Assembly Floor
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The Assembly is now in session. Assembly Member Pellerin notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent Members. The Clerk will call a roll.
- Committee Secretary
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[Roll Call]
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Members, a quorum is present. We ask that our guests and our visitors in the gallery in the rear of the chamber to please stand for the prayer and the pledge. Today's prayer will be offered by our Assembly chaplain, Imam Yasir Khan.
- Mohammad Khan
Person
In the name of God, the most Gracious, the most merciful, Almighty God, may it be your will that we allow our eyes to see the suffering of others, use our voices to cry out against injustice, allow our hearts to feel the pain of others, and commit our strength to create a more tolerant and compassionate world. Amen, we ask that you remain standing for the nation's pledge.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Please join Assemblymember Calderon as she leads us in the flag salute. Members, please join me for the flag salute.
- Lisa Calderon
Legislator
Members, please join me for the flag salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag. Thank you. You may be seated. Reading of the previous day's Journal
- Committee Secretary
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Assembly Chamber of Sacramento, Thursday, April 13, 2023.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Moves Mr. Flora seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal will be dispensed with presentations and petitions. There are none. Introduction, references 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 illness, Assembly Member Aguilar Curry and for family illness, Assembly Member Mathis and Mr. Hart. You are recognized for your procedural motions.
- Gregg Hart
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Chair. At the request of the authors, please move the following bills to the inactive file. File item nine, AB 554, Gabriel, and file item 16, AB 846, Bonta. Clerk will note pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re refer SB 547, Blake Spear. From the Agricultural Committee to the Housing and Community Development Committee and then back to the Agriculture Committee
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Without objection. That shall be the order. Members, we have some very special guests with us here today. For our first introduction. I'll recognize Assemblymember. Dr. Weber. You're recognized for your guest introductions.
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, today I am honored to introduce the Naopo, also known as a youth group of AHA Hoi Kivila, Hawaii, O, San Diego or A-K-H-S-D for short. aksd is a Hawaiian civic club that has been serving San Diego since 1993. Their mission is the promotion, perpetuation, and preservation of native Hawaiian culture, as well as the encouragement and advocacy of higher education, access, and community civic engagement. As residents of my district, I welcome them to the California State Assembly.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And if the Assembly will please join me in welcoming our UC Merced Center for analytical political engagement, which is an inaugural legislative buka cohort that is being put on for the first time. And this group includes undergraduate students that have excelled in their studies and are attending a week long program to learn tools and skills that will prepare them for legislative internships, prepare them for a path into politics. And I know that there's probably some future elected officials as part of this group, so I do want to welcome them.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
They are sitting up on the gallery. So if you can all join me in welcoming them. Also, a special welcome to former assemblymember Adam Gray, who is here with us in the back, who previously represented the district that I now represent. So welcome to the Legislature, especially to all these UC Mercedes students. This is your house.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Welcome to Sacramento, and we're looking forward to seeing you all take on leadership positions in your community and hopefully one day be on this floor, making sure that you're solving the issues of the future. Thank you for coming. Thank you, everybody. Members, we are moving to business on the daily file. We're going to pass and retain on file items one through eight. We have dispensed with file item nine and pass and retain on file items 10 through 13. Bringing us to file item 14. Ms. Shivo.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Ms. Schiavo. File item 14. This is AGR four. For purpose of amendments, Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly joint resolution four with amendments by Assemblymember Shiavo.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Schiavo you may open on the amendments.
- Pilar Schiavo
Legislator
Mr. Speaker and members, these amendments make technical and non-substantive changes. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Schiavo. Seeing no members wishing to speak on the amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor say aye. All opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print back on file, pass and retain on file items 15.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
We have dispensed with file item 16, and we're going to pass and retain on file items 17 and 18. Moving us to Ms. Wicks's file item 19 for purpose of amendments, AB 1394, Clerk will read
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly rule 1394 with amendments by Assemblymember Wicks.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblymember Wicks, you may open on the amendments.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1394 holds social media platforms liable for child sex trafficking and requires them to prevent the revictimization of child survivors. I want to thank my joint author, Assemblymember Flora, for working closely with me on amendments I am presenting today, which provide a right to cure and address other concerns from stakeholders to make this legislation easier to implement. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Wicks. Seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on the amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. Pass and retain on file items 20 and 22. Bringing us to Ms. Quirk-Silva's file item 23. This is AB 1308.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1308 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva and others, an act relating to land use.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support, support, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you may open on the bill.
- Sharon Quirk-Silva
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1308 prohibits new minimum parking requirements for remodeling updating or adding to a single-family residence as long as it stays within the floor area ratio restriction. Current regulations force homeowner owners to add two new covered parking spaces for any remodel, update, or add-on, even if they do not own additional cars. Costing upwards of $25,000 and using valuable land space, this creates an inequity for homeowners seeking to make additions that don't increase parking demand.
- Sharon Quirk-Silva
Legislator
AB 1308 provides flexibility for property owners to decide their parking needs and affordability, rather than a mandatory one-size-fits-all approach. AB 1308 has bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Quirk-Silva. And Assemblymember Dixon, you're recognized on the bill.
- Diane Dixon
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to speak in respectful opposition to AB 1308. Authored by my colleague from Fullerton. This bill significantly restricts local control by limiting a city's ability to decide whether or not to waive parking space requirements. AB 1308 is particularly burdensome to coastal communities that work in partnership with the Coastal Commission to balance community need and parking capacities for the millions of people visiting our coastal communities and who search far and wide looking for available parking on residential streets.
- Diane Dixon
Legislator
We want our visitors to come to our coastal cities and not be frustrated by the already prevalent lack of parking. This bill will exacerbate the parking shortage in our beach communities, and for these reasons, I will be opposing AB 1308 today, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Dixon. And Assemblywoman Friedman, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Laura Friedman
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. Members, this bill, let's be clear, is not about people building new housing without parking. As much as I have done legislation in that space myself, that is not the bill that's in front of us. This bill simply says that if a homeowner adds a room to their house, the city can't compel them to all of a sudden but build a new garage. Does that happen? Absolutely.
- Laura Friedman
Person
When I was on the Glendale Design Review Board, we had a homeowner who had an old vintage house, like a 1920s house, one family. Now, this house, because it was so old, only had one bathroom. And they wanted to add a bathroom to their house because they were a five-person household, so they wanted to add this bathroom. The bathroom, I believe, was 300 square feet. That homeowner was told by the city that because of our rules, they had to build a new two-car garage on their property. That was the burdensome rule.
- Laura Friedman
Person
The nanny state government overreach rule that this bill tries to remedy. They weren't adding more people to their home. They weren't going over their FAR. They were simply trying to upgrade their home to make it usable for today's way of living. This bill is common sense because for many cities, upgrading their codes is itself burdensome and expensive.
- Laura Friedman
Person
But for a homeowner who is being told that even though they're not adding another family, maybe they're adding a baby, that they have to all of a sudden upgrade their garage or build a new garage when it's been perfectly fine for the past 40 years just doesn't make sense. Now, we allow people to not have to add new parking for an ADU where you are literally adding a new household.
- Laura Friedman
Person
We're talking here about single family residents who's just trying to improve on their own property without the government coming in and telling them to do another repair that either can't be done sometimes because of the size of a lot or that becomes prohibitively expensive. This is common sense. It's a very gentle touch, and I urge an aye vote. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Ms. Friedman and Mr. Hoover, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Josh Hoover
Legislator
Thank you. I just want to rise in support of the bill. Commend the do for me. This comes down to a property rights issue. We do not need cities telling property owners what they need to do with their parking in their homes. And I urge an aye vote. Thank you.
- Josh Hoover
Legislator
Thank you, Assemblymember Hoover, and seeing no other members wishing to be recognized on the bill, Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva, you may close.
- Sharon Quirk-Silva
Legislator
Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 54. Noes two. The bill's passed. Next. This is file item 24 AB 440 Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 440 by Assembly Member Wicks, an act relating to land use.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
And Assemblymember Wicks, you may open on the bill.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
Thank you Mr. Speaker and members. Density Bonus Law is one of our main tools for creating more housing in the state. This bill clarifies the definition of maximum density or base density in Density Bonus Law. The clarification will make it easier for cities and counties to implement Density Bonus Law. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Someone Wicks. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 50s, noes 10. Bill is passed. Pass and retain on file items 25 through 29. Bringing us to file item 30, AB 42 Clerk will read .
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 42 by Assemblymember Ramos and others an act relating to housing.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Member Ramos and others, an act related to housing.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Ramos, you may open on the bill.
- James Ramos
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 42 aims to help assistance programs across the state when it comes to assisting those experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness with shelter. I ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ramos. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close the roll. Tie the votes.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Aye's 65, no zero. The bill has passed. Next. This is file item 31. For the purpose of amendments, AB 733. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 733 with amendments by Assembly Member Mike Fong.
- Reading Clerk
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Assembly Member Mike Fong.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Mike Fong, you may open on the amendments.
- Mike Fong
Legislator
Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. The amendments address opposition concerns by allowing retiring members of law enforcement to purchase their service weapon. I ask the bill be amended, sent back to print, and back on file. Thank you so much.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Very good. Seeing no members wishing to speak on these amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. We'll pass and retain on file items 32 and 33, bringing us to file item 34, AB 825.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 825 by Assembly Member Bryan, an act relating to bicycles.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Bryan, you may open on the bill.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 825. It's a smart street bill. It ensures that in places where there is no safe bicycle infrastructure on the street, cyclists won't be criminalized for riding on the sidewalk. There are over $100 million in settlements that are issued for bicyclists being injured on the streets. We lose three bicyclists a week. Wherever they can ride safely, they should have the right to do so. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bryan. Assembly Woman Boerner, you're recognized on the bill.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
Yes. Question for the author?
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Without objection.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
One of the things I think we've talked about is what your commitments are as you go to the Senate. One of the things I am concerned about is that, for example, the City of Encinitas does not allow bike riding on sidewalks in our downtown area because it is a very high pedestrian zone.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
There might be other cities that, when this goes into effect, also determine that there are downtowns where bike riding on the sidewalk is not safe. I generally believe when there are not safe bike lanes, we should let especially kids ride on sidewalks. I think that shouldn't be criminalized in any way. Could you talk a little bit about the commitments that we've discussed publicly so that they'll be taken in the senate?
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
I will answer in my close.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Ms. Boerner, seeing no other mem- Mr. Muratsuchi, you may recognize on the bill.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
I'd just like to ask the author and his clothes to clarify whether this applies to e-bikes.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Muratsuchi. And Mr. Essayli, you're recognized on the bill.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
The author as well-
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
-whether this also applies to e-bikes because I've seen a lot of e-bikes now on sidewalks, and they're basically motorcycles. They're going 30 miles an hour. They're very dangerous, and a lot of people are getting hurt.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Without objection.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
So my question would be whether e-bikes would be allowed on the sidewalks as well. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Essayli. If there are no other members wishing to be recognized on this bill, Mr. Bryan, you may close.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you for the questions and the comments. Of course, going 30 miles an hour is still legal. If you go over 10 miles an hour on the sidewalk at all, you can still be sighted with a ticket. We are working with pedestrian groups and disability groups who are all in support of this. As I mentioned to my colleague from San Diego, this is just the first house. We're willing to take more amendments to make sure that we do this safely.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
The real impetus for this is to encourage bike infrastructure be built and to save local jurisdictions the over 100 millions of dollars every decade that they are paying out right now and to ensure that we don't lose three bicyclists a week like we currently are. Again, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bryan. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, clerk will close roll. Tally the votes: aye's 55, no's 12. Bill is passed. Next. Mr. Jackson, this is file item 35, AB 994.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
AB 994. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 994 by Assembly Member Jackson and others, an act relating to law enforcement.
- Corey Jackson
Legislator
Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, I rise to present AB 994 about protecting people's privacy, who they are, and how they see themselves. AB 994 require that our sheriffs and police departments do not post booking photos or mug shots of individuals when arrested on suspicion of nonviolent crimes unless the individual is deemed an imminent risk to others.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Jackson, you may open on the bill.
- Corey Jackson
Legislator
A judge orders release of the individual's image or there is an exigent circumstance that necessates the dissemination of the individual. This is an LGBTQ caucus bill priority, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Jackson. And seeing no members wishing to be recognized on this bill, clerk will open the poll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes: aye's 43, no's 15. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. Quirk-Silva.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
This is file item 36, AB 1187. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1187 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, an act relating to crime victims and making an appropriation therefore.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Woman Quirk-Silva, you may open on the bill.
- Sharon Quirk-Silva
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise to present AB 1187, a crucial bill allowing child victims of crime access to treatment from certified child life specialists under licensed providers. Adverse childhood experiences have lasting effects on individuals, including PTSD, violence patterns, chronic health issues, mental illness, and substance abuse. Survivors of abuse, neglect, family violence, and loss deserve support from highly skilled professionals like certified child life specialists.
- Sharon Quirk-Silva
Legislator
These specialists offer trauma-informed care and interventions but are currently not recognized as authorized mental health providers by the California Victim Compensation Board. Passing AB 1187 expands the pool of behavioral health specialists available to provide essential services to these children and families.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Quirk-Silva. And not seeing any members wishing to be recognized on this Bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes: aye's 56, no's 0. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. Ortega. This is file item 37, AB 1213.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
AB 1213. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1213 by Assembly Member Ortega and an act relating to workers' compensation.
- Liz Ortega
Legislator
Thank you, speaker and members. Thank you for the opportunity to present AB 1213. This is a narrowly tailored bill that closes a problematic gap in temporary disability coverage for injured workers who experience delays in treatments through no fault of their own. In 2021, there were over 200,000 treatment requests that were appealed to IMR, only 7% of which were overturned, about 19,000 requests.
- Liz Ortega
Legislator
Of those, only 53 decisions were delivered untimely, meaning this narrowly tailored bill would only apply to a small subset of injured workers experiencing delays in treatment and temporary disability payments through no fault of their own. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ortega. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 53, noes eight. The bills passed next. This is file item 38, AB 1218.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
AB 1218. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1218 by Assembly Member Lowenthal and an act relating to land use.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And support, support. Assembly Member Lowenthal, you may open on the bill.
- Josh Lowenthal
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, AB 1218 provides needed clarity to ensure that the replacement housing and relocation assistance of SB 330 are implementable and can achieve their intended impact. The bill addresses confusing and conflicting provisions in the law that require the replacement of certain housing units and, in some cases, relocation assistance and a right to return for displaced low-income households as a condition of developing sites where existing housing is demolished.
- Josh Lowenthal
Legislator
In addition, the bill extends the replacement housing obligation under SB 330 to all projects rather than just housing projects. I've agreed to work with the California Apartment Association on amendments and will be taking those amendments in the Senate. Thank you and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Aye's 65, no zero. The bill passed. Next. Mr. Kalra, do you wish to take up or pass temporarily on file item 39? Mr. Kalra? We will take up file item 39, AB 1266.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
AB 1266. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1266 by Assembly Member Kalra, an act relating to crime.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Kalra, you may open on the bill.
- Ash Kalra
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, AB 1266 addresses the disparate punishment of low-income people that has done little to further public safety by prohibiting bench warrants from being issued if the underlying charge is an infraction. Each year, 3 million low-level infractions are processed in California courts, many of which include traffic violations that are punishable by a fine and do not require a court appearance.
- Ash Kalra
Legislator
Despite recent reforms, judges can still issue bench warrants for arrest in cases where a person fails to appear in court or pay a citation. Arresting a person unable to pay a fine not only further drives them into poverty, but can have adverse impacts on their ability to secure housing, employment, and higher education opportunities. Furthermore, there are other tools for holding individuals accountable without resorting to bench warrants, such as referring a case to a court collection program.
- Ash Kalra
Legislator
And ultimately, unresolved infractions will still show up as open criminal cases on background checks and police records. By eliminating the discriminatory practice, this bill could result in long-term cost savings by reducing the number of people incarcerated for an infraction that was never intended to be punishable by jail time in the first place. AB 1266 is the next step in ending the debtors' prison and will ensure individuals are not punished for what is essentially a crime of poverty. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Kalra. And seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes: aye's 41, no's 15. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. Friedman for amendments, file item 40 AB 1399.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
AB 1399. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1399 with amendments by Assembly Member Friedman.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Man Friedman, you may open on the amendments.
- Laura Friedman
Person
Good morning, everyone. I rise to present a clarifying amendment to AB 1399, which clarifies that medical records may be available to veterinarians when a telehealth client is referred to them, consistent with current law. I respectfully request an aye vote on the amendments.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Friedman. Seeing no members wishing to speak on the amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. Amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. We're going to pass and retain on file items 41 through 48. Bring us to Mr. Low. This is file item 49, AB 996.
- Jim Wood
Person
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 996 by Assembly Member Low, an act relating to professions and vocations.
- Reading Clerk
Person
And Assembly Member Low, you may open on the Bill.
- Evan Low
Person
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. Assembly Bill 996 establishes conflict of interest policies within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Evan Low
Person
Thank you, Mr. Low. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 69, no zero. The Bill is passed.
- Jim Wood
Person
We're going to pass and retain on file items 50 and 51 bringing us back to Ms. Wicks. This is file item 52, AB 1319. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1319 by Assembly Member Wicks and others, an act relating to local government.
- Jim Wood
Person
And Assemblyman Wicks, you may open on the Bill.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1319 enacts targeted modifications to state law governing the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, also known as BAHFA. In getting BAHFA up and running, they and partners in the affordable housing community noticed that there were a handful of places where the law lacked clarity, made implementation challenging, or didn't reflect recent evolution in best practices. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Wicks. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 54; noes: 14. The bill is passed. Next, for purpose of amendments by Mr. Garcia, this is File Item 53: AB 1533. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1533 with amendments by Assembly Member Garcia.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Garcia, you may open.
- Eduardo Garcia
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Colleagues. I rise to present for amendments AB 1533, the Utilities and Energy Committee Omnibus Code cleanup measure. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Garcia. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on the amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote. All those in favor, say 'aye.' All those opposed, say 'nay.' The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. Next, for purpose of amendments, Ms. Waldron.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
This is file item 54, AB 1741, Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1741 with amendments by Assembly Member Waldron.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblyman Waldron, you may open on the amendments.
- Marie Waldron
Person
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- Marie Waldron
Person
Amendments to AB 1741 address opposition concerns by deleting the authority for unlicensed clinical laboratory personnel to perform preventative maintenance and instead authorizes them to assist in preventative maintenance under the direct and constant supervision of a physician or licensed lab personnel. Thank you. I ask for your support and that the Bill go out to print and back on file.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Waldron and seeing no members wishing to speak on these amendments. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The eyes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill is out to print and back on file. We are going to pass and retain on file items 55 through 58 bringing us to file item 59 AB4. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill four by Assembly Member Arambula and others regarding to healthcare.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Arambula may open on the Bill.
- Joaquin Arambula
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present AB four, a Bill to expand Covered California access to all Californians by removing immigration status as a barrier to eligibility. Thank you, Members, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Arambula, Dr. Arambula. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 56, no six. The bills pass. Next, for purpose of amendments, we'll take up file item 60. This is AB seven. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill seven with amendments by Assembly Member Friedman.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Friedman, you may open on the amendments.
- Laura Friedman
Person
Thank you. Amendment--thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Amendments to AB 7 codify state and federal principles in transportation related to safety, climate, and equity. Specifically, these amendments require transportation state agencies to incorporate existing state and federal principles into transportation project development, selection, and implementation to the extent feasible, and they require a fiscal constraint and an analysis of how state and federal principles are implemented in the state's long-range transportation planning document.
- Laura Friedman
Person
Members, this language has been crafted in consultation with local governments, labor organizations, contractor groups, and environmental advocates. These amendments work to alleviate opposition concerns related to local funding, removal of local control, and burdensome project selection processes and stopping projects. So we are working very hard to address any concerns on this legislation and these amendments reflect that work, and I'm committed to continuing to work with all stakeholders as the bill evolves and I would request your aye vote on the amendments.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Ms. Friedman, and Mr. Flora, you're recognized on the amendments.
- Heath Flora
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We rise in opposition to these amendments. Ask for a roll call vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Very well. Seeing no other Members wishing to speak on these amendments, there's a roll call vote requested. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. These are on amendments. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 47; noes: 15. Amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. We will pass and retain on File Items 61 through 63.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
We will pass temporarily on File Item 64 and pass and retain on File Item 65. For Mr. Holden, this is File Item 66: AB 43. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 43 by Assembly Member Holden, an act relating to greenhouse gas emissions.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Holden, you may open on the bill.
- Chris Holden
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good afternoon, Members. AB 43 is a bill that will require the California Air Resources Board to establish an embodied carbon trading system as defined and would make it applicable to building materials providers, developers and architectural and engineering firms, and construction companies. Last year, this body supported my bill, AB 2446, which requires CARB to develop a framework for measuring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with new building construction.
- Chris Holden
Person
A segment of that bill dealt with CARB establishing a carbon trading system to allow the industry time to ramp up its efforts to meet our climate goals. However, due to insufficient time, I amended that portion out of the bill. AB 2446 was signed by the Governor. Currently, CARB is providing technical assistance on AB 43 to ensure that it aligns with the timeline and goals of AB 2446.
- Chris Holden
Person
I will continue to work with the Administration, CBIA, and other stakeholders to address any concerns should the bill move forward. AB 43 would include a credit trading system to allow for more efficient compliance with AB 2446. The system, called an embodied carbon trading system, will award credit for entities that go above and beyond the requirements of AB 2446 and require the State Board to adopt rules and regulations for the credit allocations method.
- Chris Holden
Person
The bill further details how credits may be utilized to achieve the goals of AB 2446 and the state's greenhouse gas emission targets. The bill would also require the State Board to periodically review and update its emission reporting requirements as necessary. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Holden, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 48; noes: 16. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. Assemblywoman Boerner. This is File Item 67 for purpose of amendments, AB 45. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 45 with amendments by Assembly Member Boerner.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Boerner, you may open on the amendments.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 45 would authorize the California Coastal Commission to add carbon sequestration to the suite of factors it considers for potential mitigation when approving coastal development permits where feasible. Amendments of the desk remove Section Four of the bill, which add the minimization of greenhouse gas emissions as one of the requirements for new developments in the coastal zone as a policy of the state. I request the bill be amended, out to print, and back on file. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Boerner, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on the amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor, say, 'aye.' All those opposed, say, 'nay.' The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. Members, we've got a couple of announcements. First, we're making great time, so thank you. Second, without objection, we will permit the Budget Committee to meet at 12 noon in the Swing Space Room, Floor 1100, but floor session will continue.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Budget Committee Members will be allowed to add their votes to roll call votes taken on this day of present while they attend Budget Committee, and again, the Budget Committee is going to convene at 12 noon in Swing Space 1100 and floor session will continue.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
To that end, we encourage you to also reach out to your staff, as we're going to be continuing through the bill file as you're considering your lunch needs that they may need to bring lunch to you today sometime around when you're hungry, and we have additional special guests with us here today. So on behalf of Assemblywoman Aguiar-Curry, we'd like to welcome students and staff from North Davis Elementary. Okay Members, so okay.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
For clarification on the announcement regarding Budget Committee, the following Members are permitted to leave at noon to go to Room 1100 in the Swing Space. It's Assembly Members Ting, Vince Fong, Arambula, McCarty, and Lackey, and of course, if anybody else needs to leave, request a floor pass from the Majority Leader. Back on file, we are going to pass and retain on File Items 68 and 69, bringing us to Mr. Rodriguez. This is File Item 70: AB 70. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 70 by Assembly Member Rodriguez, an act relating to emergency response.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support support. Assembly Member Rodriguez, you may open on the bill.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present AB 70 on National STOP THE BLEED Day. With mass casualty events becoming more common, in 2015, President Obama launched a STOP THE BLEED campaign to encourage bystanders to become trained and empowered to take life-saving action while EMS personnel are en route. During these tragic events, a person suffering from severe blood loss can die within five minutes, so every second counts.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
That is why it's so important to ensure our immediate responders have the instruction and equipment needed to save and render emergency care at the scene of an emergency. AB 70 would ensure our bystanders are better equipped to respond to life-threatening blood loss. This bill is an expansion of AB 2260 from last year, which required the placement of trauma kits in similar, new construction buildings.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
By having trauma kits more readily available for empowered bystanders in public spaces, we can provide EMS personnel more time to arrive to a scene to save a victim's life. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes are 64; noes: zero. The bill's passed. Next, File Item 71 for purpose of amendments. This is AB 76. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 76 with amendments by Assembly Member Davies.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Davies, you may open on the bill--on the amendments.
- Laurie Davies
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendments to the bill clarifying definition to remove opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Davies, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on the amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor, say, 'aye.' All those opposed, say, 'nay.' The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. Members, we'll go back to File Item 64. This is AB 20. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 20 by Assembly Member Gipson, an act relating to child welfare.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Gipson, you may open on the bill.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members. Thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 20 which will allow children and young adults a chance to safely stay connected with their families and their communities as foster children. This bill have received unanimous bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 20.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Gipson. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 68; noes: zero. The bill's passed. Back on file, this is File Item 72: AB 80. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 80 by Assembly Member Addis and others, an act relating to coastal resources.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support-support. Assemblywoman Addis, you may open on the bill.
- Dawn Addis
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker andembers, AB 80, the West Coast Offshore Wind Science Entity Act has received unanimous support with a large coalition of supporters and no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Addis. Assemblyember Zbur you're recognized on the bill.
- Rick Chavez Zbur
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank the author of this bill. This is an important bill to make sure that we're protecting our ocean ecosystems as we move forward with offshore wind, which is an important part of addressing climate change here in California. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Zbur. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 71, noes, zero. The bill is passed. Passed from retain on file. Items 73 through 76. Bring us to Ms. Petrie-Norris. This is file item 77, AB 90.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 90 by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris and others, an act relating to healthcare coverage.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Petrie-Norris, you may open on the bill.
- Cottie Petrie-Norris
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members. I rise today to present AB 90, which will expand access to contraceptive care. This is a simple bill which will close the gap in coverage in California's family planning program for low-income women and ensure that if a patient desires to receive a contraceptive device, they're able to do so as an inpatient. This bill has received broad bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Petrie-Norris. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 69, noes zero. The bill is passed. Members, we have another change for the budget hearing at noon today. Instead of the swing space, it's going to be in Capitol Room 437.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Again, the Budget Committee for those members I announced earlier, who are going to be meeting at noon, is going to be in Capitol Room 437. Back on file, we will pass on file item pass and retain on file item 78 bringing us back to Mr. Rodriguez. This is file item 79, AB 97. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 97 by Assemblymember Rodriguez an act relating to Firearms.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support, support. Assemblymember Rodriguez, you may open on the bill.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Thank you for allowing me to present AB 97. This Bill would require the Department of Justice to include information on arrests for possession of an unserialized firearm or ghost gun in their annual reporting. Additionally, this Bill requires the DOJ to report the disposition of these prosecutions beginning in 2029. Ghost guns are attractive to criminals because they do not require background check for purchase, and they are untraceable to law enforcement.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
To begin to address the proliferation of ghost guns in California, we must collect data on the arrest and prosecution for possession to inform future policies. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez. Seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye 69, no, zero. The bills pass. Next. This is file item 80, AB two, three, eight. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 238 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi and accolade the teachers.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you may open on the Bill.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
Thank you very much.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
AB 238 will create the California Student Teacher Grant Program to pay teacher credential candidates during the required student teacher service. California is facing a dramatic teacher shortage. We need to remove financial barriers to incentivize more young people to become teachers. This bill has bipartisan support, no no votes in Committee, no opposition. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Muratsuchi, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on the bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 71; noes: zero. The bill's passed. We are going to pass and retain on File Item 81. Bring us to Mr. Alanis. This is File Item 82: AB 255. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 255 by Assembly Member Alanis, an act relating to public post-secondary education.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Alanis, you may open on the bill.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
Good morning, and thank you, Mr. Speaker. First responders play a vital role in protecting public health and upholding law and order in our state. This industry includes peace officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and public safety dispatchers. However, less and less people are willing to work as first responders, in part because of increasing education and training requirements. AB 255 would add first responders to the list of students who qualify for Priority Class Registration at California Community Colleges and CSUs, while requesting the same at the University of California.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
Priority enrollment will allow first responders to obtain higher education, which improves their overall training and turns what many people consider a short time job into a career. AB 255 affects first responders, who are often full time students and full time employees. This Bill would help address the workforce shortage and retention rates among first responders. After working as a first responder for nearly 30 years, I saw many people come and go.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
I was appreciative of the opportunity to return to school later in my life to attain my bachelor's degree while working and while supporting my three kids and wife. Though I did not have the privilege of Priority Class Registration, having a college degree changed my life. AB 255 will help support our first responders with their goals of obtaining better education and improving their careers. Thank you. And I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Alanis. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, if they're sure. Assemblymember Rodriguez, you're welcome.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
Yes, I want to thank the Member from Modesto for bringing this very important legislation forward. As we all know, this is EMS Week, and the more folks we can get involved in our public safety, police, fire, EMS, the better. Obviously, there is a staffing shortage out there, so thank the Member from a desktop to bring this forward on how fitting on EMS Week to make sure that we're aware of the issues facing our first responders in California. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez. And if there's no further Members wishing to speak on the Bill. Any need to close? Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 73, No's zero. The Bill is passed. Next by Mr. Holden. This is file item 83, AB 262. Clerk will read.
- Committee Secretary
Person
Assembly Bill 262 by Assemblymember Holden, an act relating to children's camps.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Holden, you may open on the bill.
- Chris Holden
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This coming summer, children from all over California will attend thousands of camps. However, important safeguards are lacking in centralized enforcement of current requirements is nonexistent. Unfortunately, we have too many examples of injury, abuse, and even deaths of children while attending camp. There is a wide variety of factors to consider as we step into proactively protect children at camp.
- Chris Holden
Person
AB 262 will set us on a path towards safer camps by directing the Department of Social Services to convene stakeholders and practitioners to focus on better protections for children and appropriate regulations for the child camping industry. This bill also requires the Department to submit a report with their recommendation to the legislature by June 2025. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Holden. Seeing no members wishing to be recognized on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 65, no, zero. The bills passed. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 84 and pass and retain on file items 85 and 86 bringing us to Mr. Ramos. This is file item 87, AB 273.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 273 by Assembly Member Ramos and others, an act relating to foster care.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Ramos, you may open on the bill.
- James Ramos
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 273 is a continuation of our efforts to combat an epidemic in Indian Country on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. This bill would accomplish three things, requiring social workers and probation officers to notify that the child is missing from foster care, and an expedited court review of the child's case and updating definitions to maximize the protection of children missing from foster care. I ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ramos. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 71; noes: zero. The bill's passed. We will pass and retain on File Items 80 through 90, bringing us to Mr. Lee, File Item 91: AB 309. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 309 by Assembly Member Lee and others, an act relating to housing.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Lee, you may open on the bill.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members. Today I'm pleased to present the Social Housing Act of California, which will produce and preserve affordable housing across California. This social housing will be publicly backed, sustainable, collectively owned, and affordable to all income levels and financially self-sustaining. Here in California, even though this is the second iteration we're seeing on the floor, we are playing catch up with the rest of the world, but also the rest of the country.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
In the US Montgomery County in Maryland is building social housing as we speak, and we have apartments there live. Seattle, Washington just passed in its first in the nation history about measure to do so as well, much so inspired and similar by a previous iteration of the bill. Other states like Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island have also been working on their own social housing bills.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
All these places are landing on social housing as a solution because it is a demonstrated success and universality in treating housing as a human right. Various other countries have also faced these challenges and have found success through social housing. Today, over 70% of residents in Vienna, the world's most livable city, qualify to live in social housing. And in Singapore, which is the Asian gold standard of social housing which has leaseholder scheme that is put into it. Our Bill too. 87% of residents live in social housing.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
Social housing internationally creates competition in the private rental market and forces the market to keep rents low and stay competitive. This model of housing will be an additional tool to address the severe housing crisis we have in California. Respectfully asking for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you Mr. Lee and Leader Gallagher, you're recognized on the Bill?
- James Gallagher
Legislator
Yes. Thank you Mr. Speaker, members, I rise in opposition to this bill. We have a serious housing problem in this state and to think that the government getting more involved in the housing crisis is going to make things better and improve competition has never been the case historically. And to create another bureaucracy in the way of building more housing in this state. What we need to do is remove the barriers. We need sequel reform on housing to ensure that we can build more housing.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
We can stop NIMBY lawsuits that are stopping good affordable projects from moving forward. We need to ensure that our tax credit system which allows us to work together with private industry to build more affordable housing in the state, is working in a streamlined fashion is getting out to much needed projects. It's not to spend more government money and thinking that government is going to do a better job of providing housing, when that has never been the case and historically has led to worse housing conditions.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
So to go down this road that we already know does not work instead of doing what we know needs to be done on housing is the wrong approach and I urge a no vote on this legislation.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you Mr. Gallagher. And seeing no other members wishing to speak on the bill, Mr. Lee, you may close.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
I thank all the many co authors and many groups in supporting the AB 309 or Social Housing Act. While I will respectfully disagree with the assertion that government cannot get into the business of providing universal good, I will agree with our colleague across the aisle that of course we have to remove common sense barriers to the market. We need to have all tools available to us. And just as we remind that our water infrastructure is publicly built, our schools, our roads, which are universal to everyone.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
Many of our developed peers in the global world have this as well. In Singapore, a highly capitalist country, they also employ social housing because they know this is the right market intervention or the right solution to go for their own housing crisis originated in the 1960s. So we can adopt this as well. Respectfully, after aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Lee Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 48, No's 14. The Bill is passed. We will pass a retain on file items 92 through 96, bringing us to Ms. Cervantes. This is file item 97, AB 336. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 336 by Assemblymember Cervantes and others, an act relating to contractors
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblymember Cervantes, you may open on the Bill.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 336 today, which requires contractors to provide the contractor state license board with a worker's compensation code based on the workers compensation insurance that they actually purchase. This Bill would also require CSLB to post each contractor's classification code on its website.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
This increases transparency, which will allow both the public and the rest of the construction industry to verify that the Workers'Compensation insurance that contractors purchase is appropriate to the kind of construction work that their employees are actually performing. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 336.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Cervantes. And seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on the Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.Clerk will close roll, tally the votes. Aye's 68, No zero. The bill's passed, pass and retain on file item 98, bringing us to Ms. Irwin. This is file item 99, AB 339. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 339 by Assembly Member Irwin, an act relating to the qualifying ABLE program.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Irwin, you may open on the Bill.
- Jacqui Irwin
Legislator
Thank you.
- Jacqui Irwin
Legislator
I'm pleased to present AB 339, which would raise the eligibility age limit to 46 for CalABLE accounts. This will enable thousands of additional Californians with disabilities, particularly those who are hurt on the job or during military service to benefit from a CalABLE account. The Bill has bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Erwin. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, and Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 66, noes zero. The bill is passed. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 100, and pass and retain on file item 101. Members, next, we're going to take up a series of bills for purposes of amendments. So we're going to hop around and file a little bit. We're going to begin with file item 103. This is AB 357 for purpose of amendments.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 357 with amendments by Assembly Member Maienschein.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Maienschein, you may open on the amendments.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. The amendments to AB 357 remove the opposition. Thank you, and I respectfully request an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Maienschein. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on the amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor, say, 'aye.' All those opposed, say, 'nay.' The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 377 with amendments by Assemblymember Muratsuchi.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The bill is out to print and back on file. Next. Mr. Muratsuchi, this was file item 109 for amendments, AB 377. Clerk will read.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Muratsuchi you may open on the amendments.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
Thank you very much. AB 377 is to increase ongoing funding for the CTEIG Career Technical Education Program. Bipartisan support no no votes. Amendments are technical and clarifying in nature.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Muratsuchi. And seeing no members wishing to speak on the amendments, without objection, will take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. We will pass temporarily on file item 114. Moving to Ms. Wicks file item 206. This is AB 762 for amendments. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 762 with amendments by Assemblymember Wicks.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Wicks, you may open on the amendments.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. The amendments I am presenting on AB 762 today make clarifying changes that address data collection and coordination issues related to tribal governments. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Wicks. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on the amendments. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor say 'Aye'. I need one aye. All those opposed say 'Nay'. The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill is out to print and back on file. Next, we're going forward to file item 337. This is AB 1382, for purpose of amendments. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1382 with amendments by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, you may open on the amendments.
- Sharon Quirk-Silva
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1382 requires the California Arts Council to create an interdepartmental advisory group to support state designated cultural districts. Amendments on the floor today make clarifying changes, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Quirk-Silva. And if nobody else wants to speak on the amendments without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor say aye. All opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill is out to print and back on file. Next, we will go to Ms. Mckinnor. This is file item 398, AB 1628 for amendments. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1628 with amendments by Assembly Member Mckinnor.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Mckinnor, you may open on the amendments.
- Tina McKinnor
Legislator
Yes. Mr. Speaker and Members, I ask for your aye vote on the amendment for AB 1628: microfiber filtration. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. McKinnor. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on the amendments, without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor, say, 'aye.' All those opposed, say, 'nay.' The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. Last: Mr Holden. This is File Item 502: AB 776 for purpose of amendments. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 776 with amendments by Assembly Member Holden.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Holden, you may open on the amendments.
- Chris Holden
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present floor amendments for Assembly Bill 776. The amendments are non-substantive in nature, and I ask for your support.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Holden, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on these amendments, if there's no objection, we'll take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor, say, 'aye.' All those opposed, say, 'nay.' The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The bill is out to print and back on file. And Majority Leader Reyes, you're recognized for an announcement.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I just want to give you a bill vote check so you know where we are. When we started, we had just over 570 bills on third reading, Assembly third reading. We have taken up and voted on 25 bills, 16 sets of amendments, and that is in just over an hour. We gaveled down about 1,010.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
You all are doing great, so let's keep it up. Remember, if it's support-support, be as brief as possible. We don't have amendments. Those of you who did amendments, you did a wonderful job. It was one sentence. I appreciate that very much. Let's keep it up.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Reyes. All right, Members, we're back on file. We are going to be skipping around to take on a number of bills related to fentanyl, and we're going to begin with File Item 63. This is AB 19.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 19 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson and others, an act relating to pupil health.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Patterson, you may open on the Bill.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
Great. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I've successfully narrowed down my comments to less than 30 minutes. Good afternoon, everybody. This is my legislation to mandate that 10,000 public schools in California will have Narcan on campus. I appreciate my joint authors, Assemblymember Haney, Assemblymember Ortega, for supporting this and all the bipartisan co-authors. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 67, No zero. The Bill is passed. Next, this is file item 129, AB 461. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 461 by Assemblymember Ramos, an act relating to public postsecondary education.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Ramos, you may open on the Bill.
- James Ramos
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 461, which will require our higher education institutions to stock fentanyl test strips at campuses, health centers and provide information about the use and location of the strips as part of orientation. I ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ramos. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 65, No zero.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The Bill is passed. Next. This is file item 132, AB 474. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 474 by Assembly Member Rodriguez and others in accolade of State Government.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Rodriguez, you may open on the Bill.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members, colleagues. I rise. Present AB 474
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
A Bill requiring the State Threat Assessment Center at the California Office of Emergency Services to support state and local fentanyl task forces. As you know, transnational criminal organizations are supplying the drugs that are addicting and killing our children. As part of the overall strategy to combating the illegal opioid crisis, we must disrupt these networks of criminals and get opioid drugs off our streets. It is critical that we do everything that we can to protect our state from threats to our public health.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
This Bill will also complement the Governor's master plan for tackling the fentanyl and opioid crisis, which includes 30 million to expand California's National Guard to work to prevent drug trafficking, and 15 million over the next two years to establish and operate the fentanyl enforcement program within the Department of Justice to combat manufacturing, distribution and trafficking. I respectfully ask for aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez. And seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I 63, no, zero. The Bill is passed. Next. Moving forward, this is file item 194, AB 701. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 701 by Assembly Member Villapudua and others in accolade and controlled substances.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Villapudua. You may open on the Bill.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I rise to present AB 701 as an effort to reign in the fentanyl epidemic and saving lives across California. AB 701 simply addresses discrepancies on our current law between how we penalize possession of high quantity of heroin, cocaine based on methamphetamines, versus how we penalize possession of high quantity of the much more dangerous drug fentanyl. You would think that we will be harsher on fentanyl possession, given it's more than 50 times dangerous than heroin, but its opposite is true.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
So this looks like the dispensary says that, well, the very least, we need to be able to penalize fentanyl as harshly as many others, right? This is what AB 701 does for a possession of a kilo or more. To those who think this is just an extension of the war on drugs, let me offer a rebuttal. And it starts with that this is not a drug, this is poison. People are not dying of an overdose, they are dying of poisoning. We need to change the narrative.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
We also need to remember there are two sides of the equation. There is a demand side of the drug epidemic. But there is also the supply side. One side of the equation simply cannot exist without the other. Well, it is critical and important to address the demand side through resources from the program and education. It is more important than ever to also address the supply side and that because so many victims won't even have the opportunity to seek resources anymore. It is one and done for them.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
They are dead after the first use. Rehabilitation won't come in time to save them. These victims simply don't have the same opportunities to recover as a drug user of the past. So while much of our attention is rightly focused on the demand side, I want to make sure we aren't forgetting about the supply side of the equation. We need this drug off the streets before it's too late.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
For as long as we are stiffening the penalized possession on high quantity of fentanyl, it will continue to be a substance of the choice for traffickers to lace into more common drugs, such as Xanax and Oxycodone. Members, I urge you to hear the cries of our families across the state and act. This is only for those with kilograms or more, which only be used in high level dealers and traffickers, not users for low level dealers that we all are more sensitive to.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
We need to hold those traffickers accountable and we can start doing that through voting for this today, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Villapudua. And Assemblymember Lackey, you're recognized on the bill?
- Tom Lackey
Legislator
Yes, I'd like to thank my colleague there from Stockton for bringing attention to the real crisis that exists. There are few issues that we'll be addressing here today that are more important and more impactful than this fentanyl approach. Ladies and gentlemen, it is actually very simple. Simply put, it's a risk versus gain situation here and we have people that are feeling very, very comfortable in distributing this very ugly poison.
- Tom Lackey
Legislator
This is more than a drug because most of the tragedies associated with this very serious situation, these people don't even know they're getting fentanyl. So it's a completely different poison circumstance. So I'm thankful to see that we're actually going to address it in some form of accountability. It's a step in the right direction. I'm very, very thankful for it and we need to keep addressing this issue from this perspective. So I thank you very much for this approach and I hope it'll deserve your support.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Lackey. And Leader Gallagher, you're recognized on the Bill.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I do support this Bill and I appreciate the author for bringing this forward and bringing attention to the very big need to go after dealers. Sure, prevention is a big part of this problem. Prevention is a big part of the solution here. Having more Narcan available, test strips, yes, but we have to go after the people who are putting this poison into our communities.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
We have to have real penalties, real accountability for those dealers. And that is a big part of what we've been saying as Republicans this year. And I guess one concern I have is that this doesn't go far enough. This provision is good, but what it does is it mirrors what we do with cocaine. And it says if you have a kilo or more, then there's the enhancement, then there's the accountability and the penalty.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
And for cocaine, that might make sense, but we're talking about fentanyl where one pill can kill. A kilo means somewhere around 500,000 pills that someone would have to have to get this enhancement. Now we had a proposal from the gentleman from Fresno that would have keyed this in on the deadly nature of fentanyl and had a better standard that, hey, if you have a reasonable amount of these pills that can kill people, that then you would get the enhancement, then we would have accountability.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
Saying you have to have 500,000 on you before you'll actually get something that's going to hold you accountable, that's going to ensure that we stop these people from putting this poison out into our communities is not enough. We can do better. And I want to continue to work with the author because I know that's where his heart is as well.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
And as we move this Bill forward, that we get that to an amount that is what it should be, that really targets the dealers, the folks who are bringing this into our communities and killing our kids. That's what we need to do going forward. The work is not done yet. Let's not pat ourselves on the back when we pass some bills today.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
There's a lot more work that needs to be done on the accountability front and I hope that we will have support in this body for doing so. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Leader Gallagher and Assemblymember Joe Patterson, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of this legislation. I participated in the hearing yesterday, which seems like at least half this body did. And I really appreciate the chairs of that Committee and Assemblymember Haney for leading that charge.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
I was quoted in that as saying, my constituent, Zach Didier, he wasn't killed by somebody who was a drug user. He wasn't killed by somebody that needed education. He wasn't killed by somebody who needed treatment. He was killed by a businessman, somebody looking to make a quick buck and cost the life of my constituent. And so, I think I just want to implore all my colleagues as we have this discussion.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
I know everybody's taken it very seriously to not only support this Bill, but please consider the individuals who they don't need treatment, they actually need to be punished for peddling this stuff in our communities and killing our young kids. With that, I ask for an aye vote on this measure.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. And Senator Gipson, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members. I want to thank the author from Stockton for bringing this good faith measure before us, Assembly Bill 701. We've had multiple discussions here. And I want to thank the Chair of the Select Committee that joined on yesterday for fentanyl, the Public Safety Chair and their Committee, as well as the Health Committee. And so I think that we're all taking this particular situation very, very seriously. And to suggest- wWe already have laws.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
This is already illegal for people to possess, right? We need to look at how do we invest resources. My colleague said something that was very important, representing Los Angeles. He says that we need treatments. Those individuals who are doing and taking this, they are addicted. This fentanyl has been laced with something they didn't expect, that has costed their life. Those is a strong indication that there's an addiction that we need to deal with.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
And how many times do we want to put people who have addictions in prison, right? So I'm not advocating that we don't look at this in a very serious way, but I believe that this body, as well as these chairs of these particular committees have come together to have a very robust discussion here in this House where it needs to be. And I want to thank them for standing up. It was a long hearing. I viewed it, I watched it.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
I appreciate all the deliberation that went into the conversation. But I want to thank again, the Member from Stockton for bringing this Bill forward. I think it's the right way to go and appreciate and certainly ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Gipson. And Assemblywoman Soria, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also rise in strong support of AB 701. I want to thank my colleague from the Central Valley, from the Stockton area for bringing this forward. I believe that this is a great step forward. I know that we've been working very diligently to try to find a solution to the crisis that we have at hand.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
We are seeing that this fentanyl threat to our status represents not only a public health, but also a public safety crisis that has touched not just the Central Valley, but the entire state. Many of us know neighbors and friends that have been impacted. In the Central Valley, in my district, the fentanyl issue has worsened in the past four years. Just recently, the Department of Justice announced the seizure of 40 pounds of fentanyl powder, 58,000 fentanyl pills in Merced County that was worth millions of dollars.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
So as we look to solutions to this public safety and also public health issue, we must continue to not only raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl, not only provide the resources to get folks the drug addiction services that they need, but we also must take an aim at those manufacturing and selling this dangerous drug on our streets. We just saw recently the Governor deployed the National Guard to crack down on crime linked to the fentanyl crisis.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
And in announcing that deployment of the National Guard, the Governor declared the action was aimed at, and I quote, to hold the poison peddlers accountable. I could not agree more with the Governor about this issue. We need to hold people accountable, especially those that are poisoning our young children. So today, I urge a strong vote, a strong aye vote on this measure.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Soria. And Assemblymember Essayli, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of this Bill as well. But I also want to bring to the attention of this body that enhancements are illusory in the State of California. SB 81 was passed in 2021, and it requires judges to dismiss any enhancement that results in a total term of incarceration of 20 years or more.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
So we can pass enhancements, but we still have a law in the books that says the judge has to dismiss them. So it's illusory. We need to take that law off the books. I know we have gun victim advocates here as well. If you use a gun to commit a violent crime, you should get 20 years in prison. That's a firearm enhancement. The law currently prevents judges from imposing a firearm enhancement for people who use guns to hurt other people.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
So I will bring this issue back, and I think we need to repeal it so judges can do the right thing. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Essayli. And Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
Is it on? Okay, thank you. Yesterday, we had a very good hearing on this subject. Before that, 701 was brought in for reconsideration after the deliberative process with Public Safety to show a comprehensive view on how to deal with fentanyl. And it passed through our Committee. At one, it shows the misinformation that Public Safety Committee or Members of the Democratic Party do not look at both sides of the equation.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
That's a misinformation falsehood sent out by MAGA individuals, Make America Gullible Again, to convince you that we don't care. We all do care. And I'm just a little frustrated with that, because at the end of the day, we all got to come together.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
What we saw yesterday from the two women whose sons were lost to fentanyl, the two women whose sons were lost to fentanyl, who had a compelling story about their sons being lost to this tragedy, to this poison, if you want to call it. Their solutions was about public health, not mine. You may look at me, you may look at Public Safety Committee, you may look at the law enforcement individuals, which were all African American and Latino.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
You may not believe them, but these two women who lost their kids said that they wanted more treatment. They wanted prevention. So their kids never got to that point where they got to someone that could sell them this poison that is so important and they are the actual victims that wanted it.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
And so I think for the first time, I felt like we were starting to move not in the direction of just rhetoric versus rhetoric, that we come to solutions and move forward, because if we don't, we're going to continue to debate and to debate and not get action. I think we're very close to getting some comprehensive actions moving forward on this floor. I plan to move some stuff. I plan to help some other Members here plan to move some stuff.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
And I hope when that legislation, budget request and all of those things come to make something happen now, that this body doesn't go into each of their corners and start debating and fighting again and that we unite. And I'll say it again, and I'll say it again, and I'll say it again, that we start to unite the fight against drug abuse and fentanyl because in the end, tranq is coming. Let's get ahead of something for the first time. Xylazine is worse than this.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
And if we don't get ahead of it, you'll be looking at what I said now and regret that we didn't do something now so that we eventually get ahead of something that's coming that is even more, that's much worse than what we're dealing with right now. So thank you. I hope everyone has an opportunity to look at your legislation, understand that it may not be all that we want, it may not be perfect, but it's a step in the right direction.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
I thank the Assembly Member for bringing this forward. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Jones-Sawyer. And Assemblymember Flora, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Heath Flora
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of this, but I also rise a little bit concerned about the direction that we're heading. We're day one of an end of session and a debate that this particular Bill went I find a little bit disturbing. Friends, we all care about this issue, but to call people out by their party affiliation, to refer to people as a certain type of Republican, I'm not sure is acceptable right now.
- Heath Flora
Legislator
And I just want us all to take a moment and understand that each and every one of us are fighting for our constituents, fighting on an issue that is incredibly important and it does not matter what letters behind your name or what party you affiliate yourself with. We're all trying to fight for the same goal, and let's stay focused on that and let's keep some of the personal rhetoric out of it.
- Heath Flora
Legislator
We've got a long couple days ahead of us and this is not a great start on this Bill. So I just want to encourage all of us to fight, be respectful, and let's move good legislation forward. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Mr. Flora. And if there are no other Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Mr. Villapudua, you may close.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
I would. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I first want to start off by thanking the Chair of Public Safety and my colleagues and my colleague from San Francisco. This Bill is not my Bill. This is your Bill. This is the cry of our constituency that they've been calling us, right? We've been hearing it all over TV. And I urge you to look. There's a documentary on Netflix right now. It's called Dope and it's nationwide.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
It's talking about how cheap this poison is and how they're lacing it when folks are thinking that they're taking another drug and they're lacing it because that's how addictive this pill is, this poison is. And it does not discriminate rich, poor, youth, older, because it's all over California and it's all over this nation. And we need to figure out something.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
We're behind, and I don't want to fall even further behind because this floor, we've been fighting for housing, homeless, and we're going to continue fighting about this. I want to thank all of those folks that also are co-authors of this Bill. Because again, this Bill is not my district Bill. It belongs to all of you. You guys have been the forefront, especially folks that have been in health, seen it has come in day in, day out and they're trying everything they can to stop them. It's a poison.
- Carlos Villapudua
Person
It's killing them. And we still in the meeting that we had yesterday. I sat in the audience and listened to everyone speak. If it doesn't worry you today, it should. It should scare you and scare our constituency to know that we are fighting for them. So I urge an aye vote today. Thank you everyone.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Villapudua. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 65, No's zero. The Bill is passed. Next, by Assemblmember Joe Patterson. This is file item 237, AB 889. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 889 by Assembly Member Joe Patterson and others, an act relating to pupil safety.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Patterson, you may open on the Bill.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
Members, AB 889 would provide notification, require districts to notify parents and guardians of 6 million students in California of the dangers of fentanyl. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 67, noes, zero. The bill is passed. Next. Mr. Patterson. This is file item 238 AB 890. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 890 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson and others, an act relating to controlled substances.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Patterson, you may open on this bill.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
Thank you again, Mr. Speaker. AB 890 is another fentanyl-related legislation. Under current law, when convicted of a drug crime, you have to take a probation class. This one simply states that if you're convicted of a crime due to fentanyl or opioid-related crime, that you therefore have to take a class on fentanyl or opioids. I ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. And seeing no members wishing to be recognized on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 69, noes zero. The bill is passed. Next. This is file item 246, AB 915. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 915 by Assembly Member Arambula and others, an act relating to people health.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Arambula, you may open on the bill.
- Joaquin Arambula
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise today to present AB 915 which has received bipartisan support. This bill directs CDPH to establish the Opioid Overdose Prevention certification and training program for public high school students in grades nine through 12 on how to identify and respond to an opioid overdose and how to administer naloxone nasal spray. Thank you Members, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Arambula, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 66; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Next by Ms. Ortega, this is File Item 271: AB 1060. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1060 by Assembly Member Ortega and others, an act relating to opioids.
- Liz Ortega
Legislator
Thank you for the opportunity to present AB 1060 today, also a bipartisan bill that addresses the fentanyl crisis. This bill will ensure that all Californians have access to Narcan by requiring that private insurance and Medi-Cal cover this life-saving drug that the FDA has made available over-the-counter and will be available sometime this fall. Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death among 18 to 45-year-olds in the United States, but with the LAO announcing a 30 billion dollar deficit, we're in a squeeze.
- Liz Ortega
Legislator
But the good news is that according to the CDC, AB 1060 will actually save us 17 million dollars by preventing costly overdose deaths and saving thousands of lives. Members, so often we are faced with choices. Sometimes we have to choose between saving lives or saving money. This is a rare occasion where we're in a position to do both. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ortega, and seeing no other Members wishing to be addressed on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 70; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Next with Dr. Bains, we are going to move forward to File Item 429: AB 33. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 33 by Assembly Member Bains and others, an act relating to controlled substances.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Bains, you may open on the Bill.
- Jasmeet Bains
Legislator
Thank you, speaker. Members. AB 33 is the very first Bill I introduced on my first day in office because I have been living the fentanyl crisis firsthand. As a physician for many years and an addiction specialist in Kern County, I have seen firsthand how our efforts to combat this crisis have fallen short and allowed fentanyl to become the single deadliest drug threat in our nation's history. There was enough fentanyl seized by the DEA last year to kill every man, woman and child in America.
- Jasmeet Bains
Legislator
Fentanyl kills twice the number of people that die in car accidents or from gun violence. Over 150 people a day die from fentanyl in the United States, and it's now responsible for one in five youth deaths in California. We must do better, and AB 33 is a step in that direction. AB 33 establishes the Fentanyl Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force, Co-Chaired by the Attorney General and the California Surgeon General.
- Jasmeet Bains
Legislator
The press coverage around Fentanyl has been focused on creating a false dichotomy between a law enforcement solution versus a public health solution. Anyone still holding on to the belief that we don't need both solutions is living a fantasy. The fentanyl crisis is a multisector problem that needs multisector solutions. We need to bring experts together who can integrate all of the tools we have at our disposal.
- Jasmeet Bains
Legislator
And we need to fully fund the task force in the budget this year so they can begin their work as soon as possible. We need to give them the space and the resources to develop a comprehensive crisis response strategy, and then we need to listen to them. Trust that they know things that we, as legislators, do not, and implement their plan. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Bains. And seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote, desire to vote. Clerk will close a roll. Tally the votes. Aye, 71, no, zero. The Bill is passed.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Next, we're going to go back on file to file item number two. This is AB 93. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 93 by Assemblymember Bryan, an act relating to criminal law.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblymember Bryan, you may open on the Bill.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Three years ago today, George Floyd was murdered. And after his murder, the entire world organized, marched, protested to think of how we could do things differently, how we could increase trust between police and community, how we could make sure that public safety means building healthy and thriving communities. Here at the state, we have two bodies that we're looking to create recommendations for us all to follow. One is the Governor's Committee on the Revision of the penal code.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Another is the racial and identity profiling board housed in the Department of Justice. Both of these two bodies have come to the same conclusion, on the same recommendation. As the Member from this body who sits on the Governor's Committee on the revision of the penal code, I sat for over a year hearing testimony, hearing evidence that bolstered this finding. And that finding is that we need to end the use of consent searches. Here's why.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
If law enforcement has reasonable suspicion to search you, they can pat you down. They can search for weapons. If they have probable cause, they can do a more invasive search, they can search your trunk, they can search more places. If they have a warrant, they can search everywhere. Or, and this isn't a tool, this is a shortcut, they can bypass needing any evidence at all if they ask you if they can search you and you say yes, guess who always says yes.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Guess what happens if you say no. Which is the foundation of the know your rights movement, by the way, is to say no. And to say no every time, because that's your right. But you don't have that right in all of our communities. 98% of the time, people say yes. And when they are invasively searched, over 90% of the time, nothing is found. In fact, if you are a black man, you are 10 times more likely to be asked to be searched than a white man.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
If you are Latino, you are five times more likely to be asked to be searched. If you are black and Latino, you are less likely to have something found on you even. That's why they have come to this recommendation. We wouldn't be the first state in the country to do this.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
I spent over an hour with the Department of Justice just the other day, talking about how important this measure is and if there are any meaningful amendments that we can take to make this a healthy and stronger Bill. And there are some. Like allowing women to consent to a rape kit. Like allowing victims and survivors to consent to certain types of searches. Absolutely. You have my promise to take those amendments, so has the DOJ. We're moving in solidarity.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
But today, on this day, on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, with the first priority Bill of the legislative black caucus to be heard on this body this year, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bryan. And Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
Thank you. I must respectfully rise in opposition to this Bill and let me explain why. You know, in law school, we spend a lot of time learning the complexities of search and seizure law. We spend a lot of time talking about how complicated and how fact-specific, you know, a reasonable search is under the fourth amendment of the United States constitution. And so when the author talks about things like probable cause or reasonable cause to search, those are complicated concepts that are analyzed on a case by case basis.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
And for this Bill to categorically prohibit all searches where someone who consents to a search to prohibit all such categorical searches is going to undermine public safety. It's not just going to undermine public safety. It's going to allow guilty people to escape. It's going to allow innocent people to be accused of crimes. It's going to deny people justice. All victims of crimes, whether you're white, Asian, black, or brown, want justice. They want the perpetrator to be caught and to be held accountable.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
And having this categorical prohibition on searches is not the right way to go. I respectfully- Again, I love my seatmate, and I do not take this lightly in rising in opposition, but I have serious concerns about how this is going to undermine the ability of law enforcement to be able to catch those who commit crimes. I have serious concerns about its impact on public safety.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
And most significantly, I have concerns that it's going to deny justice to all people, all victims of crimes, regardless of where you come from.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Muratsuchi, and Assemblymember Essayli, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong opposition to this Bill. First of all, the statistics cited by this Commission are absolutely wrong. In order to get to the conclusion they wanted, which is to prove that police are racist, they took out every traffic stop committed by a CHP officer. Why? Why, because the results did not fit their narrative. They rigged the outcome to give a false narrative that our police and law enforcement are somehow racist. I reject that narrative.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
Our men and women of law enforcement are not racist. Prosecutors are not racist. They respond to calls, and they respond to cases filed, and they view the cases, and they react on the merits, not on the color of the people's skin. If you want to talk about underlying issues that are plaguing communities, we should talk about that, and we should deal with that. But don't put this on the back of men and women in law enforcement.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
What was said is wrong. When you consent to a consensual search, it is reviewed by a judge. A judge makes a determination that it was both knowingly done and voluntary. If there's any coercion, if there's any pressure, undue influence, the search is thrown out. That's how the court system works. And we have judges there that do just that. We have to decide, what kind of society do we want?
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
Do we want a society where cops are reactive and they're just waiting around to collect bodies and write reports? Or do we want them to police our communities and keep us safe and be proactive? I'm going to give you a concrete example. Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer, was pulled over by a police officer. They thought he was drunk. They did a sobriety test. He's sober. They smelled a bad odor, and they saw trash bags. He said, I'm taking the trash to the dump.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
They do not have probable cause to search his car. But if that police officer used his instinct and his guts and said, do you mind if I search? And if he agreed, they would have found those bodies, and we would have saved a lot of lives. This policy will result in lives being lost. It is bad, it is wrong, and we should reject it. And I respectfully and strongly oppose this Bill, and I ask my colleagues to join me in opposition. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Essayli, and Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I rise in support of this Bill. Maybe you can look at it from a different vantage point, especially on the third anniversary of the George Floyd murder by law enforcement. 'I can't breathe'. When the criminal justice system on African American results were we can't breathe. That is a concern. When, unfortunately, there are racist texts in the Antioch Police Department that are discovered. When there are racist texts in the Torrance Police Department.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
When LAPD, during the Rodney King Incident, referred to people in my community, little kids, little black kids as niglets, when law enforcement has body counts and coffins showing how many black people they've killed, we know there's some problem officers, not all, to say that, no one, because we're all human beings. There are people who are racist still today. To ignore that means that we have other problems that we need to deal with.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
There are good law enforcement officers, but we need to make sure we protect those who need protection from those who do not protect and to serve. There's a movie that I love to death because it talks about what goes on in urban areas and the African American community. The movie called Boyz n the Hood. And at the end of the movie, the writer, John Singleton and Director, USC graduate and a member of my fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
At the end of the movie, Doughboy says when he talks about what people outside our community, when they try to explain our community, he says "either they don't know, don't show or don't care about what's going on in the hood". We're trying to tell you what's going on in the hood. You may not see it in your hood, but it's happening in ours.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
At some point, we've got to stop the tragedies that are happening in the neighborhoods that may not be representative of yours, but is damn sure happening in mine. And no one, no one on this floor should be talking about justifying that and moving that movement forward because those days are over. And there are people on this floor that I do believe that these injustices have to stop.
- Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer
Person
So let's support law enforcement that do the right thing, but most important, let's get rid of ones and make sure we don't give them more opportunity to harm disadvantaged communities. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Jones-Sawyer, and Assemblymember Lackey, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Tom Lackey
Legislator
Yes. Members, I was not going to stand on this, but there's some assertions that have been unfair. And free and voluntary is just that. Free and voluntary. That's an American value. That's one that we need to protect, we need to preserve. And I also reject any assertion that law enforcement is institutionally racist. I have been a member of that institution for 28 years. Are there isolated instances of racism? Of course there are.
- Tom Lackey
Legislator
And this society definitely saw one in the recent past that shocked us all and was rejected by us all. No one stood in defense of that behavior. Please resist over-stereotyping a profession based on the actions of some irresponsible members. Please reject that. Please stay focused on the merits of what this Bill is addressing and what it's accusing. I reject it, and I hope that you'll reject it. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Lackey, and Assemblymember Joe Patterson, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to know, I openly admit I come from a different walk of life and different experiences than my friend and colleague from Los Angeles. I've learned a lot from him, and I really enjoy our conversations. What concerns me about bills like this is, in my experience, being on a City Council in a community that, by the way, everyone loves law enforcement. Even in a community like that, it's hard to recruit officers to come work and protect us and keep us safe.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
And I'm really concerned about the direction of where we're going and what's going to happen with public safety in our communities. I agree there are plenty of officers who have made mistakes, and big mistakes. But the vast majority, way over 99%, are there to serve you. They're not there to collect paychecks. They're there to protect us, including the sergeants here, that selflessly provide safety to us in this building.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
And so while I'm opposed to this measure, I think I'm mostly concerned about the bigger picture of what legislation like this is doing to the officers that work hard every single day to protect us in our communities. With that, I ask for a no vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. And Assemblymember Bennett, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
I believe that the root of most, if not all, of the public safety challenges that we've seen over the decades, but have really come forward much more now that we have cell phones and videos, et cetera. Imagine how different it would be if we did not have the video of George Floyd, for example.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
I believe most of that comes from a sense of 'us versus them' that has developed, and I was not planning on rising today, but I'm afraid that the debate here is continuing the sense of 'us versus them'. I'm not supporting this Bill because I think the vast majority of police officers are racist, et cetera. My father's police officer. My brother-in-law is a police officer. My uncle's a police officer. I see the good and the bad in police departments. It's out there.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
But what we have to do as the Legislature, the 80 of us, is to try to pass the bills that decrease the sense of 'us versus them', because that is bad for both sides. It is bad for police officers to feel like they are separate from the community that they are policing. It is bad for the community to feel like the police are them coming inappropriately.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
And so to characterize this Bill as either accusing the police of being racist, and that's your choice one way or the other, is not good for us. So there are a number of these bills. I have spent a long time talking to the public safety people in my district about this Bill. Many, many conversations, and I've also talked to many of my colleagues here and other people that are supportive of the Bill.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
I've come to the conclusion that if you weigh everything, the impacts, the negative impacts on the community of feeling like they are being disproportionately and unfairly targeted for consensual searches outweighs the gains. That's not because I think police are racist or anything else. It's just I believe that when I talk to legislatures who tell me about their spouse being stopped four times and searched four times this year, and I think my wife has never been searched, and what are the odds of that?
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
And then when I see statistics. In one statistic, the Highway Patrol is excluded because they already have a policy. The Highway Patrol already has a policy that says no consensual searches. So you wouldn't include them in the statistics. If you're trying to do the statistics on this. What you do see is one thing, and that is African Americans in particular- I'm just going to speak about that group, people of color.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
But African Americans in particular are asked for consensual search much more often than white people are. And a fair argument could be made that if lots of African American people are in high crime areas, maybe that's what you have to do, because you have more stops.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
But then when you find out that the consensual searches on white people find contraband for many times more than they find contraband on African Americans, then that's a statistic that tells you white people aren't stopped very often, and when they are stopped, they find something. So there's something there that with African Americans, the percentage of finding contraband is actually lower than the percentages with white people.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
Now, I'm not trying to get into the weeds on that, but I'm just telling you, I've spent a long time on this. That's where I've come. There will be consequences for me, certainly in my district of some people. Ventura County prides itself on being the safest county in California, et cetera. But I've had those conversations. I've said that to our public safety officials.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
And I just hope that we can talk about this and all the public safety bills that are going to be coming up from the standpoint of what decreases the sense of us versus them. My father was not a racist. My uncle's not a racist. My brother-in-law is not a racist. They work in a culture, big city police department, right? They work in a culture where it's a challenge to deal with this.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
And I appreciate this, and I would not normally try to talk this long, but it's such an important topic. I've respectfully asked for an aye vote on AB 93.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bennett. And Assemblywoman Bonta you're recognized on the Bill.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
Colleagues, I rise in support of AB 93. 98.5% of people consent to search of either their person or property when an officer stops them. That seems to indicate that there's not a choice really happening here. I can tell you as a woman of color, as a black woman, as a black Latina, when an officer comes up to me and asks me to consent to a search, I am going to, with all of my privilege, consent to that.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
Because there is an inherent power dynamic in that interaction, in that engagement, because of who I am, because I live in the skin, and because of the authority that is asking me to do that. And then you overlay that. The realities of the fact that black and brown people are dying, I'm sorry, at the hands of law enforcement, at rates that we have to acknowledge.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
That's not calling people racist, that is just acknowledging the facts of this moment that we are in, the context in which those searches happen. We must ensure that the balance, the power balance that exists, is actually one that ensures that people feel safe in their own skin, in their own bodies, when they are interacting with police.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
Because I want people who look like me and who are like me to feel safe when they interact with the police. I want them to be able to ensure that they have an opportunity to proceed through a process without being targeted. I want those things.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
This Bill allows for taking off the table consent searches which are not fair, which are a clear indication of bias just by the number, the sheer number of disproportionate people who are black and brown who submit to these searches and then who are not actually do not have anything on them. I want people to feel safe. I want people who are like me to feel safe.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
This is about a power imbalance and recognizing that there is that and making sure that we have an opportunity to create some right in this world. With that, I respectfully request your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Bonta. And Assemblymember Weber, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had not planned on rising to speak on this Bill. I do support this Bill. But there is something that the Member from Corona said that made me feel that I needed to speak. If anything, he just solidified for me the need to vote for this Bill. What he did was he demonstrated the problem of the subjectivity in this particular consent to search. He talked about Jeffrey Dahmer, and we all know his history.
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
He was pulled over by the police, who did have the ability to ask him to search his car, but chose not to. So when he brought that example up, I thought, would the same thing have been afforded if that individual was a black male or a Hispanic male? The answer is no. So actually, the fact that you have so much bias and so much subjectivity about who you ask is a problem.
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
And it was a horrible problem in the example of Jeffrey Dahmer because he, a white male, was allowed to leave with a body in his car and then go on to kill others subsequently. So I want to thank the Member for Corona for bringing that example to us, because for me, just based on that alone, shows the problem with this system and that it does impact others more than others in our state. And I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 93. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Weber, and Assemblymember Alanis, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I again, also was not going to rise on this. I do respect my colleague across the way. I could probably speak on this as actually being a cop and actually doing this for 25 plus years and actually asking people to ask for consent for search. I've had many people that I've asked for consent searches and tell me no. And what do I do? I just keep walking. And they keep walking. That's what consent is all about.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
But by taking away that ability to ask people for consent, you are asking basically cops not to do their jobs, not to do their part to keep you safe in your communities. Consent is a big part of what we do. It not only helps keep us safe, but it also keeps our neighborhoods, our communities, our kids safe as well. As the examples that were given and as one was pointed out, was probably not the best one to give.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
But the officers had that opportunity to ask that question. And now what we're doing is taking that opportunity for that person or those police officers to conduct those kind of consent searches. So I want you guys to think about this. This is a difficult Bill, I understand, and I get it. But by taking away that consent, you're basically taking away law enforcement's tools to help keep you guys safe.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
And I don't know what other option we can go with on this, but I could see police officers not wanting to get as involved. Basically, it's another tool that's taken away. And I just want to urge you guys to vote no on this, as I am doing and respect to my colleague over there. But consent searches is a very big deal and don't take it lightly. And it's not a racial thing. If it has to be a racial thing, that's why we have internal affairs.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
That's why we have professional units that go out and find that. We have officers out there that don't need to be doing the job and we find them. Believe me, being in law enforcement, I also don't like that they're involved also. And eventually the system will find them and get them out. But for the rest of us who are doing our job, doing our part to keep you safe, consent is like 95% of our job. Thank you very much.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Alanis. And if there are no other Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Assemblymember Bryan, you may close.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Thank you to all of my colleagues for this thoughtful and spirited conversation. To my colleague across the aisle who's asked for consent many times and been told no, I guess you are that 1.5% that said no. And it could be because of where you policed, certainly on 54th in Crenshaw, where I live, you cannot say no. It may be the last thing that you ever do. To my colleague from Corona who said, we purposely omitted Highway Patrol from the data.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
We being the Racial Identity Profiling Board under the DOJ for which the head of Highway Patrol sits on that very board, sat on that board and made this recommendation with the rest of the board because the Highway Patrol themselves have been doing this since 2006 because they ran into a federal lawsuit issue. It's their own internal policy right now, the largest law enforcement agency in this state. I never said all police were racist. I choose my words on purpose.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
My first mentor, Michael Polikowski, political science professor, 20 year law enforcement officer, that was the first mentor I ever had when I was an undergrad. When I was in graduate school at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, my senior fellow was an LAPD Police Commissioner.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
What I said was, under consent searches, black men are 10 times more likely to be asked to submit to one, that Latinos are five times more likely to be asked to submit to one, and both are less likely to ever be found with any contraband. In fact, nobody, including white folks, are found with any contraband in over 90% of the cases. That is why this recommendation came to light from both the RIPA Board and the Governor's Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
We are not the first state to propose this. This is also not the last step for it to become law. I am working with law enforcement. I am working with the Department of Justice. There is a whole other house for which I'd like to continue working. I believe that there are many communities across California that deserve for this type of legislation to continue working. As I mentioned at the beginning, today is the anniversary of the day George Floyd was murdered.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
I was bringing this Bill up anyway today. That just hit me this morning because I was one of those people who marched in the streets. I was one of those people who thought, what can I do to make a difference? I'm one of those people who ran for office to try to make a difference. So did many of you. This is our opportunity to collectively make that difference.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
I also mentioned this is the first priority of the legislative black caucus that's been heard before this body this year. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bryan. 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.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Mr. Brian. Mr. Brian moves the call. Next, this is file item. We'll take a file item 428. This is AB 28. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 28 by Assembly Member Gabriel, an act relating to firearms and paying an appropriation thereof.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Gabriel, you may open on the Bill.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm pleased today to present AB 28, a Bill that will fund life saving, school safety measures and gun violence prevention programs through a modest excise tax on firearm manufacturers. Colleagues. gun violence is now the leading cause of death for kids in the United States. According to the CDC, more children were killed by guns in 2021 than any year in the past 20 years.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
The parents of a Black son aged 13 to 19 are more likely to lose their child to gun violence than every other cause of death combined. Since this Bill was introduced, we have experienced dozens of mass shootings, including horrific incidents in our state, in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, to name just a few. In addition to its brutal human toll, gun violence also causes enormous economic harm and opposes severe burdens on public services and taxpayers.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
Recent reports have found that gun deaths and injuries cost California 22.6 billion annually, of which 1.2 billion is paid directly by taxpayers. At the same time, gun manufacturers have recorded record breaking profits, bragging that the growth they have experienced in recent years has been, quote, nothing short of remarkable. Indeed, a 2022 report documented a 269% increase in the firearm industry's economic impact from 2008 to 2021 and an 11% increase from 2020 to 2021 alone.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
In short, firearm manufacturers and dealers are reaping unprecedented windfall profits at the same time that firearm deaths, gun injuries, and mass shootings are devastating communities across our state. AB 28 seeks to address this challenge by creating a long term, sustainable funding source to fund school safety and proven violence prevention measures to protect kids and communities across California. The revenue generated by this Bill, which is estimated to be around 160,000,000 annually, is a long-term investment in the safety and well being of every Californian.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
The first 75 million will go towards the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program, known as CalVIP, a vital program that has already helped to reduce the rate of gun violence in California, but that sunsets next year without further funding.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
AB 28 will also provide 50 million annually for school mental health and safety measures, and an additional 40 million to bolster law enforcement investigations and clearance rates for firearm homicides, support communities impacted by mass shootings and gun violence, and improve firearm relinquishment programs to remove guns from the hands of domestic abusers and other prohibited persons. To be clear, this Bill is not a penalty. It is not an effort to prevent or discourage lawful firearm sales.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
It is an ordinary tax, no different from the 10% axis tax on fishing equipment that supports the restoration of fishing sites and a comparable federal tax that has always been upheld as a model by the NRA. The resources generated by this Bill and the programs it will support will help to reduce gun violence and save lives.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
That's why it is strongly supported by a coalition of gun safety organizations, including Moms Demand Action, Giffords, Brady, Every Town for Gun Safety, and March for Our Lives, as well as public health, medical and law enforcement professionals who have been serving on the front lines of our gun violence epidemic. This includes the California Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and police chiefs and departments across the state.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
It's also supported by numerous local elected officials who have seen the benefits of CalVIP in their community. Colleagues we know that Californians are counting on us to do everything we can to keep our communities safe from mass shootings and gun violence. They are counting on us to exhaust every effort to ensure that their children do not live in fear at school, at movie theaters, at houses of worship, at the local park, or anywhere else that they will be at risk because of gun violence.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
AB 28 and the programs and initiatives it will fund are essential to that effort. On behalf of our kids and communities, I respectfully request your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Gabriel. And Assembly McCarty, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise as a proud joint author of this Bill along with my colleague from the San Fernando Valley and other Members of this body. We all know there is way too much gun violence in California. And I would guess about a third of the people on this floor came from local government.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
And I know that the worst calls that you got, like the ones that I got from our police chiefs or city managers or mayors on a weekend, middle of night talking about how someone's life was lost. I remember just a year ago when our Police Chief called me and said right down the street here, 100 yards from the state capitol, over 100 bullets were shot in 45 seconds. Six people lost their lives. There's way too much gun violence.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
All of you agree if you're a Republican or Democrat. But we know we can stem the flow of illegal guns in our streets. We know we can stop the violence. There's big debate about gun laws in California. We know that our gun laws work. UC Davis Center has proven that our gun laws work. We also know that there are proven violence prevention programs like the Assembly Member outlined, that are bipartisan. We all support them.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
We may not support the revenue stream getting there, but they do work. I know it's a boogeyman talking about two things taxes and guns. But let's focus on some things that we all know. There are certain products in society that we know have negative externalities that we pay a fee to because bad stuff happens because of those things. Think about spray paint. Think about mattresses, TVs, batteries. We pay a surcharge on those products to deal with the negative stuff that happens because of those products.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
No different than right here with this proposal before us today. It's not unreasonable, and in fact, it is quite reasonable. It has zero law enforcement opposition. More importantly, it has law enforcement support, funding proven programs that we know will make a difference in our communities across the state and right here in the capital City of Sacramento. I ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. McCarty. And Assemblywoman Wicks you're recognized on the Bill.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise also as a joint author and staunch supporter of this program. I think many of you know my husband was Gabby Gifford's Legislative Director, and he was five days on the job when she was shot in the head at a constituent event. Six people were killed, 18 people were shot. Of the six people include killed, including one of her staff members, a judge, and a nine year old girl.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
And that obviously sent her life on a different trajectory as well as those around her and really helped a jumpstart of movement on how we can end gun violence in our communities. And Giffords, along with Moms Demand Action and the Brady Campaign and so many other great organizations and parents across this country and people who care about their communities have stood up and said, enough is enough. And when I got to this Legislature, one of the first things I did was carry the CalVIP budget ask.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
I carry it every year. I fight every year to fund this program. We know that these violence intervention and prevention programs work. We know there's bipartisan support for these programs when we invest in these communities. And the investment in these communities is critical, because here's the reality of shootings in our community. What often makes the news is these abhorrent school shootings or mass violence shootings, and they deserve to make the news.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
But you know what else doesn't make the news every day are the Black and brown folks who are getting killed in their communities day after day after day. And what CalVIP does is it invests in those communities that we have under invested in as a society for far too long. And it invests in violence intervention programs that we know stop the violence. I have a couple of these great organizations in my district in Richmond and Oakland, and we've seen the data. It's evidence-based. It works.
- Buffy Wicks
Legislator
It stops violence. It stops gun deaths. And we have to fund these programs. It shouldn't be that these organizations come here every year and fight for scraps. It should be funded at the levels that this Bill argues for. This Bill also funds school safety measures and research, and a lot of other great things. This is a very minimal price to pay to fund the type of violence intervention that we know works. And so with that, I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Wicks. And Assemblywoman Bauer-Kahan, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise as a Member who many know doesn't love taxes. There's many taxes that have been on this floor that I have not voted for. But I also know a good tax when I see it. And I think it's really critical that we think about the many, many discussions we have had on this floor after mass shootings, where we've talked about the victims, the lives taken. We've talked about the children who live day in and day out from fear.
- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Legislator
In fact, just after the recent mass shooting in Texas, I had the privilege of being with a young high school student in my district whose best friend was at the mall. She cried and told me, why does my generation have to be scared to go to the mall? In many of our communities, people are scared to walk down the street because of this epidemic of gun violence. This has to end.
- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Legislator
And we need to make sure that we have the source of funding to fund the programs that we know work. The data on these programs is phenomenal. The return on investment is real. It saves lives. It makes our communities better and this is the least we can do to make sure, in perpetuity, our communities are safer. With that, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Ms. Bauer Khan and Assembly Member Gipon, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
Thank you very much. First of all, Mr. Speaker and Members, I want to thank my colleague from the San Fernando Valley for bringing AB 28 before us today to fund this worthwhile program. Many of you on this floor knows my narrative. I have said many times before. One of the fears is that someone receiving a knock at the door. A knock at the door that's letting law enforcement, letting a family know that their son or daughter have just been killed in a gun situation.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
These programs, this program specifically helps elevate and also make sure that we reduce the gun violence in our community. This measure and the taxes that it creates goes into this worthwhile program that we're receiving great dividends. And let me just simply say this. The Watts Gang Task Force, in which I represent Watts in my community, my family and I belong to Justice for Murdered Childrens, Parents of Murdered Children, and worthwhile organizations, especially the Ambassador Program.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
The Ambassador Program is taking those who've got out of prison, those who've been recently involved in gangs, and taking and empowering those individuals and have them deescalate situations in our communities that exist. And so these are the kinds of programs that are making the difference in our community. And so again, you know my narrative. My son was shot. My son was shot walking down the street who he worked at Mattel Toys.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
On April 5, 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Gary was killed in his car. Another man was shot. His girlfriend was shot also in the leg. And so this is a very real situation, and we need to use every tool in the toolbox to do everything that we can to making sure that our communities are safe. But also programs are armed and supporting the kinds of programs to deescalate the kinds of situations taking in place around gun violence.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
I respectfully ask for a strong Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Gipson. And seeing no other Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Mr. Gabriel, you may close.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, colleagues I know it's been an active morning and that we've had a lot of conversations. We've touched on a lot of important issues. But I just want to bring us back to fundamentally what this Bill is about and what we are trying to accomplish here. This Bill is about protecting our communities from gun violence, protecting our kids in schools.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
If your community has not yet been impacted by gun violence via mass shooting, the unfortunate reality is that it is likely to do so in the near term. We've had a lot of good conversations on this floor, Members, after all of these mass shootings about things that we might be able to do together, ways that we could work together to save lives. And this is a program that our colleague from Oakland mentioned and so many others who have done incredible work in the space.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
These are programs that are proven to save lives. We know that they work. The problem is that we need resources to fund them, and we are entering a difficult budget stretch. This is a modest tax, the same tax that we have on fishing equipment to restore fishing habitats. This is a modest tax that will generate $160,000,000 a year, that will fund these programs, that will fund $50 million annually to protect kids in schools. Protecting kids in schools is not a partisan issue.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
That is a bipartisan issue. We are offering everybody in this room an opportunity to do something, to get behind a common sense approach here that is going to save the lives of young people. Colleagues yesterday was the one year anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children were killed. And I know that a lot of us have become numb to that because there was Sandy Hook, and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, and UCSB, and Virginia Tech and all of these other mass shootings.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
In fact, since the time we introduced this Bill, we've had mass shootings in Monterey Park and in Half Moon Bay and in other places across this state. This is a uniquely American phenomenon. We are different than every other nation in the world. In the fact that kids on our schools are targeted and they are killed in ways that they are not killed in any other country. This is an opportunity with a modest step to make a big difference in protecting kids in your communities.
- Jesse Gabriel
Legislator
To make a big difference in helping those who are victims of mass shootings to make a big difference in communities that are impacted by cycles of gun violence. This is the leading cause of death of children in the United States of America. Members, on behalf of those children, I respectfully request your Aye vote on AB 28.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 54, Noes 13. The bill is passed. Next, we will go back to one item we passed temporarily on. This is file item 100, AB 345. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 345 by Assembly Member Wilson and others, an act relating to water.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Wilson, you may open on the Bill.
- Lori Wilson
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm pleased to present AB 345, which will provide the Department of Water Resources discretionary authority to utilize an advanced payment option when funding local flood protection and or multi benefit habitat restoration projects. This Bill would help alleviate cash flow problems that are created as a result of local agencies having to cover their own share and the State's share before getting reimbursed. With that, I thank you and respectfully ask the Members for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Wilson. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 59. No, zero. The bill's passed. Next, file item 114, for purpose of amendments, AB 408. Clerk will read
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 408 with amendments by Assemblymember Wilson.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Wilson, you may open on the amendments.
- Lori Wilson
Legislator
Good afternoon, Members. I rise to amend AB 408 the Climate-resilient Farms, Sustainable, Healthy Food Access and Farmworker Protection Bond Act of 2024. These amends make a series of changes based on stakeholder feedback. I respectfully ask for aye vote on these amendments.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Wilson. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on the amendments. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill is out to print and back on file. And again, Ms. Wilson. We have file item 491, AB 649. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 649 by Assembly Member Wilson, an act relating to Developmental Services.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Ms. Wilson, you may open on the Bill.
- Lori Wilson
Legislator
Thank you again, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to present AB 649, the Restoration of Access to Disability Services Bill. This bill seeks to restore access to critical services without first pursuing administrative appeals. It'd be based on individual needs, the person served, family members, and a regional center service coordinator work together to create an individual program plan. With that, I thank you Members for your consideration and respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Wilson, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 49; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Members, we are going to go back to File Item Number 290 and get back in order a little bit if you're following. So we're going to begin with Assembly Member Bains. This is File Item 290: AB 1122. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1122 by Assembly Member Bains, an act relating to Medi-Cal.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Dr. Bains, you may open on the bill.
- Jasmeet Bains
Legislator
Thank you, Speaker and Members. AB 1122 addresses a critical piece of the Medi-Cal provider shortage by streamlining the administrative burdens of the Medi-Cal enrollment process. The California Health Care Foundation found that one of the main reasons for the lack of participation in the Medi-Cal program is the excessive administrative hurdles imposed on physicians. AB 1122 provides common sense flexibilities that make it easier for doctors to serve Medi-Cal patients. Thank you, and I respectfully request an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Bains, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 55; noes: zero. The bill's passed. We'll pass and retain on File Item 291, and Madam Majority Leader, you're recognized for an announcement. Or a motion? Or a bill. This is File Item 292: AB 1127. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1127 by Assembly Member Reyes and others, an act relating to teachers.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Majority Leader Reyes, you're recognized on your bill.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1127 revises and continues the Bilingual Teacher Professional Development Program for another five years to address the state's critical bilingual teacher shortage in languages including Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, and Arabic. It allows eligible, local educational agencies to apply for state funds in order to provide professional learning opportunities to increase the number of authorized bilingual teachers working in their schools. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Reyes, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 52; noes: zero. The bill's passed. Next, we'll pass and retain on File Items 293 and 294, bringing us to File Item 295--1145. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1145 by Assembly Member Maienschein, an act relating to workers' compensation.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Maienschein, you may open on the bill.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1145 would establish a rebuttable presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by nursing staff who provide direct care to prison inmates and state hospital patients is a workplace injury. These state nurses and psychiatric technicians provide direct care to inmate and patient populations that have committed serious and violent felonies or have severe mental illnesses that may make them a danger to themselves or others.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
This staff is most often the direct recipient of assaultive behavior, likely including repetitive verbal and emotional abuse, physical threats, and witnessing or being the target of horrific violent assaults. These nurses deserve to receive the benefits of workers' compensation without undue burden so they can heal from psychological trauma they may endure during their job. AB 1145 enjoys bipartisan support and has received no no votes. I respectfully request your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Maienschein. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 52; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Next, this is File Item 296: AB 1150. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1150 by the Committee on Water Parks and Wildlife, an act relating to state parks.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Bauer-Kahan, you may open on the bill.
- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As you heard, this is the Water Parks and Wildlife Committee Bill. It merely gives additional tools to state parks to leverage the funds we've given them and make more access agreements. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Bauer-Kahan. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Mr. Rivas? Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 51; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Members, at this time there's a request to lift the call on AB 93. Clerk will post. All those vote who desire to vote. Mr. Bryan replaces the call. We will pass and retain on File Items 297 and 298.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And if Ms. Carrillo is ready, we will move to File Item 299. This is AB 1167. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1167 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, an act relating to oil and gas.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Carrillo, you may open on the bill.
- Wendy Carrillo
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm proud to present Assembly Bill 1167, the Orphan Well Prevention Act, which would protect our communities from orphaned oil wells and protect taxpayers from being left to pay the bill. Orphaned oil wells are wells without a responsible operator available to complete the plugging and abandonment and site restoration.
- Wendy Carrillo
Person
These wells pose serious threats to our public health, safety, and the environment. They can leak oil, gas, and other contaminants into the air, water, and soil. I look forward to continuing the conversations with the opposition to this bill in the Senate, and I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Carrillo, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Ms. Carrillo moves the call. We will pass and retain on File Item 300. This is moving to File Item 301: AB 1172 by Ms. Calderon. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1172 by Assembly Member Calderon, an act relating to energy.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Calderon, you may open on the bill.
- Lisa Calderon
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Assembly Bill 1172 requires the California Energy Commission to evaluate the use of fusion energy as a reliable source of clean energy in the 2025 edition of the Integrated Energy Policy Report. In 2022, Governor Newsom outlined targets to accelerate the state's climate goals to reach carbon neutrality no later than 2045.
- Lisa Calderon
Legislator
With today's renewable energy sources only meeting 59 percent of the state's energy needs, this legislation would ensure that California continues investing in emerging industries that can accelerate our progress to fully relying on renewables by 2045. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Calderon, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 46; noes: zero. The bill's passed. We're going to pass temporarily on File Item 303. Pass and retain on File Item 304.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Okay. We're going to go to File Item 305: AB 1198. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1198 by Assembly Member Grayson and others, an act relating to energy.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Mr. Grayson, you may open on the bill.
- Timothy Grayson
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Chair and Members. AB 1198 requires the Energy Unit with GO-Biz to better ensure minority small businesses and disadvantaged businesses in areas of the state with high poverty and low investment participate in helping the state achieve its climate goals. California has been and continues to be a global leader on climate change policy. However, the state's ambitious plan to achieve 100 percent clean energy and net-zero emissions is unlikely to be met without measures that incentivize small businesses to make clean energy investments.
- Timothy Grayson
Legislator
Despite the significant role that minority small businesses have in the clean energy transition, there remains a huge gap in minority small business enterprise participation in the market transition to a low carbon future. As such, the state needs to support disadvantaged businesses by providing effective pathways and resources to create community wealth-building opportunities. AB 1198 will identify existing gaps in participation and put forward solutions to help small businesses in the market transition. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Grayson. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Aye: 52; no: one. The bill is passed. Moving on, we'll pass and retain Item Number 306. Moving on to Item Number 307: AB 1203.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1203 by Assembly Member Bains and others, an act relating to taxation to take effect immediately. Tax levy.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Dr. Bains, you may open on your bill.
- Jasmeet Bains
Legislator
Thank you, Speaker and Members. AB 1203 establishes tax parity for breastfeeding and formula feeding by creating a sales tax exemption for breast pumps. As a family physician, I am acutely aware of the benefits of breast milk. We know that breastfed babies have a lower risk of wide spectrum of illnesses ranging from ear infections, pneumonia, to sudden infant death syndrome and leukemia. Research has even found that the health benefits of breastfeeding can be lifelong for both mother and child.
- Jasmeet Bains
Legislator
While breast milk is widely recognized as the best way to provide nutrients to infants, breastfeeding can be difficult and time-consuming for new moms and dads, especially for parents who return to the workforce. Breast pumps are an essential tool to ease a difficult transition by allowing parents to collect and store vital nutrients for future use. However, these pumps and related supplies can be expensive, especially for low income Californians, and our sales tax only increases prices further.
- Jasmeet Bains
Legislator
Often, the women who need higher efficiency and costlier pumps are the same working class mothers who have fewer breaks, longer commutes, and shorter maternity leave. Given the overwhelming benefits of breastfeeding and the financial burden of the current tax on new parents, AB 1203 seeks to exempt breast pumps and their related supplies from sales tax. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Bains. Members, this is a support-support. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 50; noes: zero. That bill is passed. We will move on to Item Number 308: AB 1207. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1207 by Assembly Member Irwin and others, an act relating to cannabis.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Ms. Irwin. Ms. Irwin, you may open your bill.
- Jacqui Irwin
Legislator
Good afternoon, Madam Speaker. I'm pleased to present AB 1207. When Prop 64 was passed in 2016, there was a distinct promise to California voters that the legalization of recreational cannabis would not come at the expense of our children. But in reality, the very opposite has occurred. Poison control center calls due to pediatric cannabis exposures has skyrocketed since 2016, and they will only continue to increase as time passes. In 2021, California had 793 cannabis exposure calls to poison control centers for children five years of age and under. Every week, it seems like we read another news story with the same story. Children at school are transported to emergency room because they have consumed cannabis products that they have confused with traditional foods due to packaging that is attractive to children. While the illicit cannabis market is no doubt responsible for a number of these exposures, a simple look at California's legal cannabis products show that they are not without blame. We cannot continue to allow California's legal cannabis market to manufacture, package and advertise products with features that are attractive to children. AB 1207 addresses these ever increasing pediatric cannabis exposures by codifying and strengthening regulations on what makes a cannabis product attractive to children. It also seeks to codify existing regulations from the Department of Cannabis Control that prevent cannabis vape products from containing non cannabis flavors. Colleagues, it is possible to be pro cannabis while still protecting our children. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Irwin. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, we'll go ahead and open the roll. All those vote desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, vote. All those vote who desire to vote, vote. All those vote to desire to vote, vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes, 42, noes, zero. That Bill is out. We will pass temporarily on item number 309. Pass temporary on item 310. Moving on to item 311, AB 1244.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1244 by Assembly Member Holden, an act relating to professions and vocations.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Mr. Holden, you may open on your bill.
- Chris Holden
Person
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'd like to thank you for allowing me to present AB 1244, a bill that will require a qualified manager under the Private Investigator Act and the Private Security Services Act to hold a current and valid qualified manager certificate issued by the Director of Consumer Affairs.
- Chris Holden
Person
According to the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, there have been a number of instances where the Bureau has cited multiple companies because of the behavior of a single qualified manager who moves from company to company. Through the administrative process, the Bureau can discipline the company, but not the qualified manager individually, so the person responsible for the conduct that led to the formal discipline of the company is able to move on to another company without a record of the discipline.
- Chris Holden
Person
I'm currently working with the BSIS to address the concerns of our California Association of Licensed Investigators and to address any unintended consequences of the bill. I'm confident a mutual agreement resolution will be reached soon. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Holden. Seeing and hearing 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: 45; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 312: AB 1250. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1250 by Assembly Member Friedman, an act relating to transportation.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Ms. Friedman, you may open on your bill.
- Laura Friedman
Person
Thank you, Ms. Speaker and Members. I rise today to present AB 1250 that would require the Secretary of Transportation to submit an annual report to the Legislature looking at concrete and ways of developing low carbon concrete. According to the World Economic Forum's article: 'Low Carbon Concrete is the Future Now' from 2023, concrete is the second most widely used material on earth, behind only water.
- Laura Friedman
Person
But concrete also can be detrimental to our environment and there are a lot of concrete companies right now developing low carbon alternatives, and this would require the state to take a look at those so that we can start introducing that better material into our product stream. I would request an aye vote. Thank you.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Friedman. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. Members, this is a support-support. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. This is a support-support. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 50; noes: zero. That bill has passed. Moving on to Item Number 313: AB 1251.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will read
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1251 by Assemblymember Luce Rivas and others natural lane to teacher credentialing.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Rivas, you may open on your Bill.
- Luz Rivas
Person
Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. California is in the process of losing its position as a global leader in technology if we do not provide our K through 12 students with the opportunity to learn computer science at school. And in order to do that, we need teachers that are qualified to teach computer science. AB 1251 convenes a work group to evaluate pathways toward establishing computer science credentialing. This Bill has received unanimous bipartisan support and is supported by TechNet, the California Chamber of Commerce, and the California Teachers Association. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you Assembly member Rivas. Seeing, hearing 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 this is a support support all those votes who desire to vote, vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes, 53 no, zero. The Bill is passed. Moving on to item number 314 AB 1254. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1254 by Assembly Member Flora and others an act relating to state employees. Assembly Member Flora, you may open on your Bill.
- Heath Flora
Legislator
Sleeping over here. Thank you. Madam Speaker. I rise and present AB 1254. It's a Bill for those of you that don't know CAL FIRE, our men and women that work in the state forest system are significantly underpaid. This Bill just brings their payment in alignment with more urban localities. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Flora. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. This is a support-support all those vote to desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. This is a support support Members, All those vote to desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 54, noes, zero. The Bill is passed. We will pass temporarily item 315, 316 and 317.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
317. Pass and retain Item Number 318. Moving on to Item Number 319: AB 1284. This is a support-support. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1282 by Assembly Member Lowenthal, an act relating to mental health.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Lowenthal, you may open on your bill.
- Josh Lowenthal
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. I'm pleased to present AB 1282 which tasks the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission with developing a statewide strategy to understand, communicate, and mitigate mental health risks associated with the use of social media by children and youth.
- Josh Lowenthal
Legislator
As the world has watched social media's exponential growth, we have witnessed both the good and the bad that these platforms can manifest, and while there has been piecemeal legislation focused on regulating social media, including how we regulate this space to reduce future negative impacts on users, especially children and youth, the state does not currently have a game plan to address the impacts that are being experienced by children and adolescents now.
- Josh Lowenthal
Legislator
Just Tuesday this week, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on social media use and youth mental health which contains many important takeaways, but I'd like to take a moment to flag just a few. The advisory revealed that up to 95 percent of youth aged 13 to 17 report using social media platform.
- Josh Lowenthal
Legislator
More than a third say that they're using social media, quote, 'almost constantly,' and although age 13 is commonly the required minimum age used by social media platforms, in the U.S., nearly 40 percent of ages eight through 12 use social media. This is why AB 1282 is critical. We need a game plan now in order to ensure that we do not allow the mental health of our current generation of youth to suffer as a result of our inaction. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Lowenthal. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. This is a support-support. All those 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: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 320: AB 1297. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1297 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva and others, an act relating to local government.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, you may open on your bill.
- Sharon Quirk-Silva
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1297 mandates that cities, charter cities, counties and defined special districts, parks and libraries report their accessible public restrooms inventory to the Department of Public Health. The Department will create a user friendly website where the public can search for nearby public restrooms by zip code. Restrooms are vital public infrastructure, but access is not always guaranteed. This Bill benefits vulnerable communities such as seniors, pregnant women, gig workers, delivery drivers, individuals experiencing homelessness, and people with disabilities who rely on accessible restrooms, just to name a few. Today, let's serve the people of our state with a simple policy solution for public restroom locations.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Quirk-Silva. Seeing and hearing 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, all those vote who desire to vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 41, noes four. That Bill has passed. We will pass and retain items 321, 322 and 323. Moving on to item number 324, AB 1313. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1313 by Assembly Member Ortega and others an act related to aging.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Ortega, you may open on your Bill.
- Liz Ortega
Legislator
AB 1313 would establish a pilot program administered by the California Department of Aging to expand case management services for older individuals to maintain their health and economic stability. By expanding these services, California can help reduce the risk of negative health outcomes for older adults and improve their overall quality of life. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Ortega. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. This is the support-support 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 47 noes, zero. That Bill is passed. We will pass temporarily item 325. Pass and retain item 326. Moving on to item 327, AB 1234. The Clerk will read
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1324 by Assembly Member Bryan an act relating to child welfare.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Bryan, you may open on your Bill.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1324 is a natural continuation of a law we passed and signed last year. We used to charge parents for the time that their children spent in foster care. We will no longer do that going forward. All this bill does is apply to existing debts retroactively. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Bryan. Seeing and hearing 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. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Aye: 41; no: nine. That bill has passed. Moving on to Item 328: AB 1327. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1327 by Assembly Member Weber and others, an act relating to interscholastic athletics.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Dr. Weber, you may open on your bill.
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members are rise to present AB 1327. This bill will require the California Department of Education to develop a standardized incident form to track racial discrimination and harassment that occurs at high school, sporting games or sporting events, and annually post it on their website. This bill ensures that these incidents are reported and tracked and that the public and legislature are made aware of these numerous instances.
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
It will also add a requirement that the California Interscholastic Federation report racial discrimination or harassment that occurs that would affect the health of its participants in sporting events and report it to the Legislature every seven years. Racism has no place on the field, court, pool, or stands because of numerous incidents which have occurred throughout this state I am proud to be authoring this bill which will ensure that these incidents are tracked and reported to the legislature. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Weber. Seeing and hearing others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll all those votes who desire to vote, this is a support support, all those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll, ayes 49, noes zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 329 AB 1334. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1334 by Assemblymember Pellerin and others an act relating to mobile home Parks.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Pellerin, you may open on your bill.
- Gail Pellerin
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Speaker and Members. AB 1334 allows existing mobile home parks to apply to local enforcement agencies to add up to 10 percent more spaces for manufactured homes so long as they have complied with the health and safety codes. Safeguards in the bill ensure the additional spaces do not substantially impact the provision of water, sewage, electrical, gas, and other utility services within the park. By enabling these modest extensions, AB 1334 will provide housing that's more affordable to many Californians. The bill has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Pellerin. Seeing and hearing 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. This is a support-support, Members. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 54; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 330: AB 1340.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1340 by Assembly Member Garcia and others, an act relating to school accountability.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Garcia, you may open on your bill.
- Eduardo Garcia
Person
Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. AB 1340 will provide greater transparency around the educational outcomes of students with disabilities. This has received bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Garcia. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. This is a support-support. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. This is a support-support. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 52; noes: zero. The bill is passed. We will pass temporarily on Item Number 331: AB 1347. Moving on to Item Number 332: AB 1350.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will read
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1350 by Assembly Member Soria an act relating to veterans and making appropriation therefore.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Soria you may open on your Bill.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members, I rise to present AB 1350, which establishes the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund to receive private donations for the maintenance and rehabilitation of Capitol Park veterans memorials. There are a number of veterans memorials in Capitol Park, including the Vietnam War Memorial, the Mexican American war memorial, the Veterans Memorial, and the California American Portuguese Veterans Memorial. These memorials were originally established with the support of outside organizations, nonprofits, and commissions codified in law, with financial and management responsibilities for the memorials. Most of these memorials still have the outside organizational support. However, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission is no more, and there is now no statutory responsibility for the Vietnam Memorial's maintenance and rehabilitation. The Vietnam War Memorial was first vandalized in riots in 2020, and then further damaged when attempts were made to repair the memorial by well intentioned private citizens. There was no funding and no agreed upon responsibility for any state agency or Department to repair the aging memorial. And so it remained in a state of disrepair for far too long, until last year the Legislature stepped in and provided funding for some repairs, but there are ongoing needs and still no formal responsibility or funding mechanism. AB 1350 would fix this problem by creating a fund to receive private donations which could still receive money from the state and the task CALVET with its management and the maintenance of capitol park veterans memorials in coordination with other state bodies. I ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly member Soria. Seeing hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. This is a support support, Members. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes, 56 noes, zero. The Bill has passed. We will pass and retain item number 333, AB 1356, pass and retain item number 334, AB 1359, pass temporarily item 335, AB1360.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
AB 1360, pass and retain item 336. Pass and retain item 338. Moving on to item number 39 AB 1392. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1392 by Assembly Member Rodriguez an act relating to hospitals.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assemblymember Rodriguez, you may open on your bill.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. This bill will require hospitals to submit a plan to the Department of Healthcare Access and Information to increase the procurement for minority women, LGBT and disabled veteran-owned business enterprises. In 2019, AB 962 created the Hospital Supplier Diversity Reporting Program to require hospitals to submit an annual report on their prior supplier diversity reports. In the program's most recent report, diverse procurement spending only accounted for 2% of the total hospital supplier spending. Our disadvantaged communities deserve more dollars.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
California already has two successful supplier diversity programs from the California Public Utilities Commission and the Insurance Commissioner. These programs have led to successes. For example, insurance companies have increased their diverse procurement dollars from $930,000,000 to $3.1 billion from 2012 to 2021. Large utilities report that 31% of their total procurement come from diverse suppliers, surpassing the agency's goals of 21%.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
AB 1392 would strengthen the Hospital Supplier Diversity Reporting Program by pulling strategies from and aligning statutory language with these two existing programs, I respectfully ask for aye vote. Thank you.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you. Assumingmember Rodriguez seeing and hearing others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll, ayes 43, noes four. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 340 AB 1400. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1400 by Assemblymember Bryan an act relating to student financial aid and making appropriation therefore.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Bryan, you may open on your bill.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. I rise to present AB 1400. AB 1400 repurposes a pot of money--is it 825 or 1400? Thank you, Madam Speaker.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Sorry.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Rise for AB 1400. It repurposes the pot of existing resources that dispersed currently only applies to $1.50 scholarship for students in the community college. By directing these funds to the students, a smaller population who need it more, we can award larger scholarships. The reason this pot of money has decreased is largely because of federal tax cuts. This bill has received bipartisan support in all Committees; has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Bryan. Seeing and hearing 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; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Members, we're going to go back onto the file on Item Number 315: AB 1257. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1257 by Assembly Member Low. Excuse me. Assembly Bill 1257 by the Committee on Business and Professions relating to healing arts.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Berman, you may open on the bill.
- Marc Berman
Legislator
Thank you. Madam Speaker and colleagues, I'm delighted to present AB 1257, the Sunset Review Bill for the Dental Hygiene Board of California. This Bill extends the sunset date for the Dental Hygiene Board until January 1, 2028. It makes additional technical changes, statutory improvements, and policy reforms in response to issues raised during the Board's sunset review oversight process. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, this is a support-support, 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 54, noes zero. The Bill is passed. Moving on to item number 316, AB 1262. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1262 by the Committee on Business and Professions an act relating to professional fiduciaries.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assemblymember Berman, you may open on the bill.
- Marc Berman
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues, AB 1262 extends the sunset date for the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau until January 1, 2028, and makes additional technical changes, statutory improvements, and policy reforms in response to issues raised during the Bureau's sunset review oversight process. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote to desire to vote. Members, this is a support support. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll ayes 59, noes zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 317, AB 1264. The Clerk will read .
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1264 by the Committee on Business and Professions an act relating to Healing Arts.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Berman, you may open on the Bill.
- Marc Berman
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues, I respectfully present AB 1264, a sunset Bill relating to the California Acupuncture Board. This Bill allows Acupuncturists to hire Acupuncture students as assistants, extends the board by four years, and makes other technical changes. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Berman. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. This is a support-support, Members. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes, 60, noes, zero. The Bill is passed. Okay, going back onto the file, item number 341, AB 1402, The Clerk will read. Item number 341, AB 1402, the Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Rule 1402 by Assembly Member Megan Dahle an act relating to the medical evidentiary examinations.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Megan Dahle, you may open on your bill.
- Megan Dahle
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 1402 will increase the availability and affordability of child abuse and neglect medical forensic examinations for victims of child abuse. This bill has bipartisan support, has received no no votes, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Megan Dahle. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. This is a support-support. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes: 52; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Moving on to Item Number 342: AB 1403.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1403 by Assembly Member Garcia, an act relating to fireworks.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Garcia, you may open on your bill.
- Eduardo Garcia
Person
Thank you, Madam Speaker and Colleagues. This bill will allow the Office of State Fire Marshal to identify methods that will capture more detailed data relating fires, damages, and injuries caused by both dangerous fireworks and safe and sane fireworks.
- Eduardo Garcia
Person
The bill also focuses on ensuring that local nonprofits in our communities who are selling the safe and sane fireworks are given funds that will be used for public awareness campaigns regarding the safe and responsible use of safe and sane fireworks and dangers of risk posed by the illegal fireworks that we see a large influx coming into the State of California. This has received bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Garcia. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. This is a support-support, Members. 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: 51; no: zero. The bill is passed. We are going to go back onto the file on Item Number 310: AB 1238.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1238 by Assembly Member Ward, an act relating to hazardous waste.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Ward, you may open on your Bill.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1238 directs the Department of Toxic Substance Control to develop alternate management standards for recycling photovoltaic modules that would better balance the need for widespread recycling of modules and protecting human and environmental safety. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Ward. Seeing in the hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. Members, this is a support support. All those votes who desire to vote. This is support, support. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 55, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. Moving on to item number 427, AB 2. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 2 by Assembly Member Ward, an act relating to recycling.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assemblymember Ward, you may open on your bill.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you again, Madam Speaker. AB 2 establishes the foundation for a convenient, safe, and environmentally sustainable system for the end-of-life management of solar panels by requiring manufacturers to develop and implement an end-of-life management plan for panels sold in California. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. Members, this is a support support all those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 50, noes 2. The bill is passed. Moving on to item number 437, AB 84.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 84 by Assembly Member Ward, an act realting to taxation take effect immediately, tax levy.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assembly Member Ward, you may open on your Bill.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you again, Madam Speaker. AB 84 seeks to improve the implementation of the welfare exemption to allow affordable housing developers to maximize those savings. Specifically, this Bill authorizes 501C3 bonds as a form of financing that makes a property eligible for the welfare exemption and expands the exemption to all affordable housing and extends an existing rule related to tenants whose incomes increase after initial occupancy. I respectfully request your Aye vote.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you. Assembly Member Ward. Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item. The Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, vote. This is the support support. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This is the support support. All those vote to desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 50, Noes zero. The Bill is passed.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Moving on to going back onto the file on item number 343, AB 1406 the Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1406 by Assemblymember McCarty an act relating to firearms.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Assemblymember McCarty, you may open on your bill.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker this is a firearm bill but don't worry, good good, support support bipartisan a technical bill sponsored by the Department of Justice, gives them more time to do their work in processing transfers of firearms. Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Seeing and hearing others wishing to speak on this item the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, vote Members, this is the support support, all those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote this is a support support, all those vote to desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 47, noes zero. The bill is passed.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Next by Mr. McCarty we are going to take up file item 335, AB 1360. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1360 by Assembly Member McCarty, an ac relating to drug treatment.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member McCarty, you may open on the Bill.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a district Bill for Yolo County and Sacramento County focusing on drug addiction. An unfortunate revolving door of people going in and out the prison system or county jails without addressing their underlying issue substance abuse disorder.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
Nearly half of repeat offenders, nearly half individuals who come out of a prison are rearrested in large part because their underlying addiction that was never addressed while they're incarcerated. This is a five year pilot project allowing two counties to provide voluntary and temporary confined treatment options for people who are eligible based upon their crimes. This is a local pilot and not another lock them up, no treatment before they get out of prison. But focusing on their underlying issues in the first place.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
Let's face it, the addiction issue and the criminal justice overlay needs new solutions. The current status quo is not working. It's a complex problems not going away without treatment. Many people end up serving life sentences, but in installments in installments. We can't tell those suffering from substance abuse disorder and their families or loved ones they should languish in jail or prison without getting treatment.
- Kevin McCarty
Person
For these reasons, I ask you to support this local project that will allow two of our counties to try to make a difference with these problems. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. McCarty. And Leader Gallagher, you're recognized on the Bill.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, this is one of those issues that the author and I often agree on and I support this Bill.
- James Gallagher
Legislator
I think it is the right approach and to really try and bring back obviously just in two counties right now, but try and bring back some incentives to get people into drug treatment, deal with the underlying causes of criminality. And so I appreciate this Bill and ask for your support.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Gallagher. And seeing no other Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 49, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. Next, we are up to file item 344, AB 1407. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1407 by Assembly Member Addis and others an act relating to coastal resources.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Addis, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Dawn Addis
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members, AB 147, the Ocean Life Recovery Act has received bipartisan support, no opposition and no no votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Very well. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes, ayes 53, noes zero. The bill is passed. Pass and retain on file items 345 and 346. Bringing us to Ms. McKinnor. This is file item 347, AB 1418. Clerk will read.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Bill 1418 by Assemblymember McKinnor and others an act relating to Tennessee.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember McKinnor, you are recognized on the bill.
- Tina McKinnor
Legislator
Mr. Speaker and members, I rise in support of AB 1418, which would prohibit a local government from enforcing or implementing an ordinance that would impose a penalty to a resident or landlord due to contact with the law enforcement agency. Also, I want to note that this bill does not prohibit a landlord from evicting a tenant due to criminal activity. This bill just clarifies that the landlord cannot be penalized for not evicting that tenant. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. McKinnor. And seeing no members wishing to be recognized on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 48, noes zero. The bill is passed next by Mr. Berman. This is file item 348, AB 1420. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1420 by Assemblymember Berman an act relating to firearms.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support support Assemblymember Berman, you may open on the bill.
- Marc Berman
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. AB 1420 would ensure that the Department of Justice has the authority to inspect and write citations for any violations related to the sale, transfer, and storage of firearms. This Bill would provide the Department of Justice the tools to adequately enforce California's strong firearm laws and ensure that any violations are remedied. Respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Berman. Seeing no other Members wishing to be addressed on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 57, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next, we'll move forward to Ms. Irwin. This is file item 351, AB 1437. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1437. By Assembly Member Irwin, an act relating to Medi-Cal.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblywoman Irwin, you may open on the Bill.
- Jacqui Irwin
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1437 will remove unnecessary prescription reauthorization barriers for medical patients obtaining their serious mental illness medications. By taking this critical step, we can assure that our most vulnerable are able to adhere to their recommended medication regimens without needing to jump through any additional hurdles that can negatively affect their continuation of care. This Bill has bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Irwin. And seeing no Members wishing to be addressed on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 54, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. We're back to Miss Schiavo. This is file item 349, AB 1423. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1423 by Assembly Member Schiavo, an act relating to product safety.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblywoman Schiavo, you may open on the Bill.
- Pilar Schiavo
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members, I'm excited to present my first bill, and for years, artificial turf has been seen as a replacement to natural fields. However, manufacturing patents and studies conclude that a number of turf samples used throughout the country show fields contain PFAS, a class of chemicals harmful to human health. As children laugh and play on fields and run with their cleats on a sunny day, the field slowly wears down.
- Pilar Schiavo
Legislator
And in fact, if anyone was on our soccer team, you know, when we were practicing on the field, we had that crummy dusty residue all over our legs after we were done playing soccer. So when your children you're even closer to the ground, they're inhaling and ingesting this. We are simply asking that manufacturers of artificial turf stop using PFAS in the manufacturing process and switch to a system that actually includes no PFAS and is safer for our community.
- Pilar Schiavo
Legislator
It also protects groundwater, as we are often watering down these fields to keep the dust down, and it goes into our groundwater as well. It protects health and safety of young adolescents and athletes in the public. And we're just asking to phase out the use of PFAS in artificial turf. Respectfully ask your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Schiavo. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 50, noes four. Bill is passed. Next by Mr. Garcia. This is file item 352 AB 1439. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1439 by Assemblymember Garcia and others an act relating to taxation to take effect immediately tax levy.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblymember Garcia, you may open on the bill.
- Eduardo Garcia
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. This Bill will require the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to consider amending its regulations to require the allocations of point scoring for farm worker housing projects under the housing needs category and additional point category for amenities to kind of even out the playing field.
- Eduardo Garcia
Person
To ensure that these farm worker housing projects that are traditionally proposed in rural parts of the state are not deemed for certain type of amenities that could be easier accommodated for in urban areas of the State of California. For that reason, we receive bipartisan support and respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Garcia. And seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Requires 54.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 55, Noes zero. The bills passed. And for Mr. Jim Patterson. If you're ready, we can take up file item 354, AB 1462. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1462 by Assembly Member Jim Patterson, an act relating to veterans.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Patterson, you may open on the Bill.
- Jim Patterson
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 1462. This requires the California Department of Public Health to use existing data to provide critical information on the number of veteran overdoses deaths in California. A recent study showed that from 2010 to 2019, veteran opioid overdose deaths rose by 53.2%. However, that study did highlight how difficult it was to access and analyze the data. AB 1462 will make that data readily accessible, allowing researchers to identify patterns that could be addressed and prevented.
- Jim Patterson
Person
This Bill has enjoyed bipartisan support, has no opposition. I ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. And seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Mr. Fong. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 50, Noes zero. Bill is passed. We are going to go back to Ms. Reyes file item 185. This is AB 653. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 653 by Assembly Member Reyes an act relating to housing.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
You may open on the bill.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 653 would promote housing stability and prevent Californians from falling into homelessness by maximizing the use of federal housing choice vouchers. It'll create a program to provide housing search assistance, landlord incentives, and deposit resources to help tenants with vouchers find and secure rental units. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Reyes, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 53; noes: zero. The bill's passed. Next, Ms. Reyes, we're going to take up File Item 251. This is AB 945. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 945 by Assembly Member Reyes, an act relating to criminal procedure.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support-support. Ms. Reyes, you may open on the bill.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
AB 945 will require the Department of Justice to submit a report to the legislature detailing the rate of expungements granted to individuals who successfully participated in the California Conservation Program. As an incarcerated hand crew member, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Rayes. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 53, noes zero.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The bill is passed. Next. This is file item 443, AB 258. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 258 by Assembly Member Reyes an act relating to economic development.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Ms. Reyes, you may open on the Bill.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members. AB 258 requires the Office of the Small Business Advocate to create a directory of approved technical assistance providers, procurement opportunities, and financial incentives that small businesses can easily access.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
Navigating these various state programs is often very difficult for our small businesses, and this will provide greater access for our small businesses, and it will be a critical resource. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Reyes. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 52, noes zero. The bill is passed. Next.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
We're back on file with Dr. Weber. This is file item 356, AB 1466. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1466 by Assembly Member Weber, an act realting to pupil discipline.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support support. Dr. Weber, you may open on the Bill.
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 1466, which seeks to further expand transparency and accessibility between families and local education agencies. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Senator Weber. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 49, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. Next. Ms. Pellerin. This is file item 358, AB 1471. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1471 by Assembly Member Pellerin, an act relating to hospitals, declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Pellerin, you may open on the Bill.
- Gail Pellerin
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1471 seeks to extend the deadlines for three public hospital seismic compliance projects that are underway on the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center campus. Santa Clara County's hospitals and clinics serve a diverse population of more than two million Santa Clara County residents, as well as others that live in the Bay Area.
- Gail Pellerin
Legislator
During the pandemic, the seismic work at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center was impacted by the surge in demand for additional bed space, so AB 1471 will prevent the imposition of significant financial penalties on the county and ensure that residents will continue to have access to critical health care services. I urge your aye vote on this support-support bill. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Pellerin. Seeing no other Members wishing to speak on this bill, Members, this requires 54 votes with urgency. 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 the votes. Ayes: 54; noes: zero on the urgency. Ayes: 54; noes: zero on the measure. Bill is passed. Next, Mr. Maienschein. File Item 359: AB 1473.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1473 by Assembly Member Maienschein, an act relating to pupil instruction.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support support. Mr. Maienschein, you may open on the Bill.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1473 would ensure that when the next health education framework and physical education framework is revised, this instruction, related to the use of CPR and AED training is considered. The Bill has no opposition and is received bipartisan support. Thank you. And I respectfully request an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Maienschein. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes whoa. Clerk will reopen the roll. File item 359. Votes closed. Ayes 52, Noes one. Bill is passed. Next for Mr. Garcia. This is file item 360, AB 1479. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1479 by Assembly Member Garcia, an act relating to pupil health.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Garcia, you may open on the bill.
- Eduardo Garcia
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. AB 1479 will require the California Department of Education to publish a streamlined application form for eligible local educational agencies that are delivering or plan to deliver mental health services through their own school-based mental health workforce and contact with trusted-based community organizations. I know that that issue of mental health in our schools, this body hasn't taken lightly. This bill helps us reinforce that mission. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Garcia. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes: aye's 55, no zeros. The bill is passed. Next, we'll move forward to Dr. Wood. This is file item 363, AB 1489. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1489 by Assembly Member Wood an act relating to solid waste.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Dr. Wood, you may open on the bill.
- Jim Wood
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members, I rise today to present AB 1489, which is a narrow follow-up and clarification to Senator Allen's SB 54, the Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act. Critically, this bill required all materials sold, distributed or imported into the state to be recyclable or compostable by 2032. Since SB 54 went into effect, there has been some confusion about the bill's 25% cumulative product reduction component.
- Jim Wood
Person
And there are serious concerns about being misinterpreted to mean that compostable products, which we intend to transition towards by 2032, must also be reduced over time. That was not the intent of SB 54. I would know. I was a coauthor of the bill, and I want to offer my thanks to the Chairwoman of Natural Resources, who was a lead author of SB 54 and who supported this bill and committee. I've worked closely with opposition and taken drastic amendments in response to their concerns.
- Jim Wood
Person
Members, this comes at a critical time when manufacturers of compostable products are looking for clarity about whether they can have a future here in California or not. And while the opposition would prefer to sit back and allow other parties to decide how to interpret this part of SB 54, I believe the compostable product innovators, who we will rely on by 2032, deserve immediate clarity about the intent of SB 54. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 265 by Assemblymember Boerner an act relating to taxation and making appropriation therefore.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Wood. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 45, noes zero. Bill is passed. We're going to go back to an item we passed temporarily on. This is file item 84 by Ms. Boerner. AB 265, Clerk will read.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblywoman Boerner, you may open on the Bill.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 265 seeks to secure a permanent funding source for the Senior Citizens and Disabled Citizens Postponement Act Postponement Program by allowing the State Controller to transfer General funds in years when the Fund balance falls under the $15 million cap. AB 265 helps seniors and disabled individuals, most of them on a fixed income, stay in their homes. The Bill has a support, support on both sides. And I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Boerner. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Requires 54. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 54, Noes zero. Bill is passed. All right. Next, by Mr. Bennett. We are going to take up file item 380. This is AB 1563. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1563 by Assembly Member Bennett, an act relating to groundwater.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Bennett, you may open on the Bill.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
Thank you very much, Speaker and Members. This bill is a real common sense bill. We created in California groundwater agencies to try to stop the overdrafting of groundwater basins in California, but we did not give those groundwater agencies the authority to say no to new wells going into the very basins that they are responsible for trying to decrease the pumping from.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
It just makes common sense that if an out-of-state private equity firm wants to come in and sink a dozen super deep and super big wells, that the Groundwater Agency ought to be able to sign off and say that's consistent or inconsistent with their overall plans to try to get the basins down into sustainable pumping.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
It is the most rational way to protect the existing pumpers, particularly the farm workers who have wells that are going dry at an ever-increasing rate, particularly in the Central Valley. 1,400 farm worker domestic wells went dry a year the last couple of years. Meanwhile, 6,000 new wells went into those basins. So with this common sense bill, we can make improvements to our groundwater legislation by giving the authority to the one agency that should have it, and that's the Groundwater Agency.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
I'm really proud of the fact that after last year we went through with this bill, that we have modified the bill to focus only on critically overdrafted basins and we have taken some adjustments and amendments, and the community alliance for family farmers representing the small farmers, particularly in the Central Valley, have come out in favor of this bill, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bennett, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Mr. Bennett? Mr. Bennett moves the call.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Next Members, we're going to move forward to Bill by Ms. Mckinnor. This is file item 426, AB 1. The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill One by Assembly Member Mckinnor, an act relating to the Legislature.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Mckinnon you may open on the Bill.
- Tina McKinnor
Legislator
Mr. Speaker and Members, AB 1 will give non-supervisorial legislative staff the choice to join a union and to collectively bargain for wages, benefits and workplace conditions. Members, our staffs aren't looking for special treatment. They are looking for the same dignity and respect afforded to all represented workers. To the staff in our district offices and Capitol offices, including our dedicated Committee staff that honorably serve the people of California every day, know this, we see you and we respect you.
- Tina McKinnor
Legislator
And with AB 1, we are taking action to make sure that current and future legislative staff, regardless of their members political affiliation, are afforded a safe and equitable and fair opportunity to build a noble career in public service. It is hypocritical as legislators that we ask our employees to staff committees and write legislation that often expand collecting bargaining rights for other workers in California. But we intentionally prohibit our own workers from that same right.
- Tina McKinnor
Legislator
Today, Members, is an opportunity for the Legislature to stand up for their own workers. And I am proud to stand here today with a bipartisan coalition of 42 co authors from the Assembly and Senate supporting AB 1. As a former legislative staffer myself, and an original signer of the We Said Enough letter that helped to spark the Me Too movement, I know just how challenging it is to work here in the Legislature.
- Tina McKinnor
Legislator
If we are truly committed to recruiting and retaining the best staff possible, if we're truly committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace, and if we're going to show our staff that we see them and respect their contribution to the California democracy, I respectfully ask that you support AB 1 today. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Mckinnor and Assemblyman Flora, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Heath Flora
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support of AB 1, and I just want to thank the author for addressing some of the concerns myself and my colleague from Lancaster had. It's been a long time that this Bill has been kind of talked about, and I'm excited to see it move forward. I'm excited to be able to vote for it on the floor today.
- Heath Flora
Legislator
I just want to thank the author for bringing it forward and quite frankly, addressing the staffs that we had on our side. So I appreciate that. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Mr. Flora and Mr. Rivas. You're recognized on the Bill.
- Robert Rivas
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I as well rise as a proud co-author of this legislation, and I want to thank our colleague from Inglewood for her work on this very important issue. In this Legislature, we have made significant strides to create a more diverse, a more equitable and inclusive work environment for our hardworking staff. And I like to see the same progress made in our Legislature's overall environment. And I believe that this legislation will help us achieve that progress.
- Robert Rivas
Legislator
Those of us who are committed to the success of this effort, we should take this historic step of passing this Bill off this floor here this afternoon and continuing our work on this legislation to assure that it delivers on the promise that our staff that they deserve respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Assembly Member Rivas and Mr. Lee. You are recognized on the Bill.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise in strong support and as a joint author of this Bill. It was not too long ago that I interned for Members that are now my colleagues and worked for other colleagues of here today. And I remember how crucial it is, not just on the staff, but even as a Member today, how crucial it is to have an excellent staff.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
Today would not be possible to go through hundreds and hundreds of bills if we're not for our hard working staff who work around the clock. And it is in the interests of the people of California to have the highest quality public servants available to work with people of California. The alternative is that outside forces will be more powerful and more compensated.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
So we should do all we can to make sure that our staff are treated with dignity, respect, compensated fairly within our legal constraints, as we know. But we have to be doing better for our staff. And one of those first important steps is to allow them the chance, the chance to collectively bargain and form their own union, if they so choose to do so. When I was a staffer, we were forbidden, and still are. They're forbidden from unionizing.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
But we talk so much, and they analyze so many bills that extend worker protections. There's so many vulnerable Californians. We should give that chance to the public servants that fight for so many of our Californians. So I respectfully asking for Aye vote..
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Lee. And Assembly Member Kalra, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Ash Kalra
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise in strong support of AB 1 as a joint author and as Chair of the Labor and Employment Committee. As was stated by my colleague from San Jose, we see a lot of bills where we are asking private sector actors, other public agencies, to respect the right of workers and their right for self-determination.
- Ash Kalra
Legislator
I think it would be hypocritical for us to do that and while at the same time deny that same right to our hard working staff. That certainly don't get a lot of the accolades that we do, but deserve far more than whatever we get in the public spotlight, because they're the ones doing the work. They're the ones sacrificing hard hours. They chose public service at a great cost to themselves and their family because they care about the state and they care about the work they do.
- Ash Kalra
Legislator
And as our wonderful author correctly noted, our staff aren't looking for special treatment. They are looking for the same dignity and respect afforded to all workers. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Mr. Kalra and Assemblywoman Cervantes you're recognized on the Bill.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise as a proud co-author to Assembly Bill 1. I do want to thank our colleague from Inglewood for bringing this Bill forward and leading the charge.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
Colleagues, for me, as a former employee of this House, before being elected to the Assembly in my own right, this Bill is about a fundamental issue of fairness. One of the basic tenets we share on our side of the aisle is about supporting the rights of all workers in the State of California, whether in the private sector or in the public sector, to organize and to form and join a union.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
And the vast majority of staff in our state government and the executive and judicial branches are unionized. The same is true for staff in local government. Colleagues, there is no justifiable reason to deny our own employees that same right. But in addition to that foundational matter of fairness, I have to be real about why this is needed now, in 2023, In the wake of the Me Too movement, the Legislature created the Workplace Conduct Unit to investigate sexual harassment, retaliation, discrimination claims in the Capitol community.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
We know that the WCU is an imperfect solution and that the press has written numerous stories about the imperfections. We know that sexual harassment has long been a pervasive problem in our capitol community, a community that has long been dominated by men. Sexual harassment remains an issue even after the creation of the WCU. Now, I think we all know that this alone cannot be the answer.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
We also know that women, especially women of color, are subjected to sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation at a much higher rate than men. In order to confront these hardships that our staff face, we must address the underlying conditions causing the problem. These factors are the lack of access to basic labor rights, nominal level of job security, little protection from retaliation as at-will employees. The ability to unionize will provide legislative staff with tools to finally face these challenges on a level playing field.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
The discrimination faced by women of color is multiplied, and the discrimination is even worse for women of color who are also part of our LGBTQ community. This discrimination is not just about harassment or retaliation, but about pay. While promising steps have been made, I do want to acknowledge that there is still a gap that we must address, and there are still disparities that we must talk about.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
We must provide our staff with the freedom to make the choice about unionizing for themselves. To the staff who are watching this debate in your desk, in the swing space, or the Legislative Office Building, or in your district offices across the State of California, I want to say this. I know many of you are scared to come forward and publicly support this Bill today, but understand that you are not alone.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
You have advocates standing with you here on the Assembly Floor and colleagues are respectfully asked for an Aye vote on AB One.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Cervantes and Assembly Member Haney, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Matt Haney
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I want to thank my colleague from Inglewood and I also rise as a proud joint author of this Bill. I had the opportunity in PERS Committee to chair the hearing on this Bill. And one of the things I said in that hearing is how appropriate it is that this is AB 1. There is nothing in this building, nothing in this Legislature that would happen without our staff. Many of us will have the proud opportunity to serve here for 12 years.
- Matt Haney
Legislator
Our staff will in many cases outlast us. They were here before us. They help to make sure that democracy works for the people that we represent. And so when I think about this Bill, I think about not only about all of the things that have been discussed, about the respect and the dignity and the rights that every worker should have, including our staff. I think about, as has been said, their ability to assert when they face harassment or discrimination.
- Matt Haney
Legislator
But I also think about the responsibility that we have to our constituents when our staff have fair pay, when they have the protections in the workplace, when they understand their rights in the workplace, when they are able to take the adequate amount of breaks and vacations and everything else. Democracy will work better. The work that we do here will be performed better and be more accessible for the people that we represent.
- Matt Haney
Legislator
So this is exciting for our staff who deserve this tremendously for everything that they do. But this is also exciting and a proud day for the people of California who because we treat the people who serve them with respect and dignity, they are going to get an even stronger, more responsive, more effective government representing them. I come from a government in San Francisco that has unionized staff. Anyone who has expressed concerns about what the negative outcomes of that will be.
- Matt Haney
Legislator
We saw none of those, in my experience with our staff, only positive things, only more respect, only higher pay, only the respect that all of our staff deserve. With that, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Haney. And Assembly Member Bryan, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I rise also in support and want to thank my colleague from the Wood for bringing this forward. I want to also thank all the previous authors of this legislation. I sit in a chair that's aptly labeled on the back Stone, and it's where Mark Stone sat for 12 years, the previous author of this legislation. This has been a long fight for our staff, and we know that our staff are the lifeblood of this building.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
To all the staff watching, to my staff, know that you are seen, appreciated, affirmed, and you have the right to collectively bargain for the benefits, the respect, the pay, the equity that you deserve. This body has owed that to you for a long time. As was mentioned by my colleague from San Francisco, there are models of this at the congressional level, at the county supervisorial level, and across the country in California. We have to lead. In this House, we have to lead.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bryan. And Assemblywoman Carillo, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Wendy Carrillo
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I just arise in strong support of AB 1 as a previous co-author of this policy multiple times. And I also want to thank our previous author, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, whose seat I now sit in, and also acknowledge the hard work of all of our staff. The most important piece that we often talk about is salaries. This is an incredibly challenging work to do.
- Wendy Carrillo
Person
And as more and more of communities across the Sacramento area and across California become incredibly expensive to live in, the salaries of our staff is something that we should look into very critically, as well as to ensure that it's important that staff has the recognition and the right to collectively bargain for positions, for their salaries, for their future and for the future of our state.
- Wendy Carrillo
Person
And I want to thank the author from Inglewood, who is carrying this torch, to ensure that we're moving in a direction that is reflective of the people of our state and the people that do the work to represent the people of our state. So with that, I respectfully request an Aye vote thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Carrillo and Assembly Member. Alanis, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to stand in strong support and not only supporting this Bill, but as a co-author, very proud of this. I want to echo the comments made by my colleague from Rippin. He took the words out of my mouth, literally. And I also want to thank my colleague who authored this and sat down and spoke with everyone, made this truly bipartisan across the board, everywhere. Everybody is on this.
- Juan Alanis
Legislator
So thank you for doing that, thank you for bringing us together on this, and I urge your Aye vote. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Alanis and Assembly Member Joe Patterson, recognized on the Bill.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Members, I am a former staffer in this wonderful building and it's an honor to be able to be here now and be on the floor and speak in support of this measure. I've really enjoyed conversations with the author of this legislation and also really appreciated my colleagues openness to consider some things that I was concerned about. And it's been a really good process, and I've enjoyed that.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
The former staffer caucus, I want to say when I was a legislative staffer, I would go into an office and just by the size it's a little bit of an elephant in the room situation here, but just by the size of Republican budgets, we had to fight for every dollar to get paid. And the reality is we just couldn't make money as a Republican staffer. And so we were gone. We had to leave the building and then hope you couldn't even come back.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
And I know that this has been going on for a very long time. And what I want to do is when I hire a Legislative Director or Chief of Staff or field rep, I want them to stay here. I want their career to be in the Legislature. We will all benefit from that.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
But I would be willing to suspect and I really wanted to have these numbers ready for this but got a little busy if we took I'm very fortunate to have a lot of qualified people working for me, under market, by the way, and a lot of talented women on my staff.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
And I would be willing to bet that if you took my Chief of Staff, my Legislative Director, my scheduler, and you kind of compared against their male counterparts on the other side of the aisle, there would be a discrepancy there. And I think we have to address. And the only way to do that, the only way to do that is if we have somebody else looking at that, a union that can collectively bargain for that. And it's the reality.
- Joe Patterson
Legislator
It's something that's been going on for a long time. I know it's the elephant in the room, but I'm supportive of this because I want people to have that conversation. And it can't be us. It can't be us. It has to be a collectively bargained and discussed by the union. With that, I ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. And Assembly Member Maienschein, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and Members. As a proud co-author of this Bill, this is an important day. This is an important Bill. We look at what we're going to be able to do assuming this passes in terms of collective bargaining for our staff, not just for salaries, but for workplace conditions, for protections, for protections against retaliation. This is very significant. What I have been struck by during my entire time here is the professionalism of the staff. It's not just been in my office.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
I've seen it in all my colleagues offices. I've seen on the difficult bills and the quantity of bills that we've done. I think all of us can speak to the level of analysis that our own staffs have done, that other authors staffs have done. When you have questions on complicated bills, how the staff know them so well, that level of knowledge and that history that's in this building is significant.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
If you look at Committee staffs for all the committees that we have, the level of expertise that they have in those areas, we talk often about how we're the fourth or fifth largest economy in the world. We talk about how we're leaders in legislation across the country. That doesn't happen without the collective staff that we enjoy in this building. So I am very pleased to be very proud to be a co-author of this. Very pleased.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
Certainly, I think this shouts out a message to our staff in this building, what they mean to us and the protections that they're going to have long after all of us who are sitting here today are out of these offices. Thank you very much and I respectfully request an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Maienschein. Speaker Rendon, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Anthony Rendon
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I too rise as a proud co-author of this Bill. And I want to start by thanking the author who contacted me about 3 seconds after this Bill died last year and said she wanted to take it up this year and has done an amazing job, amazing job with it ever since. That being said, and I know she'd be the first one to say this herself, this is not about her. It's not about the 80 people in this room.
- Anthony Rendon
Person
It's about the people who work hard every single day here and in our districts who are constantly here in the morning before we get here, staying late at night to make sure that we're able to do the good work that we do. Those people deserve a lot, the least of which is to be treated like any other worker in our country and any other worker in our state. This goes a good ways towards getting us there. I ask your Aye vote on AB 1.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Speaker Rendon. And Ms. Mckinnor. You may close.
- Tina McKinnor
Legislator
Members, I thank you today for debating this Bill, for speaking up on this Bill. All I heard was support, which is so awesome. This is about our staff, you guys. These are about the people who come here and work so hard for us every day. As a staffer, I remember those days. I remember coming in and working hard working, coming in early and leaving late, working seven days a week, working weekends, working holidays. And this is just something that our staff deserves.
- Tina McKinnor
Legislator
I just want to tell you, staff, we do see you, we respect you and you see how your Members respect you. You heard it today and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Ms. Mckinnor. 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 roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 65, Noes three. The Bill passes.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
We will be lifting the call on file item 380. Clerk will post. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes: aye's 43, no's 17. The bill passes. And Ms. Boerner, if you'd like, we can go back. Senator Boerner, if you like, we can go back to AB 1481. This is item 361.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1481. By Assembly Member Boerner, an act relating to MediCal.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Senator Boerner, you may open on the bill.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 1481 requires the Department of Health Care Services to do two things: ensure that a pregnant person receiving coverage under the Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women Program continues to receive coverage until their Full Scope MediCal application is approved or denied, and two updates to the program be named presumptive eligibility for pregnant people as a gender-neutral term that is more inclusive of nonbinary transgender and gender nonconforming Californians.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
Under current law, the Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women Program provides a pregnant person with a low-income immediate temporary coverage for up to 60 days while they're applying for full-scope medical coverage. However, it can often take longer than 60 days for MediCal applications to be approved. To avoid a gap in coverage, the department currently extends a beneficiary's coverage pending the medical determination. However, the eligibility policy is not established in statute.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
AB 1481 would establish this policy as a statutory protection and ensure continuous eligibility for all individuals who submit an application within the 60-day time period. In addition, the program provides coverage for all pregnant patients with low incomes, regardless of gender identity. The current name can seem alienating to nonbinary transgender and gender nonconforming pregnant people and does not accurately reflect the inclusiveness of the program. AB 1481 is based on one of the Future of Abortion Council's recommendations.
- Tasha Boerner
Legislator
The bill is also a Women's Legislative Caucus priority bill. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Senator Boerner. And seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes: aye's 55, no's 1. The bill passes. Next by Mr. Lee. This is file item 364, AB 1490.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1490 by Assembly Member Lee and others, an act relating to housing.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblymember Lee, you may open on the bill.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 1490 which will encourage adaptive reuse affordable housing by providing incentives such as providing an expedited review process while respecting local control. Adaptive reuse is when we repurpose an existing building to create affordable housing as the Governor did with Project Roomkey. AB 1490 will remove barriers to these projects by ensuring they are eligible for affordable housing funding and don't get stuck in the entitlement process for years.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
Adaptive reuse is faster and less expensive than building a new housing from scratch, and will help address the housing crisis. Respectfully ask your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Lee. And seeing no members wishing to speak on the bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 57, noes two. The bill is passed. Next. We are moving forward in file to file item 430. This is AB 38.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 38 by Assembly Member Lee, an act relating to state government.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Lee, you may open on this bill.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
Members, I rise to present AB 38. Artificial light at night, ALAN, has increased to unprecedented levels globally and in California. This has resulted in a disruption to circadian rhythms in plants and animals which harms our ecosystems. At least 19 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have laws in place to reduce light pollution, including limiting artificial light at night.
- Alex Lee
Legislator
All address similar concerns central to this bill, protecting humans, ecosystems, and other wildlife from hazards caused by excessive night lighting. AB 38 will require outdoor lighting fixtures on state buildings and structures to have an external shield to direct light to where it is needed or be equipped with some type of shutoff or dimming mechanism. This sensible reform promotes safety for migratory birds, ecosystem, and people. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you Mr. Lee, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 54; noes: two. The bill is passed. Next, this is File Item 431: AB 39. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 39 by Assembly Member Grayson, an act relating to financial regulation.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblymember Grayson, you may open on the bill.
- Timothy Grayson
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members. AB 39 will help create a safer, more sustainable cryptocurrency market for California consumers and businesses. As Chair of the Assembly Banking Committee, one of my priorities has been to rein in bad actors in the crypto industry. California consumers, they face significant risk in the crypto market, and over the last two years, there have been countless stories of fraud, insider trading, scams, and hacks. AB 39 will give DFPI the tools it needs to promote responsible innovation while protecting Californians.
- Timothy Grayson
Legislator
This bill creates a licensing program like the kind of program we see in other areas and financial services, and establishes clear and reasonable rules for companies operating in California. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Grayson. And seeing no members wishing to speak on the Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 59. Noes zero. The bill is passed next by Mr. Rodriguez. This is file item 432, AB 40. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 40 by Assemblymember Rodriguez and others an act relating to emergency services.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblyman Rodriguez, you may open on the bill.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present AB 40 which takes several steps to reduce Ambulance Patient Offload Delays to ensure ambulances are available to respond to 911 calls for emergency medical services. Recent amendments have removed opposition from the Association of California Healthcare Districts and the Emergency Nurses Association. As someone who spent over 30 years working as a first responder in the emergency medical services system, I'm all too familiar with wall times.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
Excessive wall times have been a problem for decades, and I have personally waited for over 12 hours in an emergency department to transfer a patient to hospital staff. According to a 2020 Emergency Medical Service Authority report, each year, roughly 70,000 Californians wait over an hour on an ambulance gurney once they arrive at a hospital. Not only do wall times result in untimely care for patients experiencing an emergency, but it also prevents EMTs and paramedics from responding to other 911 emergencies.
- Freddie Rodriguez
Person
Lastly, this bill require hospitals to develop an APOD reduction protocol and follow the protocol with EMSA. Hospitals would be required to implement an APOD time reduction protocol if the APOD time standard was exceeded in the previous months. Our community expect and deserve immediate emergency transport and care at a hospital ready to receive them for treatment when they call 911. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 58; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Next by Assembly Member Wood, this is File Item 434: AB 50.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 50 by Assemblymember Wood and others an act relating to Public Utilities.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Dr. Wood, you may open on the bill.
- Jim Wood
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. Severe electric energization delays have become the everyday reality of utility customers in California. Customers seeking electricity for new developments or for upgrades to existing connections are experiencing huge spikes in their wait times for interconnectivity. In Humboldt County, in my district, local representatives learned last fall that some customers would be waiting for years for interconnection. We thought it was an isolated issue until we started doing research and found out it's not.
- Jim Wood
Person
This is totally unacceptable. We're failing businesses, housing developers, school districts and individual residents, and more. AB 50 is about getting real about this problem and providing real solutions. It does two critical things. First, it requires the CPUC through the regulatory process to determine energization timelines and guidelines for utilities. Before the regulatory process is complete, because this can take years, this bill sets its own timelines for energization: 30 days for upgrades to existing connections and 90 days for new connections.
- Jim Wood
Person
Second, AB 50 requires the utilities to evaluate and update their distribution processes and meet regularly with county government, city governments to discuss the status of electrical capacity. This bill is supported by a unique coalition of ratepayer advocates, business owners, local governments, housing developers, climate change champions, labor, and more. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you Dr. Wood, and Assemblymember Jim Patterson, you're recognized on the bill.
- Jim Patterson
Person
Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support. As I mentioned in some oversight hearings that we had together, Fresno has been uniquely hurt by what has not taken place. All right. I was the Mayor of Fresno for eight years. There are some wonderful things happening in Fresno. Our zoo is exploding. Our international airport is growing leaps and bounds. We've got lots of new things going on and we can't get energized.
- Jim Patterson
Person
I mean we have wonderful new campuses under construction from our community college system in Clovis and also in West Fresno. Those were delayed. Hundreds of homes in jeopardy of falling out of escrow because they can't get energized. And so I applaud Assemblymember for putting the bill together. We need to also, I think, hold the utilities accountable for one of their fundamental responsibilities of being organized and in business. Turn on the lights and we've got to stand firm on this.
- Jim Patterson
Person
And look, we understand that there are complexities in all of this, but this is a really good start and it does set standards and I think it is going to move the utilities along, hopefully a little faster so that we can see these projects energized, not sitting there in the dark. I ask for your strong support.
- Jim Wood
Person
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. And seeing no other members excuse me, Assemblymember Garcia, you're recognized on the bill.
- Eduardo Garcia
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to commend the author of the bill for putting this measure forward. We often hear that we are presenting common-sense bills on this floor. This one is, and it's going to help us address the reliability issues as well as the economic development and growth of regions up and down the State of California. I've heard so much about Fresno Zoo that now I want to go see the zoo now and all of the activities happening in Fresno. And so with that, I just want to say thank you to the author for remaining engaged on this issue and respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you Mr. Garcia. And seeing no other members wishing to be recognized on this bill. Dr. Wood, anything further to close?
- Jim Wood
Person
Just respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Very good. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 49, noes one. The bill is passed. Pass and retain on file item 435. This is file item 436, AB. 63.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 63 by Assembly Member Cervantes, an act relating to elections.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Ms. Cervantes, you may open on the bill.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 63. As we are all well aware, over the past three election cycles, congressional races in California have been pivotal in determining control of the House of Representatives. This has led to much national attention being paid to our elections and has made many observers outside of California ask why some of our counties do not provide regular election result updates.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
This bill will solve this issue by requiring county registrars to provide the public with updated election results at least twice per week. These updates would also include the number and type of ballots left to be counted.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
This will help improve transparency during the canvas of the result, provide public trust and faith in the integrity of our election systems, but this bill will also require the Secretary of State to notify the relevant House of the Legislature if any winning legislative candidate has not been continuously registered in the district they ran to represent after filing as a candidate.
- Sabrina Cervantes
Legislator
This will allow each House of the Legislature to properly exercise its constitutional duty to judge the qualifications of its Members, and if necessary, act accordingly. Thank you, Colleagues. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 63.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Cervantes, and seeing no other Members wish to be recognized on the bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 55; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Next, this is Assembly Member Weber's Item 438: AB 85. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 85 by Assembly Member Weber, an act relating to health.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Dr. Weber, you may open on the bill.
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 85 which will require health plans and insurers to include coverage for social determinants of health screening and access to community health workers, including Medi-Cal beneficiary. Social determinants of health is commonly defined as 'the condition in which people are born, grow, work, live, age, and die, in which a wider set of forces and systems shapes the conditions of daily life, affect health functions, quality of life outcomes, and risk.'
- Akilah Weber
Legislator
The determinants are things are safe housing, education, food access, transportation, and economic stability, to name a few. These screenings are critical to develop an appropriate treatment plan that is best for our patients. Intervening early with preventative measures can help us reach equity, optimal health outcomes, and reduce health disparities. This bill has had tremendous support from the health care field, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 85. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Weber, and seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 41; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Pass and retain on File Item 439, bringing us to Mr. Muratsuchi. This is File Item 440: AB 247.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 247 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi and others, an act relating to education finance by providing the funds necessary therefore, through an election for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California in the handling and disposition of those funds.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you may open on the Bill.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
Thank you very much. I am proud to present, along with joint authors, my colleague from Monterey Park, as well as my colleague from Susan City, who may be off the floor now, but AB 247 is the Transitional Kindergarten Through Community College School Facilities Bond Act. We need to invest in our children and our future workforce. Their needs are great. We need to make sure that we are providing safe schools for all while meeting 21st century educational needs.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
The Department of Education estimates that almost a third of all of our classrooms in the state are over at least over 50 years old, with up to 10% being over 70 years old. We have critical facility needs as we roll out our goal, our aspiration for universal transitional kindergarten as we deal with the realities of climate change, whether it's flood risk or extreme heat, as well as universal high speed internet for all schools, all classrooms, lead abatement and many, many other issues.
- Al Muratsuchi
Legislator
We have not passed a state school bond in seven years, and all state school bond funds have already been allocated and accounted for. This Bill has no opposition, bipartisan support, no No votes. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Muratsuchi. And Assembly Member Fong, you're recognized on the Bill.
- Mike Fong
Legislator
Thank you so much. Good afternoon, Mr. Speakers and Members. I am proud to join my colleagues from Torrance and South Bay and my colleague from Succinct City to joint author Assembly Bill 247. As a trustee for the Los Angeles Community College District, building first class facilities for our students and staff was always a priority for me. The California Community College Chancellor's Office has estimated a $20 billion need over the next few years.
- Mike Fong
Legislator
We know that this is not surprising since community colleges have the most number of campuses in our state and serve the most number of students in our state, including nearly 2 million students in our community college system. But before students enter our higher education systems, we need to ensure that our TK through 12 grade facilities are safe, upgraded, and conducive for learning. This bond will have a lot to offer for our community college districts and our school districts.
- Mike Fong
Legislator
And I also like to highlight funds for career technical education facilities as well. CTE will help us prepare our students for the jobs of tomorrow and to continue workforce pathways at our local community colleges. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Mr. Fong and Assemblywoman Wilson, you are recognized on the Bill.
- Lori Wilson
Legislator
Good afternoon, Members. I rise in support as a joint author of AB 247. I will not discuss it in too much detail, as my colleagues from Torrance and Alhambra have done the same, but it is my desire to ensure that we understand we must continue to provide funding for this critical infrastructure that has an impact on facilities where we send our future generation for daily instruction.
- Lori Wilson
Legislator
Almost as important, we need to ensure that we are relieving as much cost pressure on our housing sector as possible without bond or budget investments into our school facilities. The costs typically land on new development and new home purchases, which further exacerbates the cost of housing and an already expensive market. This discussion is also incredibly important given our budget situation here in California and talks of a looming recession.
- Lori Wilson
Legislator
While it's important to ensure we are spending our money wisely during this time, it is also important we continue to invest in our schools and educational infrastructure because it is vital to our state's economic future. It would always be cheaper to build today rather than tomorrow, and making investments into our education system is crucial to ensure we are lifting up the next generation to be ready for tomorrow's economy.
- Lori Wilson
Legislator
Especially important when it comes to inequity among students and particularly disadvantaged communities that are still not seeing the investments they deserve. With that, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Wilson. And seeing no other Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Mr. Muratsuchi, anything further to close? Very well. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Requires 54. All those vote who desire to vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes: 56; noes: zero. The bill is passed. Next, we'll take up Miss Pellerin. This is File Item 446: AB 292. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 292 by Assembly Member Pellerin, an act relating to elections.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assemblywoman Pellerin, you may open on the bill.
- Gail Pellerin
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Voters who register to vote without stating a political party are known as 'No Party Preference' or NPP voters. Many No Party Preference voters do not realize that unless they request a partisan ballot, they will receive a ballot without the option to vote for the Office of President during a presidential primary, and as California mails ballots to every single voter, county elections officials are observing that many voters are waiting till Election Day to open that ballot and then they realize that they do not have the Office of President on their ballot.
- Gail Pellerin
Legislator
So AB 292 provides an alternative. It requires that the NPP ballot inform the voter that they may request a remote, accessible vote-by-mail ballot which allows a voter to download the correct ballot they requested, vote it, and return it to be counted.
- Gail Pellerin
Legislator
AB 292 ensures that NPP voters can crossover vote even if they cannot go in person to a voting location or to their county elections office to pick up the partisan ballot. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Pellerin. And seeing no Members wishing to speak on the Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 48, Noes 11. The bill is passed. Next, we'll move forward to Assembly Member Zbur. This is file item 457, AB 369. Clerk will read.
- Rick Chavez Zbur
Legislator
Assembly Bill 369 by Assembly Member Zbur, an act relating to foster care.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Zbur, you may open on the Bill.
- Rick Chavez Zbur
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, today I'm proud to present AB 369 and thank our sponsors, Children Now, California Coalition for Youth, and Alliance for Children's Rights for entrusting me with this legislation. This Bill updates California's Independent Living program which provides critical support services for former foster youth after they age out of care at the age of 18. It allows counties to opt into providing program services until youth reach the age of 23, better equipping them to navigate adulthood after exiting the safety net.
- Rick Chavez Zbur
Legislator
This Bill is about equity, about increasing housing, stability and well being for all Californians and about our duty as a Legislator to uplift those who have been in California's care. I ask for your Aye vote today.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Zbur. And seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 54, Noes one. The Bill is passed. We're going to go and take Mr. Connolly. This was file item 452, AB 319.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 319 by Assembly Member Connolly, an act relating to mobile homes.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support support. Mr. Connolly, you may open on the Bill.
- Damon Connolly
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise today to present AB 319 which codifies important conflict of interest policies for mobile home inspectors as recommended by the California State Auditor. In 2020, the State Auditor released a report on the Department of Housing and Community Development, or HCD finding that they had not taken adequate steps to determine whether mobile home inspectors had potential conflicts of interest related to the parks they were responsible for inspecting.
- Damon Connolly
Legislator
The report also found the Department had not properly reported certain complaints of inspector misconduct. AB 319 requires HCD to adopt strengthened conflict of interest policies for mobile home park inspectors, establish a better system to process complaints, and extend the sunset on the mobile home park inspection program by one year to ensure inspectors are allowed to continue to perform health and safety checks. This Bill has no opposition and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Connolly. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on the Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 58, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next, file item 458, AB 372.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
AB 372. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 372 by Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyen, an act relating to CalWORKS.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Woman Nguyen, you may open on the bill.
- Stephanie Nguyen
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. This bill will allow women with small children who currently fall off the eligibility list when they are in a pre-apprenticeship program to be able to continue that support. There is zero opposition and bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Nguyen. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes: aye's 57, no zeros. The bill is passed. Back to Mr. Zbur. This is file item 459, AB 383.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 383 by Assembly Member Zbur, an act relating to teacher credentialing
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Zbur, you may open on the Bill.
- Rick Chavez Zbur
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise today to proudly present AB 383 which is sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers and supported by the California School Employees Association, AFCME, California Teachers Association, and the Los Angeles County Office of Education. AB 383 will reduce California's teacher shortage by improving the existing Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing program the pipeline that creates opportunities for our valued classified staff who want to move into fully-credentialed teaching roles.
- Rick Chavez Zbur
Legislator
This Bill allows trainees to use program funds to cover living expenses and enhances their ability to take a leave of absence and have their living expenses covered so that they can accomplish their training and succeed. With California facing a severe teacher shortage it is critical to ensure that this credentialing program works optimally. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote today.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Zbur. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on the Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 57, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next, back to Mr. Connolly. This is file item 460. I know we have a few. 460, file item AB 388. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 388 by Assembly Member Connolly, an act relating to forest resources.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Connolly, you may open on the Bill.
- Damon Connolly
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Catastrophic wildfires have increased in frequency and severity over the last decade and continue to be one of California's greatest threats to loss of human life, property, and ecosystem function. This body has spearheaded numerous efforts to decrease our wildfire risk. AB 388 would build upon these efforts by requiring the Department of Conservation to develop guidelines for funding the implementation of the regional wildfire resilience plans and to establish regional investment strategies that support implementation.
- Damon Connolly
Legislator
The Bill has received no opposition, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Connolly. Seeing no members wishing to speak on the bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes: aye's 60, no's zero. The bill is passed. Next again by Mr. Connolly. This is AB 404, file item 462.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 404 by Assembly Member Connolly, an act relating to food and agriculture.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Connolly, you may open on this bill.
- Damon Connolly
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Organic is a unique food label backed by federal law that ensures food is grown using ecological methods. Organic farmers report to USDA, CDFA, and if they process food, CDPH on their businesses. These reporting requirements are duplicative and place a burden on individual businesses rather than on better coordination across state and federal agencies. AB 404 requires CDFA to evaluate the reporting requirements organic farmers face across those various agencies and must then report to the Legislature recommendations for reducing duplicative reporting requirements.
- Damon Connolly
Legislator
I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Connolly. And seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 60, Noes, one. The Bill is passed. Again, Mr. Connolly. This is AB 405, file item 463.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 405 by Assembly Member Connolly and others, an act relating to organic products.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Connelly, you may again open on the Bill.
- Damon Connolly
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, again. Last year, the California Department of Public Health requested $20.1 million to modernize public health information technology, infrastructure and systems for 21st century public health systems. These funds should support CDPH implementing AB 405. In addition to obtaining organic certification under USDA, organic food manufacturers are required to register through a paper-based system with CDPH. Every year, these businesses must mail forms and checks to CDPH, a process that is time consuming, inaccessible, and susceptible to lost documents.
- Damon Connolly
Legislator
CDPH's outdated registration procedures negatively impact organic food manufacturer's bottom line, limiting California's ability to keep up with consumer demand for organic products. AB 405 establishes a deadline by which CDPH will create an online registration and payment system. This will make it easier for small organic businesses to complete the registration process and make their payments, as opposed to relying solely on a paper-based system. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Connolly. And seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye 61, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. Next, Ms. Reyes. This is file item 464, AB 414.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
AB 414. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 414, by Assembly Member Reyes, an act relating to digital equity.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Majority Leader Reyes, you may open on your bill.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 414 makes it the principle of the state for broadband to be sufficient, reliable, affordable, and ubiquitous. COVID-19 highlighted how wide the digital divide is. AB 414 would establish the principle that the state will ensure that digital equity for all residents of the state should be enacted. I respectfully request for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Reyes.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes: aye's 52, no zeros. The bill is passed. Going to go back and file to file item 126, AB 452.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 452 by Assembly Member Addis, an act relating to childhood sexual assault.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Addis you may open on this Bill.
- Dawn Addis
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I'm here to present AB 452, the Justice for Survivors of Child Sexual Assault Act. For most survivors, disclosing their abuse is a long and painful process. Numerous factors prevent children from reporting their abuse. Most survivors therefore miss the deadline to obtain justice because trauma affects them in a way that causes them to delay disclosure of their abuse until they are older.
- Dawn Addis
Legislator
AB 452 will end California's arbitrary civil statute of limitations for minors who experience sexual abuse or remove barriers that prevent survivors from seeking justice against their abusers and the institutions that concealed or ignored their claims, putting California on track with the rest of the nation. This Bill does one very important thing. It removes the deadline by which a survivor must come forward. This is for future cases of sexual assault, meaning that the Bill is prospective and previous amendments make that intention explicit.
- Dawn Addis
Legislator
This Bill gives institutions ample time to work with the Legislature to prevent any future cases of child sexual assault. This Bill has received unanimous support with 22 co-authors, and I ask that you join me in supporting survivors on this important legislation. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Addis. And seeing no Members wishing to be recognized on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 70, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next by Assembly Member Jackson. This is file item 466, AB 426.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 426 by Assembly Member Jackson, an act relating to housing.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Support, support. Dr. Jackson, you may open on the Bill.
- Corey Jackson
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. AB 427 with authorized the California Department of Housing and Community Development to update the California statewide housing plan by developing a strategy for building housing units and affiliated infrastructure during an economic downturn. I was certainly surprised to learn that currently California has no such plan to build out our housing supply during a recession. And so this Bill has received bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Jackson. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 66, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. Next, we'll be going back to Assembly Member Bennett. This is file item 467, AB 430.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 430 by Assembly Member Bennett, an act relating to community land trusts.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Bennett, you may open on the Bill.
- Steve Bennett
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, community land trusts primarily serve residents in low-income and historically disadvantaged communities. Unfortunately, there's a small definition issue with CLTs and the tax codes doesn't include these models. AB 430 tries to address that, respectfully ask an I vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bennett. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Tally the votes. Ayes 67, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Members, at this time we are prepared to lift the call on one of our bills. This is file item 299. Clerk will post. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 44, Noes 14. The Bill is passed. We're back on file with Dr. Jackson. This is file item 468, AB 437.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
AB 437. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 437 by Assembly Member Jackson, an act relating to the state government.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Jackson, you may open on the bill.
- Corey Jackson
Legislator
Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker. I present AB 437, the Equity Equalization Act, which would establish a statewide definition of equity. This bill has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you. Dr. Jackson. Seeing no Members wishing to-Senator Essayli, you're recognized on the bill.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to the definition of equity in here, which requires addressing disparities in opportunities, which I do not object, but it also requires addressing disparities in the outcomes. We cannot control outcomes. Outcomes is socialism. Socialism is when you require everyone to have the same outcome. I believe we should be focused on equal opportunities. Everyone should start from the same level playing field, but we don't guarantee where you're going to end up.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
My parents came from a war-torn country with nothing, and they never asked for anything for any guarantees. They just wanted the opportunity to work hard and succeed. So with that definition, I object. Thank you.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Essayli. If there are no other further members wishing to speak- Assembly Member Bryan, sorry. You are recognized on the bill.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I rise in support of AB 437. I want to thank my colleague from Marino Valley for bringing forth a definition on equity, despite the objections from the member from Orange County. I think outcomes are exceptionally important in understanding the framework of what equitable policy can and should look like. This is a basic definition. It's had no opposition up until this point. Respectfully ask for aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Bryan. And seeing no other members wishing...state your point of order. The point is well taken. No further comments or questions on this bill. Dr. Jackson, you may close.
- Corey Jackson
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. It is important to note a few things. It's important to note a few things. Over 2700 bills have been passed that use the word equity. Yet there is no standard statewide definition of what equity actually means. And because of that, it allows too much subjectivity, and no matter what people may think, equity, the word equity, has been used for over 2000 years. Psalms 58:1 says, "Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?"
- Corey Jackson
Legislator
Psalms 98 says, "He rules the world in righteousness and judges the people with equity." Even though we have messed up and confused the definition of equity, there is indeed a true definition of what equity means. And if we use equity in the way we do policy and the way we do our budgets and the way we create our standards, then our outcomes will actually be better, and we won't have to begin to clean up the mess of disproportionality of poor health outcomes, of shorter mortality.
- Corey Jackson
Legislator
So, at the end of the day, we have to make sure that equity is not used politically and as red meat and using words that has nothing to do with what equity means. And we've got to make sure that we depoliticize it even though people like to use it for their own political advantage. But let's stick to what history says. Let's stick to what research says. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
We'll begin with file item 131, AB 469.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Jackson. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes: ayes 57, no's 8. Bill is passed.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Next. Mr. Vince Fong. I think we have a number of bills to take up. Welcome back.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 469 by Assembly Member Vince Fong, an act relating to public records and making it appropriation therefore.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Mr. Fong, you may open on this bill.
- Vince Fong
Person
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am presenting AB 469 that has support on both sides. In our current process, state agencies can deny California Public Records Act requests knowing that there's no appeals other than to sue the agency in court, which is not feasible and too costly for Members of the public.
- Vince Fong
Person
This bill addresses the problem by establishing an ombudsperson who can review the denied Public Records Act request and serve as an independent referee to decide if the state agency had legitimate grounds for denying the request. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Fong. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This requires 54. Clerk will close roll.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Tally the votes: aye's 65, no zeros. The bill is passed.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Next. This is file item 182, AB 641.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 641, by Assembly Member Vince Fong, an act relating to vehicles.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Fong, you may open on this bill.
- Vince Fong
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Assembly Bill 641 requires individuals with six or more catalytic converters cut from a motor vehicle to register as an automobile dismantler with appropriate exemptions for individuals and businesses. This bill cracks down on rampant catalytic converters, theft, and unlicensed dispensing by helping law enforcement charge thieves found in possession of multiple detached converters with a crime. This bill has enjoyed unanimous support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Fong. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the vote: aye's 71, no zeros. The bill is passed.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Again, Mr. Fong, this is file item 488. AB 619.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 619 by Assembly Member Vince Fong, an act relating to the state government.
- Vince Fong
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 619 will allow nonprofits who have state contracts the ability to modify programs and their budgets to flexibly respond to immediate needs. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Fong, you may open on this bill.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Fong. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill, clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes: aye's 71, no zeros. The bill is passed.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Next, we'll move to a series of bills by Mr. Ting. We'll begin with file item 159, or whichever you prefer. Okay. File item 159. This is AB 567. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 567 by Assembly Member Ting, an act relating to criminal records.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Ting, you may open on this Bill.
- Philip Ting
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 567 allows for automated relief, for revoked probation, for misdemeanors and infraction, allows an individual to request confirmation from the California Department of Justice that relief was granted. Current law allows automated relief for individuals with felonies with revoked probation. Unfortunately, there's now a gap in current law where, unlike felonies, infractions and misdemeanors with revoked probation are not eligible for automated relief. AB 67 fills in the gap and allows for automated relief, for revoked probation, for misdemeanors and infractions.
- Philip Ting
Person
The Bill has unanimous support and no opposition. Respectfully as for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ting, and seeing no Members wishing to discuss this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 62, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next, this is file item 387, AB 1587.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1587 by Assembly Member Ting, an act relating to housing.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Ting, you may open on this Bill.
- Philip Ting
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1587 requires HCD and the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency to provide an updated report on the Homekey program to the Legislature. Bill has unanimous support and no opposition. Respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ting. Seeing no Members wishing to discuss this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 62, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. Next, this is file item 471, AB 449.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 449 by Assembly Member Ting and others, an act relating to hate crimes.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Ting, you may open on this Bill.
- Philip Ting
Person
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 449 requires law enforcement agencies to work with POST to adopt a hate crimes policy and follow specific guidelines when responding to incidents. The Bill does not expand penalties or expand what a hate crime is. The Bill merely prioritizes victims and how we respond to them. Respectfully, Aye vote on AB 449.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ting. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 61, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. We will go back to file item 139. This is AB 505. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 505 by Assembly Member Ting, an act relating to juveniles.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Ting, you may open on this Bill.
- Philip Ting
Person
Thank you. AB 505 is in reference to the Office of Community and Youth Restoration, which was created in our budget Bill in 2020 to help transform our juvenile justice system from corrections-based to really a healthcare-based. This enables an Ombuds person to make sure that counties use the state funding properly, to also make sure youth are treated equally, and to also make sure that youth have a place to state any issues or complaints.
- Philip Ting
Person
We're also moving the youth related duties from the boards of state and community corrections to OICR with that, respectfully ask for your Aye for vote on AB 505.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Ting. Seeing no Members wishing to discuss this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 45, Noes 15. Bill is passed. Next, we'll be going back to Miss Soria for some bills we passed temporarily on. This is file item 403, AB 1647.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1647 by Assembly Member Soria, an act relating to the courts.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Soria, you may open on this Bill.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1647 creates a grant program under the Judicial Council of California Fund the establishment and support of veteran treatment courts or equivalent alternatives in those counties where the population of veterans is too small to support a dedicated veterans treatment court. The veteran treatment court provides an alternative to incarceration with an understanding of the unique needs of veterans who have been charged with a misdemeanor crime.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
They provide treatment and support to address the underlying issues that may have led a veteran to commit the crime that brought them into the criminal justice system. That includes substance abuse and mental health treatment, as well as other military specific services. Most veteran treatment courts operate on a post-conviction model in which a veteran criminal defendant first pleads guilty and is then placed on probation while participating in the veteran treatment court.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
On successful completion, the court may terminate probation, reduce an eligible offense from a felony to a misdemeanor, or dismiss the charges. AB 1647 builds on past efforts by the Legislature to support our veterans by expanding access to veteran treatment courts as an alternative to incarceration on behalf of our veterans, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Soria. And seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 61, Noes zero. Bill is passed. Again, Ms. Soria. This is file item 416, AB 1745.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1745 by Assembly Member Soria, an act relating to post-secondary education.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Ms. Soria, you may open on this Bill.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1745 raises the annual income eligibility ceiling under the College Fee Waiver for Veteran Dependence Program from the federal poverty level to a level that is better fit for California. The sacrifices made by the members of the military have long consequences, sometimes across generations. The spouses and children of military members also experience professional and educational instability, further exacerbating if their military parent is killed or disabled through the service.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
Because of this, federal and state governments offer already educational and other benefits in attempt to offset those conditions and aid veterans in their dependence in transition to a success in civilian life. Among other benefits, California offers a college fee waiver benefit to veteran dependents attending a California public college or University. It is a generous benefit, but it's also complicated and sometimes contradictory, providing benefits to children and spouses in some cases, but not others.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
Under one category of eligibility, the Dependent Children of service, disabled veterans are subject to an income cap defined as a federal poverty level. Under that definition, a disabled veteran's child working halftime at minimum wage in California would make too much money for this means-tested waiver.
- Esmeralda Soria
Legislator
A better measure is one that reflects California's economy rather than ruling out the children of disabled veterans because of a national one size fits all measurement, AB 1745 will ensure more veteran families qualify for the college fee waiver program by adjusting eligibility criteria to reflect our California conditions. On behalf of our veterans, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Soria. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 60, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next, we will go to file item 469 by Ms. Addis, AB 444. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 444 by Assembly Member Addis, an act relating to the state government.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Ms. Addis, you may open on this Bill.
- Dawn Addis
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 444 creates the California Defense Community Infrastructure Program, allowing military communities to pull down federal dollars for critical infrastructure projects. This Bill has bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Addison. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 58, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Moving forward to file item 484, AB 594. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 594 by Assembly Member Maienschein, an act relating to employment.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Assembly Member Maienschein, you may open on the Bill.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 594 will expand and strengthen the tools available to public enforcement agencies to protect workers from labor law violations and protect responsible employers from unfair competition. Wage theft is widespread in California. In 2021, almost 19,000 workers filed claims with the Labor Commissioner, adding up to more than $338,000,000 in lost wages. It's essential we maximize the tools available to public enforcement agencies to give workers access to justice and hold companies that break the law accountable. Thank you.
- Brian Maienschein
Person
And I respectfully request an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Maienschein. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 41, Noes 17. The bill is passed. Next by Mr. Gipson. We will take up file item 154, which is AB no. 152? Did you want AB 543? Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 543 by Assembly Member Gipson, an act relating to taxation to take effect immediately, tax levy.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Gipson, you may open on this Bill.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Members, thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 543 which seeks to extend long standing partial tax exemption for marine fueling that has been in effect for two decades. This Bill has received bipartisan support and no No votes are respectfully asked for a strong Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Seeing no Members wishing to discuss the Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 57, Noes zero. The Bill is passed. Next, this is file item 192, AB 694. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 694 by Assembly Member Gipson, an act relating to teachers.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Mr. Gipson, you may open on the Bill.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 694 which authorized establishment of a teacher residence apprentice program to address the teacher shortage in the workforce, expanding a pipeline into the teaching profession, and grow diversity in local pathways into teaching. This Bill have received unanimous and bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Gipson. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 59, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next, this is file item 207, AB 767.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 767 by Assembly Member Gipson, an act relating to community paramedicine
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Member Gipson, you may open on this Bill.
- Mike Gipson
Legislator
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 767 which seeks to extend the sunset date for the pilot program that I introduced in 2019, which was AB 1544. From January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2031. AB 767 has received unanimous bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Gipson. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 59, Noes zero. Bill is passed. We are going to go back to a bill by Ms. Bonta. We're going to begin with file item 303. This is AB 1186.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1186 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to juveniles.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assemblywoman Bonta, you may open on the Bill.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm pleased to present AB 1186 the Realizing Equity while Promoting Accountability and Impactful Relief Act. Our current youth restitution program is broken. Restitution was meant to make crime survivors whole, but in reality, it's just creating a perpetual cycle of debt, especially for Black and brown families. Young people and their families cannot afford to pay restitution and face significant financial burdens from these orders.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
The inability to pay restitution often creates long lasting financial harm and instability that prevents young people from moving forward in their lives. This system isn't working for crime survivors either. Much of the outstanding youth restitution owed is years old and unlikely ever to be paid. AB 1186 fixes this broken system. It eliminates the existing system of direct restitution for youth and makes crime survivors harmed by youth eligible for financial assistance through the California Victim Compensation Board.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
All AB 1186 makes our youth restitution work better for everyone, both for crime survivors and youth who are owed and youth who owe restitution. By ensuring we have an equitable, timely and stable compensation program for crime survivors, and sets both the young person and the harmed person on a strong path towards meaningful accountability. The Bill received bipartisan support and Assembly Public Safety Committee and has received no No votes. Thank you. I respectfully request your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Bonta. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 43, Noes 13. The Bill is passed. Next, file item 325. This is AB 1321.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1321 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to poverty.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Ms. Bonta, you may open on this Bill.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1321 establishes a three year grant program to fund organizations providing place-based services to children and families from birth through college and career. Over the last 10 years, promised neighborhoods and other place-based cradle to career networks have been doing this work. They have coordinated services and supports aligned with the needs of their communities.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
By ensuring coordinated investments in services and supports, AB 1321 expands California's capacity to challenge poverty, address disparities, and provide support for children and their families from cradle to career. This Bill has bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully request your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Bonta. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 58, Noes zero. The bill is passed. Next, moving forward to file item 543, which is AB 1273. Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1273 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to classified employees.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Ms. Bonta, you may open on the Bill.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. In California, classified school employees perform many jobs that keep our students and staff safe, healthy and supported. While research indicates that a lower student to staff ratio in educational settings creates better outcomes, there is no statutory guidance on optimal ratios for classified staff in local education agencies. To address this issue, AB 1273 convenes a workgroup to establish guidance for districts to hire the optimal ratio of classified staff and ensure a safe working and learning environment for all.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
This Bill has no opposition and no No votes. I respectfully request your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Bonta. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 43, Noes 10. The bill is passed. And we have file item 547, AB 1352.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 1352 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to childcare and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Ms. Bonta, you may open on this Bill.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, I am pleased to present AB 1352, my childcare pilot expansion Bill. In 2006, we established the framework for the individualized county childcare pilot plans to help high cost counties overcome regulatory barriers to addressing childcare needs in their local communities. Today, 11 counties across the state are currently participating in these childcare pilot plans with regulatory flexibilities tailored to their unique needs of their community.
- Mia Bonta
Legislator
Areas where these pilots have operated have seen increased workforce stability, continuity of care for children, and accessing for working families. These pilots are set to expire this summer in July of 2023, and AB 1352 extends the sunset date of the childcare pilot programs to July 1 of 2025. This Bill has bipartisan support and no opposition. I respectfully request your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Bonta. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. Requires 54 with urgency. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 56, Noes zero on the urgency. Ayes 56, Noes zero on the measure. The Bill passes. Next by Ms. Ortega. This is file item 507, AB 800.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 800 by Assembly Member Ortega, an act relating to pupil instruction.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Ms. Ortega, you may open on this Bill.
- Liz Ortega
Legislator
AB 800 would enact a workplace readiness week in California high schools to inform students about their rights as workers and rights as employed minors. In 2021, 109 teenagers died from work related injuries in the United States. The same year, over 33,000 teens suffered workplace injuries so severe that they needed to go to the emergency room. I ask for your Aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Ortega. Seeing no Members wishing to speak on this Bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 46, Noes four. The bill is passed. Next, by Ms. Addis. This is file item 198, AB 720.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
The clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 720 by Assembly Member Addis, an act relating to grazing land.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Assembly Woman Addis, you may open on the bill.
- Dawn Addis
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 720, the Conservation Ranching Act, has received bipartisan support, and no opposition, and no "no" votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Ms. Addis. See no members wishing to speak on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes: aye's 56, no zeros. The bill is passed.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Next, we'll take up file item 470. This is AB 447.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will read.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Bill 447 by Assembly Member Arambula, an act relating in public postsecondary education.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
And Dr. Arambula, you may open on this bill.
- Joaquin Arambula
Legislator
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. Today I rise to present AB 447. A bill to facilitate the establishment of inclusive college programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at four-year universities. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Thank you, Dr. Arambula. Seeing no members wishing to speak on this bill. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Tally the votes: aye's: 59, no's: zero. The bill is passed.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Members, we are going to take up our consent calendar. And before we vote, we will first take up resolutions on the consent calendar for the purpose of adding co-authors. The clerk will read the resolutions on the consent calendar.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 7 by Assembly Member Ramos relative to the Scott "Buckshot" Schwingel Memorial overcrossing.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 66 by Assembly Member Wilson relative to Parks Make Life Better Month. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 77 by Assembly Member Alanis relative to National Missing Children's Day. Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 by Senator Umberg and others relative to Peace Officers. Senate Concurrent Resolution 44 by Senator Caballero and others relative to Sexual Assault. Senate Concurrent Resolution 49 by Senator Laird Relative to Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month and Senate Concurrent Resolution 55 by Senator Portantino relative to Tap Water Day.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will open the roll to allow any Member to add on as a co-author to the resolutions. Members, this vote is for co-authors. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. There are 63 co-authors moving to a vote on consent calendars. Does any Member wish to pull an item for consent calendar? Seeing and hearing none. The Clerk will read the second day consent calendar.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 7 by Assembly River Ramos relative to the Scott "Buckshot" Schwingle memorial overcrossing.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. On the consent calendar. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 66, Noes zero. The consent calendar is adopted. Clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar.
- Reading Clerk
Person
[Conset calendar remaining items].
- Chris Ward
Legislator
Members when we adjourn, the Members of the Budget Committee should proceed to room 437 to cast votes. We have one remaining item on call and Members, again, when we adjourn, the Budget Committee should proceed to room 437 to cast your votes when we adjourn session today. And with that, Members, we're prepared to lift the call on file item 2. Clerk will post. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 36, Noes 18. Measure fails and Mr. Bryan noticing reconsideration.
- Isaac Bryan
Legislator
Yes, sir.
- Chris Ward
Legislator
So granted. So noted. All other items remaining will be passed and retained. All motions shall be continued. Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Ms. Reyes moves Mr. Flora seconds that this house stand adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, May 26, at 09:00 a.m. The quorum call is lifted and we are adjourned.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
Do it now. Vote change. Essayli AB 1481 no to not voting.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Essayli, Assembly Bill 1481. No to not voting.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
Vote change. Essayli, AB 369. No to yes or Aye.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Essayli, Assembly Bill 369. No to Aye.
- Bill Essayli
Legislator
Vote change. Essayli, AB 404. No to Aye.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Essayli, Assembly Bill 404. No to Aye.
- Dawn Addis
Legislator
Vote change. Addis 1489. Aye to not voting.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Addis, Assembly Bill 1489. Aye to not voting.
- Laurie Davies
Legislator
Davies. Vote change. AB 1198. No to Aye.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Davies. Assembly Bill 1198. No to Aye.
- Kate Sanchez
Legislator
Vote change. Assembly Member Sanchez. AB 1400. Yes to abstain.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Sanchez. Assembly Bill 1400. Aye to not voting.
- Kate Sanchez
Legislator
AB 50 from No to not voting.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Sanchez. Assembly Bill 50. No to not voting.
- Kate Sanchez
Legislator
AB 1490. No to support.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Sanchez Assembly Bill 1490. No to Aye.
- Vince Fong
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Fong. AB 452 from Aye to not voting.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Vince Fong. Assembly Bill 452. Aye to not voting.
- Gail Pellerin
Legislator
Pellerin Vote change. AB 1207 from Aye to not voting.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Pellerin. Assembly Bill 1207. Aye to not voting.
- Eloise Gómez Reyes
Legislator
Reyes vote change. AB 543. Aye to not voting.
- Reading Clerk
Person
Vote change. Assembly Member Reyes. Assembly Bill 543. Aye to not voting.
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