Senate Floor

Secretary, please call the roll.

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A quorum is present. Will 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 remember that we are always. In God's presence, oh God, in whom we hope. We ask you to bless our efforts to bring leadership, justice and ongoing solutions to the challenges of these days. Give us the strength to accomplish the seemingly impossible with limited time, energy and resources. Help us to be especially sensitive to.

The needs of those on the margins. Those whose losses have brought them close to despair. May all that we do today lend credence to the words of Harvey Milk. That hope will never be silent. And so, gracious God, we continue to hope in your providence and in our ability to engender hope in our communities.

By our collaboration for the common good. Amen.

Please join in the Pledge of Allegiance. [The Pledge of Allegiance is recited]. Without objection, members, we're going to go to Assembly Third Reading, item number 222, AB 263.

Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 263 by Assemblymember Rogers an act relating to water.

Senate Pro Tim McGuire. You are recognized.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. I'm honored to be able to present DB263 by the good Senator from the North Coast, Chris Rogers. In 2021, the State Water Board implemented minimum water flows in both the Shasta and the Scott Rivers.

And this Bill would allow those regulations to remain into effect over the next five years or until permanent regulations are are in place, whichever comes first. And here's why this is so critically important to the State of California and especially in the North State. The Scott and Shasta are critical tributaries of the Klamath River Basin.

The Klamath River historically has been one of the healthiest rivers in all of the West Coast. And it's home to the last and largest salmon return in the State of California. California's commercial salmon industry should be worth about 1.4 to $1.5 billion and provide 23,000 jobs per year.

But many of you know Salmon season has been cut short. This Bill is critically important to be able to restore historic flows, to restore historic salmon seasons, and to be able to help the native people of Northern California restore their fishery. Would respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

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Senator Mcguire moves the call. Members, before we move on with Assembly third reading, we will move back to. 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 under motions, resolutions and notices pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 D. The following bills are referred to the Committee on Rules. File item 81, SB 830. File item 82, SB 852. Any Members want to take action on bills? Senator Strickland, you are recognized.

Mr. President, AB978. Can I present it under a motion? Oh, no. I thought you said take up any bills.

That was a great move to seize the moment of opportunity. We will come back to you any. Any Members with motions on bills. Motions. All right. Consideration of the daily file. We will move to second reading file. Secretary, please read Assembly before 68.

Second reading file will be deemed read. We will move back to Assembly third reading. And Members, we will start with item 100. Item 100, AB978.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 978 by Assemblymember Hoover an act relating to transportation.

Now, Senator Strickland, you are most certainly recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'm here to introduce AB 974. It would require a local agency that has jurisdiction over streets and highways to allow for the use of recycled materials in their paving projects. This bill has had no no votes. And I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Strickland, seeing no debate or discussion to be had. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Strickland moved to call. Members, we're going to move to item 113, AB 76. Item 113, AB 76.

Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 76 by Assemblymember Alvarez an act related to land use.

Senator Padilla, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present on behalf of the Assembly Member. Over three decades ago, the City of Chula Vista began a visionary effort to bring a University to our region.

On a personal note, I became involved in this effort more than two decades ago as a Council Member, as a mayor, and now as a Senator. This Bill clarifies that the requirement for affordable housing does not apply to units intended specifically for students, faculty and University employees due to limitations imposed by federal regulations.

More importantly, this Bill does not reduce the total amount of housing which is to be developed. Bill is critical to advancing the efforts to develop a four year University while addressing the specific housing needs of those who will learn, teach and work there. This Bill has no opposition, has received bipartisan support.

I ask for an aye vote, seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Senator Padilla moves to call. We will now move down to item 150, AB 727. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 727 by assignment Member Mark Gonzalez and act relating to people and student safety. Senator Perez, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB727 on behalf of Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez. In another round of destructive cuts, the President Donald Trump officially ordered the end of all national 988 LGBTQ plus suicide prevention funding.

For a little bit of additional context, since 2022988 the nation's official hotline for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Management, has offered specialized services for LGBTQ callers in need. The funding for this program is officially halted with services ending on July 17th. AB 727 is a Bill rooted in urgency.

We are confronting a growing mental health crisis among LGBTQ + youth across our state. Schools should be a safe place for children to learn, build friendships and develop a sense of belonging. Unfortunately, the reality is stark.

Our schools are the third most common locations where LGBTQ youth experience hate crimes, with incidents more than doubling between 2018 and 2022, according to the FBI. In a report conducted by the CDC, they found that 20% of surveyed students who identified as gay, Lesbian or bisexual were reported having attempted suicide, compared to 6% of their heterosexual peers.

This reality jumps to nearly 26% for transgender high school students. That means thousands of children have actively attempted suicide because they felt they had nowhere to turn. We recognize that more must be done.

This Bill is a small but necessary step toward providing critical resources to students by including the Trevor Project Suicide Hotline on the back of students ID cards. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

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Senator Perez moves to call. We will now move to item 158A.B. 1249. Secretary, please read

Assembly Bill 1249 by Assemblymember Wilson and equity into elections. Senator Limon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB 1249 on behalf of Assemblymember Lori Wilson, a Bill that reflects our continued commitment to strengthening democracy and expanding voting access for Californians.

It's sponsored by the Secretary of State and requires all non Voters Choice act counties in California to offer at least one early voting location or on the Saturday before a statewide election. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Senator Cervantes moves the call. Well, I'm sorry. Senator Limon moves to call. We will now move to a item 167, AB374.

Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 374 by Assemblymember Nguyen an act related to classified employees. Senator Cervantes, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 374. On behalf of Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyen and as a proud co author. This Bill ensures that all classified school employees will receive clear and detailed pay stubs.

Many of these employees currently do not receive consistent wage statements showing their total hours, worked, gross wages, pay pay rates, deductions, leave or overtime, leaving them confused and unable to track their earnings. These include bus drivers, custodians, instructional aid and food service workers. The vital workers who keep our schools running every single day.

This Bill brings transparency and consistency to wage statements across our public schools and community college. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senators, seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Cervantes moves the call. We will now move to item 170, AB518. Secretary, please read Assignment Bill 518 by Assemblymember Ward an act relating to land. Use, but he can't. Senator Limon, you are recognized.

Thank you. President and Members, I rise to present AB518, the low impact Camping Areas Act, which would provide more access to outdoor recreation and reduce the strain on state, regional and national parks in California.

It will also streamline the permitting process for low impacting camping areas or commercially available campgrounds that are approved by and meet all Requirements set by local governments. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. No mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Lamone moves to call. We will move to item 188. AB 1167.

Secretary, please read Assignment Bill 1167 by Assemblymember Berman an act relating to public utilities.

Senator McNerney, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. I'm presenting AB 1167 for Mr. Berman. AB 1167 will close loopholes and strengthen California law to prevent IOUS the investor owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to pay for political campaigns and political advertising. California residents do pay the second highest utility rates in the nation.

At the same time, they are raking in record profits. Our utility bills should be spent on services, not on political activities and commercials. Especially if the policies they are advocating may not be in the best interest of the ratepayer.

AB 1167 does not infringe on the investor owned utilities ability to advocate, but it ensures that these costs will not be borne by their customers and ratepayers. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Becker, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. Just as Chair of Energy, I just. Wanted to rise in support of this Bill and also thank our great Senator. Here for his work on this Bill and his. His Bill in this space as well. Respectfully, as for an aye vote.

Senator McNerney, seeing we do have another microphone up. Senator Strickland, you are recognized.

I rise in opposition to AB 1167. I think it goes against our First Amendment rights. And I think we're going down to a position where we're picking and choosing who can be involved in political process and who cannot.

And I think that's a dangerous tact to take as a Legislature to say who can participate in political campaigns and who cannot. And for those reasons, I asked for a no vote on this issue.

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

Well, I certainly appreciate my colleague from Huntington Beach looking out for the First Amendment rights but basically, this Bill does not prevent IOUS from advertising. It just prevents them from using rate payer money to do that advertisement.

So basically they're saying that we don't want you to use ratepayer money to advertise in a way that may not be in your interest. So with that, I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator McNerney moves the call. We will move to item 202. AB752.

Secretary, please read Assembly 752 by Assemblymember Ávila Farías, an act relating to daycare facilities.

Senator Adeguin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB 752 on behalf of Assemblymember Avila Farias, which will require by right approval for child care centers that are co located within multifamily housing. AB 752 treats child care as the essential infrastructure that it is, streamlining access to child care where families live and work.

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

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

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Senator Arreguin moves to call. We will move to item 203. AB 14. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 14 by Assemblymember Hart an act relating to coastal resources.

Senator Limon, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. Senators, I rise to present AB 14 on behalf of Assemblymember Hart to establish the California Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies program. AB 14 creates a statewide voluntary vessel speed reduction program to achieve these goals I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

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Senator Limon moves to call. We will move to item 212, AB44. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 44 by Assemblymember Schultz, an act relating to electricity.

Senator McNerney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President and Members, I'm pleased to present AB44 by Assemblymember Schultz to help California better manage our collective energy needs. This is both an energy affordability and a grid reliability Bill.

AB 44 would help retail electricity providers better harness clean distributed energy resources to reduce electricity demand on grid during the most expensive hours to save more money for ratepayers. Retail electricity providers, in turn would be better assured that each services could indeed deliver grid benefits to all their customers.

AB 44 has bipartisan support and there is no known opposition. I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Senator McNerney asks for an aye vote. Seeing no discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator McNerney moves the call. Item 216, AB 1250. Secretary, please read.

Assignment of Bill 1250 by Assemblymember Papan and act relating to transportation.

Senator Strickland, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to support AB 1250. This Bill streamlines the process for people with disabilities to recertify their eligibility for paratransit services if they're permanently disabled. This Bill has had no no votes. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Strickland. Are there any mics up for discussion or debate? Seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Strickland moves the call. Item 219, AB992.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 992 by Assemblymember Irwin an act relating to peace officers.

Senator Seyarto, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I am pleased to present AB 992 on behalf of Assemblywoman Irwin. AB 992 builds on the progress of AB 89 by clarifying and expanding the pathways for police or peace officer minimum education in California. This Bill, along with my Bill SB 385, which is pending on the Assembly floor, removes confusion stemming from AB 89's language.

That law has been interpreted by some to require both an AS degree in modern policing and an additional bachelor's degree. This Bill, rather, creates multiple education pathways for peace officer candidates, not just one rigid route. These include a professional policing certificate and modern policing degree at the associate level, or an associate's or bachelor's degree in any subject.

Any of these new education pathways will result in raising the bar for peace officer candidates from the current high school or GED requirement. California continues to face recruitment and retention challenges in law enforcement. This Bill helps address that. By offering flexible options, we can help candidates with different backgrounds enter the profession without compromising on educational quality.

This Bill enjoys strong support from key law enforcement groups and including our co sponsors, the Police Chief's Association, Sheriff's Association and PORAC, as well as the Community College Chancellor's office. So with that, I would respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no microphones up for discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Seyarto moves the call. Moving to item 220. AB 483.

Secretary, please read assignment Bill 43 by Assembly Member Irwin and accurate to contracts.

Senator Laird, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. AB 483, I'm presenting on behalf of Assemblymember Irwin. Fixed term installment contracts are increasingly popular. Allowing customers to make irregular payments for good- goods or services over a predetermined period of time. AB 483 mandates that when a seller chooses to use a contract that includes.

An early termination fee provision, they must. Offer clear transparency on early termination fee prior to the contract being signed. Amendments remove opposition, their support on both sides. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no microphones up for discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Laird moves to call. We will move to item 232. AB 554.

Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 554 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez an act related to healthcare coverage. Senator Cabaldon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. This Bill assures continued access to the most effective means that we have developed in the last decade to end the scourge of HIV. And that is PREP and pep. And pep. The pre and post exposure medications that are making an enormous difference in California across the country. Country.

And that access can be threatened by some of the changes at the federal level. So AB 554 simply assures that that we will continue to have uninterrupted options for Californians to have access to HIV prevention medications like PrEP.

And that patients and providers have the flexibility to choose the option that addresses their needs, including the injectable forms of PrEP and PEP that have shown to be have significant impacts on the spread of HIV. With that, I would respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Cabaldon moves to call Members. We're going to go back in file. Order. To file item 193, AB 1336. File item 193 AB 1336. Secretary, please.

Members, we're going to continue moving to file item 238. AB 1125. Secretary Please read.

Assembly 1125 by Assemblymember Min, in act relating to workers compensation. Senator Durazo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I present AB 1125 on behalf of Assemblymember Wynn. This Bill promotes equity by ensuring all peace officers employed by any of the five California Department of State hospitals have access to workers compensation for heart related conditions arising from trauma and stress experienced during their employment.

Since 1976, workers compensation has been a benefit offered exclusively to peace officers working at the Atascadero State Hospital. AB 1125 ensures all peace officers employed by the Department State of hospitals are provided access to workers compensation for for heart related issues. The recent amendments were technical and this Bill received bipartisan support. Going through the process on consent, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no discussion or debate to be had. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Durazo moves the call. We will move to item 242. AB 682. Secretary, please read.

Assignment Bill 682 by Assignment Member Ortega. And according to health care coverage.

Senator Cortese, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, appreciate the opportunity to present. Present AB 682 on behalf of Assemblymember Ortega. This bill is the next step toward a healthcare system that prioritizes patient health, restores trust and compels insurers to honor their commitments to patients.

Today, California has faced a bureaucracy when dealing with healthcare insurance, where unnecessarily complex processes discourage patients from pursuing the care they need. Insurance claim denials rob patients of life saving treatments and timely health care Denials also contribute to crushing medical debt. About $220 billion nationally. Meanwhile, hospitals and providers spend nearly 2.

I'm sorry, 20 billion annually contesting claim denials. Dollars that can be spent on patient care. AB682 shines a much needed light on the opaque and harmful process that now exists.

The bill mandates monthly reporting of claim denials and modifications, and that data will be disaggregated by demographics, medical treatments, timelines for claim processing, and the reasons for those denials. This isn't unprecedented Covered California and the Office of the Patient Advocates similarly evaluate insurance plans and publicly rate them.

This bill essentially provides the data that's much needed to understand the scope and extent of healthcare denials. Thank you. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Senators seeing no microphones up for discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

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Secretary, please read assignment Bill 289 by Assemblymember Haney an act relating to vehicles and making an appropriation.

Therefore, Senator Cortese, you are recognized. Thank you again, Mr. President and colleagues, I rise to present AB289 on behalf of Assemblymember Haney. This is a measure which will implement a proven solution to reduce crashes, protect workers and enhance driver safety. Speeding vehicles are a serious and deadly hazard to construction workers on California highways.

As most of us are all too aware, in 2023 alone, there were more than 100 vehicle intrusions into highway construction work zones in California. While statewide efforts like the presence of the California Highway Patrol and active construction zone zones have helped deter speeding drivers, these efforts cannot and do not capture all speeding vehicles through active highway construction zones. AB289 implements the use of automated speed enforcement in active construction zones.

The technology has been proven to save lives in at least 16 other states active construction work zones, including Arizona, New York, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and more. We must act on these proven solutions. Every life loss is one too many and we cannot afford to lose another worker on our highways. This Bill received bipartisan support in the Assembly and I respectfully request your aye vote.

That is a flashing testimony for a Bill. Thank you, Senator Cortese and seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Cortese moves the call. Members, we are going to move back and file. Order to file item 193, AB 1336. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1336 by Assemblymember Addis an act relating to workers compensation.

Senator Durazo, you are recognized for AB 1336.

Thank you, Mr. President. The farmworker this is the AB 1336 is a farm Worker Heat Illness Prevention act which will incentivize employers to comply with heat illness prevention standards, helping to prevent avoidable tragedies like heat related illnesses and deaths. California's farm workers are indispensable to our food supply chain, our state's economy and the communities they call home.

Unfortunately, extreme heat is becoming increasingly common, threatening the well being of this already vulnerable community. Major agricultural areas in California have been experiencing record breaking heat waves. The problem is particularly acute for those who work outdoors, including farm workers. Many agricultural employers remain out of compliance with heat illness prevention standards.

From 2018 to 2019, the number of suspected and confirmed farmworker heat related Deaths increased by 130%. While employers are subject to penalties for violations of heat illness prevention standards, the ongoing prevalence of violations shows current enforcement protocols are not enough. It is estimated that 75% of California farmworkers are undocumented.

Approximately 77% of farm workers were born outside the US and many do not speak English. Fear of retaliation or losing their jobs due to reporting work related injuries or violations strongly discourages reporting. AB 1336 will help prevent heat related illnesses and deaths among California farm workers by incentivizing agricultural employers to comply with heat illness prevention standards.

It will do so by creating a rebuttal resumption that a heat related injury arose out of the course of employment. When the employer fails to comply with the state's heat illness prevention standards, it will create a strong economic incentive for employers to respect farm workers basic rights and provide them access to drinking water, shade and cool down risks.

Amendments taken in Senate Appropriations add a five year sunset and ensure that any determination by the Appeals Board under this Bill will have no effect in any investigation brought against an employer by Cal Osha. Farmworkers deserve protection from preventable tragedies like any other worker. It will save lives. I respectfully ask for your vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no microphones up for discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Durazo moves the call. We will move to item 229 AB770. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 770 by Senator Member Mark Gonzalez an act relating to outdoor advertising and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Durazo, you are recognized for item 229 AB770.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'm pleased to present on behalf of Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez. AB 770 builds upon existing law and authorizes the City of Los Angeles to establish a flexible signage framework at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

This framework will allow the city to unlock a critical revenue stream to support the long planned renovation and modernization of the Convention Center, a key venue for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Convention center is one of the largest in the country.

While expansion plans have been discussed for years, they became a top priority following LA's successful bid for the 2028 Games. The convention center is slated to hold at least five Olympic sporting events. In preparation, the city has proposed a major expansion of sport space.

The project is expected to create thousands of jobs, temporary jobs and thousands of permanent jobs, attract new visitors annually and generate more than $550 million in economic impact. A critical funding source for this project is projected revenue from digital advertising signage. AB 770 ensures the city can establish this framework with appropriate safeguards.

This bill is an urgency measure allowing the city to move forward quickly in preparation for 2028. This bill enjoys broad support from labor, business, local residents and Mayor Karen Bass. I thank you and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, senators. Seeing no microphones up for discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Durazo moves the call. We will move to item 246, AB 460. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 460 by Assemblymember Chen. An act relating to Public Health.

Senator Valladares, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB 460 on behalf of Assemblymember Chen. And I respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Thank you for that dynamic testimony. Seeing no microphones up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Valadares moves the call. We will move to item 248, AB 36.

Secretary, please read. 248.

Assembly Bill 36 by Assemblymember Soria, an act relating to housing.

Senator Padilla, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present on behalf of the Assembly Member. This Bill streamlines access to pro housing develop designation program for small rural jurisdictions without lowering the program standards. As part of California's efforts to partner with local governments to tackle the state's housing crisis, pro housing designation program was created in 2021 to recognize and reward those cities and counties going above and beyond to promote housing development locally.

This can provide an unintended administrative burden for smaller jurisdictions.

This Bill addresses this by requiring the Department, upon request, to use information submitted in the housing elements to designate jurisdictions that are under 25,000 people and counties with fewer than 200,000 people. This Bill has no opposition and has received bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no microphones up for discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Padilla moves the call. Moving to Item 250, AB 450. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 450 by Assemblymember Carrillo, an act relating to public social services.

Senator Padilla, you are recognized once again.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present on behalf of the Assembly Member. This Bill seeks to have the Department of Aging establish a panel of experts or modify an existing panel to develop policy recommendations on how to best support immigrants who are 60 years or older.

The panel will bring together subject matter experts, Department of Social Services and key stakeholders to examine real life challenges facing aging immigrant California such as housing instability, affordability, access to health care and social services. This Bill has no opposition. Respectfully ask for Nye vote.

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

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Senator Padilla moves the call. We will move to back and file order to item 241. AB561. Secretary, please call assignment Bill 561 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva an act relating to restraining orders. Senator Allen, you are recognized for item 241. AB561.

Well, thank you so much, Mr. President. This is a bill that updates the. Process for obtaining a restraining order in. Cases of elder abuse. We know that victims of elder abuse. Are among the most vulnerable when seeking support, facing unique issues of intimidation, mobility and financial flexibility. On top of the challenges of abuse.

In similarly vulnerable restraining order cases, such as domestic violence cases. The court utilizes additional tools and procedures to protect the victim, including electronic filing. Remote appearances, and mail or publication services. As an alternative to in person service. This bill applies the same logic to. Some of the most vulnerable cases in. Our justice system, extending these existing tools.

To ensure that victims of elder abuse have the protection support that they need when obtaining a restraining order. With that I respect for ask for my vote. Thank you, Senator.

Seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Allen moves to call. Moving down to item 251. AB 606. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 606 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, an act related to certificated employees.

Thank you, Senator Cortese. You are recognized for AB606.

Okay, thank you, Mr. President and colleagues. I'm presenting AB606 on behalf of Assembly Assemblywoman Quirk Silva. Today, AB606 addresses California's critical shortage of school counselors, psychologists and social workers.

By streamlining the credentialing process for out of state professionals, California continues to fall significantly short of nationally recommended student to practitioner ratios across key pupil personnel services, otherwise known as Pps. While hundreds of out of state PPS professionals attempt to work in California annually, the state's credentialing process presents significant barriers that prevent many from obtaining employment.

In many cases, universities impose additional unit requirements beyond what is necessary, creating undue barriers for out of state credential holders. As a result, critical workforce shortages persist, particularly in rural and underserved areas. This Bill removes unnecessary barriers for out of state professionals.

Today's version of the Bill reflects the author's diligent work with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the State Board of Education. We've had bipartisan support on the Bill and no opposition. Thank you. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Aye. Senator Cortese moves the call. We will move to item 254. AB 1028. Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 1228 by. Senator, Member Fong and Aqualin to community colleges. Senator Cortese, you are recognized once again.

Well, thank you once again, Mr. President and colleagues. On behalf of Assemblymember Fong, I rise to present AB 1028. This requires California community college districts to comply with a collective bargaining agreement when terminating a part time employee, part time faculty, or dedicated professional professionals who are the backbone of our community colleges.

Of course, facing constant employment instability due to the operating realities of our districts. As many of us know, under current law, districts have the discretion and authority to terminate a part time employee without judicial review or explanation.

But this bill helps clarify that bargaining units can discuss terms of termination in their agreements with community college districts and ensure compliance with those agreements. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Senator.

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

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Senator Cortese moves the call. Item 257, AB 1224. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1224 by Assemblymember Valencia an act relating to teachers.

Senator Limon, you are recognized from your desk.

Thank you very much, Mr. President and members, I rise to present AB 1224. Which would provide greater continuity to students whose teachers are out of the classroom. For an extended period by allowing a Substitute teacher to serve in the classroom for up to 60 days. And this Bill would suds it in January 1st of 2029.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no microphones up for discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Limon moves the call. Moving to item 261. A.B. 39. Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 39 by Assemblymember Zbur an act relating to local government, Senator Limon, you are once again recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President and Members, I. Rise to present AB 39 on behalf of Assemblymember Zbur, which will impact empower local governments to engage in planning to develop strategies for clean energy future.

AB39 aims to address this by requiring local jurisdictions with populations of 75,000 or more to create and adopt a plan to meet their electrification goals. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

That would be an electrifying testimony. With. That seeing no microphones up for debate or discussion. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Senator Limon moves the call. Moving to item 264, AB 1078. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1078 by Assemblymember Boerman, an act relating to firearms.

Senator Blakespear, you are recognized for AB 1078.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB 1078 by Assemblymember Boerman, which helped strengthen California's gun safety laws. In 2023, the Legislature passed SB 2, which revised the state's concealed carry weapons licensing law to be consistent with the guidance provided in the Supreme Court's ruling in New York Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruin.

Since that time, the interpretation of the Bruin test has been clarified through lower court rulings in cases challenging California's firearm laws. And the Supreme Court has provided further clarity on the Second Amendment framework set forth in Bruin in its decision in United States v. Rahine.

In light of these recent court decisions, AB 1078 will provide critical updates to California's strong firearm laws by providing needed revisions that better align with these recent court decisions.

This includes providing a pathway for non-residents to apply for a concealed carry weapons license, authorizing concealed carry weapons holders to transport firearms on public transit if the firearm is unloaded and in a lockbox, and restoring firearm rights to individuals with certain nonviolent out-of-state felony convictions that have since been vacated.

In addition, this Bill establishes a new purchasing limit of three firearms per 30 day period, which will save lives by restricting the ability for gunmen to quickly acquire a large number of firearms to carry out mass shootings. This Bill ensures that California's firearm laws remain legally defensible and is effective as possible.

And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Blakespear moves the call. Item 265, AB 1096. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1096 by Senator Connolly, an act relating to water.

Senator Menjivar, you are recognized for AB 1096.

Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, I rise to present AB 1096 on behalf of Assemblymember Damon Connolly. It is a common-sense public transparency Bill. It has no opposition and will make sure that the public has access to lead test results for schools and childcare. Respectfully asking for your aye vote.

Thank you for your testimony. Seeing no mics raised for discussion or debate, Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Menjivar moves to call. Item 268, AB 818. Secretary, please call the roll, or please read.

Assembly Bill 818 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, an act relating to housing.

Senator Cabaldan, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. Recovery after a fire or other natural disaster can feel like an endless, endless set of roadblocks and obstacles to just simply surviving. AB8 18 streamlines permits for temporary manufactured housing that allows residents in the aftermath of a fire natural disaster to stay on their own property.

By expediting those permits at the local government level, it also creates a clear process for permitting single family homes after disasters as well. It had only one non I vote. That was mine. But now the Bill no longer applies. The bill's reporting requirements no longer apply to tiny, tiny communities into towns. And with that I urge an aye vote.

Glad to have you converted. And with that testimony, no mics raised for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Cabaldon moves to call item 271, AB898. Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 898 by Assemblymember Bryan and according to child welfare. Senator Menjivar, you are recognized.

I rise to present AB 898 on behalf of Assemblymember Bryan. A Bill designed to expand the family urgent response system, better known as fers, a program that preserves the relationships of caregivers and current and former foster youth. Current law limits how you can dispatch.

The county mobile response teams and limit services to only current and former foster youth. This Bill will expand it to ensure community Members have direct access to their mobile response teams Expands eligibility to include families receiving family preservation among other expansions has bipartisan support and received no opposition. Respectfully asking for your aye vote thank you, Senator.

Seeing no discussion or debate Secretary, please call roll.

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Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Senator Minjabar moves to call. Moving to item 273. AB 827.

Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 827 by Assembly Member Berman and accolade into elections. Senator Cervantes, you are recognized from your desk.

Thank you Mr. President for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 827 by Assembly Member Mark Berman. In our last General election in November, nearly 69% of rejected vote by mail ballots were due to a missing or non matching signature on their ballot envelope.

AB 827 would provide more opportunities for California voters to cure their signatures and have their vote counted. If a voter has a missing or non matching signature on the vote by mail ballot envelope, election officials notify the voter of the problem and how to correct it.

The voter will have until 5pm two days before the certification of the election to complete the necessary signature cure form. Voters may not know when a county plans to certify their election results.

So in order to to ensure that everyone is operating on a level playing field for a regularly scheduled statewide election, this bill will provide a certain date, the 22nd day after the election as a deadline by which a county registrar must accept a ballot cure. Ultimately, this bill is in concert with my Senate Bill 3.

It would provide greater certainty and consistency for signature curing in our elections. I respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Strickland, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. Members, I rise in opposition to this bill. We need to look at our election process that we have overall. Here in the State of California we have one of the worst election laws that we have.

When the rest of the nation can be done and done counting on election night, we need to look in the mirror and say how can we do better here in California? Let's look at some of the different areas that we could do.

Back when I was a kid, we used to be able to do paper ballots and have the finished election actually counted that night. And you know who won that night. Now when you look at the rest of the country, they're finished. And the rest of the country is looking at us months after election day.

We need to have a better process. We need to bring voter integrity to California. I'm working forward to bring voter integrity and voter ID forward. But bills like this just also delay the process of counting. And people don't have faith in election outcomes. If people don't have faith in our election outcome, our democracy does not work.

We need to do better in California. And this is taking us in the step in the Wrong direction. Not in the right direction. So I asked for a no vote.

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

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you.

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Senator Cervantes moves the call. We are going to Item 284, AB 474. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 474 by Assemblymember Ward, an act relating to Housing. Senator Ochoa Bogh, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, on behalf of Assembly Member Ward, it is my honor to present AB474, which seeks to expand affordable housing opportunities by simplifying the process of renting extra bedrooms through nonprofit home sharing programs.

These programs help many individuals in need of housing with homeowners willing to share their space, providing an affordable housing solution. The Bill encourages homeowners to participate by providing exclusion from gross income, ensuring that any earned income doesn't disqualify them from receiving support services such as Medi Cal or CalFresh.

AB474 is a support support Bill that provides a practical and cost effective solution to California's housing crisis. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

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Senator Ochoa-Bogh moves to call. We are moving to item 287, AB 723. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 723 by Assembly Member Pellerin, an act relating to real estate.

Senator Wahab, you are recognized.

Thank you. The staging of home listings has long been a part of the real estate industry. But the increasing popularity and accessibility of photo editing software has led to the insertion of major and minor elements into home images and practice known as digital or virtual staging.

Under current state and federal truth in advertising laws and regulations, real estate licensees and are prohibited from disseminating materials that are false, deceptive, or misleading. However, there is no existing requirement in law to disclose when a listing has been virtually staged.

This leads to an inconsistent application of labels or virtually altered images that is dependent on the individual ethics of the agent or brokerage. As AI and do it yourself and professional virtual staging services improve and evolve, it is becoming increasingly difficult for consumers to identify virtually staged home listings. These images can easily distort scale while appearing true to life.

And the inconsistent application of labels can confuse consumers even further when they are trying to determine which images are real, which have been manipulated. AB 723 prevents consumers from being deceived by simply requiring that virtually altered images used in advertisement include a disclosure that the images have been virtually altered, as well as requiring that original photos be accessible to the consumer online. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no other microphones up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Wahab moves the call. Moving to Item 292.

AB 1487. Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 1487 by Assemblymember Addis and according to. Public health Senator Menjivar. You are recognized.

Colleagues, rise to present AB 1487 which makes two important changes to the current transgender gender nonconforming and intersex Wellness and Equity Fund. First, it will rename it to make sure it provides representation and support for the two spirit community.

Second, it would expand eligibility for grants to include workforce development training for two TGI individuals, resettlement and social integration programs for two TGI asylees and immigrants, and outreach to transitional age to TGI youth. It would also ensure that there's increased mental health care for the same community.

Together, these changes will ensure that more individuals have access to life serving services, economic stability and pathways to social integration. Respectfully asking for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Yes, we saw that. And seeing no discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Menjivar moves to call. Members, your presence on the floor is greatly appreciated. So we can start closing out some of these votes. And in addition, if you will, we will come back to you to add on if you need to, if the call, if it's put on call.

So if you'll refrain from yelling out your vote at the end to lessen confusion, that would be great. With that, we are going to move to item 298. AB 1074. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1074 by Assemblymember Patel an act relating to CalWORKS.

We will pass on item 298. AB 1074 and move. Okay, one more. Members. Item 298. AB 1074. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1074 by Senator Patel an act relating to CalWORKS. Senator Limon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President and Senators, I Rise on behalf of Assemblymember Patel to present AB 1074, a critical step towards. Strengthening California's commitment to keep families together. This Bill updates the CalWORKS reunification program to remove barriers that unintentionally prevent parents from. From receiving the aid they need to. Reunify with their child. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

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Senator Limon moves the call. Senator Limone moves the call. Members, we are going to recess for lunch for 30 minutes. Please stay in the building. Please stay in the building. We are going to recess for lunch for 30 minutes. This would be Senate 30 minutes.

Senate is now reconvened. We will begin with item 306. AB 1195. Secretary, please rea.

Assembly Bill 1195 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, an act relating to juveniles.

Senator Arreguin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB 1195 on behalf of Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva. This Bill strengthens visitation rights in existing law by requiring county jails and county welfare agencies to facilitate in person or telephonic visitation between incarcerated parents and their children unless there are safety concerns for the child.

California law recognizes that maintaining the parent child bond during incarceration benefits both the child and the parent. And this Bill will allow electronic visits when in person visits aren't permissible. AB 1195 has zero opposition, is a family-first, equity-focused solution that recognizes the realities of family unity and incarceration without compromising child safety.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator seeing no discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Arreguin moves to call. Item 310, AB 250. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 250 by Assemblymember Auiar-Curry, an act relating to civil actions.

Senator Laird, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'm here to present Assembly Bill 250 by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry. It's a narrow clarification of earlier legislation, which was Assembly Bill 2777 by Assemblymember Wicks, that will help survivors of sexual assault who were silenced and prevented from seeking justice because the assault was covered up.

So, this Bill clarifies that both perpetrators of sexual assault and the entities that covered it up can be accountable. It provides a limited window to do this. It only applies to private, not public entities, because public entities are covered elsewhere. This will hold perpetrators accountable by cleaning up this one situation from the prior Bill.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no mics raised for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Laird moves the call. We will move to item 312. AB 1104. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1104 by Assemblymember Pellerin, an act relating to energy.

Senator Becker, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. In 2022, the Governor signed AB 2143 that required prevailing wages to be paid for certain solar projects that are connected to the net billing tariff. Since the Bill went into effect in 2024, many businesses have run into administrative challenges with registering as awarding bodies.

As being an awarding body comes with a long list of responsibilities that private businesses are not equipped to handle. This Bill clarifies that business owners of solar projects are not an awarding body and and are therefore not subject to some of these requirements.

It does not roll back the prevailing wage requirements, simply clarifies that the compliance responsibilities lie with the contractor and not with the business. Hiring them has bipartisan support. Respectfully asked for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no discussion or debate to be had. Secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Becker moves the call. We will move to item 319. AB82. Secretary, please read Assembly Bill 82, by Assemblymember Ward, an act relating to healthcare. Senator Wiener, you. Are recognized for AB82.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. Colleagues, arise to present AB82 on behalf of Assembly Member Ward. This bill will protect the privacy of individual health data. Excuse me. And protect public safety and well being of patients, their families and health professionals. Accessing and providing legal health services in California.

It's imperative that we support the privacy and safety of patients and their families whose basic obligation is to ensure the utmost health for themselves and loved ones, as well as the safety of health professionals whose basic obligation is to provide necessary care for their patients as they were trained to do. The Bill has received bipartisan support.

On behalf of Assemblymember Ward, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

[Roll call]

Ayes 28, noes 8. The measure passes. Moving to item 321, AB 812. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 812 by Assemblymember Lowenthal, an act relating to criminal procedure.

Senator Araguin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB 812 on behalf of Assemblymember Lowenthal, which instructs CDCR to establish regulations around resentencing recommendations for incarcerated fire crew members.

This year, while the LA fires raged on, incarcerated volunteers were on the front lines, showing tremendous bravery as they relentlessly fought to protect the people and property of California. And while their efforts on the ground is exemplary on its own, their work and focus on rehabilitation is seen long before they're sent to fight fires.

In order to be considered for these programs, individuals must have minimum custody status or the lowest security classification based on their sustained good behavior in prison, ability to follow the rules, and participation in rehabilitative programming. These individuals make up 2.2% of the incarcerated population. This Bill does not guarantee any resentencing.

Rather, it just simply allows for resentencing recommendations to be submitted to the courts, who then have the discretion over whether or not to grant this relief.

While California's prisons remain over capacity and recidivism rates continue to increase, it's incredibly important to both the work to reduce incarcerated population, but also incentivize the enrollment in such programs such as the conservation fire camps that offer transferable skills and a pathway to employment outside of incarceration. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

[Roll Call]

Ayes 29, noes 10. This measure passes. Moving to item 332, AB 512. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 512 by Assemblymember Harabedian, an act relating to healthcare coverage.

Senator Becker, you are recognized for item 332 AB 512.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present 512 on behalf of Assemblymember Harabedian. You all know we've talked at length about prior authorization and the, the really havoc that the delays that prior authorization causes.

The havoc that that creates in our health care system and the real harms that are, the real harms that accumulate to the public. 94% of patients reported delays in care due to prior authorization.

And a significant number, about 18% of those have led to significant injury reported by doctors. So what this Bill does is it shortens the timelines where commercial health plans have to respond to urgent requests from 72 hours to 24 hours. This will expedite access to care, improve patient outcomes and reduce barriers for healthcare providers.

It's received bipartisan support as part of a prior authorization package and I respectfully asked for an aye vote. Thank you.

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

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Secretary, please call absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 29, noes 0. This measure passes. Moving to item 334, AB 621. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 621 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, an act relating to the Internet.

Senator Ashby, you are recognized for item 334, AB 621.

Hello. Thank you, Mr. President. So sorry. Hello, everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, colleagues. I rise to present AB 621 on behalf of Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, a bill that strengthens enforcement options against nudify applications and websites.

This bill continues the incredibly important work of protecting individual's privacy and autonomy. AB 621 is sponsored by the San Francisco City Attorney and has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote to continue protect our communities against deep fake pornography.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no mics up for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

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Secretary, please call absent Members.

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IAS 39, nos. 0. The measure passes. We will now move to item 341. AB 843.

Secretary, please read San Miguel 843 by assignment Member Garcia and Equilane to health care coverage.

Senator Menjivar, you are recognized.

Thank you. Hello. As well. AB843, on behalf of Salmon Garcia, will align our state laws with the Affordable Care Act's language access protections to ensure language accessibility and improve overall health care outcomes for all. It is sponsored by the insurance Commissioner. Bipartisan support, no opposition. Respectfully asking for an aye vote.

Thank you for that greeting and testimony. Seeing no discussion or debate. Secretary, please call roll.

Allen. Aye. Alvarado, Gill. No. Archuleta, I. Araguin, I. Ashby, I. Becker, I. Blakespear, I. Cabaldin.

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Secretary, please call. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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I's 33 noes one. The measure passes. Members, we will need everyone to stay on the floor in order for us to lift calls on 40 bills. So if you will please, everybody be present, stay on the floor. We are going to lift calls on 40 bills. Give us just one moment, please.

Thank you for your patience. We will be with you here with 40 bills on call in one minute. Members, we are going to lift the call on file item 222. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

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Hang on. Members, please. We will go through it again. We'll give you a chance. Promise. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 30. No 6. The measure passes. Moving to file. Item lifting. Call on file item 100. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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We have all right. Ayes 40 and no zero. So that measure passes. Lift and call on item 113. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 40. No, zero. Measure passes. Lifting call on item 150. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 29. noes 9. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 158. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 30. noes nine. The measure passes. We will lift call on item 167. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 40. No, zero. The measure passes. Moving to item Lifting call on item 170. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 34. noes one. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 188. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 28, noes 10. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 202. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 38. No, zero the measure passes. Lifting call on item 203. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 38. No, zero the measure passes. Lifting call on item 212. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

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Ayes 38. No, zero. The measure passes. We are lifting call on item 216. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 38. No 0 the measure passes. Lifting call on item 219. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 33 nos zero, we're not. We're not finished yet. Secretary, please continue to call absent Members when you can.

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Ayes. 38. No zero. The measure passes. Members, we are going to lift the call on item 220. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 37, noes one. The measure does pass. Lifting call on item 232. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 30. No zero. The measure passes. Lifting call on file item 238. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 38. No zero. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 242. Secretary, call absent Members.

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Ayes. 30, noes three. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 247. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 35, noes three. The measure passes. Members, with the noise that we have starting, please speak up with your votes so that we can hear up here. Greatly appreciate it. We are going to lift the call on item 247.

So if you're in the back room and we call, please make it extra loud or come out onto the floor. So item. I'm sorry, Item file item 193. We're lifting, call on file item 193. Secretary, call absent Members.

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Ayes. 29, noes 10. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 229. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 33, nos four on the urgency. IAS 33, noes four on the measure. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 246. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Senator Grove, for what purpose do you rise?

Thank you. Parliamentary question. Inquiry, please. I realize and I have the deepest respect for the reading Clerk, who is a sheer machine, but when we can substitute unanimous roll call, can we please do that or does it have to be done at every roll call?

We are going to check on that. We. One moment.

Thank you.

Okay. On file, item 246, ayes 39, nos 0. The measure passes. Now to the answer. Unfortunately, as was learned earlier, we cannot apply unanimous roll call to an item that has already been on call. Which is why it's important for everybody to be on the floor. So. Senator Grove, for what purpose do you rise?

Request unanimous consent to suspend the rule.

Senator Grove, I love your passion.

Members. Members, we're going to keep moving here. That was a nice few second break. And thank you so much for such a bipartisan offer. So with that, we are going to lift call on item 248 Members. We only have just a few more to go here. So item 248. Lift call. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes.39. No, zero. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 250. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

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Ayes 30 noes 8. The measure passes. Lift call on item 241. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 39. No, 0. The measure passes. We will lift call on item 251. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 39. No, zero. The measure passes. Remember to speak up when you're voting. Item lifting call on item 250. 54. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 30, noes 5. The measure passes. Lift call on item 257. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 37, No. 1. The measure passes. Please lift the call on item 261. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 29, nos. 10. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 264. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 28, nos. 10. The measure passes. Lift call on item 265. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 38. No. 0. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 268. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Aye. Is 39. No. 0. The measure passes. Lift call on item 271. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 39. No. 0. The Measure passes. We are lifting call on item 273. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 25, 29 noes 5. The measure passes. Lift call on item 284. Secretary, call absent Members.

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Aye. Ayes 38. No. 0. The measure passes. We are close to the end. Lift call on item 287. Secretary, call absent Members.

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Ayes 28, noes 10. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 292. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 29, noes 10. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 298. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Any other Members? Ayes. 33, noes 4. The measure passes. Lifting call on item 306. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 38 knows zero. Eyes. I repeat that I's 39, knows zero. The measure passes. Lift call. Okay. Lift call on item three. 10. Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes. 29. noes six. The measure passes and the final built lift call on for this list. Item 312. Secretary, please call absent Members.

Grove. Aye. Mcguire, Smallwood, Cuevas. Aye. Stern, aye. Strickland, aye.

Ayes. 39. No, zero. This measure passes. Thank you. Members, we finished the list of bills on call. Give us one minute.

Senator Strickland, for what purpose do you rise?

Would it be appropriate to move to adjourn right now, since we're done?

We are not done. Thank you for that lighthearted moment. We all can breathe now. Thank you. Members, many of you were in Committee when we started. We're going to go back to Assembly third reading toward the beginning.

And Senator Laird will be presenting. We are moving to item 105. We're moving to item 105, AB 761. So Members, please be prepared. We will be starting right back at the beginning of the AB section. So item 105, AB 761.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 761 by Assemblymember Addis, an act relating to transportation.

Senator Laird, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Mr. President. We have passed a whole series of bills that allow a county to have. A city or an entity go over. The maximum for sales tax for the purpose of a county wide measure.

This one does that for Monterey County because Monterey Salinas Transit wants to propose a sales tax and it would knock it over in a couple of places. So this bill specifies that an increase in the Monterey Salinas Transit sales tax would not count toward the 2% combined rate for local taxes. This is supported locally and it Le.

This is not a tax increase itself. It leaves it up to the voters. To do with that. I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. And we see no mics raised for discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Senator Laird moves the call. We will now move to item 118, AB 737. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 737 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, an act relating to energy.