GOOD AFTERNOON. THE ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS
CALLED TO ORDER. WELCOME,
EVERYONE. THIS HEARING ROOM IS
OPEN FOR THE ATTENDANCE OF THIS
HEARING. AND IT CAN BE WATCHED
FROM A LIVE STREAM ON THE
ASSEMBLY WEBSITE. WE ENCOURAGE
THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE WRITTEN
TESTIMONY BY VISITING THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. PLEASE NOTE
THAT ANY WRITTEN TESTIMONY
SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE IS
CONSIDERED PUBLIC COMMENT, AND
MAY BE READ INTO THE RECORD OR
REPRINTED. WE WILL ALLOW TWO
MINUTES EACH FOR TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION. THESE WITNESSES MUST
TESTIFY IN PERSON IN THE HEARING
ROOM. ADDITIONAL WITNESS
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO YOUR
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
THAT IS WHAT WE AFFECTIONATELY
KNOW AS THE ME TOO MOMENT. WITH
THAT, WE WILL BEGIN OUR HEARING
AS AN INFORMATIONAL HEARING,
UNTIL WE HAVE OUR, ROLE, I MEAN,
OUR MEMBERS PRESENT, WE'RE ALSO
CALLING ALL OF OUR SENATORS, AS
I RECOGNIZE THEY ARE, AND
DISPOSE OF THIS TIME TO COME IN,
AND PARTICIPATE, WE NEED,
AUTHORS AND, FOR, SENATE STAFF.
IF, IF ANY OF THE SENATORS KNOW
THEY WILL NOT BE HERE TO PRESENT
THEIR BILL, PLEASE LET US KNOW
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE
CAN HAVE ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS PRESENT THEIR BILL, AND
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL BE PAUSED
UNTIL WE HAVE A QUORUM AND OR
AUTHORS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WALDRON WE ARE
NOT YET TO A QUORUM. SO WE'RE
GOING TO START, WE DID START AS
AN INFORMATIONAL HEARING, AND
SO, WE'LL HAVE YOU COME UP FOR.
WE SHOULD DO THAT. YEAH. OKAY.
COME HAVE A SEAT. LET ME DO A
LITTLE BIT OF INTRODUCTION JUST
FOR, THE PUBLIC'S PURPOSES. WE
HAVE 12 BILLS TO DISCUSS TODAY.
PLEASE NOTE THE ADDITION OF FILE
ITEM 20 ACR 215 WALDRON. TWO
BILLS HAVE BEEN PULLED AND WILL
NOT BE HEARD TODAY. FILE ITEM
FOUR, SB 915 CORTEZ AND FILE
ITEM 15 SB 1387 MENGIBAR, WE
WILL HEAR, QUITE A NUMBER OF
BILLS, AND I'LL NOTE THOSE BILLS
, I WAS WONDERING THAT, BUT I
KNOW I'LL. OKAY THANK YOU, WELL,
I'LL NOTE THE WHEN WE DO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM, I'LL NOTE
THE OTHER BILLS TO BE HEARD, AND
JUST A CORRECTION FILE ITEM 15
IS, 1387. NEWMAN, WITH THAT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
AND MEMBERS, I'M HERE TO PRESENT
ACR 215A RESOLUTION RENAMING A
PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 76 TO
PIMCO'S HIGHWAY IN RECOGNITION
OF PRESERVATION OF THE CULTURAL
HERITAGE OF THE NATIVE TRIBES IN
THE SAN LUIS REY VALLEY IN SAN
DIEGO. IN THE LUISENO LANGUAGE,
THE PEOPLE CALL THEMSELVES
PAYOMKAWICHUM, MEANING PEOPLE OF
THE WEST. FOR OVER 10,000 YEARS,
THE LUISENO PEOPLE HAVE CALLED
THE SAN LUIS REY VALLEY THEIR
HOME STATE. ROUTE 76, WHICH RUNS
THROUGH THE VALLEY, WAS A VITAL
ARTERY FOR THE LUISENO PEOPLE
DURING THEIR SEASONAL MIGRATIONS
BETWEEN THE VALLEY AND THE
COASTLINE, DESIGNATING THE
PORTION OF ROUTE 76 FROM PALMER
RESERVATION ROAD TO RINCON
RANCHO ROAD WILL ACKNOWLEDGE AND
HONOR THE HISTORICAL AND
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS
ROUTE TO THE LUISENO PEOPLE.
THIS RENAMING IS SUPPORTED BY
THE RINCON BAND OF LUISENO
INDIANS, PALA BAND OF MISSION
INDIANS, PALMER BAND OF LUISENO
MISSION INDIANS, AND THE LA
JOLLA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS,
WHOSE RESERVATION LANDS TOUCH
THE 76 CORRIDOR REPRESENTING THE
INCUMBENT OF LUISENO INDIANS.
DORIAN ALVAREZ IS HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE
MEASURE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR, AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
DORIAN ALMARAZ, AND I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE RINCON BAND OF
LUISENO INDIANS, A FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBE IN NORTH SAN
DIEGO COUNTY. ACR 215 RENAMES A
PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 76, WHICH
RUNS THROUGH THE RINCON
RESERVATIONS AS PAYOMKAWICHUM
HIGHWAY FOR OVER 10,000 YEARS,
OUR PEOPLE HAVE OCCUPIED THE SAN
LUIS REY VALLEY, OUR LARGEST
VILLAGE RECORDED WAS JUST NORTH
OF OCEANSIDE AND KNOWN AS TOLPPO
MÐI, TODAY THIS AREA IS PART OF
THE CAMP PENDLETON MILITARY
BASE. OUR PEOPLE'S TERRITORY
ENCOMPASSED THE NORTHWEST
SECTION OF PRESENT SAN DIEGO
COUNTY, INCLUDING THE COASTLINE,
NEIGHBORING LAGOONS, OAK FOREST,
MEADOWS, CREEKS, RIVERS. TO THE
NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE VALLEY.
WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS STATE ROUTE
76 WAS THE PATHWAY FOR OUR
PEOPLE. AS WE MIGRATED WITH THE
SEASONS FROM THE VALLEY TO THE
COASTLINE. IT IS WITH THIS
HISTORY IN MIND THAT THE RINCON
BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS YOUR HELP
IN HONORING OUR HERITAGE AND
HISTORY BY RENAMING A PORTION OF
STATE ROUTE 76. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR. I VOTE. THANK YOU.
NOW, MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY, THE. ARE
THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? WE
DON'T HAVE ANY ON FILE. JUST
NOTING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION?
SEEING NONE. MEMBER MOVING TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SUPPORT,
IN A ME TOO. AS I REMEMBER NAME,
ORGANIZATION POSITION ON THIS
BILL AND ANY IN OPPOSITION
SEEING NONE MOVING BACK TO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
HEARING NONE WHEN WE, WHEN IT'S
TIME FOR A, WHEN WE HAVE A
QUORUM AND WE CAN ENTERTAIN A
MOTION, WE WILL DO SO, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE
THIS RECOGNITION AND WE'LL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL TODAY AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NOW, WE'LL
MOVE ON TO, SB WHICH POSITION?
ITEM NUMBER THREE, SB 904, THIS
IS DODD, SENATOR DODD, PRESENTED
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS, TODAY I'M
PRESENTING SB 904 ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR DODD. A MEASURE THAT
UPDATES THE ENABLING LEGISLATION
OF THE SONOMA MARIN AREA RAIL
TRANSIT DISTRICT OR THE SMART
TRAIN TO REMOVE OBSOLETE
REFERENCES. RAISED BIDDING
AMOUNTS THRESHOLDS, AND
AUTHORIZE SMART SPECIAL TAXES TO
BE IMPOSED BY A VOTER INITIATIVE
. THE SMART TRAIN IS AN
INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF A
MULTIMODAL AND
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PROJECT
THAT ADVANCES MANY OF OUR
STATE'S TOP GOALS, INCREASED
RAIL AND BICYCLE USE, TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, AND
COLLABORATION BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AT A REGIONAL SCALE.
SINCE COMING INTO SERVICE JUST
OVER SIX YEARS AGO, SMART HAS
OVERCOME WILDFIRES, FLOODS AND A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT DEVASTATED
ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT. DESPITE
THESE OBSTACLES, THEY KEEP
CHUGGING ALONG. AT THE END OF
THE OF 2023, BECAME THE FIRST
TRANSIT SYSTEM IN THE BAY AREA
TO RECOVER TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC
RIDERSHIP NUMBERS. THIS BILL
ALSO EMPOWERS THE VOTERS OF THIS
SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST
TIME TO PURSUE THEIR OWN BALLOT
MEASURES THROUGH A VOTER
INITIATIVE, THE VOTER APPROVED,
QUALIFIED INITIATIVE PROCESS HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND HELP INFORM AND
AFFIRM THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
EXPENDITURE PLAN, PROVIDING
GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY DIRECTION
FOR HOW TO BEST DEDICATE FUTURE
RESOURCES TO OPERATE THE SMART
SYSTEM. MY WITNESS TODAY TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
IS EDDIE CUMMINS, GENERAL
MANAGER OF SMART. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR WILSON AND
MEMBERS, I AM EDDIE CUMMINS. THE
SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT
DISTRICT GENERAL MANAGER, AND
I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF SB
904. THIS BILL UPDATES THE
PROCUREMENT BIDDING THRESHOLDS
FOR SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND
EQUIPMENT, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN
UPDATED SINCE 2003. IT ALSO
CREATES FLEXIBILITY FOR A NEW
STATION IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF
NORTH SONOMA COUNTY, AND REMOVES
OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO THE NORTH
COAST RAIL AUTHORITY, WHICH NO
LONGER EXISTS. FINALLY, THE BILL
AUTHORIZES THE SMART BOARD TO
PLACE A QUALIFIED VOTER
INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT IN
2008, VOTERS IN SONOMA AND MARIN
COUNTY APPROVED A QUARTER CENT
SALES TAX, PROVIDING ROUGHLY $50
MILLION ANNUALLY TO BUILD,
OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE SMART
SYSTEM. THIS MEASURE EXPIRES IN
2028. SMART IS OPERATED SINCE
2017 AND CURRENTLY HAS THE
HIGHEST RIDERSHIP RECOVERY RATE
IN THE BAY AREA, AND IS ONE OF
ONLY A FEW TRANSIT AGENCIES IN
THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE HIGHER
RIDERSHIP THAN PRE-PANDEMIC. WE
ALSO HAVE SEVERAL MAJOR PROJECTS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING A
THREE MILE EXTENSION TO THE TOWN
OF WINDSOR. THE SMART HAS
LEVERAGED OVER $500 MILLION IN
STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL GRANTS
TO EXPAND THE SYSTEM. THE
COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT IT'S
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO PASS A
SALES TAX EXTENSION TO PROTECT
THE NEARLY $1 BILLION INVESTMENT
MADE IN THE SYSTEM OVER THE PAST
16 YEARS. SUSTAINING THE SMART
SYSTEM WILL HELP ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE MODE, SHIFT TRAFFIC
CONGESTION AND PROVIDE MOBILITY
OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS,
ESPECIALLY FOR UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. BASED
ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, LOCAL
VOTERS REQUEST THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PROTECT THEIR INVESTMENT. THE
LANGUAGE IN SB 904 IS INTENDED
TO RESPOND TO THAT REQUEST BY
ALLOWING THE CITIZENS INITIATIVE
PROCESS TO RUN ITS INDEPENDENT
COURSE, WITH SMART PLACING IT ON
THE BALLOT SHOULD IT OBTAIN THE
QUALIFIED SIGNATURES. SMART
WOULD NOT GATHER OR PAY FOR
SIGNATURES, BUT WOULD ACT AS THE
ENTITY PLACING THE ITEM ON THE
BALLOT FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION
BY VOTERS. FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE
MOVE ON TO ANY OPPOSITION
TESTIMONY, WE DO NOW HAVE A
QUORUM. SO I'LL ASK THE
SECRETARY TO CALL THE ROLL.
WILSON. HERE, WILSON. HERE.
DAVIES. DAVIES. HERE.
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY. HERE.
BERMAN. CARILLO HERE. CARILLO.
HERE. HART. HART. HERE. HOOVER
JACKSON. JACKSON. HERE.
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL HERE.
PAPPIN HAPPEN HERE. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ HERE. KING. WALLACE.
WARD. WICKS ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A
QUORUM WITH THAT. WE'LL MOVE ON
TO OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANY, WE
DO HAVE REGISTERED OPPOSITION ON
THIS BILL. ARE THERE ANY HERE TO
TESTIFY? SEEING NONE MOVING ON
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
LIKE TO WEIGH IN ON ME, TOO, FOR
EITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
OH, WAIT. HOLD ON. LET'S GET THE
MIC. THERE WE GO. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, MATT BRAUDE HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE TEAMSTERS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS, GUS KHÎI, ON BEHALF OF
THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF
MARIN AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
SEEING NO OTHERS MOVING TO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A
MOTION. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY
CARILLO. SECOND BY HART, GIVEN.
WELL, HERE, I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD, AND
ALSO, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A SPECIAL
AFFINITY TO SMART AS IT WILL ONE
DAY BE MAKING ITS HOME IN
SASSOON CITY. MY WHERE I LIVE,
AND WE'LL BE SUPPORTING YOUR
BILL TODAY, SO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE, I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO SAY THIS IS A
REALLY GOOD PROJECT, AND THEY
CONTINUE TO DO LEAPS AND BOUNDS
ABOVE ANYONE ELSE. AND I'M
REALLY PROUD TO BE HERE WHEN I
HAD THE DISTRICT, I ALSO
SUPPORTED THIS. AND SO ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR DODD, I HOPE FOR AN
AYE VOTE. AND I'D ALSO BE LIKE
TO BE ADDED AS A COAUTHOR.
SOUNDS GOOD WITH THAT, MOVING TO
MADAM SECRETARY, COULD YOU CALL
THE ROLL WILSON I WON, I'M
SORRY. SB 904 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DODD. THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO
THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS.
WE'LL GIVE THEM A WE'LL GIVE
THEM AN UPGRADED TITLE TO
SENATOR. SENATOR. I'M SORRY. NO
WORRIES, I WILSON, I DAVIES.
DAVIES. NÓ AGUIAR-CURRY
AGUIAR-CURRY I BERMAN CARILLO. I
CARILLO I HART HEART I HOOVER
JACKSON. JACKSON I LOWENTHAL.
LOWENTHAL I PAPPIN HAPPEN I
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. NØ TING.
WALLACE WARD. WICKS. WE'LL HOLD
THE ROLL OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD
ON. WE'RE CURRENTLY AT SEVEN
TWO, WITH THAT, BEFORE WE GO TO
OUR NEXT AUTHORS, LET'S DO A
LITTLE BIT OF CLEANUP. JUST TO
BE SURE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I
GET THE OPENING CORRECTLY AS I
STUMBLED THROUGH IT A LITTLE
BIT, SO FOR MEMBERS NOW PRESENT,
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM,
WE HAVE 12 BILLS TOTAL TO
DISCUSS TODAY WE ADDED, FILE
ITEM 20 ACR 215 WALDRON, WHICH
WAS ALREADY HEARD BUT NOT YET
VOTED ON. TWO BILLS HAVE BEEN
PULLED AND ARE NOT BEING HEARD
TODAY. THAT'S FILE ITEM FOR
SENATE BILL 915 CORTEZ AND FILE
ITEM 15, SENATE BILL 1387
NEWMAN. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WILL
BE HEARD. ITEM SSP 59 SKINNER SB
827 GLAZIER SB 904 DODD, WHICH
WE JUST HEARD. SB 930 LAIRD SB
934 GONZALES SB 961 WIENER, SB
1098 BLAKE SPEER SB 1193
MENGIBAR SB 1271 MEN SB 1297
ALAN SB 1313 ASHBY AND ACR 215
WALDRON. WITH THAT WE HAVE SIX
BILLS ON CONSENT. ITEMS OR
BILLS? SB 1068 AGAIN, SB 1158
ARCHULETA S HJR 19 JUAN CARRILLO
ACR 203 HART SCR 102. ALVARADO
GIL SCR 115 ARCHULETA. IS THERE
A MOTION AND A MOTION ON THE
CONSENT? DAVIES AND JACKSON,
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. WILSON AYE. WILSON. AYE.
DAVIES. DAVIES. AYE.
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE.
BERMAN. CARILLO CARILLO. AYE.
HART. HART. AYE. HOOVER JACKSON.
JACKSON. AYE. LOWENTHAL
LOWENTHAL. AYE. PAPIN. PAPIN.
AYE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. AYE. TING.
WALLACE. WALLACE AYE. WARD.
WICKS. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S TEN.
AND WILL, HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
MEMBERS TO ADD ON. WE DID HEAR
ITEM NUMBER 20 AS A
INFORMATIONAL HEARING. ACR 215
WALDRON I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY AGUIAR-CURRY
AND SECONDED BY CARRILLO. MADAM
SECRETARY, WOULD YOU CALL THE
ROLL ACR 215? THE MOTION IS BE
ADOPTED WITH RECOMMENDATION. THE
MOTION IS TO BE ADOPTED. WILSON
I, WILSON I, DAVIES I DAVIES I
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY. I
BERMAN CARILLO CARILLO I HART.
HART I HOOVER JACKSON. JACKSON I
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL I PAPPIN
HAPPENED I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I
TING WALLACE WALLACE I WARD.
WICKS ALL RIGHT. THAT BILL HAS
TEN, VOTES. AND WE'LL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON
WITH THAT WILL NOW MOVE BACK TO
FILE ITEM ORDER. WE HAVE ITEM
NUMBER ONE, SB 59. SKINNER AT
YOUR CONVENIENCE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS
I'M HERE TO PRESENT SB 59. YOU
SAW THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ON THE
COMMITTEE LAST YEAR SAW A VERY
COMPARABLE BILL LAST YEAR UNDER
THE NUMBER SB 233, AND THAT BILL
, WAS APPROVED AND WAS ON THE
FLOOR OF THE ASSEMBLY WITH SOME
MODIFICATIONS FROM WHEN THE
COMMITTEE, IN OTHER WORDS, GOING
THROUGH A PROCESS, IT GOT
AMENDED. AND THEN IT WAS ON THE
FLOOR. BUT I WAS I HAD TO USE
THAT VEHICLE FOR A DIFFERENT
PURPOSE AT THE REQUEST OF THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. AND SO THAT
IS WHY I HAD TO AMEND IT, THE,
THE LANGUAGE THAT HAD BEEN IN
233 INTO THIS VEHICLE. AND
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE BEFORE YOU
TODAY. SO NOW I WILL EXPLAIN IT,
BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU
THE BACKGROUND, IF YOU'RE IN
CASE YOU'RE WONDERING. OKAY,
WHAT IS THIS, SO IT'S NOT QUITE
THE USUAL GUT AND AMEND. IT'S
MORE A, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
ANYWAY, SO, ELECTRIC VEHICLES,
WHICH WE CALIFORNIA IS THE
MARKET LEADER IN. IN OTHER
WORDS, WE HAVE MORE OF OUR
RESIDENTS BUYING THEM THAN ANY
OTHER STATE. AND WE CLEARLY HAVE
SOME VERY AMBITIOUS GOALS TO
HAVE MANY, MANY MORE ON OUR ON
OUR STREETS. AND OF COURSE,
ELECTRIC VEHICLES NEED TO BE
PLUGGED IN TO HAVE THE POWER TO
TAKE YOU AROUND IN ORDER FOR YOU
TO USE THEM AS TRANSPORTATION
THÀNH. SO IN THAT RESPECT, THEY
ARE THEY CAN BE A, A WHAT'S THE
WORD? A THEY'RE A CHALLENGE TO
THE GRID. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE
BATTERIES IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
ARE VERY POWERFUL. THEY ARE AN
ASSET THAT CAN POWER MUCH MORE
THAN JUST THE VEHICLE. THEY
COULD ALSO BE USED WHEN THEY ARE
WHEN YOU'RE NOT DRIVING AROUND
TO POWER A HOME, A BUILDING OR
OTHER RESOURCE. AND WHEN YOU
THINK NOW, EXCUSE ME ABOUT, SAY,
TESLA BATTERY PACKS, WHICH ARE
BEING MARKETED TO YOU TO BUY
THESE PACKS AND PUT THEM ON YOUR
HOME. IN EFFECT, THE BATTERY IN
YOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE IS MORE
POWERFUL THAN THAT TESLA BATTERY
PACK THAT YOU WOULD BUY AND
MOUNT ON YOUR HOUSE. SO FOR SOME
PEOPLE, WHY WOULD YOU EVER NEED
TO? IF YOU HAVE AN ELECTRIC
VEHICLE, YOU COULD USE THAT
VEHICLE AT THE TIMES THAT YOU
WANTED TO, IN EFFECT, WHEN THE
RATES ARE HIGHEST OR WHEN WE'RE
HAVING A TERRIBLE HEAT WAVE AND
YOUR UTILITY IS ASKING YOU TO
PLEASE, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU TAKE
PRESSURE OFF THE GRID, YOU COULD
SWITCH OVER POTENTIALLY TO THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE. YOU CAN ONLY
DO THAT IF YOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
HAS WHAT'S CALLED BIDIRECTIONAL
CAPABILITY. NOW, SOME OF YOU MAY
HAVE SEEN THE ADS FOR THE F 150.
THAT'S THE FORD TRUCK WHERE THE
FORD TRUCK COMES BOOMING UP TO A
CABIN AND THE CABIN IS ALL DARK,
AND THE GUY JUMPS OUT OF THE
FORD TRUCK AND HE PLUGS THE
TRUCK INTO THE CABIN. BOOM! ALL
THE LIGHTS GO ON. THAT IS THE
FORD TRUCKS. THE F 150 BATTERY
POWERING THAT CABIN. SO THAT WAS
A FEATURE THAT FORD WAS
ADVERTISING NEAR SAN LEAF'S,
WHICH ARE THE MOST AFFORDABLE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE. FROM THE DAY
THEY WENT ON THE MARKET, THEY
HAVE HAD BIDIRECTIONAL
CAPABILITY. SO THERE ARE GOOD
NUMBER OF MODEL EV'S ON THE
MARKET NOW THAT ALREADY HAVE
THAT CAPABILITY. THERE ARE
OTHERS THAT DO NOT, SO WHAT DOES
THE BILL DO? THE BILL IS NOT A
MANDATE. IT IN THAT IT DOES NOT
REQUIRE EV MANUFACTURERS TO ACT.
MY ORIGINAL BILL, SB 233, WHEN
IT WAS APPROVED HERE BEFORE IT
CAME OUT OF A PROBE, HAD A
MANDATE IN IT, IT ALSO DOES NOT
REQUIRE OUR STATE AGENCIES TO
ACT. BUT WHAT IT DOES DO IS GIVE
OUR AGENCIES A GREEN LIGHT TO
ANALYZE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS
OF EVS WITH BIDIRECTIONAL
CAPABILITY. AND IF THE AGENCIES,
BASED ON THAT DETERMINATION, IF
THEY FEEL THAT THERE IS SUCH,
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER BENEFITS THEY
FEEL ARE, TO THE GRID OR OTHER
BENEFITS THAT THAT BIDIRECTIONAL
CAPABILITY COULD PROVIDE, THEY
COULD THEN REQUIRE EVS TO BE
EQUIPPED WITH THAT CAPABILITY.
SO LET ME HAVE MY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT AND THEN WE CAN I CAN
ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS, I HAVE
KENDRA HARRIS FROM THE CLIMATE
CENTER. SHE IS THEIR GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS MANAGER. THANK YOU,
KENDRA HARRIS, GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS MANAGER WITH THE CLIMATE
CENTER. WE'RE SPONSORS OF THIS
LEGISLATION, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, YOU'VE SEEN THIS BILL
BEFORE. YOU HEARD FROM THE
SENATOR? WE CHANGED IT SLIGHTLY,
BUT, STILL REALLY IMPORTANT,
RIGHT NOW IN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE
BOTH AN ELECTRICITY AND
AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM AND AN
ENERGY RESILIENCE PROBLEM. AS
CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASES,
SEVERITY AND FREQUENCIES OF
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS THAT
KNOCK OUT THE POWER ACCELERATION
OF BIDIRECTIONAL EV DEPLOYMENT,
IS AN ELEGANT SOLUTION TO THESE
PROBLEMS. IT MAKES POSSIBLE MUCH
CLEANER, CHEAPER, MORE EQUITABLE
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE PAST FOSSIL
FUELS AS A CORE STRATEGY FOR
ENERGY RESILIENCE AND
RELIABILITY, EXISTING CALIFORNIA
POLICY ALREADY CALLS FOR ALL
SALES OF NEW LIGHT DUTY
PASSENGER VEHICLES AND SCHOOL
BUSSES TO BE ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES BY 2035. SB 59 TAKES
THE NEXT STEP AND POINTS TOWARD
A FUTURE IN WHICH OUR CURRENT
ONCE IN A GENERATION,
MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENTS
IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES ALSO HELP
BUILD A MORE RESILIENT AND
RELIABLE ELECTRIC GRID. WE
CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE
RELYING ON OUTDATED AND
POLLUTING FOSSIL TECHNOLOGIES TO
KEEP OUR LIGHTS ON AND KEEP OUR
GRID FROM FAILING, POLLUTING GAS
PEAKER PLANTS AND DIRTY DIESEL
BACKUP GENERATORS
DISPROPORTIONATELY HARM LOWER
INCOME AND WORKING CLASS
COMMUNITIES, EXACERBATING
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES. RIGHT
NOW, CALIFORNIA HAS ALMOST 2
MILLION EVS, AND THE CDC
ESTIMATES WE WILL HAVE 8 MILLION
BY 2030 AND 15 MILLION BY 2035.
SO NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT ON
THIS. AND I JUST WANT TO ADD THE
SENATOR'S COMMENTS. WE'RE AWARE
THAT BOTH FORD, GM BY 2026,
STELLANTIS, VW, TESLA BY 2025,
NISSAN, VOLVO, KIA, AND HYUNDAI
ARE ALL AUTOMAKERS THAT ALREADY
HAVE THIS BI DIRECTIONAL
CAPABILITY IN THEIR IN THEIR
VEHICLES. WE ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SUPPORT,
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
THIS IS THE ME TOO PORTION OF A
TESTIMONY. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MICHELLE CARNALIS WITH THE UNION
OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS. PROUD
CO-SPONSOR AND SUPPORT. SOPHIA
WITH THE COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR
AND SUPPORT. CHRISTINA SCARINGE
WITH THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY AND SUPPORT. JANET COX
FOR CLIMATE ACTION CALIFORNIA
FOR IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANKS
JUSTIN BOWERS WITH CLEAN AIR FOR
KIDS ORG STRONGLY SUPPORT. IN
ADDITION, NORTH COUNTY EQUITY
AND JUSTICE FACTS ECO
SUSTAINABILITY PEEPS AND NKA
ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORT. THANK YOU
. SYLVIA SALAS CHAU ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AND
SUPPORT, THANK YOU. KURT
JOHNSON, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. WE DO NOT
HAVE ANY OPPOSITION ON FILE, BUT
JUST TO CONFIRM, ARE THERE ANY
MEMBERS, WHO ARE WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL, SEEING NONE ARE THERE?
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW
IF YOU WERE SLOW WALKING THE MIC
TO DO A JUST A. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS
KURT AUGUSTINE. I'M WITH THE
ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE
INNOVATION, AND TECHNICALLY, WE
ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THE BILL, WE
DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS. WE IN THE
PRIOR VERSION OF THE BILL, WE
MANAGED TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE
WITH THE SENATOR, AND WE'RE VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. WE HAD
NEVER COMMENTED ON, ON THIS
VERSION OF 233 PUBLICLY. SO OUR
CONCERNS ARE TWOFOLD. AND ONE,
THE LANGUAGE THAT IS, PART OF
THE BASIS OF THE STUDY, WHERE,
IF I MAY JUST SAY, SUFFICIENTLY
COMPELLING BENEFIT,
BIDIRECTIONAL, CAPABLE USE TO
THE CASE, TO THE OPERATOR AND
ELECTRICAL GRID. WE'RE A LITTLE
CONCERNED THAT THAT'S A LITTLE
TOO BROAD AND PLAN ON WORKING
WITH THE SENATOR TO TIGHTEN THAT
UP A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE IT JUST
SEEMS LIKE A LOT MORE EMPHASIS
WILL BE PLACED ON GRID
MANAGEMENT THAN THE ACTUAL
IMPACT ON ON THE VEHICLES. AND
THEN OUR SECOND CONCERN IS THAT
THE, COMPROMISE THAT WE DID
ARRANGE WITH THE SENATOR LAST
YEAR SET A SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR
DATE OF 2035, AND WE AGREED TO
THAT. THIS BILL IS OPEN ENDED,
AND WE CERTAINLY WILL CONTINUE
TO WORK ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD TO IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S VERY VAGUE.
AND THE DATE COULD BE
ESTABLISHED AT ANY TIME AND THAT
WE, OUR MANUFACTURERS, NEED SOME
LEAD TIME, YES. MANY OF THE
COMPANIES WILL HAVE SOME
VEHICLES THAT ARE CAPABLE, BUT
THEY DON'T ALL HAVE PLANS FOR
ALL VEHICLES, TO HAVE THE
BIDIRECTIONAL CAPABILITY IN THE
NEXT FEW YEARS. SO WE DO NEED
SOME LEAD TIME. IF WE COULD JUST
PUT SOME CONSTRAINTS AROUND
THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEKING
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. NOW MOVING TO MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO
NOTE THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. NAME POSITION IN THE
ORGANIZATION. ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE MOVING IT TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, I SEE ONE AND TWO. ALL
RIGHT. AND THEN AGUIAR-CURRY,
THANK YOU FOR THE BILL. SO, BIG
FAN OF THE MICROGRID PEOPLE. BUT
TO THE AUTHOR, WOULD YOU
CONSIDER A DATE CERTAIN AT SOME
POINT, THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
SO THE BILL THAT PASSED OUT OF
IT HAD A MANDATE THAT THAT, WE
WOULD, MANDATE THAT VEHICLES
WERE BIDIRECTIONAL, CAPABLE. AND
IT WAS, I THINK THE IN THE
LANGUAGE WAS, I THINK 2028 OR
SOMETHING. WE HADN'T PUT IN THE
35. WE AGREED ANYWAY. SO
ORIGINALLY 2028. YES. YEAH,
OKAY. SO WE'VE HAD I HAVE BEEN
IN GREAT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR,
AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS AROUND
THIS QUESTION, AND WE'RE WORKING
TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
WOULD BE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE.
THE, YOU KNOW, I WAS ORIGINALLY
WANTING A MANDATE. THIS NOW
DOESN'T HAVE THE MANDATE. AND I
WAS PERSUADED THAT THAT WAS A
GOOD IDEA BECAUSE WE, LET'S SAY
THERE'S IT'S DETERMINED THAT,
VANS AND BUSSES ARE THE MOST
OPTIMAL FOR BOTH POWERING
BUILDINGS AND POTENTIALLY
BENEFITING THE GRID. LET'S JUST
SAY, AND I'M SPEAKING OUT LOUD,
WHICH SOMETIMES YOU SHOULDN'T
THINK OUT LOUD IN COMMITTEE, BUT
WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, COMES BACK
AND BITES YOU. IF I PUT IN A
SPECIFIC DATE, THEN I COULD
PRECLUDE THE AGENCIES FROM
ACTING ON, SAY, A NARROWER CLASS
OF VEHICLES, FOR EXAMPLE, SO
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS THREAD
THIS NEEDLE WE WANT BY GIVING
THE AGENCIES FLEXIBILITY, THEN
WE ARE WE ARE ALLOWING THEM TO
SORT OF MAKE THE DETERMINATION
OF WHEN THAT VALUE IS BEST. AND
WE ALREADY SEE NOW MANY OF THE
MANUFACTURERS, ESPECIALLY FOR
LIGHT DUTY MOVING IN THAT
DIRECTION. ALL OF THE SCHOOL BUS
MANUFACTURERS IN CALIFORNIA
RIGHT NOW, ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS
MANUFACTURERS ARE MAKING THEIR
ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSSES
BIDIRECTIONAL. SO THE POINT OF
THE MY REAL ANSWER IS I'M GOING
TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MY
COLLEAGUE HERE TO SEE IF WE CAN
FIND SOME LANGUAGE THAT BOTH OF
US ARE COMFORTABLE WITH. AND YOU
HAVE MY COMMITMENT. THANK YOU.
AGUIAR-CURRY THANK YOU. SENATOR,
I, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS YOU
JUST MENTIONED THAT SOMEDAY YOU
HOPE TO HAVE THE BUSSES TO BE
ABLE TO DO THIS BIDIRECTIONAL.
IS THAT LIKE A MAJOR HARDWARE
CHANGE, OR IS THAT JUST A
SOFTWARE UPGRADE? BECAUSE WE'VE
WORKED WITH SOFTWARE UPGRADES
BEFORE AND THEY COST EXTRA MONEY
SOMETIMES. WELL, THAT'S WHY WE
WOULDN'T DO IT ON EXISTING. IT
WOULD NOT BE A RETROACTIVE. IT
WOULDN'T BE, WHERE OKAY. ALL
BUSSES NOW RIDING AROUND WOULD
HAVE TO KNOW RATHER, YOU KNOW,
BUY A MODEL YEAR. BUT I USED THE
SCHOOL BUS EXAMPLE BECAUSE THE
ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSSES THAT OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE CURRENTLY
PURCHASING ARE DO HAVE THAT
CAPABILITY, RIGHT NOW. MEANING
IN OTHER WORDS, THAT WAS ALREADY
A FEATURE OF THOSE SCHOOL
BUSSES. SO OUR SUBJECT IN MY
DISTRICT, BUT NEVERTHELESS, LAST
ONE IS, IS THAT, I'M ALWAYS
CONCERNED ABOUT EQUITY AND THE
PRICE OF THESE CARS AND WHAT
THEY'VE DONE. AND IT COULD BE
ANYONE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
ELECTRICITY IN THEIR HOUSE. AND
I LIKED YOUR EXAMPLE BECAUSE
IT'S VERY CLEAR. HOWEVER WHERE
DO YOU SEE ANY WAY WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME KIND OF
INCENTIVES OR SOMETHING ALONG
THAT LINE? I KNOW THIS IS NOT
PART OF THE BILL, BUT WHAT DO
YOU FORESEE THIS TO BE? WELL, WE
SO THIS IS ONE OF THESE ALSO
TRICKY PARTS. MY FIRST
ITERATION, I WANTED THE MANDATE
AND I WANTED IT BECAUSE I WANTED
EVERY PURCHASER OF AN EV, EVERY
HOUSEHOLD THAT PURCHASED ONE TO
HAVE THAT CAPABILITY AND NOT TO
BE CHARGED EXTRA, TO NOT HAVE
OUR MANUFACTURERS DECIDE, OH
YEAH, THIS IS REALLY WORTH
SOMETHING. EVERYBODY WANTS IT.
MEANING WE'RE SOMETHING TO YOU
INTRINSICALLY VERSUS THAT IT
COSTS THEM SO MUCH BECAUSE IN
FACT, IN THE IN THE PRODUCTION
OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS A SOFTWARE
CHANGE. SO IF IT'S NOT A
RETROFIT, BUT RATHER THE
PRODUCTION OF A VEHICLE, THEN IT
IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT FOR THE
VEHICLE MANUFACTURER TO, YOU
KNOW, HAVE THIS FEATURE. WHAT I
DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE IS THAT ALL
OF A SUDDEN IT BECOMES LIKE, OH,
LIKE THIS. WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE
YOU THE SAME. THEY CHARGE YOU
FOR THE LEATHER SEATS. SO THAT
WAS ONE OF MY MOTIVATIONS.
HOWEVER, WHEN YOU DO A MANDATE,
THEN SOMETIMES YOU'RE ALSO IN
THE POSITION OF A MANUFACTURER
SAYING, HEY, YOU MADE ME
INCREASE MY COSTS. AND YOU KNOW
WHAT REAL EVIDENCE. AGAIN, IT'S
ONE OF THESE WHERE MANY
MANUFACTURERS HAVE ALREADY
INFORMED US, FOR EXAMPLE, NISSAN
LEAF, WHICH IS THE MOST
AFFORDABLE EV ON THE MARKET,
ALWAYS HAS BEEN, ALWAYS HAS HAD
THIS CAPABILITY, BUT IF WE DO A
MANDATE AND SOMEBODY ARGUES,
THEN THEY CAN CHARGE MORE, WHICH
ALSO WE DON'T WANT THAT WOULD BE
INEQUITABLE. SO I'M TRYING TO
THREAD A NEEDLE WHERE WE CAN GET
THIS CAPABILITY, ALLOW
HOUSEHOLDS TO USE IT AND
POTENTIALLY THE GRID TO USE IT
WITH, WITH, WITH THE LEAST COST
POSSIBLE AND THE LEAST PRESSURE
ON PEOPLE. AND FORTUNATELY, JUST
IN EVS IN GENERAL, WE HAVE WE
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE
MANY, INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, TAX
CREDITS AND OTHERS FOR LOW
INCOME PURCHASERS OF EVS. AND MY
LAST QUESTION, WITH ALL DUE
RESPECT, THERE'S A LOT OF WOMEN
THAT YOUR CO AUTHORS ON HERE.
WHEN YOU WERE DOING THE OTHER
BILL, YOU DO REALIZE THAT THEY
MAY NOT WANT TO BE ON THIS BILL
ARE OKAY. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT
THAT GETS CORRECTED. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT I'LL
ENTERTAIN A MOTION SO IT LOOKS
LIKE IT WAS MOVED BY JACKSON,
SECONDED BY LOWENTHAL, I'LL GIVE
YOU. WELL, I'LL JUST NOTE, YOU
KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD, AND, YOU
KNOW, YOUR DEDICATION TO THE
TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
IS DEFINITELY COMMENDABLE. AND
YOU'VE BEEN A LEADER IN THAT
SPACE. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT, AS YOU NOTED, TO
GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION
FLEXIBILITY AND HAVE THEM BE
ABLE TO WEIGH IN WITH THE
EXPERTISE THAT THEY HAVE AND HOW
THIS MIGHT IMPACT OUR ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLE GOALS. AND SO
WITH THAT, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL TODAY TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE, THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE OTHER
THING I JUST WANTED TO ADD, IS
THAT IN TERMS OF THE BATTERY
LIFE, SOME PEOPLE THINK, OKAY,
WELL, WHAT IF I USED MY VEHICLE
TO POWER MY HOUSE? THE BATTERIES
RIGHT NOW, PRETTY MUCH EVERY EV
ON THE MARKET, WHETHER IT'S A
NISSAN LEAF OR A FORD 150 OR A
CHEVY VOLT, HAS A TEN YEAR
BATTERY WARRANTY. SO THE TEN
YEAR WARRANTY IS INDEPENDENT,
HAS PUT A DIFFERENT WAY. THE TEN
YEAR WARRANTY IS ON THE
BATTERIES FOR THE VEHICLES WITH
BIDIRECTIONAL AND THE VEHICLES
WITHOUT BIDIRECTIONAL. SO
THERE'S, SO FAR THERE IS CLEARLY
IF ANYONE WERE TO, DRIVE THEIR
VEHICLE AT FULL CAPACITY EVERY
DAY AND THEN TRY TO CHARGE THEIR
HOUSE TO EVERY DAY, YES, IT
WOULD COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT
THE LIFE OF THE OF THE BATTERY.
HOWEVER, FOR THE TYPE OF USE
THAT MOST MANUFACTURERS ARE
ANTICIPATING, THEY HAVE STILL
PUT THE TEN YEAR WARRANTY ON
BATTERIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
THE VEHICLE HAS THAT CAPABILITY
OR NOT. SO THAT GIVES ME,
ASSURANCE THAT WE'RE IN GOOD
SHAPE FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT, I
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
. MADAM SECRETARY. COULD YOU
CALL THE ROLE SB 59? THE MOTION
IS DUE. PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
UTILITIES AND ENERGY. WILSON.
HI. WILSON AYE. DAVIES. DAVIES.
NÓ. AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY.
AYE. BERMAN. CARILLO CARILLO.
AYE. HART. HART. AYE. HOOVER.
JACKSON AN. JACKSON. AYE.
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL AYE. PAPIN.
PAPIN I. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. NØ.
TING. WALLACE. WALLACE NO. WARD.
WICKS ALL RIGHT. THAT VOTE IS
SEVEN THREE. WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON.
THANK YOU. SENATOR. ALL RIGHT,
WITH THE PERMISSION OF, NOT
PERMISSION OF WHAT DID WE
DECIDE? I WAS GOING TO SAY WITH
THE PERMISSIONS OF OTHER
SENATORS PRESENT, WE WERE GOING
TO MOVE ON, BUT ARE WE NOT? I'M
SEEING. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO, AND CONTINUE AND
FILE ITEM ORDER. GO TO ITEM
NUMBER TWO, SB 827, GLACIER.
MOVE BY PAPIN. SECOND BY WALLACE
. WAIT YOUR MIC. WITHOUT MAGIC.
THANK YOU. CHAIR I LOVE TRANSIT.
I KNOW MANY HERE ON THE PANEL
LOVE TRANSIT AND A PART OF OUR
EFFORT TO, HAVE PUBLIC SUPPORT
FOR TRANSIT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE AGENCIES ARE DOING THEIR
BEST WORK. THEY'RE RUNNING
EFFICIENTLY, WITH TRANSPARENCY.
AND THAT REALLY IS THE BASIS FOR
THE BILL THAT'S BEFORE YOU
TODAY. IT HAS A LONG HISTORY.
THERE WERE COMMITMENTS AND
PROMISES MADE WHEN WE PUT A TOLL
MEASURE ON THE BALLOT IN THE BAY
AREA THAT WE WOULD CREATE AN
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. WE
FUND IT APPROPRIATELY WITH ALL
THE APPROPRIATE POWERS THAT THE
OFFICE WOULD HAVE, AND
UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ALL THAT HAS
COME TRUE. THE FUNDING IS NOW IN
THE RIGHT PLACE. THE OFFICE WAS
ESTABLISHED. THEY'RE DOING GREAT
WORK, BUT THE POWERS HAVE NOT
BEEN ALIGNED WITH OTHER
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S AROUND THE
STATE AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL
INTENDS TO DO. AND IT'S AN
ORIGINAL FORM. IT MIRRORED THE
POWERS THAT WE'VE GIVEN TO
CALTRANS AND THAT OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL, IN THE
PROCESS OF HEARING THE BILL IN
THE SENATE, THERE WAS CONCERN
RAISED BECAUSE ONE OF THOSE
POWERS IS A CRIMINAL. PENALTIES
COULD BE ASSESSED. I AGREE TO
PULL THAT BACK AS THE BILL MOVED
FORWARD SO FURTHER CONVERSATIONS
COULD HAPPEN ABOUT WHETHER THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO
STILL HAVE IN THE BILL OR
WHETHER SUBPOENA POWER, WHICH IS
NOT CALTRANS DOESN'T HAVE THAT
MIGHT BE AN APPROPRIATE
REPLACEMENT. SO THAT REMAINS AN
ISSUE OF DISCUSSION. BUT LET ME
JUST MENTION, AS I CLOSE MY
OPENING THAT, WE DID ADD INTO
THIS MEASURE, WEINGARTEN RIGHTS.
SO IF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS
TALKING TO A MEMBER OF THE OF A
UNION, THAT THEY GIVE THAT
PERSON THE RIGHT TO HAVE
REPRESENTATION IN, THAT EVERYONE
WILL BE GRANTED THAT
OPPORTUNITY, AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW, WHO HAVE BEEN IN THIS
SPACE, A LOT OF THE WORK THAT
THEY DO ARE WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE EMPLOYEES,
AND THEY WANT THAT
CONFIDENTIALITY. AND THAT'S A
PART OF MAKING SURE THAT OFFICE
CAN DO THEIR BEST WORK IS TO
HAVE THAT CONFIDENTIALITY. BUT A
PART OF THE BILL IS TO PROVIDE
THAT. WEINGARTEN RIGHTS, A
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE IS INSERTED.
SO THAT DOES TAKE PLACE. SO THAT
IS THE WORK OF THIS BILL
ALIGNING THE POWERS TRYING TO
BUILD PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND
RESPECT IN THE WORK OF THAT
OFFICE. AND WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. TODAY. I HAVE TWO
WITNESSES HERE TO TESTIFY. ROY
WESLEY, ON BEHALF OF THE BART
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND
ALEX TORRES ON BEHALF OF THE BAY
AREA COUNCIL. WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS ROY WESLEY, AND PRIOR
TO MY RETIREMENT, I WAS THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. I'M HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR OF SENATE BILL
827, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
PROCESS HAS A LONG AND
DISTINGUISHED HISTORY. SINCE
1668, WHEN KING LOUIS THE 14TH
ESTABLISHED THE FIRST MODERN IG,
THE IG HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF
GOOD GOVERNANCE. THE CONTINENTAL
CONGRESS ALSO RECOGNIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE IG BY
APPOINTING THE FIRST AMERICAN IG
DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. AN
IG BRINGS TRANSPARENCY TO
GOVERNMENT AND IS AN INTEGRAL
PART OF GOOD GOVERNANCE. THE
INDEPENDENT BART IG IS A
VALUABLE PART OF THE BART AGENCY
AND MAKES THAT AGENCY A BETTER
STEWARD OF PUBLIC RESOURCES.
THIS BILL PROVIDES THE SAME
AUTHORITY TO THE BART. IG THAT
IS COMMON TO IG ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA. I ENTHUSIASTICALLY
SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE
THE BART IG WITH A TOOL TO DO
ITS WORK. THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR
AND MEMBERS ALEX TORRES WITH
BROWNSTEIN HERE TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE BAY AREA COUNCIL
REPRESENTING OVER 320 OF THE
LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE NINE
COUNTY BAY AREA, I THINK I'LL
START. FIRST AND FOREMOST, BART
IS A BIG PART OF THE ECONOMIC
LIFEBLOOD OF THE BAY AREA. IT
HELPS KEEP OUR ECONOMY MOVING
AND HENCE THE COUNCIL'S INTEREST
IN THIS ISSUE. WE WERE THE PROUD
SPONSORS OVER 40 YEARS AGO ON
THE ENABLING LEGISLATION TO
ESTABLISH BART. AND SO I THINK
WHAT WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS
AROUND THE FISCAL CLIFF FACING
TRANSIT, WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE
LAYERS OF ACCOUNTABILITY HERE. I
THINK IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED. SOME
OF THE CHALLENGES THE OFFICE OF
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS FACED.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WHILE WE'RE HAVING THOSE
CONVERSATIONS ON A FISCAL CLIFF
AND ASKING TAXPAYERS TO FUND,
MORE OPERATIONS FOR TRANSIT,
MORE EXPANDING BART, WE ALSO
NEED TO HAVE THIS VERY IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION AROUND
ACCOUNTABILITY. AND SO THANK YOU
TO SENATOR GLAZER FOR LEADING
THIS EFFORT. PROUD TO BE HERE.
AND SUPPORT URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT.
THANK YOU. MOVING TO MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO
OFFER THEIR SUPPORT, THIS IS
THAT ME TWO SECTION NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHARLES WATSON ON
BEHALF OF BART. BART HAS A
SUPPORT, IF AMENDED, POSITION.
PRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS MADE TO
DATE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE SENATOR TO ADDRESS OUR
LAST REMAINING CONCERNS. THANK
YOU, THANK YOU. NOW, MOVING ON
TO OPPOSITION. WE DO HAVE
OPPOSITION ON FILE AND AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, WE HAVE TWO
WITNESSES. WE'LL HAVE YOU COME
TO THE SEAT AND WE'LL ASK THAT
THE OPPOSITE. THE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT MAKE ROOM. THERE'S
ENOUGH CHAIRS IF YOU WANT TO
STAY. ALL RIGHT. AS A REMINDER,
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH IN, IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. MATT BROUGHT HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE AMALGAMATED
TRANSIT UNION IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T
HAVE A LETTER ON FILE YET. JUST
WANTED TO SAY WE'RE WORKING WITH
SENATOR GLAZER ON THE PROVISIONS
RELATED TO WEINGARTEN RIGHTS,
OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO PRESERVE
THE, THE ABILITY OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL TO CONDUCT
FRUITFUL INVESTIGATIONS, BUT
BALANCE THAT AGAINST WORKERS DUE
PROCESS RIGHTS OR CONTRACTUAL
RIGHTS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO
WORK THROUGH THOSE IN THE NEXT
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BRIAN
MIRAMONTES WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, WE ARE
ECHOING, MR. BROAD'S COMMENTS AS
WELL. WE ALSO REPRESENT THE
SUPERVISORY AND PROFESSIONAL
BARGAINING UNIT WITHIN BART
ASKED ME LOCAL 3993. WE ARE
REGRETFULLY OPPOSED TO SB 827
UNLESS AMENDED. WHILE WE ARE
GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF
PROVIDING THE IG WITH NECESSARY
TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR
WORK, OUR MEMBERS HAVE
SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS WITH THE
CURRENT LANGUAGE AS IT EMPOWERS
OVERREACH OF THE OFFICE IN THAT
EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO AN
INVESTIGATION WOULD RETAIN
INFERIOR DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES
IN COMPARISON TO EXISTING
AGREEMENTS WITH BART. THESE
ENSURE THAT THEIR RIGHT TO UNION
REPRESENTATION IS RESPECTED AND
COMMUNICATED CLEARLY, AND
SPECIFIC INVESTIGATIONS THAT
COULD LEAD TO DISCIPLINARY
DISCIPLINARY ACTION, INCLUDING
TERMINATION. WE APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE'S WORK ON THIS BILL
AND HAVE RECENTLY PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE AUTHORS OFFICE
THAT WOULD GET US TO NEUTRAL. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THEM TO ENSURE FAIR
REPRESENTATION OF THE WORKFORCE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW,
MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER ME TWO
TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYONE, WHO
WOULD LIKE TO STATE THE NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION IN
OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE, MOVING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. PEPIN. THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. PEPIN. WELL I FIRST
WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR FOR
BRINGING THE BILL. I WANT TO
THANK MR. TORRES IN PARTICULAR
FOR HIS, SINGING THE SONG OF
ACCOUNTABILITY, ESPECIALLY IN
THE FACE OF THE FISCAL CLIFF
THAT BART FACES, I COME FROM A
COUNTY THAT, ISN'T ALWAYS
TREATED VERY WELL BY BART AND
I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD BACK, SO
PLEASE FORGIVE ME AHEAD OF TIME.
BUT WHEN THINGS LIKE STATE
FUNDING GOES TO BART FOR FARE
GATE ENFORCEMENT SO WE DON'T
HAVE FARE EVASION, AND THEY'RE
LOSING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY
YEAR BECAUSE OF FARE EVASION.
THEY GOT STATE MONEY TO DO IT.
NOT IN MY COUNTY. THAT'S A
PROBLEM FOR ME. I THINK THAT
STATE MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT
FAIRLY THROUGHOUT THE BART
SYSTEM, AND NOT TO THE EXCLUSION
OF MY COUNTY. SO WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S
DUTIES AND HOW THEY TAKE A LOOK
AT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC
FUNDS, I WANT THEM TO HAVE ALL
THE POWER THEY CAN POSSIBLY
HAVE. SO I APPRECIATE THE BILL.
WHATEVER PARTICULARS YOU FOLKS
NEED, I'M SURE YOU CAN WORK IT
OUT BECAUSE WE NEED TO GIVE THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL, ESPECIALLY AS
IT RELATES TO BART, AS MUCH
AUTHORITY AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN
SO THAT WE HAVE FULL
TRANSPARENCY AND FULL
ACCOUNTABILITY. SO NEEDLESS TO
SAY, I'M HAPPY THAT I MOVED THE
BILL. YES, IT DOES ENJOY A
MOTION AND A SECOND NOT SEEING
ANY OTHER HANDS FOR COMMENTS.
AND I JUST LIKE TO NOTE TO THE
AUTHOR, I STRONGLY BELIEVE
INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERALS
AND AUDITORS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
OVER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND
OPERATIONS THROUGH OBJECTIVE
ANALYSIS, AND THIS BILL GIVES
THE BART INSPECTOR GENERAL
POWERS THAT WILL BRING IT IN
LINE WITH OTHER INSPECTOR
GENERALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
AND AS WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS
AS CHAIR AND AUTHOR, YOU KNOW,
DUE PROCESS IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
RIGHT? TO REPRESENTATION IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME. AND AT THE SAME
TIME, BALANCING THAT WITH THE
CONFIDENTIALITY THAT IS NEEDED
AS IT RELATES TO WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTIONS AND SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL TODAY. AND
I KNOW YOU TO BE A FAITHFUL
OFFER TO CONTINUE HAVING
CONVERSATIONS TO PERFECT AS MUCH
AS YOU CAN TO MITIGATE ANY
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. WITH
THAT, I'LL GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE. WE DO HAVE
A MOTION OF BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PAPPIN AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALLACE. THANK YOU, CHAIR
WILSON. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
TODAY AND THE WORK OF YOUR
STAFF. WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR AN AYE VOTE. WITH
THAT, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL SB 827 TO PASS TO
THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
WILSON. AYE. WILSON. AYE DAVIES.
DAVIES. AYE. AGUIAR-CURRY.
AGUIAR-CURRY AYE. BERMAN.
CARILLO. CARILLO. AYE. HART ART.
AYE. HOOVER. JACKSON. JACKSON
AYE. LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL. AYE.
PAPPIN PAPPIN. AYE. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ. AYE. TING TING. AYE.
WALLACE. WALLACE. AYE. WARD
WICKS. ALL RIGHT. THAT BILL
ENJOYS 11 VOTES. AND WE'LL HOLD
THE ROLL OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD
ON, WITH THAT I SEE STANDING. SO
WE ARE GOING TO, WITH THE
PERMISSION OF, FELLOW SENATORS,
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT, ITEM
14, SB 1313, ASHBY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANKS TO
MY COLLEAGUES FOR LETTING ME
SNEAK IN. YEAH, THIS IS SB 1313.
I'M PROUD TO PRESENT IT TODAY.
IT IS THE SAFE ROADS ACT AND
ADDRESSES THE MISUSE OF SAFETY
TECHNOLOGY AND VEHICLES,
PARTICULARLY WITH DRIVING
ASSISTANCE AND MONITORING
SYSTEMS. THE BILL PROHIBITS
INDIVIDUALS FROM USING,
PURCHASING, POSSESSING,
MANUFACTURE, BUYING, SELLING OR
DISTRIBUTING DEVICES DESIGNED TO
INTERFERE WITH THE VEHICLE
SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEMS.
VIOLATIONS WOULD CONSTITUTE
INFRACTIONS UNDER THE VEHICLE
CODE, WITH PENALTIES ESCALATING
FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS. DRIVING
ASSISTANCE AND MONITORING
SYSTEMS REQUIRE THE FULL
ATTENTION AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE
DRIVER. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE
SOME DRIVERS WHO ARE
CIRCUMVENTING THAT PROCESS
EITHER PURCHASING AFTERMARKET
DEVICES OR USING HOMEMADE
TECHNIQUES. THERE ARE ENTIRE
ONLINE MARKETPLACES DEDICATED TO
SELLING WHAT THEY CALL NAG
REDUCTION DEVICES, DESIGNED TO
STIMULATE A DRIVER'S HANDS ON
THE WHEEL BY APPLYING PRESSURE.
SB 1313 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE BY
UPDATING CALIFORNIA'S TRAFFIC
LAWS TO KEEP PACE WITH
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN
OUR VEHICLES AND DETER MISUSE OF
SAFETY, TECHNOLOGY. SO FAR,
FINGERS CROSSED THIS BILL HAS
ENJOYED NO NO VOTES AND NO
OPPOSITION. SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. AND I DO
HAVE WITH ME A MEMBER OF THE
STATE AFFAIRS FOR THE ALLIANCE
FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION, THE
SENIOR DIRECTOR, MR. KURT
AUGUSTINE. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, I'M CURT AUGUSTINE, I'M
WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE
INNOVATION, AND WE ARE PROUD TO
SPONSOR THIS BILL FOR ALL THE
REASONS THE ASSEMBLY EXCUSE ME,
THE SENATOR JUST SAID THE, ALL
VEHICLES THAT ARE, HAVE SYSTEMS
THAT ARE CALLED ADS OR ACTIVE
DRIVE SYSTEMS REQUIRE ON HANDS,
OPERATION. UNFORTUNATELY, SOME
DRIVERS DO TRY TO DECEIVE OUR
SAFETY SYSTEMS BY USING DEVICES
THAT MIMIC ACTUAL HANDS ON
STEERING ACTION THAT IS
INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. AND THESE
VEHICLES WITH THESE CAPABILITIES
ARE NOT DESIGNED TO HAVE
INDEPENDENT OPERATION WITHOUT
THE HUMAN DRIVER. SO THIS BILL
WISELY PROHIBITS THE USE OF
THESE DEVICES, THE SELLING OF
THEM, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY,
CALIFORNIA LAW DOES NOT ALLOW
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, TO, TO
PROHIBIT THESE TYPE OF DEVICES.
AND SO WE STRONGLY SUPPORT ANY
BILL THAT ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN
OUR SAFETY SYSTEMS AND PREVENT
THE OVERRIDE OF SUCH SYSTEMS.
AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NOW, MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
ME TWO TESTIMONY NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON, LIZZIE KUTSUNA HERE
ON BEHALF OF TESLA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO
ANY OF THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION,
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ON FILE. SO
JUST CHECKING IN WITH MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC, SEEING NONE. IS
THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE A SIMPLE STATEMENT OF
OPPOSITION, NOTING NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, SEEING NONE,
MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS,
IS THAT A MOTION AGUIAR-CURRY
AND SECONDED BY LOWENTHAL, JUST
TO NOTE, I YOU KNOW, I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THE BILL
FORWARD AS CARS CONTINUE TO ADD
SAFETY FEATURES TO IMPROVE THE
DRIVING EXPERIENCE, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT MOTORISTS
THEMSELVES DO NOT TRY TO DEFEAT
THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE AT THE Ó
Ó. WAS THERE A QUESTION? OKAY,
I'LL FINISH THESE COMMENTS AND
THEN I'LL HIT IT OVER. AT THE
SAME TIME, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO NOT
OVERSELL THEIR VEHICLE
CAPABILITIES AND POST VIDEOS
ONLINE CHEERING ON THEIR
CUSTOMERS TO DEFEAT THE SAFETY
DEVICES THEY'VE INSTALLED, I'LL
BE SUPPORTING YOUR BILL TODAY
AND ENCOURAGE AUTOMAKERS TO
ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS MORE
DIFFICULT FOR THEIR DRIVERS TO
ABUSE, WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO OUR VICE CHAIR, DAVIS.
THANK YOU. SENATOR, I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. OBVIOUSLY, PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THOSE
THAT WE REPRESENT COMES FIRST,
THIS IS A GREAT BILL, AND I'D
LIKE TO BE CO AUTHOR.
CONSIDERED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
TOO. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A
MOTION, A MOTION. WE HAVE A LOT
OF EMOTION, A LOT OF EMOTIONS.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY AGUIAR-CURRY
WITH A SECOND BY LOWENTHAL. I'LL
GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE
URGENT. I VOTE, AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I'M SORRY, MADAM
SECRETARY. SB 1313, THE MOTION
IS Dð PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION.
WILSON AYE. WILSON. AYE. DAVIES.
DAVIES. AYE. AGUIAR-CURRY
AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE. BERMAN.
CARILLO HEART. HEART I. HOOVER.
JACKSON LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL.
AYE. PAPIN. PAPIN. AYE. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ. AYE. TING TING. AYE.
WALLACE. WALLACE. AYE. WARD
WICKS. ALL RIGHT. THAT ENJOYS
NINE VOTES, AND WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLL OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO BE
ADDED ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING BACK TO
AS CLOSE TO FILE ITEM ORDER
WITH, ITEM NUMBER NINE, FOR
SENATOR, IT'S SB 1098. SENATOR
BLAKE, SPARE MY APOLOGIES, I HAD
REQUESTED THAT THERE WAS
PERMISSION, AND I THOUGHT
PERMISSION WAS GIVEN. SO. SO
APOLOGIES TO, SENATOR WIENER,
WHO'S IN THE WAITING. AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE. OKAY THANK YOU.
CHAIR IT'S NICE TO BE OVER HERE
IN THIS NICE BIG ASSEMBLY ROOM.
THANK YOU, CHAIR WILSON AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M PLEASED
TO BE PRESENTING SENATE BILL
1098, WHICH PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK
TO COORDINATE STATE AND LOCAL
PLANNING FOR RAIL SERVICES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT A TIME
WHEN RESILIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY
AND RELIABILITY CHALLENGES GROW
MORE URGENT. THIS BILL ADDRESSES
THE NEED FOR THE COORDINATION OF
PRIORITIES, RESOURCES AND
OPERATIONS OF MANY STAKEHOLDERS
ALONG THE 351 MILE LOW SAND RAIL
LINE, LOW SAND STANDS FOR LOS
ANGELES, SAN DIEGO AND SAN LUIS
OBISPO. THIS LINE RUNS FROM SAN
LUIS OBISPO IN THE NORTH TO SAN
DIEGO IN THE SOUTH. 351 MILES,
IT CONNECTS SIX COUNTIES AND
NEARLY HALF OF THE STATE'S
POPULATION. MORE THAN 14 MILLION
PEOPLE LIVE IN COMMUNITIES
DIRECTLY SERVED BY PACIFIC
SURFLINER, METROLINK OR COASTER.
THE RAIL LINE IS AN IMPORTANT
FREIGHT AND GOODS MOVEMENT
CORRIDOR AND IT'S USED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR
MILITARY OPERATIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE RAIL LINE IS
TRULY IN JEOPARDY. THE FREQUENCY
AND INTENSITY OF WEATHER AND
COASTAL EVENTS ALONG THE LOW
SAND RAIL CORRIDOR HAS RESULTED
IN FIVE TRACK CLOSURES OVER
THREE YEARS, LASTING MANY MONTHS
AT A TIME AND TOTALING MORE THAN
A YEAR OF CLOSURES, IMPACTING
SERVICE RELIABILITY FOR DAILY
PASSENGERS. THIS IS OCCURRING AT
A TIME WHEN THE NEED TO
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE USE
AND ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY
TRANSIT SERVICES IS CENTRAL TO
ACHIEVING OUR SHARED MOBILITY,
AIR QUALITY, EQUITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. WE KNOW
WHAT IS AT STAKE AND NOW IS THE
TIME FOR US TO ACT AND POSITION
THE CORRIDOR FOR LONG TERM
SUCCESS, SB 1098 DOES THIS BY
BRINGING TOGETHER STATE AND
LOCAL ACTION UNDER A COMMON GOAL
AND VISION. FIRST, THE BILL
DIRECTS THE STATE'S
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, CALSTAR,
WITH SUPPORT FROM THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCIES TO
IDENTIFY NEEDED IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND
REPORT THAT BACK TO THE
LEGISLATURE. THIS ACTUALIZES A
FORMAL REQUEST THAT WAS SHARED
BY A MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA'S OPERATORS AND MPOS
FOR GREATER STATE LEADERSHIP IN
THE RAIL LINE. THIS BILL DIRECTS
THE STATE AGENCIES TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
LEGISLATURE ON HOW BEST TO
SUPPORT RAIL AND RESILIENCY
PLANNING IN THE CORRIDOR. WE
NEED TO HEAR FROM OUR STATE
AGENCIES ON THE LATEST RELATING
TO PLANNING DATA AND BEST
AVAILABLE SCIENCES. SECOND,
THERE ARE MANY LOCAL PARTNERS
WITH AN IMPORTANT VOICE IN THE
FUTURE OF THE COASTAL RAIL
CORRIDOR. THAT'S WHY WE'RE
FORMING A WORKING GROUP WITH A
DIVERSE REPRESENTATION FROM
TRANSIT PARTNERS, PLANNING
AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY,
ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS. AMONG OTHERS, TO
MAKE LOCALLY IDENTIFIED
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT RESULT IN
IMPROVED SERVICE PERFORMANCE,
RELIABILITY AND RIDERSHIP, AND
LASTLY, WE'RE ADDING NEW
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND TASKING THE
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO
ENSURE LONG TERM COORDINATION
BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS. THE COST
OF INACTION IS CLEAR TRACK
CLOSURES, SHORT TERM EMERGENCY
REPAIRS, AND SERVICE DISRUPTIONS
CANNOT BE A NORMAL PART OF
PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. LOCAL
COMMUNITIES ARE RELYING ON US TO
GET THIS RIGHT, AND WE CAN, BY
WORKING TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE
SHORELINE AND ENSURE THAT RAIL
SERVICE ALONG THE CORRIDOR IS
SUCCESSFUL. SB 1098 IS THE FIRST
STEP AND LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR
A REVITALIZED RAIL IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. WITH ME TODAY IS
ALYSSA. ALYSSA, ARE DIÆN CANO
FROM TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
SHE REPRESENTS THE CITY OF DEL
MAR. GO AHEAD, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, ELISA, OUR CITY WITH
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR,
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THIS LEGISLATION ALIGNS STATE
AND LOCAL ACTION TO SUPPORT LOS
ANGELES, SAN DIEGO SAN LUIS
OBISPO RAIL CORRIDOR BY
REQUIRING COORDINATED PLANNING
RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTING
THAT RESULTS IN IMPROVED
RESILIENCY OPERATIONS,
PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF
SERVICES. AS YOU KNOW, THE
CORRIDOR TRANSECTS THE ENTIRE
LENGTH OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR,
INCLUDING ALONG FRAGILE AND
ERODING COASTAL BLUFFS, AND IS A
CRITICAL PART OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA'S MOBILITY AND PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. RAIL
SERVICE IS IMPORTANT FOR MOVING
PEOPLE AND GOODS THROUGHOUT THE
REGION. THE CORRIDOR IS ALSO OF
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE BY
CONNECTING FOUR REGIONAL PORTS
AND BEING INCLUDED IN THE
STRATEGIC RAIL CORRIDOR NETWORK,
THE RELIABILITY OF SERVICES IS
DIRECTLY RELATED TO ITS
PERFORMANCE AND ABILITY TO
INCREASE RIDERSHIP. THEREFORE,
THERE IS A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
REGION TO CREATE A SHARED VISION
FOR TRANSFORMED RAIL SERVICES
WITH ALIGNED OPERATIONS, PROJECT
DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT THAT
BENEFIT THE CUSTOMER. SB 1098
ADDRESSES LONG TERM CHALLENGES
BY CREATING BOTH STATE AND
LOCALLY DRIVEN PATHS FORWARD.
THE STATE WILL LEAD BY
IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND
RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO STATE
POLICIES THAT RESULTS IN
IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR THE
CORRIDOR AND LOCAL AGENCIES WILL
IDENTIFY CONSENSUS DRIVEN
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THE
REGION CAN BEST BUILD A STRONG
FOUNDATION FOR MAKING THE
CORRIDOR SUCCESSFUL. FOR THOSE
REASONS, THE CITY OF DEL MAR
STRONGLY URGES YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY AGUIAR-CURRY AND A
SECOND BY DAVIES, WITH THAT,
WE'LL MOVE TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
SUPPORT ME TO TESTIMONY. SO,
NAME, ORGANIZATION, POSITION ON.
GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE. MARK VUKOVICH ON
BEHALF OF STREETS FOR ALL IN
SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
SEEING NO OTHER MOVING ON TO,
SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE TESTIMONY FOR IN
OPPOSITION. I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE
SOMEONE ON FILE AND OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED, BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF THERE ANYONE TESTIFYING TODAY
SEEING NONE MOVING ON TO ANYONE
WHO JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK
NOTE OF OPPOSITION NAME,
ORGANIZATION POSITION AT THE
MICROPHONE, SEEING NONE, MOVING
IT BACK TO COMMITTEES, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HEART. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. AND I JUST WANT TO
EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO SENATOR
BLAKE'S FOR INTRODUCING THIS
LEGISLATION. THE LOW SAN
CORRIDOR IS THE SECOND BUSIEST
PASSENGER RAIL CORRIDOR IN THE
COUNTRY. AND IT FACES SOME
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH SEA
LEVEL RISE AND OTHER ISSUES. AND
JUST THIS LEGISLATION WILL GO A
LONG WAY TOWARD FOCUSING
ATTENTION AND BRINGING THE
RESOURCES TO BEAR TO KEEP THAT
LINE IN SERVICE, SERVING ALL THE
CALIFORNIANS THAT NEED IT AND
DEPEND ON IT. SO THANK YOU, VICE
CHAIR DAVIES. THANK YOU, SENATOR
BLAKESPEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS AND
FOR MY FOR MY MEMBERS, MY
COLLEAGUES UP HERE, THIS BILL
AND LAWCENTER RAIL REALLY
AFFECTS EVERY DISTRICT IN THE
STATE, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO FIND IS A LOT OF THESE AREAS
ARE TOURISM. AND I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, SAN
CLEMENTE, BECAUSE THE RAIL WAS
OUT ALMOST TEN MONTHS OF A YEAR,
THEY TOOK A LOSS WHEN IT CAME TO
TOURISM. AND THAT REALLY IS
THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER. THAT'S
50% OF REVENUE COMING IN THAT
NORMALLY WOULD BE GOING FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY
AND MUCH OTHERS. SO IF WE'RE NOT
DOING WELL IN THESE AREAS, THAT
MEANS THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO
THE STATE TO HELP US OUT. AND
THAT MEANS THAT'S LESS MONEY TO
GO TO OTHER DISTRICTS. SO THIS
REALLY IS AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS
EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN HERE. I
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS
WE MOVE FORWARD, AND OBVIOUSLY
I'M SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER. I
JUST LIKE TO NOTE, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THE BILL FORWARD AND
FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION
FOR THE LAUSANNE RAIL CORRIDOR,
AS WAS NOTED BY OUR VICE CHAIR,
IT IS A VITAL, VITAL CORRIDOR
FOR PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT AND
IS TRULY SUFFERING FROM THE
IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE,
EROSION AND WEATHER RELATED
EVENTS. AND AS A FOLLOW UP TO
THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON LAUSANNE RAIL
CORRIDOR RESILIENCY, THIS BILL
REQUIRES COSTA TO CONVENE A
WORKING GROUP AND TO PROVIDE A
REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE LEGISLATURE. AND FOR THAT
REASON, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL TODAY, NOW THAT IT HAS
A MOTION AND A SECOND BY
AGUIAR-CURRY AND CHAIR DAVIES,
I'D ASK FOR YOU TO CLOSE. WELL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE, AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY
. SB 1098, THE MOTION IS Dð PASS
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WILSON. WILSON.
AYE DAVIES. DAVIES. AYE.
AGUIAR-CURRY. AGUIAR-CURRY AYE.
BERMAN. CARILLO HART. HART. AYE.
HOOVER. JACKSON. LOWENTHAL.
PAPPIN PEPIN. AYE. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ. AYE TING. TING. AYE.
WALLACE. WALLACE. AYE WARD.
WICKS ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE EIGHT
VOTES ON THAT. WE'LL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN SB 961 WIENER.
YOU CAN BEGIN AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE. GREAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
US ON THIS BILL. AND I'M HAPPY
TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AS OUTLINED ON PAGE
SEVEN OF THE ANALYSIS AND
DRAFTED IN THE PN THAT'S BEEN
CIRCULATED TO THE COMMITTEE,
COLLEAGUES WERE IN A TRAFFIC
SAFETY CRISIS. MORE THAN 4000
CALIFORNIANS DIE EVERY YEAR ON
OUR ROADWAYS. THAT IS A 25%
INCREASE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
AND SPEEDING IS A MAJOR FACTOR
IN MANY OF THESE FATALITIES,
ROAD DEATHS ARE UP ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR
THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THIS IS
NOT THE WAY IT IS IN OTHER
WEALTHY, COUNTRIES, THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE DYING ON OUR ROADS IS
A POLICY CHOICE THAT THAT THE
STATE AND THIS COUNTRY HAVE MADE
BY PRIORITIZING SPEED OVER. SO
MANY OTHER THINGS, ACCORDING TO
THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY, IN 2023, ONE THIRD OF
ALL TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN THE
STATE WERE SPEEDING RELATED. AND
SPEED, OF COURSE, IS
EXPONENTIALLY RELATED TO THE
SEVERITY OF INJURIES IN A CRASH,
WHETHER IT'S MINOR INJURIES OR
SEVERE INJURIES, OR WHETHER
SOMEONE IS DEAD, SB 961 REQUIRES
A COMMON SENSE PIECE OF EXISTING
TECHNOLOGY, THIS IS TECHNOLOGY
THAT THIS IS TECHNOLOGY THAT
EXISTS TODAY. WE'RE NOT ASKING
THE INDUSTRY TO COME UP WITH
SOMETHING NEW REQUIRES THIS
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY BE INSTALLED
IN NEW VEHICLES, PER THE
AMENDMENT STARTING IN 2030,
SPECIFICALLY, IT REQUIRES
VEHICLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH
WHAT WE CALL PASSIVE INTELLIGENT
SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS, WHICH
MEANS THAT IF YOU EXCEED TEN
MILES AN HOUR OVER THE SPEED
LIMIT, YOU WILL RECEIVE A
WARNING, THAT YOU ARE DOING SO,
WE KNOW FROM VARIOUS STUDIES IN
OTHER COUNTRIES THAT THESE SPEED
WARNINGS ARE QUITE EFFECTIVE AT
GETTING PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN. YOU
MAY, BE AWARE THAT THE ORIGINAL
VERSION OF THIS BILL HAD A
REQUIREMENT FOR WHAT WE CALL AN
ACTIVE SPEED GOVERNOR THAT WOULD
PHYSICALLY PREVENT THE CAR FROM
GOING MORE THAN TEN MILES AN
HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, I
LISTENED, AND I HEARD THAT THAT
WAS NOT GOING TO FLY, AND SO WE
MOVED TO THIS PASSIVE WARNING
APPROACH, WHICH IS HIGHLY
EFFECTIVE. THIS BILL, HAS THE
SUPPORT OF THE NTSB, THE
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
BOARD, I'VE NOT SEEN NTSB
ENDORSE A BILL IN THIS BUILDING
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. I MAY HAVE
MISSED SOMETHING. I DON'T THINK
IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN, BUT NTSB
HAS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL NEW
CARS IN THE US HAVE, AT A
MINIMUM, THIS TECHNOLOGY THAT
HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED. AND NTSB
IS SUPPORTIVE AND HAS SUBMITTED
A LETTER SUPPORTING THIS BILL.
THE BILL IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY
TRIPLE A, SO, COLLEAGUES, WE
ALSO KNOW FROM RECENT, SURVEYS
AND THIS IS ENUMERATED IN THE
ANALYSIS IS, THAT PEOPLE ARE
VERY RECEPTIVE TO THIS
TECHNOLOGY AND THAT A LARGE
MAJORITY OF, OF PEOPLE, WOULD
ACCEPT IT, AND SO I DON'T THINK
THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS
ARE SOMEHOW GOING TO RESENT. I
THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE APPRECIATE
KNOWING WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING.
AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT, BUT
REALLY SIGNIFICANTLY SPEED
EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT, WE
KNOW THAT TOYOTA, LATER THIS
YEAR WILL START INSTALLING THIS
TECHNOLOGY IN ALL OF ITS NEW
CARS. SO WE'RE NOT ASKING THE
INDUSTRY TO DO ANYTHING
UNREASONABLE. THEY THEY KNOW HOW
TO DO THIS. AND, VARIOUS PARTS
OF THE INDUSTRY ARE ALREADY
STARTING TO DO IT, SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. AND WHICH WITH ME TODAY,
TESTIFY IS MARK VUKOVICH,
DIRECTOR OF STATE POLICY OF
STREETS FOR ALL. AND DAMIAN
KEVITT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF STREETS ARE FOR EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY BEGIN. AND
YOU EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE.
MARK VUKOVICH. STREETS FOR ALL.
SPONSOR OF THE BILL. TRAFFIC
VIOLENCE HAS BECOME THE NUMBER
ONE KILLER OF ALL PEOPLE AGE
FIVE THROUGH 44. IN CALIFORNIA,
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IN THIS
COUNTRY HAVE SHOT UP 77% SINCE
2010. AND THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR
IN THESE CAR CRASHES IS SPEED.
AND TO BE CLEAR, THIS ISSUE ALSO
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THE PUBLIC
AT A HIGH LEVEL IS AWARE OF
THIS, AND I BELIEVE IF THE
PUBLIC WAS ASKED IF THEY WANT
THE LEGISLATURE TO TACKLE THE
NUMBER ONE KILLER OF ADULTS AND
CHILDREN, THAT THEY WOULD SAY
YES, THE LARGEST FACTOR THAT
PARENTS GIVE IN ALLOWING THEIR
CHILDREN TO, WHETHER OR NOT TO
WALK TO SCHOOL IS NOT WHETHER
THEIR KID IS GOING TO GET
KIDNAPED, IT'S WHETHER THEY'RE
GOING TO DIE ALONG THE WAY FROM
A SPEEDING VEHICLE. THE
INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY
SAFETY COMPLETED A SURVEY OF
1800 ADULTS, WHILE OVER 60% OF
PEOPLE AGREED TO A SYSTEM THAT
ALERTS YOU FOR GOING ONE MILE
PER HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT.
80% OF PEOPLE SUPPORT A SYSTEM
THAT ALERTS YOU WHEN YOU GO TEN
MILES PER HOUR OVER THE SPEED
LIMIT, ACCORDING TO THAT SURVEY.
AND THAT'S WHAT OUR BILL IS
PROPOSING TO DO. THE PUBLIC HAS
A RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE ON OUR
ROADWAYS, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE
PUBLIC CONTRACT IS BROKEN ON OUR
ROADWAYS. HAS ANYONE DRIVEN
RECENTLY? IT'S MADNESS. PEOPLE
ARE DRIVING CRAZY ON OUR
ROADWAYS RIGHT NOW. AND SO I'D
IMAGINE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO BE DRIVING WITH
OTHER PEOPLE AROUND YOU, HAVING
THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR CAR.
THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE WOULD BE
SAFER AND MORE PLEASANT AND
BETTER FOR THIS. TECHNOLOGY
ALREADY EXISTS AND IS USED IN
VEHICLES. RIGHT NOW, EVERY MAJOR
AUTO MANUFACTURER IN THE US HAS
THIS IN THEIR NEW VEHICLES UNDER
A SPECIALTY FEATURE KNOWN AS
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT
IT'S NOT AN ACTIVE FEATURE. IT'S
NOT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN THIS
BILL, BUT THE FEATURE IS
CAPABLE. SO DON'T LET THE
OPPOSITION FOOL YOU INTO
THINKING THAT THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THIS BILL WOULD EITHER BE
COSTLY OR COMPLICATED. THEY'RE
NOT THE EUROPEAN TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY COUNCIL ESTIMATED THAT
THE UPCOMING ISA REQUIREMENT
WILL CUT ROAD DEATHS BY 20% IN
THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND WHAT'S
THE COST YOU? EU ESTIMATES ABOUT
$60 PER VEHICLE. SO UP IN THE
AIR NUMBER. IN TURN THIS WILL
REDUCE WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR
BRAKE PADS. IT WILL INCREASE
YOUR FUEL EFFICIENCY. IT'LL MAKE
YOU A BETTER DRIVER AND
ULTIMATELY SAVE YOU MONEY IN
YOUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS. AND
MAINTENANCE. IT'LL SAVE CITIES
MONEY IN THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE
COSTS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT
CAN SAVE COUNTLESS LIVES. THE
LEGISLATURE CANNOT PASS A BILL
TOMORROW TO CUT CANCER IN HALF,
BUT IT CAN TACKLE THIS. THANK
YOU. GO AHEAD AND IS A REMINDER.
TWO MINUTES. HELLO, MADAM CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS DAMIAN KEVITT. I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
OF STREETS ARE FOREVER ONE. I AM
NOT HERE TO TALK MORE ON STATS,
WHICH MY FRIEND MARK HAS SO
ELOQUENTLY ALREADY DONE. I AM
HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT REALLY
MATTERS. PEOPLE PEOPLE'S LIVES
WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY
SPEEDING AND RECKLESS DRIVING.
AND I FEEL THAT I'M QUALIFIED TO
TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I AM ONE
OF THOSE PEOPLE. IN FEBRUARY OF
2013, I WAS CYCLING WITH MY WIFE
IN GRIFFITH PARK. I WAS HIT,
PINNED UNDERNEATH A CAR, DRAGGED
NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM
THE STREETS ONTO AND DOWN THE
FIVE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.
MY RIGHT LEG WAS RIPPED OFF
ABOUT 20 POUNDS OF FLESH IN TWO
MINUTES, 20 BROKEN BONES AND I
MAGICALLY AND MIRACULOUSLY
SURVIVED. OBVIOUSLY SO LET'S BE
HONEST, THIS BILL IS NOT GOING
TO STOP THE ROUGHLY 2.5% OF
DRIVERS WHO DRIVE AT THE MOST
DANGEROUS, RECKLESS SPEEDS AND
WITH LITTLE REGARD FOR OTHERS.
BUT WHERE THIS BILL WILL HELP IS
TO PREVENT TRAGEDIES LIKE TISA
COOPER TISA IS A YOUNG BLACK
WOMAN AROUND 24 YEARS OLD,
WORKING TWO JOBS, LIVING AT HOME
IN SOUTH L.A. SHE WAS DRIVING TO
WORK AT 3 A.M. ALONG AN EMPTY
ROAD, TIRED, RUSHING TO WORK AND
SPEEDING, AND SHE HIT AND KILLED
A PEDESTRIAN. TESSA'S LIFE WAS
SHATTERED BY WHAT SHE HAD DONE.
HAD SHE BEEN NOTIFIED OF HER
SPEED, SHE WOULD HAVE SLOWED
DOWN AND TWO LIVES WOULD HAVE
BEEN SAVED THAT OF A PEDESTRIAN
AND HER OWN. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS
MELISSA LACHICA. SHE'S A HARD
WORKING NURSE FROM THE
PHILIPPINES WHO WAS RUSHING TO
WORK AT GLENDALE ADVENTIST
HOSPITAL. THE SUN WAS IN HER
EYES AND SHE WAS ALSO SPEEDING
TO WORK. SHE HIT A CYCLIST, A
YOUNG WOMAN, TRAINING FOR A
TRIATHLON. THE CYCLIST SURVIVED
BUT WAS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST
DOWN. MELISSA WORKS EVERY DAY TO
SAVE LIVES AND ALMOST TOOK THIS
YOUNG WOMAN'S LIFE. SHE WAS
UTTERLY DEVASTATED, BUT HAD SHE
BEEN NOTIFIED, SHE WOULD HAVE
SLOWED DOWN. YOU HAVE TO WRAP UP
YOUR COMMENTS SO ON BEHALF OF
STREETS ARE FOR EVERYONE ON
BEHALF OF SAFE FAMILIES AND
FAITH FOR SAFER STREETS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD
LIKE TO OFFER THEIR SUPPORT.
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
DAN ALLISON, CITIZEN IN SUPPORT.
HI THERE, JARED SANCHEZ WITH CAL
BIKE AND SUPPORT. IN BETWEEN. IN
BETWEEN. DID YOU WANT TO DO IT
NOW OR ON THE NEXT ONE? NOW IS
BETTER. OKAY, STEVE WALLACH, ON
BEHALF OF THE ALAMEDA CONTRA
COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT, THEY DO
HAVE A SUPPORTIVE, AMENDED
POSITION TO ALSO EXEMPT TRANSIT
BUSSES, MAINLY DUE TO THE COST
IMPACTS IT COULD HAVE ON THEIR
OPERATIONS AND ABILITY TO MEET
THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS. SO WE'RE
VERY CONFIDENT IN OUR
PROFESSIONAL AND, DRIVERS THAT
THE SAFETY IS NOT REALLY AN
ISSUE WITH THE BUSSES, BUT WITH
THE OTHER, OTHER AUTOMOBILES.
OKAY. I THINK I UNDERSTOOD ALL
OF THAT. IT KIND OF TRAILED OFF
A LITTLE BIT. BUT SUPPORTING US,
SUPPORTIVE, AMENDED, AND
HOPEFULLY, OUR NEW DIGITAL
DEMOCRACY CAUGHT THAT ALL. WITH
THAT MOVING ON TO OPPOSITION, IS
THERE ANYONE IN FORMAL
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? NOW BE A
TIME TO GIVE TESTIMONY? GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE, JOHN MOFFATT,
ON BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE FOR
AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION. WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. THE
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS THE
FEDERAL REGULATORY BODY THAT
WRITES THE RULES FOR US WHEN IT
COMES TO VEHICLE SAFETY. THAT'S
DIFFERENT THAN THE BOARD. THE
BOARD IS A CITIZEN ADVISORY
BODY. IT'S NHTSA THAT WRITES THE
RULES. THEY HAVE 626 EMPLOYEES
AND A $1.6 BILLION ANNUAL
BUDGET. AND THIS IS ALL THEY DO.
AND WE NEED TO LET THEM DO IT,
THINGS THAT POLL WELL, THINGS
THAT SOUND GOOD, DON'T
NECESSARILY WORK WHEN IT COMES
TO PUTTING THEM IN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA IS AWARE OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY. EVEN BEING AWARE OF
IT. MOST RECENTLY, THEY MANDATED
THAT AS VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS,
WE HAVE TO PUT ADAPTIVE BRAKING
SYSTEMS IN VEHICLES. STARTING IN
SEPTEMBER 2029 FOR PEDESTRIAN
AND VEHICLE SAFETY. THEY KNEW
THIS TECHNOLOGY WAS OUT THERE
AND TOLD US TO GO DO THIS. OTHER
TECHNOLOGY NOTWITHSTANDING THAT
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION WROTE A LETTER TO
THE BOARD TWO MONTHS AGO THAT
TOLD THEM THEY ARE ACTUALLY
CONDUCTING PILOT PROJECTS ON
THIS TECHNOLOGY RIGHT NOW. WE
NEED TO LET THEM DO THEIR WORK.
WE NEED TO LET THEM DO THEIR
JOB, THERE WAS A STATEMENT MADE
EARLIER THAT ADAPTIVE CRUISE
CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT ARE ON CARS
RIGHT NOW WOULD MEET THIS
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS A FALSE
STATEMENT. I HAVE THREE VEHICLES
IN MY HOUSEHOLD THAT HAVE
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, AND
THEY WOULD NOT MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS CGRTS THE TECHNICAL
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED
IN THIS BILL. IT'S WHY YOU DON'T
WRITE THESE THINGS IN STATE
STATUTES. YOU LET THE FEDERAL
BODY WHO'S CHARGED WITH DOING
THIS DO THEIR WORK FOR A 50
STATE STANDARD. SO ALL VEHICLES
SOLD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
UNITED STATES HAVE THE SAME
FEATURES. AND IT MAKES SENSE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MATT
ROBINSON, ON BEHALF OF THE
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET
ASSOCIATION, SEMA, WE REPRESENT
THE $52 BILLION AFTERMARKET AUTO
PARTS INDUSTRY. BUT WE ALSO HAVE
OEMS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF OUR
ORGANIZATION, FIRST, LET ME JUST
BEGIN BY SAYING THAT I THOUGHT
THE ANALYSIS DID A GREAT JOB OF
LAYING OUT THE FEDERAL
PREEMPTION ISSUE. THAT IS WHERE
OUR OPPOSITION ARGUMENT LIES. WE
SUPPORT THE SENATOR'S GOALS. WE
SUPPORT THE SPONSORS GOALS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO BE PART OF
THE SOLUTION TO REDUCE
FATALITIES THAT ARE CAUSED BY
SPEEDING ON OUR ROADWAYS. HAVING
SAID, ALL THAT, JOHN HIT THE
NAIL ON THE HEAD. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING AT THIS
RIGHT NOW. NTSB HAS MADE A
RECOMMENDATION TO NHTSA THAT
THEY LOOK AT THIS, AND THEY ARE
DOING THAT CURRENTLY. AND SO
RATHER THAN HAVE A CALIFORNIA
SPECIFIC STANDARD THAT APPLIES
TO JUST OUR STATE, AND THEN THE
FEDS COME IN AND MAKE A
DIFFERENT DETERMINATION THAT
SENDS THE OEMS SPINNING IN A NEW
DIRECTION. WE OUGHT TO WAIT FOR
THAT RULEMAKING TO OCCUR. I
WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE EXAMPLE
THAT'S BEEN GIVEN IS THE EU.
THAT IS, THE BODY THAT
REPRESENTS ALL OF THE EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES, AKIN TO OUR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTING 50
STATES. WE DON'T HAVE INDIVIDUAL
COUNTRIES IN THE EU PUTTING UP
THEIR OWN, COMPLIANCE STANDARD
FOR ACTIVE OR I'M SORRY, EXCUSE
ME, PASSIVE SPEED CONTROL
SYSTEMS. AND SO I WANT YOU TO
KEEP THAT IN MIND. WE ARE JUST
SAYING LET THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DO WHAT THE EU DID.
I'D ALSO NOTE THAT THE EU
STANDARD, AS THE ANALYSIS POINTS
OUT, PRESENTS A SUITE OF OPTIONS
IN HOW YOU WOULD COMPLY. THIS IS
A VERY SPECIFIC, REQUIREMENT
THAT WOULD HAVE TO EXIST ON THE
PASSIVE SPEED NOTIFICATION
SYSTEMS THAT COULD CHANGE AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL. SO WITH THAT, WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE LET THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DO THEIR JOB
AND OPPOSE THE BILL TODAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD
LIKE TO OFFER ME TWO TESTIMONY
NOW WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TIME TO
COME FORWARD WITH NAME,
ORGANIZATION, POSITION. MADAM
CHAIR CHRIS YAMAMOTO WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION.
WE ARE LISTED AS OPPOSED. BUT
WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, WE INTEND
TO REMOVE OPPOSITION. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AND SPONSOR FOR
WORKING WITH US. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
MELISSA WERNER WITH POLITICAL
SOLUTIONS HERE TODAY ON BEHALF
OF HONDA. IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. JAMES LOMBARDO, ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE
DEALERS ASSOCIATION AND A BETA
CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLIST IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. CHAIR MEMBERS.
ANTHONY SAMPSON ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS
ASSOCIATION, IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. MEMBERS. DAVID
GONZALEZ, ON BEHALF OF THE TRUCK
AND ENGINE MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION, RESPECTFULLY IN
OPPOSITION, YOU DILLONLIAM ON
BEHALF OF SHASTA COUNTY,
RESPECTFULLY POST DAN CHA FOR
THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN OPPOSITION. MARSHA
HUNT WITH NOSSAMAN WITH THE
MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY COUNCIL. AND
WE OPPOSE, UNLESS AMENDED. DEAN
TALLY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION, OPPOSED. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS. ELOY GARCIA FOR
TOYOTA IN OPPOSITION. AND WE'LL
RESPECTFULLY NEED TO FOLLOW UP
WITH THE SENATOR ON THE TOYOTA'S
TECHNOLOGY PLANS. I DON'T
BELIEVE WE WERE ENTIRELY
ACCURATE HERE, BUT WE WILL
FOLLOW UP AND GET YOU SOME MORE
DETAILS. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. NICOLE. NICOLE
WHITEMAN, ON BEHALF OF MERCEDES
BENZ, RESPECTFULLY IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. NOW
MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WHO HAVE ANY COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. SEEING
NONE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION
LOEWENTHAL AND TÍNH, THANK YOU
TO THE SENATOR, FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AND FOR
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE, AND
ALSO FOR AGREEING TO THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, SAFETY IS
OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE,
WHETHER IT BE FOR PEDESTRIAN,
CYCLIST, DRIVER OR A PASSENGER,
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SAFETY
COUNCIL, OVER 44,000 PEOPLE DIED
IN TRAFFIC CRASHES JUST LAST
YEAR, NOW, WHILE I SUPPORT THE
EFFORT TO REDUCE SPEEDING AND
TRAFFIC RELATED FATALITIES, I
STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
FEDERAL PREEMPTION AND THE STATE
ACTING AHEAD OF THE NATIONAL
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION AND THE FEDERAL
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION. NEVERTHELESS, AS
WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL
TODAY. BUT DO ASK THAT YOU
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT YOU'RE NOT RUNNING
AFOUL OF FEDERAL PREEMPTION,
THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION MADE BY
LOWENTHAL, A SECOND BY TÍNH,
I'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO,
CLOSE BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL. I
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
WORKING WITH US, YOU KNOW, FIRST
OF ALL, WE, THIS BILL IS NOT,
PREEMPTED. IT JUST ISN'T. AND WE
HAVE EXAMPLES FROM THE PAST
WHERE FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, REAR
GUARDS ON TRUCKS, STATES WERE
ACT WHEN NHTSA WAS NOT ACTING.
AND SO STATES BEGAN TO REQUIRE
REAR GUARDS AND NHTSA IN THE
FUTURE AFTER THAT ADOPTED A RULE
AND THEN PREEMPTED THOSE STATE
LAWS, WHICH WAS ENTIRELY
APPROPRIATE FOR NHTSA TO DO IT.
BUT THOSE STATES DID THAT ON
THEIR OWN, AND NHTSA WAS NOT
TAKING THE POSITION THAT THEY
DIDN'T HAVE THE POWER TO DO IT.
WHEN YOU HAVE A SITUATION THAT
NHTSA HAS NOT, PROMULGATED A
RULE OR REQUIREMENT, THERE IS NO
PREEMPTION. THÀNH. AND THAT IS
THE CASE HERE, YOU KNOW, AND I
UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURERS
DON'T WANT TO BE TOLD WHAT TO
DO. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE TOLD
WHAT TO DO WHEN SEATBELTS WERE
REQUIRED. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE
TOLD WHAT TO DO WHEN AIRBAGS
WERE REQUIRED. THEY DIDN'T WANT
TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO. HOW MANY
LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED BECAUSE
SEATBELTS WERE REQUIRED AND
AIRBAGS WERE REQUIRED, THIS IS
AN EXISTING TECHNOLOGY, AND
FUNDAMENTALLY IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE
THAT MORE THAN 4000 PEOPLE A
YEAR ARE DYING ON OUR ROADS, AND
THAT NUMBER IS GOING UP. I'M NOT
SAYING THIS IS A SILVER BULLET,
BUT THIS IS ONE STEP WE CAN TAKE
TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SB 961 Dð
PASS IS AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON PRIVACY AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION. WILSON AYE. WILSON.
AYE. DAVIES. DAVIES. NO
AGUIAR-CURRY. AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE.
BERMAN CARILLO. CARILLO. AYE.
HART HEART NOT VOTING. HOOVER.
JACKSON JACKSON. AYE. LOWENTHAL.
LOWENTHAL AYE. PAPPIN HAPPEN NOT
VOTING. SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. NO
TING. TING. AYE. WALLACE
WALLACE. NO. WARD. WICKS. THAT
BILL HAS SIX THREE VOTES. BUT
WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN FOR,
MEMBERS TO ADD ON. YOU'RE
WELCOME. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE
TO ITEM NUMBER 11, SENATE BILL
1193 MENGIBAR. NOTING THAT ITEM
NUMBER SIX, SB 934 BY GONZALEZ,
WE DO HAVE A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE WHO WILL BE PRESENTING
ON HER BEHALF. SO IF THERE'S
EVER A BREAK WITHOUT AN AUTHOR
WHERE WE REACH THE END, WE'LL
HAVE THAT BILL PRESENTED.
SENATOR, AT YOUR CONVENIENCE,
YOU MAY BEGIN. TURN THAT ON
FIRST. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND
MY PRESENTATION TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF LEADED
FUEL. WE ALL KNOW I DON'T THINK
ANYONE HERE ON THE DAIS WOULD
DISAGREE WITH ME, THAT LEADED
ANYTHING IS HARMFUL. ALL, LEADED
FUEL IS THE LAST THING THAT WE
HAVE WITH LEAD IN IT, CALIFORNIA
WAS A LEADER WHEN WE REMOVED
FOUR YEARS BEFORE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT LED FROM CARS. AND
THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FOLLOWED SUIT FOR YEARS FROM
THEN AS MEMBER LOWENTHAL, YOU
HAVE THE NUMBER ONE MOST
POLLUTING AIRPORT IN CALIFORNIA.
I HAVE THE SECOND ONE IN MY
DISTRICT, YOU HAVE THE SECOND IN
THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE THE
SEVENTH IN THE UNITED STATES. MY
DISTRICT SUFFERS FROM A LOT OF
AIR POLLUTION AND THE THREE
AIRPORTS CONCENTRATED WITHIN A
TEN MILE RADIUS ADDS TO THE AIR
POLLUTION IN MY DISTRICT, WITH
THE SECOND ONE BEING ON THAT
LIST. THIS THIS BILL STEMMED
FROM YEARS AND YEARS OF MY
COMMUNITY BEARING THE BRUNT OF
VARIETY OF AIR POLLUTION, AND
I'M SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO
FINALLY BRING A BILL THAT'S
GOING TO HELP EASE SOME OF THAT
AIR POLLUTION. AGAIN, WE
UNDERSTAND. LET IT, LET IT.
ANYTHING IS HARMFUL, ESPECIALLY
FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE NOW HAVING
AN INCREASE OF 21% OF LEAD IN
THEIR BLOOD, WHO LIVE OR GO TO
SCHOOL WITHIN A MILE, MILE AND A
HALF RADIUS OF THOSE AIRPORTS.
NOW WITH SB 1193, I'M LOOKING TO
CHANGE THAT. I'M LOOKING TO BAN
ON THE SALE OF LEADED FUEL IN
CALIFORNIA AND WITH THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, BAN IT.
JANUARY 1ST, 2031. WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT PISTON AIRPLANES, PISTON
ENGINE AIRCRAFTS THAT CARRY 2 TO
10 PASSENGERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
A MAJORITY OF OUR LARGER
AIRPORTS DO NOT HAVE THESE KIND
OF AIRCRAFTS. WE'RE TALKING MORE
OF THE SMALLER AIRPLANES, THE
ONES THAT ARE USED MOSTLY FOR
HOBBIES AND SO FORTH FOR
TRAVELING. SINCE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, WE ARE
LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT THIS BILL
FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF THE
RECENTLY PASSED FFA, FAA
REAUTHORIZATION ACT, WHICH
EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2030.
NOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS FUEL IS COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE SINCE MY BILL WAS
INTRODUCED A COUPLE OF MONTHS
AGO, ONE COMPANY HAS ALREADY
COME OUT AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE
MADE AND THIS IS GABBY. THEY
HAVE MADE 100, OCTANE UNLEADED
FUEL. AND WE KNOW THAT IF WE
PUSH POLICIES LIKE THIS, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE MORE AND MORE
COMPANIES COME FORWARD AND SAY
THAT THEY'RE READY TO PRODUCE
THIS ON A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
LEVEL. WE SINCE OCTOBER 20TH,
2023, HAVE INTRODUCED A BILL
THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
WHICH ANNOUNCED RECENTLY ITS
FINAL DETERMINATION THAT
EMISSIONS OF LEAD FROM AIRCRAFT
THAT USE LEADED FUEL CAUSES OR
CONTRIBUTES TO AIR POLLUTION
THAT ENDANGERS PUBLIC HEALTH.
UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, THERE
IS NO EVIDENCE OF THRESHOLD
BELOW WHICH THERE ARE NO HARMFUL
EFFECTS. EVEN IF IT'S ONLY
0.0001% OF LEAD EMISSION, THAT
LEVEL IS STILL TOO HIGH FOR
INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY KIDS.
NOW, IN THE PAST MONTHS, I'VE
MET WITH OPPOSITION FROM THE GET
GO HAVE IN GOOD FAITH TAKEN
AMENDMENT AFTER AMENDMENT
STARTED WITH THE PHASE IN PUSHED
THE YEARS BACK. BUT IT SEEMS
THAT THE CORE THAT THEY JUST
DON'T WANT TO SWITCH OVER TO
UNLEADED FUEL. WE HAVE FINALLY
GOTTEN TO A PLACE WHERE, AT THE
BEGINNING, OPPOSITION WANTED US
TO GET TO ENSURE THAT IT COMES
AFTER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
FAA REAUTHORIZATION IS HAS
EXPIRED, WE ARE LOOKING AT,
COMING BACK AND ENSURING THAT
THIS BILL DOES NOT IMPACT OR
HINDER ANY AIRPORT'S ABILITY TO
APPLY FOR FAA, FAA GRANTS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO BEFORE
WE, BRING THIS UP, SHALL YOU
PASS THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE TO
THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE? MADAM
CHAIR, NOW, I'D LIKE TO TURN TO
MY TWO WITNESSES FOR THEIR
TESTIMONY. VIÆT CAN YOU HOLD?
CAN YOU HAVE. YEAH EVERYONE
OKAY? ARE WE ON THERE YOU GO.
OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS MARIA REYES. I LIVE
TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM
REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT AND I HAVE
LIVED IN CASALE COMMUNITY FOR
OVER 52 YEARS AS A LATINA
ADVOCATE. IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND
AN HONOR TO BE ADDRESSING YOU
TODAY. SENATOR MENGIBAR, ON
BEHALF OF 5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO
ARE STRUGGLING TO BREATHE CLEAN,
LEAD FREE AIR, THANK YOU FOR
THIS LONG OVERDUE BILL. LEAD IN
OUR ENVIRONMENT IS NOT SOMETHING
NEW. IN 1963, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PASSED THE CLEAN AIR
ACT. THIS LAW WAS INTENDED TO
REDUCE AND CONTROL AIR POLLUTION
NATIONWIDE. IN 1971, THE FEDERAL
LEGISLATION AMENDED THE BILL,
PLACING REGULATIONS TO LIMIT
EMISSIONS FROM BOTH THE
INDUSTRIAL SOURCES AND THE
MOBILE SOURCES. 61 YEARS LATER,
LOW INCOME DISADVANTAGED
MINORITY COMMUNITIES LIKE CÁC
CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE FIGHT FOR
THE RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF LEAD
AND AS PARENTS, IT IS OUR DUTY
TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. THE
PAST IS GONE AND IT CAN'T BE
CHANGED. WHAT CAN CHANGE IS THE
FUTURE AND THAT OF OUR CHILDREN.
CHILDREN HAVE A RIGHT TO BE
CHILDREN. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO
BREATHE CLEAN, LEAD AIR, FREE
AIR AND TO HAVE QUIET SKIES.
WHAT FUTURE ARE WE GIVING OUR
CHILDREN COMMUNITIES LIKE
CASELLA ARE NOT ALONE. CASELLA
HAS UNITED WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN
PACOIMA, LONG BEACH AND THE TRI
VALLEY. WE ARE GOING TO WORK
WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO
ELIMINATE LEAD IN ALL OUR
COMMUNITIES. MA'AM, YOU HAVE TO
WRAP UP. CHANGE FOR JUSTICE
BEGINS WITH EACH ONE OF US. WE
CAN'T DO IT ALONE. BUT TOGETHER,
WE CAN GIVE OUR CHILDREN THE
LEGACY THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MY NAME
IS JARRETT YAN, AND I'M A DEPUTY
COUNTY COUNSEL WITH THE COUNTY
OF SANTA CLARA, WHICH IS THE
OWNER AND OPERATOR OF
REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT LOCATED IN
SAN JOSE, AS WELL AS SAN MARTIN
AIRPORT, WHICH IS A SMALL RURAL
AIRPORT SOUTH OF SAN JOSE. I'M
HERE TO EXPRESS THE COUNTY'S
STRONG SUPPORT FOR SB 1193 AND
TO SHARE WITH YOU THE COUNTY'S
EXPERIENCES AND WORKING TO
PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES FROM
LEAD EXPOSURE FROM GENERAL
AVIATION AIRCRAFTS. WE KNOW THAT
THAT LEAD IS A CRITICAL DANGER
TO OUR CHILDREN IN 2021, THE
COUNTY COMPLETED A STUDY THAT
DEMONSTRATED THAT THERE WERE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OR THAT
THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN GENERAL
AVIATION ACTIVITIES AT
REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT AND
ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS OF
THE KIDS IN THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY. THESE FINDINGS WERE
CONSISTENT WITH STUDIES
COMPLETED AROUND THE COUNTRY, AS
WELL AS THE FAA OR THE EPA'S
2023 ENDANGERMENT FINDING,
SHOWING THAT THAT LEAD EMISSIONS
FROM AVGAS ENDANGERS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY. WE ALSO KNOW
THAT THAT AIRPORTS CAN OPERATE
SAFELY WITHOUT SELLING LEADED
OFF GAS IN 2022. THE COUNTY
TRANSITIONED OUR AIRPORTS TO THE
EXCLUSIVE SALE OF UNLEADED AVGAS
AND THIS ACTION HAS PREVENTED
THE EMISSION OF MORE THAN A TON
OF LEAD INTO THE ENVIRONMENT,
WITH NO MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON
AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND NO
VERIFIED SAFETY INCIDENTS
RELATED TO THE ABSENCE OF LEAD
AT OUR AIRPORTS. WE ALSO KNOW
THAT THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES
AVAILABLE TODAY. IN 2023, THE
COUNTY SOLD OVER 270,000 GALLONS
OF UNLEADED AVIATION GASOLINE AT
REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT, AND WE
ARE ALSO WORKING WITH A PRODUCER
TO SECURE A SUPPLY OF UNLEADED
100 OCTANE UNLEADED AVIATION
GASOLINE THAT THE FAA HAS
APPROVED FOR USE BY THE ENTIRE
GENERAL AVIATION FLEET, AND THAT
AND WE EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE
A SUPPLY SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE
ENTIRE STATE'S NEEDS BY 2027,
OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE SUFFERED
FROM LEAD EXPOSURE FROM GENERAL
AVIATION FOR FAR TOO LONG, AND
THE COUNTY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS
THAT YOU. YES, VOTE TODAY ON SB
1193 FOR CLARIFYING. I AM TAKING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. JUST
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT,
MOVING ON TO, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY THAT ARE IN SUPPORT IN
A METOO FASHION NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON. CHAIR MEMBERS. ROSS
BUCKLEY, ON BEHALF OF SOUTH
COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT. NICOLE
MORALES, ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN
NOW IN SUPPORT. STEPHANIE
ESTRADA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SAN JOSE AND SAN JOSE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SOFIA KHÎI
WITH THE COALITION FOR CLEAN
AIR, PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR OF THIS
BILL AND STRONG SUPPORT. FOR
MIKE NAZARIAN, WITH CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS IN SUPPORT
ALSO, ON BEHALF OF CLEAN WATER
ACTION ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
FUND AND CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS IN
SUPPORT, THANK YOU. ANNIE
HARGROVE, ON BEHALF OF THE BAY
AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. MAY YOU, ON
BEHALF OF THE WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY AND THE
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF UNITED
LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, PROUD
CO-SPONSORS OF SB 1193, IN
STRONG SUPPORT. HI, JUSTIN
BOWERS, CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS.ORG
STRONGLY SUPPORTS. IN ADDITION,
THE NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND
JUSTICE FACTS CALIFORNIA NURSES
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND
JUSTICE, ECO SUSTAINABILITY,
PEACE AND THE NCCA ALSO STRONGLY
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SYLVIA SOLIS SHAW, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES AND SUPPORT, THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. RAQUEL WELCH,
PROUD MEMBER OF BIXEL
NEIGHBORHOOD, SAN JOSE,
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. SUPPORT.
STRONGLY SUPPORT, GILBERT REYES
FROM SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, A
PROUD SUPPORT, SB 93. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. NOW MOVING ON TO
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL, THERE IS
OPPOSITION ON FILE, AND I
BELIEVE WE HAVE WITNESSES. AND
SO, IF YOU COME FORWARD AT AND,
TWO MINUTES EACH, PLEASE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. CHAIR WILSON
AND MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS KEVIN EDWARDS, AND I'M
THE MANAGER OF THE NEVADA COUNTY
AIRPORT. I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE RURAL COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE RURAL
AIRPORTS LIKE MINE THAT SERVE AS
VERTICAL, I'M SORRY, VITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMERCE,
SUPPLY, FLIGHT TRAINING AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE. AND OUR 40
MEMBER RURAL COUNTIES THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. OUR GENERAL AVIATION
AIRPORTS ARE SOMETIMES
UNDERAPPRECIATED. PART OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. BUT MAKE
NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, THEY ARE
CRITICAL TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY
SERVE, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS
. THEY ARE PORTS OF GOODS AND
SERVICES JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
LAND AND SEA PORTS. THEY
FACILITATE A VARIETY OF COMMERCE
, AND THEY SERVE AS CRITICAL
NODES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
DURING NATURAL DISASTER EVENTS.
WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE GOALS OF
THIS BILL, AS WELL AS THE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY THIS
COMMITTEE, THE REALITY IS THAT
WE ARE COMPLETELY AT THE MERCY
OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN THAT IS
DETERMINED BY THE FEDERAL RULES
AND NATIONAL MARKETS. AND THOUGH
THE AMENDMENTS ATTEMPT TO
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS BY
PUSHING OUT THE TIMELINE FOR THE
BAN, I CANNOT TELL YOU TODAY
THAT THOSE ISSUES WILL NOT BE
FIGURED OUT BY JANUARY 1ST,
2031. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHAT
HAPPENS IF THE SUPPLY CHAINS
ISSUES NEEDED AND APPROVALS ARE
NOT FIGURED OUT BY THEN? THIS
BILL ASSUMES THAT I CAN OPERATE
MY AIRPORT UNDER TWO SETS OF
RULES FEDERAL AND STATE. THE
TRUTH IS, I CANNOT GENERAL
AVIATION AIRPORTS LIKE NEVADA
COUNTIES GREATLY, GREATLY RELY
ON FEDERAL GRANTS TO STAY
OPERATIONAL. WE ALSO RELY ON
COMMERCIAL FUEL SALES TO KEEP US
IN THE BLACK. IF WE'RE REQUIRED
TO SWITCH TO AN ALTERNATE,
ALTERNATE STANDARD THAT IS NOT
FEDERALLY CERTIFIED, THAT IS NOT
SAFETY TESTED TO INDUSTRY
STANDARDS, AND THAT IS NOT
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN
SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES TO REACH
SMALLER, ALL SMALL MOUNTAIN
AIRPORTS LIKE MINE, WE WOULD
LOSE OUR CUSTOMERS AND
POTENTIALLY LOSE OUR FACILITY
ALTOGETHER. WE CANNOT FORCE THIS
ISSUE WITHOUT AFFECTING A SAFE
TRANSITION TO UNLEADED FUEL
FORCING TRANSITION THAT ISN'T
READY CAUSES SERIOUS SAFETY
CONCERNS AND GOES AGAINST THE
VERY FABRIC OF AVIATION INDUSTRY
STANDARDS. SIMPLY PUT, PUTTING
LIVES AT RISK. YOU HAVE TO WRAP
UP, SIR, SHUTTERING BUSINESS AND
COMMERCIAL AND COMMERCE BY
FORCING TRANSITION OF FUEL TO
LESSEN A BAD SITUATION ISN'T THE
ANSWER. ALL RIGHT? ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA AIRPORTS COUNCIL
AND THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA AIRPORTS, WE
RESPECTFULLY REMAIN OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. FIRST, WE'D LIKE
TO THANK SENATOR MENGIBAR AND
THE COMMITTEE FOR ALL OF THEIR
WORK ON THE EFFORTS AND MEASURE
TO ALIGN THIS BILL WITH FEDERAL
LAW. AIRPORTS WILL ADOPT A
NEUTRAL POSITION IF LANGUAGE IS
RESTORED IN THE BILL TO ENSURE
AIRPORTS ARE NOT CAUGHT BETWEEN
CONFLICTING STATE LAW AND
FEDERAL LAW. IN THE EVENT THAT
FAA AND THE FUEL INDUSTRY DO NOT
MEET THE DEADLINE OF DECEMBER
31ST, 2030 FOR THE COMPLETE
TRANSITION AWAY FROM LEADED
FUELS, SHOULD THE GOAL OF 2030
NOT BE MET AND ACTING SB 1193,
IN ITS CURRENT FORM, WOULD
EXPOSE AIRPORTS TO UNNECESSARY
AND COSTLY LEGAL CHALLENGES FOR
THE FAILURE TO FOLLOW STATE LAW.
SINCE AIRPORTS ARE OBLIGATED TO
ADHERE TO FEDERAL LAW, ANY LOCAL
STATE LAW CONFLICTING WITH
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS WOULD
INEVITABLY LEAD TO LAWSUITS
WASTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT
RESOURCES AND TAXPAYER MONEY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
NOW, MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
ME TWO TESTIMONY NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. ZACH
LEARY, ON BEHALF OF THE WESTERN
STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION, WE
HAVE AN OPPOSING, LESS AMENDED
POSITION. BUT WE'RE GOING TO
REVIEW THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
BY THE COMMITTEE. GOOD
AFTERNOON. BRENDA BASS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. SAID
WITH RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
DOUBLE DIPPING. BUT I DID WANT
TO SAY OUR APPRECIATION TO THE
CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
WORK THEY'VE DONE. AND WE STILL
REMAIN OPPOSED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR, JARED YOSHIKI,
WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND
PILOTS ASSOCIATION, BUT ALSO
REPRESENTING VERTICAL AVIATION
INTERNATIONAL, THE NATIONAL AIR
TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, THE
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION
ASSOCIATION, THÀNH, AND I
BELIEVE THE NATIONAL I FORGET
ONE, BUT WE ARE NOW NEUTRAL ON
THE BILL. WE WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIR AND THE AUTHOR FOR WORKING
WITH US ON THE DEADLINE ISSUE,
AND WE DO SHARE THE CONCERNS,
HOWEVER, WITH THE AIRPORTS AS
WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, LOWENTHAL, FIRST OF
ALL, I JUST NEED TO THANK THE
SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD, YOU KNOW,
THE NUMBER ONE JOB IN GOVERNMENT
IS PROTECTING ITS CITIZENS. AND
I THINK THAT YOU VERY
APPROPRIATELY POINTED OUT THAT
WE HAVE SOME OF THE WORST AIR,
YOU KNOW, IN THE CASE OF THE
69TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, SOME OF
THE WORST AIR IN THE UNITED
STATES, BECAUSE THE GOODS
MOVEMENT, AND BECAUSE OF THE
AIRPORT AND THE LEAD OF FUELS
THE AIRPORT, IN FACT, WE HAD A
DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE PASS AWAY FROM COVID
BECAUSE OF UNDERLYING LUNG
DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE
THINGS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT
TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE PROPS TO THE
OPPOSITION FOR SOME OF THE
POINTS THAT YOU BROUGHT FORWARD,
BECAUSE THESE ARE REAL THINGS,
ISSUES AROUND GRANTS FOR
AIRPORTS, AS YOU KNOW, ALL SMALL
AIRPORTS RELY UPON THOSE GRANTS,
NOT ALL, BUT FOR THE MOST PART,
I BELIEVE ALMOST ALL THE ISSUE
AROUND AVAILABILITY OF FUELS
THAT, YOU KNOW, AND THE
MANUFACTURING, THOSE THOSE ARE
ALL REAL PROBLEMS. THE TRUTH OF
THE MATTER IS, IS THERE'S AN
OVERALL COLLECTIVE ACTION
PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
IN TERMS OF GRAVITATING TOWARDS
WHAT'S NEXT. AND I SEE THIS MORE
AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM THAN
ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE THE DOWNWARD PRESSURE, THE
DOWNWARD COMPRESSION OF PRICING,
BECAUSE THE INDUSTRY HASN'T
GRAVITATED YET TOWARDS WHAT THAT
ALTERNATIVE FUEL FUEL IS GOING
TO BE, AND, YOU KNOW, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
REAUTHORIZATION ALSO THAT YOU
BROUGHT FORWARD, SENATOR, THAT'S
REAL AS WELL. BUT I THINK THAT,
YOU KNOW, FOR THE MOST PART, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATE IS
DEMANDING RELIEF THAT THE PEOPLE
IN CALIFORNIA INSIST UPON RELIEF
THAT THERE'S UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONCERNS CANNOT BE IGNORED UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER.
AND I IMPLORE MY COLLEAGUES TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
THE SENATOR'S DISTRICT AND MY
DISTRICT AND THE UNDERLYING
HEALTHCARE CONCERNED. AND I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL TODAY.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE OTHER, IS
THERE A MOTION? LOWENTHAL I
DIDN'T HEAR THE SECOND. ALL
RIGHT. JACKSON ALL RIGHT. I, I
MEAN, I HEARD THE SECOND. THERE
WERE JUST MULTIPLE SECONDS AT
THE SAME TIME. I COULDN'T HEAR
THE WINNER. ALL RIGHT, SO WE
HAVE A MOTION MADE BY LOWENTHAL
WITH A SECOND BY, JACKSON, YOU
KNOW, TO THE AUTHOR. I
APPRECIATE YOU ELEVATING THIS
ISSUE AND WORKING TO ALLEVIATE A
NUMBER OF OPPOSITION CONCERNS
AND BETTER ALIGN THIS BILL WITH
FEDERAL LAW, THANK YOU FOR
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS TO
REMOVE THE PHASED OUT TIMELINE
OF LEADED ACT AVIATION GASOLINE
AND INSTEAD BAN THE SALE OF
LEADED AVIATION GASOLINE
BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2031,
WHICH IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION IS ALREADY DOING
IN THIS SPACE, THERE STILL IS,
AS YOU NOTED, AN OUTSTANDING
ISSUE THAT WOULD HELP TO ENSURE
THAT IF THIS BILL GOES INTO
EFFECT AND FEDERAL EFFORTS DO
NOT MEET THE TARGET DATE, THAT
AIRPORTS WOULD NOT RISK LOSING
FEDERAL FUNDS, I SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. AND SHOULD THE AUTHOR
WISH TO MAKE IT, AS THE BILL
MOVES FORWARD, YOU KNOW, I'M
SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY, AND I
APPRECIATE ALL THE BACK AND
FORTH CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD
ON THIS PARTICULAR BILL, THERE'S
BEEN A MOTION MADE BY LOWENTHAL,
SECONDED BY JACKSON. I'LL GIVE
THE AUTHOR OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, FOR
YOUR FOR YOUR REMARKS, THIS
BILL, I THINK IT'S HIT ITS 100TH
DIFFERENT VERSIONS FROM WHEN I
INTRODUCED THE BILL. AND A LOT
OF THE AMENDMENTS DID COME FROM
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
OPPOSITION, A VERY OPEN DOOR
POLICY. AND I TOOK ALL THOSE
AMENDMENTS IN GOOD FAITH, THE
BIGGEST CONCERN WAS I STARTED
WITH A 2026 PHASED IN APPROACH,
AND THAT YEAR WAS TOO SOON. SO I
MOVED IT TO 2027. AND THEN THE
REPORTING GUIDELINES FROM,
AIRPORTS WAS BURDENSOME. SO I
REMOVED THAT AMENDMENT. BUT, AND
THEN I INCLUDED AN OPT OUT
PROVISION TO ENSURE THAT WE
WEREN'T IMPACTING AIRPORTS.
SHOULD THE, SHOULD UNLEADED FUEL
NOT BE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE,
THEN THE AIRPORT SAID THAT THEY
WANTED ME TO MATCH IT WITH
FEDERAL GUIDELINES OF 2030. I
DID JUST THAT WITH THE MADAM
CHAIRS COMMITTEE AMENDMENT. SO
I'VE TAKEN ALMOST EVERY SINGLE
AMENDMENT FROM THE OPPOSITION
AND EVERY SINGLE TIME A NEW ONE
POPPED UP. SO I BELIEVE I DID
THIS BILL IN VERY GOOD FAITH,
ADDRESSED AS MANY CONCERNS AS
POSSIBLE AND WILL AND COMMITTING
TO RIGHT NOW WORKING WITH YOU,
MADAM CHAIR, AND ADDING SOME
ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR A
SMALLER AIRPORTS, BECAUSE I
DON'T WANT TO BUILD JUST TO HAVE
A BILL. I WANT IT TO BE
IMPLEMENTED. AND SHOULD WE GET
CLOSER TO 2030 AND IT'S REALLY
NOT COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, THEN
WE'LL I'LL COME BACK AND
INTRODUCE A BILL THAT, TWEAKS
IT. BUT MY GOAL IS TO BAN
UNLEADED FUEL IN CALIFORNIA TO
MAKE SURE IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENS
TO MAKE SURE AIRPORTS ARE
SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING THIS
HAPPEN, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO
JUST HAVE A BILL, A BILL ON THE
BOOKS JUST TO HAVE A BILL ON THE
BOOKS. I WANT AIRPORTS TO REALLY
BE SAFE FOR THEIR SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES. WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR AN AYE
VOTE. ALL RIGHT, MADAM
SECRETARY, SB 1193, THE MOTION
IS Dð PASS, AS AMENDED, TO THE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WILSON I WILSON I, DAVIES.
DAVIES. NOT VOTING AGUIAR-CURRY.
AGUIAR-CURRY I BERMAN, CARILLO
CARILLO I HEART ART I HOOVER.
HOOVER. NO. JACKSON. JACKSON I
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL I PAPPIN
HAPPEN I SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. NOT
VOTING KING SEEING I WALLACE.
WALLACE NOT VOTING WARD WICKS.
WICKS I. NINE ONE THAT'S NINE
ONE THAT WILL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN
FOR ANY MEMBERS NOT PRESENT. ALL
RIGHT. MOVING ON TO A FILE ITEM
WITH AN AUTHOR. PRESENT ITEM
NUMBER 13, SB 1297. ALLEN.
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THERE WE GO. OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS, MEMBERS, THE BEAUTIFUL
PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. IT'S ONE
OF THE MOST FAMOUS PICTURESQUE
ROADWAYS IN THE WORLD. IT DRAWS
MILLIONS OF VISITORS EVERY YEAR
TO THE SMALL BEACH CITY OF
MALIBU. BUT LITERALLY EVERY
COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE COMMUNITY
IS DEVASTATED BY YET ANOTHER
FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WITH ALL
SORTS OF SERIOUS CRASHES
HAPPENING IN BETWEEN ALREADY,
SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON THIS
STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. EVEN SINCE I
JUST INTRODUCED THE BILL. ONE OF
THE MANY OF THESE OF THESE
TERRIBLE INCIDENCES, WAS ON
OCTOBER 17TH, 2023, WHEN A YOUNG
MAN SPEEDING AT 104 MILES AN
HOUR ON THE PCH IN MALIBU, LOST
CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND
KILLED FOUR YOUNG PEPPERDINE
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS STANDING ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SINCE
2010, 60 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED
IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ALONG THIS
SAME BEAUTIFUL BUT EXCEEDINGLY
DANGEROUS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY,
CRASH DATA FROM FROM LAST YEAR
FROM THE LA COUNTY SHERIFF
REPORTS SOMETHING LIKE 127
PROPERTY DAMAGE COLLISIONS, 93
INJURY COLLISIONS, SEVEN DEATHS.
THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN ALL OF
THESE INCIDENCES WAS, HIGH
VEHICLE SPEEDING. THE WHOLE CITY
HAS ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE, BUT IT
RANKS AS HAVING ONE OF THE WORST
CRASH FATALITY RATES OF ANY
SMALL CITY IN THE COUNTRY. AND
IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS ROADWAY
AMONG 100 SIMILARLY SIZED
CALIFORNIA CITIES, THE OFFICE OF
TRAFFIC SAFETY RANKED MALIBU
NUMBER ONE IN TOTAL INJURIES AND
FATALITIES. NUMBER ONE IN
PEDESTRIAN INJURIES AND
FATALITIES, NUMBER ONE IN SPEED
RELATED INJURIES AND FATALITIES.
NUMBER ONE IN MOTORCYCLE
INJURIES AND FATALITIES. AND
THIRD, IN BICYCLE INJURIES AND
FATALITIES, WHICH IS PRETTY
EXTRAORDINARY GIVEN, HOW LITTLE
BIKING INFRASTRUCTURE THERE IS
IN THE CITY. AND WE KNOW SO MUCH
OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF SPEEDING.
THE FASTER A CAR IS TRAVELING,
THE GREATER THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH. A PEDESTRIAN
STRUCK BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING
ONLY 40MPH HAS AN 80% CHANCE OF
DYING. ONE PROVEN WAY TO SLOW
DRIVERS DOWN IS AUTOMATED
AUTOMATIC AUTOMATED SPEED CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT. THE NTSB THAT
YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT EARLIER, THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, THE
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION,
HAVE ALL RECOMMENDED USING SPEED
CAMERAS TO ENFORCE SPEED LIMITS.
SPEED CAMERAS ARE EVEN AN
AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE UNDER THE
FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS,
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND
JOBS ACT. THE FHA DATA SHOWS.
SPEED CAMERAS REDUCE CRASHES ON
URBAN STREETS BY 54, AND NTSB
REVIEW OF SPEED CAMERA PROGRAMS
AROUND THE WORLD FOUND CAMERAS
TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING
FATAL COLLISIONS AND UNDER ALL
SORTS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. SO THIS
BILL SEEKS TO CREATE A SPEED
CAMERA PROGRAM FOR THE PACIFIC
COAST HIGHWAY IN MALIBU. AND
THIS ONE CITY. IT'S NEARLY
IDENTICAL TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN'S LEGISLATION. AB 645.
THERE ARE LOTS OF PROVISIONS IN
THERE TO ADDRESS THE MANY
PRIVACY, EQUITY AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT CAME UP
THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
THERE'S, YOU HAVE TO SHOW A
CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE PRESENCE OF
THE SPEED SAFETY SYSTEM USING
ENHANCED SIGNAGE, FLASHING
BEACONS, SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS,
THERE HAS TO BE REGULAR
INSPECTION AND CALIBRATION OF
THE CAMERAS, THERE'S A VERY
STRONG EQUITY REPORTING ELEMENT
TO THIS. A PUBLIC INFORMATION
CAMPAIGN, ALL SORTS OF
PROTECTIONS WITH REGARDS TO
PRIVACY AND THE STORAGE OF
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. THERE
ARE FINE LIMITATIONS. THERE'S A
SERIES OF EQUITY ISSUE
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE
FINES, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS
FOR DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR
INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS AND FOLKS,
WHO ARE AT A CERTAIN POINT BELOW
THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, THE
ONLY TWO DIFFERENCES FROM THE
FRIEDMAN BILL, THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT THE REALLY ONLY
SIGNIFICANT ONES ARE THAT THE
CITY HAS TO POST ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK SIGNS AT EACH CAMERA
LOCATION, AND THE CITY HAS TO
MAINTAIN ITS EXISTING
CONTRACTING WITH CHP AND THE
L.A. SHERIFF'S FOR PATROLS.
REDUCING SPEED IS AN IMPERATIVE
FOR SAVING LIVES, AND I THE BILL
ENJOYS SUPPORT FROM THE SHERIFF,
FROM THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. OUR
COUNTY SUPERVISOR, A WIDE RANGE
OF THE OF THE ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATIONS
THAT YOU'VE SEEN TESTIFY WITH
SEVERAL OF THE BILLS EARLIER
TODAY. AND I'M JUST REALLY
HOPEFUL THAT, THAT THAT WILL
WILL BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING
MEANINGFUL, THERE ON THE
HIGHWAY. I WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIR FOR OUR ROBUST DIALOG AND
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS ISSUE. I KNOW
THAT THERE'S AN EFFORT UNDERWAY
THAT THAT ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAYNIE
IS WORKING ON WITH THE CHAIR TO
LOOK AT THE QUESTION OF SPEED
CAMERAS STATEWIDE. I'VE I'VE
SAID TO THE CHAIR, AND I WANT TO
REITERATE MY COMMITMENT TO HER,
THAT IF THIS BILL DOES PASS, I
WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO
ENSURE THAT IT FOLDS REALLY
NICELY INTO WHATEVER DEAL IS
STRUCK BETWEEN THE CHAIR AND THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. HAYNIE, WITH
REGARDS TO A STATEWIDE PROGRAM,
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO REALLY
FIT IN NICELY WITH THOSE BROADER
EFFORTS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO SEE
ACTION TAKEN NOW, LITERALLY,
WE'RE HAVING SOMEONE DIE EVERY
COUPLE OF MONTHS ON THIS LITTLE
STRETCH OF ROAD. AND SO
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT TODAY, WE
HAVE MICHELLE SHANE, WHOSE
DAUGHTER EMILY WAS KILLED IN
2010. HE'S ALSO THE PRODUCER OF
THE VERY POWERFUL DOCUMENTARY 21
MILES IN MALIBU, I'LL NEVER
FORGET SERVING ON THE SCHOOL
BOARD WHEN ONE OF OUR STUDENTS,
MISS SHANE. EMILY SHANE, WAS
KILLED, MOWED DOWN BY AN ANGRY
PERSON ON THE ROAD, WE ALSO HAVE
BRIDGET THOMPSON, WHO'S HERE,
WHO'S A PEPPERDINE STUDENT, A
CLOSE FRIEND OF THE FOUR, YOUNG
WOMEN WHO WERE KILLED IN
OCTOBER. AND TO ANSWER TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS, WE HAVE KATHLEEN
GALLAGHER WITH BLUELINE
SOLUTIONS AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RUSTY REYES, WHO SERVED ON THIS
COMMITTEE FOR 11 YEARS AND HAS
REPRESENTED MALIBU FOR THE PAST
22 YEARS. AND SO WITH THAT, I'D
LOVE TO TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE JACKIE IRWIN, WHO ALSO
REPRESENTS THE CITY. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MEMBERS AND MADAM
CHAIR, I THINK SENATOR ALLEN
COVERED MOST OF THE IMPORTANT
POINTS. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
ALONGSIDE HIM ON A 1297, A BILL
ON WHICH I AM A PRINCIPAL
COAUTHOR, A SENATOR ALLEN
MENTIONED. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
IN MY DISTRICT IS AN ICONIC
CORRIDOR OFFERING INCREDIBLE
VIEWS OF OUR GORGEOUS COAST. BUT
WITH GREAT BEAUTY,
UNFORTUNATELY, COMES DISTRACTION
, INATTENTION, AND OFTEN A
DESIRE TO SPEED TO RECREATE SOME
OF THE ICONIC MOVIES AND
COMMERCIALS THAT WERE FILMED
ALONG THIS COASTAL STRETCH.
THESE DRAWBACKS TO PCH INFAMY
RESULT IN CONSISTENT TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS THAT OFTEN HAVE FATAL
CONSEQUENCES, MOST RECENTLY
CULMINATING WITH THE DEATHS OF
FOUR PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS WHO WERE STANDING ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RATES
AT WHICH INNOCENT CALIFORNIANS
DIE ALONG THIS HIGHWAY DEMAND
THAT WE AS LEGISLATORS TAKE MORE
ACTION. THE SPEED CAMERA
PROGRAMS SB 1297 WOULD CREATE
OFFERS A SUBSTANTIAL WAY TO
REDUCE DRIVER SPEED AND SAVE
LIVES FROM TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ESTEEMED MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM MICHELLE
SHANE, A GRIEVING FATHER,
FILMMAKER AND ADVOCATE FOR
MALIBU, WHO EXPERIENCED THE
DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF
RECKLESS DRIVING FIRSTHAND. AND
14 YEARS AGO, MY VIBRANT 13 YEAR
OLD DAUGHTER EMILY WAS KILLED BY
A SPEEDING DRIVER ON PCH. THIS
SENSELESS ACT OF VIOLENCE LEFT
AN INDELIBLE MARK ON MY FAMILY,
HER SCHOOL AND OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY. EMILY WAS MORE THAN
JUST A NAME. SHE WAS A BRIGHT
LIGHT, FULL OF LIFE, PROMISE
WITH A FUTURE THAT IS CRUELLY
CUT SHORT BY A DRIVER WHO CHOSE
TO PRIORITIZE RECKLESS SPEED
OVER HUMAN LIFE. THE PAIN OF HER
LIFE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT GNAWING
ACHE IN THE YEARS SINCE, A VOID
THAT NEVER CAN BE FILLED. HER
YOUNG FRIENDS WERE FOREVER
CHANGED BY TRAUMA OF LOSING A
PEER AT SUCH A YOUNG, TENDER AGE
. NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE
THAT KIND OF PAIN. NO PARENT
SHOULD HAVE TO BURY A CHILD.
MALIBU. MY HOME IS A UNIQUE TOWN
WITH A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY RUNNING
THROUGH ITS HEART. IMAGINE A
COMMUNITY OF JUST 10,000
RESIDENTS, YET 40,000 CARS
TRAVEL THROUGH IT DAILY, 15
MILLION VEHICLES A YEAR ON A
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THAT NUMBERS
SURGE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS,
SOMETIMES EVEN 400,000, ON A
BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY. IT'S A
DESTINATION LOCATION, A COLLEGE
TOWN AND PEOPLE'S HOMES. YET THE
MAIN ROAD THROUGH OUR TOWN IS A
WAR ZONE DISGUISED AS A RESORT.
MY FILM, 21 MILES EXPLORES THE
HISTORY OF OUR TOWN AND DELVES
DEEPLY INTO THE TRAGEDIES THAT
HAVE OCCURRED ON THIS DANGEROUS
ROAD IN THE YEARS SINCE EMILY'S
DEATH, THERE HAVE BEEN 60 MORE
DEATHS, COUNTLESS LIVES HAVE
FOREVER CHANGED. THE SPEEDING
AND THE RECKLESSNESS AND THE
LOSS. IT MUST END. THE RIPPLE
EFFECT OF THIS BEHAVIOR
DEVASTATES NOT JUST THE VICTIMS
AND THEIR FAMILIES, BUT ENTIRE
COMMUNITIES. SUCH SYSTEMS HAVE
PROVEN THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN
REDUCING, SPEEDING AND SAVING
LIVES. SO YOU HAVE TO WRAP YOUR
COMMENTS UP. OKAY IT'S TIME FOR
ACTION. I DO NOT WISH YOU TO
WALK IN MY SHOES AND FEEL THE
PAIN THAT I FEEL EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MY
NAME IS BRIDGET THOMPSON. I'M A
RECENT GRADUATE FROM PEPPERDINE
UNIVERSITY AND EIGHT MONTHS AGO
TODAY, ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2023, I
LOST MY BEST FRIENDS. I LOST ALL
OF MY COLLEGE ROOMMATES. I LOST
MY FUTURE BRIDESMAIDS. I LOST MY
EVERYTHING DESMOND WILLIAMS,
NEVE RALSTON, ASHA WEIR AND
PAYTON STEWART WERE KILLED BY A
CAR DRIVING AT AN UNIMAGINABLE
SPEED ON A ROAD THAT HAS BEEN
TAKING LIVES FOR FAR TOO LONG.
ON. ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2023, I
STOOD ON THE SIDE OF PCH UNTIL 3
A.M. SCREAMING, CRYING AND
BEGGING FOR MY BEST FRIENDS TO
BE OKAY. I CALLED EVERY HOSPITAL
IN THE AREA TRYING TO LOCATE MY
BEST FRIENDS, UNKNOWING THAT
THEIR LIVES WERE STRIPPED FROM
THEM IN THE MATTER OF A SPLIT
SECOND, NOT KNOWING THAT A
HOSPITAL WASN'T EVEN NECESSARY.
Kò I STOOD THERE THAT NIGHT IN A
STATE OF COMPLETE HELPLESSNESS,
AND I STAND HERE IN FRONT OF YOU
TODAY, UNWILLING TO FEEL THAT
HELPLESSNESS AGAIN, BEGGING FOR
A CHANGE TO BE MADE. IT COULD
HAVE BEEN ME THAT NIGHT I WENT
WITH THESE GIRLS EVERYWHERE.
THIS WAS THE ONE TIME THAT I
WASN'T WITH THEM. AND TO. AND
TODAY I STAND HERE KNOWING IT
STILL CAN BE ME. PACIFIC COAST
HIGHWAY CONTINUES TO BE JUST AS
UNSAFE AS IT WAS EIGHT MONTHS
AGO, BUT ABOVE ALL, I STAND HERE
FOR DOZENS LOYALTY FOR NEVES,
HEART OF GOLD FOR ASHES. WISDOM
AND FOR PAYTONS SELFLESSNESS. I
STAND HERE FOR THEIR DREAMS, FOR
THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND FOR THEIR
GOALS. I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
SHOW ME THAT YOU'RE HEARING ME.
I ASK THAT YOU SHOW ME THAT YOU
UNDERSTAND THE WORST OF THE
WORTH OF MY BEST FRIEND'S LIVES.
I ASK THAT YOU SHOW ME THAT WHEN
YOU HEAR THE NAMES OF DESMOND
WILLIAMS, NEVE RALSTON, ASHER
WEIR, AND PAYTON STEWART, YOU
FEEL A HEARTBREAK SO PROFOUND
THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN BEAR THE
THOUGHT OF NOT DOING EVERYTHING
IN YOUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THIS
NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. IF YOU KILL
THIS BILL, YOU'RE PUTTING ME, MY
FRIENDS COMMENTS UP MALIBU
FAMILIES AND EVERYDAY COMMUTERS
AT RISK OF BEING KILLED WITH IT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MOVING ON
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER ME TWO
TESTIMONY NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ON. AFTER THAT, IT'S
HARD TO TALK. I'M DOUG STEWART,
I'M THE MAYOR PRO TEM CITY OF
MALIBU, AND I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS
BILL, AND THE CITY IS IN FAVOR
OF IT. AND WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT, SIR. THAT'S THAT'S ALL
A REMINDER. NAME ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION. MADAM CHAIR BRENDA
KNEPP, ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF, ROBERT
LUNA, IN PROUD SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. I'M STEVE MCCLEARY. I'M THE
MALIBU CITY MANAGER, AND THE
CITY OF MALIBU IS IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
DAMIEN. KEVIN, ON BEHALF OF
STREETS ARE FOR EVERYONE SAFE
FAMILIES AND FAITH FOR SAFER
STREETS IN STRONG SUPPORT.
HELLO. JARED SANCHEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA BICYCLE COALITION IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MARK
VUKOVICH. WE WERE THE SPONSOR OF
AB 645 AND WE'RE SUPPORTING THIS
BILL ALSO ON BEHALF OF MOVE L.A.
SEAMUS SCAREDY FROM LIGHTHOUSE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF BLUE
LINE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT. JOHN
MOFFATT FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR
AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION IN SUPPORT
. SYLVIA SALAS CHAU HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WEST
HOLLYWOOD, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A
SUPPORT, IF AMENDED POSITION. WE
BELIEVE THAT THESE SPEED SAFETY
SYSTEMS WORK AND WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE BILL AMENDED TO
INCLUDE OUR CITY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING. I DON'T
THINK WE HAVE, WE DO OPPOSITION
ON FILE. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE
TESTIFYING TODAY. DO WE HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION TESTIFYING TODAY, AND
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WANTED
TO NOTE A QUICK OPPOSITION THAT
WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO
COME FORWARD. NAME, POSITION,
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
SEEING NONE, MOVING ON TO
COMMITTEE. BUT BEFORE I DO, I,
LIKE TO JUST SHARE MY OWN
COMMENTS. I USUALLY GO AT THE
END, BUT I WANT TO SHARE THEM AT
THE BEGINNING, FIRST OF ALL, I
THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND TO MY
COLLEAGUE, AND THE CONVERSATION
WE HAD IN THE FALL ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR, SOME OBJECT AND
MATTER. I WANT TO THANK THE,
THOSE TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT, MR.
SHANE. MISS THOMPSON, THERE IS,
NO LOSS THAT IS OVERCOME BY
TIME. AS PEOPLE SAY, THE LOSS IS
DEEP AND IT'S FELT EVERY DAY. SO
I APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND
REALLY PETITIONING YOUR
GOVERNMENT, TO CHANGE AND UPDATE
LAWS TO, ALLOW FOR SAFETY AND
SAFE PASSAGE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND
CYCLISTS AND EVERYONE ON PCH, MY
CONCERN, IS THE ACTIVE CONVENING
OF STAKEHOLDERS IN A SPIRIT OF,
PURSUING THE BROADER
CONVERSATION AROUND, HIGHWAY
SAFETY AND, SPEEDING CAMERAS,
SPEED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS, AND
AS WAS NOTED, THE AUTHOR NOTED
EARLIER THAT IT WAS, THAT I
BROUGHT IT TO HIS ATTENTION THAT
THIS THIS NEEDS TO BE A PART OF
THAT LARGER, LARGER CONVERSATION
, I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ON THE
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU'VE PUT FORTH
, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE
ARE OTHERS WHO WANT SPEED
CAMERAS, ON OUR HIGHWAY SYSTEM,
WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN OUR
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AS
WAS NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS,
FRIEDMAN, FORMER CHAIR OF
TRANSPORTATION, BROUGHT FORTH A
BILL THAT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED ON
PROBABLY OVER TEN YEARS, TO
ADDRESS, SPEEDING AND
NEIGHBORHOODS, PREDOMINANTLY
BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FINALLY
GET TO A PLACE WHERE, THAT BILL
PASSED EASILY AND THIS COMMITTEE
AND THROUGH THE OTHER COMMITTEES
AND, ON THE FLOOR, BUT STILL, AT
THE END OF THE DAY, HIGHWAYS ARE
DIFFERENT AND THERE ARE LARGER
CONVERSATIONS TO BE HAD ABOUT
THEIR ROLE, ABOUT PROTECTING
WORKERS, ABOUT PROTECTING THOSE
THAT ARE NOT JUST ON A
TRADITIONAL WHAT YOU WOULD CALL
A TRADITIONAL HIGHWAY, OR THOSE
THAT I CALL MAIN STREET, AS I
HAVE ONE OF THOSE IN MY DISTRICT
AND IN MY OWN CITY THAT I LIVE
IN, BUT BECAUSE OF THAT BROADER
CONVERSATION AND THIS NEEDING TO
BE A PART OF THAT BROADER
CONVERSATION, AND I FEEL VERY
STRONGLY ABOUT THAT, I'M NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL TODAY. HOWEVER I HAVE I'VE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, AND
FIRED ON MY POSITION. I NOTED
WHAT MY POSITION IS THAT I
BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE A PART
OF THE LARGER CONVERSATION, BUT
WAS NOT HOLDING ANY OTHER
MEMBERS, TO THAT STANDARD, THAT
IT IS AS CHAIR MY DUTY AS I'VE
BEEN ACTIVELY HAVING THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS WHO WOULD LIKE
SPEED CAMERAS TO NOT LET,
SOMEONE BREAK OUT OF THAT
CONVERSATION. SO I'M GOING TO
HOLD TO THAT SPIRIT OF THOSE
ACTIVE NEGOTIATIONS AND
CONVENING OF STAKEHOLDERS FOR
HIGHWAY SAFETY AND THE ROLE OF
SPEED CAMERAS, BUT WE'LL LEAVE
IT TO THE MEMBERS TO VOTE THEIR
CONSCIENCE ON THIS SUBJECT. WITH
THAT, I'LL LOOK FOR ANY OTHER
MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR ANY
CONCERNS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARILLO. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY
CONCERN WHERE THINGS THINGS
HAPPEN ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE.
HIGHWAY 138 GOES THROUGH MY
DISTRICT, CALLED PALMDALE
BOULEVARD. AT CERTAIN PORTIONS
OF THE HIGHWAY, AND IN
PEARBLOSSOM AN AREA THAT I
REPRESENT TWO JUST OUTSIDE OF
PALMDALE, CONDITIONS EXIST WHERE
TRAFFIC HAS BEEN A BIG CONCERN.
IN FACT, NO MORE THAN TWO MONTHS
AGO, WITHIN ONE WEEK, IN TWO
SEPARATE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS,
EIGHT PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES
BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS ON
THOSE ROADS. SO IT'S NOT THAT
I'M NOT SYMPATHETIC TO THIS
BILL. IT'S JUST THAT THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT I HAD TO EXPRESS
BECAUSE THESE THINGS HAPPEN
ELSEWHERE, THE HIGH DESERT AGAIN
, HIGHWAY 138, THESE THINGS
HAPPEN, A LOT. HEAD ON
COLLISIONS, IN. AND I'M NOT
AWARE OF ANY PEDESTRIANS, IN
THIS LAST INCIDENCE, HOWEVER, I
JUST WANT ALSO VOICED MY
CONCERN, BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS
ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE, AND
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I. I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT. I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL. I DO
BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BUT I ALSO
JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THE
CONCERNS OF LIVES BEING LOST ON
HIGHWAYS, WHERE WE NEED TO ALSO
PAY ATTENTION TO, THANK YOU FOR
THAT. AGUIAR-CURRY YEAH, THIS IS
A TOUGH ONE. I THINK, I'M GOING
TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. BUT,
SENATOR ALLEN, I WOULD HOPE THAT
YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT
BECAUSE I'VE DRIVEN ON THAT
STRETCH BEFORE, AND IT'S
DANGEROUS. AND THE
INFRASTRUCTURE I SEE SOME
CHANGES THAT COULD HAPPEN, AND
I'M HOPING YOU'LL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH PEOPLE ON THIS BILL.
YOU AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAYNIE
HAVE SIMILAR BILLS, AND
HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN WORK OUT
SOMETHING TOGETHER. BUT IT
BREAKS MY HEART, RIGHT? WE DON'T
WANT FAMILIES TO GO THROUGH
THIS, BUT THAT PARTICULAR
STRETCH YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HAS
ALWAYS GIVEN ME A LITTLE BIT OF
HEARTBURN WHEN I'VE GONE THROUGH
THAT AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO,
EXPRESS THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY, AND I MAY, I MAY
HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART WHEN I'M
ON THE FLOOR. I JUST I DO WANT
TO JUMP IN THAT THIS IS. YOU'VE
SEEN THE CITY OF MALIBU HERE.
YOU SEE THE STATE LEGISLATORS
HERE, CALTRANS, THE NUMBER ONE
PERSON, THE SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION CAME DOWN BECAUSE
THEY REALIZED WHAT A BIG PROBLEM
IT IS. AND IT HAS TO BE A
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION. SO THE
STATE HAS INVESTED. I THINK IT'S
, $3 MILLION IN THE LAST FEW
MONTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS
NOT THE ONLY PART OF THE
SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, AS AS THE
SENATOR MENTIONED, THEY HAVE THE
CITY HAS PAID FOR ADDITIONAL,
DEPUTIES AND TO HAVE CHP
PATROLLING AN AREA THAT THEY
HAVEN'T PATROLLED IN THE LAST, I
THINK, 30 YEARS. AND THE
COMMITMENT IS THAT THEY WILL
HAVE TO CONTINUE TO, TO PATROL
THAT AREA. SO IT THERE IS STILL
WORK TO BE DONE, WE WOULD REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. BUT
LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THIS IS NOT
THE ONLY PART THAT OF THE
SOLUTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THANK YOU. AND SORRY FOR
TECHNICAL WITNESSES ONLY IF
THEY'RE ASK A DIRECT QUESTION ON
TECHNICALITY, ON TECHNICAL
ISSUES. BUT WE DO HAVE A PRIMARY
AND SUPPORT, PERSON. SO I'M
GOING TO LOWENTHAL AND THEN
WICKS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTING THE BILL
TODAY, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
WITNESSES FOR COMING FORWARD
TODAY AND HOW DIFFICULT IT MUST
BE FOR YOU TO RELIVE THESE
MOMENTS IN YOUR ADVOCACY AND HOW
CHALLENGING IT IS. AND I ALSO
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE HOW DIFFICULT IT'S
BEEN FOR OUR CHAIR, WHO HAS
SPOKEN SO MANY TIMES TO ALL OF
US, INDIVIDUALLY AND
COLLECTIVELY, AT EVERY
OPPORTUNITY, AND HOW CHALLENGING
IT IS. AND I HOPE THAT THE
PROPONENTS OF THIS BILL AND THE
WITNESSES IN FAVOR UNDERSTAND
THAT IN, IN SOMETIMES IN, YOU
KNOW, PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF
GOOD, RIGHT? AND THE CHAIR IS
WANTING TO HAVE COMPREHENSIVE
POLICY THAT BENEFITS ALL
CALIFORNIANS. AS THE AUTHOR
NOTED, YOU KNOW, SO ELOQUENTLY
IN HIS OPENING AND HOW DIFFICULT
IT IS IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE TO
MAKE DECISIONS LIKE THIS THAT
CAN HAVE STATEWIDE IMPLICATIONS.
SO I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND THE
CHAIR FOR THAT THOUGHT PROCESS.
THANK YOU. I ALSO, I WANT TO
THANK THE CHAIR FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND REALLY PUSHING
FOR A LARGER CONVERSATION. I
THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY, VERY
CRITICAL. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE
DRIVING TOO FAST ACROSS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND WE'RE
SEEING THE TRAGIC, EFFECTS OF
THAT, I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS
WHO TESTIFIED FOR SHARING YOUR
PERSONAL STORIES. I THINK
SOMETIMES UP HERE IN SACRAMENTO,
WE GET, LOST IN THE MINUTIA OF
POLICY. AND SO TO HEAR, YOUR
STORIES, STORY OF YOUR DAUGHTER,
STORY OF YOUR FRIENDS, I THINK
PAINTS A REAL PICTURE FOR US
ABOUT THE POLICY CHOICES THAT WE
MAKE HERE IN SACRAMENTO. SO JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY
AND YOUR ADVOCACY, AND TO
SENATOR ALLEN, I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY, I DO
ASK THAT YOU REMAIN A PART OF
THE BROADER, LARGER CONVERSATION
, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THE CHAIR
IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE, AS
WELL AS WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HAYNIE, IS REALLY A
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION BECAUSE
WE SEE IT TO MR. CARRILLO'S
POINT. WE SEE IT IN OUR
COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. I SEE IT IN, YOU
KNOW, IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL, WE
HAVE HIGH RATES OF DEATH IN
CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, AREAS OF OUR
OF OUR STATE THAT WE HAVE TO
REALLY CONFRONT, BUT I ALSO I
SEE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
AND SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE
BILL TODAY AND WOULD LOVE TO
ALSO BE A PART OF THE BROADER
CONVERSATIONS WHEN THE TIME IS
RIGHT ON THAT AND JUST DEEPLY
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
THIS SPACE. SAYING NO HAPPEN. I
JUST WANT TO ECHO THOSE
COMMENTS. I DO HOPE WE KEEP THE
BROADER DISCUSSION GOING. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS
IS NO EASY TASK FOR YOU TO BE
HERE. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US
AS WELL TO HEAR THESE
HEARTBREAKING STORIES. AND I
HOPE THAT WE CAN DO GOOD NOT
ONLY IN MALIBU BUT IN THE HIGH
DESERT IN MY DISTRICT, AND WE'LL
DO IT IN A METHODICAL WAY, MADAM
CHAIR, I BELIEVE WE CAN GET
THERE, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY
VOTE TODAY, THOUGH, SENATOR. AND
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ON. IT
IS. IT'S NOT EASY LOOKING AT
THOSE PICTURES. ALL RIGHT. WITH
THAT, I SEE NO OTHER. JUST
CONFIRMING. NO OTHER COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS
GOING TO ASK FOR. SO I HAVE A
MOVE A MOTION BY LOWENTHAL AND A
SECOND BY TING. ALL RIGHT. WITH
THAT, SENATOR, GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE NOW THAT WE
HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I
APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION. I
APPRECIATE THE WITNESSES VERY
MUCH, AND, I'VE HEARD THE
COMMENTS LOUD AND CLEAR FROM
YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES WANT TO MAKE SURE
THIS IS PART OF A BROADER
EFFORT. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE
PROGRESS ON THIS IN THIS
INCREDIBLY, VERY DANGEROUS PART
OF HIGHWAY IN OUR DISTRICT. AND
IN THAT SPIRIT, WE ASKED, I
ASKED FOR YOUR AYE VOTE AND THEN
ALSO VERY MUCH COMMIT TO ENSURE
THAT THIS IS PART OF A BROADER
STATEWIDE EFFORT, AS THAT
NEGOTIATION PROCEEDS IN THE FALL
. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
SB 1297, THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS
TO THE COMMITTEE ON PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION. WILSON NØ
WILSON. NØ. DAVIES. DAVIES. AYE.
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE.
BERMAN. BERMAN. AYE CARILLO.
CARILLO. AYE. HART. HART AYE.
HOOVER. HOOVER. AYE. JACKSON
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL. AYE.
PAPPIN HAPPEN. AYE. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ NOT VOTING. TING TING.
AYE WALLACE. WALLACE. AYE. WARD.
WARD AYE. WICKS. WICKS. AYE. 12
MONTHS. THAT'S 12 ONE WITH,
HOLDING THE ROLL OPEN FOR
MEMBERS TO WHO ARE NOT PRESENT
TO ADD ON. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
YES, MOVING ON TO AND FILE ORDER
TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, SB 930.
LAIRD, WAIT. OH. DID YOU WE LET
THEM GO AHEAD OF US. BUT I WAS
SUPPOSED TO. OH, THERE WERE YOU
WEREN'T IN THE ROOM. I'M IN THE
ROOM. OH. OH OH, I'M SORRY I
DIDN'T I WHEN I LOOKED UP
BEFORE, I DIDN'T SEE YOU IN THE
ROOM. MY APOLOGIES. SO WE WILL
LET YOU GO AHEAD. MY APOLOGIES
TO SENATOR LAIRD FOR GETTING
THINGS ALL MIXED UP. SO ITEM
NUMBER 12. SB 1271, MEN. BUT
THEY GAVE ME A HEADS UP THAT
THEY WERE WRAPPING UP, BUT GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, SB 1271 IS A COMMON
SENSE BILL TO CLARIFY THE
DEFINITION OF EACH ELECTRIC
BICYCLE OR E-BIKE CLASS AND
ENHANCE THE SAFETY AND
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OF E-BIKES
AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS BY
REQUIRING THEM TO BE
MANUFACTURED WITH BATTERIES THAT
MEET EUROPEAN UNION'S AND
UNDERWRITER LABORATORIES
STANDARDS. IN RECENT YEARS,
WE'VE SEEN IN ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES A SKYROCKETING OF
THE SALE AND USE OF E-BIKES, AND
THAT HAS RAISED NOVEL CONCERNS
ABOUT POTENTIAL SPEED AND RISKS.
WE'VE ALL READ ABOUT THE
HEADLINES WITH E-BIKE BATTERY
AND E-SCOOTER BATTERY FIRES, AND
THESE HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE DUE
IN LARGE PART TO THE
PROLIFERATION OF POORLY
MANUFACTURED BATTERIES. SB 1271
WOULD PROTECT CONSUMERS IN THE
PUBLIC BY REMOVING LOW QUALITY,
BATTERY POWERED PERSONAL
MOBILITY DEVICES FROM THE MARKET
, AND IN ADDITION TO THE PROBLEM
WITH BATTERIES, IT WOULD ADDRESS
ANOTHER PROBLEM WHERE
MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN SELLING
E-BIKES ALLOWED TO SWITCH
BETWEEN, SPEED MODES, ALLOWING A
BIKE TO MOVE FROM A SLOWER CLASS
TWO THROTTLE MODE TO A FASTER
CLASS THREE PEDAL ASSIST MODE.
THESE CLASS THREE DEVICES ARE
NOT CONSIDERED E-BIKES IN THE
VEHICLE CODE, AND CAUSE
CONFUSION WITH REGARD TO THE
POLICING OF THESE VEHICLES. AS
CLASS TWO E-BIKES FOLLOW
DIFFERENT RULES OF THE ROAD THAN
CLASS THREE E-BIKES.
ADDITIONALLY, MANY PARENTS ARE
UNAWARE THAT WHEN THEY PURCHASE
A SWITCHABLE CLASS TWO E-BIKE
FOR THEIR CHILD THAT IT IS
ILLEGAL FOR A CHILD TO OPERATE A
BIKE IN THE CLASS THREE RANGE,
SINCE IT ALLOWS THEM TO REACH
SPEEDS OF UP TO 28MPH. THIS
MEASURE WOULD MODIFY THE
DEFINITION OF E-BIKE CLASSES TO
CLARIFY THE APPROPRIATE CLASS
FOR A SWITCHABLE E-BIKE. TODAY I
HAVE WITH ME MARK VUKOVICH,
ADVOCATE FOR STREETS FOR ALL, TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF SB 1271.
GO AHEAD TWO MINUTES. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE.
MARK VUKOVICH. STREETS FOR ALL,
SENATOR BÀN SUMMED UP THE ISSUE
WELL, SO I'LL BE BRIEF WITH MY
COMMENTS. E-BIKES. THEY'RE THE
FASTEST SELLING EV ON THE
MARKET. THEY ARE FUN. THEY THEY
REPLACE CAR TRIPS. ACCORDING TO
THE RESEARCH. THEY THEY BRING A
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND MOBILITY
FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO
DRIVE OR WHO CAN'T DRIVE. BUT
THERE'S TWO PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE WITH THIS
BILL. SO ONE IS THE BATTERIES,
BATTERIES. THESE ARE LITHIUM ION
BATTERIES. THEY ON IT WHEN
YOU'RE ON THEY'RE ON A BICYCLE.
THEY SHAKE. THEY RATTLE. THEY
THEY CAN HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR
GETTING SAND INSIDE OR WATER.
THEY GO FROM HOT CONDITIONS TO
COLD CONDITIONS. THEY THEY NEED
TO BE HIGH QUALITY BATTERIES TO
PREVENT FIRES LIKE THE ONES
WE'VE SEEN IN NEW YORK CITY AND
SAN FRANCISCO AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRIES. AND MOST OF THOSE
COME FROM SHODDY EBIKES ANYWAYS,
AND ESPECIALLY THE BATTERIES.
AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT
THOSE THOSE LITHIUM ION
BATTERIES POTENTIALLY GO THROUGH
A PROCESS THAT'S KNOWN AS
THERMAL RUNAWAY, WHERE THE FIRE
CAN TRULY GET OUT OF CONTROL
VERY QUICKLY, THE SECOND THING
THAT OUR BILL DOES IS THAT WE
ARE TRYING TO REGULATE AND
UPKEEP THE KIND OF STANDARD THAT
WE THINK OF AS WHAT A GOOD
QUALITY E-BIKE IS, AND ENSURE
THAT THESE BICYCLES THAT ARE
THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY AND LEGALLY
MOPEDS OR MINI MOTORCYCLES CAN'T
BE CALLED E-BIKES. AND SO WE DO
THAT AND WE WORKED WITH THE
COMMITTEE VERY CLOSELY ON SOME
CHANGES WITHIN HOW THESE BIKES
CAN BE ADVERTISED. AND THEN WE
ALSO CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF
HOW THESE BIKES WORK IN THE
VEHICLE CODE TO ENSURE THAT
THESE QUOTE UNQUOTE MULTI-CLASS
E-BIKES THAT THAT ARE
FUNCTIONALLY MOPEDS, CAN NO
LONGER EXIST IN THE MARKET AS
AND BE CALLED E-BIKES. THAT'S
THAT'S WHAT OUR BILL DOES. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD
LIKE TO OFFER ME TO SUPPORT
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
MARIO GUERRERO ON BEHALF OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. DAMIAN. KEVIN ON BEHALF
OF STREETS ARE FOR EVERYONE IN
SUPPORT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
PAPIN MOVING ON TO OPPOSITION.
THÀNH SECOND BY, WHOEVER YOU
ARE. BERMAN I'M JUST ABOUT TO. I
DIDN'T SEE ANY OPPOSITION ON
FILE, BUT I AND NO ONE COMING
FORWARD. IS THERE ANYONE WHO
WOULD OFFER A QUICK OPPOSITION
NAME, POSITION AND ORGANIZATION?
SEEING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION,
MADE BY PAPIN AND SECONDED BY
BERMAN, JUST AND SEEING NO
COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD TODAY
TO ENHANCE BATTERY SAFETY FOR
MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES. AS THE
BILL MOVES FORWARD, PLEASE
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOUR
SOLUTIONS AND LOCAL FIRE
MARSHALS TO ENSURE WE PUT IN
PLACE STANDARDS THAT CAN BEST
PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU
FOR THE PROVISIONS IN THIS BILL
CLARIFYING THAT ELECTRIC POWERED
VEHICLE CAPABLE OF GOING SPEEDS
GREATER THAN 28MPH ARE NOT
ELECTRIC BICYCLES, WITH THAT,
I'LL BE SUPPORTING OUR BILL
TODAY. GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CLOSE, THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. AND TO YOUR STAFF FOR ALL
YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS BILL. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY, SB 1271, THE MOTION
IS DUE. PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WILSON.
HI. WILSON. AYE, DAVIS.
AGUIAR-CURRY. BERMAN. BERMAN
AYE. CARILLO. CARILLO. AYE. HART
HART. AYE. HOOVER. HOOVER. AYE.
JACKSON. LOWENTHAL LOWENTHAL.
AYE. PAPIN. PAPIN AYE. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ. AYE. TING TING. AYE.
WALLACE WARD. WARD. AYE. WICKS.
WICKS AYE. 11. THAT HAS 11
VOTES. WE'LL HOLD THE ROLE OPEN
FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON WHO ARE
NOT PRESENT WITH THAT. MOVING ON
TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, SB 930.
LAIRD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
AND MEMBERS, SENATE BILL 930
ESTABLISHES THE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
SIGNAGE FUND TO PROMOTE EQUITY
IN. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
DESIGNATIONS. THERE ARE 642
MEMORIAL HIGHWAYS AND
TRANSPORTATION STRUCTURES.
HONORING INDIVIDUALS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, AND 82% OF THEM ARE
NAMED FOR MEN. EVEN THOUGH WOMEN
MAKE UP HALF THE POPULATION. I
HAVE COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE
THAT STAY OFF NAMINGS JUST
BECAUSE OF THE INEQUITY, AND I
TALKED TO THEM MANY TIMES, A
COUPLE OF MADE A RUN AT THIS AS
TO WHY WE DON'T DEAL WITH THE
OVERALL ISSUE. AND SO THAT'S
WHAT THIS BILL IS DESIGNED TO
DO. IT'S TO SET UP A FUND. SINCE
SOMETIMES IT COSTS 8 TO $10,000
FOR THE SIGNAGE SO THAT WE, BY
RESOLUTION, THE WAY WE NORMALLY
NAME HIGHWAYS, CAN START
CATCHING UP AND NAMING VARIOUS
HIGHWAYS AND STRUCTURES FOR
WOMEN. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT
WE WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO NAME,
HIGHWAYS FOR FALLEN OFFICERS,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER. WE
WOULD DO THAT, BUT WE WOULD MAKE
SURE OVER TIME WE HAD A PROCESS
FOR EQUITY. AND SO IT IT BUILDS
ON THIS, THE WORK WE'VE DONE IN
MANY OTHER PLACES FOR EQUITY IN
THE STATE. AND IT SORT OF HAS TO
COMBINE A BUNCH OF THINGS TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN. WE CAN'T HAVE
MONEY IN THE BILL BECAUSE THAT
DOESN'T REALLY SURVIVE THIS
YEAR. SO WE HAVE THE PROCESS FOR
HOW THE MONEY GOES IN. WE DON'T
REALLY WANT TO, GET IN THE WAY
OF NAMING FOR FALLEN OFFICERS.
WE WANT TO RESERVE THE RIGHT AS
THE LEGISLATURE TO DO THE
NAMING. SO WE DO ALL THESE
TOGETHER, AND HOPEFULLY THIS
WILL BEGIN A PROCESS BY WHICH WE
CAN MOVE MORE AND MORE TO EQUITY
IN THE NAMING OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION STRUCTURES IN THE
STATE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THE FUNDING TO GO INTO THE FUND.
THAT'S ESTABLISHED BY THIS BILL.
BUT I THINK, WE HAVE TAKEN
PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW US
TO WORK THROUGH A LOT OF THESE
ISSUES. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EMAIL.
BERMAN MOTION, WHERE DO YOU WANT
TO BE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION
ON THE FLOOR BY BERMAN AND A
SECOND BY WARD. ANY DISCUSSION?
WELL, I'M SORRY, LET ME MOVE TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SO IS
THERE ANYONE WHO IS TESTIFYING
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? SEEING
NONE, IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE A ME TOO COMMENT? A QUICK
COMMENT IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
SEEING NONE. MOVING TO
COMMITTEE? SEE IF THERE'S ANY
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
SEEING NONE, I'LL JUST NOTE
THANK YOU, TO THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AND
HIGHLIGHTING THE LACK OF
DIVERSITY IN OUR HIGHWAY NAMING
PROCESS SINCE 2012. AS YOU NOTED
IN YOUR TESTIMONY, ABOUT 90% OF
THE MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS THE
LEGISLATURE HAVE PASSED HAVE
BEEN FOR MEN. WHILE THESE
INDIVIDUALS HAVE MADE GREAT
SACRIFICE, THEY DO NOT FULLY
REPRESENT THE WIDE RANGE OF
PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS AS
WELL AS GENDER AND RACIAL
DIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S
COMMUNITIES. THIS BILL CREATES A
NEW ACCOUNT IN THE STATE
TREASURY AS A REPOSITORY FOR ANY
STATE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION
, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DONATIONS OR
GRANTS, AND ANY FEDERAL FUNDS
THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
CALTRANS UPON APPROPRIATION BY
THE LEGISLATURE TO ERECT SIGNAGE
MEMORIALIZING INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE PROMOTED RACIAL OR GENDER
EQUITY. WITH THAT, I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL TODAY. GIVE
YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE NÓ
CLOSE. OH, GO AHEAD. APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTS. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN VÀ. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. SB 930. THE MOTION IS
Dð PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WILSON I WILSON
I, DAVIS, AGUIAR-CURRY BERMAN.
BERMAN I CARILLO CARILLO I HART
I HEART I HOOVER HOOVER I
JACKSON LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL I
HAPPEN HAPPEN I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ
NÓ TING SINGH I WALLACE WARD.
WARD I WICKS WICKS I. THAT BILL
HAS TEN ONE FOR VOTES AND WE'LL
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR MEMBERS
TO ADD ON THAT ARE NOT PRESENT,
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ITEM NUMBER
SIX, SB 934 GONZALEZ PRESENTED
BY OUR COLLEAGUE, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWENTHAL AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE, YOU MAY BEGIN.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS, I'M
HERE TODAY TO PRESENT SENATE
BILL 934, WHICH WILL COORDINATE
THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDOUT
NEEDED TO TRANSITION
CALIFORNIA'S FREIGHT SECTOR TO
ZERO EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGY. I
WOULD LIKE TO START BY STATING
THE SENATOR'S COMMITMENT TO
AMEND THE BILL IN THE NEXT
POLICY COMMITTEE TO MOVE THE
CENTRAL DELIVERY TEAM FROM THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION TO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY,
DESCRIBED ON PAGE FIVE OF THE
ANALYSIS OF THE SENATOR WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS.
CALIFORNIA HAS AMBITIOUS CLIMATE
GOALS THAT REQUIRE THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR TO
TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS
VEHICLES RAPIDLY, INCLUDING
DEADLINES AS EARLY AS THIS YEAR
FOR DRAYAGE TRUCKS. HOWEVER, ONE
OF THE MAJOR IMPEDIMENTS TO THE
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS REGULATION IS THE LACK OF
AVAILABLE CHARGING AND REFUELING
INFRASTRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY FOR
MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES.
THIS BARRIER WAS IDENTIFIED BY
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSIONS, RECENTLY PUBLISHED
CLEAN FREIGHT CORRIDOR
ASSESSMENT, WHICH RECOMMENDED
THAT THE CREATION OF A STATE
LEVEL ENTITY TO TAKE LEAD ON
INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK
DEPLOYMENT. SENATE BILL 934
BUILDS OFF THIS RECOMMENDATION
BY CREATING A CENTRAL DELIVERY
TEAM FOR FREIGHT ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION AND
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION, SPECIFICALLY, THE
CENTRAL DELIVERY TEAM WILL
COORDINATE ACTION AMONG
DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND
AGENCIES, IDENTIFY AVAILABLE
FUNDING SOURCES, AND DEVELOP
STANDARDIZED STATION DEVELOPMENT
MODELS, AMONG OTHER GOALS.
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL TODAY IS MEGAN MECKLER,
REPRESENTING CAL START. HI
THERE. THANK YOU, GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
MEGAN MICKELBERG HERE ON BEHALF
OF CAL START, WHICH IS A GLOBAL
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED
TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY. AS
YOU ALL KNOW, SHORT AND LONG
TERM PLANNING FOR HIS EV
INFRASTRUCTURE IS ESSENTIAL FOR
CALIFORNIA TO MEET ITS CLIMATE
AND ZEV GOALS. THE CREATION OF
THE ZERO EMISSION FREIGHT
CENTRAL DELIVERY TEAM WOULD
ENCOURAGE GREATER COORDINATION
AMONG STATE AGENCIES AND RESULT
IN BEST PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPEDITE
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
NECESSARY FOR THE STATE TO SERVE
THE NEEDS OF MEDIUM AND HEAVY
DUTIES OF INFRASTRUCTURE OR EV
FLEETS. SB THREE 934 ALSO
ENSURES THAT THERE WILL BE A
COORDINATED WORKFORCE NECESSARY
FOR THE LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY
OF ZEV INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
FREIGHT INDUSTRY MORE BROADLY.
WE WANT TO THANK SENATOR
GONZALEZ FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE AND THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FOR PRESENTING THE BILL
TODAY. CAL STAR IS PROUD TO
SUPPORT SB 934 AND ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD AND A
SECOND BY SANCHEZ. WITH THAT,
WE'LL MOVE TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO ARE IN SUPPORT ME TWO
TESTIMONY NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION. THANK YOU. MICHELLE
CARNALIS WITH THE UNION OF
CONCERNED SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT
. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
CHRIS SCROGGIN WITH CHARGEPOINT
ON BEHALF OF CHARGEPOINT IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NOW MOVING TO ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC WHO IS IN OPPOSITION. WE
HAVE NONE RECORDED, BUT JUST
GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE
TO COME FORWARD, EVEN ON A QUICK
NOTE OF ME TWO IN TERMS OF NAME,
ORGANIZATION, POSITION, SEEING
NONE, MOVING BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS, SEEING NONE. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL
FOR STEPPING IN FOR SENATOR
GONZALEZ. THE BILL WILL HELP TO
RAISE AWARENESS AROUND THE
CHALLENGES OF BUILDING ZERO
EMISSION FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR FREIGHT VEHICLES AS THE
STATE MAKES THE ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND
TRANSITION, AND THE FORMATION OF
THE CENTRAL DELIVERY TEAM WILL
HELP COORDINATE THE NUMEROUS
STAKEHOLDERS WORKING IN THIS
SPACE AND BRING US CLOSER TO
REACHING OUR CLIMATE GOALS. I
APPRECIATE SENATOR GONZALEZ FOR
BEING WILLING TO AMEND THIS BILL
IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE TO MOVE
THE DELIVERY TEAM TO STATE
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY INSTEAD OF
HOUSING IT IN CALIFORNIA.
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. WITH
THAT, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS
BILL TODAY TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE, IF YOU SO
CHOOSE, YES, MADAM CHAIR.
ACTUALLY, EVERYONE, THIS WILL
ONLY TAKE ABOUT 40 MINUTES, IF
YOU DON'T MIND, RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, WITH
THAT, THERE'S A MOTION BY WARD,
A SECOND BY SANCHEZ. MADAM
SECRETARY, SB NINE THREE FOR THE
MOTION IS Dð PASS TO THE
COMMITTEE ON UTILITY AND ENERGY.
WILSON I WILSON. I DAVIES,
AGUIAR-CURRY BERMAN. BERMAN I
CARRILLO. RIO I HART OUR I
HOOVER HOOVER I JACKSON
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL I PAPIN
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I TING TING I
WALLACE WARD. WARD I WICKS.
WICKS I. SEN THAT BILL HAS TEN
VOTES. WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN
FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON WHO ARE
NOT PRESENT, IT IT THE TIME IS
524. WE WILL GO THROUGH ALL THE
BILLS ONCE WE'VE GONE THROUGH
ALL OF THE BILLS IN ORDER. IF
YOU ARE NOT IN THE SPACE BY 530,
THEN WE WILL BE CLOSING THE
ROLES AND THOSE WILL BE THE
PERMANENT VOTE TALLY, WITH THAT,
WE WILL START ON CONSENT, WE HAD
SIX BILLS ON CONSENT. MADAM
SECRETARY BERMAN. BERMAN I
HOOVER, HOOVER, I TING KING I
WICKS, WICKS, I TÍNH THAT Ó
WARD. I'M SORRY I MISSED YOU,
WARD. I ALL RIGHT. THAT BILL HAS
15 VOTES. SO IT IS COMPLETE,
RIGHT? YES. IT'S COMPLETE. SO
THAT BILL IS OUT, MOVING. I'M
SORRY. THAT BILL, THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT. MOVING ON TO
ITEM NUMBER ONE, SB 59. SKINNER
BERMAN. BERMAN I HOOVER. HOOVER.
NØ TING TING I WARD. WARD I
WICKS. WICKS I. 11 TO 4. THAT
BILL IS 11 TO 4. ALL VOTES ARE
COUNTED FOR THE BILL IS OUT.
ITEM NUMBER TWO SB 827. GLAZIER
BERMAN. BERMAN I HOOVER. HOOVER
I WARD. WARD I WICKS. WICKS I
THAT BILL HAS 15 VOTES. ALL
VOTES ACCOUNTED FOR. IT IS OUT.
ITEM NUMBER THREE SB 904 DODD
BERMAN. BERMAN I HOOVER. HOOVER
NØ. TING TING I WALLACE. WARD.
WARD I WICKS. WICKS I. CHEMISTRY
THAT HAS 10 TO 3. THERE ARE
STILL VOTES NOT COUNTED, SO NOT
CLOSED YET. 11 I'M SORRY. 11.
THREE STILL OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO
ADD ON. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER
FIVE. SB 930. LAIRD DAVIES,
AGUIAR-CURRY JACKSON WALLACE.
REMAINS TEN TWO STILL OPEN. I'M
SORRY. TEN ONE. THAT BILL IS
STILL OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD
ON. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX
SB 934 GONZALEZ. WE JUST
FINISHED THAT ONE. SO I WAS I
NEED TO DO IT. WELL WE'LL KEEP
MOVING. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN SB 961
WIENER SB 961 BERMAN BERMAN I
HOOVER HOOVER. NO HAPPEN OR I
HAVE A WARD. WARD I WICKS.
WICKS. WICKS I. 9 TO 4. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE NINE. FOUR. IT'S
NOT COMPLETE. OH WAIT. OH YES.
TWO NON-VOTING. MY APOLOGIES.
SAID IS A COMPLETE VOTE. SO THAT
BILL IS OUT AND CLOSED. ITEM
NUMBER NINE SB 1098, BLAKE SPEAR
BERMAN BERMAN I CARILLO CARILLO
I HOOVER. HOOVER I JACKSON
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL I WARD.
WARD I WICKS. WICKS I. THAT HAS
14 VOTES. THE ROLE IS NOT
COMPLETE. SO WE'LL HOLD IT OPEN.
AS A REMINDER WE HAVE ABOUT 2.5
MINUTES REMAINING BEFORE THE
VOTE. THE ROLES CLOSED
PERMANENTLY, MOVING ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 11, SB 1193. MENGIBAR
BERMAN. BERMAN I WARD WARD I, 11
ONE. YEAH, OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
THAT, BILL IS 11 ONE. ALL VOTES
ARE COUNTED FOR. SO THAT IS
CLOSED. IT IS OUT AND IT IS
CLOSED. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER
12, SB 1271. MEN AGUIAR-CURRY.
LET ME START FROM THE BEGINNING.
DAVIES AGUIAR-CURRY JACKSON
WALLACE. REMAINS AT 11. IT'S
STILL OPEN FOR THE NEXT MINUTE
AND A HALF. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON
TO ITEM NUMBER 13. SB 1297.
ALLEN JACKSON, STILL OPEN,
REMAINS AT THE STATUS QUO. ITEM
NUMBER 14, SB 1313. ASHBY BERMAN
BERMAN I CARILLO CARILLO I
HOOVER. HOOVER I JACKSON. WARD
WARD I WICKS I. IT'S 14 ZERO NOT
A COMPLETE ROLL SO STILL OPEN
FOR THE REMAINING MOMENTS. ITEM
NUMBER 20. YOU GOT TO WAIT. ITEM
NUMBER 20 ACR 215. WALDRON
BERMAN. BERMAN I HOOVER. HOOVER,
ACR 215 HOOVER I TING TING I
WARD. WARD I WICKS. WICKS I 15.
ALL RIGHT. THAT HAS 15 AND IS
OUT AND IT IS CLOSED OKAY.
MOVING BACKWARDS IN TIME. RIGHT
OKAY SO I HAVE ITEM NUMBER. WHAT
IS THIS, 3904 DODD. I'M SORRY.
HOLD ON ONE. WE GO THROUGH
THESE. WE ARE NOW CLOSED. SO,
FOR ANY MEMBERS NOT PRESENT,
YOUR VOTE WILL BE UNACCOUNTED
FOR PERMANENTLY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THEM, THOUGH.
OR DO I NEED TO? WE HAVE WALLACE
. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER THREE. NINE
B, NINE B SB 904 DODD IS, 11
THREE AND IT IS CLOSED. IT IS
OUT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER
FIVE 930. LAIRD DAVIES.
AGUIAR-CURRY JACKSON. JACKSON I
WALLACE, THAT BILL IS OUT AT 11
ONE AND NOW CLOSED. ITEM NUMBER
SIX 934 GONZALEZ DAVIES.
AGUIAR-CURRY JACKSON. JACKSON I
PAPIN. WALLACE. 11 OH, THAT I
THAT BILL HAS 11 VOTES. IT IS
OUT AND IS NOW CLOSED. MOVING ON
TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. SB 1098.
BLAKE'S FAIR. JACKSON I THAT HAS
15. BILL IS OUT. 15. AND IT IS
NOW HAS COMPLETE. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12 SB
1271 MIN DAVIES AGUIAR-CURRY
JACKSON. JACKSON I WALLACE. ALL
RIGHT. THAT HAS 12 VOTES. IT IS
OUT AND CLOSED. THE ROLL IS
CLOSED. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER
14. NOPE. SORRY. 1313 SB 1297
ALAN JACKSON. JACKSON I. AS OUT
ON 13 ONE AND IS NOW CLOSED.
MOVING ON. FINALLY TO ITEM
NUMBER 14 SB 1313 JACKSON
JACKSON I THAT BILL IS OUT WITH
15 VOTES AND CLOSED WITH THAT.
THE TRANSPORTATION ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS NOW
ADJOURNED.