Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Culra notices the absence of a quorum. The sergeant at arms will prepare the chamber and bring 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. The quorum is present. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for the prayer and the flag salute. Today's prayer will be offered by our Assembly chaplain, imam Yasir Khan. Imam Yasir.

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful almighty God, we come to you today acknowledging that you alone are God and worthy of worship. We declare that you are the creator and sustainer of all things. We pray for wisdom for our elected officials. Give them the ability to discern the times in which we live in and to see the consequences of their actions. Guide them in making decisions that will serve our state best. Allow us to always be in your remembrance through which the decisions we make will bring a new spiritual awakening and ease to millions of lives. Amin.

Assemblymember Ambula will lead us in the pledge.

Please join me in pledging allegiance to our flag by placing your hand over your heart. Ready? Begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of. The United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under law, indivisible, with liberty and justice.

Members, before we move on, I'd like to welcome former Assembly Member and current Congresswoman Barbara Lee from the back of the room. Reading of the previous day's journal.

Assembly Chamber of Sacramento Wednesday, June 28, 2023 the Assembly met at 07:00, a.m.

Mr. Bryan moves and Mr. Flora seconds at the reading of the previous day's journal to be dispensed with presentations and petitions. There are none. Introductions 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 absences for the day for personal business. Assembly Member assailing. Majority Leader Bryan, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

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

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

Madam Speaker, I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118 A to allow Assembly Well to allow Assembly Member Mia Bonta to have her guest in the back of the chamber with photographers.

Without objection. Such shall be the order. Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77 two, I am re referring the following bills to a committee. Item 68 AB 399 burner. To the local government committee. Item 76 AB 782 McKinnor to the Business Professionals Committee. Item 84 AB 1061 Brendan to the Utilities and Energy Committee. Item 85, AB 1070, Low to the Business and Professions committee. And item 92 AB 1679 Santiago. To the local government committee.

On behalf of announcements, on behalf of Assemblymember Dixon, please welcome guests from the Building Industry Association Southern California and the gallery. We honor them at their hundredth anniversary. Assembly Member Dixon.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I'd like you to turn your attention to the gallery to welcome Members of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, who is celebrating their 100th anniversary today. We have with us Nicole Murray, the incoming Board chair, Joe Montajano, the CEO, his daughter Mia, who is part of the Junior Builders Program and his daughter Maddie. Welcome. Congratulations.

Please also take note that tomorrow is the floor amendments deadline. All floor amendments must be put across the desk by 05:00 p.m. Today or upon adjournment, whichever is later. So they can be adopted by tomorrow's amendment deadline.

Members, this morning we will be starting on the third reading file of Senate bills, file number 127. Members, we are going to start with the second reading. Clerk will read.

Senate Bills 104, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 148, 151 and Senate Bill 152.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Now, can I go to the third reading? All right, third reading file. Senate bills, file number 127, SB 439. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 439 by Senator Skinner, an act relating to civil actions.

Assemblymember Grayson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise to represent SB 439 by Senator Skinner. Stories of nuisance lawsuits solely intended to stop affordable housing projects have become increasingly common in California. Wealthy housing opponents use repeated illegitimate lawsuits to prevent affordable housing projects that have already been locally approved. After undergoing extensive local scrutiny and environmental review, these lawsuits are eventually thrown out by the courts because they lack merit, but by the time this happens, the damage has already been done. Affordable housing developers have spent years fighting these lawsuits, and in many cases, the developer loses the state and federal grants that were helping them fund the project due to these delays. SB 439 will address these nuisance lawsuits by creating a special motion to strike early in the lawsuit, which will allow courts to throw out lawsuits against 100% affordable housing developments that have no chance of succeeding in their legal merits. 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 the vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 45, no zero. Measure passes. Pass temporarily on file 128. Moving to file number 135, SB 692. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 692 by Sandra Dahle, an act relating to irrigation districts.

Assemblymember Dahle, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. SB 692 is a district Bill and would allow the Board of Directors of the South Fork Irrigation District to adopt a resolution authorizing any individual to be a Director when the certain criteria are met, including being a landowner owner or a legal representative of landowner reside within the district and is registered voter in California. This Bill is modeled after AB 1816, which handled a similar issue with the Tulelake Irrigation District. This Bill has no no votes and has strong bipartisan support. And 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 54. No zero, measure passes. Pass temporarily on file number one three eight. Moving to file number one 40, SB 494. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 494 with amendments by Assemblymember Mike Fong.

Assemblymember Fong. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, the amendments specify when the governing board may not terminate a superintendent of a school district without cause. I ask that the Bill be amended, sent out to print, and placed back on file. Thank you so much.

Seeing no discussion or debate without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, let's hear it. Aye. Oppose. I heard it. Now measure amendments are adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. File number 143, SB 836. Assembly. Clerk, will read.

Senate Bill 836 by Senator Dahle in accolading to water.

Assemblymember Dahle, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. SB 836 is a district Bill and allows water right holders in Siskiyou County to improve the flow of water, especially during drought years, which the state desperately needs. This Bill would require the water rights holder to notify all landowners before making repairs and modifications and are responsible for those costs.

And with the recent amendment, they are explicitly responsible for any damage. This Bill creates more flexibility when dealing with water pipes and conduits needing repairs, and would improve water efficiency. This Bill has no no votes, strong bipartisan support, and respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 50. No, zero measure passes. Moving to file number one four four, SB 40. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 40 with amendments by Assemblymember Maienschein.

Assemblymember Maienschein, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 40 by Senator Umberg, the annual state bar fee Bill. The Bill extends fees for 2024 in the same amount as 2023 and makes various other changes to the State Bar Act. Thank you. And I respectfully request an aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate, we will do a voice vote. Without objection, we'll do a take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed. Excuse me? The amendments are adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. If you don't say I loud enough, there's some no's that are over here. Just a heads up. Okay, moving on to pass and retain on file number 145. Moving down to file number 150, SB 486. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 486 by Senator Hurtado, in accolade to interscholastic athletics.

Assemblymember Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you, Speaker and Members. I rise today to present SB 486 on behalf of Senator Hurtado. SB 486 requires CIF to hold all state football championship games for all divisions at comparable and neutral locations. The reality is that educational and athletic experiences for our students, especially those from rural, low-income, and disadvantaged communities, are shaped by the neighborhoods they live in.

I am sure we can all agree that all student-athletes who have put in the work to earn a championship appearance deserve an experience they will proudly remember for the rest of their lives. By addressing the shortcomings in athletic facilities and overall educational opportunities, we can create an environment that supports and empowers all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background. SB 486 establishes a legislative framework that reinforces the significance of equity and accountability within CIF's operations.

With this Bill, we are not only addressing the issue of equity within CIF but also emphasizing the legislature's commitment to fostering fairness, inclusivity, and equal opportunities for all student-athletes throughout California.

Seeing no discussion or debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those in state, 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 42. Noes two, measure passes. File number 159. SB 459. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 459 by Senator Rubio and others in accolade to domestic violence.

Assemblymember Gabriel, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members, I'm honored today to present SB 459 by Senator Susan Rubio, a pivotal piece of legislation aimed at bringing much-needed clarity to the process of modifying active restraining orders in California. Approximately two-thirds of family court proceedings involve at least one party who lacks legal representation. The situation is deeply concerning, since it often results in avoidable errors, ultimately leading to unfavorable case outcomes. The repercussions of this extend beyond the adults navigating complex legal challenges.

They also affect the innocent children caught in the crossfire of family law disputes. Tragically, each year, more than 6000 California children find themselves placed by court order into custody or visitation arrangements with parents considered dangerous. SB 459 presents a vital lifeline for victims as it establishes distinct modification forms specifically labeled for domestic violence cases. These forms will empower victims to file their request with confidence, knowing that their voices will be heard and their safety prioritized.

SB 459 is not only a beacon of hope for those navigating the complexities of family law, but also a necessary step towards safeguarding the well-being of our most vulnerable, our children. This Bill has encountered no opposition and has garnered unanimous bipartisan support. Thank you. And on behalf of Senator Rubio, I respectfully request your aye vote.

Assembly Member let's just confirm that wasn't 453, it was 459

Yes.

Okay, 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 and close the roll. Aye 60. No zero, measure passes. We are passing temporarily on file number 161. And file number 162. Is that and 166 pass temporarily on file number 165. Moving to file number 167 SB 449. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 449 with amendments by Assemblymember Ting.

Assemblymember Ting. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm rising to present amendments to SB 44 Nine on behalf of Senator Bradford. The amendments make technical and clarifying changes that were requested by post. Respectfully ask for aye vote on the amendments.

Seeing no discussion or debate. Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. Amends adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. File number 172, SB 229. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 229 with amendments by Assemblymember Ting.

Assemblymember Ting. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm rising to present amendments on SB 229 on behalf of Senator Umburg. The amendments are technical in nature and help conform the Bill to SB 727 from Senator Caballero. Respectfully ask for aye vote on these amendments and ask that the Bill go out to print and back on file.

Seeing no debate or discussion. Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed. Amends are adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. File number 181 SB 46. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 46 with amendments by Assemblymember Cervantes.

Assemblymember Cervantes, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker Members, for allowing me to present floor amendments for Senate Bill 46 by Senator Richard Roth. These are technical amendments that make clarifications and avoid chaptering issues with other bills. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on these amendments and to send SB 46 out to print and back on file.

Seeing no discussion or debate. Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed? Amends are adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. Pass temporarily on file number 183. File number 186, SB 75. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 75 by Senator Roth and others in accolade into courts.

Assemblymember Cervantes.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, for allowing me to present SB 75 by Senator Richard Roth. This Bill would authorize 26 new Superior Court judgeships, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature based on the Judicial Council's 2022 Judicial needs assessment. 17 counties require additional judgeships, for a total of 98 new judicial positions in our state.

The public's right to timely access to justice is contingent on having adequate judicial resources in every county. SB 75 will help accomplish that goal.This is a bipartisan Bill that has received zero no votes throughout the legislative process. 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 61. No, zero. Pass temporarily on file number 183. Excuse me. Pass temporarily on 187, file number 188. SB 228. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 228 by Senator Roth, in accolade into military assembly.

Assemblymember Schiavo, you are recognized.

Thank you. Thank you. Madam Speaker and Members, I rise to present SB 228 on behalf of Senator Roth. It's a bipartisan measure that paves the way to bring youth Challenge programs to the inland Southern California area. The Youth Challenge program gives at-risk youth an opportunity to earn their high school diploma and prepare for the next step in their lives. This has had no votes. I 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, Clerk close the roll. Aye, 61. No, zero measure passes. File number 197, SB 296. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 296 with amendments by Assemblymember Connolly.

Assemblymember Connolly. You are recognized.

Good morning, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present amendments to SB 296 by Senator Dodd. The technical and clarifying amendments were provided by the Department of Justice and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate, without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed? Measure passes, amendments are adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. File number 200, SB 309. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 309 with amendments by Assemblymember Reyes.

Assembly Member Rayes. You are recognized. Thank you. Madam Speaker, I rise to present amendments to SB 309 on behalf of Senator Cortesi. These amendments are technical in nature and reflect discussions with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, Clerk will open the excuse me. Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed. Amends are adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. Members, we are going to move back to file number 187, SB 96.

Senate Bill 96 by Senator Portentino and accolade in historic venues and making an appropriation therefore.

Assembly Member Holden, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, I rise to present SB 96, the Historic Venue Restoration Resiliency Act, on behalf of Senator Portantino. As you null know, California is proud to be home of a number of large historic, live event and entertainment venues, such as the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, which I'm proud to represent, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and the Cal Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, amongst others. Many of these venues are 100 years old or older and continue to be vital catalysts for our local communities in the state through hotels and capacity, full restaurants, enhanced retail operations, and other course of tourism. Unfortunately, given their advanced age, these venues are in desperate need of reinvestment surrounding infrastructure, environmental sustainability, patron safety, preventative maintenance and accessibility, Members, these venues have been critical to California's culture for over a century. And in order to ensure they survive for at least another century, SB 96 provides some of the sales and use tax generated during qualified events back to the locals to improve and secure these sites. This Bill defines a venue as being qualified if it was built before 1940, is designated as a historic landmark, or if it has been used for live ticketed events for more than 50 years. And it also has seating capacity of at least 15,000, and hosts live events or sporting events. This Bill was further refined in the Assembly to better understand the scope of the eligible venues by specifying that they be publicly owned and that they be located in within specific counties. Keeping these crown jewels of our local communities safe, reliable, and competitive with newer venues supported by wealthy ownership groups is critical to their continued operation. This Bill has received no no votes. And with that, I respectfully ask for your 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, it's a 54 vote Bill. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the vote 57 aye no zero measure passes. File number 2114, SB 4119.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 419 with amendments by Assemblymember Muratsuchi.

Assembly Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. I rise on behalf of Senator Roth to request approval of amendments for Senate Bill 4119, which is an important bill to make sure that California continues to lead the country and the world in commercial space flight leadership. Amendments are technical in nature. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed? Amends are adopted. The bill goes back to print and back on file. File number 219, SB 434.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 434 with amendments by Assemblymember Low.

Assemblymember Low, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker and colleagues. SB 434 addresses ridership safety and transparency. I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed? Amends are adopted. The bill goes back to print and back on file. File number 224, SB 498.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 498 by Senator Gonzalez and others, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.

Assemblymember Gipson, you are recognized. SB 498, just a friendly reminder.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker and members. Thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 498 on behalf of my colleague, Senator Lena Gonzalez. This bill have received no no votes and received bipartisan support. SB 498 promotes strong enforcement and greater compliance with ABC license regulations by increasing the allowable limits of petitions so it won't be compromised to increase the fines in alcohol and beverage control. This bill basically making sure that, one, we don't sell to minors, and it also creates a fine. Again, this bill has no no votes. 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 close the roll. Ayes 57, nos zero. Measure passes. File number 232 SB 538. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 538 by Senator Portantino, an act relating to transportation.

Assembly Member. Brian, you recognized.

Thank you. Madam speaker and colleagues, I rise. Present SB 538 on behalf of Senator Portantino. SB 538 would require the Director of the California Department of Transportation, Caltrans to appoint a chief advisor on cycling and active transportation, who shall serve as the department's consultant on all issues related to bicycle transportation, safety and infrastructure.

The goal here is to establish a position in Caltrans who reports directly to the Director, who is well known within the active transportation community and who can work with pedestrian and cycling groups on issues affecting them. Currently, there is a concern within the cycling community that there is a disconnect between the well intentioned work done by the Department and the end result after it has been engineered.

Having someone in Caltrans that can solely focus on the needs of the cycling community and implement safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians would benefit all people in California. Senator Portantino, and 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 vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. ayes 50. Nos 2 measure passes. We're moving back to file number one two eight, SB seven two seven.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 727 with amendments by Assemblymember Ortega.

Assemblymember Ortega, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and colleagues. I rise on behalf of Senator Limon to present amendments to SB 727. The amendments make technical and clarifying changes. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on the amendments.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed? Amendments are adopted. The bill goes out to print and back on file.

File number 183. Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 60 by Senator Umberg and accolade in the social media platforms.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I rise to present SB 60 on behalf of Senator Umberg. It authorizes a person to seek a court order requiring a social media platform to move content pertaining to the sale of illegal drugs. Criminal drug networks are using social media apps as the primary method through which many individuals, especially our teenagers, are purchasing illicit controlled substances.

Illicit drugs offered on these social media sites are often falsely marketed as legitimate prescription pills, but instead are counterfeit pills that were illegally manufactured and often contain more dangerous substances, such as fentanyl. News outlets have reported that there are known drug dealers using social media to sell drugs. But even after law enforcement and concerned users make the platform aware, platforms are slow to respond in removing accounts.

Social media sites need to be more proactive and aggressive in their enforcement of their own terms of service, which include prohibition on the sale of drugs. Our children's lives depend on social media platforms being more responsible, especially as it relates to this access to Fentanyl. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on the prevention of social media drug sales.

Thank you, Assembly. Seeing no discussion excuse me. Assembly Member Joe Patterson. You're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this measure. I do believe that no social media company wants this content on their platform. The reality is, the children in my district who have been poisoned by Fentanyl have unfortunately found it through a particular platform. And I think this is a great Bill to help prevent that from happening in the future as Fentanyl deaths rise, unfortunately, in our state. With that, I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Patterson, seeing no further 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. ayes 57 and noes zero measure passes pass temporarily on file number 245. We're moving on to file number 248, SB 644. Clerk will read

Senate Bill 644 by Senator Glazer and others in accolades of business.

Assembly Member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues, I'm pleased to present SB 644 on behalf of Senator Glazer. I'm sure many of us here have made a mistake with a hotel or short term rental reservation, only to find out even just a few minutes later, it was too late to cancel and receive a full refund today. Even if you notice a mistake immediately after booking your stay at hotel or short term rental, the strict refund policy may not allow cancellations with full refunds.

SB 644 would require all hotels, short term rentals, and third party booking services to provide consumers free cancellation with a full refund. 24 hours after they make the booking. This would be allowable as long as the consumer made the booking at least 72 hours in advance of the stay. The most recent amendments removed all previous opposition 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. Tally it's ayes 52s, no 0. Measure passes. File number 249. SB 648 Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 648 by Senator Dahle, an act relating to Education Finance and declaring the agency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assemblymember Dahle, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. SB 648 is a district bill and would allow the Mountain Valley Special Education JPA to collect ADA funding. This bill has strong bipartisan support no no votes and a respectfully asked for an aye.

Thank you, assemblymember. Seeing no discussion nor debate, 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. All those vote who desire to vote. We need 54 votes. Members, all those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk can close the roll. Ayes 58, nos zero. On the urgency, ayes 58, no zero on the bill. Measure passes. All right, we have file number 250, SB 650. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 650 by Senator Dodd and others, an act relating to gaming.

Assembly Member Low, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker and colleagues. SB 650 helps to strengthen the 50 50 raffles, which helps to give much needed revenues to charities that need it. I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Members, this is another 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. We need 54 votes. Bingo. Clerk will close the roll. Aye 60 no 0. File number 251, SB 657.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 657 by Senator Caballero and others in Appalachian homelessness.

Assembly Member Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and Members. I rise today to present SB Six Five Seven on behalf of Senator Caballero. SB six Five Seven requires the Interagency Council on Homelessness and the California Department of Aging to develop a training for homeless service workers to better prepare them to assist older adults experiencing homelessness. The high cost of housing and the lack of retirement assets has created crisis for many California seniors. From 2017 to 2021, California's overall senior population increased by 7%.

But the number of seniors seeking homelessness services increased to 84%. More than any other age group, homeless service workers are a critical component of addressing California's homeless crisis. However, the majority are not trained to address the unique concerns of older adults. SB. Six 57 will allow the state to develop materials designed to address this gap in knowledge and improve homelessness services for seniors.

As Chair of Aging and Long Term Care Committee, I must remind the body that the silver tsunami is coming and we need to be ready for it. SB. 657 has no opposition and has received unanimous bipartisan support.

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 ayes 57 no zero measure passes. Moving on to file number two five nine SB. Seven 10 Clerk will read a Senate.

Bill 710 by Senator Durazo an act relating to surplus property.

Assembly Member Fong you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I rise to present SB. 710 on behalf of Senator Durazo. SP 710 establishes a terminus regional Planning Task Force bringing together a diverse set of stakeholders to study potential uses for State Route 710, terminus adjacent areas in Los Angeles and Alhambra. The task force will submit a report to the Legislature by December 1, 2025.

70 years ago, under the threat of enemy domain, the State of California displaced families and altered communities for a freeway expansion in Los Angeles County in January 2020, the Legislature declared there would be no extension for the 710 and therefore much of this land is no longer needed by Caltrans and can be put to other uses. The 710 terminus is unique. It is at the nexus of several different communities and jurisdictions.

This Bill provides an opportunity to repair the decades old scars left by the abandoned Caltrans project and work to make this area more complete and more connected. SB. 710 will bring together communities to share their plans for the future, giving the most impacted stakeholders a seat at the table. 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 close the roll ayes 56 no zero measure passes. Moving on to file number two six five SB. 760 Clerk will read

Senate Bill 760. By Senator Newman and others an act relating in the school facilities.

Assemblymember Zbur, you are recognized.

Pass and retain measures passed and retain okay.

Pass temporarily. Moving on to file number 268, SB 805 Clerk will read Senate Bill.

Senate Bill 805 with amendments by Assemblymember Bains.

Assemblymember Bains, you're recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. These are technical amendments that direct DDS to develop regulations to clarify criteria and require evidence-based behavioral intervention services, amongst other technical changes. I respectfully request for support for these amendments.

See no discussion nor debate. Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Amends are adopted. The bill goes out to print and back on file. File number 276, SB 872.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 872 with amendments by Assemblymember McCarty.

Assemblymember McCarty, you're recognized.

Thank you. This is Senator Min's measure on attendance gathering information in our public schools. Some technical amendments clarifying in nature. Ask that the amendments be submitted and out to print and back on file. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Amendments are adopted. Bill goes back out to print and on file. File number 277, SB Three. Wait a minute... pass temporarily on file 277. File number... we're going back to file number 277, SB Three. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill Three by Senator Dodd and others, an act relating to water.

Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Good morning, members. I'm presenting SB Three pertaining to the Water Shutoff Protection Act. In 2018, Senator Dodd authored SB 998, the Water Shutoff Protection Act, which established protocols for water agencies to assist customers who fall behind on their water bills. SB 998 affects water agencies with 200 or more connections. SB Three extends the provisions of the act to smaller systems with 15 or more service connections. As many as 500,000 households have their water shut off every year due to an inability to pay the water bill. Most of these households are low-income, falling below 200% of the federal poverty level. Many of these households are served by smaller water systems. SB Three is about water shutoff policies, notice and working with customers to provide alternative payment plans. In response to the one and only opponent's concern that smaller water systems don't possess the expertise to administer provisions of the act, the bill was amended to direct the Water Board to provide training when funds become available. Members, we all know that California law declares access to safe and affordable drinking water as a human right. SB Three helps preserve that right for nearly one million Californians. 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 46, ten no. Measure passes. Pass temporarily on file number 278. File number 286, SB 52. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 52, with amendments by Assemblymember Bryan.

Assembly Member Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam speaker and colleagues, I rise to present amendments on SB 52 on behalf of Senator Durazo. The amendments are making technical changes, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion nor debate, without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. Motion pass. Excuse me. Amendments are adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. File number 287, SB 76.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 76 with amendments by Assembly Member Haney.

Assembly Member Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I rise today to present amendments for SB 76 for Scott Weiner. These are technical amendments and also address chaptering out issues. And I respectfully ask for Ivo.

Seeing no discussion nor debate without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Amendments are adopted. Bill goes out to print and back on file SB 288 excuse me. File number 288 SB 77.

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Senate Bill 77 by Senator Umberg and others in accolading to elections.

Assemblymember Lee, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues. Today I present SB 77 on behalf of Senator Umberg, which will improve California's voting system by requiring voters to be notified via text, email or phone call when their ballot has been rejected and needs curing. Over the past decade, mail in voting has become the primary method of voting in California. This was especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic and as mail in voting is safe and effective method for expanding access to voting, especially for California's most vulnerable communities. Under existing law, when a voter's mail in ballot has been rejected due to a mismatching signature on the ballot or a lack of signature, counties are required to mail a notice to the voter no later than eight days before the certification of the election. If the voter does not verify their signature and cure the ballot in time, their vote will not be counted. Therefore, this bill wins a faster notice for every voter whose ballot has been rejected and has the opportunity to cure the ballot and have their voice heard. Recent amendments and appropriations have removed all opposition and respectfully ask 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 56, no zero. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 290, SB 94. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 94 with amendments by Assemblymember Kalra.

Assembly Member Kalra. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members, authors amendments taken in appropriations provided that the judge would have full discretion whether to leave in place the life without parole sentence or to resentence to a parole eligible offense, even with proof of mitigation and rehabilitation, the court may elect to leave the sentence unchanged in the interests of justice. Amendments today will provide that if the judge decides to resentence, the court must set the sentence at a minimum of 25 years to life.

We are adding at minimum to clarify that the courts have discretion to require the person to serve more time in prison before being considered by the Parole Board. Amendments today also broaden the exclusion for persons with sex offenses. These amendments provide that no one with a prior or current sex offense conviction may be resentenced.

Further, even absent a conviction, if the jury found that an individual committed actions that constitute a sex offense or attempt a sex offense, or facts admitted by the individual indicate a sex offense was committed, then they may not be resentenced. These amendments are consistent with the author's intent to protect public safety, respect judicial discretion, and support rehabilitation, redemption, and hope. Respectfully ask for an aye vote on the amendments.

Seeing no discussion. Excuse me. Assembly Member Gallagher, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. And Members, even with these amendments, it doesn't take away from the fact that you are now changing what was told to the victims. These people committed heinous crimes, murders, rapes. And those victims were told they would do life without the possibility of parole. So it doesn't matter how many amendments you try to make to this Bill.

It doesn't take the lipstick off the pig, which is that you're telling victims that now they were told life without possibility of parole, and they're going to have to go back through parole hearings, have their lives dragged right back through this all over again. All over again. It's bad policy, and it shouldn't move forward. I urge a no vote.

Any further discussion or debate? Seeing none. Assembly Member caller, would you like to close?

Just ask for an aye vote on the amendments. The Bill itself will come up at a later date.

Thank you, Senator. Mayor Kalra, seeing no other Clerk, will open. zero, excuse me. Without objection, we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed. Amends adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. Moving on to file number 293, SB 244, Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 244 with amendments by Assembly Member Wicks.

We will pass temporarily on file number 293. File number 297, SB 273

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Senate Bill 273 by Senator Wiener and others, an act relating to tidelands and submerged lands.

Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members, I rise today to present SB 273 on behalf of Senator Wiener. AB 273 authorizes the State Lands Commission to approve an important project on San Francisco's crumbling Piers 30 and 32. The project will reduce the footprint of the piers, add sorely needed public amenities and spaces, and improve harbor infrastructure resiliency on the waterfront. It will also open up over 700 units of housing, including affordable housing on an adjacent port-owned property parking lot on nonpublic trust land through a separate parallel project. The piers project will help revitalize San Francisco's waterfront, featuring visitors serving retail, general use office space, a deep water birthing facility and a publicly accessible aquatic center with a floating swimming pool and bay access. This office space will finance a series of urgently needed infrastructure improvements and while the SB 273 authorizes the State Lands Commission to approve the described project, it must still go through the local approval processes and undergo appropriate environmental review, and various permits and authorizations will still be required. This will bring much-needed seismic resilience, climate adaptation, and environmental benefits while helping revitalize the waterfront. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on behalf of Senator Wiener.

Seeing no further 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, nos zero. Measure passes. File number 306, SB 359.

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Senate Bill 354 by Senator Ochoa Bogh, an act relating to special education.

Assembly Member Gallagher, you are recognized.

Good morning, Madam Speaker, Members, I'm pleased to present SB 354, which will ensure that students with disabilities learn in the least restrictive environment and achieve a quality education. In 2018 and 19, California had one of the lowest inclusion rates for students with disabilities in the country. 56.9% of students with disabilities spend 80% or more of their day in General education, compared to a national average of 66.2%. It is critical to improve outcomes for students with disabilities who far too often are left behind.

SB 354 will ensure that students with disabilities can thrive and develop relationships with their peers by implementing meaningful, evidencebased, inclusive practices in California schools. I urge 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, 57 no 0 measure passes. Moving on to file number 314, SB. 435.

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Senate Bill 435 by Senator Gonzalez and others an act relating to data collection.

Assembly Member Arambula, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I rise today to present Senate Bill 435 on behalf of Senator Gonzalez, which will help to uncover trends and potential disparities that are often hidden in aggregated data between Latinos and Indigenous Mesoamericans. SB. 435 will address this lack of critical information by requiring the Department of Public Health and the Department of Social Services to collect and release disaggregated data for the specified Latino and Indigenous Mesoamerican subgroups, which enables us to actively address the unique health needs of each group. I thank you, Members, 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 56. No 0 measure passes. Moving on to file number 3116, SB 447.

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Senate Bill 447 with amendments by Assembly Members of Burr.

Assembly Members of Burr, you are recognized.

Madam speaker, Members, I rise today on behalf of Senate Pro TEM Atkins to present amendments to SB 447, the Bridge project. The amendments add an urgency clause and make minor technical changes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Without objection we will take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Amends or adopted, the Bill goes out to print and back on file.

File number 320. SB 470 Clerk will read

Senate Bill 470 by Senator Alvarado Gill an act relating to water.

Assembly Member Dahle, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present SB 470 on behalf of Senator Alvarado Gill. SB 470 would establish the Urban Water Community Drought Relief Program and the Small Community Drought Relief Program within the Department of Water Resources. SB 470 is modest in its approach as it seeks to piggyback on the existing program and expands it to allow our grant eligibility for the upsizing of underground infrastructure and hydrant installations to keep pace with risk.

With necessary fire suppression infrastructure such as correct piping size water mains and a number of fire hydrants to carry adequate water flow, rural communities are better prepared to withstand ever growing fire risk. This Bill was placed on special consent on the Senate floor and has received no no votes. I respectfully asked 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 ayes 58 no 0 measure passes. Moving on to file no. Pass temporarily on file number 324 pass temporarily on 327. Moving on to file number 329. SB 54541.

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Senate Bill 541 by Senator Menjivar and others an act relating to sexual health.

Assembly Member Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Good morning, Members. I rise today to present SB 541 by Senator Menjivar. SB 541 seeks to address the sexually transmitted infection epidemic among California youth and improve public health outcomes by expanding access to condoms. Specifically, this Bill will require public and charter high schools to make condoms readily available to students for free beginning at the start of 2024 through 2025.

School year required said schools to post a notice informing students of where to get condoms on campus and where to find sexual and reproductive health information and resources. It also bars high schools from prohibiting condom availability in the context of educational and public health educational programs and initiatives I. E. During sex education classes taught by community partners through student peer health programs, campus health fairs, or distributed by school based healthcare staff.

It also allows school based health centers serving students, grades seven through twelve to make condoms available to students. It prohibits pharmacies and retailers from asking for proof of age identification for condom purposes purchases excuse me. California is experiencing a public health crisis of sexually transmitted infections and youth are disproportionately impacted. The studies show it SB 54 is a youth driven Bill and we are listening as we continue to move this Bill forward. With that, 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 ayes 43. No 10 measure passes. Moving on to file number 333, SB 578. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 578 with amendments by Assembly Member Rayes.

Assembly Member Reyes. You are recognized.

Thank you. Madam speaker. Members, today I rise to present amendments to SB 578 on behalf of Senator Ashby. These amendments simply address chaptering issues with AB. Four 48. Assemblymember. Juan Carrillo. I respectfully request your aye vote on the amendments without objection.

We will take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Amendments are adopted. The Bill goes out to print and back on file. Moving to file number 3338, SB 619. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 619 by Senator Padilla and others an act relating to electricity.

Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. I am presenting SB 619 on behalf of Senator Padilla. This is to streamline the expansion of the transmission grid that we absolutely need, not only to ensure electricity reliability for all Californians, but also to meet our clean energy goals and to fight climate change. There is bipartisan consensus for this priority.

This is providing an alternative opt in permitting system for utilities to apply to the California Energy Commission to help alleviate the burden the backlog with the PUC, streamline the permitting process without compromising environmental reviews. This Bill is supported not only by energy providers, but also by the California Chamber of Commerce. The Natural Resources Defense Council and labor has received no no votes. 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 57. No 0 measure passes file number 350, SB 696. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 696 by Senator Portentino and others, and I play the notaries public.

Assemblymember Low, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker and colleagues. SB 696 addresses the issue of public notaries and I respectfully asked for 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 59, noes zero.

Members, back on file. File number 138, SB 392. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 392 with amendments by Assemblymember Santiago.

Assemblymember Santiago, you are recognized.

Yes. SB 392 is up for amendments. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Without objection, we'll do a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed? Amendments are out, back on file. Out to print and back on file. All right.

File number 165, SB 235. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 235 by Senator Umberg. An act relating to civil actions.

Assemblymember Papan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues. Today I have the pleasure of presenting SB 235, which will make initial discovery disclosures mandatory in a civil action unless modified by the court order upon stipulation of the parties. SB 235 additionally increases the sanction amount for discovery abuse from two hundred and fifty dollars to one thousand dollars. Under current statute, courts can impose sanctions for various misuses of the discovery process.

Unfortunately, and I can speak to this from experience, the discovery process is often abused by parties. These abuses have led to disputes that have become increasingly common, expensive, and time consuming. California law does not adequately condemn those that abuse the discovery process. Therefore, Umberg's, SB 235 is necessary to reduce this discovery abuse by requiring a mandatory $1,000 minimum sanction to be imposed upon lawyers that fail to respond to document requests, cause unnecessary delay, and fail to meet or resolve any dispute regarding the request. The bill has no opposition and no votes. Respectfully request and 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 63 and noes zero. Measure passes. File number 207, SB 365. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 365 by Senator Wiener and others. An act relating to civil procedure.

Assemblymember Papan, you are recognized. We'll pass temporarily on 207.

File number, file number 278, SB 4. Assemblymember McKinnor, you are recognized.

Good afternoon.

Clerk will read. Excuse me. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 4 by Senator Wiener and others. An act relating to housing.

Assemblymember McKinnor, you're recognized.

Good afternoon, Speaker and members. I'm here today to present SB 4 on behalf of Senator Wiener. SB 4, like SB 1336 in 2022 and SB 899 in 2020, will allow religious institutions and nonprofit colleges to utilize excess land they have to develop affordable housing regardless of local zoning restrictions. Although, in the recent years, the Legislature has worked to allow far for increased development, particularly of affordable units on parcels previously restricted due to zoning. A massive opportunity has gone untapped.

Churches, synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship have a long history of partnering with nonprofit developers and utilizing their surplus lands, often parking lots, to ensure housing is accessible in their communities by developing affordable units. However, many of the faith-based organizations that would like to lend a hand to address the growing unaffordability of housing and find a better purpose for land, they may not need or restricted from doing so due to zoning.

SB 4 will allow for these partnerships to flourish and for large swaths of land throughout the state to turn into affordable housing by creating a buy-right pathway through CEQA and circumventing local zoning laws for 100% affordable projects. I ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized.

Thank you, members. I rise in support of SB 4 to be able to just share this. In our district, in Oakland, within the space of about four blocks, there are ten different faith-based organizations, all who want to be able to build. When you think about this opportunity to actually have housing built in the state of California, you need to be able to do that within the fabric of California and within the fabric of our communities. Our faith-based organizations are already providing social services.

They're already feeding our hungry. They are already ensuring that people are taken care of. And all they want the ability to do is to be able to build with success, by one, by eight units, by 100 units, whatever it may be. We need to be able to give them the opportunity to do this. With that, I respectfully request your aye vote.

Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise also in support of SB 4. As we know, we do have a housing production crisis throughout the state of California. This gives not only our education institution, but our faith-based institutions the opportunity to choose to build, not to mandate, but to choose. Across Orange County, we have hundreds of not only churches, but faith based organizations.

And simply, if only a small fraction of them chose to build very small amount of units, we could start picking away at this issue, one church at a time, one educational institution at a time. I have three community colleges in my district. Cerritos College, Cypress College, and Fullerton College. Cerritos College has already built student housing, and Cypress College is moving along, being very interested in this. So this is a tool, it is a way to start building some units for those who choose, and I think it is an excellent opportunity to start building those units that we desperately need. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. I also rise in support of this bill. I am normally a strong advocate for local control. However, I do recognize, along with the majority of my colleagues, that we have an affordable housing crisis. And the key to this bill is that it's building 100% affordable housing, unlike some other bills that we're going to be hearing in the next couple of days.

This also I trust and I call upon our religious institutions and our institutions of higher education to be responsible local citizens. To not just build willy-nilly without consulting with the cities in which they work with and are located in. This is a responsible way to build 100% affordable housing while calling upon our religious institutions, our local educational institutions, to be partners with our cities to meet the affordable housing crisis.

Thank you, Assemblymember Muratsuchi. Assemblymember McKinnor, would you like to close?

Members, SB 4 will just allow us to build 100% affordable housing. We're talking about multi-faith, multi-racial organizations that just want to help. Usually, the faith-based organization is where our people who are the most vulnerable, where they turn, they turn to our faith-based organizations. And so I think that they are the people that will make sure that they house our homeless. I ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember McKinnor. 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, no one. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 265, SB 760. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 760 by Senator Newman and others. An act relating to school facilities.

Assemblymember Zbur, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, Madam Speaker. Members, SB 760 is a measure that aims to create a safe and inclusive environment not only for nonbinary students but for all students by requiring each public school to establish at least one all-gender restroom. This issue originated in 2021 when a member of the Chino Valley Unified School District introduced a measure that would have banned nonbinary and transgender students from using restrooms corresponding to their gender identity.

During the midst of the Chino Valley Unified School District proposal, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurman warned that the Chino Valley Unified School District's proposed resolution to exclude nonbinary students from sex-segregated restrooms would violate state law.

Although the proposed measure failed, the superintendent, along with other stakeholders, believed there was an opportunity to create an inclusive environment for all students. In response to the Chino Valley Unified School District's proposed resolution, the Superintendent launched the Safe School Bathrooms ad hoc committee.

Over the past year, the ad hoc committee, primarily composed of students, worked with students to create a safe and inclusive environment for everyone. This bill requires each public school that has more than two restrooms to establish at least one all-gender restroom to be available to all students, regardless of gender expression, by July 1, 2026. If a school has two or fewer restrooms, they must incorporate all-gender restrooms as part of their next modernization project.

However, if a school site with two or fewer restrooms identifies an existing restroom that can be converted for student use, there's nothing in the bill that would prevent that school site from making that restroom accessible to students. The bill aligns with the Menstrual Equity Act of 2021 and increases accessibility to menstrual products. This bill also requires the California Department of Education to conduct compliance reviews and produce guidance to help schools establish an all-gender restroom.

This bill has no opposition. It is sponsored by State Superintendent Tony Thurman, Equality California, and supported by the California Teachers Association, the ACLU, SEIU, and many more. Members, 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 vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 54, noes five. Measure passes. Moving on to file number 207, SB 365. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 365 by Senator Wiener and others. And act relating to civil procedure.

Assembly Member Papan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise today to present Senate Bill 365 on behalf of Senator Wiener. SB 365 will provide courts the discretion to decide whether a case may move forward if an appeal is filed, rather than allowing defendants to automatically put the case on a years-long hold while an appeal is being heard. I want to emphasize that this bill allows such a decision to be in the court's discretion.

SB 365 prevents a party from delaying court proceedings by filing an appeal after a judge has denied their motion to compel arbitration, even if that appeal might be frivolous. To be clear, SB 365 is not an attempt to regulate arbitration proceedings. SB 365 does nothing to impact whether an arbitration agreement is enforceable or not. In fact, SB 365 only comes into play once a judge has determined that an arbitration agreement is enforceable.

Under this bill, defendants still retain their superior appellate rights, but simply cannot automatically freeze the underlying case and deny the complaining party justice. People deserve meaningful access to justice at the time their rights are violated, not years later. SB 365 helps them deliver that justice. SB 365 is co-sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, the California Employment Lawyers Association, and the Consumer Attorneys of California, and is backed by a broad coalition of city and district attorneys and labor organizations. I think this is a fair and reasonable bill, and I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no discussion nor debate. Excuse me, Assemblymember, Kalra, it's so nice to see you. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise in support of SB 365, which would prohibit civil legal proceedings from automatically being delayed when a party appeals the denial of their petition to compel arbitration. This common delay tactic has led to cases being stalled for almost three years, during which time key witnesses may lose crucial documents, forget facts of the case, move away, or simply run out of funds to sustain attorneys.

This has unfairly tipped the scale in favor of one party over the other for meritless appeals in cases where the judge has already ruled that the forced arbitration agreement is unenforceable. In allowing these frivolous appeals to delay proceedings as long as possible, we postpone justice for workers indefinitely and waste enforcement agencies' resources. Members, this is a timely bill as the state fights to resume court proceedings, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Kalra. Assemblymember Connolly, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I also rise today in strong support of SB 365. Arbitration generally favors those who are seeking to arbitrate. Those who are most disadvantaged by arbitration are workers and consumers whose chances for justice can be delayed by years because of stalling tactics that are meant to bleed them of funds until they have to give up their case.

And importantly, judicial discretion is preserved by this bill. Nothing in this bill requires a court to determine a case in favor of one party over the other. This is a modest reform that will nonetheless improve the lives of many and make arbitration a more fair process. I ask that you join me in supporting SB 365. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Assemblymember Gallagher, you're recognized.

Yeah. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. Look, no matter how many people in this body don't like arbitration, it's the law of the land. It's federal law of the land. And there's been so many fights over this over the years, they always end up the same way. Arbitration is federal law, and it has to be respected. And we keep trying to pass laws to undermine it. But in fact, arbitration is a good thing. It actually ensures effective and efficient resolution of claims. That's what it does.

And that's why it is favored, and that's why it has worked time and time again. But constantly, this body keeps trying to find different ways to mess with arbitration, but this one is especially egregious. This is never the case. When there is an appeal, automatically the case is stayed. That's how it should be. You're supposed to stay that while that appeal goes on to determine whether or not in this case, this particular dispute, is subject to arbitration or not.

And then you proceed with the case after that determination has been made. I've been there before, actually, guys, when we sued the Governor over his abusive executive powers, the case got appealed. And guess what? The underlying case was stayed while that appeal was going on. It was no different for me. It's no different for any litigant when they go into court to test their claims. If there is an appeal, it stays the underlying action. Why are we trying to change that here? Because it's arbitration?

Again, you cannot undermine arbitration that's already federal law and allow a case to go forward when there's a legitimate question of whether or not it's supposed to go to arbitration. No matter how you want to mess with this thing, it's fundamentally unfair. We don't pick certain things that we're not going to stay and mess with the appeals process. And so, look, don't do this again. I mean, it's going to get overturned. You could pass this today. It's going to be found unconstitutional.

Like do the right thing, follow the rules, ensure fairness in our courts. Some things are subject to arbitration. They're part of a contractual agreement that people enter into. If it's subject to arbitration, it's going to go to arbitration. If it's not, it'll go in the court case. It'll go into the regular court system. It is fair, it is the law of the land, and it's time that this body finally accepts that fact.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gallagher. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. And I rise in agreement with my colleague from Nicolaus. When I saw this bill as a former litigator, I believed that the appellate process is actually a really integral part of our judicial system. The notion that every single decision has the right to be appealed, that your decision will not be made by one person, but that if that person makes a decision you disagree with, you get to go to the appellate court and have it looked at and give it a second thought.

And I can't think of, although, to be clear, I haven't looked up any single situation, and I invite our colleague from San Mateo to correct me if I'm wrong, where we do not stay a case pending an interlocutory appeal. So where we say, and there are very few situations where we allow this type of appeal in the middle of a trial, and we say, okay, we're going to let you bring this up in the middle of the trial because this is a decision that needs to be made right now. And that goes up and they get to make a decision.

And in that time, we wait. We wait, because you have a right to a meaningful appeal. And that appeal is only meaningful if they don't go forward and carry forward with the trial on which you had an arbitration agreement. And the sponsors of this bill have given examples, egregious examples of where companies are abusing this. The examples they gave me were where the state of California has sued Uber.

Obviously, Uber does not have an arbitration agreement with the state of California. Where the city of San Diego has sued Instacart. Obviously, there is no arbitration agreement. And so why not limit this to where the parties, the plaintiff and the defendant, are not actually parties to an arbitration agreement. Where there is no possible chance that that appeal could be found to be legitimate and this could be overturned. That's something I could support.

But the idea that we would take away the meaningful right to an appeal, an interlocutory appeal in a case where the parties did have an arbitration agreement, where the trial court has found that arbitration agreement to be invalid for whatever reason, but the defendant feels like, no, I think this is right and I want to appeal it. That changes fundamentally the way our trial court system works. And that is actually, I think, a really big deal that this bill does and that we're taking today. And I think each of you should think deeply about if that is a change you are ready to make to our system of justice. And with that, I respectfully ask for a no vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker. Members, I rise in support of SB 365, and I'm looking at many of you and seeing a lot of satisfaction in your decision not to go to law school after this debate. For those of us who are lawyers, some of this is bringing back memories for us in various ways. I did my best to understand this bill as best I could as it came through the Judiciary Committee. And especially with the amendments, I want to be clear that what this bill is about, more than anything, is about discretion.

It's about whether a judge can weigh the arguments in front of them, can weigh the facts in front of them, and make a decision as to whether to stay the case, to allow it to move forward, to allow parts of it to move forward, or whether they are forced to accept this motion to compel, to go to arbitration. Yes, arbitration can be good. Yes, it can make sense.

Yes, it can have an agreement in place that would lead a judge to say, let's go in that direction and let's stay the case during that time. But it shouldn't be required. It should something that a judge has discretion on. Arbitration is important. It's an important part of our judicial system, but so is judicial discretion. And so we should allow that in this case. And right now, we're aren't, we are requiring them to stay the case that leads to these delays. And with that, I think this is an important bill. It's common sense, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assemblymember Reyes, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I also rise in support of AB or SB 365. We're talking about a judge having discretion to determine whether or not to stay the proceedings. That's what we're talking about. We should be able to give that discretion to the judge. It gives that discretion to prevent corporations from using this common delay tactic, which was mentioned earlier, that is used against workers and consumers when a court has determined that a particular case cannot be sent to arbitration.

First, there is first a motion by the defendant corporation saying, I want this to go to arbitration. Then there is a denial. The denial could be because there's nothing in the contract that between the two parties that says that it should go to arbitration. But if the corporation wants to file a motion saying they want it to go to arbitration, sometimes they do this just to get the courts to give a decision.

And while, when the courts decide that the motion should be denied, that is when it is that denial that puts the case on hold. No judicial discretion, it is simply put on hold. And because corporations, because the defendants know that it will be put on hold, that is the tactic that is used. And when we're talking about justice delayed, we are talking about justice denied. It is a tactic that is used.

And the beautiful thing about this is that the author has taken this amendment, which my colleague spoke about, that allows judicial discretion to determine whether even a part of this appeal should be left, should be stayed. Whether the entire case should be stayed. That is a new amendment that he did accept. It was a big amendment. And with that, colleagues, I respectfully request your aye vote on SB 365.

Assemblymember Schiavo, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I also rise in support of SB 365 as not an attorney, but one of the few people in this body who comes out of the labor movement. I have seen how unfair our arbitration process is, especially for workers and people who don't have the means to hire fancy lawyers to delay and delay and delay. And while those delays are happening, it means that they're going without medical care that they need.

It means that they're going without the dollars that they are seeking to make them whole. It means that they are suffering. And so when we change policies like this, they have huge impacts on people's lives who are suffering. And right now, the people with the money and the people who have those financial advantages are able to tie things up in the courts and punish people who don't have those means. And so this is what this bill is really trying to address.

There is no fairness that happens in an arbitration system where employers decide who the arbitrators are. They won't let them go before arbitrators unless it is an arbitrator that they've decided on. There are all kinds of ways in which our judicial system is unfair, and our work is to make it as fair as possible so that those people who are suffering the most are able to get what they need and justice in the end. Thank you. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Yes. Thank you, Madam Speaker. And I thank all of my colleagues for the robust debate. I think there's a couple of things we have to point out. Number one is that you still get the right to appeal and you still get the right to a robust appeal. What this does, though, by allowing the courts to have some discretion to allow an underlying proceeding to proceed, is that over time, witnesses memories fade, evidence fades. So it allows the underlying action to proceed in a way that's meaningful. You win, you lose. This isn't going to affect that outcome. Everybody still has to prove up their case. It just allows the underlying matter, the court's discretion to allow the underlying matter to go ahead. And ultimately, if the appeal is successful, guess what?

That underlying decision isn't going to be yours to collect. But that's the way things roll. This is a matter of efficiency. And again, it's within the court's discretion to even allow just parts of the case to proceed. It may not be that it goes all the way to trial. I think this liberality is a fair way to proceed. I respectfully request an aye vote.

Seeing no further 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. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Assemblymember Papan moves the call. Moving on to file number 324, SB 487. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 487 by Senator Atkins and others. An act relating to abortion.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I rise to present SB 487 on behalf of pro Tem Atkins. I want to begin by thanking pro Tem Atkins for being an incredible leader in this Legislature on abortion access and abortion rights. This bill adds new protections for California healthcare providers who provide abortion and gender affirming care. Specifically, SB 487 protects providers from being denied the ability to participate in the MediCal program and from discrimination by health insurers based solely on the conduct legal in California but prohibited in other states.

The aftermath of the Dobbs decision overruling Roe not only eliminated 50 years of reproductive freedom, but it also encouraged states to enact their own bans and restrictions with many passing laws that target providers. While many of the states with abortion bans do have limited exceptions, providers are becoming increasingly wary and discouraged from entering the reproductive health field. With a shortage of access to care in other states.

With a shortage of access to care in other states, people who need abortion care are coming to our state because they can't find a provider or can't find one willing to take the risk at home. We are also seeing some of our providers traveling to other states to provide abortion care services. The purpose of SB 487 is to protect California's healthcare providers who are willing to take these risks by providing abortion care and gender affirming care here or in other states and are sanctioned by that state.

The bill would shield these providers from retaliation and repercussions so that there is no disruption in their ability to perform abortion care. Here in California, where abortion care is not only legal, but enshrined in our Constitution, SB 487 is narrowly crafted and in no way limits or restricts all our usual consumer protections or the ability of the medical program or health plans to terminate providers for unprofessional conduct that is not allowed under California law. With that, on behalf of pro Tem Atkins, I respectfully ask for 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 52, no 15. Measure passes. Moving back to file number 145, SB 728. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 728 with amendments by Assembly Member Luz Rivas.

Assembly Member Rivas. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. I rise on behalf of Senator Limon to present amendments to SB 728. The amendments address some of the concerns raised on this bill and offer clarifying changes. Specifically, the amendments clarify a penalty for sale following the prohibition date is not per card, but per retailer, offers a definition to retailer, adds an exemption to the bill for public transit and transportation cards. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on the amendment.

Thank you, Assembly Member Rivas. Without objection, we will adopt the resolution by voice vote--excuse me--we'll adopt it by voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. All those in favor, say aye. All opposed, say no. The ayes have it. The amendments are back to print and back on file.

Members, without objection, we will return to motions and resolutions for the purpose of allowing the Majority Leader to make two motions. Mr. Majority Leader, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. There are a number of Floor amendments at the desk that are not eligible to be taken up till tomorrow. I move to suspend Assembly Rule 69 to allow the floor managers to take up those amendments today to ensure the bills are expeditiously printed and publicly posted. The amendments and their floor managers are Item 132, SB 448 Santiago, Item 134, SB 545 Bryan, Item 147, SB 667 Shiavo, Item 156, SB 386 Pellerin, Item 184, SB 67 Waldron.

Item 208, SB 368 Bauer-Kahan, Item 212, SB 391 Grayson, Item 222, SB 476 Friedman, Item 254, SB 671 Rubio, Item 257, SB 683 Berman, Item 258, SB 702 Wendy Carrillo, Item 261, SB 723 Kalra, Item 279, SB 10 Low, Item 289, SB 81 Wicks, Item 300, SB 306 Pellerin, Item 325, SB 496 Waldron. Item 330, SB 553 Ortega, Item 334, SB 582 Boerner, Item 349, SB 695 Friedman, Item 355, SB 757 Santiago, Item 359, SB 800 Valencia.

Seconded by Assembly Member Connolly. The procedural vote is not debatable. The Clerk will open the roll. Majority Leader is asking for an aye vote. Mr. Flora asking for a no vote. The Majority Leader is asking for an aye vote. Mr. Flora is asking for a no vote. All those who 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. The Clerk will close the roll and tell you the vote. Ayes: 52, noes: 14. The motion carries. The floor amendments are now eligible. Members, we plan to take up these floor amendments today, so please make sure you have your talking points ready. Thank you. Mr. Majority Leader, you are recognized for your other motion.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move to suspend Assembly Rule 77, the one day waiting period for concurrences on Items 58 to Item 118, inclusive to allow authors to take up their measures today.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Mr. Bryan, you are recognized. We're briefly returning to motions and resolutions, so Assembly Member Bryan can do his thing.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. At the request of the author, please move Item 130, SB 80 Laird, to the inactive file.

Clerk will note. File number 319. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 464 by Senators Wahab and others, an act relating to criminal law.

Assembly Member Weber, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 464 on behalf of Senator Wahab. This Bill will expand the rights of survivors of sexual assault by ensuring that information about cases is timely shared, is shared in a timely manner, and requires the Department of Justice to complete a full audit of all untested sexual assault evidence kits in law enforcement possession.

Currently, the Department of Justice is required to prepare an information file on each kit in the Department's database and to develop a process to allow survivors to track and receive updates regarding their sexual assault evidence kit. However, this does not include kits that are untested. In 2021, only 149 out of 693 law enforcement agencies compiled with the Department of Justice audit of untested sexual assault evidence kits.

This Bill requires all law enforcement agencies to participate in a new audit and makes the necessary changes through the audit process to ensure that it is the complete, accurate, and thorough. It is incumbent upon us to do everything we can to protect survivors by empowering them with information. This Bill has no registered opposition and passed off the Senate floor with 40 votes. On behalf of Senator Wahab, I ask for your aye vote on Senate Bill 464. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Weber. I see 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 close the roll. Ayes 54. No 0. Bill passes. Measure passes. Bill passes.

Clerk will lift the call on file number 207. Clerk will post. Those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye 43, no 21. Measure passes. File number 245, SB 633.

Clerk will read

Senate Bill 633 by Senator Gonzalez and others, an act related to student financial aid.

Senator Bonta. You are recognized.

Thank you. Madam speaker and Members, I rise today to present SB 633 on behalf of Senator Gonzalez. SB 633 authorizes a participating UC or CSU campus to award Dream grants to eligible undocumented students if the institution has remaining funds that have not been awarded from their existing Dream Loan Revolving Fund. While California has taken significant steps to provide access to financial aid, such as creating the California Dream Loan Program, students without work authorization still face a shortfall and are discouraged from taking advantage of loan programs.

With this bill, the state has the opportunity to expand the Dream Loan Program by providing public higher education institutions with the ability to repurpose unused funds to provide financial assistance to undocumented students with an unmet need. Being able to pay for college continues to be a challenge for so many students, but for undocumented students, it presents an even higher barrier as college remains continuously unaffordable.

A Dream grant will help offset the total cost of attendance for UC and CSU undergraduates and provide subsidies for students to graduate. Thank you, and I respectfully request 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 43, noes nine. Measure passes. Moving onto file number 327, SB 516.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 516 with amendments by Assembly Member Bonta.

Assembly Member Bonta, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present author amendments to SB 516 by Senator Skinner. The amendments extend the statute of limitations solely for the civil claims against Major League Baseball due to unfair competition, fraud, or financial injury related to the racial or ethnic discrimination one might face. Thank you, and I respectfully request your aye vote.

Clerk--Mr. Flora?

We oppose the amendments. Ask for roll call 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. Clerk close the roll. Ayes: 44, noes: 12. Amendments are back on file and back on print. It's getting late. Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I am re-referring SB 516 Skinner to the Judiciary Committee. Alright, we are going to have lunch, so we're going to lift the call. It is currently almost 1:00, and we hope everybody's here back in their seat in here at 1:45. So you have 45 minutes. Members, let's be prompt. We're doing really well today. Thank you.

Assembly Bill 1109 by Assembly Member Connolly and others, an act related to health and safety.

Thank you. AB 1109, which is back on concurrence and pass unanimously out of the Senate. Amendments in the Senate are minor and technical in nature. They simply renamed the bill Tyler's Law to honor a young teenager from San Jose who tragically was a victim of sodium nitrite poisoning, the dangerous substance this bill regulates by banning its sale to minors. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assembly Member Connolly, you may open.

With that objection, we are seeing no others wishing to speak on this-- I'm sorry. Assembly Member Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just briefly, I want to thank my colleague for his leadership and partnership on this issue that, although we may have become aware of it relatively recently, it is clearly something that's affecting so many families and in particular, so many teenagers. And so I respectfully ask for an aye vote. And again, want to thank my colleague for his leadership on this.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, without objection, we will go ahead and take a voice vote. All those in favor, indicate by saying aye. Oh, I'm sorry. The Clerk will open the roll. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 55, no zero. Senate amends are concurred in. Moving on to item number 16, AB 232. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 232 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, an act related to healing arts.

Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 232, a bill that will grant a 30 day temporary practice allowance to qualifying out-of-state therapists is back on concurrence. Amendments taken. The Senate define the term 'immediately' to eliminate any potential loophole. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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: 49, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 17, AB 275. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 275 by Assembly Member Ward and others, an act relating to school governance.

Assembly Member Ward, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Senate amendments to AB 275 create parity for charter schools to allow student board members to receive compensation alongside students at school district and county boards of education. I respectfully request concurrence and Senate amendments.

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: 49, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 18, AB 282. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 282 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, an act relating to healing arts.

Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry. You may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 282 is back on concurrence. This bill streamlines the licensure process for psychologists. Amendments taken the Senate remove all opposition to the bill by addressing national standards and anticipated changes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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 57, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 19, AB 342, the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 342 by Assembly Valencia and others, an act related to professions and vocations.

Assembly Member Valencia, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, and good afternoon, Colleagues. AB 342 is back on concurrence. Amendments taken in the Senate were industry requested that expand the scope of information requested by the bill while also preserving the privacy of licensees. This measure received no 'no' votes and I respectfully ask for a yes 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: 59, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 20, AB 349. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 349 by Assembly Member Ramos and others, an act relating to state property.

Assembly Member Ramos, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 516 is back for concurrence. Amendments taken in Senate are clarifying and technical in nature. I ask for your aye vote. Sorry about that, Madam Speaker. I was getting ahead of myself. But if I could get an aye vote on that when the time is appropriate, I would deeply appreciate it. File item 20. AB 349 is back on concurrence.

The amendments taken in the Senate restore the current authorization for DGS to lease property at Patton State Hospital for the purposes of providing services to the elderly and homeless. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos, for that clarification. 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 61, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. That was ayes 62, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 21, AB 361. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 361 by Assembly Member Ward, an act related to vehicles.

Assembly Member Ward, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Amendments taken in the Senate to AB 361 add more time for review of the program, in addition to technical amendments that increase transparency. I respectfully ask for concurrence and Senate amendments.

Assembly Member Ramos.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 516 is back for concurrence. No.

You had your mic up. Thank you. Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item. Going a little too fast for you, sir? 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, all those votes who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 51, noes 8. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Moving onto item number 22, AB 417, the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 417 by Assembly Member Bennett and others, an act related to school governance.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, AB 417 is back for concurrence. Senate amendments added chaptering amendments there's no opposition in the bills. Received bipartisan support in both Houses. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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 58, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 23, AB 516, the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 516 by Assembly Member Ramos an act related to developmental fees.

Assembly Member Ramos, you may now open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. One more time. AB 516 is back for concurrence. I 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. Aye 60, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 24, AB 592, the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 592 by Assembly Member Wilson, an act relating to vehicles.

Assembly Member Wilson, you may open.

Well, good afternoon, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 592 is back on concurrence. The Bill took amendments to limit the Bill to a three year pilot program within Contra Costa, Solano, and Alameda counties. As a reminder, AB 592 would authorize these select counties to adopt an ordinance to regulate the transport of solid waste by non-franchised solid waste haulers on public roads in unincorporated areas. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote to move forward to a cleaner California.

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 59. Ayes 60, no's 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to move back to item number 13, bio item 13, AB 1389. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1389 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, an act relating to unemployment insurance.

Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 1309 is back from the Senate on concurrence, and the amendments are technical in nature. Respectfully request 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. Aye 65, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred.

Moving on, back on file to Item Number 25, AB 721. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 721 by Assembly Member Valencia and others, an act relating to school districts.

Assembly Member Valencia, you may open.

Madam Speaker and Members, buenas tardes. AB 721 is back for concurrence. Amendments taken in the Senate require that the CDE select three school districts who will provide implementation information on the efficiency of posting budget meeting notices online. The amendments also must sunset the newspaper requirement in the year 2027. Respectfully ask for a yes vote. Gracias.

Seeing no others wishing 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: 60, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 27, AB 783. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 783 by Assembly Member Ting and others, an act relating to restrooms.

Assembly Member Ting, you may open.

Thank you madam speaker. AB 783 is back on concurrence. The Bill enforces existing law for all single use restrooms to be identified as all gender toilet facilities by requiring cities to include notice about the law to business license applicants, Senate amendment applied the Bill to counties. The Bill has no opposition, respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, the will open the roll all those votes who desire to vote all those votes who desire to vote all those vote to desire to vote the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 56 noes eight. Senate amendments are concurred in. We are going to take it back to item number 26 AB 773 the clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 773 by Assembly Member Pellerin and others an act relating to elections and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Pellerin, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 773 streamlines the filing process for candidates and local ballot measure arguments. The Senate amendments require the lead county to work with other counties within a multicounty district to establish deadlines for receipt of arguments rather than specifying a date when they're required to be submitted. The amendments also add an urgency clause to reflect the need for this bill to be implemented in time for candidate filing deadlines in 2024. The bill has a bipartisan support, no opposition on file, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item. This is a 54 vote, Members. A 54 vote. 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: 65, noes: zero on the urgency. Ayes: 65, noes: zero on the bill. Senate amendments are concurred in. Going on to Item Number 28, AB 806. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 806 by Assembly Member Maienschein, an act relating to criminal procedure.

Assembly Member Maienschein. You may open.

Thank you, madam speaker, Members, AB 806 is back for concurrency. Amendments taken in the Senate were clarifying and technical. Thank you. And I respectfully request your aye vote.

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, their Clerk will close the roll. Aye 65 noes two. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 30, AB 839.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 839 by Assembly Member Addis, an act relating to residential care facilities for the elderly and making an appropriation therefore.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 839 is back on concurrence with technical amendments made in the Senate. This bill has had bipartisan support throughout both Houses, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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: 64, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to jump back one to Item Number 29, AB 835. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 835 by Assembly Member Lee and others, an act relating to fire protection.

Assembly Member Lee, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. This bill, AB 835, directs the State Fire Marshal to study the safety potential of requiring a single staircase in buildings with three or more stories. Senate amendments make minor clarifying changes to the legislative reporting requirements and other technical changes, receive no opposition, and bipartisan support. Ask for your aye vote.

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: 66, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Now we're going to go back to Item Number 31, AB 840. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 840 by Assembly Member Addis and others, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.

My apologies, Assembly Member Addis, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, Assembly Bill 840 is back on concurrence. With minor amendments made in the Senate, this Bill has had bipartisan support in both Houses, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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. Aye 65, no, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 32, AB 948, the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 948 by Assembly Member Berman and others an act relating to health coverage.

Assembly Member Berman, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. AB 948 would make the existing 250 dollar copay cap for a 30 day supply of prescription drugs permanent and ensure that Californians can access the medication that they need and focus on their health, not whether they can afford their prescription. Senate amendments were taken at the request of the Senate Health Committee and were clarifying. The bill has had zero no votes. Respectfully ask for your aye vote on concurrence in Senate amendments.

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: 65, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to jump to Item Number 34, AB 962. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 962 by Assembly Member Vince Fong and others, an act relating to identification cards.

Assembly Member Vince Fong. You may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 962 is before you again. Because the Bill was amended in the Senate, the amendment lowers the fee for all reduced fee DMV ID. Cards by $2. This Bill will provide some financial relief to Low income Californians. This Bill has enjoyed unanimous 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 votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, all those vote to desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. Aye 67, no, zero. Senate amendments are concurred. In item number 35, AB 971 the clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 971 by Assembly Member Lee an act relating to vehicles.

Assembly Member Lee, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This bill, AB 971, allows cities more flexibility to manage transit-only traffic lanes in their jurisdictions and to curb heavy traffic flow. The bill previously passed our House, but went back to the Senate for technical amendments requested by the Administration. The bill has no opposition, and respectfully ask for your 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: 68, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 36, AB 994. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 994 by Assembly Member Jackson and others, an act relating to law enforcement.

Dr. Jackson, you may open.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. AB 994 is back on for concurrence. In Senate Judiciary Committee, we made a change to the Bill allowing for law enforcement to use other legal names or aliases of an individual if their reasoning is articulated as something which is exigent, urgent, and shows a clear law enforcement interest. It is notable that many law enforcement groups and the County Sheriffs are now neutral on this Bill, as well as this continues to be an LGBTQ Caucus priority. 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. Aye 44, no 17. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to jump to item number 39, AB 1118. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1118 by Assembly Member Kalra, an act relating to criminal procedure.

Assembly Member Kalra, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members. Amendments taken in the Senate simply add the word "also." That's over here. We added the word "also." But "also" is a very important word. In this case, it clarifies that the defendant has the option of either raising a claim on direct appeal or moving to stay the appeal and request remand, which is the intent of this section. This Bill is received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Aye 64, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred. Then moving on to item number 40, AB 1217.

Item Number 40, AB 1217. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1217 by Assembly Member Gabriel and others, an act relating to business pandemic relief.

Assembly Member Gabriel, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1217, which would support outdoor dining, is back on concurrence. Amendments in the Senate were technical in nature. This bill has received bipartisan support. Would respectfully request your aye vote.

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: 67, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to pass temporarily on Item Number 41. Moving on to Item Number 42, AB 1268. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1268 by Assembly Member Irwin, an act relating to tax administration.

Assembly Member Irwin, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1268 is back on concurrence. Senate amendments clarify that each individual when filing taxes jointly, will be able to sign up for the California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry on state income tax forms. This bill has had bipartisan support and no no votes and no registered opposition. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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: 64, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 43, AB 1288. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1288 by Assembly Member Rendon and others, an act relating to healthcare coverage.

Assembly Member Rendon, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Senate amendments were technical and clarifying. I ask for your aye vote.

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: 59, noes: one. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 44, AB 1304. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1304 by Assembly Member Papan, an act relating to weights and measures.

Assembly Member Papan, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This AB 1304 is back on concurrence. The amendments were technical in nature. This is my weights and measures bill and it was amended to provide for the scales and sales checkout. Respectfully request an aye vote.

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: 58, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 45, AB 1309. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1309 by Assembly Member Reyes and others, an act relating to long-term healthcare facilities.

Assembly Member Reyes, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Coming back on concurrence, I present to you AB 1309, which will provide greater protections for nursing home residents being discharged or transferred from facility. This Bill has received bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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. Aye, 66 no... Aye 67 no, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 46, AB 1319, the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1319 by Assembly Member Wicks and others an act relating to local government.

Assembly Member Wicks, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1319 is back on concurrence from the Senate and enacts targeted modifications to state housing to state law governing the Bay Area Housing Finance authority, also known as BAHFA. These changes will better help the Bay Area be more self sufficient when it comes to addressing its affordable housing crisis. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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 53, noes 14, Senate amendments are concurred in. We are going to jump back to item number 38, AB 15. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 15 by Assembly Member Bonta an act relating to corrections and rehabilitation.

Assembly Member Bonta, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 1104 is back on concurrence with amendments taken in the Senate requiring CDCR to increase opportunities and access for community-based organizations to provide in-person rehabilitative programming and add chaptering out amendments. Thank you. I respectfully request your aye vote.

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: 51, noes: 12. Senate amendments are concurred in. We are back on file on number--File Item 47, AB 1341. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1341 by Assembly Member Berman, an act relating to public health, declaring leaders to see thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Berman, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1341 is back on concurrence. This is an urgency Bill to ensure that vulnerable communities retain access to life saving medications. Senate amendments update the bill's clinical guidelines requirements and provide additional clarification about pharmacists existing authority to administer certain medications. Respectfully ask for your vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on the item. Members, this is a 54 vote, 54 vote the Clerk will open the roll, all those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 68, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We are going to move to item number 51, AB 1668. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1668 by Assembly Member Joe Patterson and others an act relating to alcoholic beverages.

Assembly Member Joe Patterson, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Senate amendments changed a number in the code section, and 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. Aye 66, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to jump to item number 53, AB 1752. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1752 by the Committee on Agriculture, an act relating to bees.

Assembly Member Soria, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 1752 is back on concurrence. This bill corrects deficiencies in administrative civil penalties related to BE Health and safety. The Senate amendments are technical in nature. There is no opposition, 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 votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote.

The Clerk will close the roll. Aye 68, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 54, AB 4114, the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 414 by Assembly Member Reyes and others an act relating to digital equity.

Assembly Member Reyes, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 414. The Digital Equity Bill of Rights is back on. Concurrent Senate amendments simply added Members as co authors. Every Californian should have access to affordable, reliable, and sufficient Internet service. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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: 58, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to jump to Item Number 57, AB 1459. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1459 by Assembly Member Ramos and others, an act relating to the State Capitol.

Assembly Member Ramos, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1459, which will ensure that the rich history of California's first people is showcased at the State Capitol, is back on concurrence. I ask for your aye vote.

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: 70, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 58, AB 42. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 42 by Assembly Member Ramos and others, an act relating to housing.

Assembly Member Ramos, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 42, which aims to help assistance programs across the state when it comes to assisting those experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness with shelter, is back on concurrence. I ask for your aye vote.

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: 67, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Jumping on to Item Number 60, AB 223. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 223 by Assembly Member Ward and others, an act relating to vital records.

Assembly Member Ward, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Amendments to Assembly Bill 223 taken in the Senate were requested by the Judicial Council of California to ensure the changes worked within their existing processes. I respectfully ask for concurrence of Senate amendments.

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: 54, noes: four. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 63, AB 254. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 254 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan and others, an act relating to privacy.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 254 is back on concurrence. AB 254 provides continuous data protection across health platforms for abortion and gender-affirming care. Senate amendments are technical and simply replace the term 'miscarriage' and 'pregnancy termination' to 'pregnancy outcomes.' I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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: 65, noes: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to Item Number 65, AB 264. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 264 by Assembly Member Ting and others, an act relating to public post-secretary education.

Assembly Member Ting, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 264 helps community college districts observe Lunar New Year by allowing, but not mandating, community colleges to replace either Lincoln or Washington's birthday with Lunar New Year should they choose. The Bill has enjoyed unanimous support and no opposition. Respectfully ask for 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. Aye 68, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving on to item number 66, AB 267. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 267 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, an act relating to fire protection.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 267 is back on concurrence. AB 267 creates safer tents for Californians. You all know I love my camping bills, and it is necessary to ensure healthy outdoor recreation for the community. Senate amendments clarify that tents with an occupancy of 14 or fewer do not require toxic flame retardants. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.