Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Assembly Member Bryant notices the absence of a quorum. The sergeant of Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent Members. The Clerk will call the role.

Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula Bains, Bauer-Khan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Dahle, Davies, Dixon, Essayli, Flora, Mike Fong, Vince Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Karla, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Shiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, Zbur, Mr. Speaker.

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

In the name of God, the most Gracious, the most merciful almighty God, on this day, as we gather in the California State Assembly on September 11, 2023, we come before you with heavy hearts, mindful of the events that transpired on this day in history. We remember those who lost their lives, the heroes who emerged, and the pain and suffering that touched so many lives. We pray for healing and unity in our nation as we navigate the challenges and opportunities before us.

Grant us the wisdom and strength to work together for the common good of our diverse and vibrant state. Almighty God inspire us to be beacons of hope, understanding and compassion in the world that often grapples with division and discord. Help us to bridge the gaps that separate us, to promote justice and to stand up for the marginalized and oppressed. Guide our decisions and actions in this Assembly that may reflect the principles of equity and fairness.

May our deliberations today be marked by a spirit of cooperation and empathy. We ask for your protection and blessings upon the people of California and the entire nation. Grant us the resolve to learn from the past and to build a brighter future for all. On this day of reflection and remembrance, we invoke your guidance, your mercy and your peace. May our efforts here today honor the memory of those who have gone before us and bring hope to the generations that follow. In your name, the most compassionate, the most merciful, we offer this prayer. Amen.

Assembly Member Juan Carrio will lead us in the pledge.

Members, please pledge your right hand over your heart. Begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Members, please remain standing. Let us stand for a minute of silence as we remember the lives lost and the heroes who risked everything to help others during the September 11 attacks 22 years ago. Reading of the previous days Journal.

Assembly Chamber of Sacramento Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

The Assembly moves Mr. Flora seconds that the reading of the previous State Journal be dispensed with presentations and petitions, there are none. Introduction in reference of bills will be deferred, reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the Governor, there are none. Messages from the Senate? There are none. Moving to motions and resolutions. The absence of the day, there are none. Majority Leader Bryant, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Member Lowenthal to speak on a adjournment in memory today.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. At the request of the authors, please strike the following vetoes from the file. Item 51 AB 1696 sanchez Item 52 AB 1506 Quirk Silva.

The Clerk will note

Please move the following measures to the inactive file. Item 66, SB 762, Becker, at the request of the author. Item 99 SB 632 caballero. At the request of Assembly Member Rubio Item 208, SB three three nine, Weiner, at the request of Assembly Member Lowe, and item two four nine, SB eight three, Becker, at the request of the author.

Clerk will note

I move to suspend Assembly Rule 96 to withdraw SB 105 Skinner from the Budget Committee and order the Bill to the third reading file for tomorrow.

Without objection. Assembly Member Flora. I wasn't trying to ignore you.

Thank you. Madam speaker, we object to this. Ask for roll call vote.

Mr. Hart seconds. This procedural motion is not debatable. Majority Leader Brian is asking for an aye vote. The Clerk will open the roll for. Those who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The majority leader is asking for an aye vote. Mr. Flora is asking for a no vote. Members, this takes 41 votes. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. 44 ayes 14 no. The motion carries. Assembly Member. Bryant.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I move to re-refer SB 525 Durazo to the Rules Committee.

The motion without objection. Such shall be the rule.

Thank you. I moved to suspend Joint Rule 62 A, the file notice requirement to allow the local government committee to hear AB 1679, Santiago, on Tuesday, September twelvethat 09:30 A.m., in room 447, without objection.

Such shall be the order.

Madam speaker, there is a Rules Committee resolution at the desk to suspend Joint Rule 61, the amendment deadline to allow two bills to be amended today. I would ask that we go to that item now.

We will go to the resolution now. The Clerk will read

Resolve that Joint Rule 61 A 13 be suspended to permit consideration of amendments to Senate Bills 410 and 555.

Members, this is a joint rule suspension. It is not debatable. It takes 54 votes. The majority leader is asking for an aye vote. On this procedural motion, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, this takes 54 votes. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Majority leaders asking for an aye vote. Mr. Flora is asking for a no vote take. Takes 54 votes. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, this is a 54 vote. Takes 54 votes. All those vote who desire to vote. 54 vote Bill.

The Clerk will close. The Clerk will close the roll. Tally the vote. Ayes 54, nos 16. The resolution is adopted. Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I am re-referring item 264, SB 639 Limon to the Appropriations Committee and SB 842 Bradford to the Appropriations Committee after it is heard in Utilities and Energy. Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 772, I am rescinding my previous re-referral of SB 684 Caballero to the Housing and Community Development Committee.

The Bill will be ordered back to a third reading file. Members, I would like to urge members of both Houses to immediately identify floor managers for your bills on the floor of the other House. Moving to business on the Daily File. Clerk, the second reading. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bills 35 and 555.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Members, we are going to begin today on third reading Senate. We will start with the third reading Senate.

Alright, let's go. File Number 63, SB 297. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 297 by Senator Allen and others, an act relating to elections.

Assembly Member Bryan, you are recognized. Oh, excuse me. It's a way to start, right? Assembly Member Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Speaker and Members. SB 297 updates the process for withdrawing initiatives from the ballot and improves the ability of initiative proponents and the Legislature to collaborate on a legislative solution.

Currently, in order for proponents of a ballot initiative to remove their proposed measure from the ballot, all of the proponents must agree to do so. This bill would instead allow a majority to withdraw a measure to prevent a single proponent from forcing an initiative onto the ballot. This change to the initiative withdrawal process will afford greater opportunity for stakeholder engagement and policy deliberation in potential legislative alternatives. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote on behalf of Senator Allen.

Seeing no discussion nor--oh, excuse me. Assembly Member Gallagher, I apologize.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members. This is again another attack on direct democracy. I don't understand why we want to continue to try and thwart the will of the voters, the ability of the voters to directly impact policy, to put those things on the ballot, and instead to try and game it and change the rules midstream. The voters are watching. It's unacceptable, and I urge your no vote today. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Gallagher. Seeing no other discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 46, noes: 16. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 64, SB 545. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 545 by Senator Rubio and others, an act relating to juveniles.

Assembly Member Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you Madam Speaker and colleagues, I'm proud to present SB 545, the Safe Children Act, on behalf of Senator Rubio. The Safe Children Act will stop child sex trafficking victims from being tried in adult court when they fight back against their abusers. Children who are trafficked or sexually abused need to be recognized as victims. Unfortunately, when children fight back against their abusers, they are often traumatized again, tried as adults, and sent to prison.

SB 545 recognizes these children as survivors and seeks to provide them with the healing and the rehabilitation required by keeping them in the jurisdiction of the juvenile courts. Unless it is shown that the person attacked by the victim did not sexually abuse or traffick them. This bill has received bipartisan support and has no no votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 50, noes 3. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 68 SB 593. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 593 by Senator Weiner and others in accolading to housing.

Assembly Member Ting. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm proud to rise on behalf of Senator Weiner and SB 593, The San Francisco Replacement Housing Act.

SB 593 opens up funding to replace 5800 units of low and moderate income housing that were previously demolished during urban renewal. Through its redevelopment agency, many of our critical neighborhoods in the Fillmore South of Market Japantown faced significant destruction, and we lost a significant amount of affordable housing. SB 593 provides a narrow and tailored funding source for the Redevelopment Property Tax Stress Fund to finance these units without impacting other priorities like education or our state General Fund.

It's very critical that we make amends to these communities and rebuild those 5800 units. SP 593 will help us be able to do that. With tha.t I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 46, no nine. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 78, SB 478.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 478 by Senator Dodd and others, an act relating to unfair business practices.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 478 on behalf of Senators Dodd and Skinner. SB 478 combats the practice that I know every single one of us and our constituents has faced. Going online to buy something, you see a price that seems really attractive. You make it to the end when you're ready to pay and the price has nearly doubled because they have tacked on immense fees on top of what they originally advertised.

So this bill is very simple; it makes the practice unlawful of advertising a price for a good or service that does not include all required charges other than taxes or fees imposed by the government.

This is really critical to allow for transparency and allow our consumers to know what they're paying upfront and not get targeted by these hidden fees that we are all seeing day in and day out. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 46, noes: 11. Measure passes.

Moving on to File Number 81, SB 90. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 90 by Senator Wiener and others, an act relating to Healthcare Coverage.

Assembly Member Weber, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Colleagues, I rise today to present SB 90, the Insulin Affordability Act, on behalf of Senator Wiener. Millions of Californians face the fear of being able to afford the insulin they need. This bill would alleviate those individuals rationing their insulin to save on cost. Insulin prices have nearly tripled in the past decade.

As a result, one in four people report underuse of their insulin. Research from USC found that the price increase is not because of rising cost. It is because of pharmacy benefit managers that are charging more to supply pharmacies and health plans. Despite their claims on cost savings, those savings do not get passed down to consumers. Rather, patients are forced to buy insulin out of their health care coverage that does not count towards their out of pocket maximums.

SB 90 caps the copayments for insulin to 35 dollars for a 30 day supply, and includes a delayed implementation until 2025 for those under Covered California. Imposing a high deductible on insulin and requiring individuals to meet it creates a financial burden that is entirely unnecessary. Colleagues, on behalf of the 4 million Californians diagnosed with diabetes to manage their disease and stay healthy, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 90.

Assembly Member Waldron, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise in support of SB 90. With approximately 3.2 million Californians and almost a million more undiagnosed who have diabetes and rely on daily doses of insulin to survive, unfortunately, insulin prices have nearly tripled, creating financial hardships for people who rely on it to survive. SB 90 would prohibit HMOs and insurance companies from requiring Californians to spend thousands of dollars on the deductible before being able to access their copay for insulin. I urge an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Waldron. Assembly Member Weber, would you like to close?

I'd like to thank my colleague from Valley Center and respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 90. Thank you.

Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk close the roll. Ayes: 63, noes: zero. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 82, SB 355. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 355 by Senator Eggman and others, an act relating to electricity.

Assembly Member Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. SB 355 will directly address implementation issues with the Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing, or also known as SOMAH Program. In 2015, the Legislature passed AB 693, which established SOMAH as a promise to Californians that we were going to bring the financial and climate benefits of rooftop solar to those in economically and environmentally disadvantaged areas.

AB 693 focused on establishing an equity-based climate policy, bringing one billion dollars to these communities for rooftop solar and direct benefits to the low income tenants. It took some time for that program to roll out, and applications opened up in 2019. The program has shown some successes, but implementation reports show that we can do much more to spread these benefits to deserving families and eligible properties.

Despite the program sunset being just a few years away, it still has nearly half of its plan funding unspent and an excess of 400 million plus dollars.

SB 355 aims to explicitly address limitations by expanding the properties eligible for SOMAH in a number of ways, including: updating the income requirements for eligible properties, ensuring properties on Tribal lands are eligible, allowing funds to go to affordable housing construction as long as the funds are not used to meet existing new building requirements, and clarifying that public housing units are eligible. Updating the eligible properties while maintaining the program's deed-restricted Multifamily Affordable Housing requirements will build on the original intent of the bill and will allow us to fulfill the promise of AB 693. I ask for your aye vote today.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 55, noes: zero. Moving on to File Number 88, SB 704. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 704 by Senator Min, an act relating to coastal resources.

Assembly Member Pellerin, you are recognized.

Speaker and Colleagues.

SB 704 by Senator Min amends the Coastal Act to remove outdated oil and gas policies and add policies promoting offshore wind energy deployment. The Coastal Act provides for the regulation of development in our state's coastal zone to protect environmental sensitive areas and address adverse impacts raised by development. When the Coastal Act was enacted, an industrial override provision allowed oil and gas development, refineries, and petrochemical facilities to circumvent environmental protection standards that were otherwise applied to all other projects.

This loophole, created in the 1970s, is severely outdated and is inconsistent with the State's current efforts to decarbonize its economy. SB 704 closes the industrial override loophole for new oil and gas development while allowing existing facilities to continue to be repaired and maintained. The bill simply assures that all new oil and gas facilities meet the same standards to be approved as other projects. There is no opposition to the bill, and I ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

See no discussion nor debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 56, noes five. Moving on to file number 91, SB 449. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 449 by Senator Bradford. An act relating to peace officers.

Assembly Member Ting, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 449 by Senator Bradford, which is a straightforward measure, provides technical cleanup to our state's police decertification system. There were necessary changes to clarify legislative intent and to protect sensitive information regarding ongoing investigations. The changes were made in collaboration with the POST Commission, allows POST to better implement and administer the decert process. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 57, noes: zero. Moving on to File Number 92, SB 887. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 887 by the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, an act relating to Consumer Affairs.

Assembly Member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues.

SB 887 is the annual committee bill authored by the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee, which is intended to consolidate a number of noncontroversial provisions related to various regulatory programs and professions governed by the Business and Professions Code. The bill makes numerous technical and clarifying provisions related to programs within the Department of Consumer Affairs, makes a technical change related to the Department of Real Estate, and updates a cross-reference under the Secondhand Dealers Act related to pawnbrokers. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 64, noes zero. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 93, SB 844. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 844 by Senator Jones. An act relating to alcoholic beverages and declaring the urgency thereof to effect immediately.

Assemblymember of Villapudua, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 844 by Senator Jones, which allows a beer manufacturer to recognize a season and holiday rather than just a holiday in their seasonal branding. This bill receives strong bipartisan support and no, no votes. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Members, this is a 54 vote bill. All those in favor say-- excuse me. Clerk open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 67, noes 0. Measure passes on the urgency. Ayes 67, noes 0 on the measure. File number 95, SB 34. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 34 by Senator Umberg and others in accolading the surplus land.

Assembly Member Ting. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

I'm rising to present SB 34 by Senator Umberg, which addresses loopholes in the Surplus Land Act by prohibiting an Orange County governmental entity from disposing parcels of surplus land once the Department of Housing and Community Development has determined the agency is in violation of the SLA. SB 34 would additionally require the County of Orange, or any city within Orange County, to cure or correct this alleged Surplus Land Act violation within a 60 day time frame.

This bill is in direct response to what happened with the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Angels, and it's absolutely necessary to prevent unethical or illegally motivated governmental entities within Orange County from circumventing existing laws in regards to the Surplus Land Act. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 34.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 52, noes: 14. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 96, SB 229. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 229 by Senator Umberg, an act relating to surplus land.

Assembly Member Ting, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present Senator Umberg's SB 229, which will require a governmental entity that has received a notice of violation of the Surplus Land Act from the California Department of Housing and Community Development to hold both an open and public session while also giving the public 14 days notice prior to this session. SB 229 creates transparency and will provide the public and the stakeholders adequate time to review or comment on large land management proposals. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 229.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 50, noes: 14. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 97, SB 771. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 771 by Senator Dodd and others, an act relating to Tribal gaming declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Ramos, you are recognized.

Assembly Member Ramos.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. SB 771 ratifies five Tribal Gaming Compacts for the following Tribes: the Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, the Ewiiaapaayp Tribe of Kumeyaay Indians, the Manchester Band of Pomo Indians, the Resighini Rancheria and the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians. The ratification of these compacts are vital for the economic development and security of these Tribes. I ask for your aye vote.

Members, this will be a 54 vote bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 63, noes: zero on the urgency. 63/zero on the measure passes. Moving on to File Number 98, SB 420. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 890 by the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, in accolading the taxation to take effect immediately. Tax levy.

The Senate Bill 420 by Senator Becker and others, an act relating to electricity.

Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much.

I rise on behalf of Senator Becker to present Senate Bill 420, which seeks to fast track approvals for upgrades and new small distribution lines. Bipartisan agreement to get to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2045, connect communities, and increase grid reliability. No opposition. No no votes. Ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 61, noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving on to file number 100, SB 890. Clerk will read.

Assembly Member Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. SB 890 is the Senate Governance and Finance Committee's annual Property Tax Omnibus Bill, which contains changes to the property tax administrative law suggested by the Board of Equalization.

In 2021, the Legislature enacted SB 539, which created new sections of the Revenue and Taxation Code to implement Prop 19. However, SB 539 did not update cross references and other sections of the law to its new sections. SB 890 updates these references. Measure has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 63.

Noes zero. Pass and retain on file number one. Excuse me, pass temporarily on file number 12. Moving to file number 105, SB 46. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 46 by Senator Roth and others in accolading to controlled substances.

Assembly Member Cervantes, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members for allowing me to present Senate Bill 46 on behalf of Senator Richard Roth. This bill requires a person convicted of a drug offense and granted probation to successfully complete a controlled substance, education or treatment program.

This bill has received bipartisan support and has received zero votes throughout the legislative process. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate, Members, this is a 54 vote 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. Ayes 62, noes zero. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 106, SB 51. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 51 by Senator Bradford and others in accolading to cannabis.

Assembly Member McCarty, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Chair. On behalf of Senator Bradford, this bill will advance equity in cannabis licenses throughout California. This is a pilot project, sunset in seven years, which will allow Department of Cannabis Control to issue provisional licenses for local cannabis equity applicants for retail activities that meet the requirements from the Department otherwise. This is just focused on retail.

Again, this makes sure that we have ample opportunities in the cannabis retail marketplace throughout California, especially for communities that were historically impacted through the criminal justice system. Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. And this is a 54 vote bill. 54 vote bill. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, it's 54 votes. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 55, noes: three. Measure passes. Moving to File Number 108.

Moving to file number 108 SB 71. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 71 by Senator Umberg and others, accolading to courts.

Assembly Member Papan. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. So I'm here to talk about small claims court. SB 71, after numerous amendments, is now a very modest Bill that would increase the small claims court amount in controversy from 10,000 to 12,500, and the amount in controversy for limited civil cases from 25,000 to 35,000.

Despite rapid inflation, the small claims amount has not been increased since 2011, when it was increased from 7500 to 10,000, and limited jurisdiction has never been increased from 25,000 since it was established in the 20th century. These courts of limited jurisdiction provide an accessible forum to resolve minor civil disputes. They are less formal and more affordable to parties than trials in other courts because they don't require lengthy discovery, selection of witnesses, or even an attorney.

All of these procedures can be major barriers to filing and are not always necessary. In sum, SB 71 would increase access in three important ways. It would expand the amount of cases that qualify for limited jurisdiction cases whereby both parties can resolve disputes without excessive discovery costs. Number two, it would adjust the threshold amounts for these filings to more accurately reflect inflation.

And lastly, it will allow plaintiffs who have previously been unable to find an attorney to represent them to file their claims in limited jurisdiction or small claims courts. On behalf of Senator Umberg, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk close the roll. Ayes 55, noes zero. Measure passes. File number 109, SB 234.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 234 by Senator Portantino and others, an act relating to opioids.

Assembly Member Petrie-Norris. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker. Members, I rise today to present SB 234 on behalf of Senator Portantino. SB 234 will require stadiums, concert venues, and amusement parks across our state to maintain unexpired doses of Narcan. By this point, we are all familiar with Narcan: the medication with the potential to save lives after an opioid overdose. It is crucial that we place Narcan in spaces frequently accessed by Californians, given the severe risk posed by our state's growing opioid crisis. We know that other states which have implemented similar distribution programs have seen significant reductions in death rates. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 234.

Assembly Member Joe Patterson. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in support of this measure. It was an even better measure when it required schools to have Narcan on campus. With that, I rise in support.

Assembly Member Waldron, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I also rise in strong support of SB 234. The presence of opioid antagonists on campuses, in stadiums, concert venues, and amusement parks is essential for harm reduction and overdose prevention. It's crucial to ensure that these interventions remain up to date, on site, with at least two employees well informed about the location of these vital resources. Thank you. And I urge an aye vote.

Seeing no other discussion nor debate. Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, would you like to close?

Well, thank you, Members, for your support of this bill and the work that you are doing to combat the opioid crisis. With that, I 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk, close the roll. Ayes: 65, noes: zero. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 110, SB 240. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 240 by Senator Ochoa Bogh and others, an act relating to surplus state real property.

Assembly Member Dixon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. I'm pleased to present SB 240 on behalf of Senator Ochoa Bogh. It is no secret that California is in the midst of a housing crisis. Although current surplus property disposal laws authorize the Department of General Services to sell state surplus property for affordable housing projects, none of the surplus properties sold to local governments or nonprofits from 2018 through 2022 were for affordable housing purposes.

SB 240 will incentivize developers to purchase surplus state property for the purposes of building affordable housing by exempting the property from CEQA reviews as by-right developments.

The Legislature has already found that the provision of decent housing for all Californians is a state goal of the highest priority, and that the disposal of surplus state property is a direct and substantial public purpose of statewide concern. This bill passed the Senate and all Assembly committees unanimously and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, 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. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 63, noes: 0. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 111, SB 257. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 257 by Senator Portantino and others, an act relating to healthcare coverage.

Assembly Member Weber, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. SB 257 will help provide coverage for medically necessary diagnostic breast imaging without imposing cost sharing. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women. While mammography screening detects about 80 to 90 percent of breast cancers in women who have not yet manifested physical symptoms, such screenings cannot always adequately detect breast cancer. Women are required to pay out of pocket for follow-up testing, which can cause many women to delay or avoid these appointments. Early detection of breast cancer can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by 25 to 30 percent, and this bill will help detect breast cancer earlier. For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 257. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. Clerk close the roll. Ayes: 60, noes: 0. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 112, SB 264. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 264 by Senator Niello, an act relating to taxation, to take effect immediately.

Assemblymember Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. SB 264 extends the sunset date for the disaster loss tax deduction for five years from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2029. The disaster loss tax deduction provides for automatic disaster loss relief for a disaster occurring in any city or county in California that is proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of emergency. This Bill is at zero no votes and no opposition. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 56, noes zero. Measure passes. File number 114, SB 272. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 272 by Senator Laird in accolading the sea level rise.

Assembly Member Bennett, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in support of Senator Laird's Bill 272. Over the next decade, the state's coastline is expected to rise over 6ft by 2150. In just California alone, every 1ft of sea level rise is expected to threaten $15 billion in properties, 38,000 people. Senate Bill 272 will boost our state's coastal resiliency by ensuring California coastal communities are planning for sea level rise and support implementation of sea level rise adaption projects.

This bill requires a local government within the coastal zone or the San Francisco Bay Area region to develop sea level rise plans through submission of a local coastal plan or a San Francisco Bay shoreline coastal plan. SB 272 is a near identical reintroduction of last year's SB 867 by the same author, which was vetoed due to fiscal concerns. The author has worked with the Administration to address the concerns. There's no registered opposition. This bill has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 53, noes 1. Members, we're going to back up to file number 107, SB 67. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 67 by Senator Seyarto and others in accolading to controlled substances.

Assembly Member Waldron, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, on behalf of Senator Seyarto, I rise to present SB 67. This Bill will connect and further expand the critical data sharing throughout public health, which is critical to the nationwide fight against the drug epidemic and shrinking public health resources with real time tracking of overdoses. This Bill has passed on consent and all policy committees, has strong bipartisan support and does not have any registered opposition. I urge and aye vote. Thank you.

Members, this will be a 54 vote.

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. 54 votes, Members. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 56, noes: 0. Measure passes.

Members, we're moving to file number 216, SB 447. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 447 by Senator Atkins, an act relating to economic development, declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Zbur, you are recognized.

Madam Speaker, Members, I rise to present SB 447 on behalf of Senate Pro Tem Tony Atkins. This bill will lift California's travel ban and create, in its place, the Bridge Project, a nonpartisan marketing program that could be used in other states to emphasize the value of inclusion and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. As you know, back in 2016, we passed AB 1887, the travel ban, which prevents state funded travel to places with anti LGBTQ+ laws.

The travel ban has had a meaningful impact, particularly in the early years of its implementation. AB 1887 helped raise awareness regarding LGBTQ+ discrimination, and even gave states like North Carolina and Georgia some pause about their discriminatory laws. Unfortunately, in the years since the travel ban's passage, states have continued to enact these discriminatory laws, and the list of banned states that California's funded travel is banned, has risen to 26.

In many instances, the travel ban has inadvertently caused California to isolate its services and citizens in a time when we are leading the nation in ensuring inclusivity and freedom. Researchers, many of whom are seeking to analyze and shed light on the discrimination in states subject to the travel ban, are unable to use state funds to travel to those states for study or to present their findings to others in their field.

Several state university athletic programs also have had to adjust to AB 1887 and secure private funds for out-of-state travel, now to 26 states. And then there's the impact on California's efforts to be a beacon of hope for reproductive freedom and help those in states obtain care. SB 447 rethinks our approach. It would lift the current travel ban and put in its place the Bridge Project, building and reinforcing inclusive, diverse, gender supportive equality.

The intent of the Bridge Project is to target audiences in states that have established discriminatory laws with compelling messaging regarding anti-discrimination, to open hearts and minds, and to help our LGBTQ folks in other states feel less isolated and alone. With nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills having been introduced in legislatures nationwide this year alone, now more than ever, we need to reach into those communities with messages of support, inclusivity, and understanding.

It is critical that we remain mindful of the impacts these disgusting laws have on our communities. Importantly, SB 447 would not force any California employees to travel to states with discriminatory laws. Working with LGBTQ+ stakeholders, the author crafted language to specify that state employees and officers would not be required to travel to a state or states that have enacted a law that would discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Under current law, those who can access private funds are still able to travel for professional development, sporting events, and other reasons. The impact of the travel ban has been disproportionately felt by smaller sports programs at Rank and File Academics, many of whom are seeking to better understand discrimination and advance the LGBTQ+ movement. I also want to reinforce that this bill prohibits Bridge Project marketing campaigns from promoting a political purpose or featuring any elected official or candidate for elected office.

It will focus on issues, not politics. Messages to encourage kindness, compassion, and peace. Colleagues, SB 447, the Bridge Project, is the positive approach and the positive tool that California needs, and it's the positive message that the rest of the nation needs to hear, see, and feel. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Member Ward, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in strong support of SB 447 as the vice chair of our LGBTQ Caucus. We have tried for several years, I think, to be able to look for ways that California can make a difference, as we've seen more and more anti-LGBTQ hate and legislation making its way across this country. The idea to be able to actually have a penalty that was out there, an economic disincentive, was something entertained for a number of years now.

And I'm grateful for the work that we've done to be able to implement that, but unfortunately, it's not working. Rather than actually have an impact, we've seen more and more states be able to start to move in just the opposite direction. And just to my colleague from West Hollywood's point, this has left a lot of people within those areas, who we also care about, without the support and care and positivity that they need to be able to weather some of their own environments. And so I think it's important that we shift gears, that we look forward an approach like Senate Pro Tem has been able to offer through this bill, because it is going to be able to provide that support and nurturing that I know a lot of our fellow Americans are lacking right now.

I also wanted to take a moment to thank a lot of the business community that's out there that also has stood firm with ours in being able to try to respond to some of these tactics. But if something is not working, I think it's imperative on us to be able to switch gears and maybe try a new California initiative that's going to be able to have a better and more positive impact. So with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 447.

Seeing no further discussion or debate. Assembly Member Zbur, did you want to close?

I just want to mention that this is supported by Equality California, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Members, this is a 54 vote. Clerk, will you open the roll? All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. It's a 54 vote bill. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 54, noes: 9. On the urgency and ayes: 54, noes: 9 on the bill. Measure passes.

Members, we're going to file number 2 for the purpose of amendments.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 555 with amendments by Assembly Member Haney.

Mr. Assembly Member Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present amendments on SB 555 on behalf of Senator Wahab. The amendments make SB 555 a study bill to focus on meeting our lowest income housing needs. The amendments also push back the implementation date of the bill to December 31st, 2026. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on these amendments.

Without objection, we will adopt the amendments by voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill will go out to print and back on file. We're going to file number 257. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 410 with amendments by Assembly Member Connolly.

Assembly Member Connolly, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I rise to present amendments for Senate Bill 410, Becker. these amendments would align the definitions and annual reporting requirements with AB 50, increase the PUC's discretion over the ratemaking mechanism per the request of the Public Advocate's Office, and finally, make a number of clarifying edits on timing, clarity, and jurisdiction. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Without objection, we will adopt the amendments by voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill will go out to print and back on file. Moving to file number 261. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 815 with amendments by Assemblymember Berman.

Assemblymember Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just checking to make sure there aren't any last minute updates. SB 815. Today's amendment to SB 815 simply corrects an error in the bill's chaptering language and is entirely non-substantive in nature. Respectfully request an aye vote on these amendments.

Without objection, we will adopt the amendments by voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All opposed? The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill will go out to print and back on file.

Let's go back in order. Let's go to file number 1116, SB 296. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 296 by Senator Dodd and others, an act relating to business.

Assembly Member Connolly. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 296 by Senator Dodd. Increasingly in society today, we find ourselves being recorded with no idea how the images are being used. SB 296 requires that a consumer is informed of in-vehicle cameras, and what rights they have to control what the cameras record when purchasing a new vehicle.

While there are central traffic safety benefits derived from monitoring impaired or distracted driving behavior, there is also an increasing concern that such cameras could be exploited by data brokers and other third parties who would manipulate and sell the images. SB 296 would place restrictions on the retention and transfer of those video recordings, while still permitting important driver safety information to be analyzed and used for traffic safety purposes. It would make California the first state in the country to give consumers meaningful control over these types of in-vehicle cameras. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 54, noes: 0. Measure passes. File number 118, SB 303. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 303 by Senator Allen, an act relating to solid waste.

Assembly Member Boerner, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 303 on behalf of Senator Allen.

This is a very simple bill that addresses outstanding issues from the passage of SB 54 last year. This bill clarifies that it is the producers who are responsible for ensuring material meets CalRecycle's verification criteria when that material is sent out of state and offers more details around the dispute resolution function of SB 54 to include an arbitration process to resolve any dispute that may arise between the Producer Responsible Organization PRO and local governments regarding the cost of collecting covered material.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Aye 56, no zero. Measure passes. Moving onto file number 121, SB 314. Clerk will read.

This bill has no opposition and has enjoyed bipartisan support this year. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Senate Bill 314 by Senator Ashby and others in accolading to elections.

Assembly Member McCarty, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is a district bill for our Senator Ashby here in Sacramento focusing on redistricting for the county of Sacramento. We go by this premise that voters should choose their politicians, not politicians choosing their voters. This would follow the lead of two other counties throughout California at an independent redistricting commission here in our Capitol County. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

See no discussion nor debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 46, noes: 14. Measure passes. File number 112, SB 337. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 337 by Senator Min and others, an act relating to environmental protection.

Assembly Member Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. As a leader in the 30x30 goals, I'm honored to be presenting SB 3037 on behalf of Senator Min to ensure that these goals will extend past this Governor's term. In 2020, I introduced AB 3030 to declare that California protect 30 percent of its state's lands and waters by 2030. Following AB 3030, Governor Newsom signed an executive order that made it the state's goal to conserve 30 percent of California's land and coastal waters by that 2030 goal.

California became the first state in the nation to establish 30x30 goals. The Biden Administration also took action to ensure we work to achieve 30x30 goals by supporting local, state, private, and tribal led nature conservation and restoration effort. In subsequent years, I introduced AB 2278 to help keep stakeholders informed with a report that would inform us on how much has been accomplished and develop a plan to achieve the remaining conservation goals.

Conserving our lands and waters is one of the best tools we have to prevent extinctions and protect biodiversity and ecosystem services. Protecting 30 percent of our land and coastal waters by 2030 is the bare minimum needed to avoid ecosystem collapse, safeguard biodiversity, and help to stabilize the planet's climate. SB 337 would codify the 30x30 goal by establishing the goal and statute to ensure it persists and remains a commitment for future administrations through 2030. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 51, 4 noes. Pass temporarily on file number -- excuse me -- measure passes. Pass temporarily on file number 123. Moving on to file number 126, Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 368 by Senator Portantino and others, an act relating to firearms.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 368 on behalf of Senator Portantino, which is a part of a comprehensive firearm safety package that would expand sensible firearm safety laws. In 2019, Senator Portantino's SB 172 expanded laws around those who were having suicidal thoughts or in crisis to allow them to turn over their firearms to a family member or law enforcement. This bill adds yet another option by providing these individuals the opportunity to voluntarily turn over their firearms to a dealer for safe storage. By taking these steps, we will be supporting the mental health needs of individuals, keeping the public safe, and enacting common sense gun measures. Members, this bill will save lives. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote. All those vote, who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 45, noes: ten. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 128, SB 384. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 384 by Senator Bradford, an act relating to barbering and cosmetology.

Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise on behalf of the Senator from Gardena to present SB 384. This bill would give workers in the barbering and cosmetology fields a nondisciplinary pathway to address first time infractions.

The bill is important because multiple violations can be very costly to these small businesses, many of which are women and minority-owned, and put a license holder at risk for losing their license and therefore losing their ability to work and earn a living. This bill would allow licensee holders to refresh their knowledge on health and safety requirements by taking an education class to avoid a first violation on their record. SB 384 is supported by the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and by the Beauty Federation of California. It has received bipartisan support and has no no votes. I respectfully request an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 61, noes: zero. Moving on to File Number 131, SB 416. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 416 by Senator Laird and others, an act relating to greenhouse gases.

Assembly Member Friedman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Ms. Speaker and Members. This bill goes a step further than the Governor Brown's current executive order. This bill will require that all new state buildings be built up to LEED gold standard, much like our swing space. Our swing space is LEED platinum, actually. We should all be very proud of ourselves.

And what this bill requires is that state agencies at least build up to the gold standard, which, as we all know from current experience, is very doable and sets a great example for other builders to follow. This bill is had bipartisan support, and I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 50, noes: three. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 136, SB 433. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 433 by Senator Cortese, an act relating to school and community college employees.

Assembly Member McKinnor, you are recognized.

Madam Speaker and Members, SB 433 provides parity to classified employees in schools by guaranteeing that their disciplinary appeals are heard by an unbiased third party hearing officer. It also provides classified employees with 30 days to request a hearing. Under current law, K through 12 teachers and community college faculty already have this right. Classified employees, however, are not guaranteed the same right under current law. This system is not equitable. It denies many employees a fair hearing.

While classified employees represented by a union can collect a bargain for a third party hearing officer, the vast majority have not been able to as the current default in the code is for the governing board to hear appeals of its own decision. This bill would change the default to an impartial third party hearing officer, although districts and unions could still bargain otherwise. SB 433 provides classified employees with the same appeal right as K through 12 teachers, community college faculty, and many other public employees. I ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk, close the roll. Ayes: 44, noes: 13. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 137, SB 434. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 434 by Senator Min and others, an act relating to transportation.

Assembly Member Low, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for allowing me to present SB 434 to address the issue of hate crimes within public transportation. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 63, noes: zero. File Number 139, SB 465. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 465 by Senator Wahab and others, an act relating to Public Social Services.

Assembly Member Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 462 on behalf of Senator Wahab. This bill mandates the California Department of Social Services to publish a list of refugee resources and links to participating county human services agencies on its website. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 58, noes: zero. Measure passes. File Number 141, SB 493. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 493 by Senator Min and others, an act relating to air pollution.

Assembly Member Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 493. This is actually a very fascinating bill for those of us who are looking to decarbonize the future with the importance of both hydrogen and electric infrastructure at the center of it. This bill would require the CEC, CARB, and the CPUC to update assessments on hydrogen and electric infrastructure needed to decarbonize the medium and heavy duty vehicle sector. This sector is 13 million vehicles today.

That is five percent of all vehicles on the road, yet it makes up one-third of the total GHG emissions on road transportation. That is why decarbonization of this sector is critical to meet our climate goals, and SB 493 will ensure that the unique challenges of this specific sector are taken into account and that we have an actual plan to decarbonize these vital vehicles, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 62, noes: zero. Without objection, we will return to motions and resolutions to allow the Majority Leader--Assembly Member Hart, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move to suspend Joint Rule 62 [a], the file notice requirement, to allow the Appropriations Committee to meet on Wednesday, September 13th at 9:00 a.m. in Swing Space, Room 1100, to hear SB 639 Limon, and also to suspend Assembly Rule 56 and Joint Rule 62 [a], to notice SB 842 Bradford, for the same hearing, which is pending referral from Utilities and Energy Committee.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I also, at the request of the author, please move Item 13, AB 262 Holden to the inactive file.

Clerk will note. Moving back on file, File Number 142, SB 502. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 502 by Senator Allen and others, an act relating to Medi-Cal.

Assembly Member Wood, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speakers. Members, I rise today to present SB 502 on behalf of Senator Allen. According to the American Optometric Association, approximately one in four children needs eyeglasses, and those who lack glasses have a significantly harder time with reading and learning. Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania have all leveraged federal funding to support the expansion of school-based mobile vision care, mainly in the form of health services initiatives.

Through these HSIs, the states have been able to draw down administrative funds from the Federal Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, by using matching funds donated by private philanthropy. SB 502 brings its HSI funding to California. This bill would allow nonprofit vision care providers to contribute charitable funds to a New Visions Services CHIP HSI special fund.

Only in government could we make that one up in the state treasury, which in turn will be used to serve as the state's contribution to draw down matching federal funds from CHIP. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk close the roll. Ayes: 65, noes: zero. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 143, SB 509. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 509 by Senator Portantino and others, an act relating to pupil health.

Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. I rise to ask for your aye vote for SB 509 on behalf of Senator Portantino. This is an important measure that seeks to address the teenage mental health crisis. As a parent of a teenage girl, I saw earlier in the year a headline in the New York Times that really caught my attention. I'm looking at it right now. 'Teen girls report record levels of sadness, CDC finds.'

The CDC finding was that nearly three in five teenage girls felt persistent sadness in 2021, double the rate of boys, and one in three girls have seriously considered attempting suicide. We all know that we have a teenage mental health crisis. We don't need the United States Surgeon General to declare that, but he has. And so we are trying to make sure that all of our--using our schools to address this teenage mental health crisis.

This bill will require that 100 percent of our certificated school employees as well as 40 percent those that have the highest level of contact with students on a day to day basis to receive evidence-based, mental health treatment to make sure that they are properly trained to recognize the signs of distress, to recognize the signs of kids who need help. This bill has received no no votes. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Member Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I rise in support of SB 509. As the Member from Torrance indicated, this is our opportunity to continue to do all that we can in a mental health crisis that our young people are in. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assembly Member Waldron, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. As a member of the Mental Health Caucus, I too rise in support and as a co-author of SB 509. Many students, especially in elementary and middle school, may have limited access to mental health services and we continue to recognize that mental health plays a vital role in a student's overall well-being and academic success. The availability of school-based mental health programs and services varies widely from one school district to another, and in California, at least one in five young people are facing various mental health challenges. I strongly urge your support on this bill. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no other discussion nor debate, 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. Ayes: 60--oh, excuse me. Clerk close the roll.

Clerk, close the roll. Ayes: 61, noes: zero. Measure passes. Pass temporarily on File Number 146. File Number 148, Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 531 by Senator Ochoa Bogh, an act relating to people's safety and declaring the OC thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Dahle, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I'm pleased to present Senator Ochoa Bogh's SB 531, which seeks to fine tune the student work experience. This bill will require that adult employees, who is directly responsible for a student and the review of their coursework as part of the student work experience, has a background check.

This bill will simply increase the number of work experience opportunities available to students while ensuring there are necessary safeguards in place to protect students. This bill enjoys bipartisan support and has no no votes. I respectfully ask for an aye.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 55, noes: zero on the urgency. Ayes: 55, noes: zero on the bill.

Members, we're back on File Item Number 151, SB 548. The Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 548 by Senator Niello, an act relating to retirement.

Assembly Member Joe Patterson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise on behalf of Senator Niello to present SB 548, which provides a permissive option for interested courts and counties to establish a separate CalPERS contract for the court employees. In 1997, the state took action to move all facets of the courts from the purview of the counties and separate them operationally, financially, and organizationally.

The very last piece that has yet to be separated from the county is the court employees' presence in the county's CalPERS retirement plans, which includes the related pension liability. SB 548 creates a permissive mechanism for a county and trial court to move forward with completing the work that began in the late 1990s. The separation between a county and a trial court would only be triggered when there are willing participants at the local level. SB 548 has no opposition and receives zero no votes. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, 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. Ayes: 64, noes: zero. Measure pass. We're going to go back to Item Number 146, SB 521.

The Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 521 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas and others, an act relating to CalWORKS.

Dr. Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 521 on behalf of Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, which extends protections for pregnant, parenting, and lactating students in Cal-Learn and CalWORKS programs by eliminating penalties and adding destabilizing events and violations of Title IX protections to the list of acceptable reasons for not meeting the program requirements. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, 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. Ayes: 60, noes: zero. Measure pass. Now going to Item Number 153, SB 558.

The Clerk will read.

A Senate Bill 558 by Senator Rubio, an act relating to civil actions.

Assembly Member Addis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Today I will be presenting Senate Bill 558 on behalf of Senator Rubio. Senate Bill 558 aims to strengthen protections for victims of child sexual abuse material and allow victims more time to seek justice after discovering their image. Many survivors suffer in silence due to this traumatic experience, as they may feel ashamed or humiliated and fear their family, friends, and classmates finding out.

We do need to ensure that survivors are provided this window to seek justice for this abusive and non-consensual material that took place when they were children. This bill has strong bipartisan support, no opposition on file, and is supported by numerous youth advocacy organizations and law enforcement groups. So, thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, 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. Ayes: 60, noes: zero. Measure passed. Moving on to Item Number 155, SB 596. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 596 by Senator Portantino, an act relating to school employees.

Assembly Member Zbur, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, today I'm presenting SB 59 Six on behalf of Senator Portentino. SB Five Nine Six would make it a misdemeanor to harass a school employee or make credible threats against the employee or their family for reasons related to the employee's course of duties while they're away from a school site or after school hours. The Bill is supported by CFT, the California Teachers Association, and Equality California. Across the state, we've seen growing conflict surrounding public education. Topics at the center of the conflict include instruction about race and racism, books and instructional materials, and LGBTQ, plus student rights. Unfortunately, disagreements with academic standards are inappropriately aimed at our hardworking educators, with reports of some individuals are resorting to threatening school employees. While the Education Code currently protects school employees at their place of employment, these incidents do not solely occur while educators are at their respective school sites. Some receive threats in off campus settings. Members, educators should not be threatened or harassed for providing academic instruction in accordance with California state standards. Disagreements with academic standards should be appropriately addressed to our school boards, the Department of Education, and to us as legislators. It is important to note that SB 596 does not seek to infringe upon a parent's right to appropriately advocate and involve themselves in their child's education. The Bill explicitly states that constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of credible threat and course of conduct when defining harassment. The Bill seeks to expand current law to protect educators from credible threats and harassment. In doing so, the Bill would ensure that our school employees can continue fostering supportive and inclusive learning environments to help students thrive unencumbered by fear. For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 596. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I also rise in support of SB 596. But let me be clear. This Bill does not say that a parent cannot engage with their school. They, in fact, are encouraged to go to their schools and first speak to a teacher, principal, superintendent, and, of course, the school board if they have issues with their child's education. This simply says that if this does not happen, that they get an agreement on their issue, that they cannot then move into threatening and harassing behavior. And this is actually true of any employee, whether it's public safety, whether it's a nurse, whether it is a retail Clerk. We should not be solving issues by becoming threatening and harassing. And that is why I support SB 596.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to rise in support of this Bill today and just clarify something. There's a lot going around about this Bill, and I want to just read from the Bill to make sure that everyone is aware and the floor jockey already pointed this out, but that this does not include constitutionally protected actions or speech on behalf of a parent or any Member of the community. I think this is an important Bill to protect teachers and school administrators. And I urge you aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, 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 45, noes five, measure pass. We are going to jump back to item number one, two, three. SB 350. The Clerk will read. Senate Bill 350 by Senators Ashby and others not related to pupil attendance. Assembly Member Aguirra Curry. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today I rise to present SB 350 on behalf of Senator Ashby. SB 350 increases the amount of days that a student can be excused from school for a funeral from one to five days. Additionally, SB 350 allows up to three additional excused absences to seek grief services. Currently, California students experience the death of a loved one, are allowed only one day for an in-state funeral, or up to three school days for an out-of-state funeral.

While no small amount of days will take away a child's pain, SB 350 provides a full school week of excused absences to begin the healing process without the negative consequences of being identified as the truant of their school. SB 350 has bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, 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. Ayes: 56, noes: zero. Measure pass. Moving back on file to File Item 157, SB 606. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 606 by Senator Alvarado-Gil, an act relating to state highways.

Dr. Bains, you may open.

Thank you, Speaker and Members. I rise today to present SB 606 on behalf of Senator Alvarado-Gil. SB 606 authorizes the California Transportation Commission to relinquish to the town of Mammoth Lakes all or a portion of Route 203 within its jurisdiction. The author has worked with the town of Mammoth Lakes and the Department of Transportation to add clarifying amendments. This bill has bipartisan support and no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, 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. Ayes: 53, noes: zero. The measure passes. Moving on to Item Number 158, SB 613. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 613 by Senator Seyarto, an act relating to solid waste.

Assembly Member Sanchez, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am here to present SB 613 on behalf of Senator Seyarto, which clarifies waivers from organic waste recycling requirements for a community service district in our community. SB 613 has passed every committee with full bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, 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. Ayes: 57, noes: zero. Measure passes. Moving on to Item Number 159, SB 623.

Moving on to item number 159 SB 623. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 623 by Senators Laird and others and accolading to workers compensation.

Dr. Ward? I'm sorry. Dr. Wood, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 623 by Senator Laird. SB 623 will extend a sunset date to continue providing a worker's compensation presumption to firefighters and law enforcement with PTSD. The existing presumption will expire next year without further action. Firefighters and police officers, peace officers, are exposed to daily trauma, including responding to deadly fires, shootings, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and more.

This presumption will provide critical access to mental health care for our firefighters and peace officers who put themselves in harm's way every day. SB 623 is similar to a Bill last year that was vetoed by the Governor, who cited the need for more data. In response to the veto, the Bill has been amended to require the Commission on Health and Safety Workers Compensation to study the effectiveness of the existing PTSD presumption and also evaluate PTSD care for 911 dispatchers within the workers comp program.

This Bill has received unanimous bipartisan support in Assembly Policy Committee. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, 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 to roll. Ayes 52, noes zero. Measure passes.

All right, Members, we're going back to secondary concurrence and Senate amendments. We're going to start with file number three AB 1046. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1046 by Assemblymember Lowenthal and accolading to geological hazards.

Assembly Member Lowenthal, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, AB 1046 back on concurrence. This Bill makes important changes to Alquist Priolo act to modernize seismic safety standards. 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 close the roll. Ayes 50, noes one. Senate amends are concurred in, file number file number four, AB 1458. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1458 by Assembly Member Ta an act relating to common interest developments.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Assembly Member, are you recognized?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1458 is back for concurrent. Senate amendment clarified a time frame in which homeowners in an HOA received a general notice of a Board of Director election. AB 1458 has received strong bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 52, noes: zero. Measure pass. Amendments are concurred in. Moving to File Number 5, AB 1612. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1612 by Assembly Member Pacheco and others, an act relating to clinics.

Assembly Member Pacheco, you are recognized.

Good morning, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 1612 is back on concurrence from the Senate. After taking minor technical amendments, the Bill will streamline licensing and building standards for community health centers and increase their ability to provide health care to those most in need. AB 1612 is sponsored by California Health Advocates and the California Partnership for Health, and has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 53. Noes zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to file number six, AB 1658, pass temporarily on file number six. File number seven, AB 1707. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1707 by some Member Pacheco and others after relating to healthcare.

Assembly Member Pacheco, you are recognized.

Good morning, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 1707 is back on concurrence from the Senate after taking minor technical amendments. This bill enhances protections for healthcare providers under the healing arts license from hostile laws in other states with regard to their licensure and protect providers staff privileging in the hospital setting. AB 1707 is sponsored by Planned Parenthood and supported by a coalition of healthcare providers. It has no registered opposition. It has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote, and I believe it's afternoon, not morning. I apologize for that.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 42, noes: seven. Measure--the Senate amends are concurred in. File Number 8, AB 1027. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1027 by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, an act relating to social media platforms.

Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members, AB 1027 is back from the Senate on concurrence. This Bill is an important part of the work that we are doing here in the Legislature to combat the fentanyl crisis. Up and down the state. Every single one of the communities that we represent has been ravaged by this crisis. Something that I haven't shared widely is that just last month, my brother, we almost lost my brother to an overdose.

So this is incredibly personal to me, as I know it is to so many of you. This session, our body has passed legislation to strengthen prevention, treatment and enforcement. And this Bill is an important part of that package. AB 1027 will combat the surge in fentanyl sales and fentanyl deaths on social media platforms. AB 1027 asks social media companies here in California to be part of the solution to combat the fentanyl crisis.

The Bill will strengthen transparency, accountability, and retention policies for social media companies operating here in California, enabling law enforcement to investigate fentanyl related deaths that occur as a result of sales that are happening on the platforms. Thank you, Madam Speaker. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

See no discussion nor debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 55 noes zero. Moving on to file number nine, AB 1033. Clerk will read

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

Assembly Member Ting, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1033 allows ADUs to be separately conveyed as condos if a local government decides to allow the ADU condo conversions. Under this bill, the homeowner would need to either satisfy all liens on their property or receive consent from their lienholders prior to condo converting their property. Washington, Oregon, and Texas already allowed this practice and those properties that were sold are sold at 30 percent to 60 percent lower than typical homes in their neighborhood. Amendments have been--we took amendments in the Senate.

We've removed all opposition to neutral with the exception of one group, and we've addressed chaptering issues and conflicts with other bills. So with that, respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1033.

Seeing no debate or discussion, 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. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk close the roll. Ayes: 41, 12 noes. Measure passes. Moving on to File Number 10, AB 70. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 70 by Assembly Member Rodriguez, an act related to emergency response.

Assembly Member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Madam speaker, Members, AB 70 is back on concurrence with amendments that are at the request of the California Correction and Rehabilitation to ensure the safety of their staff and residents. There is no opposition on file. I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate. All those vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll, aye 52 noes zero. File number eleven, AB 245. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 245 by Assemblymember McKinnor in accolade to high school athletics.

Assemblymember McKinnor. You are recognized.

Yes. Thank you, Madam Speaker, the amendments taken in the Senate was technical and clarifying in nature.

I respectfully ask for your vote for AB 245. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion or debate, 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, aye 60 no zero. Senate amends are concurred in. File number twelve, AB 246, Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 246 by Assemblymember Papan and others in accolade to Product Safety.

Senate Member Papan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

AB 246 is back on concurrence. Senate amendments give the court's discretion when determining the severity of a violation. This Bill is enjoyed bipartisan support and is a priority for the women's Caucus. I respectfully request an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 53, no zero. Send amendments are concurred in.

We're going to pass temporarily on file 14, 15, 16 we're going to go to file number 17, AB. 1294 Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1294 by Assemblymember Boerner and others in accolade to alcoholic beverages.

Assemblymember Boerner, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I rise to present AB 1294, which is back on concurrence. Senate amendments simply add a co-author and revise a drafting error. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate, Clerk will open the roll all those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll, aye 60 no, zero. Moving on to file number 18. Assembly amendments are concurred in. File number 18, AB 1361. Clerk will read.

Assemblymember Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Assembly Bill 1361 by Assemblymember Hoover and others in accolade to taxation.

Assemblymember Hoover, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

AB 1361 streamlines the home buying process for 100% permanent and total disabled veterans by allowing them to apply for their property tax exemption at the beginning of the home buying process rather than getting a refund after a few months of owning the home, Senate amendments simply added technical amendments and added a co-author. Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion or debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk close the roll. Aye 61, no, zero. Senate amendments are concurred. In moving down to file number 19, AB 97, Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 97 by Assemblymember Rodriguez in accolade to Firearms.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, Members, thank you for allowing me to present AB 97, which is back on concurrence. This Bill would require the Department of Justice to include information on arrest for possession of an unserialized firearm or ghost gun in their annual reporting. Senate amendments are technical to align the terms in the Bill which data the DOJ already collects. AB 97 has received bipartisan support and no, no votes. I respectfully ask for aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no debate or discussion, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Aye 58, no, zero. Senate Amendments are concurred. In moving to file number 20, AB 370, Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 370, by Assemblymember Addis in accolade to pupil instruction.

Assembly Member Addis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, AB 370, the Bi-Literacy Inclusion Act is back on concurrence. Senate amendments clarify the ways by which students can demonstrate their bi-literacy without lowering the standards of this important skill. This Bill has received bipartisan support throughout the process with no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Aye 64, no zero. Moving on to file excuse me.

Senate amendments are concurred in. File number 21, AB 976. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 976 by Assemblymember Ting and others in accolade to land use.

Assemblymember Ting, you are recognized.

Thank you. AB 976 is back on concurrence. This Bill preserves property owners rights. Current law authorizes local governments to establish owner occupancy requirements on properties with ADUs beginning in January 1, 2025. What we'd like to do is to remove that requirement so that any property owner, whether they're owner-occupied or not, can build that ADU. We feel that ADUs are a good source of housing, especially in this very critical housing market.

Amendments in the Senate address chaptering out issues and added co-authors, the bills received by Paris and Support respectfully asked for aye vote on AB 976.

Assemblymember Joe Patterson. You are recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this measure. Heard it in Housing Committee. And I got to say that there are a lot of reasons why you might want to be able to rent out your ADU. For example, let's say you build an adu and the person you have living in there, maybe it's your mother or father or something like that, can no longer live there.

Or maybe you have kids there and your kids move on, and so you want to allow a tenant to live in there. Or maybe you just build a home because home prices are so unaffordable in California that you build an adu to generate extra money to help you pay for that home. So I can't think of any reason why local government should be able to control the use of your accessory dwelling unit on your own property. So I'm a big supporter of private property rights, and I'm a big supporter of this Bill as well. And so I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly Member. Assemblymember Juan Carrillo. You are recognized.

Thank you. Madam speaker, you rise in support of Assembly Bill 976. Over the last three years, ADUs have been added almost 10,000 new, unsubsidized affordable homes to California's rental supply, including more than 4000 affordable Low income families. In addition to bolstering housing supply, ADUs create additional home value and financial security for California homeowners. Most ADUs are built by homeowners like myself to provide housing to friends or family, generate rental income to help offset their mortgage, or grow their home equity.

AB 976 preserves the ability of property owners to provide Low cost rental ADUs by permanently extending the existing prohibition of local ownership occupancy requirements. I respectfully request your support for AB 976. Thank you.

Seeing no further discussion or debate, Assemblymember Ting, would you like to close?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I really appreciate my colleagues from Rockland and Palmdale for speaking in support. Again, ADUs are a great source of housing. They're welcome in many of our neighborhoods. And again, this is a property rights Bill really preserving the rights of property owners to be able to build their ADUs on their properties should they choose. Thank you.

Thank you. Senator Member. Clerk will open the roll. All those what do I have? Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 53. Noes two. Senate amends are concurred in. We're going to go back to file number six. File number six, AB 1658. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1658 by Assemblymember Santiago and others in accolade to tribal gaming, declaring the urge to see their uptick Fed immediately.

Assemblymember Santiago, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This Bill makes amendments to the 22 tribal-state compacts. The amendments to these compacts simply provide an extension of the tribes 1999 compacts to allow tribes to continue to operate their casinos while they continue to negotiate. With the Governor's office. There's no opposition to this Bil. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate Members, this is a 54 vote Bill. Amend amendments. Four amendments. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, all those voter desire to vote. I 60 68. Clerk close the roll. Aye 68, 71 on the urgency 71, 71 votes no on the measure. Senate amends are concurred in.

Assembly Rule 542 by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo an act relating to business.

Assembly Member Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise today to present AB 542 on concurrence, the Senate amendments were clarifying nature and I respect best fully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those voted desire to vote, all those voter desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Aye 68 and no, zero Senate amends are concurred in. Moving to file number 16, AB 965, Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 965 by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo an act relating to local government.

Assembly Member Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Assembly Bill 965 is back on concurrence. The Senate amends remove remaining opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those voter desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Aye 71, no zero. Senate amends are concurred in. Moving over to file number 22, AB 1016, Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 1016 by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer and others an act relating to pest control.

Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1016 is back from the Senate on concurrence. This Bill authorizes the Department of Pesticide Regulations, DPR, to create a credentialing program so that aerial pesticide applicators can train to operate unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones, on California farms, vineyards, and nurseries. Amendments taken in the Senate provide DPR with more direction regarding the level of expected training for this new license application pathway. This Bill has received bipartisan support and zero no votes are respectfully asked for your aye vote.

Seeing no debate or discussion, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Aye 63, no zero. Senate amends are concurred in. File number 23, AB 1079, Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1079 by Assembly Member Jackson and others an act relating to discrimination.

Assembly Member Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I rise to present AB 1079 for on concurrence. This Bill was amended in the Senate to incorporate Ted Nichols support for the Civil Rights Department and the Department of Public Health to ensure proper implementation. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote or who desire to vote. All those vote or who desire to vote. All those vote or who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Aye 66. No 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Members, we're moving to file number 263 SB 799. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 799 by Senator Portantino and others. Related to unemployment compensation and making the appropriation therefore.

Assembly member Holden, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I rise to present SB 799 on behalf of Senator Portantino, which I'm a proud joint author, SB 799 will allow workers involved in a trade dispute to collect unemployment insurance benefits. After two weeks, California workers continue to strike, demonstrating the strength and unity amongst our working class, but also their frustration. Workers do not go on strike because they want to.

They do so as a last resort withholding wages to convince employers to come to the negotiation table for fair terms. When they strike. Workers are putting their livelihood on the line as bills pile up, rent and mortgages go, unpaid medical bills accumulate, and debt racks up. SB 799 would provide a lifeline for California workforce while preserving the economy and the right to lawful strike. SB Seven Nine Nine does not change state law outlining qualifications to apply for UI benefits.

Finally, the total amount of individuals that would become eligible for UI benefits under SB Seven Nine Nine would be negligible. From 2012 to 2022, California had 56 major strikes. Of these 56, only two lasted more than two weeks, with roughly 50,000 participants. That is roughly 3% of the overall 1.3 million people applied for UI benefits in 2022. Many express concerns over the condition of the unemployment insurance trust Fund. I share those concerns.

Without a doubt, California needs to address the structural deficit in the UI Trust Fund. But the effect of SB 799 on the deficit will be minuscule, likely 1 to zero 2% of payouts from the Fund in coming years. Despite the state of the UI Trust Fund, we can afford SB 799. SB 799 will help California workers keep food on their tables, keep workers and their families financially secure, and keep the economy alive even in the middle of a labor negotiation.

This policy has proven successful in other states and has been upheld by the Supreme Court. It is up to us to help these workers, their families and communities by allowing people to access unemployment benefits during difficult times. Members, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Member Friedman, you are recognized.

Thank you. Members, I rise as a proud principal co author of SB 799. Members, I represent an area that has a very large percentage of workers that are right now on strike. From hospital workers to the entertainment industry, writers, directors, actors, and others. There's no part of my district that's not being affected by what's happening right now with people standing up for their rights and making their voices heard to big businesses. This economic effect can't be overstated.

And I want to say two main things to those of you who might be having concerns about this Bill. First of all, let's not take our concerns about EDD, about our funds, out on people who need the help right now. Those are problems and they are issues. And they're issues that we should think about and we should deal with, but not by withholding money to people who desperately need that money to put food on their table and to help pay their rent.

If you truly believe that it's the right of every worker to strike, which is fundamental in our nation, then we should also be willing to give those people who are exercising their right some relief. Now, the second thing I want to say is that my district and many of our districts that are impacted across the state are very high cost of living areas. Rents in my district are typically in the $2,500 to $4,000 range just for somebody renting an apartment for their family.

So the idea that someone's going to think that because they have EDD, because they have unemployment insurance, that that small amount of money is going to be an incentive for them somehow to strike when they otherwise might not have is really ludicrous. This money is not going to pay people's rent. It's not going to put the food on their table. It's just going to help them not feel so desperate when they're simply exercising their right.

And the only way that workers have to have a voice with large corporations is by striking. When push comes to shove, that is the way that they can make their voices heard and exercise some amount of leverage. So withholding these funds would be punitive and it would hurt real people right now.

So I would say, please, for the sake of our economy, for the sake of our workers, for the sake of our cities across Los Angeles, and our small businesses who just need a little bit of help, please support SB 263. Thank you.

Assemblymember Luz Rivas, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. As an LA Member, I have seen what happens during protracted strikes. Many of my constituents are on strike: writers, hotel, and health workers. These workers are left without income and have to wait in line for food, diapers and school supply donations. Small businesses and landlords struggle as their regular customers can't afford to buy even a cup of coffee, let alone pay their rent.

I know that there are concerns that have been raised about the health of the unemployment Fund as a reason not to vote for this Bill. As we've heard, this Bill will have a minor impact on the UI Fund, but a huge impact on the lives of striking workers and their families. We should not let the failure to reform the UI system stand in the way of supporting workers and their communities during their time of need.

Striking workers have earned these UI benefits, and it's time that we give it to them. Thank you, and I'm proud to co author this measure and urge your support on SB 799.

Assembly Member Essayli, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this Bill. While every worker certainly has a right to strike, you don't have a right to have the taxpayers subsidize your strike. Not only do we not have the money, the unemployment insurance Fund is in the hole by 18 billion, which is going to be put on small businesses across the state to repay. This is just adding to that debt. But it also violates the federal law.

Federal law says you can only pay out the unemployment benefits when workers are ready, willing and able to work. That does not meet the definition of a striking worker. So by passing this, you're going to be jeopardizing our federal funding for the unemployment insurance Fund, which we desperately need. I also just think it's not fair if you have a strike that is designed to put economic pressure on the employer.

And I think sometimes the only way you can get a true compromise is when there's economic pressures on both sides to get them to the table, to both compromise and negotiate. By doing this, we're giving one side an advantage. You're subsidizing with tax dollars, the labor side. Now, maybe there's other labor unions that want to help them. They have plenty of money, and we know that because they give it to you guys. Millions of dollars. They do. So if they want to subsidize...

Point of order.

Madam Pro Tem, my colleague from Corona knows very well house Rule 108.1 states that he cannot disparage Members or their intentions of this body by calling out Members directly in such a disparaging way. I ask that he be admonished and reminded to keep his comments to the content of the Bill.

Point well taken.

I didn't disparage anyone, just stated a fact. But the point is, there's plenty of money that other labor unions have, and they should step in to help their brothers and sisters on the strike force. I don't think the taxpayer should. So for that reason, I'll be opposing this. But I think we all sympathize with California workers who are struggling to live in a state that's so unaffordable. And we'd argue there's a lot of policies we could look at as to why that is. So with that, I respectfully oppose. Thank you.

Assembly Member Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in strong support of SB 799 as a principal co author. A Bill that will provide a lifeline to those workers who, for no fault of their own, must assert their right to strike. Let's be clear. The right to strike is not something that union Members take lightly, is only done as a last resort when lengthy good faith negotiations with management become unproductive to achieving a fair contract.

Most contract disputes are settled before a strike is ever needed. But unfortunately, we have seen far too often the antiunion tactics of not coming to the table in good faith and forcing workers to forego pay during a strike, depleting savings, and accumulating debt. SB 799 rightly recognizes this power imbalance a corporation can wield by running out the clock and starving striking workers in order to give up on their demands for better wages and benefits, working conditions, and job security.

And to suggest there's a level playing field between a corporation facing economic pressures and an individual worker that's trying to survive and put food on the table is insulting. We should never have workers have to make that choice of standing up for their rights, standing up for their working conditions, standing up for better wages and for dignity on the job, and having to actually have some bare sustenance to protect and take care of their families.

Now, more than ever, we're seeing this strategy play out with thousands of workers on strike, workers in the entertainment industry, hospitality workers, healthcare workers, and others with prolonged disputes that puts at risk not only the livelihood of workers, but also has a negative impact on local economies. Chair of the Labor Committee I always stand in solidarity with our workers on the picket line.

But SB 799 is something that we have the direct power over to provide some relief through our unemployment insurance that our workers pay into, so that those workers are not unfairly burdened with financial hardship for standing up for themselves and their families. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I rise as a proud co author of SB 799 to ensure that striking workers have an opportunity to receive UI benefits. This is incredibly important. I represent a district that has been incredibly hard hit by the strikes. These are hardworking individuals across many industries, whether they're riders or hotel workers or health workers. And this is actually very important to the state of California as we often speak about leading the way across the nation. Actually, we're not.

New York and New Jersey have already passed legislation that allows for striking workers to be able to receive benefits. In New York, striking workers are eligible to receive $504 a week. And in New Jersey, they're eligible to receive up to $830 a week when there's a strike. And I believe that it is about time that California ensures that its striking workforce has an ability to pay their rent, put food on the table, sustain their families, and be able to live with dignity.

We can and should be doing a lot more. And with that, I respectfully request and aye vote. Thank you.

Assembly member Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam speaker. Members, I rise in support of SB seven, nine. After thorough diligence on looking at this particular Bill, I don't rise lightly because I have serious concerns about unemployment insurance and the fact that it is 18 billion unfunded, and that it is something that businesses pay into, not workers. And I think that's something we should look at in terms of how do we Fund unemployment insurance.

I don't believe it's an earned right of the worker, but it is a right of the worker to strike. So if we're looking at this, we should also look at those workers who leave their jobs voluntarily because of such untenable situations. They don't get to do UI benefits. And we've seen that problematic over, and we've seen that be a problem over and over again. So this is a start of a reform.

But I hope that as legislators, that we look at UI and in this next session or when we come back, look at other bills and wait to reform, because we have to deal with this issue of it being underfunded. We have to deal with this issue of who it encompasses. If we're encompassing striker workers, we need to think about those who voluntarily leave their job because they have to. Not because they're fired, but because they have to, because it's an untenable situation.

But I'll support this today, and I encourage others to do so as well, with the thought that next year, when we come back, there needs to be additional reforms. We can't leave it here. Thank you.

Majority Leader Bryan, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Colleagues. I rise in strong support of SB. Seven, nine I spent my entire summer with striking workers, sanitation workers, hotel workers, writers, directors, creatives, all across my district, all across Los Angeles. This doesn't change the need to work or need to seek out work requirements that are needed to access unemployment benefits. In fact, many workers are finding side hustles in areas outside of their profession because they are in active negotiations with an unwilling partner.

And when I say unwilling, I mean outright hostile. We would not be in this situation if these were good faith negotiations, but they aren't good faith. We have one actor that has openly said, in some of these negotiations, we can go until they are unhoused. We can starve them. We have all the time in the world. We have all of the leverage. And eventually their basic needs will run so Low they will have to come crawling back. That is a shame. That's unconscionable. That's immoral.

We've been called to provide some relief. We've been called to take direct action to make sure that those workers feel seen and heard in this institution. This legislation is coming out of an urgent need across our state. It came to us in a rush. I'm looking forward to the Senate going back and looking at it and doing a thoughtful job in making sure we get it right. But I strongly, strongly request your aye vote today.

Submitted Member Gipson. You are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Members. Certainly I was not poised or positioned to speak on this measure today, but I want to thank the author, Senator Portantino, and also thank the author from the floor jockey from Pasadena, as we've debated this issue on the floor, it reminded me of a time in my family's life. You see, my father was a truck driver. He and my mother both had a high school education.

My father and mother came to California from Texas and eloped. Someone told him about a job at the Pacific Railroad. He took that job. And then someone told him about a truck driving job. He was on that truck driving job for ten years before he realized that there was a better way. He took about 60 men out on strike. No union. I saw eleven days. My family, the financial stress that we went through when I was growing up, I saw our lights get cut off.

And because I grew up in a village in Watts, some of you may think this is crazy, but our neighbors, we actually had an extension cord to our neighbor's house in order to keep the lights on, to keep the refrigerator and the freezer going. I saw a tough time in our household. We were struggling in those days to come, not knowing how my parents was going to actually pay the rent before they actually bought a home.

My sisters and myself went to school when other kids were having paid for lunch. We didn't have any money to buy lunch. But I saw a tough time. And when I think about what workers now go through in California struggling during a time when they're on strike, I was out on the picket line with the writers and the actors here recently. It's a tough time and it's a scary time. And I think that this is what we need to be doing.

And I heard the argument of $18 billion in terms of the unfunded. I get that. But guess what? We've had tough times and tough situations that we had to address before, this body before. And guess what? We rise to the occasion because we have some brilliant minds in this place and we find solution to tough situations. And so as we find these tough situations, we have to think about those who are the most vulnerable. It's been said that California is an expensive place to live.

There is. No one would disagree with that. It is. But can you imagine yourselves, those of you in this room, on this floor, not knowing where your next paycheck will come from, not knowing whether or not you're going to pay the mortgage to keep the lights on or even have money for your kids to go to school and buy food or whatever? It is a dark time. And so it is our responsibility to stand up and help those who are in need.

My colleague from Pasadena already said that it's not going to be an overwhelming amount of money that we're going to spend. Yes, we will have to address and deal with it, but it's our job to do that. And so I think this is a thoughtful piece of legislation.

I don't know if I'm a co author or not, but I felt it was important for me to stand on this floor and talk about, one, what my family went through, but also mirror what people are going through today struggling to make ends meet, raising their voices about decent wages and benefits. I respectfully ask for a strong aye vote

Assembly Member Holden, would you like to close?

First of all, I'd like to thank my colleagues who have raised their mics to address this very important issue. Clearly, we did not come here in January with this as an issue that we knew we would deal with, but here we are. Nor did we come back in 2020 with the expectation of a pandemic that would put incredible pressure on the ability to meet the needs of the people. This is just another in a series of unforeseen incidents that have impacted us, but we still can't turn our aye away from the needs of people who are on the verge. Many cases of homelessness.

We spend a lot of time making sure that we are ahead of the curve or trying to be ahead of the curve to address how people are in the state of unhoused conditions and how do we address them before they get to that place. This is a small universe of people that we're talking about, and that's why the impact on the Fund isn't going to be as great as some would say.

It doesn't mean that we're not going to get our arms around this issue going forward. We have before on other issues that have been mountains to climb. We climb them, but don't lose sight of the fact that we're in this position because so many have been in negotiations for a while now. They didn't just show up at the studio. They didn't show up at their workplace and say, you know what? I don't like what I'm getting paid. I just think we want to strike.

They went through a process. They went through a process of negotiating. It became clear and evident that they weren't getting anywhere. And even after continuous efforts, the process suggests, then everyone comes together and decides, should we strike? It takes great courage to get to that point. There's a lot on the line. They could very easily say, well, you know, this is I don't know, this is going to be kind of tough on my family. I guess I'll just take the crumbs and go home.

But what does that accomplish in the end? This is about fair negotiations. And to the extent the process is being used to a point to undermine the ability for the workers to get a fair hearing and to be able to get resolution at the table has now led to this place. We have to pay attention. And I appreciate the fact that this legislative body, not just here in the Assembly, but in the Senate and our Governor are paying attention.

And this Bill before us is not perfect. In eleven plus years, I've yet to find a perfect Bill. But what it is doing is being cognizant and aware of real life situations of people that we can meet them at a point in time that may be able to stem the tide till the negotiations can resume and then they can get to a fair outcome for everyone. Seven nine nine provides that opportunity. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Clerk open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. And Clerk close the roll. Ayes 53, noes 14. Measure passes.

File Number 24, AB 1219. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1219 by Assembly Member Berman, an act relating to elections.

Assembly Member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. I rise to present AB 1219, which would implement the recommendations of the Ballot Design Advisory Committee, a group of stakeholders, including representatives from 18 county election offices, which held a series of public meetings in 2021 and 2022. The board would amend numerous provisions of law to simplify ballot instructions, standardize formats, and provide election officials more flexibility when designing ballot layouts that are user friendly.

Senate amendments were technical and clarifying, which, in hindsight, I could have just led with that and stuck with that. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1219.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 60, noes: zero. Pass temporarily on File Number 25. Move to File Number 26, AB 1332. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1332 by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo and others, an act relating to local government.

Assembly Member Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I rise today to ask for an aye vote on Assembly Bill 1332, which is back on concurrence. Senate amendments are clarifying in nature, and this bill has enjoyed by parties and support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 56, noes: zero. Seven amendments are concurred in. Thank you. Pass temporarily on File Number 27. Moving to File Number 20. Pass temporarily on File Number 20. Is he there? Okay. File Number 28, AB 1620. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1620 by Assembly Member Zbur and others, an act relating to real property.

Assembly Member Zbur, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 1620 is back on concurrence, having been amended in the Senate to include additional cross references to irregulations and to narrow the Bill to apply to properties with five or more units. The Bill is narrowly crafted, but will make a real difference in people's lives by reducing housing insecurity for people living with physical disabilities and helping older Californians age in place and with dignity. I'm grateful for the engagement of stakeholders, including the California Apartment Association, which is neutral on the Bill.

AB 1620 retains local authority, and it's an important step towards empowering tenants with mobility challenges who are at higher risk of experiencing homelessness to remain in their homes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

See no discussion or debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 45 and no eight Senate amends are concurred in file number 29, AB Five. Clerk will read

Assembly Bill Five by Assemblymember Zbur and others in accolade to Educational Equity Assembly.

Members of Zbur, you recognize thank you.

Madam speaker, Members, I rise, after nearly a decade of advocacy on this topic, to present AB Five, the Safe and Supportive Schools Act. This critical Bill is sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Association, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurman, in Equality, California, and has enjoyed bipartisan support Senate amendments add specificity to a number of the accountability measures in the Bill.

This critical Bill will equip teachers and school staff with the training and tools they need to create safe and supportive learning environments for all California students, including those who are LGBTQ plus, and who may be facing harassment and lack of acceptance at school, rejection at home, or discrimination in the broader community. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

See no discussion or debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those voter desire to vote. Clerk will close the rolls. Ayes 49, no, zero. Senate amends concurred. In moving to file number 30, AB 40. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 40 by Assemblymember Rodriguez and others, in accolade to emergency services.

Assemblymember Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members, AB 40 is back from the Senate with 31 votes in support. Amendments in the Senate make technical amendments requested by the opposition and delay implementation. I respectfully ask for aye vote on this bipartisan measure.

See no discussion or debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk close the roll. Ayes 52, no, zero. Senate amends are concurred in file number 31, AB 41. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 41 by Assemblymember Holden and others. Napoleon telecommunications.

Assemblymember Holden, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, today I rise to present Assembly Bill 41, the Digital Equity and Video Franchising Act of 2023, which is back for concurrence the amendments in the Senate. Do the following clarifies the CPUC authority to establish certain requirements for cable franchises during the issuance of a new franchise or the renewal of an existing franchise. Grants CPUC the authority to set anti-discrimination standards and updates, factors the CPUC must consider when determining whether a cable franchise has violated the anti-discrimination requirements.

Clarifies the CPUC authority to negotiate options to remedy anti discrimination violations in lieu of terminating a cable franchise, including allowing a provider to remedy a violation by offering services to a specified or specific community. Updates local government fines for franchises violating certain customer service requirements to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index since 2006. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no debate nor discussion. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll. Aye 47. No two. Senate amends are concurred. File number 32, AB 91. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 91 by Assemblymember Alvarez and others in accolade to community colleges.

Assemblymember Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I am excited to present Assembly Bill 91 in concurrence with Senate amendments. The amendments by the Senate authorized the California Community College Board of Governors to enter into cross-border reciprocity agreements with universities in Mexico to exempt our border students from non-resident tuition rates when attending those specified community colleges. The Bill is supported by a coalition of stakeholders in both business and labor sector as well as the Community College Chancellor's office. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 91.

Seeing no discussion or debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 44, seven noes, and that Senate amends are concurred in. File number 33. File excuse me. AB 251. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 251 by Assemblymember Ward and others in accolade to the California Transportation Commission.

Assemblymember Ward. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Amendments to AB 251 taken in the Senate clarify that revenues generated should be directed to enhance road infrastructure and that increases for safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and other vulnerable road users. I respectfully ask for concurrence with Senate amendments.

Seeing no discussion or debate, 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, it Clerk close the roll. Ayes 41, noes 14. Senate amends are concurred in pass temporarily on items 34, 35. Removing to file number 36, AB 546. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 546 by Assemblymember Villapudua in accolade to alcoholic beverages.

Assemblymember Villapudua. You are recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, I rise to present AB 546, which is back from concurrence. The amendments taken in the Senate are technical nature. This Bill has received no, no votes and has strong bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

See no discussion or debate. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 59. No zero. Senate amends are concurred in without objection. We will return to motions. Resolutions to allow Majority Leader Bryan to make three motions. Mr. Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I move to re-refer SB 567 to Ramos to the Rules Committee.

Assemblymember Flora, will you oppose this?

We oppose, ask for a roll call vote.

Mr. Hart is seconded made by Majority Leader Bryan is asking for an aye vote. The Clerk will open the roll all desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Majority Leader Bryan is asking for an aye vote. Mr. Flora is asking for a no vote. Members, this takes 41 votes. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the vote. We have 44 aye, 17 no. The motion carries. Majority Leader Bryan.

Madam speaker, please move the following bills to the inactive file. Item 207 SB 336 Umberg to the inactive file at the request of Assemblymember Nguyen. Item 249 SB 803, Becker, at the request of Assemblymember Santiago, Clerk will note at the request of Assemblymember Bonta, I'm giving a one-day notice to remove file A 21 SB 516 Skinner from the inactive file.

One day notice, the Clerk will note moving back on file file number 37 AB 557 Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 557 by Assemblymember Hart and others in accolade to local government.

Assemblymember Hart, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Colleagues, AB 557 is back on concurrence. Amendments taken in the Senate strike references to social distancing and address chaptering out conflicts. I respectfully urge an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those voters desire to vote. All those voters desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll ayes 54 no, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in file number 38, AB 539 Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 589 by Assemblymember Boerner and others in accolade to homelessness