Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry notices the absence of a quorum. The sergeant at arms will prepare the chamber, bring in the absent Members. The Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Thank you to the 18 Members today of the on time caucus. Thank you very much. It's just what it's doing is taking numbers from 2022. Yeah, no, it was. There's it. Members, please come to the floor of the Assembly. 10:00 a.m. is when the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 10. And that happened 25 minutes ago. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Members, please report to the floor of the Assembly.

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. The day's prayer will be offered by our Assembly chaplain, Imam Yasir Khan.

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, Almighty God, illuminate the path for the Members of this Assembly as they embark on their deliberations, endow them with the virtues of wisdom, empathy, and valor, ensuring their choices reflect a commitment to equity and common welfare, nurture a bond of collaboration and esteem among them, fostering an environment where constructive conversations and collective action thrive.

Shield them from discord, and direct their endeavors towards the flourishing of all under their stewardship. We seek your presence and aid in this work. Amin.

Amin.

[Pledge of Allegiance]

Thank you. Assemblymember Nguyen will lead us in the pledge

Reading the previous day's journal. Mister Curry moves and Mister Flores seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentations and petitions there are none. Introduction and 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 morning, Mister Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118 to allow Assemblymember Garcia to have special guests in the rear of the chamber today.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Moving to announcements. Members, let us wish Assemblymember Maienschein a happy birthday today. Happy birthday, Assemblymember Maienschein. So before we get started, just a couple of things.

We're going to start today's file order at file order 131 so that Members who had bills that were getting close to being heard yesterday will get a chance to have their bills heard earlier today. We typically start at the top of file, but we're going to do things a little bit differently.

We are going to break for lunch at around noon. There are committees, budget subcommitee hearings that will be happening. We will be out for 2 hours and then reconvene. We have over 200 bills that are ready to be taken up today. We want to take up as many as we possibly can.

So we'd ask that you be ready to present your bill when you are called upon. Let's see, today is eat more fruits and vegetables day. It's also my mom's birthday and I don't think that's a coincidence. So. So I'm going to wish my mom a happy birthday and let her know I had blueberries for breakfast. So.

All right, we're going to now move to business on the daily file. I'm going to start with file item 131. We're going to pass temporarily on file 131. We'll now move to file item 132 AB 2355 by Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo. The clerk will read.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2355 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo and others and act relating to political advertisements.

Assembly Member Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. We're ready to rock and roll with those fruits and veggies this morning.

I am proud to present AB 2355 which will require a disclosure when generative AI is used in electrical advertisement in electoral advertising advertising to substantially alter existing media or create content that would falsely appeal to be authentic to a real person.

As this technology becomes cheaper, faster, and easier for the public to use and is embraced by candidates and political campaigns, its effect on democracy requires us to act now. In this environment, sensible regulations that protect free political expression and speech are vital to get ahead of this technology.

This Bill has received bipartisan support and I respectfully request and aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 41, no 0, measure passes. Moving to file item 133.

Assembly Bill 2357 by Doctor Bains. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2357 by Assembly Member Bains an act relating to the University of California.

Doctor Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2357 the Grow our own Bill creates an Endowment Fund and is a foundational first step towards establishing a University of California medical school in Kern County.

A medical school will provide the catalyst we need to improve healthcare access for one of California's most medically underserved areas for medical professionals with roots in the San Joaquin Valley, specifically in Kern County. In its research, the University of California identified the valley as the state's fastest growing, most impoverished, and least healthy region.

The valley has the lowest ratio of licensed MD's, DO's NP's, RN's, marriage and family therapists, counselors, and social workers in the state. Training future physicians locally will allow us to create good paying jobs and diversify our economy, which is critically needed right now for Kern, county, medical schools attract substantial business investment across healthcare and other sectors.

By recruiting, educating, and training the next generation of physicians locally, Kern County can begin to erode the inequity of decades long doctor shortages that have contributed to the poor health outcomes of residents in the San Joaquin Valley. This Bill is an essential step in expanding healthcare access, enhancing our economy, and improving career pathways in the valley.

I did want to share a story when I first came to the Legislature. I would ask kids in the district what they want to be when they grow up, and I asked them to raise their hand if they want to be a Doctor. No kid would raise their hand in any class.

After this Bill was introduced about two weeks ago, I entered a fifth grade class and I asked, who wants to be a Doctor, guys? Everybody rose their hand and I asked the teacher, I said, where did this come from? She said, they all learned about your Bill.

They all have been researching it, and they're all excited for the opportunity. Our Central Valley kids, especially our kids in Kernm County, are so smart. They're so amazing. They just don't get access to higher educational opportunities. And you can't be what you can't see, what you can't believe.

And this is the first step to create that pathway for kids to become physicians in an area where I grew up, and I didn't ever think that I could become a physician. This is an honor to put this Bill forward. Thank you to everyone that has supported this Bill. And I thankfully and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Doctor Baines. Mister Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker and colleagues. I stand in strong support of AB 2357. This endowment is really, really important for Kern County. And I want to thank our colleague from Kern County for reminding us how important it is to make these structural investments that allow for new investments to come into areas that have been historically deprived.

I also want to thank her for her example as a physician in that area. Again, respectfully ask your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 53, no, 0. Measure passes. Members, we're going back to announcements.

I want to on behalf of Assembly Member Schiavo, please welcome guests from the Heschel Day School that are joining us in the gallery today. Welcome. Welcome to Sacramento. Enjoy your day here. I was so excited to move to Assembly third reading that I forgot to start at the top.

So we're going to move to business on the daily file. We're going to remove file item number one from the inactive file. The file number one is a notice under reconsideration. All items shall be continued. And now we're back where we're supposed to be. File item 134, Assembly Bill 2638 by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris.

Assembly Bill 2368 by Assembly Petrie Norris and after linked electricity.

Assembly Member, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Good morning Members. I rise to present AB 2368 a bill to improve California's electric system reliability. The bill will ensure that reliability planning at the CPUC and Caiso is consistent. In addition, the bill will direct the CPUC to regularly conduct an assessment of midterm reliability.

The bill has received unanimous bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Petrie Norris. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those votes, vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote's. Ayes 52, noes zero measure passes. Moving to file item 135.

AB 2376 by Doctor Bains.

The Clerk will read assignment Bill 2376 by some Member Baines and afterlining to health facilities.

Doctor Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2376 eliminates bureaucratic red tape preventing hospitals from expanding chemical dependency recovery services. This Bill expands on current law by adding additional flexibility for hospitals wishing to add chemical dependency recovery services and allows patients to begin treatment in a hospital setting.

This is a very critical, important Bill to make sure people have access to addiction treatment, and this Bill has received unanimous and bipartisan support and has no registered opposition. I respectfully ask for Aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 48. No, 0. Measure passes. Moving to file item 136. AB 2381 by Assembly Member Bonta.

Assignment Bill 2381 by Senator Bonta. An act relating to child care.

Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized.

Good morning, Mister Speaker and Members. Today I am proud to present AB 20 through 81, which would allow our state preschool programs to continue to be funded based on enrollment rather than attendance. The California State Preschool program provides educational experiences for Low income, disadvantaged children aged three to five.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, these programs were reimbursed based on enrollment rather than a formula that is based on attendance. However, this provision is about to expire on June 30th, 2025. Unfortunately, payments based on attendance are unpredictable.

If providers are unable to anticipate which children will be present on any given day, they cannot anticipate how many staff they will need. This can lead to staffing costs that exceed the state reimbursement amount.

Continued funding based on enrollment will provide our state preschool programs with a stable funding source, enabling them to focus more on the sustainability and quality of their programs. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 54, no zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 137 AB 2383 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2383 by Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo and others an accolade to Developmental Services

Assembly Member Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. I am proud to present AB 2383 Darby's Law, which will ensure that middle income families with developmentally disabled children are informed about available programs they would likely qualify for to allow their child to receive Medi Cal without their parents income taken into consideration.

These funds are already available to middle income families in need and we should create a pathway for those families to receive and access those funds. This Bill has received unanimous bipartisan support and has no opposition.

I want to thank my friend and former Assembly Member Jim Frazier for bringing this Bill to my office alongside the Arc of California in an effort to help more families and I respectfully request an Aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 52. No, 0. measure passes. Moving to file item 138, AB 2388 by Assembly Member Joe Patterson.

Assembly Bill 2388 by Assembly Joe Patterson. An act relating to personal information.

Assembly Member Patterson, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. Members, AB 2388 updates a nearly 50 year old law on state agencies keeping your personal information private and I'd like to say I'm confident it's even going to be supported by my friend from Bakersfield right here. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate and your friend from Bakersfield being present, 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, vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 50, noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 139, AB 2401 by assemblymember Ting. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2401 by Assemblymember Ting and others an act relating to air pollution.

Assemblymember Ting, you are whenever you're ready.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 2401 maximizes our clean CARB for all program by making sure we codified. The expanded statewide program requires better data collection. It also requires the CARB to focus on incentives for more low income drivers in older vehicles as well as vehicle mile driven. With that I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 2401.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 53, no zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 140, AB 2416 by Assembly Member Connolly. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2416 by Assembly Member Connolly and act relating to insurance.

Assembly Member Connolly, you may proceed.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members, good morning. Proud today to present AB 2416 a Bill that would require the California Department of Insurance to review the safer from wildfire regulations every three years starting on or before December 31, 2027.

This is an issue, as we all know, that is near and dear to communities throughout the state where wildfire risks are high and insurance is increasingly unaffordable and absent, the Safer from Wildfires Program is the only avenue open to consumers to receive direct discounts for hardening their homes and neighborhoods.

While CDI works on other strategies to improve the insurance market in California, AB 2416 is a reasonable step the Legislature can take to help consumers save money on their insurance bills and reduce the risk of disaster for vulnerable communities and the families that live there. Thank you and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. 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 and tally the votes. Aye's 41, no's 13, measure passes. Moving to file item 142. AB 2423 by Mister Mathis presented by Assemblymember Grayson.

The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 2423 by Senator Mathis and others an accolade to Developmental Services.

Member Grayson, you are recognized.

Good morning Mister speaker. Members, I rise to representative AB 2423 on behalf of my colleague from Porterville. AB 2423 would require the Department of Development Services DDS to biannually review and update the service provider rate models per the cost inputs available at the time of the review.

Since the enactment of the Lanterman Development Disability Services act in 1977, the state, through DDS, has accepted responsibility for providing services and overseeing the coordination and delivery of care and treatment to those with intellectual and development disability and their families.

In 2019, DDS completed a rate study on the sustainability, quality, and transparency of community based services for individuals with development disability and recommended increasing the payment rates for services. Fortunately, in response to the rate study, the state enacted legislation in 2021 requiring DDS to incrementally increase rates between April 2022 and and July 2025.

However, despite these positive steps, there is currently no requirement in law to keep the rate models updated and as such, many areas have already become outdated.

AB 2423 addresses a longstanding funding issue and ensures that Regional Centers are provided with the necessary resources to provide those within the IDD community with the services and care that they deserve. The Bill received unanimous bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes, 56. No, 0. Measure passes. Moving on to item number 143.

Assembly Member Irwin, you may open.

Assembly Bill 2426 by Assembly Member Irwin, an act relating to Consumer Protection.

AB 2426 the Clerk will read.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm pleased to present AB 2426 today. When a consumer goes online to purchase a movie, an ebook, or a video game, they are often presented with an option to buy that digital good. In completing the transaction, consumers are led to believe they now own a copy of that purchased digital good.

In reality, though, consumers are only receiving a digital license that the seller can revoke at any time. AB 2426 addresses this issue of misinformation by requiring sellers of digital goods to increase the transparency of these transactions, helping consumers truly understand the nature of their digital purpose. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll aye's 59, no 0, measure passes. Moving on to item number 145.

AB 2436 the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2436. By Assembly Member, Alanis an act relating to cattle and make an appropriation therefore.

Assembly Member Alanis, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Good morning everyone. I rise to present AB 2436. This Bill aims to ensure the Bureau of Livestock Identification can perform vital livestock inspection services while remaining revenue neutral by adjusting their statutory fees to coincide with costs.

The CDFA's Bureau of Livestock Identification is financed entirely by brand registration fees and inspection fees paid for by the California producers. Recently, inflationary pressures, the transitions to an electric vehicle fleet and furtherance of the state's climate goals and other economic pressures have increased the bureau's operating expenses in recent years.

This legislation will support the bureau in containing of safeguards of cattle producers against theft and misappropriations of livestock. This Bill has no votes against it and has a bipartisan support and I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Seeing no others wish to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll Aye's 56, no's 0, measure passes. Moving on to item number 146.

AB 2440 The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 2440 by Assembly Member Reyes an accolade to environmental protection.

Assembly Member Reyes, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members AB 2440 will incorporate the state parks Department and other agencies managing state owned lands into the 30 by 30 goal.

As chair of the Select Committee on State Parks, equitable access to the outdoors has been my number one priority, and this Bill will also require the Legislature receive an annual update on progress towards expanding access to nature for all Californians. This is a support support Bill has received bipartisan support and has received no no votes. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes, 57. No, 0. Measure passes. Moving on to item number 147.

Assembly Bill 2452 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva an act relating to CalWORKS

AB 2452 the Clerk will read.

Assembly Member Quirk-Silva. You may open.

Thank you Madam Speaker and Members, today I rise to present Assembly Bill 2452. This Bill will standardize a monthly payment for transportation costs for people participating in the California Work Opportunity Program who are already approved for transportation support. This Bill will help lessen administrative burdens for county welfare administrators and streamline transportation benefits directly qualifying program participants.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak on this item, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Aye's 44, no 0. Measure passes.

Moving on to item number 148, AB 2454. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2454 by Assemblymember Lee. An act relating to drinking water.

Assemblymember Lee, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This Bill follows up on my work related domestic wells and insurance safe drinking water for all. This Bill has no opposition and I respectively ask for aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 43. Noes 0. Measure passes.

We're going to pass temporarily on item number 150, taking us to item number 152, AB 2469. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2469 by the Committee on Emergency Management and others. An act relating to emergency services.

Assemblymember Rodriguez, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Thank you for opportunity to present AB 2469 which will keep California in the interstate Emergency Management Assistant Compact indefinitely and extend the wildfire mitigation program by five years. The Emergency Management Assistant Compact, or EMAC, is a national interstate mutual aid program that enables states to share resources in times of disasters.

Thousands of personnel each year are deployed on EMAC missions during fires, floods and other disasters, and California has been a significant beneficiary of aid. Scientists tell us that large scale disasters are only going to get worse with climate change. This Bill repeals the sunset date of California participation in EMAC in order to continue having access to interstate emergency aid indefinitely. Additionally, the California Wildfire Mitigation Program, or CWMP, is a state home hardening initiative to retrofit, harden and create defensible space for homes at high risk to wildfires, especially in vulnerable to low to moderate income communities.

Six pilot projects with federally matching funding are already approved. However, these projects will not be complete before the current sunset date, which would mean returning millions of federal funds to FEMA. This Bill simply extends the sunset date by the CMWP by five years in order to allow these projects to be completed and make our communities more resilient to wildfires. With that, I respect to ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 52. Ayes 54. Pardon me. Noes 0. Measure passes. Now taking us to item number 153, AB 2471.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2471 by Assemblymember Jim Patterson and others. An act relating to professions and vocations.

Assembly Member Jim Patterson, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Public health nurses play a crucial role in their communities by promoting better health and ensuring that the most vulnerable individuals have access to healthcare, though their scope of practice does not extend beyond that of a registered nurse. What AB 2471 would do would be to simplify the certification process and eliminate an unnecessary extra renewal fee that they have been paying every two years, in addition to those regular RN renewal fees. It is critical that we support nurses in our communities now more than ever.

Obviously, we have shortages, particularly these retired nurses who wish to return to nursing. So by removing the additional requirements and the associated fees. This Bill helps to reduce the financial burden for those nurses and to help our communities recruit retired nurses into the workforce. This reduces impediments for these retired nurses to come back into the workforce. There is no opposition. This Bill has received unanimous support. I ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote,. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 51. Ayes 52. Noes 0. Measure passes. Members, we're going to go back to item number 150, AB 2465.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2465 by Assembly Member Gipson and others an act relating to equity.

Assembly Member Gipson, you may open.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Members, thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 2465. Assembly Bill 2465 have received bipartisan support and received no no votes. I respectfully ask for an aye vote,

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. Aye's 42. No's 0, measure passes.

We are back on file item number 154. AB 2473. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2473 by the Committee on Education, an act relating to pupil instruction and making appropriation therefore.

Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you may open.

Thank you very much, Members. With California voters passing Proposition 28, we're supposed to have more funding for art and music programs. With that additional funding, we need more art, music, dance and theater teachers. This Bill is a Committee Bill to get more art, music, dance and theater teachers. Bipartisan support. No no votes. No opposition. Ask for aye vote,

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, all those votes. Votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. Aye's 52, no's, aye's 51. No 0, measure passes.

Members, we're going to jump back to item number 131, AB 2353. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2353 by Assemblymember Ward. An act relating to taxation.

Assemblymember Ward, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 2353 would reduce the cost of developing affordable housing by allowing nonprofit affordable housing developers to withhold relevant tax payments without penalty while their welfare exemption applications are under review. If the property is deed restricted and the developer has received a clearance certificate from the BOE, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 52. Noes 0. Measure passes. Going to item number 155, AB 2475.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2475 by Assembly Member Haney an accolade to parole.

Assembly Member Haney, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members, when somebody is released from state custody, we have a responsibility to make sure that they are released safely.

Right now, when somebody is paroled from a state mental hospital back into the community, somebody who had a mental illness that is connected to a violent crime, the state only has five days to release that person safely into a community.

There is an incredible amount of work that needs to be done when we release somebody in this situation to ensure the safety of the community and the safety of the individual. Medication, housing, continued treatment, and five days simply is not enough.

We had a very tragic, disastrous situation in San Francisco involving an individual who was in this situation.

This Bill would extend the amount of time that the state and localities have to release someone safely from five days to up to 30 days so that we can make sure we have an adequate level of care, of treatment, of housing, of medication, so that the community can be kept safe.

This has had broad bipartisan support, and it will help support the safety of our communities. For individuals who are being released back out from mental hospitals, respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, all those votes who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes, 57. No, 0. Measure passes. Moving on to item number 156, AB 2479.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Member Haney, you are recognized.

Assembly Bill 2479 by Assembly Member Haney and others an act relating to housing.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. This Bill will align California's housing first policies with federal housing guidelines. Right now, we have people who need to get off of the streets, but still have tremendous needs in terms of care, in terms of treatment.

Our state has housing first for that reason, to make sure they have a place to go.

But some of those folks need to also be in an environment where they can be entirely away from drug use, where they can be a part of an environment of accountability with other people who are committed to sobriety, committed to a path of a life without drugs.

Right now, that option isn't available for many people, in part because our housing first policies in California do not allow for us to fund these drug free recovery environments. That makes no sense.

We should not force people to be living next to folks who are still using drugs if they know that for them they need to be entirely away from it. This is about having options that work. There are still people who are not ready for that. They still have those options.

But we need to be able to provide options for anyone who wants to be on a path of recovery to have that option of sober housing, of drug free recovery housing. We need to update our housing first guidelines in order to do this. This has had also broad bipartisan support.

Mister Hoover, you are recognized.

It is a part of what we need to do to confront the fentanyl and opioid epidemic in our state with options, and this will help us do that by giving people an option of recovery and treatment. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Mister Speaker. I just want to rise in support of this Bill and commend the author for his work on this important legislation to provide what I really see as much needed flexibility in how we're spending our homelessness dollars. We have to do something differently in order to get better results in California.

I have some amazing programs in my district that have up to 75% success rates of getting people's lives back on track, but they don't qualify for a dollar of state funding because they do require sobriety as a prerequisite for participation.

I think this Bill is going to move us in the right direction towards increasing the flexibility of our dollars and just want to would urge and aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 59, no 0, measure passes.

Moving to file item 157, AB 2485 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2485 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo and others. An act relating to housing.

Assemblymember Carrillo, you're recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 2485. This Bill seeks to enhance transparency in the Department of Housing and Community Development regional housing needs calculation process by creating an advisory panel and requiring the publication of methodologies used on HCD's website. Given the importance of the RHNA process in alleviating the state's housing crisis, its visibility as it affects neighborhoods.

And the sheer magnitude of housing need compared to what has been built in the past. There is a severe risk to the credibility of the process and it is insufficiently transparent, credible and robust. AB 2485 is focused on embedding inclusivity and transparency in HCD's calculation methodologies will ensure accuracy in their determinations. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 62. Noes 0. Measure passes. Moving to file item 158, AB 2490 by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2490 by Assembly Petrie-Norris. An act relating to healthcare.

Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. Members, I rise to present AB 2490 to expand and improve access to reproductive health care in emergency departments across our state. For many pregnant Californians, emergency rooms are the most accessible source source of medical care due to a lack of health insurance and increasing shortages of Primary Care Providers, OBGYNs and Reproductive Healthcare Clinics. Unfortunately, too many emergency departments and their staff are underprepared to ensure that patients get quality miscarriage, contraceptive and abortion related care.

This puts some of our most vulnerable Californians at increased risk. AB 2490 will establish the Reproductive Health Emergency Preparedness program to expand and improve reproductive healthcare in emergency rooms all across the state. Because it should not matter where you live, to get good, safe reproductive health care in the State of California. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Petrie-Norris. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 49. Noes 0. 9. Excuse me, noes 9. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 159, AB 2492 by Assemblymember Irwin. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2492 by Assemblymember Irwin and others. An act relating to public post secondary education.

Assemblymember Irwin, you're recognized.

Thank you very much. 2492 is a Bill that would provide supports to students, staff and faculty during Title IX proceedings at our institutions of higher education. AB 2492 would create two positions, a confidential advocate and a respondent coordinator on college campuses to assist students, staff and faculty who are involved in a Title IX adjudication process. AB 2492 will ensure that our colleges and units, universities, prioritize providing the support that students need during Title IX proceedings, which are often prolonged and confusing to all involved. Thank you and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 59. Noes 0. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 160, AB 2507 by Assembly Member Friedman presented by Assembly Member Addis. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2507 by Assembly Member Friedman an act relating to student financial aid.

Assembly Member Addis, whenever you're ready.

Thank you Mister speaker. AB 2507 from Assembly Member Friedman has no opposition and has received bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 57, no's 1, measure passes. Moving to file item 161, AB 2508 by Assembly Member McCarty. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2508 by Assembly Member McCarty an act relating to student financial aid.

Assembly Member McCarty, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. This relates to our CalKids program in California, which is a program for college savings accounts for kindergarteners and first graders. Unfortunately, foster kids, when they become foster kids after first grade, are no longer eligible for application and participation in the CalKids program. This would change eligibility.

No new monies added to the program, but just expand access for our foster youth and with that, respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye's 58 no 0. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 162 AB 2509 by Assembly Member Kalra. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2509 by Assembly Member Kalra an accolade to food and Agriculture.

Assembly Member Kalra, please proceed.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 2509 would codify definitions of integrated pest management and invasive species and require the invasive Species Council of California to prioritize principles of integrated pest management in all of its activities.

Integrated pest management, also known as IPM, is a pest management strategy that seeks to maximize the effectiveness of pest management remedies while minimizing harm to people and the environment. It accomplishes this by moving away from traditional chemical only treatments in favor of nuanced solutions that utilize various pest management methods, including non chemical, biological, physical, and cultural techniques.

IPM status as an effective, environmentally friendly approach to pest management has caused it to become an increasingly popular subject of legislation. Unfortunately, there is no codified definition of IPM, leaving each piece of legislation to create its own. This can lead to confusion, delays in Bill implementation, and conflicting enforcement action.

AB 2509 addresses this issue by codifying the University of California IPM program's definition of IPM, numerous stakeholders came together to ensure that this definition balances important human health, environmental protection, and pest management needs. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Seen in hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes, 58. No, 0. Measure passes. Moving to file item 163, AB 20515 by Assembly Member Papan.

Assembly Bill 2515 by Assembly Member Papan an act relating to public health.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Member Papan, you're recognized.

Good morning Mister Speaker and Members. I rise today to present a Bill that is of personal importance to me. AB 2515 the Tampon Act. Take all menstrual products menstrual product PFA's out now. Otherwise known as tampon.

This Bill will require the immediate removal of intentionally added PFA's from menstrual products and set a threshold of 10 parts per million for unintentionally added PFA's. AB 2515 is a reintroduction of a similar Bill I carried last year, which made it to the governor's desk, but was vetoed.

In the governor's message, he asked that we work with the Department of Toxic Substance Control so that the Bill had a defined regulatory agency, and we're doing just that. My office has been working diligently with the opposition to come to an agreement on the mechanics of enforcement.

No one disputes the value of the Bill, and I pledge to continue working with them as the Bill moves through the Senate. I'd also like to note that this is a priority Bill for reproductive freedom for all, and I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Papan. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote will those vote who desired to vote? Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 48 no's 0. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 164, AB 20518 by Assembly Member Davies. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 20518 by Assembly Member Davies and an accolade to firearms.

Assembly Member Davies, whenever you're ready.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, in recent years, our body has taken collective actions on addressing our gun violence epidemic, and that's why I'm proud to present AB 20518 which is the next step in common sense reform to this problem. Under current law, if an adult is convicted of a felony offense such as murder, upon the release.

As a condition of the release, they are prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm. However, the same condition does not apply to a minor convicted of the same crime. Upon their release. As long as they are over 30, they may walk into a firearm store and begin the process of attempting to purchase a firearm.

AB 20518 is a common sense and narrow Bill to say that any minor convicted of three heinous crimes, murder, attempted murder, or manslaughter, is subject to the same prohibition as an adult. This Bill has received a no vote and has supported from a wide array of organizations. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you. I should say received no, no votes.

Thank you. Assembly Member Davies seeing and hearing no further debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 50, no's 0. Measure passes. Moving to file item 165. AB 2519 by Assembly Member Maienschein. The Clerk will read.

Assembly 2519 by Assembly Member Maienschein an act relating to criminal sentencing.

Thank you Mister speaker. Under current law, Penal Code Section 29805 prescribes a number of misdemeanor offenses that, upon conviction, prohibit a person from possessing a firearm for a period of 10 years. Some of these offenses include threatening public officials, assault and child abuse.

Assemblymember Maienschein, please.

However, if a defendant is charged with one of these crimes and is granted misdemeanor diversion, there is no ban on firearm possession. AB 2519 prohibits a defendant who receives misdemeanor diversion for a crime listed in Penal code Section 29805 from possessing a firearm until they have successfully completed diversion.

Thank you and I respectfully request your aye vote.

Thank you Mister Maienschein.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote's aye's 55, no's 1, measure passes. Moving to file item 166, AB 2525 by Assembly Member Zbur.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2525 by Assemblymember Zbur. An act relating to state highways.

Mister Zbur whenever you're ready.

Thank you Mister Speaker. Members, today I rise to present AB 2525. Sponsored by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, this Bill will help the City of Los Angeles and governmental agencies in providing services to people experiencing homelessness. It will do this by streamlining the city's ability to lease property from the California Department of Transportation at a reduced rate to store recreational vehicles while the former inhabitants receive services to relieve homelessness. Data shows that nearly 6500 people experiencing homelessness in the City of Los Angeles are living in about 4000 RVs.

That number, which has grown by 40% since 2018, represents 22% of the City of Los Angeles total unsheltered homeless population. Shortly after assuming office, Mayor Bass launched her signature program called Inside Safe, taking immediate citywide action to voluntarily bring people experiencing homelessness inside from tents and other encampments. To date, the program has addressed more than 39 encampments and has brought more than 2100 Angelenos inside where they benefit from case management, getting connected with supportive services, and receiving housing navigation services.

In order to continue the success of the program, the City of Los Angeles is in need of additional locations to store the RVs that are surrendered off the streets as Los Angeles are moved into interim housing. AB 2525 will help streamline the provision of homeless relief services and promote long term housing stability and safety for people currently experiencing homelessness. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Mister Zbur. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 47. Noes 9. Measure passes. Moving to file item 167.

AB 2532 by Assembly Member Mathis. Presented by Assembly Member Chen. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2532 by Assembly Member Mathis and act relating to community colleges.

Thank you Mister Chen.

Thank you. Mister Speaker. I rise to present AB 2532 on behalf of Assembly Member Mathis. This Bill would extend the sunset date that authorizes California community colleges to use a multi criteria screening tool for nursing applicants until 2030. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Mister Chen.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 58, no 0. Measure passes. Moving to file item 168. AB 2534 by Assembly Member Flora.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2534 by Assemblymember Flora. An act relating to school employment.

Assemblymember Flora.

Thank you Mister Speaker. Proud to present AB 2534. This Bill mandates that applicants for certified positions at schools provide a complete list from previous employers. It will direct local educational agencies to actively inquire about verified past complaints of egregious misconduct and share relevant information with potential employers. This Bill promotes transparency in our education system and ensures more safety and accountability in our schools. Because respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye 58,. Noes 0. Measure passes. Moving now to file item 170.

AB 2538 by Assembly Member Grayson. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2538 by Assembly Member Grayson an act relating to public employment.

Thank you Mister Speaker. Members AB 2538 permits the Director of Forestry and forestry and Fire Protection CAL FIRE to authorize firefighters hired as permanent intermittent employees to serve for longer than nine months in a consecutive 12 month period.

Assembly Member Grayson.

This will offer opportunities for those interested in becoming a CAL FIRE firefighter and help eliminate long working hours for already overworked firefighters. Thank you and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further. Ah, I guess I didn't see well enough. How about seeing? Mister Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. And Members, I rise as part of AB 2538 which will give CAL FIRE the needed flexibility to ensure that they have adequate staff to fight fires throughout the year. As we know, firefighters are yearly now, not just seasonal, but we need those more firefighters out there to protect our communities in California.

Assembly Member Waldron, you are recognized.

So with that, I urge and aye vote on AB 2538.

Thank you Mister Speaker, Members, as a mom of a CAL FIRE EMT firefighter who went through two sessions of the seasonal employment being let go and then having to wait and try to get back on and kind of cuts into their training and the physical, you know, abilities that they're constantly doing when they're working.

And it makes a lot more sense for them to be able to continue that and keep up with the training of CAL FIRE rather than have to reapply every time. So I urge and aye vote.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Would you like to close Mister Grayson?

Thank you, Mister Grayson. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote's.

Aye's 56, no 0, measure passes. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 171. Move now to file item 173, AB 2555 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2555 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. An act relating to taxation, take effect immediately. Tax levy.

Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, whenever you're ready.

Good morning and thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 2555. This Bill has enjoyed unanimous bipartisan support. This Bill extends current tax exemption laws on medicinal cannabis donations for chronically medical patients and veterans for another five years until January 1, 2030. With the sunset date for SB 34 rapidly approaching, this cleanup Bill for veterans and medical patients would allow the Legislature to continue its compassionate stance towards medical cannabis donations for another five years. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 60. Noes 0. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 174, AB 2561 by Assembly Member McKinnor. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2561 by Assembly Member McKinnor an act relating to public employment,

Assembly Member McKinnor, you are recognized.

Mister Speaker and Members, I am here to present AB 2561 which will require local agencies with bargaining unit vacancy rates if you exceeding 10% for more than 180 days to produce, implement and publish a plan to fill remaining vacancies within 180 days.

By mandating collaborative efforts between public agencies and recognized employee organizations to develop comprehensive plans to fill vacancies, this legislation promotes transparency, efficiency and staffing practices and positive labor relations. I firmly believe that through the implementation of these measures, we can fortify our public workforce and enhance our ability to serve the needs of our communities.

I remain committed to exploring potential adjustments to ensure the effectiveness of this Bill. Our objective is to foster ongoing dialogue with both support and opposition, aiming to achieve a solution that serves the interests of all stakeholders and effectively tackles the labor crisis confronting local agencies in California. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

All those vote who desire to vote. move the call. Miss McKinnor moves the call. Moving to file item 175, AB 2564 by Assembly Member Berner.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2564 by Assembly Boerner. An act relating to taxation and making appropriation therefore.

Assemblymember Berner, you are recognized.

Good Morning Mister Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 2564 which would seek to secure a permanent funding source for the senior citizenship and disabled citizens Property Tax Postponement program. This program allows homeowners who are seniors, are blind or have a disability to defer current year property taxes on their principal residence if they meet certain criteria. This is the first year the state control's office has had to turn down homeowners from the program, potentially worsening our housing crisis. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This is a 54 vote Bill Members. 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 and tally the votes. Eyes 57 no zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 177, AB 2578 by assemblymember Flora.

Assembly Bill 2578 by Assembly Member Flora an act relating to healing arts.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Member Flora, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. Happy to present. AB 2578 enables California resident nursing students enrolled in out of state distance learning programs to obtain the required clinical experiences at a California health facility. This major hopes to ease the nursing shortage and respectfully as REI vote seeing.

And hearing no further seeing, Mister Gipson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much Mister speaker. I rise in support and thank the author for bringing 2578 before us today. Members, we have a nursing shortage in the State of California and we need to do everything that we can when you have students, California students on waiting lists at our community colleges, universities waiting to get in.

And this waiting list is three years long and we are bringing in nurses from other countries and we have travel nurses from other states. We have to do everything that we can to take care of our own children.

And opportunities like this Bill 2578 gives us the opportunities to making sure that one we can have additional frontline workers. I want to thank the author for bringing this Bill before us. Is respectfully asked for a strong aye vote

Thank you Mister Gipson.

Seeing in hearing no further debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Kirk will close the roll and tally the vote's aye's 58, no 0, measure passes.

Moving to file item 178 AB 2586 By Assembly Member Alvarez. The clerk will read

Assembly Bill 2586 by Senator Alvarez and others an accolade to public post secondary education.

Assembly Member Alvarez, please proceed.

Thank you Mister speaker. Members, this Bill is very significant for me. I want to start by sharing a little bit about my personal story that I don't think I've shared very much with others.

I am the proud son of immigrants who came to this country undocumented, with their kids, seeking that wonderful American dream and opportunity that so many have sought and worked so hard for throughout the history of our country.

This Bill is inspired by that, by that dream that my parents had, certainly for my family, but the dream that continues for so many other families in our country today.

Assembly Bill 2586 is the opportunity for all bills, opportunity for all means that we could have opportunities in our institutions of higher education, California State University, our community colleges, to ensure that the young people, the students who have, by the way, led us to this day, to this Bill.

I want to call special attention to the undocumented student led network who were the ones who were fighting for this before I took on this fight.

This would give them the opportunity to use the skills that they gain when they go to our institutions of higher education and put them to work by allowing them to be employed at our universities and colleges. Unfortunately, our Federal Government has failed at doing its job when it comes to immigration reform.

Have they done their job that they've been asked to do and elected to do? We wouldn't actually be having this conversation today. But because of their failure, we now have generations of students who are doing what we've asked of everybody in society to do, which is to work hard and get an education.

And yet these young people, because of the failure of the Federal Government, are not able to be employed into practice in the fields that they've worked so hard to gain their education in. This Bill opens that door of opportunity for them to be employed at our California colleges and universities.

This means that our future scientists, our future doctors and lawyers, our future professionals, our future public servants, and maybe legislators can have an opportunity to start to put into practice the work that they so hard fought for in their education.

Assembly Bill 2586 is an opportunity to give literally tens of thousands of students who, again, are doing what we've asked of them to do, which is to work hard and get an education and opportunity to be employed.

This would be another milestone for California as we've sought to ensure that individuals who work hard are rewarded for that hard work, that we turn around the practices of the 1990s, where we had things like Proposition 187, who are aimed at actually limiting access to education to people because of their undocumented status.

We've turned the page on that. We've invested in our young people. We've said, not only can you get an education, we will help you get an education by going to college if that's what you want to pursue.

So we've done all the right things, but this Bill would allow many of those students to get to the next phase, which is actually be employed in a lawful way to contribute. This is not a leg up for anybody. This is just putting them on the same level playing field that everybody else has.

So it's really with great pride and honor, and I thank the Latino caucus who has made this a priority as well as I want to say at this point, well over 20 of my colleagues who signed as co authors, I thank them for that.

But most importantly, I thank the students who were the ones have gotten us this far, who I know are listening today, who you might have seen testify at Committee, who will be back as this moves through the process, because I shared my story, and it's an important story to share, but the stories that they share are so impactful, so powerful, and so inspiring.

This is the work that we should be doing in California and for that reason I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 2586. Thank you, Assembly Member Alvarez.

Assembly Member Mike Fong, you are recognized.

Thank you so much, Mister Speaker. I rise in strong support of Assembly Bill 2586 and thank the Member from San Diego for introducing this very important Bill. As chair of the Higher Education Committee, it's important to consider the implications of this policy for the opportunity for our program.

Historically, this body has a long established history of taking meaningful action to alleviate the financial burdens facing our undocumented students. There are over 75,000 AB 540 students in the UC, CSU and community colleges, and they cannot rely on DACA for employment eligibility.

Let's continue to expand opportunities for all and do the right thing today to help students get work experience and complete their educational journey. Thank the Member again from San Diego urge an aye vote.

Thank you. Thank you, Assembly Member Fong. Assembly Member Juan Carrillo, you are recognized.

Buenos Dias, Mister speaker and Members, I'd like to thank my colleague from San Diego for introducing this Bill. For many of us, college is our first path to professional development and upward mobility. Our undocumented students have invested in these institutions. They have dedicated themselves to seeking the American dream.

Despite all the legal and financial barriers have been undocumented. I know what it's like to face the stigmas and setbacks that come with us with an undocumented status and to also continue to have faith in the promise that work will be rewarded. We must uphold this promise.

We must invest back in our students by allowing them an equal opportunity for employment. And I'll share a personal story myself, too. I struggled to get an education. I struggled to get the American dream. I'm proud to say that I've accomplished that.

The United States continues to be the place, perhaps the only place in the world, where an equal opportunity can be afforded with hard work and dedication for many immigrants, for children.

When my father left home to come to the US at the age of 14, that I was. Left mom and the kids back home in search of a better life for his family, I did the same thing. Two years later, I joined my parents and left the siblings behind in search of a better life for my siblings.

I want to ask you to consider those things. We are here because we are hardworking people, because we are hungry for success, and we contribute to the fourth largest economy in the world.

It's time to reward those that work hard, those that go to school, those that have invested their lives in California so that they can improve the quality of life of all Californians. Again, thank you Assembly Member from San Diego for bringing this up.

And I urge you to consider this because it is the right thing to do to afford everyone an opportunity to success, everyone an opportunity to achieve the American dream that is still achievable, but is stepping away from us. For my own kids, my daughter being 28, with a college degree, she cannot afford the American dream.

This is just the right thing to do to provide those an equal opportunity. I urge to consider this and I urge your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you Assembly Member Carrillo. Assembly Member Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and colleagues. I stand in support of AB 2586. On some campuses, these kinds of proposals actually cause a lot of angst for black students. We pit black and brown communities against each other.

We believe that if undocumented students get employment, that that's jobs and economic opportunity taken from black students with legal status who are often overlooked and discriminated against in their own hiring opportunities.

But I believe in a California that is inclusive of everybody, a California that apologizes for its wrongs, seeks to make amends, and doesn't create new conditions of struggle for those who just got here, especially when they have done all of the work to enter our institutions of higher of learning, which is no easy task.

We're the number one public University in the country, in UCLA. And with that I stand in strong support and urge your aye vote.

Thank you Mister Bryan, Mister Bennett, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. Members, for the last 20 years, my wife and I have shared our house with a family that came here from Mexico, undocumented. And it has been the best eye opening experience of my life to see, to be in a mixed house and to see people that work hard.

And the one thing we want everybody to do is to try to make themselves productive Members of our society. And this Bill is one more step in terms of doing that. So I applaud the author for bringing it forward and encouraging an aye value vote. Thank you very much.

Thank you Mister Bennett. Seeing and hearing no further debate, would you like to close Mister Alvarez?

Thank you Mister Speaker. I just want to thank Members from throughout the state that spoke here today, appreciate the support and recognition that this is about rewarding the type of behavior that we all, I think, have consistently said.

We want to reward people who work hard, to do what they've been asked to do, and to be able to provide those opportunities of employment for students who are committing to this, who are our families, who are our neighbors, who some of us are still related to individuals who find themselves in an undocumented status.

But most importantly to the thousands and thousands of students that are looking for a pathway for success, a pathway that unfortunately has been closed by once again, the inaction at the federal level, but that California, California, as has done before, I believe, will step up with this legislation to ensure that those opportunities exist for our students.

And for that reason, I thank you and I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 2586.

Thank you, Mister Alvarez. All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll until the votes. Ayes, 49. Nos, 2. Measure passes.

Members, we are going to lift the call on file of item 174. The Clerk will post will close the roll. Ayes, 43. Nos, 2. measure passes. Moving backwards, I inadvertently skipped over a Bill. File item 169, AB 2537 by Assembly Member Addis. The clerk will read.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2537 by Assemblymember Addis and others. An act relating to offshore wind energy development and making appropriation therefore.

Assemblymember Addis.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present AB 2537 the Community Engagement in Offshore Wind Energy Act. This Bill creates an offshore wind energy community capacity building fund that will provide grants to local tribes and communities to allow them to actively participate in the offshore wind planning process. This Bill has no opposition and has received bipartisan support. It also has support from environmental groups, local governments, and leaseholders. And I respectfully request your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. This is a 54 vote Bill Members. 54 vote Bill. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. 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 the votes. Ayes 56. Noes 0. Measure passes. Moving to back in file order to file item number 179, AB 2587 by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry.

Assembly Bill 2587 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry an act relating to civil actions.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. Members, in 2021, this legislation passed AB 2777 by my colleague from Oakland to help survivors of sexual assault hold their abusers and responsible entities accountable. Unfortunately, survivors have faced barriers in accessing the recourse available to them under AB 2777.

This Bill strengthens protections for survivors of sexual assault and ensures their ability to fully access the justice system. AB 2587 will clarify that a perpetrator of a sexual assault and any entity who covered up or willingly ignored the assault are held accountable for the harm inflicted on survivors colleagues.

By exposing these predators, we can prevent them from reoffending and that means that our communities are safer, our families and our neighbors are safer, and the public at large is safe. Safer.

I want to make it clear we are working with opponents and we will continue to amend the Bill to clarify that this does not apply to employers unless they engaged in the intentional acts that led to the sexual assault or covered it up. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry. Assembly Member Wicks, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. I just wanted to rise and support as the original author of the original Bill last year. Support my colleague here from winters for carrying the mantle on this.

Anything we can do to allow for sexual assault survivors to seek some recourse, some sense of justice is incredibly important and this is a continuation of that work. So I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Wicks. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 51, no 0, measure passes.

Moving to file item 180, AB 2595 by Assembly Member Luz Rivas. Presented by Assembly Member Wicks. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2595 by Assembly Member Luz Rivas an act relating to school nutrition.

Assembly Member Wicks, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. I rise to present AB 2595 on behalf of Assembly Member Luz Rivas. This Bill combats household hunger during the summer months by allowing public libraries that provide children with meals to also provide parents and caregivers with those meals. This legislation is constructed so that it does not draw down from Prop 98 funding.

AB 2595 has received bipartisan support and has no formal opposition. Respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Wicks. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 51, no's 2, measure passes.

Moving now to file item 181, AB 2602 by Assemblymember Kalra. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2602 by Assemblymember Kalra and others. An act relating to employment.

Assemblymember Kalra, please proceed.

Thank you Mister speaker. AB 2602 would require a performer's informed consent and proper representation when executing a contract for any transfer of rights to that individual's likeness or voice. Amidst the rise of the digital age, performers across the entertainment industry have inadvertently been signing away the rights to their digital selves through clauses that can look like standard copyright language. Specifically, individuals are unknowingly authorizing studios to use their voice and likeness in all media by all current and future technologies, in perpetuity and with no additional compensation.

AB 2602 strikes the balance between industry progress and protecting performers rights to their digital self and livelihood. This Bill does not outright prohibit the use of digital replicas, but rather ensures that if performers agree to license out their digital self, that they are fully aware of the extent of and the intentions for that use. I've been working with the opposition in response to their concerns, I've taken numerous amendments, including those that address retroactivity and clarifies this Bill is intended to target new performances by a digital replica that would have otherwise been performed by a live actor. The Bill has received bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Karla. Seeing in hearing no further debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 52. Noes 0. Measure passes.

Moving now to file item 182, AB 2606 by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2606 by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry. An act relating to food and agriculture making appropriation therefore.

Assemblymember, you may proceed.

Thank you, Mister speaker and Members. This Bill will help our farmers be more competitive in domestic and international markets by creating the first Agave Commission in the State of California, California. This Bill received bipartisan support in the Assembly, Agriculture, and Judiciary Committee, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 55. Noes 0. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 183, AB 20613 by Assembly Member Zbur. Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 20613 by some Member Zbur and others, and after lane to public health.

Member Zbur, You are recognized.

You are recognized. Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, I rise today present to present AB 20613 a Bill that creates a rare disease advisory council, otherwise known as RDAC, in California, following 27 other states.

The RDAC is created in the memory of Jacqueline Marie Zbur, my sister who endured a three year battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and inspired me to seek public office, in part to address the significant challenges of people grappling with rare diseases.

With over 10,000 rare diseases affecting one in 10 Californians, it is difficult for state policymakers and government officials to have an in depth understanding of the issues faced by persons affected by rare diseases and the resources needed to support them in our DAC will be comprised of stakeholders across the rare disease community and will act as an advisory body to the Legislature, facilitating consultation with experts on rare diseases in developing policy recommendations.

With diverse membership and broad community support, a California RDAC will serve as a valuable resource as our healthcare system evolves. Without an RDAC, California laws and regulations that affect the rare disease community will be developed without the consultation of impacted stakeholders, leaving vulnerable populations at greater risk for poor health and economic outcomes.

My sister Jackie is the reason I'm here today. Before she passed, she made me promise her that I would do everything I could to fix the deeply flawed medical system that treated her as a fatality when she was alive. Jackie's experience is a siren alerting us to the deeply flawed public policy approaches that address rare diseases.

As Members of this body, looking over this most vulnerable community, AB 20613 gives us an opportunity to put in place public policy that ensures effective and swift action in dealing with emerging treatments that can truly benefit people afflicted with rare diseases.

Today, I respectfully ask you to help me fulfill my commitment to my sister, my best friend, and my anchor. I respectfully ask for your. I vote.

Thank you, assemblymember Zbur. Assembly Member Dixon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I stand as co author with my colleague from North Hollywood. You've heard us speak about the importance of rare diseases, and this is such a landmark effort to finally put rare diseases on the front burner of looking into research and following research across the world on advancing knowledge on rare diseases.

And in honor of your sister, that is, I'm honored to support this and co author this with you. I urge another aye vote. Thank you very much.

Thank you, assemblymember Dixon. Seeing and hearing no other wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye 65, no, zero.

Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your announcement.

Members, before we break, I wanted to provide an update on where we stand once again. We had a delayed start this morning, and if you have number 46 on your bingo card. You have won the number of items we have pulled up today. We have a target of 130 more bills to take up today.

Unless we want to be here later on Friday, we need to be productive this afternoon. Please arrive promptly when we reconvene and be prepared to take up your items. Thanks.

Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. So, Members, we will be taking a two hour break to allow Budget Subcommittees to meet and for you all to have lunch. The recess will not be under call. Budget Subcommittees 2, 3, and 5 will convene immediately in the following rooms.

Budget Budget Subcommitee 2 in room 126, Budget Subcommitee 4 in room 437 and Budget Subcommitee 5 in room 444. Please note that budget Subcommitee 4 will meet 20 minutes from now in room 447 to allow Subcommitee Members to grab a bite to eat before they can meet. Members session will convene promptly at 02:00 p.m.

Please be back on the floor at 02:00 p.m. if you doubt me, I did gavel down at 117 yesterday. I will gavel down again at 02:00 p.m. to bring up bills. House stands in recess until 02:00 p.m. promptly. Thank you.

Vote change AB 2518 from aye to not voting.

Vote change Assembly Member Gipson AB 20518 aye to not voting vote change.

McCarty what did he just say again? No what was say again? AB 2518 aye to not voting McCarty.

Vote change, Assembly Member McCarty AB 2518 aye to not voting.

Okay vote change, Lackey AB 2507 no to aye.

Vote change Assembly Member Wilson AB Assembly Bill 2318 aye to not voting.

Vote change, Wilson AB 2318 from aye to not voting

all right, vote change Wilson AB 2388 from aye to not voting.

Vote change Assembly Member Lackey Assembly Bill 2507 no to aye.

Vote change. Assembly Member Wilson Assembly Bill 2388 aye to not voting.

Members, as much as I would like to start exactly at 02:00 p.m. we still have three of the Budget Subcommittees that are still meeting. So we're asking that as Budget Subcommittees break up, that they please come down to the floor. They're still taking testimony in at least one of the subcommittees.

So we will convene as soon as the Budget Subcommittees break up. Thank you, Members. Just an update. Thank you, those who made it back. We still have two subcommittees in session taking public comment. As soon as those subcommittees have adjourned, we will, we will start right up. So thank you for those who have made it back.

It's much appreciated. Members, we still have one Subcommitee here in progress. They are in public comment. We are hopeful that soon we will be able to begin, but we are waiting for one Subcommitee to conclude its hearing. Thank you once again for being here. All the subcommittees have concluded, so I'm asking that Members return to the floor. All Members come to the floor so we can continue our business. Thank you.

Assembly Bill 2622 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo in accolades the contractors.

Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. I rush to present Assembly Bill 2622. This Bill seeks to update the minor work exemption for a licensed contractors. By increasing the minor work exemption to $1,000, EB 2622 ensures that these folks are able to be hired legally and pursue work knowing they will be able to charge a reasonable amount.

Importantly, the Bill provides several conditions these professionals must meet in order to work at a higher amount. They are prohibited from hiring employees as well as performing any projects for which a building permit is required. When it comes to performing work, there are parameters in the Bill which mirrors the restrictions from the b two contractors license. This Bill is an important step in ensuring handymen can legally make a living while also protecting consumers. Urge your aye vote, thank you.

Thank you Assemblymember Carrillo seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desires desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote's ayes 42 no zero measure passes.

Moving to file item 185 AB 2633 by Assemblymember Alvarez. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2633 by Assemblymember Alvarez and others and accolades the post-secondary education Assemblymember Alvarez, whenever you're ready.

Thank you Mister speaker. This is Assembly Bill 2633 our brilliance without Borders initiative. The Bill would allow California State University to award joint degrees in partnership with international institutions. I'm a lifelong resident of our border region, which means that I understand and have lived the importance of facilitating binational collaboration, particularly in the education space.

We have improvements to make, and this Bill aims to improve those opportunities for students. Universities across the US are already offering joint degrees and building international partnerships. The CSUs currently do not have that opportunity. Contrary to that, the University of Arizona has just recently partnered with the Universidade Autonoma Chapingo en Estado De Mexico.

It's an international partnership that was fostered through the University's endeavor to build cross border educational relationships in terms of agricultural research.

Given Arizona's unique binational border sharing state with Mexico status with Mexico although there's no joint degree at the Center for US Mexico Studies at the University of California, San Diego, this does offer fellowship opportunities from programs for research and collaboration with Mexican universities such as the Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, the UNAM, and the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo De Mexico, known as ITAM.

Our robust California public University system should serve all opportunities for all of our students, and this extension of international joint degree programs would encourage collaboration with our neighboring Mexican universities. And for that reason, I respectfully ask an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 54 noes zero measure passes. Mister Ward, are you ready to take up your measure? Mister Ward, are you ready to take up your measure? Passed temporarily on file item 186. Moving to file item 187 AB 2645 by Assemblymember Lackey.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2645 by Assembly Member Lackey an accolade to transportation.

Mister Lackey, you're recognized.

Once again. Thank you Mister speaker and Members for allowing me to present AB 2645 I'm sure that you've reviewed this measure and I ask for your aye vote.

Seeing a lot of heads nodding, 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 and tally the votes. Ayes, 53. nos, 0. Measure passes. Moving on to file item 189 AB. Pass temporarily on 188. 189.

AB 2669 by Assembly Member Ting. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2669 by Assembly Member Ting. An act relating to transportation.

Assembly Member Ting, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 2669 will protect free sidewalk access for pedestrians and bicyclists by prohibiting the use of sidewalk tolls on all state run bridges constructed before January of 2025. Respectfully asked for aye vote on AB 2669.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 48, no 0, measure passes. Moving to file item 190. AB 2670 by Assembly Member Schiavo.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2670 by Assembly Member Schiavo and others an act relating to health.

Assembly Member Schiavo, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker and Members. AB 2670 is a simple, straightforward Bill that will create a public information campaign for a abortion.ca.gov.

This is a really important issue because we know that there's a lot of misinformation out there about where you can get safe medical abortion care, where you can get accurate information about abortion. And we have a trusted source of information here in California where we know that folks can get that information.

But a lot of people don't know about this website. A lot of people don't know it's available as a trusted source.

And so this is a Bill that would basically help us to educate the public, let them know that this is a safe, trusted source where they can go to trusted healthcare providers, and as an opportunity to get the care that they need, and factual information about abortion resources when people choose to use that. Thank you.

Mister Patterson, Joe Patterson, you are recognized.

And respectfully ask an aye vote.

Great. Thank you Mister Speaker and Members, I rise in opposition to this measure. The author and I have been discussing this issue for a while, since last year in Health Committee.

One, some of the text in the measure says to combat the delays in impairments to timely abortion and reproductive services that individuals face when they are misled by certain pregnancy clinics. Now I'll give you that. You know, it says certain pregnancy clinics.

I have two pregnancy centers in my district and I've been to several others and I keep hearing about this misinformation. And the only thing that's misinformation is that that's misinformation. They're providing free health care to women, to ultrasounds, diapers, clothes, and we need to celebrate their accomplishments.

Thank you Mister Patterson. Doctor Weber, you are recognized.

And by the way, they're licensed, these are licensed by the State of California and they're providing accurate information. And I respectfully request a no vote.

Thank you Mister Speaker. I rise and strong support of AB 2670. I remember being in Health Committee last year when this Bill was brought forward and was very surprised at all of the misinformation that these pregnancy clinics espouse.

As an OB GYN, as the only board certified OB GYN on this floor, I had never heard of anything called a abortion, medication reversal. It is not factually correct. It is something that ACOG and every validated medical organization refutes.

And yet these are the things that these pregnancy clinics teach and prescribe medication for, even though it is factually incorrect. And so it is extremely important that the residents of California, that the women who are seeking either pregnancy or termination get factually, medically correct information.

And so I strongly recommend and support AB 2670 because it gets at the heart at many of these pregnancy clinics which are doing the opposite. Thank you.

Thank you Doctor Weber, seeing no others, Member Schiavo, would you like to close?

Thank you Mister speaker, and appreciate the comments. And just to respond to my colleague from Rockland, we have had conversations about this. I actually visited a pregnancy center in my district. I also have pregnancy centers in my district and was open to hearing what they had to say and took some information that they were giving out there.

One of the pamphlets discouraged people from using condoms because they are not basically 100% effective. And this, as we know, is incredibly dangerous information. Right. Condoms protect against STD's, not to mention against unwanted pregnancy. So, you know, whether they're licensed or not, and this one in my district is licensed, there is still misinformation that is shared.

And we had people testifying, a Doctor testifying at the Committee hearing about providing care for people who had been served at some of these pregnancy centers where they were given misinformation about how far along they were and false ultrasounds that have either showed that they were further along so they were not eligible to get an abortion, or it was early, so that they waited too long to be able to get an abortion.

And, you know, this is. And then other physicians have been able, had to do cleanup from that. This Bill really is around simply making sure that people know about abortion.ca.gov, though this is a website where we know that these providers are giving factual information.

And I think the examples that we've given today just make a case even more of why this is so important. We need to make sure that people who are making decisions about whether or not they're prepared or ready or able to have a baby are ready to do that.

And if they're going to get information about their options, they need to know that they're getting factual information that is based on science and the truth. So respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Shiavo, seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 49, no's 12, measure passes.

Moving on to file item 191, AB 2678 by Assembly Member Wallis. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2678 by Assembly Member Wallis. An accolade to vehicles.

Assembly Member Wallis you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, I rise today to present Assembly Bill 2678. The Bill will extend California's current program allowing high occupancy vehicle lane access for zero emission vehicles for 15 months through the end of 2026, contingent on a federal reauthorization of the program, which is set to expire in September of 2025.

This will give us more time to evaluate lane degradation and the impacts access to these lanes has on zero emission vehicle adoption. AB 2678 is sponsored by the alliance for Automotive Innovation and has no registered opposition. I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Wallace. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally of the votes. Ayes, 55. No, 0. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 192, AB 2690 by Assembly Member Joe Patterson. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2690 by Assembly Member Joe Patterson, an act relating to people's safety.

Assembly Member Patterson, you're recognized.

Great. Thank you, Mister Speaker. Members, in 2019, I first became aware of the dangers of fentanyl when one of my neighbor's young child, well, not a young child, but a. A high school senior, died from being poisoned from fentanyl. And we've all focused and spent a lot of time trying to combat the crisis.

And one of pretty much every parent that I've met who's lost a child says that a lot of them, unfortunately, are targeted on social media.

And so last year, with all of your support, we passed a Bill here that informs parents every single year in school, 6 million children that fentanyl is a dangerous substance and they should be aware of it. And this builds on that effort and says, hey, it can be obtained on social media.

And I think that knowledge alone, if only 1% of people read this warning, it's going to be 60,000 parents and guardians will learn about this every year. So with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Patterson. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the door. 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 56, no 0. Measure passes.

Now moving to file item 193, AB 2693 by Assembly Member Wicks. The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 2693 by Assembly Member Wicks, an accolade to childhood sexual assault.

Assembly Member Wicks, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. In 2019, we passed a statute here that provided a three year extension to the statute of limitations for individuals who were sexually abused as children. That extension expired January 12023.

This Bill would extend these protections for one additional year and apply to those who have been sexually abused as children by employees of a juvenile county detention facility. Would respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Wicks. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I 62 no zero measure passes.

Moving to file item 194 AB 2696 by Assembly Member Rendon. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2696 by Assembly Member Rendon an act relating to employment

Assembly Member Rendon, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 2696 closes a loophole that allows general contractors to avoid wage law enforcement when they complete projects with their own personnel rather than subcontracting. Thank you. This Bill has bipartisan support and I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, assemblymember Rendon. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 58, no 0. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 195, AB 2703 by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2703 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry an accolade to Medi Cal.

Member Aguirre Curry, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. Members AB 2700 and three will allow Medi Cal to reimburse community health centers for services provided by the psychological associates. This is a win win because it helps bring more people into the mental health workforce and provides greater access to services. This bills of support I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote to desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 59. No, 0. Measure passes will be now to file item 197. AB 20711 by Assembly Member Ramos.

Assembly Bill 2711 by Assembly Member Ramos an act relating to pupil discipline.

Clerk will read.

You are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 2711 is a Bill targeted to support our youth who may be struggling with substance use. It aims to be proactive rather than reactive when addressing these issues.

It makes the crucial move of ensuring students are offered a supportive approach prior to suspension or expulsion, providing a much needed lifeline for those who may be struggling in life.

The numbers show that the status quo of resorting straight to suspension is negatively affecting our youth, especially boys, social economically disadvantaged students and youth of color who drastically need resources at this age. Youth substance abuse is a public health concern with at least one in eight teenagers abusing an illicit substance in the last year.

Early interventions are important because children and teens who use alcohol and drugs are more likely to have a substance use disorder.

As adults, we can be proactive at this early age to curb the adult use of substance use, where, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, 74% of adults participating in substance abuse treatment programs started using alcohol or drugs before the age of 17.

In order to better protect our youth, we must look at addressing the health needs of students in these situations to reduce the likelihood of future substance abuse and addiction. We need a consistent approach across the state and I look forward to ensuring we achieve that goal.

I ask for your aye vote in AB 2711.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 48, no's 3, measure passes moving to file item 198 AB 2721 a Committee Bill on agriculture presented by the Chair Assembly Member Soria.

Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 2721 by the Committee on Agriculture an accolade to kitchen grease and making an appropriation therefore.

Assembly Member Soria.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. AB 2721 is the Assembly Agriculture Committee billed to extend to 2030 the California Department of Food and Agriculture's CDFA program to license and enforce issues related to inedible kitchen grease, also known as IKJI. Excuse me. This will allow CDFA to continue enforcement actions to stop the theft or illegal display of these products.

This Bill has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Soria. Seeing nobody wishing to speak about kitchen grease, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Aye, 60. No, 0. Bill slips out of the floor. At least you're paying attention. Appreciate it.

Assembly Bill 2724 by Assembly Member Reyes and others an act relating to High School Pupils.

Moving on to Assembly Bill 199 Assembly Member Reyes. Clerk will read.

Assembly Member Reyes, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker and Members. AB 2724 will provide high school students in California the opportunity and resources needed to pre register to vote by the end of the 11th grade.

Voter pre registration is an excellent tool that makes it possible for 16 and 17 year olds to pre register to vote so that upon their 18th birthday they are automatically registered voters. But only 11% of 16 and 17 year olds in California are actually pre registered to vote.

By focusing on our youth and bringing the resources, we can assure more Californians, especially young Californians, are voting and developing the habit to do so at an earlier age civic engagement is invaluable with AB 2724 the High School Voter Registration Act. We expect to have more voices at the polls on election day.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Reyes seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 55, no 0, measure passes. Pass temporarily on file item 200.

Moving to file item 201. AB 2736 by assemblymember Juan Carrillo. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2736 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo and others and accolades of veterans.

Assembly Member Carrillo, you're recognized.

Good afternoon Mister speaker and Members. I rise today to present AB 2736 which seeks to improve access to higher education for family Members of disabled veterans by allowing them to receive the California College fee waiver at the same time as the Survivors Independence Educational Assistance program.

These programs were established to provide much needed financial support for the family Members of the civil veterans who wanted to pursue higher education, and there isn't a clear justification for denying both forms of aid.

Currently, there is an exacerbated need to accept both programs simultaneously due to increasing living expenses, rising tuition rates, and the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. I respectfully ask your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you Assembly Member Carrillo. Seeing in hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 57 no's zero, measure passes.

Moving to Assembly to excuse me, file item 202. Assembly Bill 2740 by Assembly Member Waldron. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2740 by Assembly Member Waldron an act relating to incarcerated persons.

Assembly Member Waldron, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker and Members. AB 2740 provides needed support for incarcerated pregnant women and new mothers. This legislation recognizes the fundamental rights and health needs of women and their babies in state custody. It is undeniable that prenatal and postpartum care are very important.

Any unnecessary risk can impact brain health and emotional bonds, which are crucial in early development. AB 2740 allows for a healthier start to a child's life by connecting incarcerated pregnant women to a social worker and strengthens medical care. A minimum of three full days in a medical facility must be allowed after delivery.

Family visitation eligibility would also be expanded. I am proud that AB 2740 has support from a coalition of advocacy groups committed to justice, women's freedom, and anti recidivism. Reimagining the outcomes of infants born in California State prisons will strengthen family bonds and reduce recidivism, and it is also a Legislative Women's Caucus priority.

I urge an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Waldron. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 59, no 0, measure passes.

Moving to file item 204, Assembly Bill 2757 by Assemblymember Garcia. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2757 by Assemblymember Garcia and others accolade to economic development.

Member Garcia, you're recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and colleagues. AB 2757 builds on the work that this body in the State of California has committed to as it relates to building California's lithium economy in the southern part of the State of California.

This Bill specifically establishes the Southeast California Economic region zone to help attract the federal resources to be able to compete globally when it comes to manufacturing and building an overall ecosystem that will achieve our transportation electrification goals not just here in California, but throughout the entire nation.

This Bill comes from one of the 14 recommendations that was established by the Lithium Valley Commission that was also supported by this governing body in 2020. Respectfully ask for your I vote.

Thank you assembly member Garcia. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 63, no's zero, measure passes.

Moving to file item 206, AB 2768 by Assembly Member Berman. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2768 by Assembly Member Berman an accolade to post secondary education.

Assembly Member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and colleagues. California is currently experiencing a growing shortage of special education teachers. AB 2768 would provide an incentive through the Golden State teacher grant program to work at non public, nonsectarian schools which serve the most severe special needs public school students. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Mister Berman. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 57. No, 0. Measure passes.

File item 207 AB 2773 by assemblymember Kalra. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2773 by assemblymember Kara an accolade to elders and dependent adults.

Assembly Member Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2773 is a narrow Bill that will deter a skilled nursing facility or residential care facility for the elderly defendant in a civil case brought under the elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection act from intentionally destroying or concealing material evidence.

The Bill does this by establishing the preponderance of the evidence standard as the burden of proof. When a judge finds spoliation of evidence by a defendant, oftentimes illness or death prevents elder abuse victims from providing vital testimony, making it nearly impossible to meet the unusually high burden of proof needed to justify a claim.

This difficulty is further amplified when a defendant intentionally and willfully destroys evidence related to the case. Again, I'd like to reiterate that AB 2773 only applies when a judge determines that a defendant engaged in spoliation of evidence that is material to the claim.

AB 2773 will provide a path to justice for victims of elder abuse in these rare cases of spoliation and serve as a deterrent against those, hopefully rare, unscrupulous nursing home operators who would intentionally destroy or conceal material evidence. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

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All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 41, no's 14. Measure passes.

Members, we're just going to pause for a second and introduce up in the gallery who is conducting a tour is former assemblymember Ken Cooley, who's actually giving a tour, I believe to some UC Merced students who were here with us before. And honestly, I don't think they are aware of this.

You couldn't get a better tour from a better tour guide than Mister Ken Cooley. He knows more about this building than anybody I know. Thank you, Mister Cooley, it's good to see you. What is that? Oh, I'm sorry. Is Mister Gray up there as well?

Yeah, and Assembly Member Gray is back in the gallery for the second time in a week. Good to see you again, Mister Gray. Moving on to file item 208 AB 2774 by Assembly Member Grayson. Attention to Mister Grayson, please. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2774 by Assembly Member Grayson an accolade to child care.

Summit Member Grayson, you are recognized. Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2774 establishes the childcare for Working Families Task Force and requires the task force to submit a report that recommends future comprehensive strategies.

We must continue to build upon our state's work in child care and continue to prioritize investments in order to build a comprehensive, high quality system that is accessible and affordable to all. Thank you. And I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 55. Nos, 556 o Nos, zero Measure passes.

Moving to file item 210. AB 2795 by Doctor Arambula. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2795 by Assembly Rambula and others and accurately in the public social services.

Doctor Arambula, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. And Members, eligible Members of tribal communities should have received equal, equitable access to safety net programs. AB 2795 is transformative and will reduce advanced administrative reporting requirements to ensure that eligible tribal Members receive the care and services that they need to live healthier lives.

This Bill models the Indian Health program to administer fewer reporting requirements for the CalWORKS Indian Health program clinic. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, we'll close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 60, no's, zero measure passes. Moving to file item two.

We're going to pass temporarily on file item 211 and move on to file item 212. AB 2816 by Assembly Member Gipson. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2816 by Assembly Member Gipson an accolade to school safety.

So, Member Gipson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister speaker. Members, thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 20816 which seeks to establish school mapping technology on k through 12 campuses. This Bill 20816 has received bipartisan support. Received no no votes. I respectfully ask what aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Gipson. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 60. No, 0. Measure passes.

Members, we are now moving to a package of bills, the first being item number 9, AB 1779 by Assembly Member Irwin. The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 1779 by Assembly Member Irwin and others an accolade to crimes.

Assembly Member Irwin, you are recognized.

Good evening Members. I'm pleased to present to AB 1779. This Bill returns authority to district attorneys to join charges from multiple counties into one trial when prosecuting organized retail theft rings that have operated across multiple jurisdictions.

I am proud that this is a Bill that has 20 bipartisan co authors and is also part of Speaker Rivas Californians together against retail crime package of bills I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Mister Zbur, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker Members, I rise in support of AB 1779. One of the seven bills in the comprehensive and meaningful retail crime legislative package announced by Speaker Rivas and a bipartisan coalition of Assembly Members in April.

The Bill returns authority to district attorneys to prosecute related incidents of organized retail theft in one filing, even if some of the offenses occurred in another jurisdiction, so long as the DAs in those jurisdictions agree to the venue.

AB 1779 is key to demonstrating that the Assembly is serious about holding organized retail crime rings accountable and empowering local law enforcement to keep our communities and businesses safe. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate on the first Bill in this package, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 57. No, 0. Measure passes.

Now moving to file item 23. AB 1972 by Assemblymember Alanis the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1972 by Assemblymember Alanis and others an accolade into theft.

Assemblymember Alanis, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. Members, today I am proud to present AB 1972 which will enhance our state's ability to respond to cargo theft. This Bill is part of the larger Assembly retail package that we talked about earlier. AB 1972 expands the California Highway Patrol's Property Crime Task Force to support identified counties with increased levels of cargo theft.

The Bill will also require the CHP to provide railroad police with logistical support and other law enforcement resources like personnel and equipment to better combat cargo theft.

While I agree with many Californians that more must be done on this issue, on public safety and on retail theft, doing nothing is not acceptable and I am proud to advance legislation today that takes positive steps on these issues. I want to thank the speaker.

I also want to thank my friend and honorable Member from Los Angeles and District 31 and my other colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their collaboration on this Bill package. Thank you everybody. And I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Alanis.

Assembly Member Zbur, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. Members, I rise in strong support of AB 19721 of the several bills in the Assembly's bipartisan retail crime package. Retail crime is a complex set of issues requiring a multifaceted response.

This Bill reflects the goal of the package to explore comprehensive and creative solutions to addressing cargo theft. I want to thank the author for his leadership in this area and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye's 58. No's, zero. Without objection, immediate transmittal to the Senate. Also on item nine, AB 1779.

Without objection, immediate transmittal to the Senate. Moving to item 45, AB 1960 by Assembly Member Soria.

Assembly Bill 1960 by Assembly Member Soria and others an accolade to sentencing.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Member Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. AB 1960 is also part of the retail theft package. This Bill restores a very important tool for law enforcement to combat retail theft and keep our communities safe. In January this year, Governor Newsom delivered to the Legislature an urgent call to action to send him legislation that cracks down on property crime.

The Governor, in no uncertain terms, called for the Legislature to send him new laws, and I quote, "to expand criminal penalties to hold criminals accountable, bolster police and prosecutor tools to combat theft and take down suspects who profit from smash and grabs, retail theft and car burglaries."

Well, the message was received, Mister Governor, the Bill before you today, AB 1960, checks all the boxes. It expands criminal penalties for theft. It bolsters police and prosecutor tools to combat theft and helps take down those who profit from smashing grabs.

Retail theft specifically, the Bill Reinstates a Tiered sentencing enhancement system if the value of the stolen or damaged property is exceptionally high. This Bill ensures that punishment matches the crime and holds individuals who steal large amounts accountable.

Enhanced penalties to hold accountable those who take advantage of and victimize our neighbors will deter others from following the same path and harming our communities. We need greater accountability. In California, my constituents are asking that we do more. Our communities are hurting and asking for solutions.