Assembly Floor

Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Lee notices the absence of a quorum. The sergeant in arms will prepare the chamber. Bring in the absent Members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Okay. Members, the quorum is present. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for our prayer. Reverend Patty Oshita will offer today's prayer. Reverend Oshita.

Please join me in a moment of reflection. There is an old saying. A smile costs nothing, but gives so much. Just thinking about this makes me smile.

Whenever we come to the Capitol, we are greeted with so many smiles from the attendants in the parking lot, our vigilant security staff, our many amazing Assembly support staff, and of course, our dedicated Members. With our smiles, we immediately brighten each other's day. But researchers have found that our smiles also directly benefit us.

Smiling can reduce our blood pressure, strengthen our immune system, lower our stress level, and even lengthen our lifespan. But most of all, our smile is a warm and welcoming hello. With our smiles, we make a connection of kindness. For smiling is a universal language that transcends all cultures. Smiling is an expression that is so beautifully human.

Smiling seems like such a simple thing, but the smile can be the seed to not only friendship, but love and even more. Mother Teresa would say that peace begins with a smile. World peace may seem an impossible dream, but as Mother Teresa felt, peace can begin with our smiles. Namwomi Dawasu. With kindness and gratitude beyond words.

We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing and to join us in the flag salute. Assemblymember Carrillo will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Members, please join me in the pledge of our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty. And justice for all.

You may be seated to our guests and visitors today. State law prohibits persons in the gallery from interfering with legislative procedures proceedings or disrupting the orderly conduct of official business. Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest or other appropriate legal remedies. Reading of the previous day's Journal .

Assembly Chamber Sacramento Tuesday, February 112025 the Assembly met at 7:00am The Honorable Tri Ta.

Assembly Majority Leader Garcia moves and Mr. Lackey seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with presentations and petitions. There are none. Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the Governor? There are none. Messages from the Senate? There are none.

Moving on to motions and resolutions. The absences for the day for family illness Assemblymember Ortega for legislative business. Assemblymember Bonta. Moving on to procedural motions. Assistant Majority Leader Garcia, you're recognized for your procedural motions.

Mr. Speaker, I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assembly Members the burr to have guests in the rear of Objection. Such shall be the order. Pursuant To Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re refer AB621 Bauer Kahan And to the from the Judiciary Committee to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee and then back to the judiciary Committee

Without Objection Such shall be the order. Okay, we are going to move right into guest introductions. Assembly Member Ramos, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise to acknowledge the law enforcement community of San Bernardino county who's with us in the gallery today. Among those that are there keeping San Bernardino county safe is San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dykas, San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson, Fontana City Police Chief Mike Dorsey, San Bernardino Police Chief Darren Goodman.

Ontario Police Chief Mike Lorenz, District Attorney Chief Investigator Eric Hopley, Chino Police Chief of Police Kevin Manson, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Deputy Chief Shelly Crespi and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Deputy Chief Ernie Perez. I want to acknowledge them for San Bernardino's County's law enforcement agencies. Give them a round of applause.

Welcome. We are so grateful for your service. Thank you so much. Assemblymember Zbur, we are going to be recognizing you in just a moment, but first everybody will you please join me in wishing Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom a very happy birthday today. I need to borrow that tiara. Assembly Member Assemblymember Zbur, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members is with great pleasure that I welcome Members and representatives from the Santa Monica Rent Control Board to the Assembly floor today. Vice Chair Danny Ivanoff, Commissioner Kay Ambries, Commissioner Phyllis Dudic, Commissioner Erica Leslie, Executive Director Jonathan Holub and General Counsel Allison Reagan.

Santa Monica has been a leader in protecting renters since residents voted to amend the city charter in April 1979 and create one of the strongest rent control laws in California.

This came as a response to a situation that is not hard to imagine today a serious housing shortage and rental rates that were quickly increasing beyond what tenants could afford.

The law created an elected Rent Control Board to carry out the goals laid out in the initiative ensuring the protection of renters while making sure that property owners are still able to make a fair return.

The five elected board Members and the division heads work hard to support both Santa Monica and the vision put forth in the landmark 1979 law that all residents benefit from strong, effective and well enforced renter protections. Members, please join me in welcoming these six wonderful leaders to the 51st from the 51st Assembly District to our floor today.

It okay moving right along to the business on the daily file second Reading Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 246.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Assembly third Reading Pass and retain on all items. We're now going to move on to the second day consent calendar two resolutions ACR 43 and HR 20.

Before we vote on that we will first take up resolutions on the Consent Calendar for the purpose of adding co authors. Clerk will read the resolution on the Consent Calendar.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 43 by Assembly Member Pacheco and others relative to Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month and House Resolution 20 by Assemblymember Ransom relative to unclaimed property Moth.

Clerk will now open the roll to allow any Member to add on as a co author to the resolutions. Members this is a vote for co authors on the items on Consent Calendar. All those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote Members this is for co authors. Clerk will close the roll.

There are 68 co authors moving to a vote on the Consent Calendar. Does any Member wish to remove an item from the Consent Calendar? Seeing and hearing none the Clerk will read the second day consent calendar.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 43 by Assembly Member Pacheco and others relative to Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.

Clerk will open the roll on the Consent Calendar. All those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 70 knows zero consent calendar is adopted. Clerk will read the remaining item on the Consent calendar.

[Consent Calendar]

No. Unfortunately, Leader Gallagher is not on the floor for us to wish him a happy birthday. As it turns out, birthdays happen on both sides of the aisle, and we miss our Leader Gallagher at this moment. We will celebrate with him at a later time. Moving on to announcements, everyone. Session schedule is as follows.

Friday, March 7, no floor session, no check in session. Monday, March 10, floor session at 1pm seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Mr. Garcia moves, and Mr. Flores seconds that this House stands adjourned until Monday, March 10th. At 1:00pm the quorum call is lifted and we are adjourned.