SESSION. ASSEMBLY MEMBER FONG
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
THE SECRETARIAT ARMS WILL
PREPARE THE CHAMBER, BRING IN
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL. ADDIS
AGUIAR-CURRY. ALANIZ. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA BAYNES. BAUER-KAHAN.
BENNETT BERMAN. BERNER BONTA.
BRIEN CALDERON, JUAN. CARRILLO,
WENDY. CARRILLO. CERVANTES CHEN.
CONNOLLY. DALLEY DAVIES. DIXON
ISOLE. FLORA FONG. FRIEDMAN
GABRIEL. GALLAGHER GARCIA.
GIBSON GRAYSON. HANEY. HART
HOLDEN. HOOVER IRWIN. JACKSON
JONES-SAWYER. CARRA. LACKEY LEE.
LO LOWENTHAL. MAYNE. SHINE
MATHIS. MCCARTY MCKENNA.
MURATSUCHI NGUYEN. ORTEGA
PACHECO. PAPPIN JIM. PATTERSON,
JOE. PATTERSON. PELLERIN.
PETRIE-NORRIS QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS
RENDON. REYES THREE OF US.
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO. SANCHEZ
SANTIAGO. SCHIAVO SORIA. TO
TANG. VALENCIA. VÆ VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON. WALLACE WARD. WEBER
WICKS. WILSON WOOD. ZUBER. MR.
SPEAKER.
350 MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS
PRESENT. WE ASK OUR GUESTS AND
VISITORS IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER AND IN THE GALLERY TO
PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER AND
THE FLAG SALUTE. TODAY'S PRAYER
WILL BE OFFERED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LORI WILSON. LORD, WE
COME BEFORE YOU AS LEADERS IN
THIS GREAT STATE. WE WILL BE
ANXIOUS. WE WILL NOT BE ANXIOUS
FOR ANYTHING BUT IN EVERYTHING
THROUGH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION,
WITH THANKSGIVING WE WILL LET
OUR REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN TO
YOU. FOR IN YOU ALL THINGS WERE
CREATED, THINGS IN HEAVEN, AND
ON EARTH, VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE.
WHETHER THRONES OR POWERS OR
RULERS OR AUTHORITIES. YOU HAVE
CREATED ALL THINGS THROUGH YOU
AND FOR YOU, AND YOU HOLD ALL
THINGS TOGETHER. WE PRAY FOR ALL
PEOPLE, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO
ARE IN HIGH POSITIONS, SO WE MAY
LEAD A PEACEABLE, PEACEFUL AND
QUIET LIFE WORTHY OF YOU AND
DIGNIFIED IN EVERY WAY. GIVE
EACH OF US WISE AND A DISCERNING
HEART. ALTHOUGH THE DECISIONS
BEFORE US MAY NOT BE CLEAR, WE
KNOW YOU ARE NOT AN AUTHOR OF
CONFUSION, SO WE TRUST YOU TO
GUIDE US ON THE RIGHT PATH THAT
WILL BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. MAY YOUR BLESSINGS
POUR OUT WITHOUT HINDRANCE. MAY
YOUR LOVE SHINE BRIGHT IN OUR
HEARTS AND MIND. MAY YOUR JOY
OVERFLOW TO EVERY CORNER OF THE
STATE. MAY THE LIGHT OF YOUR
PRESENCE LEADS US. LEAD US TO
TRUTH, JUSTICE, LIBERTY, AND
FREEDOM, AND OUR PRAYERS. BE
ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL AND
ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIGHT, IN
YOUR POWER WE PRAY. AMEN, AMEN.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON, PLEASE JOIN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SORIA AS SHE LEADS US IN
THE PLEDGE. GOOD MORNING
MEMBERS, PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT
HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY
SALUTE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU
MAY BE SEATED. READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL, ASSEMBLY
CHAMBERS, SACRAMENTO. WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 19TH, 2020. FOR THE MOVES.
MR. FLORES SECOND SET THE
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH.
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION AND
REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED. MESSAGES
FROM THE GOVERNOR. THERE ARE
NONE. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
THERE ARE NONE. MOVING TO
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THE
ABSENCES FOR THE DAY WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. MOVING NOW TO
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS, MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER. A REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
AND NGUYEN, GIBSON AND LOWENTHAL
TO SPEAK ON ADJOURNMENT OF
MEMORY TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 118A TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES TO
HAVE GUESTS ON THE FLOOR IN THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER. TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO RETURN. ITEM 60 4AB
2759. PETRIE-NORRIS TO THE
SENATE FOR FURTHER ACTION.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SET SHALL BE
THE ORDER AT THE REQUEST OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA. I'M
GIVING A ONE DAY NOTICE TO
REMOVE ITEM A FOR SB 830.
SMALLWOOD, CUEVAS FROM THE
INACTIVE FILE CLERK, WILL NOW
PLEASE REMOVE THE FOLLOWING
BILLS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHORS.
ITEM 29 SB 963 ASHBY. ITEM 30 SB
1006 PADILLA. ITEM 31 SB 1091
MENGIBAR. ITEM 43 SB 1271 MIN.
ITEM 46 SB 1313 ASHBY AND ITEM
52 SB 1394 MIN. CLERK WILL NOW.
MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WISHING A HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY
TO ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, WICKS AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WENDY CARILLO,
WHO BOTH CELEBRATE THIS
SATURDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
DO WE HAVE. OKAY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WICKS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU EVERYONE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING OUR DISTRICT OFFICE
INTERNS, FIONA ETHERIDGE AND
VIOLET FLOWER. WE LOVE OUR
INTERNS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ALL YOUR HELP. AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CERVANTES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS.
COLLEAGUES, IT IS A PRIVILEGE
AND AN HONOR TO WELCOME TO THIS
ASSEMBLY BODY. WE HAVE IVY RAZO
AND LILIANA ANDA FROM GIRL SCOUT
TROOP 5951, IN LOS ANGELES. I
WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON A
VERY SUCCESSFUL SELLING GIRL
SCOUT COOKIES THIS SEASON. WE
WELCOME THEM. THESE YOUNG,
IMPRESSIVE LEADERS, TO THE
PEOPLE'S HOUSE. THEY ARE HERE
FOR A TWO DAY ADVOCACY AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT, AND THESE YOUNG,
TALENTED CHANGEMAKERS IN OUR
COMMUNITY ARE DOING SOME
REMARKABLE THINGS. SO LET'S GIVE
THEM A WELCOME ON THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR. THANK YOU.
MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE FILE FILE ITEM ONE 259. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SENATE BILL
SEVEN 689 708 937 961, 1053,
1075, 1099, 1109, 1177, 1181,
1193, 12 1012, 16, 1337, 1357,
1379, 1418, 1441, 1451, 1522,
56, 285, THREE, 75, 52, 577,
SIX, 39, NINE, 39, NINE, 63,
1006, 1091, 11, 11, 11, 17,
1155, 1156, 1158, 1168, 1186,
1195, 1217, 1223, 1240, 1271,
1290, 1301, 1313, 1317, 1333,
1335, 1342, 1369, 1394, 1411,
1440, 1468, 1489, 1493, 1528,
AND SENATE BILL 691. ALL BILLS
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND ALL
AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED. MOVING NOW TO
CONCURRENCE IN SENATE
AMENDMENTS, FILE ITEM 60 THROUGH
73, FILE ITEM 61 AB 1966, BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
1966 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES.
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN
TRAFFICKING. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS
TODAY, AB 1966 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. AMENDMENTS IN THE
SENATE INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO
ENSURE THE NOTICE INCLUDED IN
THIS BILL FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SERVICES IS TRANSLATED INTO
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. THE BILL WAS
ON CONSENT. THE ENTIRE TIME IN
THE SENATE, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
MISS DAVIES. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 49. NO
ZERO. MEASURE THE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. THANK YOU. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 62 AB 2556 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JACKSON, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2556 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JACKSON
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. SO MEMBER
JACKSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR.
SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES, URGE YOU TO
VOTE FOR AB 2556 HERE FOR
CONCURRENCE ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
WELLNESS SCREENINGS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 52. NO
ZERO. SENATE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN.
MOVING NOW TO ITEM 65 AB 2835 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2835 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL.
AN ACT RELATING TO TENANCY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GABRIEL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER, AND COLLEAGUES. I'M
PROUD TODAY TO PRESENT AB 2835,
WHICH IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE
WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS. THE
AMENDMENTS PROVIDE IMPORTANT
CLARIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL
CHANGES. THIS BILL IS SUPPORTED
BY A COALITION OF SUPPORTING
HOUSING AND HOMELESS
ORGANIZATIONS, HAS NO
OPPOSITION, AND HAS RECEIVED NO
NO VOTES. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB 2835. THANK
YOU, MR. GABRIEL. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
53. NO ZERO. SENATE AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN MOVING TO FILE
ITEM 67 AB 1996 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALANIS. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1996 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIS. AN ACT
RELATING TO OPIOIDS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALANIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 1996 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. THE AMENDMENTS ADD
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO THE LIST
OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE
NOTIFIED OF THE LOCATION OF
OPIOID REVERSAL MEDICATIONS AND
STADIUMS, CONCERT VENUES AND
AMUSEMENT PARKS. MEMBERS. YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS BILL TODAY WILL
MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. ALANIS.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 52. NÓ ZERO.
SENATE AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED
IN. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 69 AB
2007 56 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2756 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERNER. AN ACT RELATING
TO MATERNAL HEALTH. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BERNER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. YES, MR. SPEAKER,
AND MEMBERS AB 2756 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. SENATE AMENDMENTS
WERE TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING
THIS BILL WAS ON THE CONSENT THE
WHOLE WAY THROUGH AND IS A
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL.
CALIFORNIA PRIORITY. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS BERNER.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 55. NO ZERO. SENATE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM 72 AB
2895 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER HART.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2985 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HART. AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS.
MEMBER HART YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE
SENATE AMENDMENTS PROVIDE COURTS
WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY IN
DISTRIBUTING MENTAL HEALTH
INFORMATION. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
59. NÓ ZERO. SENATE AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN. AND NOW MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 73 AB 2987 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2987 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA
AND OTHERS. AN ACCOLADE IN THE
PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING. GOOD
MORNING, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS AB
2987 IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE.
AMENDMENTS MADE IN THE SENATE
WERE TECHNICAL IN NATURE. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTE.
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE. WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 61. NO
ZERO. SENATE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. MOVING TO
GOVERNOR'S VETOES. FILE ITEMS 74
THROUGH 76. PASS AND RETAIN. THE
RECONSIDERATION FILE ITEMS 77
THROUGH 79. ALL ITEMS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. NOW MOVING TO
ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 86 ACR 223 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 223 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODRIGUEZ.
RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS MONTH. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RODRIGUEZ, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT ACR 223,
WHICH WOULD DESIGNATE SEPTEMBER
20TH, 24 AS EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS MONTH. CALIFORNIA
FACES MANY EMERGENCIES EACH YEAR,
INCLUDING FLOODS, WILDFIRES,
ENERGY SHORTAGES AND DROUGHTS.
IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, WE
EXPERIENCED 14 DECLARED
EMERGENCIES. NEAR MY DISTRICT.
THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY BURNING IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING THE
PARK FIRE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST IN CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY.
GIVEN THAT CALIFORNIA IS A
DISASTER PRONE STATE, WE MUST
TAKE STEPS TO PREPARE FOR SUCH
EVENTS. EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING
CALIFORNIANS TO MAKE PLANS FOR
EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING ENSURING
ACCESS TO FOOD, WATER, SHELTER,
BACK UP POWER AND TRANSPORTATION
IS CRITICAL TO THEIR SAFETY. TO
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
PREPARING OURSELVES TO FACE
DISASTERS AND IN CONCERT WITH
THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS MONTH, I INVITE YOU
TO SUPPORT ACR 223 TO DESIGNATE
SEPTEMBER AS EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN
CALIFORNIA. I REQUEST THE FIRST
ROAD BE OPEN FOR COAUTHORS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
RODRIGUEZ. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS
A COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. THERE
ARE 59 COAUTHORS ADDED, WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. THOUGH OPPOSED,
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MOVING
BACK. WELL WE WON'T, WE WON'T
BE. YEAH. MOVING TO GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. BACK TO GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, TODAY I
HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WELCOMING
TWO GUESTS TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR
AND SEVERAL IN THE GALLERY WHO
ARE VISITING OUR CHAMBER ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTRY OF
PAKISTAN. HERE ON OUR FLOOR, WE
WELCOME ASIM ALI KHAN, COUNCIL
GENERAL OF PAKISTAN, AND DOCTOR
IMRAN SHARIF, CHAIRMAN OF THE
COUNCIL OF PAKISTAN, PAKISTAN
PROCLAIMED ITS INDEPENDENCE IN
1947 AND SINCE THEN HAS
CONTINUED TO FOSTER A CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED
STATES AND CALIFORNIA. I HAD THE
PRIVILEGE, ALONG WITH MY
COLLEAGUES, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON, ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN
AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER WENDY
CARRILLO TO JOIN TO. WE WERE THE
DELEGATION THAT VISITED PAKISTAN
A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO WHERE
WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LEARNING
ABOUT PAKISTAN'S HISTORY,
CULTURE AND A NUMBER OF ADVANCES
UNIQUE TO THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO INFORM
OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
NOTE THAT CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO
MORE THAN 63,000 INDIVIDUALS OF
PAKISTANI DESCENT, THE MOST AND
MOST, OR ALMOST MOST OF THEM ARE
IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING MY
DISTRICT DIRECTOR MAHA RIZVI.
THIS DELEGATION IS HERE TO VISIT
STATE LEADERS AND FACILITATE
FURTHER COLLABORATION. PLEASE
WELCOME OUR GUESTS TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR AND IN THE
GALLERY.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES, AND WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS.
AND THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, AND
WELCOME TO HER GUESTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS.
IT IS MY HONOR TO AND PRIVILEGE
TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR BRIGHT
UPCOMING LEADERS FROM SOLANO
COUNTY. SORRY. SOLANO YOUTH
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, WHO ARE
HERE WITH US IN THE GALLERY.
THIS INSTITUTE, SUPPORTED BY THE
SOLANO COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND TOUR UNIVERSITY'S
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM, ENGAGES
30 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM MY
DISTRICT AND A FIVE DAY
INTENSIVE YOUTH ADVOCATE
TRAINING. THE PROGRAM, LED BY
EXPERTS IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT,
PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY
ACTIVISM, PREPARES STUDENTS FOR
ACTIVE ROLES IN POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY
LEADERSHIP. PART OF THEIR
TRAINING INCLUDES TODAY'S FIELD
TRIP TO THE CAPITOL, WHERE THEY
WILL ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH YOU
ALL AND GAIN REAL WORLD INSIGHT
INTO GOVERNANCE. PLEASE HELP ME
WELCOME THESE FUTURE LEADERS WHO
REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITIES.
BRIGHT FUTURE. THANK YOU ALL OF
YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. ENJOY
YOUR TIME AT THE CAPITOL AND
MAKE THE MOST OF THIS INCREDIBLE
EXPERIENCE. MEMBERS, PLEASE GIVE
A WARM WELCOME.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON, WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
ENJOY YOUR TIME HERE IN THE
CAPITOL. MEMBERS WERE MOVING
BACK NOW TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING FILE ITEM 87 ACR 225 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADIS. CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 225 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADIS AND OTHERS RELATIVE
TO COASTAL STEWARDSHIP DAY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. I RISE AS CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CENTRAL
COAST CAUCUS TO PRESENT ACR 225,
WHICH CELEBRATES AUGUST 8TH,
2024, AS CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL
STEWARDSHIP DAY. CALIFORNIA'S
COASTAL REGIONS ARE HOME TO 70%
OF CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION. THEY
BRING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO
OUR STATE ECONOMY. THEY PROVIDE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS,
AND THEY ARE HOST TO PEOPLE FROM
ACROSS THE GLOBE AND WITHIN THIS
CHAMBER WHO JOURNEYED TO THE
COAST FOR THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND
BIODIVERSITY THAT CANNOT BE
FOUND ELSEWHERE. AS
CALIFORNIANS, WE ARE CALLED TO
PRESERVE OUR COASTAL REGIONS,
NOT JUST FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS,
BUT FOR THE HEALTH AND THE
BIODIVERSITY THAT SHOULDN'T JUST
SURVIVE BUT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
OUR COASTAL REGIONS. AS
CALIFORNIA LEADERS, I INVITE YOU
TO HELP ME RECOGNIZE AND
CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF
COASTAL STEWARDSHIP, THE COAST
AND ITS WETLANDS PROVIDE HOME
AND SHELTER TO HUNDREDS OF
MARINE MAMMAL MIR MARINE
MAMMALS, BIRDS, FISH AND TURTLE
SPECIES, AND ADDITIONALLY, THE
COAST AND ITS WETLANDS SEQUESTER
CARBON, ABSORB FLOOD WATERS, AND
REDUCE THE IMPACT OF STORM
WAVES. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE
LOST 90% OF CALIFORNIA'S
WETLANDS, AND IT IS CRUCIAL THAT
WE REASSERT OUR COMMITMENT TO
COASTAL STEWARDSHIP. AS CHAIR OF
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
CENTRAL COAST CAUCUS AND A
LIFELONG COASTAL RESIDENT, I
PERSONALLY INVITE YOU, IF YOU
HAVEN'T COME ALREADY, TO VISIT
THE CENTRAL COAST, BUT ALSO TO
JOIN ME TODAY IN RECOGNIZING
AUGUST 8TH, 2024, AS
CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL STEWARDSHIP
DAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ADIS, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BENNETT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO SUPPORT
HCR 225 PROCLAIMING TODAY AS
COASTAL STEWARDSHIP DAY, LIKE MY
COLLEAGUE FROM MORRO BAY, I'M
FORTUNATE TO REPRESENT A
BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE COASTLINE
WITH SURFERS AND SWIMMERS,
HUMPBACK WHALES, BROWN PELICANS
AND THE MAJESTIC CHANNEL
ISLANDS. IT IS A BIODIVERSITY
THAT IS ALMOST UNSURPASSED IN
THE WORLD, AND I REALLY URGE AN
I VOTE FOR THIS BECAUSE WE DO
HAVE TO TAKE THE STEWARDSHIP OF
THE COAST VERY SERIOUSLY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR.
BENNETT. MR. CONNOLLY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING.
I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF ACR 225 AND THANK OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM MORRO BAY.
CALIFORNIA'S COAST IS ONE OF OUR
GREATEST NATURAL RESOURCES. AS A
PROUD NORTH BAY RESIDENT, I'M
DEEPLY COMMITTED TO PRESERVING
THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND INTEGRITY
OF OUR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS. FROM THE
RUGGED CLIFFS OF POINT REYES TO
THE SERENE BEACHES OF BODEGA
BAY, I'M CONSTANTLY REMINDED OF
THE RESPONSIBILITY WE BEAR TO
PROTECT ACCESS FOR CALIFORNIANS
AND MILLIONS OF TOURISTS WHO
COME TO WITNESS THESE WONDERS.
STEWARDSHIP MEANS ACTIVELY
PRESERVING TO ENSURE THAT OUR
COASTS REMAIN HEALTHY AND
VIBRANT, WE MUST CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT AND PROMOTE POLICIES
THAT COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE,
PROTECT MARINE LIFE, AND REDUCE
POLLUTION THAT THREATEN TO
DESTROY THESE FRAGILE
ECOSYSTEMS. THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
INCLUDED $2 MILLION FOR THE
MARINE MAMMAL CENTER IN MY
DISTRICT AND SAUSALITO, WHICH
WILL ALLOW MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE
ORGANIZATIONS UP AND DOWN THE
COAST THAT REHABILITATES
STRANDED AND INJURED MAMMALS.
TODAY, I HOPE WE CAN RECOMMIT
OURSELVES TO PROTECTING THESE
VITAL PROGRAMS. TOGETHER, WE CAN
ENSURE THAT FUTURE CALIFORNIANS
WILL INHERIT A COASTLINE THAT IS
BEAUTIFUL, RESILIENT AND
HEALTHY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNOLLY,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, TODAY I
RISE IN SUPPORT OF ACR 225,
WHICH PROCLAIMS AUGUST 8TH AS
COASTAL STEWARDSHIP DAY IN
CALIFORNIA. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT
AND ENVISION YOURSELF STANDING
ON A CLIFF OVERLOOKING OUR
MAGNIFICENT CALIFORNIA COAST.
FEEL THAT OCEAN BREEZE ON YOUR
FACE. BREATHE IN THAT SALTY AIR.
EMBRACE THOSE CRASHING WAVES AND
LISTEN TO THE SEA LIONS BARKING
WITH JOY. OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
MORRO BAY AND I SHARE THE
PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING
MONTEREY BAY, THE MONTEREY BAY
INCLUDES 29 MILES OF COASTLINE,
MANY BEACHES, STATE PARKS,
HARBORS, AND THE MONTEREY BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. I'M
SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE TAKEN
TRIPS TO THE SANTA CRUZ BEACH
BOARDWALK OR WALKED ALONG THE
SCENIC WEST CLIFF DRIVE, OR
VISITED THE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
AT NATURAL BRIDGES STATE BEACH.
IN MY DISTRICT, WHEREVER YOU
HAVE VISITED ALONG CALIFORNIA'S
COAST LANDS, I HOPE YOU HAVE
EXPERIENCED THE POWER, THE
BEAUTY, AND THE SPLENDOR AND THE
SANCTUARY IT HOLDS FOR OUR
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
CALIFORNIA'S COASTLINES OFFER
SPACES FOR LEISURE AND TOURISM.
INVESTING IN COASTAL STEWARDSHIP
CAN LEAD TO LONG TERM ECONOMIC
GAINS BY ENSURING THESE
RESOURCES REMAIN VIABLE FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN ADDITION,
HEALTHY COASTS ACT AS NATURAL
BARRIERS AGAINST STORM SURGES
AND EROSION, PROTECTING INLAND
AREAS FROM EXTREME WEATHER
EVENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, CLIMATE
CHANGE AND THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER
STORMS OUR REGION HAS
EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS HAVE TAKEN A SERIOUS
TOLL ON OUR COASTLINE. DAMAGE TO
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS IS SO
PREVALENT IT'S SO HARD TO
FATHOM. I'LL SHARE ONE SOBERING
FACT. ACCORDING TO A 2021 STUDY
BY RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA AND SANTA CRUZ,
CALIFORNIA'S NORTH NORTH COAST
HAS LOST 95% OF ITS KELP CANOPY
ACROSS 217 MILES OF COASTLINE
SINCE 2014, DUE TO MARINE HEAT
WAVES AND ECOLOGICAL IMBALANCES.
BY RECOGNIZING COASTAL
STEWARDSHIP DAY, ACR 225 RAISES
PUBLIC AWARENESS, PROMOTES
CONSERVATION EFFORTS, AND
ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION IN PROTECTING OUR
COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS TO ENSURE
THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN
ENJOY AND BENEFIT FROM A HEALTHY
AND THRIVING COASTLINE. TO
ENSURE WE PROTECT OUR ICONIC
COASTLINES TODAY AND EVERY DAY
AHEAD, PLEASE JOIN ME, MY
COLLEAGUE FROM MORRO BAY AND OUR
CENTRAL COAST CAUCUS, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON ACR 225. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT
OF ACR 225. FROM STAGGERING
CLIFFS TO WARM TROPICAL BEACHES,
CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL REGIONS
PROVIDE HABITAT TO NUMEROUS
ANIMALS, UNPARALLELED
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND A
PLACE TO BUILD MEMORIES FOR A
LIFETIME. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN
THIS ROOM ARE FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA? YOU CAN RAISE YOUR
HAND. IT'S ALL RIGHT. THERE'S
QUITE A FEW OF YOU. ONE OF THE
THINGS I REMEMBER ABOUT WHEN I
LIVED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS
ON A SUNDAY. THE BEACH WAS FOR
EVERYBODY. AND I DON'T CARE
WHETHER YOU LIVE NEAR THE COAST
OR NOT. IF YOU WERE IN THE LA
AREA, YOU MADE YOUR WAY TO A
BEACH ON A SUNDAY. BEACHES
REALLY HAVE TO BE PRESERVED
BECAUSE THEY REALLY ARE FOR
EVERYONE MEMBERS. CALIFORNIA'S
COAST IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF
CALIFORNIA'S IDENTITY, AND IT
MUST BE PROTECTED FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS. AND INDEED, THE
HEALTH OF OUR PLANET. THE COAST
IS A PLACE OF REFUGE AND
PROVIDES HABITAT FOR THE STATE'S
MARVELOUS WILDLIFE. PROTECTING
THESE COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS IS ALSO
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE
HABITATS SUCH AS SEAGRASS BEDS
AND SALT MARSHES CAN HELP
MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE BY ACTING AS CARBON
SINKS, FURTHER SUPPORTING
CALIFORNIA'S CLIMATE GOALS AS
CHAIR OF WATER PARKS AND
WILDLIFE, I ALSO WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT NEARLY ONE
QUARTER OF CALIFORNIA'S
COASTLINE IS MANAGED BY THE
STATE PARK SYSTEM, WITH 128
COASTAL PARK UNITS. VISITORS
HAVE A REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPERIENCE AND CHERISH SOME OF
CALIFORNIA'S NATURAL BEAUTY AND
SEE THE VALUE IN MAINTAINING
CRITICAL PROTECTIONS FOR THE
COAST. RECOGNIZING COASTAL
STEWARDSHIP DAY WILL HELP
PROMOTE AND PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S
COASTLINE FOR YEARS TO COME. I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
MORRO BAY FOR TAKING THIS ON,
FOR GETTING SO MANY FOLKS TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF IT. YOU LEFT
NO STONE UNTURNED. AND
COLLEAGUES, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE IN SUPPORT
OF ACR 225. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PAPP AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HART, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS I RISE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ACR 225. I
OFTEN REFLECT ON HOW ICONIC AND
ESSENTIAL CALIFORNIA'S COAST IS
TO OUR IDENTITY AS CALIFORNIANS.
OUR 840 MILE LONG COASTLINE IS
ONE OF THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY
DIVERSE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS IN
THE WORLD. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY,
WHICH I REPRESENT, IS RENOWNED
FOR ITS BREATHTAKING BEACHES AND
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
THAT ATTRACTS MILLIONS OF
VISITORS AND SUPPORT THOUSANDS
OF LOCAL JOBS. SANTA BARBARA WAS
ALSO THE SITE OF THE 1969 OIL
SPILL THAT HELPED SPARK AND
SHAPE THE MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL
MOVEMENT. I WAS TEN YEARS OLD
WHEN THAT OIL SPILL TOOK PLACE.
THE OIL COVERED SANTA BARBARA'S
BEACHES DESTROYED CRITICAL
HABITATS AND BIRD POPULATIONS,
AND DECIMATED THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
IT WAS THE ECOLOGICAL SHOT HEARD
ROUND THE WORLD, AND IT IGNITED
MY LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND
PROTECTION. ACR 225 RECOGNIZES
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING LOCAL
COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES AND
VISITORS IN OUR EFFORTS TO
PROTECT THE COAST AND PRESERVE
ITS ECOLOGICAL HEALTH FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR COASTAL STEWARDSHIP DAY.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER HART,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERMAN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND I JUST WANT TO
THANK THE MEMBER FROM MORRO BAY
FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
RESOLUTION. AND I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO THANK THE TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS THAT
SHOW UP ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO
SHOW THAT STEWARDSHIP OF OUR
OCEANS. IN FACT, MY NONPROFIT OF
THE YEAR THIS YEAR WAS THE
PACIFIC BEACH COALITION, WHICH
ORGANIZES CLEANUPS AND BEACHES
UP AND DOWN MY DISTRICT. I
REPRESENT ABOUT 35 MILES OF SAN
MATEO COUNTY COASTLINE, BUT I
KNOW THAT FROM NORTH COAST. TO
PACIFICA, TO MONTEREY BAY TO SAN
DIEGO, THERE ARE TENS AND
THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CALIFORNIANS WHO DEDICATE THEIR
TIME EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN
NOBODY SEES IT, TO CLEAN UP OUR
BEACHES SO THAT WHEN THOSE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
VISITORS COME, THEY REALLY HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO ENJOY AND
SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY AND
FRIENDS. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT,
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST SO GRATEFUL
TO THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE
HAVE OF ALL OF THOSE NONPROFITS
THAT SUPPORT ALL OF US AND OUR
ENJOYMENT OF CALIFORNIA'S
BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE. THANKS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERMAN, ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR OF COMING ON THIS YEAR AS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I'M VERY
BLESSED TO HAVE SAN CLEMENTE,
DANA POINT, OCEANSIDE, SOME
BEAUTIFUL BEACHES DOWN SOUTH.
AND ONE THING THAT WE'VE REALLY
BEEN WORKING ON HARD WITH THE
MEMBERS, THIS LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS IS LETTING ALL
CALIFORNIANS UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING BEACHES AND
HAVING THE SAND THERE, BECAUSE
IT REALLY IS ECONOMICALLY NEEDED.
WHAT HAPPENS THERE IS, YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE TOURISM. MOST OF OUR
CITIES ARE ABOUT 50% OF THEIR
REVENUE COMES IN FROM TOURISM,
FROM T.O.T TAX, FROM RETAIL,
FROM HOSPITALITY. IF WE DON'T
HAVE THESE BEACHES, THAT INCOME
ISN'T COMING IN, WHICH MEANS
THEN THE CITIES THAT WOULD RELY
ON THAT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE
MONEY THAT'S GOING FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND
THAT'S NOT THERE. THEN IT COMES
TO THE STATE, WHICH MEANS WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO HELP THESE
CITIES OUT, WHICH MEANS IT'S
FUNDING THAT WON'T GO TO YOUR
CITY. SO ONE THING I'VE
DEFINITELY LEARNED THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR IS WE ALL HAVE
DIFFERENT URGENCIES AND ISSUES,
BUT YOUR ISSUES ARE JUST AS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING
TO AFFECT ALL OF US YEAR ROUND.
SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THIS. YOU KNOW, I THINK
CONTINUING EDUCATING PEOPLE ON
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ECONOMIC
REASONS TO HAVE BEACH AND SAND
IS SO IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU.
AND I ASK FOR AN AYE FOR ACR 2
TO 5. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DIXON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU.
SPEAKER. AND I TOO REPRESENT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WE KNOW
AND WE I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE
THAT UNITES THE ENTIRE STATE OF
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR COASTAL
REGIONS, OUR COASTAL CITIES. AND
JUST AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES
JUST SAID, IF WE DON'T HAVE
THOSE BEACHES, WE HAVE TO CHANGE
THE NAME OF C HUNTINGTON,
NEWPORT, LAGUNA. THEY'RE NO
LONGER THE BEACH CITIES. THEY'RE
JUST SO SAD. AND AS I THE WATER
IS GOING TO BE RISING AND WE
HAVE TO PROTECT THOSE BEACHES,
WE HAVE TO THE BUSINESS OF THE
BEACHES IS THE BUSINESS OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THAT HAS BEEN
ONE OF MY GUIDEPOSTS FOR HOW WE,
CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF
PROTECTING OUR BEACHES. ALSO
PROTECTING OUR BEACHES FROM THE
RUNOFFS THAT COME FROM THE
INTERIOR RIVERS UP AND DOWN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND AFFECT
THE TRASH THAT BUILDS UP ON OUR
BEACHES. AND I'VE SPOKEN BEFORE
ON THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE
PATCH. THAT IS A PARTICULAR
PASSION OF MINE. I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT UNITES ALL OF US.
I'M GRATEFUL TO OUR FELLOW
ASSEMBLYWOMAN FROM THE CENTRAL
COAST TO BRING THIS TO OUR
ATTENTION, AND I'M PROUD TO BE
A, IF I MAY BE A COAUTHOR. AND I
LOVE YOUR LITTLE PIN AND BUTTON.
THE BEACHES ARE CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT. JUST AS ASSEMBLYMAN
DAVIS SAID ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF
CALIFORNIA IS THE BEACHES.
WITHOUT THE BEACHES, THE
CALIFORNIA STORY IS A DIFFERENT
STORY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
IMPORTANCE. I REPRESENT 35 MILES
OF CALIFORNIA BEACHES NEWPORT
BEACH, HUNTINGTON BEACH, SEAL
BEACH, LAGUNA BEACH WOULD NOT BE
THE CITIES THEY ARE WITHOUT OUR
BEACHES. SO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING ATTENTION TO THIS, I
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU AND I
URGE YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DIXON, ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
IN SUPPORT OF ACR 2 TO 5 AND
CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE
COLLEAGUES AND THE AUTHOR FOR
INTRODUCING THIS TODAY. I
ACTUALLY REPRESENT THE
SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF THE ENTIRE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
BEACH THERE AT IMPERIAL BEACH.
AND ALTHOUGH, I WANT TO MAKE
SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE WHAT IS
HAPPENING THERE TODAY TO RAISE
ATTENTION TO THIS, TO ALL OF
YOU. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE SIGNIFICANCE, THE IMPORTANCE
AND THE WONDERFUL, ACCESS TO OUR
WATER THAT WE HAVE AND THAT WE
RESPECT AND THAT WE ENJOY AND
THAT WE CELEBRATE AND THAT WE
PROTECT IN CALIFORNIA. AND WE
MUST CONTINUE TO DO SO,
UNFORTUNATELY, I DO REPRESENT A
BEACH THAT'S BEEN CLOSED OVER A
THOUSAND DAYS NOW IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. IT'S THE ONLY
BEACH IN OUR COUNTRY THAT'S BEEN
CLOSED FOR THAT MANY DAYS. THAT
MEANS ACCESS TO THE WATER DOES
NOT EXIST FOR THE CONSTITUENTS
THAT I REPRESENT. DOWN IN SAN
DIEGO. AND SO THIS IS WHY I
STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS
RESOLUTION, BECAUSE WE MUST
ENSURE THAT ALL OF CALIFORNIA
MAINTAINS ITS ACCESS, CERTAINLY
TO ITS COASTAL RESOURCES AND TO
THE BEACHES WHICH SO MANY OF YOU
HAVE SPOKEN TO. SO I WANT TO
THANK THIS BODY, CERTAINLY FOR
THIS RESOLUTION, BUT FOR ALL THE
ACTIONS THAT THIS BODY HAS
TAKEN, THE STEPS AND THE AND THE
MESSAGES THAT HAVE MEANT THAT
HAVE GONE OUT. EXCUSE ME, TO OUR
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO
ENSURE THAT THIS CRISIS, THAT
THIS CATASTROPHE, REALLY THAT IS
HAPPENING IN SOUTH SAN DIEGO AND
IMPERIAL BEACH DOES NOT CONTINUE
BECAUSE THAT IS NOT REFLECTIVE
OF WHAT CALIFORNIA IS, WHAT IS
REFLECTIVE OF WHAT CALIFORNIA
IS, IS ALL OF THE WONDERFUL
THINGS YOU ALL MENTIONED ABOUT
OUR COAST. AND I THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
TODAY. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ. AND I KNOW I
PROBABLY SHOULD SPEAK FROM DOWN
THERE, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO
TODAY, SO I WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBER FROM MORRO BAY FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION FORWARD. I HAVE THE
HONOR OF REPRESENTING 300 MILES
OF CALIFORNIA COASTLINE IN THE
NORTH COAST, IT IS IT IS IT
REALLY EXEMPLIFIES THE DIVERSITY
OF THE BEACHES WE HAVE IN
CALIFORNIA. YOU DON'T GO
SUNBATHING MOSTLY ON OUR
BEACHES. IT'S JUST COLD AND NOT
REALLY CONDUCIVE TO THAT, IT'S
RUGGED. IT'S SPECTACULAR. AND IT
IS AN ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THE
NORTH COAST, WHETHER IT'S
FISHING OR TOURISM, THE ICONIC
REDWOODS, IT'S A SPECTACULAR
PLACE. I URGE YOU TO VISIT THE
NORTH COAST WHEN YOU GET A
CHANCE. I WANT TO THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADAMS, FOR THIS
RESOLUTION, WOULD YOU LIKE
COAUTHORS? AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? YES. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I THANK YOU. MEMBERS ON
YOUR DESK. I'LL SAY MAYBE THIS
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF
TODAY'S ACR IS ON YOUR DESK. YOU
HAVE BUTTONS. SOME OF YOU HAVE
SAID, BUT I'M NOT A CENTRAL
COAST CAUCUS MEMBER. AND WHAT I
WOULD SAY TO YOU IS. BUT YOU
LOVE THE CENTRAL COAST, YOU HAVE
ALL PROBABLY VISITED THE SANTA
CRUZ BOARDWALK. PEBBLE BEACH,
MORRO ROCK, SEEN THE OTTERS GONE
TO THE SANTA BARBARA PIER OR
VISITED VENTURA SURFING BEACHES.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, WE INVITE
YOU TO COME. WE INVITE YOU TO
WEAR THOSE PINS. AND THERE ARE
OCEAN BLUE FROSTED COOKIES IN
THE MEMBERS LOUNGE FOR YOU TO
ENJOY. I WOULD LIKE THE ROLE
OPEN FOR COAUTHORS, AND BEFORE
YOU DO, I WANT TO THANK THE
DIVERSE MEMBERS WHO STOOD UP TO
SPEAK TO THEIR SECTION OF
CALIFORNIA'S COAST AND TO
REITERATE HOW IMPORTANT OUR
COASTAL REGIONS ARE TO OUR
COUNTRY AND TO OUR NATION AND
ACTUALLY GLOBALLY. AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH. AND I ALSO ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADAMS SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR
COAUTHORS. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE AS A COAUTHOR. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. THERE ARE 67
COAUTHORS ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED? SAY
NO. AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
89, H.R. 113, BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HANEY. THE CLERK WILL READ.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 113 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY AND OTHERS RELATIVE
TO TRANSGENDER HISTORY MONTH.
SO, MEMBER HANEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT H.R. 113, WHICH
RECOGNIZES THE MONTH OF AUGUST
AS TRANSGENDER HISTORY MONTH IN
CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA HAS LONG
BEEN A SANCTUARY FOR THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY AND HAS BEEN A LEADER
IN PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THIS
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR TRANS
BROTHERS, SISTERS AND SIBLINGS.
AT THE FOREFRONT OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE MOVEMENTS, CALIFORNIA
BOASTS AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF
TRANSGENDER ACTIVISM AND
LIBERATION IN 1966, COMPTON'S
CAFETERIA RIOT WAS THE FIRST
DOCUMENTED COLLECTIVE ACTION OF
TRANSGENDER AND QUEER PEOPLE
THAT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN SAN
FRANCISCO'S TENDERLOIN DISTRICT.
TODAY, 58 YEARS LATER, THIS
ACTIVISM, LED BY THE TRANS
COMMUNITY, CONTINUES WITH
MOMENTUM AND IS STRONGER THAN
EVER. SADLY, TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE
UNFAMILIAR WITH THE REAL
EXPERIENCES FACED BY TRANSGENDER
INDIVIDUALS TRANSPHOBIA,
DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND
THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE ARE VERY
REAL DANGERS THAT THEY FACE
BRAVELY EVERY DAY IN
ESTABLISHED, STATEWIDE TRANS
HISTORY MONTH HONORS THE LIVES
OF TRANS PEOPLE AND THEIR LONG
HISTORY AND OFFERS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR CALIFORNIANS TO
ENGAGE AND LEARN ABOUT THIS
HISTORY. TRANSGENDER HISTORY
MONTH IN CALIFORNIA IS A SIGNAL
TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY THAT
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AT ALL
TIMES OF HISTORY, TRANS PEOPLE
HAVE ALWAYS EXISTED, AND THEY
WILL ALWAYS EXIST TO THE TRANS
COMMUNITY. THIS MONTH WE HONOR
AND CELEBRATE YOU. THIS
RESOLUTION IS A SIGNAL OF OUR
SUPPORT TO YOU AND OUR
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE MANY
CONTRIBUTIONS OF YOUR COMMUNITY
TO OUR STATE. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HAYNIE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZABIR.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
MORNING, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS,
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE LGBTQ CAUCUS, I RISE
TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R.
113, DECLARING AUGUST AS
TRANSGENDER. HISTORY MONTH,
FIRST DECLARED BY SAN FRANCISCO
IN 2021. TRANSGENDER HISTORY
MONTH COMMEMORATION CELEBRATES
THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL
MILESTONES OF THE TRANSGENDER
PEOPLE. IN SPITE OF WHAT SOME
PEOPLE WANT OUR SOCIETY TO
BELIEVE. TWO SPIRIT TRANSGENDER,
GENDER EXPANSIVE AND INTERSEX
LEADERS HAVE ALWAYS EXISTED
THROUGHOUT HISTORY, AS IS THE
CASE WITH ALL MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES, THE CONTRIBUTIONS
OF PIVOTAL LEADERS AND THEIR
MOMENTS IN HISTORY HAVE LONG
GONE UNRECOGNIZED. FOR INSTANCE,
WHILE MANY BELIEVE THAT THE 1969
STONEWALL UPRISING IN NEW YORK
SPARKED OUR LGBTQ PLUS EQUAL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT, WE MUST ALSO
NOTE THAT MISSING FROM OUR
HISTORY BOOKS IS THE COMPTON'S
CAFETERIA RIOTS IN SAN
FRANCISCO, WHICH HAPPENED THREE
YEARS BEFORE STONEWALL. ALSO
MISSING FROM OUR HISTORY BOOKS
IS THE BLACK CAT REBELLION IN
LOS ANGELES, WHICH HAPPENED TWO
YEARS BEFORE STONEWALL AND THE
TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY WAS A BIG
PART OF BOTH OF THESE. AND NOW,
MORE THAN EVER, IT'S IMPERATIVE
THAT WE HONOR BRAVE TRANSGENDER
LEADERS WHO PLAYED PIVOTAL ROLES
IN THE BIRTH OF THE LGBTQ EQUAL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT. TODAY AND
ALWAYS, WE STAND ON THE
SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO CAME
BEFORE US. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES FROM MY COLLEAGUE
FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR HIS
ALLYSHIP, AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING WORKING ALONGSIDE
HIM. FELLOW LGBTQ CAUCUS MEMBERS
AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO
SUPPORT TWO SPIRIT TRANSGENDER,
GENDER EXPANSIVE AND INTERSEX
PEOPLE AND PRESERVING OUR
HISTORY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE LGBTQ
CAUCUS AND AS A PROUD PRINCIPAL
COAUTHOR, I STAND IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF H.R. 113,
COMMEMORATING THIS IMPORTANT
MONTH AND AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR
OUR TRANSGENDER TRANSGENDER
SIBLINGS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON H.R. 113. THANK YOU, MR.
ZEBRA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
MR. HANEY? YOU WANT WOULD YOU
LIKE COAUTHORS ON THE
RESOLUTION? YES PLEASE. OKAY.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL FOR COAUTHORS FOR THE
RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE AS A COAUTHOR. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. THERE ARE 52 COAUTHORS
ADDED, 53 COAUTHORS ADDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MOVING
NOW TO SENATE. THIRD READING
FILE ITEM 95, SB 1458, SENATOR
ALLEN BY MR. GABRIEL. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, THE CLERK
WILL READ. SENATE BILL 1458,
WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GABRIEL. SENATE MEMBER
GABRIEL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE
TO PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO SB 1458
BY SENATOR ALLEN. THESE
AMENDMENTS WOULD MAKE SEVERAL
CLARIFYING CHANGES IN RESPONSE
TO STAKEHOLDER CONVERSATIONS AND
REMOVE CERTAIN PROVISIONS
REGARDING THE CLOSING OF
ELECTRONIC ACCOUNTS TO ENSURE
CONTINUED PROTECTION OF THE
RIGHTS OF CONSERVATEES. THANK
YOU AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS.
THE OBJECTION. WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. THE BILL
IS BACK OUT TO PRINT NOW ON FILE
AND BACK OUT TO PRINT OR THE
OTHER WAY AROUND. I CAN'T
REMEMBER MOVING TO FILE ITEM 96,
SB 1484, SENATOR SMALLWOOD BY
CæA BY SENATOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES. THAT WAS A SLIP THERE,
BUT PROBABLY NOT TOO FAR FROM
THE TRUTH IN THE FUTURE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED AFTER THE CLERK
READS, I'M A MESS. SENATE BILL
1484 BY SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS. AN ACT RELATING TO
JUVENILES. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT SB 1484 ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS AND
WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR ATTORNEY
GENERAL, ROB BONTA, WHO IS
SPONSORING THIS BILL, AS WELL AS
HIS STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD
WORK. IN 2018, THE LEGISLATURE
PASSED SB 439, WHICH WAS
INTENDED TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S
CHILDREN BY COMPLETELY LIMITING
THE JUVENILE COURT'S
JURISDICTION IN CASES INVOLVING
YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 12. WHILE
THE INTENT OF THE BILL WAS
ENTIRELY WAS TO ENTIRELY PREVENT
YOUTH UNDER AGE 12 FROM CONTACT
WITH THE COURT SYSTEM,
UNINTENTIONAL OMISSIONS IN THE
WELFARE, WELFARE, AND
INSTITUTIONS CODE HAS LEFT THESE
CHILDREN VULNERABLE TO EXPEDITED
AND INFORMAL PROCEDURES.
ADJUDICATING YOUTH CHARGED FOR
NONVIOLENT CRIMES. THIS
UNINTENTIONAL OMISSION HAS
CREATED CONFUSION AND THIS BILL
WOULD CLARIFY THAT THE AGE
RESTRICTIONS ENACTED IN SB 439
ALSO APPLY EVEN IN THE CONTEXT
OF INFORMAL OR EXPEDITED
PROCEEDINGS. THESE INFORMAL AND
EXPEDITED PROCEEDINGS LOOK
DIFFERENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
BUT IN SOME COUNTIES, YOUTH MAY
BE REFERRED TO INFORMAL TRAFFIC
COURTS AND OR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE
JUVENILE HEARING OFFICERS IN
THESE PROCEEDINGS, YOUTH MAY NOT
BE APPOINTED A PUBLIC DEFENDER
OR COURT REPORTER. YOUTH IN
THESE PROCEEDINGS MAY FACE
SIGNIFICANT FINES AND PENALTIES.
THE LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY
AGREED THAT CHILDREN UNDER THE
AGE OF 12 DO NOT BELONG IN OUR
COURTS. SB 1484 IS A COMMON
SENSE CLARIFICATION THAT
CHILDREN UNDER AGE 12 MUST BE
PROTECTED FROM THE NEGATIVE
IMPACTS OF JUSTICE SYSTEM
INVOLVEMENT, EVEN IN INFORMAL
AND EXPEDITED PROCEEDINGS, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTED
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 52.
NOES 15. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 97 SB 940 SENATOR
UMBERG BY MR. HANEY. THE CLERK
WILL READ FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS. SENATE BILL 940,
WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HANEY. MR. HANEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. SB 940 MAKES VARIOUS
CHANGES TO STATE ARBITRATION LAW
IN ORDER TO BETTER EVEN THE
PLAYING FIELD FOR CONSUMERS. THE
AMENDMENTS SPECIFY THAT THE
PROGRAM WILL CERTIFY ALTERNATIVE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION FIRMS WITH
THE PROGRAM TO CERTIFY THESE
FIRMS WILL NOT REQUIRE THE FIRM,
PROVIDER OR PRACTITIONERS TO BE
A MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR. THE
PROVISIONS IN THIS ACT ARE
SEVERABLE, AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU AND ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU, MR. HANEY. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS
ARE ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 102, SB 1140.
SENATOR CABALLERO VÌ BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO. THE CLERK
WILL READ. SENATE BILL 1140 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JUAN CARRILLO. SENATE MEMBER
CARRILLO. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT SENATE BILL 1140 ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR CAVALLERO FOR
THE PURPOSE OF CHAPTER NOT
AMENDMENTS. SB 1140 MAKES
NUMEROUS CHANGES TO ENHANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
DISTRICT LAW AND SPECIFIES THAT
AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT FOR CLIMATE
RESILIENCE DISTRICT INCLUDES A
PROJECT THAT INTENDS TO IMPROVE
AIR QUALITY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. CARRILLO. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN. WE'LL JUST TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 104, SB 1226.
SENATOR CORTESE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER SORIA. THE CLERK
WILL READ. SENATE BILL 1226 BY
SENATOR CORTESE AN ACT RELATING
TO FISH AND GAME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ASESORÍA YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS. SB 1226 BY
SENATOR CORTESE WILL PROTECT
PUBLIC ACCESS TO OUR STATE
WATERWAYS. THE BILL AMENDS A
TRESPASSING PROVISION IN THE
FISH AND GAME CODE THAT HAS BEEN
DETERMINED TO BE INCONSISTENT
WITH THE STATE CONSTITUTION. IT
CLARIFIES THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A
RIGHT TO USE NAVIGABLE WATERS
FOR HUNTING, FISHING AND OTHER
OUTDOOR RECREATION. SB 1226 HAS
NO OPPOSITION AND HAS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER SORIA. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY OF THE VOTES.
AYES 67. NOES ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING NOW TO FILE ITEM
106, SB 905. SENATOR WIENER BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZABOR. THE CLERK
WILL READ. SENATE BILL 905 BY
SENATOR WIENER AND OTHERS. AN
ACT RELATING TO CRIMES. SOME
MEMBERS OF BERT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I RISE TO
PRESENT SB 905 ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR WIENER, WHICH IS PART OF
THE SENATE'S SAFER CALIFORNIA
PLAN. SB 905 CLOSES THE LOCKED
DOOR LOOPHOLE, A NONSENSICAL
BARRIER TO HOLDING AUTO BURGLARS
ACCOUNTABLE UNDER EXISTING LAW
IN ORDER TO PROVE THAT THE DOOR
WAS LOCKED AND AT THAT, AND THAT
AN OFFENDER BROKE THE WINDOW IN
ORDER TO GAIN ENTRY, VICTIMS ARE
OFTEN ASKED TO TESTIFY THAT
THEIR VEHICLE WAS LOCKED WHEN
THEY LEFT THEIR CAR. IT
SHOULDN'T MATTER IF YOU LOCKED
THE DOOR OF YOUR CAR. IF SOMEONE
FORCED THEIR WAY IN WITH THE
INTENT TO STEAL FROM YOU, THEY
SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE UNDER
THE LAW. THIS CHANGE IS VERY
MUCH NEEDED AS CITIES OFTEN
STRUGGLE TO ENFORCE OUR AUTO
BURGLARY LAW AND AS A RESULT, WE
SEE AN EPIDEMIC OF AUTO BURGLARS
WHO BLATANTLY IGNORE IT. TO
ADDRESS THIS, SB 905 DOES
EXACTLY THAT. IT CREATES A NEW
AND SEPARATE CRIME OF FORCIBLY
ENTERING A VEHICLE WITH THE
INTENT TO COMMIT A THEFT INSIDE,
PUNISHABLE BY EITHER A
MISDEMEANOR OR A FELONY. SECTION
TWO OF THIS BILL ADDRESSES THE
PROBLEM OF ORGANIZED RESALE OF
STOLEN GOODS FROM THOSE CARS.
AUTO BURGLARS OFTEN SEEK
VALUABLE ITEMS SUCH AS LAPTOPS,
CAMERAS, AND CELL PHONES, AND
THEN RESELL THEM UNDER SECTION
TWO OF SB 905, INDIVIDUALS COULD
BE PROSECUTED FOR HOLDING MORE
THAN $950 OF STOLEN GOODS
INTENDED FOR RESALE, WHETHER
THOSE GOODS WERE STOLEN IN ONE
OR MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. THIS BILL
IS PART OF THE PRO TEM MAGUIRE'S
WORKING TOGETHER AS A SAFER
CALIFORNIA PACKAGE. SB 905 WILL
GIVE PROSECUTORS THE NEW AND
BETTER TOOL TO ENSURE THAT
OFFENDERS FACE CONSEQUENCES AND
MAKE CALIFORNIA SAFER FOR ALL OF
US. WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AVER. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 16. NOES TWO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 107,
SB 982. SENATOR WAHAB BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JONES-SAWYER.
THE CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
982 BY SENATOR WAHAB AND OTHERS.
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMES.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOAN SAWYER YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND I RISE TODAY TO
PRESENT SB 982, THIS BILL SIMPLY
ELIMINATES THE SUNSET ON THE
CRIME OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
THIS CRIME SPECIFICALLY TARGETS
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZED
OPERATIONS AND NOT LOW LEVEL
OFFENDERS. FOR EXAMPLE, JUST A
FEW MONTHS AGO, THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL ANNOUNCED CHARGES
AGAINST A RETAIL THEFT
RINGLEADER WHOSE CRIMINAL
OPERATIONS SPANNED 21 COUNTIES
AND CAUSED AN ESTIMATED $8
MILLION WORTH OF LOSSES.
ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT IS NOT
SHOPLIFTING. IT IS ORGANIZED
CRIME CARRIED OUT BY
PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUALS WHO
CREATE SOPHISTICATED NETWORKS
AND RECRUIT OTHERS TO DO THEIR
DIRTY WORK. SB 982 IS A
BIPARTISAN EFFORT THAT WILL
ENSURE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEOPLE AT THE LOWER LEVELS TO
SEEK, TO BE ABLE TO GET THE KIND
OF HELP THAT THEY NEED SO THAT
THEY DO NOT COMMIT THESE CRIMES
AND ARE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR
BUSINESSES AND KEEP OUR
COMMUNITIES SAFE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU, MR. JONES-SAWYER. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL.
ALL THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE. WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES.
AYES 69. NÓ ZERO. MEASURE
PASSES. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 108,
SB 1144. SENATOR SKINNER BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SENATE BILL
1144 BY SENATOR SKINNER AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
BUSINESS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. GOOD
MORNING, MEMBERS, I RISE ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR SKINNER FOR SB
1144. LARGE SCALE RETAIL THEFT
IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE STOLEN GOODS
CAN BE ADVERTISED AND SOLD
THROUGH ONLINE MARKETPLACES.
WE'VE SEEN THIS IN THE NEWS IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A HUSBAND
AND WIFE TEAM WERE RUNNING A
RING OF MAKEUP THIEVES
NATIONWIDE, THEN SELLING
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
OF STOLEN GOODS ONLINE. IN 2022,
WE PASSED A BILL, SB 301, TO
CREATE REGULATIONS FOR ONLINE
MARKETPLACES. THIS BILL CREATED
REGULATIONS FOR HIGH VOLUME
THIRD PARTY SELLERS. THOSE ARE
THOSE THAT ENGAGE IN 200 OR MORE
TRANSACTIONS OVER A 12 MONTH
PERIOD, AND OVER $505,000. IT
ALSO MADE ONLINE MARKETPLACES,
GET RID OF THIS AND OTHER INFOS
FROM THESE SELLERS. NOW IT WAS A
GOOD START, BUT WE SOON NOTICED
SOMETHING. WE WERE REGULATING
TRANSACTIONS THAT OCCURRED FROM
BUYER TO SELLER. IF THEY USED
THE PLATFORM FOR THE FINANCIAL
TRANSACTION, BUT NOT IF THE
SELLER WAS ADVERTISING THE GOODS
ON THE PLATFORM. BUT THEN TAKING
PAYMENT DIRECTLY FROM THE BUYER
I.E. THROUGH A CASH APP. DOJ HAS
SEEN MILLIONS WORTH OF GOODS
FENCED ONLINE FROM WEBSITES THAT
USE DIRECT BUYERS TO SELL TO
SELLER TRANSACTIONS. NOW, SB
1144 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. IT
ENSURES THAT ALL HIGH VOLUME
THIRD PARTY SELLERS WHO UTILIZE
A PLATFORM, WHETHER FACEBOOK
MARKETPLACE, OFFER UP OR ANY
OTHER TO SELL THEIR GOODS, MUST
COMPLY WITH THE LAW. IF THEY
ADVERTISE ON THE PLATFORM. EVEN
IF THERE'S A DIRECT BUYER TO
SELLER TRANSACTIONS. OFFLINE,
HIGH VOLUME SELLERS HAVE TO
COMPLY WITH THE LAW. IT ALSO
REQUIRES THAT ONLINE
MARKETPLACES SUSPEND ACCOUNTS
WHEN STOLEN GOODS ARE BEING
SOLD. IT LETS CONSUMER REPORTS
SUSPICIOUS SELLERS TO THE
MARKETPLACES, AND IT EXPANDS
CIVIL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY FROM
THE DOJ TO INCLUDE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S, CITY ATTORNEYS AND
CITY ATTORNEYS TO FURTHER TARGET
FENCING OPERATIONS. AND WITH
THAT, THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO
ADDRESS RETAIL THEFT. AND I ASK
FOR A STRONG AYE VOTE ON SB
1144. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 70.
NOES NINE. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 109. SB 1242
SENATOR MIN. BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ZUBIATE. THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 1242 BY SENATOR MIN
AND OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
CRIMES. SUDDENLY MEMBERS OF HER
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS,
I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT SENATE
BILL 1242 ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
MIN. AS PART OF THE SENATE'S
SAFER CALIFORNIA PLAN, SB 1242
STRENGTHENS THE STANDARDS
RELATED TO ARSON THAT OCCURS IN
ORDER TO FACILITATE RETAIL
THEFT, RETAIL THEFT HAS BECOME
INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED IN
RECENT YEARS, WITH SCENARIOS
WHERE FIRE IS BEING USED AS A
TACTIC TO HIDE AND DISTRACT FROM
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. IN AN
INCIDENT AT A STORE HERE IN
SACRAMENTO, A FIRE WAS SET IN
THE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT TO
DISTRACT EMPLOYEES WHILE
SUSPECTS WERE EXITING WITH
SHOPPING CARTS FULL OF
MERCHANDISE. THIS DANGEROUS
DIVERSION ENDANGERS LIVES,
DISRUPTS BUSINESSES AND
DANGEROUS EMPLOYEES. STORES ARE
NOT ONLY NOT ONLY LOSE THE
STOLEN MERCHANDISE, BUT SUFFER
DAMAGE TO THEIR BUILDINGS AND
MERCHANDISE, SOMETIMES HAVING TO
CLOSE FOR WEEKS TO MAKE REPAIRS.
SB 1242 WILL SPECIFY FOR THAT
THE CRIME OF RECKLESS ARSON, THE
FACT THAT THE THAT THE OFFENSE
WAS CARRIED OUT WITHIN A
MERCHANT'S PREMISES IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE ORGANIZED RETAIL
THEFT SHALL BE A FACTOR IN
AGGRAVATION AT SENTENCING. THANK
YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE ON SB 1242. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AVER.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE, ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 66. NOES THREE.
MEASURE PASSES. NOW MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 110 SB 1416. SENATOR
NEWMAN BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN.
THE CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
1416 BY SENATOR NEWMAN AND
OTHERS. AN ACCOLADE IN THE
CRIMES. SOME REMEMBER ERWIN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR NEWMAN, I RISE TO
PRESENT SB 1416. THIS BILL
CREATES A SET OF ESCALATING
ENHANCEMENTS FOR MIDDLEMEN FOUND
GUILTY OF PROFITING FROM THE
SALE, EXCHANGE, RETURN, OR
ATTEMPTED RESALE OF ITEMS
OBTAINED THROUGH ORGANIZED
RETAIL THEFT, ORGANIZED RETAIL
THEFT OPERATIONS OFTEN OFTEN
INVOLVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE
COLLABORATING FROM A COORDINATED
EFFORT TO OBTAIN OBTAIN STOLEN
MERCHANDISE FROM MULTIPLE STORES
IN ORDER TO AGGREGATE THE AMOUNT
OF STOLEN GOODS FOR EVENTUAL
RESALE. IN RECENT YEARS, ORT
OPERATIONS HAVE INCREASINGLY
INCREASINGLY TARGETED SPECIFIC
TYPES OF MERCHANDISE WITH HIGH
RESALE VALUE, FOR WHICH THERE IS
A DEMONSTRATED DEMAND. OFTEN,
THESE THEFT RINGS OPERATE AT A
SCALE WHICH COMPETE WITH
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES FROM WHICH
THE GOODS WERE STOLEN WITH
STOLEN FROM IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THIS BILL IS A COMPONENT OF THE
SENATE'S WORKING TOGETHER FOR A
SAFER CALIFORNIA PACKAGE, FOR
THESE REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ERWIN, SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 56.
NOES SIX. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 121 SB 863. SENATOR
ALLEN BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE.
THE CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
863 BY SENATOR ALLEN. AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTIONS. MEMBER
LOWE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES, FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT SB 863 TO HELP
STREAMLINE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AYE VOTE. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 53. NÓ
16. MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 123 SB 1058. SENATOR
ASHBY BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE.
THE CLERK WILL READ. SENATE BILL
1058 BY SENATOR ASHBY AND
OTHERS. AN ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. MEMBER LOWE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES, FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT SB 1058 ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR ASHBY, WHICH EXTENDS THE
WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND
DISABILITY PROTECTIONS TO
SPECIAL DISTRICT PARK RANGERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR. LOWE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
69. NØ ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 143 SB 1518.
SENATE BILL. SENATE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC SAFETY BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS. THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 1518, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MCCARTY. MEMBER MCCARTY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. THIS IS
THE OMNIBUS BILL FOR THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. NO OPPOSITION,
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT THIS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF TAKING UP AMENDMENTS,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE BILL IS
OUT TO PRINT BACK ON FILE.
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 145, SB 1106.
SENATOR RUBIO BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOWE. CLERK WILL READ. SENATE
BILL 1106 BY SENATOR RUBIO. AN
ACT RELATING TO CONSERVATORSHIP.
MEMBER LOWE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER. AND COLLEAGUES, FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT SB 1106
BY SENATOR RUBIO TO HELP ADDRESS
THE ISOLATION, MISTREATMENT OF
LOVED ONES UNDER
CONSERVATORSHIP. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR. LOWE. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
71. NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK AND
FILE ORDER TO FILE ITEM 119 SB
NINE 900. SENATOR UMBERG BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, THE CLERK
WILL READ. SENATE BILL 900 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
VALENCIA. BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
WARD. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO
PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO SB 900 ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR UMBERG. THE
AMENDMENTS SIMPLY SPECIFY THAT
AN HOA BOARD WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR RESTORING GAS, HEAT, WATER
OR ELECTRICAL SERVICES. THEY
ALSO ADD THE NEED FOR
REPLACEMENTS IN ADDITION TO
REPAIRS. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE ON THESE
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU, MR. WARD.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THESE AMENDMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THOSE
THE AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. BILL
IS OUT TO FILE AND OUT TO PRINT
AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING NOW TO
FILE ITEM 148 SB 1132. SENATOR
DURAZZO BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON. THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 1132 BY SENATOR
DURAZZO AND OTHERS. AN APP
RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
MEMBER GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
TO SENATE BILL 1132 ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR DURAZZO, WHICH I AM A
PROUD CO PRINCIPAL OF THIS BILL.
THIS BILL CLARIFIES THE
AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICER TO ENTER INTO
INSPECTIONS, PRIVATE DETENTION
FACILITIES OPERATED IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. EXISTING LAW DOES
NOT EXPLICITLY COVERS DETENTION
FACILITIES THAT OPERATES IN THE
STATES, INCLUDING CIVIL
DETENTION FACILITIES USED TO
OBTAIN AND TO DETAIN IMMIGRANTS.
TODAY, THERE ARE SIX PRIVATE
FACILITIES OPERATING IN THE
STATE AND HOLDS ABOUT 7000
INDIVIDUALS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
THESE FACILITIES ARE IN POOR
CONDITIONS. DOES NOT MEET THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, AND OUR
VIOLATIONS OF OUR HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODES. WHILE PUBLIC
HEALTH OVERSIGHT LAWS, ENFORCE
INSPECTIONS OF PUBLIC OPERATED
DETENTION FACILITIES. BUT
PRIVATE DETENTION FACILITIES ARE
NOT. THIS BILL SEEKS TO CORRECT
THAT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE
AYE VOTE ON SB 1132. THANK YOU,
MR. GIBSON. SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL THOSE
VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 67.
NOES ZERO. MEASURE PASSES AND
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 161 SB 918.
SENATOR UMBERG BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ERWIN. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE SENATE BILL 918 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ERWIN. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT
SB 918 BY SENATOR UMBERG FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS. THESE
AMENDMENTS CLARIFY THAT SB 918
INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACT. THANK YOU
MEMBERS, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THESE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS
ARE ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MEMBERS
WILL NOW MOVE TO THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR BEFORE WE VOTE,
WE WILL FIRST TAKE UP A
RESOLUTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING COAUTHORS. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE RESOLUTION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. HOUSE
RESOLUTION 114 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MIKE FONG. RELATIVE TO
KIMCHI DAY, KIRK WILL NOW OPEN
THE ROLL TO ALLOW ANY MEMBER TO
ADD ON AS A COAUTHOR TO THE
RESOLUTION. MEMBERS. THIS VOTE
IS FOR COAUTHORS. ALL. ALL ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLL. THERE ARE 72 COAUTHORS
ADDED. MOVING TO A VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR. HOUSE
RESOLUTION 114 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MIKE FONG RELATIVE TO
KIMCHI DAY. THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND
TALLY THE VOTES. AYES 70. NOES
ZERO. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. THE CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SENATE BILL 14 1770
NØ. SENATE BILL NINE 5670 NÓ
ZERO. SENATE BILL 985 I 70 NØ
ZERO. SENATE BILL 1005 I 70 NØ
ZERO. SENATE BILL 1027. SENATE
BILL 1068 I. SENATE BILL 1113.
SENATE BILL 1136. SENATE BILL
1198 I 70 NØ. SENATE BILL 1352.
SENATE BILL 1410. SENATE BILL
1427 I 70 NØ. SENATE BILL 1429 I
70 NÓ. SENATE BILL 1473 I.
SENATE BILL 1476 I. SENATE BILL
1478 I 70. SENATE BILL 1512.
SENATE BILL 1521 I. SENATE BILL
1399 I. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 111 I. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 114 AND
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 150
8I0. MEMBERS. THE QUORUM CALL IS
STILL IN PLACE. YOU PLEASE GIVE
YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. NØ
MEMBERS, YOUR RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION OR PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER NGUYEN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. TODAY I
RISE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
EMMETT GEORGE, THE GRANDFATHER
OF OUR ASSEMBLY READING CLERK,
DAVID BOWMAN, AND THE FATHER OF
FORMER LONG TIME SENATE STAFFER
JACKIE BOWMAN, WHO RETIRED IN
2014. EMMETT GREW UP IN A SMALL
TOWN OF WISNER, LOUISIANA,
ALONGSIDE HIS SIX YOUNGER
BROTHERS AND SISTER. AS THE
ELDEST CHILD, HE OFTEN TOOK ON
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARING FOR
HIS SIBLINGS. DESPITE THEIR
MODEST MEANS, EMMETT ALWAYS
RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF
HARD WORK AND THE QUALITY OF
EDUCATION. AFTER FURTHERING HIS
OWN EDUCATION, HE LEFT WISNER
WITH HIS BEST FRIEND TO EMBARK
ON A NEW JOURNEY IN DALLAS,
TEXAS. IT WAS IN DALLAS THAT
EMMETT MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE,
CAROL JEAN WEBB. THEIR MEETING
WAS PERFECTLY TIMED AS HE WAS
SOON DRAFTED INTO THE VIETNAM
WAR. THE TWO WERE QUICKLY
MARRIED, AND IN 1966, EMMETT
ENLISTED IN THE US ARMY. HE
INITIALLY SERVED AS A MEDIC
BEFORE ADVANCING TO BECOME A
NURSE. AFTER 26 YEARS OF
DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE ARMY,
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH
FULL HONORS. THE NEXT CHAPTER OF
EMMETT'S LIFE WAS MARKED BY HIS
CONTINUED SERVICE TO OTHERS, AS
HE BECAME A PARAMEDIC AND CIVIL
SERVANT IN VIRGINIA. THE GEORGE
FAMILY ESTABLISHED THEIR HOME IN
NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, WHERE
THEY LIVED FOR THE NEXT 30
YEARS. EMMETT WAS NOT ONLY A
COMMITTED CIVIL SERVANT, BUT
ALSO SERVED AS A DEACON IN HIS
CHURCH FOR MANY YEARS,
EXEMPLIFYING HIS DEEP COMMITMENT
TO HIS FAITH AND COMMUNITY.
AFTER A CAREER OF TIRELESS
DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO HIS
COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY THAT
SPANNED NEARLY FOUR DECADES,
EMMETT RETIRED IN 2016 AND CAME
OUT WEST TO BE CLOSER TO HIS
FAMILY. HIS UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO HELPING OTHERS AND
MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE
IN HIS COMMUNITY WAS TRULY
INSPIRING TO THOSE WHO KNEW HIM.
HE WAS ALWAYS KNOWN FOR HIS
GENTLE AND PATIENT DEMEANOR. HE
WAS ALSO KNOWN AS SOMEONE THAT
WOULD ALWAYS SEE THE GOOD IN
OTHERS, NO MATTER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, AND HIS WORDS. WE
ARE ALL IMPERFECT HUMANS
STRIVING TO BUILD A BETTER
WORLD. ONE STEP AT A TIME. A
PASSIONATE DALLAS COWBOY FAN,
EMMETT ALSO LOVED CHESS, MUSIC
AND DANCING. HE USUALLY HE WAS
USUALLY THE FIRST TO DANCE
ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE, CAROL AT
FAMILY GATHERINGS, DOING HIS
FAMOUS TWO STEP SHUFFLE. ONE OF
THE HOBBIES THAT KEPT HIM ACTIVE
WAS RACQUETBALL. HE WON OVER 40
RACQUETBALL TOURNAMENTS ACROSS
NEW JERSEY, OKLAHOMA, AND
VIRGINIA, SHOWCASING HIS
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT. HE WAS ALSO
AN AVID WATCHER OF THE NEWS AND
LOVED DISCUSSING HISTORY AND
POLITICS, OFTEN ENGAGING IN
CONVERSATIONS THAT WOULD LAST
FOR HOURS. IT IS NO SURPRISE
THAT DURING PHONE CALLS AND
VISITS WITH HIS GRANDSON DAVID,
THEIR DISCUSSIONS WOULD DELVE
DEEP INTO THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS, PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE, AND LEGISLATIVE
HISTORY AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVELS. EMMETT CHERISHED
HIS FAMILY ABOVE ALL, AND THERE
WAS NOTHING IN THE WORLD MORE
IMPORTANT TO HIM. HE IS SURVIVED
BY HIS WIFE OF 57 YEARS, CAROL
JEAN GEORGE. HIS DAUGHTERS,
JACQUELINE BOWMAN AND SHANITA
GEORGE. HIS SONS CURTIS, GEORGE,
EMMETT, GEORGE, HIS SISTERS
NEELY, RICHARD AND CHARLOTTE ANN
PALMER. HIS GRANDCHILDREN AISHA
PARKER, JOSEPH BOWMAN, NAOMI
WASHINGTON, DAVID BOWMAN,
TANISHA GEORGE, BRIA TUCKER,
JANAE STOCKS, AND NIA GEORGE.
MAEVE, GEORGE AND 12 GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN. HE WAS PRECEDED
IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, ETHEL
AND RICHARD, ETHEL, RICHARD AND
CHARLIE. GEORGE EMMETT GEORGE
WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED, BUT HIS
LEGACY OF KINDNESS, INTEGRITY
AND SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO
INSPIRE ALL WHO KNEW HIM. AT HIS
SERVICE, HE WAS GIVEN FULL
MILITARY HONORS AND WAS AWARDED
TWO MEDALS OF BRAVERY. BRAVERY.
MAY HE REST IN PEACE, KNOWING HE
MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
THROUGH HIS SELFLESS ACTION AND
UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO SERVING
OTHERS MEMBERS. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, EMMETT GEORGE IS THE
GRANDFATHER OF OUR READING
CLERK, DAVID BOWMAN. I HAD THE
HONOR OF SEEING PICTURES OF
EMMETT THAT WAS SHARED, AND
WHILE HE IS NOT HERE PHYSICALLY,
I SEE DAVID AND I SEE YOUR
GRANDFATHER WHILE HIS PHYSICAL
PRESENCE ISN'T HERE, HIS SPIRIT
LIVES IN YOU. DAVID SHARED WITH
ME THAT HIS GRANDFATHER WAS THE
PILLAR OF THE FAMILY AND THAT HE
WASN'T JUST HIS GRANDFATHER, BUT
THAT HE WAS HIS BEST FRIEND AND
THAT EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE
TODAY AND KNOW ABOUT DAVID IS
BECAUSE OF HIS GRANDFATHER,
DAVID. IT IS AN HONOR FOR US
HERE AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
EMMETT, GEORGE AND THAT YOU WILL
LIVE OUT HIS LEGACY HERE, AND
THAT WE GET TO SEE HIM EVERY DAY
THROUGH YOU. THANK YOU FOR
SHARING HIS LEGACY WITH US HERE.
MAY HIS MEMORY LIVE FOREVER. BE
A BLESSING. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER NGUYEN.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
NGUYEN DAVID, YOU HAVE OUR
DEEPEST CONDOLENCES. YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PATTERSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
WELL, I WANT TO RISE AND JOIN,
WITH, FIRST OF ALL, THE
CONDOLENCES OF THE LOSS OF
GRANDPA EMMETT. BUT I ALSO WANT
TO SAY TO DAVID, THIS IS MY
FINAL YEAR IN THIS BUILDING. AND
OVER THOSE YEARS, YOU KNOW, YOU
AND I HAVE BECOME BUDS. AND WE
HAVE SHARED FAMILY STORIES.
WE'VE SHARED STORIES OF OUR
FAITH, WE'VE JOKED ABOUT EACH
OTHER. I'VE TRIED TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO WEAR VESTS AND THE MAN
YOU ARE AND WE ALL KNOW THIS.
THE PEOPLE WE ARE ARE BECAUSE OF
THE FAMILY THAT CAME BEFORE US
AND THE LOVED ONES AND THAT
LEGACY THAT IS HANDED FROM
FATHER AND SON, GRANDSON,
KNOWING THE STORY OF EMMETT IS
FURTHER HELP IN ME UNDERSTANDING
WHY YOU AND I CLICK AND YES,
WE'RE SORRY. WE GRIEVE. BUT OUR
FAITH TELLS US THAT ALTHOUGH
HE'S NOT HERE, WE KNOW WHERE HE
IS AND THAT HOPE THAT WE WILL BE
REJOINED, AND SO I WANTED TO
JUST MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THAT
SHARON AND I ARE GRATEFUL THAT
WE'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU,
GRATEFUL FOR THE TIMES WE'VE HAD
TOGETHER, AND GRATEFUL FOR THE
FRIENDSHIP THAT WE HAVE
DEVELOPED AS A DEPARTING MEMBER.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKED ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE MEMORIES
THAT MEAN SO MUCH TO US. AND I
KNOW THAT I'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF
MINUTES AT THAT TIME AND WE'LL
RECALL SOME THINGS, BUT I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT DAVID KNEW ONE
OF THE JOYS OF MY 12 YEARS HERE
IS TO GET TO KNOW HIM, AND TO
GET TO KNOW WHAT'S IN HIS HEART.
THIS IS A GOOD MAN WITH A GREAT
FAMILY AND. GRANDPA EMMETT WOULD
BE PROUD. AND I THINK WE NEED TO
ASK OURSELVES AS WELL, HOW
SHOULD WE THEN LIVE KNOWING THE
LEGACY THAT OUR FAMILY AND
OTHERS AND LOVED ONES, HAVE PUT
INTO OUR HEARTS? AND, I HAD A
WONDERFUL GRANDPA Tð. HE PASSED
AWAY EARLY. BUT I KNOW THAT WHO
I AM AND WHAT I'M ABOUT TODAY
HAS A WHOLE LOT TO DO WITH MY
WITH MY GRANDFATHER. WITH WITH
MY DAD, I HAVE A BROTHER AND A
AND A SISTER, AND WE'RE CLOSE.
AND SO WE'RE WE'RE HERE TO SAY
WE LOVE YOU. WE CARE ABOUT YOU.
YOU YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT YOU.
I'M AN OLD RADIO GUY, RIGHT? AND
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. OUR READER
HAS THE VOICE OF A PRO, RIGHT?
YOU PAY ATTENTION TO WHEN HE
SPEAKS. THE RESIDENTS AND THE
AND THE BUT ALSO YOUR KINDNESS.
AND SO WE'RE WE'RE, WE JOIN YOU
IN THE SORROW, BUT WE ALSO JOIN
YOU IN KNOWING, WELL DONE.
GRANDPA EMMETT, GOOD AND
FAITHFUL SERVANT, ENTER NOW INTO
THE JOY OF YOUR LORD. WE LOVE
YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON.
SO, MEMBER GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, TODAY
I RISE AS HIS BODY TO ADJOURN,
IN THE MEMORY OF MY DEAR FRIEND
AND THE PILLAR OF OUR COMMUNITY,
THE WATTS COMMUNITY, WHERE I WAS
BORN AND RAISED, ELSIE WILSON.
ELSIE WILSON WAS BORN, IN
ARKANSAS ON DECEMBER THE FIRST,
1933. HE WAS EVENTUALLY
EVENTUALLY MOVED TO LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA WITH HIS FAMILY THAT
INCLUDED 13 SIBLINGS ELSIE
WILSON, WOULD GO ON TO MARRY THE
LOVE OF HIS LIFE. HIS LIFE,
FLOSSIE, THEIR MARRIAGE WOULD
END UP LASTING 74 YEARS WHILE
HAVING EIGHT CHILDREN OF THEIR
OWN. ELSIE WILLIAM WILSON,
EXCUSE ME, ALWAYS WORKED IN
CONSTRUCTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY, SPENDING THE MAJORITY
OF HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AT
THE WATTS LABOR COMMUNITY ACTION
CENTER, KNOWN AS WLCAC. EVEN
SINCE, HE WAS WHEN HE WAS A
CHILD. RELIGION WAS A CORE PART
OF WHO HE ACTUALLY WAS IN HIS
LIFE. HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF
THE GREATER EAST END BAPTIST
CHURCH IN LOS ANGELES, AND WOULD
GO ON TO SERVE AS A FAITHFUL
DEACON AND SANG IN THE MEN'S
CHOIR AT THE NEW MOUNT PLEASANT
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. EVERY
ONE THAT KNEW ELSIE, KNEW THAT
HE LOVED TO SING, BUT ALSO HE
LOVED TO COOK FOR HIS FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY. HE LOVED TO ASSIST
THE BUILDING PROJECTS IN
HOUSING, AND ALSO WITHIN THE
CHURCH. HE EVEN BUILT THE
PULPIT, AT HIS LOCAL CHURCH, NEW
MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH,
AND DURING THE TWILIGHT OF HIS
CAREER, ELSIE WORKED AT THE
HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL UP UNTIL
HE RETIRED AT OF. WHAT WAS HIS
TESTIMONY? HE ENJOYED LIFE, AND
HE ENJOYED LIFE TO THE FULLEST.
HE WAS A PUBLIC SERVANT, A
FATHER, A HUSBAND, AND ALSO A
MAN OF GOD. AND AS A PERSONAL
NOTE, US IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE
ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO OUR FATHERS.
WE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO THE MEN.
AND HE HAD A WAY THAT IF WE GOT
OUT OF LINE, ALL HE HAD TO DO
WAS LOOK OR OR JUST SAY A FEW
WORDS. AND THAT PUT US IN LINE,
I HE SAW ME GROW UP. HE SAW OUR
FAMILIES. OUR FAMILIES HAD A
GREAT RELATIONSHIP. HE
ABSOLUTELY WOULD BE MISSED. NOT
ONLY BY THE WILSON FAMILY, BUT
ALSO BY THE GIBSON FAMILY. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF ELSIE WILSON.
THANK YOU, MR. GIBSON. MR.
LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS,
TODAY I RISE WITH A HEAVY HEART
AND ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF ONE OF LONG BEACH'S
FINEST COMMUNITY LEADERS, FORMER
CITY MANAGER GERALD JERRY
MILLER. JERRY WAS BORN ON
DECEMBER 6TH, 1949, IN PASADENA.
BUT WHEN HIS FATHER BEGAN WORK
IN THE MERCHANT MARINES AT THE
PORT OF LOS ANGELES AND HIS
MOTHER AT THE NAVAL WEAPONS
STATION IN SEAL BEACH, HIS
FAMILY RELOCATED TO THE BELMONT
SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LONG BEACH.
AFTER ATTENDING LONG BEACH CITY
COLLEGE, MR. MILLER WENT ON TO
EARN BOTH A BACHELOR'S AND A
MASTER'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY
AND PHILOSOPHY FROM CAL STATE
LONG BEACH. IN FACT, IT WAS
THERE HE MET AND MADE A LIFELONG
FRIEND WITH MY FATHER, PROFESSOR
ALAN LOWENTHAL, WHO WAS A YOUNG
PROFESSOR IN EXPLORING A NEW
AREA OF PSYCHOLOGY, COMMUNITY
PSYCHOLOGY, AND DARE I SAY,
COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY BECAME THE
HALLMARK FOR JERRY MILLER'S
GOVERNANCE AS IT DID FOR MY
FATHER. IN THEIR DECADES OF
SERVICE AS A VETERAN OF THE
VIETNAM WAR, MR. MILLER FOUND A
PASSION IN SERVING HIS COUNTRY
AND COMMUNITY. VERY EARLY ON
UPON HIS RETURN HOME, HE WOULD
GO ON TO ENJOY A LONG AND VERY
SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN PUBLIC
SERVICE. HIS TENURE IN LONG
BEACH SPANNED FOUR MAYORS AND
WAS FOR THE MOST PART SPLIT
BETWEEN THE CITY'S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT BUREAU AND THE CITY
MANAGER'S OFFICE. ALSO, IT WAS
THERE IN THE CITY HALL ELEVATOR
WHERE JERRY MET HIS WIFE, GAIL,
WHO HE MARRIED IN 1990. THE
BUREAU HE WAS AN OFFICER AND
THEN LATER A MANAGER BEFORE
BEING TAPPED FOR THE DEPUTY CITY
MANAGER POSITION IN 1998. IT WAS
IN 2002 WHEN JERRY TOOK THE TOP
SPOT AS LONG BEACH'S CITY
MANAGER, AND HE SERVED IN THIS
ROLE UNTIL 2007. THROUGHOUT HIS
INCREDIBLE CAREER, JERRY MILLER
GAINED THE REPUTATION AS BEING A
VENERABLE CITY OFFICIAL WHO
OVERSAW LONG BEACH'S RESPONSE TO
FINANCIAL TURMOIL, NAVAL EXODUS,
AND EXPANSION OF ITS PORT, AND
THE 710 FREEWAY. IN MANY WAYS,
IN FACT, WE CAN THANK MR. MILLER
AND HIS LEADERSHIP FOR HOW LONG
BEACH PHYSICALLY LOOKS AND HOW,
AS WELL AS HOW THE CITY IS
PERCEIVED IN THE NATION AND IN
THE WORLD. BECAUSE OF MILLER'S
PERSEVERANCE, THE CITY HAS
COMPLETELY REDEVELOPED THE NAVAL
PROPERTY, SHIFTED FROM A
MILITARY INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY TO
ONE BASED ON INTERNATIONAL
TRADE, TOURISM, TECHNOLOGY AND
RETAIL BUSINESS. UPON HIS
RETIREMENT FROM PUBLIC SERVICE,
JERRY FOUNDED IMC MUNICIPAL
CONSULTING AND SERVED AS THE
CHAIR OF THE LONG BEACH AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HE HAS
RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS,
INCLUDING THE 2004 DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNUS AWARD FROM CAL STATE
LONG BEACH, 2005 DISTINGUISHED
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM
THE BOY SCOUTS, THE 2005 FREEDOM
FUND, AWARDED FROM THE LONG
BEACH BRANCH OF THE NAACP, AND
THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD FROM THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION. WHILE THIS LIST
OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS ALREADY
EXTRAORDINARY, IT IS FAR FROM
EXHAUSTED. IT WILL ONLY CONTINUE
TO GROW WITH THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF
EACH OF THE NEW GENERATION OF
LEADERS WHOM JERRY MILLER
INSPIRED AND WHOSE TALENTS HE
FOSTERED. JERRY PASSED IN HIS
SLEEP ON JULY 28TH AND IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE GAIL, AND
THEIR CHILDREN, MICHAEL AND ANNA.
MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
ADJOURNING IN THE MEMORY OF THE
EXCEPTIONAL JERRY MILLER. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWENTHAL.
MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. ALL REQUESTS TO ADJOURN
IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED READ
AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS
SESSIONS. SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS
FOLLOWS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH, NÓ
FLOOR SESSION. NO CHECK IN
SESSION. MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH
FLOOR SESSION AT 1 P.M. ALL
OTHER ITEMS WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MISS AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES. MR.
FLORES SECONDS THAT THE HOUSE BE
ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY, AUGUST
12TH AT 1 P.M. THE QUORUM CALL
IS LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.
OKAY ALL RIGHT, ERWIN VÚI CHANGE
SB 1484. I TO NOT VOTING. VOTE
CHANGE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN.
SENATE BILL 1484. I TO NOT
VOTING.
VOTE CHANGE. SB 905 I TO NOT
VOTING. Ó THREE OF US VOTE
CHANGE THREE OF US. SENATE BILL
905 I TO NOT VOTING.