Assembly Floor

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

[Roll Call]

Members, a quorum is present. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for the prayer and the flag salute. In honor of women's History Month ceremony today, Assembly Member Reyes will offer the prayer.

Let's bow our heads. Dear Lord, I ask that you continue to bless this chamber and all who have joined us on this special day this month. We celebrate your creation, bright, courageous, and strong women. We are in the presence of social justice advocates, educators, business leaders, artists, lawyers, lawmakers, and public servants, all of whom serve in different ways. We celebrate their work and honor the gifts that you have entrusted in them to share in their communities and in our state.

We understand that nothing is possible without you. Please continue to guide them, enlighten them, protect them, and give them the strength to do the work that they do in our great state. And may your light shine within them and all of us. And may we all serve as beacons of hope and inspiration to our families, our communities, our state, and our world. May our collective work be guided by the values you have instilled in us. And may we serve with clarity, integrity, love, and compassion. Amen.

Thank you, Assemblymember Reyes. Assemblymember Waldron will lead us in the pledge.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please join me as we salute our flag. 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 Monday, March 4, 2024 the.

Assemblymember Aguiar Curry moves. Mr. Gallagher seconds Mr. That the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with presentations and petitions. There are none. Introduction in reference of bills will be deferred. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the Governor there are none. Messages from the Senate? There are none. Moving to motions and resolutions. The absences for the day will be deemed read and printed in the journal. Moving to procedural motions.

Majority Leader Aguiar Curry, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Wood and Irwin 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 Assembly Member Aguiar Curry to have guests on the floor and to allow Assemblymember Grayson to have guests seated at his desk today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 96 to withdraw SB 136 by the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee from the Budget Committee and order the Bill to be billed to the second reading file.

Mr. Flora, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

With hold consent and ask for a Roll call vote.

That requires a second. 2nd request motion in a second. We didn't need a second. Majority Leader Aguiar Curry moves. We need a second from Mr. Santiago to suspend the rules. Members, this is a procedural vote on the suspension of the rules and not debatable. The Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote this Members, this takes 41 votes, so. Procedural motion requires 41 votes.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. So. Procedural motion requires 41 votes. Clerk will close roll and tell you the votes. Ayes 41. No, those 12. The rules are suspended. Moving to guest introductions, Members. First of all, let's wish Mr. Lackey a happy birthday. Who celebrates tomorrow? Happy birthday, Assembly Member and Assembly Member Lackey, you have guest introductions. You are recognized for your guest introductions.

Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I rise today to recognize Members in the gallery who are visiting representing the California Special Olympics. Approximately six and a half million people in the United States and as many as 200 million people globally have an intellectual disability, and the Special Olympics offers a pathway of an athletic empowerment.

I have a personal connection with this community as I was a Special Olympics coach during my time as a special education teacher, and to this day, I volunteer at the annual Special Olympics Summer Games in Southern California. Special Olympics is a never ceasing force for positive change in this world, and I'm honored to have the chance to recognize their incredible work. I would like to introduce the following people, and if you're here, would you please stand? I hope they're here. Okay.

First of all, David Solo, President, CEO of Special Olympics, Northern California. Thank you. Thank you. Kelly Pond, President and CEO of Special Olympics Southern California. Evan Milburn, athletic leader, Special Olympics, Northern California. Charlie's F A U R E. I don't want to misspell it or say it wrong. Athletic leader in Special Olympics in Southern California. And Logan Jones, athletic leader, Special Olympics, Southern California. In addition to these people, I would like to direct your attention to the other representatives with the Special Olympics.

If you'd please stand. Thank you for allowing me to introduce this amazing group. So please stand, everybody. Thank you. Thank you very much. I also get to introduce some other very valuable people I want to recognize, and I hope they're in the gallery. Visiting today from Learn for life campuses in the Antelope Valley. Learn for life affords different pathways for students to be successful outside of traditional school model, and I'm thankful for the work they do to assist the youth in my district.

I had the opportunity to meet with the group this morning, and they're an impressive bunch who have achieved leadership roles in their campuses and are working to make our community a better place. I'm honored to have them here with us and ask you to give them a warm welcome. Please stand if you're here. Learn for life. Thank you again for allowing me to introduce this group. There they are, right there. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Lackey, and welcome to your guests, all of your guests today. Assembly Member Grayson, you are recognized for your guest introductions.

Thank you so much. And I only have two, but two very important people. My son, firefighter in Contra Costa County, and his beautiful wife, artist Joseph and Jackie Grayson.

Thank you. Mr. Grayson, welcome to your guests. Mr. Alanis, you are recognized for your guest introductions.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker. Today I have the privilege of introducing a prominent home school group from my district, District 22. Not a school home group, is a co op for Modesto with students in grades five through eight. They are visiting the Capitol today to learn about California history, the Constitution, and the organization of government. Thank you to the teachers and parents who have helped facilitate this trip.

I love seeing our youth take an interest in government and learn more about the policies that affect their lives every day. If I can have them stand, they're right up here on the gallery to my right. Thank you for coming.

Thank Mr. Bryan. You are recognized for your guest introductions.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm proud to introduce LA's best, an extraordinary after school education program that serves children across the Los Angeles Unified School District. Every school day, from the moment the school bell rings until 06:00 p.m. Each LA's best student receives comprehensive support. This includes nutritious meals, homework assist, distance and enrichment activities that span across various topics from science and technology to arts and sports.

LA Best practice of collaboration with their students has a tremendous impact on developing the developmental skills that our children need to thrive, be seen and feel heard throughout the entire school day. But LA's best is more than an after school program. It's a catalyst for positive change in the lives of these students and to date, since their inception, they have served over 400,000 of LAUSD students. Let's all give a warm welcome to LA's best who are up in the gallery behind me.

Thank you. Mr. Bryan, welcome to your guests. Assembly Member Davies, you are recognized from Mr. Lackey's desk for your guest introductions.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, it's my great pleasure to introduce the student leaders from Cal State San Marcos. They and a lot of the other CSU systems are visiting from all over the state. And please, if you haven't had the opportunity, sit down with them. They've got some great ask and they're really doing quite a bit. You'll be quite amazed. So take the time with them.

This is important for them. We want to make sure that our students can not only go to school here, but they can afford to stay here after they graduate. And I know that's important for everyone. So welcome everyone.

Thank you, Assembly Member Davies and thank you. Welcome to your guests,

Members. We will now move to the Assembly's observance of Women's History Month. Without objection, we would like to take up file item number five, HR 72.

The Clerk will read

House Resolution 72 by Assembly Member Aguiar Curry and others relative to Women's History Month.

Assembly Member Aguiar Curry, you may open on the measure.

Good afternoon, Members. On behalf of the Legislative Women's Caucus, I rise today to present House Resolution 72, proclaiming March 2024 as Women's History Month.

We dedicate this month to reflecting on the often overlooked contributions of women to our history and recognizing how the efforts and bravery of past generations continues to pave the way for women and girls today. There is so much still to be done, so much work left to be done in California, across our country, and even here in our own State Legislature to ensure that we have parity in all levels of society.

Women of every culture, class and ethnic background have been essential participants in the founding and building of our nation and our state. They have made historic and substantial contributions to the growth and strength of our nation and state. Women have been leaders in every movement for social change, including their own movement for suffrage and equal rights. It has been just over 100 years since women won the right to vote and to serve in office.

In 1918, the first four women, Elizabeth Hughes, Anna Sailor Esto, Broughton, and Grace Doris, were elected to the California State Assembly. It took another half century after that to elect our first black and API women to the California State Assembly, Yvonne Burke and March Fong Yu. And just 41 years ago, the first Latina, Gloria Molina, was elected to the State Assembly. Today, our state Legislature looks a little more like the great state we collectively represent.

We are 50 women strong in the Legislature and a very diverse group, and who knows, we may finally reach parity this year. I am proud for the work that we have all done to get here. Just over a century since the first women were elected to the state Legislature, our current women's caucus Members continue to make history and break glass ceilings.

We are united in working together toward putting an end to physical and sexual violence against women, discrimination and harassment in employment and education, and their relegation to poverty status of many women and by advocating for the full participation of women in every arena, whether politics, government, business, science, technology or academia, as well as equal access to all of the opportunities our great nation has to offer.

Mr. Speaker, I request the first roll call to be open for coauthors, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote on HR 72.

Thank you, Assembly Member Aguiar Curry. Assembly Member Addis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the Jewish Caucus in support of HR 72, celebrating Women's History Month. The Jewish caucus is proud to recognize the leadership and accomplishments of women in California, in the United States, and in the Jewish community.

Women have been central to Jewish cultural history for thousands of years, going back to the matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, who built up the Jewish people. Jewish women across history have courageously fought for the well being of family, community, state and nation. Jewish women have done this in the public eye and like many, quietly, as part of our day to day lives. Today we can think of women who affected the masses.

Gertrude Elian, who developed the first treatment for childhood leukemia Emma Lazarus, author and poet who wrote the words displayed on our statue of Liberty give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, defender of reproductive choice and democracy itself Diane Feinstein, the first female Jewish Senator in the United States who worked tirelessly for California and as is said in the Jewish faith, may her memory be a blessing.

We also honor the thousands of everyday Jewish women who, like many others daily, make positive change in their communities without widespread recognition.

Lauren Bandari of the San Luis Obispo Hillel, Director of the Cal Poly Hillel, who also started the first camp for Jewish children in our county Rabbi Paula Marcus of Santa Cruz, the cantor who led this body in prayer just last year on Holocaust Remembrance Day and fosters interfaith work in her community and my own grandmother, Bertha Addis, who worked in the New York courts helping families find a pathway through their justice involved struggles.

So here in California and in communities across our nation, Jewish women lead loudly and they lead quietly, standing up for cherished values like strengthening democracy, advancing equality, increasing health care access, improving education, creating community connection. In this spirit and on behalf of the Jewish caucus, I respectfully urge support for HR 72, celebrating Women's History Month. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Addis. Assembly Member Luz Rivas

Thank you, Madam Speaker, and Members, I proudly rise today on behalf of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, supporting HR 72, proclaiming March 2024 as Women's History Month. Across different eras of history, women have played a crucial role in shaping the cultural fabric of California and the United States.

From the early suffragettes who fought for women's right to vote to the pioneering female scientists, artists, writers, and educators who have left lasting impacts on the country's cultural landscape, women of color have been historically excluded and overlooked in history books and headlines. However, there has been tremendous growth as more Latinas attend college, pursue STEM careers, and run for political office. In fact, the Latino caucus is now compromised.

Of 38 Members, of which 21 are Latinas, a new record in California, we are now a majority Latina caucus. In fact, the Latino Legislative caucus has three terms of consecutive Latinas leading the Latino caucus as chairs. Our progress has only occurred because of groundbreaking and trailblazing Latinas like former Assemblymember Gloria Molina, the first Latina elected to the Legislature, and Assembly Member Cindy Montagnez, who made history by becoming the youngest woman elected to the California State Legislature.

As a Latina, I'm proud to be a part of this growing number of legislators. It's important to remember that celebrating women's achievements and advocating for their equality doesn't start on March 1 and end on March 31. We must continue learning and celebrating women throughout the year and all work towards creating a more equitable and just society for all genders. May we always acknowledge and celebrate the livelihood and achievements of these trailblazing Latina women and women in every diverse community. Madam Speaker, I join my colleagues in respectfully asking for an aye vote on HR 72.

Thank you. Assembly Member Luz Rivas. Assembly Member Gipson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. Madam Speaker and Members, I rise on behalf of the California Legislative Black Caucus and the incredible women of that caucus in support of this resolution. And thank our colleague from winters for bringing this very important piece of legislation before us today which recognize Women's History Month. I want to offer a few names. Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, Tina McKinnor, Dr. Aquila Weber, Lori Wilson, and also Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas.

As we gather here today on this floor in celebration of Women's History Month, it is with great reverence and admiration that we honor the incredible contributions and the achievement of women throughout history. From the pioneers who broke the barriers to trailblazers who became the inspirations for us today. Women have played a dispositional role in shaping our world and advancing our society. My respect and admiration for women has been profoundly shaped by the strongest influence in my own life.

The enduring wisdom of my mother, the unwavering support of my lifelong partner, and the inspiration in the presence of my three amazing, beautiful sisters. These remarkable women have taught me the value of courage, the importance of compassion, and the necessity of integrity. In the words of Coretta Scott king, a beacon of resilience and strength, and I quote, women, if the soul of this nation is to be saved, I believe that you must be the soul for this nation. Unquote.

The words resonate deeply with the power and wisdom and the empowerment that women brings to us each and every day of our lives. I want to offer up first partner, Jennifer Newsom, Dr. Shirley Weber, Millia Cohen, Fiona Ma, Cecilia Aguiar Curry, Stephanie Wynn, and also Liz Ortega, women are not just the backbone of our families. They're not just the backbone of our community. They are our community. They are the backbone of our workplace and this world.

Today, we celebrate all women, past, present, future, who have dared to dream, who have dared to defy the expectations, and who have dared to make a difference. We celebrate the grandmothers. We celebrate the mothers, the daughters, the aunties, the sisters, who inspire us each and every day with their grace, with their brilliance, with their intellect, with their tenacity. Let us remember the history of women, not just a chapter in a book.

It is the living, breathing narrative that continue to unfold with each and every passing day. As we reflect on the struggles and the triumphs of women throughout history, let us also look to the future with hope and determination, knowing that the legacy of women's resilience and strength will endure for generations to come. So let us raise our voice and celebrate Women's History month, honoring the past, embracing the present, and empowering the future.

May we continue to uplift and support one another, recognizing that as you stand together, you are unbeatable, you are unstoppable. Your legacy is a beacon that guides us towards a brighter, more equitable future. For all Members, I respectfully ask for a strong aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Gibson. Assemblymember Cervantes, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, today I rise on behalf of the California Legislative LGBTQ caucus in support of House Resolution 72 commemorating Women's History Month.

I want to thank our Vice Chair and our majority leader and colleague from winters for authoring this important resolution. Today, we honor the lives, contributions, and voices of the women in our nation's past, present, and future, many of whom who are the reason the LGBTQ plus community have the rights we enjoy today. Women have been at the forefront of social justice movements since the inception of our country, including the LGBTQ plus community's fight for civil rights.

It was women who threw the first bricks during the Stonewall uprising. It was a woman who pioneered gender affirming care in the United States. It was women who cared for the sick and dying at the height of the AIDS crisis. And it was four pioneering women who founded our LGBTQ caucus, Carolyn Migdon, Sheila Cuel, Jackie Goldberg, and Christine Kehoe.

If not for the work and sacrifices of these trailblazing women and many others, I might not be here on this Assembly floor today as a Member of this house in a proud queer Latina and the first to serve as chair of the Latino Legislative Caucus. We in the LGBTQ plus community are eternally grateful to all the women who are helping to lead the way for a better tomorrow.

And it is appropriate that we are commemorating Women's History Month today because it has been many generations since we have seen the rights of women under attack the level that we are seeing today. So while I'm honored to be here with you all to celebrate the past of women's History month, this is also an occasion for us to remind ourselves that the fight for women's right must continue.

And every day, but especially during Women's History Month, we must not be complacent in continuing to fight for the future of the woman in the United States. Like many of you, I have a daughter, and I want to make sure that when she is an adult, she has more rights, not fewer, than I enjoy today. And for these reasons, colleagues, I respectfully ask for an aye vote on HR 72.

Thank you, Assemblymember Cervantes. Assembly Member Waldron, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, I'm honored to address the significance of Women's History Month today and rise in support of HR 72. Throughout the country, Women's History Month is celebrated and serves as a vital platform to recognize the historical roles and remarkable accomplishments of women. From breaking barriers to achieving notable firsts, women have continually pushed the boundaries of possibility. Women's History Month honors the enduring resilience and strength exhibited by women throughout the ages. As our majority leader said, 50 women now serve in the Legislature.

If you think about the fact, and it's always astonishing to me that about 4500 people have served in the legislative, both the Senate and Assembly since the beginning of California government in 2012. When I was elected, I was only the 137th woman to serve in the Legislature. And we still have and are closing the gap. But it's going to take a little bit. To me, that statistic is really staggering.

Together, as legislators, we have the opportunity to further educate and raise awareness about the often overlooked narratives of women's achievements and foster a more inclusive understanding of our shared history. To be role models for those following in our footsteps in honoring the remarkable journey of women. I would like to thank everybody today for honoring the women who have made history and see their legacy as our guiding light toward a more inclusive and empowered future. I urge your aye vote on HR 72.

Thank you, Assembly Member Waldron. Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, Assembly Member Aguiar Curry, you may close

Respectfully, ask for your aye vote for HR 72.

The Clerk will open the roll for co authors. Members, this is for co authors. All those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, this is for co authors. This is for co authors. All those votes who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. There are 70 co authors added.

Without objection, we will now take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor indicate by saying aye. Opposed say no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Assemblymember Aguiar Curry, you are recognized.

Today we take a break from our usual business to celebrate some remarkable Californians in recognition of Women's History Month as Vice Chair of the Legislative Women's Caucus, it is a pleasure and an honor to welcome such an exceptional group of champions and change makers and their guests to the California State Capitol. To our honorees, leaders like you have inspired and changed our communities. Each of you are wonderful examples of what makes California great.

Each of you has made a unique contributions to the lives of your fellow Californians. Not only are you shattering glass ceilings, but you're also changing the narrative, shaping our state and the nation in significant ways. Your remarkable accomplishments serve as a beacon of hope and an inspiration for aspiring women and girls across our state and our nation, encouraging them to dream big and break through the bears that they may face.

It is through your resilience, your determination and unwavering commitment to your passions, that you continuing to shape our state and nation and inspire others to do the same. Along with the honor bestowed upon you today, I hope you accept the responsibility that comes with it. We must hold the door open for the next generation of women leaders. We need to cultivate the future. The more women seated at the table, the more women leading on all the issues.

With solidarity, we can assure that the contributions of great women throughout history and from those in this room will not be in vain. So, congratulations for being honored as a woman making history, a significant recognition which speaks to your unique contributions to your community and the State of California. Let us together celebrate our honorees, the trailblazing women of the past and the history making women today and of the future that will continue to catapult our state and society forever.

On behalf of the Legislative Women's Caucus and everyone within these Assembly chambers, thank you. Thank you for dedicating your lives to serving others. Bless you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Aguiar Curry Members, today we celebrate Women's History Month by recognizing her story makers from across the state. The concept of a women's history recognition began in California in 1977 when the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women initiated Women's History Week.

Today, the California Legislative Women's Caucus continued to recognize by celebrating eight exceptional women as 2024 her story makers, so that each honorees impact will not go unnoticed. Members, aye'm appointing an escort Committee to bring our honorees onto the floor for our ceremony. As aye call your name, you should retire to the rear of the chamber. Assembly Members Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Berner, Weber, Addis Reyes, Soria Dixon, Shiavel, Pacheco Mckinnor Bauer, Cahan, Quirk Silva, and Friedman.

I also ask that Speaker Robert Rivas and Republican Leader James Gallagher move to the front center aisle to receive their honorees escorted by Assembly Members Cervantes and Reyes, is Patricia Guerrero. Justice Patricia Guerrero, daughter of Mexican immigrants born and raised in the Imperial Valley, made history as the first Latina to be named Chief Justice of California's Supreme Court.

Among her many accolades are being named one of USA Today's 2023 Women of the Year 2022 Bernard E. Whitkin Award for excellence in the adjudication of the Law and the 2023 Justice Cruz Reynoso Community Service Award, a Mexican American Bar Association. Please welcome Justice Patricia Guerrero. Members Berner Anne Weber is Tony G. Atkins Senate President pro tem emeritus Tony Atkins was the first San Diegan and first lesbian to be elected speaker of the Assembly in 2014.

In 2016, she was chosen to lead the Senate as President pro tempore, the first woman and first openly lgbtq person to serve in that role. She also holds the distinction of being the only woman, the first person in 150 years and the third person in California history to serve as leader of both houses of the Legislature. Please welcome Tony Atkins. Escorted by Assembly Members Addis and Koreo is Nayeli Kobo Uriarte.

Nalleli Cobo Uriarte began her activism at the age of nine after experiencing health related issues tied to pollution in her South Los Angeles community. She cofounded People not Posos, which aims to secure safe and healthy neighborhoods, and the South Central Youth Leadership Coalition, which focuses on environmental racism. She was honored with the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2022. For her grassroots environmental leadership, please welcome Naoli Kova Uriarte, escorted by Assembly Member Soria Anne Dixon, is Mai Der Vang, born in Fresno.

De Mong refugees my Der Vang's multiple award winning poems and anthologies draw from community, faith, nature and astronomy. Yellow Rain, her book of documentary poetry and collage, was awarded the Academy of American Poets Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, an American book award, the Northern California Book Award, and placed Vang as a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize, positioning her amongst the top poets in the nation. Please welcome Maidur Vang, escorted by Assembly Rishiavo and Pacheco, is Dr. Mildred Garcia.

Dr. Mildred Garcia, a pioneering first generation college graduate, is the first ever Latina to be named chancellor of the California State University. As part of her distinguished career, Dr. Garcia served as President of Cal State Fullerton from 2012 to 2018 and President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, making her the first Latina to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, DC. Please welcome Dr. Mildred Garcia, escorted by Assim Members McKinnor Anne Bauer Kahan is Janette Robinson Flint.

In response to her own birthing experience, Jeanette founded and serves as Executive Director of Black Women for Wellness, a reproductive justice organization committed to the health and well being of black women and girls. Under her leadership, the organization brings focus to racial disparities impacting maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, advances women centered community based care, and educates black women and girls about reproductive justice issues. Please welcome Jeanette Robinson Flint, escorted by Assembly's quirk, Silva and Friedman.

Is Christina House growing up in Long Beach, Christina House discovered her love for photography when she visited her mother's native country of the Philippines as a child. In 2017, House joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times as a photojournalist. Among her many awards, Houses won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography and in 2022, the Robert F. Kennedy Jurisdiction Award for domestic photography. For her work titled Hollywood's Finest, please welcome Christina Household and unable to attend today is Aileen Lee.

Aileen Lee, founder and managing partner of Cowboy Ventures, one of the first female led venture capitalist firms, is renowned for coining the term unicorn to describe startups exceeding $1 billion in value. Lee earned recognition on Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women and on the Midas list in 2020, which ranks the world's top 100 tech venture capitalists.

On behalf of chair Aguiar Curry and the Members of the California Legislative Women's Caucus, thank you for helping us commemorate Women's History Month and the contributions of women to our state and our nation. We'll have the Members of the Women's Caucus to come up front and for a photo, here's okay Members, we're moving to business on the daily file. 2nd 2nd reading second reading file item number one the Clerk will read Assembly Bill 1983 with amendments. All bills will be deemed read.

All amendments will be deemed adopted. Moving to concurrence in Second Senate amendments pass and retain on file item two under reconsideration, all items shall be continued. Pass and retain an Assembly third reading pass and retain on the remaining Assembly third reading items. Moving to Senate third reading item number 12 SB 477 Clerk will read Senate Bill 477 by the Committee on Housing, an act related to land use clearing urgency therapy take effect immediately. Summer Member Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members SB 477 simply reorganizes sections of the law governing accessory dwelling units for the purpose of aiding readability and understanding of the statute. This is a consensus item with no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly Member Ward seeing and hearing no other debate Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This is a 54 vote Bill. Members, all those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally of odes. Ayes 58 on the urgency. No, zero on the urgency. Ayes 58, no, zero on the Bill. Measure passes. Members, the quorum call is still in place. Please give your respectful attention to those who were granted prior permission to speak on an adjournment in memory. Members, your attention, please. Assembly Member Irwin, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

I rise today to adjourn in the memory of my mother in law, Joanne Courtney Mills, who passed away peacefully in thousand Oaks on January 22 at the age of 95. Joanne dedicated her life to educating the minds of the future. She exemplified this within her own family throughout her career with the Los Angeles Unified School District and through her volunteer work with the UCLA Gold Shield Alumni Scholarship Association. Every one of her grandchildren benefited from her love of the UCLA Bruins, the arts and adventure.

Very often, until she was in her late 80s, she would take one or a few of the grandchildren to a UCLA basketball game, a museum, or some hidden theater in LA. She was a Member of Gold Shield for almost 50 years, and every year she would Fund a scholarship for community transfers to UCLA.

She truly believed that community college was the path to the American dream for many first generation students, and she kept in touch with all those students on their journey through UCLA and beyond, often taking them out to lunch or a play. She always loved being around young people, or people young at heart. Our family has been receiving messages from the students she mentored, saying that she changed their life trajectory. She also had a passion for politics.

She was by far my best campaigner in every one of my races. She would drive out to Thousand Oaks for days and sit on the phone for hours urging people to vote. She loved being involved in the process. She loved the energy in a campaign office. And even when she was close to the end, she would become animated when we talked about politics.

The memory of Joanne should remind us all to pursue optimism in our lives and to always try our best to make a positive impact. Joanne's legacy lives on in her loving family, her three children, three stepchildren, nine grandchildren, and two great grandchildren, all of whom she loved and cherished deeply. I ask that we adjourn in the memory of Joanne Mills.

Thank you. Assembly Member Irwin. Dr. Wood, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask that we adjourn in the memory of Judge David Nelson, who passed away on February 17 at the age of 77. Judge Nelson's towering presence helped reshape Mendocino County's legal, political and cultural landscapes. He was born in Minnesota and recruited out of high school for his football skills, but declined offers from East Coast schools in favor of Stanford University.

In his first year, he was a starting quarterback for Stanford's freshman team. Nelson played safety under legendary coaches Bill Walsh and Dick Bermeal and had his 15 minutes of fame when he intercepted a pass during the big game with UC Berkeley, was named an all conference honorable mention in the Pacific coast conference in 1967. Judge Nelson moved to Mendocino county in the early 70s after graduating from Stanford University and receiving his law degree from Yale.

He was part of an influx of newcomers to the county a half a century ago who shifted the political dynamics of the then rural, conservative county. He was widely known and respected for his keen intellect, courtroom compassion and kind manners shown to family, friends, colleagues and especially the least fortunate. A colleague recalled seeing Judge Nelson in a local supermarket when an uninspected encounter captured the essence of the judge's impact on others in the courtroom.

Two people walked up to remind him that they had been defendants in his drug court. They thanked him profusely and told him, you, saved our lives. Similar stories have been repeated again and again about Judge Nelson. Colleagues have said that he brought a humble and empathetic intellect to the bench, including his devotion to the adult drug court. He used compassion alongside the rules and laws that we must enforce in a civil society to break apart the cycle of addiction, economic injustice, violence and generational trauma.

Judge Nelson also left his mark on the region's politics. In 1980, he helped orchestrate the election of fellow Stanford graduate Dan Hamburg to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and later to Hamburg, becoming elected to Congress in 1992, becoming his top district field representative for two years. Family, friends and his community were impressed with his past accomplishment, but most remember the personal credibility, honesty, understated humor and his love of a good party.

Nelson is survived by his wife of 38 years, Judith daughters Julia Newberry, Jessica Nelson his brother, Dr. Roger Nelson sisters Jan Meslin and Lori Wesley four grandchildren, Elle Quinn, Newberry, Freya and Leaf Slog. So today I ask that we adjourn in the memory of Judge David Nelson.

Thank you, Dr. Wood. Members, please bring the names to the desk to be printed in the journal. All requests to adjourn in memory will be deemed read and printed in the journal. Moving to announcements Committee hearings Budget Subcommitee Number One on Health meets at 230 in Capital, room 447. Budget Subcommitee number six on public safety meets at 230 in Capital, room 437. Revenue and Taxation Committee meets at 230 in Capital, room 126. Transportation Committee meets at 230 in swing space, room 1100. The Joint Committee on Climate Change Policies meets at 230 in the swing space, room 2200. Session schedule is as follows.

Tuesday, March 12 Check in session Wednesday, March 13 Check in session Thursday, March 14 floor session at 09:00 a.m. All other items 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. Aguiar Curry moves Mr. Flora seconds that this house stands adjourned until Thursday, March 14, at 09:00 a.m. The quorum call is lifted and the house is adjourned.