GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME
TO THE JULY 2ND, 2024 ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
HEARING. WE WILL START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE, IF YOU ARE AN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ON THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO COME JOIN US. WE
HAVE 96 BILLS TO CONSIDER THIS
MORNING AS PART OF OUR REGULAR
ORDER HEARING. WE ENCOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO PROVIDE WRITTEN
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HEARING BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AT APPRO ASSEMBLY DOT GOV.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY WRITTEN
TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO THE
COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED PUBLIC
COMMENT AND MAY BE READ IN INTO
THE RECORD OR REPRINTED. THE
HEARING ROOM IS OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED
TO WATCH THE HEARING FROM ITS
LIVE STREAM, ON THE ASSEMBLY'S
WEBSITE. ASSEMBLY.GOV FORWARD
SLASH TODAY'S EVENTS. WE
ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE FOR
UPDATES. WE WILL ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON ANY BILL PLACED ON
THE SUSPENSE FILE BY THE
COMMITTEE TODAY, AND FOR WHICH
THE AUTHOR WAIVED PRESENTATION
BEFORE THE CLOSE OF OUR REGULAR
ORDER HEARING TESTIMONY ON ANY
SUCH BILL WILL BE LIMITED TO A
STATEMENT OF NAME ORGANIZATION.
IF ANY, AND POSITION ON THE
BILL. THE COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW
NO MORE THAN 40 MINUTES OF
TESTIMONY IN TOTAL. AS YOU CAME
INTO THE HEARING ROOM TODAY, THE
SERGEANT'S DIRECTED YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE RULES FOR
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AND
PARTICIPATION, WHICH WERE POSTED
OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I ENCOURAGE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN
ATTENDANCE TO BE AWARE OF AND
OBSERVE THOSE RULES. PLEASE BE
AWARE THAT VIOLATIONS OF THESE
RULES OR VIOLATIONS OF GENERAL
COURTESY OR DECORUM, MAY SUBJECT
YOU TO REMOVAL OR OTHER
ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES. WE ARE
NOT GOING TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
MEMBERS HERE, AND WE'LL WAIT ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR SINCE WE
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO PASS THE
GAVEL TO MISTER PATTERSON WHILE
I PRESENT, SENATOR CABALLERO'S
BILL.
THAT WAS NICELY WENT IN REVERSE
ORDER IN SENATE JUDICIARY. I
KNOW, SO I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING
FOR THAT. THERE WAS A BIG
CONVERSATION ON THE DAIS ON IT
LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE
9:00 AT NIGHT, AND I WAS READY
TO BECAUSE I ALWAYS END UP SO
LATE IN THAT COMMITTEE. AND LAST
YEAR I WAS LIKE, OKAY, NEXT YEAR
WE'RE GOING TO REVERSE ORDER.
AND THEN THE FIRST HEARING THIS
YEAR, HE HAD SAID, AND I WAS
LIKE, WE DESERVE OUR RIGHT TO GO
FIRST. HE'S LIKE, OKAY, OKAY,
OKAY. YEAH, YEAH. I'M SURE YOU
AND DOCTOR WOOD WERE HAPPY ONCE
MISTER ZUBIATE CAME IN. YEAH,
THAT'S. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING. MEMBER SB 1481 IS
THE SECOND CLAIMS BILL CARRIED
BY THE CHAIR OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. EACH
YEAR TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY FOR LEGAL JUDGMENTS
AND SETTLEMENTS APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THIS
URGENCY BILL APPROPRIATES 19.3
MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO
DOE DOJ FOR THE PAYMENT OF FIVE
CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE. THESE
JUDGMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS ARE
BINDING STATE OBLIGATIONS. ANY
FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN EXCESS OF
THE AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR THE
CLAIMS WILL REVERT TO THE
GENERAL FUND. WITH ME TODAY ARE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WHO CAN
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
ABOUT INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. GOOD MORNING, MR.
PATTERSON, AND APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS SB 1481
WITH YOU ON BEHALF OF THE
SPONSOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB
BONTA. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THE DETAILED BILL ANALYSIS AND
TO CHAIR WICKS FOR PRESENTING
TODAY, SIMILAR TO THE FIRST
CLAIMS BILL THAT WAS BROUGHT
BEFORE YOU IN APRIL, SB 1481 IS
A BILL THAT WOULD APPROPRIATE
19,289,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND
TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS, SETTLEMENTS
OR JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE STATE
ARISING FROM FIVE SPECIFIED
ACTIONS IN WHICH THE STATE WAS
REPRESENTED BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL. THIS BILL IS ONE OF
SEVERAL BILLS CARRIED BY THE
CHAIRS OF THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEES TO PROVIDE
APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY FOR
LEGAL SETTLEMENTS APPROVED BY
THE DOJ AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THESE SETTLEMENTS WERE
ENTERED INTO LAWFULLY BY THE
STATE UPON ADVICE OF COUNSEL,
AND ARE BINDING STATE
OBLIGATIONS. INCLUDED IN THIS
BILL ARE SETTLEMENTS IN THE
AUBURN, DAVIS SILHOUETTES, WATER
CURTAILMENT, AND WELCHING CASES.
JOINING TO ME ARE TODAY ARE
SUPERVISING DEPUTY ATTORNEY
GENERAL TONY HOCHUL AND DEPUTY
ATTORNEYS GENERAL ALLISON
GOLDSMITH AND SCOTT KAVANAUGH AS
SOME OF OUR LEAD ATTORNEYS. IF
YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO
LET'S GO TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
THE BILL. HERE, ON BEHALF OF THE
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION
DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN
OPPOSITION. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. YOU WANT TO SPEAK?
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE SUPPORTS
THIS BILL BECAUSE THESE
APPROPRIATIONS WILL PAY JUDGMENT
AND SETTLEMENT CLAIMS AGAINST
THE STATE. THANK YOU. I DON'T
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
? OKAY. YOU CAN CLOSE. WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM. WE WON'T CAN'T
GET A MOTION IN A SECOND. BUT
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
WHEN THE TIME COMES, THE TIME
COMES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OKAY. SENATOR SMALLWOOD. CUEVAS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME PRESENT?
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. GOOD MORNING. I AM
PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 1137,
WHICH WOULD MAKE CALIFORNIA THE
PIONEERING STATE TO RECOGNIZE
INTERSECTIONALITY IN OUR CIVIL
RIGHTS LAWS BY CLARIFYING THAT
DISCRIMINATION IS PROHIBITED,
NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF ONE'S
PROTECTED TRAIT, BUT ANY
COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE
PROTECTIVE TRAITS. THIS BILL HAS
NOMINAL COSTS UNDER CURRENT LAW,
ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE PROTECTED
FROM DISCRIMINATION, BUT THESE
CASES ARE EXACERBATED WHEN AN
INDIVIDUAL HAS EXPERIENCED
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
ACCOMMODATION OF INTERSECTION OF
PROTECTED CLASSES. FOR EXAMPLE,
A BLACK WOMAN BRINGS A CASE
FORWARD IN A DISCRIMINATION CASE
AND SHE MAY ALSO NEED TO ADDRESS
ISSUES OF WAGE THEFT. FOR
EXAMPLE, SHE MAY NEED TO ADDRESS
HER RACE AND HER GENDER BECAUSE
SHE'S BLACK, BUT SHE'S ALSO PAID
LESS BECAUSE SHE'S A WOMAN. IN
CASES WHERE INTERSECTIONAL
DISCRIMINATION OCCURS, THE
DEFENSE MAY ATTEMPT TO USE THE
SEPARATION OF CHARACTERISTICS TO
DEFEAT THE CLAIM ENTIRELY,
MEANING THAT WHEN FOLKS BRING
THESE CLAIMS, THEY'LL HAVE TO
LEAVE PART OF THEMSELVES BEHIND
AND NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR ALL OF
THEIR IDENTITY THAT HAS BEEN
VIOLATED. COURTS THROUGHOUT THE
NATION HAVE RULED ON THESE CASES
INCONSISTENTLY, AND LARGELY ON A
CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND
INTERSECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION IS
NOT JUST LIMITED TO RACE AND
GENDER DISCRIMINATION CAN ALSO
BE EXPRESSED BY ONE'S AGE, ONE'S
NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR AGAIN, A
COMBINATION OF THESE PROTECTED
CLASSES, THE ANALYSIS STATES,
AND I'LL JUST REPEAT AGAIN THAT
THIS BILL HAS NOMINAL COSTS DUE
TO CODIFYING EXISTING CASE LAW.
I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HEARING THIS CASE, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE,
VOTE WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY
FOR ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU
MAY HAVE. IS MARIKO YOSHIHARA
WITH THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT
LAW LAWYERS ASSOCIATION. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS.
MARIKO YOSHIHARA, REPRESENTING
THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION. WE'RE PROUD
CO-SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, ALONG
WITH EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES AND
LEGAL AID AT WORK. AS THE
SENATOR MENTIONED, THIS BILL
CLARIFIES EXISTING LAW AROUND
INTERSECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION TO
ENSURE THAT COURTS GET THIS
RIGHT. THIS TYPE OF CLARITY AND
GUIDANCE HELPS AVOID UNNECESSARY
LITIGATION OR HAVING TO ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE ON APPEAL. BOTH
OUTCOMES THAT RESULT IN COST
SAVINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE
CASE LAMB VERSUS UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAII, AN ASIAN AMERICAN FEMALE
PROFESSOR SUED FOR
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HER RACE
AND GENDER. THE LOWER COURT
RULED FOR THE EMPLOYER WHO
ARGUED, WE COULDN'T HAVE
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST HER
BECAUSE OF HER GENDER, BECAUSE
OUR HIRING COMMITTEE SUPPORTED
WHITE WOMEN AND WE COULDN'T HAVE
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST HER
BECAUSE OF HER RACE, BECAUSE OUR
HIRING COMMITTEE SUPPORTED ASIAN
MEN. THE ISSUE WENT UP ON APPEAL
IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT, REVERSED,
RECOGNIZING THAT, QUOTE, ASIAN
WOMEN ARE SUBJECTED TO A SET OF
STEREOTYPES AND ASSUMPTIONS
SHARED NEITHER BY ASIAN MEN NOR
BY WHITE WOMEN. IN CONSEQUENCE,
THEY MAY BE TARGETED FOR
DISCRIMINATION EVEN IN THE
ABSENCE OF DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST ASIAN MEN OR WHITE
WOMEN. THUS, BY CODIFYING THE
FRAMEWORK OF INTERSECTIONALITY
UNDER OUR ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
LAWS, SB 1137 WILL PROVIDE
IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO THE COURTS
AND WILL HELP ENSURE THAT
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MULTIPLE
INTERSECTING IDENTITIES ARE
RECOGNIZED AND PROTECTED UNDER
OUR EXISTING ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
LAWS. FOR THESE REASONS, WE URGE
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GREAT. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT? GOOD MORNING.
SENATORS TÊ ACCOUNTS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WORKER
POWER HERE TO GIVE A ME TO. GOOD
MORNING, DON MATKINS, THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BLACK WORKER
HUB. GIVING A ME TO. THANK YOU,
WE'LL GO TO DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
CHRISTIAN BELTRAN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
SPECIFICALLY, FINANCE IS NEUTRAL
ON THIS BILL. AS A COST TO
ENFORCE IS CLARIFYING
CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING LAW
WILL BE MINOR AND ABSORBABLE.
THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION,
ANY ANY FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH
TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION? OKAY. YOU
MAY CLOSE. WELL AS A WOMAN, AS A
BLACK WOMAN, I AM HERE TO SAY
I'M REPRESENTING SO MANY OF US
WHO HAVE THESE DIFFERENT
IDENTITIES THAT OUR LAWS
PROTECT, AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THE COURT UNDERSTANDS THAT
CALIFORNIA INTENDS FOR EVERYONE
TO BE PROTECTED AND WHOLE WHEN
IT COMES TO OUR CIVIL RIGHTS
LAWS. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU AND GREATLY APPRECIATE
YOUR WORK IN THIS SPACE AND ALL
THE OTHER THINGS YOU LEAD ON.
WHEN WE ESTABLISH A QUORUM,
WE'LL GET YOUR BILL OUT. THANK
YOU. APPRECIATE IT. MR.
ARAMBULA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PRESENT FOR MR. ROTH, SB 1249.
AND IF YOU ARE A SENATOR
PRESENTING IN COMMITTEE,
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE,
COMMITTEE, AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU
ARE, YOU CAN COME PRESENT ANY
TIME WE'RE LOOKING FOR AUTHORS.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, SENATE BILL
1249 REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGING TO REFORM ITS
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OLDER
AMERICANS ACT BY DEVELOPING AND
CONSULTATION WITH THE AREA
AGENCIES ON AGING AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS. KEY NEW
PROVISIONS, INCLUDING
PERFORMANCE METRICS, CORE
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, FUNDING
FORMULAS, AND A STATEWIDE
ENGAGEMENT PLAN TO IMPROVE
OUTREACH TO UNDERREPRESENTED
POPULATIONS AND UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. BY SEPTEMBER OF
2026. THE BILL FURTHER PERMITS
COUNTIES TO PETITION KDA VIA
LETTERS OF INTENT TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR DESIGNATION AS
THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING THAT
SERVES ITS LOCAL JURISDICTION.
AS NOTED IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS
DEEMED ANY COSTS TO THE STATE
ABSORBABLE WITHIN EXISTING
RESOURCES. WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE, I WILL RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE? NO. FILE.
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANY. OH,
SORRY. PRIMARY THREW ME OFF, I
APOLOGIZE. OH, SORRY. YES,
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ON CATHY MOSS,
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
AREA AGENCIES WE SUPPORT. GREAT.
THANK YOU. NO YOU'RE GREAT. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? RESPECTFULLY ASKED.
SORRY I'M NOT CLOSING. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE WHEN THE TIME IS
RIGHT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. OKAY THEY SHOULD MAKE
SONGS WITH THAT PHRASE IN IT,
GREAT. WELL WE'LL HOPEFULLY
ESTABLISH A QUORUM HERE SOON AND
BE ABLE TO MOVE THE BILL OUT.
ONE SECOND.
SO.
NOT IN YOUR CONDITION.
I MEAN, IT GIVES ME A.
WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT IS.
YOU'RE IN MINISTRY. YOU'RE REAL
GOOD. THEY'RE HUGELY.
IF YOU ARE AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER ON
THIS COMMITTEE, IF YOU COULD
COME SO WE COULD ESTABLISH
QUORUM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND
IF YOU ARE A SENATOR PRESENTING
A BILL IN THIS COMMITTEE, WE ARE
LOOKING FOR AUTHORS.
OKAY. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. MADAM
SECRETARY WICKS HERE. WICKS HERE
. SANCHEZ. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
HERE. BRIAN CALDERON. WENDY.
CARILLO. WENDY CARILLO HERE.
DIXON. MIKE. FONG MIKE. FONG
HERE. GRAYSON HANEY. HOT JIM.
PATTERSON, JIM. PATTERSON HERE.
PELLERIN. PELLERIN. HERE TO
HERE. TO HERE. VÆ VAYUPUTRA.
HERE. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A QUORUM
TEAM. GOOD JOB, OKAY. WITH THAT
I WANT TO DISPENSE WITH THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? WE GOT LOTS OF MOTIONS.
SOME SECONDS. GREAT MADAM
SECRETARY, CONSENT CALENDAR.
FOLLOWING BILLS ARE ALL SENATE
BILLS. 956 CORTEZ, 985 OCHOA
BOGH 1005. ASHBY 1027 MENGIBAR
1067. SMALLWOOD. CUEVAS 1068.
EGGMAN 1113 NEWMAN 1136. STERN
1198. ROTH 1329. COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION 1336. ARCHULETA 1352.
WAHAB 1395. BECKER 1410. OCHOA.
BOGUE 1412. OKOBOJI 1427, ALLEN
1429. OCHOA B¢O 1473. LAIRD
1476. BLAKESLEE 1478. NGUYEN
1512. COMMITTEE ON HOUSING 1518.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 1521.
COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND 1526.
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS,
PROFESSIONS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. WICKS I WICKS I
SANCHEZ ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I,
BRIAN. CALDERON, WENDY CARILLO,
WENDY CARILLO I DIXON, MIKE.
FONG, MIKE. FONG I GRAYSON
HANEY. HART JIM. PATTERSON, JIM.
PATTERSON I PELLERIN I PELLERIN
I TO I VÆ. VÆ I. 8 TO 0 8 TO 0.
THAT IS OUT BUT WE'LL LET FOLKS
ADD ON. AND DO YOU WANT TO DO
MISS DIXON NOW ACTUALLY ACTUALLY
WE'LL OPEN THAT UP FOR MISS
DIXON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
DIXON? YES, DIXON. AYE. GREAT.
OKAY. I SEE SENATOR PADILLA HAS
JOINED US. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COME AND PRESENT SB 990?
HELLO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS, AS THE COMMITTEE IS
AWARE, I'VE WAIVED PRESENTATION
ON SEVEN, SIX, FOUR. JUST FOR
THE RECORD, I'M HERE TO PRESENT
SB 990, AS YOU KNOW, CALIFORNIA
SUFFERED A RECORD NUMBER OF
CATASTROPHIC NATURAL DISASTERS,
WHICH WILL ONLY INCREASE IN
FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY AS
CLIMATE CHANGE WORSENS. CLIMATE
DISASTERS TOUCH MANY
CALIFORNIANS, BUT RECENT STUDIES
PRETTY STRONGLY INDICATE THAT
THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
DISASTERS, BOTH BECAUSE OF
PREEXISTING MARGINALIZATION AND
BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATORY
DISASTER RESPONSE POLICIES. LGBT
INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY
INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY THOSE
OF COLOR, FACE WORSE
DISPLACEMENT CONDITIONS COMPARED
TO CISGENDER HETEROSEXUAL
INDIVIDUALS BIASED IN RESPONSE
PROGRAMS. FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE
UNIQUE FAMILY STRUCTURES.
BARRIERS TO OBTAINING PROPER
IDENTIFICATION, AND ANTI-LGBTQ
PRACTICES AT SOME DISASTER
RELIEF SERVICES PROVIDED BY SOME
ORGANIZATIONS CAN ALL COMPOUND
TO HEIGHTEN THE RISK TO OUR
COMMUNITIES. DURING A DISASTER.
SB 990 WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF
OES UPDATE THEIR EMERGENCY PLAN
TO INCLUDE POLICIES AND
PRACTICES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AND NGOS TO MORE EQUITABLY SERVE
THESE COMMUNITIES AND TO CRAFT
THEM. THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY
AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TODAY
TO TESTIFY AS NICHOLAS WISE, WHO
IS REPRESENTING THE OFFICE OF
THE CALIFORNIA INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR, AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
NICHOLAS WEISS, DEPUTY
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE UNDER
THE LEADERSHIP OF INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER RICARDO LARA.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK SENATOR
PADILLA FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER RICARDO LARA IS A
PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF THIS BILL
WITH EQUALITY CALIFORNIA. AS
NOTED IN THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS,
IT HAS MINIMAL IMPACTS TO CAL
OES. THERE IS NO FISCAL IMPACT
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
SO WHY SB 990 LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS
ARE OVERREPRESENTED IN AT RISK
POPULATIONS FOR WHOM DISASTERS
ARE MORE LIKELY TO BRING DEATH,
DISPLACEMENT, WATER INSECURITY,
UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, A
SHORTAGE OF FOOD, AND A FEAR OF
CRIME. AFTER DISASTER. IN RECENT
YEARS, THE LEGISLATURE HAS
STRENGTHENED CALIFORNIA'S
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BY
REQUIRING CAL OES TO INTEGRATE
THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS INTO EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLANNING, SUCH AS THE
ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS
POPULATION. SB 990 SEEKS TO
BUILD ON THOSE EFFORTS BY
INCORPORATING THE UNIQUE NEEDS
OF LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE INTO THE
STATE AND EMERGENCY PLAN.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER LATA HAS
TRAVELED THE STATE DURING AND
AFTER NATURAL AND OTHER
DISASTERS, AND HAS WITNESSED THE
HUMAN TRAGEDY AND SUFFERING
ENDURED BY CALIFORNIANS AS A
RESULT OF THESE EVENTS,
ESPECIALLY WITH THESE RECENT
HEAT WAVES THAT WERE GOING
THROUGH, WE MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF
ALL POPULATIONS IN OUR DISASTER
RESPONSE EFFORTS, AND THIS BILL
IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT
DIRECTION. ON BEHALF OF
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RICARDO
LARA, I ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT? CRAIG
PULSIFER, QUALITY CALIFORNIA
PROUD CO-SPONSOR AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION, ANY ME
TWO'S IN OPPOSITION, DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE? NO FILE, MADAM
CHAIR. GREAT. WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, AS
INDICATED, THE IMPACTS OF
COMPLIANCE WOULD BE MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. SENATOR
PADILLA ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION THAT IS OUT WITH
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND WE HAVE
SENATOR WAHAB NEXT. ONE SECOND,
SENATOR WAHAB, I BELIEVE YOU ARE
PRESENTING, SB 1356. YES. ALL
RIGHT. CHAIR, COLLEAGUES AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, SB 1356
REQUIRES JUDICIAL COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER THE ROLE OF GENDER IN
COURT PROCEEDINGS AND MEETING
THE NEEDS OF LITIGANTS IN UNIQUE
SITUATIONS OF VULNERABILITY WHEN
DEVELOPING TRAINING. THIS BILL
WOULD EXPAND UPON EXISTING
TRAINING TO ENSURE A GENDER
PERSPECTIVE IS INCORPORATED
ACROSS THE COURT SYSTEM. WE WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH JUDICIAL
COUNCIL ON THE LANGUAGE IN
PRINT. JUDICIAL COUNCIL HAS
INDICATED TO OUR OFFICE THAT ANY
ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR THIS
LEGISLATION OR ABSORBABLE. MY
WITNESS HERE IS ANN RAVEL AND
HAS SERVED AS AN ELECTED
GOVERNOR, ON THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS OF THE STATE BAR OF
CALIFORNIA, A MEMBER OF THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND CHAIR OF THE
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL NOMINEES
EVALUATION. SHE WAS NOMINATED TO
BE THE FEDERAL ELECTION
COMMISSION BY PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA ON JUNE 21ST, 2013, AND
SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMISSION FOR 2015 AND VICE
CHAIR FOR 2014 BEFORE LEAVING IN
2017. SHE'S ALSO A FORMER CHAIR
OF THE CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES COMMISSION. SHE'S AN
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT UC BERKELEY
LAW SCHOOL OF COUNCIL IN TWO LAW
FIRMS IN THE BAY AREA, AND WORKS
WITH THE SUPREME ELECTORAL
TRIBUNAL OF MEXICO ON GENDER
EQUITY AND JUDGING WITH A GENDER
PERSPECTIVE, YOU MAY BEGIN.
THANK YOU. AS AS SENATOR WAHAB
INDICATED, THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
ALREADY HAS A TRAINING PROGRAM
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ALONE, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN.
AND SO THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A
FISCAL PROBLEM EITHER FOR THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL OR THIS
COMMITTEE. SO I WOULD ASK THAT
YOU THINK ABOUT THIS. I MEAN, IT
WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR THE
DISCUSSION ON INTERSECTIONALITY
BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO,
ESSENTIALLY ABOUT THAT QUESTION.
IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT
JUDICIAL DECISIONS ARE FAIR,
THAT THERE IS NO DISCRIMINATION,
AND THAT THE LITIGANTS BEFORE
THE COURTS, RECOGNIZE THAT THEY
ARE BEING TREATED HONESTLY AND
FAIRLY AND THAT IS WHY THIS KIND
OF SENSITIVITY TRAINING IS
NECESSARY FOR THE JUDICIAL
COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT ON BEHALF
OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THIS
STATE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE IN THE
ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT?
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION, ANY ME TWOS IN
OPPOSITION? DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE? NO. MADAM CHAIR, WE
HAVE A MOTION. SECOND, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. GREAT. THAT
IS, OUT. JOYCE, DID YOU PASS
RECOMMENDATION? IT'S OUT WITH
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
AND WE WILL ALLOW FOLKS TO ADD
ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. YEAH
. CONSENT CALENDAR ADD ONS.
BRIAN CALDERON GRAYSON GRAYSON,
I HANEY. HOT. OKAY. WELL, LET
FOLKS ADD ON TO THAT. WHO ARE
NOT HERE. AND WE, SENATOR
PORTANTINO HERE. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO PRESENT SB 607. THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, SB 607 IS A SIMPLE,
BILL. IT HAS PRESCRIBERS OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES CONTAINING
AN OPIOID TO DISCUSS RISKS AND
DANGERS OF OPIOID AND OPIOID
ADDICTION TO THEIR PATIENTS.
EXISTING LAW REQUIRES A
PRESCRIBER TO DISCUSS SPECIFIC
INFORMATION WITH THEIR PATIENTS,
BUT ONLY REQUIRES THEM TO DO SO
WHEN CONSULTING WITH A MINOR.
THIS EXTENDS IT TO OTHERS. WE
SEE NO FISCAL IMPACT ON THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT WE
THINK THIS HAS A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT TO HAVE PATIENTS BE
EDUCATED AND APPRIZED OF THEIR
SITUATION AS THEY GET
PRESCRIPTIONS. AND WE THINK IT'S
GOOD POLICY AND GOOD FISCAL
SENSE, AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. I LIKE
THE NAIL COLORS TODAY. BALLOT
CAME OUT WITH THE THREE COLORS
AND I WHO AM I TO ARGUE WITH MY
DAUGHTER. RIGHT. EXACTLY, GREAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? ANY FOLKS
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT? WE HAD
ONE. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? YOU GOT ME. I
HOPEFULLY IN SUPPORT, HOPEFULLY
SUPPORT ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. NO.
FOLLOW, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY WITH A
MOTION A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, THAT IS,
ENJOYS A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION
THAT'S OUT WITH REPUBLICANS NOT
VOTING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. AND LET'S GO BACK TO
THE ONES THAT WERE PRESENTED
WHILE WE WERE, IN A
SUBCOMMITTEE. CAN WE GET A
MOTION ON SB 1481? WE HAVE A
MOTION A SECOND, THAT ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. THAT'S
OUT ON AN A ROLL CALL. CAN WE
GET A MOTION ON SB 14? SORRY
1249. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. AND THAT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT'S OUT
ON A ROLL CALL AND A MOTION ON
SB 1137, THAT ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION. AND THAT'S OUT
ON A B ROLL CALL. AND WE ARE
LOOKING FOR SENATORS SKINNER,
WIENER UMBERG CORTEZ AND
BRADFORD. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE
THEY ARE, THEY ARE HAPPY TO JOIN
US HERE IN THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE.
YOU'RE PAYING. I TRIED TO
LEGISLATURA. IS FREE. I'M DOING.
THIS ONE. NOW I HAVE SOME EXTRA.
THANK YOU VERY. YEAH. DON'T
FORGET.
IT'S VERY. THANK YOU. AND THEN
TO SECURE THE CAPITAL.
HELLO, SENATOR. BERG YOU'RE UP
TO BAT AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND,
CAN WE START WITH SB 909? THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR. SB 909 IS A
MODIFICATION OF THE STEPHEN M
THOMPSON PHYSICIAN CORPS LOAN
REPAYMENT PROGRAM. IT SIMPLY
CHANGES THE AMOUNT OF LOAN
FORGIVENESS FROM $105,000 TO
$150,000, AND IT SUPPORTS THOSE
WHO WISH TO SERVE UNDERSERVED
MEDICAL COMMUNITIES. URGE AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? IT'S ME.
JUST YOU. OKAY. WE'LL TAKE YOU,
ANY FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT, ANY OPPOSITION?
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE DOES NOT
HAVE AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON
THIS BILL. HOWEVER, NOTES THAT
THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE BILL
COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
GENERAL FUND COST PRESSURES AS
IT AUTHORIZES THE USE OF FUNDS
FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIALTIES FROM
AN ALTERNATIVE FUND SOURCE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE BILL EXPANDS
THE PRACTICE SETTINGS TO ANY
FACILITY OR SETTING, WHICH COULD
CREATE AN ADDITIONAL GENERAL
FUND PRESSURE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION A
SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
URGENT I VOTE THANK YOU. AND
THAT ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION. AND THAT IS OUT
ON AN A ROLL CALL. ALRIGHTY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, 901,
SB 901 IS A BILL THAT ADDRESSES
ISSUES CONCERNING MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD, CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL GUARD, AS WELL AS THE
STATE GUARD THAT MAY BOTH HOLD
AND ADVOCATE VIEWS, OF
EXTREMISM, EXTREMISM WITH
RESPECT TO, FOR EXAMPLE, RACIAL
SUPREMACY OR EXTREMISM WITH
RESPECT TO OVERTHROW OF EITHER
THE STATE OR THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT. IT IS MY VIEW THAT
WE SHOULD NOT BE TRAINING FOLKS
TO USE LETHAL FORCE IF THEY
BELIEVE, AND ADVOCATE THAT THE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE OVERTHROWN.
SO IT SIMPLY SAYS THOSE WHO
BELIEVE IN ADVOCATE IN THOSE
AREAS, THEY MAY NOT ENLIST NOR
BE COMMISSIONED IN THE STATE
NATIONAL GUARD OR THE STATE
GUARD. AND IF THEY ARE MEMBERS
THAT THEY ARE THEN IN ESSENCE
FIRED. THEY'RE NOT TO BE CLEAR,
THEY'RE NOT COURT MARTIALED,
THEY'RE ADMINISTRATIVELY
DISCHARGED OR URGENT. I VOTE
THANK YOU, SENATOR. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT, ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WISH TO ADD ON
SUPPORT? ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? ANYONE IN THE ROOM
IN OPPOSITION? OKAY. DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE, NO FILE. MADAM CHAIR
. OKAY. QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION, A
SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
URGENT. I VOTE. GREAT. THAT
ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION. THAT IS, OUT
WITH REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING,
THOUGH WE WILL LEAVE IT OPEN.
ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU
ALL. THANK YOU.
OKAY. WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR.
WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR AUTHORS,
I'D LIKE TO DISPENSE WITH THE
SUSPENSE CALENDAR. MADAM
SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR? THE
FOLLOWING BILLS ARE ALL SENATE
BILLS. 26 UMBERG 37. CABALLERO
85. WIENER 242. SKINNER 245.
HURTADO 254. SKINNER 265.
HURTADO 294. WIENER 333. CORTEZ
442. LIMÓN 495. DODD 575. WAHAB
733. GLAZIER 764. PADILLA 768,
CABALLERO 796. ALVARADO GILL
914, UMBERG 930, LAIRD 941,
SKINNER 958. DODD 969. WIENER
972. MIN 978. SATO 989. ASHBY
997. PORTANTINO 1014. DODD 1025.
EGGMAN 1046. LAIRD 1050.
BRADFORD 1073. SKINNER 1092.
BLAKESLEE 1094. LEMON 11 ZERO
ONE. LEMON 11 ZERO EIGHT.
TROBERG 1119 NEWMAN 1134.
CABALLERO 1159. DODD 1170.
MENGIBAR 1187 MCGUIRE 1197.
ALVARADO GIL 1207. DALLEY 1214.
MINT NGUYEN 1281. MENGIBAR 1289.
ROTH. 1315 ARCHULETA. 1319
WAHAB. 1321 WAHAB. 1331
BRADFORD. 1341 ALLEN. 1384 DODD
1396 ALVARADO. GIL 1403 BRADFORD
1415. GLAZIER 1425. GONZALEZ
1442. OCHOA. BOGH 1443. JONES
1454. ASHBY 1455. ASHBY 1463.
NILO AND 1465. ARCHULETA.
13. THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR IS
DEEMED APPROVED.
SO WE ARE ALLOWED TO GIVE.
BREAK. RIGHT.
OKAY. WE WILL OPEN UP THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SANCHEZ BRIAN
CALDERON. HANEY. HOT HOT. I
OKAY, THAT IS NOW 11 TO 1, AND I
JUST. WE HAD A COUPLE BILLS ON
CALL. THANK YOU, MR. ART, FOR
JOINING US, SB 990 FROM SENATOR
PADILLA ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION THAT IS OUT WITH
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING, SB 607
FROM SENATOR PORTANTINO ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT IS
OUT WITH REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING.
AND SB 1137 FROM SENATORS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS IS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION THAT IS OUT ON A
B ROLL CALL. OKAY. AND NOW WE
ARE LOOKING FOR SENATORS
BRADFORD CORTEZ, SKINNER AND
WIENER. AT THIS TIME, YEAH.
Þ AT THE VERY END, 300 OR SO.
YEAH HELLO, SENATOR. BRADFORD
COLTER IN HERE. WE WELCOME TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YOU MAY
PRESENT. OKAY, I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB 1020 AND WHICH WILL
PROHIBIT LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES FROM UTILIZING SHOOTING
TARGETS THAT LOOK LIKE A ETHNIC
GROUP, IN A MULTITUDE OF STUDIES
, RESEARCHERS ESTABLISHED THAT
PARTICIPANTS WOULD SHOOT AT
ARMED TARGETS QUICKER IF THEY
RESEMBLED AFRICAN AMERICANS
COMPARED TO IF THEY WERE WHITE.
PARTICIPANTS ALSO ARE LESS
LIKELY TO SHOOT AN UNARMED WHITE
TARGET COMPARED TO AN AFRICAN
AMERICAN ONE. THESE RESPONSE
TIMES SHOW SUBCONSCIOUS RACIAL
BIAS, WHICH LEADS TOWARD AN
INCREASED RISK OF DEADLY HARM
TOWARDS CERTAIN ETHNIC GROUPS.
SB 2010 IS A COMMON SENSE
MEASURE THAT WILL ENSURE
IMPLICIT RACIAL BIASES ARE NOT
PRESENTED IN OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS, AND THAT ALL PEOPLE
ARE TREATED FAIRLY. AND THIS
BILL IS MINOR AND ABSORBABLE,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. CHRIS
LARSON IN SUPPORT. DARLING
COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT. KIM MIMS
ALSO IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? ANY METOOS IN
OPPOSITION? DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE
POLICY OBJECTIVES OF THE BILL,
FINANCE IS OPPOSED TO THIS BILL
BECAUSE IT MAY RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL COSTS, INCLUDING
GENERAL FUND COSTS, THAT ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL
PLAN. ADDITIONALLY, THIS BILL
MAY RESULT IN COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE CREATION OF A STATE
REIMBURSABLE MANDATE. FINANCE
ALSO NOTES CONCERNS THAT IT IS
NOT CLEAR HOW THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE BILL WILL BE ENFORCED,
AND WHETHER ANY SPECIFIC AGENCY
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCED
ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SENATOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE, I THINK THE COST
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BILL ARE
OVERSTATED, WE WOULD, LAW
ENFORCEMENT WOULD STILL BE ABLE
TO USE THEIR CURRENT SUPPLY OF
TARGETS ONCE THOSE ARE,
EXTENDED. I MEAN, UTILIZED. YOU
WOULD CREATE NEW ONES THAT
AREN'T RACIALLY BIASED. IT
WOULDN'T COST THEM ANY MORE TO
DO THAT THAN THE CURRENT
DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW. SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR, THAT ENJOYS
A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT
IS OUT ON A B ROLL CALL WITH MR.
TANA VOTING. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU,
MR. GRAVES.
I'M JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN.
THIS ONE. THIS IS MY OLD. IS IT
THIS TOPIC? COMMITTEE ROOM. I
SPENT THE MOST TIME IN FULLER 42
OR 242. I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE
ROOM. NUMBER 4202. YEAH. AND SO
THOSE ARE. YEAH. YEAH, THOSE ARE
GOOD. BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN.
THESE ARE ALMOST. YEAH ON THIS
SIDE. OH OKAY.
SO.
THANK YOU, MADAM VICE CHAIR, FOR
JOINING US. WE WILL OPEN UP THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ADD ONS FOR
CONSENT. SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ, I,
BRIAN CALDERON HANEY. OKAY. AND
SB 901 UMBERG ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION THAT IS OUT WITH
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING. WITH
MISS SANCHEZ VOTING, I.
KNOW.
FOR
BECAUSE.
HELLO, SENATOR. YOU, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO STEP UP. AND I KNOW
SENATOR, SKINNER IS RUNNING
HERE, AND YOU JUST BEAT HER SO,
YOU ARE PRESENTING SB 1037. I
BELIEVE. CORRECT.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SB
1037, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL. WILL, IMPROVE
INCENTIVES FOR CITIES TO COMPLY
WITH MINISTERIAL APPROVAL LAWS
AND HOUSING ELEMENT LAW, TODAY,
IF A CITY, IN IN BAD FAITH
ARBITRARILY JUST REFUSES TO
GRANT A PERMIT THAT THEY'RE
REQUIRED TO, GRANT OR REFUSES TO
ENACT A COMPLIANT HOUSING
ELEMENT, IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
EVENTUALLY SUES, THAT, THAT
CITY, WHICH HAPPENS VERY RARELY
AND ONLY IN THE MOST EXTREME
CASES, AND IT GOES ALL THE WITH
ALL THE WARNINGS THAT LEAD UP TO
LITIGATION, GOES ALL THE WAY
THROUGH LITIGATION, ALL THE WAY
TO A JUDGMENT BEING ENTERED
AGAINST THE CITY. AND THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO A
JUDGMENT, TODAY THERE IS NO
FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE FOR THAT,
CITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE. NOW, IF
THEY LOSE AND GET THE JUDGMENT
ENTERED AGAINST THEM, THEY HAVE
MULTIPLE MONTHS TO COME INTO
COMPLIANCE. AND NOT HAVE ANY
PENALTY, THAT MAKES NO SENSE. WE
WOULD NEVER TOLERATE THAT IN ANY
OTHER SITUATION. THERE'S NO
INCENTIVE FOR A CITY TO AVOID
LITIGATION OTHER THAN ATTORNEY'S
FEES. AND SO WHAT THIS BILL WILL
DO IS PROVIDE THAT IN THAT KIND
OF SITUATION, THAT THERE WILL BE
FINANCIAL PENALTIES AGAINST THE
CITY, THOSE PENALTIES WILL NOT
BE FORFEITED BY THE CITIES. THEY
WILL GO INTO A FUND HELD
ESSENTIALLY IN ESCROW FOR THE
CITY, FOR USE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THAT CITY. SO IT'S
NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE GENERAL
FUND, SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE, AND WITH ME TODAY
TO TESTIFY IS, JANICE STANFORD,
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE FOR THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M JANICE
STANFORD, A DEPUTY ATTORNEY
GENERAL, AND LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE IN THE OFFICE OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL. AND I HAVE
WITH ME ALEX FISH, SPECIAL
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR
HOUSING, ON BEHALF OF ATTORNEY
GENERAL ROB BONTA, I WANT TO
START BY THANKING SENATOR WIENER
FOR AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT
BILL, WHICH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
IS PROUD TO SPONSOR. AS YOU
KNOW, CALIFORNIA IS FACING A
SEVERE HOUSING SHORTAGE AND
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. THE
LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED STRONG
LAWS IN RECENT YEARS TO ADDRESS
THIS CRISIS, INCLUDING OVER A
DOZEN MINISTERIAL MINISTERIAL
APPROVAL LAWS. BUT THOSE LAWS
WILL ONLY MOVE THE NEEDLE TO
ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS IF
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOLLOW THEM.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA HAS
MADE ENFORCEMENT OF HOUSING LAWS
A TOP PRIORITY, AND HAS TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE MOST AS
TAKEN ACTION AGAINST SOME OF THE
MOST EGREGIOUS VIOLATORS. BUT
THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER
CURRENT LAW ARE NOT EFFECTIVELY
DETERRING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM
VIOLATING THE LAW. IN THE FIRST
PLACE. EFFECTIVE MONETARY
PENALTIES WILL SERVE AS A
DETERRENT AND WILL STRENGTHEN
THE STATE'S HAND. WHEN THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT THEY'RE OUT OF
COMPLIANCE, THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE DOES NOT HAVE ANY NEW
FISCAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS BILL, AND PENALTY MONIES
WILL BE EARMARKED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE PENALIZED
JURISDICTION, WHICH REVERTS TO A
GENERAL POOL IF THERE ARE UNUSED
BY THE JURISDICTION AFTER FIVE
YEARS. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT
PENALTY FUNDS WILL BE REINVESTED
IN HELPING SOLVE THE HOUSING
SUPPLY AND AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE FOR
TECHNICAL OR DO YOU WANT TO ADD
ON? I'VE LEARNED AS A LITIGATOR
NOT TO SNATCH, DEFEAT FROM THE
JAWS OF VICTORY. THANK YOU, ANY
OTHER ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN
SUPPORT? ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION? ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS IN OPPOSITION? OKAY,
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. NO
PROBLEM, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY. WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
OKAY, SENATOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR WORK IN THE SPACE. I'D
LOVE TO BE ADDED ON AS A
COAUTHOR AND, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE? THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT'S
OUT ON A B ROLL CALL. AND I
BELIEVE YOU WERE ALSO PRESENTING
ONLY ON. YES, SB 294. YES, AND
THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME,
COLLEAGUES, IN MY EIGHT YEARS IN
THE LEGISLATURE, THIS IS ONLY
THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE
PRESENTED ON A BILL, GOING ON TO
SUSPENSE. I THINK YOU WERE HERE
THE FIRST TIME, AND I ONLY DO SO
IN EXTREME AND OUTRAGEOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES. AND I HAVE TO SAY
RESPECTFULLY TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF MANAGED HEALTH CARE THAT THE
COST ESTIMATE PLACED ON THIS
BILL IS EXTREME AND OUTRAGEOUS,
I WANT TO, STRESS THAT THE PRICE
TAG THAT DMHC HAS PLACED ON THIS
BILL, IS A BILL THAT DOES NOT
EXPAND INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND
THAT DOES NOTHING MORE THAN
REQUIRE HEALTH PLANS TO PROVIDE
THE COVERAGE THAT THEY'RE
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AND STOP,
DENYING COVERED BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CARE TREATMENT TO
CHILDREN. THIS BILL IS ABOUT
PRIVATE HEALTH PLANS, IT'S THE
PLANS. WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR
THE COVERAGE THAT THEY'RE
ALREADY REQUIRED TO PROVIDE, NOT
THE STATE, ALL THE BILL DOES IS
ENSURE THAT THESE FAMILIES, WHEN
THEIR KIDS ARE STRUGGLING,
ACTUALLY GET AN INDEPENDENT
MEDICAL REVIEW, WHICH MANY OF
THEM, DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT
THEY'RE ENTITLED TO GET. AND WE
KNOW THAT WHEN FAMILIES INVOKE
THE INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW,
THEY OVERWHELMINGLY WIN AND GET
THEIR CHILDREN THE COVERAGE TO
WHICH THEY'RE ENTITLED. SO, THE
COST IS JUST OUTRAGEOUS. AND I
JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I KNOW
IT'S GOING TO SUSPENSE TODAY,
BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE THAT
POINT. AND I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR.
HONORABLE MEMBERS, I'M DAVID
CAMPOS, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY
OF SANTA CLARA. WE'RE THE SECOND
LARGEST, PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN
THIS STATE, THE LARGEST COUNTY
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND YOU
WONDER WHY ARE WE HERE? AND WE
ARE HERE BECAUSE WE SERVE THE
VERY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT
ARE IMPACTED BY THIS BILL. OUR
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LAST YEAR,
WENT ON A COUNTYWIDE DISCUSSION,
A SERIES OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS
WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
RESIDENTS. AND WE HEARD FROM
THEM DIRECTLY THAT THEY HAVE
CLAIMS, LEGITIMATE CLAIMS THAT
ARE BEING DENIED. AND WHAT ENDS
UP HAPPENING WHEN THOSE CLAIMS
ARE DENIED IS THAT THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CLARA, THE PUBLIC, THE
TAXPAYERS, ARE STUCK PAYING FOR
SERVICES THAT SHOULD BE PROVIDED
BY THESE CARRIERS. AND OUR
ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT BY THE TIME
INDIVIDUALS GET TO THE COUNTY,
BECAUSE THOSE SERVICES WERE
DENIED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF
GETTING THEM TO THAT COUNTY
PRESENCE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
CLAIMS COSTING 114,000 186,000
PER INDIVIDUAL. PUTTING ASIDE
THE FACT THAT THESE ARE FOLKS
WHO NEED THESE SERVICES AND
WE'RE NOT GIVEN TO THEM. SO THIS
IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP. WE
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF SENATOR
WIENER, AND HOPE THAT WE END UP
DOING THE RIGHT THING BY OUR
RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS LASHAWN
FRANCIS WITH CHILDREN. NOW, WE
REALLY ARE PROUD SPONSORS OF THE
BILL AND THANK SENATOR WIENER
FOR HIS SUPPORT HERE. ONE THING
THAT WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS
THE HUMAN COST OF THIS BILL. I
KNOW THAT DMHC HAS DONE A LOT OF
WORK TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH IT
WILL COST THEIR SYSTEM, BUT
REALLY WE'RE TALKING AND SEEING
PARENTS WHO ARE SPENDING 25 TO
$40,000 OUT OF POCKET WHEN
PRIVATE INSURERS DON'T PAY FOR
THINGS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY
PROMISED. SO WHILE WE AGREE WITH
THE STATE'S POSITION THAT THIS
IS A YEAR TO BE FISCALLY
PRUDENT, IT'S ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE PLAYS
ITS ROLE AND PLAYS THE PART IN
THAT FISCAL PRUDENCE. SO IT IS
FISCALLY PRUDENT FOR HEALTH
PLANS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE
COVERING THINGS THAT THEY SAY
THEY WOULD. SO THAT DOESN'T FALL
TO FAMILIES, COUNTIES AND
SCHOOLS TO PAY THE COSTS AT THE
TIME THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT? THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GEOFF NEAL
WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
ALSO IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
ANY ME TWO'S IN OPPOSITION.
OKAY. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. NO
MADAM CHAIR. OKAY YEAH. DO WE
HAVE ANY. OH, SORRY. RIGHT. YES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE? OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME? IF IT COMES OFF SUSPENSE,
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE, AND THAT'S. MOVE TO THE
SUSPENSE FILE. THANKS FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS SENATOR SKINNER, YOU ARE
UP. THANK YOU FOR THE MAD DASH
FROM THE SWING SPACE. AND I
BELIEVE WE ARE WAITING ON ALSO
MR. CORTEZ, AS OUR LAST
PRESENTER AFTER MISS SKINNER.
SO, MR. CORTEZ, IF YOU'D LIKE TO
COME JOIN US, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. YOU MAY BEGIN. THANKS. SO
MUCH, CHAIR MEMBERS SB 1022
ADDRESSES. OR RATHER, RESPONDS
TO THE FACT THAT OUR CIVIL
RIGHTS DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATES
THOUSANDS OF WORKPLACE HOUSING
AND OTHER TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION
COMPLAINTS ANNUALLY. THOSE
COMPLAINTS BASED ON RACE, GENDER
, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, DISABILITY AND IN
INVESTIGATING THOSE COMPLAINTS,
THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT
MEDIATES AND SETTLES MANY. BUT
SOMETIMES THEY FIND. SO USUALLY
IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT,
BUT THEN THEY MAY FIND A PATTERN
WHERE OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS,
MULTIPLE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS
WILL HAVE COMPLAINED, SUBMITTED
A COMPLAINT AROUND THE SAME
ENTITY, MEANING THE SAME
EMPLOYER OR THE SAME HOUSING
OPERATOR, OR WHAT HAVE YOU. AND
RATHER THAN JUST LOOKING AT THE
INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT, THE CIVIL
RIGHTS DEPARTMENT THEN DOES WHAT
IS KNOWN AS DIRECTOR'S
COMPLAINTS. THEY ARE ABLE TO
THEY LOOK AT THEM AS A WHOLE.
IT'S THE FACT THAT MANY
DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS CAME IN
OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGAINST A
CERTAIN WORKPLACE OR A CERTAIN
HOUSING OPERATOR, IN EFFECT,
ELEVATES. IT TO, HEY, MAYBE
THERE'S A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM HERE.
AND WHEN IT'S ELEVATES TO THAT,
THEY CALL IT THE DIRECTOR'S
COMPLAINT. AND WHAT SB 1022 DOES
IS GIVE OUR CIVIL RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT THE ABILITY TO
INVESTIGATE THOSE TYPE OF
SYSTEMIC VIOLATIONS OVER NO MORE
THAN A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. SB
1022 DOES NOT CHANGE THE STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS FOR LAWSUITS
FILED BY AN INDIVIDUAL. IT ONLY
AFFECTS WHAT WE KNOW AS
DIRECTOR'S COMPLAINTS, AND IT
BRINGS CALIFORNIA CLOSER IN
ALIGNMENT TO THE FEDERAL
PROCESS. FOR SUCH TYPES OF
SYSTEMIC COMPLAINTS. AND THAT
FEDERAL PROCESS HAS NO TIME
LIMITS. HOWEVER, IN SB 1022, WE
PROVIDE NO MORE THAN SEVEN YEAR
LOOK, SO WHAT IT REALLY DOES IS
GIVE THE DEPARTMENT THE ABILITY
TO INVESTIGATE THOSE AND THEN TO
MEDIATE MEN. PERHAPS THE INTENT
IS TO LESSEN LAWSUITS RATHER
THAN HAVING TO JUMP IMMEDIATELY
INTO FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST
THE ENTITY FOR WHICH THE
COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE. IT
ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT, THE
ABILITY TO DO THOSE KIND OF
MEDIATION AND HOPEFULLY AVOID
LAWSUITS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY
THE ANALYSIS, THE PROBE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS, INDICATES
THAT THERE ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT
STATE COSTS AND THAT THIS BILL
MAY IN RESULT IN POSSIBLE COST
SAVINGS BECAUSE HOPEFULLY IT
RESULTS IN SETTLEMENTS VERSUS
LAWSUITS. AND NOW I WOULD LIKE
MY PRIMARY WITNESS, CRAIG
PULSIPHER FROM EQUALITY
CALIFORNIA, TO TESTIFY, GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
CRAIG PULSIPHER, ON BEHALF OF
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA, PROUD
CO-SPONSOR OF SB 22 1022, WHICH
WOULD MAKE SEVERAL TECHNICAL
CHANGES TO THE FAIR EMPLOYMENT
HOUSING ACT, AS THE SENATOR
NOTED, TO ALLOW THE CIVIL RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT TO BETTER ADDRESS
LONG RUNNING CASES OF SYSTEMIC
DISCRIMINATION AFFECTING GROUPS
OR CLASSES OF PEOPLE. FOR MANY
CALIFORNIA WORKERS, THE CIVIL
RIGHTS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE
ONLY REMEDY, ESPECIALLY FOR
THOSE WHO ARE LOW WAGE, MAY NOT
HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEEK
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL TO LITIGATE
THEIR OWN CLAIMS. THIS BILL WILL
ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO USE ITS
LIMITED RESOURCES MORE
EFFICIENTLY TO ENFORCE OUR CIVIL
RIGHTS LAWS, AND HELP TO BENEFIT
AS MANY VICTIMS AS POSSIBLE. AS
NOTED, THE BILL WOULD NOT
REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT.
INSTEAD, IT WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN EFFICIENCIES AND COST SAVINGS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
COURTS, SINCE THE BILL WILL MAKE
IT EASIER TO HANDLE MULTIPLE
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS IN ONE
GROUP ACTION RATHER THAN FILING
INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS. THIS IS A
STRAIGHTFORWARD MEASURE TO ALLOW
THE DEPARTMENT TO EFFECTIVELY
CARRY OUT ITS MISSION, AND I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT? ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? ANY ME
TWOS IN OPPOSITION? OKAY.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. NÓ FILE.
GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE? A MOTION AND A
SECOND. AND WITH THAT, MISS
SKINNER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR. I VOTE. THANK YOU. THAT
IS, ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION THAT'S OUT ON A B
ROLL CALL. GREAT. THANK YOU.
OKAY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST TO
PROCEED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
MADAM. MADAM CHAIR, I'M PLEASED
TO PRESENT SB 1300 BY SENATOR
CORTEZ, A BILL SPONSORED BY NAMI
CALIFORNIA SB 1300 WILL HELP
COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR CLOSURE
OF PSYCHIATRIC UNITS AND
MATERNITY. WARDS IN HOSPITALS.
THE BILL HAS MINOR ABSORBABLE
COSTS. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? ANYONE IN OPPOSITION?
NO. OKAY. MOTION SECOND. YES,
PLEASE. THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE, DOES NOT HAVE AN
OFFICIAL POSITION ON THIS BILL.
HOWEVER, FINANCE, NOTES THAT
THIS BILL COULD RESULT IN FUTURE
UNKNOWN GENERAL FUND COST
PRESSURES TO THE STATE.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS BILL'S
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS MAY
RESULT IN UNKNOWN GENERAL FUND
COST PRESSURES TO SUPPORT
INTERVENTIONS IN COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED BY THE CLOSURES.
FINANCE ALSO NOTES THAT
SIGNIFICANT DEMAND TO PRIORITIZE
AND EXPEDITE LICENSING COULD
LEAD TO A FISCAL IMPACT. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE?
AND WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND,
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. OH, DO WE? THIS MOTION IS
DUE. PASS ON A B ROLL CALL.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL OPEN UP. THANK YOU. I'M
VERY COMPELLING PRESENTATION
INDEED, WE WILL OPEN UP THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR ADD ON. CALENDAR
ON. CALENDAR ON. I OKAY. AND WE
LET'S SEE.
OKAY. I THINK, MR. BRYANT AND
MISS MR. HANEY ARE GOING TO BE
ON THEIR WAY IN A SECOND, SO,
WE'LL WAIT FOR THEM.
WE CAN ALSO. OH. SORRY. LET'S
OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WISH TO EXPRESS PUBLIC
COMMENT? OKAY, JUST. MONICA
KIRKLAND FROM SENIOR SERVICES
COALITION OF ALAMEDA COUNTY IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 37. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU.
HI. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KIM
MIMS. I'M WITH THE COALITION FOR
A JUST AND EQUITABLE CALIFORNIA
AMERICAN REDRESS, COALITION OF
CALIFORNIA, AND AMEND THE MASS
MEDIA GROUP. I'M HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 1050, SB 1403, AND
SB 1331 AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. THANK YOU. OKAY. YES.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DARREN
CROMARTIE. I'M WITH THE
COALITION FOR A JUST AND
EQUITABLE CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS
THE AMERICAN REDRESS COALITION
OF THE BAY AREA. AND I SUPPORT
ALL OF SENATOR BRADFORD'S BILLS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
STEP UP TO THE MIC. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, CHRIS LARSON,
COALITION FOR JUST AND EQUITABLE
CALIFORNIA, ALSO ON BEHALF OF
THE AMERICAN REDRESS COALITION
OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO,
AMERICAN REDRESS COALITION OF
CALIFORNIA, BAY AREA, LINEAGE
EQUITY AND ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
AND THE CALIFORNIA BLACK LINEAGE
SOCIETY. ALSO, HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS FOR
REPARATIONS, ALL MEMBERS OF
WHICH SUPPORT SB 1403, SB 1331,
SB 1050, BY SENATOR BRADFORD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY. MR. HANEY IS JOINING US.
LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. PURPOSES OF ADD ON
HANEY Ã HANEY. AYE GREAT. THANK
YOU, MR. HANEY. ONE VOTE. YEP.
OKAY THANK YOU FOR JOINING US,
MR. RYAN. FOR PURPOSES OF AD ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE
CALL ROLL. BRIAN BRYANT. AYE.
MEETING ADJOURNED.