Senate Floor

We're going to get started in 30 seconds. If we could have all Senators to be able to take your seats. We have a very special introduction here in just a few moments. And we have been told a special music act will be making an appearance in just about 30 seconds. We'll be right back with you. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, we're going to be honoring one of our own here today.

And that's our Assistant Secretary of the Senate. Can we please give it up loud and proud for the one, the only, Bernie McNulty. Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate. Bernie. Bernie wants to head off on the crazy train. Let's go to the music, everybody. Let me hear you Senate. Let's go. Can I hear it loud and proud. Let's give it up for Bernie McNulty, everyone. Senate will convene in 30 seconds. For those of you who are new to the Senate, this is how we start every session. We welcome you. Mister Secretary, can you please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Thank you, Mister Secretary. Quorum is present with the Members and our guests beyond the rail and in the gallery. Please rise. We're going to be led in prayer this afternoon by our amazing chaplain. We are so grateful that Sister Michelle is here. After which we're going to ask you to all please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance. Sister Michelle.

Well, darn it, I don't have a good prayer after that for Bernie. If I knew, I would have. But maybe this one will do. Let us pray in gratitude for the blessings of this session. And for each one of us, and especially Bernie. And we pray in the words of Rabindranath Tagore. Loving God. You have made us known to friends whom we knew not. You have given us seats and homes not our own.

You have brought the distant near and made a brother, sister of the stranger. We are uneasy at heart when we have to leave our accustomed shelter. Sorry. We forget that there abides the old and the new. And that there also you abide through birth and death. In this world or in others. Wherever you lead us, you link our hearts with bonds of joy to the unfamiliar and the familiar.

When one knows you, then, alien, there is none, then no door is shut. O grant us our prayer that we may never lose the bliss of the touch of the one in the play of the many. And until we meet again, may the Lord bless us and keep us. May God let her face shine upon us. And may God look upon us kindly and give us peace. Amen.

Thank you, Sister Michelle. Members, please join us in the pledge of allegiance. Thank you, Members. We are joined by special guests here today, of course, Californians from every corner of this great state. We also want to be able to recognize former Pro Tem and current Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is here today. My goodness.

Could we please give Pro Tem Steinberg a round of applause. We are also grateful that Bernie's spouse, Amy, is here today and can we please give her a round of applause. Senators, you have really done incredible work this week. And as you know, pursuant to the Constitution, today is the last day for each house to pass Bills at 12, midnight this evening. This week, we have dispensed with hundreds of Bills. Your work has been a testament, a testament to the dedication and purpose that you bring to this job each and every day.

Today is going to be a day where we need to be patient. We ask for some flexibility, and we're going to get the job done. Being focused on several measures that will be in front of us, we want to give folks a heads up. There will be recess times and moments of waiting. And in between, we'll play a couple other tunes and have Bernie do a little bit of a dance. With that said, we have approximately 45, 45 Assembly Bills in front of us today and approximately 60 Senate Bills to be able to dispense with between now and the midnight hour.

So in the famous four words, let's get to work, and let's be honest, the Senate's work wouldn't happen without the always get it done Bernie McNulty. This morning, this afternoon, we're going to honor Bernie. We're going to take a moment to be able to recognize her, and we want to be able to say thank you for your amazing service. I'm going to try to get through this without getting blubbery. All right. Suck it up, buttercup, is what she just said. Okay. Thank you so much. Hot damn.

You know, Bernie is one of a kind. She is tough as nails. She is smart, innovative, and one of the best problem solvers, I think, that we have ever met. She's the type of person that you want by your side in toughest moments of your life, whether it's personal or professional. She lives her life always by going the extra mile. You know, the Capitol Morning Report once did an article about Bernie. And in that article, it mentioned the blood throwing incident here on the Senate Floor and how quickly and smoothly the Senate recovered to finish that end of session.

The article recounted how amazing it was that things went so seamlessly when Senators and staff had to retreat to room 4203 that night. We had everything ready to go within 45 minutes. We even had extra pencils and pens for every Member of the Senate. Bernie thought of everything. Now, no one, no one should be amazed, because there was work to do and Chief Assistant Secretary Bernadette McNulty was on the job. Whenever the Senate has work to do, you can count on Bernie to get the job done. And no matter who you are, Bernie is always going to be there for you.

She's always going to go the extra mile, and she's always going to put people first. Bernie served this nation for 28 years in the US Air Force reserves, and she is served the Senate and the people of California for 27 years, the last 15 years as Assistant Secretary. Candidly, we are all better off for. We're all better off for having work with her. Work with her. If I could be candid, we actually work for Bernie.

This state is stronger because of her leadership. As it comes time for Bernie to finish her work and turn the page on just an amazing career in public service. We'd like to offer this final comment. Bernie, it has been an honor of a lifetime for all of us to be able to work with you. And I know that it may not be permissible under the rules of the California State Senate, but we want to let you know we love you, Bernie. You are truly the best.

Can we please give a round of applause to the one, the only, Bernadette McNulty. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, esteemed staff, and to the residents of California, we have a few folks who would like to be able to say some words. We would now like to recognize leader Jones on the floor.

Thank you, Mister President, Members, thank you very much for this opportunity and honor to thank Bernie for her service to this ... body, to our state and to our country. Many of you know that I come from a navy and marine town, but what you may not know is I have a particular affinity to the US Air Force. My grandfather served during Vietnam. I'm sorry. My dad served during Vietnam.

My grandfather retired from the US Air Force in 1965 and was a POW for two years during World War II. So the US Air Force has a particular closeness in my heart, and I think that's what helped immediately me take a fondness to Bernie, even before meeting her and being warned about not to cross Bernie. I didn't care because we had the air force thing. And I appreciate that. And thank you for your service to our country.

Now, I know Bernie would rather us not do all of this today, and she would rather us keep it brief, but I have a 30 minutes speech because I went back and got her elementary school records, her high school yearbook, and even some of her US Air Force records that I'd like to spend the next 30 minutes talking about how great Bernie is and was and.

But I value my life. So I've cut it back down to about three minutes. Is that okay? Bernie, of course, deserves every moment of recognition that we're going to give her today, even if it is against her objection. I want Bernie and this body to know that on behalf of the Republican Members and the staff you have worked with over the decades, we sincerely thank you. We appreciate you. We honor you. You are often put in a spot to umpire, calling balls and strikes in a rowdy extra innings game.

And I can say honestly, from my service here in the Senate as a Member and now as Leader, you've always been fair, you've always been clear. You've never left any ambiguity. And I appreciate that. While neither side will always agree with the call, we know you make the calls as you see them in the fairest way possible, always looking to maintain the integrity of the Senate.

We really appreciate your willingness in the busiest of times to take a moment to answer the questions of anyone, even when I come up to you in the middle of you writing something down. You've not barked at me yet, and I appreciate that. I would have. Those questions could come from staffers, green know it all Legislators, grumpy senior staff, and even some long time Senators like myself that should know better than to interrupt you. You have always handled those questions with patience and professionalism.

When I took over as Leader, I'm privileged in my service as Leader that I have three previous leaders in my caucus. And one of the very first things they all told me was, whatever you do, do not upset Bernie. Do not get in Bernie's way. Do not try to break the rules, do not stretch the rules, do not. And I took all those warnings to hand, and I have never, and I think all of those warnings were a little bit over publicized, to tell you the truth.

I want to particularly point out how you've built up a solid working relationship with our Policy Director, Greg Maw, over the last 18 years. And that has helped the House function well, efficiently for all of us involved. We can always count on you to know the answer. And to be fair. And as I said earlier, we all could go on and on about your professionalism, balanced with your well placed snark.

As Bernie might say, let's move it along and suck it up, buttercup. I like that. She's had to say that to me a couple of times, too. Bernie, thank you from the bottom of our heart. All the Republicans and all of our staff and everybody that serves with us, we appreciate you. We love you. Good luck. Godspeed. God's blessings. Thank you.

Leader Jones. That was beautiful. Thank you. We now would like to be able to recognize Madame Pro Tem Emeritus, Tony=i Atkins.

Thank you, Mister Pro Tem. You know, you're going to hear some common themes here, which means it all must be true. But isn't it amazing how the people who deserve the recognition the most hate it the most. Bernie, we're sorry. And in the words of younger people, sorry, not sorry. While every day the Senate is in session is important, every day is. There are a few days that are really kind of supercharged. House of origin, deadline, budget deadline, last day of session. Well, here we go. It is on those days when, as Pro Tem and as a Senator, that I really appreciated.

Chief Assistant Secretary Bernadette McNulty. My mentor and friend, Chris Kehoe, said to me upon my first day in the Senate, trust Bernie. She knows everything. And as has been mentioned, her time. She started in 1997 as an intern with the Chief Clerk and has risen through the ranks to her current role as Chief Assistant Secretary of the Senate, as the PT pointed out, 27 years. You also understand that she served for 28 years in the Air Force reserves.

And to my seven incredible veteran colleagues, what an incredible salute you gave her this morning. Wonderful. But Bernie kept us moving during the pandemic, through the construction, which is, thankfully quiet today, and on many, many late night deadlines, on the days that were busiest, with the most at stake, I was actually able to be calm, mostly because Bernie was at the helm, and that meant everything to me, and I knew it was going to be okay.

Okay. It's no secret that I'm a pretty big Dolly fan, as is my colleague from Bakersfield. I also am a pretty big Bernie fan. It makes sense. Dolly has awards for being the best, and so does Bernie. Dolly treats everyone the same, as the Republican leader said, with fairness, kindness and respect, as does Bernie.

For Bernie, everything is about the team, and she treats everyone like a Member of the team, which is the other reason, I think she probably hates this a lot. She gives it to the team. Dolly wears really big wigs and a lot of rhinestones. Well, Bernie, retirement's a great time to start. Amy, I'm going to leave that in your capable hands. I think a rhinestone hat and some boots, at any rate, ain't gonna happen. Well, we'll see. We'll see. Retirement makes a big difference in people's lives.

And I know that this body is sorry to see you go, but we also recognize how important it is that you get to go to the next phase and to do some incredible things and spend some time with your spouse and family. Amy retired, I think it was a year or so ago, and we got to stand on the Assembly Floor and recognize her incredible service. Today, we recognize your incredible service to millions of Californians over the last couple of decades. I know that no one can comprehend the impact that you have had on the lives of Californians. Thank you for your service to country. Thank you for your service to this state.

We now would like to be able to turn the floor over to the Secretary of the Senate, Erika Contreras. Then we'd like to be able to go back to Madam Pro Tem Emeritus. Some very special gifts. Madam Secretary, the floor is yours.

Thank you, Bernie. First, I want to say that I had nothing to do with this presentation. This was them, all of them. And I told them, don't do it. She has about six more months left. She's gonna be mad. And, of course, they did not listen to me. Are we surprised? No. Secondly, I just want to say that I'm so glad they didn't listen, because you deserve this recognition and so much more.

You know, I'm just so grateful that I have the honor and the privilege to be able to be the one to say, thank you, Bernie. On behalf of our Senate desk team who is here on the floor today, and those working behind the scenes and engrossing and enrolling, Senate TV, Senate Floor analysis, all the Senate and Assembly staff, fellows, interns who you have managed, trained, scolded, counseled after missing deadlines, especially after this week, mentored, guided, and most importantly, lifted.

We say thank you. You arrived at the Capitol a transplant from New York with unique military experience. You were a young woman looking for a new home. A strong, smart woman with incredible work ethic, discipline, and a curiosity for your government. When you decided to come work for the Senate, you gave all of us a gift, not just because of your public service, but through your displays of integrity, kindness, patience, humor, and respect and love for the Senate.

You have openly shared your knowledge and wisdom with so many of us who grew up in this building, sometimes intimidated by the people, the process and the rules. But through your investment in our staff, you have left your mark and a lasting legacy. Personally, I am grateful for the direct support you have provided me, including during some very difficult moments of crisis.

I could not have been able to carry this body without your brilliance and your backing. When I became Secretary, you owed me nothing. And yet you gave me your loyalty, your hard work and your best advice. I am proud of you, my friend, and all you have achieved in your personal life and your amazing professional career. Congratulations to you and Amy. Congratulations, Bernie. I love you.

Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, we now would like to be able to present Bernie McNulty with some special recognitions. First and foremost, we have a beautiful photo of the Capitol that is signed by every Member of the California State Senate. And we want to say thank you to this ... body for celebrating today as Bernie McNulty Day in the California State Senate. We have the certificate to prove it. Can we please give a round of applause for Bernie McNulty.

We're going to take photos in just a moment, but we're also going to ask Bernie to please come forward for one last recognition. So Bernie is a baseball fan and she loves the Yankees. And she is pretty dang excited that we will forgive her for that. But we want to say thank you. We are providing her with an Our Lady of Guadalupe candle with her face on it that she will be able to light for the Yankees this year. So we are going to present that with you. I want to say thank you to the majority leader for providing this. And look at that photo, everybody. My goodness.

We're going to put that right there for a moment. Hot damn. She just swore. All right. We also believe that Bernie McNulty is the greatest of all time, which is why today is Bernie McNulty Day in the Senate. And we have also provided Bernie with an official sash that says GOAT of the Senate. Can we please give her a round of applause. This is a well oiled machine, ladies and gentlemen. Look at this. We're going to put on the GOAT. Now, the last item is. Senator Ashby and Mayor Steinberg has been busy, busy trying to get the Oakland A's to come to Sacramento. And here's the good news.

The Oakland A's are playing in Sacramento. So we have four tickets. Four tickets directly behind home plate, we are calling Bernie's baseball retirement extravaganza. Ladies and gentlemen. Let's go, Yankees. We are proud as the California State Senate to do a family forward pack. Can I get a 'Let's go, Bernie'. I say, can I get a 'Let's go, Bernie'. One more time. Can I get a 'Let's go, Bernie'. One more round of applause for the one, the only, Bernadette McNulty.

We want to invite Members of the Senate to join the photograph. Hold on, hold on, hold on.

The desk staff, please come up forward. The desk staff, come on forward. Come on forward. Come on.

Well deserved. All right, Members, as the presiding officer, I'm going to call that unauthorized ceremony out of order, and we will begin again. All right, congratulations. It's going to be hard to top that today, but we have a few spicy bills that will make an effort.

Members, if you could return to your desks so we could begin our formal part of our work today. We're going to begin with privileges of the floor. There are none. Further messages from the Governor will be deemed read. Messages from the Assembly will be deemed read. Reports of Committee will also be deemed read.

We're going to move next to motions, resolutions, and notices. We're going to move now next to consideration of the daily file. Second reading file. Secretary, please read.

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Members, we are going to begin again our session. We'd like to invite Members to come back to their desks, please. Members, please come back to your desks. Members, we are going to ask that you remain here in the chambers for the duration of the day.

If you have a reason to move to go to the Assembly, as one example or other urgent matter, to please check with the majority leader before you leave the chambers. If for some reason you've left the chambers and haven't done that, we will not hold a roll open for you.

So keep that in mind, and please work with the majority leader in advance on times in which you think you may have to leave the floor. Okay, I'm going to try to give you a heads up on bills that are coming up because we are going to jump around a little bit.

So, looking ahead today, these are the file items that we're going to go to. We're going to begin with file item 36. We might even get a unanimous roll call that we can utilize there. We'll see. We're going to go from there to file item 4041-4344 so that's the lineup that we will begin with.

Seeing no microphones up. We will start with file item 36. This is Assembly Bill 2745. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2745 by Assembly Member Mathis an accolade to pest.

Senator Dahle.

Good afternoon, Mister President. Members. I rise today to present AB 2745 on behalf of Assembly Member Mathis. This bill was drafted to protect all agriculture in the State of California, including those who choose to implement sustainable, integrative, regenerative, or organic practices from those who negligently threaten their livelihood.

This bill would authorize a county Commissioner to levy a civil penalty against a person who maintains a premise, plant or conveyance that is infested with a pest that is determined to be a public nuisance.

The penalty under this bill would be up to dollar 500 per acre to be in violation if that person takes any any good faith actions to begin to rectify the problem. Within 15 days of receiving the notice, the civil penalty is dropped.

Good faith action is left undefined to allow the greater flexibility for farmers when solving these problems. Recent floor amendments taken by the author came at the request of the Department of Food and Agriculture and address a conflict with existing regulations as well as barriers to enforceability.

According to the Department staff, the recently removed section would confuse the existing authority in the process for defining pest rather than protect well intentioned farmers from unnecessary actions.

In addition, it also noted by was also noted by the Department that the removal section seems to be trying to solve a problem that does not exist and does not actually have real world impacts.

The author of the measure has also submitted a letter of the Legislature intent to the journal which clarifies the under this measure, farmers will continue to be able to run their operations and address pest infestations in the way they see fit.

AB 2745 has received no no votes and to this date, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Dahle. Any discussion on this measure? Further discussion scene nine. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

We have a full house. Go through the roll one more time. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

On a vote of 23 to four, the measure passes. Next up is file item 40. We're going to go to. We're going to move next to file item 37. Members, this is Assembly Bill 922. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 922 by Assembly Member Wicks an accolade to nutrition assistance.

Senator Wahab is the floor manager of that measure. Senator Wahab..

thank you. On behalf of Assembly Member Wicks, I rise to present AB 922, which encourages investment in community based restaurants while feeding our unhoused persons and creating pathways to needed social services. Alameda successfully implemented an 18 month, $131 million program using American Rescue Plan act funds. The program provided 5 million prepared meals from local restaurants.

Once funded, AB 922 will continue this program that creates prosperity for local economies and take action in our extreme homelessness crisis. Through AB 922, we want to continue to drive dollars to the more than 130 local restaurants that provided meals. 47% of those restaurants were owned by black, indigenous, and other people of color and or women.

By passing AB 922, you will simultaneously feed those in need and support economic stability and create a model program for the state. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Wahab. Any discussion on this measure, Members, any further discussion? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

On a vote of 29 to eight, the measure passes. Next up is file item 40. This is Assembly Bill 1836. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1836 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan an accolade to intellectual property.

Senator Ashby.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise to present AB 1836 on behalf of Assembly Member Bauer Cahan. AB 1836 will require an estate's consent to create a convincing digital replica of a deceased performer in cases not covered by the First Amendment.

Under current law, images and videos of deceased performers can be used without consent in a broad range of creative works without their family having any input or receiving compensation. This bill will allow the families and estates of deceased artists the right to protect the likeness and art of their loved ones. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Senator Ashby, any discussion on this measure? Does any Senator want to be heard on this measure? Seeing no further discussion, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 32, noes four. The measure passes. Next up is file item 48. Members 48, this is Assembly Bill 3138. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 3138 by Assembly Member Wilson and acclaimed the vehicles. Senator Cortese.

Thank you Mister President. Colleagues, I'm here to present AB 3138 on behalf of Assembly woman Wilson. This Bill modifies the existing alternative digital license plate program to allow drivers to choose if they would like the digital license plate to include GPS. Again, that's an opt in.

Current law already allows consumers to choose to purchase a digital license plate. So this just modifies the opt in on the GPS. But the Bill also puts in place privacy standards for the GPS plates that far exceed protections in current law for other comparable GPS equipped devices.

While GPS, like other technologies, has the ability to be abused, the appropriate policy response is to put guardrails in place, just like we've done in this Bill. Thank you. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Senator Newman.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise in opposition to this Bill. This Bill solves a problem that probably doesn't exist. And the simple question what's wrong with our existing license plates? So what's the benefit of a digital license plate in California? Not really clear.

Other than customization, one of the very clear prohibitions in the use of this technology was to not allow for certain parts life's plate to be customized. And yet this company, over time, has continually allowed users to customize their place in ways that I think we'd all find offensive and which the DMV and CHP find problematic.

And that includes that bottom of the play where we all see DMV.ca,.gov comma. This technology allows you to reinsert something of your choice there.

And although the company has been warned multiple times the technology still exists to do that, they have also been warned in many ways that there are problems related to the location reporting of the devices.

Those problems have not only been not solved in California, they recently lost their right to distribute these plates in the State of Michigan for precisely these reasons. And there should be real concern on the part of this body about the privacy and the protections afforded to users of these plates.

Specifically, what if you are involved in a relationship and you're the subject of domestic abuse? The very license plate on your car could be used by the abuser to track you down.

In January 2023, research revealed that they were able to hack into this company's systems and gain full administrative control with the ability to access locations of each and every reviver plate, and even the ability to change what was displayed on the license plate itself.

According to a DMV report a couple years ago, the CHP determined that the plates did not adequately meet CHP's visibility, reflectivity and illumination requirements. And again, in Michigan, they've lost the contract for the violations that I've discussed.

And so this is not a solution that we need to endorse, nor does this legislation benefit anything other than a single company. I urge a no vote.

Thank you, Senator Newman. Senator Jones.

Thank you, Mister President. Rise in support of AB 133138. And in response to some of the previous points, this August body often passes legislation that hurts or helps a single company.

I don't find that argument to be relevant in this particular case, but to the point of the Bill itself and the issues that have been brought up on privacy and tracking and GPS and all of that, the bottom line is it's very simple. This is an opt in service. This is an opt in device.

You have to pay to use this device and have it put on your car. Now, the technology that's in this car is actually very interesting to me. And I was interested in, when I bought a new vehicle a couple of years ago of opting in to this service and this device. But guess what?

It costs a lot of money. So I wasn't that interested after I realized how much it cost.

I think that the issues that were raised up in the previous presentation in opposition can be totally argued away by knowing that for somebody to put this on their car, they have to choose to have it on, they have to opt into the service, and they have to pay to get it. I urge an aye

vote on 3138.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Jones, any further discussion? Members, any further debate? Seeing none, Senator Cortese, you may close.

Thank you, Mister President. I certainly respect the comments of my colleague from Fullerton around the need for plates in General. And of course, privacy concerns. The law already allows the license plates themselves, the digital plates. The only question this Bill was trying to address is how to handle the GPS piece of it.

It's been worked over very thoroughly by committees in the Assembly and the Senate, and the DMV itself has reassured us that there are not content based issues. And it's certainly, as one of our colleagues just stated, an opt in. So I'd respectfully ask for your aye vote I'll be having Steve. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call]

[Roll call]

Please call the absent Members one more time.

[Roll call]

On a vote of 26 to seven, the measure passes. Next up is file item 43. This is Assembly Bill 2107. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2107 by Assembly Member Shin, an act relating to healing arts. Senator Wilk.

Thank you, Mister President. This will be my last Bill I'm presenting on the floor, and it is. A Bill of great weight, so I'm. Very honored to be doing this. AB 2107 allows pathologists to review digital data, results and images from a remote location in order to improve the efficiency of diagnosis.

With this authorization, pathologists will be limited to viewing these materials in a physical license laboratory, even though no laboratory equipment is needed. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Wilk. Any discussion. Any further discussion on this measure? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call]

[Roll call]

On a vote of 40 to 0, the measure passes. Thank you, Senator Wilk, for your service. As you present your last Bill to the Senate, we're moving next to file item 44. This is Assembly Bill 2729. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2729 by Assembly Member Joe Patterson an accolade to land use.

Senator Wiener.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise to present AB 2729 on behalf of Assembly Member Joe Patterson. Assembly Member Patterson and I have been working closely all year on our complementary pieces of legislation that used to overlap. We've made them complimentary around housing in response to the most recent amendments. Primary opposition has gone neutral.

The bill extends entitlements and permits on housing projects that were approved before January 1 of this year, but expire before the end of next year and tolls those approvals during any CEQA challenges. We're in a very high interest rate environment right now, and there are approved projects that are frozen because of those high interest rates.

We want to make sure that those permits will continue so that as interest rates, I pray, come down, the projects can get built. This is a good bill. It deserves your support. And I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Wiener. Any discussion on this measure, Members, any further discussion? Seeing, none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

On a vote of 36 to two, the measure passes. We're next going to file item 45. This is Assembly Bill 2803. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2803 by some Member of Valencia an act relating to the Political Reform act of 1974.

Senator Menjivar.

Thank you, Mister President. AB 2803 restricts the use of campaign funds for illegal defense when candidates and elected officials are convicted of public crime or fraud. If a candidate or elected official who uses campaign funds in defense of these charges is found guilty and is convicted, they must reimburse the campaign account asking for an aye vote.

Any discussion on this measure, Members? Any discussion? This is a 27 vote bill. It is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection. Ayes, 39. No, 0. On the urgency and on the measure. zero, it's a pra. Excuse me, not on the urgency, on the measure itself. We're going to move next to file item 47.

This is Assembly Bill 1893. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1893 by Assembly Member Wicks an accolade to land use.

Senator Skinner.

The Legislature worked hard over two years to make sure that local governments are quickly approving CEQA documents and exemptions for housing projects that further our state goals and don't have environmental impacts.

Thank you, Mister President. Members, I rise to present AB 1893 by Assemblymember Wicks. I AB 1893. Modernizes the builder's remedy, that aspect of statute, to provide clarity and guardrails to existing law. Builder's remedy is applied when a locality's housing element has not been certified by HCD. Unfortunately, the current law is unclear.

Some interpret it to say that builder's remedy allows developers to build anything they want anywhere. Some interpret it that it provides no benefit to developers at all, which both can't be true. Correct.

What AB 1893 does is ensure that builder's remedy is a real tool, but it sets guardrails on the size and location of the housing projects that can be built built under builders remedy.

So the goal is not to penalize the residents in cities and counties that ignore state housing law, but rather to motivate our jurisdictions to follow the law and to get their housing elements certified and to not just give developers any pass, but rather to clarify exactly what it is their right under builder's remedy.

And with that, I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Skinner. Senator Durazzo.

Thank you, Mister President. I share the goal of getting more Californians into homes they can afford. At the heart of this bill is a good concept. Unfortunately, I can't support the bill in its current form, which came before my local government Committee.

The bill's new definition of disapprove will limit community input and the ability to address critical environmental justice issues. We already have many requirements on local agencies to approve projects quickly. The law is already clear that local agencies need to meet time frames for approval of projects and can't hold more than five hearings in an application.

I'm not comfortable with the way the Bill overrides local objective standards, which can include mitigation measures for climate change, flood hazards, transportation impacts and other impacts from development. In many cases, we in this building have told local governments to work hard on addressing those issues.

This Bill would prevent local agencies from imposing those requirements if it would change the project that the developer proposed. Finally, this Bill lowers affordability requirements to qualify for the builder's remedy and sets a concerning precedent for overriding local affordable housing requirements.

Our greatest need in this state is housing for the lowest income individuals, and the builder's remedy was written so that affordable housing could get built even if the local zoning didn't allow it. Unfortunately, this Bill shifts that focus. Thank you.

Thank you, Senator Durazzo. Any further discussion, Members, any further discussion? Seeing none, Senator Skinner, you may close.

I would remind Members that builder's remedy is already in current statute and this adds clarification, including things like height limits. I think the Bill strikes the right balance. It's supported by a diverse coalition of solutions oriented organizations that represent affordable housing developers, market rate housing developers, and housing advocates. And with that, I ask for your aye vote.

All debate having the secretary. Please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

On a vote of 26 in favor, four against, the measure passes. Next up is file item 52. File item 52. This is Assembly Bill 2716. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 20716 by Assembly Member Bryan an accolade to oil and gas.

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas. Senators, please give Senator Smallwood-Cuevas your attention, please. Senator, the floor is yours.

Thank you. Mister President and colleagues, I rise to present AB 20716 on behalf of Assembly Member Bryan. A bill that will hold Low producing oil wells in the Baldwin Hills Englewood oil oil field accountable for their harm to surrounding communities.

The Inglewood oil field is the largest urban oil field in the country and the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles and Culver City have all initiated efforts to stop the harms coming from it. The operators of the field themselves have indicated a desire to shift away from marginal production to make better use of their land.

The district bill is the appropriate measure to help begin the transition. It was written by the frontline communities that we represent. And it is exactly the kind of people centered policy work that residents of South LA deserve. And I respectfully ask for your I vote.

Thank you, Senator. Any discussion on this measure? Any further discussion on this measure? Seeing none.. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

On a vote of 28 to nine, the measure passes. We're going to move next to file item 58. This is Assembly Bill 1042. File item 58. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1042 by assuming Member Bauer-Kahan an accolade to agriculture.

Senator Allen.

Thank you so much, Mister President. Members, I'm happy to present AB 1042 today on behalf of Senator Barkehan. Currently, California treated seeds. Their labels identify the pesticide treatment used. They don't include the concentration amount of each treatment. This makes a simple label change requiring treated labels for seeds to additionally include.

The amount of pesticide applied to the seeds. This is about increasing transparency to help. Us better understand the impact of these pesticides on human health and the environment. I know the author worked extensively with all stakeholders on this bill. She's taken amendments to delay implementation, create.

A sell through policy for seeds packaged before 2027 and only apply to the bill to seeds planted in California. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Vote Members. Anyone want to be heard on this measure? Any Senator want to be heard on this measure? See no microphones up. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

On a vote of 31 to eight, the measure passes. Moving on to file item 59. Senator Jones is the floor manager. AB 3134. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 3134 by Assembly Members Chen an accolade of property taxation.

Senator Jones. Senator Jones, this is your item for me? Sure. Senator Wilk has presented his final bill.

I'm retired.

Senator Jones, the floor is yours.

Thank you, Mister President. I appreciate you being on top of things this morning. I rise to present AB 3134, which expedites the payment of property tax and assessment refunds to taxpayers existing law authorized counties to proactively issue a property tax refund without a taxpayer filing.

If a claim in the amount owed is less than $5,000, this measure increases that cap to $10,000. I ask for your I vote on AB 3134 ever.

Is there any discussion on this item? All right, we do have a Member off the floor, so we're only going to go through the roll once, and then we're going to put this measure on call. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Senator Jones moves a call. Next up, file item 60. This is Assembly Bill 863. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 863 by summary Member Aguiar-Curry an accolade to recycling.

Senator Laird.

Thank you very much, Mister President. This bill is about extended producer responsibility on carpets. Since July 2011, California consumers have paid a carpet stewardship assessment fee when purchasing the carpet sold in California. That funds a statewide program called CARE. Cal Recycle, determined in CARE's annual reports that they weren't compliant from 2014 to 2017.

Again in 2019, 2021 and 2022. In 2021 CARE agreed to pay 1.1 million in penalties for their failure to meet the program goals for four years. Clearly, this program needs to be reformed. Recyclers and collectors have left the state or gone out of business due to a lack of feedstock while carpet is still being landfilled.

This bill will result in meaningful reform of the program that the author has been working with stakeholders with since 2021. In her efforts to work with the stakeholders on this bill, the author has scaled back the provision significantly, and those amendments have removed the opposition from the resilient flooring, synthetic turf, and cushioned interests.

She's worked hard to get this bill in a more moderate place, is committed to continue to work with stakeholders. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Senator Laird, is there any discussion or debate on this measure? Any further discussion, Members seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Senator Laird moves a call. Next up is file item 61. Assembly Bill 1113. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1113 by Assembly Member McCarty an accoladeto pupil data.

Senator Limon.

Thank you, colleague. And Members, I rise to present AB 1113. The bill directs the California Department of Education to define and collect enrollment and participation data on students partaking in after school programs. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

This Bill has support, support on both sides and is eligible for unanimous roll call. Any further discussion on the measure?

That objection. Aye's 39. No, 0. The measure passes. Moving on to file item 62. This is Assembly Bill 2250. Secretary, please by Senator Wiener. Is he here on the floor? He is.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2250 by summary Member Weber an act relating to health.

Senator Wiener.

Thank you, Mister President. Colleagues that rise to present AB 2250 on behalf of Assemblymember Weber. To require health plans and insurers to include coverage for social determinants of health, health screenings, and access to community health workers.

Social determinants of health is commonly defined as the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live an age in which a wider set of forces and systems shapes the conditions of daily life and affects health, functioning and quality of life outcomes and risks.

This impacts about 80% of your health risks, health outcomes, and, unfortunately, your life expectancy. It's horrific that in 2024, your zip code determines your life expectancy. These screenings are essential in helping people stay as healthy as possible, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Wiener. Does any Senator want to be heard on this measure? See, no microphones up. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

We do have a full house. We'll go through the roll one more time. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Skinner, Aye.

Ayes, 32. Nos, 4. The measure passes. Next up is file item 63. This is Assembly Bill 2263 with floor manager Senator Wiener. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2263 by Assembly Member Friedman an accolade to public social services.

Thank you, Mister President and colleagues. I rise to present AB 2263 on behalf of Assembly Member Friedman.

Senator Wiener.

This bill creates a guaranteed income study and funding act coordinating council, and tasks it with conducting a comprehensive study on the needed infrastructure and funding mechanisms for a statewide guaranteed income program to alleviate poverty and promote economic empowerment in California. Guaranteed income programs offer a beacon of hope for the 5 million Californians living in poverty.

Guaranteed income not only alleviates financial hardship, but infuses dignity into the lives of those facing economic adversity and grappling with systemic inequalities. Early data from guaranteed income programs in California is promising. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Members, any discussion on this measure? Any discussion? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

We have a Member off the floor, so Senator Wiener moves a call. Next up is file item 64. This is Assembly Bill 2460. Senator Umberg is prepared. Secretary, please read the bill.

Assembly Bill 2460 by Assemblymember Ta. An act relating to common interest developments.

Senator Umberg, the floor is yours.

Thank you, Mister President and colleagues. AB 2460 clarifies that an association, the membership itself, may reconvene an election meeting using a reduced quorum, not leaving it simply to the board. I urge an aye vote.

Members, does any Senator want to be heard on this measure? Any Senator want to be heard? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Senator Umberg moves the call. Next up is file item 65. This is Assembly Bill 2629. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2629 by Assemblymember Haney. An act relating to firearms.

Senator Portantino.

Thank you, Mister President and Members. Even though there are individuals who are federally prohibited from obtaining or possessing firearms, they continue to be able to do so. Because neither the Cal DOJ nor the federal authorities are informed of the mental incompetency of those findings. So this Bill seeks to create more communication to close the loophole. So we can communicate when someone should not have a gun, and therefore they not have a gun. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Portantino. Does any Senator want to be heard on this measure? Any discussion on this measure? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

We have a full house, so we're going to go through the roll one last time. And then we're going to close the roll. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call].

Cortese. Aye to no.

Senator Portantino moves the call. Next up is file item 66. This is Assembly Bill 2851. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2851 by Assemblymember Bonta. An act relating to air pollution.

Members, please give Senator Laird your attention. Senator Laird.

Thank you very much, Mister President. Assembly Bill 2851 focuses on eliminating toxic emissions from metal shredding facilities throughout California. Metal shredding facilities are disproportionately located in our most vulnerable and underserved communities that already are suffering from high amounts of pollution exposure.

This Bill will bring together local air management districts, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and the Department of Toxic Substance Control to develop and implement facility wide fence line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities. At the time of the analysis, there was no registered opposition. I respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Members, any discussion on this measure? Any discussion? Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

We have a full house, so we'll call the absent Members one last time. Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call].

On a vote of 31 to seven, the measure passes. Next up is file item 67. This is Assembly Bill 2095. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2095 by Assemblymember Maienschein. An act relating to public notice.

Senator Umberg.

Thank you, Mister President and colleagues. AB 2095 changes the legal requirements for publication of legal notices to require that the notice be published in print on the newspaper's website and on a statewide website maintained by the clearinghouse for notices by California newspapers are urge an aye vote.

Members, this has support on both sides and is eligible for unanimous roll call. Any further discussion on the measure? Seeing none. Seeing no objections. Ayes, 39. Noes, zero. The measure passes. We're going to move now to file item 68. Assembly Bill 1843.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1843 by Assemblymember Rodriguez. An act relating to private employment.

Senator Seyarto.

Thank you, Mister President and Members. Today I rise to present AB 1843 on behalf of Assemblymember Rodriguez. This Bill would significantly improve and expand the mental and emotional support options available to our EMS workers in private ambulance companies. With AB 1843, our first responders will have the resources and support they need to address their mental health needs and recover so they can continue providing Californians with the emergency care that they need and deserve. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Members, any discussion on this measure? It is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection. Ayes, 39. Noes, zero. The measure passes. We're going to move next to file item 71. Floor manager is Wahab. This is Assembly Bill 1831.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1831 by Assemblymember Berman. An act relating to crimes.

Senator Wahab.

Thank you. On behalf of Assemblymember Berman, I rise to present AB 1831, which would modernize our laws to ensure that AI generated sexually explicit images of children are illegal to possess, distribute, and create. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Wahab. Is there any discussion on this measure? Members, any discussion? This is eligible for unanimous roll call. Sorry, we have someone off the floor. All right, all debate having ceased. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call].

On a vote of 39 to zero, the measure passes. We're going to move next to file item 78. This is Assembly Bill 180. Senator Wiener is prepared. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 180 by Assemblymember Gabriel. An act relating to the state budget and making an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately, Budget Bill.

Senator Wiener.

Thank you, Mister President and colleagues. AB 180 is a Budget Bill Junior amending the Budget Act. It makes amendments to the 2024 Budget Act and relates to the implementation of Senate Bill 1137 from 2022 by the Majority Leader, which establishes health protection zones and additional monitoring and leak detection plans for oil and gas operations. The Bill appropriates $9.9 million from the Oil, Gas and Geothermal Administrative Fund to the Department of Conservation. $2.32 million from the same fund to the California Air Resources Board. These adjustments are necessary to implement the Budget Act of 2024. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Members. Any discussion on this measure? Any discussion on this measure? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Senator Wiener moves the call. Going to move next to file item 79. This is Assembly Bill 218. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 218 by Committee on Budget. An act relating to oil and gas, making an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately. Bill related to the budget.

Senator Wiener.

Thank you very much, Mister President. Colleagues, this Bill includes. Excuse me, AB 218 is the resources Trailer Bill. It includes statutory changes necessary to implement a 2022 measure, Senate Bill 1137, by the Majority Leader, which established health protection zones as well as additional monitoring and leak detection plans for oil and gas operations. Soon after SB 1137 was chaptered, an initiative was placed on the November 2024 ballot proposing to repeal the Bill. That ballot measure was withdrawn this past June. As a result, implementation of much of the Bill has been in limbo for approximately 18 months.

Due to the referendum and withdrawal, several deadlines in the original Bill need to be extended to ensure proper implementation, such as operator, facility, and wellhead compliance and leak detection and response plans. The Bill appropriates $2.65 million from the Oil, Gas and Geothermal Administrative Fund for the 2024 to 2025 fiscal year to the State Water Resources Control Board to support water quality components related to SB 1137. Members, I ask for your aye vote.

Members, any discussion on this measure? Any discussion? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Senator Wiener moves the call.

File item 81 is up with Senator Glazer ready to present.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1205 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. An act relating to public post secondary education.

Senator Glazer.

Thank you, Madam President, on behalf of Assemblymember, Bauer-Kahan. This is a measure, Members, that you have seen a number of times before. Back in 2016, with your support, a program was created to support students trying to finish their University education at the California State University in four years if they're a freshman, and at two years if they are a transfer. That program is set to expire in sunset. This Bill is the extension of that program.

In addition to extending the sunset or extending the program, it also has some reporting requirements back to the Legislature and changes the name from the California Promise to Finish in Four. Members, when we enacted that Bill that created this program in 2016, the four year graduation rate at the state universities was 19%. That's it, 19%.

The students entering as freshmen graduated today, that four year rate is 38%, a doubling in eight years. That means students completing their degree, less debt and providing the greatest opportunities that that University education can give to them for themselves and for our economy. So it's been a very successful program. Glad that we have the opportunity to extend it and to continue the progress we've made with the greatest work of the University presidents and faculty and staff of the University system. And with that, respectfully ask for your aye vote today.

Does any Member wish to be heard on this item? I see no mics up. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call].

Ayes, 39. Noes, zero. And the measure passes it.

Members, we're going to go to file item 46. Is Senator Menjivar on the floor, please? Could you ask her to return to her desk. Senator Menjivar. All right, Senator Menjivar has been found. Let's move to file item 46. This is Assembly Bill 2041. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2041 by Assemblymember Bonta. An act relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974 and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Menjivar, the floor is yours.

AB 2041 raises the $5,000 lifetime cap on security expenses using campaign funds, which has not been adjusted for 30 years and now is wishing to increase to a $10,000 lifetime cap. AB 2041 removes the requirement for a verified threat by law enforcement to reimburse the security expense.

Instead, it would have the candidate or elected official confirm under perjury, there is a security threat. The author's office has worked extensively on this language with FPPC. The candidate security is a nonpartisan issue and has previously received bipartisan support. Therefore, respectfully asking for an aye vote.

Members, any discussion on this measure? Any discussion? All right, seeing none, this is a two thirds vote. Members, an urgency. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Members, we have. Hold on, please. We have all the Members who are back on the floor, so we're going to go through the roll one more time. Members, please. Your attention, please. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call].

Okay, it's 33 to 5 on the urgency. 33 to 5. The measure passes.

We're going to move next to file item 80. Members, this is Assembly Bill 98, floor managed by Senator Limón. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 98 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo. An act relating to land use.

Senator Limon.

Thank you. Thank you, Members. Today I rise presenting AB 98 on behalf of Assemblymembers Carrillo and Reyes. AB 98 represents an important step forward addressing a pressing issue that continues to impact California, land use decisions and that negatively impacts vulnerable communities. Our state and our world economy is increasingly relying on movement, storage and delivery of goods.

Although there are many benefits that come with this, there are also some acute costs that are associated. Some communities in our states are becoming concentrated by the development that fuels this industry, causing them to be hubs for warehousing and the often diesel trucks that come with them. Areas like the Inland Empire contain well over 1 billion warehousing, making it home to 4000 distinct warehouses and 600,000 truck trips a day. This is why for nearly a decade the Legislature has grappled with how to protect impacted communities from the risk that heavy duty diesel trucks present.

Freight and its impact on public health and communities across the state matter and is an issue statewide. AB 98 addresses these impacts while enacting a number of key policy changes. First, AB 98 puts in place mandatory setbacks of 300 to 500ft between warehouses and sensitive receptors such as homes, schools and hospitals.

These setbacks vary based on the size of the warehouse and the zoning of the area. Next, this legislation puts in place 21st century building standards for new warehouses such as prohibiting heavy duty diesel truck from being adjacent to sensitive receptor property lines and property line buffers of 50 to 100ft. AB 98 requires a two for one replacement for homes demolished in order to make room for more logistics, development and 12 months payment to displace renters. AB 98 also puts in place a mandatory update of truck routes statewide to ensure trucks do not route themselves through residential streets in our communities.

AB 98 includes an interim report in 2028 that allows for us to track our progress in reducing emissions due to these setbacks and evaluate our next steps. The legislation before you is a compromise and like most compromises, there are groups that will say that this Bill goes too far and there are groups that say this Bill does nothing.

I believe that this is a sign of a compromise and I trust that the authors, Assemblymember Carrillo, a city planner for over 20 years and Assemblymember Reyes, one of our Legislature's strongest environmental justice champions, have delivered a Bill that strikes the need for a compromise. I know that they are committed to seeing legislation not just as we pass it, but also through the implementation process as well. More importantly, I believe this legislation is not only righteous in its intent, but it is critical in addressing a growing issue. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Limón. I have microphones up from Senator Ochoa- Bogh and Senator Dahle. We'll first turn - and Senator Durazo. We'll first turn to Senator Ochoa Bogh.

Thank you, Mister President. As a representative from the Inland Empire, I rise to express great concern with this last minute legislation. The issue is of critical importance to our region as one of the fastest growing areas in the country, including the fact that San Marino County is the largest county in the state. And whereas the areas in the Inland Empire still has a lot of open land, it needs to keep pace with the demand for employment opportunities. Otherwise, our residents will continue to commute for hours to other regions for work, which, mind you, only result in increased emissions. Many of our communities have recognized concerns regarding our region's air quality and adopted policies to help balance the impacts of the economic development in our communities needs. Those policies should be developed by our communities, at the very least with their input.

I ask the authors to hold this Bill to ensure that all stakeholders are at the table so we can have a true collaboration on a comprehensive policy that will benefit all of our communities, rather than a gut-and-amend at the very last minute in which I have to express great concerns, because many of our own stakeholders within the Inland Empire had no idea that this Bill was moving forward or even voted or being discussed.

That is not true representation. And one last point I would like to make is that many people talk about how many warehouses are in the Inland Empire. And of course, one, because we do have a lot of open land, and number two, because the I-10 corridor has always been a major corridor to the State of California from other states of the country or in the country, coming in through the area to deliver many of the goods that our state utilizes. So with that, I respectfully ask for a no vote.

Thank you, Senator. I have on the speaker list, Senator Dahle followed by Senator Durazo, Caballero, Wiener and Eggman. So I see your microphones. Let's turn next to Senator Dahle.

Thank you, Mister President. Members, I too rise in opposition. I just want to say that I actually sat in the Committee and it was one of the most bizarre committees I've seen in the 12 years I've been here. First of all, the Senator from Hayward asked who was at the table and they said, oh, the local groups and there was the social justice people and the labor, and then they said specifically who? And neither of the authors could say exactly who was at the table. That's a fact.

I was there and they couldn't answer the question. This Bill has been cooked up at the end. And let me tell you something. This is not just the Inland Empire. This is the whole State of California. Now those in the Inland Empire have some, I believe, some significant issues that may need to be addressed. But we have a port in Oakland that brings freight in Stockton that ... to the rest of the country. And so this is just, I think more than anything it's, it was not, the people weren't at the table.

This was cooked up in the backrooms of the Assembly in smoke filled rooms and it was not done right, not in the transparency of people at the table because they couldn't answer who was at table. So this Bill needs a lot more work. This is a statewide Bill and it's going to impact a rice farmer in Yuba who is going to expand 10,000ft and he has a day school next there next to it. He's going to be impacted. This is not just the Inland Empire. What has been the focus of this Bill. This is a statewide Bill. It's going to impact a lot of the state. And for those reasons, I respectfully ask for no vote

Next up is Senator Durazo.

Thank you Mister Chair. Mister President. I serve as Chair of the Local Government Committee where we heard this Bill. This Bill establishes new guardrails to protect frontline communities impacted by warehouse development. It establishes setbacks and other minimum standards for new and expanded warehouses. Yes, across the state, because we need state standards with higher standards for the most impacted region, the Inland Empire.

It ensures two to one replacement of any demolished housing at an affordable level, which is critical to those communities. It requires local governments to ensure they have truck routes that direct traffic away from homes and schools. State standards are critical to make sure that local governments aren't approving these warehouses with almost no protections at all for local communities. On the other hand, local governments can still require larger setbacks and more mitigation measures, including CEQA mitigations, or deny these developments altogether. Nothing takes that away from them.

But I especially want to thank Assemblymember Reyes and Carrillo for being willing to submit a letter to the General to clarify that the housing protections in the Bill are intended to expand on the hard fought protections for tenants. This is difficult for some, but I want to thank the people who have been organizing and I fighting for their communities for years. This is not a new issue. The specific issues that are raised in this Bill have been debated and debated year after year, and we've not been able to reach any kind of an agreement.

And this is one special opportunity. So I want to thank the activists, those fighting for environmental justice, and the authors, the activists being both working people inside of those warehouses who face terrible wages and working conditions. And yet the construction jobs of those warehouses, many times are good jobs. I want to thank the CBOs, the residents.

Those are the people that many of us have stood with. And then there are others who oppose this because it's finally getting to, we're finally getting to the point of statewide standards. They don't want any standards. In every campaign we have, we come across these moments of some very difficult decisions. In this case, poor communities, poor communities, communities of color who historically have gone the shaft that are involved in this. They need some justice. In this case, the air our communities breathe, the illnesses our children suffer, the poverty of not knowing if they can pay for a roof over their head.

Local governments have failed, promising economic development while giving away millions and millions in tax breaks. Throughout our lives, many of us have fought hard for what we thought was the best along every step of the way. We always wanted to get better, knowing that we deserved much, much more. So our choice is, do we keep on pushing for more and fair and decent living conditions for our communities, or do we give up? Today I ask us to embrace this big step forward, not give up, keep fighting for more. I for one, along with many of you, will stand side by side with these communities. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Senator Durazo. Next up I have Senator Caballero, followed by Senators Eggman, Becker, Menjivar, and Grove. Senator Caballero.

Thank you very much, Mister President, for the opportunity to say a few words in support of this Bill. I want to thank the authors for their incredible work. As my good friend from LA said, this is not a new issue. Two or three years ago, a Bill very similar to this, taking a totally different approach to how to regulate the space around warehouses, was presented by one of the authors and the Bill came to Gov and Finance and we had a hearing where we invited the community to come and have a conversation with us about why the Bill was important.

Ultimately, I asked the Bill to be held and I talked with the author and asked her to do some more work on it. There were too many things that needed to be taken care of in order for us to make sure that we were protecting local government control, but we also creating an opportunity for people to be safe in their community when we start building these kinds of, of facilities.

And she went out and she did exactly what she said she was going to do, we had a robust discussion in our Committee. And I just think it's really remarkable that she was able to get to a place where not everybody is happy. And if you look at the list, the list has, it's not one side or the other, it's both sides that are a little bit unhappy. And the value of that is, you know, that it's been negotiated pretty intensely and I understand not everybody was at the table. And sometimes that's hard to do.

What you're trying to do is make sure that you're giving enough local control to local government so that they can make some choices for their communities. And you give an opportunity for the workers that are going to work inside the building and the workers that are going to live in the neighborhood to also have peace of mind that the environment will be as clean as possible given these kinds of facilities.

So as we move, as we move to a society where people don't shop in a store anymore, but they buy online, these facilities are going to continue to proliferate. And so we've brought it on ourselves and we need to make sure we're protecting all elements in the community as we do this kind of development. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote today.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Eggman.

Thank you very much, Mister President and Members. Unfortunately today I rise in opposition to this Bill. Locally, my community has been working for a while now to come up with our own ordinance around this. And as far as we can see, this looks like it supersedes whatever we may come up with. And if my environmentals and my local community are against this, then I think something's wrong with looking at a one size fits all. As people know, I represent the Stockton area where we have the 99, the 5, the 205, the 80, and the port of Stockton, as well as a rail system that sends things all over.

The way this Bill is written, it also includes some small manufacturing. We voted in this chamber a couple days ago to make sure nobody does paper. We only have plastic. Well, I got international paper in my district making these paper bags and an ordinance like this is going to impact them. Those are good jobs. Those are jobs off the highway. So I believe that as we continue, as the Senator from Merced said, we are now a society who likes to shop online and we want our things and we want them now.

I'm not saying that these warehouses should be the end all, be all for people, but it is a part of our society and our goods movement. And again, as far as I can see, this does not just impact warehouses, but also small manufacturing. The port of Stockton, the largest inland port in the western hemisphere, is set in my district. And when the port of Stockton became public, next to it was a navy station, Rough and Ready Island. Stockton community was able to acquire all of that.

And that has been our main focus for development, for warehouses, for everything having right there on the portennead where the ships come in, the train goes out. This Bill will impact my entire region as far as jobs, job creation, and movement goods. This Bill, at the end of the session, rushed right through with nobody allowed to give any input, I think is not the way to go about good legislation. And I would ask for your no vote and come back next year and try to include and include all the ones that are already in process around the state and not just put a one size fits all at the end of session on the last day.

Thank you, Senator Eggman, Senator Becker.

Thank you, Mister President. I want to address two issues, the environmental justice issue number one, but also I want to address the issue of manufacturing. It gets to some of the points that were just brought up in my district. First of all, we have a lot of manufacturers. I've got a long list of manufacturers expanding 20% happens all the time. That's what happens in technology. You start small and you expand, and these manufacturers are making choices all the time about where to, these companies are making choices about where to manufacture. And in most cases, now they're deciding not to manufacture in California.

And I think that's one of the things we want to address as a body, and I want to address is how do we bring manufacturing back. How do we keep manufacturing here. So anything that makes it more complicated for them, whether it be design standards, all these things, when they were not the intent of the Bill is of great concern for me. So I've spoken to the authors, and they've committed to me to working on manufacturing because they were, again, not the intent of this Bill. And I've trusted that commitment. So that was important to me, and I wanted to bring that up because it was important conversation.

Secondly, on the environmental justice front, I'm certainly concerned that so many environmental justice groups are opposed. But I do, I certainly know the heart of the authors, especially one of the authors, who I think we can use the names I can never forget on the Assemblymembers. But I'll just say Assemblymember Reyes, who has been working on this for many years, and I appreciate the comments of my colleague from Los Angeles about the wins in this. And of course the locals can always decide to make more stringent regulations. So those are two concerns, but I do appreciate the efforts to address them. And thanks for hearing me out.

Thank you, Senator Becker. I have Senators Menjivar, Grove, Wiener and Ashby. Senator Menjivar.

Thank you, Mister President. Colleagues, I rise with heartburn because I have a lot of respect for both the Assembly Members and I spoke to Assembly Members Reyes on this and I greatly, greatly respect them.

But I share a lot of the concerns that the Senator from Stockton, Yucaipa, others have shared this, and maybe it's with two years in here, the frustration of all these big kind of topics getting shoved down our throats in the last minute without going through a true process to really have every individual that is going to be impacted by this at the table.

And I know that wasn't the intent of the authors here, and I get that that's in front of us. But this, you know, there's a center that mentioned this is to protect our most vulnerable communities. This will not protect our most vulnerable communities. These setbacks don't even meet the carbs minimum 1000ft recommendation.

This is a 300 to 500ft setback from the loading dock. Imagine if they have an entire parking lot that is 300ft. There's going to be absolutely no setback. And in my district, warehousing and manufacturing is blooming, which I'm really excited for because of the jobs that's bringing to my district.

But think about the even more congestion that that's going to cause without adequate state direction. And I do believe that this Legislature next year can come back and actually really work and then go through the entire process to get something that's going to have everybody feel like it is a compromise.

But when not one single environmental group is for this legislation, we need to be wary. And with that, I'm respectfully asking for a no vote on this Bill.

Next up, Senator Grove.

Thank you, Mister President. I too rise in opposition of Abby 98, which is a rushed Bill that's extremely harmful to jobs, farming and redevelopment efforts in my district. It removes all local control and zoning issues and creates aggressive mitigations, which was mentioned by my colleagues the last minute.

Gut and amend has zero input from the public, which they mentioned as well, and that these individuals are responsible for these land use decisions or local decisions it unfairly targets the Inland Empire. But I also think it unfairly targets the central valleys.

Specifically my colleague from Stockton with the ports and then also with us, where we have large land. That's one of the values that we have in the central valley is we have land. And to negatively impact us again on these issues is just completely unfair. The Bill was intended to address warehouses in urban areas.

However, as drafted, the Bill applies to agriculture and processing facilities. So if you have an agriculture farm and you have a warehouse on it, and you want to do where you park your tractors or your product or your almonds or whatever the case may be, and you want to expand it, you'll be bound by this legislation.

And it just doesn't fare well to the agricultural communities. This one size fit all approach, you know, undermines local control. And I would just like to remind you guys, without being sarcastic and just being real genuine, that two days ago you were talking about local control is good.

Like, you have to have local control and they can shut down oil and gas and it's all about local control. And then now you make the argument that vehicle land use and vehicle traffic can't be entrusted to local control. And so I guess it just depends on the weather or the subject matter.

But the bottom line is that this is a rushed and flawed piece of legislation.

I really do wish I would have my colleague from Stockton coming back with me next year to be able to address this issue if it does come back up, because she really understands it and gets it from a perspective of representing her district with the Porta Stockton there.

And she has, again, no offense, ma'am, but the third largest food producing county in the world. And I obviously have the first. And so. But I don't have a port, but I think it negatively impacts both of our districts.

And, you know, just to be fair, I know that, you know, my colleague, my good colleague from Los Angeles and San Francisco, you represent large amounts of people and we represent large amounts of rural area, but we should have.

I wish there was some kind of rule that negative policy that comes out of this building can't negatively impact another person's district. And this Bill does that and it negatively impacts the Central Valley. And I respectfully ask for a no vote.

Thank you, Senator Grove. Senator Wiener.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise in support of AB 98. I actually enter. I want to first, there's been a lot of talk today about how as if this Bill just sort of landed from outer space and plopped in our lap a few days ago, and now we're voting on it.

There has been years and years of work on this issue. I entered the Legislature in December 2016, on the same day that Assemblymember Reyes entered the Legislature in December 2016. She has been working on this issue ever since then. Our former colleague, Senator Connie Leyva, spent years and years working on this issue.

This is a known issue, and Bill after Bill has been introduced on this. And the sad reality is not sad, it's just the nature of politics is that the folks, the warehouse industry and the industry folks, do not want to see any limitations or any meaningful limitations on warehouses.

And there are folks on the other side who want to see incredibly strict, much strict, far stricter restrictions than are in this Bill. And so Bill after Bill would just die. And so now we have before us a Bill. Is it perfect? No. No Bill of this complexity is going to be perfect.

But does it strike a reasonable balance to say, yes, we need logistics, we're not going to just shut it down. But people live in these communities, too, and this is impacting them in profound ways.

Another aspect of this Bill that I think is really worthy is that when housing is removed, it has to be replaced two to one. I think that is also a good thing. So I support this Bill. I will be voting for it, and I urge and I vote.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Ashby, followed by Senator Niello.

Thank you very much, Mister President. I rise in opposition of AB 98, though I hold both authors, Assemblymember Carillo and Assembly Member Reyes, in very high esteem. And I know that they have worked hard on this issue and are experts in the area. But sometimes a solution for one area doesn't fit every area in California.

I was local elected here in Sacramento for over a decade, and it has only been a couple of years since we suffered an absolute shortage of warehouse space. Warehouse space here means innovation, jobs also. We have a lot of areas in Sacramento where warehouses are close to homes. We do it intentionally.

We worked hard to create corridors for healthcare, where we do innovative work to try to push forward solutions for healthcare, for finding cures to diseases, for manufacturing things right here in the great State of California, for keeping them close to where they're being used and sold by patients and by doctors and hospitals.

We've worked hard on these goals. I've heard from my cities and my county all have taken official positions in opposition of this Bill. In fact, some of my council Members and mayors have testified in the last 24 hours at hearings to say how worried and concerned they are about this bill's implementation in this region.

I applaud this work. And I know it's hard to find a balance. And oftentimes in this chamber and in many other chambers where we make laws, if nobody's happy, that means you've found a middle ground.

But there are also times where when nobody's happy, it means we need to keep working on it because we haven't solved for the problems that we originally set out to cure.

I believe that the implementation of this Bill in my district and around my district will create a magnitude of issues, and I believe it is an issue that we should empower our local governments to be a stronger part of. I urge a no vote.

Next up, I have Senator Niello, followed by Senator Seyarto. Senator Niello.

Thank you, Mister President. Members, this is what we do, and I'm not speaking to the last minute, rushed aspect of this Proposition. What I'm speaking to is the one size fits all. Yesterday I spoke about earthquake standards for hospitals. I could come up with many more examples.

One rather perverse definition of politics is looking for problems, finding them everywhere and applying all the wrong solutions. Now, that's not exactly what's happening here.

We're not necessarily looking for problems, but we see a problem in a particular area and we solve that problem for that particular area and we apply it to the whole state, whether it applies or not.

And I would suggest that there is strong evidence that this Bill, this proposal, the details here, do not equally apply to every area the state. I've heard comments about allowing for local control, but I also heard the comment that we are applying some reasonable standards where most, presumably locals, want no standards at all.

And the specific statement that local governments have failed. Now, maybe that's why they were excluded from the discussions. And with regard to my colleagues, my colleague from San Francisco's comment about a balanced approach, how in the heck can you have a balanced approach when you completely eliminate one of the major stakeholders that's affected by the policy.

I would urge, and also with regard to the comment about my colleague from Menlo park who says that he has the assurance by the author that they will work to allow for manufacturing. Well, I just add that if local governments are excluded from this, what's the guarantee that that's going to be revisited? Assurance at all?

One specific thing that I'd like to point out that probably a lot of people might not be aware of, particularly with regard to effect on local governments. Every jurisdiction in California has to redo their circulation plan. Everyone it's mandated by this Bill.

Every jurisdiction with a General plan has to redo their circulation plan, that is estimated to cost tens of or hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, that's a reimbursable mandate, right? No. I found a lot of people don't realize that if a mandate can be funded by the local government by imposing fees, it's not a reimbursable mandate.

That is the case here. Local governments are going to have to redo their circulation plan at the cost of millions of dollars of process, and they're not even going to be able to apply for a mandate reimbursement. Now, forget about the fact that reimbursable mandates are largely ignored by the state, but nonetheless, it is not even eligible.

I urge a no vote. I urge that we stop looking at one area, solving a problem in one area, applying it to the entire state, whether it applies elsewhere or nothing. I urge a no vote. I urge a difference in our practices.

Thank you, Senator Nirllo, Senator Seyarto.

Thank you very much, Members. I rise in opposition to this measure. It's already been stated about the local jurisdiction versus the state having intervention. Local jurisdictions matter. It hurt my heart to hear somebody describe that are analyzed, that somehow our local government officials in these affected cities have failed their cities.

I know those folks. I've served with them since the nineties. They have worked hard to try to create economic development in some of their communities where there was none. And those are communities that have always struggled because of their location. One of those communities was able to tap into the interest in having these warehouses.

And they're not just warehouses, folks. This is where our food comes from. This is where our vehicles come from. This is where our hardware comes from. When you're trying to fix things at home, this is where all of those type of things that we use on a day to day basis come from.

And the reason they're out there is so that we don't have to have them in shipping containers offshore because we don't have any room for them. Our region, and this is the region I come from, I represent a large swath of this area that is being, that is in question here. And yes, there are a lot.

And as stated earlier, the reason is because we have freeways that go south, north and have access to the entire western United States.

So when you're trying to get product to people who are sitting on their computers and are expecting more and more to have their product by the next day or the day after, that's what we're responding. We're creating that demand, and they're simply responding to it.

I want to talk a little bit about the corridors where they are building these. The 215 corridor used to be a two lane free or two lanes on each side freeway. And alongside the freeways was some not very prolific development. And that's where these are going in. They're going into the areas that weren't developed.

And the housing that they are replacing when they buy those properties from those property owners is housing that, according to our environmental justice efforts, we don't want there because it's right next to the freeway.

When these warehouses came in, the 215 freeway got expanded to three lanes and it had several overpasses and interchanges that it didn't have before. And some of the arterials through those very impacted communities that were already impacted are now improved a great deal, which is helping the circulation. It needs a lot more.

We need more investment out there in our circulation, but that also enables us to put neighborhoods and build neighborhoods in areas where neighborhoods should be built. So there is a lot of, you know, there's been a lot said about that issue in particular, but there's also been a lot said about the air quality out there.

I grew up in Pomona, Walnut Valley, and this whole region, that whole foothill corridor, if you look it up, the reason we have bad air quality out there, and have since the 1960s and seventies, long before warehouses came in, is because of the prevailing winds, which means the onshore winds come in from the La area and blow all the smog into our basin.

And it's trapped by the hills and it's captured by an inversion layer. That's why it's smoggy out there, always has been. And yes, it's terrible. The best days for us were Santa Ana wind days because it would blow all the stuff out over the ocean. So this isn't the reason that there's bad air out there.

And in fact, it can help us have better air out there because the people that work closer to their homes don't have to commute because it was prevailing winds. And the second reason was commuter traffic. As we expand our housing out into our region, we need jobs out there.

We need the jobs from the warehouses, we need the jobs from the development, the commercial development that goes out there, and the manufacturing. But we're not going to get those if we intervene in our local agency's efforts, whether it's a county or a city, to be able to mitigate the issues that their constituents are concerned about.

A one size fits all approach does not work. The last thing I want to once again mention is, yes, I was at that hearing also, and what happens up in the northern part of or over on the other side of our hills is much different than what happens in our region.

And if we're going to have an honest discussion and consider all of these impacts, including the economic impacts of these regions, it's important to have the input from the people who are on the ground. If you don't think their planners are being responsible, maybe you should have those planners at the table to talk about that.

But I can guarantee you none of the planners on our side of the hill were consulted about this effort this year, folks. Local control is important. They know what their economics are. They know what their street circulation needs to be. They know what improvements need to be made. They know what landscape needs to be put in.

And I can tell you from experience watching this area develop for the last 30 years, there's been a lot of things that have been done right by those very people that are being criticized as having not been doing things right. No, they have been doing things right. They've been growing their economy.

They've been providing jobs, and they've been enabling development of housing away from our freeway corridors. And that's what we're supposed to be doing. So I would urge everyone to consider this very carefully. If this was your region, would you want this to be imposed on your area? I urge you.

No vote. Thank you, Senator Seyarto, seeing no further microphones up. Senator Limon, you may close.

Thank you. Members, I appreciate the robust discussion on this important issue.

And I do think that the magnitude of discussion is reflective of this issue in particular and the impacts it has from all over the state, because we've heard from Members representing very different parts of our state, there's been a lot of talk about the process of giving input.

And one of the things that I reflect on is that as legislators, the number one way that we can give input or create a public process is by carrying a Bill. When I got here in 2016, I looked at what some of the issues were that were important.

Today, I reflect on this particular issue, and I find that 15 bills were introduced in this space related to heavy duty vehicles, land use, impacted by warehouses. Very few. As a matter of fact, only one of those became law.

So at least in the eight years I've been here, 15 bills in, we have not been able to get past the status quo. The status quo is nothing right now. There is no floor on what the basic requirements should be.

And both sides that oppose this, that come from very different perspectives, believe that the status quo is better that's really difficult, Members, because for all of us that want to have input, we've had the capacity to raise this issue through legislation, to work on this.

And we find ourselves in a space where we now have a Bill in front of us that I think every single one of us can find something we don't like. Certainly as a Member that has carried strong environmental justice legislation, this is hard for me. It is hard and difficult for me to be here.

But I also know that eight years in 15 bills and quite frankly, three authors that have carried those 15 bills, this is where we are at. I want to point everyone to section 65.0935, sections a and b of this Bill that state that local governments can exceed the, the expectations of this Bill.

Local governments still have to approve warehouses. It doesn't take away their authority to decide. I agree that there are areas, communities, cities, counties that have a great majority of warehouses between now and the next eight years when we might get something on the table. I can also guarantee that we will have more warehouses.

This allows for a floor. It does not set the ceiling. We've talked about jobs and the way that jobs are impacted. This is also about ensuring that those who do the jobs that care about all of this have the ability to know what's ahead of them. And that's why we have such strong labor support for this.

We've talked again about the plans and how long it's going to take cities to come up with transportation corridors. We've aligned this Bill with what their already expected requirement is for 2028. I know that this is a difficult vote.

I know that this is not easy because I stand here before you telling you it is a difficult vote and it is not easy.

But I also strongly believe that over the eight years that I have served in this Legislature, the number of bills that have been introduced that have gone through committees and not made them out or not made it to the finish line and gotten a signature have all been part of a discussion.

They've all been part of a public policy recognition that says we have issues.

So I stand here before you, and I know we're all going to have to make a difficult decision, but I stand here before you asking for an I vote because I truly believe that the evidence we have over the last eight years that we've been working on this policy issue is that this is where we are at.

The, the authors have committed to continue to think about this legislation passed today. We don't have the evidence that the status quo of nothing, of no floor, no standards. No regulation is better than what we have in front of us. Members, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

I'll debate. Having ceased secretary, please call the roll.

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No, call the absent Members, please.

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Please call the absent Members one more time.

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Senator Lemon moves a call. See? How do we do? First vote? You. You won. You won. Okay, now.

Members, folks, we're going to... We'd like to ask all Senators to remain here in the chambers. We're going to do a few mechanical paperwork. Issues should take us just a minute or two, so please remain here in the chambers. Thank you.

All right, Members, we'd like to ask Members to return to their seats, please. We're going to move now to unfinished business. This is our favorite part of the calendar because it's Senate bills that have come back for final review. Members, we're going to begin with file item number four. This is Senate Bill 268. I don't see.

All right, no running in the chamber. All right, let's call up file item four. SB 268.

Secretary, please read.

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

Senator Alvarado-Gil.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise to present Senate Bill 268. We will be talking about rape, a serious and violent felony. I want to make sure that those who are sensitive to this topic have the ability to step out if needed. This is a very important Bill, and it is back to us on concurrence.

Senate Bill 268 will make all forms of rape, including that of an unconscious person, a violent felony. Here in California, rape is already a violent felony when accomplished by force. This Bill would memorialize in law that drugging someone and taking away their ability to consent is, in fact, a form of force.

I would like to point you to People versus Lewis, which was decided in June of 2023 by a 7-0 vote.

Just a moment. This is..Want to speak to the amendments in the Assembly? Okay.

Correct. Correct. In this case, it centered around a woman who was drugged in a bar. She was kidnapped, and she was raped. The victim was drugged, so her cognitive abilities were impaired. She walked out of that bar with the defendant. Instead of physically being forced out of that bar, she walked.

The defendant argued that if he did not use physical force to kidnap the victim, but instead used deception. And in this ruling, the court ruled that using deception to kidnap someone who was mentally incapacitated is the same as using force.

Senator, I just want to ask you again to please speak to the Assembly amendments.

Yes, madam. Mister President. Thank you. The Assembly amendments do make technical changes and add several co authors to this Bill. This court case has been instrumental in understanding why this Bill is so important. We've been working on it for two years.

We've gotten quite a bit of support without a sponsor and without the endorsements of the women's caucus or any of the affinity caucuses. I do want to thank the Problem Solvers Caucus for sponsoring this Bill and urge an I vote.

Members, any further discussion on this measure, it is eligible for a unanimous roll call without objection. Ayes 40, Noes 0. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. We're going to move next to file item number seven. This is Senate Bill 892 by Senator Padilla. Secretary, please read.

Senator Padilla.

Senate Bill 892 by Senator Padilla an act relating to public contracts.

Thank you, Mister President and colleagues. SB 892 is back on concurrence. The amendments in the Assembly added the requirement for a detailed equity assessment. At the request of the City of San Jose, appropriations gave the Department until January 1, 2027 to develop the regulations and requires any procurement after that to include the requirements of this Bill.

It requires that procurement standard does not affect not conflict with regulations adopted by the privacy agency. This Bill has received bipartisan support and no, no votes. Respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Members, anyone want to be heard on this measure? It is eligible for unanimous roll call. Without objection. Ayes 40 no, zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Alright, let me correct that on the last item. File item seven. That's a unanimous roll. Call it 38 to zero. We're going to move next to file item eight.

This is SB 1450. Hold on. Once again, we're faster than our computers, so just a moment. All right, we're up with file item eight. This is SB 1456. Secretary, please read.

Senator Ashby.

Senate Bill 1456 by Senator Ashby. An act relating to professions and vocations and making an appropriation therefore.

Thank you, Mister President. SB 1456 is back before us to consider Assembly amendments. The measure now includes additional provisions that stem from our discussions earlier this year and throughout the past many months.

As part of the California State Athletic Commission's sunset review oversight. It now ensures that fighter safety, by requiring on site ambulances to transport injured boxers, is included in the Bill. The Commission's work is truly mission critical. Without this Bill, the Commission would expire on January 1. I urge an aye vote.

Members, anybody want to be heard? Any Senator want to be heard on this measure? Seeing none, secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 39, Noes 0. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. We're going to move next to file item nine. Senator Umberg, this is Senate Bill 42. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 42 by Senator Umberg an act relating to courts and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Umberg.

Thank you, Mister President and colleagues. This is a cleanup Bill to the care court, the care court Bill, which was authored by my colleagues, Senator Eggman and myself. It's an urgency measure. It ensures that health professionals consider other alternatives before recommending the patient's conservatorship. Updates the process by allowing utilization of documents from past treatments.

Updates the the rights advisement process, and requires investigatory report by the county agency regarding the care court petition to complete it as soon as practical. Allows mental health professionals to testify as experts, and also provides additional notice to petitioners. Urge an aye vote.

Thank you. If I may ask a couple of questions.

Thank you, Senator Umberg. Senator Durazo.

Senator Umberg, will you take a question?

Sure.

Senator Durazo.

Thank you. Could you explain about the requirement that a court advise the respondent, eliminates the requirement that a court advise the respondent of their rights. If the court finds the respondent understands and waives that, could you explain the impact that it could have on or doesn't have on due process?

So if I understand that provision correctly that relates to the petitioner. The petitioner is the person who submits the application to the court so that the individual who is schizophrenic in most cases is, in essence, enrolled in the care court.

And if the respondent believes that by informing the petitioner as to the case status, that that may do harm. So, for example, if the respondent is concerned that the petitioner may do something that may be harmful to that person, then they can waive any sort of notice to the petitioner.

Okay. And just, if I can, one more question. There were some concerns raised to me about safeguards that could. No safeguards that could prevent patients from being involuntary detained. Could you respond to that issue?

I'm not sure what the genesis of that concern is. This care court is an alternative, typically to a criminal process. It's a civil process, and there are safeguards built in to make sure that that individual basically doesn't. One, gets treatment and two, doesn't end up back in the criminal justice system.

So I'm not sure what you're referring to.

Okay, that's fine. Thank you very much.

All right, any further discussion or debate on this measure, it is eligible for a unanimous roll call. Wihtout objection, Ayes 38. Noes, 0. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. That's 38-0 on the urgency. 38-0 and the Assembly amendments are concurred in. Next up, file item 10. This is Senate Bill 59 by Senator Skinner.

Secretary, please read.

Senator Skinner.

Senate Bill 59 by Senator Skinner an act relating to transportation electrification.

Thank you, Members, and Mister President, please take up SB 59 for concurrence. The amendments use the language from the previous version of this Bill, SB 233, which passed through this chamber with strong support. Further amendments in the Assembly made updates to technical definitions and criteria and updated the lead agency to be the Energy Commission.

And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Senator Skinner, any discussion on this measure? Any discussion? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

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On a vote of 29 to eight, the Assembly amendments are concurred in. All right, Members, an update on our work tonight. Today and tonight we're going to take a 30 minutes break at 05:00 p.m. we've completed over 30 bills so far this evening.

Thank you. SB 399 is back for concurrence. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

We're asking Members to please stay in the building so we may resume our work right after our break. Okay, thank you all for your cooperation this afternoon and this evening. Next up is file item 11. This is SB 399. Secretary, please read.

Senator Wahab.

Senate Bill 399 by Senator Wahab and act relating to employment.

Members, any discussion, any debate on this measure? Any discussion or debate? I'm not seeing any. Secretary, please call the roll call.

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Senator Wahab moves the call. We're gonna move next to file item 13. This is SB 552. Secretary, please read.

Senator Newman.

Senate Bill 552 by Senator Newman, an act relating to public safety.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise to present SB 552, which is back from the Assembly on concurrence and which provides technical cleanup to a Bill I authored in 2017, the California Swimming Pool Safety Act. Amendments taken in the Assembly were non substantive and addressed chaptering out conflicts. For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Members, any. Any discussion on this measure? Any discussion. All right, secretary, please call the roll.

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On a vote of 40 to 0, the Assembly amendments are concurred in. We're going to move next to file item 14. This iis...All right, we're going to take a moment. Pause. All right, Members, next up is file item 14. This is Senate Bill 819 by Senator Eggman.

Senate Bill 819 by Senator Eggman an act relating to Medi Cal.

Secretary, please read.

Senator Eggman.

Thank you very much, Mister President. Senators, the time has arrived. This will be the last time I will raise this mic on the Senate Floor. Well, to present my own Bill, I can't make any promises about anything else.

This is my last Bill, SB 819, having to do with mobile clinics for Medi Cal, work with the Department on this. The Assembly amendments got some more technical, and maybe we all do bills like this, right? I mean, that's what we're here for, to help folks, to make government work and to serve our constituents.

On this final Bill, I would ask for your aye vote.

Members, is there any discussion on this measure? It is eligible for unanimous roll call, without objection. Senator Eggman, Ayes 40. Noes, zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Congratulations to you. All right, Members, we are going to take a 10 minute break. We are asking all Members to remain here in the chambers.

Although there are restrooms that are considered part of the chambers. Remain here in the chambers. We'll be back here in 10 minutes. Okay, so at the hour of 4:51, we'll be back in session. Thank you.

Okay, Members, thank you all for coming back to your desks so we can continue with our work. We are. We are on unfinished business and we are going to begin with. Is Senator Menjivar on the floor there? She is. Going to begin with file item 15 SB 1103. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1103 by Senator Menjivar. An act relating to intelligence.

Senator Menjivar.

Thank you, Mister President. SB 1103 is back on concurrence and has been significantly narrowed. I took 10 separate amendments over on the Assembly. We removed the advance notice periods for increasing building operating costs. We defined what building operating costs are. We trimmed it out to only apply language translation provision to qualified commercial tenants.

We made clear who this law will apply to. We made a provision that requires the commercial qualified tenant to provide the landlord on an annual basis a notice of self attestation of their entitlement, and we allow the landlord to give written notice of a change in formula or method to building operating costs, giving them more flexibility.

Asking respectfully for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Is there discussion or debate discussion on this measure? Seeing none. Secretary, please call the roll.

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You know where Senator Min is?

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Senator Menjivar moves the call. Next up is file item 16. This is SB 1108. Secretary, please read.

Senator Ochoa Bogh.

Senate Bill 1108 by Senator Ochoa-Bogh, an act relating to mobile home parks.

Thank you, Mister President. SB 1108 is back on concurrence. Assembly amendments address a conflict with AB 2247 by assemblymember Wallace and incorporate technical changes requested by the Department of Housing and Community Development. These include moving the provisions into a more relevant code section and delaying implementation. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Members, any discussion on this measure. It is eligible for a unanimous roll call. We have Members off the floor. Rats. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Senator Ochoa Bogh moves the call. Next up, file item 17. This is Senate Bill 1120 by Senator Becker. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1120 by Senator Becker an act realting to healthcare coverage.

Senator Becker, thank you. Rise to percent on concurrence. SB 1120, this is a physicians make decision act. Over in the Assembly, we made some technical amendments. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Members, this is eligible for unanimous roll call without objection. Ayes 48, Noes 0. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Next up is file item 18. This is Senate Bill 1155 by Senator Hurtado. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1155 by Senator Hurtado, an act relating to the Political Reform act of 1974. Senator Hurtado.

Thank you, Mister President. SB 1155 is back on. Concurrency. Amendments taken in the Assembly were technical and clarifying in nature. The Bill has made it through the Legislature with bipartisan support and no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Members, any discussion? This is eligible for unanimous roll call. It's a 27 vote Bill. See no objections. Ayes 40. Noes zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Next up is file item 19. SB 1170 by Senator Menjivar.

Secretary, please read Senate Bill 1170 by Senator Menjivar and act relating to the Political Reform act of 1974. Senator Menjivar.

Colleagues. SB 1170 is back on concurrence, the amendments taken. The Assembly further added the technical assistance we received from FPPC, respectively, asking for an I vote.

Members, any discussion on this measure? Any discussion? Secretary, please call the roll.

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I'm going to pass temporarily.

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Please call the absent Members.

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On a vote of 31 to eight, the Assembly amendments are concurred in the it 8080 Members. We're going to lift a call. I have your attention? We're going to lift a call on file item 80. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

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On a vote of 22 to 16, the measure passes. Gotcha.

All right, Members, we're going to go back to unfinished business. We're going to on file item 20. We're going to pass temporarily. So file item 21 is SB 1281. Secretary, please read.

Yes, Senate Bill 1281 by Senator Menjivar, An Act Related to Developmental Services. Senator Menjivar.

Mister President, the men's taken in the Assembly for SB 1281 were meant to narrow the scope, but maintains the heart of the Bill, which is to improve equity amongst the self determination program and all 21 Regional Centers, respectively. Asking for an aye vote.

Members, any discussion on this measure, it is eligible for unanimous roll call. Without objection. Ayes 40, noes zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Next up is file item 22. File item 22 is SB 1283. Senator Stern has passed temporarily. Next up is file item 23. This is SB 1286 by Senator Minh.

Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1286 by Senator Min, an act relating to debt collection.

Senator Min.

Thank you, Mister President. Members, this is the Bill that deals with predatory debt collection practices, and I just want to address some comments that were made by our colleagues in the Assembly who claimed, I think, among other things, that I had committed or my staff had committed to taking all of the amendments from the other side.

And I just want to iterate that that was never the case. We took a significant number of amendments from proposed by opposition and many stakeholders since the time that this passed out of this body, including amendments that clarified that the Bill does not create any additional licensing requirements.

Amendments that change the eligibility threshold of the Bill from one transaction of equal or less than 500,000 to an aggregate of all transactions adding up to equal or less than 500,000.

Amendments changing the language around the implementation date as requested by opposition amendments providing guidance on where venue is appropriate for judicial proceedings related to this Bill and other technical changes. We worked a lot with stakeholders here on this Bill. We think it's a good Bill.

This is obviously, as you know, a product of a lot of different stakeholders coming together. So I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Min. Any discussion on the. On the measure? Any further discussion on the measure? Seeing none, secretary, please call the roll.

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Please call the absent Members.

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On a vote of 30 to nine, the Assembly amendments are concurred.

Members, we're going to lift the calls on items 78 and 79. We'll lift the calls on item 78. 1st secretary, please call the absent Members.

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On a vote of 31 to nine, the measure passes. We're going to move next to lifting the call and file item 79. Secretary, please call the absent members.

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Please call the absent Member.

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On a vote of 30 to nine, the measure passes. We're gonna move back to unfinished business. Next up is file item 24. This is SB 1313. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1313 by Senator Ashby, an act related to the vehicles. Senator Ashby.

Thank you, Mister President. I'm proud to present SB 1313 back on concurrence. The Safe Roads Act Assembly amendments reflect terminology and alignment clarifications. Respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Members, any discussion on the measure? Any discussion, it is eligible for unanimous roll call, seeing no objections. Ayes 40, noes zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Next up is file item 25. This is SB 1419. Senator Rubio.

Secretary, please read Senate Bill 1419 by Senator Rubio, an act related to the food and making an appropriation. Therefore, Senator Rubio.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise to present SB 1419, which is back on concurrence with minor technical amendments. We want to ensure our underserved communities have access to healthy food options, especially within food deserts across our state. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Members.

Any discussion on the measure? Any discussion? It is eligible for unanimous roll call, seeing no objections. Ayes, 40. Noes zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Next up is file item 26, SB 1451.

Secretary, please read a Senate Bill 1451 by Senator Ashby, an act related to professions and vocations. Senator Ashby.

Thank you, Mister President. SB 1451 back on concurrence. This bills the annual business professions code omnibus vehicle. The majority of the provisions in SB 1451 reflect recent discussions through the sunset review oversight process. Assembly amendments are the product of significant, some might say never ending, stakeholder input.

This is an important Bill, particularly given new provisions recently added that we believe are timely and important. Respectfully ask for your I vote.

Thank you, Senator Ashby. Any discussion, Members, any debate on this sunset Bill? See none. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Is called the absent Members.

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On a vote of 38 to zero, the Assembly amendments are concurred in. We're going to move next. All right, next up is file 27. This is SCA one by Senator Newman.

Secretary, please read.

Senate constitutional amendment number one by Senator Newman and accurately into elections.

Senator Newman.

Thank you, Mister President. Members, I rise to present SCA one back on concurrence, which, when passed, will allow California voters to amend our state's current process for the recall of a state level officer under its provisions. In the event of a state level recall effort which qualifies for the ballot, voters would answer one simple question.

Should the elected official in question be recalled with one simple answer, either yes or no. Such a change will reduce incentives for gaming the recall process for purely partisan gain while preserving the recall's essential role as a validator of popular consent and a tool for enforcing ethical accountability.

Amendments taken to the Assembly stipulate that the measure, when passed by a two thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature, will appear on the 2026 ballot. I respectfully ask for your aye vote today.

Thank you, Senator Newman. Any discussion, any debate on the measure? See, none. This is a 27 vote Bill. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Please call the absent Members. On a vote of 32 to 832 in favor, aid against. The Assembly amendments are concurred in.

Senator Menjivar, could you come to the front.

Now that I'm up here? We'll be done in 1 hour. We're going to be doing file item 20. Senator Glazer is prepared. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1181 by Senator Glazer and accurately into the Political Reform act of 1974.

Senator Glazer.

Thank you, Madam presiding officer. Remember, this bill is back for concurrence. It's a cleanup bill to the original SB 1439, which extended the Levine act to local elected officials. The Assembly amendments address chaptering issues with a companion bill and also adjust the contribution level that would be deemed acceptable without a respectfully asked for an I vote.

Do we have any debate on this? On this item? So you know this is a 27 vote bill. Secretary, please call. This is also eligible for unanimous roll call. Any objection? Ayes, 40. No, 0. Measure passes. We're taking a quick pause.

Okay, Members, I forgot to mention that was the last bill I was presenting. Was there an applause or anything? That's out of order? There's no applause. All right. Okay, I know that. Members, it's 5:31. We are breaking for dinner. We're going to be back here at 06:01 on the dot. On the dot.

We ask that Members don't leave the building. We're going to be back here at 6:01. Senator Menjivar is going to ensure that she's going to make sure we're in recess. Members, the Senate will convene in the 30 seconds. Members, I'd like to invite all the Senators to come back to the floor, back to their desks, please.

Okay, thank you, Members. Thank you, Senators, for being back and on time. We are ready to get going. Let me give you the order at least, the likely order of bills that we're going to hear over the next few minutes. We're going to begin with file item 70, followed by file item 72,73,74,77 and 84. Okay.

All subject to change, so keep paying attention. All right? Okay. First up then is file item 70. This is Assembly Bill 1252. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1252 by Assembly Member Wicks an accolade to public safety.

Senator Blakespear.

Thank you, Mister President. And Members, over the last 30 years, California has set the standard in demonstrating that strong gun safety laws can save lives. In three decades, we've seen our state go from having the third highest gun death rate in the nation to the 7th Lowest Assembly bill 1252 represents another important step in this effort.

This bill enshrines the Attorney General's Office of Gun Violence Prevention and statute, guaranteeing that its critical work continues beyond any single Administration.

Vitally, the legislation also requires the office to release a groundbreaking report by July 1, 2026 that will address gaps in our firearm tracing system, help us enhance the implementation of existing laws, and provide actionable recommendations to ensure Californians remain at the forefront of gun safety innovation. AB 1252 is also fiscally responsible.

It clarifies that the office can access existing funding streams, up to 2.5 million allocated under the Revenue and Taxation Code, reducing any burden on the state's General Fund. California's progress in preventing gun violence is no excuse to rest in the satisfaction of what we've accomplished.

In fact, it is a further call to action and a sign of what is possible. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Senator Blakespear. Any discussion on this measure? Any discussion? See no microphones up. Secretary, call the roll.

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Senator Blake Spear moves a call. We're going to move to file item 72. This is Assembly Bill 2471. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2471 by Assembly Member Jim Patterson an act relating to professions and vocations.

Senator Niello.

Thank you, Mister President. Thank you. And Members, I rise to present AB 2471 on behalf of Assemblymena Jim Patterson. Currently, registered nurses are required to pay a non refundable fee for the evaluation of their qualifications to use the title public health nurse.