Assembly Floor

The assembly is now in session. Assembly member Flora notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. The clerk will call the role.

[Roll Call]

Members, a quorum is present. We ask our guests and our visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for the prayer and the pledge. Today's prayer will be offered by our assembly chaplain, Imam Yasir Khan.

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful Almighty God, you have given us the freedom to choose between good and evil. Allow us to remain steadfast to choose good for California that tomorrow's generation may inherit from us the blessings of dignity and freedom, prosperity and peace. May this be God's will. Amin.

We ask that you remain standing and join us in the nation's pledge. Please join Assembly Member Vince Fong as he leads us in the flag. Salute.

Members, please join me in the pledge. Salute. Pledge. United States of America.

Thank you. You may be seated. Reading of the previous day's journal.

Assembly Chamber Sacramento, Thursday, April 13, 2023 the assembly met at 09:00 a.m. The honorable

Ms Reyes moves Mr. Flores seconds to the reading of the previous day's journal. Be dispensed with presentations and petitions. There are none. Introductions and references of bills will be deferred. Reports of committees will deem read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the Governor, there are none. Messages from the Senate, there are none. Moving to motions and resolutions, there are no absences for the day. All right, members, we're going to start to move to business on the Daily file. We're going to begin with file item three. This is AB 355.

Clerk will read assembly bill 355 by Assembly Member Alanis an act relating to Firearms.

And assembly member Alanis, you may open on the bill.

Thank you and good morning, Mr. Speaker and everyone else. I know it's a little early. AB 355 is a sensible approach in correcting oversight in current law by allowing peace officer cadets enrolled in basic training prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, or also known as POST, to use tactical rifles while engaged in firearm training and supervised by a firearms instructor. Current law exempts law enforcement from restrictions on possession of tactical weapons. However, those exemptions apply to only sworn peace officers, not cadets that are enrolled in a POST training.

This has caused logistical issues with getting cadets adequately trained and certified during the Academy in preparation for entry into the field training program. While cadets are required to train with handguns during the POST Academy, under existing law, they are not technically prohibited from going through the same training with tactical rifles. However, POST requires proficiency in the use of these firearms. So to resolve this conflict, agencies have to graduate cadets without completing their tactical rifle training and then send them back to receive their firearms training as sworn peace officers.

This delay and unnecessarily complicates cadet training and their entry into agency's staffing ranks. Let me be clear, AB 355 does not allow cadets to use or possess an assault rifle anywhere but under the supervision of instructors during firearms training. And I want to be clear that cadets will not be in personal possession of these firearms outside of their Academy grounds. AB 355 will ensure that cadets are properly trained on tactical assault rifles before they graduate.

Since the bill left Assembly Public Safety back in March, where it was unanimously supported, I have been following through with my promise to my colleagues in Public Safety Committee to work with the Brady Campaign on removing their opposition. I'm happy to report that as of yesterday, they have removed their opposition from this bill. The Brady Campaign and my office have negotiated an agreement in good faith for amendments to be introduced in the Senate which has removed their opposition to this bill. I am fully committed to upholding my end of this agreement, and I want to thank the Brady Campaign for their dedication in helping fine tune this bill and moving it forward through the process.

I also want to thank my colleagues on the Public Safety Committee for putting their trust in me to work on this bill in good faith to win the broadest support and deliver the best version of this bill. And I also especially want to thank my colleague from West Hollywood and his staff who have painstakingly taken the time and patience to work with me on this bill and with the Brady Campaign. So thank you. I ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Alanise. And as the member Zabur, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Alanis. And Assembly Member Zbur, you're recognized on the Bill.

I rise in support of AB 355. I want to thank our colleague from Modesto for his hard work and good faith in working with the Brady Campaign and reaching a resolution. I think it's a good bill, and I strongly urge an Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Zabur. Seeing no other members wishing to address this Bill, sorry, Mr. Bryan, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Colleagues. I also want to thank my colleague on the Public Safety Committee from Modesto for working through this bill and moving this policy, staying true to his word, my trust that those amends will be taken in the second House, but grateful for the work that's been put in respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Brian. And now, seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill, Mr. Alanis, anything further to close.

Just request an I vote.

Very good. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 50, No zero. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. McKinnor. This is file item six, AB 1028.

Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1028 by Assembly Member McKinnor and others in accolade in the reporting of crimes.

And Assembly Member McKinnor, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 1028, a bill to center domestic violence survivor safety and health by requiring that healthcare providers directly connect patients to domestic and sexual violence advocacy services if a patient is experiencing any kind of domestic or sexual violence, and by modernizing California's medical mandated reporting law, by limiting the injuries that healthcare providers are required to report.

The bill is supported by the California Medical Association, the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, the California Nurses Association, the California Primary Care Association, and over 55 other domestic and sexual violence agencies, health organization, and gender justice groups. By limiting the mandated reporting to law enforcement to only adult injuries caused by a firearm, and also requiring an offer to connect survivors with victim services, we can increase survivors access to health care and connect survivors to the services they need for their safety and well being.

Mandatory reporting laws create unintended barriers to patients ability to disclose abuse. In a survey by the national domestic violence hotline, callers reported avoiding health care because of mandatory reporting, and 83% of those who had experienced mandated reported stated it made the situation worse or no better. Recent studies also demonstrate that some populations, including LGBTQ and people of color, experience more unintended harms.

Medical mandatory reporting also deters immigrant survivors from asking for seeking health care due to fear that law enforcement could detain or deport them or their family. When survivors are able to have an open, transparent conversation with their health care provider about the abuse, there are four times more likely to follow through on a safety intervention. I have heard countless stories about how our current mandated reporting laws have harmed survivors. Our survivors almost had a leg amputated because they delayed going to the hospital for injuries out of fear of law enforcement involvement and losing custody of their children.

One trauma surgeon reported how she was providing care for a very seriously injured patient, and when the police officers entered the exam room, the patient became very scared and ultimately refused admission to the hospital, citing his fear of further interrogation. Survivors deserve to be able to access health care without fear and to be connected to trained advocates who can work with them to develop safety plans and support connections to resources including connection to law enforcement if the survivor wishes to engage with the criminal system.

Amendments to be taken in the Senate will further strengthen the bill by maintaining the child and elder abuse reporting requirements ensuring that there is a robust documentation of adult violent injuries clarifying that health care providers can still report to law enforcement at the patient's request or if the providers are concerned for patient safety and clarifying liability protection for providers who are acting in good faith and in compliance with code section and HIPAA. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote thank you.

Thank you, Ms. McKinnor. And Assemblywoman Ortega, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you. Speaker and Members, I rise in support of AB 1028 by Assembly Member McKinnor, which will ensure that adult survivors of domestic and sexual violence are connected with crucial community-based services and are provided options and pathways for seeking relief and safety from the criminal justice system. Unintended consequences of medical mandated reporting may include escalated retaliatory violence from the abuser, risk of immigrant detention and deportation, or loss of children to the child welfare system. Members, we want survivors to be able to report to law enforcement when it is physically safe for them to do so, not as a requirement, in order to receive crucial health care services. I strongly urge an Aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Ortega and Assembly Member Wicks, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise in support of my colleagues bill here from Los Angeles, AB 1028. This is a bill that was I know. I worked on this bill last year. I know she's working on this this year. It was brought to us by survivors who were asking for this change. So let's believe those survivors. Let's modernize this law. Other states are doing this. It's time for us to listen to the survivors. I know it's supported by the California Medical Association, by our OBs, by the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, and 55 other organizations who are calling for this change. It's an important bill. It makes sense. And again, let's believe the survivors and make the changes necessary. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Wicks. Seeing no other members wishing to be recognized on the bill. Ms. McKinnor, anything further to close?

To be very clear, this bill is about removing barriers for survivors of abuse to access crucial health care services. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Please today to introduce some students from an institution that is very important, me Valley Best Shalom Day School. That is the synagogue where I go. And we have some wonderful fourth graders here, so please help me welcome them to the State Capitol.

Next, we are back on file with Mr. Zbur. This is file item seven, AB 1620. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1620 by Assembly Member Zbur and others in accolading the real property.

And Assembly Zbur, you are recognized to open this bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I'm proud to present AB 1620, which, despite being very narrowly crafted, will make a real difference in people's lives by reducing housing insecurity for people with physical disabilities and helping older Californians age in place with dignity. It allows people living in rent-controlled apartments and second floor units without access to an elevator to move to an available first floor unit without having their rent reset.

I'm also proud that this bill is supported by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and sponsored by two cities in my district, the City of West Hollywood and the City of Santa Monica, all of which have made important strides in reducing housing insecurity and seek now to take this next step. This bill is still about keeping people in their homes and lifting up marginalized Californians in the face of longstanding social and systemic inequities.

It's about doing everything we can to address our state's staggering homelessness crisis and finding solutions that are both practical and compassionate. Roughly 64% of low-income households are rent burdened, putting them at high risk of displacement due to an inability to afford basic needs. People with disabilities disproportionately experience poverty, homelessness, and housing discrimination.

This inequity is compounded for people with disabilities who are also LGBTQ plus, from communities of color, or members of other marginalized populations. Older people and people with disabilities in rent-controlled areas need and deserve ways to remove the roadblocks they encounter to being rehoused in accessible and affordable housing units. AB 1620 removes one roadblock and retains local authority. This does not force communities to do anything.

It merely authorizes them to take this approach at the local level and assures that owners will continue to receive a fair rate of return. It also increases housing security and gives tenants the flexibility to relocate to an available unit until they can access a reasonable rental rate they can afford. This bill is an important step towards empowering tenants with mobility challenges who are at higher risk of experiencing homelessness.

I'm grateful for the engagement of stakeholders that have made this bill better, including the expert guidance we received from the team at Disability Rights California. I'd also like to thank the California Apartment Association for working with us. We incorporated their feedback to ensure this bill is fair and strikes the right balance, and they have moved from to a formal neutral position on the bill. I'm also grateful for the engagement of the California Association of Realtors for their drafting assistance with recent amendments, and we look forward to continuing our productive conversations as the bill progresses. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Zbur. And seeing no members wishing to address this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 42, Noes 16. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. Carrillo. This is file item nine, AB 1317.

1317. Clerk will read.

And Assembly Member Carrillo. You may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I am proud to present AB 1317, which will require property owners of new multifamily apartments across ten counties to lease parking as a separate and optional expense. Commonly referred to as unbundling parking, AB 1317 will provide a powerful incentive to tenants to use alternative modes of transportation as they no longer need to pay for parking to rent an apartment. Additionally, this bill will encourage developers and property owners where parking demand is low to build fewer parking spaces, freeing up land for other uses such as housing. This bill is well tailored and cost effective approach to alleviating the state's dual housing and climate crisis, all while giving tenants greater flexibility. We are working diligently with the opposition to make sure that we address their concerns as this bill moves forward, and I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Carrillo. Seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 41, no's 17. The bill is passed next by Mr. Kalra. This is file item ten, AB 1414.

Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1414 by Assembly Member Kalra, in accolade in the civil actions.

Assembly Member Kalra, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, AB 1414 would protect consumers against predatory debt collection lawsuits by requiring debt collectors, debt buyers and original creditors to produce and sue on a contract for consumer debt cases rather than common counts. These pleadings have been subject to lesser evidence standards and have helped collectors evade modern consumer protection laws in tens of thousands of cases. According to the center for Responsible Lending, attorneys represent defendants in only 2% of debt cases, with two thirds of all cases resulting in default judgments that garnish wages or seize bank accounts. AB 1414 simply ensures the contract that gave rise to the consumer debt claim is produced and sued on in court. If a contract was not entered into, individuals can sue on an open book account, so long as they provide records of all debit and credit transactions that make up the alleged balance. This bill will close an exploitative loophole that has only driven people further into poverty and holds debt collectors, debt buyers and original creditors to the exact same evidentiary standards as every other business. Respectfully ask for your I vote.

Thank you Mr. Kalra. And seeing no members wishing to address this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close the role. Tally the votes. Eyes 41 no. 17 bill is passed. Next. This is file item twelve AB 1136.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1136 by Assembly Member Haney and others in accolade in the business and making an appropriation therefore.

And Assembly Member Haney, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you Mr. Speaker and Members. Mixed martial arts, also known as MMA, is one of the most popular sports in the world. It's an over billion dollar industry worldwide, and it's also one of the most popular sports in California. We have more fights and more fighters in California than anywhere, any other place in the country. This brings tremendous revenue to our state. This is also a sport that is authorized and regulated by the California Athletic Commission. We have a responsibility to the safety and health of these fighters while they're in the ring and also when they finish, when they retire, they put their bodies on the line and they do it for a tremendous benefit and value to the fans. And our state regulates this sport and should do it effectively. We need to ensure that these licensed professional mixed martial arts fighters have access to a pension fund so they can retire with dignity when they finish fighting. This bill would ensure that they have access to a pension fund just like boxers do in our state. The pension fund would be financed through ticket sales, the sale of sports, paraphernalia and souvenirs, and would come at no cost to our state. This is necessary to provide much needed benefits and protection to athletes in the highly competitive and physically demanding sport of mixed martial arts. We already recognize this is necessary for boxing and this should be extended to MMA fighters as well. At 50 years old, they would automatically receive a pension. They would receive a notice that they're eligible. This bill has no opposition, it's received bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Mr. Haney. And seeing no Members wishing to be addressed on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 58. No's zero. The bill is passed. We will pass temporarily on file item 13. Bringing us to Mr. Villapudua, file item 15, AB 476. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 476 by Assemblymember Villapudua and accolades to digital displays.

Support support. Mr. Villapudua, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members. AB 476 is a narrowly tailored bill that seeks to clarify that San Joaquin County is able to build a digital display in one location to display countywide public service announcements. This simple clarification will ensure San Joaquin County residents receive the utmost dated information, public information announcements in a timely fashion. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Villapudua. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 65. No's zero. The bill's passed. We will pass temporarily on file item 17, bringing us to Mr. Ta. This is file item 18, AB 1458. Clerk will read.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1458 by Assemblymember Ta, accolade in Common Interest. Developments.

And Assemblymember Ta, you may open on the bill.

Thank you Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm here this morning to present AB 1458. This bill seek to correct a recurring problem in Homeowners Association Board election. One third of California homes in Common Interest developments, also known as Homeowner Association or HOA. This HOA act like de facto governments in regulating their communities. Elected Board create policy, levy assessment, and punishment to homeowners. California laws spell out how HOA election are to be conducted, including current requirements. Unfortunately, many HOA are unable to hold election due to an inability to meet their minimum current requirements. This often result in board members in office for many years because HOA is unable to conduct an election. This is undemocratic and it's not how public elections are handled. There's no requirement that a minimum number of voters must participate before someone can be elected to public office, including the legislator. For example, only 14% of registered voters in Los Angeles County participate in 2022 primary election. AB 1458 seeks to remedy this problem by lowering the quorum requirement to 20% of homeowners for a subsequent board election in the event that a high quorum is not met the first time. This bill does not make any change to current requirement for election to change an HOA governing document. This bill does not raise any fees. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Ta. Seeing no members wishing to address this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll, tally the vote. Aye's 63. No's one. The bill is passed. Next, file item 19 for amendments. This is AB 1286. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1286 with amendments by Assemblymember Haney.

Assemblymember Haney, you may open on the amendments.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1286 is an important patient and worker protection bill and these amendments will significantly narrow the conditions under which a pharmacist in charge, who is liable for health and safety within a pharmacy can close a part of a pharmacy while they address those conditions. Specifically, the amendments will specify the conditions must present an immediate risk of death, illness or irreparable harm to patients, personnel or pharmacy staff. It also removes the authority for the pharmacist on duty to make the decision to close a pharmacy if the pharmacist in charge is not available. Additionally, with these amendments, we are making it clear that the pharmacist in charge has to reopen the pharmacy immediately upon the abatement of the condition rather than as soon as reasonably possible. Lastly, among other things, amendments will make clear that this bill will only apply to large chain pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS. This is an important bill and these amendments will establish safeguards that will ensure there aren't frivolous shutdowns of pharmacies, but will protect patients and workers. I also want to say I'm open to working with the opposition in the Senate and refine this closure of peace fully. But these are very important narrowing amendments that will protect patients and workers. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote on these amendments.

Thank you, Mr. Haney. Seeing no Members wishing to address these amendments. If there's no objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. Amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. At this time, we're prepared to lift the call on file item six. Clerk will post. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 41. No's 15. The bill's passed. Back on file to Mr. Maienschein. This is file item 21, AB 1253.

Assembly Bill 1253 by Assemblymember Maienschein, an accolade on hearsay

Clerk will read.

Assemblymember Maienschein, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1253 protects victims of sexual assault from being forced to repeatedly relive their trauma in court. Because of the nature and tight timeline of SVP hearings, the victim is often forced to testify with minimal notice or preparation about crimes that happened years or decades prior. Thank you. And I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Maienschein. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 54. No's, zero. The bill's passed. Next to Mr. McCarty. This is file item 22, AB 1052.

Assembly bill 1052 by Assemblymember McCarty, an accolade in Transportation.

Clerk will read.

And Assemblymember McCarty, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a district bill related to our transit district RT. You know, public transit is a lifeline for so many people who don't have the opportunities to have access to automobile. Plus, it helps us decongest our roads, clean our air, and tackle climate change. Too many of our transit districts are on a financial lifeline. This would allow our district here to narrow their taxing authority boundaries, to focus on transit improvements, focusing on where the ridership would appreciate and warrant the investments the most. Respectfully ask for your aye vote, thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McCarty. And seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 44. No's 14. The bill's passed. Next, this is file item 23, AB 1259.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1259 by Assembly Member Soria, an accolade in the local government.

And Assemblymember Soria, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1259 is a district bill that only applies to the City of Merced. The bill paves the way for the City of Merced to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to fund projects that will further the city's affordable housing goals and are in alignment with the state's priorities, such as transit-oriented development and respective rail projects. The EIFD will also fund necessary infrastructure improvements to support a growing UC Merced campus. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Soria. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 48. No's seven. The bill's passed. Next, this is file item 24, AB 374. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 374 by Assembly Member Haney, an accolade in Cannabis.

And Assembly Member Haney, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 374 legalizes cannabis cafes by allowing the sale of non-cannabis foods and soft drinks at licensed cannabis retailers. The legal cannabis industry is struggling. Issues like an oversaturation, high taxes and thriving black market are hurting cannabis businesses who follow the rules and pay taxes. In 2021, California's legal cannabis sales reached 4 billion, while the state's illegal black market sales were projected to have exceeded 8 billion. Legal businesses are following the rules and paying taxes, but are being crowded out by illegal businesses who can do whatever they want. AB 374 allows local governments to authorize the preparation and sale of non cannabis foods and soft drinks at licensed cannabis consumption lounges. To be clear, this does not allow coffee shops to sell cannabis. It allows cannabis shops to sell coffee with preapproval from local governments. Ironically how the law is written now, we require cannabis shops to only sell drugs. We believe that if these businesses want to move away from that model and sell muffins and coffee, they should be able to do that. This will support our small businesses with local government autonomy. It enjoyed broad bipartisan support and policy committees. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Haney. And seeing no Members wishing to address this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 52. No's nine. The bill's passed. Next by Mr. Mike Fong, this is file item 26, AB 733.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 733 by Assemblymember Mike Fong and others, in accolade in the Firearms.

Assemblymember Fong, you may open on the bill.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker and Members. Assembly Bill 733 will prohibit state and local government agencies and departments from selling firearms, firearm parts, ammunition and body armor. Days after the tragic mass shooting in Monterey Park, in my district, a local law enforcement agency attempted to sell surplus firearms in an online auction. This revealed a gap in our current system. There is no state law that prevents state and local government agencies and departments from selling surplus firearms back to the public. AB 733 will ensure that government entities are not playing a role in increasing access to deadly weapons in our communities. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Fong. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 42. No's 16. The bill's passed. Next by Ms. Friedman, this is file item 29, AB 1399.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1399 by Assembly Member Friedman and others, in accolade of veterinary medicine.

Ms. Friedman, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. This bill would allow veterinarians who choose to to start to use TeleVet, telemedicine for their clients. This is a practice that we allow for medical doctors, that we can use for our own children if we like, but we don't allow under current law for animals. Now, during COVID, the COVID crisis, we did extend that type of care to allow vets to use. And what we found is that there are a lot of people out there who even pre-COVID didn't take their pets to the vet. Some of them have mobility issues. Some of them live really far away from a vet. Some of them are unable to pay for the vet bills for in-care. So we saw veterinary access actually increase dramatically when we allowed for telemedicine for animals. This bill allows vets who are licensed in the state of California to be able to opt into using this care for those patients who choose to use it. It doesn't force any vet to use it. But for many cases, for people who are on the fence about whether they have to take their animal in, who maybe who have animals who get really stressed out in the veterinary office and find that as a barrier, for people who may be ill themselves, this could really offer a lifeline. Now, is it optimal? Of course not. It's not optimal in the human set either. But is it important that we have that access in rural areas where people live far away for instance? For people with large animals like horses? We're bringing a vet out. I can tell you myself because I had this happen this weekend. My vet came out to see my horse and listened to them and gave them a little bit of medicine. It was a $700 vet bill. So at times to be able to say, hey, take a look at the behavior, take a look at this sore. Is it worth coming out? We think that the answer should be yes. We also have a veterinary workforce shortage, and so allowing this allows those vets to expand their practice. Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control, the US. Census Bureau, and the American Veterinary Medical Association, the state of California has a failing veterinary accessibility score of 47 out of 100. This is a proven, safe means of delivering care. We learned that through COVID-19 and through states that already allow this. I would respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Friedman. Seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 62. No's zero. The bill's passed. Next, this is file item 33 by Miss Boerner, AB 73. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 73 by Assemblymember Boerner and others, in accolade of vehicles.

Assemblymember Boerner, you may open on the bill.

Yes, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 73 would make intersections safer for bicyclists drivers and pedestrians by allowing bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs when approaching an intersection. While this seems counterintuitive, in Delaware, they've done this exact bill, which has been narrowed from previous year's versions, to be just a two lane road with complete stop sign controlled intersections, and they've seen a 23% reduction in bike-car collisions because you make the behavior of the bicyclist predictable for drivers. Specifically, the bill would allow individuals 18 years of age and older to yield when approaching a stop sign at an intersection. Make it a six year pilot. And CHP needs enough data to evaluate the program, which is why it's a six year pilot. Limit the stop as yield to two lane roads with stop signs on all corners. Add that minors who fail the stop of the stop sign will get a warning ticket for the first offense. And Vehicle Code 21-804 already provides a clear legal definition and expectation for those required to yield at intersections. Under this code section, the driver of any vehicle, including bikes, approaching an intersection with the yield sign must yield the right of way to any vehicle and pedestrians that have entered the intersection. AB 73 uses this common understanding of a yield sign to allow bicyclists approaching an intersection to stop and slow down and allow to yield to any cars and pedestrians already in the intersection. So if a bike approaches an intersection and there's a pedestrian, there's another cyclist, there's a car, the bike still has to stop. It allows them to do the yield. If it's safe to do so, the bicyclists can then proceed through the intersection without making a complete stop. The goal of AV 73 is to make bicyclist behavior predictable for drivers when they approach an intersection. All roads need to be safe for all road users. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Just a reminder that Minnesota just passed the stop as yield last week, so there's now ten other states who already do this.

Thank you, Ms. Boerner. And Assemblymember Lackey, you're recognized on the bill.

Yeah, thank you. Members, just think about this for a second. I will tell you, as someone who has dealt with traffic for almost 30 years, people already underemphasize the importance of stop signs. This will further that confusion. And I just could tell you that this is a very, very bad bill for public safety, and it will result in tragedy, maybe not in larger numbers that some of the advocates may use as justification. But I'm telling you, there will be loss of life. And any vote that leads to loss of life, in my opinion, is poorly crafted. So I hope that you'll at least think about that and please act in the interests of public safety.

Thank you, Mr. Lackey. And seeing no other Members wishing to speak on the bill. Ms. Boerner, anything further to close?

Yes, I want to just remind everybody that the data that came out of Delaware showed a 23% reduction in bike-car collisions. So if you want to keep people safe, you vote for AB 73. So I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 44. No's 13. The bill's passed.

Next we will move on to file item 34 AB 659 by Miss Aguiar Curry. Clerk will read

Assembly bill 659 by some Aguiar Curry and others an act relating to Human Papilloma Virus

Aguiar Curry you may open on the bill.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. In the United States, 337 thousand cases of cancer and 7000 deaths are caused by HPV. Every year. AB 659 will increase uptake of the cancer preventing HPV vaccine by guaranteeing that the vaccine is completely covered by all public and private health plans. Parents will be notified of the expectation for the HPV vaccination in the method already used at the choice of the school district in the statistically prevalent languages of the school population. Vaccination will also be an expectation of students entering UCs, CSU's and California community colleges. Out of respect for the impacts on school children of not attending school during the pandemic, I have removed the requirements that school districts and higher education institutions confirm or enforce vaccination, meaning those unvaccinated students can still attend school and higher ed. With the removal of the enforcement. AB 659 passed committee ten four. And Appropriations eleven four. It is supported by numerous public health advocates, including CMA and Planned Parenthood. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Aguiar Curry, and Assemblewoman Rubio, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today as a coauthor of AB 659 and want to thank my colleague from Winters for authoring this measure. Members, this policy isn't complicated and it shouldn't be at all controversial. Over 30,000 cases of cancer were attributed to HPV infections just last year. A cancer of which we have a safe, proven and effective preventative medicine. 30,000 cases of cancer. We have had the tools to prevent the overwhelming majority of these cases for years, yet failed to fully utilize them. It is my hope in my lifetime we find a comprehensive cure for all cancers. In the meantime, this measure plays a critical role in reducing the number of families impacted by HPV and the cancer complications associated with it. Members, please join me in supporting AB 659 and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Ms. Rubio and Assemblywoman Ortega, you're recognized on the bill.

I also rise today as a proud coauthor of AB 659 and applaud the author's work on this important bill. I also rise as a mother of a teenage daughter, AB Six Five Nine, simply notifies families of 6th grade students that they are expected to receive this life saving HPV vaccine before they enter the 8th grade. This is a life saving bill, cancer preventing vaccine, and I urge your aye vote on AB 659.

Thank you, Ms. Ortega and Assembly Member Joe Patterson, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you so much. I rise regrettably to oppose this measure. I know that the author has worked very hard and I appreciate the amendments to take out the mandate. Right now, the language says that schools must notify parents and students about the expectation from the state that they receive the HPV vaccine. I think that conversation is much better had with a doctor on whether or not that should be something that's done. And also, I think that when adults are going to students and they're saying, hey, you're expected to do this by the time you reach 8th grade or before you go to high school or before you're 26 years old, what naturally are they going to think? They think it's something that they need to do. And finally, even though I already said that, I'm also concerned about exactly how this might potentially be interpreted by a judge someday, because we are developing right here a public policy that the state expects people to get vaccinated. And will a judge ultimately make a decision that, well, the expectation is of the state, the legislature has spoken, the governor signed the bill, and you need to get the vaccine. So with that, I ask for a no vote.

Thank you, Mr. Patterson. And Assemblymember Freidman, you recognize all on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. The previous speaker mentioned that if a letter is sent home to parents that the people reading that might think that getting this vaccine is something that they're and I think the quote was expected to do, that's exactly right. I'm a co author of this bill. I'm also a cancer survivor. My grandmother also survived uterine cancer. And for years people have said, imagine, imagine if one day there's a simple shot you can take to prevent cancer. Well, you know what? That's now a reality. This is a simple, safe shot that's been used by tens of thousands of girls across the country, and the result has been only that numerous cancers were prevented. Now we're talking about children. We're talking about young adults here. Children are not, by law, allowed to make their own medical decisions. There is a limit to what children can decide. And we have also decided that it's in the public good that we as a society protect those children even if their parents are reluctant to do so. We don't allow parents to decide to withhold medical care from children. There are numerous court cases that say there's certain level of base care that you're expected to provide as a parent, whether you want to or not. You have to provide a level of nutrition. If your child has a serious disease, you have got to treat that disease. Even if your religious belief says you don't believe in science or you don't believe in medicine, we expect you to get vaccines that we know will save that child's life. And because of that, we don't have polio ravaging children. And in this case, we can prevent cancers. So, yes, parents have some rights, but when it comes to stopping a preventable cancer, they should be, we should, as a society do whatever we can to urge that family to take that preventative step. This bill doesn't force anybody to do it. It simply notifies them that's reasonable. We hope that they do what they should be doing for the sake of that child. Now, they may not believe in science. They may believe that their child deserves cancer if they engage in sex sexual activity, but that's not where we are as a society. We say we want to protect those girls from a purely preventable spreadable cancer. With that, I urge an aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Friedman and Assemblyman Mathis you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members, I was actually happy to see the mandated language taken out of this. But I think the question today really comes down to is it the place for us as a state to have it in our schools that we're going to tell our kids, hey, you need to go do this, you need to go get a vaccination? Or is it the place for the parents, the families, the doctors to have that as a family conversation? Clearly, there's different beliefs as the previous member just spoke. What concerns me is that the idea that the state is going to be the parents is fundamentally wrong. The idea that the state is going to tell us as parents and take that right, the ability to be a parent, to have the conversation, the opportunity to actually figure that out away, is fundamentally wrong. Granted, some of you might think it's the job of the states too, and we've seen the tweets about it. Live in your green government home, go to your green government job. Send your kid to your green government school, ride green government transportation. And if you don't like that, we'll send you to our green government reeducation. That might be what you all believe. Thank God we live in a republic and not a democracy. I ask you for a no vote.

Thank you, Mr. Mathis and assemblywoman Papan, and you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too rise as the mother of a teenager, and this bill is about prevention. And, my God, why wouldn't you take the opportunity to have prevention of things like cervical cancer? The world health organization says that cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer for women in this world. I can't understand why we wouldn't be voting for this bill. As HPV is mainly transmitted through sexual contact, most people are infected with HPV shortly after the onset of sexual activity. Moreover, HPV vaccines work best if administered prior to exposure to HPV. That's why providing a defense against HPV as early as possible is critical to preventing the potentially devastating effects of these cancers. This is particularly true for women and girls. This bill represents a compromise effort, and I thank the author for making those compromises along the way. Informing parents about the benefits of the HPV vaccines and establishing requirements for screening will be tremendous tools in the efforts to reduce the incidence of these many cancers. We have the knowledge, we have the tools, let's use them and let's save some lives.

Thank you, Ms. Papan, and seeing if there are no other members wishing to speak on this bill. Ms. Aguiar. Curry, you may close.

Colleagues. HPV cancer rates are at 37,000 every year, yet over 60% are eligible adolescents who have not received the HPV vaccination. In California, 135,000,000 doses of HPV vaccine have been distributed in the United States since the vaccine was introduced in 2006, giving ample time and exposure to prove its efficacy and safety. AB 659 fosters an uptake in HPV vaccination at the ideal age range for the vaccine and does not mandate or enforce vaccination at any education level. This bill ensures there is proper communication with parents in locally prevalent languages. Lastly, this bill removes cost barriers and guarantees that the HPV vaccine is completely covered, regardless of health insurance and status. It is my honest intent to set an expectation of students with this bill, and that is exactly what it states. There is nothing misleading about this. Remember, there's a similar practice of vaccination requirements without enforcement that is already in practice with Hepatitis B vaccine, where students at the 7th grade level are required to be vaccinated against hepatitis B, but no enforcement is done by schools. Members, I've been working on bringing this proposal forward for five years. During that time, over 203,000 Americans have developed cancer and more than 35,000 people have died from HPV related cancers. Members have a backbone, have a brass backbone. This is for women and men. This is not just a woman's problem. It's all of our problem. Whether it's cervical cancer, whether it's throat cancer, whether it's penal cancer, every one of those we need to take care of. So don't turn your back on this. Members, this is a very important bill. We've taken our amendments, we have listened. And quite frankly, I can't believe I don't have all of you up on this bill for a cancer prevention act. Thank you very much. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Aguiar Curry. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. ayes 52. Noes twelve. The bill is passed. And Madam Majority Leader, did you have a brief motion?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At the request of the author, please move item 155 AB 984 McCarty to the inactive file.

Clerk will note we are going to go back to Miss Wicks. This is file item 17, AB 1394. Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 1394 by Assembly Member Wicks and others, an act relating to social media platforms.

And Assembly Member Wicks, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members, I rise today to present you AB 1394. A bill I'm doing with our minority floor leader, Mr. Heath Flora, who will also be discussing this bill today. An astonishing 65% of child sex trafficking victims were recruited through Facebook in 2020, while 14% were recruited through Instagram and 8% were recruited through Snapchat. Social media companies are aware that sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking of children are orienting on their platform. They know that child sexual abuse materials are being shared on their platform. And this bill holds social media companies liable for knowingly, recklessly, and negligently facilitating, aiding or abetting child sex trafficking and requires that platforms prevent revictimization of child survivors. This measure proposes to address these challenges in two ways. First, the bill would require social media platforms to provide a mechanism for users to report CSAM in which they are depicted. Second, the bill would provide victims of commercial sexual exploitation the right to sue social media platforms for deploying features that were a substantial factor in causing their exploitation. We have been taking amendments. I have been working very collaboratively with my colleague on the other side of the aisle to ensure that this bill is fair, that it provides safe harbor and a right to cure language that we are continuing to work on. This isn't about punishing social media platforms. It's about having them do the right thing. Our number one job as lawmakers is to keep our communities safe, specifically our children. And it's time that our companies do more or they will be held accountable in that process. This bill has received bipartisan support. It doesn't have any no votes, and I would respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Wicks. And Senator Flora, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I just want to rise in strong support of AB 1394, and I want to just thank the author for continuing to work with me. As those have kids, there's nothing more special to us than our kids, and everything that we can do to protect them from exploitation is something that needs to be looked at very closely.

With that being said, there's also some principles about protecting private businesses as well that we really continue to work on. I want to thank the author for her continued support of that and understanding that there is a fine line that we're trying to thread, and it's a very tough needle, and so I appreciate your continued work and look forward to working with you in the future.

Thank you, Mr. Flora. And if there are no other Members wishing to speak on this bill, Ms. Wicks, anything further to close?

Just appreciate the bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 63; noes: zero. The bill's pass. Next by Mr. Ting, this is File Item 35: AB 1033. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1033 by Assembly Member Ting, an act relating to housing.

Assembly Member Ting, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm rising to present AB 1033 which removes the state's prohibition on separately conveying ADUs and allows ADUs to be sold as condos if a local government decided to allow ADU condo conversions. This is a very simple process. It's a process that I've gone through as someone who's converted a duplex into condominiums.

There are state laws that are already in place that currently allow duplexes to be sold as condominiums and converted. This would follow that process along. We've been working very closely with the California Bankers Association, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the California Credit League, and accepted all their policy recommendations. They asked to create a consumer protection disclosure, which we're doing.

We also require that homeowners satisfy liens on properties or secure the consent of all lienholders prior to recording a condo map, and they also asked us to codify minimum elements of the lienholder consent form. The last remaining request is we're sending a letter to the Federal Housing Financing Agency to get their recommendation on this item as well. The amendments address every policy item that they've asked us to do. We respectfully ask for an aye vote for AB 1033.

Thank you, Mr. Ting, and seeing no Members wishing to be addressed on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 42; noes: 13. The bill's passed. Next by Mr. Zbur, this is File Item 36: AB 1176. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1176 by Assembly Member Zbur and others, an act relating to local government.

And Assembly Member Zbur, you may open on the bill.

Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise to present AB 1176 which is sponsored by ClimatePlan, California, and supported by a wide range of groups invested in the environment and a clean energy future. Ensuring that EV charging and building electrification are available to those who are least able to access these, including lower income communities, renters, and people who live in multifamily housing, requires an on the ground knowledge of our local communities.

1176 embraces local decision making and requires high-level planning and strategies at the local level to meet the electrification needs of all our communities, residents, visitors, employees, and businesses.

I'd like to thank the American Planning Association, the League of Cities, the Rural County Representatives, and the California Building Industry Association for their collaboration and hard work on the amended version which gives cities and counties more flexibility to comply with the bill and reduce their costs, including options outside the General Plan process. The bill has been amended to incorporate their feedback and remove their opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Zbur, and seeing no Members wishing to address this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 56; noes: four. The bill's passed. Next to Miss Waldron, this is File Item 38: AB 1741. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1741 by Assembly Member Waldron, an act relating to healing arts.

And Assemblywoman Waldron, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 1741, addressing the clinical laboratory workforce shortage and streamlining the process for licensure. The bill allows qualified, unlicensed personnel to conduct certain tasks under the supervision of a licensed professional in order for laboratories to meet high testing demand while maintaining access to accurate care.

The floor amendments adopted last week resolved all the opposition's final outstanding issues of concern, and we are happy to note that all opposition has been removed to this bill. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Waldron, and seeing no Members wishing to address this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 56; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. Friedman, this is File Item 41: AB 7. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill Seven by Assembly Member Friedman, an act relating to transportation.

And Assembly Member Friedman, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 7 represents two years of work, including a robust stakeholder process, findings from administration reports, and yet, there remains work I'm committed to doing in order to address our state's climate, equity, jobs, and maintenance goals in the transportation sector.

Last week, we passed amendments that removed some of the opposition that this bill had had, and represent my dedication to continue to work with any remaining opposition. AB 7 codifies guiding principles of our state and federal transportation plans and funding.

This will not only help us achieve our stated goals, but also will make California more competitive for federal funding which is very important, because right now, our funding formulas are a bit out of alignment with federal funding goals, and in order to capture the maximum amount of federal money that we possibly can, it's imperative that moving forward, our transportation projects align with federal project goals and criteria.

California spent approximately 35 billion dollars annually on our transportation infrastructure and we're set to receive another 40 billion over the next five years from the federal government. AB 7 ensures that our goals are accounted for in the program's planning and project selection process as the implementing agents themselves see fit.

When I was in D.C--Washington D.C. a few weeks ago, federal Transportation Committee staff who wrote the Federal Investment Infrastructure and Jobs Act referenced their hope that California represents when it comes to achieving climate goals in the transportation sector and that we fully implement their goals in that funding.

We will not achieve these goals if our remaining plans and guidelines remain as they are now, and AB 7 would make those plans a reality. I would respectfully request an aye vote on AB 7. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Friedman, and seeing no Members wishing to address this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 41, Noes 15. The bills passed. Next by Mr. McCarthy. This is file item 44, AB 25. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 25 by Assembly Member McCarthy and others in accolade in the suit to financial aid..

And Assembly Member McCarthy, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have some of the most generous financial aid programs in the nation with our Cal Grant and Middle-Class Scholarship program. However, too many students graduate with debt for non-tuition costs, stuff like housing and books and food and transportation. This bill would expand financial aid to create a path to debt-free college in California, which, through our budget process, we're about a third of the way there and making sure that we augment our existing Middle Class Scholarship and Cal Grant programs to cover these non-tuition costs. Respectfully ask your Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McCarty. Seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 64, Noes, zero. Bill is passed. Next, this is file item 45, AB 45. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 45 by Assembly Member Boerner and accolade in coastal resources.

Assemblywoman Boerner, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 45 would authorize the California Coastal Commission to add blue carbon demonstration projects to the suite of factors it considers for potential mitigation when approving coastal development permits where feasible. Research shows that blue carbon ecosystems, such as seagrasses and salt marshes, are more efficient at capturing and storing atmospheric carbon than most terrestrial forests. In fact, some blue carbon ecosystems can sequester five times more carbon than tropical rainforests and store 50 times more in the surrounding soil.

Sadly, California has lost over 90% of its historical wetlands and their associated benefits they provide, such as protecting coastal communities from harmful impacts of climate change, such as sea level rise and flooding. This bill idea is a result of a transportation project in North County San Diego. I invite you to all come down and visit our San Elijo lagoon where they were widening the I-5 freeway lanes.

And they addressed a number of environmental concerns expressed by residents in regard to the impact to the wildlife living in the six coastal lagoons, 32 acres of wetlands and 74 acres of coastal sage. And they basically happened to add salt marshes and blue carbon to this project, and we want to make that a best practice in the state. During the coastal permitting process, the Coastal Commission approved the project with improvements related to enhancing marine and environmentally sensitive habitat areas.

This innovative approach to mitigating impacts to natural resources can be replicated to build or restore blue carbon sinks. Currently, federal law, the Nollan and Dolan decision requires a nexus between the projects and the permit conditions in addition to proportionality between impacts and mitigation levels, which put guardrails on what the Coastal Commission can require as mitigation.

As an example, under federal law, the Commission could not require a housing project that does not impact a wetland, a lagoon or the ocean to account for any sort of terrestrial habitat to contribute to a blue carbon project. Really, it's an apples and oranges comparison if you've read the opposition letter. There has been a nexus between the blue carbon project and the required mitigation and if you'll notice, last week we took amendments on the floor that removed section four, which was the most controversial portion of the bill. And with that, I respectfully asked for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Boerner and Assembly Member Zbur you're recognized on the bill.

Mr. Speaker, Members, I rise in support of AB 45, which authorizes blue carbon demonstration projects, which are important projects that both enhance sensitive coastal habitats and at the same time combat climate change. Originally, concerns had been raised that the bill would impose new requirements on a broad range of developments and housing in the coastal zone, which the author did not intend.

I very much appreciate that the author has made amendments at section four that address these concerns and make clear that housing and affordable housing projects are not affected by the bill. And I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Zbur. And seeing no other members wishing to be recognized on the bill. Ms. Boerner, anything further to close?

Respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 48, Noes eight. The bill is passed. Passed temporarily on file item 46, bringing us to Muratsuchi. Mr. Muratsuchi, this is file item 47, AB 67.

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Assembly Bill 67 by assembly Member Muratsuchi and accolades the courts.

And assembly mersuchi you may open on the bill.

Thank you very much, members. This bill proposes to create the Homeless Courts Pilot Program, which will allow unhoused criminal defendants, defendants for minor infractions and other minor crimes, to participate in diversion programs that will provide defendants with housing, navigation, counseling, mental health services, drug addiction treatment, and other services designed to address the root cause of why they are homeless. This program has proven to be extremely successful in my own district in the city of Redana Beach, which has succeeded in reducing its homeless count year to year by over 30%. This program is also recommended by the Chief Justice Work Group on Homelessness. We want to take this statewide. Upon appropriation, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Muratsuchi. And seeing no other members wishing to be addressed on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 54. No's, zero. The bill is pass. Next by Miss Davies. This is file item 48, EV 76.

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Assembly bill 76 by Assembly Member Davies and accolade in the crimes.

And Assemblywoman Davies you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I'm here to present AB 76. AB 76 is a common sense measure to close the digital asset loophole in California's anti-money laundering provisions by including blockchain-enabled transactions that involve virtual assets such as cryptocurrency.

As described by a 2021 Government Accountable Office, GAO, report, Porlus, a nonprofit organization knowledgeable about human trafficking, found that virtual currency was the second most commonly accepted payment method on 40 platforms in the online commercial sex market which has been used to facilitate sex trafficking. Amendments taken last week removed all opposition, and this bill has passed both committee unanimously. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Davies. And seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 60, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next, file item 50, AB 86.

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Assembly Bill 86 by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer, an act relating to homelessness.

And Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 86 which will strengthen California's response to homelessness by establishing a statewide homeless coordinator as the lead entity for ending homelessness in California. Despite the billions of dollars invested in access to local government and support housing programs, we continue to have the nation's largest homeless population.

This is in part due to the state's disjointed approach to addressing homelessness. AB 86 will ensure intergovernmental coordination to end homelessness by requiring the Governor to appoint a statewide homeless coordinator. The coordinator will oversee homeless programs, services, data, and policies between state and local agencies. This bill is about putting a person in charge that people can look for guidance, not about creating a new bureaucracy. AB 86 has no no votes and no registered opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Jones-Sawyer, and seeing no Members wishing to be addressed on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 59--apologize, Ms. Dixon--we'll do a vote change. Ayes: 59; noes: one. Clerk--the bill is passed. Next, this is File Item 51: AB 91.

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Assembly bill 91 by Assembly Member Alvarez and others in accolade in the community colleges.

And Assembly Member Alvarez, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, colleagues. I rise to present AB 91, a bill that will boost our binational skilled workforce by allowing low-income students in the border region to receive an exemption from the out of state tuition rate when enrolling in our local community colleges. Southern California and Northern Baja California operate as a mega region with over 150,000 people. Yes, 150,000 people crossing the border as part of their daily routine that's to work, to go to school, or to conduct business.

Many of them live on one side while they work or study, like I said, on the other side. Like many other regions, we also suffer from a demand for skilled workers. In order to meet this demand, we need to educate more students. And the most effective way to do so is by reducing the most significant barrier, the cost of tuition. AB 91 will reduce barriers for these students to obtain their degrees and contribute to our region's economy. The bill is supported by a coalition of stakeholders, including the Community College Chancellor's office. Colleagues, I respectfully ask your Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Alvarez. Seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 48, Noes six. The Bill is passed. Next by Assembly Member Lee. This is file item 53, AB 270.

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Assembly Bill 270 by Assembly Member Lee and others in accolade to the Political Reform Act of 1974

Assembly Member Lee, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, speaker, members, I rise to present AB 270. This bill provides voters the opportunity to remove the current prohibition on public financing of campaigns in California during the November 2024 ballot. Five charter cities actively have public financing campaigns. Berkeley, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco. In these charter cities, voters overwhelmingly approve public financing measures because they desire an alternative, more equitable fundraising system. Also of note is our companion measure in the Senate passed yesterday with a supermajority votes in the Senate as well. Public financing of campaigns is a way to empower voters and increase the diversity of candidates running for office. AB 270 provide local jurisdictions more autonomy and allows voters to decide whether we remove the prohibition on a campaign finance system that empowers everyday voters. Respectfully asking for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Lee. And seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 42, no's 14. The bill's passed next by Mr. Vince Fong. This is file item 54 EB 297.

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Assembly Bill 297 by Assembly Member Vince Fong and accolade in fire prevention.

And Assembly Member Fong You may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The last two years we have been, unfortunately all too familiar with devastating impacts of wildfires in our community. More needs to be done if the state is going to meet its annual goal of treating 500,000 acres and reducing fuels and properly managing the state's forest lands are proven methods of preventing future fires.

The fire prevention grants program accomplishes this by funding wildfire prevention projects and activities in and near fire-threatened communities. To start these projects, communities must often use their own funds to buy critical equipment or supplies in advance, essentially taking a loan from Cal Fire until their fire prevention grant funding arrives. Advance payments from Cal Fire have provided flexibility to local agencies and organizations to implement critical wildfire prevention projects.

However, this authorization is set to end in 2024. This bill bridges the wildfire prevention goals of the state with the readiness of locals to harden their communities by extending the sunset of this authority from 2024 to 2034. This bill has enjoyed unanimous support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Fong. And seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 59, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next this is file item 55, AB 303.

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Assembly Bill 303 by Assembly Member Davies, an act relating to firearms.

And Assemblywoman Davies, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I'm here to present AB 303. This measure is a common sense bill to ensure that in our fight to prevent more gun violence strategies, we have communication between our state agencies and local law enforcement as it relates to individuals on the APPS database.

AB 303 codifies what information shall be shared with local agencies in the jurisdiction, such as known firearms associated to the prohibited persons in the case status of the individual. This bill has no opposition and has received unanimous support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Davies, and seeing no Members wishing to be addressed on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 61; noes: zero. The bill's passed. Next, this is File Item 57: AB 310.

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Assembly bill 310 by Assembly Member Arambula and accolade in the CalWORKs.

And Dr. Arambula, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present AB 310, which will transform the CalWORKs program by changing its culture to one that empowers families through personal attention and support. We must do a better job of meaningfully connecting parents with support services to keep families whole, safe, healthy, housed and fed. We want parents to succeed in working towards a better life for themselves and their children. Thank you Members, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Arambula. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 42, Noes 14. The bill is passed. Next by Mr. Santiago. This is file item 58, AB 311.

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Assembly Bill 311 by Assembly Member Santiago and others accolade in the public social services.

An act relating to public social services.

And Assembly Member Santiago, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 311 would finally provide food for all by expanding California's Food Assistance Program to all income eligible Californians regardless of the immigration status or age. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Santiago. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 44; noes: 11. The bill is passed. Next, this is File Item 59: AB 316 by Miss Aguiar-Curry.

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Assembly Bill 316 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry and other in accolade in the vehicle.

And Assembly Aguiar-Curry, you may open on the bill.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Members, the goal of this bill is simple. When an autonomous vehicle over 10,000 pounds is operated on public roads, it must be accompanied by qualified human safety operator until we are reassured that these trucks are safe around our constituents. There is nothing about a human safety operator that prevents the autonomous trucking industry from testing and deploying autonomous vehicles anywhere in California.

The only conceivable motivation for moving forward without a human monitor in the cab is to cut costs at the expense of public safety and the livelihoods of our trained expert trucking workforce. The rollout of light-duty autonomous vehicles in San Francisco is a perfect example of why the legislature should be involved in the final decision making on personless 80,000 pound trucks. Over 92 incidents with driverless autonomous cars have prompted city officials to plead with the CPUC to rein in the deployment of driverless autonomous vehicles.

In these incidents, driverless vehicles stop suddenly, impeding traffic and causing accidents. In others, they have blocked emergency vehicles driven through emergency scenes and into downed wires. Even one drove away from police officers during a vehicle stop. Meanwhile, the companies deploying the technology are pulling out all the stops, lobbying for expansion over the passionate objection of local officials. While I believe the technology has great, great potential, there is absolutely no reason to believe this experience won't be repeated in testing driverless trucks.

And given the extraordinary amount of lobbying on this bill, there is no reason to believe all those resources won't be brought to bear to hasten the approval out of the public eye of vehicles weighing an extra 76,000 pounds, which drive at significantly higher speeds and present a greater threat to the public.

This bill strikes a balance and lets companies take the first steps into testing and deploying autonomous trucks so that we can get more information about the technology's impacts and address any potential pitfalls before it's too late. And it triggers legislative consideration of the wisdom of allowing driverless operation after these companies have provided real data to the safety experts in the executive branch who will make recommendations to elected legislators over an oversight hearing at that time. Members, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Aguiar-Curry and Assembly Member Friedman, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise as a proud joint author and also as Chair of the Transportation Committee to urge your support of AB 316. I want to start off by saying that I'm very excited about our autonomous vehicle future. I think, given how badly most people drive and what we're seeing in terms of traffic accidents in California, I'm really hoping that the robots take over sooner rather than later and give us increased safety. However, I have not been impressed with the DMV's actions with regard to regulating autonomous vehicles to this point.

Last year, the Department of Motor Vehicles held a workshop to consider regulations to authorize the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles over 10,000 pounds, which is what we're talking about here. Unfortunately, DMV has failed to keep track of problems that are occurring right now with the autonomous vehicles that are on the road, whether that's vehicle retrieval events where cars just shut down in the middle of the street or instances where vehicles momentarily fled from police.

In San Francisco, the autonomous vehicles have run into construction sites, stopped in the middle of light rail tracks, operated against their own permits by going out in heavy rain, which they're not supposed to do right now under our regulations, and causing them to just stop functioning in the middle of their trips. Now, the only reason we know that that's happened is because of 911 calls or people filming these vehicles on their phones.

None of these instances were required to be reported to the DMV so that we can study how the vehicles are working or not working. The fact of the matter is, if a human was driving like some of these vehicles, they would probably have had their license suspended by now. And yet DMV continues to issue permits for them to keep operating, I believe for profit reasons rather than public safety reasons. So I don't think that the DMV alone is equipped right now to make the determination whether or not these very large trucks are safe to operate without a human operator.

I think that the legislature should make that decision when we're talking about a class of vehicles that has the potential to cause real destruction and death. At the same time, I do want to appreciate that large AVs can be lifesavers. This bill takes a very moderate and measured approach, saying, yes, you can go ahead and test them if DMV thinks you can test them, but let's have a driver behind the wheel just in case something continues to go wrong, and let's make sure that we collect data on the way that they perform. With that, I urge an Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Friedman. And Assembly Member Lackey, you're recognized on the bill.

Well, members, I rise as a proud co-author of this bill, AB 316, which ensures that there'll be a human safety operator present to avoid catastrophic events associated with technical breakdowns in autonomous technology for larger vehicles. As a former California Highway Patrolman, I know that the conditions on the road can be complicated by a series of factors and eyewitnesses are actually a vital component of evaluating traffic behavior and its conditions and they are able to implement prevention strategies that ensure the public safety.

I find that there's parity with requirements for a pilot and co-pilot to be present when operating an airplane that is mostly operating with autonomous technology. These larger vehicles have the ability to halt traffic even if there was a major issue. Congested roadways, interrupt commuters and halt the flow of commercial goods. Relying on perfection in performance is unrealistic. Even more important than commerce is human life.

There are deaths associated with the development of this technology and I do not think it's too much to ask to have live individuals present to manage the risk. Let's avoid extreme transitions that put human lives at unnecessary risk. Let's proceed with a balanced perspective. I thank my colleague from Winters for bringing this bill to our attention and I strongly urge your support.

Thank you, Mr. Lackey and Assemblyman Hoover, you are recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Rise in regrettable opposition to this bill. I think I actually appreciate the comments from my colleague from Glendale. I am actually concerned that the most dangerous thing on our roads is the human operator. But it's clear that this technology still needs time. And so I appreciate the motivation behind this bill, but I think we could do a lot to improve this bill by adding a sunset date. I hope that the author will consider doing that and certainly happy to reconsider my position if we put some limitations on it. Without that, I do worry that this bill is going to have a chilling effect on the industry as a whole and the technology as a whole. And for those reasons, I urge a no vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hoover. And seeing no other members wishing to be addressed on this bill. Ms. Aguiar-Curry, you may close.

Thank you very much. Members, please join me and over 20 bipartisan co-authors of this bill, including U.S. Representatives Lee, Porter, Schiff and Mayor Breed of the San Francisco of San Francisco in protecting public safety and our workforce. Thank you very much. Ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Eyes 54, Noes four. The bill is passed. We're going to go back to Mr. Villapudua and pick up file item 56. AB 305. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 305 by Assembly Member Villapudua and others in accolade in a flood protection by providing the funds necessary, therefore, through an election for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California and the handling and disposition of those funds.

Assembly Villapudua, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 305 is an important measure that will ensure that the state can adequately protect Californians from a catastrophic flooding by enacting the California Flood Protection Bond Act of 2024. Climate change in California is increasing water related events such as drought and mega floods like the ones we experienced recently. AB 305 would enact the California Flood Protection Bond Act of 2024, which, if approved by voters, would authorize the assurance of multibillion dollar bond for flood protection across the state. AB 305 will fund projects in rural urban areas of the state to ensure that we prevent the loss of life and infrastructure while increasing water supplies and restoring natural habitat. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Villapudua. And seeing no other members wishing to be addressed on the bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote requires 54 will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 55. No's, zero. The bills pass. Next to Miss Addis. This is file item 60, AB 318. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 318 by Assembly Member Addis on Accolade and Mobile Homes.

And Ms. Addis, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm here with you to present AB 318 which merely extends the deadline for Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program by three years and prevents a much-needed program from hastily expiring. I want to emphasize three points on this bill. The bill simply extends the deadline for the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program, a program which creates much-needed protections for mobile home residents.

By extending the sunset, we are following the original intent of the law to fully evaluate the success of this program for five years, of which many of you previously voted for and this House bipartisanly passed twice. With the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program solvent, we must do all we can to protect and preserve this type of housing for seniors, working families, veterans, and other community members on fixed incomes.

This three-year extension will allow for this. In my own district, I have witnessed the unique challenges that our residents face during storms and flooding. More than ever, we must ensure they are safe and that they have a process in the case they do not. I strongly ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Addis, and seeing no other Members wishing to be addressed on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 44; noes: 14. The bill's passed. Next by Mr. Mathis, this is File Item 61: AB 322.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 322 by assembly member Mathis and others backplate in the public post-secondary education.

And Mr. Mathis, you may open on the bill.

Thank you. Members, what this bill does is we already have veteran service offices on campus, but they are currently without this are not required to actually show up when new students are there to say, "hey, we got a veteran service office over here. Come get your benefits." This bill makes sure that they do show up, that our veterans, that their dependents have that access to those services. Let's make sure that our veterans and their dependents are getting the services that they've more than earned. I ask you for an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Senator Mathis. Seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close the role. Tally the votes. Aye 62, no, zero. The bill has passed. Next. Miss Aguiar-Curry, this is file item 62, AB 338.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 338 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, an act relating to public works.

And Ms. Aguiar-Curry, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 338 expands the definition of public works to include the dangerous fuel reduction work performed as part of a wildfire mitigation project. To allow ample time for budgets and contracting practices to catch up, AB 338 first of all delays implementation by one year for all projects, delays implementation for two years for projects administered by nonprofits, specifies that the provisions of this bill only apply to apprentice crafts, exempts any work done on Tribal lands, and exempts projects less than 100,000 dollars.

I also want to be clear; this bill will have no impact on volunteers or the Conservation Corps that do this type of work. Members, during my time here in the Assembly, every single county in my six county district--now five--has had devastating wildfires. The last thing I want to do is slow down mitigation projects, hence all the exemptions and delays.

I've only recently been able to begin this year's discussions on this bill with the Administration so I'm only able to say, I am sure this bill will change substantially during those discussions as I move forward, but as we seek to triple the amount of these projects done annually in our state--and everyone agrees there is a shortage of workers to do them now--these same jobs are competing for workers from the same trades as the billions of dollars of state and federal infrastructure, and housing projects come online in the next few years.

Not only should these workers be able to build a career and raise their families in their very communities they are working to protect, but we face a desperate workforce shortage for these projects in the coming years if we don't fund competitive wages for them.

I'm not an economist, but I can simply can't buy the concept that paying people less in a competitive employment market while you're trying to triple the projects you're doing is a sustainable project delivery strategy. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Aguiar-Curry, and seeing no Members wishing to be addressed on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 52; noes: eight. The bill's passed. Next by Miss Quirk-Silva, this is File Item 63: AB 346.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 346 by assembly member Quirk-Silva and act late in the taxation.

Assembly Quirk-Silva, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members, I rise to present AB 346. With the Governor's approval of AB 10, one of 2019, the state budget has increased its investment in the Low income Housing Tax Credit Program by $500 million per year. AB 346 provides a bigger bang for the buck and helps maximize our production of affordable homes by allowing the Tax Credit Allocation Committee to pair these state tax credits with either 4% or 9% federal tax credits as conditions best dictate. AB 346 does not increase taxes in any way, but because of the amounts of credit is fixed in the budget each year, AB 346 simply is more effective and impactful way for California to deploy its scarce affordable housing resources. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Quirk-Silva. And seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 61, no's zero. The bills pass. Next, this is file item 64, AB 353.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 353 by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer and accolade in the corrections.

And Mr. Jones-Sawyer, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 353 with access as safeguard for the incarcerated population housing CDCR facilities to your basic right to use shower facilities. Despite the fact that there are laws requiring detained prisoners to have sufficient health care access and hence showers. Denying shower access is a blatant violation of fundamental rights. Lack of showers not only contributes to filthy and odorous conditions, but is also an issue of health and safety. This bill received unanimous consent and public safety, has support recommendations from both caucuses, and has no registered opposition. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Jones Sawyer. Seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye 63, Noes zero. Bill is passed. Final bill for the morning will be file item 65, AB 357. Clerk will read.

Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 357 by Assembly Member Maienschein in accolade to animal testing.

Assembly Member Maienschein you may open on the bill.

AB 357 would update California's outdated animal testing facilities laws to reflect current criteria and practices for validating alternative test methods. I've worked closely with the opposition to address their concerns and they have now taken a neutral position. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Maienschein. Seeing no members wishing to be addressed on this bill clerk will open the roll all those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 49, no's one. Bill is passed. Members, at this time we will be under recess until 12:45 or upon adjournment of our respective caucuses. The Democratic caucus will be meeting in the members lounge. The Republican caucus will be meeting in room 125. We are remaining under quorum call with the exception of Republican members who will be going to room 125 for their caucus. With that, we'll see you around 12:45.

Members, we are back on. We are going to start with file item number 68. AB 365. The clerk will read

Assembly Bill 365 By some member Aguiar Curry an act relating to MediCal

Assembly member Aguiar. Curry, you may open on your bill.

Good afternoon, members. Diabetes is one of the most compelling public issues facing our state today. AB 365 will help our constituents battling this illness by providing greater access to continuous glucose monitors which can improve and even save their lives. This bill is a Latino caucus priority and pass the assembly health committee unanimously. I respectfully ask for your I vote.

Seeing others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll ayes 41, no, zero. The bills pass.

We're going to jump to item number 70, AB 376. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 376 by Assembly Member Villapudua, an act relating to student financial aid.

Assembly Member Villapudua. You may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 376. This bill seeks to address the truck driver shortage, impacting the nation's supply chain by extending the financial aid in a form of a Cal Grant C to eligible students enrolled in an entry-level driving training program. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Seeing and hearing and others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those votes desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Ayes 46. Ayes 48, No zero. The bill is passed. We're going to jump to item number 71, AB 377. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 377 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi and others in accolade to career technical education.

Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you may open on your bill.

Thank you very much. This bill is to consolidate and cut down on the bureaucracy to apply for K-12 CTIG or career Technical Education Incentive Grants. This will increase ongoing funding for CETIG to provide more career technical education in our schools. It's received bipartisan support. No, no votes respectfully, as for you Aye vote.

Seeing any others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. I 50 no, zero. The bill is passed. We're going to go back to item number 66, AB three six six. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 363 by assembly member Bauer-Khan after laying to pesticides.

Assembly Member Bauer-Khan, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. This is a bill that is both good government and good for the bees. We are going to speed up the pace at which our agencies operate. Something we should be doing on the regular anyways, and have a win for biodiversity in California. This merely has the Department of Pesticide Regulation do the work they've already promised to do in an efficient manner. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill, 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. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 41, no's twelve. The bills pass. We are going to move to item number 72, AB three 80. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 380 by some Member Arambula and accolade to employment.

Dr. Rambla, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members, I rise today to present AB 380, which creates the labor trafficking unit within the Department of Industrial Relations. This bill bridges the collaboration between both DIR and the Department of Civil Rights to coordinate, investigate, and to enforce labor law violations, to respond appropriately to stop the abuse of workers. Thank you, members, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no there's wishing to speak on this bill. The Clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The Clerk will close a roll. Ayes 58, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 73, AB 384. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 384 by Samara Calderon and others, an act relating to school facilities.

Assembly Member Calderon, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Assembly Bill 384 requires the Department of Education to conduct a research study on recommended indoor air temperature ranges for K-12 public school classrooms. A recent report by the Legislative Analyst Office revealed that the effects of climate change can lead to greater learning loss and poor academic outcomes for our students. With extreme weather events increasing, it is imperative students are provided a functional and comfortable learning environment. AB 384 addresses the lack of consensus regarding safe indoor temperature ranges and lack of data on heating and cooling interventions. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no those wishing to speak on this bill. The Clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 60, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item 70, AB 393. The clerk will read. 75.

Assembly Bill 393 by Assembly Member Luz Rivas and others, an act relating to childcare.

Assembly member Luz Rivas, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present AB 393, a Latino Caucus Priority bill that will ensure that dual language learners in childcare programs are properly identified so that we may connect them to the resources they need to succeed in school and beyond. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 61, Noes, zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 77, AB 412. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 412 by Assembly Member Soria and others, an act relating to healthcare facilities, making appropriation, therefore, if in clearing urgency thereof and fact immediately.

Assembly Member Soria you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I proudly present AB 412, also a Latino Caucus Priority bill which creates an emergency loan program to assist financially distressed hospitals. The bill has no opposition and has bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill. 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. Ayes 58, Noes zero on the urgency. Ayes 58, Noes zero on the urgency. The bill is passed. We are going to move on to item number 78, AB 420. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 420 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry an act relating to cannabis.

Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, you may open on your bill.

Madam Speaker and Members, I rise to present AB 420, legislation that clarifies that a cannabis licensee can manufacture, distribute or sell products that contain industrial hemp or non-intoxic cannabinoids, like CBD. This bill will help provide enforcement against legal cannabis and adulterated hemp products. Further, this bill will create jobs and increase opportunities for legal manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of cannabis and hemp products. This bill has no opposition. Passed the Assembly Committee on Business and Professionals with an overwhelming bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The Clerk will open the roll. All those all those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 59, Noes zero. The bill is passed. We're going to go back to item 67, AB 3. Excuse me. Item 69, AB 371. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 371 by Assembly Member Garcia and others an act relating to housing.

Assembly Member Garcia, you may open on your bill. We are going to pass temporary on item 69, AB 371. Moving on to item 80, AB 425. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 425 by Assembly Member Alvarez and others, an act relating to Medi-Cal.

Assembly Member Alvarez, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I rise to present AB 425 related to pharmacogenomics. This bill was inspired by one of my constituents, a young woman from Chula Vista who reached out to my office to share her story. Courageous story. She was suffering from mental health crisis, depression, and others, and since she was a young teenager and was taking medication which unfortunately was not helping to resolve her symptoms, so her family, her mom primarily, learned about pharmacogenomic testing and she brought this to my attention.

The results of the pharmacogenomic or PGx testing helped her find the right medication for her and now she's on a mission to increase awareness and access to this test that she says saved her life. PGx is the science of how a person--our genes impact the way we metabolize medication. While Medicare and commercial insurers already cover this test, Medi-Cal does not. AB 425 closes this gap, opening up a huge opportunity for savings, improved conditions, and most importantly, better patient safety. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill, 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. Ayes: 60; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 81: AB 432. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 432 by Assembly Member Mike Fong and others, an act relating to courts.

Assembly Member Mike Fong, you may open on your bill.

Good afternoon, Madam Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 432 will create the California Court Interpreter Workforce Pilot Program to expand the state's pool of qualified court interpreters. In order to ensure equal access to justice, court interpreters must be available to serve those who need assistance. The pilot program will provide a training plan and cover the cost of training coursework and interpreter exams for participants. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll all those votes, all those vote to desire to vote, all those vote to desire to vote, the clerk will close the roll. Ayes 45, no's, twelve, the bill is passed. Moving on to item 82, AB 434. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 434 by Assemblymember Grayson, actively in housing Assemblymember Grayson, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members. AB 434 provides greater accountability by authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify a city, county or the AG when a local entity fails to comply with state housing statutes. The legislature has passed many statutes to facilitate housing production. However, there have been some housing statutes where HCD and the AG's roles in enforcement have been unclear. AB 434 will clarify the roles in enforcing what is already current law. This bill has bipartisan support. No registered opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote, all those vote to desire to vote, the clerk will close the roll. Aye's 43 .No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 84, AB 438. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 438 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, an act relating to public contracts.

Assembly member Blanca Rubio. You may open on your bill. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 438 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio and others, and act relating to pupils and exceptional needs.

Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, for the opportunity to present AB 438. This bill, starting in the 2025 academic year, will lower the age at which postsecondary transition planning for students with exceptional needs begins from age 16 to age 14. Under current law, transition planning to adulthood is not required to begin until age 16, when many students are in their junior year. As a result, the state is not providing students who have been identified as having a disability with the essential time needed to develop the appropriate skills for adult life and the time for school, parents and service providers to develop meaningful individualized transition plans. AB 438 will give students with exceptional needs the time they deserve to prepare and transition into adulthood. By implementing these strategies two years earlier, California will begin to see improved long term outcomes. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 60. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 84, AB 439. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 439 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, an act relating to public contracts.

Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Proud to present Assembly Bill 439. This is a regional district bill. Existing law establishes a pilot program allowing LAUSD to award task order procurement contracts for the repair and renovation of school buildings and grounds. AB 439 extends the sunset of this program until 2034 and allows LAUSD to fund task order procurement contracts with local school construction bonds and federal or state funds in its possession, in addition to the district's general fund. The bill has no registered opposition and has received bipartisan support. Respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 63. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 85, AB 442. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 442 by Assemblymember Villapudua, an act relating to criminal records.

Assemblymember Villapudua, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 422. This bill provides a new avenue for attorneys helping clients and prospective clients to obtain the record of arrests and prosecution sheets prior to representation to have access if that the individual has case that they're eligible for post conviction relief. AB 422 specifically allows the attorney who is working for a nonprofit to be able to receive the rap sheet, this individual's written consent direct from the Department of Justice. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 64. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 86, AB 443. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 443 by Assemblymember Jackson, an act relating to peace officers.

Dr. Jackson, you may open on your bill.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. AB 443, which addresses the systemic and problematic issue of biased conduct, unfortunately found within the ranks of California peace officers. In April of 2022, the state auditor completed their report, finding substantial evidence that some of our California peace officers had engaged in biased conduct. This biased conduct was found taking place either in their on duty interactions when making contact with the public, or online through their social media posts, among other things. The state auditor advised the state legislature to address this bias conduct by adopting a statewide and uniform definition of bias conduct and for protocols to be developed when screening officer applicants for any bias shown in online posts. AB 443 simply adopts both the auditors suggestions. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 50. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 87, AB 448. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 448 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo and others, an act relating to juveniles.

Assemblymember Juan Carrillo, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today I rise to present AB 448, which seeks to strengthen existing requirements around social workers and probation officers documentation of family finding efforts for youth in foster care. Many children in foster care system have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, or other reasons beyond their control. In fact, it is estimated that in California, there are nearly 60,000 children in foster care, and nearly 50% of them are Latino. Research has shown that children who maintain positive relationships with their family members while in foster care have better long term outcomes. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 68. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 88, AB 455. The clerk will read.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Members. Today, as we wear orange in remembrance of gun violence victims, I present AB 455, closing a critical loophole by restricting individuals who are undergoing mental health diversion from purchasing firearms. Mental health diversion allows individuals with diagnosed mental health disorders to participate in a mental health treatment program for up to two years in lieu of criminal prosecution. I want to be very clear. I understand the vast number of people who suffer from mental illness do not act out violently or commit crimes. However, individuals who have been charged with specified criminal offenses and choose to participate in a mental health diversion program should adhere to the same gun restrictions well in the program. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assembly Bill 455 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva and others, an act relating to firearms.

Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, you may open on your bill.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill. Assemblymember Papan, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I rise as a proud co-author of AB 455 Our state has a history of protecting individuals who may be a danger to themselves or others by placing firearm restrictions on such individuals who have been convicted of serious crimes. AB 455 is straightforward and narrow in its scope, as most diversion programs already prohibit participants from processing firearms possessing firearms until successful completion. This bill is a step towards parity among restrictions opposed during diversion programs. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those votes, all those vote to desire to vote, all those vote to desire to vote, the clerk will close the roll. Aye's 68. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 89, AB 459. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 459 by Assemblymember Haney, and act relating to Behavioral Health.

Assemblymember Haney, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. As we look to transform our system of care to better serve Californians living with mental illness and addiction issues, we must have accountability and transparency. AB 459 brings both by requiring counties and health plans to set ambitious treatment goals and the state to monitor and publicly report their progress towards these goals. This bill has received unanimous bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 72. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 90, AB 468. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 468 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, an act relating to housing.

Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 468, which broadens inspections and code enforcement to buildings used for human habitation, regardless of zoning, and enhances tenant protections when buildings are deemed unsafe. A problem exists where both warehouses and factory spaces are being converted to residential use without the knowledge of local officials and without the building being habitable. We must not forget the tragic Ghost Ship fire which killed 36 people in Oakland, as well as the recent shootings in Half Moon Bay that took the lives of seven farm workers living in shipping containers, casting light on the grim realities of unsafe housing conditions that hardworking Californians live with. Unhealthy and unsafe housing has served as affordable housing for far too many and for far too long. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 68. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 91, AB 481. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 481 by Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo and others, an act relating to dentistry.

Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, you may open on your bill.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 67. No's zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item 92, AB 483. The clerk will read.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I'm proud to present Assembly Bill 481, which will create new paths to becoming a registered dental assistant and expand the existing duties of dental assistance, both increasing access to care and making the career ladder more attractive. These new pathways will help diversify the dental workforce and reduce barriers to licensure without any compromises to quality of care as we address our workforce shortages. With that, I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.

Assembly Bill 483 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi and others, an act relating to Medi-Cal.

Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you may open on your bill.

Thank you very much. California's Medi-Cal program authorizes schools to bill Medi-Cal for services, including student health and mental health services at our schools. However, California is drawing much too few federal dollars that could be going toward funding more mental health services, more healthcare services for our kids, our students on Medi-Cal. This bill will reform the billing process, which currently is administratively burdensome and excessively punitive. Bipartisan. No opposition. No no votes. Ask for your Aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Ayes 70, Noes zero. The bill is passed. We are going to go back to item number 52, AB 268. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 268 by Assembly Member Weber and others, an act relating to the board of the state, community corrections.

Dr. Weber, you may open on your bill.

Good afternoon, members. I rise to present AB 268, which seeks to address the deficiencies in California's local dissension facilities raised by the California State Auditor's Office, and raise the standard of care for incarcerated people. The 2022 state audit findings confirmed the already extensive public record documenting the tragic loss of lives, systemic failures, and inadequacy of oversight.

The auditor noted that, quote, given the annual number of incarcerated individual deaths in county jails across the state increased from 2006 to 2020, improving the statewide standards is essential to ensuring the health and safety of individuals in custody in all counties. AB 268 codifies numerous recommendations to improve the health and safety of incarcerated individuals in all detention facilities outlined by the Auditor's Office. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Assembly Member Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, I rise to speak in support of my colleague from San Diego on this bill. As Chair of the Audit Committee, recognizing the information provided by the auditor in the report last year, this bill does exactly what the auditor is suggesting that we do is implement some recommendations to ensure that there's a better process to make sure that inmates are assessed and also make sure that they are treated in a way that can prevent unfortunate tragedies, as we've seen in San Diego. So for that, I ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those votes desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Ayes 54, Noes 11. The bill is passed. We are going to move on to item number 74, AB 391. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 391 by Assembly Jones-Sawyer, an act relating to crimes.

Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I present AB 391, which seeks to address the harassment enabled by the anonymous child abuse reporting system. Unfortunately, the anonymous reporting system has been weaponized and used against the very individuals it was meant to protect. This bill will address the problem by requiring anyone who makes a report of child abuse or neglect to leave their name and phone number. In doing so, it will deter those who seek intentionally make false reports.

All reporters personal information will be kept strictly confidential in order to protect both victims and reporters. This bill will allow Child Protective Services to focus their resources on actual cases of child abuse and neglect, and will protect the most vulnerable Californians from harassment and unnecessary suffering. This bill has received bipartisan support, has support recommendation from both caucuses, and has no registered opposition. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill. 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. Ayes 66, Noes zero. The bill is passed. We're going to go back on the file to item number 94, AB 492. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 492 by Senator Pellerin and others, an act relating to Medi-Cal.

Assembly Member Pellerin, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Ms. Speaker and members. Members, we are in a mental health crisis and AB 492 establishes two pilot programs within the Department of Healthcare Services to integrate the need for behavioral health with the accessibility of family planning and reproductive clinics. One program will support medical providers that are enrolled in the family planning, access care and treatment program that provide reproductive and behavioral health integration programs. The other program under this bill will provide grants to incentivize medical managed care plans to develop and implement reproductive and behavioral health integration programs. AB four nine two will help provide timely and quality screening, referrals and interventions for Californians at risk for mild to moderate mental and behavioral health conditions. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wish to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those votes to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote, the clerk will close the roll. Aye's 55, no's 14. Bill is passed. Moving on to item number 95, AB four nine four. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 494 by Assembly Member Arambula and accolade to health care.

Dr. Arambula, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present AB 494, which will extend the sunset on the Robert F. Kennedy medical plan and reaffirm our commitment to farm worker health. Thank you, Members. And I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 56. No's seven. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 96, AB 504. The clerk will read

Assembly Bill 504 by Assemblymember Reyes and others, an relating to public employment.

Assembly Member Reyes, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 504 will protect a public employee's right to honor a public a picket line and stand in solidarity with colleagues engaged in the strike. In California, public employees have to be forced to concede the right to sympathy strike in order to negotiate living wages and job security. Our workers should not have a fear of losing their job because they honor a picket line. AB 504 will ensure workers have their rights protected while they continue fighting for equity. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Aye's 48. No's twelve. The bill has passed. Moving on to item number 97, AB 506. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 506 by Assemblymember Mike Fong and others, an act relating to the California State University.

Assemblymember Mike Fong, you may open on your bill.

Good afternoon, Madam Speaker and Members. Assembly Bill 1460 by a former colleague, Assembly Shirley Weber, requires all CSU students, beginning with a graduating class of 2024-2025, to complete a course in Ethnic Studies as requirement for graduation. As a GE course, community college students who wish to transfer to a CSU must first complete the course at a community college. In the fall of 2020, after the adoption of core competencies as required by AB 1460, the CSU Chancellor's Office began the process of reviewing and approving community college courses that are transferable to the CSU.

Referred from a number of community colleges who have experienced rejection rates on the courses that they were submitted and expressed some frustration on the criteria. Assembly Bill 506 is a vehicle to address the process for approving community college courses and moves the required date back by year. To give us more time to determine what clarifications are needed and to ensure that students are able to complete this course and avoid any delay in transferring to a CSU, I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Dr. Weber, you are recognized.

Thank you, Speaker. I rise in support as a co-author of AB 506. This bill will require the CSU's to collaborate with the Community College Chancellor's Office, the Academic Senate of the CSU, the Academic Senate for Community Colleges, the Community College's Ethnic Studies Faculty Council, and the CSU Council on Ethnic Studies in order to develop a process for the CSU to approve eligible CCC ethnic studies courses. As we know, ethnic study courses help students truly understand themselves, their history, and appreciate the richness and diversity of this nation. And for that, I respectfully ask for your vote on AB 506. Thank you.

Seeing others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Ayes 69, Noes zero. The bill is passed. We are going to now jump to item 250, AB 472. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 472 by Assembly Member Wicks and others, an act relating to classified employees.

Assembly Member Wicks, you may open on your bill. We're going to pass temporary on item 250, AB 472.

We're going to go to item 255, AB 573. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 573 by Assembly Member Garcia, an act relating to organic waste.

Assembly Member Garcia, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues. This bill will allow the Imperial County region of the State to be in compliance with SB 1383 requirements. Respectfully ask for you Aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those votes to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Ayes 68, Noes zero. The bill is passed. We are now going to go back to item 250, AB 472. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 472 by Assembly Member Wicks and others an act relating to classified employees.

Assembly Member Wicks, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 472 clarifies that regardless of merit or non-merit district status, districts must fully compensate employees who return to service after being displaced on involuntary leave. The bill also requires school districts to compensate classified employees who miss time due to administrative delays for necessary job-related administrative determinations.

This bill is a parity bill. Classified employees already have these protections. Even probationary certified employees are protected. Classified employees deserve the same. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, 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. Aye: 55; no: eight. The bill is passed. We're going to move to Item Number 252: AB 552. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 552 by Assembly Member Bennett and others, an act relating to agriculture.

Assembly Member Bennett, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members. This bill has no no votes. I won't repeat the comments I made yesterday for anybody that was listening. I respectfully asked for an Aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The clerk will close the rolls. Ayes 69, Noes zero. The bill is passed. We're going to move to item 253, AB 560. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 560 by Assembly Member Bennett, an act relating to groundwater.

Assembly Member Bennett, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members. AB 560 continues the Legislative's courageous moves back in 2014 to create groundwater sustainability agencies to stop the overdraft of the groundwater in California. We now have an important responsibility to tweak those bills to make sure the groundwater agencies continue to stay effective and not be overridden unknowingly with the judicial branch. So this simply asks for an advisory vote.

I mean an advisory opinion to be offered by the state Water Board that the courts can accept or reject at their pleasure. But to make sure at least we have that important piece of information, as the courts are making their decisions. I have committed to taking amendments that will make sure that the Water Board responds promptly and we don't stretch out the length of any of these court cases that are there and try to make sure that all of this moves at a timely fashion. So I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Ayes 43, Noes 19. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 255, AB 578. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 578 by Assembly Member Berman, an act relating to housing.

Assembly Member Berman, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. AB 578 would update the annual monitoring fee imposed by the Department of Housing and Community Development on affordable housing developers to be no more than 260 dollars per unit in the development. This reasonable and remarkably wonky update to the monitoring fee would unlock nearly 30,000,000 dollars that could be used to build more affordable housing which is desperately needed in California. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, 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. Ayes: 68; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 256: AB 581. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 581 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, an act relating to corrections.

Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Proud to present AB 581, also known as the Path Act as it clears a path to healing and transformation inside California prisons. Security clearance processes are critical to facilitate entry for rehabilitation programs provided within CDCR and for providers to facilitate the interaction and programming for people who are currently justice-impacted.

This bill recognizes that clearances processes for entry into prisons are important and necessary functions and seeks to address the complicated and costly process currently in place. The bill has bipartisan support and no opposition. Respectfully request an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, 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. Ayes: 68; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 257: AB 585. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 585 by Assembly Member Robert Rivas and others, an act relating to greenhouse gases and declaring urgency thereof and take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Robert Rivas, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This legislation seeks to require the state to regularly assess the scale of clean infrastructure needed to meet our state's climate goals and identify areas where we are falling short in building that infrastructure. As we know, achieving our aggressive but necessary climate goals will require a massive buildout of clean infrastructure. Again, this legislation takes the first step towards solving this problem by requiring regular reporting of clean infrastructure needs as well as greater detail on the scale and pace at which new clean infrastructure is built. Respectfully ask for Aye vote. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill. The clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Al those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Ayes 68, Noes zero on the urgency. Ayes 68, Noes zero on the urgency. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 258, AB 589. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 589 by Assembly Member Boerner an act relating to homelessness.

Assembly Member Boerner, you may open on your bill.

Good afternoon, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 589 which would--upon appropriation by the Legislature--establish a three-year pilot project of the Unicorn Homes Transitional Housing for Homeless LGBTQ Youth Program in the counties of San Diego and Sacramento. LGBTQ centers within each county would administer the program, providing crisis and intervention with a trauma-informed approach to house eligible youth in LGBTQ-affirming host homes. This bill has received bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, 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. Ayes: 55; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 259: AB 607. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 607 by Assembly Member Kalra and others, an act relating to public postsecondary education.

Assembly Member Kalra, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 607 would close price transparency gaps by requiring the California State Universities and California Community Colleges and encouraging the University of California to display estimated course materials for 75 percent of courses offered on the online course schedule platform. AB 607 is a straightforward measure to enable students to make informed decisions for course registration in a manner that works best for them financially. The bill has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wish to speak on this bill, 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. Ayes: 68; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 260: AB 618. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 618 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan and others, an act relating to state parks.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. This is a bill that is incredibly important because it gives access to the outdoors for Californians. It will improve California's reservation system for the state parks, improving access, especially to those who work full time and can't be online at 8:00 a.m. to make reservations for a campsite. I want to thank my colleague from Orange County who started this fight years ago and is now my joint author on the bill. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, 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. Ayes: 69; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 261: AB 715. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 715 by Assembly Member Megan Dahle, an act related to rural education.

Assembly Member Megan Dahle, you may open on your bill.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 715 will ensure California's smallest rural school districts receive proper recognition, representation, and guidance from the creation of the Rural Education Task Force. As you know, Members, I represent one of the most rural districts in California. The needs of my constituents are unique from their urban counterparts and the education is no exception.

The Rural Education Task Force will appoint local, rural-dedicated experts to provide a space to share their expertise and allow for better connection and communication between the state's smallest school districts and the Department of Education. Creating the Rural Education Task Force will provide a critical voice to those living and educating in rural California. This bill has bipartisan support, received no no votes, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this bill, 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. Ayes: 69; noes: zero. The bill is passed.

All right, Members. We are back on file with Dr. Weber. This is File Item 264: AB 796. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 796 by Assembly Member Weber, an act relating to athletic trainers.

And Dr. Weber, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 796. AB 796 will create the Athletic Trainer Licensure Committee within the Medical Board at the Department of Consumer Affairs to exercise registration, ensure national certification, and facilitate disciplinary functions related to athletic trainers.

This bill would also prohibit a person from practicing as an athletic trainer or using certain titles or terms without being licensed by the committee, and it will define the practice of athletic training, specify requirements for registration and certification as an athletic trainer and will require certified and registered athletic trainer to practice only under the supervision of a physician or surgeon.

Athletic trainers are educated and trained to specialize in the prevention, assessment, and intervention of emergency, acute and chronic issues such as concussions, heat, illness, and sudden cardiac arrest. The American Medical Association recognizes athletic trainers as allied health professionals and are classified as such by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Athletic trainers are so important that 46 states have licensures for athletic trainers. Hawaii requires registration and New York and Carolina have certification and title protection, and then there's California that has absolutely nothing. As a parent of two athletes myself, I want to ensure that a person caring for them is educated in the proper techniques to minimize injury and is required to work with physicians and other health care professionals on follow-up care.

There are currently 138 individuals being paid to act as athletic trainers in high school sports right now that are unqualified. These include chiropractors, people with suspended certifications from other states, and student athletic trainers who did not pass the exam or complete the program. We've worked with the opposition to address their concerns with the scope of practice in this bill, and as you know from other bills that I've spoken on this floor, I am a fierce protector of scope and will continue to work with them in the Senate.

Requiring certification and registration for athletic trainers will ensure the safety of our most vulnerable Californians, and that is our youth. Parents should be able to trust that the athletic trainers are actually trained to do what they claim they can do, and for these reasons, I respectfully ask for your vote on AB 796. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Weber, and Mr. Gipson, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members. Thank you for--I'm here to support Assembly Bill 796 which would create Athletic Trainer Licensing Committee. I think my colleague from San Diego did an outstanding job and I don't want to be redundant. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. She did a fantastic job in driving home the point why this is important.

Thank you, Mr. Gipson, and seeing no other Members wishing to be recognized on this bill, Dr. Weber, nothing further to close?

Ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 64; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. Soria, this is File Item 265: AB 830. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 830 by Assembly Member Soria and others, an act relating to fish and wildlife.

Assembly Member Soria, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. With the heavy rains California has experienced this year, as we saw the atmospheric rivers, is now more important than ever that we do everything in our power to capture water during wet years to better position to endure the dry years. AB 830 seeks to do just that by streamlining the permitting process in support of Flood-MAR activities when diverting local flood water into regional groundwater basins.

Groundwater is an important resource in our region, both for drinking and for agricultural irrigation. AB 830 represents a common sense step forward to both fighting floods and recharging our groundwater, and will assist local government entities working to comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, known as SGMA. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Soria. Seeing no other Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will--Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 68; noes: one. The bill is passed. Next, Ms. Bauer-Kahan. This is going to be File Item 267: AB 923. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 923 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, an act relating to water.

Ms. Bauer-Kahan, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Earlier today, you voted on a flood protection bond by our colleague from Stockton. This bill focuses on prioritizing the projects that will be done under that money, so ensuring that we do the most impactful projects first and get the biggest bang for our buck.

As we know we can't do it all at once, but we really want to get all this flood protection done, especially as it expands our floodplains and helps both our communities that could be destroyed by the flooding and help support the environment around the rivers and in the floodplains. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Bauer-Kahan, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. No. Ayes: 70; noes: zero. The bill's passed.

We're going back on file to Ms. Schiavo. This is File Item 232: AB 911. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 911 by Assembly Member Schiavo, an act relating to real property.

And Assembly Member Schiavo, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 911 is a bipartisan cleanup measure to AB 721 which was done by Assembly Member Bloom in 2021 and provides confidence to affordable housing developers who want to purchase real estate for 100 percent affordable development. Thank you and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Schiavo. Seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 52; noes: 11. The bill's passed. Next by Mr. Holden, this is File Item 233: AB 41. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 41 by Assembly Member Holden and others, an act relating to telecommunications.

And Mr. Holden, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present Assembly Bill 41, the Digital Equity and Video Franchising Act of 2023, or DEVFA. I want to thank my colleagues and key stakeholders for their willingness to work with my office. And I would like to also thank the Chair for communication and conveyance for her guidance and support along the way. AB 41 revises existing law pertaining to cable operators and state video franchising to create a fair and transparent renewal process at the California Public Utilities Commission. Specifically, AB 41 outlines the application and renewal timeline for franchise holders and includes an equity hearing to ensure every stakeholder has an equal opportunity to participate in the process. This Bill includes buildout standards to ensure that franchise holders have adequate time to expand their service to households in their service territory. Let me be clear, build out does not require franchise holders to expand their network to households outside their chosen service territories. Lastly, AB 41 antidiscrimination section sets strong requirements that are achievable and measurable standards. I urge your support of AB 41, which seeks to ensure equity and video franchising process while closing the digital divide. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Holden. And so, Member Hoover, you're recognized on the Bill.

Question of the author?

Without objection.

Thank you. So, I do have some privacy concerns regarding the data of low-income individuals under this Bill. So my question would just be: how will the individual income data be protected while also giving the data to companies for compliance? Thank you.

Thank you. Happy to deal with that in my close.

Seeing no other members wishing to be recognized on this Bill. Mr. Holden, you may close.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We're going to continue to work with the CPUC to make sure that we have standards that are established that they are comfortable working with to make sure that privacy is maintained. We'll be continuing to work with those who have issues as we go forward in the Senate because we think that the CPUC can be able to be effective in addressing the issues before us.

Thank you, Mr. Holden. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the role, tally the votes. Ayes 41, noes 17. The Bill is passed. Next, Mr. Kalra, this is file item 234, AB 57. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 57 by Assemblymember Kalra and others and accolading to forests.

And Assemblymember Kalra, you may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 57 would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative, a pilot program that would authorize CAL FIRE to distribute demonstration grants for Pocket Forest to public and nonprofit entities. A pocket forest is a small plot of urban land that has been densely planted with native plant species.

Over the course of two to three years, the plants will go into a self-sustaining miniature forest that can offer a wide range of environmental and health benefits. Under AB 57, CAL FIRE would partner with academic institutions to manage the pilot program and study the effectiveness of pocket forests. The bill requires a report to the Legislature by January 1st, 2030, and the pilot program will sunset on January 1st, 2031. AB 57 will ensure that urban communities and native species are able to access and enjoy the many benefits of natural green spaces. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Kalra, and seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 55; noes: five. The bill is passed. Next, back to Mr. Holden. This is File Item 236: AB 849. Clerk will read--excuse me--249. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 249 by Assembly Member Holden and others, an act relating to water and making appropriation therefore.

And Assembly Member Holden, you may open on this bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 249 will require community water systems to test for lead and drinking water outlets at schools, and require schools to replace outlets that exceed the standard. Lead is a dangerous toxin, and there is no safe amount of lead in a child's drinking water because even low levels of exposure can cause learning and behavioral problems for children and damage their organs and nervous system. According to the US. Environmental Protection Agency, as much as 20% of the lead a child takes in comes from their drinking water. In 2018, I authored a bill that required regulations for the regular testing of lead and drinking water of child daycare centers. Recently released testing data revealed over one in four daycare centers had excessive levels of lead in their drinking water. AB 249 bills on that important work by requiring schools and community water systems to collaborate on protecting our students from lead. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Holden. And seeing no members wishing to be recognized on this Bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 56, no, zero. The bills pass temporarily on file item 237, bringing us to Mr. Rodriguez. This is file item 238, AB 277. Clerk will read.

Assemblymember Bill 277 by Assemblymember Rodriguez and others State Government.

Mr. Rodriguez, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present AB 277 which codifies the Flood Operations Center within the Department of Water Resources. AB 277 also directs Cal OES and the Flood Operations Center to identify technological advances for forecasting impacts for atmospheric rivers and to identify gaps in California's response to floods.

Ultimately, this bill will result in better forecasting capabilities and the intent of this bill to ensure local emergency managers have the information they need to keep people safe and informed during severe winter storms. For all these reasons, I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez. Seeing nobody wishing to be recognized on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 61; noes: zero. The bill's pass. Next, back to Mr. Holden. This is File Item 239: AB 280. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 280 by Assembly Member Holden and others, an act relating to solitary confinement.

And Mr. Holden, you may open on this bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm here to present Assembly Bill 280, the Mandela Act on solitary confinement. This is a California Legislative Black Caucus priority bill. Years of research continue to confirm that solitary confinement causes deep psychological and physical harm, but it remains common in jails, prisons, and detention facilities across California. AB 280, the California Mandela Act, defines what constitutes solitary confinement and sets much needed limits on its use based on standards recognized by the United Nations and modern scientific consensus.

The Mandela Act includes a 15 day limit on the use of solitary confinement based on the United Nations Mandela rules, recognizing that prolonged solitary confinement is akin to torture. This bill also prohibits the use of solitary confinement on vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women and those with serious mental and physical disabilities, because people who need specialized care should not be locked up in a room the size of a king size mattress without the access to the services that they need. Prior to 2015, thousands of incarcerated individuals were routinely warehoused in cramped windowless cells for nearly 24 hours a day, and often for years on end.

Pelican Bay State Prison alone held over 500 individuals in solitary cells for over a decade. A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of incarcerated people led to the Ashker Agreement and reduced the amount of people subjected to prolonged solitary confinement from over 10,000 to under 4000 people today, but without any spike in violence in California prisons. I want to take a moment to be very clear on what the California Mandela Act does and what it does not do. This bill does not set a defined limit on how long an individual can be subjected to prolonged isolation without human contact and confined inside of a cell. AB 280 does not eliminate the ability of a facility to hold someone in an individual cell, either because they need protection or because they may pose a threat to others. And finally, this bill provides distinct alternatives to a 23 hour lockdown, which only serves to perpetuate cycles of violence and cruelty.

Reforming solitary confinement in California is long overdue, and the Mandela Act brings our state in line with others like New York, Colorado, Connecticut, as well as the international community on the issue. I'm continuing to work with the administration and CDCR and propose changes to solitary confinement practices and appreciate their dedication to this issue. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Holden and Assembly Member Weber, you're recognized on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise in support and as a co-author of AB 280. Last April, when I joined Assembly Member Holden on a tour of New Folsom's prison solitary units, I was shocked to learn that although the individuals confined to these units should have been receiving 10 hours of mental health care per week, they usually only received one or 2 hours. Neurologists have discovered that social isolation and sensory deprivation individuals are exposed to when in solitary confinement can cause damage to the brain. Parts of the brain that are important for memory, spatial orientation, and emotional regulation.