WELCOME TO THE
AUGUST 7TH, 2024 ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
HEARING. WE HAVE 295 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 DOT
ASSEMBLY.GOV. PLEASE NOTE THAT
ANY WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMITTED
TO THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED
PUBLIC COMMENT AND MAY BE READ
INTO THE RECORD OR REPRINTED.
THE HEARING ROOM IS OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED
TO WATCH THE HEARING. IT'S
RIVETING FROM IT'S LIVE STREAM
ON THE ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE.
ISLAMICA. 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
THE 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 OTHER VIOLATIONS OF
GENERAL COURTESY OR DECORUM, MAY
SUBJECT YOU TO REMOVAL OR OTHER
ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES. WITH
THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH
A QUORUM. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE.
SAU WICKS HERE WICKS PRESENT.
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. PRESENT.
ARAMBULA BRIAN. CALDERON.
CALDERON. PRESENT. WENDY.
CARILLO DIXON. DIXON. PRESENT
MIKE. FONG. MIKE FONG PRESENT.
GRAYSON. GRAYSON. PRESENT HANEY.
HANEY. PRESENT HOT. HOT. PRESENT
JIM. PATTERSON. JIM. PATTERSON
PRESENT. PELLERIN. PELLERIN
PRESENT. TO. TO PRESENT. GREAT.
WE HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST ORDER OF
BUSINESS. I WANT TO MOVE SB 1211
TO THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR, NEXT,
I WANT TO TAKE UP THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
MOTION A SECOND, PLEASE CALL.
ROLL THE FOLLOWING BILLS THE
SENATE BILLS FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR 56. SKINNER 285. ALLEN
370. GONZALEZ 552. NEWMAN 577.
HURTADO 639. LIMON 939. UMBERG
963. ASHBY TEN ZERO SIX. PADILLA
1091. MENGIBAR 1111. MINH 1117
LEAD 1155. HURTADO 1156. HURTADO
1158. ARCHULETA 1168. LIMON
1186. OCHOA BOGH 1195. LIMON
1217. GLAZIER 1223. BECKER 1240.
ALVARADO GAIL 1271. MIN 1290.
ROTH 1301. STERN 1313. ASHBY
1317 WAHHAB, 1333. ECKMAN 1335.
ARCHULETA 1342. ATKINS 1369.
LIMON 1394. MIN 1411. OCHOA BOG
1440. LAIRD 1468. OCHOA BOG
1489. MAGUIRE 1493 BLAKE SPEAR
AND 1528 COMMITTEE ON REVENUE
AND TAXATION. CONSENT VOTE.
WICKS I, WICKS I, SANCHEZ,
SANCHEZ I, ARAMBULA, BRIAN.
CALDERON. CALDERON, I, WENDY
CARILLO DIXON. DIXON I, MIKE
FONG, MIKE. FONG I GRAYSON.
GRAYSON I HANEY. HANEY I HOT,
HOT I JIM PATTERSON, JIM
PATTERSON, I PELLERIN, PELLERIN
I TARR. TARR I VÆ VALLAPUDUA.
11. CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
WE'LL LET FOLKS ADD ON. LET'S
NOW GO TO BILLS BEING PRESENTED
TO THE COMMITTEE. I KNOW WE HAVE
MY COUNTERPART, SENATOR
CABALLERO, UP FIRST TODAY, AND
SHE IS PRESENTING SB 366.
YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SB 366
TODAY, WHICH SETS AMBITIOUS
WATER SUPPLY TARGETS FOR THE
STATE AND MODERNIZES THE
CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN. THE
STATE'S KEY WATER MANAGEMENT
PLANNING DOCUMENT. ENSURING
SUFFICIENT WATER FOR THE FUTURE
COULD NOT COME AT A MORE
CRITICAL TIME. THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES PUBLISHED AN
ANALYSIS RECENTLY THAT INDICATED
THE STATE WATER PROJECT WILL
LOSE 23% OF ITS WATER SUPPLY
OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS DUE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE AND RECENT èC
RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT THERE
WILL BE A LOSS OF UP TO 9
MILLION ACRE FEET OF WATER
THROUGHOUT THE STATE BY 2050,
AND OTHER RESEARCH INDICATES
THAT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HALF 1
MILLION TO 1 MILLION ACRES OF AG
LAND WILL HAVE TO BE PUT OUT OF
PRODUCTION, BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE WATER FOR AGRICULTURE, AND
IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY
DISTRICT. SO IT'S OF UTMOST
CONCERN IN RURAL CALIFORNIA.
I'VE WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES ON
SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS TO REDUCE
COSTS AND ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS,
WHICH WE HAVE SHARED WITH THE
COMMITTEE. THE WATER BOARD HAS
ALSO LISTED SIGNIFICANT COSTS
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
BILL. HOWEVER, THE PROVISIONS OF
THE BILL FALL UNDER THE SOLE
PURVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES AND ONLY
REQUIRES COORDINATION WITH THE
WATER BOARD. AND FINALLY, THE
WATER BOARD HAS PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS, TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
RECENTLY AS OF THIS LAST WEEK,
AND WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING
WHICH WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
COSTS. WE'RE WORKING TO ADDRESS
COST CONCERNS AND URGE YOUR
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. AND WITH ME
HERE TO TESTIFY IS DON KIPKE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
BALANCE. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, DON KIPKE, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
BALANCE, A PROUD CO-SPONSOR, A
STRONG SUPPORTER OF SB 366 AS
THE SENATOR ARTICULATED, SB 366
SEEKS TO MODERNIZE THE
CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN TO MAKE IT
JUST THAT AN ACTUAL PLAN, RATHER
THAN MERELY AN IMPORTANT
GLOSSARY AND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
IMPORTANT WATER RELATED
INFORMATION. SEIB IN CONJUNCTION
WITH OUR COLLEAGUE, CO-SPONSORS
THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES ASSOCIATION AND
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES, HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST
NUMBER OF MONTHS WITH THE
AUTHOR, THE COMMITTEE,
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,
STATE WATER BOARD, AND CAL EPA
TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES WAYS TO
MITIGATE SOME OF THE COST
IMPACTS, AND CERTAINLY ARE
HOPEFUL THAT OUR MOST RECENT
CONVERSATIONS, SPECIFICALLY WITH
THE STATE WATER BOARD AND EPA,
PER THE AMENDMENTS, THE SENATOR
REFERENCED, WILL HELP TO ADDRESS
THE COST CONCERNS WITH THAT, WE
WOULD ALSO JUST ECHO, AGAIN, THE
PRIMARY AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR
THIS WORK OF MODERNIZING AND
UPDATING IS DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES, AND SO DO BELIEVE
THAT THOSE SHOULD BE HELPFUL
WITH THAT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AND APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION? ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT? PLEASE NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR MEMBERS. ED
MANNING WITH KP PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ON BEHALF OF WESTERN MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT AND MOJAVE WATER
AGENCY IN SUPPORT. Þ, YEAH.
LET'S, LET'S HOLD ON ME TWOS,
THEN WE'LL COME DO OPPOSITION
AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
OKAY, DENNIS O'CONNOR WITH THE
MONO LAKE COMMITTEE, FROM A
FISCAL PERSPECTIVE, THE MOST
EXPENSIVE PART OF THIS BILL IS
ALSO THE PART THAT WE OBJECT TO
THE MOST. AND THAT IS THE
SETTING OF THE TARGETS AND THE
WORK NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THAT.
THESE PROVISIONS ARE BAD FISCAL
POLICY AND THEY'RE BAD WATER
POLICY. WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED
THAT IN THE EFFORT FOR THE
AUTHOR TO REDUCE THE COSTS OF
THE BILL, THAT THEY'RE GOING
INSTEAD OF REDUCING THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH, ESTABLISHING
THE TARGETS THAT THEY INSTEAD
ARE GOING TO DELETE OTHER
PROVISIONS, SUCH AS WATER
NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN PUBLIC
TRUST RESOURCES, THE MINIMIZING
THE NEED TO IMPACT TO IMPORT
WATER FROM OTHER, HYDROLOGIC
REGIONS AND TO SUPPORT
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY AND
ENVIRONMENT. THESE THINGS ARE
MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE
SETTING OF THE TARGETS, AND ARE
THE FEW PROVISIONS IN THE BILL
THAT ACTUALLY SUPPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES. AND
FINALLY, THERE'S NO NEED TO PASS
THE BILL THIS YEAR. THE NEXT
UPDATE OF THE WATER PLAN ISN'T
DUE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST. 19, I
MEAN, 2028, TO THE EXTENT A BILL
IS NECESSARY TO ADJUST THE WATER
PLAN, THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME IN
THE NEXT SESSION TO DO IT
PROPERLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE ALSO, YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR. THANK YOU. CHAIR WICKS.
GOOD MORNING. APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF
MILLION WITH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. FINANCE IS OPPOSED TO
THIS BILL. THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES ESTIMATES AN
ANNUAL COST OF AN ADDITIONAL $2
MILLION. GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS
$10 MILLION OVER THE FIVE YEAR
WATER PLAN UPDATE CYCLE, THIS
MONEY IS TO EXPAND
INVESTIGATIONS AND MODELING THE
STATE'S TEN HYDRAULIC REGIONS,
THESE COSTS INCLUDE WORKLOAD
ASSOCIATED WITH COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS, INTERIM ANNUAL
REPORTS, AND CONDUCTING A STUDY
TO SET TARGETS THAT MEET ALL
NEEDS, THE STATE WATER BOARD
ESTIMATES COSTS OF 4,000,005.
4,275,000 ANNUALLY ONGOING FOR
THEIR WORKLOAD. AND WHILE THE
CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION AND
CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES
AGENCY ESTIMATE COSTS TO BE
MINOR AND ABSORBABLE, WE NOTE
THAT THE BILL ALSO CREATES
ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND COST
PRESSURES FOR IMPLEMENTING AND
POTENTIALLY FINANCING OUTCOMES
OF THE PLAN. SO ANY REQUESTS FOR
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WOULD BE
EVALUATED DURING THE ANNUAL
BUDGET PROCESS. THANK YOU, WE
CAN NOW GO TO OUR ME TOOS. I
APPRECIATE HOW ORGANIZED YOU ALL
ARE, NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION. PLEASE THANK YOU.
CHAIR. GOOD MORNING, DANNY
MERKLEY WITH THE GLAUCO GROUP ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF WINE GRAPE
GROWERS, KINGS RIVER INTERESTS,
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT AND
SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. ETHAN
NAGLER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES
OF CORONA AND SANTA ROSA IN
SUPPORT. ALANA QUINTANA HERE FOR
THE IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT
IN SUPPORT. GAYLE DELAHUNT WITH
WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. KATHRYN FREEMAN WITH
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES CO-SPONSOR IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS, DON GILBERT FOR THE
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
ASSOCIATION, A CO-SPONSOR OF THE
BILL AND SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING,
JAMIE MINER, ON BEHALF OF
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT, SANTA MARGARITA WATER
DISTRICT, TURLOCK IRRIGATION
DISTRICT AND WEST BASIN
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MORNING.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS, JASON
EICHORN, ON BEHALF OF THE RANCHO
CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT. ALSO
IN SUPPORT. HOLLY FOR MANY DAYS
IS WITH LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF VALLEY
WATER AND SUPPORT DILLONLIAM ON
BEHALF OF THE SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT IN SUPPORT.
BRENDA BASS WITH KP PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN SUPPORT IVY BRITTON WITH THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT DENNIS
ALBIANI ON BEHALF OF THE SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY,
MESA WATER AND A HOST OF
AGRICULTURAL ENTITIES INCLUDING
THE CALIFORNIA SEED ASSOCIATION,
CALIFORNIA GREAT FEED, AND
OTHERS. THANK YOU. IN SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING, BETH. ALSO ON
BEHALF OF WATER REUSE,
CALIFORNIA INLAND EMPIRE
UTILITIES AGENCY AND CUCAMONGA
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT AND SANTA
ANA WATERSHED PROJECT AUTHORITY
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. KASHA
HUNT HERE WITH NOSSAMAN HERE ON
BEHALF OF OLIVENHAIN MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. TAYLOR OCEAN.
IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING
ORGANIZATIONS UNITED AG, WESTERN
PLANT HEALTH ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA FRESH FRUIT
ASSOCIATION, GROWER SHIPPER
ASSOCIATION, WALNUT, APPLE AND
BLUEBERRY COMMISSION, CALIFORNIA
COTTON GROWERS, AND WESTERN AG
PROCESSORS IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, CINDY TUCK WITH
THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
WATER AGENCIES IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE
ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION?
NOW IS YOUR MOMENT OKAY. WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR? WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE Þ WE HAVE A
QUESTION HERE, MR. PATTERSON. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'RE
ATTEMPTING TO BRING THOSE COSTS
DOWN SO THAT IT PASSES THE
APPROPRIATIONS TEST. HOW LIKELY
IS THAT? AND WHEN DO YOU THINK
THAT WILL TAKE PLACE? SO? SO
HERE'S THE CHALLENGE. IS THAT,
SOME OF THE HIGHEST COSTS ARE
FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
THE LEAST AMOUNT TO DO IN, IN,
IN REGARDS TO THE BILL, THERE'S
NO QUESTION THAT IT'S GOING TO
COST, BUT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS
OF PASSING A OR WORKING ON A
CLIMATE CHANGE BILL, PART OF
WHICH DEALS WITH WATER. HOW DO
YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
PRIORITIES FOR WATER ARE IF YOU
DON'T HAVE A PLAN? AND PART OF
THAT IS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IT
GOING TO COST IN THE LONG TERM
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE POTABLE
WATER FOR EVERY PART OF THE
STATE? TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE
HAS WATER IMPORTED FROM IT.
THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. SO TWO
THIRDS OF CALIFORNIANS RECEIVE
SOME WATER FROM FROM THE DELTA
AND THE DELTA IS IN FAILURE. AND
WE'VE KNOWN THAT FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME. SO AS CLIMATE CHANGE
RAVAGES THE STATE WITH 100 PLUS
TEMPERATURES FOR DAYS ON END, WE
USE MORE WATER. AND SO WE NEED A
WATER PLAN. AND WE NEED TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET OFF
OUR OUR OVERRELIANCE ON THE
DELTA AND COME UP WITH REGIONAL
SOLUTIONS TO HOW WE CAN ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER FOR
EVERYONE IN THE STATE AS WE MOVE
TO 2040 AND 2050. SO WE'RE
WORKING ON TRYING TO MAKE THE
COST MORE REASONABLE, AND SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT WILL COME OUT
OF THE BILL ARE THINGS THAT WILL
REDUCE COSTS. BUT BUT WE FEEL
VERY CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING WE ABSOLUTELY NEED
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO END UP
IN A CRISIS WHERE WE HAVE NO
WATER, ABILITY TO PROVIDE WATER
AND I HAVE A BUNCH OF
COMMUNITIES IN MY DISTRICT RIGHT
NOW WHO DON'T HAVE POTABLE
WATER, AND SO THEY'RE TRUCKING
IT IN. THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.
AND IT IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE AS
WELL. SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING AS
DILIGENTLY AS WE CAN TO BRING
SOME OF THESE COSTS DOWN, AND
SOME OF IT IS JUST RESISTANCE TO
HAVING TO DO THE WORK. IF, IF
THE BILL GETS THROUGH AND THE
GOVERNOR SIGNS IT, I APPRECIATE,
THE EFFORT AND WITH DUE RESPECT
TO FINANCE, THIS IS SOMETHING
REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE TAG, GET
IT REDUCED TO SOME MANNER. BUT I
REALLY THINK THAT WE'VE GOT TO
BE WILLING TO SAY SOMETHING AS
IMPORTANT AS THIS. EVEN IF IT
HAS A PRICE TAG. IT'S SOMETHING
WE'VE GOT TO DO, NOT JUST FOR
THE I HAVE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
IN DIFFICULTY, BUT I. I HAVE AG
FALLOWING. I COULD FOLLOW A
MILLION ACRES IN CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. AND SO HERE WE ARE
WITH THE UNDERGROUND. STORAGE
CAPACITY. WE'RE PUMPING IT OUT
AND OUR AG PEOPLE HAVE TO PUT IT
BACK IN, BUT THEY'RE NOT GIVEN
THE SURFACE WATER TO PUT IT BACK
IN RIGHT. AND UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, THEIR
WATER INSTITUTE, DID A THOROUGH
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF IT. AND IT
IS GUT WRENCHING. I MEAN,
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES THAT WILL
DOUBLE IN THESE SMALLER TOWNS, A
MILLION ACRE FEET. NOW, ONE
CAVEAT TO ALL OF THIS IS I, I
THINK AND THERE'S AGRICULTURE
HERE. I THINK THE GENIUS OF
AGRICULTURE OVER THE YEARS HAS
BEEN THEIR ABILITY TO ADAPT. AND
I DON'T KNOW, I THINK, DIDN'T
YOU AUTHOR THE BILL WITH RESPECT
TO THE AGAVE? DIDN'T YOU? I DID
SOME WORK ON THAT I DID NOT. OH,
WELL, I, I YEAH, THE WOLF FAMILY
ASKED ME TO COAUTHOR IT AND WE
DID THAT, THAT'S AN AN
INDICATION THEY, THEY WANT TO
HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION. IN FACT,
THEY'RE DOING EXPERIMENTALS
RIGHT NOW IN MY DISTRICT, WITH
DIFFERENT VARIETALS, AND SO
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
CALIFORNIA, YOU KNOW, AGAVE
MARKET. NOW, WE CAN'T CALL IT
TEQUILA, RIGHT? SO WE'VE BEEN
TESTING OUT AND I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING A BIT
TOO CORNY OR A BIT TOO CLOSE. SO
STUART WOLF AND I WERE
BRAINSTORMING ABOUT THIS. HOW
ABOUT IF WE CALL IT TAQALI TO
SEE QUÊ? Kò? I THINK WE CAN DO
THAT PROPERLY. THANK YOU, MR.
PATTERSON. DO YOU HAVE ANY
CLOSING COMMENTS? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE WHEN IT'S
APPROPRIATE. YEAH. SO WE'RE
MOVING THIS BILL OFF ONTO THE
SUSPENSE FILE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, NEXT, WE'LL HAVE
SENATOR PORTANTINO UP, AND YOU
ARE PRESENTING SB 691. YOU'RE
VERY COLORFULLY, PATRIOTICALLY
DRESSED TODAY TO THE OLYMPICS.
YES DID YOU GUYS CATCH THE 1500
LAST NIGHT? THAT WAS PRETTY
AMAZING. OH, TURN YOUR MIC ON,
PLEASE. SIR, WE'RE GOING TO SAY.
AND THE WOMEN'S SOCCER YESTERDAY
WAS PRETTY AMAZING AS WELL.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IF I MAY
PROCEED, SB 691 ADDRESSES
THREATENING LANGUAGE RELATED TO
STUDENT TRUANCY. THERE'S A BODY
OF EVIDENCE THAT SAYS WHEN WE
ACTUALLY PROVIDE PERTINENT
INFORMATION AND DON'T TRY TO
CRIMINALIZE PARENTS, WE ACTUALLY
GET MORE KIDS IN SEATS, AS
EVIDENCED BEING A Dð PASS BY, I
BELIEVE RECOMMENDATION. THE
FISCAL COST IS MINIMAL AND
ABSORBABLE, AND WE DID REMOVE
THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHICH
WOULD HAVE INCREASED COSTS. SO
THAT WHOLE SECTION ONE HAS BEEN
WILL BE TAKEN OUT WHEN THIS BILL
GETS OFF OF SUSPENSE. AND WITH
ME, I HAVE SEBASTIAN BARNET, A
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, TO SAY A
FEW BRIEF WORDS, IF I MAY.
PLEASE FEEL FREE. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. HELLO, I'M SEBASTIAN
BARNET, I'M A HIGH SCHOOLER FROM
SENATOR PORTANTINO'S DISTRICT
AND I STRONGLY AGREE WITH THIS
BILL BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD
HELP OUR STATE'S CHILDREN AS
WELL AS THE FACT THAT THERE'S
PRACTICALLY NO FINANCIAL BURDEN
TO THIS LEGISLATION. SO I
STRONGLY SUPPORT IT. GREAT. DO
WE HAVE, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE?
ACTUALLY NO FILE ON THIS BILL.
OKAY, GREAT, ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION, ANY
FOLKS IN THE ROOM LIKE TO
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? OKAY WE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR? WE
HAVE A. Ó. DO YOU ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENTS? I DO AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. GREAT.
GREAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. GREAT. THAT IS, Dð.
PASS IS AMENDED. IT'S OUT ON A B
ROLL CALL WITH MR. PATTERSON.
AND TO NOT VOTING. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE MR. BRADFORD, WHO
IS NOT HERE. OKAY AND SENATOR
GROVE, WHO IS NOT HERE. AND
SENATOR DODD, IT'S YOUR LUCKY
DAY. OH SORRY, MR. BRADFORD, YOU
YOU WERE ABOUT 20S TOO LATE. MR.
DODD WILL BE QUICK. I'M SURE.
THAT WAS RIGHT UNDER THE WIRE.
YOU MAY BE GETTING. LET'S GO.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
AND MEMBERS, TODAY I'M
PRESENTING SB 1379. THIS IS A
DISTRICT BILL TO TEMPORARILY,
TEMPORARILY WAIVE THE 960 HOUR
LIMIT FOR RETIRED ANNUITANTS
WORKING FOR THE SOLANO COUNTY
SHERIFF TO ADDRESS CRITICAL
STAFFING NEEDS IN VALLEJO, CITY
OF VALLEJO. THE BILL WILL SUNSET
IN THREE YEARS. THE VALLEJO CITY
COUNCIL DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY LAST YEAR DUE TO A
MAJOR POLICE OFFICER STAFFING
SHORTAGE, DESPITE BEING
AUTHORIZED FOR 132 OFFICERS,
VALLEJO PD CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 32
PATROL OFFICERS AND FOUR
DETECTIVES. AS A RESULT, THE
SOLANO COUNTY SHERIFF HAS TASKED
WITH RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY
CALLS IN VALLEJO, AND THIS BILL
IS ESSENTIAL TO ASSIST THEM WITH
RESPONDING TO THESE CALLS. THE
BILL REQUIRES THE COUNTY OF
SOLANO PAY A $200 ADMINISTRATION
FEE PER RETIREE PER MONTH WITH A
MAXIMUM OF 20 OFFICERS. THIS
WILL HELP CALPERS SYSTEM WITH
THE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT COSTS.
GIVEN VALLEJO'S IMMEDIATE PUBLIC
SAFETY NEEDS, THE CITY CAN'T
AFFORD TO WAIT FOR MORE OFFICERS
TO BE TRAINED WITHOUT THIS BILL,
THE SOLANO COUNTY SHERIFF WON'T
BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO CALLS IN
VALLEJO. WITH ME TODAY IS COREY
SALZILLO WITH THIS CALIFORNIA
STATE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION. THIS
BILL HAS LOCAL SUPPORT AND NO
RECORDED OPPOSITION.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU MAY BEGIN. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. COREY SUSILO, ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SHERIFFS
ASSOCIATION, HAPPY TO BE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. AS THE
AUTHOR SAID, IT ADDRESSES A
CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY NEED BY
ALLOWING RETIRED ANNUITANTS
WORKING FOR THE SOLANO COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO EXCEED THE
960 HOUR TIME LIMIT. UNDER VERY
SPECIFIC AND LIMITED CONDITIONS
AND FOR A TEMPORARY TIME PERIOD,
THE AUTHOR AND SPONSORS HAVE
TAKEN SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS TO
ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS AS AS WELL
AS TO MINIMIZE ANY POTENTIAL
FISCAL IMPACT TO THE STATE. AND
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE AUTHOR.
AND THE COMMUNITY, AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY,
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THANK
YOU. FINANCE IS NEUTRAL ON THIS
BILL. CALPERS REPORTS THAT THE
BILL WILL RESULT IN A ONE TIME,
$100,000 ADMINISTRATIVE COST FOR
SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS TO RECEIVE
REPORTING OF APPOINTMENTS AND
TRACK MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE
PAYMENTS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
THIS BILL COULD COST SOLANO
COUNTY UP TO $48,000 ANNUALLY
FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES
FOR 20 RETIRED EMPLOYEES, AND
THIS AMOUNT WOULD PARTIALLY
OFFSET THE ONE TIME CALPERS
COSTS. THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE
IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE A STATE
REIMBURSABLE MANDATE, BECAUSE
THE COUNTY IS NOT REQUIRED TO
HIRE RETIRED EMPLOYEES.
APPOINTMENTS ARE AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, AND BENEFIT COSTS
FOR THE COUNTY WOULD NOT BE
AFFECTED AS THERE WOULD NOT BE A
RETIREMENT EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION
FOR THESE RETIRED EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS
FOR THE AUTHOR? DO YOU HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND? GREAT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, GREAT.
IT'S A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
IT'S OUT ON AN A ROLL CALL.
THANK YOU, MR. DODD. AND, MR.
BRADFORD, YOU ARE UP. I BELIEVE
YOU HAVE THREE BILLS, YOU ARE
PRESENTING SB 1075, SB 1109, AND
SB 1177. SB 1075, WHICH WILL
ESTABLISH THE BASIC CONSUMER
PROTECTIONS FOR CALIFORNIANS WHO
ARE MEMBERS OF A STATE CHARTERED
CREDIT UNION. 1075 WILL CREATE A
NEW AND NECESSARY SAFEGUARDS
FROM OVERDRAFT AND
NON-SUFFICIENT FUNDS FEES BY
CAPPING THOSE FEES AT $14, OR AN
AMOUNT SET BY THE CONSUMER
FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU,
WHICHEVER IS LOWER. STARTING ON
JANUARY 2026, THIS BILL REQUIRES
THE CREDIT UNIONS TO NOTIFY
MEMBERS WHEN A OVERDRAFT OR
NON-SUFFICIENT FUND FEE IS BEING
CHARGED TO THEIR ACCOUNT BY NO
LATER THAN ONE THE NEXT BUSINESS
DAY, THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION, AND IT WILL HAVE
MINOR AND ABSORBABLE COST BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL
PROTECTIONS. AND I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
ANY FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION?
GOOD MORNING. DANNY KENDALL
KAISER, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LOW INCOME CONSUMER
COALITION, AS WELL AS THE
NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
GREAT. THE, IT'S A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION OUT ON A ROLL
CALL. THANK YOU. AND NEXT UP.
OKAY. NEXT. NEXT UP IS SB 1109.
IT'S A STRAIGHT FORWARD MEASURE
THAT REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF
CANNABIS CONTROL TO COLLECT AND
REPORT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
OF CANNABIS LICENSEES. THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE VOLUNTARY,
PROVIDED BY THE CANNABIS
LICENSEES. AS WE KNOW, THIS
INDUSTRY IS A LITTLE OVER SEVEN
YEARS IN EXISTENCE, BUT IT'S
LACKING REAL DIVERSITY, WHICH IS
LEADING TO SOME OF OUR
CHALLENGES. SB 1109 WILL HELP
PROVIDE NECESSARY TRANSPARENCY
ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S CANNABIS
INDUSTRY, AND THE COSTS ARE
MINOR AND ABSORBABLE. AND I ASK
FOR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
SUPPORT OPPOSITION. BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND BY
MR. HANEY, NO QUESTIONS. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, GREAT. THIS
IS, DO PASS DO PASS
RECOMMENDATIONS OUT ON A ROLL
CALL WITH MR. TO NOT VOTING AND
YOUR LAST BILL SB 1177 1177
UPDATES CALIFORNIA UTILITY
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY LAW TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE SPAN
CONCENTRATION AND FOSTER MORE
DIVERSE WORKFORCE. CHEN. ORDER
156 WAS ESTABLISHED ALMOST 40
YEARS AGO BY THE LATE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GWEN MOORE TO ADD
DIVERSITY WITH CONTRACT AND
PROCUREMENT WITH OUR UTILITIES.
WHEN THIS BILL WAS INTRODUCED,
40 YEARS AGO, THE UTILITIES WERE
SPENDING MAYBE A HALF $1
MILLION. I MEAN, HALF A YEAH,
HALF $1 MILLION, ABOUT $500,000
WITH MINORITY CONTRACTORS.
TODAY, THE SPEND IS 19 BILLION.
BUT, THE NUMBERS OF DIVERSE
COMPANIES HAVEN'T REALLY, GROWN.
SO IT REQUIRES LARGE UTILITIES
TO INCLUDE INFORMATION OF A
NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS AND
SUBCONTRACTORS THAT THEY DO
BUSINESS WITH, AS WELL AS THE
TOTAL VALUE OF THESE CONTRACTS.
THIS BILL REQUIRES THE DATA TO
BE SUBMITTED ON HOW MUCH OF THE
WORK BEING PERFORMED IS DONE IN
CALIFORNIA, AND ENCOURAGES
UTILITY BUSINESSES TO FILE
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
PLANS AND HAS NO OPPOSITION. I
RESPECT CLASSIFIER, I VOTE THANK
YOU. ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? NOTHING
FROM DEAF. I TAKE IT, OKAY. AND
ANY ANY FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION?
OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE THAT
ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION? IT'S OUT ON A B
ROLL CALL WITH MR. PATTERSON AND
MR. TANA VOTING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR BRADFORD.
NEXT WE HAVE SENATOR MENGIBAR.
YOU'RE Þ. WE HAVE SENATOR
GLAZIER. THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS, ARGUABLY, THIS IS A
CLEANUP BILL TO A CONFLICT OF
INTEREST BILL THAT WAS PASSED BY
YOU, A YEAR AGO. I HAVE A COMMON
CAUSE HERE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT MEMBERS MAY HAVE.
AND WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THERE WE GO. IN
SUPPORT OF SB 1181, WOULD YOU
LIKE ME TO RESTATE MY NAME FOR
THE RECORD? SURE. OKAY. REBECCA
MARCUS, ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
COMMON CAUSE AND SUPPORT OF SB
1181, THIS BILL WILL
SUBSTANTIALLY EASE THE BURDEN ON
LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
STAKEHOLDERS AND BETTER FOCUS
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LEVINE
ACT, NOT LEVINE. MR. PELLERIN
WILL GET ME IN TROUBLE ON
LIMITING THE MOST DANGEROUS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL
INTERESTS. THIS WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED WITH LITTLE TO NO
COSTS. WE ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
WISH TO. SORRY. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT, EXPRESS OPPOSITION. UP
TO THE MIC FOR ME. TWO'S NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
PLEASE CLIFTON WILSON, ON BEHALF
OF THE FRESNO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. GREAT. AND, ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A
MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND,
SECOND, SECOND? OKAY, GREAT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE? THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. IT'S
NOT ON A ROLL CALL WITH MR.
PATTERSON NOT VOTING.
WE HAVE SENATOR GROVE NOW. AND I
KNOW YOU ARE PRESENTING, SB 1043
AND SB 1414. YES, MADAM CHAIR.
DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE OF WHAT
I DO FIRST? NO. YOU PICK OKAY.
SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. AND MEMBERS, TODAY
I'M HERE TO PRESENT SB 1043, THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND CHILDREN'S
TREATMENT ACT, WHICH WOULD
CREATE MORE TRANSPARENCY
SURROUNDING THE USE OF RESTRAINT
AND SECLUSION ROOMS AT SHORT
TERM RESIDENTIAL THERAPEUTIC
PROGRAMS. ALSO KNOWN AS STRIPS.
I'D LIKE TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE
AND THANK THE SPONSOR OF SB
1043, CEO OF 1111 MEDIA IMPACT
PARIS HILTON. SHE'S A SURVIVOR
OF THE TROUBLED TEEN INDUSTRY
AND HAS BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED
BY THE IMPROPER USE OF SECLUSION
AND RESTRAINTS. PARIS SENT TO
MULTIPLE FACILITIES AND WAS
PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY AND
PSYCHOLOGICALLY ABUSED. SHE HAS
TURNED HER SURVIVAL STORY INTO A
CATALYST FOR CHANGE AND
SPONSORED LEGISLATION ACROSS THE
NATION AIMED AT REFORMING THE
TROUBLED TEEN INDUSTRY AND
PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM, IN OUR
YOUTH FROM ABUSE. SOME OF
CALIFORNIA'S MOST VULNERABLE
CHILDREN ARE HOUSED IN STRIPS,
INCLUDING FORMER FOSTER YOUTH
THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY
SEXUALLY EXPLOITED. WITH THIS
KNOWLEDGE, WE MUST REQUIRE THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND CARE FOR
THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION, ZOE,
WHO TESTIFIED IN THE PUBLIC
POLICY COMMITTEE HEARING, WAS A
RESTRAINED AND TIED DOWN FOR 24
HOURS FOR REFUSING TO EAT A PAT
OF BUTTER. ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IN
THIS ROOM TODAY WAS HOUSED IN A
DOG CAGE FOR A LENGTHY TIME
FRAME. THESE ARE CHILDREN THAT
ARE IN THE STATE'S CARE CUSTODY
AND CONTROL. SB 1043 IS A SIMPLE
TRANSPARENCY MEASURE THAT WOULD
REQUIRE CDSS TO DISPLAY ON ITS
WEBSITE DATA REGARDING THE USE
OF RESTRAINTS AND SECLUSION
ROOMS IN STRIPS, AND REQUIRES
THEM TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION
EACH TIME. RESTRAINTS
RESTRAINTS, AND SECLUSIONS ARE
USED. THIS BILL WAS AMENDED AND
STRENGTHENED THANKS TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LEE IN THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE TO NOW
INCLUDE AN OFFICER FOR THE
FOSTER CARE OMBUDSMAN TO ACT AS
AN ADVOCATE FOR THE YOUTH WHO
HAVE BEEN RESTRAINED AND
SECLUDED, AND COLLECTING THEIR
STATEMENTS, AND INCLUDING THAT
IN A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT.
AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AND
PRACTICAL FOR PRACTICAL
PURPOSES, I'VE SUBMITTED
AMENDMENTS TO THIS COMMITTEE TO
INCREASE THE LENGTH OF TIME THE
OMBUDSMAN PERSON HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THESE
STATEMENTS FROM SEVEN DAYS TO 14
DAYS. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED,
THROUGH STATUTE TO MAKE
RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
HOWEVER, THEY HAVE FAILED TO DO
SO FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS
SINCE THE CREATION OF STRIPS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS INFORMATION
WASN'T PUBLISHED WHEN WE HAD A
BUDGET SURPLUS AND NOW WE HAVE A
BUDGET DEFICIT, AND I DON'T WANT
THAT TO BE THE REASON THAT WE
CONTINUE NOT TO MAKE THIS
INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC. THIS IS IMPLEMENTING A
CRUCIAL CHILDREN'S PROTECTION
MEASURE. MEASURE THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN UNDER THE
STATE'S CARE SHOULD BE A TOP
PRIORITY, REGARDLESS OF THE
COST. I'VE HAD SEVERAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE
ORIGINAL COST OF THE BILL TO TRY
TO UNDERSTAND THE UNBELIEVABLY
HIGH ESTIMATE TO PUBLISH DATA
THAT CDSS ALREADY IS COLLECTING
ON THE SAME FORM, AND AFTER
EVERY MEETING, I'M LEFT WITH
MORE QUESTIONS, DASHBOARDS AND
EXISTING WEBSITES THROUGH THEIR
STATE AND OTHER THROUGH OTHER
STATE AGENCIES HAVE BEEN A LOWER
COST ASSOCIATED WITH
IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE.
I'VE ENCOURAGED THE DEPARTMENT
TO SEEK OUT AND SUPPORT FROM
OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND LEARN
HOW THEY HAVE LOWERED THEIR COST
ASSOCIATED WITH ADDING A NEW
SECTION AGAIN TO THE EXISTING
WEBSITE THAT ALREADY DISPLAYS
OTHER DATA THAT'S PERTINENT TO
THE PUBLIC. FROM THE SAME
REPORTS THAT ARE FILED. MEMBERS.
THIS MEASURE THE ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR CHILDREN'S TREATMENT, IS
JUST THAT A SIMPLE TRANSPARENCY
MEASURE, CARING FOR, CARING FOR
OUR YOUTH. WE ARE ASKING CDSS TO
PUBLISH DATA IN A PUBLIC IN THE
PUBLIC SQUARE SO THAT THEY CAN
ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
OVERSIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO
CARING FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE
CHILDREN. CALIFORNIA'S ALREADY
INVESTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO
BRING OUR YOUTH HOUSED AND OUT
OF STATE FACILITIES BACK TO
CALIFORNIA, BECAUSE ABUSIVE
PRACTICES WERE EXPOSED. IT ONLY
MAKES SENSE TO ENSURE THAT THE
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AS IT RELATES TO THEIR CARE HERE
IN CALIFORNIA IS AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC, AND WE MAKE SURE
THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE. WE
ARE ALL PARENTS SOMEHOW, IN SOME
WAY, OF THESE FOSTER CHILDREN,
THAT ARE IN THE STATE'S CARE,
CUSTODY AND CONTROL. AND IT'S
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE SAFE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. DO
WE HAVE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? CHELSEA FILER OF THE
INSTITUTIONAL CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION AND ADVOCACY NETWORK.
YOU CAN HEAR ME. YES, YES,
STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
AS A SURVIVOR OF INSTITUTIONAL
CHILD ABUSE AND WHERE I WAS HELD
IN A DOG CAGE, SUBJECT TO
VIOLENT RESTRAINT AND STARVED,
BEATEN AND BURNED IN ONE OF
THESE PROGRAMS. I HAVE TO SAY,
THIS ISSUE IS FAR MORE DIRE THAN
THE STATE KNOWS. AND THAT IS WHY
PROPER REPORTING IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. HI. MY NAME IS
NATALIE WILLS ON BEHALF OF 1111
MEDIA, I AM A SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL
ABUSE. AS A CHILD, WHICH
RESULTED IN ME BECOMING A
RUNAWAY WHICH RESULTED IN ME
BEING SENT AWAY AND RESTRAINED
UNNECESSARILY. IN MANY WAYS. AND
SB 143 IS GOING TO INCREASE THE
VORACITY THAT IS NEEDED TO
REPORT UNNECESSARY RESTRAINTS
ESPECIALLY, AND MAKE IT LESS, I
GUESS MAKE IT EASIER FOR
SURVIVORS LIKE MYSELF TO, TO
COME UP AND SAY OUR TRUTH, AND,
AND HAVE THAT IN REPORTING
RATHER THAN A SURVIVOR COMING IN
AND HAVING TO, BASICALLY GO
THROUGH THE TRAUMA OF, OF THEIR
STORY AND HAVING TO REPEAT THAT
TO EVERYBODY. AND THE STATE IS
ABSOLUTELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
INCREASING THIS DATA VERACITY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION,
ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT? PLEASE
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
MICHAEL MENDOZA I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF PARIS HILTON AND 1111
MEDIA IMPACT, AS WELL AS THE
ANTI-RECIDIVISM COALITION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY
FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION. ME TOO. OKAY. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR?
OKAY. AND THIS IS FOR
PRESENTATION ONLY. THE BILL IS
BEING MOVED TO THE SUSPENSE
FILE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK
THAT YOU KNOW, IT BE CONSIDERED
AS FAR AS THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR
BE RELEASED. THESE CHILDREN
DESPERATELY NEED OUR HELP. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. OKAY. AND WE WILL NOW
MOVE TO, SB 1414. THANK YOU. AND
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR
MEETING WITH ME ON BOTH OF THESE
BILLS. BUT SPECIFICALLY SB 1414,
SB 1414 IS A BIPARTISAN MEASURE
THAT'S JOINT AUTHORED BY SENATOR
CABALLERO AND SENATOR RUBIO AND
ONCE AMENDED, WILL INCLUDE 23
COAUTHORS. THE AMENDMENTS I
SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE WOULD
MAKE IT A CRIME OF SOLICITING OR
ENGAGING IN ANY ACT OF
COMMERCIAL SEX. WITH A CHILD. IF
THE DEFENDANT IS AN ADULT, A
FELONY PUNISHABLE IN STATE
PRISON FOR TWO, THREE, OR FOUR
YEARS AND A FINE NOT TO EXCEED
$25,000. THE AMENDMENT WOULD
ALSO REQUIRE A TIER ONE SEX
REGISTRY FOR A SECOND OR
SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE WITHOUT A TEN
YEAR AGE GAP FOR THE VICTIM AND
THE DEFENDANT, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY IN THE BILL. THE
HOSTILE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
FORCED ON ME IN SENATE PUBLIC
SAFETY, FOR INSTANCE, THIS
EXAMPLE, A 20 YEAR OLD MAN COULD
PURCHASE A TEN YEAR OLD CHILD IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNDER
THE LANGUAGE, AND HE WOULD NOT
HAVE TO REGISTER AS A SEX
OFFENDER. HOWEVER, IF THAT SAME
MAN PURCHASED A NINE YEAR OLD
CHILD FOR SEX, SOMEHOW IT
BECOMES A PREDATOR WORTHY OF A
SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIPS. WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT PURCHASING CHILDREN FOR
SEX, PURCHASING ANY CHILD FOR
SEX AT ANY AGE. YOU ARE A
PREDATOR. THERE'S NO AGE GAP
THAT'S ACCEPTABLE. WHILE I
UNDERSTAND THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF
THIS COMMITTEE IS TO EVALUATE
THE FISCAL IMPACT OF SB 1414, I
WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT
THERE IS NO PRICE TAG THAT WE
CAN BE PLACED ON VICTIMS OF SEX
TRAFFICKING, ESPECIALLY
CHILDREN. BUYING A CHILD FOR SEX
IS A CRIME SO GROTESQUE, IMMORAL
AND BARBARIC IT SHOULD BE
PREVENTED AND STOPPED AT ANY
COST. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS
OFTEN A LIFETIME OF COMPLEX
TRAUMA TO HARM THESE CHILDREN
HAVE WHEN THEY ARE PURCHASED AND
BOUGHT FOR SEX. FROM
PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES TO PHYSICAL
AILMENTS TO HOUSING NEEDS AND
SOCIAL SERVICES. OFTENTIMES, THE
STATE PICKS UP THE TABS FOR
THESE SURVIVORS. ONCE A CHILD IS
RESCUED FROM BEING SOLD FOR SEX,
THE STATE IS OFTEN RESPONSIBLE
FOR CARING FOR THESE CHILDREN.
THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH
REHABILITATION FAR OUTWEIGHS THE
INCARCERATION OF THE
PERPETRATORS. ENGAGING IN THESE
CRIMES NOT TO MENTION THE
LIFELONG TRAUMA THAT THESE
CHILDREN WILL ENDURE. IN
CALCULATING SOME OF THE BASIC
FUNDING FOR THESE VICTIMS.
FOLLOWING SOME OF THE FOLLOWING,
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME ESTIMATED
COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE
REHABILITATION OF A CHILD WHO'S
BEEN BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR SEX.
CALWORKS $9,348 A YEAR. DRUG
REHAB $13,475 A YEAR. MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES ESTIMATED $8,500
A YEAR. AN ER VISIT $2,960 A
YEAR, WHICH IS A VERY, VERY
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
BRUTALITY THAT THESE KIDS ENDURE.
CRIMINAL OR CALIFORNIA VICTIMS
COMPENSATION BOARD SUPPORT
$10,000 A YEAR HOUSING A ROUGH
ESTIMATE, $13,870 A YEAR,
PROVIDED US BY CAST LÀ, ONE OF
THE LARGEST DIRECT SERVICE
PROVIDERS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THESE ARE JUST
BASIC SERVICES. IF A 13 YEAR OLD
IS RESCUED, RESCUED FROM BEING
BOUGHT AND SOLD, IT WOULD
REQUIRE FIVE YEARS OF SERVICES
TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE
GOVERNMENT AT A MINIMUM UNTIL
THEY ARE AN ADULT, WHICH WOULD
BE APPROXIMATELY $290,675 FOR
THEIR CARE. WHILE THEY'RE
MINORS. JUST LAST WEEK, 14
PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AND TEN
VICTIMS WERE RESCUED IN A HUMAN
TRAFFICKING STING OPERATION IN
SAN DIEGO. AT COMIC-CON
CONVENTION, THE SAN DIEGO HUMAN
TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE CONDUCTED
A THREE DAY OPERATION AHEAD OF
THE WEEKEND BUST. ATTORNEY
GENERAL BONTA SAID, QUOTE, THESE
ARRESTS AND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO
POTENTIAL OFFENDERS, THAT THE
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE
TOLERATED IN CALIFORNIA, END
QUOTE I AGREE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED AND ALL
CAPITAL A-L-L ALL CHILDREN
SHOULD BE PROTECTED UNDER THIS
LAW. THE WORD MISDEMEANOR SHOULD
NOT BE IN THIS LANGUAGE IN ANY
WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. THIS SHOULD
BE A PRISON FELONY AND THE
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE SHOULD BE
RESTORED AS THE AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE SUBMITTED TO THIS COMMITTEE
AND HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED SINCE
THE HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF THE
BILL. THE SAD FACT THAT WE WERE
FORCED TO TAKE THE AMENDMENTS ON
SB 1414, WHICH EXCLUDED 16 AND
17 YEAR OLDS THAT 16 YEAR OLD
ARRESTED, OR THAT WAS RESCUED IN
THIS OPERATION IN SAN DIEGO
WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THESE
ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS, EVEN
UNDER THE CURRENT LANGUAGE OF SB
1414. IT'S COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE WOULD SAY
THAT 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS ARE
ADULTS IN THIS SITUATION, AS
CALIFORNIA GOES. SO GOES THE
NATION. LAST YEAR, THIS
COMMITTEE PASSED LEGISLATION
ADDRESSING THE SELLING OF OUR
CHILDREN. NOW WE MUST ADDRESS
THE OTHER HALF OF THIS CRIME THE
BUYING OF OUR CHILDREN. SB 1414
IS THE STRONGEST STATEMENT THAT
CALIFORNIA CAN SEND THAT WILL
MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT WE ARE
NOT IGNORING CHILD SEX VICTIMS,
AND THAT WE ARE TAKING AWAY THE
ABILITY FOR PERPETRATORS TO GET
AWAY WITH A SLAP ON THE WRIST
AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY SERVE
PRISON TIME. CURRENTLY, A BUYING
A CHILD FOR SEX UNDER CURRENT
LAW CAN BE CHARGED AS A
MISDEMEANOR WITH A MINIMUM OF
TWO DAYS IN JAIL, AND THAT IS
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE TO DO MORE
TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. THE
ORIGINAL VERSION OF SB 1414
AMENDMENTS IN YOUR POSSESSION.
AGAIN, AT THIS COMMITTEE, WILL
RESTORE THIS TO A PRISON FELONY
UNDER THE ORIGINAL. AND THE
LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT
NOW, IT'S A WOBBLER. I HAVE TO
TELL YOU THAT THE WOBBLER WAS
STILL WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO BE A
PRISON FELONY ACROSS THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THE WOBBLER STILL
WORKS BECAUSE IN MY DISTRICT, MY
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WILL FILE
CHARGES AGAINST THOSE
INDIVIDUALS THAT BUY CHILDREN
FOR SEX. AND MAKE IT A FELONY.
BUT THE BLADE DOWN IN LOS
ANGELES, I DOUBT VERY SERIOUSLY
THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL
FILE THOSE CHARGES. WE NEED TO
PROTECT ALL CHILDREN IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA OF ALL AGES.
I'M HONORED TO HAVE THREE
STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION, LOVE
NEVER FAILS. AS THE CO-SPONSORS
OF SB 1414, THIS MEASURE IS
OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED BY OVER
100 STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE
NATIONAL CENTER ON MISSING AND
EXPLOITED CHILDREN AND EXODUS.
CRY RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, WE'LL GO TO
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
ARE THEIR PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? NATALIE WILLS WITH AYE
IN SUPPORT. KELSEY FILER WITH
AYE NETWORK. AND SUPPORT. OKAY,
AND ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION, WE'LL GO TO
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THANK
YOU. WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE
INTENT BEHIND THE BILL, THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE IS OPPOSED
TO IT, BECAUSE OF CDCR POTENTIAL
COSTS, CALIFORNIA HAS
SUCCESSFULLY REMAINED BELOW THE
COURT ORDERED PRISON POPULATION
CAP AND HAS EVEN MADE STRIDES
TOWARDS CLOSING PRISONS,
RESULTING IN HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ANNUAL
SAVINGS. HOWEVER, INCREASES TO
THE POPULATION THREATENED THE
STATE'S ABILITY TO CONTINUE
MAKING PROGRESS IN RIGHTSIZING
CALIFORNIA'S PRISON SYSTEM. THE
STATE STRIVES TO HAVE A BALANCED
SYSTEM THAT PRESERVES PUBLIC
SAFETY WHILE REMAINING FISCALLY
RESPONSIBLE. THE ANNUAL COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASING THE
PRISON POPULATION BY ONE
INDIVIDUAL CAN RANGE FROM AROUND
$10,000 TO THE HIGH TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, DEPENDING
ON VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS
WHETHER THE AGGREGATE INCREASE
IMPACTS CDCR'S ABILITY TO CLOSE
HOUSING UNITS OR ENTIRE PRISONS.
WE ALSO NOTE THAT SIMILAR
LEGISLATION THAT EXPANDS THE
LIST OF INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO
REGISTER AS SEX OFFENDERS HAS
ESTIMATED TO RESULT IN COSTS TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN THE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT, NAME,
POSITION, ORGANIZATION. MADAM
CHAIR DYLAN ELLIOT, ON BEHALF OF
THE COUNTIES OF KERN AND LARRY,
BOTH IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ETHAN NAGLER, ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION? OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS
FOR THE AUTHOR? WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPOSITION STATEMENT, BUT, THE
BOTTOM LINE IS, IS THAT YOU'RE
PAYING ROUGHLY $290,000 IN
TREATMENT FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS
WHO THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
AND FOR VICTIM SERVICES. AND,
FRANKLY, AND I AND I LOVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE WHEN THEY
COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT THIS
AND, AND THEIR ABILITY TO BE
ABLE TO CONVEY INFORMATION THAT
WE NEED, I THINK IS VERY
IMPORTANT. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE
IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THOSE
THAT ARE BUYING CHILDREN FOR
SEX. AND IF WE CAN'T LOCK THOSE
PEOPLE UP IN PRISON, THEN WE
SERIOUSLY HAVE A PROBLEM,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE OUTCOMES OF
MAKING SURE THAT THESE
INDIVIDUALS ARE TREATED FOR THE
TRAUMA THAT THEY ENDURE, IS A IS
A HIGHER COST THAN TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. IT'S IN
THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS. AND I THINK THE OFFSET
OR ARGUMENT IS IRRELEVANT
BECAUSE IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THESE CHILDREN
ARE NOT IMPACTED VERSUS CARING
FOR THEM AFTER THEY'RE IMPACTED
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, AND THIS BILL
WAS FOR PRESENTATION ONLY. IT'LL
BE MOVED TO THE SUSPENSE FILE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR MEETING
WITH ME. AND NEXT WE HAVE
SENATOR MENGIBAR. YOU WERE SO
GRACIOUS TO LET SENATOR GLAZER
GO AHEAD OF YOU. LITTLE DID YOU
KNOW. AND YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I'M
HERE TO PRESENT ON SB 1193. IT
IS LOOKING TO BAN THE SALE OF
LEADED AVIATION FUEL IN
CALIFORNIA STARTING IN JANUARY
1ST, 2031. ALL THE AMENDMENTS
TAKEN THROUGH THIS WONDERFUL
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS HAVE
COMPLETELY ELIMINATED ALL STATE
COSTS. RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. AND DO
YOU HAVE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES?
I DO. MY NAME IS JARED YAN. I'M
A DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL WITH THE
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA. SO THE IN
2023, THE US EPA FOUND THAT LEAD
EMISSIONS FROM AVIATION GASOLINE
ARE ENDANGERED. PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SAFETY. THIS FINDING WAS
BASED ON A SERIES OF STUDIES
CONDUCTED AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, INCLUDING REID-HILLVIEW
AIRPORT, WHICH IS A COUNTY
OPERATED AIRPORT IN SAN JOSE
THAT DEMONSTRATED THAT LEAD
EMISSIONS FROM AVGAS INCREASED
BLOOD LEAD LEVELS OF CHILDREN IN
THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
THERE ARE UNLEADED ALTERNATIVES
AVAILABLE TODAY. SINCE JANUARY
OF 2022, THE COUNTY HAS OPERATED
BOTH OF ITS AIRPORTS WITHOUT THE
SALE OF LEADED AVGAS. WE'VE SOLD
HUNDREDS. WE SELL HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF UNLEADED
GAS EVERY YEAR, AND OUR ACTIONS
HAVE PREVENTED MORE THAN A TON
OF LEAD FROM BEING EMITTED INTO
THE ENVIRONMENT. WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE ARE UNLEADED AVIATION
GASOLINES APPROVED BY THE FAA
FOR USE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY
AIRPLANE IN THE GENERAL AVIATION
FLEET. THAT THAT IS AVAILABLE
FOR DELIVERY TO ANY AIRPORT IN
CALIFORNIA, AND THE PRODUCERS
ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN
SUPPLY THE ENTIRE STATE'S MARKET
LONG BEFORE 2031, WE'VE WORKED
HARD TO PRODUCE A BILL THAT HAS
NO COST TO THE STATE AND WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
PRIMARY WITNESSES, ANY, PRIMARY
OPPOSITION? OKAY. WE'LL BRING IT
TO METOOS, NAME? POSITION, AN
ORGANIZATION. HELLO. GOOD
MORNING. WHITNEY FRANCIS WITH
THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY AND ALSO ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF UNITED
LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, PROUD
CO-SPONSORS OF SB 1193, IN
STRONG SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING,
ELIZABETH ESPINOSA. I'VE BEEN
ASKED TO TESTIFY ON SUPPORT OF A
CO-SPONSOR. THE COALITION OF
CLEAN AIR. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. ROSS BUCKLEY. ON BEHALF
OF SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IN SUPPORT
WEST DONLEY WITH CLEAN AIR FOR
KIDS.ORG IN SUPPORT ALONG WITH
FACTS NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND
JUSTICE ECO SUSTAINABILITY PEEPS
NC, CA, Kò THE CENTER FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MOMS
ADVOCATING SUSTAINABILITY, YARD
SMART, MARIN SONOMA, SAS BEYOND
PESTICIDES, GRANDPARENTS TAKING
ACTION, CALIFORNIA NURSES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND
JUSTICE, SONOMA COUNTY YOUTH
ACTION COMMITTEE AND SDCL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS? WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A
QUESTION BY MR. PATTERSON. ALL
RIGHT. I'M A PRIVATE PILOT. I
HAVE FLOWN AS A PRIVATE PILOT
SINCE I WAS 17. EVERY SINGLE
GENERAL AVIATION IN MY DISTRICT,
BUT ALSO IN A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER
AREAS, NOTWITHSTANDING ALL OF
THE TESTIMONY THAT IT'S OUT
THERE AND THAT IT WORKS, THE
REALITY IS THAT IT WILL NOT WORK
IN FUEL INJECTED AIRCRAFT,
PERIOD. IT WILL NOT WORK. IT
WILL ACTUALLY DAMAGE THE
AIRPLANE. NOW, THOSE AIRPLANES
ARE THE LARGER SINGLE ENGINE
AIRPLANES. IN FACT, ONE OF OUR
AGRICULTURAL LEADERS, THE JOHN
HARRIS, HIS PERSONAL PILOT, IS A
FRIEND OF MINE. THAT AIRPLANE
CAN'T USE THE FUEL. I HAVE HEARD
FROM COUNTLESS GENERAL AVIATION
PILOTS THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ALL
OF THE HYPE. THEY ARE GOING TO
BE FORCED TO LEAVE CALIFORNIA,
FILL THEIR AIRPLANES UP AND COME
BACK. I MEAN, THIS IS THIS THIS
IS I MEAN, THE GENERAL AVIATION,
COMMUNITY IS I MEAN, I MEAN,
THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS THAT COULD
EVEN BE CLOSE TO BILLIONS OF
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE TO THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AND I JUST AS
SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS AIRPLANES
INSIDE AND OUT, SOMEBODY WHO HAS
FRIENDSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
WITH PILOTS UP AND DOWN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THIS IS
THIS IS CONCERNING THEM VERY
DEEPLY. NOW, I'M SURPRISED THAT
WE WHERE'S AOPA? WHY AREN'T THEY
HERE? THEY'RE NO LONGER OPPOSED.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WHAT DID YOU
DO TO BUY THEM OFF? MR. I DID
IT, THAT WOULD BE ILLEGAL. AND I
THINK THAT QUESTION IS THAT IS
EXTREMELY OUT OF ORDER, I WORKED
REALLY HARD, MR. PATTERSON. THAT
IS THAT IS OUT OF ORDER. OKAY.
THAT IS NOT A APPROPRIATE WAY TO
TALK TO A SENATOR HERE. OKAY? IF
YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE ASK
IT. AND PLEASE WRAP UP. THANK
YOU. AGAIN, THE POINT HERE IS
THAT IT'S NOT IT ISN'T GOING TO
WORK. OKAY. AND DO YOU HAVE A
QUESTION. NO I BUT OKAY. THANK
YOU. YOU NEED YOU NEED TO HEAR
FROM SOMEBODY THAT FLIES AN
AIRPLANE A LOT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOING
TO HAVE TO LEAVE THE STATE, AND
YOU'RE GOING TO CLOSE DOWN
GENERAL AVIATION. EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU. MISS CARILLO. THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR WORKING
REALLY HARD ON THIS POLICY. I
KNOW THAT, ISSUES LIKE THIS ARE
REALLY BIG TO TAKE ON AND
ALIGNING IT WITH FEDERAL
REGULATIONS AND WHAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS DOING AS A STEP IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO I
APPLAUD YOUR CONVICTION AS WELL
AS ALL OF THE ADVOCATES THAT
HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE POLICY
AND TRYING TO GET CALIFORNIA
INTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I WANT
TO, ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES
IN THE ASSEMBLY AND THOSE OF US
THAT BELIEVE IN IN DIPLOMATIC
DISCOURSE, EVEN WHEN WE
DISAGREE, THAT WE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE TO THE STATE AND
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS ON THE
COMMITTEE? DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
MOTION A SECOND, YOU MAY CLOSE.
I WANT TO SAY IN ADVANCE OF
THAT, APOLOGIES ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE FOR MY COLLEAGUE'S
REMARKS. AND, I WOULD ASK YOU TO
CLOSE HERE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I RECOGNIZE ONE PERSON'S
OPINION DOES NOT REPRESENT THE
ENTIRE BODY OF THE ASSEMBLY. SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT, I DO WANT TO
SAY IN THE MONTHS THAT I'VE
WORKED ON THIS, FIRST I WANT TO
SAY THAT IT CAME OUT OF A
DISTRICT ISSUE. MY AIRPORT IN MY
DISTRICT, ONE OF THREE, IS THE
SECOND MOST POLLUTING AIRPORT IN
CALIFORNIA, THE FIRST ONE BEING
IN LONG BEACH. AND IT'S ACTUALLY
THE SEVENTH MOST POLLUTING
AIRPORT IN THE UNITED STATES, MY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE HAVING ARE
GETTING LEAD IN THEIR BLOOD,
MOSTLY OUR CHILDREN, AN UPWARDS
OF 21% OF LEAD IN THEIR BLOOD.
AND WHEN I FIRST INTRODUCED THIS
BILL, I HAD A LONGER LIST OF
OPPOSITION. BUT AFTER MONTHS AND
MONTHS OF WORKING WITH
OPPOSITION, A PILOTS ARE NO
LONGER OPPOSED TO MY BILL,
AIRPORTS ARE NO LONGER OPPOSED
TO MY BILL BECAUSE WE WORK TO
REMOVE PROVISIONS FROM THE BILL
THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR
THEM TO TRANSITION INTO UNLEADED
FUEL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
REMAINING THINGS THAT HAVE LED
IN THEIR, IN THEIR SYSTEM, WE
ALIGNED LIKE THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARILLO MENTIONED TO FEDERAL,
PROCESSES WHERE THE FEDERAL
RIGHT NOW HAS UNTIL DECEMBER
31ST, 2030 OF THE CURRENT LAW,
WHICH IS WHY WE'RE NOT GOING TO,
IMPEDE OR COMPETE AGAINST THE
FEDERAL REGULATION. AND WE KNOW
THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
ENTITIES HAVE UNLEADED FUEL
READY TO GO. GAMMY ALREADY
PRODUCED, SOME VERSION OF
UNLEADED FUEL. WE'RE JUST
WAITING TO GET TO THE 100 OCTANE
LEVEL. AND I KNOW THAT IN THE
NEXT ALMOST TEN YEARS OR SIX
YEARS FROM NOW, WE WILL HAVE
THAT READY TO GO. WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR A VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND AND THAT
ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION, IT IS OUT ON A B
ROLL CALL WITH MISS SANCHEZ AND
MISS DIXON NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. AND WE ARE NOW
GOING TO SENATOR GONZALEZ. YOU
ARE UP TO PRESENT, SB 1337.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS, I'M HERE TO PRESENT SB
1337, WHICH WILL PROVIDE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE FUNDERS
OF REFERENDUM PETITIONS THAT
SEEK TO OVERTURN STATE LAW. THIS
BILL WILL REQUIRE THE TOP THREE
FUNDERS TO BE LISTED DIRECTLY ON
EACH SIGNATURE PAGE. SB 1337
WILL ENSURE VOTERS CAN MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS AND ARE AWARE
OF WHO IS FUNDING EFFORTS TO
OVERTURN LAWS BEFORE DECIDING TO
SIGN A PETITION. THE SECRETARY
OF STATE'S OFFICE, WHO WILL
IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES HAVE
REPORTED THAT THIS BILL HAS NO
FISCAL IMPACT. AND I HAVE TERRY
BRENNAN HERE FROM THE SEIU STATE
COUNCIL TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. YOU
MAY BEGIN. MADAM CHAIR, I NEED
TO. HERE WE GO. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, TERRY BRENNAN, ON
BEHALF OF SEIU CALIFORNIA, IF
YOU REMEMBER, LAST YEAR WE
PASSED, AB 421 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BRIAN THAT DEALT WITH
REFERENDUM REFORM. IT WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL, BUT IT ONLY IMPACTED
WHAT WAS ON THE BALLOT. THIS IS
DESIGNED TO ADDRESS HOW THINGS
HOW REFERENDUMS GET ON THE
BALLOT AND REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT
MORE DISCLOSURE SO THAT YOU
CAN'T, WHEN YOU'RE GATHERING A
SIGNATURE, SAY THAT WE'RE
PRESERVING, NEIGHBORHOODS AND
MAKING IT SAFE FROM OIL
INDUSTRY. WHEN THE TOP THREE
FUNDERS ARE THE OIL COMPANIES,
PEOPLE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION TO DISCERN WHETHER
ONE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO
SIGN IT BEFORE IT EVEN GETS TO
THE BALLOT. FOR THAT REASON, WE
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION, ANYTHING FROM D O F
NØ. OKAY. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
THE ROOM. ANY, ANYONE IN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? OKAY,
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? A MOTION AND A
SECOND. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU. AND THAT IS,
JOE'S A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
IT'S OUT ON A B ROLL CALL. THANK
YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE. WE DON'T
HAVE MR. WIENER. MR. ARCHULETA.
AND YOU ARE PRESENTING SB 1418.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I AM HERE TO
PRESENT SENATE BILL 1418
REGARDING HYDROGEN FUELING
STATIONS. SENATE BILL 1418
SIMPLY BRINGS PARITY TO THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE PERMITTING
PROCESS BY STREAMLINING THE
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS
FOR HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS IN
THE SAME WAY AS WE DO FOR THE
CHARGING STATIONS. THIS BILL,
EXPECTED TO HAVE MINIMAL OR NO
COST TO THE STATE. MOREOVER
THERE ARE SOME COSTS FOR LOCAL
CITIES AND COUNTIES TO COMPLY
WITH AND, SENATE BILL 1418 WILL
NOT BE PUNITIVE TO THEM BECAUSE
IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE. THE BILL
PHASES IN SOME REQUIREMENTS, SO
MOST CITIES AND COUNTIES WILL
NOT HAVE TO DEVELOP AN ORDINANCE
UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2028. IN
CLOSING, SENATE BILL 1418 WILL
BRING CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY TO
THE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE
PERMITTING PROCESS AND IN TURN,
HELP CALIFORNIA REACH OUR
CLIMATE GOALS. AND FOR THESE
REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. DO YOU
HAVE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION? ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION?
OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU
HAVE A MOTION? MOTION AND A
SECOND, SECOND. GREAT, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR. AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU, THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS A Dð
PASS RECOMMENDATIONS OUT ON AN A
ROLL CALL WITH MISS DIXON. NOT
OR VOTING NO. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MR. WIENER.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, WHICH
ONE WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE UP
FIRST, WHY DON'T WE START WITH
SB 937? OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. SB 937,
TEMPORARILY EXTENDS HOUSING
ENTITLEMENTS AND ALLOWS FOR
DELAYED COLLECTION OF IMPACT
FEES FOR SPECIFIED HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS, SB 937 HAS NO
STATE COSTS, AND ANY LOCAL
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. CITIES ARE
UNKNOWN, BUT LIKELY MINOR, THIS
BILL IS DESIGNED DURING A VERY
HIGH INTEREST PERIOD OF HIGH
INTEREST RATES, WHERE A LOT OF
HOUSING, DEVELOPMENTS, ARE
POTENTIALLY FROZEN TO TRY TO
KEEP THEM ALIVE AND KEEP THEM
MOVING FORWARD, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE, AND WE'RE
HAPPY. MY WITNESS, MISS GRACIELA
CASTILLO, WILL ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT COME
UP. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
PRIMARY WITNESSES. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
GRACIELA CASTILLO, CRANES HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING CONSORTIUM, ONE OF THE
BILL SPONSORS. AT THE END OF THE
DAY, THE BILL DOES NOT SAY NO TO
FEES. IT SIMPLY CHANGES WHEN
THOSE FEES ARE COLLECTED AT THE
BEGINNING OF A PROJECT. THAT IS
WHEN THE FINANCING IS THE MOST
EXPENSIVE. AND WHAT WE ARE
SEEKING TO DO HERE IS MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE BALANCING THE
NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHILE
AT THE SAME TIME ENSURING THAT
THE PROJECT, THE PROJECT IS
ACTUALLY BEING CONSTRUCTED. WE
NEED WE NEED DEEPLY AFFORDABLE,
SUBSIDIZED PROJECTS. WE ALSO
NEED MARKET RATE PROJECTS. WE
JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE SOLVING THE HOUSING
CRISIS. AND WE URGE, AND I VOTE
ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU. ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION,
ANY FOLKS IN THE ROOM WHICH
EXPRESS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION,
PLEASE STEP UP TO THE MIC NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ANTHONY TANNEHILL WITH
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION, WE REMAIN IN
OPPOSITION UNLESS AMENDED TO THE
MEASURE. IT'S NOT WITHOUT A LOT
OF WORK THAT'S GONE INTO IT BY
THE STAKEHOLDERS, SPONSORS AND
AUTHORS, BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO CLOSE THE GAP. WE STILL
FIND THAT THE MEASURE SHIFTS
RISK FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO
THE LOCAL AGENCIES. SO WE REMAIN
OPPOSED. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL ME TWO'S ON THIS
BILL? NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION. BROOKE PRITCHARD, ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA YIMBY IN
SUPPORT. HOLLY DEJESUS WITH
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF SPUR HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY. CALIFORNIA FIELD
SENATE ASSOCIATES, EDEN HOUSING
AND SANDHILL PROPERTIES, ALL IN
SUPPORT. ETHAN NAGLER, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE, UNLESS
AMENDED. ALI SAPIRMAN, ON BEHALF
OF THE HOUSING ACTION COALITION,
A PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF THIS BILL,
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR
THE AUTHOR? WE HAVE A MOTION A
SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
OH, SORRY, MR. GRAYSON, JUST
JUST TO CLARIFY, FIRST OF ALL,
THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF HOUSING
WORK, OVER THE YEARS. THE PAST
FEW YEARS. AND THIS IS ONE OF
THOSE BILLS THAT WILL TRULY MOVE
THE NEEDLE, I BELIEVE.
COAUTHORING. IT, THIS DOES NOT
INCLUDE A OR HAVE A MANDATE THAT
ALL FEES ARE DEFERRED TO THE
END. I THINK THERE'S BEEN A VERY
FINE BALANCE. A LOT OF WORK. IS
THAT CORRECT? YES. THAT'S
CORRECT. AND I WANT TO THANK NOT
JUST THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS, BUT
ALL THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT GROUPS
FOR WORKING WITH US INTENSIVELY
FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS NOW.
WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
TO THE BILL IN RESPONSE TO THAT
FEEDBACK. AND YES, SO THE SO
RIGHT NOW THESE FEES ARE
TYPICALLY COLLECTED AT ISSUANCE
OF PERMIT UP FRONT, THIS WOULD
DEFER, SOME BUT NOT ALL OF THOSE
FEES TO THE END CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY, IT WOULD NOT DEFER
FEES THAT ARE USED FOR ONGOING
EXISTING PROJECTS. SO IF THEY'RE
GOING TO BE COLLECTING FEES TO
USE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE
COURSE OF THAT PROJECT, THIS
DOES NOT DEFER THOSE FEES. IT'S
FEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED
IN THE FUTURE. AND I THINK IT'S
ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER THAT WHEN IMPACT FEES
ARE COLLECTED AND A PROJECT
DOESN'T HAPPEN, THOSE FEES HAVE
TO BE REFUNDED. SO IT'S NOT LIKE
CITIES ORDER THEIR THEY SHOULD
BE FRANKLY HOLDING THOSE FEES IN
ESCROW, ESPECIALLY DURING A
DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES
REGARDLESS, BECAUSE THEY'RE ON
THE HOOK TO REFUND THEM. IF THE
PROJECT FALLS APART. SO THIS IS
A COMMON SENSE BILL AND I
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR
THAT CLARITY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE, SENATOR,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. IT'S
OUT WITH REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING,
WITH MISS DIXON VOTING NO. AND
MR. TO VOTING AYE. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. AND NOW ON TO SB 961,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR, COLLEAGUES, SB 961 IS A
BILL DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE
ESCALATING NUMBER OF PEOPLE
DYING ON CALIFORNIA ROADS, MORE
THAN 4000 CALIFORNIANS DIE EVERY
YEAR ON OUR ROADS. THAT NUMBER
HAS BEEN INCREASING. IN RECENT
YEARS. AND SPEED IS A MAJOR
FACTOR IN ONE THIRD OF THOSE
ROAD DEATHS, SB 961 REQUIRES NEW
CARS MANUFACTURED OR SOLD IN
CALIFORNIA STARTING IN 2030 TO
EMPLOY EXISTING TECHNOLOGY THAT
SOME MANUFACTURERS ARE ALREADY
INCLUDING IN THEIR VEHICLES, TO
WARN ALERT DRIVERS WHEN THEY ARE
EXCEEDING TEN MILES AN HOUR OVER
THE SPEED LIMIT. IT'S A SINGLE
WARNING. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO
IGNORE IT, BUT THERE ARE OTHER
PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN REALIZE
HOW QUICK, HOW FAST THEY'RE
DRIVING. AND THIS WILL BE A
USEFUL REMINDER TO SLOW DOWN AND
SAVE LIVES, THE NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
RECOMMENDS THIS TECHNOLOGY AS A
NATIONAL STANDARD, WHICH HASN'T
HAPPENED. AND NTSB WAS ACTUALLY
OUR LEAD WITNESS IN SENATE
TRANSPORTATION, TRIPLE A AND THE
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL AND THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
ALSO SUPPORT THE BILL.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE.
WITH ME TODAY IN SUPPORT IS JODY
MEDEIROS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
WALK SAN FRANCISCO. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR WICKS. AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JODY MEDEIROS, AND I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WALK SAN
FRANCISCO. AND WE ARE
CO-SPONSORS OF SB 961. I WANT TO
TAKE A TRIP BACK TO WISCONSIN IN
1961, AND YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS,
YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO MAKE
WISCONSIN THE FIRST STATE IN THE
COUNTRY TO REQUIRE AUTOMAKERS TO
INSTALL SEATBELTS IN CARS. IF
YOU VOTE NO, YOU WILL DELAY
SAVING LIVES FROM ONE OF THE
MOST COMMON SENSE COST EFFECTIVE
PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
POSSIBLE. YOU VOTE YES. 60 YEARS
AGO, WISCONSIN LAWMAKERS STARTED
A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT LED TO
FEDERAL LAW REQUIRING SEATBELTS
IN ALL VEHICLES. ALMOST EVERY
STATE HAS SINCE PASSED LAWS
REQUIRING PEOPLE TO WEAR THEM.
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION LIVES
HAVE BEEN SAVED SINCE THOSE
WISCONSIN LAWMAKERS VOTED YES.
SB 961 IS A CHANCE FOR YOU TO
LEAVE A LEGACY OF SAVING LIVES
IN OUR ROADS AND WOULD COST
CALIFORNIA $0, SB 961 WOULD
REQUIRE SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY TO
ALERT DRIVERS WHEN THEY'RE GOING
MORE THAN TEN MILES OVER THE
SPEED LIMIT, AND DRIVERS NEED
THIS REMINDER. MODERN CARS
ACCELERATE 50% FASTER THAN THEY
DID 40 YEARS AGO, AND ELECTRIC
VEHICLES ARE EVEN FASTER, WITH
MANY GETTING TO 60MPH IN MERELY
SECONDS. VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY IS
ENCOURAGING DRIVERS TO GO WAY
TOO FAST AND SB 961 REALLY
COUNTERACTS THIS. MORE THAN A
THOUSAND CALIFORNIANS DIE EVERY
YEAR IN SPEED RELATED CRASHES.
TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE ARE
INJURED. THESE ARE PEOPLE IN
YOUR DISTRICT, PEOPLE YOU LOVE.
WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR AN AYE VOTE
TODAY ON SB 961, ONE OF THE MOST
COMMON SENSE, COST EFFECTIVE
PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVEN'T
WE HAVE A MOTION AS WELL. AND A
SECOND, SECOND WE HAVE A SECOND.
YES YES OKAY. GREAT, GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PRIMARY TESTIMONY. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION, ANY
FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT? PLEASE NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. WES
DONLEY WITH CLEANER THREE
KIDS.ORG IN SUPPORT ALONG WITH
FACTS. ECO SUSTAINABILITY PEEPS
AND CA GRANDPARENTS TAKING
ACTION. NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND
JUSTICE SONOMA COUNTY YOUTH
ACTION COMMITTEE AND SDC. THANK
YOU, THANK YOU. ANY FOLKS IN THE
ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
HI KEISHA HUNT HERE WITH
NOSSAMAN. I RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE,
UNLESS AMENDED TO EXCLUDE
MOTORCYCLES ON BEHALF OF THE
MOTORCYCLE COUNCIL INDUSTRY.
SORRY. CHAIR MEMBERS ANDREW
ANTHONY WITH CHAU, UTAH AND TÔI
SCHMELZER AND L®NG AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION ON BEHALF
OF THE SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT
MARKETERS ASSOCIATION. CLIFTON
WILSON, ON BEHALF OF THE SHASTA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A MOTION
AND WE HAVE A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE, THANK YOU. I WILL
JUST NOTE, WE ARE ACTUALLY,
WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH
THE MOTORCYCLE, FOLKS, OR
TALKING TO THE POLICY COMMITTEES
ABOUT THAT. SO THAT'S A TOPIC
UNDER DISCUSSION. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. GREAT. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE?
SORRY, I DID THAT. OUT OF ORDER.
OKAY, GREAT, THAT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION. IT'S OUT ON
A B ROLL CALL WITH MISS
CALDERON. NOT VOTING. THANK YOU.
AND NEXT WE HAVE. SENATOR WAHAB,
I BELIEVE YOU ARE UP. YOUR LUCKY
DAY. YOU JUST BYPASSED FOUR
SENATORS. SO. AND YOU ARE
PRESENTING SB 1357. YOU MAY
BEGIN. THANK YOU. CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, SB 1357 SIMPLY REQUIRES
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ALAMEDA
COUNTY. ALSO KNOWN AS HAKKA, TO
EVALUATE THEIR WEBSITE FOR
CONSUMER USABILITY AND DEVELOP
AN ANNUAL REPORT OF DATA AND
METRICS THAT SPEAK TO THE
PROGRAMS OFFERED BY HAKKA.
CURRENTLY, IF YOU GO ON THEIR
WEBSITE, AS WELL AS EVEN IN
THEIR OFFICE, THEY'RE EITHER
CLOSED OR NOT AS TRANSPARENT AS
THEY NEED TO BE TO THE PUBLIC.
AND HOUSING IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE CAN
PROVIDE. THE PUBLIC. WE HAD AN
OPEN DIALOG WITH HAKKA TO ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO COMPLY
WITH THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,
AND THEY ARE. THIS BILL IS ABOUT
DATA TRANSPARENCY, ACCESSIBILITY
AND GOOD GOVERNANCE. THE FISCAL
IMPACT IS MINIMAL. ADDITIONALLY,
SINCE INTRODUCING THIS BILL,
HAKKA HAS BEGAN TO WORK ON SOME
OF THESE PROVISIONS. HOWEVER, WE
WANT TO ENSURE THAT THIS WORK
CONTINUES, WHICH IS WHY I'M
STILL ADVANCING THE BILL. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. AND ARE THERE
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? ANY FOLKS IN THE
ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS?
WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION? DO WE
HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND.
GREAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. THIS ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATIONS OUT ON
AN A ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. ALLEN. YOU ARE UP NEXT.
AYE. MR. ALLEN, YOU ARE
PRESENTING SB 1441. THAT'S
RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
SO THIS BILL WOULD PROVIDE CLEAR
TIMELINES IN THE ELECTION
PETITION REVIEW PROCESS AND HELP
OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HANDLE
COSTS FROM ADDED WORKLOAD, THE
VAST MAJORITY OF PETITION
REVIEWS TAKE JUST BETWEEN A FEW
DAYS TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO
COMPLETE. IN OUR AT OUR
REGISTRAR OFFICES, BUT THERE WAS
ONE CASE IN LA COUNTY RECENTLY
THAT LASTED 14 MONTHS. IT COST,
THE COUNTY $1.5 MILLION, ON TOP
OF THE APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION,
THAT WAS ALREADY EXPENDED TO
CONDUCT THE INITIAL SIGNATURE
VERIFICATION, UNFORTUNATELY,
THERE'S NO CLEAR DEADLINE IN LAW
CURRENTLY THAT THAT AND THAT'S
WHAT ALLOWED THE REVIEW JUST TO
BE DRAGGED ON AND ON AND ON,
WHICH THEN CREATED SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL IMPACTS FOR THE COUNTY
AND COST TAXPAYERS A LOT OF
MONEY. SO THIS REVIEW PROCESS
CAN HELP PROPONENTS UNDERSTAND
TRENDS AND RATIONALES FOR
SIGNATURE REJECTIONS. AND THAT'S
IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S OUR BELIEF
THAT ANY ACTUAL CHALLENGES TO
THE DETERMINATION, GIVEN THE WAY
THAT THE SYSTEM WORKS, IT'S BEEN
DONE THROUGH THE JUDICIAL
PROCESS. SO THIS BILL
ESTABLISHES A REASONABLE 60 DAY
LIMIT FOR PROPONENTS TO EXAMINE
A FAILED PETITION. IT ENABLES
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS TO RECOVER
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND
RESOURCES REQUIRED. IT WILL HELP
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS BETTER
ALLOCATE LOCAL FUNDING WHILE
STILL PROTECTING THIS CRITICAL
TRANSPARENCY OPPORTUNITY, AND
WILL NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT STATE
COSTS. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
INDEED. IT'LL SAVE MONEY. IT'LL
SAVE MONEY FOR GOVERNMENTS AND
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND SUPPORT.
YES ANDY BIRNBAUM ON BEHALF OF
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, WE
ARE PROUDLY SPONSORING SB 1441.
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS AS WELL AS THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ANALYSIS.
AS STATED, THERE REALLY AREN'T
ANY GENERAL FUNDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS BILL. IT FOCUSES ON
PERMISSIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
AND INCLUDES PERMISSION TO
RECOVER COSTS FOR EXTRAORDINARY
COSTS. SO AS THE SENATOR LAID
OUT, THERE WERE SOME INITIAL
COSTS THAT WERE BORNE BY THE
COUNTY BECAUSE THOSE ARE COSTS
IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS
THAT WE MUST INCUR. BUT THERE
MAY BE TIMES AND THERE WAS IN
THIS ONE CASE WHERE WE ARE ASKED
TO INCUR ADDITIONAL
EXTRAORDINARY COSTS THAT REALLY
SHOULD NOT BE BORNE BY THE
PUBLIC. THEY SHOULDN'T BE BORNE
BY THE PEOPLE. IF WE HAVE TO
RENT OR PURCHASE SPACE OR
EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL TO
ASSIST, WE THINK THAT THE
PETITIONER OF THE FAILED
PETITION SHOULD COVER THOSE
COSTS. AND THIS THIS GIVES
PERMISSION TO THE COUNTY TO
RECOVER THOSE COSTS, IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER THEM. BUT OTHERWISE THANK
YOU. WE SUPPORT THE MEASURE AND
APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE, THANK YOU. WE'RE
NEUTRAL ON THIS BILL. WE
ESTIMATE NO STATE COSTS AND
ANTICIPATE NO REIMBURSABLE STATE
MANDATE FROM THIS BILL SINCE,
LOCAL OFFICIALS CAN, LEVY
SERVICE CHARGES FOR THE HIGHER
LEVEL OF SERVICE FROM COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS? THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY. ASKING FOR
YOUR MIC WASN'T ON. I AM
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. IT'S A IT'S A WAY TO SAVE
MONEY ACTUALLY. GREAT. GIVEN THE
WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU, MR. ALLEN, IT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT'S OUT
ON A B ROLL CALL. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A VOTE
CHANGE FROM EARLIER, ON SB 1418,
MR. ARCHULETA'S, BILL, IT IS OUT
ON A ROLL CALL WITH MISS DIXON
CHANGING FROM A NO TO AN AYE.
AND MR. BRYAN NOT VOTING. GREAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY SENATORS? WE
DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SENATORS. SO
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SENATORS,
SENATOR, SENATORS SKINNER, LAKE
SPIRIT, JONES AND HURTADO TO
COME PRESENT BILLS INTO
COMMITTEE, SET COME OUR WAY IN
THE MEANTIME, WE WILL ADD ON TO
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. PURPOSES
OF ADD ON FOR CONSENT CALENDAR
ARAMBULA BRIAN BRYAN I WENDY
CARILLO WENDY CARILLO I THANK
YOU. OH GREAT. MISS SANCHEZ IS
GOING TO PRESENT FOR SENATOR
NGUYEN. GREAT. AND MISS SANCHEZ,
I BELIEVE YOU ARE PRESENTING SB
1099.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
SINCE 1983, THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BEEN
COLLECTING BLOOD SPECIMENS FROM
EVERY INFANT BORN IN CALIFORNIA
AND TESTING THAT BLOOD FOR
EVIDENCE OF TREATABLE GENETIC
CONDITIONS. ON AVERAGE, ROUGHLY
500,000 BABIES ARE BORN EACH
YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. NEARLY ALL
OF THEM ARE NOW TESTED. 81
DIFFERENT TREATABLE GENETIC
CONDITIONS ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 800
OF THESE BABIES ARE IDENTIFIED
AS HAVING TREATABLE CONDITIONS.
IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE CAN FIND
AND HELP THESE BABIES BEFORE
THEIR CONDITIONS CAUSE
IRREPARABLE HARM. ALL STATES IN
THE IN THE US HAVE THESE
SCREENING PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN
ADDITION TO USING THE BLOOD
SAMPLE FOR THIS INITIAL TEST,
CALIFORNIA RETAINS STORES AND
MAINTAINS ADDITIONAL BLOOD
SPECIMENS COLLECTED FROM THOSE
BABIES FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES IN
WHAT IS CALLED THE CALIFORNIA
BIOBANK. SINCE 1983, CALIFORNIA
HAS COLLECTED AND RETAINED
APPROXIMATELY 20 MILLION
INDIVIDUAL BLOOD SPECIMENS.
RESEARCHERS CAN PURCHASE SAMPLES
OF THESE SPECIMENS FOR USE IN
THEIR RESEARCH. THE CALIFORNIA
BIOBANK IS THE LARGEST OF ITS
KIND IN THE UNITED STATES, AND
CONTAINS A GOLDMINE OF
INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE TO
RESEARCHERS. INTERESTINGLY,
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A REPORT TO
THE LEGISLATURE ABOUT THE
OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE
BIOBANK BECAUSE OF THE IMMENSE
AMOUNT OF VERY PERSONAL, SOME
MIGHT SAY THE MOST PERSONAL
INFORMATION POSSIBLE. THAT IS
CONTAINED IN THE BIOBANK, ALONG
WITH THE PUBLIC'S INTENSE
INTEREST AND PRIVACY. I BRING
BEFORE YOU, SB 1099, SB 1099
WILL REQUIRE THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO
ANNUALLY PREPARE A REPORT
SPECIFIED DATA CONCERNING THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE CALIFORNIA
BIOBANK POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE,
AND DELIVER A COPY TO THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE. SB 1099
PROVIDES THAT THE COST TO
PREPARE AND DISSEMINATE THIS
REPORT WILL BE ENTIRELY PAID FOR
BY RESEARCHERS FROM THE MONEY
THEY PAY TO ACCESS AND USE THE
BLOOD SPECIMENS IN THE BIOBANK.
NO TAXPAYER DOLLARS WILL BE
INVOLVED. THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WHO
ADMINISTER THE BIOBANK,
ESTIMATES THAT THIS COST OF THE
BILL ARE MINOR AND ABSORBABLE.
THEY ARE ALREADY COLLECTING THE
REQUESTED DATA AND CAN USE
EXISTING RESOURCES TO ORGANIZE
AND PLACE THE INFORMATION ON
THEIR WEBSITE. THERE IS NO
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE, AND
IT PASSED THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH
COMMITTEE ON A VOTE OF 16 ZERO,
WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT IT
BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? OKAY. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS?
DO WE HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION. DO
YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
GREAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU. SB 1099 WILL PROVIDE
THIS LEGISLATURE WITH
INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO OUR
CRITICAL OBLIGATION TO OVERSEE
THE OPERATIONS OF CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT. I URGE YOUR AYE VOTE
ON SB 1099. THANK YOU. THAT
ENJOYS A Dð PASS RECOMMENDATION
THAT'S OUT ON A ROLL CALL WITH
MR. TODD. NOT VOTING. THANK YOU.
NEXT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE MISS
HURTADO HERE. AND YOU ARE
PRESENTING SB 1522. THAT IS
CORRECT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS, SB 1522 WOULD ALLOW THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD
AND AG TO ADJUST THE MILL
ASSESSMENT RATE ON FERTILIZING
MATERIALS REGISTERED IN
CALIFORNIA WITHOUT USING
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS OR
THE RULEMAKING PROCESS, AS LONG
AS THE FERTILIZING INDUSTRY
ADVISORY BOARD DETERMINES THE
CHANGE IS NECESSARY, THE CURRENT
RULEMAKING PROCESS IS LENGTHY
AND CAN TAKE UP TO ONE YEAR AND
A HALF. IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE
DEPARTMENT TO REACT QUICKLY
ENOUGH TO ECONOMIC TRENDS OF THE
FERTILIZER INDUSTRY. AS A
RESULT, THE BOARD IS HESITANT TO
RECOMMEND ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
ASSESSMENT BY ALLOWING THE
DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH THE
FERTILIZING INDUSTRY ADVISORY
BOARD AND ADJUST THE MILL
ASSESSMENT BASED ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT
WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE
ECONOMIC TRENDS RELATING TO THE
FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.
ADDITIONALLY, TO FURTHER
STREAMLINE THE PROCESS, SB 1522
EXTENDS THE VALIDITY OF THE
REGISTRATION OF FERTILIZING
MATERIAL FOR TWO YEARS, FROM TWO
YEARS TO FOUR YEARS, AND ADJUSTS
THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION
ACCORDINGLY. THIS BILL DOES NOT
INCREASE THE REGISTRATION FEE.
CDFA HAS REPORTED THAT THE COST
TO ADOPT THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
BE MINOR AND ABSORBABLE, AND
WOULD ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO
EXPEDITE THE FERTILIZER
REGISTRATION PROCESS,
PARTICULARLY FOR ORGANIC
FERTILIZERS, SB 52 IS A RESULT
OF EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS, WHICH
IS WHY THE FERTILIZING INDUSTRY
SUPPORTS THE LEGISLATION. AND
HERE TO TESTIFY IS TAYLOR
RALSTON REPRESENTING WESTERN
PLANT HEALTH ASSOCIATION AND
AMADEU BARBOSA CDFA TO ANSWER
ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU. YOU MAY BEGIN. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS TAYLOR ROSE, ON
BEHALF OF WESTERN PLANT HEALTH
ASSOCIATION, A TRADE ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTING FERTILIZER
MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND
ULTIMATELY ALSO ON BEHALF OF
AGRICULTURAL USERS OF THOSE
PRODUCTS. WE BELIEVE 1522
REPRESENTS A THOUGHTFUL
STATUTORY CHANGES FOR BROADER
AND MORE INCLUSIVE TERMINOLOGY
OF INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS AND ALLOWS INDUSTRY
ASSESSMENTS TO BE MADE BEST USE
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
DEPARTMENT TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE
AND RESPONSIVE. SO FOR THESE
REASONS, WE SUPPORT THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL, PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT, ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION, DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK YOU. WE'RE
NEUTRAL ON THIS BILL, NOTING NO
FISCAL IMPACT TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. THANK
YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE
ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION. DO
WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT
ENJOYS A DO PASS RECOMMENDATIONS
OUT ON AN A ROLL CALL. I BELIEVE
WE HAVE, MISS ASHBY NEXT. AND
YOU ARE PRESENTING SB 1451. YOU
CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY. ALL
RIGHT. HI, COLLEAGUES. I TRY TO
BE QUICK HERE FOR YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. SB 1451 IS THE ANNUAL
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
OMNIBUS BILL. IT MAKES VARIOUS
CHANGES TO THE PRACTICE ACTS OF
A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS
WHICH HAVE RECENTLY BEEN SUBJECT
TO COMMITTEE. SUNSET REVIEW
OVERSIGHT PROCESS, INCLUDING
EXTENSIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS. I
KNOW YOUR STAFF IS INUNDATED
THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND WE WANT
TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR
THE TIME THAT YOUR STAFF HAS
TAKEN TO REALLY DIG IN ON THIS
BILL AND HELP DETERMINE SOME
COST IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
VARIOUS PROVISIONS. WE'RE PROUD
THAT THE MEASURE WILL RESULT IN
MINOR COSTS AND SOME SAVINGS,
EVEN IN ADDITION TO MANY
NECESSARY CLARIFICATIONS TO
CURRENT LAW. SB 1451
SPECIFICALLY CONTAINS PROVISIONS
THAT EMPOWER FEMALE DOMINATED
HEALTH PROFESSIONS TO SAFELY AND
SUCCESSFULLY INCREASE ACCESS TO
CARE FOR CALIFORNIA PATIENTS.
THE BILL BEFORE YOU TODAY
REFLECTS SIGNIFICANT STAKEHOLDER
INPUT. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN
AYE VOTE ON SB 1451. THANK YOU.
AND PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING CHRISTY
WEISS WITH CAPITAL ADVOCACY ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR NURSE
PRACTITIONERS AND SUPPORT. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE SENATOR ASHBY
TAKING THIS ISSUE ON SB 1451
INCLUDES IMPORTANT
CLARIFICATIONS OF EXISTING LAW
THAT WAS ENACTED IN 2020 THAT
WILL ENABLE THE BRN TO FULLY
IMPLEMENT ASSEMBLYMEMBER WOOD'S
BILL THAT ALLOWS NURSE
PRACTITIONERS WHO MEET CERTAIN
CRITERIA TO WORK WITHOUT
SUPERVISION, HELPING US EXPAND
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK YOU. WE ARE
NEUTRAL ON THIS BILL, NOTING
THAT THIS HAS NO FISCAL IMPACT
ON THE DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD OF
CALIFORNIA, THE MEDICAL BOARD OF
CALIFORNIA, THE OSTEOPATHIC
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA, AND
THE BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING.
AND THERE ARE MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE COSTS FOR THE BOARD
OF PHARMACY. THE RESPIRATORY
CARE BOARD, THE BOARD OF
BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY, AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
AFFAIRS. THE STRUCTURAL PEST
CONTROL BOARD ESTIMATES COST
SAVINGS OF $316,000 FOR THE
STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL FUND IN
2024, 25, AND ONGOING, BECAUSE
AN EXAM GIVEN BY THE BOARD WAS
DELETED AS AN OPTION IN LIEU OF
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS
FROM COLLEAGUES? WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT. ASK IT FOR AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. AND THAT IS IT.
ENJOYS A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION
THAT'S OUT WITH REPUBLICANS NOT
VOTING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND NEXT WE HAVE SENATOR SKINNER.
AND YOU ARE PRESENTING SB 1210.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS
SB 1210 WILL PROVIDE US SOME US
AND THE PUBLIC AND HOMEOWNER
BUILDERS, YOU NAME IT, THE
ABILITY TO HAVE SOME SOME SENSE
OF WHAT OUR VARIOUS UTILITY
HOOKUP FEES WOULD BE. WHETHER
YOU'RE CONSTRUCTING A
MULTIFAMILY, BUILDING A ADU IN
YOUR BACKYARD OR WHAT HAVE YOU,
THE COST OF UTILITY HOOKUP FEES
AND THE LONG TIMELINES FOR
COMPLETION HAVE IMPACTED THE
PROGRESS THAT WE'VE, AS A STATE
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE TO
ADDRESS OUR HOUSING CRISIS. AND
OF COURSE, A KEY FACTOR IN OUR
IN THE ABILITY FOR US TO
CONSTRUCT NEW HOUSING IS JUST
COST. CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE
GONE UP, YOU NAME IT. SO WHEN
YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE PLANS
FOR HOW TO ADDRESS THAT, HAVING
SOME SENSE IN ADVANCE OF WHAT
THE UTILITY HOOKUP WILL COST YOU
AND HOW YOU MIGHT WANT TO
APPROACH IT. AND I'LL JUST GIVE
YOU AN EXAMPLE FROM MY OWN
DISTRICT. I, RECENTLY COMPLETED
AN ADU IN MY BACKYARD. IT'S FOR
A FAMILY MEMBER. IF I WANTED TO
RENT IT, MEANING IF I WANTED TO
BE THE LANDLORD, I MIGHT WANT A
SEPARATE, COMPLETELY SEPARATE
METER, SAY, FOR WATER UTILITIES,
BECAUSE I MAY NOT WANT TO HAVE
TO DEAL WITH PAYING FOR THE
TENANT AND THEN HAVING THE
TENANT REIMBURSE ME, BUT JUST
WANT TO HAVE THE TENANT IN IT.
BUT SINCE IT WAS FOR A FAMILY
MEMBER, WELL, THAT DOESN'T
MATTER ANYWAY. I LEARNED FROM MY
WATER UTILITY THAT IF I WERE TO
GET A BRAND NEW METER IN OTHER
WORDS, A SEPARATE METER JUST FOR
THAT UNIT, I WOULD BE CHARGED
FOR THE METER ALONE. AND THIS IS
FOR AN ADU IN THE BACKYARD. I
WOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED SOME
$38,000, SO I STEAD OPTED FOR
JUST AN UPGRADE TO MY EXISTING
METER AND NOT HAD IT SEPARATELY
METERED. BUT I NEED I HAD TO
CALL. I HAD TO MAKE THOSE
DETERMINATIONS. NOW UNDER THE
LAW, OUR PUBLIC UTILITIES HAVE
TO HAVE CERTAIN INFORMATION
ALREADY ON THEIR WEBSITES. SO
FOR THE PUBLICLY OWNED
UTILITIES, MUCH OF THIS
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR.
BUT FOR MANY OTHER UTILITIES, IT
IS NOT. AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT
DECISIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE
WHEN YOU ARE CREATING YOUR YOU
KNOW, CAN YOU YOU'RE, FIGURING
OUT WHETHER YOU CAN PULL OFF A
CONSTRUCTION. SO ANYWAY, WHAT,
1210 DOES IS IT REQUIRES OUR
UTILITIES TO POST A SCHEDULE OF
UTILITY HOOKUP FEES BY CATEGORY.
THE CATEGORIES BEING SINGLE
FAMILY, MULTIFAMILY, MIXED USE,
AND ADUS. AND IT EXEMPTS THESE
ARE REALLY, REALLY SMALL
UTILITIES THAT DON'T EVEN HAVE
WEBSITES DUE TO HARDSHIP. AND IT
GIVES UTILITIES UNTIL JANUARY
1ST, 2026 TO COMPLY. AND NOW I'D
LIKE TO HAVE, ALYSSA, YOU HAVE
TO PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME. I
APOLOGIZE, I DON'T WANT TO MESS
IT UP FROM OUR HOUSING ACTION
ORGAN COALITION. THANK YOU. YOU
CAN BEGIN. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALI
SAPIRMAN, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE HOUSING ACTION COALITION
WHO IS SPONSORING THIS BILL? THE
HOUSING ACTION COALITION IS A
MEMBER SUPPORTED NONPROFIT
WORKING TO HELP SOLVE THE
HOUSING CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA. IN
OUR MEMBERS EXPERIENCE PART OF
WHAT ACTS AS A SIGNIFICANT
BARRIER BARRIER TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION ARE THE
HIGH UTILITY HOOKUP FEES, WHICH
FURTHER EXACERBATE ALREADY HIGH
CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THE HIGH
FEES COME IN ESPECIALLY WHEN
DEVELOPERS ARE UNABLE TO
ANTICIPATE AND BUDGET FOR THEM
BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINES AROUND
HOOKUPS ARE SO UNCERTAIN, THE
SITUATION NOT ONLY ADDS TO THE
OVERALL EXPENSE OF HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION, BUT UNDERMINES
EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE AND REDUCE
HOUSING COSTS IN THE STATE. SB
1210 REMEDIES THIS BY
IMPLEMENTING COMMON SENSE
REFORMS THAT INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN UTILITY
COMPANIES AND THE COMMUNITIES
THEY SERVE. SB 1210 IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP IN ADDRESSING
CONCERNS AROUND UTILITY HOOKUPS,
AND WILL INCENTIVIZE GREATER
HOUSING PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA
DURING A CRUCIAL TIME. WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS, PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION? ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT, NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION?
REBECCA MARCUS, ON BEHALF OF
LEADING AGE CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. I'M CHAIR. MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE JOIN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA YIMBY IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION? WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT'S OUT
WITH REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING WITH
MISS DIXON VOTING NO. THANK YOU,
SENATOR SKINNER. AND WE ARE
STILL LOOKING FOR SENATORS BLAKE
SPEER AND JONES. BUT IN THE
MEANTIME.
OKAY, I'D LIKE TO DISPENSE WITH
THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR. MADAM
SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
THE SUSPENSE CALENDAR? YES, YES,
YES, SUSPENSE CALENDAR. THIS
BILL IS ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 210. BENNETT THE
FOLLOWING ARE ALL SENATE BILLS
42 UMBERG 53. PORTANTINO 59.
SKINNER 73. SEYARTO 74. DODD 98.
PORTANTINO 99. UMBERG 225.
CABALLERO 226. ALVARADO, GAIL
268. ALVARADO, GAIL 278 DODD 295
DODD 299. LEMON 308. BECKER 312.
WIENER 359. UMBERG 366.
CABALLERO 379. UMBERG 402.
WAHHAB 424. DURAZO 445.
PORTANTINO. FOUR EIGHT
PORTANTINO 504.5 16. SKINNER
536. RUBIO 542. DAWLEY 549.
NEWMAN 571. ALAN 610. WIENER
615, ALLEN 620, MCGUIRE 632,
CABALLERO 697, HURTADO 707,
NEWMAN 722, RAZO 721, BECKER
735, CORTESE 758. UMBERG
7780785. CABALLERO 820. ALVARADO
GILL 892. PADILLA 893. PADILLA
895 ROTH. 896.897 NEWMAN. 898
SKINNER 899 SKINNER 902 ROTH 904
DODD 906. SKINNER 907 NEWMAN
910. UMBERG 916. SATO 919.
UMBERG 920. SATO 925. WIENER
926. WAHAB 933. WAHAB 934.
GONZALEZ 936. SATO 942. BECKER
945. ALVARADO GAIL 946. MAGUIRE
950, SKINNER 951. WIENER 954957.
WIENER 959. MENGIBAR 960. WIENER
965. MIN 966 WIENER 971.
PORTANTINO 974. GROVE 976.
SKINNER 977. LAIRD 980. WAHAB
983. WAHAB 984. WAHAB 98799988.
WIENER 991. GONZALEZ 995.
PADILLA 999. CORTEZ 1000. ASHBY
TEN ZERO TWO. BLAKESPEAR TEN
ZERO THREE. DODD TEN ZERO FOUR.
WILK 1016. GONZALEZ 1018. BECKER
1019. BLAKE SPEER 1032. PADILLA
1042. ROTH 1043. GROVE 1045.
BLAKESPEAR 1047. WIENER 1054.
RUBIO 1057. MENGIBAR 1059
BRADFORD 1061. LEMON 1062 DAWLEY
1064. LAIRD 1066. BLAKESPEAR
1069. MENGIBAR 1070. PADILLA
1074. JONES 1077. BLAKESPEAR
1078. MIN 1088 ALVARADO. GILL
1089 SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. 1090
DURAZO. 1098 BLAKE SPEAR. 1100
PORTANTINO. 11 ZERO FIVE PADILLA
1110 ASHBY. 1112 MENGIBAR. 1118
EGGMAN 1120 BECKER 1123.
CABALLERO 1128. PORTANTINO 1130
BRADFORD 1138. NEWMAN 1142.
MENGIBAR 1143. ALLEN 1147.
PORTANTINO 1151. HURTADO 1152.
LEMON 1161. BECKER 1162. CORTEZ
1163. DAWLEY 1166. DODD. 1176
NILO 1178 PADILLA. 1180 ASHBY.
1182 GONZALEZ. 1183 HURTADO 1184
EGGMAN 1188 LAIRD 1192
PORTANTINO 1194. WILK 1200.
GLAZIER 1202 NEWMAN 1205. LAIRD
1212 ZERO EIGHT. PADILLA 1213.
ATKINS 1218 NEWMAN 1220. LEMON
1221. MEN 1230. RUBIO 1231 ALLEN
1233. WILK 1234 ALLEN 1238.
EGGMAN 1244 NEWMAN. 1246 LEMON.
1248 HURTADO. 1252 STERN. 1253
GONZALEZ. 1254 BECKER. 1255
DURAZO, 1256 GLAZIER 1258 DAWLEY
1261. ALVARADO GIL 1262.
ARCHULETA 1263 NEWMAN 1266.
LEMON 1270. GROVE 1277. STERN
1280. LEAD 1286. MEN 1287.
GLAZIER 1288. BECKER 1292
BRADFORD 1297 ALLEN 1298 CORTEZ.
1299 CORTEZ. 1303 CABALLERO 13
ZERO FOUR LEMON. 1318 WAHAB.
1322 WAHAB 1323 MENGIBAR 1324
LEMON 1325 DURAZO 1328 BRADFORD
1330. ARCHULETA 1332, ALLEN
1340. SMALLWOOD. CUEVAS 1348,
BRADFORD 1350. DURAZO 1354.
WAHAB 1367. HURTADO 1374. BECKER
1375. DURAZO 1382. GLAZIER 1383
BRADFORD 1390. CABALLERO 1391.
RUBIO 1397. EGGMAN 1400. STERN
1402. MEN 1404. GLAZIER 1406
ALLEN 1407. NGUYEN 1413. NILO
1414. GROVE 1419. RUBIO 1420.
CABALLERO 1423 DAWLEY 1432.
CABALLERO Ã 1433. LEMON 1446.
SMALLWOOD. CUEVAS 1447. DURAZO
1448. HURTADO 1449 NEWMAN 1450.
ALLEN 1452. ASHBY 1453. ASHBY
1456. ASHBY 1459. NGUYEN 1462.
RAZO 1461. ALLEN 1482. GLAZIER
1487. GLAZIER 1488. DURAZO 1491.
EGGMAN 1498. ASHBY 1500. DURAZO
1501. GLAZIER 1504. STERN 15
ZERO EIGHT. STERN 15 ZERO NINE.
STERN 1511. COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
1527. COMMITTEE ON REVENUE AND
TAXATION SCA ONE NEWMAN AND SB
1211. SKINNER THANK YOU. THE
SUSPENSE CALENDAR IS DEEMED
APPROVED AND NOW WE HAVE SENATOR
JONES. YOU ARE UP NEXT AND YOU
ARE PRESENTING SB 708. I BELIEVE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
WITH YOU IN THE ASSEMBLY THIS
MORNING. I AM PRESENTING SB 708,
WHICH CREATES A PERMIT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PARKS TO
IDENTIFY OFF HIGHWAY COMPETITION
MOTORCYCLES. WE'VE WORKED
CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND I'M
HAPPY TO SAY THIS BILL IS
ESTIMATED TO HAVE NO GENERAL
FUND IMPACT, AND ANY COSTS WILL
BE COVERED BY THE PROGRAM FEES.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF
STAFF AT PARKS FOR ALL THEIR
ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROJECT
OVER THE YEARS, AND I ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE WITH ME THIS
MORNING. IS TERRY MCHALE,
REPRESENTING THE COALITION FOR
PUBLIC ACCESS. THANK YOU. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES AND 30S GREAT,
TERRY MCHALE WITH AARON REED AND
ASSOCIATES, REPRESENTING A
COALITION OF OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE
RECREATIONISTS. THIS IS ONE OF
THE RARE SITUATIONS WHERE
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, THE
DEPARTMENT AND OHV HAVE WORKED
TOGETHER ON THE LEGISLATION IS
PROBABLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THIS DOES NOT COST THE STATE ANY
MONEY, BUT THE NEW CERTIFICATION
WILL RESULT IN 10,000 OHVS BEING
CERTIFIED ANNUALLY AT ABOUT $30
A PERMIT FEE FOR $300,000 A YEAR
AND 1.5 MILLION OVER A FIVE YEAR
PERIOD, WHICH WILL BE HELPFUL TO
A STRUGGLING OHV PARK FUND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
THAT IS, ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION? WE'LL BRING IT
HERE TO THE ROOM. ANY FOLKS WISH
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT, NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION,
PLEASE. KEISHA HUNT HERE WITH
NOSSAMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY COUNCIL IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION? WE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR? WE
HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT
OF YOURSELF AND YOUR STAFF.
THAT'S DONE A GREAT JOB HELPING
US WITH THIS BILL. AND FOR THE
MEMBERS THAT HAVE SEEN PRIOR
ITERATIONS OF THIS, THANK YOU
FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH ME. WE
BELIEVE WE'VE GOT A BILL THAT
THE, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE
HAPPY TO HAVE AND WE'RE LOOKING
FOR. FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT AND
THE GOVERNOR'S SUPPORT AND ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THAT ENJOYS A Dð PASS
RECOMMENDATIONS OUT ON AN A ROLL
CALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. AND WE'LL DO ADD ONS TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT
CALENDAR ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I. SO
WE ARE JUST NOW WAITING ON
SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR. IF ANYONE
KNOWS WHERE SHE'S AT. SHE'S OUR
LAST AUTHOR AND SHE IS
PRESENTING FOR BILLS. SO MISS
BLAKE SPEAR, IF YOU'RE AROUND,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THERE
SHE IS. PERFECT TIMING. YOU ARE
UP AND YOU ARE PRESENTING SB
SEVEN. SB 689, SB 1053, AND SB
1216. YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE
READY, AND YOU CAN TAKE A DEEP
BREATH IF YOU WANT. IN
COMMITTEE. I HEARD MY NAME BEING
ANNOUNCED SO I RAN DOWN THE HALL
TO GET HERE. SO WE WILL START
WITH SB SEVEN. IS THAT WHAT YOU
JUST SAID? SURE, THAT'D BE
GREAT. THANKS. OKAY, GREAT. AND
THEN AFTER THAT, IF WE COULD DO
SB 1053. SURE. THANK YOU. OKAY,
GREAT. HELLO. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. CHAIR. AND COLLEAGUES, SB
SEVEN WILL MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO
THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR
RINA. THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS
ALLOCATION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
THESE CHANGES WERE RECOMMENDED
TO THE LEGISLATURE BASED ON
FINDINGS FROM HCD. AMONG THE
BILL'S PROVISIONS, SB SEVEN WILL
REQUIRE COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS
TO SOLICIT PARTICIPATION IN THE
RINA DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FROM
PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL HOUSING
NEEDS, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO ARE
UNHOUSED. THIS BILL WILL NOT
HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE GENERAL
FUND HCD ESTIMATES. THIS BILL
WILL HAVE MINOR AND ABSORBABLE
COSTS, AND ANY COST FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS CAN BE RECOVERED
FROM LOCAL FEES. WITH ME IN
SUPPORT, I HAVE HOLLY FROM
DEJESUS ON BEHALF OF THE HOME
BUILDERS ALLIANCE, MY COLLEAGUE
FOR MANY, DEJESUS WITH LISA,
PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR THE SPONSORS.
ACTUALLY, INNER CITY LAW CENTER
AND SPUR AND SUPPORT THE COMMON
SENSE APPROACH TO HELP LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS REACH THEIR HOUSING
GOALS AND CREATE, HOPEFULLY NEW
HOUSING PRODUCTION IN FUTURE
YEARS. WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT.
GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? ANY
FOLKS IN THE ROOM WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION?
WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE
HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND AND A SECOND.
GREAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON HOUSING PRODUCTION.
GREATLY APPRECIATED. OUT.
ENJOYS. SORRY. ENJOYS A DUE PASS
RECOMMENDATION OUT ON A B ROLL
CALL AND YOU WANTED TO DO SB
1053 NEXT? YES, BECAUSE I HAVE A
GREAT A LEAD WITNESS. GREAT. YES
GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU CHAIR AND
COLLEAGUES, I'M PLEASED TO
AUTHOR SB 1053, WHICH ADDRESSES
A MAJOR PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA.
AND THAT IS THAT PLASTIC WASTE
IS CHOKING OUR PLANET. THIS BILL
HAS NO COST TO THE STATE THE
AVERAGE AMERICAN USES JUST USES
ONE PLASTIC BAG EVERY DAY, AND
IT IS USED FOR AN AVERAGE OF 12
MINUTES BEFORE IT IS DISPOSED OF.
WORSE, ONLY 10% OR LESS OF
PLASTIC BAGS ARE ACTUALLY
RECYCLED. THIS IS DUE TO HOW
DIFFICULT THE PROCESS IS. THE
REST OF THE PLASTIC BAGS REMAIN
IN OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR HUNDREDS
OF YEARS, BREAKING DOWN INTO
MICROPLASTICS FOUND EVERYWHERE
FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN TO
HUMAN PLACENTAS. IN 2014,
CALIFORNIA BECAME THE FIRST
STATE TO PASS A BAN ON SINGLE
USE PLASTIC BAGS WITH SB 270.
THE STATE'S VOTERS AFFIRMED THE
BAN IN 2016 BY PASSING PROP 67.
UNDER SB 270, STORE CHECKOUTS
WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
REUSABLE PLASTIC BAGS OR
RECYCLED PAPER BAGS FOR $0.10.
THE NEW REUSABLE PLASTIC PLASTIC
BAGS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY THICKER
TO FACILITATE REUSABILITY.
HOWEVER, PEOPLE DID NOT TREAT
THESE BAGS ANY DIFFERENTLY AND
MOST OF THEM WERE THROWN AWAY.
THIS MEANT THAT BETWEEN 2014 AND
2022, THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC BAG
WASTE ACTUALLY INCREASED. THIS
IS AFTER A PLASTIC BAG BAN. THE
PLASTIC BAG PLASTIC BAG WASTE
INCREASED, RISING BY 47%. SO
RATHER THAN TRYING TO REDEFINE A
REUSABLE PLASTIC BAG, SB 1053
TAKES A MORE DIRECT AND SIMPLE
APPROACH. NO PLASTIC BAGS WILL
BE PROVIDED AT GROCERY STORE
CHECKOUTS. INSTEAD, GROCERY
STORES CAN PROVIDE PAPER BAGS OR
CUSTOMERS CAN BRING THEIR OWN
REUSABLE BAG. RECENT RESEARCH BY
ENVIRONMENTAL AMERICA RESEARCH
AND US EDUCATION FUND AND
FRONTIER GROUP FINDS THAT WHEN
PAPER IS THE ONLY OPTION AT
CHECKOUT, FAR MORE CONSUMERS
BRING REUSABLE BAGS. CONSUMERS
HAVE SHOWN THEY'RE WILLING AND
ABLE TO ABIDE BY SB 1053
REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WILL LEAD TO
LESS PLASTIC FILM, BAG WASTE AND
MORE SUSTAINABLE SHOPPING
HABITS. THIS IS, FRANKLY,
OVERDUE, AND I'M THRILLED TO
CHAMPION THIS EFFORT FOR OUR
STATE. WITH ME, I HAVE TWO
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT JENNIFER
FEARING ON BEHALF OF THE OCEAN
CONSERVATORY, OCEANA AND
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS. INDEED, I AM JENNIFER
FEARING ON BEHALF OF MONTEREY
BAY AQUARIUM, OCEAN CONSERVANCY
AND OCEANA, URGING YOUR SUPPORT
FOR SB 1053, WE APPRECIATE THE
CHAIR'S SUPPORT FOR THE POLICY
IN THE ASSEMBLY. NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE, AND ALSO
THANKS TO AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
RECOMMENDED BY CHAIR BRIAN IN
THAT COMMITTEE. SB 1053 IS NOW A
VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL WITH
CLEAR, OBJECTIVE AND INTENT TO
ELIMINATE PLASTIC FILM BAGS.
FINALLY, SB 1053 GIVES YOU A
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPROVE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, REDUCE
WASTE, AND CUT COSTS TO THE
STATE. WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT. AND
I HAVE A SECOND WITNESS, TAYLOR
ROSHAN FROM THE CALIFORNIA
GROCERS ASSOCIATION. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS.
TAYLOR OCEAN, ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA GROCERS ASSOCIATION,
OFFERING SUPPORT ON SB 1053. WE
APOLOGIZE. OUR LETTERS DON'T
SEEM TO BE REGISTERING ON THE
FILE, OUR MEMBERS ARE PROUD TO
BE IN THE GROCERY BUSINESS, NOT
IN THE BAG BUSINESS. THE LATEST
AMENDMENTS IDENTIFYING ONLY
PAPER BAGS BEING AVAILABLE AT
POINT OF SALE. MAINTAIN SERVICE
TO OUR CUSTOMERS WHILE
ELIMINATING ALL COSTS FOR CAL
RECYCLE. SO AT THIS POINT, WE
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
MOVE, MOVE THE BILL. WE HAVE A
MOTION. GREAT. DO WE HAVE A
SECOND? GREAT AND ANY FOLKS IN
THE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION? PLEASE STEP UP TO
THE MIC NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION. ETHAN NAGLER ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IN
SUPPORT. WES DONLEY WITH CLEAN
EARTH FOR KIDS SUPPORTING THIS
BILL, ALONG WITH FACTS, ECO
SUSTAINABILITY PEEPS AND CA
GRANDPARENTS TAKING ACTION.
NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE,
SONOMA COUNTY YOUTH ACTION
COMMITTEE, SD SKILL CENTER FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLEAN
WATER ACTION, GAVIN MCHUGH, ON
BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL PAPER,
WE'RE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
REBECCA MARCUS, ON BEHALF OF
CALPIRG AND ENVIRONMENT
CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT. GREAT.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR. AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, THIS ENJOYS A
Dð PASS RECOMMENDATION. AND IS
THAT ON A B ROLL CALL WITH MISS
DIXON NOT VOTING? OH GREAT.
THANK YOU, MISS BLAKE. AND NEXT
UP, YOU HAVE, TWO MORE BILLS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO SIX EIGHT,
SB 689? SURE OKAY, GREAT. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES SB 689
WILL REMOVE AN UNNECESSARY
REGULATORY HURDLE FOR CITIES
SEEKING TO CONVERT STREET LANES
INTO BIKEWAYS, PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAYS OR DEDICATED LANES FOR
TRANSIT IN CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL
AREAS. THIS BILL WILL NOT HAVE
AN IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND.
THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMISSION ESTIMATES THIS BILL
WILL HAVE MINOR AND ABSORBABLE
COSTS. THIS BILL IS SUPPORTED BY
THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMISSION, THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES, AND THE
CALIFORNIA BICYCLE COALITION. I
HAVE NO WITNESSES HERE ON THIS
BILL, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? ETHAN
NAGLER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? WE
HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A
SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. THAT ENJOYS A
DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION THAT'S
OUT ON A B ROLL CALL WITH MISS
SANCHEZ VOTING AYE. AND THE LAST
BILL IS 12 SB 1216. YES. THANK
YOU CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. THIS
IS THE LAST BILL. I APPRECIATE
YOUR PATIENCE. I AM PLEASED TO
AUTHOR SB 1216, WHICH WILL
IMPROVE SAFETY FOR CYCLISTS BY
LIMITING THE OVERUSE OF SHARROWS
AND CLASS THREE BIKEWAYS. THERE
ARE ONLY MINOR AND ABSORBABLE
COSTS WITH THIS BILL, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR. I
VOTE. GREAT. AND DO WE HAVE ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION.
MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND,
SECOND? GREAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR. I VOTE THAT ENJOYS A DUE
PASS RECOMMENDATION AND IS OUT
ON A B ROLL CALL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. Þ.
WE NOW, HAVE TIME FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. IF FOLKS WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION,
NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. YOU ALL
HAVE THE MIC NAME, ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION MICROBES AND ON
BEHALF OF WORTHINGTON
ENTERPRISES, TESTIFYING IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 1280, THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR CHRIS
MICHELI, ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, IN SUPPORT OF SB 885,
ROTH ON NURSING PILOT PROGRAM IN
SB 1246 LIMÓN ON THE PROMPT
PAYMENT ACT. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. GOOD. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILLIE PELOTE
REPRESENTING AZMI, LOCAL 685,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPUTY
PROBATION OFFICERS, SANTA CLARA
COUNTY DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER
IN OPPOSITION TO SB 987, SB
1057. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS JAMES JACK HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE SANTA YNEZ BAND OF
CHUMASH INDIANS, TO REGISTER
SUPPORT FOR SB 549 NEWMAN. AND
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE COALITION
FOR TICKET FAIRNESS TO REGISTER
OPPOSITION TO SB 785. CABALLERO.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS GARY COOPER,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND
MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS, IN
SUPPORT OF SB 980. WAHAB THE
SMILE ACT THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
CHAIR, COMMITTEE AND STAFF RYAN
MOORE MUNI WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES,
ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA AND RURAL
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES,
CALIFORNIA IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION TO SB 1057. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS MY NAME IS LIZ EAGER.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE
CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE FOR
HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE
EDUCATION. I AM A HOLOCAUST
CHILD SURVIVOR, FOUNDER OF
CENTRAL VALLEY HOLOCAUST
EDUCATORS NETWORK, AND CURRENTLY
ALSO PROVIDING HOLOCAUST AND
GENOCIDE EDUCATION AT SACRAMENTO
STATE UNIVERSITY, THE CALIFORNIA
COLLABORATIVE HAS ENHANCED
SUPPORT AND ENABLED SMALL
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS TO TEACH
THIS HISTORY A HISTORY THAT IS
THE ONLY ONE, THE ONLY GENOCIDE
THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED,
ACKNOWLEDGED. THANK YOU AND
REMEMBERED BY THE PERPETRATORS.
IT'S AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR
CIVIC SOCIETY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. KENZIE
VITARELLO, ON BEHALF OF CENTRAL
VALLEY HOLOCAUST EDUCATORS
NETWORK, A PROUD PARTNER OF THE
CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 1277, THANK YOU.
MORGAN BLUM SCHNEIDER WITH THE
JFCS HOLOCAUST CENTER IN SUPPORT
OF SB 1277, THE VEHICLE TO CARRY
OUT THE MANDATE FOR HOLOCAUST
AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, HELEN QUINTANA
HERE FOR THE BARONA BAND OF
MISSION INDIANS HERE IN SUPPORT
OF SB 549. NEWMAN. THE TRIBAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT. SHERRY
ROSENBLUM, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
JEWISH PARTIZAN EDUCATIONAL
FOUNDATION TEACHING RESISTANCE
DURING THE HOLOCAUST THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
IN CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF SB
1277. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRIAN RICKS.
I'M WITH LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUPPORT OF
THE FOLLOWING BILLS SB 53 BY
SENATOR PORTANTINO SB 98 BY
SENATOR PORTANTINO ALSO IS A
PROUD SPONSOR. SB 895 BY SENATOR
ROTH, SB 976. SENATOR SKINNER,
SB 991. SENATOR GONZALEZ ALSO IS
A PROUD SPONSOR. SB 1002 SENATOR
BLAKE SPEAR SB 1182. SENATOR
GONZALEZ SB ONE 1244 NEWMAN
1253. GONZALEZ 1277. STERN 1288
BECKER AND 1374 BECKER. THANK
YOU, THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, MONICA MILLER, ON
BEHALF OF TWO BILLS, SB 639
LIMÓN IN SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF
ALZHEIMER'S, LOS ANGELES,
ALZHEIMER'S, ORANGE COUNTY AND
ALZHEIMER'S. SAN DIEGO ON BEHALF
OF FIX OUR SHELTERS IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 1459. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
CHRISTINA DECARO, REPRESENTING
THE CALIFORNIA VETERINARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. WE ARE THE
SPONSOR OF SB 1233 BY SENATOR
WILK PERTAINING TO HIGH QUALITY,
HIGH VOLUME SPAY NEUTER. I WANT
TO THANK YOUR COMMITTEE FOR THE
GREAT ANALYSIS. IT'S SPOT ON,
AND WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO
IDENTIFY FUNDS TO KEEP THE BILL
MOVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS. ADAM
KAGAN, ON BEHALF OF BAY 101
CASINO IN SAN JOSE, IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 549. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS
ED MANNING WITH KP PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF HAWAIIAN
GARDENS CASINO, IN OPPOSITION TO
SENATOR NEWMAN'S BILL. SB 549.
THANK YOU, DAVID KRIEGER FOR
COMMERCE CASINO. ALSO IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 549, HOLLY FOR
MANY DAYS WITH LIGHT HOUSE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS ALSO IN
OPPOSITION. OUR STRONG
OPPOSITION TO SB 549 NEWMAN, ON
BEHALF OF PARK WEST CASINOS, BUT
ALSO REGISTERING SUPPORT OF SB
1077 BY BLAKE'S FOR,
FACILITATING MORE ADU
CONSTRUCTION IN THE COAST ON
BEHALF OF SPUR EDEN HOUSING, SAN
DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION AND
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, CALIFORNIA
AND FINALLY REGISTERING SUPPORT
FOR SB 1123 BY CABALLERO.
INCREASING HOME OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES IN SINGLE FAMILY
ZONES AND HIGH AND MULTIFAMILY
AREAS ON BEHALF OF FIELDSTEAD
AND ASSOCIATES, SPUR, UNITED
WAY, GREATER LOS ANGELES,
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, CALIFORNIA
INNER CITY LAW CENTER, AND
BUILD, CASA. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS.
AMBER MUHAMMAD, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA NATIONS INDIAN GAMING
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING 52
NATIONS IN SUPPORT OF SB 549.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS
PAUL BAUER, ON BEHALF OF VIEJAS,
THE PICAYUNE RANCHERIA OF
CHUKCHANSI INDIANS, UPPER LAKE
TRIBE, AND KAWEAH, ALL IN
SUPPORT OF SB 549. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. CAROLYN BEALL HUNTER
WITH SLOAT, HIGGINS, JENSEN AND
ASSOCIATES REGISTERING SUPPORT
FOR SB. 549 NEWMAN ON BEHALF OF
YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION AND THE
SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK
INDIANS. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PAM LOPEZ WITH K STREET
CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF THE
SANTA ROSA AREA T I YOKUTS TRIBE
IN SUPPORT OF SB. 549 ON BEHALF
OF THE TULE RIVER TRIBE IN
SUPPORT OF SB. 549 ON BEHALF OF
DRY CREEK RANCHERIA IN SUPPORT
OF SB. 549 ON SUPPORT IN SUPPORT.
REDDING RANCHERIA IN SUPPORT OF
SB. 549 ON BEHALF OF THE FORT
YUMA QUECHAN INDIAN TRIBE IN
SUPPORT OF SB. 549 AND ON BEHALF
OF THE PIT RIVER TRIBE IN
SUPPORT OF SB. 549 THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR, AND MEMBERS NICK BROKAW
FROM SACRAMENTO ADVOCATES HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE AGUA CALIENTE
BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS IN
SUPPORT OF SB. 549 NEWMAN. THANK
YOU. YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS.
EXCUSE ME, DYLAN ELLIOTT, ON
BEHALF OF MAYOR LONDON. BREED OF
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO AND THE SAN FRANCISCO
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT
OF SB 925 BY SENATOR WIENER.
ADDITIONALLY SHARING THE SUPPORT
OF BOTH MAYOR BREED AND THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
PSYCHIATRISTS TO SENATOR
EDMUNDS. SB 1184 AND 1238. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, CLIFTON WILSON,
ON BEHALF OF THE KERN COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, IN SUPPORT
AND PROUD SPONSORS OF SB 974.
ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT AND PROUD
SPONSOR OF SB 977, AND THEN ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS FOR MADERA,
MENDOCINO, PLACER, SAN LUIS
OBISPO, STANISLAUS, SOLANO,
SHASTA, KERN, SAN JOAQUIN, AND
FRESNO, ALL IN OPPOSITION TO SB
1057. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, TRENT SMITH, ON BEHALF
OF ARTICHOKE JOE'S CARD ROOM IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 549. NEWMAN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS AND Â AUGUSTINE HERE ON
BEHALF OF CLUB ONE CASINO IN
OPPOSITION TO SB. 549 THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, JORDAN
CARVAJAL, ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA YIMBY HERE AS A AS A
PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF SB 1211,
SENATOR SKINNER AND PROUD
CO-SPONSOR OF SB 1123 BY SENATOR
CAVALLERO IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
CLIFF BERG, ON BEHALF OF THE
JEWISH PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,
THE JEWISH PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE IS THE LARGEST
COALITION OF JEWISH
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY,
INCLUDING STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE JEWISH
COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF
THE GREATER BAY AREA, LOS
ANGELES JEWISH FEDERATION,
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE, AMERICAN
JEWISH COMMITTEE, ETC.
REPRESENTING OVER 40 JEWISH
ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE STATE.
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 1277 BY
SENATOR STERN. THE HOLOCAUST
COLLABORATIVE SB 1287 BY SENATOR
GLAZER, INTENDED TO DEAL WITH
ANTISEMITISM ON COLLEGE
CAMPUSES, AS WELL AS SB NINE, 57
WIENER AND 976 SKINNER AND 1504
STERN ALSO CLOSE BERG ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
COLLECTORS, OPPOSED TO SB 1061.
LIMÓN AND SB 1288. SENATOR MIN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS BRIAN WHITE WITH
KP PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ON BEHALF OF
HIPCAMP, WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF SB
620 BY SENATOR MCGUIRE TO EXPAND
RECREATION OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN
CAMPING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, DANIELLE
SANCHEZ, ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF
PROBATION OFFICERS OF CALIFORNIA
IN OPPOSITION TO SB 1057
MENGIBAR REGARDING JUVENILE
JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCILS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF
CASINO MATRIX IN SAN JOSE, IN
OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL 549.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. ANNA MATHEWS WITH THE
FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
SUPPORTING SB 1491, EGGMAN SB
895, ROTH SB 959 MENGIBAR, SB
971 PORTANTINO, AND SB 1166
DODD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU WEST
DONNA WITH CLEANER THREE KIDS
SUPPORTING THE FOLLOWING BILLS
WITH FACTS. NORTH COUNTY EQUITY
AND JUSTICE ECO SUSTAINABILITY
PEEPS NC, CA Kò MOMS ADVOCATING
SUSTAINABILITY, YARD SMART,
MARIN SONOMA, SAS BEYOND
PESTICIDES, GRANDPARENTS TAKING
ACTION, CALIFORNIA NURSES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND
JUSTICE, SONOMA COUNTY YOUTH
ACTION COMMITTEE AND SDCL SB
1066 BLAKE SPEER, SB 1266 LIMÓN,
SB 1166 NILO ALSO CLEAN EARTH
FOR KIDS .ORG FACTS, ECO
SUSTAINABILITY PEEPS AND CA
GRANDPARENTS TAKING ACTION
ACTIVIST SAN DIEGO STANDING UP
FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. NORTH COUNTY
EQUITY AND JUSTICE, SONOMA
COUNTY YOUTH ACTION COMMITTEE
AND SCC SUPPORTING SB 53
PORTANTINO, SB 445 PORTANTINO,
SB 899 SKINNER AND BLAKE SPEAR,
SB 950 SKINNER, SB 965 MIN. SB
1002 BLAKE SPEAR SB 1248 HURTADO
ALSO CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS FACTS,
ECO SUSTAINABILITY, PEEPS AND CA
GRANDPARENTS TAKING ACTION.
NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE,
SONOMA COUNTY YOUTH ACTION
COMMITTEE AND SD SCHOOL
SUPPORTING SB 1143 ALLEN SB 1147
PORTANTINO ACR 210 BENNETT SB
1402 MIN, SB 1178 PADILLA SB
1178 LEYARD, SB 1208 PADILLA SB
1244 NEWMAN SB 1255 DURAZO, SB
1304 LIMÓN, SB 59 SKINNER, SB
934 GONZALEZ, SB 960 WIENER, SB
1118 EGGMAN SB 1221 1221 MIN. SB
1322 WAHAB. SB 1374 BECKER SB
1508 STERN. SB 976 SKINNER, SB
1182 GONZALEZ SB 1318 WAHAB, SB
1078 MIN, SB 1112 MENGIBAR. SB
1382 GLAZER SB 1397 EGGMAN, SB
1230 RUBIO AND SB 1448. HURTADO
ALSO CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS.
FACTS. GRANDPARENTS TAKING
ACTION AND CA ECO SUSTAINABILITY
PEEPS IN NORTH COUNTY EQUITY,
EQUITY AND JUSTICE OPPOSE SB
610, SB 1298, AND SB 1231 ALSO
OPPOSING SB 1062, SB 632, SB
6708, SB 951, SB 1420, AND
OPPOSING SB 1234. ALSO CLEAN,
CLEAN WATER ACTION SUPPORTING SB
1266 AND OPPOSING SB 1231. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME
IS MAYA STEINHARDT. I'M A JEWISH
TEACHER HERE IN SACRAMENTO, AND
I AM VOICING OPPOSITION TO 1277
AND 1287. THESE BILLS, TAKEN
TOGETHER, WILL ENSHRINE
PALESTINIAN GENOCIDE, HOLOCAUST,
GENOCIDE DENIALISM, AS WELL AS
REMOVE STUDENT ACTIVISTS ABILITY
TO PROTEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND
DIGNITY AND POSITION. PLEASE.
THANK YOU. SACRAMENTO JEWISH
VOICE FOR PEACE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GOOD MORNING. STILL, I'VE
GOT ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES. MY
NAME IS DAVID MANDEL WITH ALSO
WITH SACRAMENTO JEWISH VOICE FOR
PEACE AND CALIFORNIA JEWISH
VOICE FOR PEACE, REPRESENTING
100,000 MORE THAN 100,000
MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS
STATEWIDE. I'M ALSO WANT TO
EXPRESS OUR OPPOSITION TO SB
1277. THIS WOULD TAKE THE MAKE
THE UNUSUAL MOVE OF, GIVING THE
STATE'S BLESSING TO AN OUTSIDE
COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION. YEAH. AND, AND WOULD
GIVE $5 MILLION TO AN
ORGANIZATION THAT IS LED BY
BIASED GROUPS THAT ARE NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. THANK
YOU. I HAVE SOME OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT I THINK YOU
CAN READ THOSE SURE. THAT I'D
LIKE TO. AND 1287 WHICH WHICH
PROMOTES A FALSE NARRATIVE
EQUATING ANTI-SEMITISM WITH A
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
IF YOU HAVE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
TO ISRAELI POLICIES ON CAMPUSES.
YES, THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE
THE ARAB RESOURCES AND
ORGANIZING CENTER IN THE BAY
AREA, US PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY
NETWORK WORKERS CIRCLE, ARBETER
RING OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
CALIFORNIA LIBERATED ETHNIC
STUDIES GROUP, UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA STUDENT ASSOCIATION
FOR 1287 ONLY. ALSO, THAT
APPLIES TO THE SACRAMENTO
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CENTRAL
COMMITTEE, OF WHICH I'M A
MEMBER, AND FOR 1277, THE LUTHER
LUTHER BURBANK EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. CARLY STELZER,
REGISTERING SUPPORT FOR SB 785.
CABALLERO FOR MUSIC ARTISTS
COALITION AND REGISTERING
SUPPORT FOR COMMON SENSE MEDIA
ON SB 933. WAHAB SB 976 SKINNER
AND SB 1504 STERN. THANK YOU.
HI, CARLA GARIBAY GARCIA ON
BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
CENTER AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DEFENSE OR SORRY, NATURAL
RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL IN
SUPPORT OF ACR 210, THANKS.
HELLO, DANNY KENDALL KAISER, ON
BEHALF OF THE SPONSORS OF SB
1061, LIMÓN AND SB 278 DODD AS
WELL AS IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION
ON BEHALF OF ELECTRONIC FRONTIER
FOUNDATION TO SB 976 AND SB
1504. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SARAH TO CAT, ON BEHALF OF THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF SB 820,
ALVARADO GILL, SB 1064. LAIRD SB
895 ROTH AND SB 1042 ROTH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
KENDRA HARRIS WITH THE CLIMATE
CENTER. PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR SB
59. SKINNER, ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. KASHA HUNT
WITH NOSSAMAN HERE. AND ON
BEHALF OF MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY
COUNCIL ON SB 59. OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED TO PLEASE EXCLUDE
MOTORCYCLES ON SB 1057 ON BEHALF
OF COUNTY OF MONTEREY. OPPOSE
AND ON SB 1255 ON BEHALF OF
PADRE DAM AND OLIVENHAIN
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.
OPPOSE. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS STEVEN FENAROLI WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU, AND ALSO
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
OUTDOOR RECREATION PARTNERSHIP
IN SUPPORT OF SB 620. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HELLO, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CYNTHIA VALENCIA,
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE WITH THE
ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION. I'M
HERE. SB 1287 SENATOR GLAZER
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED SB 226
OPPOSE. SB 1297 ALLEN OPPOSE. SB
976 SKINNER. OPPOSE. SB 954
MENGIBAR SUPPORT. SB 1161 BECKER
SUPPORT SB 42 UMBERG OPPOSE. SB
402 WAHHABIS OPPOSE SB 1184
EGGMAN OPPOSE SB 1238. EGGMAN
OPPOSE, AND SB 1061 LIMÓN IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND ANYONE ELSE. OKAY, WE ARE
MEETING ADJOURNED.