Senate Floor

Secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Alvarado-Gil. Archuleta. Arreguin. Ashby. Becker. Blakespear. Cabaldon. Caballero. Cervantes. Choi. Cortese. Dahle. Durazo. Gonzalez. Grayson. Grove. Hurtado. Jones. Laird. Limon. McGuire. McNerney. Menjivar. Niello. Ochoa Bogh. Padilla. Perez. Reyes. Richardson. Rubio. Seyarto. Smallwood-Cuevas. Stern. Strickland. Umberg. Valladares. Wahab. Weber Pierson. Wiener.

A quorum is present. With the Members and our guests beyond the rail and in the gallery, please rise. We will be led in prayer this morning by our chaplain, Sister Michelle Gorman, after which, please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

So we gather in God's presence, and today we pray the Prayer of St Francis for Peace in our world and peace in our hearts. Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.

And where there is sadness, joy. O divine master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that that we are pardoned.

And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Members, please join me in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Members, please take your seats as we move to privileges of the floor.

We have some very special guests with us this morning, and I have been requested to specifically state that this is the finest class that has ever been elected and that Senator Umberg specifically does not want anyone who's not born by 1990 to come up and let him know that he wasn't born in 1990. But.

Members, please welcome the Members of the California Legislature, class of 1990 who are visiting Sacramento. We have with us today Senator Dee Dee Alpert, Secretary Xavier Becerra, Assemblywoman Paula Boland, Senator Jim Bruelty, Mayor Barbara Lee, Assemblywoman Andrea C. Strand, and our very own Senator Tom Umberg.

We want to welcome you all back home, and thank you so much for joining us this morning.

Senator Strickland.

A point of personal privilege. I just want to reach out. There's many of these people who are from the class of 1990 who have been inspirations to a lot of us who are on this floor. I will just point out one. Paula Boland was someone who actually employed me in Suzette Valladares.

I was a field Rep back in 1990 for her. And I know Suzette Valladares worked for Paula Bowen. And Jim Bruelty has been a mentor of mine for a long time. And we know that Umberg has been here. We all know Umberg.

But this is a group of people who deserve a lot of recognition because they've been inspirations to a lot of us who are on this floor today. Thank you.

Thank you.

So she thought they were going up front to get their pictures taken. That's why she wants a staffer. Wants a staffer.

She goes, I'm trying to get a hold of Tony. I want him to hold my purse.

That's awesome.

If any Senators would like to take a group photo with our special guests, please go to the rear of the gallery.

It. These are people we read about. When we were in.

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Senators, we are going to reconvene in one minute.

Yes, sir.

All right. Can you let Siarco and Valhalla Jarrus know too?

Members, we are now going back. Messages from the Governor will be deemed read. Messages from the Assembly will be deemed read. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments adopted. Members, we are now at motions, resolutions and notices. If any Member has any motions, resolutions or notices, please raise your mic.

And without objection, SB 733 will be withdrawn from the Committee on Public Safety and order to the unfitness business. Senator Archuleta.

Thank you. Madam President, I rise to ask to please remove file item number 476, Assembly Bill 264 by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo from the consent file and move the Bill to the inactive and at the request of the author. Thank you.

That's will note, Senator Wahab.

I request unanimous consent to return SB 733 to the Assembly for further action.

Desk will note. Senator Grayson.

Madam President, for the purposes of amendments, I would like to request that AB 70 file item 470 be pulled from the special consent calendar.

Desk will note Senator Smallwood-Cuevas.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to put file item number 50 SB62 under unfinished business to the inactive file. Desk will note Senator Valladares.

Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues, file item 22 is the confirmation of Joaquin Esquivel for the State Water Resources Control Board. He was first appointed the board in 2017 and he's led the board as the Chairman since 2019. He was approved by the Rules Committee unanimously on July 9th.

Thank you, Madam President. At the request of the author, please remove file item AB460 or I'm sorry, file item 483 AB460 by 10 from the Special Consent Calendar and place it. The Bill on third reading for further amendments. Thank you, desk will note. Senator Niello.

Thank you, Madam President. At the request of the author, please send file item 264 that's AB559 by Assemblyman Berman to the inactive file.

Desk will note. We will now move on to consideration of daily file starting with second reading file. Secretary, please read items 1 through 20.

I'll send a Bill 564 with amendments 1319 with amendments 1413 with amendments 1326 with amendments 1521 with amendments 1414 with amendments.

Reading file will deemed, be deemed read. We will now move to Governor appointments.

Senator Grove, you are recognized.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, seeing no further discussion. Secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye. Alvarado-Gil. Aye. Archuleta. Aye. Arreguin. Aye. Ashby. Aye. Becker. Blakespear. Aye. Cabaldon. Aye. Caballero. Aye. Cervantes. Aye. Choi. Aye. Cortese. Aye. Dahle. Aye. Durazo. Aye. Gonzalez. Aye. Grayson. Aye. Grove. Aye. Hurtado. Aye. Jones. Aye. Laird. Aye. Limon. Aye. McGuire. Aye. McNerney. Aye. Menjivar. Aye. Niello. Aye. Ochoa Bogh. Aye. Padilla. Aye. Perez. Aye. Reyes.

Aye. Richardson. Aye. Rubio. Aye. Seyarto. Aye. Smallwood-Cuevas. Aye. Stern. Aye. Strickland. Aye. Umberg. Aye. Valladares. Aye. Wahab. Aye. Weber Pierson. Aye. Wiener. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

Becker. Aye.

40-0. 40 ayes. No 0. That appointment is confirmed. Senator Grove, you're recognized for file item 23.

Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues, file item 23 is governor's appointments. Nicole Morgan to the State Water Resources Control Board. She was first appointed in 2021 and serves as a board's position for the civil engineer.

Before joining the board, Ms. Morgan held various staff roles, including state at the State Water Board and the Central Valley Regional Water Control Board. She was unanimously approved by the Rules Committee on July 9th. Recently. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye. Alvarado-Gil. Aye. Archuleta. Aye. Arreguin. Aye. Ashby. Aye. Becker. Aye. Blakespear. Aye. Cabaldon. Aye. Caballero. Aye. Cervantes. Choi. Aye. Cortese. Aye. Dahle. Aye. Durazo. Aye. Gonzalez. Aye. Grayson. Aye. Grove. Aye. Hurtado. Aye. Jones. Aye. Laird. Aye. Limon. Aye. McGuire. Aye. McNerney. Aye. Menjivar. Aye. Niello. Aye. Ochoa Bogh. Aye. Padilla. Aye. Perez. Aye. Reyes.

Aye. Richardson. Aye. Rubio. Aye. Seyarto. Aye. Smallwood-Cuevas. Aye. Stern. Aye. Strickland. Aye. Umberg. Aye. Valladares. Aye. Wahab. Aye. Weber Pierson. Aye. Wiener. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

Cervantes. Aye.

Ayes 40, no 0. That appointment is confirmed. Senator Grove, you are recognized for file item 24.

Thank you, madam President. Colleagues. Governor's appointment. Kim Rutledge as Director of Department of Rehabilitation. Prior to this role, she served as a Deputy Director for the Department's Office of Legislation and communications since 2022. She also previously serves as Adult Programs Division at the Department of Social Services.

She was approved at the Rules Communication Committee on July 16, apologized on a 5-0 vote. Respectfully asked for an aye vote. Can we substitute the roll?

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Is there any objection to using the prior roll call? Seeing none. Aye 40, no 0. That appointment is confirmed. Senator Grove, you are recognized for file item 25.

Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues. File item 25 is a confirmation of Peter Chavinka as the Director of Department of Developmental Services. He first joined the Department in 2021 as Chief Deputy Director for Data analytics and Strategy.

He has nearly a 30 year career in state government holding Executive roles in Health and Human Services Agency and the Department of Social Services. This gentleman is very qualified for this position. He was approved by the Rules Committee on July 16th on a 5-0 vote.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote and without objection, submit the prior roll call.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Do I see any objection to using the prior roll call? Seeing none. Ayes 40, no 0. That appointment is confirmed. Members, we will be now moving to unfinished business. If you have something that you are going to be presenting, please be at your desk and ready to present.

We are now moving to file item 36, SB 757 by Senator Richardson. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 757 by Senator Richardson, an act relating to local government.

Senator Richardson, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, or actually, still morning. Good morning, Madam President. SB 757 is back on concurrence from Assembly. SB 757 would authorize the legislative body of a city or county to establish a procedure to use nuisance abatement liens or a special assessment to collect abatement costs and relative administrative costs until January 1, 2035.

Most pertinent to us, the amendments that were taken in the Assembly was number one with the right to cure from 30 to 60 days. And the second option had to do with waiver requirements that would allow individuals who make 200% less of the federal poverty line, would receive a waiver if requested.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 757 to make the communities cleaner and safer.

Thank you, Senator Richardson. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Thank you. Members, this is eligible for unanimous roll call. Is there any objection to applying the unanimous roll call? Seeing none. Ayes: 40; noes: 0. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 42. SB 2 - I'm sorry. File item 37, SB 9. Senator Arreguin.

Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 9 by Senator Arreguin, an act related to land use.

Senator Arreguin, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam President. SB 9 is on concurrence. The bill would revert local accessory dwelling unit ordinance to state ADU standards, If a local agency does not submit a compliant ordinance, follow ordinance submittal requirements laid out in existing state law, or respond to ACD guidance. This will ensure consistent ADU development standards are implemented and maintained across the state.

Amendments were taken in the Assembly that are technical in nature. This bill has no opposition and respectfully asks for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Secretary, please call the absent roll members.

[Roll Call].

Ayes: 30... Ayes: 30; noes: 0. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 42, SB 281, by Senator Perez. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 281 by Senator Perez, an act related to criminal procedure.

Senator Perez, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam President. I rise to present SB 281, which is back for a concurrence vote. SB 281 ensures that California judges provide a clear, standardized advisement, as required under current law, to inform noncitizen defendants of the potential immigration consequences of a criminal conviction before they enter a plea.

Since 1977, penal code Section 10.16.5 has required judges to inform anyone entering a plea agreement that there may be immigration consequences. SB 281 is a narrowly focused bill that reaffirms the original intent of existing law, whereby the immigration advisement and 1016.5 should remain a general advisement delivered exactly as written in 1977.

Amendments taken in the Assembly clarify that this bill is not retroactive. I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll Call].

Ayes: 29; noes: 10. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 51, SB 650 by Senator Cabaldon. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 650 by Senator Cabaldon, an act relating to the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.

Thank you, Senator Cabaldon, and you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. This bill has no opposition. Amendments that were taken in the Assembly simply add a requirement that appointments to the Delta Stewardship Council shall be people who have knowledge of the delta. I respectfully, respectfully ask for concurrence in Assembly amendments. Thank you.

Thank you. Seeing no further comments or discussion or debate. This item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Any objection? Seeing no objection. Ayes: 40; noes: 0. The measure passes. Moving to item 54.

Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 764 by Senator Weber Pearson, an act relating to children's health.

Senator Weber Pierson, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. Today I rise to present SB 764. On concurrence, this bill requires chain restaurants to sell healthy meals to offer at least one healthy meal that meets minimum nutritional standards. Amendments were clarifying and technical request an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Members, this item is also eligible for unanimous roll call. Any objection or...among members? Being patient. Okay. Seeing no objection. Ayes: 40; noes 0. Amendments are concurred in. Members, we are now moving to - we are now moving to Assembly third reading and moving to out of order item 114. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 602 by Assemblymember Haney, an act relating to public post-secondary education.

Senator Weber Pierson, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. Members, I rise to present AB 602 on behalf of Assemblymember Haney. AB 602 protects students who receive help during a drug or alcohol related emergency from facing academic discipline at a California Public University.

Students shouldn't have to choose between their life and risking housing and academic standing or future. Fear of punishment can cause dangerous delays in causing 911, delays that can cost lives. Currently, campuses have inconsistent policies creating confusion and fear.

For example, at UC Berkeley, a student who survived an overdose later faced housing removal and disciplinary probation simply for seeking medical care.

This bill ensures students who receive medical assistance during an overdose are not disciplined for drug or alcohol related violations, if they complete an appropriate rehabilitation program in a time frame set by campus administrator. To meet federal reporting requirements and ensure universities can hold repeat offenders accountable. This bill only applies once per academic term and allows universities to escalate their response after the first offense. but encourages campuses to use restorative justice principles.

This bill does not protect instances of sexual assault, hazing, or any other violations on campus policies. It only applies to medical emergencies related to alcohol or drugs.

AB 602 ensures health and safety, not punishment come first. Last year, through his bill, 1841, we ensure that students who are administered naloxone in residential halls do not receive academic punishment.

AB 602 builds on that work by extending those protections to all students on campuses who receive help during an overdose, not just those who receive naloxone in residential halls. This bill has no registered opposition, and I respectfully request an aye vote on behalf of Assemblymember Haney on AB 602. Thank you.

Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

[Roll Call].

Secretary, please call absent members.

[Roll Call].

Ayes: 31; noes: 6. The measure passes. Members moving back in file item list to file item 66.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 293 by Assemblymember Bennett, an act relating to groundwater.

Senator Hurtado, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. AB 293 will enhance transparency and accountability in groundwater management by requiring GSAs to publish on their website, local agencies website, the membership of their board of directors and a link to their Form 700, so they can be viewed. The bill received bipartisan support in the Assembly, and I respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll Call].

Ayes: 30; noes: 3. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 70, AB 417.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 417 by Assemblymember Carrillo, an act relating to local government.

Senator Durazo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. On behalf of Assemblymember Carrillo, I present S- AB 417. In order to respond to the needs of our communities, local governments have to come up with creative ways to fund critical infrastructure.

Tax increment financing tools like Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts and Community Revitalization Investment Authorities have become more important to funding local infrastructure. This bill improves the functionality and usefulness of these tools by streamlining administrative processes and providing other crucial clarification to existing law and maintaining public participation transparency. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Senator Durazo moves the call. We will now move to file item 71, AB 523.

Assembly Bill 523 by Assemblymember Irwin, an act relating to Metropolitan Water Districts.

Secretary, please read.

Senator Stern, you are recognized.

Yeah. Thank you, Madam President. Members, I rise to present AB 523, on behalf of Assemblymember Irwin. This bill allows member agencies represented, by only one director on the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors, the ability to designate a proxy representative for purposes of participating in a board meeting in which the appointed representative is unable to attend.

There's about 21 agencies represented by just a single board member. And so, if a director for an agency with a single seat is unable to attend, they are currently losing their opportunity to vote. This isn't the case for the larger member agencies with multiple members.

So, this bill is supported by majority of the Metropolitan Board Member Agencies as well as the Metropolitan Board Chairman as bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye Vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Senator Stern moves the call. We will now move to file item 74, AB 439.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 439 by Assemblymember Rogers, an act relating to coastal resources.

Senator Allen, you are recognized.

Thank you so much, Madam President. Members, I rise to present AB 439, which has to do with the Coastal Act, one of California's bedrock environmental protections. Ensuring public access to our coast, protecting sensitive resources, promoting sustainable development for our coastal industries. This bill streamlines the Coastal Commission's process for certifying and updating permits in two keyways.

First, the bill would expedite De minimis amendments by eliminating the unnecessary 10 day waiting period before approved amendments can take effect. And then second, the bill streamlines the Commission's required reporting of its enforcement activities by both broadening the scope and reducing the frequency of reporting from annually to every five years.

So, it allows for faster implementation, more comprehensive public reporting, more efficient allocation of Coastal Commission resources as they work to fulfill their mission under the Coastal Act. And with that, I respectfully asked for my vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Senator Allen puts that on call. We will now move to file item 76, AB 639.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 639 by Assemblymember Soria, an act relating to dams.

Senator Caballero, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present AB 639 on behalf of Assemblymember Soria. This bill makes a narrow exception to the definition of dams to avoid an unnecessary regulatory burden on weirs in the Kings River Conservation District. Weirs are structures that allow for temporary impounding of water and to assist in water deliveries to farms and ranches.

They do not restrain water anywhere near the amount nor for the same length of time as dams, significantly reducing the risk and impact of a structural failure. Unfortunately, the current definition of dams captures these structures, creating additional cost to operators and wasting the time of inspection officials on exceptionally low risk structures.

AB 639 simply recognizes the difference, exempts several specific weirs that have had extensive analysis demonstrating their low safety risk. This will reduce the cost of operation and allow the division of safety of dams to focus their attention on high-risk features. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion. Oh, Senator Hurtado. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues, as a member of the Senate Natural Resource Committee, I voted for this measure. It appeared straightforward and received no opposition. But I wanted to - and it also gathered bipartisan support. But as many of you know, I represent the region that some of you actually attended with me during the Tulare Lake Fleet floods.

And it brought a lot of flashbacks about that time, and it made me look a little bit more into it. There's still some kind of unanswered questions that I have to be able to continue to support it here today. And I just wanted to ask, if allowed through the President, to the Senator of Merced, a question.

Will the Senator take a question?

Yes.

Thank you. You may proceed.

So, this bill specifically lists eight weirs on the Kings River. It doesn't mention all of them. Why are only these weirs included and what oversight remains for their operation during high water events?

That's a very good question. This is part of a conservancy and so there is a board that will manage the facilities.

The specific weirs have been chosen because they meet the details of the bill, which is to have the weir is to be no higher than 6ft and the capacity to store water behind has to be of a certain amount.

And what that does is it doesn't create pressure on the weir that would create a high-risk situation. And so quite frankly, I think that this bill could have been expanded to include a lot of weirs that are in the same situation.

But it's specifically for this conservancy because they asked for this opportunity to not have to go through the regulatory process and quite frankly, allows the regulatory agency the ability to look at high risk dams instead.

Thank you. Thank you for answering the question. I think that's my point exactly, is that it applies only to aid. It doesn't apply it to all across the Kings River. And we know that the Kings River has. It's one of the rivers that has the most amount of water in the nation.

So given that I represent a lot of the communities that rely on Kings River, I still have to - I'll have to oppose it here today until I can get, you know, more clarity on what the bill actually does and how it impacts the entire district. Thank you.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll. Senator Caballero, would you like to close?

Thank you very much, Madam President. I thank you for the question, the Senator from Bakersfield. This is really a situation where the bill pertains to a limited number of weirs. It's possible that in the future it can be extended to more.

But this gives us an opportunity to see how it operates and to be mindful of the fact that we're trying to be as safe as possible with water and with the storage of water. And so, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on this. It's of limited nature.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll Call].

Ayes: 37; noes: 1. That measure passes.

We will now move to file item 81. AB361. Secretary, please call. I'm sorry. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 361 by Assembly Member Schultz and ACC relating to best value procurement.

Senator Perez, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam President. I'm pleased to present AB 361 on behalf of Assembly Member Nick Schultz. For the past 10 years, Los Angeles Unified School District has been the only school district authorized to use the best value procurement method for school construction projects.

This method allows schools to consider factors such as experience, quality and performance, not just the lowest price when selecting and awarding public contracts. This transparent and objective process has proven to be a success, with an independent report showing that the method has successfully avoided delays and reduced contracting and administrative costs. AB361 is a good governance Bill.

It removes the sunset on LAUSD's authority to use best value procurement and expands the options statewide for. For other school districts that choose to participate. I respectfully ask your Aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes. 30, Noes, 8. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 83. AB248.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 248 by Assembly Member Bryan an act relating to jails.

Senator Becker, you are recognized.

Thank you. Members, I'm proud to present AB248 on behalf of Assemblymember Bryan. This is a bill that will remove the arbitrary and harmful wage cap in place for incarcerated workers throughout our state jails and allow counties to provide their incarcerated workers with pay that they deem equitable.

A current law set a maximum wage for incarcerated workers in county jails of $2 for every eight hour shift. So that's a maximum wage of 25 cents per hour. These wages are inhumane, friends, and a direct relic of slave labor. Exacerbating this injustice, we have predatory pricing Rampant in our jails.

You might remember that we put a cap to my bill several years ago in our state prisons. But we still have predatory pricing ramp in our jails that place exorbitant costs on basic needs for incarcerated folks throughout our state. Put this in perspective.

Assuming you're in a jail that pays a maximum wage of 25 cents per hour in Los Angeles County, the largest jail system in our state, you would need to work for more than three days to afford a bag of Cheetos and more than two days to afford two ounces of toothpaste.

A survey conducted by the ACLU found that almost 70% of incarcerated workers were unable to afford basic necessities solely from their wages, placing substantial financial strains on loved ones, as well as limiting their ability to support victims with restitution.

This bill does not require anything from the state other than simply giving counties the ability and the autonomy to determine for themselves the wages of incarcerated workers in their communities. Thank you. I respectfully asked for an Aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes. 29. Noes 4. That measure passes. We're moving now to file item 84. AB 454. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 454 by Assembly Member Kalra. An act relating to migratory birds and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Allen, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. Members, I rise on behalf of Senator Kalra to support. To rise to present AB454, which is a bill that simply removes the sunset from the California Migratory Bird Protection act, making its protections permanent.

Back in 2017, the Federal Government issued a legal opinion that undermined court proceedings provisions of the Migratory Board Treaty act, which had protected over a thousand native bird species for over a century. In response, California enacted the California Migratory Board Protection act, which codified the original protections from the federal level at the state level. This.

It created a sunset. This now removes the sunset. And with that, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

29 Ayes, 10 Noes on the urgency. 29 Ayes, Noes 10 on the measure. It passes. We will now move to file item 93 AB519.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 519 by Assemblymember Berman an act related to pets.

Senator Umberg, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and colleagues. This bill is a very simple bill. What it does is it addresses the predatory practice of those who are selling dogs and cats out of state. It cuts out the middleman. And this bill basically requires certain disclosures and certain prohibitions on those selling dogs, cats and rabbits. I urge an aye vote.

Senator Jones, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. I recognize that this bill has overwhelming support, but I am going to be voting no on it this morning. There are some concerns regarding the more and more we regulate this industry, and I'll put it in air quotes because I don't believe it to be an industry.

Then more and more we chase legitimate breeders into the black market, so to speak. And so, you know, I'm familiar with many breeders across the state that do an honest, legitimate job raising and breeding puppies and cats and other pets.

And I think that we really need to be taking a look at these regulations as we start to populate more of these and really make sure that they're doing the job that they what we want them to do. So, based on some concerns from many of the opponents, I'll be voting no.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll. Senator Umberg, would you like to close?

Thank you very much. This bill simply eliminates the middlemen. Individuals can still purchase a dog, pet. Any other pet, directly from a breeder. It just simply cuts out the broker. Urge an aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

[roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[roll call].

Ayes 30. Noes two. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 98. AB 310. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 310 by Assemblymember Alanis an act relating to youth health.

Senator Valladares, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and I appreciate the opportunity to present AB 310 today on behalf of Assemblymember Alanis. AB3 10 aims to extend protections for children and youth sports by building upon the success of of the Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety act, which was passed in 2023.

Since then, the author has been focused on supporting broader and safer access to youth sports programs in all communities statewide. Sudden cardiac arrest is the number one cause of death among student athletes. AB 310 will help protect young athletes by guaranteeing access to an AED during practices and matches.

AB 310 also requires youth sports organizations to have a written emergency response plan to perform routine testing and maintenance on their AEDs. This bill builds on the progress made in youth sports and aims to further protect our young athletes in the spaces that they play. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[roll call].

Ayes 37, noes zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 99. AB 43. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 43 by Assemblymember Schultz an act relating to wild and scenic rivers.

Senator Laird, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. AB 43 permanently extends the authority for the Natural Resources Agency to protect the state's wild and scenic rivers.

In 2018, the Legislature passed AB 2975 by then Assemblymember Friedman, giving the secretary of the Natural Resources Agency the discretion to add a California river in the national wild and scenic river system that is removed, delisted, or whose protections are weakened by the Federal Government.

This law would sunset on the last day of December of this year without further action. AB 43 is sponsored by the Friends of the River and has no opposition.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[roll call].

Senator Laird moves the call. We will now move ahead in the file to file item 122, AB 578. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 578 by Senator Member Bauer-Kahan an act relating to business practices.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present AB578, a measure that protects consumers from unfair refund and customer service practices by food delivery platforms, a bill introduced by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan.

Senator Durazo, you are recognized.

Specifically, this bill ensures food delivery platforms provide a refund to customers in the original payment method for an order that is incorrectly received or never received. AB578 also ensures that customers have access to live customer service representatives to resolve potential issues. Relying on automated systems simply isn't efficient, as many systems fail to resolve urgent delivery issues.

The bill provides labor protections to drivers, ensuring platforms cannot take their gratuities or offset base pay. It also protects platforms by allowing them to reject claims upon the discovery of evidence the claim is fraudulent.

Customers should not be forced to accept credits or partial refunds when their food never arrives, they deserve and are rightfully entitled to recover their money. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Senator Jones, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. I recognize that recent amendments have removed some of the opposition to this bill. I'm still going to be voting no.

While I agree that the ideas proposed in the bill are probably good ideas, I think it's inappropriate for government to take the role of CEO and or board of directors and mandate these changes from Sacramento. I believe the companies can do this on their own. Thus, I'll be Voting no on AB 578.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Senator Durazzo, would you like to close?

Respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Senator Durazo moves the call. We will now move ahead to file item 132. AB471.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 471 by Assemblymember Hart an act relating to air pollution.

Senator Laird, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. AB 471 addresses the compensation inequity in existing law by providing explicit statutory authority for certain air districts to provide compensation for their members. It has transparency provisions, a prohibition on automatic increases and a strict annual cap. This measure could lead to attracting additional qualified people to various boards.

The bill has bipartisan support and no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[roll call].

Senator Laird moves the call. We will now move to file item 133, AB 769. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 769 by Assembly Member Wilson an accolade to parks.

Thank you. Senator Arreguin, you are recognized on this support, support measure.

Thank you. I'll keep it. Keep it brief. Thank you. Madam President, I rise to present AB 769 on behalf of Senator Wilson. This bill will modernize and clean up the section of the Public Resources Code governing regional park and open space districts.

Existing applicable provisions in the Public Resource Code are increasingly outdated and do not fully address the demands of land management, governments and sustainable environmental practices. And thus, this bill will revise outdated land management provisions, including restrictions on property lease terms and acreage limits for land exchanges.

This is a bill to modernize these provisions to make sure that our open space districts can do the work that they do. Respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

[Roll Call]

Senator Arreguin moves the call. We will now move to file item 140, AB 309. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 309 by Assembly Members of Zbur an act relating to Healing Arts.

Senator Padilla, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. Members, arise to present AB309 on behalf of Assembly Members. Brrr. This Bill will support California's comprehensive strategy to prevent the spread of HIV and viral hepatitis Titus by preserving existing laws which increase access to sterile syringes.

Extensive research and data collection has repeatedly proven over many years that increased access to sterile syringes significantly lowers the rates of transmission and saves lives without increasing rates of drug use. AB309 will reaffirm California's commitment to research driven and effective HIV and hepatitis prevention by removing the 2026 sunsets on two critical statutes.

One which allows pharmaceuticals to sell sterile syringes to adults without requiring a prescription, and the other which clarifies it's Not a crime to possess sterile syringes and hypodermic needles solely for personal use. The Bill is sponsored by California Pharmacists Association, the Drug Policy alliance, the Health Officers Association of, California, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

I respectfully would ask for an aye vote appropriate time.

Thank you. Senator Choi, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise in opposition to Assembly Bill 309. While the goals of the Bill are admirable, the risks associated with the lack of strong safeguards raise serious public health and safety concerns. Citizens with these programs have already seeing increased risks for the spread of infection due to the improper disposal of needles.

The Orange County Needle Exchange program was in operation from 2016 to 2018. According to the Orange County Sheriff, 80,000 syringes were distributed in just one single day. In 2017, however, the county only saw an average of 20,000 syringes properly disposed per week. I have a letter from the Orange County Sheriff Bonds.

As a result, the county saw needles littered across public parks where our children play, in public restrooms and even public libraries. Without proper disposal and collection practices in place. Simply handing out these syringes out to anyone who wants them without a prescription will further endanger public health.

For these reasons, I urge my colleagues a strong no vote on AB 309.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Senator Padilla, would you like to close?

Thank you, Madam President. The empirical data and research is overwhelming. This saves lives, reduces transmission and has an overwhelmingly positive impact on the public health and well being. For the record, I will point out that existing law requires manufacturers pay for the recovery and disposal of used syringes.

Consumer only has to call a toll free number provided by the pharmacist and they'll be sent a Sharps container with directions and free postage. California is a product stewardship state. Manufacturers pay for recovery and destruction of syringes. The benefits here are clear. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Senator Padilla moves the call. We will now move to file item 141.

Members, as we move through the file, if I note that it is support-support, please try to keep your remarks brief so we can get through all of our bills.

We will now move to File Item 141: AB 365. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 365 by Assembly Member Schiavo, an act relating to electricity.

Senator Durazo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. Thousands of journeymen and women across California are actively playing a vital role in maintaining and improving the state's infrastructure. Their work is especially critical in ensuring that our state's power and energy demands are met.

Automatic--automated--external defibrillators are required in fitness centers and in public pools, but not on electrical work sites like transmission and distribution lines. In the event of ventricular fibrillation caused by electrocution, an AED is the only treatment that can save a person's life, which is why electrical alignment are trained to use AEDs during their apprenticeships.

If an AED had been available at the electrical work site when IBEW Local 47 journeyman lineman Justin Kropp was electrocuted, he would still be alive today. Please join me in keeping Justin Kropp's legacy alive and vote aye on AB 365. Thank you.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator Durazo--

[Roll call].

Senator Durazo moves the call. We will now move to File Item 142: AB 406. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 406 by Assembly Member Schiavo, an act relating to employment and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and colleagues. I rise to present AB 406 on behalf of Assembly Member Schiavo. This bill provides clarifying and technical changes for AB 2499, a bill the Assembly Member authored last year.

AB 2499 allowed for family members of victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other violence to take unpaid time off to address safety concerns, to heal, and to support their family.

These technical fixes will help survivors of crime and their families take the time they need to heal without fear or concern of losing their jobs, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 406.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas moves the call. We will now move to File Item 143: AB 428.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 428 by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio, an act relating to water corporations.

Senator McNerney, you are recognized on this support-support bill.

Thank you, Madam President and colleagues. I rise today to ask for your support for AB 428, joint powers agreement water corporations, authored by Assemblywoman Rubio. 428 has enjoyed bipartisan support and passed through all its respective committees with zero no votes. It permits water corporations to participate in joint power authorities for the purpose of pooled insurance.

This is especially important when we're facing a statewide insurance crisis. AB 428 protects customers from increasing water rates by reducing insurance costs where available. These savings are critical in areas with low-income individuals and families, as well as those living on fixed incomes. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Not seeing any further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator McNerney moves the call. Members, we're going to move back to motions, resolutions. Senator Ashby, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. For Senator Limon, on behalf of Assemblymember Bennett, please remove file item 516 AB 1143 from the Consent calendar for purposes of amendments.

Desk will note. Senator Menjivar.

Madam President, at the request of the author, please remove file item 513 AB 1096 from the special consent calendar and place it on third reading.

Desk will note. Senator Rubio.

Thank you. Madam President, at the request of the author, I would like to remove file item 482 AB 440 by Assemblymember Ramos, he wants to remove it from special consent calendar for purposes of amendment.

Thank you, Senator Padilla.

Thank you very much, Madam President. Please remove file items 529 AB 1531 and file item 504, AB 899 from Special Consent for the purpose of amendments.

Thank you, Senator Gonzalez.

Thank you, Madam President. Please remove AB 864 from the consent calendar at the request of the author.

Thank you. Desk will note.

Members, we will now break for lunch for 45 minutes. Please stay in the building so we can all resume on time. Senator Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. We will have a Democratic caucus in the Maddie Lounge right now.

Thank you, Senator Jones.

Thank you, Madam President. We'll have a Republican caucus also in room 215.

Thank you. We will see you back at 45 minutes sharp.

Senators, welcome back from our very extended lunch break. We are going to go back to our Third Reading. We are at File 144: AB 455. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 455 by Assembly Member Ortega, an act relating to real estate.

Senator Menjivar, you are recognized on this support-support measure.

Thank you, Madam President. I have a three-hour speech on the support-support measure here. Currently, California potential homebuyers have no way of knowing if the future home they're looking to buy had a previous owner that was a smoker. We all know the health concerns to that.

So this bill will require that a seller of a single-family home disclose to the buyer that smoking or vaping was taking place on the property; will also require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to update the homeowner's guide to environmental hazards.

It's had bipartisan support and this would have helped me because I bought a home with a previous smoker, spent hundreds of dollars on paint not knowing that I needed oil-based paint to paint over the yellow of the walls, so it'd be really important information. Requesting for an aye vote. Respectfully.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator Menjivar moves the call. Members, I'm going to ask for you to return to the floor so that you can vote and especially return if you are presenting a bill. We are now on File Item 148: AB 615.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 615 by Assembly Member Davies, an act relating to energy.

Senator Laird, you are recognized on this support-support bill.

Thank you, Madam President. This helps with regard to battery storage, our transition to renewable energy. This is a public safety measure. It requires an initial application for a battery energy storage facility to include an emergency action plan developed in collaboration with local first responder agencies. It works with my previous SB 38 and my current SB 283. There's support on both sides. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Senator Grove, you are recognized.

Question of the author.

Will the author take a question?

It's from Senator Grove. Okay.

How much battery storage does Kern County have?

80% of the state's battery storage. I can't make a distinction between all the individual facilities.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the--Senator Laird, would you like to close?

I really appreciate the question and the robust discussion from the Senator from Bakersfield, and I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator Laird moves the call. We'll move to File Item 151: AB 712. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 712 by Assembly Member Wicks, an act relating to housing.

Senator Caballero, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise today to present Assembly Bill 712 by Assembly Member Wicks, which will help ensure public agencies comply with state housing laws.

As you all know, in recent years, the state has passed numerous statutes to make housing permitting easier and more predictable in an effort to address our ongoing housing crisis. For these laws to be effective, they have to be easy to enforce and have real consequences for when they are broken.

Unfortunately, most state housing laws are difficult to enforce, which means that most violations go unpunished. AB 712 would address this issue by increasing penalties for public agencies that violate state housing laws. Importantly, this bill provides for a 60-day right to cure before any fines can be issued. This bill has enjoyed broad bipartisan support and adds no cost to the state. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator Caballero moves the call. We will now move to File Item 163: AB 1017. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1017 by Assembly Member Boerner, an act relating to energy.

Senator Becker, you are recognized on this support-support bill.

Thank you. AB 1017 would require an IOU as part of its general rate case to provide information such as the authorizing actual rate of return and return on equity for the past ten years and projects related to the corporation's distribution capacity that include the forecast submitted in the prior general rate case of the corporation. This is a transparency bill. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Not seeing any further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator Becker moves the call. We will now move to File Item 164: AB 1021. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1021 by Assembly Member Wicks, an act relating to housing.

Senator Limón, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and colleagues. I rise to present AB 1021, a bill that would make it easier for school districts and other local educational agencies to build housing for their employees. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator--

Grove: aye to no. Niello: no.

Senator Limón moves the call. We will now move to File Item 165: AB 1026. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1026 by Assembly Member Wilson, an act relating to electricity.

Senator Becker, you are recognized.

Good morning. I rise on behalf of Assembly Member Wilson on AB 1026. This bill supports California's ongoing need for housing by addressing a too often overlooked barrier, which is the unpredictable utility connection delays that hold up housing projects even after they've been approved.

This bill brings common sense, accountability, and transparency to the energization process by requiring hookups in a timely way. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Senator Becker moves the call. We will now move to File Item 167: AB 1061. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1061 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, an act relating to land use.

Senator Wiener, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam President and colleagues. I rise to present AB 1061 on behalf of Assembly Member Quirk-Silva. This bill addresses a loophole that allows for the abuse of historic districts to skirt a key state housing law: SB 9. SB 9 legalized and streamlined the development of what we call gentle density, missing middle housing.

However, the exclusion of historic districts has created a loophole that opponents of new housing have used to exploit or to block new development. Districts could be established through a federally regulated process that retains very little local control and takes decision-making authority away from individual property owners. Sadly, I'm seeing this process play out in my own City of San Francisco. AB 1061 closes this loophole. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 23; noes: ten. That measure passes. We will now move to File 177: AB 1004.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1004 by Assembly Member Wallis, an act relating to public records.

Senator Allen, you're recognized.

Thank you so much, Madam President, members. This is a simple bill that clarifies the confidentiality of tribal financial information shared with state agencies.

Under our state Public Records Act, the records of state agencies are to be made available to the public for inspection unless they are specifically exempted from disclosure, but when sovereign Native American tribes provide financial information to an agency as a condition of receiving financial assistance, those documents may currently be misunderstood to be public records.

So this clarifies that such information shared by tribes under these circumstances is entitled to confidentiality and protection owed to sovereign nation, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 39; noes: zero. That measure passes. Senators, it has been requested that if you have a conversation, please take it off of the floor. The floor has been a little loud. We will now move to File Item 186: AB 593.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Wicks an act relating to Calfresh.

Senator Arreguin, you are recognized on this support support bill.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present AB 593 by Assemblymember Wicks which clarifies that the California Department of Social Services CDSS may identify data sharing opportunities with other state and local public entities for the purposes of improving the administration of and increasing participation in and measured the impact of Calfresh.

This bill has no opposition, has received no votes in committee. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Senators, this is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection. Ayes 39, noes 0. That measure passes, we will move to file 8187 AB 823. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 823 by Assemblymember Boerner. An act relating to solid waste.

Senator Gonzalez, you are recognized on this support-support bill.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present eight--SB--excuse me--AB 823 on behalf of Assembly Member Boerner, which would ban the sale of leave-on personal care products and cleaning products containing plastic microbeads and personal care products containing plastic glitter beginning January 1, 2021--2029. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. This bill has no opposition.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 39; noes: zero. That measure passes. We will now move to File 188: AB 863. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 863 by Assembly Member Kalra, an act relating to Tennessee.

Senator Pérez, you are recognized on this support-support measure.

Thank you, Madam President and members. California is one of the most diverse states in the nation with nearly 16.3 million Californians speaking a language other than English at home. The most common non-English languages spoken include Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean.

For over 20 years, California has required certain contracts, including leases, to be translated into these five languages if the contract was negotiated in one of them. This requirement is not required of a court summons, so AB 63 will--863 will fill this gap by requiring one form with all five translations to be made available for mandatory use by January 2027. I respectfully ask your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 37; noes: zero. That measure passes. We will now move to File 189: AB 876. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 876 by Assembly Member Flora, an act relating to healing arts.

Thank you. Senator Ashby, you are recognized on this support-support bill.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present AB 876, on behalf of Assembly Member Heath Flora. This bill codifies existing case law for certified nurse anesthetists. The measure codifies existing policies, putting all case law and codes in one place to avoid confusion, to protect patient access, and to prevent costly, unnecessary disruptions in patient care. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 32; no: zero. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 198: AB 893.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 893 by Assemblymember Fong. An act relating to housing.

Senator Cabaldon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. Last week, the Senator from San Bernardino chaired a special meeting of the Select Committee on Community Colleges on the crisis facing California college students in their student housing.

One of the central solutions identified in that hearing is AB 893 by Assemblymember Fong, which expands the AB 2011 ministerial approval process for affordable housing developments on commercially zoned properties to campus development zones that would be created by this bill.

This addresses the student housing crisis and encourages development near universities and colleges campuses, including housing for students, for faculty and for staff that are low income as well as in the communities themselves. This is a significant problem in communities like mine in UC Davis and community colleges across the state.

This bill will help to advance the construction of that housing building on the very successful model of AB 2011. Ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll. Oh, I'm so sorry, Senator Ochoa Bogh, I apologize.

Thank you. I stand in support of AB 893. I do have a question of the author.

Will the author take a question?

Of course.

Thank you very much. I just want to make a statement really quick before I ask the question. And that's that I'm always in support of local control.

But in this case, when it comes to the decisions by the university to build our housing infrastructure that we so desperately need in our State of California and within the scope of, of the University, the question before the author is do we have any language in the bill as to who will be responsible for one building or directing the design, the construction, as well as who will be managing the housing once it is developed?

Yes. Thank you for the question. So, excuse me. The bill does not assign responsibility for the construction. The approval would be ministerial within this captain's development zone.

So an applicant, whether private or non profit, that builds affordable housing would be able to apply and take advantage of that ministerial approval process within a half mile of the main campus of the college. But the construction management of the actual housing project would be similar to any other affordable housing project. Project.

Okay, so. But the- But the ownership or the rental will be exclusive to the university itself.

No. So no, it will not. It. The. It will be affordable through covenants just like the existing AB 2011 affordable housing. But it will have. There are several provisions to give students first priority and then also faculty and staff if they meet the income affordability restrictions.

So the biggest concern I think would be from the local control perspective is whether or not the- the cities obviously in this case would not have any purview as to the design of what the complex will look like, whether or not it fits within the elements of what they're looking for aesthetically within those communities.

So just the one concern that I would be, you know, having- moving forward is that there be some sort of an input to make it sort of kind of look like the neighborhoods or look like the-

like the campuses, the colleges, so that it all flows, you know, nicely, I guess, would be the biggest concern that I would have. But I will be supporting the bill. I just, you know, just food for thought moving forward. That this is something that might be helpful in gaining the local support.

With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Senator, would you like to close?

Yes. Thank you. And- And I- I very much want to thank the Senator from Yucaipa, who's the Vice Chair of the Education Committee, who's been very supportive in many different ways of building additional housing, particularly for students and educators.

And I think two- two elements to remember for this bill that sort of constrain its potential impact on radically transforming the nature and the character of a community is, number one, that half a mile limit around the campus itself. But number two is it applies only to commercially zoned properties.

And so you wouldn't be able to redevelop, essentially, in a single family, neighborhood or other things that doesn't have a commercially zoned property. Commercially zoned designation. And so these are intended to create student housing opportunities and housing for the campus community.

And I know the author is very committed, and I will be, too, to following up if this bill is signed into law, to make sure that what we are doing here is advancing housing while also preserving the campus communities that are so important to the success of their colleges. With that, I would ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll.

[roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[roll call].

Ayes, 30. Noes, 0. Noes, 9. Sorry. That measure passes. Senator Ashby, for what reason do you rise?

Thank you, Madam President. I rise on behalf of Assemblymember Heath Flora to ask for reconsideration of file item 189 AB 876.

Is there any objection for the reconsideration? Seeing none. Reconsideration is granted.