Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Assembly Member Fong notices the absence is of a quorum. The sergeant at arms will prepare the chamber and bring the absent Members. The Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

I feel like I can't okay. Members of quorum is present. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and the gallery to please stand for the prayer and flag salute. Today's prayer will be offered by Assembly Chaplain Imam Yasir Khan.

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, we beseech God Almighty calling upon him by the most noble of his characteristics. God Almighty, we ask that you bestow upon all of us, all of our elected officials guidance and patience required to carry out the solemn task of legislation before them. We ask God Almighty that he make our elected officials true representatives of honesty, equality, and the values that represent the uniqueness of our state. We ask you, Almighty God, that you look to us with mercy regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, or political party amen.

Thank you, Imam. Yes, sir. We ask that you please remain standing for our flag salute led by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio.

Good morning, Members. Please place your right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

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

Assembly Chamber Sacramento, Thursday, April 13, 2023 the Assembly met at 09:00 a.m. Honorable Christopher M. Ward, speaker, pro tempor of the Assembly.

Ms. Reyes moves Mr. Gallagher seconds that the reading of the previous day journal be dispensed with presentations and petitions. There are none. Introductions in reference to bills, there 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 will be deemed read and printed in the Journal. Majority Leader Reyes, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Wendy Carillo Reyes and Aguiar Curry to speak on an adjournment in memory today.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118 A to allow Assemblymember Wendy Carrio to have guests and photographers on the floor today.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend the rules to order item 86 ACR seven Ramos to the first day consent calendar. The resolution was incorrectly reported out of Committee without objection.

Such shall be the order.

I move to suspend the rules to allow bills heard by the Appropriations Committee today, Thursday, May 18 and subsequently reported to the desk today or Friday, May 19 Monday, May 22 or Tuesday, May 23 to be ordered to the second or third reading file or to the first day consent calendar one legislative day prior to the day required under the Assembly rules.

Mr. Flora, for what purpose do you rise?

Thank you. Madam Speaker withhold consent and ask for a roll call vote.

Members, Mr. Flora is withholding unanimous consent Members, Mr. Flora is withholding unanimous consent. Members, this is a procedural vote. Majority leader is asking for an aye vote. Mr. Flore is asking for a no vote. 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 53 noes 15 the motion carries.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Joint Rule 62 A the file notice requirement to allow the Appropriations Committee to hear the following bills. Today, upon adjournment of session in swing space room 1100 the list of bills is at the desk. I request the reading Clerk read the Bill numbers and authors the Clerk will read.

[List of Bills]

Members, on behalf of Assemblymember Wilson, please join me in welcoming students and chaperones from the Vacaville High School AP us. Governments and Politics class in the gallery. Assembly Member Chen, you are recognized for your guest introductions.

Thank you, Madam Speaker for your time. I want to welcome the USC International Public Policy and Management Program. Today. The USC IPAM Program is a premier program for early to mid career professionals interested in working cross culturally and cross secularly with colleagues from around the world in an immersive environment. Students are drawn from 11 to 14 countries each year, from Indonesia to China to Taiwan, which facilitates comparative studies of public policy across various geographic settings.

IPAM graduates are tackling the vexing issues that challenge governments, business leaders and broad society around the world. Serving as your professional network. My friends, please welcome these incredible students and future leaders. Thank you.

[Second Reading File]

All bills would be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Moving to Assembly. Third reading for floor amendments, item 79, AB 1307. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 137 with amendments by Assembly Member Wicks.

Ms. Wicks, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, Members, AB 137 specifies that unamplified human voices of residents in a housing project cannot be considered a significant effect on the environment under CEQA . Amendments I am presenting today make clarifying changes, add an urgency clause, and add co authors. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this. Without objection, we will go ahead and take a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed? Say no. The ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill is out to print and back on file. Moving on to item number 89, AB 374.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 374 with amendments by Assemblymember Haney.

Mr. Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 374 clarifies that local governments should have the right to authorize the sale of non-cannabis foods and soft drinks at licensed cannabis retailers. These are clarifying amendments for your consideration, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this. We'll go ahead and take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed, say no.

The Ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill is out to print and back on file. Moving on to item number 99, AB 754. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 754 with amendments by Assembly Member Papan.

Ms. Papan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Good morning. I rise today to present amendments to AB 754, which requires that urban and agricultural water suppliers who rely on reservoirs to initiate demand side conservation when water levels drop too low.

I have committed in Assembly Water Parks and wildlife to working with affected stakeholders to ensure that AB 754 is neither duplicative nor unworkable. The amendments I'm presenting today will tailor the Bill significantly such that requirements of this Bill will only apply to water suppliers with a single reservoir that constitutes at least 50% of the total water supply for the water supplier. The amendments also address the opposition's concerns regarding the multipurpose nature of reservoirs by including outflows in the target supply curve considerations. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Mr. Flora. You're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. We reject these amendments and ask for a roll call vote.

Mr. Flora withholds and is asking for a roll call vote. The Clerk will open the roll on the amendments. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. All those votes who desire to vote, vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 55, No 15. The Ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill is out to print and back on file.

Moving on to item number 100, AB 755. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 755 with amendments by Assembly Member Papan.

Ms. Papan, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I rise today to present amendments to Assembly Bill 755, which requires public utilities to determine how major water users affect system-wide costs. Addressing some concerns that were raised in policy Committee.

These amendments will require a public entity to identify and report the total incremental costs incurred by all major water users in their cost of service analysis instead of posting them on their internet website. I respectfully request an Aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak, we'll go ahead and take a voice vote on the amendments. All those in favor say Aye. Opposed say no. The Ayes have it. The amendments are adopted. The Bill is out to print and back on file.

Moving on to item number 126, ACR 47. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 47 by Assembly Member McCarty and others relative to Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento Day.

Assembly Member Mccarty, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. We have an amazing program here in Sacramento and I believe throughout Northern California called Girls on the Run. Some of you may have heard about it, some of you may have daughters that have participated in it.

I know my own two girls were prior participants. And it's really much more about running. It's about teaching young girls in elementary school life lessons, focusing on things outside of the classroom, teamwork, goal setting, achievement. And in this day and age, when our young girls and adolescents have so much pressures, we need more programs like this. We want to recognize and honor once again the annual Girls on the Run Day with ACA 47. We have some of our girls up here in the audience as well we'll recognize after, hopefully.

We have a big 5K coming up in a few weeks. We want to wish them well. We are looking to expand these programs in Sacramento as well. We put some money in last two years ago budget, making sure other schools have these opportunities. Thank you. Members, respectfully ask for your Aye vote and ask the first roll be open for co-authors.

Seeing and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item. The Clerk will open the roll for co authors.

Members, this is for co-authors. Those vote who desire to vote, vote. Those who desire to vote, vote. The Clerk will close the roll. We have 71 co authors. Without objection, we'll go ahead and take a voice vote. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed say no. The resolution is adopted. And Mr. McCarty, you are recognized for your guest introductions.

Yes. Thank you again. We have some guests here joining us in the gallery. Participants and parent leaders and coaches from Girls on the Run Sacramento. Good luck, ladies, in your big race in a few weeks. Welcome to the State Capitol. And their slogan is Girls on the Run. So much fun. There we go. Go get them.

Assemblymember Joe Patterson, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Great. Thank you so much. I appreciate my colleague from Sacramento bringing these fabulous individuals here. I have a constituent of mine above me. Good news is they don't have to look at me. But I'd like to introduce Ella Ray from Fiddyment Farms Elementary School in my district. So thank you.

Moving on to item 129, ACR 75. The Clerk will read

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 75 by Assembly Member Ramos and others relative to Mental Health Awareness Month.

Mr. Ramos. You're recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, Members, I rise to request your aye vote for ACR 75, which would designate May as National Mental Health Awareness Month in California. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in 20 US. Adults experience serious mental illness each year. In California, this disease affects 1,243,000 adults have serious mental health illnesses. Tragically, our children and youth are increasingly affected by mental health illness. One in six young people aged six to 17 years of age experience a mental health issue each year.

In California alone, 396,000 children ages 12 to 17 have been diagnosed with depression. In 2020, this body established AB 2112 to create an Office of Suicide Prevention and more pieces of legislation followed to continue to heighten the awareness around mental health and breaking the stigma of talking and being open about mental health within our communities generational.

Trauma, lack of access to service and stigmas attached to mental health illness and seeking treatment for those disorders also prevent those in need of assistance from receiving the care they need. The pain and trauma of these issues affect not only the individual, but also has great impact on family Members and loved ones, care providers and the community as a whole.

It is incumbent upon us to make mental health services more affordable and accessible to all communities, especially those who are the most vulnerable communities in our state. All communities of color, veterans, young people, LGBTQ plus and seniors continue to rise in the spectrum as well as Native Americans. On your desk you will see a lime green ribbon. Please wear these ribbons as a great way to open conversation with friends, families and coworkers.

We never know what someone is going through in their lives, but by just being an ear to listen to one another might be what that individual needs that day and that purpose. I ask that the first roll call be open for coauthors and I ask for your. aye vote on ACR 75.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos and hearing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll for co authors. All those voted 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. We have 70 co authors. We have 70 co authors. Without objection, we will now take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed? Say no. The ayes have it.

The resolution is adopted. Members, there are three bills on the Appropriations file notice waiver that were misread. Without objection, the file notice is waived on the following bills AB 1203, Baines rather than AB 1206. AB 1415, Santiago rather than AB 1417 and AB 1544 Lackey rather than AB 1545. Without objection, the file notice is waived.

Members, next by Mr. Zbur, we're going to take a file item 48. This is the AB 1335. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 48 by Assembly Member Zabur an act related to local government.

And Assembly Member Zbur. You may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1335 strengthens the Sustainable Community Strategies Program or SCS, which encourages more housing near transit to reduce our reliance on cars and address our housing and climate crises. AB 1335 aligns the SES with the RHNA process that's required of regional agencies and makes it easier for cities and counties to meet their housing needs in a more sustainable way. I'd like to thank Abundant Housing L.A., our sponsor, and California Building Industry Association for their support and hard work on the amendments.

We appreciate the support of the California Environmental Voters, California YIMBY, Bay Area Council, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Streets for All, and over 40 additional housing, climate, and environmental groups. AB 1335 will strengthen policies that help us address the housing crisis and fight climate change by locating more housing near transit. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Zbur. And seeing no other Members wishing to speak on this Bill, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 54. Noes nine. Bill is passed. Next by Ms. Bonta. This is file item 54, AB 37. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1329 by Assembly Member Maienschein, an act relating to prisoners. Assembly Bill 37 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974

I'm sorry about that, Ms. Bonta. You may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 37 is the first Bill I introduced this year in response to the alarming increase in political violence directed towards elected officials and candidates for office. This past year, three of our colleagues were targets of intimidation tactics or threats, including a death threat. And last month, we were evacuated from this very chamber because of a credible threat involving a shooter at large.

AB 37 protects candidates, elected officials, their families and staff by authorizing personal security as a campaign expense and expanding who is eligible for security. The measure also removes the $5,000 lifetime cap on security expenses using campaign funds which has not been adjusted for 30 years. Lastly, AB 37 removes the need for there to be a verified threat by law enforcement to reimburse a security expense. With that, I respectfully request your Aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Bonta. And seeing no other Members wishing, Mr. Bryan, you're recognized on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, I rise in support of AB 37. Less than a month ago, I got a letter to my office calling for me to be lynched for a piece of legislation that I'm running this year. The limits in the Political Reform Act when it comes to personal security for elected officials are insufficient. There's also a need to have to open a case with law enforcement.

Not exactly something I want to do, even for a letter like that. But there's a need to look at this differently. And our Assembly Member from Oakland has done just that. This is a very important political measure and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Bryan. And now, seeing no Member is 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. All those vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 66, Noes zero. Bill is passed. Next by Mr. Kalra. This is file item 55, AB 636. Clerk will read,

Assembly Bill 636 by Assembly Member Kalra, an act related to employment.

And Mr. Kalra, you may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 636 require H2A visa employers to give all H2A farm workers on their first day of work the written notice of basic employment rights with a separate section in Spanish or if requested, in English describing an agriculture employee's additional rights under state law. Last year, more than 43,000 foreign farm workers were imported by California growers and farm labor contractors under the H2A federal visa program. This number has been increasing annually.

H2A farm workers in California are largely recruited in Mexico and tied to a single California employer who provides them housing, meals and transportation to work sites. If they are fired for any reason, they are subject to immediate deportation, which is a powerful disincentive to report any abusive workplace conditions they are subjected to.

This Bill gives the Labor Commissioner significant discretion to develop a template containing the summary of additional rights and to post it on their website for H2A employers to use to comply with the notice requirement. AB 636 creates a safer, legally compliant workplace for H2A farm workers. The Bill has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Kalra. And 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 56. Noes three. Bill is passed. Next by Mr. Connolly. This is file item 60, AB. 1109.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1109 by Assembly Member Connolly and others and act relating to health and safety.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I'm proud to present AB 1109, a bill that restricts the sale of sodium nitrite to stem the alarming rise in use of this chemical by teenagers to take their own lives. Sodium nitrite is a common food preservative that at high levels of purity, can cause fatal poisoning. Despite sodium nitrite having no legitimate use at levels over 10%, it is often sold online in concentrations above 90%.

And because of the ease of acquiring this deadly substance, unfortunately, it has become a frequent method used by teenagers to commit suicide. AB 1109 would address the ease of access to this dangerous chemical by prohibiting online retailers from selling sodium nitrite to minors and prohibiting the sale of sodium nitrite in concentrations greater than 10% to a person over 18 years of age. This bill would not apply to purchases by businesses. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Connolly. 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 70. No zero. The bill is passed. Next by Mr. Muratsuchi. We are moving forward to file item 111. This is AB 1216. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill. Assembly Bill 1216 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi and others.

An act relating to air pollution.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Should I wait for...

You may open, Mr. Muratsuchi.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I'm presenting Assembly Bill 1216, a district bill that will require one wastewater treatment plant, Hyperion in Los Angeles, to install a fence line monitoring system to track emissions of hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen oxide, and volatile organic compounds. Those in Los Angeles know Hyperion well.

It was in the headlines and front page of the Los Angeles Times recently where the State Water Board is accusing them of gross negligence for a massive sewage spill that occurred two years ago. Unfortunately, over the last two years, local residents have been plagued with chemical odors, nausea, and inexplicable rashes. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has recommended a fence line monitoring system that's called for this bill. This bill is supported by the City of El Segundo, Congressman Ted Lieu, and the Sierra Club. I respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Muratsuchi. 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, all those vote who desired to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 58, noes 14. Bill is passed. Next, file item 114, AB 1288.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1288 by Assembly Member Reyes, an act relating to healthcare coverage.

And Majority Leader Reyes, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1288 prohibits commercial health insurers from imposing prior authorization rules that create barriers to accessing medication-assisted treatment. Medication-assisted treatment can significantly improve treatment for many substance use disorders, including fentanyl, by treating craving and withdrawal symptoms. However, it is underused due to prior authorization requirements, which create unnecessary barriers that delay or interrupt access to effective treatment. This measure is urgently needed to address the current overdose crisis in our state. AB 1288 is an important step to reduce overdose rates and save lives. I respectfully urge your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Reyes. And seeing no other 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 63, no zero. The bill is passed. Next by Mr. Carrillo.

This is file item 115, AB 1332. Clerk will read.

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

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

Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present Assembly Bill 1332. This bill will speed up the process and lower the cost of building ADUs by requiring local governments to keep a catalog of pre-approved ADU plans on their website. By having access to a catalog of pre-approved plans, homeowners will not only save time and money, it will provide much needed clarity to families that otherwise might think building an ADU on their property is too abstract or out of reach.

I strongly believe that making ADUs more accessible and more affordable should continue to be a cornerstone of our efforts to address the housing crisis. ADUs are infill, they are affordable, and they're often a critical stepping stone for middle class families to build generational wealth.

Whether by providing an affordable option to family members and loved ones, or as rental income, building and owning an ADU can be a life changing asset. One of the first barriers homeowners run into when considering an ADU is planning and designing the unit itself. This requires that homeowners spend thousands of dollars to hire an architect or an engineer just to find out how much building the unit will cost.

For many low and middle income homeowners, this is simply not an option. The goal is to reduce costs for local government too. Instead of requiring a local government to do the hard work of designing an ADU, this bill allows them to put an ADU they have already approved onto the shelf for other people to use. This off the shelf approach makes it easier for them to review these projects than normal circumstances.

Furthermore, existing law allows local governments to recover for any cost from ADU permitting fees on the housing, so it should be revenue neutral for the immediate term. In the long term, this is an effective way to do more with less in the planning department. This bill has enjoyed bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Carrillo. And seeing no other members. Mr. Patterson, you're recognized.

Yeah, thank you. I rise in support of this bill. Just my experience on the City Council is a lot of cities are concerned about with ADUs, that are pretty much now required, about what kind of ADUs will be built on properties. But if you actually incentivize the type of ADUs that cities want to see and provide pre-approved plans, it's a win win for everybody.

It's cheaper for the person wanting to add on, and then it's also something more consistent with what the cities want to see as well. So it's a win win for everybody. And I think this is a great bill. I'm looking forward to supporting it.

Thank you, Mr. Patterson. And now seeing no other 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 67, no zero. Bill is passed. Next by Mr. Hart. This is file item 116, AB 1345. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1345 by Assembly Member Hart and others, an act relating to contracts.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I'm pleased to present AB 1345, a bill to enact strong consumer protections against predatory real estate listing agreements. In a recent disturbing trend across the country, unsuspecting homeowners are offered cash upfront to enter into decades-long real estate listing agreements. While owners are under no obligation to sell their homes. In these schemes, consumers are often unaware that the agreements are binding, result in a lien on the property, and ultimately cost homeowners thousands of dollars more than they received.

AB 1345 will prevent this abusive sales practice by prohibiting lengthy listing agreements and make it unlawful to present them for recordation. This measure ensures the state takes urgent preventative action to protect vulnerable consumers. I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Hart. And 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 60, no's, zero. Bill is passed. Next file. Item 118 AB 1432 by Ms. Carrillo. Clerk will read.

Thank you, Ms. Carrillo.

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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's, 58 and no's, 12. Bill is passed. Next by Mr. Alvarez. This is file item 119, AB 1449. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1432 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, an act relating to healthcare coverage.

And Assembly Woman Carrillo, you may open on the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 1432 would require out-of-state health insurance carriers who provide coverage to California residents and who are currently exempted from state laws to comply with California State laws pertaining to coverage of abortion and gender-affirming care, and reproductive justice. This change is consistent with California's constitutional amendment, which provides reproductive freedom as a right.

We should do as much as we can to ensure that California residents and workers have access to these healthcare services, regardless of where the health insurance policy, or certificate, or healthcare service plan contract is issued or delivered. AB 1432 is a priority of the Legislative Women's Caucus and the future of Abortion Council. The bill is sponsored by the California Department of Insurance and Equality California. And I respectfully request, and aye vote. Thank you.

Assembly Bill 1449 by Assembly Member Alvarez and others, an act relating to housing.

And Mr. Alvarez, you may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that. Colleagues, I have the opportunity here to present AB 1449 for you today. AB 1449 is a Bill that until the year 2033, will provide an exemption from CEQA process for 100% affordable housing projects that meet location, prerequisites, rigorous labor standards, and specified environmental requirements.

As you all know, we're in the midst of a housing crisis which not only renders the state unaffordable for a large number of low and middle class individuals, but also costs the state billions of dollars in lost economic output every year. Studies and data tell us that we need to build millions of new homes, new units, housing units, much quicker than we do now to get out of the hole that we have found ourselves in.

Despite good intentions, CEQA has played a contributing role in this crisis by inhibiting developers ability to build affordable housing projects in a cost effective way. According to a report in 2020, nearly 50% of all housing production of that year was challenged under CEQA. The lengthy and expensive CEQA process and the ease with which someone can abuse it needlessly increases the cost and obviously the length of housing projects, often resulting in the projects becoming either cost prohibitive or just not happening at all.

Thank you for your time. I hope that you support AB 1449, which seeks to remove those barriers of building affordable housing. Again, it's only for 100% affordable housing developments and requiring that robust location, environmental and labor standards are part of it. Thank you very much, I request your aye vote

Thank you, Mr. Alvarez. And Mr. Hoover, you're recognized on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to rise in support of this Bill. While I would love to see at some point a conversation on larger issues of CEQA reform, I think this is a fantastic Bill in the meantime, to ensure that we're meeting our housing needs thank you. Urge an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Hoover. And seeing no other 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes, ayes 48, noes 12, Bill is passed. Next file item 124 by Ms. Nguyen, AB 1646. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1646 by Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyen and others an act relating to Professions and Vocations.

And Assemblywoman Nguyen you may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise today to say that states adopting abortion bans are causing our medical students and residents from being properly trained. This Bill will allow students, medical students and residents from these states to be able to come here and receive up to 90 days of training. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Ms. Nguyen. And seeing no Members wishing to discuss or debate the 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 57, noes 12. Bill is passed. Members, we will be moving on to the consent calendar today. Before we vote, we will first take up the resolutions on the consent calendar for purposes of adding co authors. Clerk will read the resolutions on the consent calendar.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 17 by Assembly Member Ramos relative to California Native American Day and the California Indian Council. House Resolution 35 by Assembly Member Reyes relative to lung Cancer action Week. Senate concurrent Resolution 23 by Senator Newman relative to Family Physician Week. Senate Concurrent Resolution 27 by Senator Ochoa-Bogh and others relative to California Public Safety telecommunicators Week. Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 by Senator Wahab and others relative to Nauru. Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 by Senator Wahab and others relative to Ramadan.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 42 by Senator Ochoa-Bogh and others relative to Mother's Day. Senate Concurrent Resolution 50 by Senator Umberg and others relative to Arab American Heritage Month. And Senate Concurrent Resolution 53 by Senator Allen relative to Arts, Culture and Creativity Month.

Clerk will open the roll. Any Members to add on to vote for co authors? All those vote who desire to vote, who wish to be a coauthor. Clerk will close the roll. There are 70 co authors. Without objection. Sorry.

Moving to a vote on the consent calendar, does any Member wish to pull an item from the consent calendar? Seeing none, the Clerk will read the second consent calendar.

Assembly Bill 10 by Assembly Member Lowenthal and others an act relating to pupils.

Clerk will open the roll of the consent calendar. All Members vote who desire to vote on the consent calendar.

Clerk will close the roll. Aye 69. No zero. The consent calendar is adopted. Clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar.

Assembly Bill 60. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 224. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 256. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 350. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 368. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 382. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 389. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 399. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 400. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 490. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 517. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 614. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 623. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 628. Aye 69. No Zero. Assembly Bill 630. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 717. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 785. Aye 69. No zero.

Assembly 791. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 859. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 876. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 902. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 924. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1023. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1217. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1271. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1283. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1291. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1296. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1318. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1328. Aye. 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1331. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1355. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1366. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1377. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1404. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1526. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1560. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1578. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1611. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1612. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 1760. Aye 69. No zero.

Assembly Bill 1764. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 17. Aye 69. No zero. House Resolution 35. Aye 69. No zero. Assembly Bill 936 with urgency. Aye 69, no zero on the urgency. Aye 69, no zero on the measure. The Senate Concurrent Resolution 23. Aye 69. No zero. Senate Resolution 27. Aye 69. No zero. Senate Concurrent Resolution 37. Aye 69. No zero. Senate Concurrent Resolution 38. Aye 69. No zero. Senate Concurrent Resolution 42. Aye 69. Senate Concurrent Resolution 50. Aye 69. No zero. And Senate Concurrent Resolution 53. And aye 69. No zero.

Members, we're going to go back on file. We are waiting for some guests associated with our adjourns in memory today. So we're going to get a little bit more business done. If we are ready, Mr. Gabriel, we're going to take up file item 73, AB 1546. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1546 by Assembly Member Gabriel an act relating to privacy.

And Assemblyman Gabriel, you may open on the Bill.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Proud today to present AB 1546 with our former colleague and current Attorney General Rob Bonta. This Bill would ensure that the Attorney General has the same amount of time to bring a lawsuit to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act, the CCPA, that the Privacy Protection Agency has to bring an administrative action under the same law. As many of you know, California has become a national leader in ensuring consumer privacy protection when the Legislature enacted the CCPA in 2018 and next when the voters pass Proposition 24 in 2020.

Under the CCPA, only the Attorney General is authorized to bring a civil enforcement action. When Proposition 24 created the Privacy Agency, it gave the agency a five year statute of limitations to bring an enforcement action. But due to a drafting oversight, it doesn't specify that the Attorney General also has five years to bring a civil enforcement action.

Under California law, when no statute of limitation is specified in law, the AG only has one year to initiate a lawsuit for civil penalties. Unfortunately, this one year is far too short of a time to develop a case under a law as complex as the CCPA. And the alternative to passing this Bill is to leave the one year statute of limitations in place, which means there will be a lot of needless litigation.

To be clear, this Bill would add no additional administrative burden and create no new risk of data breaches for businesses. Companies covered by the act already have to preserve records and data for five years in case the privacy action brings an investigation or enforcement proceeding in that time. This is a common sense measure. To align the two statutes of limitations will allow for robust protection of California privacy rights, which has traditionally been a bipartisan issue, would respectfully request your aye vote on AB 1546.

Thank you, Mr. Gabriel. And 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 15. The Bill is passed. Next is file item 75, AB 1275. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1275 by Assembly Member Arambula an act relating to community colleges and Assembly Member Arambula, you.

And Assembly Member Arambula, you may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present AB 1275, which will restore student safety, privacy, and accessibility for students wishing to participate in student run community college organizations. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Dr. Arambula. And 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 54, noes 6. The Bill is passed.

Next. This is file item 76, AB 1385. Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 1385 by Assembly Member Garcia an act relating to transportation.

And Assembly Member Garcia, you may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Riverside County is the fastest growing county in the state, and the fifth fastest growing county in the nation. As a result of this population growth, additional investments are critical to prepare transportation infrastructure. AB 1385 changes Riverside County transportations authority to be able to do exactly just that, talk to its voters, and pursue opportunities to continue to invest responsibly into our transportation infrastructure. We respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Garcia. 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. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 50, noes 7. The bill is passed. Next, file item 77, AB 663. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 663 by Assembly Member Haney, an act relating to healing arts.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 663 would allow mobile pharmacies to carry and dispense opioid addiction treatment. Right now, local governments can operate and opt in to use mobile pharmacies, which can help us reach vulnerable populations. People who are homeless, people who live in SROs, but they are not able to carry and prescribe or administer opioid addiction treatment. You've heard about medication assisted treatment, what it can do to save lives, particularly for those who are addicted to deadly drugs like Fentanyl. This will allow us to reach some of those most vulnerable populations. It's received bipartisan support, has received no no votes, it has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Haney. And 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. Aye 72, no zero. The bill is passed. And again, Mr. Haney, this is file item 78, AB 1226.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1226 by Assembly Member Haney and others in accolades to Corrections.

Assembly Member Haney, you may open on the Bill.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1226 codifies best practices of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which will require them to place parents who have incarcerated children as close as possible to those children. There are nearly 200,000 children in our state who have incarcerated parents. These children have done nothing wrong. But we know that that separation can have devastating impacts on these children emotional, physical, social, academic. The closer that we can place parents to their children will help them stay connected to their children.

It's important for those children and their well being. It's also critical for re entry and rehabilitation to maintain those connections. This Bill has no opposition and has received bipartisan support. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Haney. 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. Aye 68. Nno, zero. The Bill is passed. Members we'll be moving on to our adjournments in memory. The quorum call is still in place, and we ask that you give respectful attention to Members given prior permission to speak on an adjournment in memory.

We will begin with Assemblywoman Carrillo from the speaker's desk. You are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. As the California Legislative Latino Caucus commemorates its 50th year anniversary, I rise to honor the memory of Gloria Molina, the first Latina elected to our Legislature and who so diligently served in our California State Assembly. She was a fearless public servant whose life's work inspired a generation. Gloria passed from cancer in her home, surrounded by family, on May 14 of this year. Gloria was unapologetic in her fight for the rights of marginalized communities across our state.

She broke barrier after barrier for generation of Latinas, opening doors that enabled us to reach the stars. Born in 1948 to a working class immigrant Mexican American parents, Gloria rose to become the first Latina Member of the State Assembly, the first Latina on the Los Angeles City Council, the first Latina on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. She was unapologetically chicana.

Hers is an incredible story of overcoming all odds, one that not only tells the tale of women who grew bold enough to advance her own life and career, but one of self actualization. Gloria Molina dedicated her life to uplifting everybody in her community. Gloria was an alumni of Rio Hondo College, East Los Angeles College, and Cal State LA, during which she worked full time as a legal secretary, grounding herself in a lifetime of advocacy.

As a young Chicana student activist in college, she challenged the men in the Chicano movement to make space and allow for more women's voices to be heard and to lead. When she was told that it was not her turn to run for office, she did so anyway, and she won. She fearlessly confronted male politicians who held disdain for her refusal to conform or remain silent.

She and one of her closest friends, Antonia Hernandez, were young women when they fought and advocated for immigrant Latina Mexican women who were unknowingly sterilized without consent at LA County General Hospital in the late 1960s to early 1970s because of a doctor following California's horrific eugenics practices thought them to be unworthy and had a bias that those immigrant women had too many children. He made a decision on their bodies that was not his to make.

She fought for those women in this legislative body, and 55 years later, this body continues to fight for them by acknowledging that atrocity and creating the Forced Sterilization Compensation Program. I am grateful for the support of the members of this body and all the work that we have done to make that a reality. And I know that she was proud that that fight continued to undo such an egregious injustice. Gloria fought to expand women's health care with the mothers of East Los Angeles.

She fought against a prison expansion in East LA. She fought for representation, and she fought to ensure East LA and Eastside communities had access to resources, parks, libraries, and beautiful communal spaces to gather, like the East LA Civic Center and in downtown Los Angeles, what we know now as Grand Park, which will be named after her. I have, for the majority of my life, been represented by Gloria Molina in one way or another, and it's my most distinct honor to represent her, her home, her family, to continue her legacy, and that of so many Molinistas across our great City and County of Los Angeles.

She was an icon in the feminist movement, a role model for Chicanas and Chicanos, a champion for the immigrant community. For each of her 32 years in public service, she faithfully fulfilled her mission to her constituents, fearlessly maneuvering through the corridors of power in California, in the City, and in the County of Los Angeles. We honor today the life and legacy of one of LA's brightest stars.

Gloria is survived by her husband Ron Martinez, her daughter Valentina, her grandson Santiago, siblings Gracie, Irma, Domingo, Bertha, Mario, Sergio, Danny, Olga, and Lisa. I ask that you join me today in adjourning in the memory of our friend, our remarkable public servant, our leader, our Chicana Latina hero, our Assemblywoman, our Los Angeles City Councilwoman, and our Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor, Gloria Molina. May she rest in power. And we are joined today by her family here in the gallery. Thank you. Here in the floor.

Thank you, Ms. Carrillo. And Assemblywoman Aguiar-Curry, you're recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. As Vice Chair of the Legislative Women's Caucus, I rise today to join my colleague, Assembly Member Carrillo in adjourning in memory of former Assembly Member Gloria Molina. Gloria Molina was a trailblazer. The first Latina to be elected to the state Legislature. She broke countless glass ceilings and paved the way for generations of women leaders. And now Latinas are the majority of the Latino Legislative Caucus. Gloria Molina championed causes that affected working families and sought ways to improve their quality of life.

She was a champion of women and Latinas and fought for what was right, no matter what. Members, I respectfully request that you join us to adjourn in the memory of former Assembly Member Gloria Merlina, irreplaceable and one of a kind. She will be dearly missed, but will always be with us.

Thank you, Ms. Aguiar-Curry. And Assemblyman Gipson, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and Members. I want to thank the gentle lady from Los Angeles for bringing this adjournment before us on this floor. I think it's absolutely appropriate, and on behalf of the Legislative Black Caucus. But I have a great relationship with Gloria Molina because, when I grew up in Los Angeles, and there was a young, my cousin was killed walking out of a liquor store, innocent bystander. And I didn't know what a City Council Member was.

And I was watching Channel 7 Eyewitness News and there was a strong, vivacious Latina on the Los Angeles City Council who just asked the City of Council for $25,000 because it was this young Latino who was killed in East Los Angeles in her City Council district. And then I was like, oh, that's a City Council Member. Let me find out who my City Council Member was. So my City Council Member refused to speak to me.

To talk to me, my family put up 5,000 and we wanted, just like Gloria Molina did, to put up and match our family's 5,000. And then after seven weeks, he finally, I cornered him, and he was able to invite me to his office, talk about what happened with my cousin and went to the City of Los Angeles and put up $5,000. But it was because of Gloria Molina. It was because she stood for her community.

When she was running for the County Board of Supervisors, I was a police officer in the City of Maywood where her campaign office was located. She ran against Art Torres, who was the California State Democratic Party Chair at that time. And I used to go by her office and had opportunity to speak to her. And when she won, we celebrated with exuberance. She has always been a drum major for justice.

In addition to that, my friend David Vela, who was on the Los Angeles College Board of Trustees, I asked him about her. I said, I need her, watch this, to make a quilt. She was a quilt maker, and she made these beautiful quilts after she retired from the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. And I wanted to get one of those quilts. Thank you very much, family, for sharing her life with all of us. We are better because Gloria Molina passed our way.

Thank you, Mr. Gipson. And Majority Leader Reyes, you're recognized at your desk on the adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I also rise to adjourn in the memory of former Assembly Member Gloria Molina on behalf of the California Legislative Latino Caucus. It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of Gloria Molina, a Latina trailblazer who forged new paths and reshaped state politics for Latinas and women. While the California Latino Legislative Caucus celebrates its over 50 years, we have also grown, as was noted earlier, the Latinas into a majority. And it all started with Assembly Member Gloria Molina.

We now see the echo effect she left behind. She was the first Latina elected to step on the green carpet. In 1982, the Legislature went from having one Latina elected to the Assembly to having, now, 21 Latinas elected to our Legislature today. To put this in perspective, in 1980, Latinos made up 19.2% of our population here in California. Yet it wasn't until Gloria's election that Latinas saw someone who looked like them in this chamber.

Gloria Molina destroyed glass ceilings and barriers and defined what it meant to be a Latina in politics, a force to be reckoned with. Before running for public office, as was noted earlier, she was also one of the few Latinas working in our state Legislature as a staff member and as a staff for the White House under President Jimmy Carter. She was breaking barriers for all Latinas in politics.

She made history when she became the first Latina elected to the California State Legislature, the first Latina on the Los Angeles City Council, and the first Latina on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. She helped address environmental issues, health care disparities, and transportation issues, among many other issues. She had a tremendous impact on our Latino communities.

In fact, let us not forget that Gloria Molina was steadfast in ensuring that she join in the fight against unauthorized sterilizations of Latinas who were delivering their babies in LA County. Ultimately, her leadership led to the repeal of state eugenics that had contributed to unauthorized sterilizations, as was mentioned earlier. And most of these sterilizations, the majority, were performed on women of color. Her formidable political skills and sense of urgency did not allow her to be concerned with being on the losing side.

Her moral compass and unyielding stand on behalf of our Latino community gave us an everlasting example of leading with integrity. Despite the racism and sexism of white male dominated politics during that time, she defied gender norms and exclusionary expectations as a proud Chicana powerhouse. The California Latino Legislative Caucus will continue to uphold the Molina's trajectory. We are her legacy. The 21 Latinas in this Legislature, along with our Latinos, and the thousands of Latinas in politics. Our hearts and prayers are with her family and loved ones.

We are tremendously in debt for a life of public service. Gloria's family published a beautiful message on her passing. Permission to read the passage, Mr. Speaker?

Without objection.

For us, Gloria will be remembered in our hearts as our loving mom and grandmother, protective oldest sister, wise tia, and loyal friend. We will miss celebrating with her on Christmas Eve, hosted at her home, decked out in a new theme for the holidays and nourished with handmade tamales and a holiday feast with all the trimmings.

We will miss watching Gloria, the artist, seeing her imagine and create beautiful quilts that tell the story of our Mexican roots, and Gloria, the teacher who shares her passion with others so that they, too, can express themselves through this art. Most of all, we will miss Gloria, the strong and selfless matriarch of our family.

She was the first one to call when she heard that we needed help, the first to volunteer to organize a family celebration, and the first one to tell us what we needed to hear to get back on our feet. And it ends with, we will miss Gloria and take comfort in knowing that she is now at peace and in the loving embrace of our parents, Leonardo and Concepción Molina.

Gloria Molina is survived by her beloved husband, Ron Martinez, daughter Valentina Martinez, son in law, Brandon, grandson, Santiago, and loving family, including her nine siblings, Gracie, Irma, Domingo, Berta, Mario, Sergio, Dani, Olga and Lisa. I respectfully ask that we adjourn in her memory today to celebrate and honor her life. En Paz descanse.

Thank you, Ms. Reyes. Members, please bring the name to the desk to be printed in the journal. Ms. Carrillo?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of myself, Senator Durazo, the Latina Legislative Caucus, all of the Assembly Members and Senators, we would like to present Gloria Molina's family, who's joining us in chambers today with this resolution and memorial of all of her life and her legacy. And Members, the photo that we have here is her Assembly photo from 1982 that will be displayed in the Rotunda in her memory. Please help me welcome her family.

Thank you, Ms. Carrillo.

Members, all request to adjourn in the memory will be deemed read imprinted in the journal. We have a few announcements. The Appropriations Committee will meet upon adjournment of session in swing space room 1100, and I'm ordering the dais to be held open to receive reports from the Appropriations Committee. Our session schedule is as follows, Friday, May 19, no check in session, no floor session. Monday, May 22 floor session is at 1:00 PM. All other items remaining will be passed or retained. All motions shall be continued. Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain any motion to adjourn. Ms. Calderon moves and Mr. Mathis seconds that this House stands adjourned until Monday, May 22 at 1:00 PM. Form call is lifted.

Vote change. Assembly Member Juan Alanis, file number 111, AB 1216 from aye to not voting.

Vote change. Assembly Member Alanis. Assembly Bill 1216. Aye to not voting.

Assembly vote change. Assembly Member Addis for AB 1449 from aye to not voting.

Vote change. Assembly Member Addis, Assembly Bill 1449, aye to not voting.