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Quorum is present. Would the Members and our guests beyond the rail please rise? We'll be led in prayer by Senor Durazo, after which please remain steady. For the Pledge of Allegiance.

Expanding grandeur of creation. We give thanks this day for this fragile planet, Earth. We give thanks this day for the joy of human life, its wonders, and surprises. We give thanks for our human community, our oneness transcending, all separation. We give thanks and we pray for faith without fanaticism, for understanding of views not shared. We pray for all who labor and suffer for a fairer world. We pray that we may live not by our fears, but by our hopes, not by our words, but by our deeds. Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of. The United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all.

Members under privileges of the floor, I'd like to recognize Senator McGuire.

Well, good morning, Mr. President and Members. It is an honor to be with each and every one of you today. And today, we are all Middletown High School Mustangs. Today I rise to recognize, you know, Coach Bill embodies, the spirit, leadership, sportsmanship, and education like every football coach should. And behind us, we have high school football coach royalty, as he is one of the most successful football coaches in all the United States of America.

Coach Foltmer has been the head football coach of Middletown High School varsity Mustangs for nearly 40 years. He has been recently named the California State Coach of the Year. And get this, he has over 300 career wins as a football coach in Middletown and won previously. But his achievements go far beyond his impressive win record. He has dedicated thousands of hours, thousands of hours to training and mentoring the students that he loves to work with.

And he ensures that they have the skills not only to be a successful athlete, but most importantly, that they have the skills to be able to succeed in life. And he always wants them to be a compassionate and driven human. He is beloved in his community. He gives back so much year after year, and we're honored to be able to recognize him here today in the Senate.

And joining the coach here on the floor are a few of the team, the leadership of the team who got him to over 300 wins. And we also have Assistant Coach Knowles, who is here. We have Moke Simon. Who is here? It's. Also Lake County Supervisor. And we are really grateful that we have the team captains from the Middletown Mustangs. And by the way, each of the students who are here with us today. Their uncles and their dads were coached by Coach Foltmer as well.

Can we please give it up for one of the most successful football coaches in all of the United States of America? And let's go. Middletown mustangs. Everybody.

Invite anyone up for a picture? Messages from the Governor will be deemed red. Message from the Assembly will be deemed red. Reports to committee will be deemed red and amendments adopted. Now is the time for motions, resolutions, and notices. Pursuant to Senate Rule 29 10-D, the following bills are referred to the Committee on Rules, file item number 12, SB 862. Members, I now like to recognize anyone who would like to remove bills from consent.

As part of our motions and resolutions, the Desk asks that you please state clearly both the file number and the Bill number. If we could have the file number and the Bill number, we expect to have a number of these, so please state clearly. We'll start with Senator Menjivar.

Thank you, Mr. President. At the request of the author, please remove file item number 257, AB 1239, Assemblymember Calderon from the consent calendar and place it back on third reading for the purpose of amendments.

Senator Seyarto

Thank you, Mr. President, I would like to remove the following bills from the inactive file SCR 60, SCR 61, SCR 70, and SR 32.

Desk will note Senator Wiener.

At the request of the author, please remove file item 255 Assembly Bill 1114 from the consent calendar for purposes of amendments despite note.

Senator Cortese.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to pull AB 859, file item number 250, authored by Assemblymember Gallagher from the consent calendar. The bills may remove for four amendments. Thank you.

Senator Roth.

Thank you, Mr. President. Request of the author, please remove file item number 120, AB 996, assemblymember low and move it to the inactive file.

Senator Bradford.

Thank you. At the request of the author, please remove file item 244, AB 581 from the consent calendar for the purpose of amendments.

Thank you. Desk will note. Senator. Umberg,

Thank you, Mr. President. At the request of the author, please remove AB 1210, file item number 256 from the consent calendar. Thank you.

Senator Ochoa Bogh.

Thank you. Mr. President, at the request of the author, I'd like to remove file item 242 from the second day consent calendar.

Senator McGuire.

Mr. President, at the request of the author, I'd like to remove AB 224 file item 239 from the consent calendar and place it on the inactive file.

Thank you. Anyone else? Under motions and resolutions. Thank you. The Desk will note we now move on to considerations. The Daily File second reading file

Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 1027 994.

Now we're going to move on to unfinished business. File item 10. Senator Cortezi. Secretary, please read

Senator Bill 642 by Senator Cortezzi enact relating to hazardous materials.

Senator Cortezzi.

Thank you, Mr. President. Senators, SB 642 gives county councils the same authority to prosecute hazardous materials violations as city attorneys, district attorneys and the Attorney General.

Assembly amendments require county councils and DA's in the same county to notify each other when filing an action specified in the Bill. This was done to address concerns about inconsistent or duplicative enforcement actions. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Any discussion or debate? See none. See none. Secretary, please call the roll.

Allen Aye, Alvarado-Gil, Archuletta Aye, Ashby Aye, Atkins Aye, Becker Aye, Blakespear Aye, Bradford Aye, Caballaro Aye, Cortese Aye, Dahle No, Dodd Aye, Durazo Aye, Eggman, Glazer Aye, Gonzalez Aye, Grove No, Hurtado Aye, Jones No, Laird, Limone Aye, McGuire Aye, Menjivar Aye, Min Aye, Newman Aye, Nguyen No, Niello Aye, Ochoa Bogh No, Padilla Aye, Portantino Aye, Roth Aye, Rubio Aye, Seyarto Aye, Skinner Aye, Smallwood-Cuevas Aye, Stern, Umberg Aye, Wahab Aye, Wiener Aye, Wilk Aye.

Please call the absent Members.

Alvarado Gill Aye. Eggman. Jones . Laird. Stern.

Ayes are 32.

Jones no.

Ayes are 32. The no's are five. The Assembly. Amendments are concurred in. Members, are we now move on to Senate third reading.

We recognize Senator Cortezi moving back to motions and resolutions.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'm requesting permission to enter a letter into the Daily Journal on SB 642

without objection. Thank you. When I move to Senate third reading, file item 29. Secretary, please read.

Vice Senator Ochobog. Secretary, please read. Senate Concurrent Resolution 86 by Senator O'chobogue relative to Breastfeeding Awareness Month of 2023.

Senator Ochao Bogh recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. And Members, SCR 86 recognizes August as a breastfeeding Awareness month. Breastfeeding is an important part of an infant's first year because it is a powerful bonding activity between mother and child and provides a wellspring of nutrients that promote healthy development and growth.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, human milk and breastfeeding provide advantages to a child's General health, growth and development, while significantly decreasing the risk of a large number of acute and chronic diseases, including sudden infant death syndrome, allergies, childhood leukemia and infant mortality. Maternal health is also positively impacted by breastfeeding. It can help decrease postpartum bleeding and promote faster recovery after giving birth. It also decreases the risk of ovarian and breast cancers and helps reduce high blood pressure.

While breastfeeding has many benefits for both mothers and infants, there are women who struggle to breastfeed for health reasons, both physical and emotional, and sometimes for reasons related to their General lifestyle or their line of work. Breastfeeding Awareness Month encourages all Californians to reflect on the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding and to identify and reduce the barriers so more mothers can breastfeed their children if they choose to do so.

Following the recommendations of medical experts educating mothers and employers about the importance of breastfeeding and supporting breastfeeding mothers in the workplace, and their communities will make a difference in increasing this practice. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Any discussion or debate? Seeing none Secretary, please call the roll

Allen Aye, Alvarado-Gil Aye, Archuletta Aye, Ashby Aye, Atkins Aye, Becker Aye, Blakespear Aye, Bradford Aye, Caballaro Aye, Cortese Aye, Dahle Aye, Dodd Aye, Durazo Aye, Eggman, Glazer Aye, Gonzalez Aye, Grove Aye, Hurtado Aye, Jones Aye, Laird, Limone Aye, McGuire Aye, Menjivar Aye, Min Aye, Newman Aye, Nguyen Aye, Niello Aye, Ochoa Bogh Aye, Padilla Aye, Portantino Aye, Roth Aye, Rubio Aye, Seyarto Aye, Skinner Aye, Smallwood-Cuevas Aye, Stern Aye, Umberg Aye, Wahab Aye, Wiener Aye, Wilk Aye.

Aye Wiener, aye Wilk, please call the office members Eggman, Laird

Aye 38, no's are zero. That measure passes. Now we go on to Assembly third reading. We will file item 37. Senator Roth. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1731 by Assemblymember Santiago an act related to controlled substances.

Senator Roth.

Thank you, Mr. President. This Bill would remove the requirement for a healthcare provider in the Emergency Department to review the Controlled Substance Utilization review and evaluation system that's cures before prescribing buprenorphine to a patient.

This is support support request, and aye vote

This Bill is eligible for unanimous roll call. Any objection to using unanimous roll call? See none. The ayes are 38. The noes are zero. The measure passes. Now we move on to file item 55. Senator Gonzalez secretary, please read

Assembly Bill 17 one by Assembly Member Weber enact relating to public health. Senator Gonzalez. You're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President and Members, I rise today to present AB 1701. on behalf of Assemblymember Weber which will provide equity within the distribution of funds already allocated to the Department of Health for black infant health programs by allowing both counties and cities with their own health departments like the City of Long Beach to apply for these funds. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1701.

Any discussion or debate? I see none. This is also eligible for unanimous roll call. Any objections? Ayes are 38, No's are zero. That measure passes. I will now move on to file item 94 by Senator Min. Secretary, please read

Assembly Bill 1354 by Assemblymember Mike Fong inactivating to people instruction.

AB 1354 would update our K-12 history and social sciences curriculum framework to include the historical, social, economic, and political contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States, as well as to teach examples of racism, discrimination, and violence perpetrated against this community. During the pandemic, innocent individuals of Asian descent were harassed, attacked, and even killed while going about their daily lives. Seniors were attacked while grocery shopping or simply walking in their neighborhood.

Senator Min, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Of course, we had a number of young people killed in Atlanta and New York for no other reason than that they looked Asian. Between March 2020 and March 2020 211 thousand 500 hate incidents against Asian Americans were reported to the Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center. AB 1354 would update our curriculum frameworks to include a more comprehensive perspective of the contributions of the AAPI community as well as the harms caused to our community due to anti-asian sentiments throughout American history.

It's through education that we can create a more inclusive learning environment for students and a more inclusive society for all people. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. I think it's important that we teach all our histories in our schools and APPI history is an important part of that. Thank you.

Thank you. This item is eligible for unanimous roll call as well. Any objection? Seeing None. The ayes are 38. No's are zero. That measure passes. Now we're going to move over to file item 100.

Senator Dahle. Secretary, please read

Assembly Bill 1627. By Assembly Member Lee and acclimating to drinking water. Senator Dahle.

Thank you, Mr. President. Members, this Bill is a federal conformity Bill conforming state law to federal requirements. Specifically, AB 1627 preserves the state's authority to implement the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act in California by repealing a provision in the California Safe Drinking Water Act that may be construed to exempt food facilities that operate public water systems from regulations under the California Safe Drinking Water Act. Additionally, AB 1627 conforms California's definition of a public water system to the federal definition.

By aligning the California Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, AB 1627 ensures that the state law is no less than strengthening the federal law. This protects the state's primary authority to enforce the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act in California. There's no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Any discussion or debate? This item is also eligible for unanimous roll call. Any objections? Ayes are 38. No's are zero. That measure passes.

Next up is file item 134, Assembly Member for Assemblymember Pellerin, Senator Becker. Secretary, please read

Assembly Bill 939 by Assemblymember Pellerin enaculating to the Santa Clara Valley Water District Senator Becker, the floor is yours.

Thank you. Members, this is a district Bill that updates a state law that applies only to the Santa Clara Valley Water District. It updates antiquated limits on bond issuance that force valley water finance some of the largest projects in the state using costly borrowing. Other than General obligation bonds, it is bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Is there any discussion or debate on this item? Any discussion or debate seeing none. This is eligible for unanimous roll call. Is there any objection to the unanimous roll call seeing none? Ayes 38. Noes, Zero. The measure passes.

Now we move on to our last Assembly third reading Bill. This is file item 235. Padilla. Secretary, please read

Assembly concurrent resolution 102 by Assembly Member savantis relative to California lowrider day. Senator Padilla.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise on behalf of the Latino Legislative Caucus to present Assembly Concurrent Resolution 102 to celebrate the history and culture of Low riding and cruising and declare the first Sunday of summer to be observed as California Lowriding Day. Lowriders originated in Los Angeles in the 1940s and grew alongside the Chicano movement. In the 1960s, car clubs became community hubs, offering services such as fundraising for the United Farm Workers Labor Union and hosting healthcare initiatives.

Lowriding has become woven into the Latino identity is the culture that was challenged and targeted by police and for a period of time was banned by law. During the Chicano art movement, many Chicanos decided to express their cultural values, histories, personal stories and religious beliefs through the art embellished in their vehicles. Cruising allows for a Low and slow drive with the purpose of showing others the work that goes into, been put into, and is on display on the vehicles.

Today, Lowriders have begun to be seen as celebrations of culture and identity that they are, rather than falsely being feared as gang manifestations. Recently, the Lowrider community successfully achieved the repeal of cruising bands in the cities of San Jose, Sacramento, Salinas, and San Diego. Lowriders continue to challenge erasure segregation and social immobility and emphasize the politics of presence of Latino voices in our community. This visibility reaches neighborhoods outside of their own, sharing identity and culture and leading to a deeper understanding between and among our communities.

For these reasons, colleagues, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on ACR 102.

Thank you. This measure is also eligible for unanimous roll call. Any objections? Sorry? Any discussion or debate first? Seeing none. Any objection to unanimous roll call? Seeing none. The ayes are 38, noes are zero. That measure passes. Now, Members, we're going to move on to the consent calendar and special consent calendar. I want to take another opportunity for anyone who would like to remove anything from the consent calendar or the special consent. Senator Limon.

Thank you. I'd like to remove file item 262 AB 1612 by Pacheco from the consent calendar. For purposes of amendments.

desk will note. Anyone else? Any other Members? Secretary, please read both the consent calendar and the special consent calendar.

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Thank you. Please call the roll on file item 236.

Allen, aye. Alvarado-Gill. Archuleta aye. Ashby aye. Atkins aye. Becker aye. Blakespear aye. Bradford aye. Gabriel aye. Cortese aye. Dahle aye. Dodd aye. Dorazo aye. Eggman. Glazer aye. Gonzalez. aye. Grove aye. Hurtado aye. Jones aye. Laird. Limon aye. McGuire I. Menjivar, aye. Min. Newman aye. Min aye. Nguyen aye. Niello aye. Ochoa Bogh aye. Padilla aye. Portantino aye. Roth aye. Rubio aye. Seyarto aye. Skinner aye. Smallwood-Cuevas aye. Stern aye. Umberg aye. Wahab aye. Weiner aye. Wilk aye. please call the absent Members. Alvarado-Gill aye Eggman. Laird.

Ayes are 38, noes are zero on file item 236. The Ayes are 38. No's are zero on both consent calendars. Both consent calendars are adopted. Members, now is the time for adjourn in memories and we have a number today, and we will start out with Senator Hurtado.

Good morning, Mr. President, Members I rise today to adjourn in the memory of Doña Josefina Flores Cervantes, a United Farm Worker trailblazer who passed away peacefully on Monday, June 26 in Visalia at the age of 92. Josefina was born on October 24, 1930 in Calexico, California, to a family with yuqui indigenous origins from the Mexican state of Sonora. Denied a formal education, she learned to read and write on her own.

Josefina had worked as a farm worker for decades before first meeting Cesar Chavez in the 1960s. That meeting changed the course of her life. For decades, Josefina played a key role in nearly every major United Farm Workers campaign and event and was a living witness of the movement's exploits and sacrifices. She was shot and seriously wounded during an incident in a field.

She joined lengthy farmworker journeys along rural highways to this very capital, sometimes in the heat of the summer, to help win momentous UFW legislative wins. Josefina engaged in fast well into her eighty s, and she was an inspiration for generations of young UFW organizers and staff. Josefina Flores is survived by two children, Yolanda Herrera and Maria De Los Angeles Falseta Gomez, nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Her Democratic Union values and "si se puede" attitude have been passed on to five generations.

When reflecting on Josefina's life, Dolores Huerta stated Josefina was at every March, every picket line, every event. She was completely dedicated and loyal to the farm workers'cause. A true warrior. I respectfully request that the Senate adjourned in her memory.

Thank you. Please bring her name up to the desk. I will now go to Senator Bradford no, let's move on to Senator Weiner.

Thank you very much, Mr. President, colleagues, I rise to ask that the Senate adjourn in memory of Dr. Lawrence Cheung, an exemplary physician and fierce advocate within the medical community. He was 51 and died after a battle with cancer. Dr. Cheung was born in Hong Kong, raised in New Jersey. Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. He later attended Columbia Medical School, contributing to Columbia's first course on cultural diversity and medicine, and became the first national President of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association.

He trained in internal medicine at UCSF and then did a dermatology residence at Washington University in St. Louis. While Dr. Cheung's accomplishments in his clinical practice alone would have been noteworthy, he also dedicated much of his life to public health advocacy. In 2014, he was elected President of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society. He served as chair of the medical society's delegation to the California Medical Association on the CMA Board of Trustees.

As a delegate to the American Medical Association and as co chair of the Pac West Resolutions Committee. In 2022, he was elected Vice Speaker of the CMA House of Delegates. He was a fellow at the American Academy of Dermatology. He was a volunteer teaching instructor at UCSF at St. Mary's Medical Center and CPMC. And he mentored many physicians who aspired to achieve his extraordinary levels of leadership. Dr. Cheung was instrumental in launching the successful San Francisco Soda Tax Initiative.

I had the honor of working closely with him on that campaign, and he courageously fought against Big Tobacco with the ban on flavored tobacco products. Outside of his work in the medical community, Dr. Cheung was a loving husband and father who always found time to spend with his family. A passionate amateur gourmet chef, he enjoyed cooking for his family and for guests. Dr. Cheung will be missed by many who considered him a friend and a mentor, including myself.

His impact in medicine and public health will continue. Through his lasting and durable work, he improved the lives of countless people in San Francisco and beyond. Dr. Cheung is survived by his wife, Angela, by his children, Amelia and Aiden, by his parents, Helena and Eddie Cheung, and by his sibling, Sonny. Colleagues, please join me in adjourning the Senate today in memory of this extraordinary leader.

Thank you. Please bring his name up to the desk. Now we'll go to Senator Bradford.

Thank you, Mr. President. And I rise today to journey in memory of a great friend, neighbor, and civic leader, Ms. Joyce Marie Watson. Ms. Watson was born in Hallettsville, Texas on December 20, 1934. After graduating high school in El Paso, Ms. Watson moved to California at the age of 18. It was in California where she met her first husband, Sonny Thompson, and gave birth to her son, Darryl Thompson.

Ms. Watson later met Charles Watson, and they married in 1969 and moved to Gardena, where they built a community of service, friends, and family. Ms. Watson and her family lived around the corner from me, and I knew her for many years, and she was active in everything in Gardena from block clubs to neighborhood watch to homeowners association. In her 20 years, Joyce worked for the IRS, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, as a special education teacher, and was a civilian employee for the Air Force Station.

In Maywood, she found a career in banking at Bank of America in downtown LA, where she worked for 28 years until she retired in 1991. After retirement, Ms.. Watson continued to working as a certified nurse assistant at Kelly Service, working for the sick and elderly. I'm sorry. Ms. Watson was an active member of Holly Park Church in Gardena, a Member of the United Methodist Women's Club for over 60 years, and an avid member of the church choir for decades.

He was classically trained singer, had tremendous pitch, and a great ear for music. Over the years, Joyce stayed committed as an organizer and an active church Member and a mentor to many men and women, not only in our community, but throughout Southern California. Joyce moved to Las Vegas in 2020 and enjoyed her final moment with her great-granddaughter. Ms. Watkins passed away peacefully on June 10, 2023 in her granddaughter's home.

She is survived by her brother in law Harold, her daughter in law Azella and Leona, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and Godchildren. Members, please join me in journey in memory of Joyce Marie Watson.

Thank you. Please bring her name to desk because she can be properly memorialized. Next up, Senator Durazo.

Thank you, Mr. President, colleagues, I ask that we adjourn in the memory of noted labor photographer Slobodan Dimitrov, who just passed at the age of 71. Mr. Dimitrov was born in the former Yugoslavia in 1952. As a child, he and his family emigrated from the Yugoslavia Republic to Germany, then to France, then to Los Angeles, and eventually settling in San Pedro. As a young man, he was stationed in Germany during his army service, where he first developed an interest in photography.

Following his service, which helped him acquire his American citizenship, he worked in dark rooms across Southern California as a trained photographer. He soon became interested in photographing workers and the labor movement in Los Angeles area. Due to his exposure to socialism from his childhood in Yugoslavia, along with his experiences with the culture and art of France, he was also inspired by the documentation of the civil rights movement in the US. And the end of European colonialism in Asia and Africa.

He ended up being the unofficial photographer of the labor movement for Los Angeles for the last 30 years. During a crucial time in the city's history, he was everywhere all the time. A recurring theme in his powerful work is capturing the dignity of each and every person. His portraits of both public figures and essential workers highlight the value in treating everyone with humanity and importance.

Some of his portraits have been memorialized in his project Artist Portraits, which were recently showcased in San Pedro at the Angels Gate Cultural Center. His works have been featured in over 130 national and international exhibitions of notable works was a 20 year long project to photograph the Pile Drivers Union. He also completed a photographic mural entitled The Long Shore, which is on display in a building in downtown San Pedro and showcases some of the most important longshore occupations in the port.

Throughout his life, he was a contributing photographer and writer for many Los Angeles-based labor publications The LA Weekly, The Dispatcher, Building Trades, SEIU, and Unite Here Publications and also The Economist, America at Work, The Nation, and Los Angeles Magazine. He was also commissioned by the Los Angeles Public Library several times to provide photographs of industrial and occupational life in Los Angeles.

Mr. Dimitrov's work sought to share a unique perspective of regular working people who work in many different occupations, along with being able to memorialize important events, moments, and people in the labor movement. He is survived by his wife Lisa and daughters Veronica and Christiana Dimitrov, his mother Radmila Dimitrov, and his sister Yasmina Snyder. Memory eternal brother, you will be missed but not forgotten. Colleagues, join me in sending our deepest condolences to his family for their tremendous loss.

Thank you. Please bring his name up to the desk. Next up, we have Senator Glazer. Thank you.

Mr. President, Members, I'd ask that the Senate adjourn today in the memory of Dr. Carol Weyland Conner, who died this spring at the age of 80. Dr. Conner was a psychologist, teacher and spiritual leader. She was born in 1942 on the Pawnee American Indian reservation in Oklahoma, where her father, a music teacher, was stationed there during World War II. Her family eventually moved to Visalia in the central coast, where she graduated as a valedictorian of her high school class.

She earned her bachelor's degree in English literature from UC Berkeley and her PhD. In clinical psychology from Catholic University in Washington, DC. She had a private therapy practice for 25 years, first in Washington, DC. Later in Walnut Creek, where she was also a volunteer counselor with the mother Teresa missionaries of charity in San Francisco. Dr. Conner made a huge impact in the Bay Area and other parts of the nation through her service to the homeless and marginalized people in our communities.

On her walk through neighborhoods in Walnut Creek, she saw unsold fresh food being thrown away by supermarkets and restaurants. So in 2013, she founded white pony express, a volunteer organization that rescues fresh surplus food from supermarkets and restaurants and delivers it to the underserved in Contra Costa County. I selected her organization as my nonprofit of the year in 2018.

In 2019, she received a community service award from AARP after the 2018 campfire in Butte County, where she personally delivered food, clothing, and cash to survivors on countless eight-hour trips from the Bay Area. Friends say that Dr. Conner could walk six to 10 miles every day in the communities where she lived, she always carried carefully gift-wrapped $100 bills and gave them to those in need.

Conner started white pony express because she felt there is so much material wealth in America that no one needs to go to bed without proper food, clothing, and shelter. Her husband, Gary Conner, preceded her in death. I want to express my condolences to Dr. Conner's surviving family, her stepchildren, Marika Beck and Robin Conner five grandchildren, and many others who were touched by her loving spirit. With that, I'd ask respectfully that the Senate adjourn in her honor today.

Thank you. Please bring her name up to the desk. Our last adjourn in memory today will be Senator Portantino.

Thank you, Mr. President and Members, I rise today to ask the Senate to adjourn in the memory of Burbank resident Roy Wiegand. Roy will be remembered for his kindness and selfless generosity. He was a musician and beloved band teacher. He played the trumpet over the course of his career and performed with the Who, Wayne Newton, and Mel Torme. He was also an avid cyclist and a marathoner who led a life of service.

He often dedicated his long-distance runs and bike rides to support a number of philanthropic causes, many inspired by his friends and neighbors in particular. When a friend's son tragically lost a battle to cancer at twelve, Toy began dedicating runs to support the family families that were touched by cancer. He certainly was a cause-driven person. There are many people in this world who make a difference on a macro level, tackle big issues, community level, family level.

Roy was one of those people who just touched his family, his neighbors and then global positions as well. He was cause driven certainly, but a great father and spouse. I had the honor of listening to his daughter Sophie touchingly speak about her father at his memorial this past weekend and it truly was a special relationship you could see that he had with his daughter.

So much so that when I came home from the service I sat in my own daughter's room for 20 minutes just wondering whether I can attain such a relationship with my own daughters. And it was really both sad and inspiring at the same time. At the time of his passing he was actually in the final days of a 2500, let me say that again, 2500 miles charity bike ride raising money for the Navajo Water Project.

He is survived by his wife Angela, son Dylan, daughter Sophie and father Roy Sr. His family and friends and countless individuals were touched by his life and will forever cherish his memory. And this is a human being who made a difference every day in his life and I respectfully ask for the Senate to adjourn in his memory.

Thank you. Please bring his name up to the desk so he can be properly memorialized. Now we moved on to announcements. Senator Dahle.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members, as many of you have asked me, I know maybe the new Members don't know this, but every year the Dahle family brings peaches to the chambers. And so on Monday, I will be bringing peaches. We will be bagging them up and actually delivering them to your office for the staff as well. We will have many more peaches to hand out to the staff.

So Megan and I will be I'll have a truckload 40 lugs of peaches on Monday so I hope you are ready to enjoy some fresh, right off of the vine peaches on Monday. So I look forward to bringing those down and I hope you enjoy them.

Yes, thank you. I'm looking forward to that for sure. If there's no other business,Senator Atkins, the desk is clear.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. Colleagues thank you for your work this week. It's good everyone's back, and I hope you all have a peachy weekend as we look forward to Monday. And with that, Mr. President, our next floor session is scheduled for Monday, August 21, 2023, at 02:00 p.m..

The Senate will be in recess till 3:30, at which time the Chair in motion will be made. We will reconvene Monday, August 21, at 02:00 p.m. Thank you.