Assembly Floor

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

[Roll Call]

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

Please join me in a moment of reflection. Bob and I have at times wished we could live our lives over again. We know that if we could, we would try to live our lives even better. We would especially cherish our moments together with family and friends that are no longer with us.

We wish we could hold them close again and truly thank them for the countless ways that they encouraged or enriched our lives. We would let them know how much we appreciated their guidance and support and love. We also wish we could relive moments that we look back on as our mistakes.

Those moments when we were unable to take the high road or we could not see the big picture of things. At times, how we wish we could relive our lives again. But there is no reset button in life.

Instead, the best we can do is for us to learn from our past and begin to live each day as best as we can. We are taught in our tradition that each of us lives two lives. The second one begins when we realize that we have only one life.

Let us try to begin right now to live each day well. If we try to live each day well, we cannot help but in time, look back on a life well lived. Namo ami navisu. Let us try to live our lives with kindness and gratitude. Beyond Words.

Members over the weekend, we were shocked and saddened to learn that federal immigration agents in Minnesota killed Alex Preddy, a Veterans Affairs Hospital ICU nurse. Our hearts are with his family, loved ones, and the community.

Regardless of how one feels about our immigration policy and its enforcement, we can all agree on how much we love and care for our nurses. Let us observe a moment of silence to remember the life and honor the life of Alex Preddy. We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing to join us in the flag salute.

Assemblymember Ramos will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Please join me with hand over heart. I pledge allegiance to the flag of. The United States of America and to. The Republic for which it stands, one. Nation under God, indivisible liberty and justice for all.

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

Chamber Sacramento, Tuesday, January 202026 the Assembly met at 1pm The Honorable Josh Lowenthal, Speaker Pro Temporary the Assembly presiding Chief Clerk Supraq Party.

Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry moves and Ms. Sanchez seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentations and petitions There are none. Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the Governor?

There are none. Messages from the Senate? There are none. Moving to motions and resolutions. The absences for the day for illness. Assembly Members Arambula and Papan. For legislative business, Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez. We continue with our procedural motions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Ramos and Gibson to speak on adjournment in memory today. That objection. Such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 118A to allow Assembly Members Pacheco, Fong, Haney, Lowenthal, Baines, Ramos and Calderon to have guests at the rear of the Chamber and for Assembly Members Hadwick and Ramos to have guests seated at their desk today.

That objection. Such shall be the order. Okay, Members, decorum please. It is time for guest introductions. We're going to begin with Assemblymember Pacheco. You are recognized for your guest introduction and remarks.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I rise to recognize the retirement of a longtime Rules Committee employee, Lou Correa. There are many people who assist in the behind the scenes operations of the Assembly and Lou is one of those essential figures.

Lou retired earlier this month after 24 years of service as a reprographics manager for the Reprographics Department within the Assembly Rules Committee. His time with the Assembly was a culmination of a printing career that spanned five decades. Lou developed an interest in reprographics at age 16 when he focused on industrial arts and print shop in high school.

While attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he worked his way up to publications manager for University Graphic Systems and oversaw the whole the only holy student produced daily college newspaper in the nation at that time. During his 50 year career, Lou worked for multiple printing companies in the Sacramento region.

He also worked overseas in the Philippines where he established a printing operation for Intensive Care Ministries of Asia. Lou began his Assembly career in reprographics in 2002 and introduced new technology to the Department while training staff on the complexities of the primary printing industry he takes so much pride in.

He supported both the Democratic and Republican caucuses on countless print requests, including mail event posters and all forms of stationery. During peak periods, such as before an election blackout, Lou skillfully managed the team's schedule and ran reprographics round the clock to ensure that all constituent communications reached the post office on time.

Lou's expertise, vendor relationships, and passion for his job resulted in thousands of print jobs being completed accurately and on time, helping Members effectively communicate with their constituents. For more than two decades, Lou provided steady leadership within the Reprographics Department, serving as a calming presence during stressful periods and a source of institutional knowledge during times of change.

Outside of the Assembly, Lou has been an active Member of his community, serving as a manager and umpire with the Florin Little League and teaching middle school and high school students at the Calvary Chapel of Sacramento. We will miss Lou's leadership, his dedication to the position, and the expertise he brought as a print house craftsman.

In his retirement, Lou looks forward to spending more time with his family, including his wife, Sandra, traveling and continuing to volunteer with the Calvary Chapel of Sacramento. Members, please join me, along with the speaker and Republican leader, in recognizing Lou Correa for his 24 years of service to the Assembly.

Lou is joined by his current and former colleagues from the repo Graphics Department, Assembly rule staff, and Members of his family. Please stand and recognize Louis.

Members. We have quite a list of guest introductions to get through today, and as we get to the next one, before we do, I spy out of the corner of my eye somebody wearing a tiara on the floor today. Will you join me in welcoming Ms. Banta on her 29th birthday? I believe 2930. Happy birthday.

We love you. Happy birthday. Okay, thank you. Members to the rear of the chamber, Assemblymember Alvarez, you are recognized for your guest introduction. Just a second, Mr. Alvarez. Thank you.

Please, sir. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, good morning. Good afternoon. Colleagues. It is really an honor to introduce these special guests. It's not often that we have special guests from San Diego, as it's the furthest point, at least mileage wise, to get here. But we have a group of students from Perkins K through 8 school.

You hear me stumble on that because I am very proud. Perkins was my elementary school. So now it is now a K through aid school. And we have students sitting here joining us. They are here visiting the Capitol, learning about the work that we do. I never had a chance to visit the Capitol.

In fact, the first time I came to the Capitol was after I was out of college. So it's really a pleasure and an honor that I welcome Students from my own, not only my own elementary school, now K school, but my neighborhood of Barrio Logan. So please join me in giving a warm welcome to the students.

And I ask students and the teachers, educators are with them, to please rise so we can recognize you and welcome you to the State Capitol.

Let's go. Welcome. Welcome to the California Assembly. Welcome, San Diego Assemblymember Fong. You are recognized for your guest introductions.

Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker and Members. Please join me in welcoming the delegation from the Los Angeles Community College District, including Trustees David Vella and Andrew Hoffman, and also Julie Hidalgo and team. Thank you so much for joining us here today.

And a very warm welcome to an amazing champion of student equity and student success for the community colleges, the Chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District, Dr. Alberto Rahman, in the back of the chamber.

Dr. Rahman was appointed Chancellor to the largest community college district in the nation last May, serving as the leader of the nine colleges, enrolling over 200,000 students. Dr. Rahman is no stranger to academics or the LA Community College District.

He has over 25 years of experience serving in various capacities within education, including as a faculty Member, Vice President of Southwestern College, vice Chancellor at LACCD, and President of East Los Angeles College in my district.

We worked closely together for over 12 years when I was a trustee at LACCD, championing student success and student engagement in the community. And as President of East Los Angeles College, Dr. Rahman has worked to increase enrollment from underserved communities.

And now, under his leadership as Chancellor of laccd, is continuing to lead the nine community colleges in Los Angeles. And Chancellor Rahman immigrated to the United States at a young age and is a prime example of the contributions that are made by immigrants and to our communities, to our state and to our nation.

Dr. Rahman holds a doctorate degree and master's degree in Public Administration from the University of La Verne and a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the UC Riverside. We look forward to continuing our partnership together. Please give a warm Assembly welcome to Dr. Alberto Roman and the LACCD delegation to our State Assembly Chambers. Thank you.

Members, I spy yet again retired Assemblymember Rudy Solis in the back of the chamber. Assemblymember, welcome back. Welcome. Members. We have a significant amount of business to dispense with today as far as well as more guest introductions to Quorum Assemblymember Quirk Silva. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. You are recognized for your guest introductions.

Good afternoon, Members and Mr. Speaker. Today I rise to recognize the participants of the North Orange County Community College District Leadership Academy. This academy offers an enriching experience that empowers participants to lead with intention, adapt with agility and respond to the evolving needs of our communities and or students.

And in the gallery today are some of the professionals committed to developing their leadership potential in hopes of cultivating thriving communities. Please join me in recognizing their unwavering dedication to a better California.

Welcome to the California Assembly. Okay, Members, continuing on. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, it is my honor to welcome 15 outstanding AAPI leaders of SEIU Local 2015 from San Francisco. SEIU Local 2015 is the largest union in California and the largest long term care union in the nation. Its more than 500,000 Members provide essential care to seniors and people with disabilities across our state.

Because of their work, thousands of Californians can live with dignity, independence and safety in their own homes. Nearly 70% of SEIU 2015 Members are immigrants. And in San Francisco, more than 40% of Members are Asian American and Pacific islander, including over 11,000 Cantonese and Mandarin speaking workers. Many are Chinese immigrant caregivers.

Bringing lived experience, cultural knowledge and deep community ties. They ensure immigrant families understand and can navigate programs for seniors and people with disabilities, breaking down language and cultural barriers. I also want to recognize Ms. May Ju Liang, Executive Board Member who joins us in the rear of the chamber.

Ms. Liang has been a caregiver since 2013 and a Member of SEIU 2015 since its founding. She continues to care for her recipients while while serving as a leading county volunteer. Her actions exemplify the power of caregiver leadership to drive real change for workers and the future of long term care.

Thank you for your dedication, your courage and the work that you do every day for your community. If we will, please welcome these Extraordinary caregivers from SEIU 2015 to the State Assembly.

Welcome. Welcome to the California Assembly. Thank you for your work. Thank you. Members, please direct your attention to our colleague, Assemblymember Ellis for his guest introduction. You are recognized, sir.

Mr. Speaker, Members, thank you. Born in Northern New Hampshire in 1932, Ruth Lita Kelly Williams was raised on a farm where the values of hard work, perseverance and a deep respect for education were instilled in an early age. From childhood, she knew she was called to teach and she devoted her life to that calling.

After completing her teacher preparation, she embarked on a cross country journey to Southern California where she began what would become a decade long career in public education.

In 1956, she married her husband Patrick Williams, who I had the honor of working with and together they raised four children while Moving throughout California on his oil drilling career took them to new communities. Wherever they lived, Mrs. Williams found a classroom.

She ultimately settled in Bakersfield, where she made history as the first special education teacher in the Panama Buena Vista School District. For more than 20 years, she served California's students with distinction, advocating tirelessly for children with special needs.

She was also actively involved in the Kern Reading Association and other educational focused organizations, reflecting her lifelong passion for learning, literacy and professional excellence. Her decades long commitment to education, particularly her pioneering work in special education, continues to resonate in classrooms, families and communities across California.

Mrs. Williams is the proud mother of four, grandmother of 10, grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of 10. Her enduring legacy represents the very best California public school tradition may offer. Ruth will turn 94 on February 10th. Please welcome Ruth Williams.

Welcome. Welcome, Ruth. Welcome to the California Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Ellis. And thank you, Ruth. Assemblymember Bains, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, speaker and Members, I am so proud to announce that Delano is in the House today. I am so proud to recognize the Robert F. Kennedy High School football team, the 2025 California Interscholastic Federation State Football Division 3a championship winners. This historic victory brought immense pride and joy to our Delano community.

And believe me when I say it is such a proud moment for me as the first native of Delano to represent here on the South Assembly. It is such with such pride that I bring my community up here, my family up here. These kids are our future.

And guys, I am so proud of you guys working so hard. It is such a pleasure to have you guys here. Coach Mario Mian, thank you so much for your dedication to these kids and also a shout out to everybody.

Mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, cousin, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, everyone that supported these kids, brought them to their games, showed up to the games, rooted them on, and really made Delano so proud. Also want to put a little shout out to our Kern County Chancellor, Dr. Steven Blumberg from the Kern County Community College District. That's also here.

But in addition to our Assembly Member, Rudy Salas, and the other thing I want to mention to you guys is the sky is not the limit, because the limit is what you guys make it. We made it here to the Assembly as a representative. You guys broke a state championship. I am so proud of you all.

Thank you for putting Delano on the map. What Delano means to me, my hometown, where I grew up, where I saw my dad work as an auto mechanic, put three kids through medical school.

It's where dreams are made and the dream of me becoming a physician, the dream of me making it to the Assembly floor, is all because of the support of my community. And I am so proud of the work that's being done and the determination of these kids here. I'm proud of you guys. Thank you.

Delano RFK, you are making history. Welcome to the California Assembly. Assemblymember Calderon, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am so proud and honored to introduce some special guests from A.D. 56 to the State Assembly today. We have, from Rio Hondo College, Dr. Durazo Castaneda Caleros, the Director of Government and Community Relations. We have Rosa Elva Lomeli, the board President, and Anais Medina Diaz, trustee, all from Rio Hondo College.

And in the back of the floor, we have Carlo Flores Olson, the student Trustee from Rio Hondo College. Thank you for coming today to visit us. And welcome.

Welcome, Rio Hondo. Welcome. Welcome. Okay, we are continuing through Assemblymember Schiavo. Decorum, Members. Decorum, please. Thank you. Members, Assemblymember Schiavo, you are recognized from the Majority Leader's desk for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And Members, please join me in welcoming our delegation from the College of The Canyons, or CoC, as we fondly call it. They are visiting Sacramento to participate in the statewide community college legislative conference.

College of the Canyons, if you don't know where it is, is in Santa Clarita, a hidden gem just down the five from Magic Mountain. And it offers 105 associate degrees, 206 certificates, a bachelor's degree program, 17 athletic programs, and serves 39,000 students annually.

This institution has been serving my community since 1969 and has fostered a reputation for innovation, excellence, partnership, and student success.

Today in the gallery, we have with us Board of Trustees President Charlene Johnson, Board of Trustees Member Dr. Carlos Guerrero, and Interim President and Interim Superintendent and President Dr. John Jasmine Ruiz, and Vice President of Public Instruction and Information, Eric Harnish. Welcome. Please join me in welcoming them from the College of the Canyons.

Thank you so much for being here today.

Welcome, College of the Canyons. Welcome to the California Assembly.

Okay, that brings us to Assemblymember Davies. You are now recognized for your guest introduction.

Members, today I'm very, very blessed to have my staff from Orange County and San Diego. I wanted them to realize what it really feels to feel cold weather and it's not always 75 and sunny. But very grateful to have them here. They'll be doing training. And again, very blessed to have you all if you can stand. We're lean and we're mean.

Welcome, South Orange County. Okay. And Assemblymember Dixon, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, we are honoring all of our community colleges that have their special day here today in Sacramento.

I would like to up in the gallery, recognize and extend a warm welcome to Orange Coast Community College District Chancellor Whitney Yamamura and President Angelica Suarez, who's President of Orange Coast College. Trustee, Liz Dorn Parker. And I think I have them all. And we are very grateful for what Orange Coast Community College District does in Orange County.

The Coast Community College District consists of Coastline College, Golden West College, and Orange Coast College. Originally founded in 1947, the Coast Community College District is one of the leading community college districts in the United States and is a key part of the local community in Orange County.

The district service area covers 20 miles. The California coastline, 20 miles of the California Coastline in Orange County, including the coastal communities of Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Midway City, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sunset Beach, and Westminster.

The Coast Community College District was founded on the goal to provide excellence, innovation, and success in education to inspire and transform lives in our local and global community. I've spoken with constituents from all across my district who are alumni of Coast Community College District. And I know the outstanding educational work that they do.

Thank you for your hard work and dedication. And much of a crucial role your colleges serve in our local communities. Thank you for being here today. Thank you.

Welcome, Coast Community College District. Welcome. All right, now, Members, if you will please direct your attention to the rear of the chamber. I see that we do have a lot of colleges that are in the house today, but the best community college in the state of California is actually in the 69th Assembly District.

And Mr. President, if you are watching as you are developing your foreign policy on Greenland, please remember there are Vikings in Long Beach. Welcome, my good friends from Long Beach City College, the Vikings who are here for their Annual Capitol Day. Long Beach City College is truly a pillar in our community.

I want to thank these folks here for their commitment to the college and to our city as a whole. The work that you do changes lives. Welcome to the California Assembly. Members, decorum. Can I have your attention, please? Thank you, Members. Members, can I have your attention, please? Thank you, Members.

You know, I know so many of you can relate to this. You watch people on your teams start effectively as babies. They grow into children and adolescents. They go to college, they grow up, and off they go, out of your office.

In the rear of the chamber is Mr. Alex Mitchell, who started in my office as an intern, showed eager promise on taking on new responsibilities, became a coveted member of our Ledge Team, and now staffs the role of speaker pro tem, putting together the agendas to make all of you shine on a daily basis.

He has grown up and he's leaving our office, thankfully, heading back to the district and going to the port of Long Beach. On behalf of the entire floor team, Alex, on behalf of the entire Legislature, we're so grateful for your service.

Thank you for everything that you've done, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Okay, I guess we have to do some business in the chamber. We're going to be moving on to business on the daily file. Second reading, file items 1 through 16. Clerk will read.

[Reading Clerk]

All bills will be deemed read, and all amendments deemed adopted. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan.

Should we just move through 100 bills right now, guys, while I'm here?

Okay. Concurrence file item 17 and 18, we're going to pass and retain. Item 19 is a notice. Reconsideration. File items 20 through 22. All items shall be continued. This is going to bring us to the Assembly. Third reading, file items 23 through 63. We're going to pass on file items 23, 24, 25.

That brings us to file item number 26. That's AB 34 by Assemblymember Patterson. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 34 by Assemblymember Patterson and others, an act relating to energy.

Assemblymember Patterson, you are recognized.

Great. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members here today to present. AB 34, sponsored by the Northern California Power Agency. AB 34 extends an existing renewable portfolio. Standard exemption for publicly owned utilities, permitting. Their existing large hydroelectric resources to meet RPS requirements beyond 2030. AB34 clarifies some ambiguities in the law.

It's been voted on unanimously with no no votes and respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Patterson. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes. 55, Noes 0. The measure passes file item number 27, that is AB35 by Assemblymember Alvarez.

The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 35 by Assemblymember Alvarez and others an act relating to environmental protection and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Members, this is a 54 vote Bill. Assemblymember Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues I rise present Assembly Bill 35, Proposition 4, Implementation Acceleration Act. In November 2024, thanks to the work of this Legislature, we placed on the ballot proposition for the Climate Resilience and Natural Resources Bond.

The voters responded clearly with their support because they expected us to take action to address wildfire risk, flooding, water quality, climate impacts and other issues impacting our communities. We live this very closely in San Diego with the crisis with the Tijuana River Valley. And that's how I came to better understand why this Bill was necessary.

Despite the voter approval, legislative appropriation implementation is being slowed by lengthy procedures called the Administrative Procedures Act. Delays mean higher cost, lost purchasing power, and communities waiting longer for urgently needed projects. It has kept beaches closed. The Tijuana River Valley problem in particular in my community has kept beaches closed since 2021.

And recent studies show that pollution is severely impacting the air, causing respiratory illnesses, headaches and others to my residents living in my communities like this environmental crisis.

There are others, and that is why we have this Bill to make sure that the APA exemption would eliminate the nine to 18 months of delay to deploy these important funds that we all worked so, so hard to get before the voters, and they overwhelmingly approved.

We currently have over 1/4 of the Legislature as co authors, bipartisan and Bicameral, with over 100 organizations across the state in support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB35.

Thank you, Assembly Member Alvarez. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally. Votes ayes62 no 0. The measure passes on the urgency. Excuse me. Ayes 62 Noes 0 on the urgency. Ayes 62.

Noes 0 on the measure. The measure passes. Thank you, Madam Clerk. File item number 28. That's AB52 by our majority leader.

The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 52 by Assembly Member Aguiar Curry an act relating to food and agriculture.

Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, in 2017, I authored the Farm Equity Act to make sure that socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers are included when CDFA develops policies that affect them. As a result, CDFA established the California BIPOC Producer Advisory Committee and the Small Scale producer advisory Committee.

AB52 codifies these communities to ensure that CDFA programs are equitable, effective and responsive to the needs of California's diverse agriculture community. There's no opposition on the Bill in print. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, madam. And Jordan. Leader. I'll debate having cease. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes. 50. Noes 6. The measure passes. File item 29. That's AB72 by Assemblymember Jackson.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 72 by Assembly Member Jackson, an act relating to electric vehicles.

Assemblymember Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 72, which would create the Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone in Riverside County. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Jackson. I'll debate having seized. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the rule. Tally the votes. Ayes, 58. No's, 0. The measure passes. File item number 30 is AB 96, also by Assemblymember Jackson.

Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 96 by Assembly Member Jackson, an act relating to Medi-Cal

Assembly Member Jackson, you are recognized

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB96, which would remove the requirement for a high school diploma or equivalent to obtain certification as a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Jackson. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 55. Noes 0. The measure passes. File item number 31. That's AB 230 by Assemblymember Ransom.

The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 230 by Assemblymember Ransom and others an act relating the pest control and making an appropriation therefore.

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, colleagues, I rise to present Assembly Bill 230. California is home to thousands of Vineyards growing endless varieties of grapes. But there is no grapevine that is immune to the destructive effect of Pierce's disease.

AB230 is a straightforward Bill that extends the sunset of Pierce's disease control program and the Pierce's Disease Glassy Wing Sharpshooter Board to 2037. Excuse me. 25 years ago, the legislator created these programs to combat the spread of Pierce's disease and stop outbreaks before they start.

I am proud to continue that history and ensure our grapevines are protected today and for years to come. With this Bill, which is also a tongue twister to protect Pierce's disease Glassy Wing Sharpshooter Board, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ransom. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 64. Noes 0. The measure passes file item number 32. That's AB 277 by Assemblymember Alanis.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 277 by Assemblymember Alanis an act relating to behavioral health centers, facilities and programs.

Assemblymember Alanis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 277 would require employees who provide behavioral health treatment to undergo a background check prior to being hired. Current law requires background checks for school employees, volunteers of youth service organizations, and licensed health care professionals.

However, there is currently no background check requirement in state law for employees of behavioral health companies such as registered behavioral technicians or RBT's, to provide care to children with disabilities. Data shows that children with disabilities are more likely to be abused and neglected than their neurotypical peers.

AB 277 passed through Assembly Public Safety and Assembly Human Services with no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Alanis. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 59. Noes 0. The measure passes. Going to pass. Retain on file items.

File items 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38. File item 39 is AB 647 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 647 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez. An act relating to vehicles.

Assemblymember Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 647 is sponsored by the [inaudible] Mayor Karen Bass and is a cleanup bill to a bill I authored last year, AB 630.

AB 630 was passed and signed into law last year to allow LA County, Alameda County to implement a pilot program allowing them to dispose of RVs valued at $4,000 or less if the vehicle was inoperable and was a public safety or environmental hazard.

More clarity is needed to ensure local governments within these counties can use the pilot program as intended. AB 647 will ensure that AB 630 can be implemented, and the local agencies with these counties can have the tools they need to combat this issue. Thank you, and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gonzalez. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes, 54. No's 0. The measure passes. File item number 40. That's AB 664 by Assemblymember Alvarez.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 664 by Assemblymember Alvarez and others and accolades for community colleges.

Assembly Member Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you very much Mr. Speaker, colleagues, if you have a community college district in your community and you'd like them to offer more opportunities for our students, hopefully you listen to this to what our bill is hoping to do, because I think it might be a solution for some of your communities as well.

Assembly Bill 664 addresses a critical workforce and higher education gap that exists in South San Diego. The communities that I represent despite the city of Chula Vista, one of the cities I represent, being the largest city in California without a public university offering bachelor's degrees.

The South County region has thousands of students ready to advance their education, but very few options of where to go. As part of a University now initiative, a comprehensive Labor Market Study, 147 High Priority Occupations were identified in fields such as health, public safety, education and the binational economy that require a bachelor's degree.

AB 664 responds directly to that data by authorizing four targeted bachelor's programs at Southwestern Community College Allied Health, Forensic Studies, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and interaction design. This Bill focuses on a temporary solution. It allows the community college to offer these four faculty led programs in collaboration with CSU and UC Partners.

The bill does not duplicate existing university programs and includes an independent evaluation with a statutory program cap which will end in 2035. I think we all have a lot more work to do in our own communities to ensure that our students have access to higher education.

This is one solution that I am proposing for the communities that I represent.

But I do look forward to working in partnership with many of you who see this need in your communities to find ways that our community college can help solve the gap of workforce needs in our own communities and the lack of education that exists because our UCs and our CSUs are not everywhere in the state our community colleges are.

And for that reason, I hope that you support AB664, which is a practical, collaborative, workforce driven with strong support from educators, students, and our local government, business and labor officials and all of our regional partners. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alvarez. Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As C.O. author of this, this much needed Bill, I support my colleague because this program is vital in all in rural counties. So I just, I want to stand with my colleague and urge other colleagues to rise in support for AB664.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gonzalez. Assemblymember Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, I also rise in support of AB 664. I commend the efforts that my colleague from the San Diego area has really worked on in this last year to try to make sure that his community and the students that live in his community have access to higher education.

I think that this body, this year, I hope we take a closer look at how systems are not working, especially in communities like the ones that I represent as well. Similarly to my colleague from Coachella, I also represent a very rural district and the closest places of higher education for those students are community college colleges.

And so they are the solution to ensuring that access is much more likelier for these students. So I do commend his efforts and I rise in strong support and I look forward to the conversations that will have this legislative session.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will thank those who rose in, who spoke in support of, of this bill and also thanks to the Members of the Higher Education Committee where we had a robust discussion about the issue of access.

I think it's come time that we tackle that issue in the state, that we ensure that students from throughout every corner of California have access to higher education, as this Bill attempts to do in the southwest most corner of the state.

We need to do that in northeast corner, the northwest corner, the southeast corner and throughout the state Central Valley. Sure as well. For that reason, I respectfully ask your Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Alvarez. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes, sixty noes one. The measure passes. File item number 41. That's A.B. 673 by Assemblymember Jackson.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 673 by Assembly Member Jackson an act relating to pupil services.

Assembly Member Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. This is AB 673 which establishes the unaccompanied youth support grant program to provide assistance to 16 and 17-year-old students experiencing homelessness and who are not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian as they continue their education. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Jackson. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally. Votes Ayes 55 Noes 1, the measure passes. Going to pass and retain them. File item 42.

File item number 43. That's AB 710 by Assemblymember Irwin. The Clerk will read

Assembly Bill 710 by Assemblymember Irwin an act relating to electricity.

Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, colleagues. AB710 aims to make electricity cleaner and more affordable by expanding dynamic pricing known as time of use rate. This Bill requires utilities across California to develop plans to deploy smart meters which maximize the benefits of dynamic pricing. While AB 710 passed utilities and energy Committee with no no votes.

I am committed to working with the opposition in the Senate to address any concerns about the Bill. Thank you. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Irwin. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll Tally the votes Ayes 54, Noes 0. The measure passes. Going to pass and retain on file items 44 and 45. That brings us file item number 46. That's AB748 by Assemblymember Harabedian. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 748 by Assemblymember Harabedian and others an act relating to housing.

Assemblymember Harabedian, you are recognized Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB748 streamlines the approval process for single-family homes and small-scale multi-family housing to 10 residential units by promoting the establishment of pre-approved housing plan programs by cities and counties.

Notably in the wake of the Eaton fire, pre approved plans are now being used in LA County which has really sped up recovery and help survivors. I carried this Bill last year. It passed with bipartisan support. There's currently no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Harbidian. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll tally votes Ayes 65, Noes 0. The measure passes, pass and retain them. File item 47. File item 48.

That's AB 767 by Assemblymember Alanis.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 767 by Assemblymember Alanis. An act relating to sexually violent predators.

Y'all sleeping, wake up. Assemblymember Alanis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was actually debating the whole 767 thing again, too. So, this is another child safety bill. This Bill clarifies that private and home-based schools are explicitly covered under existing school protections, as it relates to the conditional release of sexually violent predators or SBPs, and it extends those same protections to daycare facilities.

This common-sense measure would close a loophole in existing law and allow communities to feel safe when SBPs are placed into conditional housing. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 767.

767.

Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alanis. Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise as a proud co-author of AB 767. Recently, the California Department of State Hospitals announced plans to release and place a sexually violent predator, an individual with a documented history of violent sexual offenses and serious mental health needs, into a small rural community of Alta.

This decision fails to account for public safety, community capacity, and responsible reintegration. This individual has no ties to Alta, no support network, and no realistic employment opportunities. Placing a high-risk offender into a community with no ability to support or supervise them is irresponsible and sets everyone involved for failure.

Alta is home of roughly 700 residents with limited law enforcement and no specialized mental health services. Just six months ago, state records showed that this individual continued to have fantasies about his victims.

Yet the proposed placement is only hundreds of feet from public parks next door to a homeschool facility and in the same neighborhood as dozens of homeschooled children. There is one community grocery store across from the school, home daycare centers close by, and this overlooks a camp that has 3,500 kids every summer.

AB 767 addresses the gap of requiring consideration of daycares and homeschooled children's and placement decisions. I and the community of Alta and all of my rural communities facing these decisions respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Hadwick. Assemblymember Demaio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, rise in support and want to commend my colleague for bringing this bill forward. This is truly a bipartisan issue. This is insane what we see going on in the state of California, and we have to do this and much more to protect communities, particularly those most at risk.

In San Diego, we had a placement in Rancho Bernardo, and the provider, Liberty Health Care, which this contractor literally needs to be fired. And I urge the Governor once again, please get a hold of this situation. A lot more than just what's in this Bill needs to be addressed.

But Liberty Health Care did no analysis on whether or not there were home daycares in the area. They did no analysis to see what sort of at-risk population was in the community.

Thankfully, when we engaged the property owner and explained to them the nature of the placement, the property owner withdrew, and it cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars to go through this. So I commend my colleague for bringing this Bill forward. It's a great start to reforming what is otherwise an abysmally poor designed program.

Thank you, Assemblymember Demaio. Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also rise in support of this issue. It's not unique to Northern California or Southern California, giving the speakers. It's also an issue that we face highly in the high desert. Not only do we have one or two place within my district, we have three.

And there's talks of having a fourth one being placed in the high desert, something that I look forward to working on this year to see how we can address those issues. And thank you to the author for bringing this up today. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Carrillo. Seeing and hearing. No, excuse me, I did not see him. Assemblymember Lackey, tough to miss. You are recognized.

I'm easy to overlook. I will just tell you that I don't want to repeat what other colleagues have said. I think we all understand the sensitivity. We know that these people that have demonstrated this challenge in their life, they have to live somewhere. But it gets old.

As my colleague from Palmdale indicated, they send them to areas where there's less services, there's less opportunity to be supported, and they send them to where we live. And it scares victims of this terrible scourge on our society. So this is just an act of fairness.

And I know it's easy to stereotype people from the law enforcement world as hammers, but I will tell you that I'm thinking about everybody on this kind of an issue, even those that have this disgusting, what I see as disgusting, scourge and compulsion. They have to live somewhere.

But it's not fair to send them in sensitive areas and areas where people will fear needless. I don't know about needlessly, but they'll fear nonetheless because they've demonstrated a very toxic behavior. So I hope that you'll support this because it deserves attention, and it is a problem we'll continue to face. Thank you.

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

I just want to thank all my colleagues for their support. And this is a very important issue as most of us are experiencing SBPs in our districts and we need to do whatever we can to protect the kids. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alanis. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes, 65. No's, 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass [inaudible] on File Item Number 49.

That brings us to File Item Number 50. That's AB 883 by Assemblymember Lowenthal, presented by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 883 by Assembly Member Lowenthal and others an act relating to data brokers.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker and Members, I'm pleased to present AB 883 on behalf of our Speaker Pro tem, which seeks to protect the personal information of California's elected and appointed officials. All of you, amongst others.

As evolving technology has greatly expanded the ability for information to proliferate across the Internet with increasing accuracy, it's absolutely critical that we give our elected and appointed officials who have answered their calling to serve their communities the tools they needed to keep them and their families safe.

This Bill has received unanimous bipartisan support and I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 66. Noes 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain and file item 51.

File item 52 is AB 946 by Assemblymember Bryan. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 946 by Assembly Member Bryan and others, an act relating to natural resources.

Assembly Member Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you Mr. Speaker and colleagues. AB 946 is a really simple Bill. We have 30 by 30 goals to conserve 30% of our natural lands and coastline by 2030. All this Bill does is make sure that we also include urban areas in that process. It had bipartisan support and natural resources and water, parks and wildlife.

And it does not have probation opposition. That was a former version of the Bill. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Bryan. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes, Ayes 65. Noes 0. The measure passes. Gonna pass and retain on file Item 53.

Members were making great time, file item 54 is AB 1054 by Assemblymember Gipson. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1054 by Assembly Member Gipson and others an act relating to retirement.

Assembly Member Gipson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 1054, the deferred retirement option program known as DROP. I am pleased to offer Assembly Bill 1054 as a key solution towards retaining knowledgeable highway patrol officers and firefighters on the job.

Unfortunately, both High Patrol, Highway Patrol and Cal Fire struggles to keep onboard personnel ideally suited to direct response when they're most needed. Assembly Bill 1054 has bipartisan received bipartisan support. I would like to thank my colleague from Merced for joining as a co author on this legislation.

Assembly Bill 1054 will allow CHP officers and CAL Fire firefighters who is eligible for retirement to voluntarily work on for an additional five years while accumulating retirement benefits in an interest bearing account. This Bill is long overdue. We will benefit from this legislation. When California needs it the most, I respectfully ask for an aye vote on Assembly Bill 1054.

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

Thank you Mr. Speaker. As many of my colleagues know, I speak out against the looming pension crisis in the state of California where our pension system has a half a trillion dollars of unfunded debt and that grows every single year. And this is not something that's new. This is something that has been decades in the making.

And even former Governor Jerry Brown saw the pension crisis and took some very modest but common sense steps to curb abuses. There are a lot of abuses in the government pension program. The fleecing of taxpayers, the gaming of the system.

But the deferred retirement option plan DROP is the worst of the worst and again, there's a lot of competition for that category. DROP is best described as double-dipping. It is where a government employee benefits from an already very generous government pension program that allows that employee to retire at a very young age.

In the city of San Diego, our DROP program allowed for retirement at age 50. Most taxpayers sit there and say if I could retire at age 70, I'd be happy. Most taxpayers can't even imagine retiring because they are struggling with the high cost of living in this state.

But no, no, in government age 50, age 55, that's the normal range. So we set this absurdly low retirement rate age and then we say "Oh my people are retiring early." We have to get them to stay around for a little while longer instead of actually fixing the retirement age to a more appropriate level.

We then say, well why don't we let you retire in place, continue to receive a full salary at taxpayer expense, continue to get a taxpayer salary, but then we're going to give you your retirement allowance and we're going to put it in an interest bearing account because by golly, the taxpayers will be ticked off with us if we actually cut you a pension check and a salary at the same time.

So we'll put it in an interest-bearing account with a guaranteed interest rate of 7 and a half to 8%. Oh by the way, if the stock market goes down, we'll force the taxpayers to indemnify you and bail you out as a result.

We are talking about people staying in government service for an additional five years, drawing a six figure salary, then getting a lump sum payment of a million dollars each. Oh, don't take my word for it. You can look it up at home. Go to the website transparentcalifornia.org, click under pensions, and then read them and weep.

A 1,000,005 a 1,000,004 a 1,000,003 a 1,000,002. And that's after you click to page 6, 7, 8. No, no, we get down to 600, 700, 800, $900,000 in payouts. And my friends, I ask you in your daybook to circle today's date. You cast a vote in favor of this Bill.

Not only are you saddling future taxpayers with debt. But this will be perhaps one of the worst votes you will ever cast. I urge you to vote no on this Bill. This is a scam. It is a fleecing. It is an outrageous abuse and it should be rejected.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of AB 1054. As you guys all know, my prior career in law enforcement, bills like this would have helped us in certain criteria or certain events that may have happened in the past.

As a prior supervisor in my old position, I used to have to bring retirees in and I was limited on the time that I could have them there. And it wasn't until there was a state of emergency declared that I didn't have to worry about that and I can use them.

So, like during COVID we weren't allowed to go home. I wasn't allowed to put people in jail over a phone or over a zoom call. Right. So that helped us. And so if this Bill can help CHP and our firefighters, then I think that's a great idea.

I for one, feel that I earned my retirement with what I had to do. And I feel that we negotiated those retirement deals in good faith to make sure that we took care of those. We have recruitment issues right now.

We have big issues with getting our youth, I guess you could say our new people working in the field, learning what we used to do and how we used to do things as far as job knowledge and the skills that they used to have.

So bringing those people back that have those helps our new generation become better police officers, help become better firefighters. So I urgely I ask for your aye vote on this. And I thank the author for bringing this Bill.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alanis. Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I served 21 years in the Marine Corps. At 21 years, I was 40 years old when I retired. So I can go back and do another job. Hopefully, here I am.

The problem was at age 37, a lot of jobs, you cannot, you cannot cross over into federal jobs or other jobs because I was too old to cross over. At 40 years old, the system doesn't work right, unfortunately.

So 20 years of tons of service throughout the world, wars, the whole nine yards, and yet I couldn't use my experience to cross over because I was too old at 40. So you go into a new career. The men and women that serve our cities serve it selflessly.

And you know, I understand what my colleague is saying and I also understand what my other colleague is talking about as well. But ultimately I gotta look out for the war fighter on the ground. We have, yes, we have to fix our financial system. Absolutely. But we gotta take care of them.

So because of that, I proudly rise in support of AB 1054 and I ask you to do the same.

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

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate my colleague for his opposition from San Diego and appreciate my colleagues for rising and supporting 1054. I just want to point out one, these are men and women who put their lives on the line each and every day.

Assembly Bill 1054 is no burden to the taxpayers of the state of California. It says that in the Bill analysis. In addition to that, this Bill is much needed because we're losing knowledgeable firefighters and also with experience, we're losing also CHP officers who are in fact retiring.

We need to make sure that we are able to retain these knowledgeable, experienced firefighters as well as high patrol. If you look at what's going on in California, we're down not only law enforcement all over the state, but that's the same.

As well as firefighters, we have to do something so that one we can recruit in both departments, CHP as well as firefighters. And this is a common sense approach in order to do that. This is an interest. This is not any loss. It's cost neutral.

And we want to make sure, in fact that we're able to do that. We don't want to wind up, we're in a fire season and that's all year round. And we want to make sure that we have the personnel that's experienced.

We want to make sure that we have not being in a position where we have a city who are shifting all law enforcement personnel to night shift, where that particular city has no law enforcement on day shift because they are anemic. They have no recruits. They don't have law enforcement patrolling day shift.

So this is a common sense Bill for this day and age. I respectfully ask for a strong aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Gipson. I'll debate having cease Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 61 Noes 1. The measure passes by item number 55. That's AB 1070 by Assembly Member Ward.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1070 by Assembly Member Ward and affiliate to housing.

Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, colleagues, I'm pleased to present AB 1070 which is a reintroduction of my bill from last year. AB which receive broad and unanimous support off of this floor.

AB 1070 would have HCD begin allowing the exploring missing middle housing developments between 3 and 10 units in size to be able to utilize the California residential code, a much simpler and easier to follow system of building codes rather than more onerous and ubiquitous California building code as a way to be able to.

Certify the buildings are compliant with our laws. We want to make sure we're doing everything we can in this chamber to be able to reduce the cost of construction. And AB 1070 will go a long way. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye, 66. No, zero. The measure passes. By line number 56. That's AB 1159 by Assembly Member Addis.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1159 by Assemblymember Addis. An act relating to privacy.

Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 1159, the California Learner Personal Information Protection Act, which makes critical improvements to California student data privacy laws to reflect the modern reality of our education system and protect students.

This Bill will ensure that information collected from any California student for educational purposes is used only for educational purposes and cannot be misused. And 1159 will ensure that California students do not have to put their data at risk in order to get an education. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Addis. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes, 54. No's, 4. The measure passes. Pass and retain on File Item 57. File item 58.

That's AB 1204 by Assembly Member Alvarez.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1204 by Assemblymember Alvarez and accolade to education finance and making an appropriation, therefore.

Assemblymember Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, I rise to present Assembly Bill 1204, the Local Control funding formula reform act. Those of you who have spent some time in local agencies education K12 are familiar with the local control funding formula. It was a monumental change from the previous funding of our local schools that occurred over 10 years ago.

It has been 10 years of an experiment which has worked out for the most part, well. However, there are some student populations who have been, in my opinion, left behind. And that's what this bill attempts to do. There is a threshold for something called concentration camps. Concentration grants. Excuse me.

That some schools and some school districts just missed the mark on that, leaving access to dollars unavailable to many, many schools and to students who they serve. In addition, we have student groups such as homeless students who get count counted only once to receive support from our school funding.

This bill attempts to revisit that, to make some changes to the local control funding formula to make sure that the students that really are in need of support in our schools receive that funding and that the schools that support them receive that funding. I've spent the last two years, now, over two years, chairing the education budget Committee.

And I can tell you that this issue has come up time and time again as something that needs to be revisited by our local school leaders. I'm sure you have heard about it from your own superintendents. We are attempting to bring a more equitable process, a system that serves students and their specific needs more holistically.

And for that reason, I ask for an Aye vote on AB 1204.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alvarez. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tallied votes, Ayes 54. Noes, 1. The measure passes by item 59. That's AB 1265 by Assemblymember Haney.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1265 by Assemblymember Haney an act relating to taxation to take effect immediately. Tax levy.

Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1265 is the historic building tax relief Act. It will help incentivize developers to convert unused and vacant historic buildings into housing and mixed-use development by providing much-needed financial relief.

Across California, there are hundreds of thousands of historic buildings that are ideal candidates for preservation and conversion into housing, including affordable housing. But these projects are often extremely costly. They require skilled labor and custom materials which can discourage development and leave buildings vacant and blighted.

California has already recognized the value of this work through the California Historic Tax Credit, which provides a retroactive credit to completed projects. However, that credit is set to expire at the end of this year.

This Bill will simply extend the sunset date of the existing historic tax credit by five years and also prioritize projects that preserve existing affordable housing or convert historic buildings into housing, which ensures that the communities most impacted by vacancy and disinvestment see the greatest benefit. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Haney. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes: Ayes 64, Noes 0. The measure passes by letter number 60. That's AB 1349 by Assemblymember Bryan.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1349 by Assembly Member Bryan and others, an act relating to business.

Assembly Member Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I'm rise to present AB 1349, a Bill that will end the practice of speculative ticketing by requiring that sellers of tickets own or have a right to sell the ticket before listing them on a resale platform.

Every year, fans across the state who are trying to see their favorite artists are deceived by sellers that don't have the tickets and don't have a right to sell the tickets, but list those tickets online anyway for a markup.

In fact, many put them on websites that then say selling out fast despite the fact that the show hasn't gone on sale at all.

It's a kind of calculated bet, paying up front and then hoping that a bot or a scalper will be able at some point to buy the tickets when they actually go on sale at a lower price and then posting them to fulfill what you believe that you already bought.

Most buyers of speculative ticketing don't know that they have not purchased a ticket. They also don't know that the tickets have not even gone on sale.

In the most extreme cases, people show up to venues believing that they've bought a ticket, leaving the small venues to clean up the message of this transactional confusion, AB 1349 prohibits speculative ticketing and requires ticket sellers to own, possess or have a right to sell the ticket before they list it.

It also bans mimic websites that mimic official platforms and confuse and trick consumers with terms like sold out. This Bill prioritizes transparency. It protects consumers. It supports fans and artists and the experiences that we all share. I came into this venue space because I love going to concerts. Last year I went and saw Kendrick Lamar.

I saw Luke Combs from my colleague from Menlo Park. I saw SZA. I saw Kesha Cole, I saw Erykah Badu. I like going to shows and when I buy concert tickets, I like knowing that I bought the tickets at a fair price.

The idea that you can list tickets that have not gone on sale yet for a markup despite having done nothing to create the experience or been the artist who creates the music, I think is wrong and unfair to consumers. Let's also be clear. I believe you should be able to resell tickets if you buy them.

In fact, that's how I used to go to shows in college. I'd buy five tickets to the show, I'd sell three for more than I paid for it, and me and my date would have dinner and the show. And I think you should be able to do that.

But in order to do that, I had to own the ticket first. And in this instance, the speculative market does not own the tickets and therefore are cheating the consumers. In fact, tomorrow tickets for SZA go on sale at the Crypto arena in Los Angeles. If you didn't know that, now you know.

35 bucks if you wait till tomorrow. Or you could go online right now and go to one of these websites and pay $600 for a ticket that does not exist yet. That is the practice that I am trying to end.

This Bill has had bipartisan and robust support through three policy committees and I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly Member Bryan, Assembly Member Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise in strong support of AB 1349. I want to thank the author, our colleague from Los Angeles, for all of his hard work on this issue.

It's been a subject of a lot of debate in the Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Committee because this Bill is of course going to make a lot of positive changes to the ticket selling ecosystem. It's impacting musicians, performing artists, professional athletic teams in the state.

By banning the practices you heard of speculative ticket sales, fans should not have to worry about being tricked into paying inflated prices for tickets that they may be available at face value through many legitimate channels. It's supported by a wide coalition of our artist organizations, including SAG AFTRA, the Recording Industry Association, and the Songwriters of North America.

But importantly, it's also supported by many of our state's individual independent venues, who have in many ways been the most negatively impacted by fraudulent websites selling their tickets to concerts and events.

Our entertainment industry is a huge economic driver of tourism for our state, and this Bill will go a long way to be able to assure there's a degree of certainty when you're buying and reselling tickets.

We are here in California preparing to be able to host globally significant events like the two Super Bowls, the World Cup, the Olympics and Paralympic Games. And we need to ensure that our residents and visitors alike have confidence in the ticket buying experience. I strongly urge I support your aye vote for AB 1349.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support of AB 1349. Because my colleague from Los Angeles. My colleague from Los Angeles rightfully pointed out that this is indeed a bipartisan issue. In fact, in September of last year, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive order substantially doing these reforms through Executive action.

Now, of course, there are questions about how the rulemaking process at the federal level will apply to many of these events, and that is why I think it is a good idea to take state action.

But it is marvelous, absolutely marvelous to see my colleague from Los Angeles joining in such bipartisanship, even joining with our President in curbing some of the speculative buying and selling of tickets. I urge a yes vote on AB 1349.

Thank you, Members. Assemblymember Bauer Kahan, you are recognized. Thank you, Members.

I have to leave a little fun for our colleague from Los Angeles, so I will let him address our colleague's comments. But I did want to rise in support of AB 1349. As the chair of Arts and Entertainment mentioned, this Bill has seen robust debate in the House.

In fact, it was triple referred to three committees and so had immense amount of debate around the policy. But ultimately, at the end of the day, it was my job to center consumers in this conversation. And I want to thank the author of this Bill who really entered this conversation predominantly as a consumer, as he mentioned.

And even those of us that have spent more hours than we have ever wanted thinking and talking about ticketing have been fooled by these fake websites. I will say I went to buy a ticket at one of my local theaters, so this was not even a Ticketmaster ticket.

This was a local theater putting on a small show and I ended up at a fake website. I paid 100% more for the ticket, unknowingly. Luckily, my ticket was real. In many cases, they are not. So I was able to go to the show, but I was. I wanted to support the venue.

I actually went to the website hoping to support my local theater and failed to do so because of these fake websites.

And so this Bill is incredibly important, not just for consumers, but I also wanted to give a huge shout out to our local theaters, our local institutions who bring incredible arts to our community every day, who will be protected because the tickets that they sell will be the ones you know you're buying.

So I want to thank the author for that. And with that, I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. Seeing and hearing no further debate. Assemblymember Bryan, do you wish to close?

Thank you. Two quick points. The first, it is Summer Walkers tickets that go on sale tomorrow, not SZA. My staff has sent me a note, and on one of these fraudulent websites, there are only four left, despite the fact that all of the tickets are still left because they have not gone on sale yet.

The second is that I introduced this Bill in January, which means President Trump followed after me. And if he would like to continue to follow after me, he can abolish ICE. I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bryan. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll tally. Votes Ayes 61. Noes 0 measure passes. By item number 61. That's AB 1359 by Assemblymember Ahrens.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1359 by Assemblymember Ahrens and others. An act relating to jury service.

Members, before we allow Mr. Ahrens to speak, I want to let you all know that we have items in the file that have now become. That we'll now be taking up that we've passed over. So please don't leave the chamber. We will be taking up more items after this one. Assemblymember Ahrens, you are recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to present AB 1359. This bill provides crucial support to senior citizens across our state, enabling individuals 80 years or older to opt out of jury service without a doctor's note.

Under current law, an individual 80 years or older may opt out of jury service for undue hardship as defined by the Judicial Counsel. Unfortunately, this requires a presentation of a doctor's note. And we all know how efficient our health care system is in the state of California, so that must be easy to get.

Scheduling a doctor's appointment and acquiring a note with the necessary information and presenting it to a court is burdensome and costly process. This is especially true for older individuals who may have chronic health conditions, physical limitations, or lack of technological expertise. AB 1359 will address this issue, simplifying the jury excusal process for our aging population.

This is an opt out process, not intentionally discluding anyone over the age of 18. They are simply just asking if you would like to opt out of service. If you're over the age of 80 then you are welcome to do so.

By doing this, we can make our lives of older adults in California easier while maintaining a responsible and just jury selection process. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ahrens. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes, 67. No's, 1. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on File Items 62 and 63.

Going back to the beginning of the Assembly third reading file. We are ready to take up File item number 38. That's Assembly Bill 643 by Assemblymember Wilson. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 643 by Assembly Member Wilson an act relating to Climate change.

Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized.

Good afternoon Members. I'm pleased to present AB643 a Bill that contains a small number of technical and and administrative changes in order to authorize a local jurisdiction to include diverted organic material used as a beneficial agriculture amendment towards its recovered organic waste. Procurement Target Still a long statement.

While we've made several amendments to address opposition's concern, we are still in good faith discussions about how to count the procurement credit and expect to come to a resolution in the Senate. With that I thank you and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Wilson. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally. The votes ayes 48 noes 4. The measure passes. Skipping ahead to file item number 42.

That's AB 685 by Assemblymember Solache. Members, this is a 54-vote bill with urgency. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 685 by Assemblymember Salache. An act relating to economic recovery and making an appropriation, therefore declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assemblymember Salache, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am proud to present AB 685. This Bill establishes the Small Business Resiliency and Innovation Fund to strengthen the state small business assistance infrastructure.

Small businesses play a significant role in California's economy, contributing substantially to private sector employment, private local wealth creation, and economic participation among diverse business owners. With the increased frequency of natural disasters and economic pressures outside of our control, California must prioritize greater resources for small businesses' resilience and innovation. There is no opposition to this Bill.

685 has support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Salache. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I63, no. 0 on the urgency. I63 no. 0 on the measure.

The measure passes, skipping to File item number 45. That's AB 714 by Assemblymember Fong. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 714 by Assemblymember Fong and accolade in the private post Secondary education.

Assemblymember Fong. We will be doing the adjournment in memory for the Los Angeles Rams immediately afterwards.

Whoa. We love the Rams. Go. Whose house? Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. Members. AB714 removes commercial driving from programs that may be exempted from regulations by the Bureau for Post Private Post Secondary Education. The Bureau oversees private post secondary education, making sure that these programs meet minimum educational quality standards to prevent harm and fraud to our students.

Some of the programs that are exempt from the Bureau's oversight include those that cost under $2,500. This is meant to include programs like test prep courses like the MCAT or LSAT. Unfortunately, most commercial driving programs that charge less than $2,500 were also included in this exemption.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are 436 heavy truck fatalities in California in 2022, an average of more than one death per day involving large trucks. We must ensure that commercial driving programs are properly regulated to ensure drivers are properly trained to operate safely.

AB 714 closes the loophole, protects traffic safety and ensures that commercial driving programs are properly regulated by the Bureau for Private Post Secondary Education. As directly asked for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Fong. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll all Members vote who desire. To vote. All Members vote who desire to vote all Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally the votes. Ayes, 65. Noes, 1. The measure passes staying with assemblymember Fong AB805 that's file item number 49 Clerk.

The clerk will read

Assembly Bill 805 by Assembly Member Fong an act relating to apprenticeships

Assembly Member Fong you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, Assembly Bill 805 implements recommendations from the California Youth Apprenticeship Model report, including establishing a career apprenticeship bridge program to create pathways for pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs for individuals beginning with high school and connecting with college level apprenticeships this is support support and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Fong. All debate having ceased Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Merc will close the roll tally the votes Ayes 66 Noes 0, the measure passes.