Assembly Standing Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs

The hearing of military and Veteran Affairs Committee is called to order. There are four bills on file today. Three bills are on consent. AB 2306 Mathis. AB 2567 Mathis. AB 3163 Mathis. Those are the ones on consent. And then we'll hear AB 20713. Hoover. We do not have a quorum. So since we don't have a quorum, we will operate the hearing as a Subcommitee and allow Bill presentations.

If we don't have a quorum by the end of the presentation, the Bill will be placed on call. So, Mister Hoover. AB 20713. Public post secondary education, student housing. No, sorry. What is it? Okay, that's the right Bill, but that's the wrong title. Zero, okay. Well, we're just going to do 2713 and all that it entails regarding parks, correct? Yes. Okay, let's do that instead.

Thank you. Madam Chair Members appreciate the opportunity to present AB 20713. AB 20713 simply seeks to grant free state park access to all veterans, active duty, Reserve duty military personnel who are residents of this state. Specifically, this Bill provides them with a vehicle day use annual pass under current law. Current law requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to issue a free park pass for all park facilities in the state park system to a veteran who meets certain requirements. This would expand to all veterans in our state who have served our country. Want to respectfully ask for an aye vote.

And do you have any witnesses in support or.

I do not believe so.

Not today. Anyone in the public in support and any witnesses in opposition? Anyone in the public in opposition? We're going to make this the fastest hearing ever. I'll bring it back to the dais. Any questions for Mister Hoover?

Thank you so much for bringing this Bill forward. I definitely think this is something that they definitely have earned and deserve. And so thank you for bringing up and I would love to be a co author. Thanks.

Wonderful. Any other questions? Okay, would you like to close?

You know, I really believe strongly that especially those who have served in our military have extra mental health stress on them. And I think the time outdoors is very beneficial for all of us when it comes to mental health and so would appreciate it. And I vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Is there a motion? zero, well, we do have a quorum. Let's establish a quorum first.

[roll call]

Phenomenal. So there was a motion, Mister Alanis. And second. zero, okay. Okay. Mister Creo, we got it. Got it. And Madam Secretary, can you please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Okay, we will hold that on call for absent Members. Thank you. And why don't we go ahead with the consent calendar, if Madam Secretary, you can call the roll. Thank you.

[Roll Call]

And we'll hold that as well for absent Members. And this concludes our bills today. And we will remain here for some absent Members to show up and vote. Thank you so much everybody. Thank you, Madam Chair.

It okay excitement at the military and veterans Committee. Okay, we are going to just do a redo and go establish a quorum and call roll again, please, Madam Secretary. Thank you.

Chiabo? Here. Davies Addis. Here. Alanis here. Alvarez Berner here. Carrillo. Here. Mathis Valencia. Here. Via padua? Here.

Okay, we have a quorum and we are going to vote one more time on AB 20713 by Mister Hoover. And do we have a motion? Okay, Miss Berner, motion. Alanis second. And Madam Secretary, can you call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Nine votes, that's out. And we are also going to vote on the consent calendar. Second moved by Boerner and second Alvarez, thank you.

[Roll Call]

Okay, thank you all. And so final votes, AB 2713 Hoover, do pass due Appropriations Committee I's nine, no, zero. And on consent AB 2306-2567, and 3163 all by Mathis, 9-0, all passed out of Committee. And this concludes the Military Veteran Affairs Committee. Thank you.