THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES NOTICES
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER, BRINGING THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
ROLL. ADDIS AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIZ.
ALVAREZ ARAMBULA BAINES. B¢O
KHN. BENNETT ART BERMAN. BERNER
VON TO BRIEN. CALDERON JUAN.
CARILLO, WENDY CARILLO.
CERVANTES. CHEN. CONNALLY
DALLEY. DAVIES. DIXON ISSERLEY.
FLORA. MIKE FONG. FRIEDMAN,
GABRIEL. GALLOP GARCIA. GIBSON.
GRAY SEN. HAYNIE. HART. HOLDEN
HOOVER. ERWIN. JACKSON THÀNH.
JONES. SAWYER, CORA. LACKEY LEE.
LOWE. LOWENTHAL MAIENSCHEIN.
MATHIS. MCCARTY MCKENNA.
MURATSUCHI. HIÆN ORTEGA.
PACHECO. PAPPIN JIM. PATTERSON,
JOE. PATTERSON PELLERIN.
PETRIE-NORRIS. QUIRK-SILVA
RAMOS. RENDON. REYES LUCE.
RIVAS. RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. SCHIAVO SORIA. TO TING
. VALENCIA. VÀ. VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON WALLACE. WARD. WEBER
WICKS. WILSON. WOOD ZUBER. MR.
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER. AND IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN, IMAM
YASIR KHAN. IN THE NAME OF GOD,
THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST
MERCIFUL. ALMIGHTY GOD, AS WE
GATHER IN THIS ASSEMBLY, WE
STAND IN AWE OF YOUR BOUNDLESS
WISDOM AND GRACE. MAY YOUR
PRESENCE FILL THIS SPACE,
INFUSING US WITH INSPIRATION AND
GUIDANCE. GRANT US THE COURAGE
TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO, THE
COMPASSION TO UPLIFT THE
MARGINALIZED, AND THE VISION TO
CREATE A WORLD OF EQUITY AND
PEACE. GUIDE OUR WORDS AND
ACTIONS AS WE SEEK SOLUTIONS TO
COMPLEX CHALLENGES, REMINDING US
OF OUR SHARED HUMANITY. MAY OUR
EFFORTS IN THIS ASSEMBLY BE A
TESTAMENT TO YOUR LOVE AND
COMPASSION. BRINGING HOPE AND
HEALING TO ALL WHOM WE SERVE. IN
YOUR DIVINE NAME, WE OFFER THIS
PRAYER. AMEN. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER WILL LEAD
US IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE JOIN ME
IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE
SEATED. READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL, ASSEMBLY
CHAMBERS, SACRAMENTO, THURSDAY,
MAY 2ND, 2024. THE ASSEMBLY MET
AT 9 A.M. THE HONORABLE JIM BOYD
AND MR. FLORES SECONDS AT THE
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH.
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION AND
REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED AND AMENDMENTS
DEEMED ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM
THE GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MEMBERS,
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. ASSISTANT
ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER
SANTIAGO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
RULE ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS BRYAN AND
GIBSON TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY TODAY.
THAT OBJECTION SET SHALL BE THE
ORDER I REQUEST A UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND RULES. 118 Ã
TO ALLOW FOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REYES FRIEDMAN TO HAVE GUESTS
SEATED AT THEIR DESK TODAY, AND
TO ALLOW SOME MEMBER REYES TO
HAVE GUESTS IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER TODAY. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER, AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHORS, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM 34,
SB 1226 AND ITEM 87, SB 1150
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CLERK
WILL NOTE, PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE 96, I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO REFER SB 1333 FROM
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO THE
PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SET SHALL BE THE ORDER I
REQUEST. UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND RULES 56 TO ALLOW THE
FOLLOWING COMMITTEES TO NOTICE
BILLS PENDING RE REFERRAL FROM
OTHER COMMITTEES TO ALLOW
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
COMMITTEE TO NOTICE SB 1059 FOR
THEIR HEARING ON TUESDAY, JUNE
25TH, PENDING RE REFERRAL FROM
REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
TO ALLOW HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO NOTICE
SB 1339 FOR THEIR HEARING ON
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH, PENDING RE
REFERRAL FROM HEALTH COMMITTEE
TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE TO NOTICE THREE BILLS
FOR THEIR JUNE 26TH HEARING SB
1111 PENDING RE REFERRAL FROM
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE SB 1210
PENDING RE REFERRAL FROM
UTILITIES AND ENERGY COMMITTEE
AND SB 1234 PENDING RE REFERRAL
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND
TOXICS MATERIAL COMMITTEE
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO RESCIND THE ACTION
WHEREBY ON JUNE 10TH, 2024, SB
1318 WAS READ. THIRD TIME
PASSED, SENT TO SENATE, PLEASE
ORDER THE BILL TO BE BACK FOR
THIRD READING. FILE CORRECTION.
THAT WAS SB 1381 1381. CORRECT.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SET SHALL BE
THE ORDER. AND THANK YOU FOR
THAT. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT. TO ORDER SCR157 TO
THIRD READING FILE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SET SHALL BE THE
ORDER. EXCUSE ME. DO WE HAVE
OBJECTION? THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. WE DO OBJECT TO THAT
REFERRAL AND ASK FOR ROLL CALL
VOTE. MR. FLORES IS ASKING FOR A
ROLL CALL. VOTE? MR. SANTIAGO,
THIS IS A PROCEDURAL MOTION.
MEMBERS. MR. SANTIAGO IS ASKING
FOR AN AYE VOTE. MR. FLORES
ASKING FOR A NO VOTE. PROCEDURAL
MOTION CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THIS PROCEDURAL MOTION.
MR. SANTIAGO, ASKING FOR AN AYE
VOTE. MR. FLORES ASKING FOR A NO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES. THE
MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ORTEGA. PROCEDURAL
MOTION. MEMBERS REQUIRING 40
VOTES.
MEMBERS. THIS IS A PROCEDURAL
MOTION ON.
PROCEDURAL MOTION. MEMBERS MR.
SANTIAGO IS ASKING FOR AN AYE
VOTE. MR. FLORES ASKING FOR A NO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 42,
NOES 13. MOTION CARRIES. MR.
SANTIAGO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. AT
THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR,
PLEASE REMOVE ITEM 24, SB 931,
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND
PLACE THE BILL ON INACTIVE FILE.
CLERK WILL NOTE. PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU. THERE. LATE
AMENDMENTS TO THE DESK RELATIVE
TO ACA TEN. I MOVE TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 69 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS TO TAKE UP
FOR THE AMENDMENTS TODAY, ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGAR
CURRY. MR. LARA, WE OBJECT TO
THESE AMENDMENTS. ASK FOR A ROLL
CALL. VOTE. OKAY. THERE'S A
MOTION BY MR. SANTIAGO, SECONDED
BY MISS ORTEGA. THE PROCEDURAL
MOTION MEMBERS. MR. SANTIAGO IS
ASKING FOR AN AYE VOTE. MR.
FLORES ASKING FOR A NO VOTE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON
THIS PROCEDURAL MOTION. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
MR. SANTIAGO IS ASKING FOR AN
AYE VOTE. MR. FLORA ASKING FOR A
NO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. MEMBERS. IF
YOU ARE IN THE LOUNGE, PLEASE
COME TO THE FLOOR. WE HAVE
BUSINESS BEFORE US. I KNOW WE
HAVE A QUORUM.. MR. FLORES ASKING
FOR A NO VOTE. MEMBERS, PLEASE.
PROCEDURAL VOTE. MEMBERS.
WE HAVE ALREADY SWEPT THE
MEMBERS. WHERE.
PROCEDURAL VOTE. MEMBERS.
ARE PROCEDURAL VOTE MEMBERS.
REQUIRES 40 VOTES.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 40. NOES 14.
MEASURE PASSES. CARRIES. CARRIES
. US. MOVING NOW TO GUEST.
INTRODUCTION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. REYES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. MEMBERS. YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS I WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME MY GUESTS FROM THE
HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES. HAKU FIRST
DOCTOR ANTONIO FLORES, PRESIDENT
AND CEO, DOCTOR REYES GONZALEZ,
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF STATE
POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS,
WHO WILL SOON BE LEADING THE
CHICAGO OFFICE. NOEMI LUJAN
PEREZ, DIRECTOR OF STATE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. JORGE CRUZ,
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS HERE IN
SACRAMENTO AND MIREYA GUTIERREZ
PALMA, INTERNSHIP HOUSING
COORDINATOR FOR THE HISPANIC
ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTS MORE
THAN 600 COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES COMMITTED TO HIGHER
EDUCATION SUCCESS. HAKU ALSO
REPRESENTS A GROWING NUMBER OF
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE
CARIBBEAN, CARIBBEAN, LATIN
AMERICA AND SPAIN WHO
COLLABORATE WITH SIS HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES. HAKU IS HOME TO
TWO THIRDS OF ALL HISPANIC
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEY ARE
THE ONLY NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS
HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
HERE IN CALIFORNIA ALONE, WE
HAVE 172 HISPANIC SERVING
INSTITUTIONS AS MEMBERS. WOULD
YOU PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME OUR
GUESTS?
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES. AND WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. MOVING TO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE. SECOND READING
CLERK WILL READ. THE SENATE BILL
IS 1197 64 WITH AMENDMENTS 942,
WITH AMENDMENTS 1524, WITH
AMENDMENTS 957, WITH AMENDMENTS
1120, WITH AMENDMENTS 995, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1166, WITH AMENDMENTS
1183, WITH AMENDMENTS 1047, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1287, WITH AMENDMENTS
245, WITH AMENDMENTS 962, 1189,
1070, WITH AMENDMENTS 1379, WITH
AMENDMENTS 905, WITH AMENDMENTS
982, WITH AMENDMENTS 1144, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1242, WITH AMENDMENTS
1416, WITH AMENDMENTS 924, 1097,
931, 949, 1009, 1024, 1034,
1044, 1172, 1215, 1224, 1225,
12, 26, 1257, 13, 20, 1385,
1464, 1495 15, 1915, 20 1529,
1530, 1300, WITH AMENDMENTS 402
WITH AMENDMENTS AND SENATE BILL
1000 WITH AMENDMENTS. ALL BILLS
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND ALL
AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED. MOVING NOW TO
CONCURRENCE AND SENATE
AMENDMENTS FILE ITEM 40 7AB 1924
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER NGUYEN CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1924 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER STEPHANIE NGUYEN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
TRANSPORTATION. AN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. NGUYEN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE
TODAY A B 1924 EN CONCURRENCE
SENATE AMENDMENTS SIMPLY ALIGNS
WITH LOCAL REPRESENTATION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. ALL SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 46. NOES
ZERO. MEASURE PASSES. SAID.
EXCUSE ME. SENATE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. ITEM 53 IS A
NOTICE UNDER RECONSIDERATION.
ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ASSEMBLY
THIRD READING, BUT WE'RE GOING
TO PASS TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM
60. WE WILL MOVE TO ASSEMBLY.
THE SENATE THIRD READING, FILE
ITEM 72 SB 739. SENATOR ASHBY BY
SENATOR NGUYEN FOR AMENDMENTS.
THE CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
739, WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER NGUYEN. NGUYEN. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. ONCE AGAIN, THESE
AMENDMENTS MAKE CLARIFYING
CHANGES AROUND WORKFORCE
TRAINING LANGUAGE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS.
ALL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. AYES HAVE
IT. AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED OUT.
THE BILL IS OUT TO PRINT AND
BACK ON FILE. AND WE'RE MOVING
BACK TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING
FILE ITEM 68 ACA TEN. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WICKS PRESENTING ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY. CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TEN WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS. MEMBER.
WICKS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS I RISE
TO PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO ACA TEN
ON BEHALF OF MAJORITY LEADER
AGUIAR-CURRY. THE AMENDMENTS,
FIX DRAFTING ERRORS AND MAKE
TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING
CHANGES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
WE WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE
AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MEMBERS,
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE SECOND
DAY CONSENT CALENDAR. BEFORE WE
VOTE ON THE SECOND ON, WE WILL
TAKE UP FIRST TAKE UP
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING COAUTHOR AS. THE CLERK
WILL NOW READ THE RESOLUTIONS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2009 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARILLO RELATIVE
TO THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
YOGA ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 212 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON RELATIVE TO
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. WORKER
APPRECIATION WEEK. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 214 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARILLO RELATIVE
TO INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY AND
ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 19 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO.
RELATIVE TO VEHICLES. CLARK WILL
NOW OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AS COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE
MEMBERS MEMBERS WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE AS A COAUTHOR FOR THE
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VÚI WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 53. NO. ZERO. THERE ARE 53
COAUTHORS ADDED. MOVING TO A
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WE
HAVE REMOVED FILE ITEM 87, PASS
AND RETAIN ON 89. DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. PARDON READ.
HE'LL READ THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
READ THE ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 209 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALVO. RELATIVE TO THE
2024 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA.
THE CLERK WILL NOW OPEN THE ROLL
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
56. NOES ONE. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. CLERK WILL
READ THE REMAINING ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 212 AYES
56. NOES ONE. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 214. AYES
66. NOES ONE. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 203 56. NO
ONE. ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION
19. AYES 56. NOES ONE. SENATE
BILL 382. AYES 56. NOS ONE.
SENATE BILL 1408. AYES 56. NOS.
ONE SENATE BILL 1169. AYES 56.
NOES ONE. SENATE BILL. SENATE
BILL 1405. AYES 56 NOES ONE.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
100. AYES 56. NOES ONE. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 101. AYES
66. NOES ONE. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 104. AYES 56. NOS.
SENATE. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
142. AYES 56. THE SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 145. AYES
56. NOES ONE. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 154 AYES 56. NOS ONE
SENATE CONCURRENT CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 102. AYES 56. NOES
ONE AND SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 115. AYES 56, NOES
ONE. MEMBERS A QUORUM CALL IS
STILL IN PLACE. WE RESPECT FOR
YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED
PRIOR PERMISSION ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. IF YOU
NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION,
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR. MEMBERS, PLEASE
TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
FLOOR. QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN
PLACE. ASK THAT YOU TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR.
PLEASE.
SUMMON MEMBER BRIAN. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE IN THE
MEMORY OF REVEREND JAMES LAWSON,
JUNIOR, A CIVIL RIGHTS ICON, A
LABOR MOVEMENT ORGANIZER, A
PROFESSOR, A PREACHER, A MENTOR
WHO PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS
MONTH. LAWSON WORKED ALONGSIDE
DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, WHO
CALLED JAMES LAWSON THE LEADING
THEORIST AND STRATEGIST OF
NONVIOLENCE IN THE WORLD. HE'S
WIDELY KNOWN AS THE MIND OF THE
MOVEMENT AND WAS A STAUNCH
ADVOCATE FOR NONVIOLENCE AND THE
STRUGGLE FOR EQUITY, EQUALITY,
AND CIVIL RIGHTS. EVEN IN THE
FACE OF EXTREME AND
UNPRECEDENTED BRUTALITY. AS A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER IN LOS
ANGELES, THE COMMUNITY LOOKED TO
REVEREND LAWSON'S TEACHING AND
LEADERSHIP AS A FRAMEWORK FOR
ENGAGING IN STRUGGLE AND
RESISTANCE. LAWSON WAS
IMPRISONED IN 1951 FOR REFUSING
TO REGISTER WITH THE ARMED
FORCES, AND FOLLOWING HIS PAROLE
FROM PRISON IN 1952, HE TRAVELED
TO INDIA AND PERFORMED
MISSIONARY WORK WITH THE
METHODIST CHURCH. WHILE IN INDIA
, HE DEEPENED HIS STUDY OF
GANDHI'S USE OF NONVIOLENCE TO
ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION. WHILE
DOCTOR KING WAS FRESH OFF THE
SUCCESSFUL MONTGOMERY BUS
BOYCOTT IN ALABAMA, LAWSON
TRAVELED AROUND THE SOUTH WITH
HIM TO PREPARE ACTIVISTS FOR
NONVIOLENT ACTION. THIS GAVE THE
COMMUNITY THE TOOLS AND TACTICS
NEEDED TO FACE VIOLENT PUSHBACK
FROM WHITE SUPREMACY. HE
MENTORED A GENERATION OF CIVIL
RIGHTS LEADERS, AMONG THEM JOHN
LEWIS, DIANE NASH, JAMES BEVEL,
THE LITTLE ROCK NINE, THE
STUDENTS WHO INTEGRATED CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL, THE UNCLE OF ONE OF
OUR COLLEAGUES FROM SOUTH L.A.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FOREFRONT OF
THE STUDENT NONVIOLENT
COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND
ASSISTED WITH THE SOUTHERN
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
AND THE CONGRESS OF RACIAL
EQUITY. HE WORKED WITH VARIOUS
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS IN THE SOUTH
UNTIL 1974, WHEN HE MIGRATED TO
LA AND BECAME THE PASTOR OF
HOLMAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
IN MY DISTRICT FOR 25 YEARS.
REVEREND LAWSON PLAYED A KEY
ROLE IN CENTERING LOS ANGELES AS
A STRONG LABOR CENTER FOR THE
REST OF THE COUNTRY, AND THE
REST OF THE WORLD TO FOLLOW. FOR
MORE THAN 20 YEARS, LAWSON
CO-TAUGHT A CLASS TITLED
NONVIOLENCE AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
AS PART OF UCLA'S LABOR STUDIES
PROGRAM. I KNEW REVEREND LAWSON
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND UP
UNTIL THE DAY HE PASSED, HE WAS
THE SHARPEST MAN IN THE ROOM,
ALWAYS. HE LOVED TO SHARE
KNOWLEDGE, TO SHARE STORIES. HE
LOVED TO TEACH STUDENTS. I'LL
NEVER FORGET ONE OF THE FIRST
TIMES HE TOLD ME A STORY. HE
MENTIONED A TIME WHERE HE AND
MARTIN WERE DOING SOMETHING, AND
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN MY
ENTIRE LIFE SOMEBODY EVER
REFERRED TO DOCTOR KING AS
MARTIN, BECAUSE THAT WAS HIS
FRIEND. THAT WAS HIS COLLEAGUE,
THAT WAS HIS PARTNER IN THE
STRUGGLE FOR DECADES, FOR OVER
90 YEARS, AS REVEREND LAWSON
WALKED THIS EARTH AT THE
INTERSECTION OF MORALITY,
RELIGIOSITY, JUSTICE, EQUITY AND
FAIRNESS. ONE OF MY FAVORITE
QUOTES FROM HIM. PEACE DOMINATES
WAR. FAITH RECONCILES DOUBT.
MUTUAL REGARD CANCELS ANONYMITY.
JUSTICE FOR ALL, OVERTHROWS
INJUSTICE. THE REDEMPTIVE
COMMUNITY SUPERSEDES SYSTEMS OF
GROSS SOCIAL IMMORALITY. THESE
WERE THE KIND OF QUOTES HE GAVE
OFTEN, BUT MORE DEEPLY THAN
THAT. THESE WERE THE KIND OF
WORDS AND SPIRITS THAT MOVED HIM
AND EVERYBODY HE TOUCHED DURING
HIS TIME ON THIS EARTH. MAY HE
REST IN POWER. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRYAN, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED ON THIS ADJOURNMENT
MEMORY AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS,
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RISE, IN THE
MEMORY OF REVEREND JAMES MORRIS
LAWSON, I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES, ONE,
FOR ELEVATING AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE CLOSED OUT, THIS
SESSION, IN MEMORY OF THIS GREAT
DRUM MAJOR FROM LOS ANGELES. HE
WAS KNOWN FOR MANY NAMES. HE WAS
A HUSBAND AND AN AMAZING FATHER,
A CIVIL RIGHTS STRATEGIST, A
PEOPLE ORGANIZER, A PASTOR, A
BIBLICAL SCHOLAR, AND AN
ACTIVIST. REVEREND JAMES LAWSON
JR PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE
DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
ALONGSIDE DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR AND HIS CHRONICLED IN
OUR HISTORY BOOKS. THERE'S
PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU CAN SEE AND
SAU AND SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT
THIS GREAT DRUM MAJOR DID. HE
RECOGNIZED THAT HE DIDN'T NEED
TO BE ELECTED TO MAKE CHANGE.
SOME PEOPLE THINK YOU HAVE TO BE
ELECTED IN ORDER TO MAKE CHANGE.
HE SHOWED US THAT YOU DID NOT
NEED TO BE ELECTED TO INVOKE
CHANGE THAT YOU WANTED, THAT HE
WANTED TO SEE IN HIS COMMUNITY.
AND HE DID THAT. HE DID THAT
STANDING RIGHT BESIDE THE DRUM
MAJOR FOR JUSTICE. DOCTOR MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR. I REMEMBER BACK
IN THE 90S, WHEN I WORKED FOR
LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
WHO WAS PART OF THE FREEDOM RIDE
MOVEMENT. MY FIRST INTRODUCTION
TO REVEREND JAMES LAWSON WAS AT
A MEETING, AND WHEN HE WALKED IN
THE ROOM, HE JUST COMMANDED
PRESENCE. AND GUESS WHAT?
BECAUSE HE WAS A BIBLICAL
SCHOLAR, HE WAS THE LIGHT IN
DARK PLACES, AND HE WAS THE SALT
THAT GAVE FLAVOR TO THE MOVEMENT
THAT HE NEEDED TO INVOKE. HE WAS
THE CHANGE AGENT THAT HE WANTED
TO SEE IN LOS ANGELES. AND THEN
WHEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEAD THE JANITORS MOVEMENT IN
LOS ANGELES, WHEN WE TOOK THE
STREETS OVER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
STOOD WITH JANITORS AND HE WAS
WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE
PRESIDENT OF SEIU INTERNATIONAL,
ANDY STERN AND ALESSIO MEDINA.
JAMES LAWSON WAS RIGHT THERE IN
THAT STRUGGLE. AND HE SAID, IF
WE NEED TO GO TO JAIL, THEN
WE'LL GO TO JAIL. ON THIS DAY.
THAT WAS THE KIND OF MAN. SO HE
DIDN'T NEED A TITLE TO INVOKE
CHANGE BECAUSE HE WAS CHANGE.
REVEREND LAWSON KNEW THAT ONE.
HE WAS KNOWN FOR PATIENCE. HE
WAS KNOWN FOR BRAVERY AND ALSO
HIS SACRIFICE. IN 1961, REVEREND
LAWSON HELPED SPREAD THE WORD TO
COORDINATE THE FREEDOM RIGHT
MOVEMENT AND COALITION. AND I
WAS LOOKING AT HIS BIO AND I DID
NOT KNOW THIS, WHETHER IT WAS,
INTERNATIONAL. HE SPOKE OUT
AGAINST INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE
IN AMERICA AND ALSO CRITICIZED
AMERICA TO ITS RESPONSE ON
POVERTY IN AMERICA. HE ALSO GOT
INVOLVED AGAINST THE WAR IN EL
SALVADOR, THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
WAR, AND ALSO THE IRAQ WAR
BECAUSE PEOPLE'S LIVES WERE
BEING PLACED IN JEOPARDY. AND SO
WHAT I'M SIMPLY SAYING IS THAT
WE'VE LOST A GREAT MAN, NOT ONLY
IN LOS ANGELES, BUT THIS GREAT
COUNTRY. AND AS MY COLLEAGUE
FROM LOS ANGELES SAID, JAMES
LAWSON, MAY YOU REST IN PEACE
AND REST IN POWER. YOU DID A
GREAT JOB. YOU CHANGED ITS
TRAJECTORY AND YOU MADE A
DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU, MR.
GIBSON. AND, MR. GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
ASK THIS BODY TO ADJOURN. TO
ADJOURN? WAIT A MINUTE. TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF ARTUSO
OROPEZA. MR. OROPEZA WAS BORN IN
1941, IN MICHOACAN, MEXICO. HE
MIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES AT
THE AGE OF 21 ALONGSIDE OF HIS
FATHER, AND WORKED AS A COAL
MINER IN TEXAS BEFORE MIGRATING
TO CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE JOINED
THE AGRICULTURAL MOVEMENT IN
CALIFORNIA. HE MADE HIS HOME IN
WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE
STARTED A FAMILY, A BEAUTIFUL
FAMILY, AND JUST THREE YEARS AGO
ON THIS FLOOR, I ACTUALLY ASKED
HIS BODY TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF HIS WIFE. THEY
EVENTUALLY HAD FIVE SONS AND TWO
DAUGHTERS, 23 GRANDCHILDREN AND
EIGHT GREAT GRANDCHILD. ADRIN,
ONE OF THOSE GRANDCHILDREN WAS
MY FORMER DISTRICT DIRECTOR, WHO
INTRODUCED ME TO HIS GRANDFATHER
IN 1966. MR. LOPEZ HAD JOINED
THE FARM WORKERS MOVEMENT
ALONGSIDE CESAR CHAVEZ AND
DOLORES HUERTA. IN MARCH OF THAT
YEAR, HE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL
FARM WORKERS WHO BEGAN ON THE
HISTORIC PILGRIMAGE TO FROM
DELANO TO THE STATE CAPITOL. MR.
ESPARZA WAS THE UNCLE OF THE
UNITED UNITED FARM WORKERS VICE
PRESIDENT ERIKA VERRETT
NAVARETTE. HE DIED A FEW DAYS
BEFORE HIS 84TH BIRTHDAY. I HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH HIM, A
FEW DAYS BEFORE HIS PASSING, AND
WHEN HE SAW ME, HE STARTED
CRYING AND HE ASKED WHY WAS I
HERE? AND I SAID, I'M HERE TO
PLAY YOU DOMINOES SO I CAN WHOOP
YOU IN DOMINOES. AND HE SAID TO
ME, NOT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE HE
KNEW THAT TIME WAS DRAWING NEAR
FOR HIM. BUT HE WAS SURROUNDED
WITH MARIACHI BANDS PLAYING
WHILE HE WAS LAYING ON THE
COUCH, SEEING ALL OF HIS FAMILY.
THIS MAN WAS AN INCREDIBLE MAN.
AND BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY, HE
SAID TO HIS DAUGHTER, DO YOU
THINK I MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
MOVEMENT? AND SHE SAID, YES, YOU
DID. I'M HAPPY TO ONE CALL HIM
MY FRIEND. A MENTOR. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING
ME TO ASK THIS BODY TO ADJOURN
IN HIS MEMORY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON. MEMBERS,
PLEASE BRING THE NAMES TO THE
DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. ALL REQUESTS TO ADJOURN
IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED READ
AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMMITTEE HEARINGS, JOINT
LEGISLATIVE, AUDIT, ASSEMBLY,
LABOR AND SENATE LABOR
COMMITTEES MEET UPON ADJOURNMENT
IN THE SWING SPACE ROOM 1100
SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS
FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST NO CHECK IN
SESSION. NO FLOOR SESSION.
MONDAY, JUNE 24TH FLOOR SESSION
AT 1 P.M. ALL OTHER ITEMS WILL
BE PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL
MOTIONS SHALL BE CONTINUED. MR.
SANTIAGO, MR. SANTIAGO, SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
I'M READY TO INTRODUCE A MOTION
TO ADJOURN. MR. SANTIAGO MOVES.
MR. PATTERSON SECONDS THAT THE
HOUSE STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL
MONDAY, JUNE 24TH, AT 1 P.M.
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED AND THE
HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.