ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
THE SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL
PREPARE THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL. ARTIS
AGUIAR-CURRY. ALANIZ. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA. BAYNES BAUER-KAHAN.
BENNETT BERMAN. BERNER BONTA.
BRIEN CALDERON. JUAN. CARRILLO
WENDY. CARRILLO. CERVANTES CHEN.
CONNOLLY. DALI DAVIES. DIXON
EASILY. FLORA. FONG FRIEDMAN,
GABRIEL. GALLAGHER GARCIA.
GIBSON GRAYSON. HANEY. HART
HOLDEN. HOOVER. IRWIN JACKSON.
JONES-SAWYER KALRA. LACKEY. LEE
LO. LOWENTHAL MAIENSCHEIN.
MATHIS MCCARTY. MCKENNA
MURATSUCHI. QUINN. ORTEGA
PACHECO. PAPIN, JIM. PATTERSON,
JO. PATTERSON PELLERIN.
PETRIE-NORRIS QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS
RENDON. REYES THREE OF US.
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO. SANCHEZ
SANTIAGO. SCHIAVO SORIA. TO TING.
VALENCIA. VÆ. 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.
THE DAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN, IMAM
YASIR KHAN. IN THE NAME OF GOD,
THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST
MERCIFUL, ALMIGHTY GOD, WE COME
BEFORE YOU WITH REVERENCE AND
GRATITUDE. YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF
ALL WISDOM AND COMPASSION, AND
WE SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE IN OUR
DELIBERATIONS TODAY. GRANT US
THE INSIGHT TO SEE BEYOND
OURSELVES, TO UNDERSTAND THE
NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF ALL
WHOM WE SERVE. BLESS US WITH
EMPATHY THAT WE MAY APPROACH
EACH DECISION WITH COMPASSION
AND UNDERSTANDING. MAY OUR
ACTIONS BE GUIDED BY JUSTICE AND
FAIRNESS, AND MAY WE STRIVE
EARNESTLY FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF
OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
STRENGTHEN OUR RESOLVE TO ACT
WITH INTEGRITY AND HUMILITY.
ACKNOWLEDGING OUR SHARED
HUMANITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO
CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER. IN YOUR
DIVINE PRESENCE, MAY UNITY
PREVAIL OVER DISCORD,
COOPERATION OVER CONFLICT, AND
PROGRESS OVER STAGNATION. MAY
YOUR LIGHT ILLUMINATE OUR PATH
AS WE WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS A
FUTURE FILLED WITH HOPE,
COMPASSION AND PEACE. WE OFFER
THIS PRAYER IN FAITH AND HOPE,
TRUSTING IN YOUR INFINITE LOVE
AND WISDOM. AMEN. THANK YOU. NOW
LET'S JOIN MR. HANEY AS HE LEADS
US IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. READING OF THE
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL. ASSEMBLY CHAMBER,
SACRAMENTO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE
26TH, 2024. THE ASSEMBLY MET AT
5 P.M. 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 READ AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE. MESSAGES FROM
THE SENATE. THERE ARE NONE.
MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANCHEZ
FOR ILLNESS. FOR PERSONAL
BUSINESS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. DIXON
FOR MEDICAL LEAVE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JOAN SAWYER AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MATHIS. MOVING TO OUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. MOMENTARILY.
WE WILL COME BACK TO OUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. MEMBERS.
WE'LL MOVE OVER TO ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND INTRODUCTIONS. MEMBERS.
LET'S WISH DOCTORS WEBBER AND
DOCTOR BAINS A BELATED HAPPY
BIRTHDAY AS THEY CELEBRATED
YESTERDAY.
GOOD DAY TO BE A DOCTOR. MEMBERS
TO ALL THOSE YOU. ALTHOUGH THOSE
WHO ARE CELEBRATING YOUR
BIRTHDAYS OVER THE SUMMER
RECESS. WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY. I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU
ARE, BUT I'M SURE SOME OF YOU
ARE CELEBRATING. SO HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO THOSE. WE WILL FIND
A WAY TO RECOGNIZE YOU WHEN WE
RETURN. I'D LIKE TO EVERYBODY
PLEASE GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO ASSEMBLYMAN A
DOCTOR, ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WEBER,
AS SHE GIVES US HER GUEST
INTRODUCTION. GOOD AFTERNOON
MEMBERS. I RISE AND VERY EXCITED
TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE WITH ME
INITIALLY ON THE THING. IT SAYS
THAT I WAS INTRODUCING MY
PARTNER, BUT AS OF YESTERDAY,
HE'S ACTUALLY MY FIANCE, ANDREW
PEARSON. IT'S HIS FIRST TIME ON
THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I KNOW.
CONGRATULATIONS. WOW.
CONGRATULATIONS DOCTOR WEBER.
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU SMILE.
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GREAT. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I KNOW
THAT WAS SMOOTH. WE ALL.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT ROCK.
CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW THAT IT'S ANNOUNCED.
MEMBERS. WE WILL MOVE TO
CONCURRENCE AND SENATE
AMENDMENTS.
MR. SANTIAGO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS. PERLIN, ADIS
RODRIGUEZ, JUAN CARRILLO TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT. MEMORY
TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH
SHALL BE THE MEMBERS. YOUR
ATTENTION TO MR. SANTIAGO.
PLEASE ALSO REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND RULE 118 A TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER WEBER TO
HAVE A GUEST SEATED AT HER DESK
TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER OPPORTUNE TO
ASSEMBLY RULE 79. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REREFER.
ITEM, 111, SB 107 TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER AFTER
THE AFTER. AFTER THEY'RE READ A
SECOND TIME. AT THE REQUEST OF
ASSEMBLYMAN MCCARTY. I'D LIKE TO
REMOVE ITEM 57, SB 1518, FROM
THE CONSENT FILE AT THE REQUEST
OF THE AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE SB
1526, FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CLERK WILL NOTE. I MOVE TO
SUSPEND THE RULES FOR BILLS
REPORTED TO THE DESK BY A
COMMITTEE WITH AMENDMENTS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON JULY
THIRD, JULY 5TH JULY, EIGHTH,
JULY 9TH OR JULY 10TH, TO BE
AMENDED AND ORDERED INTO SECOND
READING ONE LEGISLATIVE DAY
PRIOR TO THE DAY REQUIRED UNDER
ASSEMBLY AND JOINT RULES.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING
TO BE DOING THINGS A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF ORDER TODAY. MEMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THINGS A
LITTLE OUT OF ORDER TODAY. WE
ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR
ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY. WE'RE
NOT ADJOURNING, BUT WE'RE GOING
TO DO OUR ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY.
SO I'D LIKE YOU TO GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY GRANTED.
PERMISSION TO HAVE AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADAMS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR. I'M SORRY, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT,
MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AND MEMBERS, I RISE TODAY TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF DOCTOR
WALLACE J. NICHOLS, A
DISTINGUISHED MARINE BIOLOGIST,
CONSERVATIONIST, AND AUTHOR
KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY AS J. HE
WAS A PIONEERING ADVOCATE FOR
THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD'S
OCEANS AND A BELOVED FIGURE IN
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY. J AND HIS WIFE, DANA,
AND THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS LIVED
FOR YEARS ON SANTA CRUZ COUNTY'S
RUGGED NORTH COAST BEFORE MOVING
TO MONTEREY COUNTY AFTER THEY
LOST THEIR HOME IN THE CCU.
FIRES JAY PASSED AWAY ON JUNE
10TH. HE WAS 56 YEARS OLD. JAY
CONDUCTED GROUNDBREAKING
RESEARCH ON SEA TURTLES, MARINE
ECOSYSTEMS, AND THE PROFOUND
BENEFITS OF WATER. HIS BEST
SELLING BOOK, BLUE MINE, WHICH I
HAVE HERE AT MY DESK, UNVEILS
THE SURPRISING SCIENCE THAT
SHOWS HOW BEING NEAR IN, ON OR
UNDER WATER CAN MAKE YOU
HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE
CONNECTED, AND BETTER AT WHAT
YOU DO. IT WAS CERTAINLY TRUE
FOR JAY. HE WAS A CONNECTOR OF
PEOPLE AND IDEAS. JAY PIONEERED
THE BLUE INNOVATION EVENTS WHERE
HE BROUGHT TOGETHER
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, TECH
INNOVATORS, POLICY MAKERS AND
COMMUNITY LEADERS ALL UNITED BY
A COMMON ELEMENT WATER. THESE
EVENTS HIGHLIGHTED CUTTING EDGE
WATER RELATED TECHNOLOGIES AND
INITIATIVES, BUT ALSO NURTURED A
COMMUNITY THAT SHARED A DEEP
COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING OUR
MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE. JAY'S
BELIEF THAT WATER HAS A CALMING
EFFECT ON THE BRAIN AND CAN
IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH BY
REDUCING STRESS AND ANXIETY, LED
TO THE FORMATION OF THE BLUE
MIND MOVEMENT THAT PROMOTES
PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WATER'S
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL
IMPORTANCE. THROUGH HIS
WORKSHOPS, SPEECHES, AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS, JAY EDUCATED
AND INSPIRED PEOPLE AROUND THE
GLOBE TO LOOK AT WATER
DIFFERENTLY, NOT JUST AS A
RESOURCE THAT MUST BE PROTECTED,
BUT AS A SOURCE OF LIFE, JOY AND
INSPIRATION. WHEN JAY WANTED TO
GIVE YOU GOOD WISHES, HE WOULD
SAY, I WISH YOU WATER AND HE
WOULD GIVE YOU A BLUE MARBLE. IT
WAS JAY'S GOAL TO PASS A BLUE
MARBLE ON TO EVERY PERSON ON
EARTH IN CELEBRATION OF OUR
BEAUTIFUL, FRAGILE PLANET. SO IN
MEMORY OF THIS REMARKABLE
ENTREPRENEURIAL SCIENTIST WHO
LEFT THIS WORLD MUCH TOO SOON, I
WISH YOU ALL WATER BEFORE YOU
LEAVE TODAY, PLEASE PICK UP A
BLUE MARBLE IN THE MEMBERS
LOUNGE AS A SIMPLE MESSAGE OF
PEACE AND GRATITUDE IN HONOR OF
JAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. PELLERIN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ARTIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS. I WOULD
LIKE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF
MY COLLEAGUE FROM SANTA CRUZ AND
ALSO REQUEST THAT WE ADJOURN IN
MEMORY FOR DOCTOR JAY. DOCTOR
WALLACE J. NICHOLS, A BELOVED
HUSBAND, FATHER, SCIENTIST AND
PHILANTHROPIST. JAY WAS A MARINE
BIOLOGIST, AS YOU'VE HEARD, A
WILD WATER ADVOCATE AND A
CHAMPION OF SEA TURTLES. THROUGH
HIS INSPIRING AND INFLUENTIAL
WORK, HE MADE HIS MISSION CLEAR
HE WANTED TO CREATE A WORLD IN
WHICH EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE
VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF WATER
AND IS COMMITTED TO CARING FOR
IT. TO HIM, WATER WAS MUCH, MUCH
MORE THAN A RESOURCE. HE SAW IT
AS JOY, AS MINDFULNESS, AND AS
INSPIRATION. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HIM SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF THE MONTEREY BAY
MARINE SANCTUARY, AND TO THIS
DAY, HIS PROFOUND WORDS STILL
INSPIRE ME TO BE A CHAMPION FOR
OUR REGION. IN KEEPING WITH HIS
GOAL OF REACHING AS MANY PEOPLE
AS POSSIBLE, I GAVE EACH PERSON
ON MY STAFF HIS BOOK, BLUE MIND,
SO THAT THEY TOO COULD READ HIS
WORDS AND UNDERSTAND THAT WATER
IS LIFE. SO WHEN YOU VISIT MY
OFFICE, YOU'LL SEE ON MY COFFEE
TABLE ONE OF HIS BLUE MARBLES
AND HIS BOOK ON MY SHELF, AND
OVERALL, I WANT TO SAY THAT JAY
PUT SCIENCE INTO WHAT WE ALREADY
KNOW TO BE TRUE THAT WATER IS
MUCH MORE THAN AN ELEMENT OF
NATURE. IT IS WHO WE ARE. IT
HEALS, IT FLOWS, IT BRINGS LIFE.
IT BRINGS JOY, AND IT BRINGS
INSPIRATION. AS MY COLLEAGUE
MENTIONED, JAY WOULD SAY, I WISH
YOU WATER. AND SO WITH THAT IN
MIND, LET US ALL WISH DOCTOR
WALLACE J. NICHOLS WATER AS HE
CONTINUES HIS JOURNEY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
ARDIS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RODRIGUEZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
THANK YOU. TODAY I RISE TO
REQUEST. WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
FIREFIGHTER ANDREW PONTIUS, A
WELL RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
FAMILY MAN, HUNTER AND LOVER OF
WILDLIFE FIREFIGHTER PONTIUS, AN
UPLAND RESIDENT, DIED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY ON FRIDAY, JUNE
14TH DUE TO FATAL INJURIES
SUSTAINED WHILE ENGAGING IN
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS AT A
LARGE VEHICLE FIRE IN THE CITY
OF PALMDALE. THROUGHOUT HIS 19
YEARS OF SERVICE, FIREFIGHTER
PONTIUS SERVED THE COMMUNITIES
OF EL MONTE, PALMDALE, ROSEMEAD,
AND SAN FERNANDO. HE WAS KNOWN
FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY WORK
ETHIC, UNWAVERING POSITIVE
ATTITUDE, AND GENUINE LOVE FOR
HELPING OTHERS. NEW FIREFIGHTERS
COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON HIM FOR
HIS GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP, AND
WHEN A NEW BATTALION CHIEF
ARRIVED, FIREFIGHTER PONTIUS WAS
THE FIRST PERSON TO GIVE THEM A
TOUR ON THEIR FIRST DAY IN THE
BATTALION. HE WAS ALSO A GREAT
COOK WHO OFTEN VOLUNTEERED EVEN
WHEN HE WAS NOT ON SCHEDULE TO
COOK. AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS
UNCLE FIREFIGHTER, PONTIUS WAS A
DEVOTED FIREFIGHTER, HUSBAND,
FATHER, SON, BROTHER, FRIEND AND
HERO TO MANY. HIS SACRIFICE AND
MEMORY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS,
BROTHER, WIFE AND STEP DAUGHTER.
PLEASE KEEP THE FAMILY OF
FIREFIGHTER PONTIUS IN YOUR
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE
RESPECTFULLY. AS FOR HIS JOURNEY
MEMORY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RODRIGUEZ. ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN
CARRILLO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. I TOO RISE TO ASK THIS
BODY TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
ANDREW PONTIUS. MR. PONTIUS WAS
A BELOVED FIREFIGHTER WHO ALWAYS
WENT THE EXTRA MILE TO HELP
TRAIN AND MENTOR YOUNGER
FIREFIGHTERS. HIS FRIENDLY
DEMEANOR AND SKILL IN THE
KITCHEN EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME
UNCLE FROM HIS FRIENDS AND
FAMILY. MR. PONTIUS WAS
STATIONED AT THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
PALMDALE STATION IN MY DISTRICT,
WHERE HE WAS FIGHTING A FIRE IN
LITTLE ROCK, A SMALL COMMUNITY
ALSO IN THE 39TH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT. WHEN HE SERVED HIS
LAST ALARM. AFTER NEARLY 19
YEARS OF SERVICE, A SUDDEN
EXPLOSION AT A VEHICLE TOOK HIS
LIFE. MEMBERS WITH FIRE SEASON
ONCE AGAIN UPON US. LET US NOT
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT
INCREDIBLE SACRIFICES AND RISKS
OUR FIREFIGHTERS UNDERGO IN AN
EFFORT TO KEEP US SAFE. THANK
YOU, MR. PONTIUS, FOR SERVING MY
COMMUNITY. WE ADJOURN TODAY IN
YOUR MEMORY. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARRILLO. MEMBERS, PLEASE
BRING THE NAMES TO THE DESK TO
BE PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. ALL
REQUEST ADJOURN IN MEMORY WILL
BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED IN
THE JOURNAL.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO CONCURRENCE IN.
ASSEMBLY A CONCURRENCE IN A
SENATE. AMENDMENTS. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 73, AB 1796 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIS. THE
CLERK WILL READ BILL 1796 BY SEN
MEMBER ALANIS AND OTHERS, AND
AFTER FALLING TO PUPIL
INSTRUCTION, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALANIS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AB 1796
IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE AND THE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE SENATE
WERE NON-SUBSTANTIVE FOR THE
PURPOSES OF ADDING COAUTHORS,
THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE SCHOOLS
TO SEND ANNUAL NOTIFICATIONS TO
STUDENTS AND PARENTS LISTING THE
INTERNATIONAL, BACCALAUREATE. IF
I'M SAYING THAT RIGHT. IB AND
DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES OFFERED
AT THE CAMPUS. THIS WOULD BRING
IB AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES
INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE ADVANCED
PLACEMENT AND CAREER TECHNICAL
EDUCATION COURSES THAT STUDENTS
ARE ALREADY NOTIFIED OF. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 50. NÓ
ZERO. SENATE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING TO FILE ITEM
74 AB 2173 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ADIS. THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 2173 BY MEMBER
ADDISON. OTHERS NOT RELATING TO
SPECIAL EDUCATION. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADIS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS,
TODAY I RISE TO PRESENT AB 2173
THE REDUCING STIGMA IN EDUCATION
ACT FOR CONCURRENCE AND SENATE
AMENDMENTS. THIS BILL HAS BEEN
ON CONSENT THROUGHOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, WITH SENATE
AMENDMENTS ADDING COAUTHORS I
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
THE AYES 51. NOES ZERO. SENATE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN LIKE
WE WILL PASS TEMPORARILY ON FILE
ITEM 80 ALSO. NOW FILE ITEM 81
AB 2197 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADIS.
THE CLERK WILL READ BILL 2197 BY
SENATOR ADDIS AND OTHERS IN
ATLANTA TAXATION AND MAKE AN
APPROPRIATION THEREFOR. SO
MEMBER ADDIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
BRING YOU AB 2197. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT IN BOTH HOUSES AND NO
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 53. NOES ZERO. SENATE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 85 AB 2841
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON. THE
CLERK WILL READ A SENATE BILL
2841 BY SEN MEMBER WALDRON AND
OTHERS, AND ACT TO OPEN MEETINGS
AND DECLARE AN URGENCY THEREOF
TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
MEMBERS. I RISE TO PRESENT AB
2841, WHICH ENSURES THE RESEARCH
ADVISORY PANEL OF CALIFORNIA CAN
MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPORTANT WORK
OF APPROVING STUDIES FOR
SCHEDULE ONE AND SCHEDULE TWO
DRUGS. SENATE AMENDMENTS, A
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE AND A
REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND
IMPLEMENT A SUNSET DATE. ADDING
COAUTHORS I URGE AND I VOTE.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 56. NOES ZERO. ON
THE URGENCY. AYES 56. NOES ZERO.
ON CONCURRENCE IN A SENATE
AMENDMENTS, WE'LL PASS
TEMPORARILY ON FILE ITEM 87.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 88 AB
2157 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA.
THE CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
2157 BY SENATOR BONTA. AN ACT
RELATING TO LOCAL FINANCE AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BONTA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS AB 2157 IS MY
DISTRICT BILL TO HELP THE CITY
OF ALAMEDA HEALTH CARE DISTRICT
SECURE A LOWER INTEREST LOAN TO
ENSURE ALAMEDA HOSPITAL CAN MEET
THE 2030 SEISMIC STANDARDS.
AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE SENATE
TO THE FOLLOWING. FIRST, CLARIFY
THAT THE LOAN CAN ONLY BE USED
FOR FACILITY SEISMIC UPGRADES
AND SECOND, FINDINGS AND
DECLARATIONS FOCUSING ON THE
NEED FOR ALL SERVICES REMAIN
AVAILABLE. ALAMEDA HOSPITAL,
SPECIFICALLY EMERGENCY SURGICAL
SERVICES. THANK YOU MEMBERS, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE TO CONCUR AMENDMENTS ON THE
BIPARTISAN BILL THAT HAS NO
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES. WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 58. NÓ
ZERO. ON THE URGENCY. AYES 58.
NOS ZERO. ON CONCURRENCE IN A
SENATE AMENDMENTS. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 89. ASSEMBLY BILL 1854
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SHABO. THE
CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY BILL
1854 BY SOME MEMBER. SCHIAVONI
ATALANTA. MILITARY. SO MEMBER
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS AB 1854
IS BACK FOR CONCURRENCE. WHEN A
RESERVIST IS PLACED IN ACTIVE
DUTY, IT CAN BE A SUDDEN AND
IMMEDIATE SHIFT AND IT CAN MOVE
EVERYTHING ELSE IN LIFE ON THE
BACK BURNER. AB 1854 ADDS
FLEXIBILITY TO THE STATE'S DEBT
DEFERRAL PROGRAM, ALLOWING A
RESERVIST TO FOCUS ON THE
MISSION AT HAND AND ALLOWING
THEM TO APPLY FOR A DEBT
DEFERRAL ONCE THE PERIOD OF
ACTIVE DUTY IS COMPLETED. SENATE
AMENDMENTS MAKE A MINOR CHANGE
TO THE TIME FRAME AND RESERVISTS
CAN REQUEST DEBT DEFERRAL. THIS
IS A BILL THAT HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE TO CONCUR. SENATE
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CHABOT. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
57. NO. ZERO. SENATE AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 90 ACR 126
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO PATTERSON.
THE CLERK WILL READ. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 126 BY
SENATOR JOE PATTERSON AND OTHERS
RELATIVE TO SERGEANT NICOLE YEE,
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE IN
ASKING FOR CONCURRENCE IN SENATE
AMENDMENT AMENDMENTS ON ACR 126,
WHICH WOULD NAME A PORTION OF
INTERSTATE 80 AFTER US MARINE
CORPS SERGEANT NICOLE G. WHO
UNFORTUNATELY LOST HER LIFE TO A
SUICIDE BOMBER IN AFGHANISTAN IN
AUGUST 2021. I RESPECTFULLY, I
FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY RESPECT
EVERYBODY'S, YOU KNOW, ATTENTION
TO THE, TO THE PRESENTATION WE
DID ABOUT ON ON RIGHT BEFORE
MEMORIAL DAY. AND THANK YOU FOR
THAT AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE ON CONCURRENCE AND
SENATE AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON,
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 54. NÓ ZERO. SENATE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
RECESS. UPON CALL OF THE SPEAKER.
RECESS ON. CALL UPON CALL OF THE
SPEAKER.
AND. HOUSE IS BACK IN SESSION.
MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE. SECOND READING FILE. ITEMS
ONE THROUGH 72. CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 1061 WITH AMENDMENTS
59. WITH AMENDMENTS 1018 WITH
AMENDMENTS 1142. WITH AMENDMENTS
1221. WITH AMENDMENTS 720. WITH
AMENDMENTS 778, WITH AMENDMENTS
1292. WITH AMENDMENTS 1453, WITH
AMENDMENTS 312, WITH AMENDMENTS
615, WITH AMENDMENTS 1062, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1208, WITH AMENDMENTS
1231, WITH AMENDMENTS 960, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1216, WITH AMENDMENTS
1416, WITH AMENDMENTS 1487, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1509, WITH AMENDMENTS
1417, 542, WITH AMENDMENTS 946,
WITH AMENDMENTS 1501, WITH
AMENDMENTS 6079, OH ONE, NINE,
OH NINE, NINE, 90, TEN, 20 1022,
1037, 1137, 1249, 1300, 1356,
1481, 956, 985, 1005, 1027,
1067, 1068, 11, 13, 1136, 1198,
1329, 1336, 1352, 1395, 1410,
14, 12, 1427, 1429, 1473, 1476,
1478, 1512, 15, 18, 1521, 1526,
1374, WITH AMENDMENTS 1298 WITH
AMENDMENTS 42, WITH AMENDMENTS
402 WITH AMENDMENTS 697, WITH
AMENDMENTS 942, WITH AMENDMENTS
1047, WITH AMENDMENTS 1286, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1287, WITH AMENDMENTS
1340, WITH AMENDMENTS 1399 398,
AND SENATE BILL 611.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 99 ACR 151
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. 99. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 151 BY
MEMBER CALDERON RELATIVE TO
NONSTRUCTURAL SEISMIC
TECHNOLOGIES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT ACR
151, WHICH SEEKS TO RAISE
AWARENESS AND PRIORITIZE THE USE
OF SEISMICALLY VETTED
NONSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
WITHIN OUR BUILDINGS. THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 62. NÓ ZERO. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 107 100, H.R. 107 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALDRON. THE
CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL 762
BY SENATOR BECKER. AN ACT
RELATING TO LOCAL CORRECTIONAL
FACILITIES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALDRON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. I RISE TO PRESENT
H.R. 107 RECOMMENDING A
TRANSFORMATION OF HOW WE HAVE
HISTORICALLY APPLIED
CALIFORNIA'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM FROM CRISIS
INTERVENTION TO A NEW APPROACH
OF PREVENTION AND EARLY
DETECTION. H.R. 107 ALIGNS WITH
ONGOING EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE
CALIFORNIA'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SYSTEM. I URGE, AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALDRON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 67. NÓ
ZERO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
NOW MOVING TO FILE ITEM 142. SB
867. SENATOR ALLEN BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GARCIA. THE CLERK WILL
READ. SENATE BILL 867 BY SENATOR
ALLEN AND OTHERS. AN ACT
RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING WATER,
WILDFIRE PREVENTION, DROUGHT
PREPAREDNESS. CLEAN AIR BY
PROVIDING THE FUNDS NECESSARY,
THEREFORE, FOR THE ELECTION OF
INSURANCE AND SALE OF BONDS TO
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
HANDLING THE DISPOSITION OF
THOSE FUNDS AND DECLARING
URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. SOME MEMBER.
GARCIA. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND
COLLEAGUES, WE ALL KNOW THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO OUR
STATE AND OUR COMMUNITIES
REQUIRE US TO ACT QUICKLY. THIS
BILL SEEKS TO MAKE CALIFORNIA
MORE CLIMATE RESILIENT BY
INVESTING IN VARIOUS ADAPTATION
ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
RANGING FROM WILDFIRE RISK
REDUCTION TO DROUGHT PREPARATION
TO PROTECTION AGAINST SEA LEVEL
RISE. NOT ONLY WILL THIS MEASURE
HELP CREATE NEW JOBS, BUT IT
WILL HELP ENSURE THAT WE HELP
OUR STATE REACH OUR CLIMATE
GOALS ON TIME. WE MUST INVEST IN
OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS
NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITIES, OUR ENVIRONMENT AND
OUR ECONOMY FROM AN EVOLVING
CLIMATE CRISIS. THIS BILL AND
THESE RESOURCES PROMOTES EQUITY,
FOSTERS COMMUNITY RESILIENCY,
AND PROTECTS THE MOST
VULNERABLE, AND PRIORITIZES OUR
COMMUNITIES WHERE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
FELT. WE KNOW THAT THIS MEASURE
HAS 40% OF ITS RESOURCES GOING
TO THESE SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES.
MEMBERS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
WORK HAS GONE ON TO THIS WORK. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS TODAY I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 867. THE SAFE
DRINKING WATER, WILDFIRE
PREVENTION, DROUGHT
PREPAREDNESS, AND CLEAN AIR BOND
ACT OF 2024. I'M THANKFUL TO MY
COLLEAGUE FROM COACHELLA FOR ALL
THE HOURS HE HAS DEDICATED TO
THIS BOND SINCE HE STARTED THE
CONVERSATION IN OUR HOUSE LAST
YEAR. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE TEN
PLUS MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
CLIMATE BOND WORKING GROUP,
WHICH WAS UNPRECEDENTED IN
NATURE AND PUT IN SO MUCH TIME,
ENERGY AND COLLABORATION INTO
PUTTING THE BEST POSSIBLE
VERSION OF A BOND FORWARD TO
ENSURE A RESILIENT CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS AN EQUITABLE BOND THAT
TOUCHES MANY ASPECTS OF
CALIFORNIANS LIVES IMPACTED BY
CLIMATE CHANGE. SOME MAY LOOK AT
THIS AS NOT ENOUGH. I AGREE WE
CAN DO MUCH MORE. HOWEVER, IT
DOES NOT TAKE AWAY THAT THESE
ARE MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS,
RESOURCES TO SOLVE FUNDAMENTAL
PROBLEMS, MAKING WATER SAFE TO
DRINK, MAKING COMMUNITIES SAFER
FROM FLOODS, FROM WILDFIRES,
FROM SEA LEVEL RISE AND EXTREME
HEAT, CREATING MORE SPACE IN
NATURE FOR PEOPLE ADAPTING BOTH
MAN MADE AND NATURAL
ENVIRONMENTS TO OUR HARSH
CLIMATE REALITY. AND LAST BUT
NOT LEAST, TO MITIGATE THE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE, MEMBERS, HISTORICALLY
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES HAVE
FACED THE GREATEST RISK AND
BORNE THE BRUNT OF THE MOST
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE CLIMATE
CHANGE. CLIMATE CRISIS. I AM
PROUD THAT THIS BOND MEASURE
GOES TO GREAT LENGTHS TO ENSURE
THAT THE BENEFITS OF THESE
INVESTMENTS WILL BE FELT BY THE
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AS
WELL AS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
HEIGHTENED RISK TO IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE. MEMBERS I URGE A
STRONG VOTE ON ON SB 867. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WILSON.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS,
TODAY I RISE IN SUPPORT OF SB
867. MOST IMPORTANT THING IN
THIS MEASURE IS A $1.2 BILLION
ALLOCATED FOR SEA LEVEL RISE
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. MEMBERS.
YOU'VE HEARD ME FOR YEARS TALK
ABOUT THE NEED TO FULLY FUND
THESE PROGRAMS. I AM PLEASED TO
SEE THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES, AND COULD USE A 1.2
BILLION FOR EXACTLY THOSE
PURPOSES FOR ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
74, 75% OF MY CITIES HAVE BEEN
AND WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE
EFFECTS OF FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL
CHALLENGES. HAVING OUR BEACHES
AND COASTLINE SAVED MEANS WE GET
TOURISM REVENUE. OUR LOCAL
BUSINESS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO
GROW, AND IT MEANS THAT OUR
CITIES WON'T BE HAVING TO TAKE
MONEY FROM MAJOR PROJECTS LIKE
PUBLIC SAFETY. ONCE AGAIN, I
URGE AN AYE VOTE ON SB 867.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAYNES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
OKAY I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION
OF THE CLIMATE BOND. FOR DECADES
WE HAVE NEGLECTED THE SMALLER
AND POORER PARTS OF THE STATE.
THE WEALTHY AREAS TAKE WHAT THEY
WANT AND THEY LEAVE SCRAPS FOR
THE REST OF US. IN AN ATTEMPT TO
ADDRESS THIS GLARING INEQUITY,
THE LEGISLATURE INDUCED MINIMUM
FUNDING GUARANTEES FOR
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND
INITIALLY SEEMED PROMISING.
HOWEVER, IT DID NOT TAKE LONG
FOR PRIVILEGED AREAS
UNACCUSTOMED TO BEING TOLD NO TO
START COVETING THE FUNDS. THEY
COULD NO LONGER MONOPOLIZE ON,
AND THEY DEVISE A SIMPLE
SOLUTION TO DILUTE THE
DEFINITION OF DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. THIS CLIMATE BOND
DOES NOT IMPACT DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. THE DILUTED
DEFINITION DEFINITELY DOES NOT
DO WHAT IS BEING SAID. THIS NEW
DEFINITION ISN'T ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT YOU CAN AFFORD TO PUT
FOOD ON THE TABLE. NOW IT'S
ABOUT IF YOU MAKE MONEY AS MUCH
MONEY AS YOUR NEIGHBORS. IF
YOU'RE LIVING PAYCHECK TO
PAYCHECK ON JUST $400,000 A
YEAR, YOU'RE CONSIDERED
DISADVANTAGED UNDER THIS CLIMATE
BOND. THIS IS NOT ABOUT BEVERLY
HILLS, PALO ALTO OR MALIBU.
THERE IS A REASON MULTIPLE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS REFUSE TO SUPPORT
THIS BOND BECAUSE IT IS
FUNDAMENTALLY UNJUST. IT IS NOT
CRAZY TO DEMAND THAT A CLIMATE
BOND PROVIDE THE MOST TO
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
THE MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE
CHANGE. IF THAT WERE THE GOAL,
THE CLIMATE BOND WOULD
EXPLICITLY REQUIRE IT. BUT THIS
DOES NOT. THIS IS NOT A
LOOPHOLE. IT WAS THE GOAL ALL
ALONG. I URGE A NO. ALL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 60. NOS.
FIVE. ON THE URGENCY. AYES 60.
NOS. FIVE ON THE BILL. IMMEDIATE
TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 87, AB
2813 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2813 BY
ASSEMBLY AGUIAR-CURRY AND
OTHERS, AND ACT RELATING TO
GOVERNMENT FINANCE, DECLARING
THE URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY COLLEAGUES
AB 2813 PASS THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR
WITH 55 VOTES. PASS THE SENATE
WITH 31 IS BACA. CONCURRENCE.
SENATE AMENDMENTS FIX DRAFTING
ERRORS AND MAKE TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING CHANGES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 54. NOS. ONE ON THE
URGENCY. AYES 54. NOS ONE ON
CONCURRENCE IN THE SENATE.
AMENDMENTS. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
90 ACR 126 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JO
PATTERSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
NO. ARE WE DONE? NEVER MIND. MY
APOLOGIES. MY APOLOGIES.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 80 AB
2011 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BAUER-KAHAN. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2011 BY
SENATOR BAUER-KAHAN AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER KHN. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR. I VOTE ON SENATE
AMENDMENTS ON AB 2011. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 66. NÓ ZERO. SENATE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTION, MR. SPEAKER,
AB 247 HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM
THE SENATE. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
63 AND 77 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MURATSUCHI TO TAKE UP THE
BILL TODAY WITHOUT REFERENCE TO
FILE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONCURRENCE AND SENATE
AMENDMENTS. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER.
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO FILE.
ASSEMBLY BILL 247. THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 247 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MURATSUCHI AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
EDUCATION FINANCE BY PROVIDING
THE FUNDS NECESSARY THEREFOR
THROUGH AN ELECTION FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF THE SALE OF BONDS
AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND
HANDLING AND DISPOSITION OF
THOSE FUNDS, AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MARCI. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.
CALIFORNIA URGENTLY NEEDS A
STATEWIDE SCHOOL BOND TO REPAIR
DILAPIDATED AND UNSAFE SCHOOLS
AND TO MEET 21ST CENTURY
EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE NEEDS.
WE HAVE NOT PASSED A STATEWIDE
SCHOOL BOND SINCE 2016, AND WE
ARE RUNNING OUT OF STATE BOND
FUNDS. STATE BOND FUNDS PROVIDE
MATCHING DOLLARS TO LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO BUILD NEW SCHOOLS
AND GROWING COMMUNITIES, AND TO
REPAIR OLDER SCHOOLS. STATE BOND
FUNDS ALSO COVER UP TO 100% OF
COSTS TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
THAT DO NOT HAVE THE BONDING
CAPACITY TO PASS LOCAL BONDS.
MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE 50 TO
100 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE UNSAFE
SCHOOL BUILDINGS, SCHOOLS THAT
NEED SEISMIC RETROFITTING.
SCHOOLS WITH LEAD IN THEIR
WATER. SCHOOLS WITHOUT RELIABLE
INTERNET SERVICE. A CRITICAL
SHORTAGE OF TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL
FACILITIES AND EXTREME HEAT
CONDITIONS WITH ASPHALT,
PLAYGROUNDS AND NO SHADE. THIS
BOND MEASURE WILL PROVIDE STATE
MATCHING DOLLARS AS WELL AS
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DOLLARS
AVAILABLE TO EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT, EVERY COMMUNITY, EVERY
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. THESE FUNDS WILL ADDRESS
LOCALLY IDENTIFIED SCHOOL
FACILITY PRIORITIES WITH LOCAL
TAXPAYER ACCOUNTABILITY TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE SPENT
WISELY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS STATEWIDE
SCHOOL BOND. THANK YOU, MR.
MURATSUCHI. MR. ISHOLA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
BOND. NOT BECAUSE I OPPOSE
FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS, BUT BECAUSE
I OPPOSE THE PROCESS. AND I JUST
WANT TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION OF
OUR BONDS. CURRENTLY, CALIFORNIA
IS IN DEBT BY OVER $109 BILLION
IN OUTSTANDING BONDS. THIS BOND,
AND THE OTHER BOND THAT WE
PASSED TODAY WILL ADD $20
BILLION TO OUR STATE DEBT. THINK
OF IT AS A CREDIT CARD WITH $129
BILLION DEFICIT. WE ARE ALREADY
PAYING OVER $7 BILLION A YEAR
JUST TO SERVICE THE DEBT. AND
ADDING THESE BONDS WILL INCREASE
OUR ANNUAL SERVICE DEBT. I
BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE FUNDING
THESE PROGRAMS SUCH AS SCHOOLS
IN OUR ORDINARY BUDGET. WE SPENT
300 BILLION THIS YEAR. SCHOOLS
SHOULD BE FULLY FUNDED IN THERE.
I OPPOSE THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT
SPENT MONEY ON ITEMS I STRONGLY
DISAGREE WITH. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR
BUDGET SPENT 1 BILLION ON HIGH
SPEED RAIL. THAT'S ON TOP OF THE
9 BILLION THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY
VOTERS IN PROP ONE, A. IN
ADDITION, WE'RE SPENDING 5
BILLION ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION,
HEALTH CARE. WE SHOULD BE
PUTTING THOSE MATTERS UP FOR A
BOND TO ASK THE PEOPLE IF THEY
WANT TO FUND THEM, NOT
SHORTCHANGING THE SCHOOLS. AND
THEN ASKING TAXPAYERS TO GO
FURTHER IN DEBT. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS, MR. SPEAKER, I
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THE BONDS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SALLY.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 68. NOES ONE. ON. ON
THE URGENCY. AYES 68. NOES ONE
ON THE BILL. SENATE AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN IMMEDIATE
TRANSMITTAL TO THE GOVERNOR.
MADAM MAJORITY LEADER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTION.
HELLO. I'M SORRY, MR. SPEAKER.
SB 440 HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM
THE SENATE. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
63 AND 67. TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN TO TAKE UP THE
BILL TODAY, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO
FILE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONCURRENCE IN THE SENATE
AMENDMENTS. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. THANK
YOU. WITHOUT MR. WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO FILE AB 440 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
440 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
ELECTIONS AND CALLING ELECTIONS
TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, PLEASE
GATHER AROUND TO HEAR MY WORDS
AS AMENDED IN THE SENATE. AB 440
ENSURES THAT THE EDUCATION AND
CLIMATE BOND MEASURES THAT WERE
VOTED ON TONIGHT ARE ABLE TO
APPEAR ON THE NOVEMBER GENERAL
ELECTION BALLOT. WITHOUT THOSE
THIS BILL, THOSE MEASURES WOULD
NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT UNTIL
2026. AB 440 ALSO CLARIFIES TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE
PLACEMENT AND NUMBERING OF
LEGISLATIVE BALLOT MEASURES FOR
THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, AND CUTS
DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF BALLOT
MEASURES THAT VOTERS ARE ASKED
TO DECIDE THIS NOVEMBER BY
MOVING ONE LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
TO THE 2026 BALLOT. BECAUSE SB
1381 WAS NOT TAKEN UP ON THE
FLOOR, THE PROVISIONS OF AB 440
RELATING TO THE NUMBERING OF
THAT MEASURE WILL NOT HAVE ANY
EFFECT, AND THE SCHOOL
FACILITIES BOND WILL INSTEAD
APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AS
PROPOSITION TWO. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE AND
CONCURRENCE IN THE SENATE
AMENDMENTS. MR. WARD, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
ASSEMBLY BILL 440, AMENDING OUR
CONSTITUTION IS SOMETHING THAT
WE SHOULD TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY,
AND THE THREATS THAT WE FACE
UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION ARE
SOMETHING THAT WE ALSO ARE RIGHT
IN FRONT OF US, NEED TO RESPECT,
THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME
NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE
CALIFORNIANS AND GET THIS RIGHT.
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO
WAIT. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE BUILDING MORE OF A COALITION
AND WORKING WITH COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, DESPITE THE FACT
THAT PC IS SHOWN THAT
CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT DEFENDING
THE MAJORITY VOTE IN OUR
CONSTITUTION, I SUPPORT THE NEED
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT TIME AND
PUT THIS ON THE 2026 BALLOT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 54. NO
SIX. SENATE. SENATE AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN. MADAM MAJORITY
LEADER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTION.
THE SENATE HAS RETURNED. SB 1106
TO THE ASSEMBLY. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO RESCIND THE
ACTION WHEREBY ON JULY 1ST,
2024, SB 1106, RUBIO WAS READ
FOR A THIRD TIME. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS,
MEMBERS. PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE
51, THE HOUSE WILL STAND IN
RECESS, SUMMER RECESS, AND
RECONVENE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH
AT 1 P.M. PURSUANT TO HOUSE
RULES, I AM ORDERING THE DESK TO
REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 3 P.M. ON JULY
10TH. ALL ITEMS WILL BE PASSED
AND RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL
BE CONTINUED. SEEING AND
HEARING. NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MISS AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES. MR.
FLORES SECONDS THAT THE HOUSE
STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY,
AUGUST 5TH AT AT 1 P.M. DESKS
WILL REMAIN OPEN TO PROCESS
APPROPRIATE BUSINESS. THE QUORUM
CALL IS LIFTED. THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.