Assembly Floor

Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Wallace notices the absence of a quorum sergeant. Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent Members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

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 the daily prayer. Today's prayer will be offered by Reverend Dosta. Reverend Dosta.

Please join me in a moment of reflection. On the 4th of July, Patti and I gathered with a few neighborhood families to enjoy a most spectacular evening of legal fireworks. Twice during that afternoon, 8 year old Shane came running over so excited to tell us that tonight's the night.

At 7 PM, Shane and his young cousins rang our doorbell to invite us to come over at 8. Just before sunset, we joined them with our lawn chairs. We had four generations of spectators with six of the happiest children we've seen in a while. So excited and so fully in the moment.

Running around with sparklers and shouting happily with each dazzling display, fountains of sparkling colors spraying out like a million tiny meteors. Watching them, we witnessed two hours of non-stop joy. That evening and into the next day, Patti and I found ourselves commenting on how fun it was to see the pure excitement of the children that night.

We reached back in time, recalling our youth and moments we played with such innocence, joy, and abandon. We also recalled how hard our parents worked just to make ends meet in the climate that was post-World War II.

Although our childhoods may have lacked an abundance of material possessions, the feeling of being protected and loved gave our childhood such happy times, when we laughed until our tummies hurt and we played like the day would never end.

Enjoying the children's pure joy that fourth of July evening was so uplifting we now know again that if ever we are in need of uplifting, we need only remember the pure innocent joy of children to give us hope for the future...with kindness and gratitude beyond words.

Before we go to the pledge, thank you, Reverend Dosta, and the reminder about children. Members, we were all shocked and saddened hearing the news over the weekend of the catastrophic flooding swept through the great state of Texas. We're thankful to all of the first responders who bravely continue their search and rescue efforts.

Let us please observe a moment of silence in memory of the victims and families. Please continue to stand to join us in the flag salute. Assemblymember Irwin will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Please join me for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance.

You may be seated. For 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.

[Reading of the previous day's Journal]

System 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 personal business, Assemblymember Patterson for illness, Assemblymember Castillo for legislative business, Assemblymember Harabedian. Onto procedural motions, Assistant Majority Leader Garcia, you're recognized for your procedural motions.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Member Wicks and Avila Farias to speak on an adjournment memory today.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assembly Members Michelle Rodriguez, Hadwick, Alvarez, and Ortega to have a guest seated at their desk today.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 56 to allow the following committees to notice bills pending re-referral: Local Government Committee to notice SB 445, Wiener, pending re-referral from the Transportation Committee, and SB 838, Durazo, pending re-referral from the Housing and Community Development Committee for their hearing on Wednesday, July 16, and Utilities and Energy Committee to notice SB 445, Wiener, for their hearing on Wednesday, July 16th, pending re-referral from the Local Government Committee.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Joint Rule 62A and Assembly Rule 56 to allow the following committees to notice bills pending re-referral: Governmental Organization Committee to notice SB 14, Blakespear, further hearing on Wednesday, July 9th, pending re-referral from the Natural Resources Committee and Economic Development Growth and Household Impact Committee to notice SB 263, Gonzalez, for their hearing on Tuesday, July 8th, pending re-referral from the Transportation Committee.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

At the request of the author, I request unanimous consent to withdraw AB 898, Brian, from engrossing and enrolling, and order the Bill back to the Senate for further action.

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

At the request of the authors, please remove the following bills from the consent calendar. Item 63, SB 386, Limon. Item 67, SB 853, Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement, and Item 70, SB 851, Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments.

Clerk will note. Thank you, Mr. Garcia. Okay, folks, it's now time to do some guest introductions. Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez, you are recognized for your very important guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, today, I rise to introduce a very special guest. Please join me in welcoming my grandson, Jacob, to the Assembly floor. I'm very excited to show Jacob the heart of our democracy and the important work we do here, on behalf of all Californians.

The first time he sat on this floor, Jacob was just five years old with his paw while Speaker John Perez was presiding. Fast forward to today, he's a thriving high school senior and I can honestly say I never imagined I'd have the immense privilege introducing him as a Member.

It's a proud, full circle moment for me and I hope today sparks in him a lifelong interest in public service and civic engagement. Thank you, colleagues, for allowing me to share this special moment, and please join me, once again, in giving Jacob a warm Assembly welcome.

Welcome, Jacob. Okay, good to see you back here, Jacob. Assemblymember Kalra, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm honored to have with us here, in the Capitol, interns from my district office. And I'd like the opportunity to introduce them right now. We have with us Dia Agrawal, Lily Zhang, Hannah Carr, and Samay Raleigh, as well as a couple of my legislative field reps, Tuan Nguyen and Juan Rodriguez.

And my district Director is also in town, Celeste Walker. And so, please thank our interns. I know our interns do a lot of great work for all of us, especially in our district offices where we get inundated with constituent concerns, what have you. So, please join me in welcoming our hard-working interns to the State Capitol.

Okay, thank you, Assemblymember Kalra. Assemblymember Alvarez, I seem to think you have this important guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to introduce to you my son, Javier Alvarez, who is joining us here today. He is a fifth grader, actually now going into sixth grade middle school.

I think a lot of, you know, family is very, very important to me and this job is very, very difficult to do when you're far away from your family. So, we get to spend this week together here. So, it's really an honor to have Javier with us here.

He is my youngest of two and he is a really great student. Very proud of all that he does at home to be helpful. And he's here this week to join me and follow in what we do here in the Capitol.

So, it's really—my kids and my wife only come here once every session, which is the swearing in, the swearing in ceremony. So, it's really, really an honor to have him here because we, as you all know, I represent the 80th district. We are the furthest to the south in the State of California, the furthest away from Sacramento.

I'm so glad that he's here today. Please join me in welcoming my son, Javier, to the floor.

Javier, how do you feel about hydrogen? Welcome, Javier. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Okay, we are going to continue on to business on the daily file. And we begin with our second reading, file items 1 through 20. The Clerk will read.

[Reading of File Items]

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Now we move to items on concurrence. File items 21 through 28 we are going to pass and retain on file items 21 through 25. That is going to bring us to File item number 26. That's AB 1416 by Assemblymember Ta. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1416 by Assembly Member Ta an act relating to taxation. Assemblymember Ta you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1416 is back for concurrent and the amendment taken in the Senate were technical and this Bill passed with strong bipolar support and no opposition. I respectfully ask you. I vote. Thank you.

Assemblymember Ta all debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes. 60. No. 0. Senate amendments are concurred. Concurred in.

We're going to pass and retain on file items 27 and 28. That brings us to the Assembly third reading file. We're going to pass and retain on file items 29 and 30. That brings us to file item number 31. That's ACR number one by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 1 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva and others relative to CA Ginseng Day.

Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Good afternoon Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present Assembly Concurrent Resolution 1 which establishes Ginseng Day on October 23, dedicated to honoring the excellence of Korean Ginseng and the deep cultural ties between the United States and Korea. California is known for its diverse communities.

In my district, which is a collective home to one of the largest Korean American populations in the United States, Korean Ginseng is not merely a health supplement. It is a symbol of wisdom, tradition and resilience that has been passed down through generations.

Research from over 20 countries has shown that Ginseng enhances immunity, combats fatigue, can improve cognitive function and helps provide other anti inflammatory health benefits.

As a matter of fact, one of my Field Reps, Senior Field Reps Joe Pack, who has worked with me since 252012 is actually 73 years old old and runs faster and works harder than our entire team and he always says Assemblymember Quirk Silva, if you would just take ginseng every day you would have more energy and I agree.

So on your desk we have provided a little gift and I bet you if we all take this ginseng we will be running laps around here. That being said, by recognizing ginseng as a cultural treasure of Korea, we honor the contributions of Korean Americans and reaffirm California's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Colleagues, I ask for your support in establishing Ginseng Day, a day that celebrates health, culture and friendship for a healthier and more inclusive future for all. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully request the first roll to be open for co authors and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Quirk-Silva. Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you Mr. Speaker. As a proud joint author, I want to rise in support of ACR1 which recognizes October 23, 2025 and every year after as Korean Ginseng Day in the great state State of California, a big part of my district in the neighborhood of Koreatown which has the largest population of Koreans outside of Seoul, South Korea.

And last year I had the opportunity to visit South Korea and was amazed by many things, especially the love of coffee. But one of the most amazing things was their herbal remedies, especially ginseng. Permission to use a Prop? Without objection. Okay. I'm a frequent consumer of ginseng. This is my favorite one to go to.

And as my staff can attest, I love drinking a packet of Korean red ginseng whenever I need an energy drink or pick me up. Thank you to my colleagues from Fullerton for bringing this resolution forward to recognize its extremely beneficial health effects and its importance to Korean culture in California. And yes, again, Members, this is the jam.

So thank you all so much. This gives me more energy. Fired up.

Thank you. [Unintelligible] vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. Do you wish to close?

Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. Members, the first roll is open for co-authors. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. Members, this is for co authors. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes.

There are 62 co authors added without objection. We'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Assemblymember Quirk Silva, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members Colleagues, it's with great honor and pride that I stand before you today to introduce several distinguished guests. Members, please bear with me as I introduce them. As far as pronunciation goes, I'd like to introduce Gaewon sun, who is the Director of the Planning and Strategy Bureau and Senior manager.

Also Gil Ho Yang and Manager Hye Kim Hyun Kim. They have traveled all the way from Gyumsan County, Republic of Korea to be here today.

We are also fortunate to have with us from the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea and Los Angeles, Director Hae Dun Lee, General Manager Sun Jeng and General Manager of K Food and Hanbok Ji Ji Unsung.

My other esteemed guests from Orange County are the President of Korea Agro Trade Center, Yutae Paek and the CEO of Korea Ginseng Corp. US Woo Sung Chung and Sales Director Sang Min. And from my district of the 67th district constituents, Susan Lee and Paul Choi of the Chung Chung Province Association.

Thank you for traveling to our state capitol and recognition of Ginseng Day.

Welcome to the California Assembly. Welcome. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva is Did you want to say anything about what's on our the Members desks.

Yes, Members, there are tea, ginseng tea.

Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. Members, before we go on to the Assembly third reading file, Assemblymember Pellerin is a very important guest introduction she'd like to make.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And Members visiting us from the beautiful 28th Assembly District are Members of Scouting Troop 529 of Los Gatos. These troop Members are working on earning their citizenship in the nation merit badge.

This badge focuses on understanding the various branches of government, how the legislative process works, and learning what it means to be civically engaged. To earn the badge, troop members are asked to explore national monuments, historic landmarks and their state capital.

While watching us in action is not a requirement to earn the badge, it certainly is a special treat for them and me to have these future leaders attend our session today. So please give these four young men a warm Assembly welcome. We have up in the gallery today Colin Kennedy, Tristan Komar, Michelangelo Chan and Corwin Johnson.

So please give them a round of applause.

Thank you so much, Assemblymember Pellerin. Okay, we are on to the Senate third reading file. We are going to pass. Excuse me, I, I didn't finalize. File items 32 and 33 on the Assembly third reading file. We're going to pass and retain. That takes us to the Senate third reading file.

We're going to pass retain on file items 34 all the way through file item 59. That brings us to file item number 60. That is SB 119 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review presented by Assemblymember Gabriel.

Clerk will read Senate Bill 119 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and appreciated to public social services and making an appropriation, therefore to take effect immediately be related to the budget.

Assemblymember Gabriel, you are recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I am pleased today to present SB 119, our Human Services Trailer Bill. This bill makes changes to our CalWORKS program to improve early engagement and help families find pathways to exit poverty.

This bill also requires the development of a standardized curriculum for child welfare mandated reporters that will emphasize community based support and family preservation and thereby reduce disparities in the child welfare system. This bill also continues state support for a number of vital housing and homelessness programs.

And I want to again acknowledge the incredible hard work and dedication of our budget Subcommitee to Chair. Much of this bill is before us today because of his hard work. So thank you to our colleague and his commitment to our most vulnerable communities. Colleagues. Because this bill improves critical safety net programs, I respectfully request your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gabriel. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong opposition to SB 119 and it is so important because this bill epitomizes a debate that we're having right now across the country as it relates to the federal budget, the Big Beautiful Bill.

There's been a lot of claims made about the Federal Government budget and impacts that it might have on constituents in each state. This is why there's so much misinformation about that debate. And I want to set the record straight so that California taxpayers know exactly what's going on with today's bill that we're voting on.

SB119 is exactly the problem that taxpayers are crying out for a solution to. It penalizes taxpayers by allowing waste, fraud and abuse in our welfare programs. And it continues a sick cycle of incentivizing dependency in our society. Look, Californians are fair people, whether they're Democrat or Republican.

All Californians believe in giving people a second chance and helping those who are willing to help themselves. SB119 makes a mockery of that well intentioned commitment that Californians have. For example, for CalFresh, this bill continues a pattern of abuse where California is one of the worst offenders when it comes to fraudulent benefits for food stamps.

The way our Federal Government funds welfare programs is they write the checks. Largely we write some of the checks. But mainly welfare programs are funded by the Federal Government. But the Federal Government depends upon states to get it right to actually be competent in the Administration of these benefit programs and hold people accountable.

We have done an absolutely miserable job of that task. We have a 13.6% erroneous fraudulent payment rate in CalFresh. We are the worst state when it comes to giving people money at taxpayer expense that they're not eligible for.

Now, under the Big Beautiful Bill, they have said that if a state does not get their fraud rate down to 5% that we will be issued a speeding ticket, we will be penalized.

And this is a good policy for California and national American taxpayers because why would you want to reward California bureaucrats who are inept at their job? This bill contains zero reforms to CalFresh program to deal with the erroneous payment rate. Those fraudulent payments are on our back, the lawmaker's and the governor's back.

This is not unlike the $30 billion in fraudulent payments that were issued under the California workers Unemployment Insurance Program. $30 billion, which by the way, the Governor took out a loan and now you just raised taxes on working families with this budget, small businesses with this budget, with a higher payroll tax. Second, let's talk about CalWORKS.

CalWORKS actually lessens welfare to work requirements in the State of California. Again, a slap in the face to California taxpayers. California taxpayers are willing to give people a hand up, not a handout. It comes with strings of tax.

What we simply say is, look, we're going to give you some welfare, but would you at least try to find a job? We have small business owners that are saying that they are eager to hire people in this economy, but we have people who are unwilling to go out and take a job.

The Federal Government will be imposing welfare to work requirements, but this bill, while those requirements are being imposed, actually goes in the opposite direction. And finally, this bill does contain billions of dollars, 30 seconds in welfare benefits to people who frankly, are not eligible anymore, including illegal immigrants.

Every dollar that we waste for people who are not a citizen or not eligible or not capable of getting out there and trying to get a job is a dollar less that we have to spend on people who truly need the help. So if you want to help Californians who need it, start in our own backyard.

Welfare to work requirements. Get rid of the fraud and let's put Citizens First. SB 119 fails on all three. I urge a no vote

Thank you, Mr. DeMaio. Thank you. Assembly Member Sharp-Collins. You are recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I rise today in support of SB119, which takes long overdue steps to modernize the CalWORKS program, our state's primary affordability and anti poverty initiative.

In a year when federal budget cuts are forcing us to reevaluate how we meet the needs of working families, this bill could not be more timely or even more necessary. This is not just a Democratic issue. This is not just a Republican issue. This is a California issue.

If we are serious about addressing the affordability crisis here in our state, the high cost of housing, food, childcare and basic needs, then CalWORKS must be at the center of that particular conversation. The likely impacts of the devastating federal budget cuts are well known and will ultimately push many Californians into poverty.

So CalWORKS must be a robust and well supported program to accommodate for the increased needs. Now, I've been pushing for a higher single allocation for CalWORKS because I've seen it firsthand how these dollars impact the real lives of families across the state.

While I appreciate the funding, including this year's budget, we know that the demand for services is going to grow and it's only going to continue to grow. And the Cost to our counties is going to continue to rise. The savings from the reimagining the CalWORKS program going back to the single allocation is a great start.

And I do applaud the work of our sub chair and in our budget chair in this space.

But I can acknowledge as well that we know that it's not enough if we do not get serious about additional funding in future years, even as we know more families will need that program and we will see more money going to registering families and Administration while less money goes into actual services. But let's talk about CalFresh.

Because food insecurity is rising across our state. For so many families, CalFresh is the difference between a full pantry and an empty refrigerator. And I was proud to advance legislation focused on maximizing CalFresh benefits. And I am encouraged to see that the budget now includes a section that reflects that very goal.

Now, if we want to build a state where every child has a chance to succeed, where no one goes hungry, and where hard work is met with dignity and it's met with support, and that we know for a fact that we have to invest in it, but we have to invest in these things, such as the way we truly mean it.

So that means, as people say it all the time, when you do something and say something, you got to say it with your chest. So we need to mean it that way. So SB119, in my opinion, is a step in the right direction.

And let's continue pushing for a stronger, more equitable safety net that reflects our true values and meets the moment. So this is the work that California demands that we do. And thank you again to leadership, to our speaker, our budget chair, and to our sub chair on this life saving issue.

And with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote for this Senate Bill 119.

Thank you, Dr. Sharpe Collins. Assemblymember Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I rise in support of SB 119 as well. Just a few days ago, the Federal Government cut the legs out of working Americans and working Californians. They've made it harder to access the social safety nets that so many need at this critical moment.

And California has had to step up to fill the gap. That's why we're passing this budget bill. Because there are folks who have needs and we refuse to let them go hungry. We refuse to let them go without a hand up just because the Federal Government doesn't care about them.

In California, we invest our money in the people, the Federal Government. I'm not sure what they're investing their money in. In fact, I saw today Ayes was posing for a photo op in McArthur Park six months after the LA fires. Despite having our resources to rebuild, Pacific Palisades and Altadena denied.

In fact, they gave the money that struggling families in California need after the biggest disasters in the LA region to Ayes to pose for these photo ops in downtown Los Angeles. That's not leadership, that's not fiscal responsibility.

That's why we're doing the hard work to make sure that families are protected, to make sure that folks can access CalFresh and CalWORKS and the social safety nets that they so desperately need. This isn't enough to fill the gap that's been created by the lack of leadership in dc, but it's certainly a start.

And I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bryan. Assemblymember Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. This bill represents us, a very year long process to ensure that we continue to reform our social safety net from a survival program into a thriving program where we do not take the ideological approach of saying this is who is deserving.

And in order to be deserving you have to conform to what we believe you should live your life as.

But this trust that people are the experts in their own lives, that they have a plan to be able to thrive, all they need is a way to get stabilized so that they can then create a plan for themselves on how they plan to thrive and take their own families into a healthy position.

This is about becoming the California that our constituents need us to be in the 21st century. So what does this do? Number one, it does take out the racist requirements out of CalWORKS in California and understand that you can do more to be able to be on a path to thrive than just get a job. Guess what?

You can actually get an education too. You can get job training, you can make sure that you have greater access to childcare opportunities for your children so that then you can invest in yourself.

So yes, this continues to reform CalWORKS into a more humane, a more liberating program that understands that everyone is on their own journey and that journey looks different for each and every one of us. But the ultimate goal is self sufficiency and is building healthy families.

So if we want to talk about ideological differences, this is one important difference that I'm very much proud of as a trained social worker. Because instead of following ideology, we follow the facts, we follow the data, and we follow the research on what people need to be able to thrive.

It also begins to reform the deeply, deeply hurtful and deeply discriminatory practices that are happening in our child protective services. Understanding that our current system has been ripping families apart instead of trying to support them and keep them together.

So this, for the first time in history, creates a standardized training that all mandatory reporters can take so that they can understand what circumstances is warranted to protect and what circumstances is warranted to support, to ensure that they have the resources so that it's not a crime to be poor.

We can do better and we are doing better. And then lastly, instead of focusing on who is deserving and not deserving, we want to make sure that every family and every child does not grow hungry in the fourth largest economy in the world. So we want to make sure that we actually have a plan.

For the first time in history, the State of California will have a plan to make sure that no one grows hungry in California.

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I say that's the damn good thing to be proud of. So while others separate, we are bringing people together and we're making people happy. On behalf of the people of California, I respectfully ask for an aye vote on SB119.

Thank you, Assemblymember Jackson. Assemblymember Mckinnor, you are recognized.

Mr. Speaker and Members. Donald Trump calls it his One Big Beautiful Bill. But if you are a mother in South LA raising two kids on a CalWORKS grant or a grandmother in Inglewood using CalFresh to feed your family, this bill is not beautiful, it is terrifying. Let's talk about what it really does.

It imposes harsh new work requirements on CalFresh recipients now up to age 64 and says if you don't jump through these hoops, you don't eat. It shifts billions of dollars in cost to California counties and it will rip food away from nearly three quarter of a million Californians for CalWORKS families.

This bill piles on even more job mandates without the child care training or transportation to make these jobs possible. It doesn't uplift our communities. It sets them up to fail and then blames them when they fall. This isn't reform. This is punishment. We've seen this playbook before, my friends.

Gut the safety net, blame the poor and call it accountability. But let me be clear. There is nothing accountable about letting children go hungry. There is nothing more about forcing single mothers into dead end jobs just to qualify for $200 in health.

And there is nothing beautiful about a bill that turns its back on the most vulnerable people in our state. Californians will not be complicit. We will fight back and we will protect our people. And we will build a future where food, shelter and dignity are not a partisan issue. They are a human right. Thank you.

And I ask for an aye on SB119.

Thank you, Assemblymember Mckinnor. Seeing and hearing no further debate. Assemblymember Gabriel, do you wish to close?

Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to thank my Democratic colleagues for their beautiful comments on this bill. I could not be more proud to help present a budget bill that is rooted in compassion. That is a people centered budget. That is a budget about feeding hungry children and uplifting our most vulnerable communities.

The hard work and effort and thought that has gone into this for Members of the Budget Committee and others to help uplift our most vulnerable communities is something frankly that we should all be proud of. And so, on behalf of the children and the families of the State of California, respectfully request your aye vote on SB119.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gabriel. All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes, 54, no's 11. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on. File.

Item 61 brings us to the second day consent calendar. 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 Joint Resolution 16 by Assembly Member Alvarez and others relative to the Tijuana River.

Clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes I 71 knows 0. The consent calendar is adopted. Clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar.

Slimy. Joint Resolution 15, I71, no. 0, and Senate Bill 765, I71, no.

0 Members. We're now moving on to adjournments in memory. The quorum call is still in place. Let's give our respectful attention to those who are granted prior permission to speak on their adjournment and memory. Please take any conversations off the floor. Assemblymember Wicks, you are recognized for your adjournment and memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise today to adjourn in the memory of Supervisor Federal Glover, an incredible leader and public servant in Contra Costa County. He passed away on May 18 at the age of 69, surrounded by his family. Supervisor Glover grew up in a working class family in Pittsburgh, California, alongside his 11 siblings.

His father worked as a steel worker and his mother worked in the Canaries. He was the the Canaries. He was the first of his 11 siblings to enroll in college. Throughout his life, Glover demonstrated a consistent commitment to serving his community.

He was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council in 1996, and in 1999, he served as Pittsburgh's mayor. Then in 2000, he became the first African American supervisor elected to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. During his tenure, Glover worked steadfast to improve his community. He helped consolidate fire districts and launch youth conferences.

And he spearheaded causes like public health, housing and justice reform. His fight for health care access became personal after he received a heart and kidney transplant in 2015. He continued to serve his community throughout his recovery.

He served on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for 18 years, where he helped guide billions of dollars in transportation investments, notably in the Bay Area Toll Bridge Capital Improvement Program. He also led the way in securing $1 billion for transportation projects like Highway 4 and Ebart.

And he championed equity focused efforts such as Clipper Start and Express Lane toll discounts for low income drivers. In 2020, Supervisor Glover, along with Supervisor Joya, established the Contra Costa County Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice. Federal Glover served as Contra Costa County supervisor for 24 years before retiring this past December.

His legacy lives on through his indelible contributions to the Contra Costa community. We will remember Federal Glover as a family man and a dedicated public servant who worked passionately to boost health services services for the black community and to reign in pollution from the country's four. The county's four refineries.

Simply put, he was a pillar of the community and the type of leader all of us here aspire to be. He is joined here by friends in the gallery and family Members here on the floor. And I believe one of my other colleagues from Contra Costa County is also going to be speaking to his memory.

I'd respectfully ask that we adjourn his memory today.

Thank you, Assemblymember Wicks. Assemblymember Avila Farias. You are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise today in deep respect to request that this body adjourn in the memory of Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover, affectionately known as Fed, passed away May 18, surrounded by his beloved family at 69 years old. On that day, Contra Costa County lost more than a dedicated public servant.

We lost a mentor, a leader and a beloved friend. A proud sound of Pittsburgh. Fed devoted his life to public service, to equity and the community to uplift. In 2000, he made history as the first African American elected to Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, breaking barriers and opening doors for others.

For nearly 25 years, Fed served with vision, with humility and relentless dedication to the people of our county. He was a unifier, bringing people together across differences to work towards shared solutions.

I had the honor of working with Fed over the years when I ran my first public office seat in Martinez, he was the first elected official to endorse me. He believed in empowering people of color. He especially believed in empowering women. And I'm grateful for the path that he helped create for all of us.

He is an example that inspired not just me, but many others in Contra Costa County. Although he faced many obstacles, he met them with grace, unwavering commitment to the community he loved. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to work alongside him and that our book of life crossed chapters together.

Phet is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, his two children and the entire Glover family. His legacy lives on in the lives he touched and the bridges he built and the hope he inspired. Members, let us adjourn today in honor of his life, his leadership and enduring legacy of Federal Glover.

Thank you, you, Assemblymember Avi Lafarius. To the family and the friends of Mr. Glover, we thank you for visiting us and being in the Legislature today. Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the life of this historic Californian Federal Glover. Thank you.

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 to announcements. Following committees meet this afternoon. Natural Resources at 2:30 in Capital Room 437.

Transportation also at 2:30 in Swing Space 1100 rev and Tax at 3:30 pm in Capital Room 126. Banking and Finance at 3:30 pm capital room 444. Session schedule is as follows. Tuesday, July 8, check in session. Wednesday, July 9, check in session.

Thursday, July 10 floor session at 9:00 am seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Mr. Garcia moves and Ms. Ransom seconds. If this House stands adjourned until Thursday, July 10, 9am Quorum call is lifted. We are adjourned.