Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Lackey 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]

Members, we do have a quorum present, but they're not on the floor, so if Members could please make their way to the floor so we can begin our business. We have a lot of work ahead of us today, so please make your way to the floor.

I know you're watching in the lounge, so please come in and it. Members, a quorum is present. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the gallery and in the chamber to please stand for the prayer and the flag salute. The day's prayer will be offered by Assemblymember Soria.

Father God, we thank you for giving us another day to live out your express will and purpose as we enter the last six days of this legislative session. We pray that you give us the fortitude to do the work and courage to face the challenges ahead of grant us the discernment to make decisions that uphold justice, promote peace, and protect the dignity of every individual.

Help us set aside our personal and political interests and work together with a spirit of unity and collaboration for the common good. May your wisdom guide our debates on the floor, and may your compassion shape our actions. Give us the courage to do what is right and the humility to listen to those that we represent.

Fill our hearts with peace and our spirits with boldness so that we may serve you faithfully, honorably, and justly. In your holy name, we pray. Amen.

Thank you. Assembly Member Soria. Please join Assemblymember Aguiar Curry as she leads us in the pledge.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

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

Assembly Chamber Sacramento Monday, August 12, 2024 the Assembly met at 01:00 p.m. the Honorable...

Aguiar Curry moves and Mister Gallagher 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 and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the Governor there are none. Messages from the Senate? There are none.

Moving to motions and resolutions. The absences for the day for illness Assemblymember Ortega and Assemblymember Cervantes, we will now move to our procedural motions. Majority Leader Aguiar Curry, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Good morning speaker and Members. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Holden, Alanis, Nguyen, Wendy Carrillo, Calderon and Quirk Silva to speak on an adjournment in memory today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118 to allow Assemblymember Carrillo to have guests at the rear of the chamber and to allow Assemblymember Luz Rivas to have guests seated at her desk.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 74 D to allow Assemblymember Ramos to take up SJR 16 Padilla and SJR 17 Allen today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to rescind the action whereby on July 1, 2024 SB 675 Limon was read a third time, passed and sent to the Senate. Please order the Bill back to the third reading file to allow Assemblymember Wicks to take up chaptering out amendments today.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

Please move the following items to the enacted file. Item 299 SB 1205 layered at the request of the author. Item 332 SB 1482 Glazier at the request of Assemblymember Grayson, Clerk will note I request unanimous consent to suspend the rules to withdraw the following bills from Budget Committee and order them to the third reading file for tomorrow. SB 157 SB 158 SB 175 SB 177 SB 178 SB 179 SB 181.

Mister Flora, for what reason do you rise?

Thank you Mister speaker. With hold consent and ask for roll call vote.

Thank you Mister Flora. Mister Flora is asking for a roll call vote. The majority leader moves Assemblymember Calderon seconds to suspend the rules. Members, this is a procedural vote on the suspension of the rules and not debatable.

The Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote on Procedural Motion Assembly Member Aguiar Curry asking for an aye vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote procedural motion Members. All those vote who desire to vote. Miss Aguiar Curry, asking for an aye vote.

Mister Flora asking for a no vote. Once again, this is a procedural motion. Members. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 42, nos. 10. Motion carries. Rules are suspended. Please go ahead.

There is a Rules Committee resolution at the desk to suspend the joint rule deadline to amend specified bills. I would ask that we take up that resolution now.

Resolved that joint rule 61 B 16 be suspended to permit consideration of amendments to Senate Bills 1400 and 1420.

Members, this is suspension of the rules of the joint rolls. And it's not debatable. It requires 54 votes. 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, say 54 vote Bill. Members, motion.

Excuse me. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This requires 54 votes. Members. Procedural motion. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote. Clerk will close roll, tally the votes. Ayes 56, nos. Zero. The joint rules are suspended. Members, we're now moving to guest introductions and announcements.

If I could get your attention, please. Members. Members. Just. This isn't in my script, so that's usually a problem. But just. Just for clarify, just so you understand, this is going to be an unusual week. A lot of things will happen in different orders than they often do. And I ask that you bear with us.

There will be times when we are not doing anything or it appears we're not doing anything. We may actually not be doing anything, but that is not unusual for this time of year. And that means we're waiting for action, something in the Senate and vice versa. So bear with us. This week, it's going to be different.

We appreciate that. And we will be doing guest introductions and things. We're also going to be doing adjournment memories in unusual places. And trust me, that doesn't mean we're adjourning. We're doing this more as a respect and a timing issue.

So with that, I just want to note, today is national dog day, so if you all folks with dogs. I know. Wow, that sounds more like a werewolf. Member from Los Angeles, I'm a little concerned. So, Members, we will now move to honoring departing staff.

And I have the privilege of honoring my esteemed Chief of Staff, Kathy Mudge, my district Director, Ruth Valenzuela, and my scheduler, Nicole Curran. And I'll be doing that from here. I'd love to be down there closer to them, but because of the nature of the week here, Members.

I'm very fortunate to have an amazing team, as I know all of you do as well. I want to say a few words about each of these amazing, amazing team Members. First, we'll start with Nicole Curran on your left up there. Nicole is our scheduler.

Nicole has been in this building, in and out of this building for well over 20 years. She's known by so many people. She at 1.0 was worked for Assembly Speaker John Perez. She's been in our office for many years. She is a smiling voice, a wonderful voice on the end of the other end of the phone.

And certainly during COVID she took it upon herself to do a lot of help with a constituent work around edd issues and just a variety of issues. She's always got a smile. She will be leaving the building to pursue an opportunity outside the building, but that doesn't mean she's going away.

You'll still get a chance to hear her voice and see her smiling face in another way. So I want to say thank you so much to Nicole. Next in the center is Ruth Valenzuelo. Ruth is our district Director. We have an enormous district. We have three district offices.

And right now she's the only staff Member actually in the district holding down three different offices. Ruth has worked for the Legislature for, I'm not sure exactly how many years, but I will tell you, 20. Okay, thank you for that. Appreciate. So she worked for my predecessor Wesley Chesbro for six years.

She also worked for Assembly Member Patty Berg for several years before that as well. So she has worked with three different Members. She lives in Mendocino County. She lives off the grid. So when we talk about fire insurance and electricity and broadband, she lives it every day.

She and her husband built their home and they live off the grid. As I think I just said, she is an amazing, amazing staff Member. Her work with constituents and her work supporting us here in Sacramento, second to none. Thank you so very much for everything you've done, Ruthenhenne.

And certainly last but not least is my Chief of Staff, Kathy Mudge, who's been with us for nearly a decade now. My relationship with Kathy goes back to 1997, when I first met her at the California Dental Association. She was hired by a person you all know here in this building, Liz Snow, who is the speaker's Chief of Staff. And she worked, she actually started her career working for CMA back in 1990.

She then went to the insurance industry and then in 1997 went to the California Dental Association until she came to work here in the building. In her role in the Dental Association, she worked in managing our government affairs division.

She went on to be the Executive Director Director of the Foundation for the Dental Association prior to coming here. It's been an amazing, I can't believe nearly 27 years that I've known Kathy and what I will say is that she is the glue that holds everything together in our staff.

I call her, in many ways, she's the team whisperer. She's the one person in the office who has an amazing capacity to get me to calm down a little bit when things are not going well. And she's, she's just an amazing, amazing person. Retiring this year. Can't thank you enough for your service.

So thank you so much, Kathy. Thank you to the Assembly District team Members. Please join me in welcoming former Assembly Majority leader Chuck Calderon who was at Assemblymember Calderon's desk. I'm sure he might know some of the motions and things here today so I'm assuming we'll be on our best behavior, more or less.

Okay, moving on to additional guest introductions. Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, you are recognized from your desk for your guest introduction.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members, I rise today to honor a great Angeleno in Californian celebrating 30 years in radio. Joining us in the Capitol neighborhood today is my very good friend, Mister Kurt Alexander, otherwise known as Big Boy from Big Boys neighborhood.

We honor Big today as a respected californian who has significantly contributed to radio, art, culture and music and for his commitment to improve the quality of life in his community. He began as a bodyguard for the far side, a prominent hip hop group, back in 1994 and transitioned to radio at KPWR Los Angeles and now calls Real 92.3 with iHeartRadio Home.

As he reigns as the voice of LA, Big has been a staple for many of us in Los Angeles and in California as he celebrates 30 years on air. I met Big in 2005 when I hosted the knowledge is power show and when he would bring me on his show as the neighborhood's political correspondent.

We even interviewed Barack Obama on air. President Obama on air. I knew that Big was special for so many reasons. When I went to a college fair at Marco Fireball High School in Lynwood, a young sophomore told me her story about living in foster care. She said that she was found in a cabinet drawer as a baby and that she had been in and out of foster care her entire life.

As far as she could remember, she said to me, the only thing that has been constant in my life has been waking up to Big boy's neighborhood, waking up to his voice as Luther Luffay. The phone taps and he just makes me laugh and I feel just a little bit better.

Big has received so many awards, including the prestigious Marconi Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a few years ago was inducted into the Radio hall of Fame. He has appeared in films, authored a biography which covers his personal journey, his rise to fame and radio, all of these celebrity interviews that he's made.

And during the pandemic, he helps raise funds to distribute food to families in needs and gives back to the community without much fanfare. And he does it because he cares. He is a true Californian. Big's greatest accomplishment, however, is being happily married to his wife Veronica and being a father to his son J Money and his daughter Jada Chula Alexander. On behalf of Big Boy fans everywhere and the people of California, please help me recognize and welcome Mister Kurt Alexander, big boy to the Assembly floor.

Thank you Assembly Member Carrillo and welcome. Welcome to your guests. Members on behalf of Assemblymember Dixon, please join me in welcoming her capital interns to the rear of the chamber. Marissa Dunn, Jack Kesselring and Jack Kesselring, excuse me. Marissa joined Team Dixon in January as a Sacramento state semester intern.

She was then hired on through the summer, experiencing her first legislative session. Marissa graduated with her bachelor's in political science in May of 2024. From Sacramento. She has assisted with taking meetings, supporting with staffing the Members of the Assembly Committee on Business and Professions, shepherding resolutions through the legislative process, and supporting traditional and social communications efforts.

Jack joined Assemblymember Dixon's team in June and will be with him through September and will return to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for his final quarter before graduating with his bachelor's in political science in December of 2024.

Jack has assisted with taking meetings, analyzing bills that came before the Member in Assembly and Appropriations Committee, monitoring Committee votes and actions, and being the first friendly face you see walking into the office. Join me in welcoming Assembly District 702's capital interns to the Assembly chamber.

Members, as I mentioned, we are doing things a little differently today, so I'd ask for your attention as we move to an adjournment in memory. So I please ask for your attention. Thank you. Assembly Member Carrillo, we're moving to your adjournment in memory.

Ask that you please give your respectful attention to those who were granted prior permission to speak on an adjournment in memory, and Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Just want to make sure that the family is present in the chamber. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to honor and adjourn in memory of Assembly Member Richard Alatorre, a distinguished public servant who dedicated his life to advocating for the people of Los Angeles.

His career spanned decades of committed service, first as a member of the California State Assembly and later as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. He was a proud family man who dedicated his life to advocating for California, our Latino community, and the east side in East Los Angeles.

Long before he came to Sacramento, Assembly Member Alatorre's political career started at Garfield High School in East LA where he became the student body president after being inspired listening to John F. Kennedy speak at East Los Angeles College in 1960.

Assembly Member Alatorre was a champion for civil rights and a trailblazer for the fight for equality and equity. No one can dispute that he made history in his time under the Capitol dome. He was a founding member of the Latino Legislative Caucus and the Inaugural Chair, and he was the author of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act. He was a champion for reform in our state prisons.

His tenure at the Los Angeles City Council was marked by a relentless focus on improving the lives of underrepresented communities and uplifting the voices of so many that were unheard. Beyond his legislative accomplishments, Assembly Member Alatorre was known for his deep connection to the communities he served.

He was a mentor to many, a leader who never forgot his roots, and a fierce advocate for justice. When I first ran for office, he was one of the first people who sat down with me. He said that even though I went to Roosevelt High School and he was a proud Garfieldian, he would still offer me advice and mentorship and told me to fight hard for what I believed in. As Maya Angelou once said, 'when great trees fall, rocks in distant hills shudder.'

Assembly Member Alatorre was one of those great trees whose impact was felt far and wide and whose absence leaves a profound void in our community. Senator John Burton sent me an email. Permission to read, Mr. Speaker?

Without objection.

'I remember the first time I saw Richard Alatorre. I was just finishing up a meeting in my Rules Committee office with a candidate for Assembly. I was totally unimpressed by him, and as I walked down the hall from my office to the floor, I saw this pachuco walking down the hall, draped coat and all, looking very cool. I said, 'hi,' and he said, 'what's good?'

'I turned to then Majority Leader of the Assembly, Wally Karabian, and asked, 'is that guy that just walked by Richard Alatorre?' And he said, 'which guy?' 'That guy over there that looks like a pachuco.' He asked why. I said, 'tell him that I'm supporting him for State Assembly.' And we have been friends ever since, from that moment until the day he died last week.'

I'm sorry that Covid prevents me from being here today to celebrate his life, and I want to thank Speaker Rivas for the opportunity to say a few words on behalf of Senator Burton. Speaker Emeritus and former Los Angeles Mayor shared, 'Richard was a friend, mentor, and constant force for good.'

'He knew what needed to be done and how to do it, and was never afraid to kick the door open when it needed to be. The opportunities he created paved the road of success for so many, creating levels of representation that continue to be felt to this day.'

'I am deeply saddened by our city's loss, but know Los Angeles and California are better off today because of his public service.' Members, Assembly Member Alatorre made a profound impact. He lived by the idea that representation matters. He made sure that if he was the first, many would follow.

His collaboration with Speaker Willie Brown on redistricting in 1980 is what laid the groundwork for the Latino representation that we have today in our State Legislature. As we reflect on his legacy, let us remember Assembly Member Richard Alatorre, not only for his many accomplishments, but for the passion and dedication with which he served.

He was a man of conviction, a visionary leader, and a beloved figure in our community. His loss is deeply felt, but his impact will be remembered for generations to come. Assembly Member Alatorre is survived by his two sons, Derrick and Darrell, his sister Cecelia, his daughter Melinda, his wife Angie, and his granddaughters Gabriela, Mariela, Daniela, and Casey.

I respectfully ask that this body adjourn in loving memory of our colleague and dear friend, Assembly Member Richard Alatorre. May his memory be a blessing.

Thank you, Assembly Member Carrillo. Assembly Member Calderon, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to adjourn in memory of former Los Angeles City Councilman and Assembly Member Richard Alatorre. I first met Councilman Richard Alatorre when he was a special guest at one of my husband's fundraisers. After his like, 32nd introduction, I noticed Richard leaning against a wall.

He was fidgeting and shifting his weight during my husband's ten-minute remarks. Afterwards, Richard came over to Chuck and somewhat affectionately said, 'hey, man, did you have to give the Gettysburg Address? I gotta go.' And he turned around and left. So that was my first introduction to the vato of the Assembly, Richard Alatorre.

Richard was a man of few words. He had little patience for politicians who spoke too much and particularly for those that spoke more about themselves. You see, Richard only spoke when he had something to say and those around listened.

So when UC Irvine asked for more money or money to build a medical center, Alatorre was then the Chair of the Budget Subcommittee. But he made his support contingent on them opening health clinics in Santa Ana and setting aside 25% of their enrollment for Black and Latino students.

He told them, 'when you're ready to do that, come back and see me.' Richard was also my husband's mentor, and it was not an easy task being his protégé. On the first day of session, freshman Calderon went to Richard's office to ask for advice on how to be a good member.

Richard had his feet up on the desk, which he was notorious for doing, and he looked at him matter of factly and he said, 'just sit down and shut the bleep up.' After several seconds of silence, Chuck said, 'is that it?' He said, 'yep.' He said, 'yep.'

A year later, Chuck finally had the courage to speak on the floor for the first time, and it was a bill he hated that had passed. So after he moved for reconsideration, the author brought the bill up again, and Chuck spoke against it. When he sat down, Richard was sitting in his seatmate's chair. Richard said, 'good speech.'

'Do you think you moved anybody?' And Chuck said, 'yeah, you know, I did my research. I spoke passionately. I think I may have moved some people.' Well, of course, the bill got out with more votes than it did the first time, and Richard turned to Chuck and said, 'sit down and shut the bleep up.'

Richard was direct and unapologetic for those people he fought for. As the Chair of the Elections and Reapportionment Committee, he created more districts for Latinos to run in. And whether dealing with the higher echelons of law enforcement, academia, or political office, his sense of purpose never wavered.

He understood why he was in office and was never intimidated by power. Instead, he harnessed that power and wielded it to create equal opportunity and justice for others. Richard will never be forgotten by the people he helped, those that had a chance to run for public office, and those he served with. He was one of a kind, a force of nature. We will miss him. Members, I respectfully ask that we adjourn in the memory of Richard Alatorre.

Thank you, Assembly Member Calderon. Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to remember and honor the legacy of former Assembly Member Richard Alatorre. And I'm looking at the family because much of his story has already been told by my colleagues.

And although he was a--had a legacy of being straightforward, one of the things that I noticed when I look at his family is those great smiles and those big dimples. And I got to know the former Assembly Member through his family, Darrell Alatorre.

And as somebody who came out of politics in Orange County in a time when it was very difficult to get a seat in Orange County, it was Darrell who ran my campaigns. And I know that his father sat there with him and counseled about how are you going to attain a seat in Orange County and a very difficult seat, and it was the wisdom that he passed on to his sons and his family, Darrell and Derrick, and I know all of his family embodied him.

He embodied the wisdom, the fortitude, the determination to make a difference in our communities, to give that voice when there were so few voices. I indeed won a seat under the support of Darrell Alatorre after losing a seat in Orange County. And this was hard fought.

I'm the first Latina in Orange County to be here on the State Assembly. But it is because of the decades of the work that your father did to build the bench, as they would say, and your father made the difference from you.

Today, just speaking to Darrell, talking about when you were eight and ten years old, coming up here, flying up here, and walking these halls with your father. Like many of the families here, in essence, you were raised in this building, and that shows. That shows by the work you do in your communities to make that change.

Your father would be so proud of you, and I know he's looking down and saying, 'those are--this is my family.' So I thank you for not only honoring your father, but to honor your family. And I ask that we say aye to this resolution. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Quirk-Silva. Mr. Gipson, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank my colleague from Los Angeles for bringing this, this adjournment before us today. I go way back with Councilman Richard Alatorre, and when I was a young pup growing up in the Watts community and got my first job working for a City Council Member named Robert Farrow, that's when I encountered the Councilman Alatorre, and one of the things that I wanted to really elevate and bring up without being redundant is that his strategic approach to collaboration, especially with the African American community.

My colleague, Ms. Calderon from Whittier, talked about the collaboration and how he said that he wanted to make sure there was money in the budget for Latinos and African Americans. That's who he was.

And I remember a few years ago having breakfast at the Pacific Dining Car in Downtown Los Angeles with him, and he with his raspy voice said how proud he was of me because he remembered when I worked for Bob Farrow and to see my matriculation being on this floor, and then the stories started happening.

I just simply want to say to his family, thank you very much for sharing him with all of us because had you restricted his ability to share his ability for all of us, we wouldn't have the laws that we have today. We wouldn't have the collaboration we have with Latino and the African American community.

We wouldn't have people be an example to talk about inclusion instead of exclusion. And so I want to say thank you very much for allowing him to be his authentic self, making a difference in California.

Thank you, Assembly Member Gipson. Our deepest condolences to Assembly Member Alatorre's family and friends. Here with us in the chamber are his sister Cecelia, his sons Derrick and Darrell, and his daughter Melinda. Also present, I believe--I could be wrong on some of these--but Assembly Member--former Assembly Members Michael Allen, Joe Coto and his wife, Camille, Felipe Fuentes and his wife, Lena, and Cristina Garcia. Once again our deepest condolences.

Members. We will now be moving to business on the daily file, moving to concurrence and Senate amendments. We're going to start with file item one, AB 438 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio.

Clerk will read Assembly Bill 438 by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio and others and accolading to pupils with exceptional needs.

Assembly Member Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members for allowing me to present day b 438 relating to individualized educational programs or iepsitive. This Bill changes the beginning of post secondary transition planning for students with exceptional needs from age 16 to when the student enters high school or no later than age 16.

The Bill has no opposition and amendments have been taken in collaboration with the governor's Administration to align with federal law. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for Nygaard.

Thank you, Assembly Member Rubio. 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. Eyes 52 no zero measure passes zero, excuse me.

Oh, excuse me. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving to file item two, AB 1142 by Assembly Member Mike Fong. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1142 by Assembly Member Mike Fong, an act relating to community colleges.

Assembly Member Fong, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. Assembly Bill 1142 will extend the sunset date for the Civic Center Act at our community colleges from January 1st, 2025, to January 1st, 2030.

The Civic Center Act was enacted in 2014 to ensure that structures and facilities built with public funds are accessible to the public for uses beyond schooling. Assembly Bill 1142 extends the sunset date by five years.

This will ensure nonprofit organizations and clubs and associations organized for athletic activities for youth charitable purposes, or the civic well-being of our communities can continue to use any college facilities and grounds at minimal to no cost until January 1st, 2030. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Fong. 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 56. Noes zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving to file item four, AB 1805 by Assembly Member Ta. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1805 by Assembly Member Ta and others, an act relating to pupil instruction.

Assembly Member Ta, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 1805 is back with Senate amendment that include co-author and chairing our language. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ta. 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 61. Noes zero.

Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving to file item five, AB 1991 by Assembly Member Bonta. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1991 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to healing arts.

Assembly Member Bonta, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, Mister Speaker and Members. The Legislature has enacted various scholarship and loan forgiveness programs that encourage healthcare providers to work in underserved areas in exchange for financial assistance or loan forgiveness. However, we currently do not have data on how long they continue to work in underserved areas after the financial assistance ends.

As amended in the Senate, this bill simply requires healthcare providers renewing their license online to provide their national provider identifier if they have one. Having the NPI will allow the Department of Healthcare access and Information to determine how long a provider stays in an underserved area and to assess whether or not the loan forgiveness programs are working as intended. I respectfully request your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Bonta. 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 and tally the votes. Ayes 58. Noes zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Moving to item six AB 2599 Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxics. Mister Garcia. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2599 by the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, an act relating to water.

Mister Garcia, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and colleagues. This is an omnibus bill for the Committee, technical changes dealing with water quality and drinking water for the State of California. The Senate amendments were technical. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 59. Noes zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Moving to file item seven.

AB 2721, the Committee on Agriculture by Assembly Member Soria. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2721 by the Committee on Agriculture, an act relating to food and agriculture and making an appropriation, therefore.

Assembly Member Soria, you are recognized.

Speaker and Members, AB 2721 is the Assembly Agriculture Committee omnibus bill for 2024. The bill extends that 2030 to excuse me, the bill extends to 2030 the California Department of Food and Ag programs to license and enforce issues related to inedible kitchen grease.

AB 2721 will also allow CDFA's produce safety program to comply with the USDA's produce safety rule. This bill would additionally allow CDFA to define great pricing districts in California if a cooperative agreement related to federal state cooperative market new services is not in effect in the state.

AB 2721 has no opposition and passed the Senate unanimously. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Soria, seeing and hearing no further debate, but wondering about what edible chicken or kitchen grease might be. 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 zero.

Senate amendments are concurred in. Members, we will now be moving ahead to Senate third reading item 63, SB 1523, Committee on Government organization by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1523 by the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization, an act relating to gambling.

Assembly Member Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. SB 1523 is a simple clarification for business in California to allow the use of electronic equipment for purposes related to the operation of a lottery in another state. The bill has been on consent throughout the legislative process. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Rubio. 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 zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 64, SB 1225, Senator Jones by Assembly Member Chen. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1225 by Senator Jones, an act relating to real estate appraisers.

Assembly Member Chen, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present Senate Bill 1225. This measure allows the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers to remove notices of disciplinary action from their website if certain conditions are met.

In order to be eligible for removal, the disciplinary information must be at least 10 years old and determined by the bureau to no longer be necessary to ensure consumer protection, license revocations or voluntary surrenders that result pending investigation, are precluded from being removed from a living licensee's record.

SB 1225 will give the bureau the authority it needs to declutter and streamline its database. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Chien. 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 and tally the votes. Ayes 57. Noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 66, SB 1490, Senator Durazo by Assembly Member Lowenthal. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1490 by Senator Durazo and others, an act relating to food delivery.

Assembly Member Lowenthal, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. I rise today to present SB 1490 on behalf of Senator Durazo, which will strengthen the Fair Food Delivery Act by requiring food delivery platforms to disclose restaurants and customers additional information in connection with their services.

This bill no longer has any opposition after recent floor amendments and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Lowenthal. 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 zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 67, SB 900, Senator Umberg by Mister Valencia. Clerk will read,

Senate Bill 900 by Senator Umberg, act relating to common interest developments.

Mister Valencia, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker, and buenas tardes to everyone. I rise to present SB 900 on behalf of Senator Umberg. SB 900 would clarify HOAs' responsibility for repairs of interruptions of gas, heat, water, or electrical services in a common area. The bill allows HOAs to conduct electronic voting to achieve a quorum and vote to commence the process of making repairs. I respectfully ask for a yes vote. Gracias.

Thank you, Mister Valencia. 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.

56. Noes zero. Measure passes. Members, we're going to pause for a minute here as we recognize Assembly Member Luz Rivas as a continuation of our departing Member ceremony from last week. Assembly Member Ramos, you are recognized for delivering remarks in tribute to Assembly Member Luz Rivas.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. Today, I rise for my friend Luz Rivas, who works hard on issues for our state. From Pacoima to the Capitol, Luz works hard on issues, and sometimes people that come into our lives, we take for granted and don't really get to know the true person of our colleagues that comes into our lives.

Luz is a person with great conviction and fortitude to accomplish goals that are set before her like attaining her degree in electrical engineering from MIT. Her passions for STEM programs shows her passion to succeed, especially for women in the field of STEM.

Luz continues to lift up us all and all of our communities in advocating for missing and murdered indigenous women, and also speaking up at hearings to make sure that Native American remains come back to the proper reburials that are promised to them, to California's first people.

She has stood side by side with us here in the State of California, and in her next journey, she will continue that fight of injustice brought to this nation's first people and injustices to all of our communities here in the State of California as she moves forward to the Federal Government.

She continues to show passion in all she does and aspires to make a difference in her quest. She has made all of all who know her a better person.

As a Member of the Select Committee on Native American Affairs, Luz has stood side by side in this chamber championing the voice of injustice.

She continues to move forward and has grown very fond of the traditional music from this area in which I bid you the next journey in your life to be able to remember, remember our songs like tamale tamalo tamale tamalo tumani wa tumani wa tawe tamale tamalo. Aha, aha, aha ha ha. We bid you success. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos. Assembly Member Lee, you are recognized for your tribute to Assembly Member Luz Rivas.

Thank you, Mister Speaker, I have the great honor of rising in celebration of my friend and colleague, Assembly Luz Rivas, which I know this is less of a farewell, more of a graduation speech, because I know you'll be moving off to DC to do incredible and wonderful things.

But I remember Luz was actually one of the first Members that I met. And during the pandemic era, when I only really knew people on the phone, it was actually our speaker Rivas introduced me to Assembly Luz Rivas.

And I remember concluding our call and I said something to the line of, well, I'm really glad that I'll be serving with someone else, also in my age bracket. And you laughed very hard because at the time, I never met you before.

I'd only seen your photos online and I thought we really weren't the same, same age bracket, but you had gently reminded me, you said you take it, of course you said you take it, but you gently reminded me that you had a very long and lustrous career already in public service engineering.

And of course, you'd gone to MIT, and you almost would have lived in the Bay Area, and perhaps we would have grown up in the same area as well. But I think a lot about the two L's that really have defined our relationship is how much I have learned from you and how much we've laughed together.

There's a lot in this place that is cringe-worthy, awkward, and frankly, frustrating. That happens. But we have very similar sense of humor that we are able to laugh through everything and sharing the jokes really have gotten us through some really frustrating times.

And I've also learned so much from you, being that honorary Member that can blend into your staff, especially during the beginning of the pandemic when no one knew who I was and when there'd be lobbyists swarming you and they wouldn't swarm me, and I'd be like, oh, no I'm staff. Don't talk to me.

I could hide and pretend in the beginning, but it was really my honor to learn so much from you because sometimes, even when you'd find times where we could have dinner and learn about things, you'd still be on the phone negotiating and doing these really hard amendments.

And I relearned from you what it means to put your foot down and really say if the deal is really bad for Californians, you're ready to walk away.

And sometimes because of that tenacity, not just for the people of your district, for all of California, you've really delivered for them the best deal possible, and not just to make everyone feel better about a compromise.

And so, from the incredible accomplishments that I got to witness firsthand, from things like legalizing lowriders to making sure that low-income kids don't go hungry, you have been one of the most progressive legislators that I have had the honor of serving with.

And I know that in DC when you go there, there'll be even more things that are very hilarious that I'm sure we'll be learning, that we will laugh about. And I'm really glad that to have had you here in my legislative career, in my life, to learn so much from and to share so much together.

And of course, also as a caucus chair, of the LA Caucus chair, your staff said this and it is actually a tempting thought of mine I've joked with you about is that I represent the South Bay too. Sorry Mister Muratsuchi. So, I was like, maybe I can join the LA Caucus as well from the Bay Area.

But, but all jokes aside, you did run that caucus really well and I've seen you professionalize it. And I'm also learning that as a caucus chair myself. And so, I just wanted to bid you farewell for now.

But you're gonna make us so proud in Congress and you're gonna teach so many people that California, this really is where the future begins, and they can catch up to us. So, thank you so much for serving with us.

Thank you, Assembly Member Lee. Assembly Member Rivas, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I want to start off by thanking the Member from Highland. He asked me last week what I wanted him to say, and I said, I want you to sing for me. And he actually did. So, thank you so much. That means so much to me. We came in together and out of my class.

You know, James and I have been, remained very close and I have seen, watched him grow as a leader and lead us, and have learned so much from him on Native American issues. So, I want to thank you for teaching me everything that you've taught me and for being a partner on a lot of issues.

You know, him and I aren't very similar ideologies. You know, if you looked at our votes, we're probably night and day sometimes. But him and I sit down and talk. Out of everyone in this caucus and the Assembly, I've had more and more conversations with him about issues and bills, and I really have appreciated his friendship.

True gentleman. Thank you. I want to also thank the Member from San Jose. Thank you for being an honorary staff member in my office. I have a Member that's also a staff, but thank you for your thoughtful remarks. Your friendship means a lot to me, too.

First, I want to acknowledge Speaker Rendon for his trust in me and for appointing me as Chair of Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

During my time as the Chair of Resources, we made significant progress on some hard-fought issues that I was in the middle of nights and hours, but it assured that California continued to be a global leader on climate policy. And now that I'm going to DC, I recognize that even more.

The work that we have done, especially on climate, the world knows about it and they're following California. And I'm very proud of that. And to have been able to serve in that role. My team and I worked late nights, long hours, and I didn't always make everyone happy, but I'm sure we all can relate to that.

You don't come here to make everyone happy. You're here to do the right thing for Californians. But now that I think about it, I would also like to thank Speaker Rivas for pulling me off as chair of natural resources, especially in November. Perfect timing for me to prepare for my next role.

But in all seriousness, I want to express my gratitude to each and every one of you here. Your friendship and support on both sides of the aisle has meant so much to me. I have learned so much from many of you through my six-plus years here in the State Assembly.

But as my time ends here, it's very. It's bittersweet. You know, I am excited about what's to come. I'm very looking forward to my next steps at the federal level. But I must admit that the thought of leaving the Assembly does fill me with some sadness.

But I'm grateful for how being an Assembly Member and interacting and the relationships that I've had here with many of you has really prepared me for my next role. I'm thankful to my amazing staff that I've had over the years. Many of the staff still work in my office.

I have some that have been with me since day one for almost six years, and I'm very grateful for that, to have that continuity and their expertise in guiding me as a Member. I want to start by thanking my Chief of Staff, Matthew Montgomery.

You know, under his leadership, I really believe he's one of the best chiefs here in the building and I'm lucky to have had him in my office. He has kept us moving forward with laughter, compassion, thoughtfulness, and dedication. And he's truly one of the best.

While I tried to recruit him to come with me to my next office, he wants to, for some reason stay here because he has a home and a family and all of that doesn't want to go to the East Coast with me. But I'm grateful and I really wish him success in his next role.

I want to thank my Legislative Director, Judy Yee. She has been dedicated to my success, one of the most loyal staffers that I have in my Capitol office, and she's proven to be highly capable, organized policy staffer, even when I would give her an issue area that was new to her.

But I'm like, I want to do this, figure it out. And I know a lot of our staff here in the building jump right to it when we want to get working on a new issue area, even though they don't know much about it. Then there's Jose, Omar, and Sloan.

You all do the hard work. The day in and day out that doesn't get enough recognition as legislative aides. Without all of you, none of my legislative priorities would have been successful. Next, my district team is here again from last week. They were able to fly up again, led by my District Director, Arturo Garcia.

Thank you for all the incredible investments in AD 39 and now 43 that we have secured over the years and the lives that we have positively affected together. We're both from the district, born and raised, and I know he cares about my constituents just as much as I do.

I want to thank my field representatives, Cynthia and Jessica, for your outstanding service and community engagement. We couldn't be doing the work that we do without you. My scheduler, Maribel, she has been one of the best schedulers a Member could ask for. We all know how important this position is.

The scheduler has the ability to make or break an office. Her positive attitude and attention to detail have been the cornerstone of my success. I would like to say several of my staff have indicated a desire to stay working in the building. Any of you would be lucky to have them.

Please come by afterwards and let me know if you're interested. You know, they all, they're a great team, and you would all be lucky to have them in your office. Finally, I would like to acknowledge Speaker Rivas. He and I also came in together in the building.

Since taking over, he has proven that he cares about his Members and their success and that this, and this is what a leader does. You know, he was the first person I called when I had when to let him know, to let anybody know.

He's the first Member I told that I was running for Congress the night before the announcement. He was right away very supportive and asked me, what do you need? And I really appreciate his support. I would like to thank my constituents who elected me to represent them. I have fought every chance I had to lift them up.

I'm from my district, like the Member from Highland mentioned. I'm from Pacoima. It's one of the lowest-income communities in Los Angeles. It's where I lived. My family came from Mexico in the fifties and sixties, and it's a beautiful community and they deserve representation and the resources, and that's why we're here.

That's why I'm here, to fight for communities like that. I want to, of course, thank my mom, which again, is back for her lifetime of support. Women like her, immigrants from Mexico, don't always get the recognition that they deserve. My mom was a single mother raising two daughters, and we lived in rooms, in a garage.

We moved every year. That's why it's not so hard for me to move to DC, because this will be number 30 in terms of places, I have lived in. And that change became something that's very comfortable for me. And so, because of her hard work, I am where I am today, and I really appreciate it.

Like I said, women like this do not get the recognition that they deserve. They never get the awards, they never all of this recognition. And I just want to thank her for everything, for supporting me all along the way. Thank you. Muchas gracias. And of course, my partner David, that's here today again with me.

I want to thank him for always being supportive. All these crazy ideas. He was with me before I started running for elected office. And now we're on our second elected office. And every time he's like, yes, let's do it. Let's go for it. What do I need to do? So, I appreciate that unconditional support and trust.

But thank you so much to all of you. Thank you for this beautiful ceremony, for having my team here, and I wish all of you success. And I expect all of you to come visit me in Washington. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Rivas, and welcome to your mother and your partner again. I know they were here last week, so thank you for them being here again. So Assembly Members, we are going to move back to Senate third reading. Pass and retain on item number 72. Moving to file item 75, SB 1249, Senator Roth by Doctor Bains. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1249 by Senator Roth and others, an act relating to older adults.

Doctor Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, Speakers and Members, as Chair of the Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, I rise to present SB 1249 by Senator Roth, which seeks to modernize the Older Californians Act.

This bill conforms the OCA with recent changing in federal regulations, introduces accountability and performance measures, and ensure decisions are made using verified data, updates governance structures, and establishes timeframes for the Department of Aging to engage in stakeholder consultation. Thank you. And I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Doctor Bains. 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 56. Noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 76, SB 1300, Senator Cortese, by Doctor Jackson. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1300 by Senator Cortese and others, an act relating to health facilities.

Doctor Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister speaker. I rise to present SB 1300 on behalf of Senator Dave Cortese, which will help communities prepare for the elimination of psychiatric and perinatal services. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Doctor Jackson. 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 46. Noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 77, SB 1481, Senator Caballero, by Assembly Member Wicks. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1481 by Senator Caballero, an act relating the payment of claims against the state, making it appropriation, therefore declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Wicks, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. SB 1481 is the second claims bill carried by the chairs of the appropriations committees each year to provide fiscal authority for legal judgments and settlements approved by the Department of Justice and the Department of Finance.

This urgency bill appropriates 19.3 million from the General Fund to DOJ for the payments of five claims against the state. These judgments and settlements are binding state obligations. Any funds appropriated in excess of the amounts required for the claims will be reverted to the General Fund. 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. This is a 54 vote bill, Members. All those vote who desire to vote.

All those votes who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 61 Noes 0 on the urgency. Ayes 61, Noes 0 on the Bill. Moving to file item 78, SB 393, Senator Glazer by Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 393 by Senator Glazer and others in accolade to civil actions.

Assemblymember Bauer Kahan.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. I'm pleased to present SB 393 on behalf of Senator Glazer. This Bill by Senator Glazer helps affordable housing developers facing a CEQA lawsuit broaden bad faith, recoup some of the costs from litigation.

I know there has been some confusion, but all this does is ensure that if a bad faith suit is brought in a CEQA action, that it is not on the developer, the affordable housing developer, to prove that the person bringing the suit cannot pay because they don't have that information.

And this is critically important in our district where we're seeing a lot of sequal lawsuits that are stopping the affordable housing that our community supports. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Bauer Kahan. Seeing in seeing 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 Kirkwood, close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes. 57 Noes 0, measure passes. Vote to pass temporarily on file item 81.

Move to file item 84. SB 1067, Senator Smallwood-Cuevas by Doctor Jackson. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1067 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas and others, an act relating to healing arts.

Doctor Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister Speaker. My rise today is to present SB 1067 on behalf of Senator Smallwood-Cuevas. This bill creates an expedited licensor process at specified healing arts board for practitioners who plan to work in medically underserved communities.

As amended, this bill also establishes a clear process for expediting these licenses, including requiring an offer letter from an employer, evidence that the employer is located in a medically underserved area. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Doctor Jackson. 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 55. Noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 86, SB 1336, Senator Archuleta by AssemblyMember Pacheco. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1336 by Senator Archuleta and others, an act relating to state property.

Assembly Member Pacheco, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. Today I rise to present Senate Bill 1336 on behalf of Senator Archuleta. Members, California faces a critical shortage of psychiatric beds at all levels of care. In Los Angeles County, approximately 25% of our adult homeless population suffers from serious mental illness and is in dire need of proper care.

This bill provides a concrete opportunity to change that. SB 1336 authorizes a list of seven buildings at Metropolitan State Hospital in the City of Norwalk so that LA County may renovate these buildings to create a new mental health campus. This campus will serve adults and transitional-age youth with diverse mental health and housing needs.

By authorizing the lease of these buildings, the state will repurpose this property, enabling us to better serve some of our most vulnerable populations throughout LA County. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Pacheco. 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 58. Noes zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 88.

SB 532, Senator Wiener by Mister Ting. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 532 by Senator Wiener, an act relating to vehicles.

Assembly Member Ting, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present SB 532 on behalf of Senator Wiener. SB 532 modernizes parking payments by authorizing, but not requiring, a five-year pilot program for the cities of San Francisco, Long Beach, and Santa Monica to implement paid parking without having to incur the high cost of meter installation and maintenance. Respectfully ask for your vote on SB 532.

Thank you, Mister Ting. 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 five. Measure passes. Moving to file item 92.

SB 7, Senator Blakespear by Assembly Member Ward. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 7 by Senator Blakespear, an act relating to land use.

Mister Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise today on behalf of Senator Blakespear to present Senate Bill 7. The bill will make minor changes to the regional housing needs allocation development process, which are based on findings from the Department of Housing and Community Development screen evaluation. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ward. 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. Ayes 41. Noes 11. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 97, SB 1099, centered when by Assemblymember Sanchez. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1099 by Senator Nguyen in accolade to newborn screening.

Assemblymember Sanchez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present SB 1099 on behalf of Senator Nguyen. This Bill will require the Department of Public Health to provide more transparency to the Legislature and Californians as to research involving the birth defects monitoring program. This Bill has received widespread bipartisan support and has no opposition on file.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote on this measure.

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 61 Noes 0 measure passes. Members, we're moving back and file order to item number 81.

SB 1001: Senator Skinner by Mr. Grayson. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1001 by Senator Skinner, an act relating to criminal procedure.

Assembly Member Grayson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise to present SB 1001. The bill establishes a process for a person with a developmental or intellectual disability who is on death row to be able to prove that their development disability manifested prior to the age of 25. The disability must manifest and showcase low intellectual functioning in a youth or a person's developmental period, specifically that the person's below-average intellectual function damages their conceptual, social, and practical skills in everyday life.

Current law requires a diagnosis before the age of 25. This process in SB 1001 mirrors existing court ruling from 2004 that allowed someone to present a diagnosis after the developmental period. There are many circumstances that can result in a person who is either developmentally or intellectually disabled from not getting diagnosed prior to the age of 25, such as lack of health care or limited testing.

By defining a process to determine the presence of an intellectual disability, SB 1001 will better align California with the Eighth Amendment and will help prevent the execution of those with intellectual disabilities. To add, this bill is consistent with current law and the judge has discretion throughout the entire process, and for these reasons, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. 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; tally the votes. Ayes: 44; noes: nine. Measure passes.

Moving to back in file order back to file item 99, SB 1177, Senator Bradford by Mister Santiago. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1177 by Senator Bradford, an act relating to public utilities.

Assembly Member Santiago, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. Today I rise to present SB 1177 on behalf of Senator Bradford. This would update California's utility supplier diverse law to better understand to better understand, spend concentration and foster more diverse workforce. 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 52. Noes two. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 105, SB 1441, Senator Allen by Assembly Member Berman. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1441 by Senator Allen, an act relating to petitions.

Assembly Member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. SB 1441 will provide clear timelines in the election petition review process when the proponent of a ballot measure that failed to qualify due to insufficient signatures would like to review the petition and reasons for signature rejections.

Additionally, with recent amendments, this bill would help local governments recover costs in only the lengthiest instances so that the vast majority of cases would not cost proponents any money. The bill will ensure proponents do not abuse the review process while still protecting critical transparency. 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 46. Noes 14. Measure passes.

Moving to File Item 106: SB 963: Senator Ashby by Assembly Member Wicks. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 963 by Senator Ashby and others, an act relating to health facilities.

Assembly Member Wicks, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Today I rise to present SB 963, the Human Trafficking Detection Act, on behalf of Senator Ashby. SB 963 requires emergency room departments to implement confidential, trauma-informed, self-identifying human trafficking and domestic violence programs. Health professionals are on the front lines of identifying and caring for active victims of trafficking or violent situations.

SB 963 builds off current pilot programs with proven success in detecting victims. It's a crucial step towards providing life-saving support for one of our most vulnerable populations. The bill's received unanimous bipartisan support; has no opposition. 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. Ayes 62. Noes zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 108, SB 1091 Senator Menjivar, by Assembly Member Calderon. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1091 by Senator Menjivar, an act relating to school facilities.

Assembly Member Calderon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present SB 1091 on behalf of Senator Menjivar. Current law requires any new school greening projects to include upgraded passive travel without a limit on cost. These passive travel upgrades can include any restroom, parking, and other building improvements situated along the way.

This poses a tremendous barrier to greening our K-12 schools since even a small school greening project can trigger expensive upgrades. SB 1091 by Senator Menjivar caps the required path of travel improvements to 20% of the adjusted construction cost.

The 20% threshold is in line with projects subject to the Federal American Disabilities Act and will help increase our school's climate resiliency. This bill has no opposition and has received unanimous support thus far. Thank you and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Calderon. 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 and tally the votes. Ayes 62. Noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 109 SB 1271 Senator Min by Assemblymember Friedman. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1271 by Senator Minn and others in accolade to public safety

Assembly Member Friedman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. SB 1271 would prohibit a person from selling, leasing, renting, or offering for sale an electric bike, an e bike, or electric scooter unless the battery has been tested by an accredited testing laboratory for compliance with specified standards and modifies the definition of an e bike.

Most e bikes and e scooters are powered by lithium ion batteries, and reports of deadly fires linked to these devices happen on the rise across the country due to poorly manufactured batteries. SB 1271 will protect consumers and the public by removing Low quality powered personal mobility devices from the market.

In addition to the problems with batteries, some manufacturers have been selling e bikes that are able to switch between different speed modes, which creates confusion about their legal classification and road rules.

Parents may not realize that a switchable class two e bike, which can switch to the class three e bike and reach speeds up to 28 mph, is illegal for children to use. This Bill will clarify those classifications and ensure battery safety, helping both parents and consumers. And I would request an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly Member Friedman, 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. Ayes 63 Noes 0. Measure passes.

Moving to File Item 114: SB 639: Senator Limon by Assembly Member Alvarez. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 639 by Senator Limon and others, an act relating to healing arts.

Assembly Member Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today, Members, with great honor to present SB 639, on behalf of Senator Limon. SB 639 adds dementia training to existing continuing medical education, known as CME, requirements for physicians who treat older Californians.

The bill would also require certain nurse practitioners and physicians assistants to also certify that they completed some education and training in the special care needs of patients with dementia. As many of you know and maybe have had a personal experience, Alzheimer's disease is a growing public health crisis.

According to the Department of Public Health, one in six Californians over the age of 65 will develop Alzheimer's and one in five will develop dementia by the year 2040. This is exacerbated by the fact by the year 2030, over a quarter of Californians will be over the age of 60.

A 2020 report conducted by the Alzheimer's Association revealed that primary care physicians see a growing issue presented by dementia and nearly half reporting that they are not enough dementia care specialists in their area to meet patient demand.

In order for us to be prepared to care for this growing population, SB 639 will ensure that health care professionals are equipped for dementia detection and diagnosis throughout our state. For that reason, I respectfully ask that you support these patients, these future patients, by voting aye on SB 639. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Alvarez. 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; no: zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 122, SB 1146, Senator Wilk by Assembly Member Chen. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1146 by Senator Wilk, an act relating to mortgages.

Assembly Member Chen.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. SB 1146 is a mortgage foreclosure cleanup bill.

This bill is back in the Assembly and addresses the following: ensures all lenders meet the same standards under the Homeowner's Bill of Rights, specifies certified mail or independent courier for transparency and post-sale bidding, removes outdated Covid related provisions for clarity, automatically postpones trustee sales for unforeseen events and streamlines paperwork by recording full reconveyance upon loin payoff.

SB 1146 has been on consent. It has had no no votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Chen. Seen 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 zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 123, SB 285 Senator Allen by Assembly Member McCarty.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 285 by Senator Allen an act related to criminal procedure.

Mister McCarty, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. On behalf of Senator Allen, I present this measure. This is an issue that we worked extensively on the public within the Public Safety Committee.

Four years ago, Senator Allen authored SB 483, which created a process for the retroactive removal of certain enhancements to ensure that no one was serving extra time based on two types of invalid enhancements. Unfortunately, there were a few people convicted of violent and heinous crimes or unintentionally made eligible for this resentencing.

This clarifies that people who have been convicted of sexually violent offenses would not be eligible for the procedure under the prior SB 483. Respectfully asking for aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mister McCarty. 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 and tally the votes. Ayes 55 Noes 0 measure passes. Moving to file item 124, SB 1317. Senator Wahab by Mister McCarty.

The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1317 by Senator Wahab and others, an act relating to the county jail inmates.

Mister McCarty, you are recognized.

Yes. 1317. Yes. Thank you. I rise on behalf of Senator Wahab, to present 1317. This extends a sunset date on existing process for obtaining court orders to administer involuntary medications for those with severe mental disorders in our county jail. Bipartisan bill. Respectfully ask your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mister McCarty. 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 and tally the votes. Ayes.

Ayes 56, noes zero, measure passes. Moving to file item 128, SJR 16 Senator Padilla by Mr. Ramos, the Clerk will read.

Senate Joint Resolution 16 by Senator Padilla and others relative to the Chuckwalla National Monument, the Joshua Tree National Monument, and the Kw'tsan National Monument.

Mr. Ramos, you are recognized.

Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present Senate Joint Resolution 16, which urges the President to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and to establish a National Park Service-managed Joshua Tree National Monument adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park, as well as urging the establishment of the Kw'tsan National Monument.

This would protect vital cultural resources, sacred sites that connects a people's origins to this area, local organizations, and the first people, sovereign nations that call this place home.

The Kiowa Nation, the Chemehuevi Nation, the Mojave Nation, the Quechan Nation, and the Serrano Indian People's Nations, in cooperation with regional and national organizations, are working to designate these lands as national monuments.

This designation would protect approximately 627,000 acres reaching west from the Coachella Valley region to east near the Colorado River, and also protects approximately 17,000 acres of public lands that are adjacent to the east side of Joshua Tree National Park. These efforts would also protect more than 390,000 acres in Imperial County.

Permanently protecting these public lands is a historic opportunity that would significantly advance state and federal 30 by 30 goals and would ensure equitable access to nature for a community that is in dire need of protection. Through this designation, we will also honor the cultural significance these lands represent for the tribal sovereign nations that call this place home.

These lands are a living landscape with interconnected cultural, natural, and spiritual significance. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ramos. 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, noes zero, measure passes.

Moving to file item 129, SJR 17 Senator Allen by Assembly Member Ramos. The Clerk will read.

Senate Joint Resolution 17 by Senator Allen and others relative to the Sattitla National Monument.

Assembly Member Ramos, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise on behalf of Senator Allen to present Senate Joint Resolution 17, a resolution urging our federal partners to establish the Sattitila pronounced area.

The proposed monument would permanently protect the lands of the Medicine Lake Highlands region, which represents 200,000 acres of additional conservation lands that are critical to meeting our 30 by 30 goals. The region known traditionally as Sattatila area is an ecological cornerstone and is vital to defending the diminishing biodiversity of our beautiful state.

This area provides a home for our areas of California wildlife from bald eagles to black bears, but also stores as much water as the state's, 200 largest surface reservoirs and filters the runoff that sustains agricultural for hundreds of miles.

The invaluable lands represents the ancestral homelands of the Pitt River nation and hold and hold the marks of the physical, cultural, and spiritual history of California's first people in the region.

The Pitt River Nation movement to enshrine this area is only one of the numerous tribally led efforts to protect the irreplaceable natural resources that California holds, including other efforts we have heard on this floor.

We urge the Biden Administration to take important steps to call this place area and to move forward at the federal level to establish the Sattitla national monument and allow this invaluable region to continue to benefit from traditional knowledge and balanced relationships in all Californias within it. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote to 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.

58 Noes 0, Measure passes moving to file item 131, SB 37 Senator Caballero by Doctor Bains Clerk will read

Senate Bill 37 by Senator Caballero and others in accolade to homelessness

Doctor Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker Members. SB 37 by Senator Caballero will create a program to provide housing subsidies to older adults and adults with disabilities who are experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing homelessness.

In the Aging and Long Term Care Committee, we've looked at study after study showing that Low income renters, especially older adults on a fixed income, that are able to access housing subsidies are able to remain are able to remain staying in their homes or exit homelessness for good.

Not only is this the right thing to do, it is also the financially responsible thing to do, because providing subsidies for this population is significantly cheaper than providing shelters for renters who have become unhoused. Using this approach, we can reach the California master plan for aging's goal to end senior homelessness.

SB 37 has no opposition and I respectfully ask for for your aye vote.

Thank you, Doctor Baines. 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 0, the measure passes. Vote to file item 132 SB 98 Senator Portantino by Assemblymember Addis the Clerk will read

Senate Bill 98 by Senator Portantino in accolade to education finance.

Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. California has calculated school funding using the average daily attendance method for more than five decades. Besides California, the only other states that use the attendance based funding methods are Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas. Most states based school funding on the average enrollment to as average daily membership.

With chronic absenteeism on the rise, it is more important than ever that California schools have the most equitable funding mechanism possible. Recognizing the current budget deficit, SB 98 has been amended to require the Legislative Analyst Office to conduct a comprehensive study on implementing enrollment based funding in California.

This report will evaluate enrollment based funding models from other states and assess their applicability to California, explore how enrollment based funding might affect programmatic changes and funding equity for different student groups, and recommend timelines and phased in options for a possible smooth transition.

SB 98 has received strong support from organizations across the state, including those representing students, families, civic, business and employee groups, and local education agencies. And I respectfully ask for your I vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Addis. 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 will close the roll. Tally the vote's eyes 57 no 00:56 no zero measure passes.

Moving to file item 133, SB 268 Senator Alvarado-Gil by Assembly Member Alanis. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 268 by Senator Alvarado-Gil and others, an act relating to crimes.

Assembly Member Alanis.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. SB 268 classifies the rape of an intoxicated person as a violent felony. Under current law, rape is only considered a violent felony when it involves force, threats, or intimidation. However, rape is not classified as a violent one when the victim is incapacitated and unable to give consent. This bill would change that.

I want to be clear that this proposal with this proposal, it must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant intentionally drugged the victim without their consent and with the intent to commit sexual assault. I recognize the concerns about prison, overcrowding, injustice, inequalities. I share those concerns. But there are severe crimes that deserve serious accountability.

We must hold those who commit premeditated sexual assaults accountable. We must protect victims of this serious and violent crime. Rape by force is already classified as a violent felony. Colleagues, we should all be able to agree that drugging someone with the intention of removing their ability to consent is absolutely a form of force.

The idea that raping an unconscious person is nonviolent simply because the victim cannot resist should not be acceptable. I ask that we courageously pass this law today and stand with the victims and the survivors of this terrible crime. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Alanis. 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 zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 134, SB 295, Senator Dodd by Assemblymember Grayson. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 295 by Senator Dodd and others, an act relating to bar pilots and making an appropriation therefore.

Assemblymember Grayson, you are recognized.

Thank you Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise to present SB 295. This Bill would remove the statutorily established caps and allow unspent funds to carry forward to future fiscal years.

Historically, surcharges have been used to finance the repowering of existing vessels and the purchase of new vessels, but payments were made directly to pilots and there was no established account to meet financing schedules and planned capital expenditures.

SB 295 would create additional flexibility in the new account to authorize the Board of Pilot Commissioners to collect, bank, and expend the funding necessary to directly fund the replacement or re-engineering of pilot vessels while saving on significant interest cost. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Mr. Grayson. 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. This Bill requires 54 votes, members.

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 tally the votes. Ayes 54. Noes zero. Measure passes. Pass temporarily on file item 135.

Moving now to file item 138. SB 536 Senator Rubio by Assembly Member Rodriguez. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 536 by Senator Rubio and others, an act relating to state government, making an appropriation, therefore.

Assembly Member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. I'm proud to present SB 536, a district bill that will improve the quality of life for residents and community members in the City of Chino. This bill has received bipartisan support and has no no votes.

SB 536 will begin the process for the City of Chino to acquire from the state a youth correctional facility that has been closed for nearly 15 years. Instead of remaining vacant, the property will be transformed into a place where children, families can come together to live and play.

In addition, to the City of Chino, this bill is supported by several neighborhood cities and community organizations. This bill represents a great opportunity for residents and community members in the City of Chino. On their behalf and as a co-author, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mister Rodriguez. 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, tally the votes. Ayes 16. Noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 139542 Senator Dahle, by Assembly Member Gallagher.

The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 542 by Senator Dahle and others, an act relating to taxation and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assemblymember Dahle. Excuse me. Gallagher. Excuse me. You are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I am proud to present SB 542. And this is a Senator Dahle Bill, so of course you should support it.

Victims of wildfires are among our most vulnerable, and as we in the Legislature must do all we can to provide them with assistance as they begin to rebuild their lives and their homes, currently, settlement payments to fire victims are subject to income tax, meaning that the victims are not able to utilize the full settlement to rebuild.

And as you remember, we did waive from tax settlements from the Camp Fire. This Bill would exclude settlement payments awarded to victims of the 2021 Dixie Fire and the 2022 Mill Fire.

So, Members, I ask that you help support the recovery of wildfire victims and support this Bill today. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gallagher, 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, Ayes 60 Noes 0 on the urgency Ayes 60 Noes 0 on the Bill moving to file item 140 SB 551 Senator Portantino by Assemblymember Irwin the Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 551 by Senator Portantino in accolade to beverage containers and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. I rise to present SB 551 by Senator Portantino. SB 551 clarifies approved reporting practices across plastic beverage container manufacturing company's product lines. In 2016, AB 2530 required manufacturers to report the amounts of virgin plastic and post consumer recycled plastic in their bottles. The practice was to report across a company's entire beverage portfolio.

AB 793 in 2020 required post consumer recycled material to be used in single serving plastic bottles, currently 15%, rising to 50% by 2030. The regulations for 793 narrowly interpreted the beverage manufacturer SB 551 addresses this issue by authorizing beverage manufacturers to comply with post consumer recycled plastic content requirements across their entire portfolio of products.

Returning to the 793 standard, the Bill has broad support, including the American Beverage Association and California's against waste. Respectfully urgent aye vote.

Thank you assemblymember Erwin. 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 on the urgency. Ayes 60 Noes 0 on the Bill.

Measure passes. Moving to file item 142, SB 632 Senator Caballero by Assembly Member Lackey. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 632 by Senator Caballero and others, an act relating to vehicles.

Assembly Member Lackey, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. Thank you for the opportunity to present SB 632, an important Bill to create connectivity for off-highway vehicle, or OHV, riding areas around the Red Rock Canyon State Park and adjacent state and federal lands that also allow for OHV recreation.

Red Rock Canyon State Park is situated between Bakersfield and the Mojave Desert. Additionally, the park is sandwiched between the state and federal lands, both which allow OHV recreation.

Red Rock Canyon State Park, however, does not allow for OHV use within the park and would like a designated route through the park to retain connectivity to the region to OHV riding areas. This bill will legally restore OHV use on Sierra View Road and Red Rock Canyon State Park, maintaining historic connectivity for OHV users.

The lack of a direct route through the state park to access nearby federal lands for OHV recreation will result in riders creating illegal routes, which could create resource protection concerns and other problems. Providing a designated route will preserve traffic safety, improve natural and cultural resource protection, and reduce OHV trespass on private lands.

Additionally, the bill will require the Department, in consultation with Caltrans and CHP, to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the pilot project's effectiveness. Thank you, Members, for the time and consideration for this important measure.

And I believe that this bill is an important step to link recreation sites in remote rural desert areas, providing a unified trail system while also preserving traffic safety and reducing ohv trespass on private lands, and approved natural and cultural resource protection. I hope we can get your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Lackey. 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, tally the votes. Ayes 56 no zero, measure passes. Moving to file item 144, SB 764, Senator Padilla by Assemblymember Mckinnor, the clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 764 by Senator Padilla and others. Accolades to minors.

Assemblymember Mckinnor, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Senate Bill 764, the Child Content Creator Rights Act, will require family content creators who are compensated for filming their minor children in more than 30% of their content to set aside a percentage of their earnings in a trust the minor can access when they are 18.

This Bill builds off the 1939 Coogan Act, which became the national standard in protecting children from financial abuse in the entertainment industry after famous child actor Jackie Coogan had his earnings stolen by his guardians.

However, the Coogan Act only pertains to youth performers operating under a contract and not for those filmed and posted on social media, leaving them without a guarantee to the profits generated by their participation.

The rise of social media has seen family content creators explode in popularity, with many parents filming their daily lives and earning thousands of dollars in ad revenue, sponsorships and advertising. SB 764 would continue California's leadership in protecting child performers by simply updating the Coogan Act financial protections to fit modern entertainment and the 21st-century performers.

SB 764 would recognize that children deserve financial protection compensation for being filmed. This bill has bipartisan support and no opposition, and I'm asking for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Mckinnnor. 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. Ayes 55 no zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 145, SB 906, Senator Skinner, by Assemblymember Friedman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker, Members.

I'm sorry. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 906 by Senator Skinner and others in accolade to collegiate athletes.

Now you are recognized.

Okay, I'm rising again to present SB 906 by Senator Nancy Skinner. SB 906 is a follow up to Senator Skinner's SB 206 from 2019. That landmark Bill, which received unanimous support in this chamber, made California the first state to allow college athletes to earn money from their name, image and likeness.

Also known as NIL, SB 206 sparked a national movement, and today, every college athlete in the nation can make money from their talent and their hard work. To date, there have been numerous examples of college athletics, women and men earning NIL money, from Caitlin Clark in women's basketball to Caleb Williams and college football.

But recently, there's also been a rise in the creation of so called collectives. These are entities established by college boosters, wealthy fans that either broker or provide NIL deals to athletes. Anecdotally, it appears that these collectives and other NIL entities primarily benefit men's football and basketball.

SB 906 will bring transparency to NIL and reveal whether women athletes are being short changed and to what extent. SB 906 requires collective and other NIL entities that do NIL deals of 5000 or more to provide basic info to the college that the athlete attends, and the colleges would make anonymous aggregated data public.

Each college that helps its student athletes with NIL deals would also disclose the value of that support by gender and sport. Colleges would also provide anonymous aggregated data on any revenue sharing that they do. Again, the publicly available information provided will be anonymous and aggregated to protect the privacy of college students. SB 906 has strong bipartisan support.

It passed the Senate Floor on consent. It has received no no votes and it is no opposition. And I would request an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Friedman. 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 Noes 0, measure passes.

Moving to file item 146, SB 908, Senator Cortese by Doctor Arambula. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 908 by Senator Cortese and others, in accolade to public health.

Doctor Arambula, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise today to present Senate Bill 908 on behalf of Senator Cortese. Senate Bill 908 is a part of the Senate Safer California bill package and will require the California Department of Public Health to develop guidelines to protect and to prevent fentanyl-related deaths of children. Zero to five.

Thank you, Doctor Arambula. 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 54 no zero, measure passes.

Moving to file item 147, SB 920, Senator Seyarto by Assemblymember Mathis. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 920 by Senator Seyarto and others, an act relating to school recognition.

Assemblymember Mathis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I stand to present SB 920 on behalf of Senator Seyarto. SB 920 codifies a program under the Department of Education known as the Purple Star program. The Purple Star program was created in 2022 after the passage of ACR 53 by our colleagues from the 78th Assembly District.

The program is completely voluntary for schools to associate with and does not add any burdens or costs to the schools.

The Purple Star schools are part of a nationwide push by military families under the effort of the Military Child Education Coalition to help military families identify schools across the country that specialize in supporting military children and their unique challenges.

Some of these challenges include specialized mental health supports, transcript and graduation tracking, and direct support for military families that are moving mid-year to a new school from anywhere around the world.

In the two years since its implementation, California now has 91 schools that identify as Purple Star schools and approximately three out of four military children throughout our state are able to participate in one of these schools.

That is 48,000 children currently enrolled and benefiting from this program, and another 40,000 will be school-age in the next few years. Military children can be expected to move six to nine times between kindergarten and their senior year in high school, and each move resets their lives and their support networks.

This program is essential to military families and the support of these amazing children. SB 920 enshrines this program into state law, thus ensuring that its existence does not fall away, and guarantees that military families can rely on this critical program for years to come. Members, I ask you for an aye vote and to support our military children.

Thank you.

Thank you. Assemblymembers. 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. And the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 57, noes zero, measure passes. We are moving on to item number 148, SB 941.

The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 941 by Senator Skinner, an act relating to greenhouse gases.

Assemblymember Berman, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 941 by Senator Skinner. Industrial emissions represent roughly 22% of California's total emissions. SB 941 directs CARB to include industrial decarbonization in its next scheduled scoping plan. As we decarbonize buildings and transportation, we must also focus on industry.

It's imperative we do this to achieve the state's goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, 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. And the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 55, noes zero measure passes. Moving on to item number 149, SB 946.

The Clerk will read

Senate Bill 946 by Senator McGuire in accolade to taxation take effect immediately. Tax levy.

Doctor Wood, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 946 on behalf of Senator McGuire. SB 946 is a common sense piece of legislation that will help the golden state's most vulnerable homeowners and communities take proactive measures to protect their homes from catastrophic wildfires.

The Bill ensures that Californians who receive home hardening grants through the California Wildlife Wildfire Mitigation program do not need to pay state income tax on those grants. SB 946 will give those homeowners peace of mind when protecting their homes. Make California as a whole safer against future wildfires. 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 vote who desire to vote, the Clerk will close the rol. Ayes 57 Noes 0 measure passes. As Members, we're going to jump to item number 203, SB 1423.

The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1423 by Senator Dahle and others, an act relating to MediCal.

Dr. Wood, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 1423 on behalf of Senator Dahle. Many hospitals are not fully reimbursed for their MediCal expenses, meaning they lose money on every MediCal patient they serve. The current formula is simply not working for many hospitals, especially those in our rural communities.

Hospital finance is a complicated issue with many moving parts. So this Bill lays the foundation for the essential work that must be done to protect our vulnerable hospitals.

SB 1423 requires the Department of Healthcare Services to convene a rural hospital technical advisory group to look into the existing MediCal reimbursement methodologies and how those methodologies can be improved to increase the financial viability of critical access hospitals. The advisory group would consist of various stakeholders and would report back to the Legislature by March 31, 2026.

It is essential that rural hospitals remain open because if critical access hospitals are forced to close, it severely limits the options for those living in rural areas. SB 1423 is an essential step in protecting our most at-risk hospitals, which serve the most vulnerable Californians, and 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, and the Clerk will close the roll. Ayes 58, noes zero, measure passes.

Jumping to item number 230, SB 310, the Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 310 by Senator Dodd, an act relating to fire prevention.

Doctor Wood, you may open.

Madam Speaker and members, I rise to present SB 310 on behalf of Senator Dodd, which pertains to cultural burning. SB 310 would recognize tribal sovereignty with respect to cultural burning practices, defined as the intentional application of fire by cultural fire practitioners to achieve cultural goals and objectives.

The bill would vest authority in the secretary of natural resources to decide if, in recognition of tribal sovereignty, certain state approvals for cultural burning may be waived. Tribes and native people have retained control and sovereignty over cultural burning since time immemorial.

Pursuant to an agreement with the state resources secretary, Native American tribes would not only be able to continue their cultural burning practices, but also benefit from protections granted to certified burn bosses and have access to the prescribed fire liability pilot program, which was established by SB 926 last session.

The bill is supported by a number of organizations, including the Pacific Forest Trust, vendors of Wildlife, the California Farm Bureau, and the Humboldt Redwood Timber Company, among others. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no others wishing to speak, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote 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 58, noes zero measure passes, and finally file item number 242, SB 768.

The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 768 by Senator Caballero and others, an act relating to environmental quality.

And Dr. Wood, you may open.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 768 today, on behalf of Senator Caballero. In 2020, the Office of Planning and Research devised a vehicle miles traveled or VMT methodology to satisfy CEQA for infill projects in transit-priority areas.

For projects with high VMT, the developer may be assessed a VMT mitigation fee or be required to build in amenities or design features that reduce VMT, such as improving or increasing access to transit or bicycle parking.

While many of those project amenities are not a direct fee, they still result in increased costs to developers, which are passed off to buyers. For example, a proposed VMT mitigation fee ranged from 50,000 to two million per new home for a recent housing project out of San Diego County.

The bill requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to conduct a study of the implementation and impact of VMT on housing projects. The study will include an analysis of the differences in VMT mitigation measures used with rural, suburban, and urban housing developments and ways to mitigate for VMT where active or public transportation are infeasible.

A comprehensive study is necessary to draw attention to any opportunities for improvement in VMT analysis. Thank you, Members. I respectfully ask your aye vote and request immediate transmittal to the Senate.

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: 52; no: zero. Measure passes.

Moving back in file order to file item 150, SB 951, Senator Wiener by Assemblymember Haney. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 951 by Senator Wiener. An act relating to coastal resources.

Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise today to present SB 951 on behalf of Senator Wiener. SB 951 provides an adjustment to how the Coastal Commission engages with local governments.

Projects in coastal counties can be appealed to the commission if they do not conform to the principally permitted use in the approved local coastal program. This appeal authority was intended to protect rural counties. However, this authority currently applies to San Francisco, which is both a city and a county.

It is clear that this provision was not intended for urban cities, and as such, SB 951, is a justice authority to treat San Francisco like the city that it is. It has received bipartisan support in both houses, and the Coastal Commission is neutral on this legislation. Respectfully ask for your aye vote on behalf of Senator Wiener.

Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. 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 zero. Measure passes.

Going to pass temporarily on item 152. Moving now to one. Item 153, SB 974, Senator Grove, by so many, Member Lackey. The Clerk will read

Senate Bill 974 by Senator Grove in accolade to taxation and making appropriation therefore.

Senator, Member Lackey, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present Senate Bill 974 by Senator Grove, which makes technical changes to the lithium Extraction Excise Fund. The lithium Extraction Excise Fund imposes a tax upon every metric ton of lithium produced.

Under existing law, 80% of the revenue of the Fund goes to counties that produce lithium, and 20% goes to the Salton Sea lithium Fund. The Bill simply updates the tax allocation for other counties so each county is able to keep their fair share of the Fund and in doing so, ensures local communities benefit from the lithium mining.

And I ask for your support.

Thank you, Mister Lackey. 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 58, Noes 0, measure passes. Moving to file item 154, SB 977.

Senator Laird. We're going to pass this. We're going to pass temporarily there. Moving to file item 155, SB 978, Senator Seyarto. By Assemblymember Lackey. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 978 by Senator Seyarto, an act relating to state government.

Assemblymember Lackey, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I stand to present SB 978 on behalf of Senator Seyarto. This measure will move California forward towards a greater transparency in the budget process and historical documentation. To put it simply, this measure requires the Governor's Budget and documents at the state library be machine readable.

Members, we can ensure that data transparency in the state budget process by putting into statute that our budget documents are machine readable. This Bill has received bipartisan support and no opposition, and we ask for your support once again.

Thank you, Assemblymember Lackey.

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 who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 57, noes zero, measure passes.

Moving to file item 156, SB 989, Senator Ashby, by Assembly Member Pellerin. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 989 by Senator Ashby and others, an act relating to domestic violence.

Assembly Member Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 989, the Domestic Violence Deaths Act, on behalf of Senator Ashby. Experts say there could be as many as 1200 hidden homicides where abusers make domestic violence murders look like suicides and or accidents.

This bill was inspired by Joanna Hunter, a daughter, sister, musician, and friend to many whose life was lost under these tragic circumstances. SB 989 enhances investigation protocols for domestic violence-related deaths by empowering investigators with evidence-based detention methods to identify suspicious cases.

This bill also expands rights to immediate family members to obtain information about their deceased loved ones. SB 989 received bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Pellerin. 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 63. Noes zero. Members SB 989 was inspired by Joanna Hunter, a daughter, sister, musician, and friend whose life was lost under similar tragic circumstances. SB 989 honors the legacy of Joanna Hunter and her family, who has attended every single hearing to see its passage. Joanna's mother, Patricia, joins us today in tribute to Joanna.

Faith Whitmore also joins us from the gallery, who is the CEO of the Family Justice Center and an advocate for domestic violence survivors. Let's please give a heartfelt welcome to the Hunter family. Thank you again, Assembly Member Pellerin, and welcome to your guests. Moving to file item 157, SB 991 Senator Gonzalez by Assembly Member Santiago. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 991 by Senator Gonzalez, an act relating to school districts.

Assembly Member Santiago, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to present Senate Bill 991, on behalf of Senator Gonzalez. This would remove the sunset date and allow Los Angeles Unified School District Office of Inspector General to continue his transparent oversight responsibilities and perpetuity--as I stutter. Thank you. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Santiago. 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: 56; no: zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 159, SB 1015, Senator Cortese by Doctor Baines. The Clerk will read

Senate Bill 1015 by Senator Cortese and others an act relating to healing arts.

Doctor Baines, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. SB 1015 by Senator Cortese takes the steps to address inequitable access to clinical placements for nursing students. This bill will allow us to gather information on how nursing programs manage their clinical placements and use the information to develop equitable standards for all clinical placements.

SB 1015 will help California grow a nursing workforce that reflects the diversity of our state. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Doctor Baines. 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, noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to File Item 163: SB 1101: Senator Limon by Assembly Member Flora. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1101 by Senator Limon, an act relating to fire prevention.

Assembly Member Flora, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise to present SB 1101, on behalf of Senator Limon. This bill has three main components: it will streamline contracting and procurement procedures for beneficial fire throughout CAL FIRE, it will expand pre-fire planning, requiring identification of important cultural and ecological resources, it will also require an additional fire post--additional post-fire mapping to better understand the impacts of wildfire. Bill has no opposition and respectfully ask for your aye vote.