Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations

If you're listening at home, come on down to room 2200. We have our quorum, and so we are going to proceed. We have 50 bills on today's agenda, two of which are eligible for a do pass motion. The remaining items are all suspense candidates. There are also five items listed in the daily file that will not be heard today. SB 255 by Mr. Umberg, SB 374 by Ms. Ashby were rescheduled for a subsequent hearing.

Also, SB 280 from Laird, SB nine, excuse me, 297 by Allen, and SB 341 by Becker, will be sent directly to the Senate Floor pursuant to Senate 28.8. Again, 2829-7341. All go to the floor. Before we're going to hear our presentations, we're going to establish a quorum. So, Madam Assistant, if you could please call the role [Roll Call] We have five Members.

We have a quorum. So before we begin, I want to remind all witnesses to limit their testimony to the fiscal aspects of the Bill and to refrain from repeating prior policy testimony. I'll also place limits on witness testimony, but we want to ensure that equal time is afforded to both the supporters and opponents of a measure. Lastly, the Department of Finance has notified the Committee that do they not have files on the bills before us today?

So we will not have a representative of Department of Finance participating. I know you're all sad about that. The first order of business will be to adopt our Committee rules. And so, without objection, the Committee rules. Seeing no objection, the Committee rules shall be adopted. So now that we have rules, we can see who will be the first person to break a rule. We're going to move on to our first Bill, which is SB two, by myself. It is on firearms and concealed carry permits.

I am waiving presentation. This is the suspense candidate. And we will hear witnesses in support of SB two, and then we will go to opposition. So if there's anyone here in support of SB two, come on up. And I assume we're still behind the screen.

Good morning, Mr. Chair Members. Andrew Antwih here on behalf of the City of Los Angeles in support.

All right. Anyone else in the room in support? I know Department of Justice is here on behalf of the Attorney General.

Hi. Amy Alley, Legislative Director for the Department of Justice. We're proud co sponsors of the Bill. Thank you for your authorship, Senator Portantino.

Thank you. Anyone else in support of SB two? Seeing no one rushed to the microphone, we'll go to opposition of SB two. Anyone in this room opposed to SB two? Seeing no rush to the microphone, we will now go to the phone line. And I believe we're taking both support and opposition at the same time now. So. Moderator, if you would prompt. Individuals waiting to testify in support of SB two or opposed SB two, we're in a name, organization and position. Moderator, are you there? You are.

I am. If you would like to provide public comment in support or opposition to SB two, please press one, then zero at this time. It. And we have a couple of people queuing up. One moment, please, while we provide them with line numbers. And first, we'll go to line 19.

Hi. Good morning. I apologize. My name is Susan Pearlson. I'm a retired licensed clinical social worker and a Member of individual CFR 45, which includes 1420 Members. And we are grateful to support SB two. I just want to quickly say that we now have 120 Americans every day was done.

Thank you.

Okay. Thank you.

We're just taking support in opposition. I appreciate your support. Thank you.

Thank you.

And Mr. Chair, there are no further comments at this time.

Good morning. Rick Travis, California Rifle Fist Association opposed.

And next, we'll hear from line 15.

Good morning. Rick Travis, California Rifle Fist Association opposed.

All right, that's pretty cool. We got through SB two with limited people on the phone, and there's no file from the Department of Justice. Do my colleagues have any questions? We don't do motions. I told that to Angelique, but I didn't tell you so. Without any questions. I say without objection, SB two shall go to suspense. Moving on to SB 98, also by Portantino on education finance. This is education finance Bill. I've waived presentation.

It is a suspense candidate, and we will go right to the public. If there's anybody in support of SB 98, come on up.

Good morning. Anna Iokimedes with Los Angeles Unified School District in strong support and thank you for your sponsor or your authorship, Mr. Portantino.

Thank you. Anyone else in support of SB 98? Seeing no one else rush to the microphone. Is there anyone opposed to SB 98? Seeing no one here opposed? Moderator, please queue up anyone on the phone line. Support or opposition of SB 98?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 898, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have one person queuing up. Just be one moment, please, while we provide them with their line number. Line 18, please. Go ahead, Mr.

Chair Members. Matt Brogdon on behalf of the teamsters in support. Thank you.

And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we've taken support and opposition both in the room and out of the room. Department of Finance has no file on this or comments. I see no questions or objections from my colleagues. So, without objection, SB 98 will also go to suspense. Moving on to SB 257. On healthcare coverage, diagnostic imaging. Also, by self, I am waiving presentation. We're going to open up the public hearing here in room 2200. Seeing no one rushed to the microphone in support.

Is there anyone here opposed to SB 257? Seeing no one rushed to the microphone in opposition. Moderators or anyone on the phone line in support or opposition to 257.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 257, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comments queuing up.

All right, we've taken support and opposition from the phone line, and there's nobody there. We will go to finance, and they're not there and they don't have a file. So we'll come back to Committee, seeing no questions or comments without objection. SB 257 will go to suspense. Moving on. SB 323. Also authored by me, which is pupils with exceptional needs education programs, emergency safety procedures.

We will open up the public comment right here in this room on SB 323 with anyone in support. Seeing no one come to the microphone, we'll go to opposition of SB 323. Seeing no one opposed. Moderator, please open up the phone line for support or opposition of SB 323.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 323, please press one, then zero at this time. It. And we do have one comment coming through. It'll just be one moment, please. Line 20, please go ahead.

Good morning, Mr. Chair. Members. Gregory Cramer, on behalf of Disability Rights California and strong support at Senate Bill 23. Thank you.

Mr. Chair. There are no further comments at this time.

All right, Department of Finance has no file. So without any questions or comments from my colleagues, SB 323 will go to suspense. I am going to. I just want to make sure I give Mr. Wiener all of the. Script. Doesn't need the suspense.

Okay. We'll now move to item number five, SB 383 by Senator Porntino. You may present.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is a claims Bill. And so. Good morning, Committee Members. And by the way, good morning, Committee Members. Welcome back from the vacation. SB 383 is one of the bills carried by the chairs of the Appropriations Committee each year to provide appropriation authority for legal judgments and settlements approved by the Department of Justice and Department of Finance.

This urgency Bill appropriates approximately 6.8 million from the General Fund to DOJ for the payment of the following claims against the state Wetlands Preservation foundation versus Department of Water Resources, California DUI Lawyers Association versus Department of Motor Vehicles. These judgments and settlements are to pay for the prevailing party's attorneys fees and costs, and they are binding state obligations. Any funds appropriated in excess of the amounts required for the claims will revert to the General Fund.

I'd like to also offer a minor author's amendment to round up the amount for the DMV claim to the nearest recommendation of Department of Finance. With me today is Amy Alley from the Department of Justice, and I believe she has other witnesses for technical questions, so I respectfully ask for an aye vote when appropriate. Mr. Chair.

Okay. You may present.

Good morning, chair and Committee Members. I'm Amy Alley, a deputy Attorney General and a Legislative Director at the Department of Justice on behalf of Attorney General Rob Bonta, sponsor of SB 383. Thank you for allowing me to testify today. This is our annual Bill to provide appropriations for legal settlements against the state wherein the state was represented by the Attorney General.

SB 383 would appropriate 6,000,777, $73 from the General Fund to the Attorney General for the payment of claims, settlements and judgments arising from cases against the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Motor Vehicles. I have here one of our lead attorneys on one of the cases, Jeffrey Reich from our division of Public Rights, in case you have any specific questions on one of the settlements. And again, thank you to chair Porntino for authoring this important measure. And thank you, Committee Members. Attorney General Bonta asks for your support.

Thank you very much. Is there any additional support in the hearing room? Seeing none, we'll go to the phone lines for support. Actually, I'm sorry. We'll go to opposition first. Is there any opposition in the hearing room to the spill? Seeing none, we will now go to the phone lines for both support and opposition.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 383, please press one, then zero at this time, and we have no comments coming through.

Okay, thank you very much. We'll bring it back to the Committee. Colleagues, any questions or comments on this Bill? Okay, seeing none. This is a do pass, as amended, to the Senate Floor recommendation. Is there a motion to that effect? Motion by Senator Wahab. And, Senator, you may close.

I respectfully ask for an. I vote for this claims Bill.

Okay, we do have a motion by Senator Wahab. Do pass, as amended, to the Senate Floor, and we will call the roll. [Roll Call] There are five bills on call. Place the Bill on call. We will put that on call.

All right. We will be moving on to SB 445. Also authored by Portantino. Special education, individualized education programs, translation services. The Bill is a suspense candidate. I'm waving presentation. We'll open it up to the room for anybody in support of SB 445. Seeing no one come to the microphone in support. I see people moving around, but not moving towards the microphone. We will go to opposition. Is there anyone in opposition to 445? Seeing no one come to the microphone, I spoke too soon. SB 445.

Brendan Twohig. On behalf of Ed. Voice in support.

Thank you, sir.

Now we will go to opposition to 445. Seeing no one opposed to 445, we will go to the phone line moderator. Do we have anyone on the phone line opposed or. Excuse me. Opposed or supporting? 445.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 445. Please press one, then zero at this time, and we'll go to line 20.

And we have no further comments at this time.

Morning, Mr. Chair. And Members Gregory Cramer. On behalf of Disability Rights California, we're proud for Senate Bill 45. Thank you.

No comments on the phone line. Any questions or comments from my colleagues? Seeing no hands go up without objection, SB 445. We'll go to suspense. Mr. Wiener, you get the first trivia question today. What country has the highest minimum wage?

Is this a new tradition we're starting?

I did it last year, Jordan.

Okay. I was not on the Committee last year.

What country has the highest minimum wage? And it is actually 21 dollarsthirty, $8.

I'm going to say Germany.

It is. Australia, $21. There you go. There you go.

Thank you. All right, we will move on to my final Bill, which is SB 691 on dyslexia risk screening. And it is a suspense candidate. I have waived presentation. And we will go right to Mr. Twohig.

Right on time on this one.

Right on time.

Brendan Twohig, on behalf of Ed voice, we're proud to co sponsor and support the Bill. And we know that with early intervention, evidence based intervention, that we can reduce special ED placements by up to 70%. And those potential savings are noted in the analysis. And we also know that it takes four times more instructional time to catch a child up in fourth grade. So we urge your support when this Bill comes off suspense to the Committee. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Is there anyone else in support of SB 691? Seeing no one else coming to the microphone. Anybody opposed to 691? Seeing no one come to the microphone. Moderator, please open the phone line for support or opposition. SB 691.

And first we will go to line 20. Morning, Mr. Chair Members. Gregory Cramer, on behalf of Disability Rights California, in support of Senate Bill 691.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 691. Please press one, then zero at this time.

Good morning. My name is Melanie Lucas. I'm a legislative advocate with the California State PTA, and we strongly support SB 691.

Thank you. And we have one more comment coming through. Just be one moment, please. And now we'll hear from line 24.

Lori DePole, co state Director of decoding dyslexia California and a Bill co sponsor of SB 691 40 states already have universal screening legislation. Many are using Low or no cost evidence based screeners. I support SB 691.

Thank you. And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we've taken both out. There's no other comments. We've taken support in opposition. We have no file. We have no questions or comments. So without objection, SB 691 will go to suspense. Mr. Seyarto, you get the next question. J. Warren Keefer, Nicholas Longworth and John Boehner were all US Congress Members from Ohio, and they all held the same powerful position in the House of Representatives.

Good. Zero, you want me to know which one that was speaker of the House.

They were all speaker of the House. Good job. Thank you. All right, we'll move on to Senator Wynn has SB six on California Commission on the United States semi quintennial. It is a suspense candidate. The Senator has waived presentation. We'll see if there's anyone in this room wanting to speak in favor of SB six. Seeing no one here in support. Anyone in opposed position of SB six?

Seeing no mega rush to the microphone. Moderator, please queue up anyone on the phone line in support or opposition of SB six.

If you would like to provide public comment in support or opposition to SB six, please press 1 and 0 at this time. And we have no comments coming through.

We have no comments for. Against SB six. We have no questions or comments from my colleagues. We have no file. So, without objection, SB six will go to suspense. SB 19 by Mr. Seyarto on antifentanyl abuse Task Force is a suspense candidate. The good Senator has graciously waived presentation. It is a suspense candidate. We have no one in this room coming to the microphone in support of SB 19. We have no one coming to the microphone opposed to SB 19.

Moderator, please open up the phone line for SB 19 support or opposition to provide public comment.

In support or opposition to SB 19, please press 1 and 0 at this time. And we do have one comment coming through. It'll be one moment, please. Will we provide them with their line number? And we'll now hear from line 28.

Mary Creasy, on behalf of Orange County in support of the Bill.

And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we have exhausted our comment opportunity on SB 19. And we have no questions or comments or files. So, without objection, SB 19 will go to suspense. Moving on. SB 367. Also by Senator Seyarto on farm, ranch and Public Land cleanup abatement. The suspense candidate. The Senator's wave presentation. We'll see if there's anyone in this room in support. Seeing no one come to the microphone in support. Seeing no one come to the microphone in opposition.

Seeing no one come to the microphone at all. We will go to the phone line to see if there's anyone who wants to wade in. Moderator.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 367. Please press one, then zero at this time.

Dr. Jones is here. We can start now.

And we have no comments coming through.

We have no comments for or against. We have no comments from my colleagues. We have no file. And without objection, SB 367 will go to suspense. We'll move on to Senator Glazer as SB 29, the political Reform act of 1974. FPPC Commission education program. It is an urgency Bill. He has waived presentation. It is a suspense candidate. And we will go right to public comment and support of SB 29. And seeing nobody. zero, Andrew was moving in the wrong way. Seeing no one come forward.

We'll go to opposition on SB 29. Seeing no opposition. Moderator. We will open the phone line to see if we have support or opposition SB 29.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 29, please press one. And then zero at this time. And we have no comment.

We have no comment on SB 29. We have no comments from my colleagues. We have no questions. We have no file. And we have no objections. So, SB 29 will go to suspense. Mr. Jones. Yes, sir. Can you tell me the derivation of the word filibuster? If you gave me, like, 30 hours, I could probably come up with it. Did you know it came from a Dutch phrase in the 18 hundreds? That was free booter became filibuster. It was a Dutch phrase.

I thought maybe Mr. Smith had something to do with it.

No.

But he certainly used it. Jimmy Stewart. All right, we're moving on SB 724 by Mr. Glazer. Political Reform act of 1974 communications. It's a suspense candidate. He's waived presentation. And we will go right to. And it's a suspense candidate. We'll go open up the public comment. Seeing no one here for a support. Anybody opposed SB 724? Seeing no one here. Moderator, enlighten us with support and opposition of this SB 724. Moderator.

I apologize. My mute was on. To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 724, please press one. Then. Zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments. We have no comments from colleagues. We have no file. And we have no objections. So, SB 724 will go to suspense. Moving on to SB 45. By General Roth on California Acute Care Psychiatric Hospital Loan Fund. It's a suspense candidate. The author's wave presentation. We will open up the public comment, seeing no one rush to the microphone in support of SB 45. Seeing no one rush to the microphone in opposition. SB 45.

Moderator, please open the phone line for support or opposition of SB 45.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 45, please press one. And then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments from the phone. We have no comments from the deus. And we have no objection from the deus. So without objection, SB 45 will go to suspense. Moving on SB 75. Also by General Roth on courts judgeships. It's a suspense candidate. The author's wave presentation. We will open up the public comment in support of SB 75. There's no one here. We will go to opposition of SB 75. And there's nobody at the microphone. Moderator, please open up the phone line. For support or opposition to SB 75.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 75, please press one. Then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments. We have no questions. We have no objections. So, without objection, SB 75 will go to suspense. SB 258. Also by General Roth, on General aviation airports funding needs assessment. It's a suspense. Candidate. The General is waived. Presentation. And so we will open up public comment with support. There's nobody at the microphone. Then we will shift to opposition. There's nobody at the microphone. Moderator, please open the phone line. For support or opposition of SB 258.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 258, please press one. And then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments. And we have no questions or comments from the deus. And we have no objections. So, without objection, SB 258 will go to suspense. Moving on to Senator Bradford. SB 51, cannabis provisional license, local equity applications. It's an urgency Bill. The author's way. Presentation. We will open up the support opportunities. And the door opened on queue. This is support for SB 51. Come on up.

Morning, Mr. Chair Members Andrew Antwih with ... here today on behalf of the City of Los Angeles in support of SB 51.

Thank you. Anyone else in support of 51, seeing no one else come forward, any opposition? SB 51 seeing no opposition? Moderator, enlighten us with support and opposition of SB 51.

To provide public comment. In support or opposition to SB 51, please press one. Then zero at this time. And we do have one comment coming through. It'll just be one moment, please, while we provide them with their line. Number one.

Just give me one moment, please. And we'll hear from line 30. Please go ahead. Line 30. Your mic is open.

Hi. My name is Christian, and I'm in support of SB 51.

We have no further comments at this time.

All right, we've taken our phone opportunity. We have no questions or comments from the dais. Without objection, SB 51 will go to suspense. Moving on to SB 490, also by Senator Bradford. Task force to study and develop reparation purpose proposals for African Americans. It's an urgency item, and the authors waive presentation. We'll open up public comment here in room 2200. Come on up.

Good afternoon. My name is Darris Young, and I'm representing the Black Housing Advisory Task Force, and we are in support of this bill. From the Bay Area to the Central Valley, we know that it's important to have strong and healthy, vibrant African American communities. The reparations interim report has allowed for a strong start for redress and repair. And so we do believe that the reparations task force needs more time in order to move so that they can come up with recommendations, bills, and to extend how they oversee the process in the future. So we are in support of Senator Bradford's bill, and I thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak today. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. Are there others wishing to speak in support of SB 490? Seeing no one else coming to the microphone. Is there anyone here opposed SB 490? Seeing no one coming to the microphone. Moderator, please queue up support or opposition of SB 490.

To provide public comment. In support or opposition to SB 490, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have a comment from line 16.

Good morning. Brandon Greene, ACLU of Northern California. On behalf of ACLU California Action, in strong support. Thank you.

And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we've taken support in opposition of SB 490, and I see no comments from my colleagues. So, without objection, SB 490 will go to suspense. Moving on to SB 61 by Senator Dodd. University of California Native American Grave Protection and Reparations Act of 2001. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We will open up the public comment here in room 2200. With no rush to the microphone, we'll go to opposition of SB 61, and there's no rush there, either. Moderator, please queue up anyone on the phone line in support or opposition to SB 61.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 61, please press one and then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments. And we have no comments from the dais. And without objection, SB 61 will go to suspense. Moving on. Senator Dodd has SB 296, which is on in-vehicle cameras. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive of presentation. We'll open up the public comment in room 2200 with anyone in support. Seeing nobody come to the microphone, we will go to opposition. There's no opposition of SB 296. Moderator, please open up the phone line for support or opposition of SB 296.

You provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 296, please press one and then zero at this time. And we have a comment from line 31.

Good morning. Ignacio Hernandez, on behalf of the Consumer Federation of California. Sponsors of the bill in support.

And we have no more comments at this time.

All right, we've taken support and opposition for 296. There are no questions or comments from the dais. Without objection, SB 296 will go to suspense. SB 650, also by Senator Dodd, on gaming charitable raffles. It's a suspense candidate. The author's wave presentation. We'll open up to public comment here. Come on up.

Thank you, Mr. Chair and members. Chris Zgraggen with Aprea and Micheli, on behalf of Anschutz Entertainment Group, or AEG, in support. Thank you.

Anyone else in support? Seeing no other support, any opposition to 650? Seeing no one come to the microphone. Moderator, please open up the phone line for support or opposition to SB 650.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 650, please press one and then zero at this time. We have no comment.

We have no comment from the phone, and we have no comment or questions from the dais. So, without objection, SB 650 will go to suspense. Ms. Ashby?

Yes.

What office lives at number 10 Downing Street?

Oh, Downing Street.

Downing street.

Yes. That is where. What do you call him? Parliamentary. Whatever.

Prime minister.

Yeah, the prime minister.

Prime minister of England.

An office or a residence?

It's a residence.

I think it's both, isn't it? Both, yeah.

Number 10 Downing Street. All right, moving on to Mr. Umberg. I did that because he's a former military guy. SB 64 on hate crime search warrants. It's a suspense candidate. He has waived presentation and we will open up the public hearing on SB 64. Seeing no one rushed to the microphone wanting to speak in favor of SB 64. How about anybody who wants to come to the microphone in an orderly, calm fashion to speak against SB 64? And we have none of that. How about we go to the phone line for support or opposition to SB 64?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 64, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comment.

We have no comments. We have no comments or questions from the dais. So without objection, SB 64 will go to suspense. SB 77, also by Senator Umberg on voting signature verification notice. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up the public comment with no one coming to the microphone to speak in support. How about opposition? There's no opposition. We will go to the phone line for support or opposition of SB 77.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 77, please press one and zero at this time. And we'll go to line 20.

Good morning, Mr. Chair and members. Gregory Cramer on behalf of Disability Rights California in support of Senate Bill 77.

And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we've exhausted our public comment opportunities on SB 77, and we have no comments or questions from the dais. So without objection, SB 77 goes to suspense. SB 336 by Senator Umber. State grant program negotiated cost rate agreements. It is a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. And so we will open up the public comment here in room 2200, where all of the action is happening this morning. With nobody at the microphone, let's go to opposition. And there's nobody opposed. Moderato,r open the phone line for support or opposition to SB 336.

To provide public comments in support or opposition to SB 336, please press one, then zero at this time, and we'll go to line 20.

Mr. Chair and members, Gregory Cramer again, on behalf of Disability Rights California, in support of SB 336. Thank you.

And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we've exhausted our public participation on SB 336, so we'll close the public comment. We'll see if there's any comments or questions from the dais. Seeing none. Without objection, SB 336 will go to suspense. Moving on to our next author, SB 65. Senator Ochoa Bogh has Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up the public comment right here in room 2200 with no one at the microphone. We'll go to public comment in opposition to SB 65. And there's nobody opposed here. Moderator we will go to the phone line to see if there's anyone who wants to weigh in on SB 65.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 65, please press one then zero at this time. And we have no comment.

We have no comment from the phone lines. We have no comments from my colleagues. We have no objection. Therefore, SB 65 will go to suspense without objection. SB 283, also by Senator Ochoa Bogh on pupil health asthma management. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up the public comment here in room 2200 in support of 283. Seeing none, we'll go to opposition of 283. Seeing none, we will go to the phone line. Moderator, queue up the support or opposition SB 283.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 283, please press one and then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments in support or opposition of 283. And we have no objections or comments from the dais. So, without objection, SB 283 will go to suspense. Moving on to Senator Wiener from the committee, who is here but waived presentation on SB 97 on criminal procedure, writ of habeas corpus. It is a suspense candidate, and we have no witnesses in support. As we open up the public comment. We have no witnesses in opposition of SB 97. Moderator, please queue up the phone line for support or opposition of SB 97.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 97, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

All right, when you have no comments, and we have no objections. And we have no questions. So, without objection, SB 97 will go to suspense. Senator Wiener has SB 513, unincarcerated persons and mental health. It's a suspense candidate. He's graciously waived presentation. We'll open up the public comment here in room 2200. With no one at the microphone, we'll go to opposition of 513. Seeing no opposition. Moderator, do you have anybody in support or opposition of SB 513?

To provide public comments in support or opposition to SB 513? Please press one, then zero. And we have a comment from line 20.

Good morning, Mr. Chair and members. Gregory Cramer, on behalf of Disability Rights California, in strong support of SB 513. Thank you.

And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we've taken support in opposition of 513. Without objection, SB 513 will go to suspense. Moving on. SB 223. By Senator Menjivar on pupil, personal services, personnel services, child welfare, and attendance services. It's a suspense candidate. The authors graciously waived presentation, and we will open up the public comment with support.

Anna Ioakimedes with Los Angeles Unified School District, proud sponsor in support of SB 223.

Anyone else in support of SB 223. Seeing none. Any opposition to SB 223. Seeing none. Moderator, please open up the phone line for support or opposition of SB 223.

To provide public comments in support or opposition to SB 223, please press one within zero at this time. And we have no comments.

All right. We've taken our comments for and against, and I see no questions or comments from my colleagues. Without objection, SB 223 will go to suspense. Moving on to SB 838 also by Senator Menjivar on victim compensation, use of force by law enforcement. It is a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up the public comment here in room 2200 in support of SB 838. We have no support. We have any opposition to SB 838. We have no opposition. Moderator, is there anyone in support or opposition on the phone line of SB 838?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 838, please press one and then zero at this time. And we have no comment.

We have no comments for or against SB 838. We have no questions from the dais or comments on SB 3838. Without objection, SB 838 will go to suspense. SB 241 by Senator Min on firearm dealer requirements. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We will open up the public comment right here in 241. And seeing no one rushed to the microphone, is there any opposition to 241? None. Moderator, please queue up the phone line for support or opposition to 241.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 241, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have a comment from line 15.

Good afternoon. Rick Travis, California Rifle Pistol Association, also on behalf of Gun Owners of California. We oppose.

And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we've taken support and opposition of SB 241. And we have no questions or comments from my colleagues. Without objection, SB 241 will go to suspense. Moving on to Senator Skinner, SB 242, California hope, opportunity, perseverance and empowerment. Hope for Children Trust Act account program. It's a suspense candidate the Senator has waived presentation, and we have somebody who wishing to support. Speak, please.

Thank you. Senator Yesenia Jimenez with GRACE End Child Poverty in California, sponsors of the bill, in strong support. Thank you.

Thank you. We were getting bored, so thank you. Any opposition to SB 242? Seeing none. Moderator, let's go to the phone lines on SB 242.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 242, please press one and then zero at this time. And we'll go to line 28.

Hi, Mary Creasey, on behalf of the children's partnership, in support.

And we have no further comments at this time.

We have no comments. Any questions on SB 242? Seeing none. Without objection, SB 242 will go to suspense. Mr. Wiener, it's a true or false question. Did habeas corpus predate the Magna Carta by 50 years?

Yes.

It did. Older than the Magna Carta. How about that? There you go.

The answer is always yes, because habeas has been around forever.

And I'm told that.

That's why that bill you just sent to suspense, it's a good habeas bill.

And it translates that you have the body. That's the literal translation, goes back to 1166 under Henry II. There you go. All right, moving on. So that was 242. We're moving on to 377. Also by Senator Skinner. It is a suspense candidate. The Senators waive presentation, and we will open up the public comment on 377. Seeing no one rushed in the microphone, we'll go to opposition for 377. So that was support. This is opposition. We have no one here either position, so we will go to the phone line. Moderator, is there anyone in support or opposed to 377?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 377, please press one, then zero at this time. And we'll go to line 35. 35 left queue. Is there anyone else who wishes to comment? Press one, then zero, and line 35.

I'm sorry, I was trying to call in, actually, for Senate Bill 242. My name is Mimi Khalili on behalf of Agee Global Solutions, in support of that bill.

And there are no further comments at this time.

All right, no comments for or against 377 on firearms. And no comments from the Deus without objection. 377 will go to suspense. Senator Wahab, I've left you out, but I've got one for you. So, in 2016, Switzerland rejected a referendum on the first of its kind UBI program. What does UBI stand for? Universal basic income. There you go. What? No BI. All right, good job. Moving on. Did you all know that? Oh, UBI. I'm sorry. Universal basic income.

I will enunciate better with the next question so we not confuse anybody. All right, moving on to SB 245 from Hurtado. By the way, normally I would do it with the bill numbers and the year, but since we're in bill numbers that go back beyond, like, trivia, that's why I'm doing other trivia. So there's a method to my madness. SB two. I need to go deeper in my trivia. In 77. There was something going on in 77. We'll have to figure that out. SB 245 by Senator Hurtado on California food assistance program eligibility. It is a suspense candidate. The good senator has waived presentation. We will open up the public comment in support. Back again by popular demand.

Hi, Senator. Again, Yesenia Jimenez with GRACE End Child Poverty in California, in strong support. Thank you.

Thank you, Yesenia. Any opposition to 245? Seeing none. Moderator. Grace us with lots of positions.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 245, please press one and then zero at this time. And we'll go to line 28.

Mary Creasey, on behalf of the Children's Partnership, in strong support.

And we do have one more comment queuing up. One moment, please, and we'll go to line 21.

Good morning. Shannon Swanson, on behalf of the Cal State Student Association, in strong support.

And there are no further comments at this time.

All right, we've taken support and opposition of 245. And seeing no questions or comments from my colleagues. Without objection, SB 245 will go to suspense. Moving on to SB 265. Also by Senator Hurtado on cybersecurity preparedness. It's a suspense candidate. The good senator's waived presentation. We will open up the public comment here in room 2200 with support, and there's nobody at the microphone. We will go to opposition of 265. Seeing no opposition, we will go to the phone line. Moderator, anyone on 265?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 265, please press one then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

All right, we've got no comments on the phone. We have no comments in the room. We have no objection. So SB 265 will move to suspense without objection. SB 577 by Senator Hurtado on California Fire service training and education program. It is a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up the public comment right here in room 2200. And there's nobody here to speak in support. Any opposition to 577? Seeing no rush to the microphone, moderator, we will open the phone line to see if there's anyone support or opposition to SB 577.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 577, please press one, then zero at this time. We have no comments.

We have no comments. We have no objection. We have no questions. So without objection, SB 577 will move to suspense. Moving on to Senator Eggman, SB 267, Credit history of persons receiving government rent subsidies. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up the public comment with anyone at the microphone. No. We will go to opposition for SB 267. And there's no one at the microphone. Moderator, is there anyone on the phone line in support or opposition of 267?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 267, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have a comment from line 14.

Good morning, Mr. Chair and Members. Karim Drissi, on behalf of the California Association of Realtors, in opposition. Respectfully request a no vote at the appropriate time. Thank you so much.

And we have no further comments at this time.

All right, we have taken an opportunity for support and opposition of SB 267. Hearing none, we will go to the dais. And seeing no questions or comments from my colleagues. Without objection, SB 267 will go to suspense. Dr. Jones, what does the G stand for in GOP?

Grand.

There you go. I gave you a softball. The next one's a harder one. I'll hold off on that one. All right, we're going to go on to SB 282.

My oldest son would say grumpy.

Grumpy. There you go. Old. SB 282 by Senator Eggman on Medi-Cal federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up the public comment right here in 282, and there's nobody to speak in support or opposition. Anybody opposed to 282? Seeing none. Moderator, open up the phone line.

Provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 282, please press one, then zero at this time.

Mr. Bradford, I have a hard question. You want a hard question?

And we'll go to line 29.

Next one's a hard one.

Taylor Jackson with California with California Health Plus. Sorry, Mr. Chair. Taylor Jackson, California Health Plus Advocates, proud sponsor of SB 282.

And line 34.

Good morning, Mr. Chair and members. Jolie Onodera, with the California State Association of Counties, representing all 58 counties, calling in support of SB 282. Thank you.

And we miss you.

Thank you, Chair.

And line 28.

Mary Creasey, on behalf of the Children's Partnership, in support.

And, Mr. Chair, there are no further comments at this time.

All right, we've taken comments on SB 282. We have no questions or comments from the dais. So without objection, SB 282 will go to suspense. Mr. Bradford, which prime minister was born on Christmas Day in 1971? Bradford, you know that? It's a hard one. Think of young prime minister. Exactly. He's three years younger than me.

And I'm thinking. I'm drawing a blank on the name, but I know it.

Trudeau.

Trudeau.

Trudeau. Yes. Justin Trudeau was born in Ottawa, 1971. Justin Trudeau. There you go. All right, moving on to our next bill that was 282, right? Moving on to 299, Medi-Cal eligibility redetermination, also by Senator Eggman. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up public comment here. And we have no one speaking in support. Do we have any opposition? We have no one in opposition. Moderator, do we have anyone on the phone line in support or opposition to 299?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 299, please press one, then zero at this time. We have no comment.

We have no comments on 299. We have no questions or comments from the dais. So without objection, SB 299 will go to suspense. Moving on. SB 311 by Senator Eggman, Medi-Cal part A buy-in, a Medi-Cal bill. It is a suspense candidate. The authors waive resentation. We will open up to public comment. There's no one here in support. Anyone opposed? There's no one opposed. Moderator, anyone on the phone line in support or opposition to 311?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 311, please press one then zero at this time. We have no comments.

No comments supporting or opposing 311. We have no questions or comments from the dais. So, without objection, SB 311 will go to suspense. SB 492 by Senator Eggman on three trial diversion for veterans. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We will take public comment in support of 492. Seeing no rush to the microphone, we will go to opposition. We see no rush to the microphone. We will go to the phone line for support or opposition of 492.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 492. Please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comment.

We have no comments on the phone line. We have no comments on the dais. We have no objection to putting SB 492 on suspense. Senator McGuire has, or should I say Majority Leader McGuire has, SB 281 on crimes, aggravated arson. It's a suspense candidate. He has waived presentation. So we will go right to public testimony in support. And there's nobody at the microphone. So we'll go to opposition of SB 281. Seeing no one there. Moderator, queue up all of the folks who want to speak out in support and opposition to 281.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 281, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments on Mr. McGuire's 281. We have no questions. So, without objection, 281 will go to suspense. Senator Wahab, although Washington has a locally elected mayor and a 13-member council, technically, who has supreme authority over the District of Columbia? Congress. I didn't know that till I just read it. How about. Yeah, it says Congress, so I think it's just the House. Here we go. I didn't know that. There you go. Close. All right, we'll go to Senator Limon.

SB 442 on sexual battery. It is a suspense candidate. And the senator has waived presentation. And we will open up the public comment with no rush to the microphone. We'll go to opposition of SB 442. Seeing no one here, Moderator, is anyone on the phone line supporting or opposing 442?

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 442, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comment.

We have no comment. And we have no questions or comments from the deus. And so, without objection, SB 442 will go to suspense. SB 476, also by Senator Limon on food safety, food handlers. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waived presentation, and we will open up the public comment. No, we'll open up the public comment in support of 476. We see no one here opposition to 476. We have an opposer.

Thank you, Mr. Chair and members. Matt Sutton with the California Restaurant Association. The underlying program you're looking at here is a food safety program that was passed over a decade ago by then Senator Alex Padilla. What we're talking about here in this bill is at the time the bill was passed over a decade ago, it did not create an employer mandate in terms of the individual investment on an employee's behalf to get the training and requirement in SB 476 that requires restaurants to pay for the time of the training.

So to get to the fiscal issues at the time, there were five employee protective measures that were put into the bill. One was that the training is the property of the employee. It's portable from job to job, region to region, county to county. It lasts for three years. The employees have a choice of the provider that they can use for the food safety training.

There's an open market with lots of choices, and most importantly, affordability was written into the statute that food safety training be provided for $15 or less. And so what we're talking about here is an individual investment by an employee versus 476, shifting the cost burden onto the employer. And one thing I want to make a distinction here is on an individual basis, given the law right now, it's about $5 a year for an employee to keep up this training.

When you look at the industry and it's super labor intensive and you magnify all those costs for every employee across every neighborhood restaurant, it creates massive costs and departs from the original underlying loss. So the financial impact here is that at this time, any added cost to restaurants as we crawl out from the pandemic, losses are going to cause us to shrink back hiring, and that will inevitably lead to lower sales tax revenue at the state and local level. We were proud before the pandemic to be one of the leaders in state and local tax generators, and we want to get back to that. So that is the appropriations angle that we would provide to you, as well as the analysis that staff pointed out in terms of the state costs and the added state and local reimbursements that would be required. Thank you.

Thank you. Any other opposition in the room? Seeing none. Moderator, please queue up anyone on the phone supporting or opposing 476.

To provide public comment and support or opposition to SB 476, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments for or against 476. We have no questions or objections from the dais. So without objection, 476 will go to the suspense file. We're going to move on to SB 557, also by Senator Limon on California Prompt Payment Act, nonprofit organizations. It's a suspense candidate. Authors waive presentation. We'll open up the public comment here in room 2200 with no rush to the microphone. Is there any support or opposition now? No opposition at the microphone. Moderator, please queue up folks on SB 557.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 557, please press one, then zero at this time.

Lord.

And we have no comments.

We have no comments for or against 557. We have no objections or comments from the dais. So without objection, SB 557 will go to suspense. Mr. Seyarto, what city is NATO headquarters in?

Warsaw?

Brussels. Brussels. All right, moving on to Senator Newman, SB 444 on community college mathematics, engineering science achievement programs. It's a suspense candidate. Senator Newman has waived presentation. We'll open up public comment right here in room 2200 with no one at the microphone in support. Any opposition? Nobody opposed. We will go to the phone line for support or opposition to 444.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 44, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

No comments. All right. We've heard no comments on 444. We have no objections or comments from the dais. So without objection, SB 44 will go to suspense. Senator Archuleta is our next author with SB 514 on wiretapping authorization. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We will open up the public hearing on 514. And we have no one here in support. Any opposition? We have no one in opposition. We will go to the phone lines for SB 514.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 514, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comments.

All right, we have no comments on 514. We have no questions or comments from the dais. Without objection, SB 514 will go to suspense. Senator Wahab and Ashby, I have a joint question for the two of you. Deriving from the hindi phrase meaning learn one, which six letter word describes a broadcast commentator writer who specializes in analyzing politics. Deriving from the hindi phrase meaning learn one, what six letter word. Mark got it already. Six letter word. A broadcast commentator writer who specializes in analyzing politics. A pundit. Pundit. She was trying to Google it. She was. I could tell. All right, see that? I hope so. All right, here we go. Moving on. We have our first suspense. This is a suspense candidate SB 550 by Senator Grove on water markets. The Senator has waived presentation, but I do believe we have somebody here who wants to speak, who drove from a distance to come talk to us.

Just from Wilton, just from the flood zone.

All right. Well, I told Senator I would take good care of you.

Well, thank you.

Tell us your name.

Yeah. Steven Greenhut. I'm western director for the R Street Institute, where think tank promotes practical public policy. Just want to point out water trading can stretch your water resources. The state's process is bureaucratic and convoluted. Unlike other studies identified by the Appropriations Committee, this study would call for specific ways to improve the system. A boisterous water trading system is a cost-effective way to reduce reliance on costlier water projects. So, anyway, thank you.

Thank you for being here. And Woody Allen's producer. And of all the classic Woody Allen movies, name was named Greenhut.

And there's a Robert Greenhut who's a producer.

That's him. That's a guy. Thank you for being here. All right, anyone else in support of SB 550 by Senator Grove? Seeing no support, any opposition from SB 550? Seeing no one come to the microphone opposed. Moderator, please share the phone line for support or opposition of 550.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 550, please press one, then zero at this time. And we have no comment.

We have no comments or questions from the dais. We have no objection to placing SB 550 on suspense. That's a procedural thing that we'll do and we'll deal with it when we deal with the suspense candidate later in the legislative year. So thank you for being here. All right, we will move on to SB 648 by Senator Dahle. He is not here, so I assume. Mr. Jones, he waived presentation? Thank you for that. It's on education finance, average daily attendance. If there's anyone here to speak in favor of 648, we have no one in favor. Any opposition to 648? No opposition. Moderator, cue the phone line for SB 648.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 648, please press one, then zero at this time. We have no comments.

We have no comments on 648. We have no objections or comments from the dais. So without objection, SB 550. Excuse me. 648 will go. SB 648 will go to suspense. Moving on to Senator Wilk has SB 718 on elections official canvas unprocessed ballots. It's a suspense candidate. The authors waive presentation. We'll open up the room for public comment in support of 718. Seeing none, we'll go to opposition of 718. Seeing none, we will go to the phone line for 718. Moderator.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 640, please press one and zero at this time. And we have no comments.

We have no comments on SB 718 by Senator Wilk. We have no objections from the dais or questions. So without objection, SB 718 will go to suspense. I have one bill left, which is a do pass. And I have Senator Wiener will be presenting on behalf of Senator Padilla. It is SB and the staples right over the number SB 775 by Senator Padilla on vehicles, electric school bus signage. It's a do pass recommendation. Mr. Wiener, please present.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm here. I'm here on behalf of Senator Padilla to present SB 775. This bill will allow K-12 school districts to apply signs on the rear of their electric school buses, identifying them as zero-emission vehicles. The bill also authorizes CHP to issue guidelines governing the size and placement of the signage as the state moves towards a carbon-free future. The electrification of the state's massive K-12 school bus fleet is a significant step in achieving our climate goals.

California has an estimated fleet of 23800 school buses, of which only 2% are either hybrid or fully electric. Students who ride diesel-powered school buses are at higher risk for allergies, academic declines, asthma, heart issues, and cancer. Transitioning our fleet is not just a matter of achieving our climate goals, but also a matter of our children's health. Clear labeling of electric school buses allows communities to see the impact of their hard-earned tax dollars as we replace our aging diesel fleet.

Identifying our electric school buses not only gives families the peace of mind that their children aren't being exposed to further exhaust fumes, but also highlights our important work as we transition from fossil fuels to a carbon-free future, and also creates accountability as parents learn that this is an option. And they want to see these signs on the rears of these buses. CHP estimates that there will be some costs as they promulgate regulations, but these costs will come from special funds and not the general fund. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

All right, do we have any witnesses in support of SB 775? Seeing no witnesses in support. Do you have any opposition to SB 775? Seeing none. And again, finance had no file on any bills today. Moderator will go to the phone line for support or opposition of 775.

To provide public comment in support or opposition to SB 775, please press one, then zero at this time, and we have no comments.

We have no comments, support or opposition. Do we have any questions or comments to the author? Seeing none. Mr. Wiener, would you like to close on behalf of Senator Padilla?

Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Should we have a close? Do we have a motion? And again, it is a do pass. We have a motion by Senator Bradford. Would you please call the roll?

[Roll Call]

That bill is out seven to zero. We have one bill on call.

Mr. Chairman.

Yes, sir.

Before we move on, in the year 775, three significant things happened in the Saxony wars. Can you name one of those three things?

Absolutely not. The use of gunpowder? I don't know.

King Charlemagne retook Saxony. He also retook the Hellwig, which is the Lippy Valley, which reinstated communications between Australasia and Thuringia, which is a frankish trade route.

Got it.

And Frankish. Frankish.

Frankish.

Frankish. And his second daughter was born.

There you go. Thank you very much. All right, that'll be our final trivia question. I was going to close with one, but that's a good one to close on. All right, we have one bill on call. Please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

That bill is out seven to zero. That concludes. We end on Charlemagne. That concludes our work today. We lifted all the calls, and then we will go. We did that. Hold on. Let me read the final little comment here. We did that. Hold on. And we go to. I'd like to thank everyone for participating in today's hearing. All of your good spirits through the trivia as well. We've concluded our agenda. We will be back again. And so this committee on appropriations is adjourned.