Assembly Floor

Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Ortega notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant in arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent Members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

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

Please join me in a moment of reflection. We recently enjoyed a family wedding in Hawaii. It was also a great family reunion. As we all sat together at a full family dinner, I saw clearly how the passing years have moved me up the table.

I think we all know the order, especially when sitting at at one long table. I remember long ago looking up the table and seeing all the adults at one end. At our last family dinner, I saw the stages of life sitting at one long table. Our nephew and girlfriend about to be engaged.

Our niece and her husband just 24 hours married. And another nephew and wife three months away from parenthood. Each couple at a significant stage of life. And there I was at the very end of the table. I had become the eldest of the elders. It was wonderful to see their young lives unfolding.

That evening, I found myself wishing not for the first time, that I could live my life all over again. I would do it better. I would cherish the times we were together even more. I would not take for granted a moment. We cannot relive the past, but we can live our lives right now with that same wish.

To cherish the moments and not take for granted even one opportunity to be with those we love. If we try to live each moment well, we cannot help but look back on our lives well lived. Let us live with kindness, cherishing each moment with gratitude beyond words.

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

Thank you so much. Colleagues, please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The 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 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 of Sacramento Thursday, March 62025 the Assembly met at 9am The Honorable Josh Lowenthal, speaker pro temporary of the Assembly, presided.

Majority Leader Garcia moves and Mr. Flores seconds, that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with presentations and petitions. There are none. Introduction and reference 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 shall be deemed read and printed in the Journal. Mr. Assistant Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Mr. Speaker, I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Boerner, Calderon and Patel to speak on an adjournment in memory today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to Suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assembly Members Ransom, Sodia and Aarons to have guests in the rear of chamber today. Without objection, Such shall be the order. Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I move to withdraw Senate Bill 100 from Budget Committee and order it to the second reading file.

Okay. And that motion has been seconded by Mr. Gibson. Mr. Flora, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Withhold consent and ask for a roll call vote.

Okay. Thank you. Mr. Flora. This motion is not debatable. It requires 41 votes. Clerk will open the roll. The Assistant Majority Leader is asking for an I vote. Mr. Flora is asking for a no vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Mr. Garcia is asking for an aye vote.

Mr. Flora is asking for a no vote. Okay. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes. 51. No. 11. The motion carries. Mr. Assistant Majority Leader, you may continue.

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re refer the following bills to Committee. AB50, Bonta, from the Health Committee to the Appropriations Committee. AB290. Bauer Kahan, from the Health Committee.

To the insurance Committee, AB501 Papin from the Banking and Finance Committee to the Judiciary Committee, AB995 Coloza from the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, AB 1241 Chiavo from the Education Committee to the Higher Education Committee and AB 1347 Carrillo from the utilities and Energy Committee to the Economic Development Growth and Household Impact Committee and then back to the Utilities. And Energy Committee

Without Objection Such shall be the order. Members, we're going to move on to our guest introductions. Assemblymember Bains, you are recognized for your remarks as well as your guest introductions on such an important day.

Thank you so much, colleagues. I want to wish everybody a very, very happy Vaisakhi . We have Members from all over the State of California here. Special shout out to Saldef, the Sikh Coalition Jakara Movement Capital Sikh center of Sacramento, City of Martinez, Councilman Satinder Mali, local Gurdwaras.

We have Mayor Bobby Singh from Elk Grove also in attendance and local representatives from all over the State of California to wish everybody a very, very happy Vaisakhi . Today is the birthday of the Sikh religion. I am so super honored to be the first Sikh American elected to California State history. This is a momentous day for everyone.

But I want to also give a big thank you to everyone on this floor. Everybody on this floor unanimously two years ago passed the 1984 Sikh Genocide Resolution. That work, that importance, that pushback to directly label that the events that happened in 1984 were in fact a Sikh genocide.

A targeted attempt by the Indian government to destroy the Sikh identity in 1984 was unanimously passed on off this floor. It was unanimously accepted in the Senate as well. And that is my utterly gratefulness and gratefulness from everyone that has traveled here. Room 317. We have refreshments and an exhibit on the 1984 Sikh genocide.

I encourage, I know a lot of colleagues came over. I encourage everyone to come and see the event. This is a very trying time for anybody that wears a turban.

And as a daughter of someone that wears a turban and the sister of someone that wears a turban, I wake up every morning Fearing about them being pointed out, them being targeted for their Sikh identity. The problem, the issue of being Sikh right now in America is we are identified from a mile away because of the turban.

And that rise of xenophobia that is being seen in our communities impacts Sikhs so much. Sikhs were the first people targeted. After 911. There was a murder of someone in Arizona just because he weared a turban. So thank you so much for the strong support from this floor.

And happy, happy Vaisakhi to everyone which also is the start of the harvest festival, also the new year for Sikhs and also the birthday of our religion.

Happy Vaisakhi welcome to all our guests here today. Wishing you a happy Vaisakhi and a prosperous festival of harvest. Welcome to the California Assembly. Thank you for being here. Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized for your guest introductions.

Awesome. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, colleagues, I rise to present my guests with the Nonprofit Leadership Collaborative. Over four years ago, United Way of San Joaquin county launched the NLC with a clear mission to bring together CEOs and Executive leaders from nonprofit organizations across our county and to work collaborative collaboratively as one voice toward meaning and lasting change.

As we know, nonprofit organizations fill in the gaps where government cannot and do a heavy lifting throughout our communities. So in San Joaquin county, we are proud to be home of over 2,000 nonprofit organizations that employ over 21,000 full, full and part time staff.

These organizations are doing hard work every day to provide shelter, health care, mental wellness services, educational support and housing solutions. But we know that no single organization can do it alone. That's where the NLC comes in. Each month, over 18 of the county's largest and most impactful nonprofit agencies come together under the umbrella of this collaborative.

And they are not just meeting, they are having strategic sessions. So here with us today, I would like to introduce my guests on the floor and in the gallery. We have Kristen Birswitzel with United Way of San Joaquin, Rebecca Burnett with Hospice of San Joaquin, Michelle Lee with Friends of the Children in Stockton, Ms.

Carol Ornellis with Visionary Home Builders of California. Mr. Jose Rodriguez with El Concilio. Ms. Carrie Grover with Tracy Community Connection Center for homelessness services. Mr. Leonard Hansen with our emergency food bank, Ms. Kay Rustahler with the Family Resources and Referral Center, and Mr. Victor Costa, also with Visionary Home Builders and Paul Lanning of Health Force Partners.

So please help me welcome them to the gallery. It's very important that we have these organizations because collaboration is essential. The challenges that we face as a county and state, from homelessness to mental health, require a unique approach. And these are our vehicles.

These are our leaders in our counties that are making sure that we get the work done. And their work is guided by shared goals, a shared spirit of trust and a deep commitment to improving outcomes for the people we serve.

They are not competitive, they are collaborative and they each represent the individual missions and come together to be a collective voice of action. And together we are proving that nonprofits can lead with purpose, partnership and a shared vision for real change.

And we want to thank them for the work that they do for our county and for our state. Thank you. Thank you.

Welcome it okay, moving right along to Assemblymember Soria. You are recognized for your guest introductions.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, colleagues, I'd like to recognize my guest today and his family. Mr. Lu Yang has been a key advocate for refugee and immigrant rights for over 41 years in my community.

28 of those years were in the City of Fresno where he constantly engaged with local, state and federal stakeholders to secure resources and policy support. Mr. Yang has worked collaboratively with local nonprofit leaders, community leaders, elected officials at all levels, and educational institutions to address the disparity, challenges and stigma faced by the Southeast Asian community.

Through these community partnerships and advocacy, the community witnessed the first MON detective with Fresno police force, administrative and leadership roles within Fresno Unified School District and a more diverse staffing at public institutions that serve the Southeast East Asian community. Mr. Yang was born on April 10 in 1955 in Laos.

Yang fled to Thailand as part of the Hmong refugees at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 and arrived in the State of Hawaii a year later. In Hawaii, he also worked with Vietnamese Indochinese Volunteer Agency, a nonprofit organization, and he worked for the Department of Labor. Mr.

Yang then moved to Fresno in 1991 and worked briefly with the Lao Family Community of Fresno. In 1992, he began his work at the Fresno Center for New Americans, a local nonprofit that served the Southeast Asian community. That's where I came to know him. Mr.

Yang served as the Executive Director for the Fresno center from 1992 to 2017. Under his leadership, the Fresno center grew to operate 14 programs with an annual budget of 6.8 million and a dedicated team of 38 bilingual bicultural staff Members.

As the Executive Director, he provided strong mentorship to many Hmong professionals that came through for the Fresno center who now lead productive and impactful lives in our communities. Mr. Yang has been an early pioneer for other Hmong community leaders who have advocated and helped shape their neighborhoods.

He has also been recognized locally and nationally for his work in the nonprofit field, just to name a few. He has received leadership awards from the James Irvine Foundation, Portrait of success with KC24 and the Hmong National Development.

So as we approach the 50th year anniversary of the Hmong people arriving to the United States, it is appropriate and necessary and very well deserved that Mr. Lu Yang be recognized for his lifetime achievement. Achievement. So, colleagues, please join me Today in welcoming Mr.

Lu Yang, his family, and recognize him for all that he has achieved in our community. On behalf of immigrants and mong immigrants in particular in the Central Valley. Thank you for being here and congratulations on your retirement.

Welcome to the California Assembly.

Members, while we're waiting to do our next guest introduction, last Friday, it was actually Assemblymember Macedo's birthday. Will you join me in wishing her a happy 58th birthday? I'm sorry, 57. 57. Happy birthday. Well, I see so many important guests up in the gallery today. Very important guests up in the gallery today. Assemblymember Ahrens, you are recognized for this very important guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my honor to rise today to recognize the Summerdale Elementary School and their students and staff, which are a part of the Berryussa Union School District in San Jose. Summerdale teaches students to be stars with four core values that we should all live by here in the Legislature.

Staying safe, treat others with kindness, act responsible, and respect others. Today they are visiting the State Capitol to learn about California's history and government. And I'm proud that these young students take the interest in legislation and public service.

I hope today they will be inspired and will advocate for what they believe in and take an active role in shaping their community. Colleagues, please, please join me in welcoming San Jose Summerdale stars.

All right, Summerdale. Welcome to the California Assembly. I know some of you are going to be Assembly Members next, next year, a few more years. Assemblymember Ahrens, you are recognized once again for a further guest introduction.

Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. I'm also thrilled to recognize one of the unsung heroes in our community, one of our school board Members. We all know and appreciate how hard our school board Members work.

And it's an honor to have my school board Member, Trustee Sylvia Leong, with the Cupertino Union School District, one of the top, if not the top performing elementary schools in the State of California.

But they don't see the long hours our school board Members take to make sure that our students have equal access to technology to mental health. In fact, this school district was one of the first in the state to provide wellness, mental health, wellness programs for our students.

And Trustee Leong has been a fierce advocate for our mental health of our students, which in turn makes them great learners and great achievers. But not without the emphasis on taking care of our students mental health. And Trustee Leong is a leader in California for that. Members, please join me in welcoming her to her state capital.

Thank you.

Welcome. Okay, Members, continuing on, Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you very much. Members. Leadership Torrance is in the House. Leadership Torrance is a great program where. They send a delegation from the Los. Angeles South Bay Sponsored by the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce.

Like to welcome the delegation leader Lomita Mayor Mark Warnick, Torrance City Councilman Osam Sheikh, Chamber of Commerce President Donald Duperron and all the Members of this year's delegation. Welcome to State Capitol.

Welcome leadership Torrance. Welcome to the California Assembly. Okay, Members, we are going to be moving on to the business on the daily file. Second reading.

[Second Reading]

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Okay, moving on to the Assembly third reading. We will be going in file order. We will pass and retain on file items number 14 and 15. Which brings us to file item number 16, Assembly Bill 238 by Assemblymember Harabedian. The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 238 by Assemblymember Habidian and others. An act relating to wildlife relief and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Harabedian, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And it is really my pleasure to present this Bill, AB238. For many of you, the vast majority of you have actually visited the Eden Palisades fire. And I want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

This Bill, AB238, provides a real simple solution up to a year of forbearance payments for those who have lost their homes or have been directly impacted by the fires. It's a common sense Bill. Folks right now are struggling financially. There's no opposition to this Bill.

The coalition that was in the stakeholders, we have worked very closely with them and as of Friday they have moved to a neutral position. This has received bipartisan support through committees and I would just urge your aye vote and thank you in advance.

Thank you. Assemblymember Harabedian. All debate having ceased. Oh, excuse me. Thank you very much. Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise as a joint author of AB238. Much like my colleague from Altadena, my district was devastated by the Palisades fire. As our constituents have started the lengthy process to rebuild their homes and recover from this loss, we need to ensure that they are not overwhelmed by financial hardships.

AB238 strikes an important balance by allowing our constituents who have been devastated to defer paying their mortgage while still ensuring that mortgage servicers are not completely left out of the loop. My colleague from Pasadena has taken great strides to work with the stakeholder groups and address any concerns about the Bill.

On behalf of the victims of the Palisades fire, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Erwin. My apologies for missing you out of the gate. Seeing and hearing no further debate. Assemblymember Harabedian, would you like to close?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Harabedian. All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This is a 54-vote Bill with urgency. Kirk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye 66, no 0 on the urgency. Aye 66, no 0 on the measure.

The measure passes. Going to pass and retain on file items 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. We get to file item 23 by Assemblymember Rubio. AB 373 the Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 373 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio relating to dependent children.

Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I rise today to ask for your support on AB373. Client directed representation for non-minor dependents. AB373 was successful in passing both judiciary and human services, and I want to thank my colleagues and the Committee staff who have helped me move this Bill forward.

This Bill is based on the understanding that non-minor dependent individuals ages 18 to 21 in California who receive services from the foster care system are legal adults in all aspects of the law and should be granted the same rights in court. This Bill will ensure the legal rights of non-minor dependents are fully respected by clarifying the responsibility of appointed counsel to represent the expressed wishes of the non-minor. And I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Rubio. All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 58, nos 0. The measure passes.

We're going to pass and retain on file item 24. File item 25. AB 287 by Assemblymember Lackey. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 287 by Assemblymember Lackey and others in appellation to elections.

Assemblymember Lackey, you are recognized.

Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise to present AB287, which will require voter, vote centers to provide accessible parking to accommodate curbside voting for people with disabilities. This is a simple clarifying Bill to help guarantee that everyone has equal opportunity to vote and I would certainly urge you to support this worthy measure. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Lackey. All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes. 64, noes 0. The measure passes. And to file item 26, A.B. 628 by Assemblymember McKinner. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 628 by Assemblymember McKinnor in appellation to landlords and tenants.

McKinnor, you are recognized.

Mr. Speaker and Members, A.B. 628 will require new leases on residential properties to include a refrigerator and stove in good working order. Members, a working stove and a working refrigerator are not luxuries. They are a necessary part of modern life.

California's rental housing affordability crisis have been exacerbated by outdated laws that do not consider basic household appliances a necessary part of a rental home.

While many landlords do include a working refrigerator and stove in a residential lease, a growing number of rental properties are not, are not creating significant financial burden on tenants seeking an affordable and safe place to live. This Bill received bipartisan support in the policy Committee and opposition to it has been removed.

As we have worked with all of the stakeholders, landlord, property owners and affordable housing tenants rights advocates. AB628 is one of many bills that this year focused on addressing the state's affordability crisis and helping to bring down the cost of living for residents across California.

I brought this Bill because the young folks in my district are having a really hard time. You guys, the young people across the state.

I've heard from young people who said they moved into an apartment, couldn't buy, didn't have a stove, had to go without for three months, and then they bought one, a really cheap one on Craigslist, and was keeping their fingers crossed that it worked.

This is a way that we can help people and we can make things a little bit affordable. I ask for your aye vote for AB628. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember McKinnor. All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 49, noes, 8. The measure passes.

...retain on file item 27, 28, 29, 30 which gets us to file item 31. ACR 15 by Assemblymember Alanis.

Clerk will read Assembly Concurrent Resolution 15 by Assemblymember Alanis relative to California Propane Day.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. ACR 15 recognizes April 15th as California Propane Day. For many, the word propane may conjure up memories of summer fun at the lake or family camping in the High Sierras.

Assemblymember Alanis, you are recognized.

Maybe it's Hank Hill on the hit TV show King of the Hill, teaching little Bobby a thing or two about Southern charm and selling his precious product. But to most, especially in rural communities like those I represent, it's really a way of life. It's what keeps the lights on the house warm and the food cooked.

It's an essential, clean burning fuel that plays a crucial role in California's economy and infrastructure, contributing to more than 3 billion to the economy annually. It supports thousands of jobs, many of which are in a small and family owned business that have serviced their local communities for generations.

It is also highly sought after for its low carbon footprint and renewable properties and stands as a powerful tool in the state's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Propane is efficient and a reliable power source and can be easily deployed during emergency responses for natural disasters. From agriculture, construction, transportation, power generation, cooking, home heating and emergency backup power, propane continues to prove how much a critical fuel this is.

Time and time again, Members, please join me in supporting ACR 15 and recognizing April 15 as California Propane Day. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly Member Alanis, would you like the first roll to be open for co-authors? Yes, please. Okay. All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll for co-authors. All Members vote who desire to vote. This is for co-authors. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

The Clerk will close the roll. There are 55 co-authors added without objection. We'll now take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Assemblymember Alanis, you are recognized for your guest introductions.

Thank you again, Mr. Speaker. Members with me today in the gallery are propane industry leaders. If I can have you four, stand up, please. Colin Sawyers with the Western Propane Gas Association, Corey Sherlock with Hunt Propane, Jeff Price, a constituent with JS West Propane, and Jeff Stickleru with Ferrellgas.

Members please help me in welcoming our guest today and thank you guys very much.

Thank you Assemblymember Alanis, welcome to the California Assembly. We're going to pass and retain on file items 32, 33, 34, 35. That gets us to file item 36 by Assemblymember Irwin AB 483. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 483 by Assemblymember Irwin in appellating to contracts.

Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm pleased to present AB 483 today. Fixed-term installment contracts are an increasingly popular tool that allows consumers to make regular payments for a good or service over a fixed amount of time, which is usually one or two years. Fixed-term installment contracts commonly include early termination fees.

These are fees that the consumer must pay if they want to terminate their contract with the seller. Frequently, these fees are not clearly disclosed to consumers at all and at times they add up to hundreds of dollars.

AB 483 addresses this consumer confusion by mandating that sellers that specifically choose early termination fees are clearly transparent on these fees prior to the contract being signed. In addition to this transparency, AB483 caps the cost of the early termination fee to an installment contract at a level which the vast majority of installment contracts already comply.

Thank you and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Irwin. All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 43, noes 11. The measure passes.

Pass and retain on file item 37, which brings us to file item 38. AB 234 by Assemblymember Calderon.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 234 by Assemblymember Calderon and others. An act relating to insurance and declaring the urgency thereof. Second effect immediately.

Assemblymember Calderon, you're recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 234. AB 234 allows the speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Pro Tem to sit on the Fair Plan Governing Committee. It's very apparent that the Fair Plan plays an important role in the overall health of the insurance market and more importantly, in our service to our constituents.

The Speaker and the Senate Pro Tem or their designee should have a seat at the table. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Calderon. Assemblymember Gipson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Members, I want to thank my colleague from Whittier for bringing, introducing Assembly Bill 234. As she already said, this Bill would also allow designees as ex-officials to be part of the fair plan. We need someone to have eyes and ears that represents both houses on decisions that are being made.

Even though they're ex-officials, but their responsibility can making sure because they oversee with leadership in these governing bodies, if there's something's going wrong that they can address it through the legislative process. It is important that we have transparency and accountability.

I see this as a transparency and accountability Bill and thank my colleague for allowing me to be a co-author of Assembly Bill 234. Respectfully asked for a strong aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gipson. Seeing and hearing no further debate. Assembly Member Calderon, would you like to close?

I don't have a mic. Oh. Oh, yes. I respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Okay. All debate having ceased on this Bill, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 60, noes 0 on the urgency. Ayes 60, noes 0 on the measure.

The measure passes. Members, we're moving on to adjournments in memory. The quorum call is still in place. Please give your respectful attention to those who are granted prior permission to speak on their adjournment in memory. Assemblymember Calderon, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to adjourn in memory of Gustavo Camacho Lopez of Whittier, a compassionate community leader who passed away on June 42024. Born and raised in Jalisco, Mexico, Gustavo began working in the fields at a young age, developing a strong work ethic that would stay with him throughout his life.

Driven by the hope of a better future, he made the courageous decision to pursue the American dream. In 1973, Gustavo moved to Boyle Heights, and a couple of years later, his wife and their first three children, Maria Alicia and Gustavo, joined him. His fourth child, Miguel angel, was born in California.

Gustavo was a devoted father whose values of hard work and compassion shaped the lives of his children. One of his great joys was hosting family gatherings, often centered around delicious carne Asada.

Outside of his family life, Gustavo was an advocate for his community, working with the Comite De LA Esperanza, a nonprofit organization that successfully prevented the construction of a jail in Boyle heights. In the 1980s, Gustavo joined forces with his neighbors to save the Wyvernwood Garden apartments, which prevented the displacement of hundreds of families in Boyle Heights.

Gustavo's legacy lives on through his family, his wife, Yolanda, his children, Maria, Eliseo and Gustavo. I respectfully request that we adjourn in the memory of Gustavo Camacho Lopez.

Thank you, Assemblymember Calderon. Assemblymember Boerner, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to adjourn in memory of retired firefighter William Brett Potter. A dedicated public servant, Brett Potter was born May 131965 in Orlando, Florida. He was known for his adventurous spirit and generous heart.

Whether surfing, fishing, kayaking, or simply walking along the beach with his wife, Brett embraced life with enthusiasm and joy. His firefighting career began in 1986 in Escondido, California. After more than two decades of service, he retired from the Solano Beach Fire Department, leaving behind a legacy of courage and commitment.

Brett passed away unexpectedly on February 2nd at the age of 59 while on vacation with his wife Janet in Turks and Caicos. He is survived by his loving wife Janet, his three daughters, and their husbands and his nine grandchildren. Please join me in honoring the memory of William Brett Potter.

Thank. Thank you, Assemblymember Berner. Assemblymember Patel, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speakers and Members, today I also rise to adjourn in memory of William Brett Potter. Brett served as a firefighter for the Escondido Fire Department as well as other parts of North County and in San Diego.

As my colleague from San Diego just described, he dedicated his career to protecting the lives, property and well being of others. That's what makes this adjournment in memory so devastating as he was taken from his family way too soon.

Combating dangerous conditions to safeguard our communities against multiple fires in San Diego County and unprecedented damage across Los Angeles County. Now more than ever, our firefighters and first responders continue to serve as a pillar of protection through throughout California. Firefighters and first responders like Brett are critical to California's safety and I am committed to protecting their safety.

In return, I know that I and the San Diego delegation are proud and honored to recognize Brett Potter today and I respectfully ask for adjournment in his memory. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Patel. Assembly Member Boerner, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, today I rise to join in the memory of Rob Ashley. Robert. Rob Ashley was born October 141957 and now, much as United Kingdom, to Ursula and Alan Ashley. Raised in Barton, Cheshire.

His academic excellence led him to become the first student from his community to be accepted to Oxford University in 1979. He earned a master's degree in biochemistry from St. Peter's College and spent the next decade building a magnificent career in the UK before moving to the United States.

Robert's 45 year career spanned leadership roles in regenerative medicine, cell therapy and pharmaceuticals, where he played a pivotal role in growing companies and bringing innovations to market. Yet beyond his professional achievements, Rob's greatest joy came from the life he built with his wife, Joy Lyons.

They met in Tucson and shared a love for adventure, history and community service. In 2012, they settled in Encinitas, where Joy practices landscape architectures and serves as Deputy Mayor, and Rob found deep fulfillment in local history, startup, investment and racing. Rob lived life to its fullest, whether supporting his community, tending his cherished rose garden.

He never saw me and didn't tell me how his garden was going, enjoyed music or racing cars. In his final year, he embraced every moment with family, traveling, hosting barbecues and visiting botanical gardens. Though cancer shortened his time, it never diminished his spirit. He passed away peacefully March 212025 surrounded by his loved ones.

Rob is lovingly remembered by his wife, Joy, his children, stepchildren, grandchildren and the countless friends whose lives he touched across the world. Please join me in adjourning in the memory of Rob Ashley. Thank you.

Thank you. Assemblymember Borner Members, please bring the names to the desk to be printed in the Journal. All requests to adjourn in memory will be deemed read and printed in the Journal. Moving on to announcements, the following committees will meet today at 2:30. Budget Committee 1 on Health in Capitol Room 127.

Budget Subcommitee 6 in Public Safety on Public Safety in Capital Room 447 Emergency Management in Capital Room 444 Natural Resources in Capital Room 437 Revenue and Taxation, Capital Room 126 and Transportation in the Swing Space, Room 1100. Again, that is at 2:30 today. Session schedule is as follows. Tuesday, April 8, check in session.

Wednesday, April 9, check in session. Thursday, April 10. Floor session at 9 Am Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Assistant Majority Leader Garcia moves and Mr. Gallagher seconds that this House stands adjourned till Thursday, April 10th. At 9am Quorum call is lifted and we are adjourned.

Vote change. McKinner, AB 483 not voting. Going from aye to not voting.

Vote change. Assembly Member McKinner, Assembly Bill 483. Aye to not voting.