Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Morning, California. Morning, Assemblymember Hadwick. Assemblymember. Thank you for the lasagna. That was some of the best lasagna I've ever had. Assemblymember, by all accounts, you are such an incredible representative of the first district and you do so well.

And it is shocking to me, despite that amazing work, how you are unable to notice the absence of a quorum. Assemblymember Wallis notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent Members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Members of 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 Oshita will offer today's prayer. Reverend Oshita.

Please join me in a moment of reflection. I am a post World War II child who grew up in San Francisco. In Japanese, my generation is called Sansei, literally meaning third life, implying the third generation. In America. Our second generation Nisei parents and first generation Issei grandparents never talked about being incarcerated during World War II.

It was in the mid-1960s while in college that we third generation Sanse began to learn what our parents and grandparents were forced to endure. We began to ask, inquire, question, at times even interrogate our Issei and Nisei, our first and second generations trying to learn our history.

Mrs. Kiyo Hirano, who was like a grandmother to me, pulled me aside one day and said in Japanese, stop talking about those prison camps. She said to me that that was her pain, not mine. Don't pick it up. She told me that if I picked it up, it would poison my life.

All of our first generation Issei are now gone. Mrs. Hirano died in 1996 at almost 102. And now with each passing month, we are losing more of our irreplaceable second generation Nisei. They sacrificed so much to rebuild their lives and our communities after the war.

They gave care to raise their families with quiet pride and encouragement, but did not. But I never understood their silence. Only years later did I realize the silent dignity of our parents and grandparents gave us, their third generation children, the gift of no anger. They would not let us become indignant for the injustices they had suffered.

I can still hear Mrs. Girano saying to me, that's my pain, not yours. Don't pick it up if you do. Anger and hate will poison your life. So on behalf of my entire Sansei third generation, to our Issei and Nisei first and second generations, thank you for giving us the gift of no anger.

Thank you for enduring so much so that we could live our lives without the poison of hate. The whole world needs Mrs. Hirano's wisdom more than ever today. The path of living with anger and hate will only poison our lives. Namu Amido Let us try to live with kindness and gratitude beyond words.

Members, let us take a moment to acknowledge the lives that have been lost in recent storms across the State of California, including the unspeakable loss of the avalanche victims at Frog Lake. Our hearts are with the families and the communities affected.

We also want to send our gratitude to the first responders who we're still working to protect our communities as these storms continue. Please join me in a moment of silence to remember the lives of those lost of this tragic event. We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing to join us in the flag salute.

Assemblymember Castillo will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Members, please join me with the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

You may be seated. For guests and visitors today, state law prohibits persons in the Chamber from interfering with legislative procedures 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 20, 2026 the Assembly met at 1pm The Honorable Josh Lowenthal, Speaker Pro Temporary of the Assembly, Presiding Chief Clerk ... at the desk reading Clerk David A.

Bowman, reading Majority Leader Aguar 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 subcommittees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the Governor? There are none. Messages from the Senate? There are none.

Moving on to motions and resolutions. The offices for the day will be deemed read and printed in the journal. Moving on to procedural motions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

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

Without objection. Such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A. To allow Assembly Members Ransom, Marisucci, Aguilar, Currie and Quirk-Silva to have guests in the rear of the chamber. And to allow Assembly Members Sharpe, Collins and Hoover to have guests seated at their desks today.

Without objection. Such shall be the order. Okay, we are moving on to guest introductions. And we are going to need to sprinkle in and out of those. Okay, Members, we are going to begin with our own Dr. Sharp Collins. Assembly Member Sharpe Collins, you are recognized for your very important guest introductions today.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, colleagues, I have here with me two phenomenal people who means the entire world with me. One of them is a legend, well known down in the San Diego community. He is the man who's taught me everything that I know.

What it means to serve this actual community, what it means to support so many others. And those of you who have had my cooking, yes, he helped teach me how to cook along with my mom. So let me thank the both of them.

But he has given so much of himself, not only to the community, but actually, to be honest with you, to the entire city of San Diego and let alone the county. And he's coached so many NFL players, such as Terrell Davis, naming him Boss Hog, and so many others.

My 2025 man of the Year, my father, Mr. Winston Sharp Jr. Is here. That is my life. And here with him is my Lovely son, my 10th grader that's also a student at my alumni school, Lincoln High School. He is a phenomenal track star, soccer player, but he's also signed to a local label for being a musician.

So he signed to a label, and he is another person that gives me life. He's the air that I breathe. My son, Zion Collins.

Welcome, Zion. And welcome Winston. Winston, would you mind standing up for a moment, sir? Mr. Winston, I understand today might be a special day for you. Today, sir, is it your birthday today? Members, will you join me in wishing Mr. Winston happy birthday. Happy birthday. And thank you for creating Dr. Sharpe Collins.

Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

All right, Mr. Speaker and Members, I want to recognize the Winters High School football team here on the floor as well in the gallery. The Winters warriors won their first ever CIF Division 6A state football championship in December 2025, defeating Morris San Diego 287 at Bueno Park High School.

Led by coach Daniel Ward and quarterback Lane Brown, the Warriors finished their historic season with a 141 record, dominating the game with a strong first half. In the back of the chamber today. First of all, I want you to all welcome my friends, all these young men who've worked really hard.

Let's go, Winters.

Let's go. And Members, if you only knew what they work out in the 100 degree heat, and they work so hard. And in the summertime or even the springtime, you can see these young men and the community rally around these young men. So you guys have done a great job.

We're so proud of you, and I'm sure there's lots more to come for you. I wanted to recognize in the back of the gallery today on the floor, Coach Daniel Ward. Daniel, you just have to stay right there. That's all right.

I've known Daniel since he was this big, so it's so exciting when I see these young men bring up other people and mentor them. All right, we have Daniel Ward, our quarterback, Lane Brown. Congratulations, Lane. You've done a great job. We look forward to seeing where you're going in the future.

As well as Jane Blackburn, Ricky Garcia, Anthony Matamoros, and Nate Apodaca. Thank you all for joining us here on the floor today, and good luck in your future.

Okay, Members, we have one more guest announcement. A guest introduction. Actually, we're going to have a few, but we're going to do one right now. Thank you, Members. Quorum. Thank you, Members. All right, Happy Thursday. Assemblymember Hoover, you are recognized for your very important guest introduction.

Thank you. Very briefly, I have my wonderful son Austin with me today. Austin is 12 years old. He's a 6th grader and loves playing soccer and hanging out in the neighborhood. And, yeah, thanks for having him here.

Welcome, Austin. Assemblymember Nguyen, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I'm really honored to be able to introduce two Members from my district. Stephanie, who's got a cool name, by the way, and Jake Tuttle, who is here to advocate for their daughter, Olivia Tuttle, who suffers from Angelman syndrome.

And if you don't already know, Angelman syndrome is a rare disease that impacts 1 in 15,000 individuals. And here in California, we have thousands of families up and down our state who are impacted by this.

And Stephanie and Jake are huge advocates of this, so much so that Stephanie reached out and asked that we do a House Resolution, which you all will be voting on today, HR 85, which, which recognizes Angelman Syndrome and the fact that we need to know more about this, we need to educate our community more about this.

And Stephanie is no stranger to this building. As a matter of fact, she is a former floor alert. So you have received emails from her. Please join me in giving a thundering round of applause to Stephanie and Jake Tuttle, who have joined me here on the Assembly holding up a photo of their daughter advocating for Angelman Syndrome.

Members, we're moving on to business on the daily file. Okay, for concurrence. File item one, we're going to pass and retain on reconsideration. File items 2 through 4. All items shall be continued. That brings us to the Assembly third reading. File file items five through ten. We're going to pass and retain on 5678. File item number nine.

Members, can I have your attention, please? Thank you. Thank you. Members. File item number nine. That is HR 82 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi. The Clerk will read

House Resolution 82 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi relative to Japanese American Concentration Camps

Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized from the majority leader's desk.

Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker. I rise to present House Resolution 82, which declares February 19, 2026 as a day of remembrance throughout the state of California.

On this date, exactly 84 years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized the mass incarceration of over 125,000 Japanese Americans, about two thirds of whom were American citizens incarcerated in American concentration camps. They were incarcerated solely based on their race, without any due process of law and without any evidence of treason or military necessity.

Signs like this were posted publicly in communities throughout California and the West Coast. The sign reads, in part, instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry. No Japanese person will be permitted to move in or out of the above area. They are ordered to report, in this case, with this sign.

It looks like it was posted in San Jose. They were ordered to report to the civil control station at the men's gymnasium and at San Jose State College. All persons of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non alien, which, if there's any question, non alien means American citizens.

More than 40 years after the closing of the camps in 1988, President Ronald Reagan delivered a formal apology on behalf of our nation and signed a historic civil rights Bill that provided $20,000 in reparations to each camp survivor still alive at the time. So why does this history matter now more than ever?

Because those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. We saw after 911 a growing call to target Muslims and Arab Americans until a great Californian, former San Jose mayor, Congressman and Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta, said, no, we will not let what happened to Japanese Americans happen again to Muslim and Arab Americans.

But today, unfortunately, we are once again seeing signs of history repeating itself when we see armed and militarized Ayes agents forcing themselves into homes, smashing car windows, dragging away the elderly, women, shooting and killing American Citizens.

And just last September, we saw the United States Supreme Court green lighting ICE raids in Los Angeles and throughout the United States to continue to detain people based in part on their race. Let us remember the past so that we never repeat it. Please join me in commemorating February 19th as a day of remembrance.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise in support of HR82, brought forward by my colleague from Torrance. I stand before you as someone who represents and grew up 20 minutes from the Tule Lake Segregation center, the largest camp and one of the most controversial.

This place holds a painful chapter in our nation's history, one of displacement, injustice and suffering. It's a stark reminder of the wrongs committed against Japanese American families during World War II. But this history is not lost on us.

And where I come from, it is taught in our local schools, where we make sure that the lessons of Tuohe Lake and the lessons of our past are passed down to future generations. We cannot forget the resilience of those who lived through it. And we must honor their memory by acknowledging the suffering they endured. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Hadwick. Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong and solemn support of HR 82, declaring February 19, 2026 as a day of remembrance for the incarceration and detention of Japanese Americans. 83 years ago was signed Executive Order 9066.

With the stroke of a pen, over 125,000 Japanese Americans were forced from their homes and imprisoned in more than 10 concentration camps across the western United States. These individuals, many of them U.S. citizens, were systematically disposed, forcibly removed from their homes and stripped of their fundamental rights solely because of their ancestry.

Not because of evidence, not because of charges, but because of fear dressed up as policy. I have the honor of representing Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. And a community once thrived with over 30,000 Japanese Americans before its residents were forcibly taken and incarcerated.

Families built businesses, raised children, planted roots, and then, almost overnight, they were herded onto buses across from where the Japanese American Museum stands today. That museum stands as a marker of Japanese American history and a symbol of a dark time in our nation that we should never forget. For me, it's personal.

It is where I had my community swearing in. It's not just a building. It's a memory. It's truth. It is warning. It is a witness. In Boyle Heights on March 19, 1942 400 students awaited those evacuation orders.

Because this reminds us what happens when fear replaces law, when government power goes unchecked, and when entire communities are criminalized not for what they have done, but for simply who they are. History called it security. History calls it injustice. And we should not be blind to what is happening today. We see people once again rounded up.

We see due process eroded. We see humans being reduced to headlines and holding cells. The details may change, but the pattern feels hauntingly familiar. It is our duty as Californians, as Americans and as human beings to confront these abuses of power, to so that the history is never repeated. Not in our state and not on our watch.

As communities across California mark the lunar New Year, a season of renewal and resolve, we are reminded that moving forward requires remembering. Renewal without memory is amnesia. Progress without accountability is illusion.

In a district built by immigrants, sustained by working people, and defended by generations who understand that dignity is non negotiable and and justice is not optional, we choose a different path. California chooses dignity over cruelty, law over lawlessness, people over power. Because our communities are worth protecting, our children are worth defending, and our dignity is not negotiable.

Until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream, we will stand, we will fight, and we will not stop. Thank you to my colleague from Torrance for bringing this resolution forward. And colleagues, this is Mr. Mr. Our colleague from Torrance's last commemoration on the floor with us this year.

And I believe you are only Japanese American serving with us in the Assembly floor today. And we thank you for your service and thank you for bringing this up. And I personally will commit to continue every year to continue to raise this resolution and make sure that we move this forward in your honor. Sir, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I was not planning to speak on this resolution when I reviewed it. It was pretty straightforward. We look past back in history. We see a grave injustice, clear cut. It was a failure. It was a failure by our government, by our leaders at the time.

As the speaker noted, that failure was impossible to rectify. But we came together on a bipartisan basis. A Republican President condemning a Democrat president's decision. Democrat Members of Congress and Republican Members of Congress joining together with the Civil Liberties act of 1988 to try to at least recognize the damage done, never fully repair it.

That was a way for us all to come together and do what was right, was moral, was based in integrity. It was a learning moment for present and future generations. I will be voting for this resolution on that basis. But I find it absolutely outrageous to hear the disparaging remarks of the author of this resolution.

Trying to smear the good men and women of federal law enforcement, trying to hijack the pain and suffering of a community, trying to tear apart the bipartisan consensus and the learning opportunity, the teaching moment, sir, you diminish the opportunity before us, and that is unfortunate.

My yes vote is because I believe in the resolution, but I disavow the heated rhetoric associated with it. The weaponization of this resolution against people who are just trying to do their job, keep our communities safe. With that, I urge an aye vote on the resolution.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And today I rise as chair of the California Native American Legislative Caucus to express my support for HR82 and to thank the Member from Torrance because he truly does show with your ancestry that representation truly does matter on this floor.

And know that by you standing up and stating what you state, the majority of this floor stands with you. Making sure that your voice is being heard. As a Japanese American here and feeling that pain of your ancestors, we stand with you. So a lot of the rhetoric that was just said, don't take that to heart.

Keep standing for your people and keep being that voice for your people. Our brothers and sisters of Japanese American ancestry were held in camps through President Roosevelt's Executive Order 1966. Over almost three years, more than 120,000Americans and residents of Japanese ancestry were deprived of their civil rights, homes, businesses and dignity.

Families were separated in particularly the Manzanar Camp. Over in the Owens Valley, there's tribes that are out there, Paiute, Shoshone, people that befriended those in those camps and became friends, lifelong friends, making sure that when they had sports, that it was the Indian kids that went over there and played sports with those in Manzanar camp.

There is a connection to California's first people. There is a connection through humanity to ensure that these things never happen again. We have to stand together.

Those brave and patriotic men from those camps and from your ancestry fought in the world wars, in the wars that were moving forward, making sure that they showed their commitment to this country.

In World War II, the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442 Regimental Combat Teams served to protect us so that we could be on this floor stating what we're stating today. These brave and patriotic men and women later received numerous awards and honors. Today, February 19th marks 84 years since the signing of that heinous order.

And I do agree that things were wrong. And when they're wrong, we ought to call them wrong and to make sure that we do not repeat those things of the past. This is something that we're talking about today that should unify all of us, all of us, regardless of where our political background is.

We come together as people, the state of California, to say what is wrong is wrong. And we're standing together with you to make sure that your voice is being heard throughout these chambers in the State of California.

I stand with you as we come together in unification to agree that this is wrong, that we need to stand together to make sure it doesn't repeat itself. I ask your eye on HR 82.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ramos. Assemblymember Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also rise in support of HR 82, and I want to start by thanking our colleague from the other South Bay for as many years of reminding us of the power that government has, both good and bad.

And I think certainly your ancestors will be very proud of you standing here, including Uncle Norm Mineta, who, as was mentioned, you know, was taken away wearing, literally, a Boy Scout uniform, holding up baseball glove and a baseball bat. The bat was taken from him because it was seen as a weapon in a small child's hands.

And as was mentioned, the sign that the Assembly membership just showed us and read a little bit off of are signs that you will still find today throughout San Jose's Japantown as a reminder to everyone that visits that beautiful neighborhood that even amongst that beauty, there was a lot of terror that was brought to the community.

As mentioned, San Jose State at the time, San Jose, it was San Jose College, San Jose State University, actually, in their gymnasium, rounded up Japanese American families. And that hall is now called Yoshi Uchida Hall. Yoshi Uchida is considered the godfather of USA Judo and actually the founder of the USA Judo team.

And it's certainly a sign of the resilience of the Japanese American community. And in fact, right now, as we speak, there's a fundraising effort to put a beautiful mural recognizing the both pain of that location as well as the resilience of those that persevered on the San Jose State campus.

And a day of remembrance is not simply a day to look backwards. It is a day that not only we look inside ourselves today, but we look at what kind of world we want going forward.

You can go back to the time of these atrocities and find many people that were doing their Jobs that were simply doing what they were ordered to do. We see that today, that excuse being made, that people are simply doing their jobs, what they're ordered to do, and they shouldn't be vilified for such. The reality is that it is precisely because of those orders that we must speak up.

At this very moment, the federal Administration has plans to build out detention centers around this nation that, if the intentions are fully met, will imprison the same number of people, if not more than were detained in concentration camps during World War II, of our Japanese brothers and sisters.

So it's easy to simply say, zero, it's great that the country apologized. It's great that in a bipartisan effort, folks came together. But at this very moment in time, this is when we need that bipartisan support.

This is when we need everyone to say enough is enough, that we're not going to remain silent, that we are going to honor those that suffered. We're going to honor those that came together to recognize that suffering by ensuring that we speak up, stand up and fight against the atrocities that exist around us today. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Kalra. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise in support of HR 82. On behalf of the Jewish Caucus and also as the representative of one of the three remaining historic Japantowns that is located in San Francisco.

I first want to acknowledge and recognize and thank my colleague from Torrance for his incredible moral leadership, reminding us of not only these injustices and horrors, but of our ongoing responsibility.

And for all of the Japanese Americans who are here with us, who are watching, who are listening and who have taken on the responsibility of sharing these stories, of reminding us of what even in the United States, with all of our protections and laws and Constitution, is possible here, and the responsibility that brings to each and every one of us to make sure it happens to no one again.

That's what you told us today. That's what our colleagues are standing with you in firm solidarity around. And the Japanese American community has again and again for decades, stood up for other communities who have been under attack, who have found themselves displaced, who found their rights violated.

Everywhere across this state and across the country, you see Japanese Americans standing with other communities in solidarity because they know their history and they know what happens if we don't all speak up.

In San Francisco in the early 1900s, Japantown had become not only an incredible, thriving community, but a cultural hub, home to hundreds of businesses and community institutions, a place where families gathered, children went to language, schools, newspapers were printed and traditions were preserved. Then in 1942, with only days noticed, families were forced to leave.

Businesses were shuttered, property was sold at a fraction of its value or simply lost. Neighbors disappeared. Almost overnight, what had become a vibrant and cultural economic center became a symbol of how fragile constitutional rights can be when fear overrides justice. Yet Japantown did not vanish after the war. Japanese American families returned to rebuild, often from nothing.

Despite urban renewal projects in the 1950s and 60s that displaced many residents, the community fought to preserve its cultural identity. Today, San Francisco's Japantown is one of the last three remaining historic Japantowns. And in the United States, a testament to resilience, memory and the determination to endure.

As Jews, we carry the historical memory of exclusion, forced displacement and state sanctioned discrimination, from quotas and restrictive covenants to the horrors that culminated in Europe during World War II. Jewish history teaches us where policies rooted in prejudice can lead.

That history compels us to stand with communities targeted by injustice and and to speak out when constitutional rights are stripped away, whether in 1942 or today, just as you are doing and just as Japanese Americans have done for so many decades.

At a time when communities across our nation again face rising hate and division, this resolution affirms a simple truth. Never again means never again for anyone.

In that spirit, and on behalf of the Jewish Caucus and the proud representative of Japantown in San Francisco, I share with you my gratitude to you and to all of the Members of the Japanese American community who have stood up and fought and reminded us and respectfully urge your support for HR82.

Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. Assemblymember Solache, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. On behalf of the Latino Caucus. Es orgullo estar aqui con ustedes. I rise in support of HR82. Commemorating the Japanese Day of Remembrance. Executive Order 9066 is a stain in our democracy. Children and families were forcefully uprooted from their homes, unjustly detained and treated as threats simply because of their ethnicity.

That Executive Order was rooted in racism. We must learn from our mistakes and never, never again allow these crimes against humanity. It was inhumane then and it is inhumane now to deny due process simply because of racial identity and ancestry.

And yet, even in the face of that injustice, Japanese Americans demonstrated resilience and and patriotism, including thousands who serve in the United States military. Again, they serve our country. As we observe this Day of Remembrance, let us honor the families who endured incarceration and recognize the generations who transformed pain into advocacy and leadership.

In times of fear and injustice, we are reminded to defend democracy and to defend human rights, especially in moments when it's harder to do so. Muchas gracias, Colegas, for bringing this important resolution. On behalf of the Latino Caucus, I urge you to stand in support of HR82. Arigato gozaimas. Muchas gracias.

Thank you, Assemblymember Solache. Assemblymember Gallagher, you are recognized.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I also rise in support of this important HR as I've risen on several occasions to make this important remembrance and acknowledgement of the great wrong that was done to American citizens.

Japanese Americans who had made this country their home, who had established businesses, farms, many in my district, many Japanese farmers who were removed from those farms and sent to places like Tule Lake.

And it's important in these times, I think we need to recognize what has happened in the past, and we need to work to make sure that we don't repeat these great wrongs and these mistakes of the past. And that's why I think it is always important to do this remembrance. I joined my colleague in this.

You know, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed that Executive order and Earl Warren was one of the big architects of that, not a lot of people were speaking out against it. And it was all done under the auspices of emergency. We had an emergency, and we needed great Executive powers to react and respond.

And there was a lot of hysteria and fear that people gave into. And one of the things that I think we can do as we move forward and I think this body can do to take action is to make sure that we reign in emergency and Executive powers.

It wasn't too long ago, and I think a lot of people felt like their civil rights were being stepped upon during an emergency. People not allowed to go to church to exercise their First Amendment rights. It wasn't really that long ago we were here.

And I do have legislation this year that I'm hoping to push forward that I think brings some reasonable safeguards to emergencies. Certainly in emergencies, there's actions that need to be taken, they need to be taken quickly.

But it's also very important for bodies like our own representative bodies who can help make sure that that is done in a way that respects people's civil rights and that has important safeguards on those great Executive powers. Korematsu case is still on the books. Think about that. That's a problem.

Our laws need to change in order to make sure that we protect those Vital civil liberties that were grossly wronged. And, you know, I stand in solidarity with you, together with my colleagues, as we remember.

But I think, as people have said, not just about remembering, it's also about acting, and it's also about calling things out when they're wrong and standing together so that this doesn't happen again. Thank you.

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

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of the Black Caucus, we stand in solidarity with the Member because we know how it feels for laws to be used to dehumanize you, to take away civil rights and human rights, to relegate you, to nothing more than an animal. And we know that not all laws are just laws.

As a matter of fact, the Black Caucus continues in solidarity with many of the ethnic caucuses to continue to dismantle unjust law that are meant to continue, disparities that are meant to continue cycles of poverty, that are meant to continue to transfer a wealth from one segment of our population to another.

And so this is yet another example that if they have come from one of us, they can come from all of us. And that even though they may not be coming for you today, we advise you through the history that wisdom gives us, that we must all stand in solidarity together to prevent these atrocities from happening again.

There is an African symbol that African Americans continue to ponder on, and that is Sankofa. That literally means to go back and go get it. And it's the idea that there's no way you will know how to move forward unless you know your past.

And there's no way that you can actually, if you look in the past, you can predict what could happen into the future, because there's nothing under the sun that human creation has not already done.

And so guess what has happened to our Japanese brothers and sisters, which also happened in the city of Riverside in my district, is a predictor, but also it is a warning sign that when you see things happen like this, we have to err on the side of caution,

because usually under these circumstances, history will show that crimes against humanity were created, were committed. And so we must be careful about the things that we say, because at some point, history will show in the records of this chamber who was on the side of humanity and who was just on the side of law and order. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Jackson, seeing and hearing no further business and without objection for the use of a prop. Assemblymember Muratsuchi, do you wish to close

I want to thank all of my colleagues from across party lines to rise in support of this measure. This is not a partisan issue, and I think many of the comments have emphasized that point.

The main point of this resolution is that we should never again weaponize fear to target any community based on race, based on anything beyond individualized suspicion without due process of law.

And just as you know, I often cringe when I go to a Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Party dinner knowing full well that it was President Roosevelt that signed Executive Order 9066. I also am very appreciative to President Reagan for signing the Civil Liberties act of 1988, which formally apologized on behalf of our nation for this tragic history.

I also am very deeply appreciative that it was President Reagan who also signed the law to provide a pathway to citizenship so that we do not target people, entire communities, weaponizing fear.

And so there's obviously much to be learned from this history, and I appreciate the commitment to continue to raise this history so that we'll never forget and so that we'll never repeat this. And so with that, I respectfully ask for your support for HR 82.

Assemblymember Muratsuchi, do you wish for the first roll to be open for co authors?

Yes, please.

All debate having ceased, the Clerk will open the roll. Members. This is for co authors. All Members vote who desire to. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. There are 72 co authors added without objection.

We'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Assemblymember Murizucci, you are recognized for your very important guest introduction.

Thank you again, Mr. Speaker. We are honored to be joined once again by survivors of America's concentration camps. They were all children and babies during the war. The adults during the war are mostly not no longer with us.

Please join me in welcoming Esther Hokama, Stomu Ota, Charles Kobayashi, Mitsu Yamamoto, Atsuko Takeru, Keiji Takagi, Harumi Sakatani, Lester Uchida, Yvonne Mizutani, Ernie Takahashi and Joyce Kimura. And please join me in giving them a warm welcome to the State Capitol.

We were also joined in the gallery by many local Members of the Japanese American Sacramento, Japanese American community, as well as representatives from the Japanese American Citizens League, Floyd and Ruth Shimomura. So thank you all for joining us.

Okay, Members, please return to your desks. Thank you. Members, please return to your desks. We have another guest introduction. Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I would ask that you please join me in welcoming the Lincoln High School Advanced Placement Government and politics class of 2026. These AP government students have been dedicated to their academics, college applications and visits, and many have already been accepted for enrollment in institutions across the country.

They are working hard to better themselves and their communities. Some in attendance are choosing majors and minors in political science. And today, these students get to see and participate in our government. So welcome them in the gallery. Yes. And also I would like to recognize those on the floor.

We have Louise Vera, Ava Huffman, Aidan Collette, Aiden Williams, Luca Vindiola, and George Fuji. We have. So the gallery is full because we have 98 students in total. These are the future leaders of our country, and I'm proud to welcome them here to the California State Assembly. Welcome.

Thank you. Members, we're going to return to business on the daily file. I know many of you want to get back to your districts. Thank you, Members. Decorum. Thank you, Members. Thank you, Members. Okay, we are on to the Senate Third reading file. Final items number 11 through 14, we are going to pass and retain.

Moving back to motions and resolutions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is a message from the Senate at the desk. I move to suspend Assembly Rule 63 to allow Assemblymember Gabriel to to take up AB107 and AB117 today without reference to file for the purpose of concurrence in Senate amendments.

Thank you, Madam Majority leader. Assembly Member Sanchez withholds unanimous consent and asks for a roll call vote. Seconded by Assemblymember DeMaio. Members, this is a procedural vote. On the suspension of the rules. The Clerk will open the roll. All Members voted. Desire to vote. Majority leader is asking for an aye vote.

Assembly Member Sanchez is asking for a no vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. The Aguiar Curry motion is seconded by Assembly Member Ortega. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally. Votes ayes 50. No 16. The rules are suspended. We're now on the onto the Bill in chief without reference to file.

Assembly Bill 107 by Assemblymember Gabriel.

Members, I've been asked to come up here to make clear that the Giants are the superior baseball team, but also to preside over adjournments in memory. So we're moving to adjournments and memory. Quorum call is still in place. Let's give our respectful attention to those who are granted prior permission to speak on their German and memory.

Assemblymember Lowenthal, when you're ready, you are recognized for your adjourn in memory.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, today we honor the life and legacy of former Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, a public servant who led with integrity, who led with courage, who led with an unwavering commitment to doing what was right, even when it wasn't easy. Bob Foster believed leadership wasn't about party labels, it was about results.

He worked across the aisle. He built broad coalitions. He delivered real progress for the city of Long Beach. Under Bob's leadership, Long Beach emerged from the Great Recession with a renewed focus on fiscal stability, on economic growth, on responsible budgeting that protected our city's core services.

Bob helped lay the groundwork for revitalizing downtown Long Beach and the waterfront, Strengthening the city's economic engine while preserving its unique character. He championed infrastructure investments that improved public safety, transportation and neighborhood quality of life. Because he believed that every community deserves to feel seen, every community deserves to feel supported.

Bob was a steady voice for innovation and clean energy, bringing a forward looking vision to city government and positioning Long beach as a leader and sustainability. And Bob was a mentor to so many. Bob was my mentor, more so than my parents actually, when it comes to service.

He taught me to never stop learning every day that you're on the job. Never ever, ever stop learning. To use vision in every decision that you make and to lean on history. And Bob would often cite Roman history. He would cite obscure philosophers, Chinese military leaders.

And every time he would cite those things, it was relevant and germane to the decisions that we had in front of us. He was more than just a mayor. For Democrats especially, Bob Foster modeled how to lead with strong values while also understanding the realities of business. Proving you can grow an economy and still put people first.

As you'll hear, he led Southern California Edison as President and he did so the right way. He showed that being pro jobs and pro community are not competing priorities. They are deeply connected. When leadership is grounded in fairness and in opportunity, even in disagreement, Bob led with decency and respect.

His legacy lives on in the stronger, more resilient Long beach that he helped build and in the leaders he inspired across generations. He inspired. He is survived by his wife Nancy and one of his two sons and three grandchildren. Members, let us adjourn in the memory of Bob foster.

Thank you, Mr. Lowenthal. Ms. Calderon, you are recognized on this adjournment in memory.

Thank you. Madam speaker and Members, I rise today to ask that we adjourn in the memory of Bob Foster. While I was fortunate to know Bob as a mentor, boss and friend, many Californians knew him as a transformative leader in energy policy and public service.

Bob began his career at Southern California Edison in 1984 as a Director of the company's Sacramento office working with the Legislature on energy issues. He was later elected Vice President of Public affairs and promoted to senior Vice President and finally President of the company in 2002.

During his years at Edison, Bob became one of the most respected voices on energy policy and politics. He was known as a trusted voice in energy world and a coalition builder.

Skills that proved invaluable as he helped California emerge from the energy crisis of the early 2000s former Speaker Hertzberg recently shared with me stories of many near all nighters with Bob spent in his office addressing both immediate emergencies, long term solutions and focusing on energy policy in California.

I remember him working hand in hand with Senator Dianne Feinstein, Speaker Hertzberg and John Bryson during the energy crisis.

They were trying to keep Edison out of bankruptcy and he was so concerned because he cared deeply for the employees, but he was also really concerned that this would be detrimental to the ratepayers, the customers that this would affect.

He became known as someone who could solve big problems and his leadership was key in guiding California out of that energy crisis. Under his guidance, SCE developed the largest portfolio of renewable energy programs in the United States and his impact on California's clean energy future is still felt today.

He promoted clean energy procurement before many mandates required it and he supported policies aiming for roughly 20% renewable energy in the portfolio well before state requirements mandated similar levels. At the height of his career, he decided to retire as President of Edison to pursue his long held passion for elected office and public service.

At that time, Bob said, I have thoroughly enjoyed my career at SCE and believe it is a company of outstanding character. I now want to serve the community and state in public service.

He went on to serve as Mayor of Long beach for two terms, but while he was mayor he also served as the Chairman of the California Independent System Operator. Bob's faith carried him through life's challenges.

He held many titles throughout his career, but what truly defined him and kept him grounded was his love for his family, for Nancy, his son James, Kenneth and his grandchildren. Bob's contribution to California's energy policy and to the City of Long Beach will never be forgotten.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, his son Kenny and three grandchildren. I respectfully request that we adjourn in the memory of Bob Foster.

Thank you. Assemblymember, Please bring the names to the desk to be printed in the Journal. All requests to adjourn in memory will be deemed read and printed in the Journal. Announcements Bill Introduction Deadline Pursuant to joint rule 61 54A Friday, February 20th which is tomorrow is the Bill introduction deadline.

The desk will be held open on Friday, February 20th until final 5pm or upon receipt of the last Bill from Legislative Council. Moving to additional announcements. The session schedule is as follows Friday, February 20 no session, no floor session and no check in session. But we will be back Monday, February 23rd at 1pm for floor session.

Seeing and hearing no further business. I am ready to entertain a motion to Assistant Majority Leader Aguiar Curry and Ms. Macedo moves, and Mr. Pseudo Seconds that the House stands adjourned until Monday, February 23, at 1pm Quorum calls lifted and we are adjourned.