGINIA IN 1970. I WAS BORN TWO
YEARS LATER IN D.C. AND LIVED IN
VIRGINIA. SO FIVE YEARS EARLIER,
MY PARENTS LEGALLY COULD NOT BE
MARRIED IN THE PLACE WHERE I WAS
BORN. SO THIS IS A VERY PERSONAL
ISSUE FOR SO MANY CALIFORNIANS
TODAY. I KNOW WE HAVE COLLEAGUES
ON OUR FLOOR FROM FRESNO, FROM
MERCED, FROM ALAMEDA THAT HAVE
LOVING FAMILIES. I MAY HAVE
MISSED A FEW OTHERS. IN
CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE MILLIONS OF
LOVING FAMILIES. KIDS IN THIS
DAY AND AGE DON'T EVEN THINK
IT'S AN ISSUE. WHY IS THIS EVEN
AN ISSUE? BUT IT REALLY WAS. AND
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT? BECAUSE
WE NEED TO REMEMBER THE PAST TO
MOVE ON TO THE FUTURE. SO AGAIN,
57 YEARS AGO, A BRAVE FAMILY IN
VIRGINIA, RICHARD AND MILDRED
LOVING, DECIDED TO GET MARRIED.
ACTUALLY, IN 1948, THEY HAD A
SHERIFF KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR.
SAY, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
ILLEGAL, COHABITATING, AND BEING
MARRIED AS AN INTERRACIAL COUPLE
IS UNBELIEVABLE. IN OUR SOCIETY.
JUST A GENERATION AGO. BUT HERE
WE ARE AND CALIFORNIA. I WILL
NOTE, WAS A LEADER IN THIS AS
WELL. IN 1948, OUR CALIFORNIA
SUPREME COURT DECIDED IN THE
PEREZ VERSUS SHARPE CASE THAT
THEY ALSO RULED TO BAN
INTERRACIAL RULE TO OVERTURN THE
PROHIBITION OF INTERRACIAL
MARRIAGES HERE IN CALIFORNIA. SO
AGAIN, MEMBERS, I ASK THAT WE
SUPPORT AND ALWAYS REMEMBER
LOVING DAY, JUNE 12TH OF EVERY
YEAR. YOU WOULD KNOW TODAY IS A
FEW DAYS LATER. AND AGAIN.
MEMBERS. HAPPY LOVING MONTH IN
CALIFORNIA 2024. THANK YOU.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES, FOR ALLOWING ME TO
JOIN IN THE CHORUS IN
RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S ALWAYS A
GOOD DAY TO LOVE AS WE CELEBRATE
AND RECOGNIZE THE RECOGNITION OF
ACR 202 ON LOVING DAY, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ALSO RECALL THAT IN
2024, WE ARE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY
TALKING ABOUT INTERRACIAL
MARRIAGE BEING ON THE CHOPPING
BLOCK. AS WE RECALL FROM THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND
THE DOBBS DECISION TURNING BACK
ROE V WADE, TWO JUSTICES SIDED
THE JUSTIFICATION IN GOING AFTER
SAME SEX COUPLES PROTECTION IN
OBERGEFELL, AND SPECIFICALLY
LOVING THAT IS CORRECT, TURNING
BACK AND ROLLING BACK THE CLOCKS
OF TIME ON LOVE FOR INTERRACIAL
MARRIAGE AND SAME SEX COUPLES.
TO MARY LUCKILLY IN THIS
RESOLUTION, WE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAVE A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY TO ENSHRINE
CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR
INTERRACIAL COUPLES TO MARRY IN
2024. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH, RIGHT? IN THIS PERIOD OF
TIME. SO THIS IS NOT JUST A
PERFUNCTORY RESOLUTION. THIS IS
TO BE REMINDED THAT OUR RIGHTS
MUST CONTINUALLY BE CELEBRATED,
PROTECTED, THAT WE MUST FIGHT
FOR THEM EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND
SO I URGE YOUR I SUPPORT ON ACR
202 SEEING NONE OTHERS WISHING
TO SPEAK. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY, YOUR CLOSING REMARKS.
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE VOTES ARE
DESIRED. A VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. MEMBERS.
THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
MEMBERS. THIS IS FOR COAUTHORS.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. THERE ARE 68 COAUTHORS
ADDED, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE
WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY
SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE
AYES HAVE IT. RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 37, H.R. 104. THE CLERK
WILL READ. HOUSE RESOLUTION 104
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES.
RELATIVE TO VETERANS ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES, YOU MAY OPEN.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT H.R.
104, WHICH WOULD RECOGNIZE THE
MONTH OF JUNE AS CALIFORNIA
VETERANS AWARENESS MONTH. H.R.
104 RECOGNIZES AND BRINGS
AWARENESS TO OUR VETERANS WHO
HAVE PROVIDED THE HIGHEST LEVEL
OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. WHILE
I AM PROUD TO HONOR OUR VETERANS
, THEY DO NOT ALWAYS RECEIVE THE
RESOURCES BEFITTING THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE THEY HAVE PROVIDED
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION
, VETERANS HAVE HAD TO SUFFER
THROUGH HOMELESSNESS, SUICIDE,
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER,
AND FOOD INSECURITY. TO ADDRESS
THESE ISSUES, THE STATE LAST
YEAR REFORMED CALIFORNIA'S
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND
MODERNIZED IT WITH FUNDING.
DEDICATED TO HOUSING, VETERANS
WHO HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS
OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AS
WE HAVE THROUGH THE VETERANS
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION PROGRAM, HELPED
PRODUCE OVER 100 AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WITH 6389
AFFORDABLE UNITS SINCE 2014, AND
THE STATE HAS WORKED TO SECURE
OVER $81 MILLION FROM FEDERAL
SOURCES, ALONG WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1.5 MILLION TO THE
STAFF SERGEANT PARKER GORDON FOX
SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM
. COORDINATING SUICIDE
PREVENTION SERVICES FOR VETERANS
AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES. WHILE
THE STATE HAS BEEN ABLE TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VETERANS
LIVING ON THE STREETS BY 9%
BETWEEN 2020 AND 2022, THERE ARE
STILL THOUSANDS OF VETERANS
LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. I
WILL SHARE THAT SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY, WHEN THEY HAD THEIR
POINT IN TIME COUNT, ADDRESSED
THE ISSUE OF HOMELESS VETERANS
AND MADE AN INTENTIONAL DECISION
THAT THEY WOULD HOUSE ALL OF OUR
HOMELESS VETERANS AND WITHIN ONE
YEAR HAD SUCCEEDED. AND THAT IS
INTENTIONALITY. CLEARLY, WE HAVE
MORE WORK TO DO, AND WE NEED TO
WORK WITH OUR VETERAN PARTNERS
TO ADDRESS THESE SHORTCOMINGS. I
APPRECIATE THE MANY DIFFERENT
AGENCIES WORKING TO PROVIDE
SERVICES FOR VETERANS SUCH AS
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
VETERANS SERVICE AGENCIES, CFSA,
WHO WORK TIRELESSLY FOR OUR
VETERANS. H.R. 104 HONORS THOSE
WHO HAVE SERVED AND HIGHLIGHTS
THE NEEDS OF OUR VETERANS. I ASK
THAT THE FIRST ROLL BE OPEN FOR
COAUTHORS, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. SCHIAVO, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I RISE TO SUPPORT H.R.
104 AND THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I RISE AS
THE CHAIR OF THE MILITARY AND
VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE, AND AS
A DAUGHTER OF A VETERANS, SISTER
OF VETERANS, MY DAD IN THE
VIETNAM WAR. AND HE IS HE IS
ACTUALLY BATTLING CANCER FOR THE
THIRD TIME BECAUSE OF HIS
EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE. I KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT ACCESS TO SERVICES
IS FOR OUR VETERANS. THE VA HAS
SAVED MY DAD'S LIFE MORE TIMES
THAN I CAN COUNT AT THIS POINT,
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THROUGH OUR
WORK IN THE MILITARY AND VETERAN
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, WE REALLY
HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON MAKING
SURE THAT ACCESS TO SERVICES,
ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR VETERANS
IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE WORK
THAT WE'RE DOING. WE KNOW THAT
IN CALIFORNIA, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE
ONE VETERAN WHO IS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, I ACTUALLY GOT TO
TOUR AND VISIT HOUSING THAT I
FOUGHT FOR IN MY COMMUNITY. THAT
IS PROVIDING HOUSING TO VETERANS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND,
AND WE'RE SEEING THAT WE'RE
ACTUALLY MAKING A DENT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. VETERAN HOMELESSNESS
IS THE ONE AREA OF HOMELESSNESS
THAT IS GOING DOWN. WHILE OTHER
COMMUNITIES, HOMELESSNESS
NUMBERS ARE RISING AND WE HAVE
TO CONTINUE TO BE STEADFAST ON
CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD ON
THIS ISSUE AND NOT LETTING UP
WHEN WE KNOW THAT THIS IS AN
AREA WHERE WE'RE MAKING
IMPORTANT PROGRESS, WE ALSO
FOUGHT SO HARD FOR A VSO IN OUR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
HAVING A VSO IS HOW YOU HAVE
ACCESS TO VETERANS SERVICES, AND
TO THE VA, AND WE DID NOT HAVE A
DEDICATED ONE. WE KNOW THAT
THERE ARE VSOS WHO ARE NEEDED
MORE THROUGHOUT OUR WHOLE STATE,
AND THAT THESE ARE CRITICAL
RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT
VETERANS ARE GETTING THESE
SERVICES. SO WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR, WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES
HERE TO ENSURE THAT OUR
COMMITTEE IS MOVING FORWARD. ALL
OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO
SUPPORT OUR VETERANS WHO, AFTER
THEY HAVE MADE SUCH A GREAT
SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY, NEED
THE SUPPORT THAT WE CAN GIVE
THEM, AND WE'RE DEDICATED TO
DOING THAT. STRONGLY. ENCOURAGE
AN AYE VOTE ON H.R. 104. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BROUGH ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ALANIZ,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MADAM SPEAKER. I WANT TO FIRST
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
BERNARDINO FOR BRINGING THIS
RESOLUTION FORWARD EVERY DAY.
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA WORK TO
PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO
THE BRAVE VETERANS WHO HAVE
SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR THEIR
COUNTRY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, HOUSING
ASSISTANCE, JOB TRAINING, AND
SOCIAL PROGRAMS. AND THEY ARE
JUST PART OF A LARGER NETWORK
THAT SERVES TO HELP THE MANY
VETERANS STRUGGLING TO ADAPT TO
CIVILIAN LIFE. UPON RETURNING
HOME FROM SERVICE, THERE HAS
BEEN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE
WAY WE CARE FOR OUR VETERANS IN
RECENT YEARS. YET THERE IS STILL
A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE,
ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO
MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH ALL OF YOU IN TACKLING
THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES ONCE
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR
FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND
RECOGNIZING CALIFORNIA VETERANS
AWARENESS MONTH, AND I JOIN HER
IN RECOGNIZING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS SERVICES
AGENCIES AND ALL OF THE SERVICE
PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE THAT WORK EVERY DAY
SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS. I ASK
YOU FOR A VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIZ, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DAVIS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
SERVING VICE CHAIR ON THE
MILITARY AND VETERANS HAS BEEN
SUCH AN HONOR. AND MY DISTRICT
ALSO HAS CAMP PENDLETON. SO I
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
BERNARDINO BRINGING THIS UP,
BECAUSE I THINK FOR A LONG TIME
WE'RE LIKE, THEY ONLY GET ONE
DAY AND A MONTH IS FANTASTIC. I
KNOW THAT WE DO THE HONOR THEM
EVERY SINGLE DAY, 365 DAYS A
YEAR. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO BRING UP,
THOUGH, IS THAT WE ARE LOSING A
LOT OF OUR VETERANS BECAUSE
THEY'RE MOVING OUT. WE ARE ONE
STATE. THERE'S ONE OTHER STATE
BESIDES OURS THAT CONTINUES TO
TAX PENSIONS AND RETIREMENTS OF
OUR VETERANS TO THE POINT WHERE
THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY HERE
ANYMORE. AND I THINK THAT WE
REALLY OWE THEM THAT. AND I
THINK HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT YEAR
THAT WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GET CREATIVE AND FIGURE OUT
HOW WE CAN MAKE THEM HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO STAY
HERE, A STATE THAT THEY LOVE AND
THEY DESERVE TO STAY HERE. SO
FOR THAT, I ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I ALSO LIKE TO START BY
SAYING THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE
FROM THE INLAND EMPIRE FOR
INTRODUCING THIS MEASURE. TODAY,
WE'RE ADDRESSING AN ISSUE OF
GREAT IMPORTANCE. THE WELFARE OF
OUR VETERANS. POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER, HOMELESSNESS
AND FOOD INSECURITY IS A
PROPORTIONATELY AFFECT WITH
VETERANS IN CALIFORNIA AND
NATIONWIDE. SO 7.5 OF VETERANS
IN CALIFORNIA ARE LIVING BELOW
THE POVERTY LINE, AND THESE
HEROES DESERVE OUR UNWAVERING
SUPPORT. LET ADVOCACY FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MENTAL
HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND OTHER
FORMS OF AID IS CRITICAL IN THE
LIVES OF THOSE WHO MADE
TREMENDOUS SACRIFICES FOR OUR
COUNTRY IN MY DISTRICT, WE HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT VETERAN POPULATION
WHO CONTRIBUTE IMMENSELY TO OUR
COMMUNITY. THEIR WELL-BEING IS
OF HIGH IMPORTANCE, AND WE MUST
HONOR THEM WITH ACTIONS THAT
MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THEIR
LIVES. THANK YOU. AND I ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JUAN CARILLO, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I TOO STAND AND RISE IN
SUPPORT OF H.R. 104 AND THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR INTRODUCING THIS
MEASURE. ORANGE COUNTY IS HOME
TO AN ESTIMATED 130,000 VETERANS
AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A VERY
SMALL PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS
WHO SIGN ON THE LINE. MEN AND
WOMEN TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY. I
COME FROM A VETERANS FAMILY,
WITH MY FATHER SERVING IN THE
KOREAN WAR, WHERE HE WAS
INJURED, WHERE MY BROTHER WAS IN
THE COAST GUARD, AND MANY
NEPHEWS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
SERVING ONE IN CORONADO, RIGHT
NOW IN THE MARINES. THROUGHOUT
THE YEARS, I'VE ALSO SERVED AS A
VETERAN'S CHAIR, AND I KNOW FROM
THE LAST TEN YEARS WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING TIRELESSLY TO HOUSE OUR
VETERANS AS THEY RETURN HOME,
WE'VE MADE PROGRESS, AND YET
THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO. I'M
VERY PROUD THAT MY OWN COUNTY,
WE JUST OPENED A HOMELESS
VETERANS SHELTER IN PLACENTIA,
RIGHT NEXT TO THE CITY I LIVE
IN, IN FULLERTON, BUT THE WORK
IS NOT FINISHED UNTIL ALL OF OUR
VETERANS RETURN HOME TO A HOME.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR
VETERANS, WHEN THEY RETURN HOME,
NEED SUPPORT, NOT ONLY SUPPORT
FOR MENTAL HEALTH, FOR PHYSICAL
HEALTH, AND THEY NEED ACCESS TO
THESE SERVICES ALL TOO OFTEN IN
OUR SUPPORT SYSTEMS ARE HOUSED
SOMETIMES IN COUNTY OFFICES AND
HOSPITALS, AND THIS IS NOT
ACCESSIBLE TO MANY VETERANS. WE
NEED THESE SERVICES TO BE OUT IN
THE COMMUNITY. SO THEY HAVE
ACCESS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
FOUND OUT AS CHAIR OF THE
VETERANS COMMITTEE IS THAT WHEN
OUR VETERANS LEAVE SERVICE,
OFTENTIMES THEY GET AN
ORIENTATION AS THEY LEAVE, BUT
THEY HAVE A LONG LIST OF STEPS
THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE 26 STEPS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY NEED TO
TAKE IN ORDER TO ACCESS THEIR
BENEFITS. 26 STEPS. WHAT WE FIND
IS MANY TIMES THESE YOUNG
INDIVIDUALS WANT TO RETURN HOME,
AND THEY DON'T MAKE IT THROUGH
ALL OF THOSE STEPS. AND MANY
TIMES AREN'T ACCESSING THEIR
BENEFITS. AND THAT'S WHY WE FIND
SOMETIMES WHEN VETERANS ARE ON
OUR STREETS, IT'S THAT THEY
HAVEN'T MADE IT THROUGH ALL OF
THOSE STEPS. SO WE NEED TO
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM GET THE
BENEFITS THAT THEY HAVE EARNED
AND DESERVED. WE KNOW THAT OUR
VETERANS ARE SOMEBODY WHO GIVE
THEIR LIFE. MANY HAVE GIVEN
THEIR LIFE, BUT WE NEED TO HONOR
THEM NOT JUST BY WORDS, BUT BY
ACTIONS. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY URGE AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA. SEEING NO OTHERS
WISHING TO SPEAK, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES, YOUR CLOSING
REMARKS. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR
WONDERFUL COMMENTS REGARDING OUR
VETERANS. I THINK THAT IS ONE
GROUP THAT WE ALL AGREE WE NEED
TO HONOR. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. WITH THE FIRST ROLL OPEN
FOR COAUTHORS, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
ARE DESIRED A VOTE. THIS IS FOR
COAUTHORS, MEMBERS, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS FOR
COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE VOTES ARE
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE ARE 72
COAUTHORS ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT.
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTION.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
MEMBERS. IT'S IT GIVES ME GREAT
HONOR TO WELCOME OUR GUESTS FROM
THE BOARD. THESE ARE THE BOARD
MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS SERVICES
AGENCIES. CHUCK HELGET,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHEN PECK,
US VETS PRESIDENT AND CEO
MICHAEL BLECKER. SWORDS TO
PLOWSHARES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHRIS JOHNSON, NATION'S FINEST
PRESIDENT AND CEO DEBORAH
JOHNSON, CALIFORNIA VETERANS
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT
AND CEO AKILAH TEMPLETON,
VETERANS VILLAGE OF SAN DIEGO
PRESIDENT AND CEO. AND LEO
CUADRADO, NEW DIRECTIONS FOR
VETERANS COO.
MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
WITH SENATE. THIRD READING.
READING. PARDON ME. ITEM 44, SB
1353. THE CLERK WILL READ SENATE
BILL 1353 WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TING. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE
TO PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO SB 1353
ON BEHALF OF SENATOR WAHAB.
AMENDMENTS ARE TECHNICAL IN
NATURE. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE
VOTES ON THESE AMENDMENTS AND
ASK THAT THE BILL GO OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTES ON THE AMENDMENTS. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY
SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. THE
AYES HAVE IT. AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
TO A VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, WE WILL PASS AND
RETAIN FILE ITEM 53. WE WILL
VOTE ON FILE ITEM 54 ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE THIS ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR. SENATE BILL
1051 BY SENATOR EGGMAN, AN
ACCOLADE NHÀ TENDENCIES. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES. YOUR
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 68. NO'S
ZERO. CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
MEMBERS. THE QUORUM CALL IS
STILL IN PLACE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS. NATURAL
RESOURCES MEETS AT 2:30 P.M. IN
THE CAPITOL ROOM NUMBER 447.
TRANSPORTATION MEETS AT 2:30
P.M. IN SWING SPACE. ROOM 1100.
BANKING AND FINANCE MEETS AT
3:30 P.M. IN ROOM IN THE CAPITOL
ROOM. 444 SENATE SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS TUESDAY,
JUNE 18TH CHECK IN SESSION
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH. CHECK IN
SESSION THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH.
FLOOR SESSION AT 9 A.M. ALL
OTHER ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS
SHALL BE CONTINUED. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I
AM READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO ADJOURN. MR. AGUIAR-CURRY
MOVES AND MR. LARA SECONDS THAT
THIS HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED
UNTIL THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH AT 9
A.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED
AND THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.